BOULDER | University of Colorado president Bruce Benson says he will ignore a vote by students and will continue to accept donations from oil and gas companies.

Benson, a former oil man, says it’s a great industry and exciting things are happening.

According to the Boulder Daily Camera (https://tinyurl.com/a96fwzl ), students voted in favor of rejecting endowments from fossil fuel companies by a 2-to-1 margin.