Faces of CU
Pakistan, personally
Assistant professor Najeeb Jan of geography moved from the United Kingdom to Pakistan as a teenager, creating experiences that play out today in his classes from “Human and Political Geography” to “Political Islam.” Coloradan student writer Alex Bak met with him to discuss his childhood, the future of Pakistan and the war on terror.
Read moreHip-hopping in the classroom
Associate professor Reiland Rabaka of ethnic studies had no television while growing up in the projects of Austin, Texas, and reading was his escape. Today a vast bookshelf covers an entire wall of his office, adorned with works by Langston Hughes, Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Ayi Kwei Armah. Former Coloradan student writer Erika Usui (Jour, Jpn’09) caught up with him to discuss the role hip-hop music plays in his classroom.
Read moreThe Hawk walks the talk
When the Buffs host Colorado State on Sept. 6, Dan Hawkins will begin his fourth season as CU’s head football coach. He talked with Coloradan contributor Mark Wolf (Jour’70) about football, music and kidney stones.
Read moreCatching critters
Beyond being CU’s first pest specialist, Scott Harvey has another claim to fame: the most photographed man on campus. Traps and bait in hand, Harvey crisscrosses campus in response to elk and deer sightings, ant trails, bat guano and even a lost monkey on Norlin Quad. In the process he ends up in many pictures taken by the university’s photographers. In between calls about a new family of cockroaches, Harvey told Coloradan contributor and CU junior Emery Cowan about managing wildlife on campus.
Read moreLess rice, more protein
In a chaotic economy there are few better people to be in a boat with than Chris Bittman (Jour’85), University of Colorado Foundation chief investment officer.
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