Elizabeth Hernandez
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Faculty compensation, student growth: Here are new CSU president Amy Parsons’ priorities
When Colorado State University’s new president Amy Parsons steps foot on the Fort Collins campus’ iconic Oval or enters the Clark Building, she can’t help her mind from wandering … → Read More
Teacher at Catholic school fired after Denver Archdiocese learned she was in same-sex relationship
The Denver Archdiocese said that Maggie Barton violated her employment contract by not abiding by Catholic teachings. → Read More
GOP bill would regulate what teams transgender student-athletes can play on in Colorado
Two gender-related bills, including Republican-sponsored legislation that would regulate what teams transgender student-athletes can play on, were introduced in the Democratic-controlled Colorado l… → Read More
How a school enrollment lottery changed the trajectory of an undocumented Denver student’s life
Luck was on Daniela Uriarte’s side in 2010 when she entered the Denver Public Schools enrollment lottery and nabbed a spot at the middle school she and her family hoped would put the undocume… → Read More
Colorado colleges rethink how to address increasing student hunger: ‘Can’t afford to eat’ – Greeley Tribune
As college student demographics shift to include a more diverse population — parents, low-income learners and people facing housing instability, for example — colleges must adapt to meet students w… → Read More
Santa Claus shortage: Colorado’s St. Nick demand is outweighing ho-ho-holiday supply
Firm that provides Santas see 30% increase in demand since 2021 and 125% increase since before pandemic → Read More
Here’s where you can donate to Club Q victims, their families and survivors
In the wake of the mass shooting at Colorado Springs gay nightclub Club Q that left five dead and at least 25 injured, the community has stepped up to provide funds to victims and their families. → Read More
Colorado women can face pushback when seeking sterilization surgery: ‘It’s very demeaning’ – Greeley Tribune
Locally and nationally, reproductive health physicians say they are seeing more people seeking sterilization procedures since June’s Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade. → Read More
Ex-employees sue Colorado Mountain Club for hiring sex offender who filmed women with hidden cameras
The Colorado Mountain Club and the American Mountaineering Center are accused of hiring and retaining a registered sex offender who secretly captured nude or inappropriate photos and videos of empl… → Read More
Colorado, now an abortion ‘safe haven,’ prepares for new challenges in providing care – Greeley Tribune
Colorado passed a law this year that guaranteed the right to an abortion in the state, but advocates and lawmakers say there’s more to be done now that so many other states won’t allow … → Read More
What Colorado’s leaders are saying about Roe v. Wade being overturned
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the right to an abortion in the nation, has, as expected, drawn admonition from Colorado’s Democrats and praise… → Read More
‘Grounded for something we didn’t do’: Denver neighborhood pushes back against park closures as response to violence – Greeley Tribune
Weeklong barricade of La-Alma Lincoln Park latest example of city closing public spaces to deal with social ills → Read More
‘This virus is just everywhere’: Colorado businesses struggle to stay adequately staffed as omicron surges – Greeley Tribune
Frontline workers whose jobs have required them to be public-facing through the pandemic are being hit hard as COVID-19’s omicron variant tore through Colorado over the past month. → Read More
Colorado business owners forced to act as public health experts as government shirks mask mandates
Nineteen months into the pandemic, Colorado businesses and their customers are tasked with making public health decisions as Gov. Jared Polis declines to reinstate a statewide mask mandate despite … → Read More
‘A guardian angel’: Colorado woman comes forward in daughter’s quest to find 7 strangers her father helped on 9/11 – Greeley Tribune
Joyce Blutt, 74, is one of seven strangers who Martinez drove from the Omaha, Nebraska, airport to Denver for free on Sept. 11, 2001, after their planes were grounded in the wake of the terrorist a… → Read More
Second former Valor Christian coach says school pushed her out because she’s gay – Greeley Tribune
A second former coach at Valor Christian High School came forward this week to allege she was forced to choose between living authentically as a gay woman and keeping her job coaching girl’s … → Read More
“We can see ourselves in her”: Colorado women of different backgrounds reflect on Kamala Harris’ ascension – Greeley Tribune
The young, old, gay, straight, Black, white and otherwise beautifully diverse nation watched Kamala Harris ascend to the second-most powerful position in the U.S. → Read More
Full beaver moon to deliver partial lunar eclipse early Monday morning
Sky-gazers could be in for a treat Sunday night into early Monday morning as the celestial bodies align just right to create the full beaver moon along with an early morning lunar eclipse. → Read More
CU Boulder to resume in-person classes next week as campus’s COVID-19 surge wanes
With a COVID-19 surge among students waning, University of Colorado officials announced Wednesday that in-person classes will resume on the Boulder campus Oct. 14 following three weeks of online-only instruction intended to combat the virus’ spread. → Read More
More than 1,200 infected in CU Boulder’s COVID-19 outbreak — now the largest in Colorado by far
Nearly 1,200 students and 12 staff members at the University of Colorado Boulder have confirmed cases of COVID-19 in an outbreak that dwarfs any the state has seen so far. → Read More