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Jessi Sachs

Jessi Sachs

Jessica Sachs is a senior double-majoring in journalism and political science. She was the CU Independent's editor-in-chief from 2024-2025, and has also served as a managing editor, news editor and news reporter. In 2025, she was a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellow, where she investigated the little-known practice of medical deportations. She has interned at Rocky Mountain PBS and spent two years writing and copy editing for the Coloradan magazine. Her work has appeared in the Associated Press, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Chicago Tribune, the Boulder Reporting Lab and the Rocky Mountain Collegian, along with more than fifty other outlets nationwide.

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    Boulder’s most-loved bar goes dark

    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff March 14, 2026
    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff March 14, 2026 12 minutes read

    However, to many locals’ disappointment, Dark Horse ownership announced in early February via a Facebook post …

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    CHA director cites backlash from conservative news outlets, CU regent following newsletter on U.S. intervention in Venezuela

    by Jessi Sachs January 21, 2026
    by Jessi Sachs January 21, 2026 7 minutes read

    Trouble came on the heels of Ho’s January letter, in which she talked about the United …

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    CU Boulder Turning Point secretary accused of ties to white nationalist organizations

    by Jessi Sachs, Satori GriffithCamryn MontgomeryAinsley CooganAvery Clifton & Greta Kerkhoff October 24, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs, Satori GriffithCamryn MontgomeryAinsley CooganAvery Clifton & Greta Kerkhoff October 24, 2025 15 minutes read

    On Tuesday, flyers, webpages and social media posts began popping up online and around the city …

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    “We have a constitution, not a king,”: Thousands protest in Colorado for No Kings Day

    by Satori Griffith, Jessi SachsCamryn MontgomeryLila Nuttle & Ainsley Coogan October 21, 2025
    by Satori Griffith, Jessi SachsCamryn MontgomeryLila Nuttle & Ainsley Coogan October 21, 2025 16 minutes read

    On Saturday, nearly seven million people nationwide protested a presidential administration that, they say, has largely …

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    CU football player accused of on-campus harassment as athletics department continues recruiting players and coaches with misconduct allegations

    by Jessi Sachs, Greta Kerkhoff & Celia Frazier May 6, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs, Greta Kerkhoff & Celia Frazier May 6, 2025 50 minutes read

    In recent years, the athletic department has recruited or hired several players and coaches with past …

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    Searching for hope in politics, over 30,000 flock to Bernie Sanders and AOC rally in Denver

    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff March 23, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff March 23, 2025 13 minutes read

    Around 34,000 people descended on Denver for a rally hosted by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. …

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    Update: Boulder Police release further information regarding shelter-in-place on campus

    by Jessi Sachs, Celia Frazier & Ainsley Coogan February 24, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs, Celia Frazier & Ainsley Coogan February 24, 2025 4 minutes read

    Update #3: The Boulder Police Department has released more information regarding the shelter-in-place that impacted the …

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    Update #2: CU Boulder Police search for missing student

    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff February 14, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs & Greta Kerkhoff February 14, 2025 4 minutes read

    Update 2/19: The body found in Boulder Canyon on Saturday has been officially identified as Megan …

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    “No justice, no peace, no ICE agents in Boulder streets”: CU students demand university declare itself a “sanctuary campus”

    by Jessi Sachs February 12, 2025
    by Jessi Sachs February 12, 2025 5 minutes read

    Protestors, organized on campus Tuesday afternoon and demanded the university declare itself a “sanctuary campus.” By …

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    CUPD investigating imitation airstrike evacuation notices in Norlin Library

    by Jessi Sachs December 14, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs December 14, 2024 4 minutes read

    The leaflets mimicked evacuation orders that are sometimes dropped by the Israeli Defense Forces before attacking …

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