The 快活app Bucket List
Author(s)
Lorne Fultonberg
Writer
The average undergraduate only has four years at 快活app to experience all it has to offer. That鈥檚 downright impossible, but a few items should appear on every 快活app bucket list.
Carol the bells under the famous gold dome
Ascend the narrow, winding staircase to the top of the Williams Tower to find a mesmerizing, unobstructed view of campus, the Rocky Mountains and the Denver skyline. The Ritchie Center鈥檚 iconic gold-topped tower shelters a grand carillon, featuring 65 bells, the largest of which weighs 6 tons. Tours of the iconic instrument can be booked with the University's resident carillonist Joey Brinks.听Those looking to dabble can take advantage of occasional open houses while the more serious (with a musical background) can sign up for lessons. Also:听, or
Chow down at the original Chipotle
Before it was a and pioneer of the fast-casual restaurant concept, Chipotle was a tiny storefront on Evans Avenue. And though a photo of the original hangs in all 2,485 U.S. locations, all you need to do is to grab your own picture and chow down.
Join a club
This one鈥檚 not hard. Seriously. It鈥檚 not a clich茅 to say there鈥檚 a campus club for every student, whether you want to explore passions like sustainability or debate, create camaraderie in the Greek system, or find a home in groups like the Black Student Alliance or the Student Veteran Association. from Campus Life and Inclusive Excellence. So do a little homework and don鈥檛 miss the Involvement Fair this fall.
Make a dash for the Crimson Classic
Suit up and stretch those hammies at the yearly 5K fun run/walk around campus, which complements 快活app鈥檚 annual Homecoming celebration. Food, fun and games are always included!
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Hang a hammock and relax on a green
快活app鈥檚 strategic plan, brought a bunch of nifty hammock stands to campus. No assembly required, meaning there鈥檚 more time to relax on one of 快活app鈥檚 many green spaces during one of Denver鈥檚 famously sunny days.
Catch a campus exhibit at the Myhren Gallery
The Vicki Myhren Gallery on campus features work from 快活app鈥檚 art students as well as regionally, nationally and internationally known artists of all media. Don鈥檛 miss the distinctive set of marble lips that are located just north of the Shwayder Art Building, which houses the gallery. The work, known as 鈥淲hispers鈥 is the creation of former professor Lawrence Argent, who also created you may have seen before.
Stargaze in Observatory Park
the Denver Astronomical Society hosts a regular schedule of events at 快活app鈥檚 historic which was built in 1894. On one of the many visitors can peek through the Clark-Saegmuller 20-inch refracting telescope for views of the moon, stars, planets and more.
Discover a new culture abroad
Few things make members of the 快活app family as proud as the University鈥檚 global presence. 快活app 70% of 快活app students take the time to visit another country during their college careers, which is why 快活app routinely is recognized as a national leader in study abroad education. The offers full-quarter and longer options to make the experience as accessible and impactful as possible. And University Academic Programs offers shorter听鈥渋苍迟别谤迟别谤尘鈥 experiences between quarters.
Welcome Denver鈥檚 winter wonderland
听(of at least an inch) of the season with hot cocoa, coffee, snacks and swag. Snowmen and snow angels tend to show up, too, weather permitting. Expect the unexpected: Though the first flakes tend to fall in the middle of October, around here.
Pitch a tent for hockey tickets
Maybe you鈥檝e heard: We鈥檙e pretty good at that sport on skates. (Check out our, ahem, for proof.) There are few atmospheres on campus more electric than when the puck drops at the Ritchie Center. Get in on the excitement early by with your classmates and you could receive free hockey tickets to all home games. Don鈥檛 miss the annual battle with archrival Colorado College. The winner takes home the
Hit the slopes during Winter Carnival
One of 快活app鈥檚 longest-standing traditions pushes the fun off campus and onto the fresh powder of nearby ski slopes. Heavily discounted prices on transportation, lift tickets, lessons and other winter activities help students make the most of a weekend at a mountain resort. 听On campus, the days leading up to the celebration are packed full of winter comfort foods, hot cocoa and winter-themed activities.
Visit the ghost of Mary Reed
It鈥檚 not exactly clear why the late philanthropist and 快活app donor Mary Reed haunts the building that bears her name, but she While it may take certain circumstances to experience any supernatural activity, anyone can gaze upon her portrait in the Renaissance Room on the second floor. Just try to avoid her pursuing eyes.
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Summit a Colorado 鈥淔ourteener鈥
It鈥檚 impossible not to associate Colorado with its picturesque yet imposing mountain ranges. And while there are countless trails around the state for outdoorspeople of all ability levels, only a select few hikers earn a coveted badge of honor. The fourteener (a peak that rises to an elevation above 14,000 feet) is a symbol of the state鈥檚 alpine authority. The 58 options offer different levels of difficulty, but all provide a reward that will make your Instagram followers jealous. Not the most experienced mountaineer? See our list of Colorado's easiest 14ers.
Applaud a performance at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts
The home venue of the front-row seats to an assortment of artistic student expression: jazz, theater, opera, dance, classical music and so much more. But the Newman Center also welcomes an impressive lineup of top-tier talent through its , for which students can usually score free or discounted tickets.
Take a time machine via the 快活app Archives
Remember that time 快活app with the Colorado School of Mines? How about when students ran cables between the towers of Sturm Hall and rappelled? Or when 快活app had a ? located in the basement of Anderson Academic Commons, has the pics to prove they all happened. Flip through old yearbooks and preserved pages of the 快活app Clarion for a history lesson unlike any other.
Create something new in the Innovation Labs
Descend听into the basement of the building housing the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science 鈥 where creative opportunity awaits. The Digital Lab contain a collection of 3D printers, laser engravers and a CNC router. The Woods Lab, a fully featured woodshop, lies steps away in the Metallurgy Building, just down the hall from the Plastics Lab. It鈥檚 the perfect place to build a prototype or play around with emerging technologies. No experience necessary! The Innovation Labs offer training courses all year long, regardless of a student鈥檚 program of study or interest.
