'Smart Celebrating' Tips, Message Is Being Sent To All CU-Boulder Students

Aug. 20, 2002

Students at the University of Colorado at Boulder are being reminded in several ways of the risks associated with hosting parties and are being provided tips to avoid injuries, legal consequences and even suspensions. "Smart Celebrating Tips" are being emailed to students in the form of Buff Bulletins, and Off-Campus Student Services has provided information at orientations and through its campus office and mailings. CU and Boulder police also will address the issue at their biannual "Hill Stops" on Aug. 23-24.

'Fires In The West: What Should We Do?' Presented Aug. 29 At CU-Boulder

Aug. 20, 2002

A panel of experts will gather Aug. 29 at the University of Colorado at Boulder for a free public discussion of the causes and effects of wildfire and how technology could lead to better fire management. "Fires in the West: What Should We Do?" will take place in the University Memorial Center, room 235, at 7:30 p.m. Free parking will be available in the Euclid Avenue Autopark and light refreshments will follow the presentation.

CU-Boulder Selected To Design, Build Instruments For NASA Solar Mission

Aug. 20, 2002

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been selected by NASA to design and build an instrument package for a new satellite known as the Solar Dynamics Observatory, the first mission in the agency's new "Living with a Star" program.

CU-Boulder Freshman Class To Increase For Fall 2002

Aug. 19, 2002

The fall 2002 freshman class at the University of Colorado at Boulder will be larger than last year by about 370 students, the result of record applications and high confirmation rates among those admitted, university officials say.

CU-Boulder Names Interim Communications Director

Aug. 19, 2002

Kevin Lee, associate director of University Communications at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been named interim executive director of University Communications while a national search for the permanent position is conducted. The position was vacated in early July by the departure of Bobbi Barrow, who left the university to join Denver Health Medical Center.

Doctors Without Borders Exhibit To Visit CU-Boulder Aug. 24-25

Aug. 19, 2002

Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organization, will set up a traveling exhibit at the University of Colorado at Boulder Aug. 24-25 to raise awareness of the need for medicines in poor countries. The exhibit, housed in a 48-foot tractor-trailer, will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days and is free and open to the public. The exhibit will be set up between Fiske Planetarium and the Leeds School of Business on the north side of Regent Drive.

Religious Campus Organizations To Host Ice Cream Social At CU-Boulder On Aug. 22

Aug. 18, 2002

The Religious Campus Organizations will host its second annual ice cream social at the University of Colorado at Boulder Aug. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the lawn of the Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building. RCO is composed of 21 member groups involved in campus ministry at the university. Staff and students will be available to answer questions and provide information on the groups.

Two "Lost Boys" From Sudan To Attend CU-Boulder This Fall

Aug. 18, 2002

Their journey as refugees fleeing the brutal civil war in Sudan that claimed the lives of their families and their villages has taken them through some of the most war-torn areas of the world. Now it is bringing them to the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Stampede Bus Begins Service To CU-Boulder Campuses Aug. 26

Aug. 18, 2002

The Stampede shuttle bus will provide convenient connections between the University of Colorado at Boulder's main and east campuses and Research Park beginning Aug. 26. The natural-gas-powered shuttle will operate from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, connecting the campuses with buses arriving every 10 minutes. CU-Boulder students, faculty and staff will be able to board the Stampede without charge by showing their RTD-validated student bus pass or faculty-staff Eco Pass.

CU-Boulder Police Will Give Free Pizza To Students Who Stop And Talk During 'Hill Stops'

Aug. 18, 2002

The University of Colorado Police Department will give away free pizza to students during "Hill Stops" on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, as part of an ongoing effort to enhance relations between university students and police. The giveaway starts at 11 p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. on Saturday and will end when the pizza runs out. Officers will give away pizza and lemonade to students who stop and visit. Students should look for CU officers on the campus side of the Hill underpass at Broadway and College Avenue. Boulder Police also will participate in the Hill Stops.

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