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Paul Danish: Covert Action 5

Dec. 1, 2015

Back in the mid ’60s CU’s membership in the United States National Student Association (NSA) was a hot issue on campus.

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Paul Danish: The G.I. Buffs

Sept. 1, 2015

The first of them arrived before the shooting stopped. The year was 1944. On June 22, President Roosevelt signed the G.I. Bill of Rights. Three months later 55 G.I.s enrolled at CU-Boulder.

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Shakespeare to Remember

June 1, 2015

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival, which is playing out its 58th season this summer, is at its finest when the weather cooperates — which doesn’t always mean what you might think it does.

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Paul Danish: A Life in the Air

March 1, 2015

You know you’re getting old when your roommate publishes his memoirs.

Kordell Stewart

Paul Danish: Jumping for Joy

Dec. 1, 2014

I can recall literally jumping for joy only two times in my adult life.

chemistry lab

Paul Danish: Dr. Bitter’s Homecoming

Sept. 1, 2014

My favorite CU homecoming story was told to me by microbiology professor Charles Bitter. I still think of it every time I walk by Denison Hall.

President Kennedy arrives at the Hotel Texas parking lot rally in Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963

Paul Danish: History’s First Draft

June 1, 2014

I got the call at my pad in the Lazy J Motel, a housing complex on 28th Street across from campus. It was at 12:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 1963.

Cartoon of kids using Dynabooks

Paul Danish: iPads in 1968?

March 1, 2014

Who is CU-Boulder’s most influential alum? Unless you follow the computer industry, chances are you’ve never heard of him.

Red Lion

Paul Danish: Deluge of 2013

Dec. 1, 2013

Paul Danish recounts the flood of September 2013.

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The Sink Turns 90

Sept. 1, 2013

The Sink turned 90 years old this year, and owners Chris and Mark Heinritz threw a bash to celebrate the event on the evening of July 20.

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