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The first multi-stall, all-gender restroom in the University Memorial Center will open in February. Located in the UMC鈥檚 second floor northwest wing, the all gender restroom was first proposed by the UMC Board, a branch of CU Student Government and the governing board of the UMC, in 2011.

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On Jan. 26, the CU Advocates program and the University of Colorado鈥檚 Office of Government Relations hosted the 2016 CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Attendees received updates on the university鈥檚 recent educational, research and economic contributions. Lawmakers and CU officials also briefed advocates on CU鈥檚 legislative priorities, higher education鈥檚 funding outlook for this year and Colorado鈥檚 budget situation.

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The Jan. 22 matchup between Colorado women's basketball and Oregon had some special guests in attendance - 2015 Chancellor鈥檚 Employees of the Year recipients Claire Figel, Amin Gheysar, Beth Kroger, Polly Pollard and Suzanne Stafford.

As January comes to a close, we are being graced with excellent weather! I hope you're all enjoying it. This week's events include the international snow sculpture championships, Leeds School career fair and a panel discussion on stress.

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In recent months a debate about wages has begun across the United States. At CU-麻豆官网, questions have been appropriately raised about our pay structures and the cost of living in our communities. We used these questions as an opportunity to carefully review our pay practices, the market value of work performed and an occasion to increase the total rewards of working at the University of Colorado.