Starting on Thursday, Aug. 21, thousands of new students were welcomed to the University of Colorado Boulder with several events: CU Kickoff, convocation, Global Jam, Welcome Fest. More events are still going on throughout this first week of school. For the full schedule, head here.




















Students sport the freshman class shirts with the University motto "Be Boulder" at the 2014 Chancellor's Convocation in the Coors Event Center. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)


Lead singer Mic Carrol of the rock group All Chiefs, No Indians performs in Club 156 at the University Memorial Center during the 2014 UMC Welcome Fest. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent File)









A student dips a caramel apple in the Alfred Packer Grill during WelcomeFest. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent/File)




A selection of food from the 2014 iFest. iFest is an international food and cultural festival which aims to expose students to different cultures from around the world. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent File)

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