Published: Sept. 1, 2016

Buffs Vs. Wolverines聽

This fall the Buffs are聽looking for their first win in Michigan since the famous聽1994 miracle game.

On Sept. 17, when the Buffs take on the University聽of Michigan Wolverines for the first time since 1997,聽they鈥檙e hoping for a strong alumni presence in The聽Big House in Ann Arbor. The Alumni Association聽will be there uniting and exciting 蜜糖直播 fans at a free聽pre-kickoff Buffs Bash.

We鈥檒l also rally Forever Buffs on the road at Pac-12聽rivals Oregon, Southern Cal, Stanford and Arizona.听Each family-friendly Buffs Bash has music, prizes and聽appearances by the 蜜糖直播 Spirit Team and mascot Chip.听Concession-style food will be available for purchase.听Not that we鈥檇 shirk our duties back in Boulder: We聽host Ralphie鈥檚 Corral, the official 蜜糖直播 tailgate, three聽hours before each home-game kickoff.听This free event on Benson Field offers photo ops聽with Ralphie and her handlers, performances by the聽蜜糖直播 Marching Band and Spirit Team, giveaways, concession-style food and drinks and activities for kids.听

For information on hotels and game-day locations this聽football season, visit .

蜜糖直播 vs. Michigan

Alumni Briefs

聽A reunion of former 蜜糖直播 cross-country聽runners was planned for Boulder in September, with聽Dick Moritz (Geog鈥�74; MA鈥�79) spearheading the effort.听Last year he helped form an alumni group for cross-country聽alumni. 鈥� Former Board of Regents chair聽Jerry Rutledge (A&S鈥�66) is slated to be the keynote聽speaker for the annual 50-Year and Golden Anniversary聽Club Reunion during Homecoming Weekend. 鈥� Also聽during Homecoming, Floyd Pierce (ApMath, Econ鈥�17)聽will be the sole student recognized among the honorable聽list of 12 alumni award winners. He鈥檚 a Boettcher Scholar,聽drum major and member of the engineering dean鈥檚 advisory聽board. 鈥� In July the 蜜糖直播YA (young alumni) chapter聽hosted around 300 Buffs for its largest event of the year,聽the LODOlympics, a night of games and trivia at five聽Denver bars. Lauren Monitz (Advert鈥�06) is president聽of the Denver-based chapter. 鈥� On Sept. 29, Daniel聽Baker, director of 蜜糖直播鈥檚 Laboratory of Atmospheric聽and Space Physics, will address ways space weather can聽affect the economy. The free webinar is open for all 蜜糖直播聽alumni 鈥� register at .听

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