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6:11 pm, Mar 14, 2005
Usually, I tend to write about things that I've done, or that I plan to do, or that I might recommend. Today, I'm gonna tell you about all the things I have blown off in the past few days.
I've flaked out on parties, concerts, dinners, and karaoke night. Why, you ask? It seems that all the cool kids are bopping off to the South by Southwest music conference this week in Austin, Texas. So...
9:04 am, Mar 14, 2005
With talks stalled in the CU-Ward Churchill buyout, a resolution seemed unlikely over the weekend. Today, the Denver Post reports a private donor may step forward. The report on Churchill's scholarship is not expected to be released today as scheduled and may take another two weeks. On person who doesn't sound concerned is Churchill's attorney, David Lane:"This has nothing to do with fairness...
9:57 am, Mar 12, 2005
Settlement talks between the University of Colorado and Professor Ward Churchill have broken down. According to David Lane, Churchill's attorney, the parties agreed on money but then CU backed out of the talks. Regent Michael Carrigan will only say that the university needs more time to learn about plagiarism charges another university lodged against Churchill nine years ago. Churchill says the...
9:55 am, Mar 12, 2005
The last thing the University of Colorado needs is another scandal, but one is brewing. The NAACP held a press conference Friday to lambast the University over charges of racism.In the past month, black students at the school have reported escalating tensions and threats against them: According to CU, on March 9th, a black student leader received an anonymous note containing racial slurs. Last...
9:54 am, Mar 12, 2005
Forbes has released its annual list of world billionaires. This year, Colorado has seven on the list, compared to six last year. They are: Charlie Ergen, Philip Anschutz, John Malone, Pat Stryker, Charles Gates Jr. , Gary Magness and Thomas Bailey. Bailey, founder of Janus Funds, had been off the list since 2001. Charlie Ergen of Echostar leads the Colorado list with a worth of more than $7...
3:18 pm, Mar 11, 2005
The murder of Chicago federal judge Joan Lefkow's mother and husband may now be solved, but her sister, a Denver resident, remains in protective custody. Federal Judge John Kane spoke to 9 News about the risks federal judges have to assume when they take the bench:Kane says the case has his own colleagues and family thinking twice about their safety. "You look a little more carefully when you...
1:07 pm, Mar 11, 2005
David Lane, Ward Churchill's attorney, has confirmed to the Denver Post that a buyout agreement has been reached between the University of Colorado and Churchill. It should be finalized this weekend.Embattled University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill has reached an agreement with the school on the dollar terms of a buyout proposal -- now both sides have to decide whether they can accept...
7:35 am, Mar 11, 2005
The latest charge against at Ward Churchill is plagiarism.
University of Colorado officials investigating embattled professor Ward Churchill received documents this week purporting to show that he plagiarized another professor's work. Officials at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia sent CU an internal 1997 report detailing allegations about an article Churchill wrote.
The article . . . is, in...
8:57 pm, Mar 10, 2005
Keith Swain is a psychologist, professor and openly gay columnist for the "Other Voices" column in the Denver Post. Yesterday, he wrote of receiving a death threat. After the murder of Denver resident Donna Humphrey, mother of Illinois federal Judge Joan Lefkow, he's apprehensive about it:
Having been an openly gay man who speaks my mind, I have had my share of threats. But this past week, I...
6:35 pm, Mar 10, 2005
A 22-year-old Illiniois man visiting Summit County received a laser pen as a gift en route. While at a residence in Keystone, he took it outside and pointed it in the air to see how far the laser would travel. Now he may be facing a federal charge that carries up to 20 years in jail. Why? His laser beam hit a Flight to Life Helicopter. The F.B.I. has been notified and will make a decision...
