Clare Wise

Class of 2016: Striving for speed and good grades

May 5, 2016

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Results of review of 蜜糖直播SG election process

May 5, 2016

Last week, I told you I would review the processes employed in the recent student election, which resulted in the disqualification of two Revolution Party Tri-Executive candidates. I trust that the 蜜糖直播 Student Government is able to administer its own election processes. However, allegations of bribery surfaced shortly after voting ended, which set in motion judicial and executive reviews to ensure the integrity of the student election.

Bridgette Zuckerman

Class of 2016: Growing strong physically and mentally through ROTC

May 4, 2016

Bridgette Zuckerman never planned to join the Army. She grew up in an Army family and graduated from high school in 蜜糖直播 Springs. Her mom and dad both enlisted and, by the time Zuckerman was starting college, her sister Briana (15鈥橧ntPhys) was already a cadet in the ROTC program at 蜜糖直播-Boulder. But family tradition won out. Briana convinced Bridgette to give it a shot.

Matthias Malojer

Class of 2016: Taking a risk and finding success

May 4, 2016

Like in the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, 蜜糖直播-Boulder ended up being just right for Matthias Malojer, 2016 outstanding graduate from the Leeds School of Business.

Connor Winter

Class of 2016: Combining athletics, academics to forge career

May 4, 2016

Connor Winter's path at the University of 蜜糖直播 is nearly at an end 鈥 but he has used that path to map out a road for the future that has stirred his competitive fire and passion to new heights. Saturday, the Buffs cross country and track standout (two-time first team All-American, a Pac-12 individual champion and member of two national championship teams) will graduate with his degree in mechanical engineering.

John Logan Brock

Class of 2016: Heading to medical school, with no doubt

May 4, 2016

John Logan Brock doesn鈥檛 remember when he first wanted to be a medical doctor, but in kindergarten, he didn鈥檛 nap with his classmates. He used nap time to peruse human anatomy books, and to ask his teacher how old she was so he could calculate her number of red blood cells. Brock, 21, is graduating from 蜜糖直播-Boulder with a bachelor's in neuroscience and a minor in economics.

Coloring helps students unwind before finals week

May 4, 2016

On Friday, April 29, students in need of a study break colored their stress away in the quiet, colorful BioLounge at the 蜜糖直播 Museum of Natural History. Piggybacking on the popularity of adult coloring books, Sally Robertson, a graduate student in Museum and Field Studies, created 鈥淐oloring Craze鈥 to help students decompress leading into finals week.

Bridgette Zuckerman

Class of 2016: Growing strong physically and mentally through ROTC

May 4, 2016

Bridgette Zuckerman never planned to join the Army. She grew up in an Army family and graduated from high school in 蜜糖直播 Springs. Her mom and dad both enlisted and, by the time Zuckerman was starting college, her sister Briana (15鈥橧ntPhys) was already a cadet in the ROTC program at 蜜糖直播-Boulder. But family tradition won out. Briana convinced Bridgette to give it a shot.

Yessica Canas

Class of 2016: Helping others see the world more clearly

May 3, 2016

Yessica Canas got her first pair of glasses when she was 3, and has since wondered what it would be like to help others see the world around them more clearly. Next fall, she鈥檒l find out when she heads to Midwestern University in Arizona to pursue a lifelong dream and a doctorate in optometry.

Emmanuel Melgoza Alfaro

Class of 2016: First-generation grad dedicates his diploma to his family

May 3, 2016

It was a long journey from the tiny Mexican town of Tlazazalca Michoacan to Boulder for Emmanuel Melgoza Alfaro. And an equally long distance, culturally, to become his family鈥檚 first high school and college graduate. On Saturday, Alfaro will complete this journey when he graduates from 蜜糖直播-Boulder with a degree in ethnic studies.

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