History
- Iconic Boulder laundromat Doozy Duds may have to close after developer looks to put up a 155-room hotel and parking structure.
- Temporary Building No. 1 has been a hospital, offices and classroom space. One thing it’s never been is temporary.
- By 1911 CU-Boulder’s women had decided the time was right for a major campus building of their own, one with parlors, bedrooms, a dining room and a gymnasium.
- From the early 1900s until sometime in the 1960s, freshmen were required to wear distinctive green caps called beanies or “dinks” until Homecoming.
- More than 840 pounds of rocks were brought back by the six Apollo missions that landed on the moon.
- What if we are our worst enemy? Two professors explore the biological and cultural roots of extinction.
- The Sports Beverage Co. of Champaign, Ill., produced Big 8 and Big 10 Football Sports Soda can collections in 1984, but little is known about why they were produced.
- The gem-encrusted Presidential Chain of Office is worn by the university president during commencement ceremonies.
- The campus climate in 1962 was one of controversy and turmoil amid debates over academic freedom, editorial independence of the student press and a recruiting scandal. Here are some highlights.