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University village celebrates grand opening

  The University Village Center (UVC) grand opening took place on Saturday, Aug. 14.  The event was organized by Jamie Kratt and Pat Cone, event coordinators who have been involved with the UVC since the beginning.   The grand opening included merchant-donated gifts, a performance by the band, “After Hours” as well as a face painter, balloon twister and two bounce houses.

Credit Card Reform Has Companies Treading Lightly on Campuses

  By Ylan Q. Mui (c) Aug. 26, 2010, The Washington Post   Credit card reform came too late for 20-year-old Tamaira Shaw. The junior at the University of the District of Columbia got a preapproved credit card from Bank of America in the mail her freshman year of college.

Changes shouldn’t affect UCCS AROTC program

  Beginning today, all combat troops will be removed from Iraq. This is an exciting time for many families in the community and as sophomore Lauren Graham elaborated from a cadet’s perspective, “I think it’s good that we are bringing people home.

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New UCCS faculty members

  Beth Kumer - Electronic Resources and Serials Librarian - Kumer will coordinate all Internet resources, manage magazines and periodicals and act as the Education Librarian. She is from Neenah Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin Lacrosse with a bachelor’s degree in History.

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Special election results prove non-binding

  Last May, Carole Huber’s Geography class presented Student Goernment with two controversial ballot initiatives. The first referendum proposed a phasing out of the paper edition of The Scribe to a completely online format no later than August 1, 2015.

Alumnus runs short-track marathon in Rec Center

  When UCCS alumnus, Robert Billard, decided to run a marathon on the Campus Recreation Center’s 13 laps per mile track last summer, his friends shook their heads in disbelief. Billard, who served in the Marine Corp, was both familiar with and comfortable running mid distance courses, but after a friend completed the milestone 26.

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In Memoriam: Ronald Wisner

  Ron Wisner died Friday, May 21, at the age of 68, in a mountain biking accident in an open trails area north of Monument. Wisner served at UCCS from 1979 until 2003 as dean of students. A Fulbright Scholar, he obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and was actively involved and invested in the communities in which he lived and in the world as a whole.