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May 25, 2012
CU-Boulder students plead not guilty to 4/20 trespassing, attorney decries "fascist" tactics
Update: In a May 1 post seen below in its entirety, attorney Sean McAllister told us that three CU-Boulder students busted for trespassing on the closed Norlin Quad during the university's unprecedented attempt to shrink the annual 4/20 event would fight their citations on First Amendment grounds. Y ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2012
Videos: Solar eclipse draws a crowd in Boulder
When my family members tried to check out last night's solar eclipse from a spot in Jefferson County, they saw...nothing, due to cloud cover. Those who gathered at CU-Boulder's Folsom Field had better luck, and that's a good thing -- because there were a record-setting 10,000 of them. See video of t ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2012
Bear photo at CU-Boulder: Copyright complaint as shot becomes meme, GIF fave
Update: Last week, CU-Boulder student Andy Duann's photo of a tranquilized bear falling out of a tree went viral, as we explain in our original coverage below. But even as the shot became a meme and GIF favorite (we've included examples), reports broke that Duann was exploring legal action against C ... More >>
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April 24, 2012
Photos: Marine 1 and President Obama will take a City Park detour today
Residents who live around City Park got a bit of a surprise -- and a little mystery -- on Sunday when five massive military helicopters landed inside the park around 10:30 a.m. near Duck Lake. The copters, which all appeared to be Marine vehicles, hung out for a bit before flying off. But no one got ... More >>
Blogs
April 23, 2012
Photos: CU-Boulder touts 4/20 success despite boundary breech, concert disaster
CU-Boulder's decision to ban campus visitors and close Norlin Quad in an effort to shrink the annual 4/20 event prompted an unsuccessful court challenge and plenty of controversy. But despite security breaches and a free Wyclef Jean concert that failed to siphon off more than a handful of students, ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
4/20 at CU-Boulder will be a drag, so go to Denver, university says
With a judge ruling yesterday that CU-Boulder can go ahead with its plan to close Norlin Quad and ban visitors from campus as a way of shrinking the annual 4/20 event, people who'd planned to mark the day in Boulder have a choice -- face cops lined up at every CU entrance, look for somewhere else in ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2012
Barack Obama at CU: Will Coors Events Center need airing out after Wyclef Jean hot-boxing?
The details are in about President Barack Obama's visit to the CU-Boulder campus at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The venue? The Coors Events Center, where he'll be speaking only days after today's Wyclef Jean concert, which will probably need a good airing-out due to what could be a truly astounding amount o ... More >>
Blogs
April 19, 2012
4/20 at CU-Boulder: University closure okayed, judge rejects Rob Corry complaint
Update: After a four hour hearing, Boulder District Judge Andrew McDonald reportedly denied attorney Rob Corry's request for an injunction to prevent CU-Boulder from closing its campus to visitors as a way of undermining the annual 4/20 event. As such, the CU Police plan outlined by spokesman Ryan ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2012
4/20 at CU Boulder: ACLU blasts claim event's a party, not a protest
In defending CU Boulder's decision to close Norlin Quad and ban visitors on 4/20, Chancellor Philip DiStefano claims the event is a party, not a protest -- an assertion echoed by the institution's spokesperson. But Mark Silverstein, legal director for the Colorado ACLU scoffs at this argument even a ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2012
4/20: CU Boulder denies crackdown rumors but says cops will be "more active"
Earlier this week, we shared CU Boulder's plans for shrinking the annual pro-pot 4/20 event on campus -- a Wyclef Jean concert that gets underway just before the magic minute combined with what we termed a "police crackdown" on those who choose to mark the occasion in the usual way. Since then, wild ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
4/20 at CU Boulder: Wyclef Jean concert, police crackdown to shrink event?
For months, members of CU Boulder's student government have talked about their desire to move the annual 4/20 celebration off campus. But the logistics of doing so proved challenging, prompting leaders to opt for a low-key campaign to shrink attendance. Now we know the centerpiece of their plan: a W ... More >>
Blogs
February 14, 2012
This just in: Yer memes R dumb
After the University of Colorado at Boulder's meme page showed up on Facebook, I was convinced that the Internet could use fewer memes. While glittery animated GIFs were once the way to "show some love," memes are the way to show some stupidity, taking an image and vandalizing it with a statement ab ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
A Special Kind of Guy
After the University of Colorado at Boulder's meme page showed up on Facebook, I was convinced that the Internet could use fewer memes. While glittery animated GIFs were once the way to "show some love," memes are the way to show some stupidity, taking an image and vandalizing it with a statement ab ... More >>
Blogs
October 4, 2011
The gold rush: A walk through the woods of Boulder in autumn
You'll never look at an urban tree in quite the same way after you've been on the Fall Tree Walk offered annually on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus by the CU Museum of Natural History. That 's because it's leaf-peeping with a purpose, a serene evening stroll led by an expert, wi ... More >>
Blogs
September 21, 2011
Jeremy Shipley: Fall from 4th floor apartment after being locked out didn't kill him
Shipley.Jeremy Shipley reportedly did something a lot of us do at one time or another -- got a little tipsy, then discovered he'd locked himself out of his apartment and tried to climb in a window. Problem is, said window was on the fourth floor. He soon fell and died afterward -- but from a ... More >>
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September 8, 2011
Paying Buffs’ Bills
Shipley.Jeremy Shipley reportedly did something a lot of us do at one time or another -- got a little tipsy, then discovered he'd locked himself out of his apartment and tried to climb in a window. Problem is, said window was on the fourth floor. He soon fell and died afterward -- but from a ... 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 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 >>
Culture
August 5, 2010
Now Playing
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
January 21, 2010
We're going to Boulder, heyah!: Howard Dean, Karl Rove to grapple at CU
Howard Dean having one of his quieter moments.Howard Dean, the former emphatic Democratic Committee Chairman, and ex-Bush administration mastermind Karl Rove are set to go head-to-head next month on the CU Boulder campus. And considering that the two rest on opposite ends of the political spe ... More >>
Blogs
December 7, 2009
Nerf guns really are dangerous, says CU-Boulder police chief
Don't laugh at this weapon! Don't!Hard to imagine why most people reacted to CU-Boulder's dire warnings about Nerf guns with either eye rolls or guffaws. The weapons, which fire spongy ammo designed not to hurt children, are clearly risky -- as CU-Boulder police chief Joe E. Roy emphasizes in ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Jews With Views
Don't laugh at this weapon! Don't!Hard to imagine why most people reacted to CU-Boulder's dire warnings about Nerf guns with either eye rolls or guffaws. The weapons, which fire spongy ammo designed not to hurt children, are clearly risky -- as CU-Boulder police chief Joe E. Roy emphasizes in ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2009
Urbavore's Dilemma: Extreme Makeover, chicken coop edition
Pyatt StudioAn Urban Hens chicken coop Urbavore's Dilemma is an ongoing web series detailing city dwellers' commitment to urban homesteading. From May through September, Westword writer Joel Warner will get his hands dirty, covering everything from backyard chickens to front-lawn gardens, from gree ... More >>
Calendar
March 26, 2009
The Whole World's Watching
Get some perspective in Boulder this week.
Calendar
February 26, 2009
Ladies First
CU-Boulder salutes women’s work.
Calendar
January 8, 2009
Guilty Pleasures
CU-Boulder salutes women’s work.
Calendar
December 4, 2008
Musical Medicine
Light From the Desert is a harmonic bid for peace.
Calendar
October 2, 2008
The Object of Her Affections
Michelle Ellsworth debuts a new dance performance.
Culture
August 7, 2008
Now Playing
Capsule reviews of current shows
Culture
July 31, 2008
Now Playing
Capsule reviews of current shows
Calendar
April 3, 2008
Space Case
Celebrate Yuri Gagarin's space milestone.
Calendar
January 24, 2008
Trock Out
These ballet guys are dolls.
Calendar
September 20, 2007
Down South
Visiting South Park with the man who would be Butters.
Calendar
November 30, 2006
Lights Fantastic
Visiting South Park with the man who would be Butters.
Film
March 30, 2006
Ballets Russes
Muenzinger Auditorium on the CU-Boulder campus
Film
October 14, 2004
Flick Pick
Kitchen Stories
Calendar
April 15, 2004
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Kitchen Stories
Calendar
January 29, 2004
This Week's Day-by-Day Picks
Kitchen Stories
Calendar
July 4, 2002
Film Femmes
Tough cookies strut their stuff in a new Boulder film series.
Calendar
April 1, 1999
Night & Day
April 1-7, 1999
Calendar
October 29, 1998
Night & Day
October 29 - November 4, 1998
Calendar
July 16, 1998
Night & Day
July 16 - 22, 1998
Music
May 28, 1998
'Boning Up
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
Calendar
November 6, 1997
Thrills for the week
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
Calendar
June 14, 1995
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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February 1, 1995
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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January 25, 1995
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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September 28, 1994
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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September 14, 1994
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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February 23, 1994
THRILLS
A Boulder music festival pays tribute to the lowly trombone.
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