Archive for: cu boulder
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Student government distributes $17.7 million in annual student fees
Student government allocated $17.7 million in student fees for the 2013-14 fiscal year to 15 CU Boulder departments Wednesday and Thursday nights in an annual public discussion that lasted over 12 hours. The total budget is higher than fiscal... read more »
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Upset: Men’s basketball wins Arizona rematch
The University of Colorado men’s basketball beat the Arizona Wildcats 71-58 Thursday, healing a wound the left after teams’ previous encounter. The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three... read more »
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Walking a straight line: straight edge culture at CU Boulder
“The college experience” is a common expression, yet with today’s culture, the definition of the experience seems to have been drastically misconstrued. College has become the time people experiment with drinking, partying and doing drugs,... read more »
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Spring snow poses bigger disturbance than 4/20
Amidst the endless descending of spring snowstorms, I have found myself extremely disappointed in the way the university’s administration has been handling these chilly circumstances. The driving conditions are dangerous, I can’t wear the... read more »
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4/20 Measures: success or overkill?
4/20 came and went. In years prior to 2012, thousands of people, mostly non-students, would gather on Norlin Quad and exercise their right to protest freely. This year, no one gathered. Campus was quiet even for a Saturday. Police Officers stand... read more »
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Diversity at CU
The bustle of people in different clothing, the buzz of accents and languages, and the exotic combination of aroma from different food made CU’s International Festival come alive. The International Festival on April 13 is the biggest student... read more »
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The brief version of Chancellor DiStefano’s Thursday town hall meeting
Chancellor Philip DiStefano addressed short and long-term goals of the university including enrollment, research funding and athletic facility upgrades Thursday afternoon in Old Main. DiStefano set a fundraising goal of $100 million per year... read more »
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Buff Bus etiquette: How to be the worst kind of person on the bus
Residents of Williams Village and beyond are allowed the privilege of taking the Buff Bus. She is a beautiful sight on a frigid day waiting outside Muenzinger or a Friday night outside the UMC, but as many regulars know, it can also be a massive... read more »
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Addressing anti-Semitism on campus
The opinions represented in this article do not represent those of the staff of CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. I knew when I came to CU that there wouldn’t be as many Jews as I was used to growing up in New York, the Jewish mecca.... read more »
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CU women’s basketball player drafted into the WNBA
On Monday night, senior guard Chucky Jeffery was drafted 24th overall in the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx. In the 2013 season, Jeffery earned an honorable mention All-American as well as an All-Region nominee in the WBCA Division I Coaches’... read more »
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Student government distributes $17.7 million in annual student fees
Student government allocated $17.7 million in student fees for the 2013-14 fiscal year to 15 CU Boulder departments Wednesday and Thursday nights in an annual public discussion that lasted over 12 hours. The total budget is higher than fiscal... read more »
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Upset: Men’s basketball wins Arizona rematch
The University of Colorado men’s basketball beat the Arizona Wildcats 71-58 Thursday, healing a wound the left after teams’ previous encounter. The last game on Jan. 3 was close, but ended with a ‘no’ call from the refs after a three... read more »
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CU’s Webb and Lewis arrested on assault
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Opinion: Was Andre’s choice to leave CU his best move?