Danielle Alberti

Though President Barack Obama has welcomed several championship teams to the White House during his presidency, Friday's event, he said, was particularly special.

As Westerners, we're surrounded by daily reminders of our history and heritage — remnants of aging railroads, barricaded mine shafts in the foothills, and third-generation saddleries to name a few. And nothing beats a visit to one of the many western ghost towns to immerse yourself in the legends.

The growing crowd outside the large wooden doors of the House Judiciary Committee milled anxiously as the hour drew near.

A Marine World War II veteran handed out Mardi Gras beads Wednesday while touring the National World War II Memorial for the first time. "This is a one-shot deal. Most of us are in our 80s and 90s," Bobby Nicks said as he handed out the colorful beads.

I hadn't planned to tell anyone that I was getting gastric bypass. Soon, however, I decided that my journalistic curiosity wouldn't permit me to keep secrets through a life-changing experience.

Being the fat kid in school was never easy. Gym class was one embarrassment after another, and I always had to make my own costumes for the plays. One of my earliest memories of my school cafeteria is feeling guilty for eating something other than salad. "Fatty, fatty, two-by-four…"

There's something comforting about walking into a room full of cowboys. It's that sense of belonging that comes with the familiar smell of worn leather and the glistening of championship buckles. Yes, the cowboy spirit lives on.

As food, board, and vet bills become increasingly difficult to justify in hard economic times, many families face the prospect of separating from their horses. And some owners must weigh the grim options of euthanasia, slaughter, or release.

Traveling at the speed of sound, wearing a tiara through airport security, rodeo on other continents—all in a year's work for Maegan Ridley, Miss Rodeo America. We visit with Ridley as she nears the end of her reign.

From December 3–12, the neon lights of las Vegas will glare off thousands of belt buckles. A celebration of western tradition like no other, NFR has sold out more than 220 consecutive rodeo performances over 25 years.

After the arena had emptied and the athletes hit the showers, one group remained in section 124. With hearts still pounding from a nail-biter of a game, a stoic sense of relief settled among the group. "We're going to Calgary."

Silver & Gold Record, the CU's faculty and staff newspaper, died this month due to budget cuts. Efforts to save the paper, including a Board of Regents motion to explore funding alternatives, failed.

To the modern Boulderite, it may be difficult to imagine camels walking down Broadway—hooves treading the ground that became CU. But according to recent finds, that visual just might not be as absurd as it sounds.

I don't believe in God and I don't believe in Adonai or Allah. I don't even believe in Vishnu, the Triple Goddess or Jupiter. I'm an atheist.

It starts with an e-mail—a notice of a rare sighting that lures streams of bird watchers to Colorado's open lands. A hybrid and two Snow geese have been spotted within an expanse of Canada geese.

The sixth annual Greek Fire Academy gave 24 sorority and fraternity fire safety officers a crash course in fire extinguisher use, evacuation, fire behavior and fire service on Saturday.