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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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FeaturedLongformNews
One year after Oct. 7 attack, students take to CU Boulder campus in mourning and rage
by Jessi Sachs, Lincoln RochAinsley Coogan & Satori Griffith 20 minutes readCorrection: A previous version of this story quoted professor Hilary Kalisman, saying that she had noticed …
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FeaturedNewsPolitics
CU Regent At-Large candidates discuss tuition, policy changes: What students and faculty should know
by Celia Frazier & Jessi Sachsby Celia Frazier & Jessi Sachs 12 minutes readWhat CU students and faculty should know about the main party candidates running for Regent At-Large. …
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Featured
Letter from the editor: a new era for the CU Independent
by Jessi Sachsby Jessi Sachs 5 minutes readOver the last 12 months, both CU Boulder and the CU Independent have undergone extraordinary challenges …
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FeaturedNews
Liberation, environmentalism and comedy: Dallas Goldtooth visits CU Boulder’s Macky Auditorium
by Jessi Sachsby Jessi Sachs 12 minutes readTo reactions of alternating pin-drop silence and uproarious laughter, Dallas Goldtooth addressed Macky Auditorium. By Jessi …
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Opinion
LFTE: The Collegian, CU Independent join forces for showdown special edition
by Jessi Sachsby Jessi Sachs 4 minutes readA letter from the editors of The Collegian and the CU Independent on their collaboration. By …
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FeaturedNews
While CSU sports tickets are free, CU Boulder students pay for chance to watch games
by Jessi Sachsby Jessi Sachs 9 minutes readAmid national popularity, many CU Boulder students struggle to secure tickets. Their CSU counterparts get into …
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CampusChancellorFeaturedNews
Chancellor Justin Schwartz discusses his priorities in first days at CU Boulder
by Jessi Sachs & Ann Marie Vanderveen 5 minutes readOn July 2, the second day of his term as the new chancellor of the University …
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FeaturedNews
Students continue to protest for CU system-wide divestment from Israel
by Jessi Sachs & Vanessa Arambula 8 minutes readPro-Palestine student groups across the CU system have continued to engage in demonstrations. By Jessi Sachs …
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Breaking NewsFeaturedNews
Organizers set up pro-Palestinian encampment on CU Denver campus
by Henry Larson & Jessi Sachsby Henry Larson & Jessi Sachs 4 minutes readMore than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment at CU Denver on Thursday. By Henry Larson …
