Old Main
- In a snowy outdoor ceremony on Sept. 20, 1875, Boulder town officials and members of the Masonic Grand Lodge placed a small tin box with nearly 50 items in the cornerstone of what would become Old Main.
- Now a romantic set of sandstone arches over the lake, Varsity Bridge has gone through several transformations over the course of CU’s history.
- Campus lore says the first bell cracked following a football victory over Colorado School of Mines in 1926. Others claim it happened during the off-season.Â
- Readers comment on the Shakespeare Festival, The Connetion bowling alley and nostalgic memories from their time at CU.
- Imagine the campus without Varsity Lake — just a deep, muddy ravine channeling snowmelt down the hill.