There are a couple of big things that are happening in Boulder this week, and we're not talking about the Naked Pumpkin Run.

Okay, maybe we're talking a little bit about that, and hoping to have pictures from the festivities for our Web site at some point tomorrow. (By the by, if you are reading this and happen to be around Pearl Street tonight, snap some photos of some trick or treaters or naked runners and send them my way at villegask@YourHub.com. Come on, it's gonna be a lot of fun!)

First, CU is talking about the new office that it's created to help military vets in their quest to finish or begin college. You can read the university's press release by clicking here, or you can read a story about one veteran that was written by the Rocky Mountain News.

Basically, the university is looking to help vets with the new Office of Veterans Affairs. The press release says that some of the goals that Greg Akers, the director of the new office has for the new office include "recruiting more veterans to campus, creating veteran scholarships, offering peer counseling and counseling referrals to veterans, and developing a campus veterans support group."

It's also election season in Boulder. Ballots are due to the Clerk no later than 7 p.m. on Nov. 6, election day. But the Colorado Daily is also reporting on one aspect of politics that has been thus far overlooked in this election cycle: that Boulder will have a new mayor not long after the election.

They are reporting that Mark Ruzzin, the current mayor, is not seeking re-election. The new mayor can come from any of thenine councilmembers who take office after the election.

Also flying under the radar is the fact that the CU Buffs hockey team is undefeated still going into a huge match up against archrival CSU. Ron Knabenbauer, a frequent contributor to YourHub.com, has the skinny on their wins and their next game. Find out more by clicking here.

Events

Here are some things that you can do around Boulder this weekend.

-Aboard India's first lunar orbiter will be an instrument designed in Boulder -- the Moon Mineralogy Mapper. Join Dr. Joe Boardman of Analytical Imaging and Geophysics as he describes what it's like to create a state-of-the-art instrument to fly to the moon and map the entire surface in 2008. The talk will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 at Fiske Planetarium, 2414 Regent Drive. Tickets are $6 for adults, $5 for students and $3.50 for seniors and children. For more information, call 303-492-5002.

- Edie Carey will perform Nov. 2 from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Rock N Soul Café, 5290 Arapahoe Ave. Carey's wry and self-mocking humor, coupled with her ability to tell a great story, makes audiences feel as though they have just spent the evening with a very close friend. For more information, call 303-443-5108.

-The CU Museum, 15 th Street and Broadway, is hosting the Day of the Dead family day Nov. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Have fun with many hands-on activities that local artists and storytellers have prepared for you and learn about the Day of the Dead. Free. For more information, call 303-492-6892.

-The CU Hockey team will be taking on Utah Valley State at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Student Recreation Center. Your Colorado hockey team is still undefeated after sweeping last weekends "Best of the West Showcase" in San Jose. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.cubuffshockey.org.

News

-TheDenverChannel.com has a story about the Naked Pumpkin Run down Pearl Street tonight.

-The Daily Camera has a story about First Bite Boulder.

-Finally, The Campus Press has a story about the Battle of the Bands in Boulder.