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Student's eyes widen as they walk across Hallett Hall's fourth floor classroom on Sept. 26-29 during the third annual Tunnel of Oppression hosted by the Hallett Diversity Program. The walls were made a uniform black color and then covered in memorabilia focusing on human oppression.

Dance music vibrated within the walls of Boulder Theater Thursday night as Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) celebrated their mission to resist racism and injustice together with the community.

Mike Coffman hopes that CU students concerned with issues like voter fraud and Colorado commerce will make him their pick as the next Colorado secretary of state. Currently serving as state treasurer, Coffman, a CU alumnus, is in the running to be the next secretary of state.

Tomorrow night, as part of La Raza Heritage Month, Noche de Baile y Musica [Night of Dance and Music] will be held in the Glenn Miller Ballroom to celebrate Latino culture and heritage. Music at the event will be provided by two live bands as well as other performers.

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Sunday and continues in observance until Oct. 23. The Islamic holiday marks a time of fasting, contemplation and charity on the part of all Muslims.

Former CU president Elizabeth Hoffman accepted the postition of executive vice president and provost with Iowa State University. Hoffman was the school's president from 2000-2005, where she made $400,000 a year. At ISU she will be making $275,000, at the position offered to her by Iowa President Gregory Geoffrey.

Rodger McFarlane, a well-known gay rights activist, spoke to students about the targeting of gays in the AIDS epidemic in the CU ATLAS building Tuesday evening.

Fans of the Colorado Buffaloes have many chants to scream at football games, from blaring the CU fight song to the more vulgar version of Gary Glitter's "Rock and Roll Part 2." But one that has really caught on this season, however, is the more traditional "D-fense!-- D-fense!" thanks to outstanding play from that of the Buffs.

Marijuana possession was hotly contested at the town hall meeting at the Denver University campus Tuesday night. John Suthers, the state's attorney general, debated with Mason Tvert, representing the organization SAFER choice, on Amendment 44. This amendment, if passed in November, will make legal the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for persons 21 years of age and older.

This week the African Union committed to postponing their withdrawal from the war-torn region of Darfur, western Sudan until the end of the year. The AU had originally intended to finish their mission in Sudan on Sept. 30, and much of the international community hoped that a UN peacekeeping force would take their place.