With Pueblo City School District 60 set to build a new Centennial High School in the coming years, the Centennial High School Foundation is fighting to ensure that building plans honor the history and legacy of the 144-year-old school. District plans for the new school building do not include space for the Centennial High School Museum, a 2001 addition to the current school building at 2525 Mountview Drive. “We have been told in these meetings that the design team has […] The post Will Pueblo City Schools protect the history of old Centennial High School? appeared first on PULP Colorado ..read more

“It really kind of depends on what a student’s comfort level is,” said Donna Souder Hodge, chief strategy officer for CSU-Pueblo. “What their personal interest may be, what their work-life is, what their home life may be. We want to give them options for their course work and for their experiences on campus that match any of those needs.” With few exceptions, virtual and hybrid options for courses will be offered as an alternative to in-person classes. For courses where […] The post Colorado State University-Pueblo attempts safe return to campus with “flexibility” for students appeared first o ..read more

“To us, Beckwourth and Chivington are murderers,” says Chester Whiteman, member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Culture Program. “You don’t put up monuments for people like Timothy McVeigh, but that’s what they did.” In this moment that is dedicated to expunging symbols of social injustice throughout the United States, how does history judge minor figures and those involved at the fringes of national tragedies those like James P. Beckwourth – the founder of El Pueblo Fort, and the guide for […] The post The messy and bloody history of Sand Creek complicates Pueblo’s origin story appeared first on ..read more

After months of economic and cultural turmoil as a result of the COVID-19 shutdown, the arts in Southern Colorado have changed. No longer can individuals attend large scale plays, music concerts, or crowded art galleries. These venues have taken to the internet, allowing audience members and gallery goers to scroll the web from the safety of their homes. On the other hand, a number of individual artists and musicians have taken the time away from gigs to hone in on […] The post The Arts in Southern Colorado — what was gained, what was lost, and what’s changed with COVID-19? appeared first on P ..read more

Maurice Kilfoy, a 30-year-old Pueblo resident, was visiting brothers Joseph and Leo at the University of Nebraska when he died of pneumonia on the morning of September 28, 1918. His death was later revealed to be a result of complications from the H1N1 virus known colloquially as “Spanish influenza.” Kilfoy had stopped in Nebraska after returning from a business trip in Chicago, Illinois. Coincidentally, fellow Pueblo man Percy Unwin died of influenza the same day as Kilfoy in North Chicago’s […] The post ‘Stand up and meet the situation intelligently and bravely’: When the 1918 Flu Shutdown P ..read more

Over 150 years removed from the Sand Creek Massacre, the death of George Floyd, the Minneapolis man killed by police, is giving Cheyenne and the Arapaho in Colorado an opportunity to finally see the removal of ceremonial names of Colorado landmarks associated with the tragic events of that fateful November day. “What happened in Minnesota [the death of George Floyd] kind of opened everything up, in terms of reconsidering the names of places” said Fred Mosqueda Arapaho coordinator for the […] The post Colorado’s Unhealed Wound: Cheyenne and Arapaho seek repatriation and greater recognition for ..read more

In class learning at Pueblo City School District 60 is on track to return this fall after the district’s Board of Education approved a reopening plan Thursday night by a vote of 4-to-1. “There are real and significant consequences to not opening our schools,” superintendent Charlotte Macaluso said. “We talk a lot about promoting equity and I am concerned about those students and families who are already most marginalized. If our schools remain shuttered, there is a real risk in […] The post Pueblo City Schools plan classroom return as COVID-19 cases rise appeared first on PULP Colorado ..read more

PUEBLO — After Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ most recent facemask order, many restaurants have struggled as well as their employees. Some restaurant owners have seen a drop in business and feel the directive has deterred people from eating out. Others have endured harassment from customers who refuse to wear facemasks. Sydney Miller, the local Chick-fil-A owner in Pueblo, published a post on Facebook outlining the harassment her employees received on the first day of the mask mandate. “Trust me when […] The post Pueblo restaurants see anger and fewer customers after mask mandate appeared first on ..read more

Colorado State University-Pueblo’s School of Nursing and Health Science finds itself in a pivotal moment; equipping students with the skills necessary to enter the medical field to fight COVID-19, while also abiding by demands the pandemic has forced on them. “Right now, our intent is to keep the flow of nurses going out there in treating people,” said Dr. Joe Franta, associate dean for the nursing program. “COVID is a big interference with a lot of things but we are […] The post From classroom to hospital bed, CSU-Pueblo’s nursing students get no escape in fight against COVID-19 appeared firs ..read more

As fall approaches, Colorado’s universities face a new challenge: how to reopen campuses safely, especially when students come in from different states. At Colorado College, 84% of the student population is from out-of-state, presenting the school and El Paso County with a challenge. How do you accept 2300 students from around the country and beyond, safely? It’s a problem for Colorado’s higher education institutions as 20-29 year-olds have some of the highest infection rates in the state with a month […] The post To prevent from becoming COVID-19 hotspots, Colorado’s universities look to chan ..read more