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University of Colorado stories: 8 news summaries

 The 10 Douchiest  
 Colleges in the US 

From Brown to Bob Jones, 'what kind of douche do you want to be'?

Aug 29, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - In college, acting insufferable is pretty much a given. “The question for America's youth is: What kind of douche bag do you aspire to be?” asks GQ. The mag helpfully offers the top options.
  1. Brown University: Peace Sign on My Mom's 7 Series Douches are limo liberals
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Duke University • Princeton University • list • college • university • University of Colorado • Brown University • Bob Jones University • Harvard University • Amherst College • Charter College • Rollins College • Deep Springs College

School Fired Prof Over 9/11 Essay: Jury

He wins case
after calling victims
'little Eichmanns'

Apr 2, 09 9:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - A jury decided today that the University of Colorado unjustly fired one of its professors after he called 9/11 victims "little Eichmanns" in an essay, the Denver Post reports. Jurors, however, awarded Ward Churchill only $1 in damages. A judge will now determine whether the school must reinstate Churchill... More »

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free speech • University of Colorado • Ward Churchill • Colorado • professor

GLOSSIES

 Climate Change 
 Pushes Aspens 
 to Brink 

New weather patterns exacerbate other issues, like the nasty bark beetle

Dec 21, 08 5:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Huge swaths of the Rocky Mountain landscape is being transformed as the region's signature tree, the aspen, goes into rapid decline, reports the Smithsonian. Climate change and surging population of the bark beetle is causing the grim phenomenon known as SAD (sudden aspen decline). The beetle is a mere... More »

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climate change • global warming • Colorado Rockies • University of Colorado • Rockies • pine trees • aspen tree

 'Pumpkin Streaker' 
 Cops a Plea in Colo. 

Student, one of 12, will do community service, avoid sex-offender status

Dec 19, 08 2:05 PM CST
(Newser) - A University of Colorado student who ran through a pedestrian mall naked except for a pumpkin on her head on Halloween agreed yesterday to a plea deal, the Boulder Daily Camera reports. The 20-year-old will do 6 months of probation and 8 hours of community service, and will not have... More »

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crime • nudity • court • University of Colorado • Colorado • Halloween • public nudity • Boulder • pumpkins

 At Lefty U.,
 Plans for
 Right-Wing
 Chair 

University of Colorado seeks 'intellectual diversity,' to qualms on both sides

May 13, 08 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Here’s a recipe for controversy: Take one of the nation’s most liberal schools—the University of Colorado at Boulder—and make it the home of the nation’s first endowed chair for Conservative Thought and Policy. The school’s Republican chancellor tells the Wall Street Journal the campus... More »

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political science • conservative • academia • University of Colorado • George Will

Dude...Where's My Sponsor?

As 4/20 nears holiday status, pot-smokers' festivities curry favor with advertisers

Apr 17, 08 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Major corporations are trying to see dollar signs through the haze of pot smoke hovering over this year's 4/20 stonerpalooza, as the pseudo-holiday gains national attention with its large, (idly) devoted following on college campuses. This year, festivities will include stoner cinema debuts like "Harold and Kumar Escape From... More »

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drugs • drug use • college • marijuana • marijuana legalization • University of Colorado • movies • 4/20

Franchione Quits After A&M Upsets Texas

Colorado blows by Nebraska, MSU comes back against Ole Miss

Nov 23, 07 11:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Dennis Franchione's controversial tenure as Texas A&M football coach ended on a high note with a 38-30 win over rival Texas. A somber Franchione, who resigned shortly after the game, said he felt blessed for the time spent with his players, reports the AP. Quarterback Stephen McGee had a... More »

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Texas Longhorns • NCAA football • University of Colorado • Mississippi State Bulldogs • Nebraska Cornhuskers • Dennis Franchione • Southeastern Conference • Missouri Tigers • Big 12 Conference • Texas A&M

Prof Who Compared 9/11 Victims to Nazis Gets Ax

Academic vows to sue University of Colo.

Jul 25, 07 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The controversial academic who challenged the innocence of 9/11 victims and called them "little Eichmanns" was fired yesterday by the University of Colorado board of regents. The regents voted 8-1 to dismiss Ward Churchill, citing academic misconduct, including plagiarism and fraud. Churchill, who taught ethnic studies, said his free-speech... More »

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Nazi • University of Colorado • Ward Churchill

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