{"id":129287,"date":"2021-01-04T14:25:26","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=129287"},"modified":"2021-01-05T15:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:01:35","slug":"best-of-2020-instagram-top-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=129287","title":{"rendered":"Top 9 Instagram posts of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2020 was quite the year, but the UCCS community is going into 2021 stronger than ever. Here are the top 9 Instagram posts from the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want a chance to be featured in the Top 9 next year? Be sure to tag @uccs and use #uccs in your caption!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-10.43.11-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of mountain\" class=\"wp-image-129291\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,334 likes | Oct. 16<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;How it started &#x27a1;&#xfe0f; how it\u2019s going&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photos by University Communications. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGbI5btFoYO\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-10.46.23-AM.png\" alt=\"Image of the university sign\" class=\"wp-image-129292\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,271 likes | April. 13<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;There&#8217;s *snow* place like UCCS. &#x2744;&#xfe0f; We&#8217;re thinking about you Mountain Lions and we can&#8217;t wait to see you back on campus this fall!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Tom Kimmell. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-8cJRhlHiH\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-10.47.33-AM.png\" alt=\"Picture of a rainbow over campus\" class=\"wp-image-129293\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,187 likes | May. 28<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Rainbow over campus. &#x1f60d;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Ryan Raridon. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"See it on Instagram. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3z_yqWlL-b\/\" target=\"_blank\">See<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" it on Instagram (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CAvgKcTFqhj\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\"> it on Instagram<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"See it on Instagram. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B3z_yqWlL-b\/\" target=\"_blank\">.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"349\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-11.11.20-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of people walking down a street holding signs with mountains in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-129300\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,133 likes | June. 14<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/uccs\/\">#UCCS<\/a>&nbsp;students held a peaceful protest on June 13, 2020. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members came together to march in solidarity&nbsp;and discuss racial injustice in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photos by Crayton Daniel. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBbDUG3Fqo5\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-10.58.13-AM.png\" alt=\"Mountain covered in snow with a building in front of it\" class=\"wp-image-129294\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,067 likes | Feb. 16<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Views from the bluffs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Jeff Foster. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B8olBiwlksK\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-11.01.56-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of clock tower at night\" class=\"wp-image-129296\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,061 likes | May. 8<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We hope you had a great last day of classes. Goodnight, Mountain Lions. &#x1f634;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Glenn J. Asakawa. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B_8xZIAlQLe\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-11.04.10-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of a sunset over a soccer field\" class=\"wp-image-129297\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b1,016 likes | Aug. 23<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;One more sunset until the first day of classes. &#x1f305; We can\u2019t wait to see you, Mountain Lions!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by UCCS Lacrosse. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CEQTBHwFgZn\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">See it on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Screen-Shot-2021-01-04-at-11.06.15-AM.png\" alt=\"Photo of a clock tower in front of the sun\" class=\"wp-image-129298\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u200b979 likes | April 9<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Campus isn&#8217;t the same without you! &#x2764;&#xfe0f; We miss you, Mountain Lions. Thanks for snagging this great pic, Noelle!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Photo by Noelle Windesheim. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"See it on Instagram. 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