Jessi Sachs

Boulder

Editor-in-Chief at CU Independent

Editor-in-Chief @The_CUI | Journalism and Political Science student at CU Boulder | Former intern @rmpbs

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OUR NEW SITE IS CUINDEPENDENT.ORG

Oct 17, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs

Jessica Sachs is a junior double-majoring in journalism and political science and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the CU Independent. Outside of the CUI, she writes for the Coloradan magazine and is an intern at Rocky Mountain PBS. She is most passionate about covering political issues and news impacting the university and surrounding community.
While CSU sports tickets are free, CU students pay for chance to watch games

Sep 12, 2024 | collegian.com | Jessi Sachs

Categories: September 12, 2024 Despite a long-held rivalry, the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University are relatively similar institutions. Located some 45 miles apart, the two universities are both tier 1 research schools, boast similar enrollment numbers and are known for their accessibility to Colorado’s many outdoor offerings.
LFTE: The Collegian, CU Independent join forces for showdown special edition

Sep 11, 2024 | collegian.com | Allie Seibel |Jessi Sachs

Categories: September 12, 2024 Dear readers, This extra-special collaborative edition of The Collegian and the CU Independent started as a beaming idea just three short weeks ago. On Aug. 23, we and our managing editors were invited to speak at a roundtable event at the Colorado Press Association’s fall convention about the challenges facing student journalists today.
Chancellor Justin Schwartz discusses his priorities in first days at CU Boulder

Jul 15, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs |Ann Marie Vanderveen

On July 2, the second day of his term as the new chancellor of the University of Colorado Boulder, Justin Schwartz sat down with the CU Independent to discuss his mindset as he begins his tenure leading CU Boulder’s student body. Schwartz, who has worked at Florida State University, North Carolina State University and Pennsylvania State University, emphasized his commitment to large, public universities like CU Boulder.
CU to operate on delayed schedule on March 15 due to heavy snow

Mar 14, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs

The University of Colorado Boulder announced that the campus will be operating on a delayed schedule on Friday, March 15 due to heavy snowfall. All in-person and remote synchronous classes beginning before 10 a.m. will be canceled. Classes beginning at or after 10 a.m. will not be affected and dining and residence halls will not be affected. The announcement comes after the university canceled all classes on March 14 due to Colorado’s biggest snowstorm since 2021.
CU Chancellor speaks at final Chancellor's Summit of career

Mar 1, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs

The University of Colorado Boulder hosted its annual Chancellor’s Summit at the Denver Art Museum on Feb. 29. The event marked the final annual summit of Chancellor Phillip DiStefano’s 15-year career as CU Boulder’s chancellor. The event, coming months after TIME magazine ranked CU Boulder as the 64th best college nationally for future leaders in 2023, focused on the future of leadership for recent and upcoming college graduates.
Boulder Fire Department responds to fire at Norlin Library

Feb 9, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs

At around 6:40 a.m., the Boulder Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in the University of Colorado Boulder’s Norlin Library. As of 8:22 a.m., the fire had been put out, according to a university update on the situation. In a post shared on X, the fire department said that crews evacuated the building and extinguished the fire quickly. There were no injuries reported, however, there was extensive smoke throughout the building.
Boulder activists advocate for abortion access for college students

Jan 29, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Ann Marie Vanderveen |Jessi Sachs

Abortion rights advocates and community members gathered at the Boulder County Courthouse on Saturday, Jan. 27 to encourage support for Initiative 89 which would enshrine rights to abortion access into the Colorado ConstitutionFollowing the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, 12 states have enacted near-total bans on abortion, two have ceased providing abortion care and four have instituted gestational age restrictions.
Opinion: We will not wait for the next school shooting

Jan 23, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs |Isabella Hammond

Editor’s Note: The following is a student-written opinion piece intended to be published simultaneously at over 50 student newspapers across the nation and signed by over 140 student leaders. March for Our Lives representatives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza, wrote the piece and organized its dissemination. According to the writers, the purpose is to advocate against gun violence in the wake of the UNC Chapel Hill shooting on Aug. 28, 2023.
How a Ukrainian bioartist brought attention to water concerns

Jan 21, 2024 | cuindependent.com | Jessi Sachs

For bioartist Darya Warner, the path to their somewhat unconventional career was a tumultuous one, beginning in post-Soviet Ukraine and bringing them nearly 6,000 miles away to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. Warner, who uses both she and they pronouns, is a Colorado Art Science and Environment fellow. The CASE fellowship pairs fellows with University of Colorado scientists to explore Colorado-specific climate issues through collaborative artistic and scientific research.