Campus News Briefs – Winter 2015
Digits
Presidential Debate
One
ŷڱƵ-Boulder opera singer performing the national anthem
10
Candidates in prime-time debate
13
ŷڱƵ-Boulder students who served as stand-ins during debate rehearsals
Two
ŷڱƵ alumni on CNBC’s team in Boulder
7-0
Jeb Bush’s fantasy football record then
500
Number of journalists present (approx.)
150
Tickets for ŷڱƵ-Boulder affiliates
Not Just Republicans
Bernie Sanders also came to ŷڱƵ-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 ŷڱƵ’s 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’ ski team.
Heard Around Campus
“It’s a little like getting a five-year contract for a TV show.”
— Fiske Planetarium Director Douglas Duncan on NASA’s award of $1 million to ŷڱƵ-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’s 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’s aides did not specify an illness.
Tickets for the ŷڱƵ event were refunded. The Tibetan Association of ŷڱƵ 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 Daily Camera