The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU or CU-Boulder) is the flagshipuniversity of the University of Colorado system. With its unique Tuscan sandstone architecture and its location nestled under the Flatiron rock formations of Boulder, the campus is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the United States.
CU has produced a number of astronauts, Nobel Prize laureates, and respected academics, but also has a reputation as a party school. In 2003, the Princeton Review awarded it as the top party school in the nation (USA), out of 351 entrants. CU dropped to number 9 in 2004.
CU is home of the Alferd Packer Grill, supposedly the only campus eatery in America named for a convicted cannibal.
Sports teams at the school are called Buffaloes. CU participates in the NCAA's Division I (I-A for football) as a member of the Northern Division of the Big Twelve Conference. The school mascot is Ralphie the Buffalo and the school colors are Silver and Gold, but are usually represented by Black and Gold.
CU has won national championships in both men's and women's cross crountry, skiing, and football. Conference championships have also been won in football and soccer.
In football, CU enjoys major rivalries with Colorado State University and Nebraska. The annual CU-CSU football game, dubbed the "Rocky Mountain Showdown," has been played in recent years in Denver at Mile High Stadium (and subsequently INVESCO Field at Mile High). Colorado and Nebraska traditionally finish their respective seasons in a nationally televised confrontation on the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Boulder's elevation is 5,430 feet (1,655 meters) and is 35 miles (50 km) northwest of Denver.
Boulder was the second city in the United States to implement the Hare (or Single Transferable Vote) method of voting in 1917.
Boulder may also be part of the basis for the town of South Park in the animated show South Park, the creators of which (Trey Parker and Matt Stone) attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, which also makes appearances in South Park.
The allegations which formed the basis of the lawsuits stem from a party where football recruits were invited by one of the roommates of the female students who had spent the evening drinking in their own apartment.
The University of Colorado at Boulder ranks fourth among U.S. universities in number of astronauts produced, not including military academies.
- Students at the University of Colorado at Boulder are expected to uphold the ideals of ethics and honor in all of their academic pursuits.
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