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Apple selects CU Boulder students for its new mentorship program
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (302+ words) University of Colorado Boulder student Matias Blanco is getting direct mentorship from an iPhone product designer, thanks to a new mentorship program through Apple. "It's awesome having somebody who's really smart and has already been through this whole process," Blanco…...
CU Boulder clears banned student journalist of charges, records show
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (968+ words) The University of Colorado Boulder has found student journalist A'iihkionkonci Parker not guilty of any student code of conduct charges after it banned Parker from campus in October after covering a pro-Palestine protest, records show. "I'm pretty upset, obviously, because…...
Asking Eric: Students give teacher gifts but her boyfriend objects
2+ week, 1+ day ago (657+ words) I have been a preschool teacher for more than 20 years. There are a few times throughout the year where the kids and their parents give us gifts, which of course is optional. Those occasions are Christmas, Valentine's Day, Teacher Appreciation…...
Protesters demand CU Regents cut ties with Key Lime Air, grant union rights
2+ week, 2+ day ago (15+ words) Protesters demand CU Regents cut ties with Key Lime Air, grant union rights'Longmont Times-Call...
Longmont events for Monday, Feb. 2: Drop-in Writers Group at Longmont Library
2+ week, 5+ day ago (445+ words) Drop-in Writers Group:6 p.m., Longmont Library, 409 Fourth Ave., Longmont. Attend a thoughtful, intentional and inclusive space to gather around the art and craft of writing. Celebrate creativity and work toward achievable goals, together.longmontcolorado.gov. Chess Club: 4:15 p.m., Erie Community Library, 400 Powers…...
CU Boulder remembers alumni who died in Challenger, Columbia space missions
3+ week, 3+ min ago (399+ words) When his career eventually led him to become a professor at CU Boulder, he got to know the members of the Columbia space shuttle crew because he had a CU experiment onboard. The Columbia spacecraft disintegrated upon re-entry into the…...
Boulder County childcare assistance enrollment freeze nears two years
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (864+ words) As Boulder County's Child Care Assistance Program enrollment freeze approaches two years, local child care leaders are warning that stopgap measures helping low-income families afford care aren't sustainable long term. "We don't see an end in sight," she said. "Families…...
‘A two-way street’: CU Boulder celebrates community public outreach
3+ week, 1+ day ago (545+ words) Since 2011, the Shakespeare and Violence Prevention program has reached 140,000 Colorado students, where they improve their Shakespeare literacy while learning violence intervention strategies to take action in their communities. Fiske Planetarium, meanwhile, reaches more than 75,000 people annually, including thousands of K-12 students....
ICE Out protests prompt staff shortage in Boulder Valley School District
3+ week, 2+ day ago (161+ words) The Boulder Valley School District will remain open Friday despite an anticipated staffing shortage amid nationwide ICE out protests. Nearly a quarter of the district's teachers called out of work for Friday, according to a Thursday district press release. BVSD…...
He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to return
3+ week, 5+ day ago (899+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was FaceTiming in from Singapore, stranded half a world away. One…...