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Upcoming student symposium presents scholarly works from students across campus

By David Buck Colorado State University-Pueblo is hosting a research and scholarly works Symposium on April 7, 2017. All current students and graduate students are invited to submit their research or creative work for presentation at the Symposium. Per Susan Belport, the professor in charge of the symposium, senior projects are accepted and should have an accompanying abstract. An abstract, defined by Webster’s Dictionary, is a summary of the contents of the work.  Projects will be presented as either an oral podium presentation or poster presentation. Projects such as art...
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Pack Baseball ties four game series with Colorado Mines- heads to New Mexico 10-12 for the season

Pack outfielder Zach Hoffman swinging at bat against Colorado Mines March 10.(photo provided by CSU-Pueblo Today AV staff) by Ashley Schaerfl The men's CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves baseball team tied the four game series against the Christian College Mines this last weekend, March 10, 11, and 12, 2-2.   They started the series out strong with a win Friday, ending 4-3 at Rawlings Field. “We came out hot,” Derek Rohleder, one of the senior pitchers for the ThunderWolves, said.   Game one started with senior pitcher Kyle Lazcano coming out strong for the...
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Women’s Basketball falls short of advancing after hosting NCAA South Central Regional Tournament as the No. 1 seed.

Tuileisu Anderson attacking her defender.(photo provided by CSU-Pueblo Today's AV staff) by Thomas Thortvedt This weekend, March 10 and March 11, the Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Women’s Basketball hosted two NCAA D-II Women’s Basketball Tournament games this weekend in Massari arena. On Friday March 10, the Pack who came into the tournament with a No.1 seeding were able to beat the No.8 seed Tarleton State 68-59 in the South Regional Quarter Finals. After the win the Pack eliminated the Texans from the big dance and improved their record to 28-3. The...
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With recent Nursing School designation- Associated Student’s Government gains two more senators

New Nursing School senators, Yamile Ingles and Lindsey Fox, being sworn in by ASG vice president Maggie Geolat. (photo from ASG Facebook page) by Alexandra Purcell The nursing department at Colorado State University-Pueblo recently appointed two of their outstanding students to serve as senators in the Associated Student Government (ASG). Students Yamile Ingles and Lindsey Fox, both nursing majors, were chosen by  Joe Franta, the Dean of Nursing, and  Jude DePalma, the head of the undergraduate program. “Since we’re officially recognized as a school of nursing now, they wanted to...
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Dan and Shay student concert April 27

by Chianna Schoenthaler Student Engagement and Leadership is hosting Dan and Shay for the spring concert at Colorado State University-Pueblo. The concert will take place April 27 at Southwest Motors Event Center. The doors to the venue will open at 6 p.m. and the concert will begin at 7 p.m.  Dan and Shay are a country duo that barely knew each other when they started writing and performing together. Now they are traveling all over the world including London, Canada and various states. The spring concert is funded primarily through...
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Lip sync battle brings students together for a unique and entertaining contest

by Hannah Plummer On March 1 the Office of Student Engagement and Leadership hosted a lip sync battle in the psychology building, where students were able to lip sync to their favorite songs. Due to this being held in a lecture hall, there was a thirty-minute delay due to an exam in the next room. There were 50 students who attended the event in total. There were five student entries, competing for the prizes in the top three spots. The top three entries won Thunderbucks ranging from $200 to $50....
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Southern Colorado entrepreneurship competition aims to create business opportunities for Pueblo

by Alexandra Purcell Colorado State University-Pueblo will host the fourth annual SoCo Entrepreneurship Competition (SCEC), inviting prospective business-people from all over Southern Colorado to put their ideas to the test. At the competition, contestants will present their unique business ideas in front of a panel of judges for the chance of winning a $1000 cash prize as well as a $4000 scholarship to the Hasan School of Business, according to SCEC’s official web page. “So far, we have a couple of judges we’re really excited about,” said Michael Wakefield, professor...
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Fraternity and Sorority Life Council hosts the Greek Olympics on campus

by Tiffany Underwood The Greek Olympics was held on the recreation field at Colorado State University-Pueblo from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. The Greek Olympics is a competition that was open to all CSU-Pueblo students. Teams of four students competed against other teams in five events. The events the students competed in were football throw, tug of war, obstacle course, jousting and water bottle flip relay race. Noelle San Souci, the advisor for the Greek council, put on this event. The Greek Olympics is part of Greek week. Greek week...
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Joint concert brings together CSU-Pueblo and CSU-Fort Collins jazz bands at Hoag Hall

by Victoria Ruiz Music majors at Colorado State University-Pueblo and Fort Collins know how to collaborate. On March 8, students in the Jazz Ensemble 1 of each university performed in a Combined Jazz Concert in Hoag Recital Hall. Although the concert started at 7:30, many people could be seen joining the audience throughout the performance. The audience was casual and respectful of the performers. They showed support for the students by a short applause after each solo. The performance was divided into two sections by a short intermission. CSU-Pueblo’s Jazz...
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The Native Voices exhibit provides spotlight on Native American culture through history

Native Voices Exhibit(photo taken by CSU-Pueblo AV staff)   by Ashley Schaerfl March 2nd was the start of the Native Voices exhibit that will be open to students, faculty and the community in the Library Academic Resource Center until April 16. The exhibit showcases the connection between community, health, spirit and nature while shining light on specific individuals like Navajo Code Talkers, Thomas & Nonobah Begay, from World War 2 and a Layton Lamsan, a junior at Stafford who is a part of the Osage Nation. “ Visitors will discover...
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