Colorado State University-Pueblo will host Day of the Dead, Dia de Los Muertos, giving students, faculty and staff and opportunity to honor those who have passed on. The event, being held Nov. 2,will have a prayer vigil, dances, informational video about the holiday and altar competition. Altars will be available for viewing from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Occhiato University Center Ballroom and Great Hall. The vigil will be held 6-7:30 p.m. in the OUC Ballroom and attendees will be able tohonor loved ones that passed on There will alsobe performances by the Toch.tli Aztec Dancers during the day and evening.

The Pueblo County Sherriff will be doing Halloween DUI patrol and enforcement this holiday weekend. Deputy Laurie Kilpatrick said the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office has received special funding from the Colorado Department of Transportation to conduct DUI enforcement during the Halloween weekend. “We want you to enjoy your parties. But you need to be aware of your surroundings and your safety,” she said.

“Saw VI” raked in a little over $14.1 million on its opening weekend. However, it didn’t take the number one at the box office. That honor went to another horror movie, “Paranormal Activity”.

The ThunderWolves were definitely crowd-pleasers, Saturday, for the Homecoming game against the Western State Mountaineers as they took the victory 38-27, with Western Sate trailing the entire game. View the photo gallery.

Colorado State University-Pueblo arranged a pig roast and pep rally Friday, Oct. 23 to bring school spirit to Homecoming week. The rally, which was organized by Nicky Damania, director of student activites, consisted of performances by the CSU-Pueblo cheerleading team, marching band and Soul Steppers team. View photos from the pep rally.

Colorado State University-Pueblo held its annual Homecoming dance Saturday night. This year, the Homecoming was historic because this was the first time an openly gay man and a 60-year-old woman both ran for Homecoming Queen. The CSU-Pueblo TODAY has posted photos from Colorado State University-Pueblo's Homecoming Royalty Dance, held Oct. 21 in the Occhiato University Center Ballroom. Check out the photos, and if you're in any of them, let us know who you are.

Music from the Thunder Down Under Music Fest resonated the south side of Belmont Residence Hall at Colorado State University–Pueblo as performers and a small crowd withstood the cold weather. Temperatures of 34 degrees, and lower, generated a small crowd of about 15 students to the Thunder Down Under Music Fest on Friday, Oct. 23, and expectations of the student events manager, Mark Bush, fell short.

Colorado State University-Pueblo’s student life, cheerleading squad, band members and homecoming nominees gathered together in the annual Homecoming parade. Parade watchers spread out blankets and chairs to watch the floats and the cheerleaders’’ performance. The Office of Student Activities and Lambda Chi Alpha were some of the groups that participated along with Community Bank.

The CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves volleyball team needed a win to resurrect any hopes of making the eight-team Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament, but they fell to Adams State College in three sets, 25-22, 25-18, 25-20. With the score tied at six in the first set, the T-Wolves found their rhythm and pushed the lead to 19-14. The Grizzlies responded with a 7-2 run to tie the score at 21-21 and won 11 of the sets final 14 points to take the first set 25-22.

Citizens concerned with the effects of domestic violence gathered Oct. 15, in the Occhiato University Center for a candle light vigil. “I’m very committed to our mission, which is elimination of racism and empowerment of women,” said Margaret Reiber, shelter director of the YWCA in Pueblo, Colo.

Colorado State University-Pueblo students who were studying Italian received a chance to study the language and culture during a study abroad program in July.

Royalty, bonfires and music festivals entails only a few events being held at Colorado State University-Pueblo in celebration of Homecoming Week. Student activities is hosting several events the week of Oct.19-25, in celebration of CSU-Pueblo’s Homecoming game on Saturday Oct.24 said, student events coordinator, Kelly Close, for the Office of Student Activities. “Homecoming is a time to celebrate your campus and celebrate being a ThunderWolf,” Close said, “We want students to be involved with the campus and to have fun.”