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Bruce Benson

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2012

    Photos: Top five CU Boulder crackdowns before 4/20 visitor ban

    Earlier this month, a CU Boulder spokesman denied that the university's approach to the annual 4/20 celebration on campus represented a crackdown. But that was before the announcement that Norlin Quad would be closed and visitors banned on a day that's clearly not among CU president Bruce Benson's f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    NBC's Education Nation to host Teacher Town Hall in Denver on Sunday night

    On Sunday night, NBC's Education Nation, a traveling summit about innovations in education, will host a Teacher Town Hall in Denver. Moderated by NBC education reporter Rehema Ellis, the teacher-only event will feature a rotating panel of nine local educators picked for their expertise on topics suc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2012

    4/20 at CU Boulder memes: Will Wyclef Jean hot box the Coors Events Center?

    How to gauge the student take on CU Boulder's plan to shrink the campus' annual 4/20 event via a Wyclef Jean concert and a more active police response? We turned to the University of Colorado memes Facebook page, where the responses have been swift -- and funny. Check out samples below, supplemented ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    Bruce Benson earmarks $1 million to bring conservative speakers to liberal CU Boulder

    Denver blog posts love Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow equally. Colorado Pols describes a $1 million initiative to bring conservative speakers to liberal CU Boulder as Bruce Benson's dream come true. Coyote Gulch on how the hot and dry start to March is impacting the state's snowpack. Lakewood Edge' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Bruce Benson making bad CU tuition hike PR worse by via failed spin control?

    Denver blog posts are good for what ails you. Colorado Pols isn't knocked out by CU president Bruce Benson's latest try to counter negative tuition-hike stories. Denver PR Blogon highlights from Austin's South By Southwest fest. WhoSaidYouSaid spotlights the "Department of Education Sugar Daddy." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    CU-Boulder ranks as top Peace Corps volunteer-producing university

    Over the past few years, Boulder has ranked as America's healthiest, happiest, brainiest, foodiest, most sustainable and worst dressed city -- the list goes on. More recently, the University of Colorado at Boulder was named the top party school. So it's no surprise that CU has topped another list -- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    5280 Shadow & Twitter: Who knows what lurks in heart of the Michael Hancock administration?

    5280 Shadow.​Now that Michael Hancock is officially Denver's mayor, does he already have a mole... who tweets? That's the political guessing game surrounding 5280 Shadow, a mysterious Twitter feed that purports to offer inside scoop, most of it Hancock-related. Check out some examples.

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2011

    Bruce Benson fake Twitter feed more fun than CU president's real account

    Fake Bruce Benson.​One of the odd quirks of the social media explosion has been the proliferation of folks pretending to be someone else -- a phenomenon that no doubt annoys the typically notable person being identity-jacked but can be entertaining for the rest of us. As an example, let us ju ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Reader: CU regents didn't vote to kill journalism education when they set end date for J-school

    Bruce Benson.​Our post last week about University of Colorado at Boulder regents voting to shutter the CU journalism school on June 30 featured comments from assorted dissenters. But rather than bashing university president Bruce Benson and other closure advocates, a CU insider casts the move ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    CU journalism school to close June 30: Read critics' take on why it's a bad idea

    Bruce Benson.​Last August, CU journalism school dean Paul Voakes insisted that reports about the impending death of the J-school were hysterical and premature. Not anymore. Yesterday, at the urging of CU prez Bruce Benson, regents voted for a shutdown by a 5-4 vote -- one closer than anticipat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    CU named Playboy's top party school of 2011: Thank you, reefer madness! (PHOTO)

    ​With a nickname like "Buffs," it's no wonder that the naked-lady-lovin' folks at Playboy magazine would have a hard-on for the University of Colorado at Boulder. And now they've expressed their affection for the school's lifestyle by naming CU America's number one party school (Link is NSFW). ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    CU Journalism School, good riddance

    ​The University of Colorado at Boulder decided to shut down its journalism school and is looking to reboot the program, with President Bruce Benson is seeking feedback from media-industry pros. It's a peculiar question in the Westword office, since many past and present writers never went to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2010

    CU's Princeton Review reefer madness & party school rank falls: Why bitch, Bruce Benson?

    Bruce Benson.​On Friday, we named University of Colorado at Boulder president Bruce Benson Shmuck of the Week for complaining in advance about the way the Princeton Review comes up with its annual party school and reefer madness rankings. Naturally, we assumed he was doing so because CU was ne ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    Bruce Benson: CU party-school pooper is our latest Shmuck of the Week

    Bruce Benson.​Each Friday, we anoint a deserving person as our Shmuck of the Week. Here's our latest winner... Any kid with two brain cells to rub together knows that you don't start making excuses for doing something wrong until you get caught. But that's apparently one lesson CU president ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Scott McInnis campaign can still be saved -- but it won't be easy, says Republican consultant

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis's plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin -- and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn't necessar ... More >>

  • News

    May 7, 2009

    From the week of May 7, 2009

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis's plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin -- and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn't necessar ... More >>

  • News

    April 23, 2009

    From the week of April 23, 2009

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis's plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin -- and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn't necessar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2008

    The Latest Max Karson Brouhaha Keeps Building

    Scott McInnis.​Scott McInnis's plagiarism problems sent his campaign into a tailspin -- and with competitor Dan Maes mired in troubles of his own, Colorado Republicans like Senator Greg Brophy are scrambling for a fix. Still, Republican consultant Katy Atkinson believes McInnis isn't necessar ... More >>

  • News

    September 28, 2006

    Cold. Very Cold.

    Attack ads heat up the governor's race.

  • News

    May 18, 2006

    Clowns to the Left of Me

    Marc Holtzman's got a feeling that something in the Grand Old Party ain't right.

  • News

    April 13, 2006

    Shoot to Chill

    Beyond and Spy are outta here with a bullet.

  • News

    December 18, 2003

    Follow That Story

    Ball Drop

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Off Limits

    The evilness that men do

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    Off Limits

    Things to do in Denver when it's dead

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    Year in Review

    2001? What 2001?

  • News

    May 13, 1999

    This State for Sale: A Special Report

    The state's oil and gas industry proves that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

  • News

    February 12, 1998

    Sealed With a Kiss

    The state's oil and gas industry proves that the squeaky wheel gets the grease.

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    The Green Candidate

    Armed with deep pockets, Terry Walker mounts a bid for governor.

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Off Limits

    Armed with deep pockets, Terry Walker mounts a bid for governor.

  • News

    July 10, 1997

    Off Limits

    Armed with deep pockets, Terry Walker mounts a bid for governor.

  • News

    June 7, 1995

    AGAINST THE WIND

    CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, GALE NORTON'S QUEST FOR THE SENATE WILL BE ANYTHING BUT A BREEZE.

  • News

    January 11, 1995

    THE TWO-PERCENT SOLUTION

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    December 28, 1994

    THE YEAR IN REVIEW

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    November 23, 1994

    LETTERS

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    November 16, 1994

    BENSON'S BULLY PULPIT

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    November 9, 1994

    LETTERS

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    November 9, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    COLORADO'S THIRD PARTIES SCREAM ABOUT PROPOSED ELECTORAL CHANGES.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    NO MINORS ALLOWED

    "THIRD-PARTY" CANDIDATES GET SECOND-RATE TREATMENT.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    LETTERS

    "THIRD-PARTY" CANDIDATES GET SECOND-RATE TREATMENT.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    PRESERVED FOR POSTERIORITY

    "THIRD-PARTY" CANDIDATES GET SECOND-RATE TREATMENT.

  • News

    October 12, 1994

    LETTERS

    "THIRD-PARTY" CANDIDATES GET SECOND-RATE TREATMENT.

  • News

    October 12, 1994

    OFF THE RECORD

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    October 12, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    October 5, 1994

    OPEN AND SHUT-UP CASE

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    September 28, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    September 28, 1994

    BRUCE'S GENEROUS PALS

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    September 14, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    September 7, 1994

    STRAIGHT TIME

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    August 3, 1994

    A RUN FOR HIS MONEY

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

  • News

    January 19, 1994

    OFF LIMITS

    WHOSE DIVORCE RECORDS ARE SEALED? READ ALL ABOUT IT.

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