Old CU

  • CU's old main bell
    Campus lore says the first bell cracked following a football victory over Colorado School of Mines in 1926. Others claim it happened during the off-season.Β 
  • Tesla Charging station
    In ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ County, there are more than 1,580 Tesla cars registered. The number keeps growing, and many CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ alumni are among the proud owners of the famed electric cars.
  • The Connection
    Readers comment on the Shakespeare Festival, The Connetion bowling alley and nostalgic memories from their time at CU.
  • CU Cottonwood trees in 1909
    CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅'s largest concert hall began construction in 1909. It was completed in 1922.
  • David Bolen finishing Men's 400 at 1948 Olympics
    CU has had over 85 Olympians. It all started with David Bolen.
  • SATC camp at CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ during Spanish Flu
    During the 1918 flu epidemic, the visiting Student Army Training Corps who lived in the Armory were dispersed into β€œbarracks-like tents” so the building could be used as a hospital.
  • George Norlin fly fishing collection
    George Norlin is famous for many things around CU's campus, but you might not know just how much he loved to fish.
  • Norlin Postcard 1954
    Vintage postcards dating as far back as 1911 speak to the Norlin Charge, first read in 1935: "The University consists of all who come into and go forth from her halls, who are thinkg of you touched by her influence and who carry on her spirit."
  • Old CU photo on Farrand Field
    Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ became the first university in the nation to open a student-led Environmental Center. The day coincided with the nation’s inaugural Earth Day.
  • Old Chip costume
    CU students have performed as varying versions of Chip, CU ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣơ’s character buffalo mascot, since the 1980s.Β 
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