Archive for: cu independent politics
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A look into CU student government election week
Friday wrapped up a full week of round-the-clock campaigning for CU’s student government representative candidates. As the most financially powerful student government in the nation, CUSG oversees a budget of $36 million and makes important... read more »
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Opposing CUSG tickets fight for student votes
CUSG candidates are covering ground on and around the CU campus to campaign for the their ticket and entice students to vote during CUSG election week. The Pulse ticket prepares a rebuttal against the Inspire ticket at the CUSG debate Oct. 16.... read more »
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Obama makes quick stop in Denver, asks for early votes
A jazzed Barack Obama addressed 16,000 people at City Park in Denver Wednesday afternoon, the second of eight stops on his 48-hour “America Forward” tour. The president owed a zealous demeanor to caffeine following the onset of the tour... read more »
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American Feminism: Romney’s missing connection between single-parent households and gun violence
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. During last Tuesday’s presidential debate, Governor Mitt Romney tried to explain our country’s problem... read more »
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In defense of Roe v. Wade
The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. I am pro-choice, and for the first time in my life, I am able to vote in the presidential election. I am buried,... read more »
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Student government election week begins
From Monday to Friday, CU students will be able to vote for student government representatives using MyCUInfo. The link to vote can be seen on the upper right side of MyCUInfo’s homepage. Polls open Monday at 12:01 a.m. and close Friday at... read more »
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Last debate for presidential candidates as election reaches final stretch
President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney will debate for the last time Monday evening at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. The event will air on all major network television channels and cable news channels CNN, MSNBC and... read more »
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SNL parodies are solid, but don’t shine
Although a little more lackluster than its previous weeks, “Saturday Night Live’s” parody of the second presidential debate did not disappoint. As predicted, SNL capitalized on the town hall style of the debate. The faux-pas of the audience... read more »
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Vice presidential debate on Thursday evening
The first and only vice presidential debate between Vice-Presedent Joe Biden and Republican Vice-President nominee Paul Ryan will be broadcast live from Centre College in Danville, Ky., Thursday at 7 p.m. Republican presidential candidate Mitt... read more »
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How to revive our democracy: a panel on “Patriocracy” and avoiding partisan lines
In this close election season, it is increasingly obvious just how divided America is. There has been a tension between the far left and right that has only increased since the early 2000s. In the political documentary “Patriocracy,”... read more »
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INSPIRE ticket sweeps student government election
The INSPIRE ticket has won all but one of the ten open seats on CU Student Government, defeating the current office-holding Nate Wallshein, 24, a law student and part of the INSPIRE ticket, gives his party’s points during the CUSG debate... read more »
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Buffs demolished by Ducks
The University of Colorado football team lost to Oregon 70-14. The Buffs fall to 1-7 on the season as they gave up over 600 yards to the No.4 ranked team in the country. Most of the yards were on the ground as Kenjon Barner rushed for 104 yards... read more »
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Students voice opinions on CU football
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Buffs headed to Pac-12 Championship