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Emergency Fund keeps dreams in focus
August 31, 2022
Emergency Fund keeps dreams in focus
August 31, 2022
When Alejandra Webster completed her Nursing degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver in December 2020, her skills were in...
When Alejandra Webster completed her Nursing degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver in December 2020, her skills were in...
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Politics
Scholarship honors trailblazing state leader Gloria Tanner
August 23, 2022
Scholarship honors trailblazing state leader Gloria Tanner
August 23, 2022
Gloria Tanner’s legacy of service will live on at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where a scholarship has been established...
Gloria Tanner’s legacy of service will live on at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where a scholarship has been established...
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Health
The fight against fentanyl
August 18, 2022
The fight against fentanyl
August 18, 2022
This story appears in the RED magazine’s fall 2022 issue. Eric Perez was a success story. He grew up in...
This story appears in the RED magazine’s fall 2022 issue. Eric Perez was a success story. He grew up in...
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Politics
Denver program that diverts 911 calls to medical professionals inspires federal legislation
July 15, 2022
Denver program that diverts 911 calls to medical professionals inspires federal legislation
July 15, 2022
Inspired by a successful Denver-based alternative emergency-response program, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has unveiled legislation to fund initiatives nationwide that...
Inspired by a successful Denver-based alternative emergency-response program, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet has unveiled legislation to fund initiatives nationwide that...
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Education
The Pell Grant turns 50
June 22, 2022
The Pell Grant turns 50
June 22, 2022
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant and reiterating his call...
President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a proclamation recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Pell Grant and reiterating his call...
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Politics
Dreamers reflect on a decade of DACA
June 14, 2022
Dreamers reflect on a decade of DACA
June 14, 2022
Three years ago, Metropolitan State University of Denver students Estéfani Peña Figueroa and Eunice Callejas Solano gave impassioned speeches at...
Three years ago, Metropolitan State University of Denver students Estéfani Peña Figueroa and Eunice Callejas Solano gave impassioned speeches at...
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Politics
Social-justice advocate reflects on Colorado’s newest official holiday
June 8, 2022
Social-justice advocate reflects on Colorado’s newest official holiday
June 8, 2022
Darlene Sampson’s first Juneteenth celebration as a college student in 1976 felt different from other more “muted” Black-history commemorations on...
Darlene Sampson’s first Juneteenth celebration as a college student in 1976 felt different from other more “muted” Black-history commemorations on...
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Climate and Environment
Water wars come to Colorado
May 17, 2022
Water wars come to Colorado
May 17, 2022
When it comes to Colorado and water, the only thing that seems to flow reliably these days is bad news....
When it comes to Colorado and water, the only thing that seems to flow reliably these days is bad news....
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Politics
Immigrant advocate takes nontraditional path to graduation
May 11, 2022
Immigrant advocate takes nontraditional path to graduation
May 11, 2022
Ana Temu Otting fears every day that she will be separated from her parents. While Temu Otting was born in...
Ana Temu Otting fears every day that she will be separated from her parents. While Temu Otting was born in...