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Fine Print
, May 23, 2012
Going it alone
Long Way Home
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, May 16, 2012
Anything you can do...
The Colorado Sting women's football team plays just like the boys.
by Cherise Fantus
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, May 2, 2012
Open and slut
Local women march to defuse the Limbaughs of the world in the SlutWalk.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Apr 5, 2012
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, Apr 5, 2012
East outdoors
Awesome rock, places to roll, and ways to get higher than you thought possible
by Cherise Fantus
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, Mar 22, 2012
Rolling in the deep
Two Colorado College students combine choreography, impulse and visual art for a sleep-inspired performance.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Mar 8, 2012
Dancing in ambiguity
The intriguing art and story of Salome inspires a series of artistic pursuits at UCCS.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Feb 16, 2012
Garden variety
Religion, contradiction and innovation underlie the art of Terry Maker.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Jan 26, 2012
The starving artist
Star Bar feeds nothing to the man who has everything in
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf
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by Cherise Fantus
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, Jan 19, 2012
Every breath you take
The classic love story gets a sinister reality check from Steel City Theatre Company in
Boy Gets Girl
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by Cherise Fantus
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, Jan 12, 2012
A few of my favorite things
Whether in Austria or Rwanda or Colorado Springs, the Von Trapp Children carry on a family tradition.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Jan 12, 2012
The good fight
State inspectors say they just want to help an industry succeed.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Dec 22, 2011
All for 113, 113 for all
After Geoff Lasko moved his gallery out of town, the artists who had been showing there took over.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Nov 24, 2011
Take it to the bank
Missile Mountain Roller Derby girls grow in confidence and camaraderie.
by Cherise Fantus
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, Nov 10, 2011
A hard edge
Things get tough as Theatre 'd Art presents a Shakespearean 'problem show'
Troilus and Cressida
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by Cherise Fantus
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, Oct 13, 2011
Stage noir
Dark and down-home play
Coronado
closes out Springs Ensemble Theatre's season .
by Cherise Fantus
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, Oct 6, 2011
Politics (in the dark, with popcorn)
The new Free Minds Film Festival promotes ideas for a free society.
by Cherise Fantus
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Student Survival
, Aug 18, 2011
Getting buzzed
OK, so your GPA should be higher than your BAC. When it's time to study, go here.
by Demetrius Burns, Cherise Fantus, and Jenny Rackl
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, Aug 18, 2011
Drive me crazy
Finding easy and inexpensive ways to get to class.
by Cherise Fantus
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Long Story Short
, Aug 18, 2011
Long story short
It's almost like the Island of Misfit Toys around the
Indy
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by Cherise Fantus
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