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Thursday, March 21, 2013  An anonymous donor has given $2 million to the Denver Scholarship Foundation to help students who are ineligible for federal assistance for college.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  The non-profit has been welcomed with open arms by families whose children need a little extra help reading. But there is a dilemma, the organization has a waiting list of students, and not enough tutors.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Colorado Department of Higher Education is considering changes to the way it allocates $70 million for need-based college grants.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Colorado Republicans filed an elections complaint on the first day of early voting, claiming that Democrats wrongly offered college students free pizza and T-shirts in exchange for voting.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  Two University of Colorado students are facing charges after witnesses told police the men beat a pigeon to death.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  The nationwide average for gas this month is quickly marching toward $4 per gallon, and there seems to be no relief in sight.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  President Barack Obama is hoping for an enthusiastic reaction at Denver's Auraria campus, where he plans to talk up his plan to reduce student loan payments.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Colorado Springs police are looking for a man they said has been stealing from Colorado College students in residence halls.

Monday, December 20, 2010  A group of college students and graduates in Los Angeles say they plan to take their fight for immigrant rights to the states and the 2012 election.

Friday, April 30, 2010  The students plan a rally and speeches at the Capitol Friday afternoon to denounce the law and ask for it to be repealed.

Thursday, April 01, 2010  A national group in favor of marijuana legalization is putting on the rallies at campuses nationwide Thursday. The students argue that stiff punishments for being caught in a campus dorm with pot steer students to booze and promote binge drinking.

Monday, March 09, 2009  The students blame state spending limits that lawmakers are trying to change.

Monday, February 09, 2009  The stimulus plan emerging in Washington could offer an unprecedented, multibillion-dollar boost in financial help for college students trying to pursue a degree while they ride out the recession.

Monday, December 29, 2008  The numbers are prompting discussions between the state Department of Higher Education officials and school districts to establish standards for what it means to be prepared for college.