Ward Churchill

Reader: Here are some classes CU-Boulder liberals should attend

Last week, we responded to a regent's call for more conservative faculty members at CU-Boulder with a list of ten Westword-approved conservative classes, including courses to debunk global warming and learn how to fire Ward Churchill. A conservative reader responded with his own roster of classes th ... More >>

Ward Churchill's Colorado Supreme Court loss shows judges protect the powerful, lawyer says

In June, attorney David Lane appeared before the Colorado Supreme Court to argue that former CU-Boulder professor Ward Churchill should be reinstated, since a jury found his firing to be payback for a controversial 9/11 essay. But on the eve of the latest 9/11 anniversary, the court rejected this b ... More >>

Ernest House Jr. back at the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs

Ernest House Jr.​It turned out to be tempest in a teepee. Two months after Lieutenant Governor Joe Garcia removed Carol Harvey as executive secretary of the Colorado Commission or Indian Affairs, which his office oversees, Ernest House Jr. has been ratified as the new executive secretary. An ... More >>

Benjamin Whitmer, Ward Churchill's onetime online champion, chooses books over flame wars

Whitmer.​The Colorado Court of Appeals recently rejected ex-CU professor Ward Churchill's bid to get his old job back. Benjamin Whitmer, whose Try-Works blog rallied pro-Churchill forces when the controversy over his firing was at its hottest, thinks that's wrong. But he's moved on from what h ... More >>

Douglas Bruce linked to Balloon Boy and Ward Churchill by group fighting 60, 61 and 101

Douglas Bruce.​Coloradans for Responsible Reform has tons of money to fight tax-cutting amendments 60 and 61 and Proposition 101, not to mention some heavy hitters in its corner; for instance, its spokesman, Dan Hopkins, used to do the same job for Governor Bill Owens. So what's one of its key ... More >>

Ward Churchill-Scott McInnis connection: Plagiarism's their common bond, say CU regents

Ward Churchill.​The Scott McInnis plagiarism brouhaha has been a gift to the Colorado Democratic Party, which has had trouble whipping up the faithful of late -- and they're taking advantage of it. The latest broadside: a statement from two CU regents, Michael Carrigan and Stephen Ludwig, who ... More >>

David Lane threatens to sue University of Wyoming over refusal to let Weather Underground founder William Ayers speak on campus

David Lane has given the University of Wyoming a very short deadline.​Attorney David Lane loves big issues and controversial clients, including former CU professor Ward Churchill, wrongfully convicted Timothy Masters or Balloon Boy dad Richard Heene. And now, he's taken on another cause that' ... More >>

Tom Lucero's campaign message: I kicked Ward Churchill's ass

Update, 3:45 p.m.: Ward Churchill has responded to the use of his name and image in Tom Lucero's campaign commercial -- and Lucero's camp has responded to the response. Get fresh info below the original item. Former CU regent Tom Lucero is running for Congress -- and in his first campaign spot, vi ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado shmucks of decade

​It ain't easy being a shmuck. Not as mean as an asshole, not as ignorant as a shithead, a shmuck takes idiocy to an epic level, a moron whose fall from grace has far-reaching repercussions. We've been celebrating weekly shmucks for a long, long time -- but to be named one of Colorado's top 10 ... More >>

Top 10 Colorado feuds of the decade

​Most people just go along to get along. But every once in a while a hellacious disagreement -- about principle, turf, money, or who cut the cheese -- makes for an old-fashioned Western display of rootin'-tootin' feudin' and cussedness. The most memorable Colorado showdowns of the past ten ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 30 edition

See you next month. Today in Backbeat Online: • Rabbit is a Sphere giving away entire discography. • Michael Jackson's single, bedazzled glove: What's up with that? • MP3 Freeloader: The Nautical Mile Sunday, July 5 at hi-dive. • CacheFlowe's "Computer World" video. • Download a track f ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 24 edition

In case you were curious, these things are incredible.... Open wide. Today in Cafe Society: • Newest Smashburger one burger short of a Colorado dozen. • A la cart in Cherry Creek. • Birthday beat: Luca D'Italia and Jonesy's EatBar both have reasons to jubilate. • Vesta Dipping Grill revs u ... More >>

After vegan requests LVTOFU license plate, the DMV reveals its dirty mind

Jay Cutler is Chicago-bound

See ya. Why does all the news have to break at exactly the same time? Just about when a reward of a whopping $1 was announced in Ward Churchill's wrongful-termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado at Boulder, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who said yesterday that he didn't want to be ... More >>

KHOW's Craig Silverman responds -- sort of -- to report about him assisting CU in Ward Churchill trial

Craig Silverman. In a blog entitled "Is KHOW's Craig Silverman Giving Tips to CU's Attorney in the Ward Churchill Trial?," I referenced two blog posts (click here and here to read them) from WardChurchillTrial, a pro-Churchill website that's been tracking the progress of the prof's wrongful termina ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 1 edition

Scary... No foolin'. Today in Backbeat Online: • Former Sleeper Horse/Blackout Pact frontman has new band. • Flier of the Week: Night of the Living Shred at Tooey's. • Record Store Day preview: Bob Dylan gets obscure on vinyl. • Getting started with local music, part one. • Singer charle ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 27 edition

Photo by Jon SolomonThe Five Peace Band. Don't make your weekend a weak end. Today in Backbeat Online: • The Five Peace Band at the Paramount Theatre. • Phish at Red Rocks sells out in minutes; fans call bullshit. • Q&A with David Frederickson of the Prids. • Freaky Friday: "The Force" Swi ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 19 edition

You gotta have heart. Get baked. Today in Cafe Society: • Gateaux giving back. • Wine and cheese...and green chile? • Satchel's Market bags some special meals. • Up Close: Bones. Today in Backbeat Online: • Jewell Tyme Music tapped for Denver Nuggets pre-game show in April. • Epilogue ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 13 edition

Danielle Ate the Sandwich. Yeah, that's her name. Wanna do somethin' about it? This Friday the 13th isn't even remotely scary. Today in Backbeat Online: • Meet Danielle Ate the Sandwich, your new favorite singer-songwriter. • New Heavyweight Dub Champion album features KRS-One, Killah Priest. ... More >>

From the week of March 12, 2009

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 11 edition

Photo by Geoff McLeanThe men of MSTRKRFT. Oh, what a beautiful day. Today in Backbeat Online: • Q&A with Jesse F. Keeler and Alex "Al-P" Puodziukas of MSTRKRFT. • Q&A with Rasmus Stolberg of Efterklang. • Q&A with Dan Whitford of Cut Copy. • Free SXSW Denver Music download. • Flier of th ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 9 edition

Cut Off Your Hands -- which is the name of a band, not a reference to a scene in Watchmen. Here are some things we published not too long ago... Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Cut Off Your Hands at the hi-dive. • Over the Weekend: Tauntaun and Kingdom of Magic at the Bluebird. ... More >>

College Try

Reps from CSU and a Fort Collins daily meet about the future of the university's newspaper.

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the week of 11/8/2007

City Grille

Hamburger helper.

More Messages: The Works

Try Again

A CU instructor admits he's behind a pro-Ward Churchill blog known for bawdy humor and a pronounced nasty streak.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 15, 2006

Rally Cry

A journalist criticizes coverage of the immigration march.

What Was So Funny?

We laughed until it hurt in 2005.

Hall of Shame

Don't let the door hit you on your way out, Gary.

War of the Word

Denver's Columbus Day Parade rhetoric spells out the same bumpy route.

What's So Funny

Letters to the Editor

From the week of June 9, 2005

Tour de Farce

You'll have the crime of your life in the Mile High City.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of May 5, 2005

Beating the Drum

On a collision course with the Columbus parade.

The Message

Right Pick

Letters to the Editor

From the week of March 31, 2005

What's So Funny

Best Homage to Ward Churchill

"Die Hippie Die"
South Park

The Message

Free for All

The Message

Mash-Up

Letters to the Editor

From the week of February 17, 2005

Hip-Hop Hype

Denver's plummet from the summit.

Off Limits

Patter Familias

Off Limits

Prison break

FAMILY FEUD

DO YOU HAVE TO BE AN INDIAN TO TEACH INDIAN? A BOULDER SQUABBLE BECOMES A NATIONAL DEBATE.

LETTERS

CIVIL WARS

THE FURY FLIES AS INDIAN ACTIVISTS TAKE AIM AT EACH OTHER.