Saint Motel, Blue Scholars and John Grant hit the Fox Theatre this week. By Diego Romero

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Gamers got a chance to play Electronic Arts’ next big title, Star Wars: Battlefront, while the beta was available between Oct. 8 and Oct. 13. The release was EA’s biggest beta yet, with a reported 9 million players worldwide. With numbers like that, Battlefront is set to be one of the biggest games of 2015. Whether the …

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CU’s annual Homecoming Concert brings California-based band Radical Something to Boulder. By Noelle Coultrip

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The debate on immigration heats up after Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. By Paola Fernandez

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Actors, writers and editors talk about what satire means in today’s world. By Alexa Friedman

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will hold a rally at CU Boulder on October 10. By Maggie Wagner

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Abunimah talks about Birthright and why a two-state solution won’t work. By Giorgio Ausenda

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Ten people were killed and seven were injured during a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. Thursday morning, according to a press release from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.  Law enforcement allegedly exchanged gunfire with the shooter when the officers arrived on the scene and the male suspect was killed. Officials do not […]

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Why standardized success of public schools has left us devoid of imagination. By Maggie Wagner

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It started fast. For days the heaping pile of long-extinguished ash showed no hint of life. Then the winds began. Sept. 6, 2010 started out just like many other late summer days in Colorado – the temperature was average, the moisture level dry. The difference was the wind. On this day, the wind speeds exceeded 40 mph, with an average […]

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