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How to steal an election without really trying
Step one: Get a group of buddies together, make it the kind of people who’d enjoy traveling First Class together, or maybe sharing a...
Farm to frozen: Eating local throughout the winter
Californians just might have something to lord over dwellers of the Rocky Mountains: year-round farmers’ markets. Fresh produce, abundantly displayed in colorful rows, lines the stalls from January to December. It’s far easier to “eat local” when the local ...
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...
Recycle your medication
We all know what to do with plastic boxes, beer cans and glass bottles: recycle them. But what about recycling medication...
The pros and cons of industrial-scale solar
It’s an undeniably gruesome image: A bird soars over the Mojave desert, and suddenly, revoltingly, catches fire, streaks momentarily like a small meteor, and then seems to disappear, leaving only smoke. Seen from afar, some are calling them “streamers...
What’s blooming at the market?
With the spring season making its way to Boulder County, it’s that...
Collegify your phone
Putting the university in the palm of your hand You may have a smart phone, but these mobile-specific apps and campus services will make yours a smarter phone for a student...
Pedaling through barriers
Biking has started to make a comeback in the U.S., in ways you might not imagine. Take, for instance, Pedal to Properties, a full-service...
A community mission
Boulder’s first food co-op, The Second Kitchen, is trying to make a bigger difference when it comes to quality and sustainability of food distribution, while not forgetting their humble beginnings. The organization’s name is a tribute to those humble begins, when co-...
ICUMI (In case you missed it)
If we can’t kick Him, we’re out.
Every unpopular kid knows what it’s like to have a party and have no one come. Even...
Falling in love with food
That time of year has come upon us when the harvest is in and the corn is high and an average squash becomes coveted home decor. The impending holidays turn our attention to food, from bags of candy to pumpkin pies to turkey legs...
