News on The Hill
 

  • Rioting Rocks University Hill - October 31, 2004 (article from The Daily Camera)

  • CU's party fame taps fact, fiction - February 29, 2004 (The Denver Post)

  • Study ranks CU No. 1 for partying - August 18, 2003 (article from www.9news.com)
     

  • Universities reach out to communities - January 31, 2003 (The Daily Camera)
  • Street party ends vacation - August 26, 2002 (article from The Daily Camera)
     
  • Police investigating two similar sex assaults - August 13, 2002 (article from 9new.com)
     
  • Boulder Targets Nuisance Housing - July 31, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Looking Up The Hill - July 14, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Boulder hires Municipal Judge - July 13, 2002 (The Daily Camera) 
    Lopez-Phillips appointed Judicial Affairs Director - July 13, 2002     (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Study, residents: Students aren't ideal neighbors - July 6, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Boulder wants fire restriction violators in court - June 3, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Furniture: Bum Deal for Couch Potatoes? - May 6, 2002 (Newsweek)
     
  • Taggers' Work Targeted on Hill - April 30, 2002 (article from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Riot Bill Gets Tentative Ok - April 30, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Police Ticket 2 Men in 'Tagging' - April 18, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
      
  • Boulder City Council Approves Couch Ban - April 17, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Couch Ban May Face Vote Tonight - April 16, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Graffiti Subculture Grows in Boulder - March 31, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Hill Rules Under Fire - March 20, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Bill Would Suspend Student Rioters - March 12, 2002 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Phi Delta Theta Sponsors Hill Clean Up - February 23
    In an     effort to foster greater partnership and harmony with the Boulder Hill community, the Phi Delts led teams of fraternity brothers and neighbors through the streets of University Hill, picking up trash and making our neighborhood more livable .  Boulder police officer Brian Rech said the project is welcome.  "It's really nice to see one of our community's great resources (fraternity and sorority houses) step up and do something positive for this neighborhood," said Rech.  The cleanup precedes the March unveiling of the new Adopt-A-Block program sponsored by the University of Colorado Student Union and the city of Boulder, in which CU's Greek organizations will adopt a street in Boulder and maintain it, similar to the state's Adopt-A-Highway program.  Phi Delta Theta have adopted a yet-to-be-determined portion of 11th street for the upcoming year.  Thank you PHI DELTS!
     
  • Response to "Memo to Council: Creativity, not bureaucracy, will help on Hill" - February 22 (letter to editor from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Memo to Council: Creativity, not bureaucracy, will help on Hill - February 17 (editorial from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Landlord disclosure moves ahead - Proposed improvement district possible cash source for Hill - February 14, 2002 (article from Colorado Daily)
     
  • UCSU Lobbies on Occupancy - February 14, 2002 (article from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Couch issues flare - CU Students want compromises to seal support - February 14, 2002 (article from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Seasonal Trash - Coalition Publishes Final Report - February 7
    A coalition of landlords, UHNA members, Goss Grove neighbors, CU and city staff have been working  throughout this Fall and Winter to find solutions to the re-occurring problem of trash accumulations during times of student move-in/move-out.  Their final report w    ill be presented to Council although no Council action is required.  The group is hopeful however that this report and the group's ongoing review of their solutions will greatly reduce the amount of trash lying in our alleys for days during May and August. 
     
  • Riots, sans massacre, in Boston - February 5 (article from Colorado Daily)
     
  • Anti-Rioting Measure Passes - January 30 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Legislation Takes Aim at Campus Rioters - January 24 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Boulder Tags Graffiti - January 20 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Rental License Changes Backed - January 18 (The Daily Camera)
    Hill Eatery Rules Relaxed - January 18 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Study: More Code Enforcers Needed - January 15 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Relaxed Rules for Hill Eateries? - January 8 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • Clean Ups Build Respect on the Hill - January 2 (article from The Denver Post)
     
  • Event Brings Cheer to Hill - December 9 (The Daily Camera)
     
  • News articles, photos and video on the December 1st post-game fracas:
    Despite CU Riot, Boulder Nixes Couch Ban - December 5 (The Denver Post)
    Police Expect More Riot Arrests - December 5 (The Daily Camera)
    Neighbors Look to Council - December 4 (Colorado Daily)
    Boulder Riot Damage: $20,000 - December 4 (Rocky Mountain News)
    Police Arrest 2 More in Riot Case - December 4 (The Daily Camera)
    CU Reacts to Riots - December 3 (Colorado Daily). 
    Gains in Hill peace set back - December 3 (The Daily Camera)
    Melee Tests Hill's Resolve - December 3 (The Denver Post)
    18 Arrested in Post-game Revelry - December 3 (The Daily Camera)
    Police use tear gas on unruly Boulder crowd - Dec 2  (Rocky Mountain News)
     
  • University Hill Thanksgiving Service - November 20
    Neighbors gathered at Grace Lutheran Church in the spirit of gratitude to begin the holiday season.  The evening, sponsored by Grace Lutheran, Boulder Mennonite and St. Thomas Aquinas churches, was a time for giving thanks and building community.  Click here for photos. 
     
  • Liquor Board Rejects Application - November 20  (below article from The Daily Camera)
    Boulders' Beverage Licensing Authority rejected a University Hill restaurant's application fo    r a liquor license Monday, with the majority of the board saying the neighborhood has enough alcohol-serving establishments. Thunderbird Burgers, 1083 14th St., lost out on its bid for a hotel-restaurant license to sell beer, wine and spirits when two of three board members present rejected it. The board has five seats, one of which is vacant, and one board member was absent.
     
  • UHNA Hill Clean Up - November 17, 2001
    This month's clean up brought together approximately 35 participants, including members of two CU fraternities, court ordered offenders and UHNA neighbors.  During the four hour clean up, over two thousand gallons of trash were collected; in addition, 6 fire hydrants and 3 Qwest boxes were painted to remove graffiti.
  • After a Year, Hill Mood Improving - November 11 (The Daily Camera)
     

  • UHNA - Landlord Mediation - Thursday, November 8
    The BPD organized a meeting with UHNA members, landlords, students, and city officials to discuss issues of controversy concerning property management on The Hill.  The goal of bringing these parties together was to come to consensus on ways to identify problem rental properties and     minimize their impact on the neighborhood.  The meeting was held at the Grace Lutheran Church.   
     

  • Fear of Rioting Still Lingers in Boulder - October 30, 2001  (Rocky Mountain News)
     
  • Neighbors Helping Neighbors - October 27, 2001
    Early on a Saturday     morning, members of the University Hill Neighborhood Association (UHNA) gathered to repair vandalism to a neighbor's lawn.  The neighbors dug up and re-sod an area of over one hundred square feet of grass.  "It's heart-warming to see people coming together to support us," said Tom Irvine, whose lawn was damaged.  "It's been a tough couple of weeks and the Hill neighbors have been a major source of support."  Steven Walsh, who organized the repair work, stated that "it's the neighborhood that was vandalized, not just this house.  The neighborhood is fixing its own problems."  
    Click here for photos.
  • Community Group Meeting - October 24, 2001
    A coalition of landlords, UHNA members, Goss Grove neighbors, CU and city staff, met at Grace Lutheran Church to discuss the topic of Seasonal Neighborhood Trash Issues.  Working together, the group's goal is to come to consensus about how to manage the re-occurring problem of trash accumulations during times of student move-in/move-out.  This was their second meeting.
     
  • LRPM Meeting - October 24. 2001 
    LRPM is Landlords for Responsible Property Management, a group consisting of realty professionals, UHNA members, students, a tenant rep, and city staff (Jerry Gordon and Mo Rait).   This third meeting for the group was a study session that continued a discussion of the three rental ordinances currently being proposed.  In this meeting the Written Disclose ordinance was the focus of attention.  The group reports making good progress and all are in agreement that this particular ordinance can be a good tool for educating tenants up front.  A subgroup is meeting to generate a sample form which landlords could use to fulfill the written disclosures requirement.   
     
  • Pan-Hellenic Engagement - October 24, 2001
    In the interest of addressing safety issues on the Hill, approximately 70 members of the Pan-Hellenic society met with members of UHNA to discuss a coordinated neighborhood watch. A dozen members of the sororities have signed-up to help be the eyes and ears of the Boulder PD and make the Hill a safer place.  
     
  • RJ Sentencing Circle - October 23, 2001
    Four UHNA members met with approximately 10 Phi Delta Theta fraternity brothers, their chapter advisor, and Loree Greco of the Municipal Court to participate in a sentencing circle.  The fraternity had been found guilty of disturbing the quiet enjoyment of a community member's home this summer.  The sentence, which could have included $1,000 in fines and 90 days in jail, resulted in the fraternity brothers developing a "working document" that will become a blueprint for responsible living among their neighbors.  In addition UHNA members have committed to helping the fraternity work with the city to alleviate their parking problems. 
     
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  • Mountain of Change on Boulder's Hill - September 2, 2001 (The Denver Post)