�Ͼ�Ʒ��

<p><strong>By <a href="mailto:Johnmichael.thistle@colorado.edu">JohnMichael Thistle</a>, CUSG Election Commissioner</strong></p>
<p>In the midst of the imminent November general election, there are issues of equal, and perhaps, even more immediate importance right here on campus at CU for us students.</p>
<p>Have you ever wondered about student fees? Who decides how much we pay, or who pays for big projects around campus? What can we do, if anything, to make our time here as CU students as equal and equitable as possible?</p>

<p>When it comes to landing “good paying” jobs and receiving a high return on investment, �Ͼ�Ʒ�� graduates are in good shape nationally, according to two recent reports.<br /><br /></p>

<p>When it comes to landing “good paying” jobs and receiving a high return on investment, �Ͼ�Ʒ�� graduates are in good shape nationally, according to two recent reports.<br /><br /></p>

<p>Consumer demand is making aluminum cans more relevant than ever, according to a report from the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� Leeds School of Business.</p>
<p>More than 92 billion aluminum beverage cans were sold in the U.S. in 2011 reflecting a decline in annual sales -- particularly among standard 12-ounce cans -- since the industry peak five years prior.</p>

<p>A new long-term study of human twins by �Ͼ�Ʒ�� researchers indicates the makeup of the population of bacteria bathing in their saliva is driven more by environmental factors than heritability.</p>

<div>
<div id="block-system-main">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p>Senior Christina Jones decided to major in civil engineering because she likes construction projects. Little did she know when she made that decision that she would be selected as an intern to work on one of the largest and most significant projects underway in the whole world—the expansion of the nearly 100-year-old Panama Canal.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

<p>David J. Wineland, a lecturer in the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� physics department who today won the 2012 Nobel Prize in physics, was described as both “brilliant and humble” by one of his former graduate students.</p>

&����;��&����;��&����;/��&����;
<p>On Oct. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that reconsiders affirmative action in university admissions. In Fisher v. University of Texas, the plaintiff is a white woman who says she was denied admission while less-qualified minority applicants were admitted. When the court last considered the issue in 2003, it re-affirmed that public colleges and universities could consider race as one of many factors in making admissions decisions.</p>

Engineering faculty and students at the �Ͼ�Ʒ�� have produced the first experimental results showing that atomically thin graphene membranes with tiny pores can effectively and efficiently separate gas molecules through size-selective sieving. The findings are a significant step toward the realization of more energy-efficient membranes for natural gas production and for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from power plant exhaust pipes.

Each year CU-Boulder program review process begins with a gathering of the community. The annual Academic Forum is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to engage in a collaborative conversation about the units undergoing review. This year's process focuses on a cross section of units involved in the study of life and environmental sciences. Please join us this Oct. 10 starting at 1:30 p.m, to talk about the significant ways that these units are shaping CU-Boulder's present and future.