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As tuition and student fees continue to rise, many universities are allowing students to pay thier way with a credit card. At CU, however, multimillion dollar merchant fees and worries over student's debt management abilities have forced school official to say no.

For art enthusiasts, gallery wanderers and the culturally impaired, First Friday Boulder is an event not to be missed. A walking tour of contemporary art, unique crafts, live performances and free snacks has been arranged by the owners of various art galleries on Pearl Street Mall.

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.