Archive for: CU Students

• Thank you, CU?

  Apr 30, 2010comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. As graduating seniors, we’re often asked, “Are you ready to join the real world?” And though the... read more »

   
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  State funding continues to dwindle

  Apr 29, 2010comments

  (CU Independent/ Adam Milner) Students may find themselves facing many new changes when the fall semester of 2010 begins in August thanks to severe budget cuts for the CU system. The cuts may lead to increasing class size and the removal of... read more »

   

• CU non-discriminatory policy facing criticism

  Apr 29, 2010comments

  Members from the Queer Initiative, Gay-Straight Alliance and the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgendered groups on campus have been working for over a year to make changes to CU’s non-discriminatory policy. These student groups, along with... read more »

   
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  Where the jobless things are

  Feb 12, 2010comments

  Senior geography major Paul Matthews, a cook at Restaurant 4580, adds oil to a salad bowl during his shift Wednesday night. Restaurant 4580 is located on N. Broadway and Yarmouth. (CU Independent/Patrick Ghidossi) There comes a time in every... read more »

   
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  CU professors comment on Haiti earthquake

  Jan 20, 2010comments

  (Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) Guiseppi Marzelli, a 22-year-old senior film major, said he woke up one morning after a night of partying and saw the news. On Jan. 12, an earthquake measuring 7.0 in magnitude hit the island nation of Haiti.... read more »

   
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  Astroland review

  Jan 20, 2010comments

  (Courtesy Astroland) Zach Roif, a music entrepreneur and junior film studies major from New York, said he felt Boulder was lacking the thriving “DIY,” or “do-it-yourself” arts and music culture that he left behind in New York. Roif said... read more »

   
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  Memories of winter wonderland

  Jan 11, 2010comments

  A fresh blanket of snow covers campus on the morning of Monday, March 17, 2008. (CU Independent file/Jorian Stuckey Pack up those ceramic Santa Clauses, take down the lights and finish those cookies because winter break is finally over. As today... read more »

   
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  The textbook buy back battle

  Dec 11, 2009comments

  Linda (left) and Jessica Wonenberg wait for students to bring books into the UMC bookstore to sell on Thursday. (CU Independent/Lee Pruitt) As finals kick in and the fall semester wraps up, the University and local businesses work to provide... read more »

   
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  Return our reading days

  Dec 11, 2009comments

  Kevin Flake, a junior Humanities major, poses for an art illustration. Flake, who has a 7:30 a.m. Biology exam this Saturday, has "mixed emotions" about Saturday finals, but says "then again, they're done that much sooner." (CU Independent/Adam... read more »

   
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  How to: Study for finals

  Dec 10, 2009comments

  Students study in the new Learning Commons in Norlin Library. (CU Independent/Lee Pruitt) With so many finals drawing near, it’s good to have a game plan to get good grades and here’s what students suggest. 1. Start early. David Lee, a 20-year-old... read more »