University of Colorado

Student Behind Viral Falling Bear Photo Seeking Legal Action

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.30.2012

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A dispute over the ownership rights to a photo of a falling bear may land in court. Andy Duann, a student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, s...

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BLUNT OPPOSITION: School Tries To Squash 4/20 Bash With Stinky Fertilizer

Newser | Posted 04.20.2012

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Last year, 10,000 people showed up for a giant marijuana rally at the University of Colorado-Boulder, and school officials don't want it to happen aga...

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The Most 4/20 Friendly Schools

Posted 04.20.2012

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There may be a fight between the University of Colorado at Boulder's leaders and the students planning to celebrate 4/20 with a "smokeout" on campus, ...

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CU Boulder Plans To Kill 4/20 Buzz

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.06.2012

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The University of Colorado in Boulder issued a warning this week that students who participate in the annual "4/20 smokeout" could get a $100 ticket a...

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March Madness Arrives For Both CU And CSU

Posted 03.12.2012

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The University of Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State University Rams will both play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2003, The Denve...

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The 23 Colleges With The Most School Spirit

Posted 03.07.2012

Do you love wearing your school colors or attending sports games? You might want to go to a college with a lot of school spirit! Inside College r...

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Court: Colorado Students Can Carry Concealed Weapons On Campus

Posted 03.06.2012

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Students and employees of Colorado institutions of higher education can legally carry guns on campus, according to a state Supreme Court ruling Monday...

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Higher Education and Higher Tuition

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 04.17.2012

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Tuition policies vary from institution to institution but it can be useful to examine how at least one state university has responded to the decreasing support from the state legislature and increasing tuition costs.

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PETA Accuses CU-Denver Labs Of Animal Abuse... Again

Posted 01.30.2012

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has accused University of Colorado Denver laboratories of animal-welfare violations again -- violations th...

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Guns At School? Colorado Republicans Say 'Yes'

Posted 01.25.2012

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Colorado state senators on Monday rejected legislation proposed by Republicans that would allow concealed weapons on school campuses, KJCT 8 News repo...

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Mountain Lion Tranquilized Near CU Boulder Dorm

Posted 12.06.2011

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A mountain lion, that witnesses say was approximately 4 feet long, was found and tranquilized on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, Wednesday ...

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The Programming Olympics

David Thielen | Posted 11.21.2011

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It's 10:00 am on the first Saturday of school at University of Colorado. No projects have been assigned yet. No significant homework. So why do we have 24 C.S. students in the Computer Science Engineering Lab?

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Fox Sports Apologizes For Video That 'Mocks Asian Students'

AP | Posted 11.07.2011

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By Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. — Fox Sports said Wednesday it canceled a show that aired a segment that mocked Asian students who were filmed...

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CU Student Dead After Drinking With Friend

Posted 11.07.2011

The Boulder County Coroner’s Office confirms that Michael Hoffman, a 21-year-old student at the University of Colorado at Boulder, died last month d...

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The Top 6 College Mascots

CampusSplash | Posted 10.16.2011

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We crunched all of the top mascot lists and aggregated them into one ultimate rankings.

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You Won't Be Alone

Esteban L. Hernandez | Posted 10.10.2011

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My parents, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1980s, never received the opportunity to attend college, so I relied completely on the stories of high school teachers to get a sense of how this college business worked.

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Days Numbered For CU Boulder’s ‘4/20 Smoke-Out’

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 10.01.2011

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University of Colorado Boulder has released results from a first-ever study of its undergraduates’ participation in the annual "4/20 Smoke-Out" even...

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Former CU-Boulder Law School Dean Dies

AP | Posted 09.05.2011

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BOULDER, Colo. -- David Getches, a leading American Indian rights lawyer and former dean of the University of Colorado School of Law, has died. He was...

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Denver Zoo Team Heads To Vietnam

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 08.31.2011

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The Denver Zoo along with colleagues from the University of Colorado and the University of San Diego are taking a trip to Vietnam to foster conservati...

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Concealed Weapons On CU Campus?

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 08.08.2011

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The Colorado Supreme Court today is hearing arguments for whether or not the University of Colorado will allow concealed permit weapons on campus. ...

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A Second Chance: Churchill’s Appeal To Be Heard

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.31.2011

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Former University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill will got a new chance to fight for his old job at CU Boulder on Tuesday when the Colorado Supre...

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CU Launches Ambitious Cash Drive, In Face Of Weak State Funding

Posted 06.25.2011

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The president of the University of Colorado announced Monday morning that he was spearheading a massive fundraising effort seeking to drum up $1.5 bil...

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Is Today A Holiday Or Something?

Posted 06.20.2011

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This year's No. 1 party school, the University of Colorado, is bracing for a major unsanctioned event when thousands of students and cannabis enthusia...

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University Of Colorado J-School To Close

Posted 06.15.2011

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The University of Colorado board of regents voted 5-4 to close the university's journalism school as of June 30, the Boulder Daily Camera reports. Th...

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CU Journalism School Will Be Closed After Regents' 5-4 Vote

Boulder Daily Camera | Brittany Anas | Posted 06.14.2011

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The University of Colorado regents voted 5-4 this afternoon to shut down the journalism school on the Boulder campus, with some board members arguing ...

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