Colorado Daily Stories: CU & The People's Republic

Fuser.com offers solution to life's online morass

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0000

As we become more and more reliant on technology, the convenience of managing our lives electronically can be negated by the mass of passwords, user names, and interface systems we have to get through.

"It totally annoys the crap out of me," said Jessica Hendricks, a University of Colorado junior. "The amount of passwords and user names that I have to use every day is ridiculous. I have a different one for everything from my Flatirons meal plan to my bank account."

Fuser-friendly, for the masses

vaillancourt@coloradodaily.com (Lance Vaillancourt) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:41:00 -0000

As the number of Internet accounts needed goes up, so does the amount of time spent managing all of them. Thanks to recent efforts by one Boulder-based company, however, a free solution to this problem is at hand.

CU to host “un-debate”

urieh@dailycamera.com (Heath Urie) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:36:00 -0000

The University of Colorado plans to host an “un-debate” Tuesday at the Boulder campus between 2nd Congressional District candidates Jared Polis, Scott Starlin and Bill Hammons.

CU group pushes 'open' textbooks

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:45:00 -0000

A group lobbying for affordable textbooks criticized digital "e-books" Friday, saying they are missing the opportunity to provide cash-strapped college students with a more affordable option.

Jimmy John's reopened after E. coli outbreak

millerv@dailycamera.com (Vanessa Miller) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:27:00 -0000

Employees at the Jimmy John's sandwich shop on Boulder's University Hill slapped on plastic gloves early Friday and unlocked their front doors.

CU's 'Tips from the Toilet' help spread recruiting rules

anasb@dailycamera.com (Brittany Anas) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:37:00 -0000

The University of Colorado athletics department is hoping its fans will stall in the bathroom stalls and read a "Tips from the Toilet" bulletin that spells out rules for recruiting bluechip athletes.

Boulder's Nitro takes strip-club fight to court

morganr@dailycamera.com (Ryan Morgan) — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:32:00 -0000

A downtown Boulder strip club is taking off the gloves -- along with everything else -- in a complaint that accuses city officials of failing to respect the First Amendment.

Police investigate computer breach at CU space lab

urieh@dailycamera.com (Heath Urie) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:04:00 -0000

University of Colorado police are investigating a reported computer crime at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics — part of the Space Research Center on the CU campus.

Buff Blotter: Oct. 10

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:15:00 -0000

The following items were reported on the University of Colorado Police Department's online blotter.

Hill stabbing victim returns home

brownz@dailycamera.com (Zak Brown) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000

Anne Kelly was an ocean away when she got the news no parent wants to hear. The former Boulder resident was traveling in Europe, where she and most of her family now live. Her husband, who was traveling separately on business, called to say their son had been stabbed in Boulder.

Investigation ongoing at Jimmy John's

brownz@dailycamera.com (Zak Brown) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:23:00 -0000

A University Hill sandwich shop closed earlier this week because of a possible E. coli outbreak remained shuttered Thursday while the health department awaited test results.

Reward offered in firebombing probe

brownz@dailycamera.com (Zak Brown) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:16:00 -0000

Authorities are offering a reward of up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest in the firebombing of a Boulder fraternity house last week.

Nader to visit CU on Oct. 22

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:43:00 -0000

Perennial third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader brings his campaign to the University of Colorado for an appearance Oct. 22 in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom.

LOL @ CU: Comedy troupe Left Right Tim bringing the laughs to campus

vaillancourt@coloradodaily.com (Lance Vaillancourt) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:52:00 -0000

The 14 members of improv comedy troupe Left Right Tim devote hours of their time each week to sharpening their wit and fine-tuning their skills -- all in an effort to maximize the hilarity of their bi-monthly performances.

Lacy: White family not suspects in JonBenet slaying

urieh@dailycamera.com (Heath Urie) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:41:00 -0000

Boulder District Attorney Mary Lacy said Thursday that she doesn’t owe Fleet and Priscilla White any public apology, but she has sent the Boulder couple a letter explaining in no uncertain terms they are not suspects in the 1996 slaying of JonBenet Ramsey.

RFK Jr. starting Obama campaign swing in Boulder

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:21:00 -0000

The son of Robert F. Kennedy is headed to Boulder this afternoon to campaign for Barack Obama.

Report: Voter purges in Colorado, 5 other states may violate law

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:03:00 -0000

NEW YORK — Tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states, including Colorado, and the voters' exclusion appears to violate federal law, according to a published report.

Police nab suspected 'scofflaw'

urieh@dailycamera.com (Heath Urie) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:50:00 -0000

As promised, Boulder police have located and arrested a man suspected of fleeing a tow truck sent after his Jeep because of unpaid parking tickets.

Buff Blotter: Oct. 9

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0000

The following items were reported on the University of Colorado Police Department's online blotter.

European Union awards grant for CU center

anasb@dailycamera.com (Brittany Anas) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:33:00 -0000

The European Union awarded the University of Colorado a $450,000 grant to launch a center that will study and teach the relations between Europe and the United States.