Category: Stories
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Indigenous Activist Arrested for Yelling at City Council Members
On Thursday, Sept. 4, a local indigenous Maya woman, Laura Gonzalez, was arrested by Boulder PD in the middle of the night in her home on suspicion of felony retaliation against a judge or elected official, as well as a charge of misdemeanor harassment. According to the City of Boulder, Gonzalez was arrested because of…
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CU Admin Shut Down “Palestine Solidarity Kitchen”
Boulder Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) has once again had an event shut down by Boulder police officers and administration following the scheduling of the Sept. 15 Palestine Solidarity Kitchen. This event was centered around teaching students and community members about traditional Palestinian foods while they also made the foods. In an Instagram post…
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Boulder Police Shut Down Palestine Film Screening
At a recent Sept. 5 film screening of the Palestinian film “The Time That Remains,” scheduled to be held by student groups Boulder Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Give Us The F—ing Camera (GUT-C), students who arrived to set up the screening from both groups were met by a police presence blocking their entry…
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CU Cancels Aerospace Class Following Assault
Following the April 2 assault of two University of Colorado Boulder students, the university has decided to cut an aerospace engineering class with ties to the United States government. According to a statement released by Boulder Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), two students disrupted the class, “…that partners directly with the U.S. military and…
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CU Board of Regents Dare to Open Meeting to Constituents
Discontent, the story of the public comment session April 10th saw the University of Colorado Board of Regents meet at CU Denver, but off the table of discussion were two topics which, under the guise of legal reasons, had been forbidden. It wasn’t made clear to those in the room that day what those topics…
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¡VIVA LOS SEIS DE BOULDER!
NEVA ROMERO Neva’s family roots are in Southern Colorado’s Valle de San Luis where her ancestors lived, where she was born and where her father attended college. Her life in her parents’ home was in the Ignacio area where her father was a school administrator and city official. Early in life Neva learned about and…
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CU Boulder students hold “Students’ State of the Campus Address”
In an event hosted by Boulder Students for Democratic Society (SDS) and co-sponsored by United Mexican American Students (UMAS) y Mecha, Boulder Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), the Feminist Underground and Queers Against Capitalism (QuAC), students rallied and held their own “Students’ State of the Campus Address” in response to Chancellor Justin Schwartz’s State…
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Boulder Hillel Celebrates “Israel Fest” on Farrand Field
University of Colorado Boulder group Hillel, which offers “birthright” trips to Israel for Jewish students, held an event titled “Israel Fest” on April 10, 2025 on Farrand Field. This event, looking to bring together the colonizers of the CU Boulder campus touted “Free food” “Good vibes” and the opportunity to “Win a 50[-inch] TV.” The Israel Fest,…
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Overview of El Diario – ’72-83
By Kiko Martinez El Diario was an independent Chicanx publication founded by CU Boulder students in the summer of 1972. It published information especially important to Chicanx and other disenfranchised students. It served as an editorial, photo, and print product education tool while covering stories and presenting accurate information that no other news outlet published.…
El Diario de la Gente 