Tuition soars past $46,000

In a letter mailed only to parents late last week, tuition will be $46,317 next year, $1,340 more than last year. This is a 2.98 percent increase for the total cost of attendance for undergraduates. “What we tried to do here was be extraordinarily careful with increasing tuition, fees and expenses,” Provost Gregg Kvistad said. Full story

DU-owned wind turbine proposed by students

USG explores changes in wind energy contract

The USG Sustainability Committee is considering redirecting nearly half of the sustainability budget, a portion of the student activity fee, to build an in-state DU wind turbine in western Colorado. "We can't find any universities that have done exactly what we're envisioning doing," said Dillon Doyle, a member of the Sustainability Committee. Full story

Student-produced video goes viral on YouTube

The Innovation in Mass Communications class produced a video "The Class," which parodies the TV series "The Office" and has received more than 27,000 views on YouTube in the month it has been posted. "The Class" sheds light on technology use in the classroom and was student-produced as part of an assignment. Full story

MacNaughton Cup champs

The buzz around Denver hockey this week is all about the Gold Pan. The MacNaughton Cup champions will try and win another award this weekend. The Gold Pan is the trophy that is awarded to the winner of the season series of the games between DU and their in-state conference rival Colorado College. Full story