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Student Guide 2010: What’s in a name?
Armed with new titles, student government eyes Rec Center expansion Your student government controls the largest student-run budget of all public universities in the country, and arguably has the most power. With your student fees, it funds and oversees several ...
Student Guide 2010: You’re in college, it’s time to get politically...
You`ve seen the photos from the 1960s and 1970s of students protesting on campus with their “Make love, not war” signs. Well, times may have changed, but the college years are still one of the formative periods in one’s life when it comes to political beliefs ...
Student Guide 2010: For studying, there’s no place like Norlin
When it comes to busting out your favorite highlighter and cracking open that four-inchthick textbook, the place you choose to study is almost as important as the studying itself. Students seem to approach studying in different ways, even though they all have ...
Student Guide 2010: Some tips for keeping safe on campus
Safety first. Safety is no accident. Better safe than dead. OK, we made up that last one, but we think it’s catchy. After all, it can be a dangerous world out there if you don’t use a little common sense, and even on a college campus, bad things can happen to ...
Student Guide 2010: Five cool gadgets for college students
With the fall semester upon us, we’re sure most students have the necessary technological devices like an iPod, a smartphone and a laptop. But there are a number of other gadgets that could make any college student’s life that much easier. We compiled a list of ...
Student Guide 2010: Pigskin preview: Hawk emphasizing the details
by Matt Sparkman and Matt Johnson For Dan Hawkins, it’s all about the little things. The University of Colorado’s much-maligned head football coach begins his fifth year at the helm focusing on details. “For us, it’s a matter of just chasing the details and ...
Student Guide 2010: Join the club and be a winner
Living in a college town with a Division I sports program and a few professional teams nearby, often the only athletes that show up in the local news are professional athletes or the exceptional varsity athletes from the University of Colorado. The ones we don’t...
Student Guide 2010: Hoop dreams
by Matt Sparkman Equipped with arguably the best talent the team has seen since Chauncey Billups donned the silver and gold, Colorado men’s basketball enters a new era under new head coach Tad Boyle. Last year’s squad finished eighth in a conference that sent ...
Student Guide 2010: Coburn takes the reins
The University of Colorado cross country/track programs have recently been led by one outstanding runner: Jenny Barringer. However, with Barringer now graduated, another upperclassman is ready to step up: Emma Coburn. Coburn, a rising junior from Crested Butte...
Student Guide 2010: One-on-one with Richard Rokos, CU’s ski coach
Richard Rokos is entering his 20th season as head coach of CU’s ski program. He has guided his skiers to five national championships, most recently in 2006. Boulder Weekly: You took second at the NCAAs last season. How do you build on that performance? Richard ...
Student Guide 2010: Things to do without ever leaving campus
What was that? You’re bored? Bored? Considering how much there is to do without even leaving campus, we’re not even sure how that’s possible. Maybe you just don’t realize all that CU has to offer. Allow us to learn ya a thing or two. The UMC...
Student Guide 2010: Tune in to CU’s student radio station
Turning the dial to Radio 1190 is like opening a box of chocolates, as Forrest Gump would say. You never know what you’re going to get. OK, so if you checked the online program calendar for 1190, you’d know what you’re getting. But it’s much more fun to just tune to...
