Tag: Uccs
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Americans may be seeing the first glimmers of a civic revival | Vince Bzdek
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two weeks every June in Boston, you’ll find thousands of young folks between 12 and 25 gathering in schools, parks, malls and libraries to practice the art of democracy. Thanks to the mayor, young Bostonians…
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Spectator killed in track meet accident at UCCS identified
The El Paso County Coroner’s Office on Monday released the identity of the spectator who died Sunday during an indoor track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Wade Langston, 57, died after he was struck by an object during a weight throwing event at a club sports track and field meet for…
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Spectator killed in track meet accident at University of Colorado Colorado Springs
An accident during an indoor track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs resulted in the death of an audience member on Sunday, according to university officials. Spectator killed in track meet accident at UCCS identified The incident took place at about 9:30 a.m. at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse during a club sports track…
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Judge finds UCCS shooter competent to proceed to trial despite conflicting competency reports
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An El Paso County judge ruled that the accused University of Colorado Colorado Springs shooter is competent to proceed to trial despite the conflicting competency reports presented to the court. Nicholas Jordan, 25, appeared to…
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Former Pine Creek, UCCS runner Layla Almasri represents Palestine at Paris Olympics
Layla Almasri probably won’t use her voice during competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics. But Almasri expects her presence will speak volumes. The former Pine Creek High School and University of Colorado Colorado Springs track and field star will represent the Palestinian people during Friday’s women’s 800-meter run at Stade de France at 11:45 a.m.…
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Accused UCCS shooter claims to be mentally incompetent
The man accused of killing two people at a University of Colorado Colorado Springs dorm room last month will undergo a competency evaluation, an El Paso County judge ordered on Monday. Nicholas Jordan, 25, is facing two charges of first-degree murder for allegedly shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24,…
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Leap Year’s ties to religious history live on; ‘science is never at odds with faith,’ says historian
Thursday — the extra day tacked onto the month of February this year — isn’t a holiday, but its historical significance lives on due to its quirky ties between space science and religion. While most everyone notices the additional 29th day in February that comes around almost every four years, not everyone knows why there…
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Colorado Springs police identify suspect arrested in connection to UCCS double homicide
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Police have arrested a suspect they say was involved in a double homicide on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus Friday morning. In a news release Monday afternoon, Colorado Springs police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Nicholas Jordan of Detroit, who was arrested on…
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Man, woman found dead at UCCS campus identified
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs police have released the names of a man and woman found dead Friday in a dormitory room on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus. Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and Samuel Knopp, 24, of Parker, were autopsied and identified by the…
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No tuition hike for University of Colorado system undergrads thanks to feds
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The University of Colorado Board of Regents agreed Thursday to a plan that results in essentially no tuition increase for undergraduate students for the school year that starts in August. The latest round of federal…