Student Edition - Oct. 31, 2016

October flew by and we're in a brand new month once again. Take advantage of these dwindling days of warm weather and get outside for some good times.

Registration for spring 2017 classes begins today, Oct. 31. Click through for tips and reminders.

A CU Boulder student team learned in a conference call with NASA that they have been named a finalist in NASA’s CubeQuest Challenge, which is focused on finding innovative solutions to deep space communications using small spacecraft.

This Thursday, Nov. 3, Boulder Campus Staff Council and CU Student Government will host a town hall debate on Amendment 69, also known as ColoradoCare. The debate will be held from 5 to 6:15 p.m. in the Abrams Lounge in the Center for Community (C4C). Ron Vejrostek, a spokesperson for ColoradoCare, and Michael Cooke, campaign manager for Coloradans for Coloradans (a group opposed to Amendment 69), will debate the amendment and its impact on Colorado residents. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Expect the unexpected at this fall’s Open Space, a dance production featuring brand-new works created, choreographed and performed by CU Boulder students. A tantalizing mix of pieces will be on display for three different showings from Nov. 11 to 13 in CU’s Charlotte York Irey Theatre.

David Ciplet, assistant professor of environmental studies, will discuss how to ensure a socially just transition to affordable and clean energy on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 9 a.m., as part of the CU on the Weekend lecture series.