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• CU attempts to put a stop to 4-20 pot rally

  April 20, 2012 6:34 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado's flagship university is restricting visitors for a day in a bid to stop an annual marijuana protest that last year attracted more than 10,000 people. Every year, many marijuana activists across the nation hold pot-smoking protests on April 20 to demand legalization. The gathering at the... more »

• Buffs beat Bulldogs

  November 29, 2011 1:34 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Andre Roberson had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Spencer Dinwiddie scored 16 points and Colorado beat Georgia 70-68 on Monday night. Asika Booker scored 14 points and Carlon Brown had 10 points for the Buffaloes (4-2), who extended their non-conference home win streak to 26. Kentavious... more »

• Dead man discovered hanging from CU bridge

  May 22, 2011 5:39 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Boulder Police are investigating a man found hanged from a pedestrian footbridge on the University of Colorado campus. The man was discovered by another pedestrian just before 4 a.m. Sunday. The bridge near a parking lot spans Boulder Creek through campus. The Camera newspaper... more »

• Denver Mayor Vidal attends CU-Denver commencement

  May 15, 2011 12:29 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver interim Mayor Guillermo "Bill" Vidal will be attending the University of Colorado at Denver commencement for about 2,100 students. Vidal graduated from the university with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and will be receiving the 2011 University of Colorado Denver Alumni Appreciation... more »

• CU-Boulder confers 5,897 degrees in commencement

  May 7, 2011 3:05 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A crowd of about 20,000 watched roughly 5,900 University of Colorado-Boulder students earn degrees. The Daily Camera reports the university conferred 4,593 bachelor's degrees, 884 master's degrees, 164 law degrees and 256 doctorates during the ceremony Friday. Chipotle Chief Executive Steve Ells, an art... more »

• Rocky Mountain Showdown scheduled for September 17

  March 4, 2011 12:57 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Colorado and Colorado State will face each other Sept. 17 at Invesco Field in Denver for their annual Rocky Mountain Showdown. Colorado will be the home team. The non-conference, instate rivals usually open the season against each other, but this year Colorado is starting the season Sept.... more »

• CU considers tuition guarantee for Colo. students

  January 16, 2011 12:57 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado regents plan to explore the idea of guaranteeing in-state students on the campus in Boulder that their tuition won't rise over four years. The Camera newspaper reports that regents plan to delve deeper into the idea next month. CU already offers a... more »

• Rash of bike thefts on campus

  December 7, 2010 10:30 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - The University of Colorado in Boulder is experiencing a boom in bicycle thefts, with police reporting a 250 percent jump from last year. Police tell The Colorado Daily that about 200 bikes have been reported stolen since Aug. 1, compared with 57 for the same... more »

• Calhoun not interested in CU job

  December 2, 2010 2:06 AM

  Air Force football coach Troy Calhoun is no longer a candidate for the coaching job at the University of Colorado. The "Boulder Daily Camera" and the "Denver Post" both report that Calhoun told members of the CU search committee that he is not interested in the Buffs job. The... more »

• CU student slightly injured in lab explosion

  November 30, 2010 6:01 PM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - A student at the University of Colorado in Boulder has a minor injury after chemicals he was using in a lab exploded. CU-Boulder spokesman Bronson Hilliard said the explosion at about 2:45 p.m. Tuesday left the post-doctoral student with a cut on his forehead. At... more »

• CU will leave Big 12 a year early

  September 22, 2010 2:03 AM

  BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - University of Colorado regents have authorized the school's chancellor to move forward with plans for the school to join the Pac 10 on July 1. An agreement with the Big 12, the school's current conference, would allow it to withhold $6.86 million in revenues that it... more »

• Conference chaos just starting

  June 10, 2010 9:20 PM

  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Colorado has made the first move in what could be a wild ride to realignment by leaving the Big 12 for the Pac-10. Next up are Nebraska and Missouri, which are expected to decide by Friday whether to stay in the Big 12. Nebraska may... more »

• It's official. Bzdelik leaves CU for "dream job"

  April 15, 2010 1:17 AM

  WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Jeff Bzdelik has been announced as the new basketball coach at Wake Forest, ending a weeklong search for a replacement for Dino Gaudio. Athletic director Ron Wellman said Wednesday that Bzdelik "first and foremost ... understands Wake Forest." The former coach at Air Force and the... more »

• Bzdelik interviews for Wake Forest job

  April 13, 2010 1:15 AM

  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Wake Forest is talking to Colorado's Jeff Bzdelik about its coaching vacancy. A Wake Forest spokesman told The Associated Press that Bzdelik arrived on campus in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Monday and would be interviewing for the job through Tuesday. Colorado athletic director Mike Bohn says he's... more »

• Appeals Court hears arguments on CU gun ban

  March 23, 2010 12:04 PM

  The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear arguments in a lawsuit by a gun rights organization challenging the University of Colorado's ban on guns on campus. The Students for Concealed Carry on Campus will appear Tuesday to argue that a 1994 CU policy banning concealed weapons from its campus violates... more »

• 5 CU students accounted for in Chile

  February 28, 2010 8:54 AM

  Five University of Colorado students studying in Chile have been accounted for following Saturday's magnitude 8.8 earthquake. University officials say three students are in Santiago and two are in Valparaiso. A sixth student who planned to travel to Chile on Sunday will wait until officials review the study program in... more »