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Norlin gets facelift for 70th birthday

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

The venerable Norlin Library turned 70 years old on Jan. 6. The building has anchored the historic Norlin Quadrangle for seven decades with its stately sandstone pillars and inscriptions promising “timeless fellowship.” It remains a campus architectural icon, even as the structure of the building has evolved in response to cultural, political and pedagogical trends.
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Celebrating 150 years of Broadway construction

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Staff
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Founded in 1849, Boulder joyously celebrated its 150-year anniversary on Feb. 10. The Old Main bell joined many church bells, as well as individuals ringing bells on campus and on the Pearl Street Mall, to mark the anniversary.
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The Old Main bell

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Staff
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The Old Main bell joined a cacophony of bells tolling 150 times on Feb. 10, 2009, in celebration of  Boulder’s sesquicentennial anniversary. For decades the Old Main bell rang between class periods and for home football victories. After a wild night of celebratory ringing following a win over the Colorado School of Mines in 1926, the bell cracked. As a
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