The Colorado legislature has been passing laws dealing with the regulation of newly legalized marijuana since Amendment 64 passed in November. But House Bill 1317…
America is plagued with poor nutrition. There is more food available to people than ever before, but it lacks real nourishment. People no longer know…
“It all comes back.” This is what Joan Didion writes in her canonical post-modern long-form article, “On Keeping a Notebook.” Didion reflects on the spirit…
I am 73 years old and have inadvertently replicated John Evans’ sojourn across the continent. I spent my youth in Evanston, Ill., was inspired to…
At the Regents of the University of Colorado meeting on April 30, chancellors from the four campuses gave formal reports about intellectual diversity efforts on…
The University of Colorado (CU) is considering hiring more conservative scholars to its faculty. The regents of the university have been discussing whether or not…
There’s a new mob in town and they are aggressively planting vegetables. Crop Mobbing, a gathering of volunteers that assists sustainable urban farmers, is my…
Just last week, Jason Collins, a professional basketball player who is now a free agent, came out and told the world that he is a…
The raging civil war in Syria that began in March of 2011 has been fought tooth and nail by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad…
In the online world of social media, there lie two Facebook pages about the unspoken side of things that happen at DU. These two pages,…