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  Day trips to get you out of the Boulder bubble

  Sep 3, 2012comments

  Boulder is an easy town to love, and as college students we seem to love it a little too much. Sometimes we get get caught up in the school bubble and forget there is a world outside of the Flatirons. The next time you catch yourself bro-ing... read more »

   
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  Don’t be “that” person: party fouls to avoid

  Aug 29, 2012comments

  You’re at a party and everyone is having the time of their lives, including yourself. Suddenly, someone enters the party and ruins your good time, or worse yet, you are that person. That’s why CUI has a few tips to make sure you’re... read more »

   
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  What’s Up Weekly

  Apr 22, 2012comments

  Check out what’s going on on and around campus this week in between your group projects, final papers and all-nighters. MONDAY Got Student Loans? @ VAC 1B23 Check out what's going on this week in Boulder from the CUI. (CU Independent Illustration/Josh... read more »

   
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  Five ways to stay sane at the end of the semester

  Apr 17, 2012comments

  With just a few weeks left in the spring semester, everyone is talking about how brutal classes are, or are about to get. With days at Boulder Reservoir and nights on Pearl Street calling from a not-so-distant summer, it gets harder to focus... read more »

   
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  Beer Buff: Boulder Beer

  Apr 4, 2012comments

  This week’s beer buff adventure takes me to the heart of the craft brewing revolution, The Boulder Beer Company. Boulder Beer was founded in 1979 and is Colorado’s first microbrewery. Well before Fat Tire and Sam Adams were household... read more »

   
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  What’s Up Weekly?

  Apr 1, 2012comments

  That Spring Break hangover may be riding you hard. If you can lift your head, try and spend some time enjoying Boulder this week. MONDAY Monday Night Bowling @ the UMC Every Monday night, the Connection in the UMC offers two hours of unlimited... read more »

   
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  Two college food staples reinvented

  Mar 22, 2012comments

  Nothing to eat? Take a double look at that pantry and guess again. Found in college housing throughout the U.S., oatmeal and Ramen noodles can produce a plethora of delicious meals in just minutes. Here are five interesting recipes highlighting... read more »

   

• How to spend spring break in Boulder

  Mar 20, 2012comments

  Ahh, spring break. With the same enthusiasm reserved for summer vacation as little kids, college students around the country welcome the holy week of do-nothing sunbathing in the tropics. But with strict budgets, work schedules and huge papers... read more »

   
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  What’s Up Weekly

  Mar 19, 2012comments

  Sure, this week is rich with midterms and projects, but try and get out there and check out these events happening on and around campus!  MONDAY Grad Fair @ the UMC Check out what's going on this week in Boulder from the CUI. (CU Independent... read more »

   
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  Bud Buff: 14er Holistics North

  Mar 15, 2012comments

  Far north on Broadway, outside of city limits, lives a new dispensary derived from an old favorite. 14er Holistics North has the same comfortable charm and quality products as the original, but is also granted the freedom to sell clones of their... read more »