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What drove these Coloradans to clown school? A need for joy in face of layoffs, cancer and anger.
Whether compensating for the bleakness of pandemic years or searching for a bit of childhood nostalgia, Colorado Clown Alley president Isabel Nuanez said clowning was back, and the next generation...

New nursing degree brings Fort Lewis College, CU Anschutz together to teach Indigenous-focused health curriculum
A new partnership between two Colorado higher education institutions aims to tackle a shortage of Indigenous nurses while bolstering rural health care in the Four Corners region through a novel,...

Owner of Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing confirmed dead in Monday’s shooting spree
Alicia Cardenas, owner of Denver's Sol Tribe Custom Tattoo and Body Piercing, has been confirmed dead by her family. Cardenas is among the victims of Monday night's shooting spree across...

Black Twitter is the modern-day Green Book, CU Boulder researcher finds
The Negro Motorist Green Book provided Black readers with guidance on which businesses welcomed African Americans in a segregated United States, expanding in subsequent years with editions across the world...

Here’s the mathematical secret to the cheapest student loan repayment strategy
University of Colorado mathematicians and colleagues at other institutions used mathematical modeling to calculate the most cost-effective strategy to pay back student loans.

Western Colorado University’s president announces retirement following controversy over Jan. 6 comments
Western Colorado University President Greg Salsbury is retiring this summer following months of controversy including a vote by the majority of the Gunnison campus's faculty in favor of his ouster...
![When Olivia Mackenzie received the call that her mom — 62-year-old Lynn Murray — was inside a grocery store with an active shooter, she raced down from Nederland, driving with a brace on her broken leg amid blowing snow. “I was just praying that I didn’t crash, break my leg even more and that my […] When Olivia Mackenzie received the call that her mom — 62-year-old Lynn Murray — was inside a grocery store with an active shooter, she raced down from Nederland, driving with a brace on her broken leg amid blowing snow. “I was just praying that I didn’t crash, break my leg even more and that my […]](https://www.coloradodaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/lynn-murray-01-16x9-1-1.jpg?w=140)
Boulder shooting victim: Lynn Murray, 62, retired photo editor, killed in mass shooting
When Olivia Mackenzie received the call that her mom — 62-year-old Lynn Murray — was inside a grocery store with an active shooter, she raced down from Nederland, driving with...

Colorado pushes colleges to better support food-insecure students, improve mental health resources
Colorado's higher education department is pushing the state's colleges and universities to prioritize better supporting students who are experiencing hunger insecurity and in need of mental health care by launching...

“Failure” of John Eastman appointment shines spotlight on CU Boulder’s conservative Benson Center
The founding director of CU's Bruce D. Benson Center for the Study of Western Civilization, designed to be a stronghold for conservative views at a left-leaning academic institution, calls the...

Colorado universities hope COVID-19 lessons learned in fall prepare them for spring semester
As winter break comes to a close and students travel back to their campuses, Colorado colleges are hoping to avoid a repeat of a chaotic fall semester mangled by COVID-19.