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Sudanese refugee to build clinic in her village
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Kuier Atem fled from her home in Kongor Village nearly a decade ago, seeking peace after living in a region ravaged by a civil war that has burdened the country for more than 23 years. And today, Atem, now a Denver resident, has partnered with a local counselor to better the lives of the people she left behind.
CSU prof to present Antarctic worm research
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University Distinguished Professor Diana Wall will present findings from several research excursions to ice-free areas in Antarctica tonight at 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton. The research examined how soil disturbances affect tiny -- sometimes microscopic -- worms that live on the desolate continent.
Energy efficiency means money for FoCo residents
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Fort Collins residents who buy certain power strips or showerheads in the next month could receive enough money from Fort Collins Utilities to buy anything from an Old Town lunch to a 30-rack of beer from local liquor stores. The money, which will be available not as cash but as credit toward electricity bills, is being offered as part of Fort Collins Utilities' energy conservation campaign, "Fort Collins Conserves.
Lakota man shares schooling horrors
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The federal government took Walter Littlemoon from his home at the Wounded Knee Reservation in South Dakota when he was 5. When his mother visited him at the Oglala Community High School, one of dozens of federal boarding schools established to assimilate Native Americans, several years later, he didn't recognize her.
Student gov.introduces higher ed bill
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Student government officials stressed Wednesday night that, in light of Colorado's dismal funding scheme that pits the higher education system against possibly crippling budget cuts, students must unify behind measures that could fix the problem. At its Senate meeting, the Associated Students of CSU introduced legislation that would recommend that the Associated Students of Colorado, a statewide university student organization, take a stance on the higher education budget crisis -- a proposal that comes just two days before Gov.
