Explore Africa with the Roaming Buffaloes. Start at Victoria Falls in a deluxe hotel located in the Victoria Falls Private Game Reserve before embarking on an elephant-back safari through the bush and a “lion-walk” with orphaned cubs protected by the reserve.

Africa’s Wildlife: Botswana, Zambia & Victoria Falls
May 31 – June 14

Join us on an African adventure exploring some of the world’s most exotic wildlife. Starting out at Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls, this African adventure includes game viewing at Botswana’s Chobe National Park and Zambia’s Lower Zambezi National Park — Zambia’s newest and least developed preserve. Participate in an elephant-back safari, experience a “lion-walk” with orphaned cubs and enjoy several game viewing opportunities, including open vehicle game drives, guided canoe trips and sunset river cruises. Limited to 24 travelers, this trip’s $7,195 price tag includes airfare from New York.

April 19 – 29 Sketches of Spain

May 28 – June 7 Austria — Alumni Campus Abroad

June 8 – 19 Baltic Treasures

Aug. 28 – Sep. 11 Machu Pichu to the Galapagos

For more information about the Roaming Buffs travel program e-mail clark.oldroyd@colorado.edu, call 303-492-5640 or 800-492-7743 or visit our travel website.

Photo by Casey A. Cass

This innovative nose guard patented in 1891 by S. J. Cumnock of Lowell, Mass., was intended to protect the nose, forehead and mouth of a person playing football or a similar sport. The mask was made of rubber with an interior flange, which was clasped between the teeth. The band encircled the head beneath a soft helmet. Used by the first CU football teams, the nose guards were featured on early Boulder postcards of team members.

Memorabilia wanted. Please contact the CU Heritage Center if you would like to donate CU-related items. For more information go to www.cuheritage.org or call 303-492-6329.

Brasserie Ten Ten:

Café Aion: Great place for breakfasts and brunches.
1235 Pennsylvania Ave., 303-993-8131, www.cafeaion.com. $$-$$$

The Med: Huge menu of eclectic, Mediterranean-influenced dishes. 1002 Walnut St. (downtown), 303-444-5335, www.themedboulder.com. $$

Chautauqua Dining Hall: Classic American food with international twists.
900 Baseline Rd., 303-440-3776, http://chautauqua.com/dining_overview.htm. $$

The Sink: Beloved spot that bills itself as “A Boulder Burger Institution,”
1165 13th St., 303-444-7465, www.thesink.com. $-$$

Four things to do in Boulder

1. Hike in Chautauqua Park.
2. Visit the art museum in the new Visual Arts Complex just east of the UMC.
3. Hit the hip coffee shops in Norlin, the UMC and the ATLAS building.
4. Get a tour of Boulder on board Banjo Billy, a renovated, eclectic bus, www.banjobilly.com.

Haven’t been to campus in awhile?

Stop by Koenig Alumni Center for a campus map and a free Forever Buffs decal while supplies last.

Head to the third floor of Old Main to visit the Heritage Center, CU’s history museum, with exciting exhibits and memorabilia.

April 9 -13 – Conference on World Affairs

Photo by Casey A. Cass

Need a holiday gift for the Forever Buff who seems to have everything?

Purchase our 2012 campus wall calendar and keep the CU spirit alive. The large 12” by 12” calendar displays stunning photos of campus, vibrantly reflecting each season. Track your schedule while reliving your college experience with every glance from January 2012 through December 2012.

This year’s calendar is only $15, including tax. To purchase it or to preview the photos, visit www.cualum.org/calendar. Purchase by Nov. 25 for holiday delivery since the calendars take one to three weeks to arrive.

Get your discounted CU gear

There’s nothing like treating yourself in the midst of your hectic holiday shopping. This winter, stop by the CU Book Store with your Forever Buffs ID card to get 20 percent off of one regularly priced item with a CU logo.

You may also purchase online at www.cubookstore.com. Type “alumni” in the “Coupons and Gift Cards” promotion box at checkout.

Photo by Casey A. Cass

Travel to Boulder to hear some of the world’s top thinkers address diplomacy, arts, medicine, technology, human rights and culture during the 64th annual Conference on World Affairs
April 9-13.

Film critic Roger Ebert, who has participated in the CWA for four decades, refers to it as “the Conference on Everything Conceivable.” It features more than 100 speakers and performers who provide a diverse mixture of talks and performances that launch lively debates, which is exactly what they’re designed to do.

Famous speakers of the past

Margot Adler,
Radio correspondent

Joe Biden,
U.S. vice president

Lillian Boutté,
Jazz singer

R. Buckminster Fuller,
Inventor

Dave Grusin (Mus’56),
Composer

Henry Kissinger,
U.S. secretary of state

Ralph Nader,
Political activist

Eleanor Roosevelt,
First Lady

Read the history of the CWA in the March 2010 Coloradan.

Go to www.colorado.edu/cwa for conference schedule details, although the final schedule will not be online until March. Hotel Boulderado offers discounts to CWA goers.

Discover captivating ports, including New Zealand’s small but enchanting city of Wellington, shown above, along with scenic panoramas and unique wildlife in the land down under while cruising aboard the deluxe Oceania Cruises’ Nautica on the Roaming Buffs travel program.

Splendors down under: Australia and New Zealand
Feb. 19-March 8, 2012

Visit the land of koalas and kangaroos as you explore fascinating cities, stunning landscapes and exotic wildlife in Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand aboard the deluxe Oceania Cruises’ Nautica. From Australia’s treasured east coast where you’ll visit Sydney with its fabled Opera House, surprising Melbourne and exotic Tasmania, you’ll cross the Tasman Sea to New Zealand, experiencing both the South Island with its magnificent fjords and the North Island’s more settled culture including Wellington’s Gothic architecture. This voyage reveals splendors down under.

Jan. 19-31 Treasures of South America around Cape Horn

Feb. 9-20 Costa Rica’s Natural Heritage

March 8-21 Samba Rhythms: Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil

March 23-April 9 Asian Explorations: China, South Korea and Vietnam

For more information about the Roaming Buffs travel program e-mail clark.oldroyd@colorado.edu, call 303-492-5640 or 800-492-7743 or visit www.cualum.org/travel.

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Celebrate CU’s entry into the Pac-12 by joining us on the road this fall for our spectacular away game weekend festivities in Washington, California and Arizona.

Venture northwest for our Forever Buffs pregame at the University of Washington on Saturday, Oct. 15. We’ve scouted out Seattle to help you navigate this beautiful city, which rests in the shadow of 14,411-foot Mt. Rainier. Take advantage of its cultural and culinary gems when you’re not cheering on the Buffs.

If you can’t make it to Seattle, join us at our other Pac-12 away pregame parties — Stanford on Oct. 8, Arizona State on Oct. 29, UCLA on Nov. 19 and Utah on Nov. 25.

Go to www.cualum.org/football for details.

What to do in Seattle

Shop and eat in Pike Place Market, the nation’s oldest continuously working public market. www.pikeplacemarket.org

Catch views from the Space Needle, Seattle’s 606-foot-tall icon, and the Bank of America Tower observation deck, which is twice as tall. www.spaceneedle.com

Stroll University Way, referred to as “the Ave.,” with three cinemas, coffeehouses and the University Bookstore. www.bookstore.washington.edu

Check out Seattle visitor information at www.visitseattle.org.

Tailgate by boat

Fans steer their boats close to Husky Stadium, one of the nation’s loudest stadiums because of its size and architecture. On game weekends upwards of 12,000 people float next to the stadium, which overlooks Lake Washington.

Celebrate at our pregame

Meet other Forever Buffs and enjoy great food at our pregame party. It starts two-and-a-half hours before the game. There will be multiple pregames in “The Zone,” the practice field east of Husky Stadium, so look for the black and gold.

Five favored Seattle restaurants

BOKA Kitchen and Bar: Sleek lounge, bar and restaurant with urban American food.1010 First Ave., 206-357-9000, www.bokaseattle.com, $$$

50 North: Eclectic American food, great breakfasts.
5001 25th Ave. NE, 206-397-3939, http://50northrestaurant.com, $$

Taste of India: Great selection of curry, vindaloo and tandoori. 5517 Roosevelt Way NE, 206-528-1575, www.tasteofindiaseattle.com, $$

Beecher’s Seattle: “World’s Best Mac & Cheese” and other tasty lunch items. Pike Place Market, 1600 Pike Place, 206-956-1964. www.beechershandmadecheese.com/Locations/Seattle.aspx, $$

Ugly Mug Café: Imaginative dishes, home-baked scones, espresso. 1309 NE 43rd St., 206-547-3219, $

 Down low on Dubs

Live University of Washington mascot: Dubs, an Alaskan malamute

Age: Almost 3 years old

Birth order: 13th Washington Dubs mascot

Weekly blog: http://huskymascot.blogspot.com

Favorite toy: Stuffed duck

• Spectacular photography
• Larger than previous years at 12” by 12”
• January 2012 through December 2012
• Only $15

Preview the photos and buy your calendar at www.cualum.org/calendar.

Print your ID card for in-store purchases at www.foreverbuffsnetwork.org.