Each fall the newest members of the Forever Buffs family connect 鈥 most for the first time 鈥 during the university鈥檚 Week of Welcome, which includes free activities in the CU Recreation Center, a Welcome Fest in the University Memorial Center and a concert on campus hosted by CU鈥檚 Program Council.
When Eric Stough (Film鈥95), animation director and producer of South Park, spoke during spring commencement, he related his work as an animator to life, emphasizing the importance of each moment.
Explore Boulder this summer by renting the city鈥檚 hip red cruiser B-Cycle bikes. In the morning, hit the Boulder Creek path, one of The Hill鈥檚 unique coffee shops and caf茅s or pedal to Chautauqua for close-up views of the Flatirons.
The university鈥檚 first library opened in September 1877 in Old Main. It had two books, but by the turn of the century the library, situated on the third floor, had more than 7,000 books.
Amid stories of radioactive waste leaking in fields, 70 FBI agents and Environmental Protection Agency staff descended on the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons production plant 25 years ago.