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  • liquid nitrogen at concert
    October 1982. Los Angeles. Ghouls rise from a fog-fingered graveyard and join a zombified Michael Jackson in one of history’s most iconic bits of choreography in the watershed “Thriller” video, a mini-horror flick built around the eponymous hit song.
  • Phil Watkins Jr. in front of window
    Without Phil Watkins Jr. and his family, the world would be a less colorful place. Especially Colorado.
  • Ryan Heiland
    Assistant grounds manager Ryan Heiland developed a new way of seeding the campus with microbe-rich compost tea — to stunning effect.
  • Clark Oldroyd
    Alumni travel director retires after nearly 40 years at CU-Boulder
  • Rick Trujillo, second from the right
    Running mountain trails was strictly forbidden for CU-Boulder’s track and cross-country athletes in the 1960s. Rick Trujillo couldn't help himself.
  • Heather and Jonathan Arthur
    Actors play characters; Heather (Bus’03) and Jonathan Arthur (Bus’03) play actors. They’re stuntmen.
  • Dora and Friends
    Few know more about Dora the Explorer, the beloved star character of Nickelodeon’s immensely popular animated television series of the same name, as well as Cathy Galeota (DistSt’87).
  • 1886 Commencement program image
    Many of America’s first universities were centuries old by the time they admitted women. At CU-Boulder co-education began early — with the Tyler sisters.
  • Mike Morrison in Disneyland pirate scene
    There's more to Disneyland than meets the eye. Mike Morrison sees it all. Sometimes in a wetsuit.
  • Chauncey Billups in parking lot
    Chauncey Billups, hoops hero and family man, comes home to Colorado.
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