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Extro credit for being introverted?
The Social Network, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is portrayed as a brilliant yet socially awkward student intent on finding a billion-dollar idea. Much of the focus of the film is on the interaction and subsequent legal proceedings between the geeky computer ...
2012 Student Guide | Join the club
More than 1,500 student athletes competed in 35 club sports teams at CU last year, and 21 of those clubs went on to their national championships. The list of sports includes baseball, crew, dance, field hockey, freestyle skiing, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, rugby, ...
When it pours
There is often confusion about the extent to which we can collect rainwater under Colorado law...
Just a little loan
Organic, local, sustainable food seems to be a growing trend in America, but it’s also a trend that almost inevitably means higher prices. When most people think of microfinance, likely what comes to mind are images of the developing world: very poor, rural people ...
Student Guide 2010: Tune in to CU’s student radio station
Turning the dial to Radio 1190 is like opening a box of chocolates, as Forrest Gump would say. You never know what you’re going to get. OK, so if you checked the online program calendar for 1190, you’d know what you’re getting. But it’s much more fun to just tune to...
2012 Student Guide | A musical map
The Boulder Bubble is positively bursting with interesting things to do and see, including, but not limited to, ridiculously huge mountains, people that stuff themselves into clear plastic boxes, overpriced boutique stores, hipster restaurants and all manner of “...
Yes or no to GMOs?
Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) drew a fierce response in 2009...
Living off your land
The world has only 39 growing seasons until its farms have to feed a...
Hemp: The fiber side of cannabis
Correction: The Hemp Industries Association was mistakenly referred to as the Hemp Initiative Association in one instance in this story...
Plight of the monarch
There are few species on this planet that inspire awe quite like the monarch butterfly. Its migration alone, which spans thousands of miles, is enough to get children interested in science and make adults appreciate the wonders of nature...
Mother Nature knows best
Once upon a time, most people harvested their food directly from the land or sea rather than selecting it from stocked grocery store shelves that bear the same appearance in August as they do in March. Although technology now allows Coloradans to eat bananas and ...
