1875 CC Trade Dollar: Type 1 Reverse (U.S.)

Time Capsule in Old Main

Nov. 7, 2022

In a snowy outdoor ceremony on Sept. 20, 1875, Boulder town officials and members of the Masonic Grand Lodge placed a small tin box with nearly 50 items in the cornerstone of what would become Old Main.

Feedback: Spring 2022

March 11, 2022

Letters from our readers

Historical image of Varsity Bridge

The Story of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s Varsity Bridge

Nov. 5, 2021

Now a romantic set of sandstone arches over the lake, Varsity Bridge has gone through several transformations over the course of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥â€™s history.

The Connection

Feedback Fall 2020

Nov. 10, 2020

Readers comment on the Shakespeare Festival, The Connetion bowling alley and nostalgic memories from their time at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥'s old main bell

Saving the Bell

Nov. 10, 2020

Campus lore says the first bell cracked following a football victory over ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Mines in 1926. Others claim it happened during the off-season.

old main fire escape

A Quiet Moment

Dec. 1, 2017

See more campus doorways in this issue.

Boulder Historical Society Collection of the Carnegie Branch for Local History - Digital Restoration by Mona Lambrecht

Then – 1876

Dec. 1, 2016

The Centennial of the United States was a momentous year in the Rockies.

old main

Before Varsity Lake

Dec. 1, 2010

Imagine the campus without Varsity Lake — just a deep, muddy ravine channeling snowmelt down the hill.