May 5th, 2008 by Alycia Harper
In response to several recent, high-profile campus shootings in the U.S., CSU-Pueblo is forming a campus consultation working group to help identify individuals who may pose a threat to campus safety and keep the campus as safe as possible.
In a letter from Provost Russ Meyer to CSU-Pueblo faculty and staff regarding the group, Meyer said, “The mission for this group is to help insure that CSU-Pueblo is as safe as an open campus in a free society can be.” read more »
April 24th, 2008 by Traci Craig
Two psychology students want women to tell the truth about their sexual lies.
Candi Holzer and Sage Aragon, both seniors and psychology majors, are the researchers behind an online survey designed to figure out why females pretend to orgasm with their partners.
It began as an independent research project for Associate Professor Karen Yescavage, they approached her asking if she needed any help with research, Aragon said. This particular topic seemed interesting to them and it hadn’t been very widely researched before. read more »
April 24th, 2008 by Audrey Lundahl
Big changes are occurring on the CSU-Pueblo campus and as the year is coming to an end, faculty, staff and students alike are getting exciting about the fall semester.
One big thing new to the campus will be a marching band to provide school spirit at games and pep rallies. As of now, the marching band does not currently exist, but soon the first step of the process will begin, hiring a new director of bands.
Right now, CSU-Pueblo has a concert band which was established in the fall of 2002, according to Mark Hudson, chair of the music department. The new addition to the music staff will take place in July of this year, he said. read more »
May 5th, 2008 by Audrey Lundahl
Our generation is in serious trouble if today’s reality shows are any indication of today’s youth. Shows like MTV’s the Hills and My Super Sweet Sixteen are showing young people of America as spoiled rich kids who could care less about real issues like poverty and crime. Even shows like the Real World encourage young people to go out, drink and act irresponsibly just for the sake of entertainment.
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April 24th, 2008 by Truett Scofield
There may be a silver lining to rising energy costs for higher education in Colorado.
Climbing oil and gas prices are fueling an expansion in domestic oil and gas production, which means more revenue for the state and federal government.
This month Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and Colorado Sens. Gail Schwartz, D-Snowmass Village, and Josh Penry, R-Fruita, introduced a bipartisan measure that could funnel as much as $1 billion into state higher education coffers from new oil and gas exploration revenue in coming years. read more »
