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CU-Boulder picked for Mars exploration project
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BOULDER, Colo. - The University of Colorado was chosen Monday to lead a $485 million NASA project to explore the past climate of Mars, including its potential to sustain life. A team led by CU's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics will design, build and operate the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission, or MAVEN.
Career Center to host largest Career Fair yet
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More than 285 businesses are set to appear on campus at the annual Fall Career Fair this week in what will be the largest career fair ever presented by the university's Career Center. "I can guarantee you it's bigger than ever before," said E. Ann Malen, the director of the Career Center, in a phone interview.
Obama mocks McCain promise to bring change
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GRAND JUNCTION - Barack Obama on Monday mocked John McCain's promise to bring change to Washington, saying the Republican presidential nominee has marched loyally with President Bush and was out of touch with the economic distress of struggling Americans. "In 19 months he has not named one thing he would do differently from this administration on the central issue of this election," Obama said of McCain.
Suspect called 911, gave aid
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The man arrested on suspicion of shooting a man north of campus early Sunday morning might have fired the pistol accidentally, police say, and provided a first-aid kit to the victim before calling 911. Cody Bettcher, 25, has been charged with second-degree assault and menacing, a class three and class six felony respectively, for allegedly shooting Denver man Derek Patterson, 24, outside a house party near the intersection of Grant and Myrtle Streets.
CSU vet student wins $16,000
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Uncle's Pizzeria on South College Avenue was full of shouting veterinary medicine majors Friday afternoon as one of their own was featured on ABC's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Meredith Early, a second-year veterinary student, was able to join her peers at the restaurant after the show's taping and was the primary focus of the night.
Lupe Fiasco concert cost students $110,000
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Monday morning, the daily campus "norm," the image of too many students tiredly carrying their bags to class, was interrupted by an estimated 474-foot line of anticipatory students waiting for tickets to see Lupe Fiasco and Three 6 Mafia perform at the Homecoming Kickoff concert.
Suburban underground
Locals, students make own music scene
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Beyond the east fringe of town, on the corner of Timberline and Vine, stands an unlikely slice of Fort Collins counterculture. The School House, as its word-of-mouth patrons called it, once packed the energy of a professional music hall inside its brick and mortar walls, minus all the rules.
