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Center: Policy or Politics?
This story examined the political connections between former Colo. Giv. Bill Ritter and the funding of the Center for New Energy Economy, which he is the director of. A web of connections between the center, Ritter, and the Colo. Democratic Party were found that shows that Ritter's role at CSU could be a polarizing, political one and could align CSU- a public university- in controversial Democratic politics.
Tags: Colorado Democratic Party; Bill Ritter; New Energy Efconomy; Colorado State University
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Center: Policy or Politics?
The story was about former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter and his journey to Colorado State University where he is the director of the Center for the New Energy Economy. The story examined the political connections that led Ritter to CSU and provided the funding for the new center, and it explored the implications those ties may have for the public university.
Tags: Gov. Bill Ritter; Colorado: Center for the New Energy Economy; CSU
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Abuse of Power
This series is an investigation into former CSUPD Chief Dexter Yarbrough. Before the investigation began, he had been placed on paid administrative leave and this raised suspicion from J. David McSwane. After much research and interviewing, David revealed a number of cases of misconduct by Yarbrough. These cases of misconduct included sexual harassment and other illegal behaviors. After everything was revealed, Yarbrough resigned and now hiring of university officials and police personnel is highly assessed.
Tags: Colorado State University (CSU); law enforcement; education; college; universities; police officer; Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity(OEOD)
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The Churchill Files
The Rocky Mountain News tells how University of Colorado-Boulder ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill ignited a major controversy when he called the victims of the World Trade Center terrorist attack "Little Eichmanns." After calls for his firing, he was also accused of plagiarism and misrepresenting himself as having American Indian heritage. The News investigated and found evidence of academic misconduct through unauthorized use of others' material and language, inaccurate historical references in his scholarly work and no Indian ancestry.
Tags: Ward Churchill; University of Colorado; CAR; September 11; 9/11; Cherokee; corruption
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Access to Alcohol
A Rocky Mountain News analysis found that the college towns of Boulder and Fort Collins have among the highest concentrations of liquor licenses in Colorado, with many or most clustered around the state's two flagship universities. The result is easy access to alcohol for University of Colorado and Colorado State University students. Both universities are dealing with tragedy in the wake of student deaths, both alcohol-related.
Tags: liquor licenses; University of Colorado; Colorado State University; Boulder; Fort Collins; liquor stores; fake ID
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Shifting Standards at AFA
A Colorado Springs Gazette investigation reveals that the United States Air Force Academy "let's in an increasing number of students who don't meet its academic minimums even as it rejects thousands of applicants who do. The largest share of waivers goes to to recruited athletes. A confidential Air Force report says waivered cadets are less likely to graduate, become pilots, move into critical high-tech jobs and rise to the service's top echelons. The report concluded the academy is 'losing its competitive edge.'"
Tags: Air Force Academy; cadets; academics; school; university; military; planes; pilots; training; war; bombs
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2002 IRE National Conference Show and Tell Tape #1,
2002 IRE National Conference (San Francisco) Show and Tell Tape #1 features the following stories: 1) Mark Greenblatt (KOAA-Colorado Springs) Knives and other weapons are brought into area schools, but local authorities do a poor job of keeping track of the infractions. 2) Joe Ducey (KRON-San Francisco) A loophole in food transportation laws in California allows small wholesalers to truck food that should be kept cold in hot vehicles without facing any penalties. 3) Anna Werner (KHOU-Houston) presents short clips of broadcasts that illustrate good use of graphics and sound. 4) Dave Savini (WMAQ-Chicago) Area firefighters and police officers are allowed to continue patrolling the streets despite DUI convictions. 5) Jim Strickland (WSB-Atlanta) The American Biographical Institute sells dubious awards like "Man of the Year" to Regular Joes for exuberant prices. 6) Dan Noyes (ABC 7-San Francisco) A local towing company illegally tows cars that have been parked for only a half hour, instead of waiting the required hour before towing. 7) Tony Kovaleski (ABC 7-Denver) Jefferson County school bus drivers are forced to drive unsafe buses. 8) Bill Sheil (Fox 8-Cleveland) A local Muslim leader is found to have an indirect tie to an organization linked to Osama Bin Laden. 9) Twenty-five clips from various broadcasts showing camera techniques. 10) Mark Lagerkvist (News 12-Long Island) Malpractice lawsuits have a statute of limitations of two year and six months. This can harm certain patients who don't know they've been injured until five or 10 years later. 11) Darcy Spears (KVBC-Las Vegas) A local lasik eye surgery clinic recommends the surgery to all its patients -- even those who shouldn't undergo the procedure. 12) Phil Williams (WTVF-Nashville, Tenn.) A local county clerk makes one of his employees buy him beer and mow his lawn. 13) Sandra Chapman (WISH-Indianapolis) A local doctor gives out highly addictive narcotics to patients without examining them. Many of her patients are simply "dopers" who've found an easy place to buy their drugs. 14) Glen Meek (KTNV-Las Vegas) The former UCLA men's soccer coach, Todd Saldana, received his undergraduate degree from a fake university. Saldana resigned after the story broke. 15) Larry Yellen (WFLD-Chicago) Security guards at a local federal building sleep on the job.
Tags: TAPE; San Francisco; conference; no transcripts; IRE
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The strange case of Dr. Schmidt
Westword examines "a string of ugly power plays and costly purges at the [University of Colorado's] Health Science Center over the past decade, a ruthless political contest in which the big losers have been patients and the university's own battered reputation." The story looks at the firing of Dr. Richard Schmidt, an urologist known for his pioneering work using electrical stimulation of nerves. The article describes how the doctor "worked wonders with chronic-pain patients" and how they were left without adequate medical help after his termination.
Tags: patients; FDA; chronic pain; Medtronic InterStim System; voiding dysfunction; urology; research; surgery; politics; professors; University of Colorado; litigation
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Swiss Miss: When his wife required an emergency transplant, this professor was willing to donate his own kidney -- but CU wasn't willing to pay the price.
Westword recounts the wrangling between the University of Colorado and CU professor Victor Saouma over the cost of an emergency kidney transplant in Switzerland for Saouma's wife, Rhea. The Saoumas were enrolled in CU's employee health plan, which provided health care through the university's Health Sciences Center. The Saoumas had also purchased the Silver Plan, additional coverage that allowed them to get some treatment outside of CU. But with enrollment in this plan dropping and its costs increasing, CU officials dropped the plan altogether. The new plan, called the Gold Plan, did not allow for transplants outside of the Health Sciences Center except in the most urgent of cases. CU tried to avoid paying for the cost of Rhea's kidney transplant while the couple was living in Switzerland for Victor's sabbatical. After being served a lawsuit in the fall of 2000, CU administrators eventually agreed to pay the costs of the surgery, plus interest, legal fees and an additional, undisclosed amount. A 1999 audit of CU's employee health program validated allegations that the plan was mismanaged.
Tags: University of Colorado; organ transplant; health maintenance organization; HMO; university health plan
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Brave New CU: The university at a crossroads
"The Colorado Daily's investigation initially centered around CU President John Buechner's Total Learning Environment initiative, but became focused on Buechner's administration and the CU Foundation after an early tip led us to question his hiring of a personal friend, Fran Raudenbush, to spearhead development of the TLS, the most expensive initiative in the university's history."
Tags: ACLU American Civil Liberties Union; FOIA; Colorado Open Records Act malfeasance Board of Trustees nepotism affair