Old Main

In a snowy outdoor ceremony on Sept. 20, 1875, Boulder town officials and members of the Masonic Grand Lodge placed a small tin box with nearly 50 items in the cornerstone of what would become Old Main.

Letters from our readers

Now a romantic set of sandstone arches over the lake, Varsity Bridge has gone through several transformations over the course of CU’s history.

Readers comment on the Shakespeare Festival, The Connetion bowling alley and nostalgic memories from their time at CU.

Campus lore says the first bell cracked following a football victory over Colorado School of Mines in 1926. Others claim it happened during the off-season.

See more campus doorways in this issue.

The Centennial of the United States was a momentous year in the Rockies.

Imagine the campus without Varsity Lake — just a deep, muddy ravine channeling snowmelt down the hill.