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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Colleges in Colorado would lose their unusual status of allowing concealed weapons under a bill that cleared a Colorado Senate committee Monday after hours of emotional testimony.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Denver police arrested a man suspected of threatening a Democratic state lawmaker who's sponsoring gun bills to expand background checks and limit the size of ammunition magazines.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Colorado House Democrats passed new ammunition limits and expanded background checks as part of a package of bills responding to recent mass shootings.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  While marijuana use is about to become legal in Washington and Colorado, that won't mean pot will be welcome at the states' colleges and universities.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The Air Force Academy is ranked as the tenth best college among ones chosen by students who have been accepted to multiple schools.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Forbes releases its list of America's Top Colleges and Colorado College ranks 29th out of 650 schools from around the nation.  So, do rankings really matter when choosing a university?

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Senior leaders from Fort Carson are meeting with administrators from Colorado colleges and universities.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  The Air Force Academy has won the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Colorado's colleges would have to work with labor experts to find out where jobs are under a bill that received bipartisan backing in a state House committee Wednesday.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Police put on leave, California college president vows system-wide probe in spraying of students

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  College prices up again as public universities pass state budget cuts on to customers

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  According to high school guidance counselors, the Air Force Academy is the number one liberal arts college in the U.S.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The Air Force Academy is ranked as one of the top 10 universities in the nation for the second time this week, with the latest rankings coming from Forbes.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  The Princeton Review's latest college rankings are out, and both Colorado College and The Air Force Academy ranked in multiple categories

Monday, August 16, 2010  Forbes Magazine has ranked the Air Force Academy number 11 in the nation on its 2010 America's Best Colleges List.