Headlines Monday Sept 29, 2025
CU Stops Palestine Film Screening
A CU-Boulder student group is disputing a University explanation of why they weren’t allowed to screen a Palestinian film earlier this month.
University administrators say that one of two groups planning to show a film called The Time That Remains didn’t properly reserve an on-campus auditorium, where the film was supposed to have been shown on September 5th.
But a representative of Students for Justice in Palestine said they had, in fact, reserved the auditorium. And the Denver Post says a member of the group showed them an email that confirmed the students’ reservation.
The Post says that the Students for Justice in Palestine, along with a student filmmaking group called GUT-C, were setting up to show the 2009 documentary, which is about a Palestinian family, when two CU police officers arrived and said there was a problem with their reservation.
At that point the screening was cancelled. A CU-Boulder police spokesperson told the Post via email that anyone scheduling an event has to complete the correct forms. A university spokesperson reiterated that the film screening was being done in violation of school policy. A member of Students for Justice in Palestine said they are being targeted by the CU administration.
Nationwide, universities have been focal points for demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. A United Nations council recently concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
DPS Gun Sniffing Dogs
The Denver Public Schools system is testing a new program aimed at keep guns out of major school events, like football games.
The program uses dogs trained to smell gunpowder and alert their handlers if any is present.
9News says the dogs are trained to sniff out twenty-nine different explosives and firearms. They’re the same as dogs used at Mile High Stadium, Coors Field, the airport, and other venues, according to school officials.
The pilot program comes in part due to the recent shootings at Evergreen High School, where two students were shot and the shooter, also a student, took his own life.
Denver Public Schools is the first Colorado school district to run its own canine gunpowder program. The pilot program costs about $160,000 and runs through January.
Boulder Falls Closure
The City of Boulder is considering whether to move the viewing area at Boulder Falls after a rockfall forced the trail to close last November.
Boulder Falls is a short hike away from its access point on canyon drive, where climbers also access the popular Plotinus wall.
According to the Boulder Reporting Lab consultants brought in by the city determined the site presents a high risk of falling rocks and debris that could lead to injuries or fatalities. The city also commissioned geotechnical analysis that will determine the best spot to move the waterfall viewing area.
The city says they are hearing from consultants about the best spots for a viewing area replacement in 2026.
The Reporting lab says the city has been managing rockfalls at the trial since 1993. Hilary Dees, a senior manager of visitor infrastructure for the city told the reporting lab that within the last 30 years, the trail has been closed as much as it’s been open.
With its most recent closing, Boulderites still are finding their way on the site. The city says that they count at least 90 people who have jumped the closure fence to climb on the Plotinus wall. Officials say with the increase of falling rocks at the site, it’s only a matter of time before someone who jumped the fence gets hurt.
Funding Approved For More CO Prison Beds
The Colorado Department of Corrections will be getting nearly three million dollars to add more private prison beds to the state prison system.
The state’s Joint Budget Committee approved the funding request in a 4-2 vote last week, in spite of opposition from criminal justice reform advocates, and Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate.
The additional funding is coming, even though the Corrections Department must, by law, reduce its inmate population. That reduction was set in motion last month under a 2018 law requiring it due to high levels of incarcerated people.
Colorado Newsline reports the newly-approved funding will pay for 153 more private prison beds.
Boulderthon Update
Athletes from all over the world gathered for the fifth annual Boulderthon Sunday.
The men’s full marathon podium featured Milton Rotich, followed by Braden Nicholson, and Habtamu Cheney. For the women’s full marathon podium the top spots Liv Taber followed by Devon Sutton, and Andrea Aguilar-Codina.
The top three spots for both men and women in the a cash prize in every race, which includes the flagship marathon along with the half marathon and 5k.
The 5K event is billed as one of the nation’s Top Ten in the United States.
Yesterday was the 5th annual Boulderthon. The race featured athletes from all 50 states, as well as 15 countries all competing in the biggest fall marathon in the state.
As for results,
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