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• CC to hold panel discussion on downtown homeless

  May 9, 2013 3:26 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - The issue of panhandling in downtown Colorado Springs is back in the news because the panhandlers themselves are back. Following a failed attempt to completely ban soliciting downtown, Colorado College will host a series of Community Conversations to find better solutions to help the chronically homeless and... more »

• Tigers snap streak with win over North Dakota

  January 12, 2013 1:48 AM

  GRAND FORKS, ND - The drought is over. The Colorado College Tigers hockey team defeated the University of North Dakota 4-3 Friday night snapping a four game losing streak. Ironically it was an overtime loss to the same UND team on December 1 that started the Tigers longest winless streak... more »

• Tigers fall for second night in St. Cloud

  December 16, 2012 12:43 AM

  ST. CLOUD, MN - It's been a challenging road trip for the Colorado College Tigers. After falling to WCHA opponent Saint Cloud CC 5-3 Friday night, the Tigers fell dropped behind early on Saturday on a first period goal by Kalle Kossila. Tigers freshman Jeff Collett was called on... more »

• Tigers late rally forces overtime tie

  December 9, 2012 1:10 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - If you left the Colorado College game before the third period Saturday night, then you left too early. Trailing 3-1 to Minnesota, the Tigers rallied on back-to-back goals from Alexander Krushelnyski and last minute score from Rylan Schwartz to force an overtime tie. CC fell behind... more »

• Colorado College roars to SCAC title

  November 3, 2012 10:27 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - College College rallied from a 15-11 deficit in the opening set on Saturday to bounce back and sweep Trinity University, 25-23, 25-20, 26-24, for its third consecutive Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference playoff title. Playing in front of a loud, partisan crowd at a packed Reid... more »

• Religious reforms celebrated at Academy Play Video

  November 1, 2012 2:10 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - Participants in a Religious Respect Conference held this week at the US Air Force Academy had nothing but praise for the reforms instituted on campus with respect to the issue of faith. The bi-annual gathering of over 20 religious leaders from both the military and the... more »

• Candidate-speak not helping undecided voters

  September 3, 2012 9:05 PM

  We're in the middle of political convention season, but there's a problem "Neither party has given definitive plans," says Glen Maurer, an undecided voter. Instead of getting their questions answered, voters, like Maurer, are left with more of them. "I want, what are you going to do?... more »

• Interior Secretary Salazar to speak on energy and water conservation

  April 9, 2012 4:51 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is in Colorado to discuss energy, water and conservation in the West. Salazar is scheduled to speak tonight at Colorado College, where students have been studying how to preserve the health of the Colorado River Basin. Salazar is a graduate of Colorado... more »

• Colorado College, Denver tie 2-2 Play Video

  February 5, 2012 12:34 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Jeff Collett scored the game-tying goal midway through the third period as Colorado College rallied from two goals down to tie Denver 2-2 Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Tigers beat the Pioneers 2-0 in the series opener Friday in Denver. Denver (15-9-4,... more »

• Opera-tunity Play Video

  November 26, 2011 11:05 AM

  During the December 2nd weekend, around 50 cast members compromising of both faculty and students from the Colorado Stings Conservatory are teaming up the Colorado Springs Chamber Orchestra to put on the 10th annual "Amahl and the Night Visitors" one act opera. Several students and faculty sang and played... more »

• "Amahl and the Night Visitors" preview

  November 26, 2011 6:17 AM

  News 5 will be going live from the Colorado Springs Conservatory in downtown Colorado Springs at their new location (415 S. Sahwatch). We are getting a sneak peek of of the 10th annual production of a one-act holiday opera "Amahl and the Night Visitors," which will be held at Colorado... more »

• Local professor has connection to Nobel Prize

  October 5, 2011 7:39 PM

  Tuesday was a big day for one Colorado College professor. He was part of a team of researchers who worked with Saul Perlmutter , who was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. Professor Shane Burns was all smiles at a picnic today hosted by the Colorado College Physics Department... more »

• Mike and Mike's Neighborhood Live from Colorado College's Honnen Ice Rink

  October 4, 2011 8:05 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS-Tonight's edition of Mike and Mike was live from the campus of Colorado College at Honnen Ice Rink with the Colorado Springs Sled Hockey Team the Bulldogs. It's to preview the open house this Sunday at the arena. This is your chance to see hockey from a different... more »

• Shove Chapel remembers the 9/11 massacre

  September 11, 2011 4:43 PM

  Candles glow at Shove Memorial Chapel during its 9/11 Remembrance. The chaplains' office invites anyone who wishes to come and light a candle for the victims of the 9/11 massacre. The chapel is located on Colorado College's campus at 1010 N. Nevada Ave. (between Uintah and Cache La... more »

• Free award winning 9/11 film showing tonight

  September 8, 2011 12:29 PM

  Tonight, at Armstrong Hall at Colorado College a riveting 9/11 film "Rebirth" will be shown for free. The film's editor, Kevin Filippini, will be available following the film for Q&A. "Rebirth" follows the lives of five people whose futures were forever altered by the horrific events surrounding 9/11. Event... more »

• CC investing in solar

  September 2, 2011 1:15 PM

  144 solar panels are going in on the roof of the Worner Center on the Colorado College campus. It is part of a 9-million dollar investment with the goal of reducing energy use by 30-percent. More about this project this evening on News 5. more »

• Owens and Serratore to headline hockey luncheon

  August 16, 2011 3:32 AM

  If the summer heat is wearing you out, here's something right around the corner that may cool you down! It's the Sports Corp's annual Ice Hockey Face off Luncheon with coaches Scott Owens (Colorado College) and Frank Serratore (Air Force) on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Doubletree Hotel in... more »

• CC is part of new hockey "super" Conference

  July 13, 2011 11:06 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Six of the top college hockey programs will become the National Collegiate Hockey Conference at the start of the 2013-14 season. NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth, Colorado College, Denver, Nebraska-Omaha and North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association will join current Central Collegiate Hockey Association... more »

• Grand Forks paper reports on potential break-up of WCHA

  July 7, 2011 8:48 PM

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Grand Forks Herald is reporting five schools will leave the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in two years to form a new conference. The Herald cited multiple unnamed sources Thursday in first reporting North Dakota, NCAA champion Minnesota Duluth, Denver, Colorado College and Nebraska-Omaha will start a... more »

• Voices from the Holocaust

  May 2, 2011 7:05 PM

  A hidden book filled with poems and essays that was kept secret from the Nazi guards at the Terezin concentration camp in Prague is now the inspiration for a Holocaust memorial concert. The 800 pages that circulated the camp were written by teenagers who were imprisoned there. Colorado Poet... more »

• Holocaust remembrance tonight

  May 2, 2011 4:07 PM

  From 1942 until 1944 a group of teenage boys held prisoner at a Nazi concentration camp in Prague kept a secret journal of poems, essays and artwork. Some 800 pages of the document titled Vedem survived and today they make up the basis for on oratorio written by Colorado Poet... more »

• Colorado College grads choosing Peace Corps

  February 3, 2011 10:01 AM

  Colorado College ranks ninth among small colleges and universities in the United States with alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers. The achievement is a source of pride for the college's president, Richard Celeste, director of the Peace Corps from 1979 until 1981, "I am very proud of CC's continued... more »

• Community slow to embrace "n" word free Huckleberry Finn

  January 19, 2011 4:55 PM

  The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn contains 219 uses of the "n" word. Next month, the publisher NewSouth Books will release a new edition of the novel that replaces each use of the racial slur with the word "slave." Colorado College English Professor Barry Sarchett teaches a class specifically on... more »

• Police look for downtown assault suspects

  December 13, 2010 5:23 PM

  Colorado Springs Police Officers are asking for help to find suspects wanted for attacking and robbing students from Colorado College. On Friday December 3 at approximately 11:30 p.m., in the vicinity of the Tutt Library at 1021 N. Cascade Avenue, a CC student was approached by three young men.... more »

• Colorado College upsets Air Force 60-57 in OT

  November 17, 2010 11:44 PM

  AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Nick Rose scored 18 points and Brady Ohlsen 14 as Colorado College rallied to upset Air Force 60-57 in overtime Wednesday. The Tigers (1-0), a Division III school, trailed 49-41 with 6:42 left in regulation before going on a 12-4 run to send the... more »

• Minn. St., Mankato beats Colorado College 5-4

  October 22, 2010 11:51 PM

  MANKATO, Minn. (AP) - Eriah Hayes scored the game-winning goal and Andrew Sackrison had three points to lead Minnesota State, Mankato to a 5-4 win Friday over Colorado College in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Mavericks (1-1-3, 1-1-1) rallied from two goals down despite being outshot 43-34 by the... more »

• Colorado College, RPI tie 2-2

  October 10, 2010 12:03 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - RPI scored two third-period goals Saturday to earn a 2-2 tie with Colorado College in men's college hockey. Colorado College (1-1-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one period on goals 1:12 apart by Rylan Schwartz and David Civitarese. Schwartz also scored in Friday's... more »

• Hunger growing in Southern Colorado

  September 26, 2010 7:47 PM

  Southern Colorado's hungry are getting hungrier. Groups like Care and Share give out millions of pounds of food a year, but keep having to find millions more. "In 2 years we've moved from 11 million to 18.5," says Deborah Tuck, C.E.O. of the food bank. They supply local... more »

• Alumni want to bring back CC Football

  September 19, 2010 9:53 PM

  Colorado College's football program dates back to 1882, with games played on one of the oldest fields west of the Mississippi - Washburn Field. Names like Steve Sabol and Dutch Clark played for the Tigers. In 2009, the recession took a firm hold on the nation, and CC had... more »

• Colorado Springs gets chunk of $100 million grant

  September 13, 2010 12:23 PM

  The Air Force Academy and Colorado College will benefit from a $100 million federal grant to upgrade broadband in Colorado. Colleges, universities, libraries, schools and underserved communities will all receive high-speed internet access. Gov. Bill Ritter will announce details at a Monday afternoon news conference. According to the... more »

• Funeral held for former Councilman Dr. Ted Eastburn

  August 20, 2010 5:28 PM

  Approximately 800 people attended a memorial service Friday for Ted Eastburn, a renowned cardiologist, former Colorado Springs City Councilman, and one-time mayoral candidate. Eastburn committed suicide early Tuesday morning in the offices of Pikes Peak Cardiology at Memorial Hospital, where he worked. Shove Chapel on the Colorado College campus... more »

• Parties targeting Colorado's largest minority district

  June 14, 2010 8:42 AM

  A Republican candidate who would be Colorado's first black member of Congress is running to try to unseat Democratic incumbent Ed Perlmutter in the 7th Congressional District. Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier insists that race and history are not at the forefront of his mind as he prepares for... more »

• Colorado College commencement this morning

  May 17, 2010 9:30 AM

  If you're going to be in downtown Colorado Springs today, expect a few thousand extra people out and about. Colorado College is holding 129th commencement ceremony. Traffic impact: The ceremony will take place on Armstrong Quad, 14 E. Cache La Poudre St., directly north of the intersection of... more »

• Colorado College President announces retirement

  May 14, 2010 5:39 PM

  Colorado College President Richard Celeste announced Friday that he will serve a ninth and final academic year at the college. Celeste will retire in 2011. He became president of Colorado College in July 2002. "I will approach my final year with the same enthusiasm and dedication I have invested over... more »

• Captain Paul Watson to give free lecture in Colorado Springs

  April 21, 2010 4:52 PM

  Captain Paul Watson, star of Animal Planet' s show "Whale Wars" and founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, will speak on the importance of saving our ecosystem in a free lecture at Colorado College Thursday evening. He's described as a dynamic and passionate speaker on conservation and environmental... more »

• Meningitis scare very real for college students

  April 11, 2010 11:30 PM

  A deadly case of meningitis at Metro State in Denver has possibly spread as far as CU-Boulder. One student has already died from it and that's worrying some college students Southern Colorado. "Yeah, it sort of has that we're next feel. It's a little scary." says Blair Denman, a Colorado... more »

• Conquering kids cancer one bald head at a time

  March 19, 2010 6:07 AM

  Over 650 people have signed up to shave their hair off in support of the 9th Annual Colorado Springs Saint Baldrick's head shaving event beginning at noon today at Armstrong Hall, 14 E. Cache la Poudre on the Colorado College Campus. Thus far, the "shavees" have collected $89,604 in... more »

• Tigers season ends with loss in Duluth

  March 15, 2010 1:02 AM

  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Brady Lamb had a goal and two assists and Kenny Reiter had a shutout as Minnesota-Duluth advanced to the Western Collegiate Hockey Association Final Five with a 4-0 win over Colorado College. CC's season is over. Reiter faced just 15 shots in net Sunday for the... more »

• Tigers keep hockey season alive

  March 14, 2010 4:05 AM

  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Colorado College scored the last three goals of the game to beat Minnesota-Duluth 5-3 Saturday to stay alive in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs. Nick Dineen had a goal and two assists for the Tigers (19-16-3), who forced a deciding game on Sunday in the... more »

• DU bounces back against CC

  March 7, 2010 2:21 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Kyle Ostrow had two goals and Denver raced out to a six-goal lead before settling for a 7-3 Western Collegiate Hockey Association win over Colorado College on Saturday. The top-ranked Pioneers (25-7-4, 19-5-4 WCHA) play host to Michigan Tech in the first round of the... more »

• Tigers end 4-game losing streak with win over DU

  March 6, 2010 2:46 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Joe Howe stopped 25 of 26 shots as Colorado College beat top-ranked Denver 2-1 in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game on Friday. Howe had 10 saves in the third period in a showdown with Denver backstop Marc Cheverie. Colorado College put 35 shots on Cheverie, who... more »

• Big rivalry at the World Arena

  March 4, 2010 11:29 AM

  If you're a Colorado College Tigers Ice Hockey fan--Saturday night is huge! CC is taking on in-state rivals University of Denver at the Colorado Springs World Arena. Game time is 7 pm. Click here to purchase tickets. more »

• Tigers blow third period lead and lose in OT

  February 27, 2010 2:57 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Matt Frattin's goal early in overtime lifted North Dakota past Colorado College 3-2 on Friday and into fifth place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Fighting Sioux (17-11-5, 12-10-3) moved two points ahead of the Tigers (17-13-3, 11-11-3) with another game Saturday. The top... more »

• Howe pitches shutout as CC downs Air Force

  February 6, 2010 2:08 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Goalie Joe Howe stopped all 20 shots he faced to lead Colorado College to a 2-0 win over Air Force on Friday. Mike Testwuide and Tim Hall had goals for Colorado College (12-8-3). Hall's goal came on the power play, giving the Tigers a power-play... more »

• Colorado College outlasts St Cloud St 6-4

  January 31, 2010 12:12 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado College's Andrew Hamburg had two goals and the Tigers scored the final three goals of the game to beat St. Cloud State 6-4, denying the Huskies a chance to remain tied for the lead in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Ryan Lowery and Mike... more »

• Colorado College beats Wisconsin 6-5

  January 17, 2010 12:01 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Andrew Hamburg and Brian McMillin scored two goals apiece as Colorado College snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 win over third-ranked Wisconsin Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The eighth-ranked Tigers (13-8-3, 9-6-3 WCHA) had lost their previous four games. With the... more »

• Wisconsin shuts out Colorado College 4-0

  January 16, 2010 12:18 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Derek Stepan had a goal and two assists and Scott Gudmandson had 35 saves to lead third-ranked Wisconsin to a 4-0 win over struggling Colorado College Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Badgers (13-5-3, 9-4-2) improved 5-0-2 in their last seven games and... more »

• Minn. Duluth beats Colorado College 4-1

  January 9, 2010 11:38 PM

  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Jack Connolly scored two power-play goals and Minnesota-Duluth dominated Colorado College for the second straight night, beating the Tigers 4-1 to move into a tie with Denver for first place in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Denver hosted Alaska-Anchorage on Friday. Minnesota-Duluth (14-7-1, 10-5-1 WCHA) and... more »

• Minn. Duluth beats Colorado College 5-2 in WCHA

  January 9, 2010 12:04 AM

  DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Justin Fontaine had two goals and Mike Connolly had a goal and two assists as Minnesota-Duluth defeated third-ranked Colorado College 5-2 Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Fontaine, who leads the nation in power-play goals, had two on Friday to up his season total to... more »

• Colorado College beats St. Cloud St. 4-1

  December 12, 2009 11:37 PM

  ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) - Colorado College scored three times in the second period en route to a 4-1 win over St. Cloud State Saturday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The teams skated to a 4-4 tie on Friday, but Joe Howe was sharp in nets on Saturday, making... more »

• Denver, Colorado College skate to 4-4 tie

  December 6, 2009 12:38 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Mike Testwuide's third goal of the game, on a penalty shot with 40 seconds left, rallied No. 6 Colorado College to a 4-4 tie with No. 2 Denver in a showdown between Western Collegiate Hockey Association leaders. Colorado College (10-4-2, 7-3-2 WCHA) scored twice in the third... more »

• CC - DU may be best rivalry in college hockey

  December 4, 2009 2:16 AM

  Legendary rivalries are a big part of sports. The list of great rivalries is long and loaded with tradition. CU - CSU; Air Force - Navy: Raiders - Broncos; and Yankees - Red Sox are a few good examples. And what about Colorado College and Denver University in hockey? ... more »

• Colorado College shuts out Alaska-Anchorage 5-0

  November 28, 2009 12:35 AM

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado College goalie Joe Howe made 24 saves as the Tigers beat Alaska-Anchorage 5-0 Friday in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. William Rapuzzi scored two goals for Colorado College (10-2-1, 7-1-1), which kept pace with Denver atop the WCHA standings with 15 points. Kris Fredheim,... more »

• Looking for something sweet? Try 'Sugar, Sugar'

  November 23, 2009 1:22 PM

  The InterDisciplinary Experimental Arts (I.D.E.A.) program at Colorado College will unveil "Sugar, Sugar," a free exhibition that explores the art, science and history of sugar. According to the college, sugar was nirtually unknown in Europe until the Middle Ages when it quickly became ubiquitous in western diets. It influenced... more »