缅北禁地 &amp; Community /coloradan/ en Pike on a Bike, The White Line and the Fight for Pedestrian Safety /coloradan/2025/03/10/pike-bike-white-line-and-fight-pedestrian-safety <span>Pike on a Bike, The White Line and the Fight for Pedestrian Safety</span> <span><span>Anna Tolette</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-10T14:35:30-06:00" title="Monday, March 10, 2025 - 14:35">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 14:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/DCC-L-PIKEride117.JPEG?h=0e5a85d2&amp;itok=2JaBfwlX" width="1200" height="800" alt="PIKE brother riding"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/56"> Gallery </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 1"> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span>On July 29, 2023, a reckless driver hit and killed 17-year-old Magnus White, a U.S. National Team Cyclist, on the Diagonal Highway outside of 缅北禁地. To raise awareness of thousands of pedestrians and cyclists killed annually by drivers, White鈥檚 parents,&nbsp;<strong>Michael</strong> (EnvDes鈥00) and&nbsp;<strong>Jill White</strong> (Mktg鈥99; MOrgMgmt鈥23), created a nonprofit called&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.thewhiteline.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>The White Line</span></a><span>.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In November 2024, the Pi Kappa Alpha (螤KA) fraternity 鈥 known as 鈥漃ike鈥 鈥 held a fundraiser on 缅北禁地鈥檚 campus for The White Line and to honor Magnus White, who was a friend of several of the fraternity members. For six days, Pike members traded shifts riding outside on a stationary bike, even through a snowstorm. They rode near a memorial of more than 8,400 candles that represented each pedestrian or cyclist killed by a driver in 2023.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淟ooking out at the 8,423 candles was a true reminder of how valuable every single moment was,鈥 said&nbsp;<strong>Graydon Abel&nbsp;</strong>(Fin鈥27), who helped create the fundraiser with his brother&nbsp;<strong>Gavin</strong>&nbsp;(Fin鈥27) and their fraternity brother&nbsp;<strong>Sebastian Edwards</strong> (Econ鈥27). 鈥淐hange is needed, and we hope this effort makes a difference.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero"><span>Start:&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>Nov. 2, 5:05 p.m.</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero"><span>Finish:&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>Nov. 8, 12:28 p.m.*&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>(*12:28 p.m. was the exact time Magnus White was struck in 2023.)&nbsp;</span></p></div></div><hr><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero"><span>$51,007</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>Money raised</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span>2,100&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>Miles ridden, the equivalent of biking from 缅北禁地 to Miami, New York City or Mexico City.&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero"><span>8,423&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>Total minutes, representing the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed by drivers in 2023.</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero"><span>23&nbsp;</span></p><p class="text-align-center"><span>Degrees:&nbsp;Coldest temperature during the fundraiser.</span></p></div></div><hr></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-below"> <div> <div class="ucb-article-secondary-text"> <div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/DCC-L-PIKEride117.JPEG?itok=_Jc1W8sT" width="1500" height="1000" alt="PIKE brother riding"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/IMG_0330.JPEG?itok=qxzGH4OC" width="1500" height="893" alt="PIKE fraternity with memorial of more than 8,400 candles that represented each pedestrian or cyclist killed by a driver in 2023"> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><hr><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>After a driver killed Magnus White while he was riding his bike, his parents founded The White Line to raise awareness about pedestrian and cycling safety. Last fall, the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity held a fundraiser for the nonprofit. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2025" hreflang="en">Spring 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:35:30 +0000 Anna Tolette 12597 at /coloradan A Century of CU Spirit from CU Twin Peggy Coppom /coloradan/2025/03/10/century-cu-spirit-cu-twin-peggy-coppom <span>A Century of CU Spirit from CU Twin Peggy Coppom</span> <span><span>Anna Tolette</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-10T14:33:00-06:00" title="Monday, March 10, 2025 - 14:33">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 14:33</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/Peggy_Coppom_100yrs18GA.jpg?h=b772c73a&amp;itok=MODj-P56" width="1200" height="800" alt="Peggy Coppam"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/78"> Profile </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1623" hreflang="en">Alumni Profile</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1611" hreflang="en">Athletics</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> </div> <a href="/coloradan/our-team/maria-kuntz">Maria Kuntz</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/Peggy_Coppom_100yrs18GA.jpg?itok=T3Rjea3V" width="750" height="1125" alt="Peggy Coppam"> </div> <span class="media-image-caption"> <p><span>Peggy Coppom in her 缅北禁地 home.</span></p> </span> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>When I arrived at&nbsp;<strong>Peggy Fitzgerald Coppom</strong>鈥檚&nbsp;(A&amp;S ex鈥46) home, I was immediately greeted by&nbsp;<strong>Eddie Olivari </strong>(MPubAd鈥78), a friend who drives her to and from church daily. He explained that her phone interview with&nbsp;</span><em><span>The Today Show</span></em><span>&nbsp;was running a little long, but he invited me in, offered me a Coke and showed me the ins and outs of her 1940s pink-and-chrome Frigidaire electric stove.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Peggy is perhaps the most unlikely of modern-day superfans. She doesn鈥檛 wear face paint and costumes or seek the attention of cameras and Instagram. When Peggy and her identical twin,&nbsp;<strong>Betty Fitzgerald Hoover </strong>(A&amp;S ex鈥46), who died in 2020, began cheering on the Buffs in the 1940s, they were just out to have a good time.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淕rowing up on Colorado鈥檚 eastern plains, moving to 缅北禁地 for high school equated to the big city. At the time, high school games and city dances were the common ways to socialize,鈥 said Peggy.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The twins met their future husbands at Longmont High School, where their love of football and basketball took root.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淲e liked basketball and football because that鈥檚 what we had in high school. We didn鈥檛 have anything else,鈥 Peggy said. 鈥淎nd then we said, well, let鈥檚 go. We better go.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>When they enrolled at 缅北禁地, they found a new love: CU athletics. In addition to football and basketball, Peggy and Betty started following more sports, including volleyball and tennis.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>For some years, raising children took them away from their beloved stands. But that break was short-lived.&nbsp;</span></p><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><blockquote><p class="lead"><span>鈥淲ell, Betty and I used to say 鈥 and I still do 鈥 we pray and play,鈥 she said. 鈥淧rayer is first. Play is second.鈥&nbsp;</span></p></blockquote></div></div><p dir="ltr"><span>Peggy recounted, 鈥淢y older son&nbsp;<strong>Jack </strong>(PE鈥67) played baseball at 缅北禁地 and was an All Big Eight Player his junior year. So we went to all the baseball games in those days.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In time, the sisters began faithfully attending football and basketball, volleyball, soccer, tennis, baseball, lacrosse and track, and they became a staple in the bleachers 鈥 easily spotted in their custom athletic gold sweatshirts.</span></p><h3><span>Pray and Play&nbsp;</span></h3><p dir="ltr"><span>While Peggy is&nbsp;</span><a href="https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/11/15/football-100-years-of-memories-from-cus-most-famous-fan" rel="nofollow"><span>most famous for her Buffalo fandom</span></a><span>, there are two constants in her life: church and CU athletics. Raised Catholic, Peggy started attending daily mass in the 1950s.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淲ell, Betty and I used to say 鈥 and I still do 鈥 we pray and play,鈥 she said. 鈥淧rayer is first. Play is second.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Peggy and Betty were known to pray for CU Buffs players, and the list is always growing. Even if Peggy forgets someone鈥檚 name, she puts them on the list because 鈥淗e knows who they are,鈥 she said, pointing upward. Prayer anchors Peggy, and she places it first because it helps her 鈥渉ave good faith, keep a positive attitude and be happy.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Peggy represents more than CU fandom 鈥 she embodies goodness and loyalty. During our visit, I asked her friend Mike Richardson 鈥 who is from Estes Park, Colorado, and stopped by with a black-and-gold holiday wreath for Peggy 鈥 how they met.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淚 was just drawn to her,鈥 he said. 鈥淲hen my kids were little, I鈥檇 see the twins at all of the games, and so I finally went up and introduced myself and my kids.鈥&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In November, a packed Folsom Field sang 鈥淗appy Birthday鈥 to Peggy on her 100th birthday.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淚 just stood there and cried because that鈥檚 the way it made me feel 鈥 very, very humble,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 feel like I鈥檝e done anything except be a good fan to CU. [Betty and I] went to so many sporting things. I can鈥檛 deny that we have been good fans. We have been.鈥&nbsp;</span></p> <div class="align-right image_style-default"> <div class="field_media_oembed_video"><iframe src="/coloradan/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DtY1v42tv9FM&amp;max_width=516&amp;max_height=350&amp;hash=U74eRW-n4-NbEsWixt7zr6CZSFo8kDyt8Dj4LMWOXaQ" width="516" height="290" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Folsom Field &amp; Colorado Fans Wish Miss Peggy Happy Birthday"></iframe> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>But don鈥檛 think for a minute that she lacks fire.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>When we talked about winning and losing, she said: 鈥淚f no one wanted the other team to win, it wouldn鈥檛 be any fun. It鈥檚 a big competition. When the opposing team鈥檚 fans come to the game and cheer loudly, those are the games that we get excited about.鈥</span></p><h3><span>Peggy Gets Her Bowl&nbsp;</span></h3><div class="feature-layout-callout feature-layout-callout-large"><div class="ucb-callout-content"><blockquote><p class="lead"><span>鈥淏e loyal. No matter if they win or lose in the end, it鈥檒l make you feel better to be loyal to your school because everyone can鈥檛 be a winner every time. And sometimes your loyalty is more important when you lose than when you win.鈥</span></p></blockquote></div></div><p dir="ltr"><span>The 鈥淐U Twins鈥 and their famed school spirit were legendary in 缅北禁地 before Coach Prime鈥檚 arrival, but Peggy credits him with making her internationally famous.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Reflecting on the press conferences, interviews, photo ops and her own&nbsp;</span><a href="https://cubuffs.com/news/2024/11/19/general-cu-athletics-unveils-new-peggy100-apparel-line-to-honor-superfan-peggy-coppom" rel="nofollow"><span>name, image and likeness</span></a><span> (NIL) deal, she said, 鈥淚 was thinking the other day, 鈥榊ou know, God, I wonder if your part in this was to help me not miss Betty so much. You鈥檙e giving me all these things to do now.鈥欌 For the past two years, the 缅北禁地 community has filled her life when she needed it most.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>When Peggy and I met, the bowl game Coach Prime promised her at the beginning of the season was 17 days away. She&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.si.com/onsi/athlete-lifestyle/news/colorado-football-superfan-ms-peggy-wholesome-moments-shedeur-buffs-stars" rel="nofollow"><span>would fly first class</span></a><span> to Texas for the Dec. 28 Alamo Bowl.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Her advice to other CU fans: 鈥淏e loyal. No matter if they win or lose in the end, it鈥檒l make you feel better to be loyal to your school because everyone can鈥檛 be a winner every time. And sometimes your loyalty is more important when you lose than when you win.鈥</span></p><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><hr><p class="small-text" dir="ltr"><span>Photo by Glenn Asakawa</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Peggy Coppom, a lifelong supporter of CU athletics, celebrated her 100th birthday and reflected on her loyalty to the Buffs.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2025" hreflang="en">Spring 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:33:00 +0000 Anna Tolette 12595 at /coloradan A CU Education Partnership Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Climate Advocates /coloradan/2025/03/10/cu-education-partnership-inspiring-next-generation-climate-advocates <span>A CU Education Partnership Is Inspiring the Next Generation of Climate Advocates</span> <span><span>Anna Tolette</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-10T14:18:16-06:00" title="Monday, March 10, 2025 - 14:18">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 14:18</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/Stop%205.Goose%20Creek%20and%20Water%20Quality%20.jpg?h=f2fcf546&amp;itok=AjvGFYIg" width="1200" height="800" alt="Goose Creek Water Quality"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1619" hreflang="en">Climate &amp; Environment</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/818" hreflang="en">Sustainability</a> </div> <span>Hannah Fletcher</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 1"> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><span>On a fall day, elementary education majors in&nbsp;</span><a href="/education/melissa-braaten" rel="nofollow"><span>Melissa Braaten鈥檚</span></a><span> class are busy 鈥 busy as beavers, one might say 鈥 building mock beaver dams out of water and natural materials in small bins. During this exercise, budding teachers role-play teaching young learners in their future classrooms, asking questions and analyzing beavers鈥 role in ecosystems.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The climate science lesson is modeled after one that Braaten鈥檚 community partners teach at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://hee.bvsd.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>Heatherwood Elementary</span></a><span> in 缅北禁地 County as part of&nbsp;</span><a href="https://classroomsforclimateaction.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>Classrooms for Climate Action</span></a><span> (C4CA). In this particular lesson, student scientists (lovingly referred to as 鈥渂eaver believers鈥) study real beaver habitats in the local waterway, where the dams create wetlands habitats for other species and maintain lush surroundings important for the increasingly drier state of Colorado.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Launched by retired fifth-grade teacher<strong>&nbsp;Tiffany Boyd</strong> (MEdu鈥92), C4CA brings together retired and practicing teachers, community members, local climate change experts and youth to work together toward climate solutions.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In C4CA, kindergarten through high school students learn about environmental justice issues and play an active role in climate solutions 鈥 from sharing flood-mitigation ideas with city council to working with open space officials to address fire risks.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Braaten, an associate professor of STEM education and associate dean for undergraduate and teacher education in&nbsp;</span><a href="/education/" rel="nofollow"><span>缅北禁地鈥檚 School of Education</span></a><span>, is a research partner for C4CA and documents how science teaching is powerful when it鈥檚 relevant to students鈥 lives and civic action.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>With Braaten as the connector, C4CA educators visit her elementary education classes to share real-world examples and create C4CA鈥檚 own 鈥渆cosystem鈥 of current and future teachers working together to support young people鈥檚 scientific inquiry and leadership in climate solutions.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淎 central ingredient for C4CA鈥檚 success is that it takes everyone working together to make a change,鈥 Braaten said. 鈥淭eachers credit its partner mentorship with inspiring and sustaining their efforts to help children be civic actors working for environmental justice 鈥 not only as future adults, but in the immediate present as vital members of our community.鈥&nbsp;</span></p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-below"> <div> <div class="ucb-article-secondary-text"> <div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Stop%205.Goose%20Creek%20and%20Water%20Quality%20.jpg?itok=ITbEm0Fz" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Goose Creek Water Quality"> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Stop%202.%20Goose%20Creek%20Curry%20and%20Girls%20.jpg?itok=cYkEM0BQ" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Students at Goose Creek"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Boy%20with%20Plant.Wildlife%20Cards%20.jpg?itok=Z0ayVG0a" width="1500" height="1125" alt="Boy with wildlife cards"> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/2025-03/Copy%20of%20Copy%20of%20Group%20Observation%20Kirsten%20Boyer.jpg?itok=PmNREFRb" width="1500" height="1000" alt="Student group observation"> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><hr><p class="small-text" dir="ltr"><span>Photo by Kristen Boyer/缅北禁地 Valley School District&nbsp;</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Classrooms for Climate Action connects future teachers, students and community partners to engage young learners in climate science.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2025" hreflang="en">Spring 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:18:16 +0000 Anna Tolette 12589 at /coloradan Ode to 缅北禁地's World Famous Dark Horse /coloradan/2025/03/10/ode-boulders-world-famous-dark-horse <span>Ode to 缅北禁地's World Famous Dark Horse</span> <span><span>Anna Tolette</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-10T14:10:54-06:00" title="Monday, March 10, 2025 - 14:10">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 14:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-03/world-famous-dark-horse.jpg?h=c12e0b96&amp;itok=uHZKCmMk" width="1200" height="800" alt="The World Famous Dark Horse"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1443"> Column </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> </div> <span>Anna Tolette</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-03/world-famous-dark-horse.jpg?itok=4gPoGRU8" width="750" height="422" alt="The World Famous Dark Horse"> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>Push through the doors of 缅北禁地鈥檚&nbsp;</span><a href="https://darkhorsebar.com/" rel="nofollow"><span>Dark Horse</span></a><span>, and you鈥檒l find yourself in a veritable labyrinth, crammed to the gills with old movie props and memorabilia from the past century 鈥 anything from a grammar school diploma from Bangor, Maine, to a mod-podge collage of magazine cut-outs. Located on the corner of Baseline Road and U.S. Highway 36, this longtime favorite townie bar and grill has been a stalwart go-to for both community members and 缅北禁地 students since 1975 鈥 but it also holds a special place in my heart.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>On weeknights, my friends and I often pack into an oversized corner booth to cash in on amazing happy hour deals (half-off wells!). 鈥淭he usual鈥 for my partner, Omar, and I means we鈥檙e splitting a burger and an order of the spicy dry-rub wings with blue cheese and a side of hot sauce. Over the five years we have called 缅北禁地 home, this ritual has become an anchor of mine. Many an evening has been spent in various nooks and crannies of the bar discussing our next grand adventure, celebrating birthdays and milestones and partaking in what we affectionately call 鈥渉orsing around.鈥 A quick text to our friend group chat simply asking, 鈥淗orse?鈥 rallies the troops in record time.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In early 2024, developers announced plans to reimagine the parcel of land where the Dark Horse has lived for more than five decades. Construction is slated to begin in 2026. According to the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/01/21/dark-horse-boulder-redevelopment-williams/" rel="nofollow"><em><span>Denver Post</span></em></a><span>, the proposed development, dubbed 鈥淲illiams Village II,鈥 would include 610 housing units, mostly dedicated to off-campus student housing and commercial space.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Long-time fans of the Dark Horse showed up in droves to the&nbsp;</span><a href="https://boulderreportinglab.org/2024/03/07/what-councilmembers-had-to-say-about-williams-village-ii-redevelopment-project-that-would-affect-dark-horse/" rel="nofollow"><span>City of 缅北禁地 planning board</span></a><span> meeting last March to express dismay about the proposal, citing their love for the quirky space and sharing concerns about how the plan would contribute to a lack of affordable housing in the 缅北禁地 area, among others.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The thought of losing the Dark Horse is unfathomable to me. The developers have promised to relocate the iconic bar nearby, but the sticky counters and years of names etched into the booths lend the bar its charm.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>For now, my friends and I have taken it upon ourselves to plaster the town with 鈥淪ave the Dark Horse鈥 stickers.&nbsp;</span></p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-03/IMG_0666-preview.jpg?itok=pwapScCp" width="375" height="500" alt="Save the Dark Horse sticker"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-03/IMG_2154-preview.jpg?itok=WLiH8fhw" width="375" height="500" alt="Save the Dark Horse sticker"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-03/IMG_0914-preview.jpg?itok=IrwQ5_b0" width="375" height="500" alt="Save the Dark Horse sticker"> </div> </div><div class="col ucb-column"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_500px_25_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/small_500px_25_display_size_/public/2025-03/IMG_1061-preview.jpg?itok=Tbu4ROtN" width="375" height="500" alt="Save the Dark Horse sticker"> </div> </div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><hr><p class="small-text" dir="ltr"><span>Photos courtesy About缅北禁地.com and Anna Tolette</span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>The Dark Horse bar faces an uncertain future as redevelopment plans are formed.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2025" hreflang="en">Spring 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 20:10:54 +0000 Anna Tolette 12586 at /coloradan News Briefs from 缅北禁地 /coloradan/2025/03/10/news-briefs-cu-boulder <span>News Briefs from 缅北禁地</span> <span><span>Julia Maclean</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-03-10T13:10:15-06:00" title="Monday, March 10, 2025 - 13:10">Mon, 03/10/2025 - 13:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-02/Heard%20around%20campus.jpg?h=b96b670e&amp;itok=5jvTLtBg" width="1200" height="800" alt="Photo of Coach Mac in a crowd"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1611" hreflang="en">Athletics</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1619" hreflang="en">Climate &amp; Environment</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/314" hreflang="en">Space</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><h4><span>Heard Around Campus</span></h4> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2025-02/Heard%20around%20campus.jpg?itok=iaZjSo13" width="750" height="601" alt="Photo of Coach Mac in a crowd"> </div> </div> <blockquote><p class="lead" dir="ltr"><span>鈥淐oach Mac was an incredible man who taught me about the importance of faith, family and being a good husband, father and grandfather.鈥</span></p></blockquote><p><em><span>鈥 缅北禁地 Athletic Director&nbsp;</span></em><a href="https://cubuffs.com/news/2025/1/10/football-bill-mccartney-hall-of-fame-coach-passes-away" rel="nofollow"><em><span>Rick George after the death of Bill McCartney</span></em></a><em><span> on Jan.10, 2025. Coach Mac was among the most successful head coaches in all sports in 缅北禁地鈥檚 135-year athletic history.&nbsp;</span></em></p><hr><h4><span>Incarcerated at Risk in Climate Disasters</span></h4><p dir="ltr"><span>U.S. prisons are unprepared to safeguard the incarcerated from extreme heat, floods and other climate-related threats, according to a&nbsp;</span><a href="/today/2024/11/07/how-prisons-fall-short-protecting-incarcerated-climate-disasters" rel="nofollow"><span>CU study</span></a><span> with accounts from nearly three dozen formerly incarcerated people. Researchers found that vulnerabilities in infrastructure, insufficient emergency protocols and lack of oversight leave inmates at heightened risk during disasters. The team hopes their study will inspire more research around climate change adaptation, mitigation and prevention while also considering the voices of incarcerated people.</span></p><h4><span>CU Buys Shuttered Louisville Movie Theater</span></h4><p dir="ltr"><span>缅北禁地 </span><a href="https://www.coloradohometownweekly.com/2024/06/04/cu-boulder-purchases-10-million-former-movie-theater-in-louisville/" rel="nofollow"><span>purchased the 8.85-acre&nbsp;Louisville property</span></a><span> that housed the Regal Cinebarre movie theater, which closed last May. The site, purchased for $10 million, is intended for a mixed-use, transit-oriented development that includes university housing. The property is seven miles from campus.</span></p><h4><span>New Quantum Facility in 缅北禁地</span></h4><p dir="ltr"><span>缅北禁地 is spearheading and providing leadership and resources to a new 13,000-square-foot&nbsp;</span><a href="/today/2025/01/15/new-quantum-incubator-boulder-propel-innovations-real-world-impact" rel="nofollow"><span>quantum facility</span></a><span> in east 缅北禁地. The effort is in partnership with&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.colostate.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span>Colorado State University</span></a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.mines.edu/" rel="nofollow"><span>Colorado School of Mines&nbsp;</span></a><span>and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.elevatequantum.org/" rel="nofollow"><span>Elevate Quantum</span></a><span>, a tech hub with a coalition of 120 organizations. The facility will include collaborative office space for early-stage quantum companies and state-of-the-art scientific equipment.&nbsp;</span></p><hr><h4>Digits: <span>Europa Instrument&nbsp;</span></h4><p dir="ltr"><span>The Surface Dust Analyzer, designed and built by the&nbsp;</span><a href="/researchinnovation/laboratory-atmospheric-and-space-physics-lasp" rel="nofollow"><span>缅北禁地 Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics</span></a><span> team, launched to Jupiter鈥檚 Europa moon aboard</span><a href="https://europa.nasa.gov/spacecraft/instruments/suda/" rel="nofollow"><span> NASA鈥檚 Europa Clipper&nbsp;</span></a><span>spacecraft to collect data that may determine whether the moon has conditions that could support life.</span></p><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span><strong>6</strong></span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>Years to get to Europa</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span><strong>35 pounds</strong></span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>Weight of CU apparatus</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span><strong>$53 million</strong></span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>Instrument鈥檚 cost</span></p></div></div><div class="row ucb-column-container"><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span><strong>16 miles</strong></span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>How close Europa Clipper will be to the moon鈥檚 surface</span></p></div><div class="col ucb-column"><p class="text-align-center hero" dir="ltr"><span><strong>~1.9B</strong></span></p><p class="text-align-center" dir="ltr"><span>Number of miles Europa Clipper will travel across the solar system&nbsp;</span></p></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><h4>&nbsp;</h4><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><hr></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Climate risks for incarcerated individuals, a new CU development in Louisville, a cutting-edge quantum facility and the legacy of Coach Bill McCartney.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/spring-2025" hreflang="en">Spring 2025</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:10:15 +0000 Julia Maclean 12568 at /coloradan Sights Set on 缅北禁地: Why Two CU Alums Moved Back /coloradan/2024/11/12/sights-set-boulder-why-two-cu-alums-moved-back <span>Sights Set on 缅北禁地: Why Two CU Alums Moved Back</span> <span><span>Anna Tolette</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-11-12T13:57:54-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 13:57">Tue, 11/12/2024 - 13:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2024-11/Reids%20Keystone%201989.jpg?h=73daf06c&amp;itok=DwDFJyyH" width="1200" height="800" alt="The Reids in Keystone in 1989"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1443"> Column </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1617" hreflang="en">Alumni News</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1623" hreflang="en">Alumni Profile</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> </div> <span>Karen Reid</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2024-11/Reids%20Keystone%201989.jpg?itok=SRNLihiV" width="750" height="735" alt="The Reids in Keystone in 1989"> </div> </div> <p dir="ltr"><span>When my husband, <strong>Charlie Reid</strong> (PhDMechEngr鈥89), and I were grad students at CU, leaving Colorado was definitely not on our to-do list. But after graduation, new job opportunities drew us eastward. Our plan was always to return to 缅北禁地, but what started out as an anticipated five-year stint in New Jersey stretched to 10 and continued across multiple states as our careers progressed.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Now, after three decades, we鈥檝e finally moved back. And while we were expanding our horizons, growing professionally and raising a family, 缅北禁地 was growing, too. We kept an eye on our town from afar, but now we have the opportunity to see and experience the changes firsthand.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The university鈥檚 campus has grown both in size and reputation: CU has doubled down on research, now boasting five Nobel laureates, and has gained international recognition. Students have so many more options for courses, programs and opportunities. The number of buildings, dorms and parking structures has also grown exponentially, and what were once empty fields filled with prairie dogs is now the thriving research hub of East Campus. Other notable changes include the expansion of Folsom Field and the shifting of school colors from sky blue and gold to a more sophisticated palette of gold, black and gray. Even the journalism school (where I studied) has been reincarnated as CMCI.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Things off campus have changed, too. The town of 缅北禁地 has put itself on the map. It consistently ranks as one of the nation鈥檚 top college towns, is a hotbed for entrepreneurial and innovative endeavors, and is currently in contention to host the Sundance Film Festival.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>While change is inevitable, it鈥檚 bittersweet to see some of the transformations: Friday Afternoon Club (FAC) events at the Harvest House hotel are no more, Tulagi鈥檚 on The Hill is gone, the Kinetic Sculpture Challenge race folded, Crossroads Commons has been razed and reconceived as the 29th Street Mall, and the Pearl Street Mall no longer boasts many of our old haunts.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>That being said, the myriad of new restaurants, experiences and shops to explore seem boundless, and old favorites like Peppercorn, Trident Booksellers and Caf茅, and Into the Wind remain. Mike鈥檚 Camera is still nearby, and The Sink is as vibrant as ever!</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Daily, I meet fascinating people, motivated students and inspiring colleagues. 缅北禁地 is bikeable and walkable 鈥 and who can deny the spectacular view? Even when things seem unfamiliar, all I need to do is glance at my beloved Flatirons and I am reminded that, while evolution is unstoppable, some things never change. 缅北禁地 will always be vibrant, beautiful and, quite simply, home to me.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><em><span><strong>Karen Reid</strong> (Jour鈥84; MA鈥90) works for 缅北禁地 RIO as a marketing and communications specialist and teaches public speaking as a lecturer in the CMCI communication department.</span></em></p><hr><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor</span></a></p><hr><p>Photo courtesy Karen Reid</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Karen and Charlie Reid graduated from 缅北禁地 and left town over 30 years ago. Here's why they decided to move back. </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <a href="/coloradan/fall-2024" hreflang="en">Fall 2024</a> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:57:54 +0000 Anna Tolette 12419 at /coloradan A Celestial Event: CU Eclipse Glasses /coloradan/2024/07/16/celestial-event-cu-eclipse-glasses <span>A Celestial Event: CU Eclipse Glasses </span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-07-16T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 00:00">Tue, 07/16/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_4757.jpeg?h=db81500e&amp;itok=U9cPWxtW" width="1200" height="800" alt="eclipse watchers"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1199" hreflang="en">Campus News</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1619" hreflang="en">Climate &amp; Environment</a> </div> <a href="/coloradan/christie-sounart">Christie Sounart</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/from_twitter.jpeg?itok=FxFWO_GQ" width="1500" height="2091" alt="Eclipse Viewer with CU Glasses"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>缅北禁地 alumni, staff, donors, parents and friends around the country took part in the April 8 solar eclipse viewing with special CU-themed eclipse glasses. Whether they were gazing at a full or partial eclipse, the moment brought awe and reflection.&nbsp;</p><p>鈥淢y son starts CU next fall, and it was really cool to wear the CU glasses together,鈥 said <strong>Michael Woods</strong> (MechEngr鈥94) of Allen, Texas. 鈥淭he eclipse was an amazing experience. The whole thing literally brought a tear to my eye.鈥&nbsp;</p><div>&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><p><strong>Elizabeth Eger </strong>(Comm, Engl鈥06; PhDComm鈥18) in Austin, Texas (top left), Margaret Mracek and Valerie Johnson in Somerset, New Jersey (top middle),缅北禁地 Donor Relations team in 缅北禁地, Colorado (top right), <strong>Michael Woods </strong>(MechEngr鈥94) and son Fischer in Allen, Texas (bottom left), Margaret Arreola鈥檚 daughter in Golden, Colorado (middle center), <strong>George Kiteley</strong> (MusEdu鈥66; MMus鈥68)&nbsp;(middle right), Katy Kotlarczyk, Vice Chancellor for Advancement, and her daughter in 缅北禁地, Colorado (bottom right)&nbsp;</p><hr><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor&nbsp;</span></a></p><hr><p>Photos courtesy Elizabeth Eger, Margaret Mracek and Valerie Johnson, 缅北禁地 Donor Relations, Michael Woods, Margaret Arreola, George Kiteley and Katy Kotlarczyk</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>缅北禁地 alumni, staff, donors, parents and friends around the country took part in the April 8 solar eclipse viewing with special CU-themed eclipse glasses.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 12331 at /coloradan Becoming a 缅北禁地 Climber /coloradan/2024/07/16/becoming-boulder-climber <span>Becoming a 缅北禁地 Climber</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-07-16T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 00:00">Tue, 07/16/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/77lt11_weidner_diamond_lr_8-11-20-8101.jpg?h=b7b5714b&amp;itok=8zgOLBHl" width="1200" height="800" alt="Chris Weidner climbing"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1443"> Column </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1611" hreflang="en">Athletics</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1624" hreflang="en">Student Profile</a> </div> <span>Chris Weidner</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/77lt11_weidner_diamond_lr_8-11-20-8101.jpg?itok=FCWxBsuh" width="1500" height="1001" alt="Chris Weidner climbing"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>I woke up in my VW van parked behind the 缅北禁地 Rock Club and started making coffee, map in hand, plotting the drive to Eldorado Canyon. I鈥檇 arrived a week earlier from my home in Seattle to spend the summer guiding for the 缅北禁地 Rock School. It was my first day, and I was nervous 鈥 not about the climbing (though I鈥檇 be leading clients up routes I鈥檇 never climbed before), but about the drive.&nbsp;</p><p>It was July 2001 (when paper maps were still a thing), and I didn鈥檛 know Broadway from Baseline. And though I鈥檇 been guiding in Washington since the mid-1990s, I feared being 鈥渇ound out鈥 as an outsider in Colorado. Nothing scared me more than getting lost en route to one of the country鈥檚 most famous climbing areas with a van full of clients paying good money for local knowledge.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>To my immense relief, all went well that day. So well, in fact, that by the time another week had passed, I鈥檇 ditched the map and had logged dozens of routes in Eldo (mostly 鈥渙nsight鈥 guiding), 缅北禁地 Canyon, the Flatirons and on Longs Peak. I couldn鈥檛 believe the volume and variety of climbing so close to town. I would guide in the morning, climb with friends in the afternoon and repeat. I鈥檇 never climbed so much in my life.&nbsp;</p><p>Admittedly, I used to roll my eyes whenever I heard 缅北禁地 being called the 鈥淐enter of the Universe鈥 for American climbing. It couldn鈥檛 be that good. But by the end of that summer, my skepticism had turned to pride: I owned 14 guidebooks covering thousands of climbs, all within 90 minutes of 缅北禁地. I felt like I was just getting started.</p><p>So I did that classic 缅北禁地 thing: I never left.</p><p>I stayed because being a climber in 缅北禁地 feels limitless; it means as many different things as there are climbers. We鈥檙e scramblers and ice hogs, first ascensionists and gym rats, alpinists and Olympians. We鈥檙e young and old, fast and slow, inexperienced and elite. We鈥檙e of every color, gender, shape and size, and yet somehow we鈥檝e all chosen climbing as our medium to face fears, challenge our beliefs and build meaningful friendships.&nbsp;</p><p>Above all, being a climber in 缅北禁地 means taking part in a wild and wonderful community invigorated by our unique vertical playground. Here, there鈥檚 a synergy at work 鈥 a motivating power that strengthens relationships well beyond the 鈥淥ff belay!鈥 on top of a climb.&nbsp;</p><hr><p><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="/coloradan/submit-your-feedback" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents"><i class="fa-solid fa-pencil">&nbsp;</i>&nbsp;Submit feedback to the editor&nbsp;</span></a></p><hr><p>Photo by Jon Glassberg, Louder Than Eleven</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Local climber and writer Chris Weidner reflects on his first months participating in 缅北禁地's incredible outdoor climbing scene.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 12327 at /coloradan InsideU Helps Kids & Caregivers Build Emotional Literacy /coloradan/2024/07/16/insideu-helps-kids-caregivers-build-emotional-literacy <span>InsideU Helps Kids &amp; Caregivers Build Emotional Literacy</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-07-16T00:00:00-06:00" title="Tuesday, July 16, 2024 - 00:00">Tue, 07/16/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/crown-inside-out-event-26_copyright.jpg?h=2d753fad&amp;itok=CFp52fDl" width="1200" height="800" alt="Crown Institute Inside Out"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/58"> Campus News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1601" hreflang="en">缅北禁地 &amp; Community</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1610" hreflang="en">Mental Health &amp; Wellness</a> <a href="/coloradan/taxonomy/term/1607" hreflang="en">School of Education</a> </div> <span>Kelsey Yandura</span> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/coloradan/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/crown-inside-out-event-03_copyright.jpg?itok=FeZQtuAA" width="1500" height="1003" alt="Crown Institute Inside Out"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr">鈥淗ave you ever thought about what鈥檚 going on inside your head?鈥&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">It鈥檚 no small question 鈥 and the first one school-aged users are asked to contemplate in episode one of InsideU, a web-based app that uses Pixar鈥檚 <em>Inside Out </em>as a platform for social-emotional learning.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Over the course of four animated episodes, a character dubbed 鈥渢he Mind Worker鈥 guides kids through real-world scenarios. Characters like Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust offer common language and frameworks to build emotional awareness in children and their caregivers.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淚t's a platform for understanding some of our most difficult moments,鈥 said Sam Hubley, an assistant research professor with 缅北禁地鈥檚 <a href="/crowninstitute/" rel="nofollow">Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute</a>, whose vision for InsideU began nearly a decade ago with the release of the movie.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">Hubley and his team at the Crown Institute have spent years in partnership with Pixar Animation Studios and the <a href="https://www.bgcmd.org/" rel="nofollow">Boys &amp; Girls Club of Metro Denver</a> to create an accessible and free experience that is also fun.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淲e wanted something that could be used in schools, as well as in less formal settings like after-school programs,鈥 said Hubley. 鈥淚 give this to six-year-olds who've never seen it and, within 10 seconds, they know exactly how to start playing.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">According to Marie Olivett, director of mental health programming at the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Metro Denver, the app has become a vital part of their after-school programming.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">鈥淭echnology is the language of kids,鈥 said Olivett. 鈥淚nsideU is very experiential and helps them gain control of how they want to make decisions in a way that's really empowering.鈥</p><p dir="ltr">Julia Zigarelli, deputy director of the Crown Institute, has seen tremendous results upon implementation.</p><p>鈥淚 could see a hundred clients in my office, but we'd never be able to reach this many kids at such a deep level,鈥 said Zigarelli. 鈥淭hat accessibility and reach is really exciting to me. Our hope is that it reaches as many kids as possible.鈥</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>缅北禁地鈥檚 Ren茅e Crown Wellness Institute has partnered with Pixar to launch a web-based application that can help kids better understand their emotions.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 16 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 12326 at /coloradan