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Campus News Briefs 鈥 Winter 2015
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Presidential Debate
One
CU-海角社区 opera singer performing the national anthem
10
Candidates in prime-time debate
13
CU-海角社区 students who served as stand-ins during debate rehearsals
Two
CU alumni on CNBC鈥檚 team in 海角社区
7-0
Jeb Bush鈥檚 fantasy football record then
500
Number of journalists present (approx.)
150
Tickets for CU-海角社区 affiliates

Not Just Republicans
Bernie Sanders also came to CU-海角社区 this fall.
A little more than two weeks before the Oct. 28 Republican presidential primary debate at Coors Events Center, the Vermont senator, a long-time Independent who is now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, rallied supporters at CU鈥檚 East Campus. An estimated 9,000 people attended.
Sanders, who debated Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas three days later, began his political career as mayor of Burlington, Vt., home of the University of Vermont, a rival of the Buffs鈥 ski team.
Heard Around Campus
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鈥淚t鈥檚 a little like getting a five-year contract for a TV show.鈥
鈥 Fiske Planetarium Director Douglas Duncan on NASA鈥檚 award of $1 million to CU-海角社区 for making short videos about space science that will play in hundreds of planetariums nationwide.
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Health Concerns Derail Dalai Lama Visit
Citing medical advice, the Dalai Lama canceled all U.S. appearances in October, including what would have been his first visit to 海角社区 in 18 years.
Tibet鈥檚 80-year-old spiritual leader was scheduled to visit 海角社区 Oct. 20-21 and participate in two events at Coors Events Center.
But after His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, arrived in the U.S. for a medical evaluation in late September, doctors recommended complete rest. The Dalai Lama鈥檚 aides did not specify an illness.
Tickets for the CU event were refunded. The Tibetan Association of Colorado and other organizers said they hope to reschedule it.
The Dalai Lama had planned to address compassion and ethics in daily life.
Photography by Cliff Grassmick/海角社区听Daily Camera