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Legendary coach Jerry Quiller passes away

Jerry Quiller 1942-2012

Former University of Colorado cross country and track and field coach Jerry Quiller, who coached 15 years and hundreds of student-athletes at the school, has passed away after fighting a battle against multiple myeloma. He was 69.
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ESPN to televise Colorado at Arizona men’s basketball game Feb. 9

The University of Colorado men’s basketball team will take on the Arizona Wildcats in front of a national audience as ESPN will televise the Thursday, Feb. 9 Pac-12 Conference match up at the McKale Center.
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Are you pregnant and feeling stressed, anxious, or down?

The Dimidjian lab in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is currently conducting a study investigating the feasibility of yoga to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression for women during pregnancy. The classes last for eight weeks and are taught by a certified prenatal yoga instructor in Boulder.
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First annual CU Ski Day at Winter Park

Our first annual CU Ski Day at Winter Park was a stunning success on and off the slopes. More than 150 Buffs and their families attended our après ski with free appetizers at the Derailer Bar and many more took the slopes by the storm, showing their pride with black and yellow gear. Hope to CU next year there.
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Finding balance in a student’s life

CU students try their hand at slacklining on Norlin Quadrangle near Old Main.
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2012 Colorado football preview luncheon featuring Jeremy Bloom

The Colorado Buffaloes invite you to attend the annual Colorado Football Preview Luncheon featuring former football student-athlete and Olympian Jeremy Bloom.
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CU hoop fans encouraged to vote in Naismith student section of the year

The University of Colorado has been nominated as one of the top college basketball student sections in the country and is asking for fan support to help win the prestigious title. Buff fans will now have a say in determining the most deserving student section by voting for the Naismith Student Section of the Year Award.

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CU-Boulder ranked No. 1 for Peace Corps volunteers for second straight year

CU-Boulder is ranked the No. 5 all-time school for volunteers with 2,317 alumni who have served in the Peace Corps since it was established in 1961.
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Support CUSG and Panhellenic Council’s dance marathon Jan. 28

The CUSG and Panhellenic Council would like your support, as part of the Forever Buffs family, in sponsoring CU’s philanthropy this year, Dance Marathon. Throughout the year, we have been raising money for the kids of Children’s Hospital in Denver.

On Jan. 28, the champion children of the Children’s Hospital will join students at Dance Marathon to celebrate their lives and the money we have raised. Please take out your phones and text MIRACLE to 27722 to support your Student Body philanthropy. Learn more at www.cudancemarathon.org.

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No newbie to Nubia, Van Gerven brings past to life

Anthropology professor Dennis Van Gerven spoke to the CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s board of directors on Friday. He discussed his research in Nubia. The beloved professor will retire this spring after teaching for more than three decades.
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Buffs take second At DU Invite as Oedegaard sweeps

 TABERNASH, Colo. — Sophomore newcomer Rune Oedegaard won his second race in as many days as the University of Colorado Ski Team had a solid final day here at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in the final day of the 2012 University of Denver Invitational, but it was not enough to overcome Utah’s lead as the Utes took their second meet of
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Peace Corps director to come to campus Jan. 25

Photo courtesy of PeaceCorps.gov

Peace Corps director Aaron Williams will be on campus Jan. 25. He will speak for 10 minutes to announce CU-Boulder’s Peace Corps ranking this year, following by a video and a volunteer sharing her/his experience. All welcome at 1:30 to hear him in the Old Main Chapel. Contact Peter Simons at peter.simons@colorado.edu for more details.

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CU Senior Auditor registration for spring semester for Jan. 23-24

Are you a Colorado resident 55 and over? Satisfy your curiosity and learn something new with the Senior Auditors Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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School in session

Students arrived Jan. 17 for the start of spring semester classes. The morning was a frigid 8 degrees with the day hovering around freezing.
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Discovering international law

Mary loves hiking near the ocen at home near Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia.

By Mary Ayad (PolSci’94) It has been said a journey of a thousand footsteps begins with one step. Starting out from CU-Boulder with a bachelor’s in political science, I have found myself halfway around the world after two master’s degrees, a brief United Nations mission and a nearly completed PhD in international commercial arbitration law in Australia. All this after
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Odd Couple’s Amazing Trek: 1,500 Arctic Miles by Kayak

Jon Turk, left, and Erik Boomer during their kayak trip around Ellesmere Island. Photo by Erik Boomer

In case you thought you had read it all, check out the New York Times article on Forever Buff Jon Turk (on the left) (PhDChem’71) who, with a partner, Erik Boomer, completed what is believed to be the first circumnavigation of Ellesmere Island, which is opposite Greenland and he most mountainous island in the Arctic Circle.
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Some earthquakes expected along Rio Grande Rift

The Rio Grande Rift, a thinning and stretching of Earth’s surface that extends from Colorado’s central Rocky Mountains to Mexico, is not dead but geologically alive and active, according to a new study involving scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences.
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CU-led study pinpoints farthest developing galaxy cluster ever found

A team of researchers led by the University of Colorado Boulder has used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to uncover a cluster of galaxies in the initial stages of construction — the most distant such grouping ever observed in the early universe.
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First class of CU-Boulder undergraduates enrolls in new ‘Journalism Plus’ program

Journalism Plus

As a new year and the spring semester begin, the University of Colorado Boulder is welcoming the first class of journalism students entering under a new undergraduate degree structure called “Journalism Plus” that CU officials say will create better journalists, better news content and, over time, a more informed society.
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Brooks: Buffs Measure Up (And More) Against Huskies

It came only two games into an 18-game Pac-12 Conference schedule, but it was a huge early test nonetheless – and the Colorado Buffaloes aced it.
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Exhibit brings art, science, lichens and footprints of the sky

    Exhibit by internationally recognized artist brings together art, science, lichens and “footprints of the sky” Jan. 17-Aug. 8, 2012   Boulder, CO.– Art, science, lichens, smog, a 16’ video wall, emissions testing, paintings, photographs, puzzles, sculpture, stickers, statistics, and metaphors come together in a timely and thought-provoking exhibit “the invisible connectedness of things,” January 17 – August 8,
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Nap-deprived tots may be missing out on more than sleep, says new CU-led study

A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: Daytime naps for your kids may be more important than you think.
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Congrats to 2011 December grads!

Whether you live in Shanghai or San Francisco, there are many ways to engage with CU-Boulder and our 270,000-strong Forever Buffs family. Get involved in the following ways:
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CU-Boulder to hold winter commencement Dec. 16

The University of Colorado Boulder will hold its winter commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, in the Coors Events Center on campus. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public.
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Here’s to new heights and exciting adventures in 2012

Happy holidays wherever you may roam.

See the holiday card here.

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Coffin named sole finalist for vice chancellor for student affairs

Deb Coffin

University of Colorado Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that a search committee for the vice chancellor for student affairs has named Deborah J. “Deb” Coffin the sole finalist for the position. Coffin has served in the post in an interim capacity since July 2011.
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Want to entertain students?

Do you sing, do you dance, do you entertain? Do you know someone who entertains with world-wide flair? Would you/they like to do this for students? CU Dining Services is hosting a series of World Street Food events and they are looking to schedule entertainment in the new Center for Community dining facility through April 2012.

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Legacy cords a bond to CU history

As part of the Forever Buffs initiative, the CU-Boulder Alumni Association is beginning a new tradition by providing “legacy cords” to graduating students whose parent(s) and/or grandparent(s) is a CU alum. The black and gold cords will be worn with the student’s graduation gown to recognize his or her tie to a CU legacy family.
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Wetmore Named Pac-12 Coach of the Year

University of Colorado Cross Country coach Mark Wetmore has been named the 2011 Pac-12 Men’s Coach of the Year, announced by the conference on Tuesday afternoon. CU also placed eight Buffs, four men and four women, on the All-Pac-12 First and Second Teams.
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Ant’s ad

Anthony Hull (PolSci’11), featured in the March 2011 Coloradan, appears in a cell phone commercial.
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The ‘Streak’ is finally over

The Colorado Buffaloes snapped their horrendous 24-game out-of-state losing streak here Friday afternoon, dominating the first half then holding on to defeat Utah 17-14 in Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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Men place third at NCAA cross country championships

Senior Richard Medina raced to an eighth-place finish on the cross country course as the No. 6 University of Colorado men’s team placed third overall at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships on Monday.
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Oklahoma State women’s basketball coaches among four killed in plane crash

Oklahoma State University women’s basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant coach Miranda Serna were killed when their plane crashed on the way to a recruiting trip in Arkansas, university officials said Friday.
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CU-developed Android app helps people tweet during disasters

Daniel Schaefer, a University of Colorado Boulder doctoral student in communication, recently created an Android app that turns everyday language into a Twitter syntax used during disasters.
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Help CU win another national championship

On Monday, the women’s and men’s cross country teams will compete in the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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Get your 2012 Boulder campus wall calendar now

Purchase your spectacular 2012 CU wall calendar with large campus photos displayed in a much larger format than in recent years. This year’s calendar runs from January 2012 through December 2012 with unparalleled photography that reflects the changing seasons on the Boulder campus.
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A workshop for alumni: “Managing Stress and Creating Your Next Career”

“Managing Stress and Creating Your Next Career,” three Thursdays, Dec. 1, 8 and 15, 6-9 p.m. (free), led by two of Denver’s most well know job-seeking consultants: Linda Sollars and stress management expert Dr. Sandra Thébaud.
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Honoring our military, veterans and family members!

The CU-Arizona football game this Saturday, Nov. 12, features a Student Veterans of America pregame party to honor all military, veterans and family members. It goes from 10 a.m. to noon on the south patio of the University Memorial Center. There will be a live band and door prizes. Pregame tickets $10; football game are also $10.
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A Buff at the White House

Tony Monell, a CU alum who works for the White House, traveled to Boulder for the USC game Friday night. He sent us a photo of him with his Buff flag. Go, Tony!
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Attend the Colorado men’s basketball at CSU road trip

Attend the road trip to the Nov. 30 CU vs. CSU basketball game. Tip-off is at 6 p.m. in the Moby Gym in Fort Collins. Sign up early as this trip will be first come, first serve. Contact Josi Carlson with CU Special Events at 303-492-3213 to make a reservation.
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