Alex Wolf-Root https://www.cuindependent.com The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Fri, 08 May 2020 17:20:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.5 Opinion: Something to be thankful for https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/11/27/thanksgiving-homelessness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanksgiving-homelessness Wed, 27 Nov 2019 23:18:44 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=111041 This Thanksgiving (and every other day), give thanks by giving those in need something to be thankful for. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: If CU cared about your education: Part 2 https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/11/12/education-graduate-part-time-instructors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-graduate-part-time-instructors Wed, 13 Nov 2019 04:24:53 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=110158 If CU cared about your education, shouldn't it show that by paying your instructors a livable wage? By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: If CU cared about your education: Part 1 https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/11/11/education-graduate-students-part-time-instructors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=education-graduate-students-part-time-instructors Tue, 12 Nov 2019 05:50:50 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=110128 Shouldn't CU make sure your teachers know how to teach? Right now, little regulates graduate student instructors. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: If students matter at CU our voices should too https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/10/21/cu-student-voices-matter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-student-voices-matter Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:20:09 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=108675 No group matters more on a college campus than the students, but our voices aren’t taken as seriously as they should. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: Vote Yes on Prop CC https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/10/12/yes-on-prop-cc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yes-on-prop-cc Sun, 13 Oct 2019 03:02:15 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=108088 If you care about supporting higher education in general and at CU Boulder specifically, vote Yes on Prop CC. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: College athletes deserve to control their name, image and likeness https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/10/02/college-athletes-deserve-pay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=college-athletes-deserve-pay Thu, 03 Oct 2019 04:30:04 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=107435 Many college athletes bring in millions for their schools but don't get a slice of the pie. They deserve more. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: The fight against climate change must happen as a collective https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/09/15/climate-change-as-a-collective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climate-change-as-a-collective Mon, 16 Sep 2019 04:33:24 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=105760 If we care about the environment, we have to work together for change that's bigger than we can make as individuals. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: This Labor Day, care about the struggle for justice https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/08/31/opinion-this-labor-day-care-about-the-struggle-for-justice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-this-labor-day-care-about-the-struggle-for-justice Sun, 01 Sep 2019 00:07:41 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=104864 Labor Day isn't just about a day off work. This Labor Day, focus on the struggles we've fought and those still to fight. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: National issues have a presence at home – here’s why local politics matters https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/08/27/opinion-national-issues-have-a-presence-at-home-heres-why-local-politics-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-national-issues-have-a-presence-at-home-heres-why-local-politics-matters Wed, 28 Aug 2019 05:15:52 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=104771 We should care about local politics just as much as national issues, and when we do, we can make a real impact. By Alex Wolf-Root

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]]> Opinion: Process, not just Kennedy, severely lacking https://www.cuindependent.com/2019/04/18/opinion-process-not-just-kennedy-severely-lacking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-process-not-just-kennedy-severely-lacking Thu, 18 Apr 2019 17:33:10 +0000 http://cuindependent.com/?p=102198 Wherein we devote more time to calling out the Regents' decision process than they spent interviewing their sole finalist. By Alex Wolf-Root

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