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3 Fun Ideas for Easter Weekend With Your Friends

4/6/2012 		As we wind down into a post-spring break depression. sometimes it is hard to seeAs we wind down into a post-spring break depression. sometimes it is hard to see any flickering lights of an exciting event to look forward to in the next four weeks of midterms, studying and papers. Spring break almost seems like the last hoorah before the stressful academic crunch time preceding summer. If you, like many, are feeling this way you must have forgotten about the underrated holiday that is upon us this very weekend: Easter! Now, I know what you are thinking, Easter is a religious holiday for families and children where you have to dress up in preppy spring casual attire and go to church or, at this age, watch little tykes uncover endless pastel plastic Easter eggs in painfully obvious hiding places. If this was your thought process, you are not being very creative. The weather is beautiful; people are still deliriously happy reliving their spring break adventures and want something fun to remind them that returning to school is a good thing. So, put on your thinking caps because Easter is the perfect opportunity to make this weekend one to remember.

Martha Obermiller: Setting the Bar High

3/19/2012


Have you ever wondered what more you could do to get involved on campus? Take a quick look at Martha Obermiller if you need some inspiration. This International Affairs major with a focus in Latin America, minor in Ethnic Studies with a multicultural leadership certificate has a list of activities and credentials that would make most college students speechless.

Getting blown away...on your way to class

2/24/2012

          For those of you living under a rock, gale force winds have descended on Boulder! We are all accustomed to windy days in Boulder, and it’s no surprise in the spring when the strong Chinook winds roll off the Flatirons, but what does seem to catch our attention are the 70 mph plus winds we’ve been experiencing this semester. I don't know about you but when it takes me ten extra minutes to get to class due to the wind physically slowing my movement, I start to question the weather and, frankly, why we are expected to walk to class when street signs can’t even manage to stay upright.  
            The truth is, the winds we’ve been experiencing can be labeled a Category 2 hurricane in which people would typically be urged to stay indoors, if not evacuated. In Los Angeles County last winter, the seasonal Santa Ana winds measured at around 100 mph in the foothills area, subsequently schools and universities in the region were closed for dangerous conditions. The winds we experienced on the 18th of January were 94 mph, the next day measured 104 mph, and just this week on February 22nd boulder recorded winds up to 93 mph. What I wonder is, why hasn’t CU responded similarly to schools in Los Angeles under similar conditions? I know it’s unreasonable to expect a day off from school every time weather moves in; we do live in Colorado, but when the wind can take down huge trees, newspaper dispensers, street signs and blow out the electricity you have to wonder whether the walk across our beautiful campus is really safe. A word to the wise: next time the wind picks up take a “personal” day, watch some movies on the couch and avoid getting a tree branch stuck in your hair.