Even an outspoken U.S. Supreme Court Justice knows the art of circumspection: Asked when an upcoming case would be heard and about conflicting federal and state drug laws, Justice Antonin Scalia demurred.
Athletic and academic success are not mutually exclusive, and it’s becoming a trademark of CU-Boulder.”
This map shows the number of CU students from each continent and the top countries of origin as of fall 2014.
There’s more to Disneyland than meets the eye. Mike Morrison sees it all. Sometimes in a wetsuit.
Colorado has one of the nation’s most diverse bee fauna. An army of volunteers is helping CU scientists track hundreds of Front Range species.
With his steely blue eyes, sculpted Italian features and brawny physique, let’s just say actor Christopher Meloni (Hist’83) doesn’t have much to worry about in the looks department.
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After searching for a four-year university where her Amarillo Junior College courses would transfer, she picked CU-Boulder. Her father, a draftsman working for the Santa Fe railroad, got her a free travel pass from Amarillo to Denver and then on to Boulder. At CU she became one of 36 women among 1,100 engineering majors.
For a short time, still within memory for some Baby Boomers, Boulder had its own ski run: Chautauqua Mesa Ski Area operated from 1949-52 and in 1962.
Seana Steffen (PhDSoc’02) is making the world a better place one business at a time.
What a great Back to Boulder Homecoming Weekend! Starting with the 85th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration, attending that oh-so-close CU-UCLA game, and concluding with the CU Opera production, “Pirates of Penzance,” it was all top notch!
Randy Weeks (Mktg’79), a fun-loving, bow-tie-wearing risk-taker who helped make Denver’s reputation as a center for top-notch professional theater, died Oct. 9 in London. He was 59 and overseas for a conference.
All things have a season, even our alumni. We dedicate this page to our Forever Buffs – for all seasons! Forever Buffs!
Last spring Sarah Lautman (Engr’15), a chemical and biological engineering major from Massachusetts, joined the women’s lacrosse team as a walk-on — and came up big during the team’s inaugural season, scoring game-winning overtime goals three times. Lautman was one of four CU players to tally at least 25 goals as the Buffs went 11-8 in 2014, their first season as a varsity sport.
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In its first meeting ever with Colorado State, Buffs’ soccer prevailed 2-0 over the Rams, who are coached by former CU coach Bill Hempen…Junior Arielle Roberson led CU women’s basketball in scoring and rebounding last year, but will miss the 2014-15 season after tearing a ligament in her left knee. She also missed the 2011-12 season due to a hip injury…Former CU basketball standout Bob Jeangerard (Mgmt’55) was posthumously inducted into CU’s Athletic Hall of Fame…Former CU football coach Dan Hawkins will coach the U.S. senior national team in the 2015 American football world championships in Stockholm, Sweden, July 4-18.
The CU men’s cross country team, ranked No. 1 in the nation, posted a perfect score of 15 in winning its Rocky Mountain Shootout for the 24th consecutive year.
This spring CU will host a Pac-12 Conference Championship for just the second time.
Football celebrated three 20th anniversaries in 2014: Rashaan Salaam’s (Soc ex’95) Heisman Trophy-winning season, “The Catch” in the Michigan game and Bill McCartney’s final year as head coach.
Q&A with the Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano
The 67th annual Conference on World Affairs — five days of panel discussions, performances and lectures with 100 notable presenters from around the world — takes place April 6-10, 2015.
The CU Heritage Center has cleared space for a detailed LEGO model of campus replete with iconic campus buildings, the Flatirons and University Hill.
This 12-inch-by-12-inch calendar costs $15, plus shipping and handling.
They came from New York and Chicago, Houston and Denver, Washington state and the coast of Maine.
For more information about the Roaming Buffs travel program email , call or or visit alumni.colorado.edu/travel.
Connect with alma mater and forever Buffs in hawaii, las vegas, back in boulder, around the nation.
Endowment for College of Music’s opera program will support three operas a year and “more artistic risks”
