The first week at the University of Colorado Boulder can feel like several weeks packed into a few days. Move-in boxes are barely unpacked, Fall Welcome events are filling the calendar, classes are approaching, and students are learning to live with people they may have met only hours earlier. That combination can be exciting, exhausting […]

Welcome to Boulder, new Buffs. The Flatirons are waiting, the trails are calling, and campus is about to hit full volume. For many incoming freshmen, college social life can seem automatically connected to drinking and partying. It doesn’t have to be. At the University of Colorado Boulder, students looking for another path have something valuable […]

You’ve made it. The boxes are mostly unpacked. The mini-fridge is humming. Your parents have left—or they’re about to. Somewhere between the last trip to the car and your first night in a residence hall, it hits you: This is real. You’re a Buff now. And if your stomach is doing that strange little dance […]

Welcome back, Buffs. Move-in is happening, Boulder is filling up again, and CU Boulder classes begin Thursday, August 20. Before long, campus will be buzzing, lunch lines will be growing and dining dollars may start disappearing faster than expected. But eating well between classes does not have to mean spending a fortune or settling for […]

It’s one of Colorado’s great college debates. CU Boulder or Colorado State? As students arrive for another academic year and Colorado families look ahead to college decisions, the Buffs-versus-Rams comparison is back. Both are respected public universities with strong academics, loyal alumni and beautiful campuses. But in 2026, the numbers — combined with the experience […]

Look closely at the photograph. Two people are moving steadily up one of Boulder’s iconic Flatirons, side by side against an enormous sweep of tilted sandstone. The rock rises sharply behind them, the city stretches far below, and there are no ropes in sight. It is an extraordinary image—and a powerful reminder that the Flatirons […]

Motivational Monday: You’re Not Just Starting College—You’re Joining a Place That Changes People Good morning, Boulder. This week, thousands of new students will step out of cars, unload boxes and look up at the Flatirons for the first time. They think they are simply starting college. They are not. They are stepping into a place […]

On a beautiful summer afternoon in Boulder, Boulder Creek sparkles beneath a clear blue sky with the Flatirons rising in the distance. Colorful tubes drift with the current as groups of University of Colorado students laugh, splash, and float downstream. It’s one of the most recognizable Faces of Boulder moments—a scene that captures the carefree […]

Welcome to Boulder, Buffs. The Flatirons are impossible to ignore, and your first month on campus is the perfect time to experience why so many students fall in love with this place. Before classes, club meetings, and late nights on the Hill take over your schedule, lace up your shoes and hit the trails. These […]

The Flatirons are waiting, and so is campus. In just a few weeks, thousands of new students will arrive at the University of Colorado Boulder to begin one of the biggest chapters of their lives. Whether you’re an incoming freshman or the parent of one, the days leading up to move-in can feel exciting, overwhelming, […]