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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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    A “stark reminder” of America’s division: Boulder community grapples with a second Trump term

    by Jessi Sachs, Satori Griffith & Ainsley Coogan November 10, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs, Satori Griffith & Ainsley Coogan November 10, 2024 17 minutes read

    Following the election, students and community leaders across Boulder expressed concern or excitement for a second …

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    One year after Oct. 7 attack, students take to CU Boulder campus in mourning and rage

    by Jessi Sachs, Lincoln RochAinsley Coogan & Satori Griffith October 29, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs, Lincoln RochAinsley Coogan & Satori Griffith October 29, 2024 20 minutes read

    Correction: 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 Sachs October 20, 2024
    by Celia Frazier & Jessi Sachs October 20, 2024 12 minutes read

    What 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 Sachs October 6, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs October 6, 2024 5 minutes read

    Over 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 Sachs September 26, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs September 26, 2024 12 minutes read

    To 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 Sachs September 20, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs September 20, 2024 4 minutes read

    A 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 Sachs September 19, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs September 19, 2024 9 minutes read

    Amid 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 July 15, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs & Ann Marie Vanderveen July 15, 2024 5 minutes read

    On 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 June 11, 2024
    by Jessi Sachs & Vanessa Arambula June 11, 2024 8 minutes read

    Pro-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 Sachs April 25, 2024
    by Henry Larson & Jessi Sachs April 25, 2024 4 minutes read

    More than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment at CU Denver on Thursday. By Henry Larson …

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