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App-building competition, Go Code picks CMU professors

Lehua La'a April 16, 2017

Colorado Secretary of State’s office owns massive amounts of public data sets that are rarely used. In 2013, Go Code Colorado was launched as a way to encourage coders and entrepreneurs to team up and...

Disparity of Debeque Dispensary

Lehua La'a April 9, 2017

The conservative voters of Grand Junction have not allowed recreational marijuana dispensaries to thrive in town, forcing those who want to partake in Colorado’s legal vice to drive 30 minutes east....

2A could be a big boom for Grand Junction

Lehua La'a April 2, 2017

Grand Junction residents are split on the decision to expand the Two Rivers Convention Center. Ballot 2A proposes to increase sales tax a quarter of a percent in order to fund a $62 million event center...

CMU racing to help children with special needs

Lehua La'a March 12, 2017

Children’s excitement filled the air as six teams of mechanical engineers, kinesiology students and physical, occupational and speech therapists customized toy cars for children with special needs on...

International student finds a home at CMU

Lehua La'a March 5, 2017

In July of 2013, Sophie ‘Rabbit’ Rohkamper arrived in the United States earlier than her student visa allowed, and she quickly learned about the unyielding force that is the United States Customs and...

Prejudice v. racism: The difference

Lehua La'a March 5, 2017

The 2016 election and the following Trump administration brought a special kind of hell to our newsfeeds. Not only was it a period plagued by ‘fake news,’ ‘alternative facts’ and atrocious memes...

Grammy Winning Alumnus, Kalani Pe’a

Lehua La'a March 1, 2017

In August of 2001, 18-year-old Kalani Pe’a stepped onto the campus of Mesa State College (MSC) with exuberance. He was excited to be a part of the school and culture in Grand Junction. As a graduate...

“My Fair Lady” more than fair

Lehua La'a February 28, 2017

Colorado Mesa University Department of Theatre Arts has outdone itself yet again with its spring production of “My Fair Lady.” Like a clock with all its working parts, every aspect from the intricately...

CMU theatre’s “Constellations” tells a love story

Lehua La'a February 12, 2017

Black Box Experimental Theater is an intimate contemporary venue in Colorado Mesa University theatre program. Constellations, a play written by Nick Payne and directed by Cody Rees, is a non-linear love...

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