Forty-five years ago, Vance Brand made history when he and his Apollo crew members met with Soviet cosmonauts in space, only to narrowly survive a near-fatal landing back on Earth.
There are stories tucked under Old Main’s cottonwoods, Folsom’s stands and Norlin’s steps. And their echoes can be heard from Cape Town to Kathmandu.
Right after Theodore Maiman (EngrPhys’49) successfully developed the laser in 1960, newspapers reported that a Los Angeles scientist had invented a death ray.
Fifty years ago, Billy Kidd (Econ’69) and Jimmie Heuga (PolSci’73) became the first American men to win Olympic medals in skiing, claiming silver and bronze, respectively, in Innsbruck, Austria.
Tori Peglar (MJour'00) We’re closing this year with a new look for the Coloradan , one that better reflects who we are as a university and as a Forever Buffs family. From a fascinating view of Monsters University through the eyes of Lee Rase (Film’00) to the alumni story behind...
