Tag: Uccs
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CU Regents approve 2026-27 budget, denounce student comments on Boulder attack anniversary
The University of Colorado system’s Board of Regents approved its $6.84 billion budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year and denounced recent student comments on last year’s firebombing in Boulder during its regular meeting on Thursday. An increase from last year’s $6.7 billion budget, total allocations include $369.9 million for the Colorado Springs campus, $2.54 billion…
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U.S. Olympic figure skating team to visit Colorado Springs for public event at UCCS Ent Center for the Arts
Excitement from the 2026 Winter Olympic Games continues next week in Colorado Springs. Local fans have a chance to see the U.S. Olympic figure skating team in an “intimate fireside chat” hosted by 2018 bronze medalist Adam Rippon at the UCCS Ent Center for the Arts at 6:30 p.m. May 20. During the “Toast to…
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CU workers organizing to demand collective bargaining
Workers across the University of Colorado system are organizing for a unified message for its leadership: create a path to collective bargaining. This week, a day of action will be held at the university system’s four campuses to provide information about collective bargaining and discuss ongoing workforce challenges. This “Day of Action” will take place…
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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
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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
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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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Police outline key evidence, reveal new details in UCCS shooting; judge rules case can go to trial
Law enforcement at the preliminary hearing for accused University of Colorado Colorado Springs shooter Nicholas Jordan on Tuesday outlined the overwhelming amount of evidence that led to Jordan being bound over on all charges by an El Paso County judge. Jordan, 25, is accused of shooting and killing Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, of Pueblo, and…
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Judge finds UCCS shooter competent to proceed to trial despite conflicting competency reports
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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
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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,…