The CU Buffs men’s basketball team defeated Arkansas State 93-70 on Monday, Nov. 18 in the Coors Event Center.   Contact CU Independent Photo Editor Nate Bruzdzinski at nathan.bruzdzinski@colorado.edu

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The CU Buffs men’s basketball team defeated the University of Wyoming Cowboys 63-58 in a close-fought battle.    

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The CU women’s soccer team kicked off Pac-12 play against Stanford this past Saturday.

The Buffs kept it even through the first 45 minutes and Stanford’s Courtney Verloo broke the tie in the 57th minute blasting a shot past goalkeeper Annie Brunner. The dagger came just ten minutes later in the 67th minute when Stanford striker Taylor Uhl received a low cross right in front of the net and tapped it in making it 2-0. CU’s Madison Krauser almost cut into the deficit late in the 2nd half with a strike that Stanford goalkeeper Jane Campbell bobbled and nearly let past her, but to no avail and the match finished 2-0.

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The Buffs have a big weekend coming up with home games against Oregon St. on Friday and Oregon on Sunday.

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Even with all the devastation plaguing the state of Colorado, the Lumineers still played to a sold out crowd amidst the rain Sunday evening at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colo.

The Lumineers perform to a sold out crowd under a blanket of rain at Red Rocks Sunday. (Nate Bruzdzinski/CU Independent)

Opener and fellow Denver-native band The Outfit provided an up-tempo transition into the 1960s-esque Dr. Dog.  The inclement weather was quite a contrast to the charming melodies gracing these brave fans that came out and could actually celebrate under the rain for the time being.

This brings me to the best $3 I have ever spent and the reason I could enjoy the music comfortably: a pancho.

“Hey thanks for braving the weather!,” Lumineers lead singer Wesley Schultz shouted as the bright lights illuminate the fog of rain that is blanketing the amphitheater.

Schultz and the Lumineers proceeded to make every fan’s decision to come support them worth it with their cover of Bob Dylans “Subterranean Homesick Blues.”  It wasn’t over there, the local Denver band continued to make the trip deep into the crowd and perform on a tiny stage to join everyone out in the rain and then returned to a stage occupied by the Colorado Symphany Orchestra, who would play the remainder of the show behind the five piece band.

The upbeat music bellowing between these two rocks for the entire concert seemed to coincide with the heartening mood of the crowd.  Living in Boulder and experiencing all the destruction that occurred this past weekend, it was a quite pleasant change to travel to Red Rocks and experience such a positive environment.

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Students set up a giant Slip ‘N Slide on Farrand Field Wednesday night. (Amy Leder/CU Independent)

Water flows from the bridge between the Engineering Center and 28th Street on the east side of campus Wednesday night. (Amy Leder/CU Independent)

Students walk through a flooded underpass below 28th St. wednesday evening. (Nate Bruzdzinski/CU Independent)

A Boulder fire truck plows through water at the intersection of 30th and Colorado wednesday evening. (Nate Bruzdzinski/CU Independent)

Boulder police speak with evacuated residents of family housing wednesday evening. (Nate Bruzdzinski/CU Independent)

Reed Hall residents assess the flood in Reed 005. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)

Waters still rushing as Boulder Creek rises under the Boulder Public Library overpass. Boulder and CU authorities have been sending out constant warning and updates for the past few hours. (Gray Bender/CU Independent)

Sophomore mechanical engineering major Tyler Joy, left, bails water out of his dorm in Reed Hall.(Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)

The flooded basement of Reed Hall. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)

CU student Peter Hassinger looks up flood updates and takes a video at the Arapahoe Ave. underpass. (Gray Bender/CU Independent)

A trunk floats a top a layer of water in Reed Hall. (Nigel Amstock/CU Independent)

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Chancellor Philip DiStefano addressed short and long-term goals of the university including enrollment, research funding and athletic facility upgrades Thursday afternoon in Old Main.

DiStefano set a fundraising goal of $100 million per year and said campus will have to work as a team in order to double CU’s previous goal of $50 million a year. This fundraising would bolster plans for new athletic facilities and various other facility upgrades across campus that are not funded by tuition revenue.

Chancellor DiStefano also expressed his appreciation for the recently approved 8.7 percent hike in tuition, thanking the board of regents for, “recognizing the importance of retaining our best staff.”

He placed heavy emphasis on increasing the percentage of international enrollment here at CU in an effort to strengthen the university’s diversity and international relations.

University of Colorado President Bruce Benson will hold his own town hall meeting with an update on the state of the university from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Old Main.

See DiStefano’s full speech below.

Courtesy CU Jounalism

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