Archive for: guns
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Colorado politics set example of progress
The opinions represented in this article do not represent those of the staff of CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. Colorado is an incredible place. To say that Colorado is an incredible place for politics, however, would probably be a... read more »
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Panel on U.S. right to bear arms draws a large crowd, lays out key arguments
A packed Boulder High School auditorium welcomed the a panel on the United States’ right to bear arms Thursday afternoon. Boulder High’s Intervention Specialist Ainsley Cone moderated the controversial Conference on World Affairs... read more »
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CWA Preview: “Preventing violence: It’s not just the gun”
As the gun control debate wages on in Colorado and the country, an upcoming Conference on World Affairs panel will stress the importance of addressing issues besides the gun itself that have fallen away from public attention. Panelists of “Preventing... read more »
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Obama presses for gun measures, says Congress could vote on background checks soon
In a move to further pressure Congress to take up White House-proposed gun control measures, President Obama remarked in Denver on Wednesday that action on federally required background checks could come as soon as next week. The president touted... read more »
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Colorado gun control bill would ban concealed weapons on campus
A final decision about restricting guns on college campuses has yet to be reached and surrounding Colorado House Bill 1226 is a stormy debate between student groups, legislators, and members of University of Colorado Boulder faculty. The bill,... read more »
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Why America needs gun control
Less than a month after 20 children and six adults were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton, Conn., a 16-year-old high school boy used a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot and wound two people at Taft Union High School in Taft,... read more »
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Concerns are addressed on Concealed Carry Act during Town Hall meeting
A change in pace occurred at the second town hall meeting about the Conceal Carry Act, as students and faculty voiced their concerns, and advocates of the act spoke up. At 12 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17 in the Aspen Rooms in the UMC, CU held a campus... read more »
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Campus town hall meeting discusses Concealed Carry Act
A town hall meeting concerning the CU’s recently-adopted Concealed Carry Act took place on campus Tuesday afternoon to familiarize faculty, staff and students with the new law. In the Aspen Room located in the UMC, a CU-centric audience... 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?