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For a short time, still within memory for some Baby Boomers, Boulder had its own ski run: Chautauqua Mesa Ski Area operated from 1949-52 and in 1962.

The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports.

Each fall the newest members of the Forever Buffs family connect 鈥� most for the first time 鈥� during the university鈥檚 Week of Welcome, which includes free activities in the CU Recreation Center, a Welcome Fest in the University Memorial Center and a concert on campus hosted by CU鈥檚 Program Council.

Any time is a good time to arrive in a college town, especially Boulder, especially as summer eases into fall and campus again channels the hum of communal learning.

Unstructured play 鈥� reading a book, wandering through the zoo, playing outside 鈥� may be good for children鈥檚 brains, says CU-Boulder psychology and neuroscience professor Yuko Munakata.

The CU Board of Regents in June approved creation of a new College of Media, Communication and Information, the first new college or school at CU-Boulder in more than 50 years.

My favorite CU homecoming story was told to me by microbiology professor Charles Bitter. I still think of it every time I walk by Denison Hall.

With help from CU-Boulder, 鈥渢rue鈥� greenback cutthroat trout gets new chance to thrive.