Friday Fun

Congratulations, students, you made it to Spring Break! One week of freedom (or time to catch up on homework, depending on how you look at it) and then it's back at it for the final stretch of the school year.

If you're graduating in May, you're almost there! We hope you attended the CU Book Store's Grad Fair and wish you all the best with your final month of college.

Whether you're traveling home or somewhere more exotic -- or staying in Boulder -- we hope you have a safe and fun Spring Break. The oh-so-wonderful Ralphie over at the CU Student Life website has some great tips if you don't know what to do with your time off! Check them out here: http://studentlife.colorado.edu/features/make-it-a-break-tips-to-get-your-break-on/

Because there's been a lot of sad news coming out of Japan, I want to encourage you to help out, if possible, by donating to the Red Cross... if you text "REDCROSS" to 90999, you will donate $10 to affect those dealing with the aftermath of last week's earthquake and tsunami. 

Of course, we want to leave you on a happy note. In honor of the week off, we thought we'd hit you with a little bit of Friday Fun... something to make you laugh! How about a cute baby? Everyone loves those! Here's one who doesn't know what to make of his mom blowing her nose. 

"Spring" Break in Boulder

Hello CU Buffs, friends, readers, and random individuals who happened to stumble across this blog... I hope you are having a lovely week thus far! If you're on Spring Break, like me, I especially hope you're enjoying the absence of classes and schedules.

Spring Break is kind of a magical time if you stick around Boulder. As students disappear for vacations and trips home, the town really changes. Traffic slows down, businesses are less busy -- everything feels slower, more relaxed somehow. Of course, since the local school district often has Spring Break the same week, this isn't just CU contributing to the change.

However, that brings me to what is on my mind a lot lately, summer. Spring Break will be wrapping up in a few days, and then it's onto that last big haul before we reach the bliss of summer vacation. Of course, the extra blizzards and snow storms this week are hardly even spring weather, and thus are making me particularly eager for some summer sunshine -- and some time to enjoy it.

In summer, in particular, Boulder really changes -- and I think it's safe to say that this is because of a number of CU students going home. I love that Boulder is a college town, and always have, so I wouldn't want it to be so quiet all the time... But then again, I've grown up here. Since many students leave every summer, I think people miss out on the peace and quiet this town experiences during the summer.

So, here's my recommendation: if you come to CU, try to stick around during a Spring Break or summer. Enjoy the weather (whether it's snowy or sunny), and enjoy the calm energy that is oh-so-different from any other time of year.

Cheers :)