Boulder is an interesting mix of currents. Consider, for example, the constellation of tech start-ups that find a home here. Think about the many craft breweries and distilleries that have cropped up over the years. Taken together, you get a place equally devoted to innovation and cutting loose, often at the same time. Given CU-Boulder […]

  Meet Fiona! She will be a freshman at the University of Colorado and recently spent some time hanging out in Boulder and getting a feel for the area. She will be studying hearing and speech sciences at CU and wants to help people who don’t have the ability to speak or hear. Fiona is […]

  Meet Francesca and Patipan! They moved to Colorado for a summer internship and came up to Boulder for a hike to the Royal Arch. Patipan is from Illinois and had only been here for three days when he conquered this hike. He said he could definetely feel the altitude but it was worth it. […]

Meet Alina! Originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania she is currently a student at Colorado College.  Alina enjoys hiking and recently attempted to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.  Unfortunately she developed bone contusions in her knee about half way through the 5-6 month adventure while she was back in Pennsylvania. Still a lover of […]

According to some who don’t live here, Boulder is a bastion of agreement. Rumor has it we’re progressively—or insanely—liberal, perpetually supportive of all things fitness, and not only tolerate but court ideas considered fringe elsewhere. In other words, to those outside the bubble, we’re a city of single-minded, almost amoeba-like continuity. Granted, when it comes […]

  Meet Alexa! Alexa is originally from Minnesota, but after spending a year out here for school, decided she couldn’t leave. She recently finished her freshman year at CU Boulder, and decided to have an adventurous summer and spend it here as well. Alexa has been working as an intern for an app developer, and […]

The word construction immediately makes me cringe when it is spoken. The construction on highway 36, a highway that I drive every single day, seems to only inch towards completion. My freshman year I lived in Smith Hall in Kittredge which underwent an entire year of construction, which forced me and all other Smith kids […]

  Meet Dillon! Dillon is a junior at CU Boulder and is studying Film with a minor in technology arts and media. He has made some awesome short films ranging from horror movies, to outdoor adventure and climbing videos. Dillon is also a talented musician, and composes the soundtrack and scores for many of his […]

  Meet Christopher and Magda! These two are captains of the Sailing Team at the University of Colorado, and have built the team from the ground up! “When we started up the team at the beginning of the year, all we could get our hands on was four broken down boats. Two of them had […]

  Meet Silka! She goes to college in North Carolina but for the summer has traded her beach hammock for one in the mountains. Silka came down to visit Boulder and, despite some rain, spent the day exploring the Flatirons. The scenery here is a bit different from the beaches of the East Coast, and […]