CU students not exactly riveted by Ward Churchill trial

Despite all the attention given to Ward Churchill's wrongful-termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado at Boulder, most of the students quizzed by NewsTeamBoulder for a clip recently posted to YouTube weren't exactly up-to-speed on the case. True, the controversy rings a bell with some of them. But one interviewee...
By Michael RobertsApril 3, 2009
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Despite all the attention given to Ward Churchill’s wrongful-termination lawsuit against the University of Colorado at Boulder, most of the students quizzed by NewsTeamBoulder for a clip recently posted to YouTube weren’t exactly up-to-speed on the case. True, the controversy rings a bell with some of them. But one interviewee can’t think of any Churchill other than Winston, and others react with a collective “Huh?” Get some perspective by clicking the player above.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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