CU Independent University of Colorado Daily Student News

A confession. Creepy e-mails. Handwriting match. Case closed, right? Wrong. A new set of DNA evidence leaves Boulder students wondering - what's going on?

This summer saw a relatively low number of bicycle thefts compared to the record high in August of last year, according to CU Police officer Tim McGraw. The 62 bicycle thefts reported last August, which occurred mostly during the daytime, left students and the CU Police Department anxious to prevent a repeat this summer.

As the school year begins, a potentially lethal virus known as the Avian Flu has university health officials concerned.

Despite a dreary afternoon and uncharacteristically cool temperatures on Saturday, Program Council's Welcome Fest went forward as planned, and CU freshman came out in droves to see Seattle indie act Minus the Bear on Farrand Field.

Get ready. Get ready to yell loud. Get ready to boo louder. Get ready to love. Get ready to hate. Get ready to go to battle. You are now a part of one of the biggest rivalries in college athletics. You are now a part the Rocky Mountain Showdown, CU vs. CSU.

Once again the campus is teeming with the chatter of conversations between incoming freshmen and their parents over the anticipation of move-in day. This year the voices are even louder as one of the largest classes of incoming freshmen moves in. According to Ryan Chreist, the associate director of admissions at CU, approximately 5,500 new freshmen are expected to begin their college careers at CU this fall.

Freshman move in was completed on Thursday, August 24, 2006. CP photographers were there to catch the action.

John Karr arrived in Boulder Thursday and stirred up a national media frenzy.

Many people are attracted to CU because it's a mecca for all things outdoors, especially skiing. Two of the more popular season ski passes are the Rocky Mountain Super Pass and the Colorado Pass. The Rocky Mountain Super Pass allows full access to Winter Park/Mary Jane and Copper Mountain.

College does not have to be a spectator sport and the dorm couch and TV do not have to be a university athlete's chosen arena. Thirty-two club sports, from Water Polo to Fencing, make venturing away from the couch an easy choice, especially with the camaraderie, traveling and chance to battle it out against other teams.