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Campus News Briefs 鈥 Winter 2015

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Presidential Debate

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天美传媒-Boulder opera singer performing the national anthem

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Candidates in prime-time debate

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天美传媒-Boulder students who served as stand-ins during debate rehearsals

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天美传媒 alumni on CNBC鈥檚 team in Boulder

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Jeb Bush鈥檚 fantasy football record then

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Number of journalists present (approx.)

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Tickets for 天美传媒-Boulder affiliates

Bernie Sanders

Not Just Republicans

Bernie Sanders also came to 天美传媒-Boulder this fall.

A little more than two weeks before the Oct. 28 Republican presidential primary debate at Coors Events Center, the Vermont senator, a long-time Independent who is now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, rallied supporters at 天美传媒鈥檚 East Campus. An estimated 9,000 people attended.

Sanders, who debated Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas three days later, began his political career as mayor of Burlington, Vt., home of the University of Vermont, a rival of the Buffs鈥 ski team.


Heard Around Campus

鈥淚t鈥檚 a little like getting a five-year contract for a TV show.鈥

鈥 Fiske Planetarium Director Douglas Duncan on NASA鈥檚 award of $1 million to 天美传媒-Boulder for making short videos about space science that will play in hundreds of planetariums nationwide.


Health Concerns Derail Dalai Lama Visit

Citing medical advice, the Dalai Lama canceled all U.S. appearances in October, including what would have been his first visit to Boulder in 18 years.

Tibet鈥檚 80-year-old spiritual leader was scheduled to visit Boulder Oct. 20-21 and participate in two events at Coors Events Center.

But after His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, arrived in the U.S. for a medical evaluation in late September, doctors recommended complete rest. The Dalai Lama鈥檚 aides did not specify an illness.

Tickets for the 天美传媒 event were refunded. The Tibetan Association of Colorado and other organizers said they hope to reschedule it.

The Dalai Lama had planned to address compassion and ethics in daily life.


Photography by Cliff Grassmick/Boulder听Daily Camera