In a statement following the ruling, the president and four chancellors of the University of Colorado System, the state’s largest higher education institution, said they remain committed to “fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable environment.”
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Claire Teklitz, left, and Elise Madonna pose in their graduation gowns with the Colorado School of Mines s bronze burros statue.
Claire Teklitz, a rocket scientist in Florida, is among the thousands of 2020 graduating college seniors who had their commencements cancelled last year.
But now, one year after she obtained her degree in mechanical engineering, she’s getting her chance to cross the stage in front of friends and family. Her alma mater, Golden’s Colorado School of Mines, is holding in-person ceremonies for both this year’s graduating class and last year’s. She described graduation as a small, but important moment to celebrate overcoming college.
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A sign encouraging the use of face coverings stands outside the History Colorado Center as traffic passes southbound on Broadway Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, in Denver.
On a sunny Tuesday, a man sits in his SUV in the parking lot of a Highlands Ranch big box store. Matt Dority carefully looks at the faces passing him by.
He explained what he was watching for.
“Are they wearing a mask? Do they have a mask, but it s not fitted correctly? Or did they just have no mask on at all?”
Dority is a volunteer, tracking mask use for Tri-County, the health department for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. The agency is the only one in Colorado to compile mask data throughout the pandemic. Dority, himself in a yellow mask of the surgical variety, keeps track via an app on his phone. He runs through what he’s seen so far.