Tag: University Of Colorado Denver
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Lakewood school psychologist had ketamine when arrested for child sexual assault, district says
The former Jeffco Public Schools psychologist had “multiple types of drugs” when allegedly contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to Jeffco Public Schools. The Lakewood Police Department arrested 38-year-old James Michael Chevrier on May 13 on suspicion of sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, soliciting for child…
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Children’s Hospital Colorado, Denver Health resume gender-affirming hormone therapy for minors
Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health announced Wednesday that they will return to providing puberty blockers and hormone therapy to minors after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration. President Donald Trump’s Jan. 28 order said medical professionals are “maiming and sterilizing” impressionable young children by performing irreversible surgical and…
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Auraria Campus directors approve school system’s new ‘Campus Framework Plan’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Leaders of the Auraria Campus on Wednesday approved the school system’s 10-year framework plan, which officials said was three years in the making. In a statement, campus officials described the plan as “a set of big ideas to anchor future developments while allowing flexibility.” Auraria…
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Protesters briefly disrupt CU Denver commencement ceremonies Saturday; 2,200 students receive degrees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 2,200 students saw the fruit of their labors rewarded Saturday at the University of Colorado Denver’s spring commencement ceremonies. However during both the morning and afternoon commencements at the Denver Coliseum, around 50 pro-Palestinian protestors disrupted the ceremonies for around five minutes. Despite the…
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DPD chief rejects 2nd request to clear pro-Palestinian encampment, posing conundrum for campus officials | ANALYSIS
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The news that Denver’s police chief refused a second request by school officials to clear the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus raised several questions and appeared to diminish the school administrators’ leverage in their efforts to persuade the protesters to tear down their tents.…
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Denver Police chief says there’s no plan to sweep the Auraria Campus protest again
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Police Chief Ron Thomas said at a citizens oversight board meeting on Friday that the police department has no plans to participate in another sweep of the pro-Palestinian encampment on the Auraria Campus. “We absolutely aren’t going to go in and sweep out this…
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‘It feels targeted’: Jewish student expresses wariness as pro-Palestinian protests spread in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wherever Lev Horowitz went recently with his Jewish group on the Auraria Campus in Denver, pro-Palestinian activists followed, compelling them to constantly move from one spot to another, he said. That has been the reality for the Jewish group since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct.…
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Pro-Palestinian protesters on Auraria Campus, university officials meet, fail to reach agreement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pro-Palestinian protesters who set up an encampment on Denver’s Auraria Campus told university officials they are engaged in “civil disobedience” and have no plans to dismantle the tents. Meanwhile, the officials reiterated that the activists may engage in a peaceful protest — but they need to…
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Turkey, Syria earthquake: Where in Colorado to donate funds, items to help those affected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Turkish-American Cultural Society of Colorado is doing all it can to help, including soliciting donations to send to Turkey after the earthquake along the southern side of Turkey and the northern side of Syria. The epicenter was near Gaziantep, a major city in Turkey,…