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Blog Entry 29 of 32 The Buff Stops Here: CU and Boulder news for students and residents
You're going to be fine. Take a deep breath and realize that being a college student only happens for a four (or five, or maybe even six) year period in your life. Take the time to enjoy it. Do you need to know what's going on around you in Boulder? Want to connect to other CU students around? This blog is going to help you get the most out of CU and Boulder as you can, with interviews, the latest news about CU and Boulder that effects you and links to resources for CU students.

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Boulder chooses new council members

Contributed by: Kevin Villegas/YourHub.com   on 11/7/2007

Last night, Boulder chose seven city council members and said yes to two of
the four questions on the ballot.

Crystal Gray and Ken Wilson were reelected with 10 percent and 10.4 percent
of the vote, respectively. Joining them will be Matt Appelbaum, Macon Cowles,
Angelique Espinoza, Lisa Morzel and Susan Osborne.

City voters defeated Ballot Question 2A, about permitting the city to lease
land for 40 years instead of 20, by a 3-2 margin. Ballot Question 2B, about
compensation for city council members, was defeated by only 25 votes out of the 48,000 cast.

Ballot Question 2C, about clarifying the language regarding a vacancy on the
city council, passed with about 61 percent of the vote. Ballot Question 2C,
which asked voters to clarify on how to fill those vacancies, received nearly
90 percent of the vote.

In Boulder County, voters said yes to both measures. Issue 1A, about an extension of bonds for open space, was passed with 59 percent of the vote.
Issue 1B, an extension of sales and use tax for transportation, passed with 69 percent of the vote.

The city council will select a new Mayor and deputy mayor soon after the
election. Crystal Gray is said to be interested, but two of the people who were recently elected have had experience on the council before and are said to be also interested.

Events
Here are a few things that you can do around Boulder this weekend.

-Fairview High School, 1515 Greenbriar Blvd., is putting on Beauty and the
Beast, Disney's very sucessful musical. Everyone is familiar with the story,
but this one has a Disney twist that is sure to please. The show will be
performed Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., Nov. 10 at at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2
p.m. Tickets are $10 for the evening shows and $8 for the matinees. For more
information or to reserve tickets, call 303-499-7600, Ext. 3356.

-The Dairy Center for the Arts, 26th and Walnut streets, will be showing
Dreams, a story where what kids imagine comes true, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The
show was written by kids between the ages of 6 to 12 and of all different
ethnicities. The show is $5 per person. For more information, call 303-444-7328.

-CU Hockey has a home and home series against the dreaded CSU Rams this
weekend, Nov. 9 and 10. Nov. 9's game will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the
EPIC Center, 1801 Riverside Ave. in Fort Collins and Nov. 10's game will take
place at the Student Recreation Center, Macky Drive and Pleasant Street,
Boulder. The game at CU is free for students and $5 for the public. For more
information, visit www.cubuffshockey.org.

-The Rock N Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave., will be hosting an Acoustic Brunch from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 10. You can jam with your friends or just sit around and enjoy the music. For more information, visit www.rocknsoulcafe.com.

-Niwot High School, 8989 E. Niwot Road, will be performing Aida, a musical
written by Elton John and Tim Rice Nov. 8 to 10 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 11 at 2
p.m. in their theater. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults. For more information, call 303-652-2550.

News

-The Denver Post has a story about the five new council members in Boulder.

-The Colorado Daily has a story about the upcoming teach-in on climate change.

-Finally, the Daily Camera has a story about last week's plane crash at Boulder Municipal Airport.

Have a nice weekend!


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