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Named for legends

Named for legends

Kazuo Salazar May 8, 2024

The dance department is wrapping up 2024 by naming the dance studio after Colorado Mesa University (CMU) stand out dance community member Ann Sanders. Dance has drawn attention from across the country,...

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In short

Kazuo Salazar May 8, 2024

On May 14, the Literary Review hosted their annual launch party to celebrate the release of their collection of stories, poems and works from the English and mass communications department. On May 6,...

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Safety for students

Kazuo Salazar April 10, 2024

A look into what CMU offers as safety measures and precautions for students on campus Safety on campus is a very important concern for students looking at universities.  Colorado Mesa University (CMU)...

Maverick pride at the Nuggets

Maverick pride at the Nuggets

Kazuo Salazar March 15, 2024

It is not every day that the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) Alumni Association has much affiliation with events happening across the mountains from the school. But on Saturday March 9, CMU and the CMU...

Urine for a good time

Urine for a good time

Kazuo Salazar March 14, 2024

"Urinetown” is a ragingly raucous and hilariously heartful musical. It was written in 1999 by Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis. It first debuted on Broadway in September of 2001. “Urinetown” opened...

Mental Resources

Mental Resources

Kazuo Salazar February 29, 2024

Between heavy homework loads for classes, packed days running back and forth across campus and the constant state of living between quizzes and exams, not every student stops to consider their mental...

Plunging back into theater

Plunging back into theater

Kazuo Salazar February 27, 2024

Question: What do you get when you mix late stage capitalism, a broadway musical and an incredibly talented group of young actors? Answer: “Urinetown,” Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) winter...

Main stage theatre begins at CMU: "Dracula" is shaping up to be a violent and bloody opener to the new theatre season

Main stage theatre begins at CMU: “Dracula” is shaping up to be a violent and bloody opener to the new theatre season

Kazuo Salazar September 25, 2023

In two weeks, on Oct. 5, the Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Department of Theatre Arts is opening its first main stage show of the year, “Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy,” which promises to...

The next ASG administration begins

The next ASG administration begins

Kazuo Salazar September 20, 2023

A new school year marks a transitional period and a new administration taking the reins of the Associated Student Government (ASG), an organization that is integral to the inner workings of student life...

Student directed show opens soon

Student directed show opens soon

Kazuo Salazar September 8, 2023

In 2012, Ryan Scott Oliver wrote and produced  “35MM: A Musical Exhibition,” which bridged the gap between visual and performing art. The show consisted of a series of musical scenes which were inspired...

Local film features CMU students

Local film features CMU students

Kazuo Salazar August 28, 2023

On Saturday, Aug. 19, The Avalon Theatre hosted a screening of “Farway Canyon,” a feature length Hollywood film which was produced and shot primarily here in Grand Junction. Before the director and...

A Midsummer Night's Dream Review

A Midsummer Night’s Dream Review

Kazuo Salazar April 18, 2023

Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” is a wonderfully whimsical and deftly hilarious romantic comedy, which is currently being staged by Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU) Theatre Department....

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