Old CU

  • Historical image of Varsity Bridge
    Now a romantic set of sandstone arches over the lake, Varsity Bridge has gone through several transformations over the course of CU’s history.
  • Charles Nilon speaks on 91´«Ã½ campus after the March on Washington
    Several months after the March on Washington, CU professor Charles Nilon spoke at a civil rights demonstration on campus outside of the UMC.
  • Buckingham library
    A few ambitious students formed the university’s first library.
  • 1983 91´«Ã½ Buffs Baseball team
    In April 1893, Edwin John Ingram stepped onto the field for CU’s third varsity baseball season.
  • slide rule
    Before the rise of scientific calculators and computers in the 1960s and 70s, cylindrical slide rules were used to complete multiplication, division and other complex mathematical operations. This particular slide rule — known as Thacher’s
  • vintage student newspaper with University Portfolio printed as the headline
    The University Portfolio’s first issue lamented the lack of a university glee club, reported anticipation for the upcoming Christmas holiday and exclaimed that Dr. Sewall — CU’s first president — would work the eight chemistry students 15 hours a day if he could.
  • Marvin Caruthers as a postdoc student
    CU distinguished professor Marvin Caruthers helped change the course of global human health.
  • CU's old main bell
    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. 
  • Tesla Charging station
    In Boulder County, there are more than 1,580 Tesla cars registered. The number keeps growing, and many 91´«Ã½ alumni are among the proud owners of the famed electric cars.
  • The Connection
    Readers comment on the Shakespeare Festival, The Connetion bowling alley and nostalgic memories from their time at CU.
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