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CU: New industry group not a threat to academic freedom
University of Colorado leaders say that a recently announced push for more collaboration with industry does not mean the corporatization of the university or pose a threat to academic freedom, the publication of research findings or the faculty’s control over the ...
Sunlight Foundation unveils journalism effort-checker Churnalism
The process is this: Corporations, trade associations, governments, individuals and tons of other groups write up press releases about themselves. Then they send those to journalists. Then journalists put them into their publications. Then you, the reader, catches ...
CU defends ongoing effort to snuff out 4/20
When University of Colorado officials announced plans to close campus to outsiders again on April 20 — a Saturday — critics howled that last year’s justification for doing so was no longer valid...
Activists sound alarm over oil waste pit in Lafayette
In February 1984, a woman living in the Lafayette area called police to report that her cat had fallen into an oil sludge pit...
Boston bombing: Headlines, reactions from Senate and Obama
Two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon April 15, killing at least two and injuring at least 170. Among the headlines today...
Solar power could replace fossil fuels, utilities acknowledge
How much could renewable energy shake up the energy industry? It depends who you ask...
Inside Dish Network’s offer to buy Sprint
A surprise bid from Dish, the second-largest satellite television provider, to purchase wireless company Sprint has emerged. The offer has thrown a wrench into a Japanese bank's plan to buy Sprint...
North Korea rocket design apparently can carry warhead
Most media reports about North Korea use terms like "posturing" and "threats." But how much of the country's suddenly aggressive rhetoric is posturing, and how much can it back up...
Iranian scientist claims to have built ‘time machine’
A scientist in Iran says he has constructed a time machine...
NOAA: Expect almost ice-free summers in Arctic soon
The federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that soon, possibly within the next few decades, there will be almost no ice in the Arctic during the summer...
Video: North Korea is aiming for Colorado Springs. Except it doesn’t...
North Korea has released a new video threatening to attack the United States, including Colorado Springs, with missiles. But its aim looks to be a little off...
Searching for a road home
Tucked back into the corner of a dimly lit kitchen, two boys giggle, then burst out into uncontrollable laughter. The bulb that sits atop a long, skinny floor lamp — the sole source of light for the Sigg-Brown family kitchen — is loose. The two boys, Isaiah and Malik...
