CU Independent University of Colorado Daily Student News

Getting around in Boulder can be bothersome. Parking can be tremendously expensive and with skyrocketing gas prices, having a car in Boulder is becoming rarer among the student population. With this handy guide to public transportation in Boulder, you won't have to worry about such things, allowing you to focus on .

Boulder's city center will no longer be a pile of dirt once the construction of Twenty Ninth Street, Boulder's newest outdoor retail district, is finished. Twenty Ninth Street is located on 29th Street between Arapahoe and Walnut and is scheduled to open on October 13, coinciding with CU's parent weekend.

Making the transition from high school to college is often accompanied by the dreaded Freshman 15. Many high school athletes stop participating in sports once they get to college, drinks like soda and beer pack in tons of extra calories and mom is not there saying "eat your vegetables.

Need a new outfit for the first day of classes? You don't have to go far! Boulder has some of the best privately owned boutiques in Colorado and is also very selective about which name-brand stores are placed along its streets. From the Hill to Pearl St., you are bound to find what you are looking for, no matter what it may be.