Between the Lines by Ralph Routon “We are on the cusp of a renaissance, and it starts downtown. In 20 years, we truly could be the envy of the world.” With those fantastical yet heartfelt words, developer Chris Jenkins voiced a new kind of challenge for Colorado Springs — though he was making this...
Creating a pathway to the Springs’ future
New website helps students access 10 southern Colorado colleges
La Junta Tribune-Democrat Posted May 16, 2012 @ 05:22 AM La Junta, Colo. —A new website will allow southern Colorado students to learn about programs at 10 two- and four-year colleges in one easy step. The site, www.socolo-edu.org, is intended to show low- and moderate-income students that they can be the first in...
The truth about the blues
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 10:00 PM Given the structures of patriarchy that have long existed within black and white communities, a white Dominican University sociology professor seeks to the set the record straight — that black women created the blues — with her weekend-long “Blues and the Spirit Symposium” this Friday, May 18, and...
Promoting college for low and moderate income students
Southern Colorado project May 15, 2012 12:31 PM ShareThis| Print Story | E-Mail Story The Gazette There’s a new website that will help prospective college students get an overview of what Southern Colorado schools have to offer and how to pay for the education. The site, www.socolo-edu.org, is intended to show low-...
Sight Lines: This Legislation Can Map Your Future
by Christine Grahl May 15, 2012 On May 3, 2012, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources of the House Committee on Natural Resources held a field hearing in Colorado Springs, Colo., to address problems and solutions regarding the federal government’s geospatial activities. Testifying at the hearing were John Palatiello, MAPPS executive director; Brian...
Second-language city
by Claire Swinford The Shakespeare wall o’ words at Colorado College‘s Cornerstone Arts Center is a great conversation-starter, especially if you’re looking at it with an Anglophile. A few weeks ago, I was staring at it with a co-worker, making chitchat while waiting for an event. Somehow, we took a left turn from “farmhouse”...
Ancient Grains: What’s Old is New Again
Posted: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 3:17 pm | Updated: 4:00 pm, Wed May 9, 2012. Ancient Grains: What’s Old is New Again By Mary Menz, gardener and outdoor educator for the Teller-Park Conservation District Many people see the words “ancient grains” and think they refer to trendy restaurant fare. That’s partly true; ancient grains...
Alone, in ‘the hole’
Psychologists probe the mental health effects of solitary confinement. By Kirsten Weir May 2012, Vol 43, No. 5 Print version: page 54 For most of the 20th century, prisoners’ stays in solitary confinement were relatively short. “People would get thrown in ‘the hole’ for a couple days at a time, maybe a couple weeks...
Guest opinion: Don’t let student loan rates soar
By Brittni Hernandez, Tyler Quick and Logan Schlutzdailycamera.com Posted: 05/09/2012 01:00:00 AM MDT A well-known Professor of International Affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder once said that 1,000 years from now, the United States of America would be remembered for three things: baseball, rock and roll, and the modern research university. The...
UCCS Press Releases
- Boon or burden? UCCS MBA students investigate local impact of oil and gas exploration April 30, 2012
- Media Advisory: UCCS to begin new student housing construction April 20, 2012
- Forum to highlight undergraduate research set for April 27 April 20, 2012
- UCCS to host Colorado’s 29th Math Olympiad April 10, 2012
- UCCS hires Jeff Culver as men’s basketball coach April 9, 2012
