Alex Lasky
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Joining the Herd: Adios, Buffs
Summer's here, grab your shades. Oh wait, we always wear sunglasses in Boulder. This past summer, I decided to try to find a job that would allow me to highlight...

Got wheels?: Sure you do — they’re all over the city
Zoom zoom zoom, a Mazda commercial once preached as it showed cars flying through the streets. Having a car your freshman year at Colorado is allowed with the purchase of...

Shoulder to shoulder: No shortage of school spirit
Shoulder to shoulder, We will fight, fight, fight, fight, fight! Those are the words to the University of Colorado's fight song and when I am standing in the crowd screaming...

Joining the Herd: Boulder on a budget
There's a popular song that repeats the phrase "money, money, money," but in college, we don't have any of that. Living in Boulder, the temptations to spend money are everywhere...

Break from what? Hard to leave Boulder, even for spring break
Talking to students about spring break you can tell who is going somewhere warm and exciting and who is staying in Boulder or going home. The ones who are going...

Joining the Herd: The roommate learning curve
Until I started attending college I was able to avoid doing one thing my entire life, sharing a room. Having a roommate never even crossed my mind when I was...

What a rush: This weekend was huge for CU student-fans
The astonishing moments that occur during a lifetime that instantly provide an intense adrenaline rush are worth remembering. This past weekend I was lucky enough to cross two things off...

Joining the Herd: So long, school buses
One staple in my life has always been attending school, and for 12 long years I woke up before 7 a.m. screaming inside that I had to be up so...

Joining the Herd: Fun on the bricks
Boulder is the town that keeps on giving with so many places to spend your time. From University Hill to Chautauqua Park there is always somewhere to go when you...

Joining the Herd: If the campus fits
Everyone has a picture of what they think college is like and throughout high school they dream of one day going to a university that fits that depiction. There were...