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Norlin's Watch

June 1, 2011

Historic memorabilia from CU president Norlin.

macky

A Century of Macky

Dec. 1, 2010

As Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawai’i on Dec. 7, 1941, CU-Boulder President Robert L. Stearns called an emergency meeting with students in Macky Auditorium.

old main

Before Varsity Lake

Dec. 1, 2010

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

students in 1907

Old-School Entertainment

Sept. 1, 2010

A 1907 photo of students at CU Boulder.

hiking club

Hiking Club History

June 1, 2010

A brief history of the CU Boulder hiking club.

cu parade

Sea-U Days

March 1, 2010

In 1956 CU Days became Sea U Days and had a maritime theme.

sewall hall

Celebrating Sewall

Dec. 1, 2009

In September 1934 the women’s dormitory, now Sewall Hall, opened and is considered by many to be campus architect Charles Klauder’s masterpiece.

wheat textile blanet

Wheat's Western Weavings Wow

Sept. 1, 2009

During John Wesley Powell’s epic western adventures during the late 1860s and early 1870s, including a pioneering float trip down the Colorado River, he collected Native American blankets.

first cu football team

First Footballers

Sept. 1, 2009

The university’s first football team took to the field undisciplined and without a coach. The 1890 flannel-clad sportsmen lost every game.

old main bell

The Old Main Bell

June 1, 2009

The Old Main bell joined a cacophony of bells tolling 150 times on Feb. 10, 2009, in celebration of Boulder’s sesquicentennial anniversary.

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