Author: Brittany Anas
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Tortoise lost in Boulder County star of kids’ book
WESTMINSTER — Move over, “The Tortoise and the Hare.” There’s a new tortoise who has been all about town and is now starring in her own children’s book. Lucy the Tortoise — the reptile that was on the lam in Boulder County back in 2010, ending up at a feed store in Lafayette before reuniting…
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Despite Amendment 64, CU-Boulder still plans to snuff 4/20 smoke-out
The University of Colorado still plans to make sure thousands of pot smokers don’t gather April 20, despite the passage of a statewide measure legalizing marijuana. Bronson Hilliard, spokesman for the Boulder campus, said the 4/20 smoke-out causes a disruption at CU, which is the heart of the problem. “A large, 10,000- or 12,000-person, uncontrolled…
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CU-Boulder: Profs have no right to cancel classes over gun-carrying students
University of Colorado Chancellor Phil DiStefano notified the Boulder campus faculty Tuesday afternoon that professors “do not have the right to shut down a class or refuse to teach” should they learn that one of their students is lawfully carrying a gun under a concealed-carry permit. And, DiStefano added, any faculty members who do so…
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CU-Boulder professor: Class done if students carry guns
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state Supreme Court has made it clear that the University of Colorado can’t stop students with concealed-carry permits from bringing their guns to campus. But the chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly says if…
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CU-Boulder professor: Class done if students carry guns
The state Supreme Court has made it clear that the University of Colorado can’t stop students with concealed-carry permits from bringing their guns to campus. But the chairman of the Boulder Faculty Assembly says if he ever discovers that any of his students are armed, class is over. CU physics professor Jerry Peterson — speaking…
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CU freshmen use websites to find roommate matches
BOULDER — Ideally, Saleh Altamimi said his dorm roommate this fall will share some of his interests — perhaps sports, world travel, or even more specifically, Japanese culture. (After all, Altamimi said he’ll be bringing his bamboo Kendo swords to his yet-to-be-assigned dorm room on the University of Colorado campus). But, ultimately, like most incoming…
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Citing Ward Churchill, faculty group says avoid CU-Boulder
A professors-rights group has issued a new report recommending that faculty members seeking employment should consider the University of Colorado only as a “last resort” because, it alleges, the dismissals of two faculty members were unjust and violated academic freedom. In the report issued this month, the Colorado Conference of the American Association of…
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CU president says state funding could be cut 50 percent more
State funding to the University of Colorado could plummet to as low as $80 million during the upcoming fiscal year, which would be a 54 percent cut from this year, CU President Bruce Benson cautioned during a town hall meeting Wednesday. “We have to be ready for some more cuts,” he said. In the address…