This 4/20, the University of Colorado Boulder has taken a different approach in the annual Mary Jane holiday. The University plans to shut down campus on Friday according to the Denver Post reports. CU- Boulder wants to no longer hold such types of “festivities” on campus, which has drawn nearly 10,000 people to Norlin Quad to light up 4/20 in recent years and instead providing a free concert by Wyclef Jean at the Coors Events Center.

CU- Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano made this statement about the reasons for employing such extreme measures to end the gathering via the school’s website:

The gathering disrupts teaching and research right in the heart of the campus. The size of the crowd has become unmanageable, and limits our faculty, staff and students from getting to class, entering buildings and doing their basic work. It needs to end.

In past years the school and local police decided to adopt a more mellow approach in handling the massive crowds during 4/20. They would leave the crowd alone but direct people in an orderly fashion on to the Norlin Quad to keep the public safe.

Courtney Rosenberg, Junior at the University of Colorado Boulder, stated:Last year, I stood in amazement. I just looked at the crowd of over 10,000 people gathered peacefully all together in one medium sized field. There were no fights, no broken bear bottles, no screaming, no anger, no rants or riots. It was just the gathering of people with a positive mindset.

In a letter written to The Denver Post, DiStefano goes further stating that marijuana celebration is far from a protest or demonstration and should not be treated as such. “If it is a protest, then every party on every college campus in America is a protest,” DiStefano writes.

More than 350 University of Colorado students have RSVP’d by Wednesday evening to a Facebook event, titled “ Stay Classy CU”, encouraging students to wear a suit and tie to campus and around Boulder on Friday to protest the 4/20 smokeout. Junior Andrew Trujillo who created the Facebook page states that the group is not meant to stand against legalization or the use of marijuana, but to encourage students no to use the substance in public, which gives employers and others a negative view of CU students.

According to KDVR, CU claims that the 4/20 event costs the university more than $50,000 in cleanup and safety. But, the entire Wyclef concert will cost Cu approximately $150,000, according to The Daily Camera.

Classes will continue as scheduled on April 20 and the campus will remain open to all CU- Boulder students, faculty and staff, but they will need their BuffOne ID cards to get on, and around the campus, a press release from CU- Boulder states. Police will be dispersed around campus and will have checkpoints set up at all major campus entry points. Anyone who is not a student, staff or faculty member will not be permitted on campus, and individuals found on campus without a BuffOne ID will be subject to a ticket for trespassing.

Norlin Quad, where the 4/20 smoke out is usually held, will be closed to all people, not just visitors, on April 20, and in order to make it clear that no one is welcome on the Norlin Lawn, a fish-based fertilizer will be dispersed over the quad that day, The Denver Post reports.

By: Andrea Marun

The event, which involves running around campus in your underwear, raises money for Goodwill of Central Florida. The event has donated over 3,500 lbs of clothing in previous years and there are hopes this year to break that record.

The run will be about one mile long and take participants all around campus including through Greek Park, the Student Union and the Reflection Pond.

Stations will be set up around the campus to keep runners engaged and having fun.

Sigma Nu, who is hosting the event, will take clothing donations outside of the Student Union up until the event.

For more information about the event, visit 
http://theundieclassic.com/

Check out a previous Undie Classic below:

According to the report, Knight’s Pantry has given away over 5,000 lbs of food this semester.

The video segment from NBC’s Monday night broadcast:

The contest was held this past Saturday at Memory Mall and has so far raised 40,000 pounds of food for the North American Food Drive.

According to the event’s Facebook group, “the sorority with the most amount of food raised and donated along with total points will win Watermelon Bust and will be selected to have Pirate WEEK with Lambda Chi in the spring.”

The overall winner of the event was the Alpha Delta Pi sorority, followed by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Zeta Tau Alpha.

The event was sponsored by local organizations, including satirical DC website thewashingtonfancy.com.

Watch below for live coverage of the UCF Homecoming skit night.

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Highly awaited performers Panic! At the Disco and Lupe Fiasco sang several of their most well-known songs including Panic!’s “I Write Sins Not Tragedies” and from Lupe’s latest album Lasers, “The Show Goes On.” Between Panic! At the Disco lead singer Brendon Urie’s eccentric performance style and Lupe’s drenching of the front crowd, student response of the show overall seemed positive.

Check out a few photos from Saturday’s concert.

Live video of Zeta Tau Alpha’s Lip-Sync, event starts at 7 p.m.

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Students can vote by signing into my.ucf.edu and clicking on the SGA logo.

This year there are two referendums on the ballot, in addition to the candidates running for senate.

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The first one has to do with graduate funding and the second is asking students whether they are in favor of an alcohol emergency policy (AEP).

AEP is a weaker form of medical amnesty that does not include protecting students from school punishment for saving their friends that are overdosing on all drugs, but instead only protects students who have been drinking alcohol.

Support for reforming UCF’s alcohol policy has grown in the wake of Ann Hefferin’s death, who died after a fraternity party. It’s still not known, however, if alcohol contributed to her death.

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The two day philanthropy consists of a barbeque and dance competition where charity and school supplies are collected for the Children’s Home Society.

According to a press release sent to KnightNews.com, over 25 organizations are expected to compete in this years shakedown.

The winner of the overall competition is decided by attendance, tickets from the BBQ sold, school supplies donated, and the dance competition.

Last year, Kappa Delta raised $1,300 for the charity including thousands of school supplies.

You can watch footage of last year’s KD shakedown here.

Anyone can donate school supplies or attend the BBQ and the dance competition.

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