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  CU says concealed carry will stay out of undergrad dorms

  Aug 27, 2012comments

  CU administration is setting specific provisions on how concealed weaponry may be present on campus. In a university news release published August 16, it was announced that campus housing contracts will be adjusted to prevent concealed carry... read more »

   

• Arsons occurred on campus over spring break

  Apr 2, 2012comments

  Two fires that occurred on campus over spring break are believed to be arson, according to a CU Police Department press release. On the morning of March 27, a custodial crew found burnt newspaper inside the ATLAS Building. The small fire, likely... read more »

   

• CU student arrested on charges of felony theft and burglary

  Feb 8, 2012comments

  A CU student working as a custodian at the Coors Events Center was arrested Saturday on two felony charges of burglary and theft. William Wallace Berryman, a 20-year-old sophomore marketing major, took iPhones belonging to referees during the... read more »

   

• CU Advocacy Day at the Capitol

  Jan 30, 2011comments

  Walking into the State Capitol on Friday, CU is in the forefront of people’s minds as they are greeted with posters extolling the university’s virtues. Friday was CU’s second “CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol,”... read more »

   
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  Exploring the campus series: East Campus

  Jan 16, 2011comments

  (CU Independent illustration/Kelly Kaoudis) The University of Colorado at Boulder, home to over 30,000 students, spreads its vast population across three campuses, with East Campus being home mostly to the research and studies that CU funds. With... read more »

   

• SCARPIEs now requiring CU Identikey logins

  Jan 14, 2011comments

  SCARPIEs across campus are now requiring a student, faculty or staff Identikey login in order to be used, a change that some groups on campus hope will help ensure that students have full access to campus resources. These public-computer kiosks,... read more »

   

• CU studies word choice and personality

  Jan 13, 2011comments

  To some, blogs may not seem particularly significant, but it turns out they could provide a break through in examining the correlation between word choice and personality. Tal Yarkoni, a psychology and neuroscience postdoctoral fellow at CU,... read more »

   

• CU study to bridge the gender gap in physics

  Dec 4, 2010comments

  A new study by CU professors in physics and psychology is intended to stem the gender gap among introductory physics students. The stereotype that women do not perform as well as their male counterparts in physics is one that permeates the field,... read more »

   

• Bohn: “We have not yet offered the job to any candidate”

  Dec 2, 2010comments

  The University of Colorado football team is still without a head coach. And athletic director Mike Bohn wants everyone to know the search is still ongoing. Bohn issued a statement in regards to CU’s search for a head coach in football... read more »

   
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  CU basketball: Colorado runs over Texas-Pan Am

  Dec 1, 2010comments

  Senior forward Austin Dufault drives to the basket against Texas-Pan American on Tuesday night. The Buffs beat the Broncs 83-64. (CU Independent/Phil McMichael)Returning to their home court, the Buffs are back on the winning track. Colorado... read more »