Yay I’m graduating (YOLO, I suppose)
Opinion | 6 months agoI was going to write about the Grammy nominations, how they’re interesting in the context of intended demographics and whether my generation will ever care about a once-yearly award show. It’s hard to imagine that we will, considering there’s that Internet thing, lots of constant communication, a news cycle that relies on immediacy, the ability [...]
Fern Lake Fire more than doubles in size over the weekend
News | 6 months agoThe Fern Lake Fire, which began Oct. 9 outside of Estes park, grew to more than 3,500 acres during the weekend, with high winds Friday night resulting in a 3 mile spread of the fire in just 35 minutes. According to inciweb.org, the fire is 20 percent contained and within the boundaries of Rocky Mountain [...]
What Tubalr.com means for the music industry’s quest to monetize
Opinion | 6 months agoA couple days ago a Reddit poster named Cody Stewart started a simple thread about a music app he’s been developing for the past two years. The web site is called Tubalr.com, and within the last two days, Stewart’s thread has received more than 2,800 comments — most of them glowing. So what is Tubalr.com? [...]
ASAP’s self generated revenue likely to shrink for third year in a row, may “go in the red”
News | 7 months agoAccording to documents obtained by the Collegian and interviews with current and former ASAP staffers, low sales figures for the 2012 Cobra Starship RamJam concert are likely to exacerbate a four-year downward trend in self-generated revenue for the organization. This may create a situation in which it does not meet its mandated $50,000 in self [...]
Why Glenn Beck will influence the 2016 election
Opinion | 7 months agoDo you remember Glenn Beck? It seems hard not to, but the far right pundit has been out of the spotlight for a minute now. He used to host that show on the Fox News Channel, remember? He mocked people, spewed politically-charged lies as “news” and made a lot of enemies. But along the way [...]
Amendment 64: What do people who sell marijuana think?
News | 7 months agoKevin Ballinger owns Herb’s Medicinals in Berthoud, Colo. — a medical marijuana dispensary. In both personal and professional aspects, marijuana plays a large role in Dallinger’s life; more than just make his living off of it, Ballinger credits his marijuana consumption for making him an “asset to society” after an auto injury left him disabled [...]