Opinion Archives - https://www.cuindependent.com/category/opinion/ The independent student voice of CU Boulder. Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1 Perspective: Fight climate change, for your dog’s sake https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/11/04/perspective-fight-climate-change-for-your-dogs-sake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspective-fight-climate-change-for-your-dogs-sake Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:59:32 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=134054 As global temperatures rise, Boulderites should look to their dogs as another reason to combat climate change. By Chloe Wasserstrom

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]]> Perspective: Dean McDonald should restore library hours https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/10/16/perspective-dean-macdonald-should-restore-library-hours/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=perspective-dean-macdonald-should-restore-library-hours Mon, 17 Oct 2022 06:54:12 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=133735 The student body still deserves to know what that issue is, given how severely it affects us. What is going on? By Charles Wofford

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]]> Perspective: Frustrated football fans, come support CU volleyball https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/10/13/the-sport-for-everyone-cu-volleyball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-sport-for-everyone-cu-volleyball Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:47:51 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=133752 This year can be a volleyball year here in Boulder, but they will need Buff fans' support to do it.

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]]> Perspective: The state of the Herd isn’t looking good at all https://www.cuindependent.com/2022/09/23/colorado-football-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorado-football-future Sat, 24 Sep 2022 00:36:12 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=132904 Are you still paying attention, Buff fans, or has this 0-3 start to the season been enough to turn you away? By Charlie Strella

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]]> NYFW 2021: From a Student’s Perspective https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/10/13/nyfw-2021-from-a-students-perspective/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nyfw-2021-from-a-students-perspective Wed, 13 Oct 2021 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=127254 New York fashion week impacts student trends and styles, as fashion seeps into campus life. By Lizzy Pratt

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]]> Opinion: Addressing racism is a white responsibility  https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/05/13/opinion-addressing-racism-white-responsibility/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-addressing-racism-white-responsibility Fri, 14 May 2021 03:36:45 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=126353 Active anti-racism requires all of us to do the uncomfortable yet required work towards justice. By Kachine Kulick

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]]> Opinion: Individual rights and safe communities can coexist https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/03/31/opinion-individual-rights-and-safe-communities-can-coexist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-individual-rights-and-safe-communities-can-coexist Thu, 01 Apr 2021 02:43:44 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=125516 It’s time to dismantle the NRA’s fear-based tactics and the misinformation about guns that divides our nation. By Izzy Fincher

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]]> Opinion: CU and its students must check their privilege https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/03/31/opinion-cu-students-check-privilege/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-cu-students-check-privilege Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:16:03 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=125594 A party-turned-riot on the hill has once again unmasked CU’s racial and socioeconomic privilege. By Zoe Schacht and Lauren de Leon

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]]> Opinion: It’s time for the United States to move on from firearms https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/03/30/opinion-time-united-states-move-on-from-firearms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-time-united-states-move-on-from-firearms Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:23:45 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=125502 Each year 14,000 people die senselessly from gun violence in the United States. A change needs to come. By Alexander Edwards

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]]> Opinion: RA unionization is necessary for improved safety and hazard pay https://www.cuindependent.com/2021/03/26/opinion-ra-unionization-necessary-improved-safety-and-hazard-pay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-ra-unionization-necessary-improved-safety-and-hazard-pay Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:02:27 +0000 https://www.cuindependent.com/?p=124316 Due to CU's lacking efforts to improve RA health and safety, RA unionization is the best way to acquire better safety conditions and hazard pay. By Hana Lee

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