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CMU instructor and attorney searches for Cantonese interpreter

Megan Webber December 7, 2017

Grand Junction attorney and Colorado Mesa University instructor Stephen Laiche has been working on a case that sprung up in October of 2017 involving a defendant who only speaks his native language, Cantonese....

Grievances filed between Criterion and ASG

Megan Webber December 5, 2017

Two weeks ago, Associated Student Government (ASG) Senator Richard Nguyen filed an official grievance against The Criterion and Editor in Chief Alec Williams. Because the initial grievance filed was...

Mavericks dominate A3 Invite

Megan Webber December 4, 2017

Colorado Mesa University’s swim and dive teams hosted the A3 Performance Invite from Thursday, Nov. 30- Saturday, Dec. 2. CMU was joined by several other Division II universities for three days of events....

Where they are needed most

Megan Webber November 28, 2017

Around the world, children are in hospitals for longer than a couple weeks. Children especially could have a hard time adjusting to such a different environment. Colorado Mesa University has one club that...

Students work with CMU administration to make campus more transgender friendly

Megan Webber November 13, 2017

Colorado law states that individuals are allowed to use the facilities, restrooms, locker rooms dormitories, etc., of the gender with which they identify or express themselves. However, how is this practiced...

Behind the scenes

Megan Webber November 6, 2017

Colorado Mesa University recently saw the wrap of “A Grand Night For Singing,” which closed on Oct. 7. The folks in the theater department rested for one day after the closing of the musical, and then...

Residential parking lots to close temporarily

Megan Webber November 5, 2017

Over Thanksgiving break, residential parking lots RH5 and RH17 will be temporarily closed due to failing streetlights. Colorado Mesa University administration will ask that students move their cars out...

CMU plans to improve handicap access on campus

Megan Webber October 27, 2017

Since the issue of handicap access was first brought up last month, the facilities department on campus has been working with Vice President of Student Services John Marshall to make Colorado Mesa University’s...

How CMU practices the science of registration

Megan Webber October 25, 2017

Registration time for the spring of 2018 is nearing, and while students are getting excited about getting one step closer to graduation, how many students have ever stopped to think about how the university...

Swim team competes in Colorado Springs

Megan Webber October 22, 2017

This Saturday, the Colorado Mesa University (CMU) men’s and women’s swim and dive teams took a day trip to Colorado Springs to compete against the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado School of...

Students to sleep on CMU plaza to raise awareness for homeless

Megan Webber October 19, 2017

Even with the chilly wind and the frosty mornings, October in Grand Junction can be the perfect setting for a fall campout. One night under the stars seems like a fun adventure, but imagine sleeping outside...

Being prepared for the worst

Megan Webber October 17, 2017

After the Oct. 1 shooting incident in Las Vegas, the issue of mass shootings in this country has risen once again to a topic of discussion. Colorado Mesa University wants students to feel at ease, knowing...

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