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With the ever-expanding coverage of college football and the addition of conference TV partners and networks, there are very few opportunities for the entire college football-watching world to be focused on one game. ESPN's Thursday Night Football will bring that singular moment to the �Ǹ�Թ� campus on Thursday, Oct. 11.

As the rest of campus prepares traffic plans, student events and classroom and building logistics, Athletics’ media relations and sports information staff is going into high gear to ready CU-�Ǹ�Թ� for the national spotlight.

<p><strong>By The CUSG Tri-Executives</strong></p>
<p>Next Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m., our Colorado Buffaloes will take on the ASU Sun Devils in our home stadium. This will be a nationally televised event and what better way to show your CU Buffalo pride then arriving early to the game and staying classy.</p>
<p>We encourage you to have a good time and always remember you are not only representing yourself but the University of Colorado.</p>
<p>Go Buffs!</p>

<p>A groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. will kick off a $63 million project to renovate and expand the Student Recreation Center at the �Ǹ�Թ�.</p>
<p>The ceremony, located on the pool patio, will include light refreshments and remarks by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano and other campus and student leaders at 4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.</p>

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<p>Family Weekend at the �Ǹ�Թ� begins Friday, Sept. 28, and includes a slate of on-campus events to showcase the university’s programs, resources and faculty.</p>
<p>More than 1,655 families are registered for the event hosted by the CU-�Ǹ�Թ� Parents Association. There are a limited number of tickets remaining for walk-up registrations.</p>

<p>�Ǹ�Թ� officials are urging CU fans to show sportsmanship and take buses or carpool with a designated driver to the 2 p.m. Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown football game on Saturday, Sept. 1.</p>

The first time Taylor Stratton saw CU-�Ǹ�Թ�’s mascot Ralphie run onto the field at a home football game, she knew she wanted to join the team of Ralphie Handlers.

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<p>Two weeks after professional cyclists race through �Ǹ�Թ� and up �Ǹ�Թ� Canyon, some riders in the 10th Annual Buffalo Bicycle Classic will follow much of the same route, the most mountainous section of Stage 6 of the 2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge.</p>
<p>The pros ride through on Aug. 25 and the Elevations Credit Union Buffalo Bicycle Classic is scheduled for Sept. 9. The classic raises scholarship funds for high-performing �Ǹ�Թ� students who qualify for financial aid.</p>

The Pac-12 Networks launched on Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 7 p.m. mountain time, with the debut program “Pac-12 Live” taking center stage. The new Pac-12 Network will be event-centric, with plans to broadcast 850 live events across a variety of Pac-12 sports in the first year.

<p>CU Athletics news release</p>
<p>LONDON— University of Colorado senior Emma Coburn raced to a top-nine finish in the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Monday night at the Olympic Summer Games.</p>

<p>CU Athletics news release</p>
<p>LONDON— For the second consecutive Olympic Games, there will be a University of Colorado student-athlete in the finals of the 3,000-meter steeplechase as senior Emma Coburn easily advanced on Saturday morning.</p>
<p class="p1">She follows in the footsteps of former Buff Jenny (Barringer) Simpson who finished ninth in the event at the 2008 Beijing Games.</p>