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Avery Clifton
Avery Clifton
Avery Clifton is a junior at CU Boulder studying journalism and political science. She also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the CU Independent. Outside of the CU Independent, her reporting has appeared in Aspen Public Radio and The Bold. She is most passionate about covering local news, politics and protests.
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Warm, windy and dry: A perfect storm for wildfires in Boulder
by Avery Clifton & Sagan Randall 8 minutes readThis year, the meteorological winter brought low precipitation, warm temperatures and high wildfire risk. By Avery …
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Suspect charged for swatting incident at Norlin Library in August 2025
by Avery Clifton 2 minutes readThe Department of Justice announced that it filed charges against a suspect for a swatting incident at Norlin Library. …
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CU Student Government announces preliminary spring election results
by Avery Clifton 4 minutes readAbout 15% of the CU student body voted for new tri-executives, four representative-at-large positions and a referendum. By Avery Clifton
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Photos: Denver’s third ‘No Kings Day’
by Sagan Randall, Avery CliftonSatori Griffith & Peter FitzGerald 3 minutes readNo Kings 3.0 drew approximately 10,000 to Denver on Saturday. By Sagan Randall, Avery Clifton, Satori …
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Updated: Boulder Fire-Rescue responding to wildfire near Chautauqua Cottages
by Avery Clifton 3 minutes readBoulder Fire-Rescue issued an evacuation warning around Chautauqua Cottages at 1:25 p.m. due to a wildfire. …
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Chancellor Justin Schwartz prompts CU community for “big ideas” at annual state of the campus address
by Avery Clifton 6 minutes readUniversity of Colorado Boulder chancellor Justin Schwartz delivered the state of the campus address on Tuesday. By Avery Clifton
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Visuals: Anti-ICE protesters take to Denver streets amid state-wide wave of demonstrations
by Sagan Randall, Tyler Phillips & Avery Clifton 3 minutes readAnti-ICE protesters take to the streets in Denver over the weekend. By Sagan Randall, Tyler Phillips …
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Anti-ICE protests break out over the weekend in Boulder
by Satori Griffith & Avery Clifton 7 minutes readStudent and community led protests in Boulder drew crowds over the weekend, focused on national tensions …
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Colorado Bureau of Investigation to review death of CU Boulder student Megan Trussell
by Jazzy Tung & Avery Cliftonby Jazzy Tung & Avery Clifton 4 minutes readThe Colorado Bureau of Investigation will review the death of University of Colorado student Megan Trussell. …
