¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ

We all have moments where we close our minds. Mindful awareness is the key to breaking this habit and communicating more effectively by making sure you’re heard by others and really hearing what they have to say. Step 1: notice how it feels when someone disagrees with you, and understand this as simply your experience of their opinion. Ready to learn more? Check out the guide to better, calmer conversations in this month’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

Students planning spring break trips to warm climates outside the United States, including Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, should be aware that they are traveling to Zika virus-affected areas and are encouraged to take precautions.

If you're finding yourself getting slammed by those pre-spring break exams, try to get out for a little relaxation and recovery this week at one of these fantastic events. And remember: only two more weeks.

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, we'd like to encourage everyone to celebrate responsibly.

As a campus community, we still have work to do to ensure that all of our students, faculty and staff can safely and meaningfully work together to make ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder the kind of welcoming environment where everyone can thrive both academically and socially. That work begins with open and candid discussions of what our issues are and how we can work together to address them. Toward this end, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵSG, BFA and the Office of Faculty Affairs are co-sponsoring a two-part series of campus discussions focusing on Social dynamics inside and outside of the classroom . Part 1 will be held on March 9 at 3 p.m., in the UMC Ballroom.

Reduce the risk of accidental exposure, drug misuse, and environmental contamination by participating in Drug Take-Back Day. Turn in unused or expired medication for safe disposal on Wednesday, March 9, at the Drug Take-Back Event hosted by Community Health, a division of Wardenburg Health Services and the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Police Department.

More beautiful weather to come this week, so get out and enjoy it. Or join your fellow Buffs indoors for an evening of Hebrew and Yiddish song and dance, the Boulder International Film Festival or a workshop on design thinking.

The natural beauty of the Flatirons has long been revered, and has become a symbol of Boulder both on post cards and in people’s memories, as well as a symbol of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ itself.

You may be aware that we had an incident of hateful speech posted as graffiti in a campus bathroom yesterday. Regardless of who wrote these hateful words on the walls of a bathroom stall, we find speech like this reprehensible and demeaning to all members of our community and we completely reject it.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore today announced four finalists for the position of dean of Colorado Law. They are S. James Anaya, Mary Anne Bobinski, Laura E. Gómez and Angela Onwuachi-Willig. Public sessions with each of the candidates will be held on campus Feb. 29 through March 16.