Archive for: CU Students

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  CU’s tuition increase still undetermined

  Oct 8, 2010comments

  CU is once again considering a tuition hike. (CU Independent graphic/Adam Milner)Although a final decision has yet to be made, CU’s tuition may not increase by 9.5 percent next year after all. CU spokesman Ken McConnellogue said the plan’s... read more »

   
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  Flashback Friday: Classic Nickelodeon cartoons

  Oct 8, 2010comments

  Did you grow up watching Nicktoons? (logo copyright Nickelodeon)From the ‘90s to the early years of the new millennium, many CU students grew up watching one of the hottest children’s television networks: Nickelodeon. Besides launching the... read more »

   
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  Who’s hiring CU students?

  Oct 8, 2010comments

  Shefali Shah, a senior business major, learns about career opportunities with Teach for America from senior political science and economics major Liz Thurston in the Glenn Miller Ballroom on Wednesday. Future graduates and alumni took advantage... read more »

   

• Despite drama, students continue to apply to J-school

  Oct 8, 2010comments

  Trepidation aside, it turns out that the number of applications submitted was about the same as past years. Applications for spring 2011 were due  Oct. 1 in the Armory, and advisors are now sifting through them, determining who will be enrolled... read more »

   
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  CU students face the struggle of body image

  Sep 30, 2010comments

  Body image is a major concern among students. (CU Independent illustration/Kelly Kaoudis)The CU community is talking about what body image means to students. Danielle Slusher, a 22-year-old junior communication major, said body image is something... read more »

   
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  Humane League petitions for cage-free eggs at CU

  Sep 28, 2010comments

  (CU Independent photo illustration/Sara Fossum)Many students are receiving an e-mail from CageFreeBoulder.com about a petition aimed at eliminating eggs from caged chickens in the dining halls. According to the e-mail, Dining Services buys eggs... read more »

   

• Speak Out: Come out to CILA for a lesson in time management

  Sep 28, 2010comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. In a fast-paced society that focuses on work and the bottom line, time is of the essence and everything is... read more »

   

• ROTC trains students to be leaders

  Sep 28, 2010comments

  Clad in khaki and blue uniforms, students in the Reserve Officers Training Corps  are working to become officers in the armed forces. According to the ROTC website, the main goal of training is to provide the foundations necessary to build... read more »

   

• CU student leaders receive fire safety training

  Sep 26, 2010comments

  CU students will be teaching other students the basics of fire safety after attending a workshop this Saturday. At the ninth annual Leadership Fire Training Academy for CU, 28 students representing various fraternities, sororities and other... read more »

   
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  Women’s Resource Center discusses hip-hop culture

  Sep 22, 2010comments

  Stacey Sams, a junior prejournalism and communication major, and senior sociology and ethnic studies major Nykeyia Chambliss take part in a discuss on hip hop and gender roles at the Women's Resource Center on Tuesday, September 22. The... read more »