Archive for: News

• CU offering “Digital Media Bootcamp”

  Mar 9, 2011comments

  This Maymester, students will have the opportunity to go to bootcamp – the Digital Media Bootcamp, that is. The Technology, Arts & Media Program will be offering a three-week intensive certificate program during Maymester (May 9th through... read more »

   

• Peace Corps celebrates its 50-year anniversary

  Mar 4, 2011comments

  The Peace Corps Palooza is an event that celebrates the Peace Corps 50-year anniversary; and as tables line the back wall of the Glenn Miller Ballroom, volunteers are itching to share stories of their work from around the world. Although this... read more »

   

• Tunnel of Oppression raises awareness of discrimination

  Mar 1, 2011comments

  Though CU is sometimes reputed to be a place of privilege and wealth, the walls beyond UMC room 247 have been telling a different story this week. The Tunnel of Oppression is an annual program offered by the Hallett Diversity Program. It aims... read more »

   
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  CU Boulder creating more energy efficient campus

  Feb 28, 2011comments

  North Hall, at Williams Village, will be the largest LEED platinum certified residence hall in the country when it opens in the fall. (CU Independent/Jonathan Zwick)Environmental efforts at the University of Colorado at Boulder have funded hundreds... read more »

   
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  CU Hillel presents 27th Annual Holocaust Awareness Week

  Feb 22, 2011comments

  Holocaust Memorial Week at CU: Click here for video.(Courtesy of Hillel) This week marks the 27th Annual Holocaust Awareness Week, when events are held to commemorate the 6.6 million people whose lives were taken in the Holocaust, and also addresses... read more »

   

• CU ski team in car accident

  Feb 21, 2011comments

  After a car accident involving the CU alpine ski team, heach coach Richard Rokos said he hopes the incident will make him and his team more cautious drivers – although he doesn’t believe it was entirely the drivers’ faults. “The... read more »

   
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  New website proclaims “I Love Boulder”

  Feb 21, 2011comments

  The home page of the 'I Love Boulder' website. A recently launched website, “I Love Boulder,” is a new community-owned attempt at joining together the people and organizations of Boulder and promoting the common interest of the city. Open... read more »

   

• CU receives gold rating in STARS program

  Feb 18, 2011comments

  CU Boulder is now one of the seven U.S. universities to receive a “gold” rating in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS). `According to the STARS report, CU Boulder received a score of 68.77 after submitting its... read more »

   
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  Rebranding CUSG

  Feb 18, 2011comments

  The University of Colorado system is undergoing a process to unify all visual images and messages. CU’s student government is one of the many student groups participating in this measure. University of Colorado’s President Bruce. D. Benson... read more »

   

• Egyptian uprising spurs discussion

  Feb 9, 2011comments

  After over two weeks of protesting against the 30-year regime of Hosni Mubarak, the uprising in Egypt continues. Nabil Echchaibi, a professor of journalism at CU, said a number of events triggered the uprising in Egypt. “I think every single... read more »