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University of Colorado Student Government Tri-Execs John Lurquin, Boneth Ahaneku, and I have been very shocked by racist incidents on the University of Missouri campus and offer our steadfast support and continued prayers and well wishes to students there on behalf of the Â鶹ӰԺ's 30,000+ students. While we continue to send forth words of hope and solidarity to those struggling against oppression in communities across the country, the three of us stand ready to act here, at the Â鶹ӰԺ, to make tangible change for people of color. Please join us in this endeavor.

Hello, scholars. Happy almost-break! Push through this last torrent of midterms with stamina and capability, guys—we're almost done. This week's events include free puppy-snuggle time at the UMC.

Ask Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and staff for entrepreneurial project proposals and they will deliver. Eleven teams of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and staff from across campus have been offered seed funding, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000 each, after a call went out in September for applications. The 11 awards granted are out of 26 total submittals.

The Â鶹ӰԺ enrolled more international students during the 2014-15 academic year and sent more students abroad during the 2013-14 academic year than any other higher education institution in Colorado. The data, released today by the Institute of International Education in its annual Open Doors Report, show that CU-Â鶹ӰԺ was home to 2,614 international students during the 2014-15 school year, up from 2,163 in 2013-14.

Are you beginning to think about searching for a place to live next year? Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations can help. Click through to learn some house hunting tricks and tips and to see what campus resources are available to help you in your search.

I wish to add my voice to those supporting CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students who are engaging in online and direct discussions, and preparing to engage in free speech activities in support of their fellow students at the University of Missouri.

Last May, I commissioned a committee of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and communications professionals to take on the issue of how the administration and the faculty can communicate more effectively with one another, and to look at the current state of communication with faculty regarding basic university business.

Campus Dining Services and the University Memorial Center are excited to welcome a Starbucks in the UMC, slated to open late spring 2016. The Starbucks will be located in the current Baby Doe’s location.

A team of researchers from the Â鶹ӰԺ is sharing the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award announced this week for the discovery that neutrinos -- shadowy subatomic particles that rarely interact with matter and zip through mountains, oceans, planets and even people -- can shape-shift.

Join the University of Colorado Student Government for the Fall 2015 State of the Student Body Address during the Legislative Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in UMC room 247.