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  Large-scale Rec Center renovation up to student vote

  Mar 15, 2011comments

  Click here for a video tour of the CU Rec Center The CU Rec Center. (CU Independent file/Lauren Walter) A committee of students is seeking to bring change to the Rec Center with the proposal of a complete renovation and the addition of new facilities. The... read more »

   

• Restaurant Review: John’s

  Mar 15, 2011comments

  My boyfriend and I dished out to be served up at Boulder’s intimate and quaint John’s restaurant during Denver Restaurant Week 2011. John’s, along with sixteen other Boulder eateries and a whole slew of restaurants in Denver,... read more »

   
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  Buffs denied NCAA Tournament bid

  Mar 13, 2011comments

  Colorado players huddle up during the second half of the Buffaloes' win over the Texas Longhorns on February 26. CU was left out of the NCAA tournament field today. (CU Independent/Patrick Ghidossi) The Buffs are not going dancing, at least... read more »

   

• Students abroad in Japan unharmed

  Mar 12, 2011comments

  According to a CU-Boulder news release, 14 students currently studying in Japan have all been accounted for and all are unharmed. The students are studying in Akita City, Osaka and Tokyo. According to the news release, none of the three university... read more »

   
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  Fire 60 percent contained

  Mar 12, 2011comments

  (CU Independent/Sebastian Murdock) The Lefthand Canyon area fire is still being secured by firefighters, and is now 60 percent contained. According to the Incident Information System website, the fire began yesterday morning and is still burning,... read more »

   

• Rock, chalk, see you KU

  Mar 12, 2011comments

  The Buffs brought their best in their battle against the Kansas Jayhawks, but it wasn’t enough for a win. The University of Colorado men’s basketball team made their first and final Big 12 Tournament semifinals appearance, but Friday’s... read more »

   

• Buff ski team close to winning national championship

  Mar 12, 2011comments

  Colorado is on track to winning their 18th NCAA National Championship in skiing. CU displayed a strong performance at the 58th annual NCAA Skiing Championships in Stowe, Vt., to lead all schools with a team score of 647 points, 84.5 points ahead... read more »

   

• Final budget cuts made by CU Student Government

  Mar 11, 2011comments

  CU’s cost centers around campus are facing major budget crunches in the next fiscal year after receiving the final funding allocations at CUSG’s last legislative meeting this season. CUSG’s legislative council has been discussing the distribution... read more »

   

• Lefthand Canyon fire 25 percent contained

  Mar 11, 2011comments

  The Lefthand Canyon fire, according to Incident Information System, threatens 12 homes, six out buildings and is estimated to cover 200 acres. Through the use of burnout operations, 100 firefighters have been able to contain 25 percent of the... read more »

   

• CU students in Boulder and abroad react to death of Austin Taylor Brice

  Mar 11, 2011comments

  The death of a San Diego State University student has an effect both at CU and on students studying abroad. Austin Taylor Brice, a 22-year-old SDSU student who was studying abroad in Madrid, was found dead Tuesday, after going missing on Jan.... read more »