“I was born in Denver, Colorado. and raised in Bethesda, Maryland. I had to make a return home for the lovely scenery of Boulder’s outdoors. I’m currently a Junior at CU Boulder. Fitness, health, and music keeps me alive and in Boulder it is vital for me. I’m a performing musician and work at the […]

Meet Zach Myers, an uber talented Film Production undergrad from CU Boulder. One time near Pearl Street, when Zach was still new in town, an older guy on a longboard rolled up to him and said, “Yo man, keep shredding on that sunbeam,” and rolled away. When asked what he likes about Boulder, Zach replied, “I like […]

  Photo credit: UniversityParent.com This past Wednesday, a couple of unfortunate events took place. The first was waking up to an Amber Alert text message saying there was a man with a machete on campus and to act accordingly. I was still in bed so it didn’t really spark a reaction in me. Later, news […]

Photo credit: Lily Lemire This weekend is parents weekend and there are SO many things to do with parents, especially if they are from out of town. CU, of course, has a list of activities for parents to do but doing your own fun planned activities is how you can get the most out of […]

Look who I caught in the middle of a good laugh! This is the lovely Brittany Weeks. She is a CU English and Psychology graduate hailing from Littleton, CO. When asked her favorite thing about Boulder, she replied, “The hot yoga moms and all the dietary needs.” If you’re wondering where you can find Ms. […]

Yesterday I attended an event on my campus called 20 Minutes of Action. This was in response to the comment that Brock Turner’s father had made about his son’s 6-month sentence in prison being a steep price for “20 minutes of action.” For those who are not familiar with Brock Turner’s case, he was a […]

Last night I went out to the bars sober. It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but have you ever actually been around drunk people for hours on end while being stone cold sober? It’s a lot harder than it sounds. A couple days ago I decided it would be a good idea to go […]

Photo credit: Haleigh Kelleher Every year thousands of students, both male and female sign up to go through the rigorous and very exhausting process of recruitment due to the fact that Greek life is a big part of our campus. For sororities, the process takes five days to assure that every new member is selected […]

Students in college love to capitalize on slacking off the first week of school which is known as syllabus week. Though this actually isn’t true, we love to think that because it’s the first week of school, our professors won’t give us any homework. As a senior, it made me a little emotional to think […]

Welcome to AboutBoulder.com’s new artist’s blog where each week I’ll use this space to feature one of the many artists, writers, and/or musicians that are shaking things up around Boulder. From the mountains to the plains, Boulder is a haven of creativity. And it’s not just the greenery and mountains in our backyards that ignite this […]