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The audience is in the foreground of an illuminated stage with a speaker introducing a film for the Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival.

42 films shine at this year’s Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival in Colorado Springs

By Eden Lane and Kendra Carr

Jim Morrison of the Doors sings into a microphone onstage at the homecoming for Colorado College in 1967.

Remembering the night The Doors shook Colorado Springs, half a century later

By Asa Gartrell

Two students ready to play violins in an orchestra as they examine their sheet music.

For these young musicians, playing in Colorado – and being able to handle the altitude – means serious preparation

Life and Culture

Hampton Sides examines 18th Century British naval captain James Cook through a modern lens in ‘The Wide Wide Sea’

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NCAA agrees to allow college athletes to transfer without losing a year of eligibility following lawsuit

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Colorado’s Division II schools are missing out on a recent NCAA settlement to pay student-athletes. Here’s how they plan to stay competitive

Longtime NPR Producer and Colorado College instructor Peter Breslow reflects on his 40-year career in new memoir

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2 dead in shooting at University of Colorado–Colorado Springs

By Dan Boyce, Allison Sherry, and The Associated Press

Life and Culture

From a Jokic homecoming to the impacts of war: How two Colorado College students spent their summer reporting from the borders of Ukraine

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Life and Culture

The World Jump Rope Championships are in Colorado Springs. For team Canada, the event goes beyond getting a trophy

By Jessica Duran, Nicky Shapiro, and Hart Van Denburg

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As the West reckons with drought, one artist is looking at the past, present and future of El Paso County’s Monument Creek

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These are the Colorado colleges and universities requiring booster shots for faculty, students and staff

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

University Of Colorado Boulder, The State’s Largest University, Ends Its Mask Mandate

By Paolo Zialcita

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Colorado College Drops Its Mask Mandate, Leading A Chorus Of Higher Education Institutions

By Paolo Zialcita

Anya Steinberg NPR Podcast College Winner

Life and Culture

Colorado College Student’s Hunt For Donor Dad Comes Alive In Award-Winning Podcast

By Andrea Dukakis

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What You Need To Know About Coronavirus And Colorado Universities

By Paolo Zialcita

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CU Boulder Detects Possible Coronavirus Outbreaks At Four Dorms Thanks To Wastewater Testing

By Paolo Zialcita

In His Latest Book Of Poetry, Nate Marshall Delves Into His Identity — And Some Alternate Ones, Too

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