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Vol. 117, Issue 3

January 26, 2010

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Border re-opens today LAURA HATHAWAY Managing editor

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Brian Haddad is excited to be one of the new co-owners of what he hopes will be a hotspot for thr DU community. The Border re-opens at 3 p.m. today.

Today at 3 p.m. the Border will reopen, after being shut down last fall for a liquor-licensing violation fraction. The new owners are Brian Haddad, 34 and David Weiss, 30, who operate two poolside bars in metro Denver. “We definitely knew about the Border and we know that it’s had a long history here,” Haddad said. “We’d like to continue that history as the Border.” The previous owners, REM Capital Corp., had to sell the Border after their liquor license was suspended for 30 days. The

suspension resulted from an undercover police operation last summer where the bar was accused of selling liquor to an underage person, according to a stipulation released by the Denver Police Department. This was the bar’s fourth violation of the Colorado Liquor Code since Feb. 12, 2006, according to City Attorney John Poley. “The reason that led to the sale is four underage liquor violations in two years. Denver PD is out here all the time, to all of these different bars,” said Haddad. “We obviously want to be here for a long time and our goal, of course, is 21 and up.” According to Haddad, all the

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systems are in place to prevent underage drinking. The stipulation also stated that the former owners had to sell the business by Dec. 1, 2010, which is when their liquor license would have come up for renewal. With so many anxious buyers, REM Capital Corp. was able to sell much sooner than that. Haddad and Weiss finalized the purchase of the Border on last Friday. The listing price was $195,000 and included the bar and kitchen equipment of the 3,866-square-foot establishment at 2014 South University Boulevard. SEE BAR, PAGE 2

Tuition hike approved by DU trustees ARIANNA RANAHOSSEINI Editor-in-chief

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Tuition will be increasing for the next academic year, the Board of Trustees decided Friday. “There will be an increase,” said Claire Brownell, assistant to the chancellor. Although the amount has been decided, the chancellor’s office declined to say by how much. Last year, tuition increased by 4.9 percent. “It’s not fair that undergraduates know before the parents and graduate students, and we understand that they need to prepare,” Brownell said. Brownell said official information will be released sometime in February. In other business, the trustees selected speakers for graduation. Patty Gabow, the CEO of Denver Health, will speak at the undergraduate student body graduation. Gabow will receive an honorary doctorate of public service. Lewis Sharp, executive director of the Denver Art Museum, will speak at the graduate student graduation ceremony. Sharp will receive an honorary doctorate from the department of Fine Arts.

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January 26, 2010

Members inducted to NSCS LAURA HATHAWAY Managing editor

Nearly 30 students took time out of their Friday night last weekend to be inducted into DU’s chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. The new members were inducted during a ceremony in Lindsay Auditorium at 7 p.m., which was attended by around 50 students, families and friends. “The induction convocation is one of the most important events of the year for NSCS,” said Jim Francescon, president of NSCS and junior. “I was very happy with the great turnout of not only existing members but new members and their families.” To be inducted as a member of the NSCS, students must have at least sophomore standing and a GPA of 3.4 or above. This national society helps students receive scholarships, take leadership roles and network for the future. “The new members we welcomed are those who have excelled to such a degree during their first or second year of college that they have already exhibited the scholarship, leadership and service upon which this honor society is based,” said Francescon. The Denver chapter was founded in 2004, but recently received completely new leadership.

The officers are mostly sophomores who were contacted by the national chapter over the summer. There are about 300 members in DU’s chapter. “I am looking forward to all the wonderful events and new members we are going to have this year,” said Matt Johnson,

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Rally to Support Sodexo Workers 4 p.m. Driscoll Gallery Show your support for all those who work for Sodexo and DU Dining Services. Chris Nevitt, Denver city councilman, will be speaking. “Why is the U.S. Attacking Yemen? Pretexts and Possible Strategic Goals?” 5 – 6 p.m. SIE, Room 150 This meeting, with discussion by Rob Prince, will be held by the Middle East Discussion Group. WEDNESDAY Psych Night 5:30 – 7 p.m. 3rd Floor Lobby, Frontier Hall Learn about what it’s like to work in the field of psychological research. Pizza and drinks will be served. Introduction to Nichiren Buddhism 7 – 8 p.m.

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President of NSCS Jim Francescon inducts Jared Berg at the ceremony last Friday.

U P C O M I N G TODAY Meditation Across the Traditions 12 p.m. Evans Chapel Learn meditation or contemplative prayer techniques from teachers of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism.

sophomore member and vice president of NSCS. “The best part is meeting new people.” Meetings are announced via e-mail and Facebook as they are needed. For more information about DU’s chapter of NSCS visit the Facebook page. To find out more about NSCS, visit NSCS.org.

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Sturm 254 Learn about the history of Buddhism, what SGI is and how you can apply this practice to your daily life.

a viewing of this cult hit. Professor Tony Gault will introduce the film, focusing on the film’s debt to detective films of the 1940s and 50s.

Film Screening: “Taxi to the Dark Side” 8 p.m. Room 1864, behind Jazzman’s in Driscoll Amnesty International presents this Oscarwinning documentary confronting the issue of America’s policy on torture. Food will be provided.

Salsa Dance Lessons 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Driscoll Ballroom The DU Latin Dance Club hosts this free dance lesson for all skill levels.

THURSDAY “Placing Immigrant Health Disparities: GIS Analysis of Immigrant Women’s Health in New York City” 4 – 5 p.m. Olin 105 Sara McLafferty, professor at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, will discuss the ongoing GIS-based research on the relationship between health and ethnic density for diverse groups of immigrant women in New York City. Refreshments to follow. Film Screening: “The Big Lebowski” 6:30 p.m. The Women’s College, Room 150 Join the film faculty of the Department of Mass Communications and Journalism Studies for

2010 Crimson and Gold Global Gala 7:30 – 11 p.m. Mile High Station in Denver Join other DU students for an evening of international finger foods, performers from around the globe and the announcement of this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest winners. Film Screening: “Inglorious Basterds” 8 p.m. Davis Auditorium, SturmDUPB presents Quentin Tarantino’s Nazi-slaying film as part of its Thursday Night Films series. SATURDAY Rail Jam All Day Ruby Hill Park This event, sponsored by DUPB Special Events, will kick off this year’s Winter Carnival activities. Watch interesting moves from professionals and amateur performers alike.

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Help for Haitian victims RACHEL CONKEY & ROSALIE WILMOT Copy editor, Assistant lifestyles editor

On Tuesday, Jan. 19, DU hosted several events to help raise funds for the Haitian population. The fundraiser, which began at 11 a.m., brought the school’s total amount raised to nearly $6,800, only about $3,200 away from the campus goal of $10,000. The DU Grilling Society (d.u.g.s.) came up with the idea to draw more people to donate. The success of the event, attended by 300 people, cannot be attributed to just one group of students. “While d.u.g.s. had an idea to do a fundraiser, as you saw in the event today, the real crux of this effort has been to organize and centralize the efforts of the university,” said Jason Lundberg, Student Organization’s comptroller and d.u.g.s. co-founder. About 65 percent of the money was donated by various student organizations on campus. d.u.g.s. served grilled drumsticks, pineapple salsa and grilled vegetables. The food was given free of charge, but consumers were encouraged to give what they could for the cause. Lundberg explained the importance in bringing disasters such as the one in Haiti to DU students’ attentions. “We live in a global world,” he said. “Things that happen in Haiti, or anywhere in the world, have a profound impact on our lives and the lives of those that

surround us. It’s important for the university community to understand the fortunate position we are in, to be surrounded by such a great institution, and the abilities we have to impact the communities in need.” Later that evening students and community members participated in a panel discussion of the Haitian crisis in the Driscoll Ballroom. It was organized by the social justice living and learning community and featured Professor Lynnn Holland, Figaro Joseph and Fr. Ed Morgan. Professor Lynn Holland began the talks. She focused on the historical elements of the Haitian crisis. Figaro Joseph, a Haitian graduate student at Joseph Korbel School of International Studies, explained his experiences in Haiti. Fr. Ed Morgan co-founded the Colorado Haiti Project, which helps build schools with the help of 40 parishes and private donations. He explained that working in a nation of such poverty changes a person and not only benefits the volunteer but also the community they work in. “Starting the Colorado Haitian fund became a necessity, I never knew what it could become” said Morgan of the fund. The audience was invited to participate after the speakers had made their final statements. After the dialogue, members from campus religious groups joined the assembly in a vigil for the victims of the earthquake. Visit duhaitirelief.org for updates on the fund.

Bar owners ready for new opportunity Continued from page 1 Shawn Sanborn of Sanborn & Co. brokered the deal and it all happened pretty quickly. “We learned about the opportunity in December and we were very excited about the opportunity and within a couple weeks we were negotiating the process,” Haddad said. With new owners also come a completely new management and staff. “We had more than 700 applications from Craigslist in five days. We conducted about 125 interviews and from that we picked 25 people,” said Haddad. However, owning a bar is nothing new for Haddad and Weiss. They own the Breakers Café inside the Breakers Resort in Denver and the Parkside Café inside Palomino Park Resort in Highlands Ranch, both of which are poolside bars within apartment complexes. One of the goals they have for The Border is for it to be a place for more than just late-night college drinking. “We are really trying to appeal to faculty, staff, the local community and of course all the students at DU,” Haddad said. “Our goal is to really build that whole lunch component here.” Menu items include nothing costing more than $9, except for the Pioneer Challenge. The Pioneer Challenge is a $20 burger that comes with nine patties, nine pieces of cheese, toppings, coleslaw and fries. The challenge is that if someone can eat the burger

in 20 minutes, they get their picture framed on the Burger Wall of Fame. A variety of menu items is available, but most of the options are comfort bar food, such as burgers, wings and sandwiches. There also are several Mexican food options. Happy hour will be Monday to Thursday from 3 - 7 p.m. and Saturday from 1 - 8 p.m. Happy hour includes $2 domestic drafts, wells and wines; and $3 long islands, microbrews and imports. There will be a $3 menu available during happy hour, which consists of fries, chips and salsa, chicken fingers, vegetable with hummus and more. There also will be an emphasis on trying to have live music and get some big name musicians to come play at The Border on weekends. “We’d love to host DU bands here all the time. We’d love to see if we could get The Flobots or Kinetix,” he said. So far only minor changes have been made to the interior, such as painting and removing the wall between the bar and the booths. This summer, they plan on making some bigger renovations. “We’ll probably make some more renovations, like making the rest rooms better and we’re looking at a rooftop patio,” said Haddad. The Border will be open Monday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. “You’ll see Dave and I here a lot. We are looking forward to meeting the students and turning this into an awesome hotspot,” said Haddad.

January 26, 2010

Campus food options expand CORY LAMZ Assistant news editor

By the end of the quarter, you may not recognize cafeteria food on the DU campus. Sodexo is implementing a new program to deliver more authentic cuisine to students. The program, which will bring healthy, authentic and fresh cafeteria food to students, will be implemented into menus gradually over the coming weeks, according to Jeff Lougee, the Sodexo district manager. “We’re trying more diverse menus,” Lougee said. “We’ve hired celebrity chefs to train and share recipes with our staff.” Twenty-five members of the DU Dining Services staff met on Friday to learn how to cook new recipes. Three of these new dishes will cycle into menus by March. Expect to see Vietnamese food – shrimp and pork spring rolls,

green chicken curry and pho, a beef and noodle soup – served in cafeterias around campus. These dishes, created by Mai Pham, the chef of the acclaimed Lemon Grass Restaurant in Sacramento, come as the first of many recipes by celebrity chefs. Sodexo has also begun to employ recipes by Roberto Santibañez, whose recipes have been published in Gourmet, Bon Appetit and Martha Stewart Living magazines. “We are looking for chefs with a reputation,” said Nori Yamashita, the general manager of DU Dining Services. Freshman Adam Rosen was able to sample Mai Pham’s pho dish at Sidelines Pub campus restaurant during the winter training lunch break. (He did not try the green curry or shrimp and pork spring rolls because of a food allergy.) “It’s interesting, and it has a very mild flavor,” said Rosen, who has never eaten pho. “It

seems like an interesting take on Chicken Noodle soup but radically changed.” Rosen said he would certainly eat the pho if it were served in any of the cafeterias. “For freshmen, leaving home is always exciting. Going into the dining hall and eating whatever you want is exciting,” said Yamashita, who eats lunch on campus during the week. “Then once the freshmen get back from break, from Mom’s home cooking, they get bored with the food in the cafeteria.” That’s why DU Dining Services is implementing these new menu options, Yamashita said. Changes in the dining halls’ food service may not stop there, according to Yamashita. DU Dining Services is investigating the idea of using guest chefs in the dining halls. Within a year, these chefs – likely from local restaurants – will hopefully do a demo in the Halls cafeteria, he said.

P O L I C E THEFT On Monday, Jan. 18 at 5:03 p.m., a student reported a theft at the Sturm College of Law. The student left her personal belongings in a study room earlier that day. When she returned nearly 20 minutes later, she discovered her cell phone was missing. On Thursday, Jan. 21 at 2:53 p.m., university-owned electronic equipment was discovered as missing from an unsecured area of the Mary Reed Building. The theft occurred between Nov. 30, 2009, and Jan. 19.

VANDALISM On Monday, Jan. 18 at 3:05 p.m., Campus Safety responded to the report of vandalism at the front of the Delta Delta Delta sorority house. The damage occurred between Jan. 17 at noon and Jan. 18 at 1:30 p.m. On Thursday, Jan. 21 at 2:35 a.m., an unidentified male threw an object through a window on the south side of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house. The male fled prior to Campus Safety’s arrival. On Friday, Jan. 22 at 12:59 a.m. and 1:54 a.m., a fire alarm at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house had been activated twice as pranks. No smoke or fire were present in either instance.

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New dishes, inspired by celebrity chefs from around the world, will appear on the Sodexo campus dining menus beginning in March.

Study abroad party coming up ELIZABETH BORNEMAN Contributor

DU’s Campus Activities and the Office for Internationalization are hosting the Crimson and Gold Global Gala Thursday for students who studied abroad last year. This is the second annual event. It begins at 7:30 p.m. at Mile High Station, which is a large rental facility near Invesco Field. Between 400 and 500 students, staff and faculty members are expected to attend this year’s event. The event will include live performances, including one by the DU Tango Club. Cultural presentations from other countries are also planned, including India, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Those attending will have an opportunity to share stories about their study-abroad experiences. According to the Study Abroad Program, 622 undergraduate students went abroad last year. DU was recently ranked third in the nation in the number of under-

graduate students it sends abroad to study annually. The Study Abroad Photo Contest winners will also be announced. Other sponsors of the event

study abroad experience. Rueda also said students who haven’t been abroad yet, or those who went earlier, will have a chance to hear about the experiences of returning students. Nicole Hubbell, a Study Abroad Program coordinator, said, “There are more DU students who went abroad on short-term programs, but the Cher-

On Friday, Jan. 22 at 1:54 a.m., during an investigation regarding the activation of the fire alarm at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house, Campus Safety officers observed marijuana, drug paraphernalia and alcohol containers in a room belonging to an underage student. On Saturday, Jan. 23 at 12:23 p.m., a student observed eight males, believed to be students, damage the property outside of the Kappa Sigma fraternity house.

ACCIDENTS On Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10:36 p.m., an unaffiliated hockey player injured his neck and shoulder during a hockey game. He was transported to Swedish Medical Center for treatment.

INCIDENTS On Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4:00 p.m., a faculty member was identified driving a vehicle at a high rate of speed and disregarding traffic laws. On Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 6:42 a.m., a student fell and injured her head at Johnson-McFarlane Hall. Medical assistance was declined.

are the Undergraduate Student Government, DUPB and Greek Council. Kerrie Rueda, assistant director of Campus Activities, said the event was started integrate students back into DU life after their

rington Global Scholars Program was established to encourage study abroad for at least a quarter, and those are the students who are being recognized at the Global Gala.” Illustration by Tommy Nagel

On Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 12:31 p.m., a DU student reported a sexual assault at Centennial Halls. Additional information was withheld pending investigation by Denver Police Department and Campus Safety. On Thursday, Jan. 21 at 1:55

R E P O R T p.m., a staff member was trapped in the elevator of the Seeley G. Mudd building. The Denver Fire Department released the staff member. On Thursday, Jan. 21 at 9:58 p.m., two students engaged in a physical altercation at Centennial Halls. One student was transported to Denver Health Medical Center for treatment. On Friday, Jan. 22 at 6:25 p.m., an unaffiliated party was viewing pornographic material on a University-owned computer. The party was advised not to return to campus.

HARASSMENT On Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 1:15 p.m., a student reported a suspicious message posted on a social networking site by an unaffiliated party.

TRESPASSING On Thursday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m., a suspicious party was seen at the Penrose Library. The party was unaffiliated and previously issued a trespass notice. The Denver Police Department cited the party for trespassing.

DRUGS & ALCOHOL On Saturday, Jan. 16 at 10:14 p.m., marijuana odor emitted from a residence hall room at Centennial Halls. Upon investigation, four students were found present in the room, as well as a heavy marijuana odor. The students were in possession of drugs and paraphernalia. Campus Safety confiscated the contraband. On Monday, Jan. 18 at 9:02 p.m., marijuana odor emitted from a residence hall room at Nagel Hall. A DU student and an unaffiliated party were present, and the student was in possession of drug paraphernalia. Campus Safety confiscated the contraband. On Tuesday, Jan. 19 at 1:38 a.m., marijuana odor emitted from a residence hall room at Centennial Halls. A DU student was found present in the room, as well as a heavy marijuana odor. The student was in possession of drugs and paraphernalia. Campus Safety confiscated the contraband. On Friday, Jan. 22 at 1:26 p.m., a staff member was performing a safety inspection at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house when he observed pellet rifle in a student’s room. Camps Safety confiscated the contraband. On Friday, Jan. 22 at 2:11 a.m., an underage student was severely intoxicated at Centennial Halls. Paramedics transported the student to a detox facility for treatment. On Sunday, Jan. 24 at 2:32 a.m., an underage student was intoxicated at the Delta Delta Delta sorority house. Paramedics determined the student did not need further medical attention.

January 26, 2010

Undergrad requirements change JAMIE WARREN News editor

DU announced changes in graduation requirements that will affect students graduating in Fall 2010 or later. These changes will include the elimination of the Creative Expressions requirement and two of the non- writing intensive Core classes. Students still must complete the writing-intensive Core requirement, which will be renamed Advanced Seminars. This requirement must be completed on campus and not from another university or abroad. These classes will still be on specific topics and remain small with around 15 students. These courses will still count as credits towards a bachelor’s degree for anyone who has already completed them. According to Jennifer Karas, associate provost and common

curriculum central committee chair, these changes were voted on by a faculty committee. This committee met for a total of 1,500 hours reviewing the current curriculum and gathering student and faculty opinions. The committee found that students wanted more flexibility in the classes they could take and the classes they are able to take abroad. “We talked about what was working and what we could do better. We decided it was time to revisit some of this curriculum and make some changes,” said Karas. The classes available when registering for Spring Quarter 2010 will remain the same. According to Karas there will be added options to fulfill the required Arts and Humanities and Social Science foundations courses as well as the Advanced Seminar classes when registering for Fall Quarter 2010. These courses will no longer

be labeled AHUM or SOCS idividually, but for example HIST for a course dealing with history, or RLGS for a course about religious studies. “Students will be able to see what classes really are without having to guess,” said Karas. Student will still be able to search for classes that are eligible to fill the two areas when searching for classes on WebCentral. “People can still search for classes the same way, so it won’t be confusing, but there will be a lot more options for students to take,” said Karas. Students graduating in March, June or August of this year will have no change in curriculum. Appointments can be made with the Center for Academic and Career development to answer any questions about the upcoming changes. More information will be available in April at du.edu/commoncurriculum.

USG president appoints justices JAMIE WARREN News editor

The chief justice and four additional justices have been selected for the newly reinstated judicial branch of the Undergraduate Student Government. Graduate student Jess Hunter will serve as the Chief Justice. Other justices are juniors Eli Rozansky and Erica McCugaem, freshman Charlie Wondergem, and senior Christine Duda. These students were appointed by Antoine Perretta, president of USG. They will serve until the end of the year and next year’s USG president will select the new justices for next year. The judicial branch was reinstated this year after almost 20 years of absence. Jim Francescon, vice president of USG, said, “We needed it

to help with issues dealing with licensed organizations and the senate. Other universities have [a judicial branch] and it has proved to be successful.” According to Perretta, the purpose of the judicial branch is to keep student organizations and the senate accountable and to solve issues between the two. “They create a third unbiased party,” said Perretta. In the future the justices will also come up with a plan to deal with cases of academic dishonesty. This, however, will not go into effect until Jan. 2010. Francescon believes that it will be beneficial to have students dealing with these issues in the future. “Students tend to judge other students harsher, so it will be more helpful with the issue of academic integrity,” he said.

Bottled water ban moves forward ERIN HOLWEGER Assistant news editor

The effort to stop the sale of bottled water on campus advanced a step when a Sustainability Committee representative met with Chancellor Robert Coombe to discuss the measure last quarter. USG senator and Sustainability Committee member Dillon Doyle initiated the meeting with Coombe. “I was encouraged by our conversation,” said Doyle. The proposal is moving into its next steps, but there are still many details to work out, he said. In November a petition for the proposal collected 500 signatures from students in five days. The petition called for the end of giving out bottled water for marketing purposes, stopping the sale of bottled water on campus except for sporting events, improving public drinking facilities and educating the campus on the harms of bottled water. Doyle is still hoping to get statistics on how many bottles of water are sold on campus in a year. Though he sees a lot of support from administration for the proposal, there are some reservations from administrators about putting the measure into place, said Doyle. “Some administrators question the feasibility of implementing the proposal,” he said. The response the Sustainability Committee has gotten from Sodexo in this and other efforts has been good, said Doyle, though stopping the sale of all bottled water may be far in the future for the dining services provider. “In terms of completely stopping, I’m not sure if they’re ready for that yet,” he said.

January 26, 2010

Official bike-share kiosks arrive Trustees approve end to School of Comm. JAMIE WARREN News editor

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The first official kiosks of Denver Bike Share program appeared outside of Sturm Hall and Nagel Hall yesterday. These same kiosks will appear at various locations around Denver as the program continues to expand throughout the city, though they will be different sizes. The kiosks are operated by credit card. Anyone wishing to rent a bike must swipe their card, or go online to buy a pass for the year. To test these kiosks, the records were reviewed from last quarter. The 200 people who rented the most will receive cards to test these stations, including the card readers, automatic locks and the overall accessibility of the device. On Earth Day students and the general public will be able to rent. The bikes used are the same ones that were rented out last quarter. There were over 1,000 checkouts last quarter when the bike launch debuted.

The DU Board of Trustees approved the dissolution of the School of Communication as an academic and administrative unit on Friday. The school’s two departments, the Department of Mass Communications and Journalisms Studies and the Department of Human Communication, will become independent units and are changing their names to the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies and the Department of Communication Studies, respectively. The trustees’ decision was announced Monday via e-mail to faculty by Dean Anne McCall. She said, “These changes will result in greater options for students and help us more effectively manage our resources. “ The dissolution of the School of Communication has been discussed for several years. However, the move toward separation gained momentum about a year ago. McCall added, “I followed

the work of these departments and supported them in their pursuit of a structure that gives them the most space for creativity.” Four new majors also are being created. The Department of Communication Studies will offer a single major with three emphases, including culture and communication, interpersonal and family communication and rhetoric and communication ethics. The department will continue to offer master’s and doctoral degrees in communications studies. The Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies will offer three new majors, including strategic communication, media studies and film studies and production. The department will keep its journalism studies program, its graduate programs and its relationship with the School of Art and Art History for its digital media studies program. Current communication students can finish the degree they started or opt into one of the new majors.

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January 26, 2010

Experimental video wins prize CONNIE MIERKEY Lifestyles editor

Digital Media Studies professor, Christopher Coleman’s experimental video was chosen to play on three huge screens in Times Square in New York City. This opportunity arose because of Coleman’s video “The Magnitude of the Continental Divides,” which won the Metropolis Art Prize in December and won Best Experimental Film at the FESTIVUS Film Festival in Denver Jan. 17. The Metropolis Art Prize is an award given by Babelgum.com, a free revolutionary internet and mobile TV platform. Coleman entered his video in the competition because someone sent him a link and it was free and easy, he said. Coleman received a congratulatory e-mail on Dec. 10 stating that he had won the prize; the e-mail was sent from the U.K. “I get a lot of stuff from the U.K. so I was sure I didn’t win,” said Coleman. He responded to the e-mail in an attempt to confirm that it was real. Twentyfour hours later he heard from a friend involved that he had won the award. Seven days later he was among thousands in New York City watching his video play on three large screens. “It was amazing because I make work to share with people and to have the work shown in such a public place it was an amazing experience,” said Coleman. “The Magnitude of the Continental Divides” is an animated video about five minutes long that visually explores the way we define nations and ourselves. The video journeys to many locations in various states of violence, aggression and their after effects. Borders, weapons and identities mesh and are lost in each other leaving the viewer with the eerie knowledge that if this continues we may be lost to destruction. The animation was done using Adobe After Effects, except for the final scene, which Coleman used the program, Blender, to create. The visual style was inspired by the illustrations in terrorism readiness pamphlets put out be Homeland Security. Coleman found these illustrations gorgeous and wanted to draw attention to the fact that people are dying and causing strife against each other without terrorism. The

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Coleman dons his uniquely designed skeleton-shaped award he received for Best Experimental Film at the FESTIVUS Film Festival for his video “The Magnitude of the Continental Divide,” which explores how borders affect society today.

flat graphical style of the 1930s and 1940s inspired Coleman to imitate the handdrawn, woodblock style of this era. He says it was when modern America really defined itself. “I liked how these combined,” said Coleman. “The contrast gives extra power to the piece.” The idea first arose three years ago and took Coleman two and a half years to animate the video. “Two years in I almost gave up,” said Coleman. He felt that after the presidential election and Obama’s message of hope, he should be producing work more lighthearted. With encouragement, Coleman decided to complete the project and when finished he felt the movie’s relevance in light of troops being sent into Afghanistan. Italian actress, filmmaker and model,

Isabella Rossellini was chair of the jury and said she picked Coleman’s piece because she felt it to be relevant since people are still tearing worlds up from afar. “I’m interested in the idea of borders,” said Coleman. The catalyst for this idea he attributes to his experience in Buffalo, N.Y. While living there he noticed the divisions made by backyard fences. He saw that for every one large house on one side of the street there were two smaller houses that fit in the same space across the street. “The way that some guy sitting in some room drawing lines on a piece of paper changes people’s lives astonished me,” said Coleman. He realized that the city planning in the area led to wealth on one side and poverty, less education and fewer resources on the other.

He also cites events such as the British creating the border between Pakistan and India and how people on the wrong side of the line are subjected to violence as being an instigator for his exploration of borders. “I want people to think about the way they identify with their country and what that means,” said Coleman. “We’re all just people dealing with invisible borders.” Within the bounds of the classroom, Coleman focuses on areas of study like interactivity, iPhone development for creative uses, electronics and animation. Outside of the classroom he is currently working on another short video that will mimic peregrine falcons in their mating rituals, which occur during flight, with predator drones. To view “The Magnitude of the Continental Divides,” visit www.digitalcoleman.

Operatic tones resonate after rescheduled performance STASIA ERICKSON Contributor

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Kelsey Boesche sings in a scene from a Franz Lehar opera with the Lamont Vocal Arts Ensemble Friday.

Opera is not always dark and serious like some people assume. When the Vocal Arts Ensemble performed on Friday, there was no music by Richard Wagner or Christoph Willibald Gluck to be heard. Instead, there were a few rather comical and entertaining scenes from various operas by Franz Lehar. The best part came in the second half of the program. The audience’s curiosity began to rise as they saw chairs, wine glasses and Martinelli bottles set up on stage during intermission. At the end of intermission, Ruth Brand, the director of the ensemble, came out onto the stage, greeted the audience in German and described the plot for the next few comedic scenes from Strauss’s Die Fledermaus. The lyrics were in German. The second half of the performance began nothing short of excellent as the ensemble’s powerful voices filled the hall and were accompanied by great stage presence and character. And yes, in the finale, they opened the Martinelli bottles and enjoyed a toast of “champagne” on stage. This performance was supposed to take place last quarter, but had to be

rescheduled because of illness. “Four of us got either the swine flu or bronchitis, and Ruth decided it would be better to move it to a different date,” explained senior Victoria Fox. But perhaps the wait was worth it. At the end of their performance the ensemble received a standing ovation from a pleased audience. “I really liked the second half. It looked like they were having fun, so it was very enjoyable,” said sophomore Robin Spurrier, who was in the audience that night. There is no mistake that the members of the ensemble enjoy what they do. “Opera is very fun and I feel as though I can open up to my full potential and do the art I love so much,” said senior Kelsey Boesche. “The Vocal Arts Ensemble fills the need for the operatic voices in the school and it provides an opportunity to share great repertoire with the community for free,” said senior Scott Merchant, who has been a member of the ensemble since its beginning. “We are so grateful to Ruth, Kenneth Cox [the director of the vocal program] and Joe Docksey [the director of Lamont] for giving us this opportunity.”

January 26, 2010

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Partying for a good cause, Haiti relief LAURA HATHAWAY Managing editor

Two DU students took matters into their own hands when they decided to find a way to raise money for Haiti relief. They are not part of any specific organizations or clubs on campus. They just wanted to find a way to help out on their own. Junior Lindsey Hethcote and senior Jonathon Armstead put on a fundraiser last Friday night at local restaurant and bar Stick-eStar. Nearly $900 was raised during the event. Thus, $800 will be donated to Haiti relief because it cost $100 to rent the bar for the night. “It felt really good and to be honest it felt pretty easy,” Armstead said. “Everyone we talked to seemed really excited about what we were doing and everything came together really well.” Everything was planned really quickly. They came up with the idea four days before the event, then met with management at Stick-e-Star and started getting the word out. “It was Lindsey’s idea. Her mom suggested she do some sort of fundraiser and she came to me for help,” said Armstead. “We heard of a fundraiser at Santa Clara University that was asking for $5 donations at the door which is where we got that idea.”

There was a $5 cover to get into the event, but all of the cover charges went straight to the Haiti fund. The event included a drawing, live music and drink specials. Each item for the drawing was donated by local businesses. There was over $300 worth of donations in the form of gift certificates and prizes. One interesting donation was from a bartender at the Stadium Inn. Pete Calikes donated a night of free bartending. Another unique donation came University Gifts who donated a $65 hookah. The hookah was part of a silent auction and sold for $35. Armstead provided some of the live music. He played three guitar sets and then DJ FNCH took over for the rest of the night. DJ FNCH is Ryan Fincham, a senior at DU. The drink specials included $2 drafts, $3 jager bombs, $3 jungle juice and $6 pitchers. There also was a bucket sitting next to the DJ booth for donations. Walking around the bar were people selling “DU for Haiti” wristbands that are $2 each. The wristbands are part of SAE’s fundraising for Haiti and will continue to be sold on Driscoll Bridge all week. “It might have been bigger if we had planned it for next weekend but we wanted to hold the event while everyone was still in

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DU junior Lindsey Hethcote and senior Jonathon Armstead decided to fundraise for Haiti relief by throwing an event at Stick-e-Star last Friday night. The event raised nearly $800 by charging a $5 cover. Local businesses donated as well.

the donating spirit and Haiti was still on everyone’s minds,” said Armstead. Hethcote and Armstead have decided to donate the money through the American Red Cross Web site because they have the lowest administrative costs. To donate through the American Red Cross, visit secure3.convio.net.

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New healthcare bill concerns DYLAN PROIETTI Contributor

Most everyone has heard the phrase “quality over quantity” at some point in his or her life. Even though it could be considered cliché, the phrase has a certain amount of truth. A large quantity of products could never replace the value of a quality one. It would seem that a phrase so ingrained into the minds of people would be difficult to forget, yet looking at the current state of the healthcare bill, one would never know. The United States is on the verge of passing a bill that will reform the way healthcare is treated in this country. This sounds like a wonderful plan. Every system

needs reevaluation and reform every once in a while. What sounds good in theory, however, is not always as wonderful in practice. As of now, people on the government healthcare plans, Medicare and Medicaid, have an enormously difficult time finding a physician willing to treat them. The effects of putting a significantly larger number of people on programs like this are almost unimaginable. People would be denied

treatment, treatment they were promised, because to treat them would put the physicians out of business. Right now, the healthcare bill is highly obscured and the details are unknown. Two major points that are clear, however, are the government’s attempt to reduce cost and cover those citizens who previously did not have coverage. On their own, these concepts are novel ideas and should be seriously considered.

“The government, rather than focusing their energies on minimizing cost and maximizing coverage, should focus on the quality of care.”

Now, though, they come at a cost, one greater than a monetary one. They come at the cost of quality treatment, the treatment that people deserve and should be able to expect. I agree, yes, that the government should attempt to find a way to reduce the cost of healthcare. I agree, yes, that the government should attempt to find a way to cover every citizen of the United States. I disagree, however, that the government should attempt to fulfill these at the cost of quality. The government, rather than focusing their energies on minimizing cost and maximizing coverage, should focus on the quality of care. If the quality of care is maintained, the others will follow.

Winter carnival not student friendly MIYEKO INAFUKU Contributor

The University of Denver’s 50th Anniversary Winter Carnival promises a fun time for all who attend. Who would miss cheap skiing, ice-skating, tubing and an on-mountain concert in Winter Park? Lots of students, it turns out. The university’s programming board, known as DUPB, sponsors the event. DUPB gets the majority of the student activity fees earmarked for student-oriented events. The activity fee is paid by every undergraduate student each quarter, so it seems reasonable that DUPB would strive to make the event accessible to every student. Our money helps fund this event, so we should be able to go, right? Well I will be attending, but many of my friends will not. For some, it is a financial issue. Even with the discounted lift tickets, the cost of the weekend is too much. When you consider the cost of lodging, food, gas or the bus, and whatever activities the students may want to participate in, it becomes too much for students already struggling to pay for important things like textbooks. For a lot of other students, the issue of transportation is a barrier. There are buses to and from the event, but the buses only run at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday and Sunday. This means students with Friday night on-campus commitments, such as theater majors, and students who only want to make a day trip or do not want to stay for the entire weekend, must figure out their

own transportation. I do not have a car, so that means I have to find rides to and from Winter Park. Other students are just not interested in going to the mountains. It may be hard to believe, but not everyone in Colorado knows how to ski or wants to learn. Spending the weekend with friends may be appealing, but many students would rather

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on Monday, Feb. 1. The rest of the carnival events are in Winter Park on Feb. 5-7. I hope that in the future DUPB will consider the accessibility of their university-wide events such as Winter Carnival. There is no reason that there cannot be more activities on-campus during the week, and also over the weekend for students who do not go to Winter Park.

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January 26, 2010

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Women of DU organizations outraged To the Editor of the Clarion: The recent article in the Clarion by DU Senior Stuart Cobb is appalling. It is surprising that in this day and age, when at times it seems that our society has come a long way, that someone can make such disparaging comments towards women, or anyone for that matter. Perhaps what was supposed to be funny turned into a misogynistic themed column. This article draws such ire because it is so completely false. There are many gifted and intelligent women in the DU community. Also, DU’s administration is highly supportive in helping women and a diverse group of individuals from all walks of life reach their educational goals, as is evidenced by the many excellent programs, such as the DU Women’s College, the DU Latino Center and the Center for Multicultural Excellence.

Senate shares sexy secrets DU – a private university dedicated to the public good. While these may be the words of Chancellor Robert Coombe, they are also the guiding principles that teach us the importance of giving back to the community and living with a spirit of service. In an effort to contribute to the Haiti Relief efforts, the USG Senate voted to donate $1,000. While these efforts should be celebrated and while the Haitian people need our financial support, we ask that everyone remember the continued commitment that Haiti will need over the coming weeks, months and years. Our commitment to social justice is well placed in supporting Haiti but it is also an ongoing commitment that requires everyone’s dedication. In the upcoming weeks there will be many great events on and off campus. Tomorrow, the first ever “Graduate Experience Day” will take place. This is a time for undergraduate students to ask questions in order to learn more about graduate opportunities at DU. The event will start at 11:30 a.m. in the main lobby of the Sturm College of Law. Registration opens at 11a.m. We encourage all to attend. On Thursday, the second annual Crimson and Gold Global Gala will be held at Mile High Station. Last year this event was a great success that celebrated the internationalization of DU. While the event honors students who studied abroad last year, it is a chance for all DU students to come together and celebrate the diverse experiences of our students. The USG Senate is also continuing its Senate on the Road campaign in the coming weeks. Today, we will be meeting in the Driscoll Gallery at 6 p.m. Next Tuesday, Feb. 2, we will be meeting in the J-Mac classroom. We hope that by hosting our meetings across campus, we can encourage more students to attend and participate. -Javier Ogaz

It is sad that, as a senior, Mr. Cobb is preparing to go out into the working world with such a narrow-minded attitude. With the excellent education that DU offers, it is truly unfortunate that he will leave without a chance to avail himself of some the mindopening experiences he has missed out on to date. Perhaps hearing the feedback from this article will help change Mr. Cobb’s opinion of women at DU. It is a shame the editor of the Clarion allowed the article to go to print, as it gives such a poor view of Mr. Cobb and of the University’s publishing community. He is probably a much better person than this article leads the reader to believe. We hope so anyway. The DU Latino Alumni Association Co-Presidents, Melanie Herrera Bortz, BA 1988 Andrea Smith, BA 1985

To The Editor, Wow where to begin? Normally I would be surprised to find discrimination and humiliation printed in a campus news paper at a prominent American university, especially one that ardently professes a commitment to diversity, equality, and a zero tolerance policy on discrimination. Having attended a provost lecture given by former governor Richard Lamm last year however, I ought to know better (Please compare Lamm’s “8 Ways to Destroy America” diatribe to the University’s mission statement, diversity statement, and zero tolerance policy to fully understand what I mean). Nevertheless I was indeed startled when confronted with what can only be seen as entitled white heterosexual privilege splashed across the pages of the

Clarion (“Fancy That: Seven Women You Meet at DU”). This article reflects a dangerous lack of social intelligence and yet presents itself as fun-loving social authority. Frequently, within our basest efforts at humor, we can find proof of the complete failure of purely bureaucratic diversity statements and the spiteful intellectual incompetence of this article and another like it (“The Two Types of Men You’ll Meet at DU”) present fine examples. In each of the disturbingly inappropriate and boringly essentialist categorizations of women at DU Stewart emphasizes sexual innuendo in his presentation of young women as the prize. In so doing he endorses and underscores many of the justifications and mindsets which fuel misogynistic patriarchy and sex and gender based bigotry. Presenting hateful and com-

modifying notions such as these as good and innocent fun, or even as free speech, only encourages others to participate in the spite. It is one thing to allow fringe opinions to exist, it is quite another grant them the megaphone of editorial journalism. Use of inflammatory and childish stereotype to characterize sexual conquest in a hunterhunted frame dooms thousands of the vulnerable to lives in fear and casts the rest of us as leering, scheming predators. Bottom Line: This type of “opinion” should rank along side Aryan and slave-owning propaganda and should no longer be considered to be of social interest. Sincerely Yours in Education & Communication, Marissa Yandall & Aaron Donaldson (as one voice)

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“Africa.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Smoking ban still a work in progress We appreciate the concerns voiced in “DU is Smoke Free in name only” and “A genuine attempt or politically correct?” last week. The origin of the Smoke Free policy was to promote a healthier, greener campus. The initiative was approved by the Undergraduate Student Government as well as Chancellor Coombe and the Board of Trustees. While the Smoke Free policy took effect on January 1, 2010, there are clearly some issues that still need to be addressed. Students and staff members are working on these inconsistencies. Many people have noticed the ash cans scattered around campus – this has been a concern of ours as well and something that Facilities has began aggressively removing. The two designated areas on campus have also been a concern. Designated smoking areas were never included in the original

Tobacco Free proposal and recommendations supported by the Student Tobacco Taskforce and the Undergraduate Senate. These locations were added by upper administration at DU to appeal to outside community members attending events on campus. If you would like to address this issue, we urge you to email Chancellor Coombe at chancellor@du.edu. Was this a political move for DU to bolster a positive image of the university? While we would love to believe that our Smoke Free campus is a positive selling point, the reality is that this type of policy is controversial and not something tobacco/smoke free universities use to attract prospective students (it is our understanding that most people also don’t choose a school because of the smoking policy). All of this aside, enforcement continues to be a hot topic.

The bottom line is that this policy is like any other – compliance is expected and when people knowingly violate it there are consequences per Citizenship and Community Standards. The policy was purposefully designed without punitive fines and tickets which can seem demeaning. Even if it seems impossible to enforce a policy, it doesn’t mean there shouldn’t be a policy (think about alcohol on campus – can it be enforced all the time?) We agree that there are several issues that still need to be addressed concerning this new policy but we believe they will eventually be resolved as the campus culture changes. Even with concerns, we’re happy to report that we’ve noticed a decrease in smoking on campus. Daniel Morgan Kali Smith

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Don’t be surprised if the person you choose doesn’t fit in with your family and friends. Listen to reason and the voice of experience before you settle for someone who can give you only half of what you want and deserve in a partner. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t leave anything to chance. If you want someone to be in your life, pursue, protect and plan for the future. He who hesitates is lost, so take action and do whatever it takes to build a solid and happy life with someone you love. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take pride in the way you portray who you are and what you want. Out of honesty and integrity will come a tried-and-true relationship that you will be able to count on through thick and thin. Strive for the best and don’t settle for less. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your emotions will be unpredictable when it comes to aﬀairs of the heart. Don’t let anyone push you into something that you really don’t want. Getting involved for the sake of not being alone will prove to be lonelier in the end.

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“Single Ladies” - Beyoncé “Use Somebody” - Kings of Leon “Poker Face” - Lady GaGa “Pretty Wings” - Maxwell “You Belong with Me” - Taylor Swift

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The Record of the Year category serves to reward the greatest songwriter or team of the year, not the most popular single. Sure, Beyoncé had a heavenly string of hit singles, but in the context of other songs co-written by Ryan Tedder, this one is just another formulaic four minutes of pop. “You Belong with Me” has Swift reminiscing about high school romance. Her directness and honesty is the song’s biggest appeal, as is Swift herself. Yet, lyrically, “You Belong with Me” doesn’t match the exciting appeal of the Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling.” However, GaGa’s “Poker Face” is the true winner here. Co-written by GaGa herself, “Poker Face” is simultaneously a metaphor for gambling in love and, more provocatively, a sexual come-on. And you know you were singing along.

The competition is stiff between the Peas and GaGa again for album of the year. GaGa made pop music exciting again, churning out hit after hit, but the Peas crossed over into the dance genre while retaining their pop and hip-hop fans. And, in the process, the Peas managed to create the most seamless album of the year. The biggest upset could come from Taylor Swift. She gained massive momentum and popularity by being everywhere in 2010. From being victimized by Kanye’s mouth run amok to hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live, you can’t talk about 2010 without mentioning Swift. The Dave Matthews Band may receive this Grammy in recognition of the death of saxophonist and DMB founding member LeRoi Moore. Yet, the Peas’ album raised the bar for a new decade in music and most deserves to be recognized.

It’s OK, we didn’t hear “Pretty Wings” on the radio much either. And how could we? After the single ladies, four kings, a teen queen and a lady finished dominating the airwaves, there wasn’t much room for Maxwell. That being said, it’s difficult to determine which song deserves to be most recognized for the way in which it changed music. Kings of Leon broke through to the mainstream with “Use Somebody” after four albums of quality arena-rock music. GaGa changed expectations from a pop entertainer with “Poker Face,” but Swift came out of left field with a home run. Swift’s smartest move was to record both a country and pop version of the song “You Belong with Me,” ensuring crossover capabilities and a broadening audience. Plus, the radio put Swift into heavy rotation.

With a year of quality emerging artists, these five rose above the others by establishing new sounds. The Ting Tings became the new White Stripes, with a two-person-band dynamic just as tight as that of Meg and Jack White. Keri Hilson, who for years was the go-to songwriter for R&B hits and Timbaland’s inspiration, finally broke with “Knock You Down.” Zac Brown and his band made country ever more mainstream, and Silver Sun picked us up with their alternative rock. But MGMT turned us on with their electric feel listen after listen. The band, a duo based in Brooklyn, released Oracular Spectacular, an album merging East-Coast cool with hooks made for a night out in Hollywood. “Electric Feel” was a singalong chant for members of any musical tribe, and “Kids” gave made us revel in our youth.

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“I Gotta Feeling”- Black Eyed Peas “We Weren’t Born to Follow” - Bon Jovi “Never Say Never” - The Fray “Sara Smile” - Daryl Hall and John Oates “Kids” - MGMT

Black Ice - AC/DC Live From Madison Square Garden Eric Clapton 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day Big Whiskey - Dave Matthews Band No Line on the Horizon - U2 Green Day is an unsurprising pick for best rock album of the year. However, 21st Century Breakdown will probably not win. Although it was popular, it was not near as good of an album as the band’s Grammyaward-winning album American Idiot. Dave Matthews Band may well win it for Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, which was a fantastic and progressive album this year. Eric Clapton might also be a popular choice, however, his album is a live album, and normally albums are more likely to win if they are creative and new. U2’s No Line on the Horizon was a good album, but is probably not under serious consideration. AC/DC released Black Ice, which was their first album release in nearly 10 years, and they have never won a Grammy although they have been nominated several times. So, this might be an opportunity for the band to receive some much deserved award-winning recognition.

Universal Mind Control - Common Relapse - Eminem R.O.O.T.S. - Flo Rida The Ecstatic - Mos Def The Renaissance - Q-Tip

Everything that Happens will Happen Today - David Byrne & Brian Eno The Open Door - Death Cab for Cutie Sounds of the Universe - Depeche Mode Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Phoenix It’s Blitz! - Yeah Yeah Yeahs Alternative rock made a big splash in 2010, with comeback albums from veterans Depeche Mode, Death Cab for Cutie and producers-turned-recording-artists David Byrne and Brian Eno. But Karen O charged led the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to capture the sound of alternative rock’s new direction in a new decade, especially with “Zero.” Unfortunately, Phoenix did it better. Though this French foursome released its debut a decade ago, it took 10 years for American audiences to take notice. And that they did. Phoenix was propelled onto playlists everywhere with the party rock sound of “1901,” but the band has more depth than one single may let on. With 10 tracks worthy of airplay on Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, the American public has adopted these foreigners, and the band will be rewarded accordingly.

I gotta feeling that the Black Eyed Peas are going to win with “I Gotta Feeling,” which is as popular as it is catchy. The rock elder Bon Jovi put up another solid single this year with, “We weren’t born to follow.” However, this is a year for youth, so I wouldn’t anticipate Bon Jovi taking home a Grammy. Colorado native band The Fray has a really good chance of winning its first Grammy. The band has been robbed in previous years for hits such as “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “How to Save a Life.” However, don’t put it past the award’s committee to rob another well-deserved Grammy from this popular band. “Kids” by MGMT could also win the Grammy. The band is the likely winner for best new artist of the year, and it wouldn’t shock anyone to see them take home a second Grammy for their popular hit. “Sara Smile” by John Oates and Daryl Hall is definitely the dark-horse candidate this year.

The most anticipated rap album of the year was Eminem’s Relapse, which has a real chance of winning. However, Relapse lacked some of the edginess of Eminem’s earlier work. The controversy surrounding Eminem has become old news, and his award chances may suffer for it. Mos Def ’s album Ecstatic is his first release in more than three years. However, Mos Def is quickly turning from musician to actor, and his latest release seems to show that progression. R.O.O.T.S. by Flo Rida would be an excellent choice for rap album of the year. He is a new artist with an edge, but his relative youth on the scene will probably hurt his chances against rap legends like Eminem and Mos Def. Common actually won a Grammy for Rap Performance a year ago. However, it would be a huge upset if he wins rap album of the year with Universal Mind Control.

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January 26, 2010

Motion City Soundtrack satisfying TAYLOR CUTSHALL Contributor

My Dinosaur Life by Motion City Soundtrack promised to show a darker side of the pop-punk quintet and it didn’t disappoint. Their earlier album, Even If It Kills Me (2008) was perceived by many fans to be rather superficial, so the change of direction back towards their sophomore album, Commit This to Memory (2007) is a welcome shift. For their debut with major label Columbia Records, MCS returned to their second album’s producer, Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. Through their return to Hoppus, they were able to focus more on the punk side of their style while staying true to the sound that gained them their immense fan base. Their lyrics are still catchy and driven by the same emotion that have always been there: angst, discomfort, self-consciousness, but interlaced with a lot of fun. Right from the start, the sounds are familiar as well. “Worker Bee” is an excellent track to open with, giving listeners a bit of what they’re used to, while looking back at wounds they have overcome to get to

where they are now. Lead singer Justin Pierre sings softly over spaced guitar chords of “a new beginning” and a “gold star,” then dives right into a MCS staple: Jesse Johnson playing central, catchy lines on the synthesizer. This album is packed with upbeat tracks with melodic and harsh-toned choruses. Some songs tackle darker subjects than is usual for the band such as the issue of overmedication and drug use in “Delirium” and “Hysteria” and the first single, “Disappear.” This song is so aggressively punk it’s striking. However, the band shows the pull of a grown up type of immaturity in “Her Words Destroyed My Planet,” a half fun, half sad non-love long about trying to change after a big break up. The track builds momentum to the line “It’s all my ***king fault!” The very catchy, profane song “@!#?@!” is invigorating to sing along to, but superficial beyond that. Overall, this is Motion City Soundtrack’s first album on a major label, and My Dinosaur Life is excellent. There is enough growth from their previous records to be satisfying while not changing so drastically as to upset or isolate long time fans.

The pop-punk band Motion City Soundtrack released their latest album My Dinosaur Life on Tuesday.

State Radio rattles emotions ROSIE WILMOT Assistant lifestyles editor

Confusion twisted the faces of students walking into University of Colorado Boulder’s University Memorial Cafeteria Friday afternoon to see former Dispatch member Chad Urmston play acoustic guitar and sing, “Keepsake,” the song from the third season of Weeds finale. Some stopped to stare before gradually putting together what was going on in front of them as Urmston pulled out an old Dispatch favorite, “The General” and shook his curly blonde afro to the beat. At the Secret Crow Show event Urmston played a few favorites including “Indian Moon” and “Keepsake” before passing around a hat to collect money for Oxfam’s relief efforts in Haiti. As the show concluded Urmston announced the winner of the raffle who was given two tickets to the evening performance at the Boulder Theater. State Radio may be known

as simply a Dispatch off shoot band from Boston but after a few listens you may find yourself sinking into another world, the third world. A world where ordinary names are transformed into stories of the human spirit and the consequences of a detached generation are explicated in a style that will have you cooing along to the gentle picking of the guitar. Let’s be honest though, songs about activism can be a bit cheesy, reminiscent of daisy chains and puffs of smoke. Combine that with Boulder and you’ve got yourself a real trustifarian event. State Radio proved to be exceptional though. They took the stage Friday night at the Boulder Theater in spirited fashion with smiles on their faces to sing about the world they’ve actually seen and are actively participating in. Their arrival was far from rockstar glam as Chuck Fay, Mike Najarian, and Chad Urmston walked out in front of a back-

drop that read, “Wage Peace” to promote their third album, Let it Go (2009). State Radio gave $100,000 last year to Oxfam’s Stove Project in Sudan with the help of Calling all Crows, an organization formed by Urmston and tour manager Sybil Gallagher to mobilize musicians and fans for human rights activism. The organization provides energy efficient stoves help protect Sudanese women who risk being rape by going out collecting firewood. The band also participates in volunteer projects in most tour locations to unite with the community and empower action. The show attracted some “Heady Risers” and gypsy girls but State Radio’s message attracts all sorts making for a spirited environment for the evening performance. With a message of empowerment, these boys from Boston a concert experience quite unlike anything you’ve felt before. Their music is moving and so is their mission.

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State Radio, a group of rock activists , completed a successful concert on Friday night to raise donations for Haiti.

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The Cold War Kids released a short 14 minute EP entitled Behave Yourself on tuesday.

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From time to time, a new album comes out that doesn’t quite seem to fit the description. Instead, it takes a walk on the unbeaten path. This is the case with the EP Behave Yourself from Cold War Kids. Though the album has been available since December on i-Tunes, the CD only recently came out. The album has new songs that don’t sound entirely brand new. “Sermon,” in particular, establishes that while the album contains new material this song was the by-product of a track from an earlier album. “Audience,” however, does the opposite by creating a catchy tone that creates an impression that one has known the words to the song all along. My only real complaint is

the length of the album. Behave Yourself runs a measly 14 minutes. It should be said, however, that purchasing the album from i-Tunes will not include one of the tracks. From a financial standpoint, it just makes sense to seek out a complete version of the album elsewhere. The 14-minute run is not nearly enough time to become immersed in the subtle nuances of the band. It’s more of a sample, really. The i-Tunes price is $3. That said, the EP can easily be found in disk form on amazon. com with shipping for little more than the i-Tunes price. The amazon disk includes a fifth track, which is an added plus. If you are looking for a Cold War Kids fix, purchase this disk. The tracks create just enough of a warm-and-fuzzy feeling and stay true to what probably drew you to the band’s music in the first place.

January 26, 2010

‘Extraordinary Measures’ proves to be a hit ALEX GUNNING Entertainment editor

What happens when you mix a concerned, distressed father with a brilliant but apathetic scientist? Results, which is the message of this great medical drama based on the true story of one Father’s struggle to prevent his children’s inevitable early death from Pompe, an incurable, genetic disease that deteriorates the muscles of the body until the patient dies, usually around age 9. The story begins with John Crowley, played by the fantastic Brendan Fraser, who is employed by a medical sales company. Life is good until one of his children, 9-year-old Megan, is diagnosed with the disease. Crowley faces a difficult decision to either accept his children’s fate or fight for a miracle. He chooses the latter, and meets his miracle, Dr. Stonewall, played by the legendary Harrison Ford. The rest of the film becomes a struggle against time as Stonewall and Crowley try to discover a cure before the disease takes John’s children, Meagan and Patrick, who are 9 and 6 years old

respectively. Fraser and Ford both provide stellar performances that really bring this film to life. This is easily Fraser’s best performance as he skillfully acts as the distressed father. The viewer becomes involved in Crowley’s battle, as he is willing to do absolutely anything to save his children. Ford’s apathetic, egotistical and brilliant Dr. Stonewall provides an exceptional mirror character to the extremely emotional, selfless and sometimes foolish Crowley. Ford does a wonderful job of showing the slow unbending of Dr. Stonewall, but not overplaying the emotional element into absurdity at the end of the film. We sense that Dr. Stonewall has in fact changed, but he is not an entirely different character. The two children, Meagan and Patrick, acted by Meredith Droeger and Diego Velazquez, do a good job of playing two children with Pompe, and they do enough to make you believe it but not much more. Their mother, Aileen Crowley, played by Keri Russell, provides a decent supporting performance.

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Great acting performances permeate this great medical drama from director Tom Vaughan.

However, her role is far overshadowed by Fraser’s performance. Tom Vaughan directed “Extraordinary Measures”, and he does an excellent job control-

ling the emotions of the film by building them effectively through his talented actors, and allowing them to take precedence over the plot of the film. “Extraordinary Mea-

sures” is a fantastic film, but you should consider bringing a box of tissues to the theater, as it will tug at your heartstrings from the opening moments to the closing resolution.

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Ke$ha’s latest album delves deeply into a social dialogue about drinking, partying and teenage drama.

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Ke$ha is officially raking in numbers worthy of the dollar sign in her name. Her hit“Tik Tok” was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks, while topping charts in countries worldwide. Her debut album, Animal, released Jan 5 sold over 152,000 copies in the first week. So what’s all the fuss about? Perhaps, it’s the many delightful references to Jack Daniels in the lyrics of the 14 tracks. Perhaps America wants it’s much loved Gaga-like shock value without disturbing latent messages in the blood and glitter. Ke$ha writes approachable songs about drama plaguing youth everywhere, but with a bit more flash. Ke$ha doesn’t just get wasted and throw up in a closet like any slob on “Texts From Last

Night,” she throws up in Paris Hilton’s closet (an experience she turned into the song “Party at a Rich Dude’s House.”) She writes about trivialities like socalled-friends spreading rumors in “Backstabber” and cheating boyfriends in “Kiss ‘N Tell.” “Take It Off ” capitalizes on a fondly remembered childhood melody, transforming an innocent clapping game into enticing beats for getting down and dirty on a dance floor. “Blah Blah Blah,” will make you “Wanna dance with no pants on, holla!”, and because it features 3OH!3, it will be an instant classic for any proud, Colorado native. However, when Ke$ha’s attempts slow songs, it’s advisable to take that four minutes and watch your potted plants grow. “Stephen” is an exemplary flop-- a snarky parody of Taylor Swift’s sickly-sweet, angst filled

ballads. The album’s title Animal should be renamed “The Stadium Song” -an ode to shady bars full of creepy old men everywhere. It’s been much too long since a songstress filled the shoes of Gwen Stefani and Fergie and gave the masses a lesson in spelling (“D-I-N-O-S-A-U-R a dinosaur/O-L-D-M-A-N, you’re just an old man”). Ke$ha is more than her rocker chic image or selfproclaimed feminist (empowering women everywhere to drink more whiskey and admit they think Mick Jagger is sexy). She is a master of generalization, addressing inane themes embraced by today’s young adults, proving that even if you are BFF’s with Katy Perry or in financial feuds with Flo Rida, your life is no different than the blackout adventure of the average college student.

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‘Chevy’ exceeds expectations

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In his second year as the starting goalie for the hockey team, junior Marc Cheverie has made a name for himself. He currently leads the nation in shutouts with five and is ranked No. 5 in the country for his saves percentage.

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He was once regarded as the team’s biggest question mark. Now, he is considered one of the greatest goaltenders of the DU hockey program. Junior Marc Cheverie is among the top 10 goaltenders in the nation, with a 0.928 save percentage and 2.12 goals allowed against average. He has a record this year of 12-3-3. “I think Marc, coming from where he was in a back up role as a freshman, and playing very few games, to step in as a sophomore with some major questions marks about how good he was going to be able to play in front of us and how we as a team were going to be with Marc in goal, I think he answered all those questions,” said head coach George Gwozdecky. “Chevy” is considered one of the nation’s top college goaltenders and leads

to everyone else,” said senior captain Rhett Rakhshani. In October, the Nova Scotia native went 223 minutes and 51 seconds without allowing a goal, breaking former goaltender Peter Mannino’s record for a shutout streak of 2:08:42. “It was nice, but it was never something that was set out to be a goal, it just sort of happened,” Cheverie said. “It sort of overshadowed the team’s great play at that time and I don’t really like that.” Following that streak, in the same game against Minnesota State on Oct. 30, Cheverie suffered a deep cut to his left calf from the blade of an opponents skate. “It was a really humbling experience to see you’re not invincible and you are human,” he said. Cheverie had never sustained an injury like this, and it was hard for him to sit on the side. “It just ate me up inside, it was pretty

frustrating,” Cheverie said. Currently, Cheverie is ranked No. 5 in the country for his save percentage. Cheverie sits just .005 percent, about equivalent of one goal, on the heels of the leading standings. Cheverie is also nominated for the Hobey Baker award, which is given out annually to college hockey’s top player. “I think he’s one of the best goalies in the nation and I think he deserves that recognition and I hope that he can be one of the strong candidates at the end because he deserves it and he’s a heck of a goaltender,” Rakhshani said. Rakhshani is also nominated for the award and considered a top contender by many media associations. “It’s flattering that people think I could potentially be a candidate,” Cheverie said. Cheverie and the Pioneers will travel to Grand Forks, N.D. this weekend to take on No. 4-ranked Fighting Sioux.

North Dakota. Cornell was only able to Junior Anthony Maiani scored with score one goal in the game on 15 shots, but just less than two minutes left in the game it was enough to win the game. to tie it up. Sophomore Joe Colborne and In the second game, North Dakota was junior Kyle Ostrow also scored on the able to solve Scrivens. Junior Brad Malone night. In overtime, DU domiscored just over a minute and a half into the game. nated the game. However The final ended up 3-1 in they were unable to score North Dakota’s favor. on junior goaltender Scott Denver also struggled Gudmandson. in Wisconsin over the In the second game, the weekend. teams found themselves tied In the first game, the in the third period again. Senior Michael Davies two teams battled to a 3-3 scored a goal for Wisconsin tie. with 6:30 left in the game, DU had a 2-0 lead in Rhett Rakhshani, captain and that would stand up the third period, only to as the game winner as the see it evaporate in a four Pioneers lost 4-3. minute span. Wisconsin The loss ended a six-game unbeaten scored three unanswered goals and took a 3-2 lead about half way through the third streak (5-0-1) against Wisconsin and was the first time this season that DU has lost period.

a series. This was also the first time since October 1994 that Wisconsin has beaten DU in a series at home. Going into the weekend the Pioneers were 13-2-2 at Wisconsin since 1998. This weekend, both teams come into the game with a lot to play for. The Pioneers dropped from No. 1 in the national polls to No. 3, while North Dakota moved up one spot to No. 4. DU is still tied for No. 1 in the PairWise rankings and North Dakota is tied for No. 10. They are also battling atop the conference standings. Denver is one point behind Minnesota-Duluth for first place, and North Dakota sits five points behind DU in the standings. It is an important match-up for both teams, as a lot can still change in the national polls and the WCHA standings.

the country in shutouts with five in 19 games this season. “Things have escalated pretty quickly with my evolvement in the last three years,” he said. “I don’t know how else to explain it, but to just be patient with yourself.” His efforts haven’t gone unnoticed. “Talk about terrific development, hard work and determination,” Gwozdecky said of Cheverie. And Cheverie’s patience and persistence has paid off, not only for himself, but also for his team. “His outstanding play this year has allowed us to be in the position we are in right now,” Gwozdecky said. The Pioneers are ranked No. 3 in the major national polls and are tied for the No. 1 spot in the PairWise Rankings. DU also is just one point behind No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. “Our confidence in him kind of drifts

Rivalry renewed with North Dakota EDDIE FISCHERMANN Sports editor

Rivalry does not even begin to describe the relationship between North Dakota and Denver. The two teams have clashed so often over the last few years that now the hatred runs deep on both sides. “It’s a rivalry that goes back years and years. Since I have been here it has been a battle every single game, and this weekend will be no different,” said senior captain Rhett Rakhshani. Both are coming into the weekend after a disappointing week. North Dakota played a pair of nonconference games last weekend against Cornell. The first game was all about senior goaltender Ben Scrivens of Cornell. He made 28 saves on the night, shutting out

“It has been a battle every single game, and this weekend will be no different.”

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January 26, 2010

Rice has scoring influence on young team STEVE COULTER Sports editor

DU 71, South Alabama 48

what went right Denver once again dominated at home (12-1), netting a season-high 14 three-pointers while shooting 50 percent from behind the arc. Junior forward Andrew Hooper scored a team-high 15 points and hit four three pointers. Brian Stafford added 12 points. Ten different Pioneers scored in the game.

what went wrong Not much went wrong for the Pioneers on Saturday afternoon. They shot 52.1percent from the field and led the entire second half. DU allowed freshman guard Martino Brock to score a game-high 18 points.

up next DU travels to Arkansas this weekend to play Arkansas Little-Rock on Thursday night and Arkansas State on Saturday. The Pioneers have just one road win this season and need to take care of business away from Magness.

women’s basketball (13-6) DU 71, South Alabama 68

what went right The Pioneers are tied for first place in the Sun Belt Conference thanks to sophomore Kaetyln Murdoch, who scored a career-high 25 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots. Junior Brianna Culberson also scored a career-high netting 23 points. Freshman Emiko Smith finished with a career high of 10 assists.

what went wrong DU turned the ball over 10 times in the final 20 minutes, which allowed the Jaguars to grab the lead midway through the second half. The Jaguars out shot the Pioneers from behind the arc, but were out scored 34-8 in the paint.

up next The Pioneers hit the road this week, playing Arkansas-Little Rock on Wednesday night and Arkansas State on Saturday afternoon.

skiing what went right Denver finished second at the Utah Invitational last weekend thanks to Antje Maempel, who won the women’s 15K freestyle race. Kate Dolan finished No. 4 in the women’s race. In the men’s 20K freestyle, Kristian Soerlund came in No. 10 and Harald Lovenskiold finished No. 13.

up next The ski team has the next weekend off, but will head to New Mexico Feb. 5 and 6 to participate in the New Mexico Invitational. The Pioneers will participate in all four events.

DU’s junior guard Britteni Rice leads the Pioneer women’s basketball team in scoring, but says scoring is not what the game is solely about. “I view myself as the bridge between the more experienced players and the younger players, because I just became an upper classman, so I know how it feels to be where they’re at,” Rice said. “In terms of our success as a team figuring out each others’ games has played a huge part, because we’re on the same page now, which makes things easier because everyone is on the same page,” she said. Rice has led DU (13-6, 8-1) in scoring 12 games this season and is shooting an impressive 41.6 percent from the floor. Rice scored 12 points in last Saturday’s victory against South Alabama, which extended her double-digit scoring streak to 14 games. “In order to be successful we have to have several of our players in double-figures, not just me, we MICHAEL FURMAN | CLARION need Ashly, Bri, Kaetlyn and Emi and everyone else on the same Junior guard Briteni Rice drives past a defender during Saturday’s win over South Alabama. Rice leads the team in scoring, averaging page,” Rice said. “It’s important 15.1 points a game and has led the team in scoring 12 times this season. The Pioneers are tied for first in the Sun Belt Conference. for all of us to contribute and get always believed in me. They were into double-figures.” He added, “Brit has a nice career points. However it is Rice’s leader- combination—she can score and “In high school it’s much able to get me onto travel teams ship that is being overshadowed pass, which allows us to run a lot easier to do things at your own and were always taking me to the this year, because of all the points of offense through her, because will and I’ve learned that once gym. I am very grateful to have she has been scoring. teams have to adjust to her if they you get to this level, you have to such supportive parents in my “What has don’t help she do more on the court than just life.” The support from her family really improved can shoot off the score,” Rice said. in Brit is that dribble or drive “At this level you have to learn and her scoring ability were able she works to get to the basket fundamentals and it has taken me to take Rice to the collegiate level, better every day and if they do a few years to understand how but it has been a spurt in maturity and continues to help she can find key they are on both offense and that has permitted Rice to flourish into a key player at a more have high stanother people.” defense,” Rice said. dards for herself,” As an Although a scorer, Rice challenging level. “Her maturity level has head coach Erik u p p e r c l a s s - said, “I view myself doing other Johnson said. “The man, Rice feels things well such as drawing increased so much,” Johnson said. most important the need to more attention to myself, which “She can handle whatever other thing I’ve noticed help players helps my teammates, because if teams throw at her and teams try though is that underneath her a defense comes out to guard me to frustrate her because she is a she has become a mature, just as then someone else can score. On key player. “They will double team her, really good leader. Erik Johnson, head coach she has done. defense you have to talk and com“She is hold“I think it is municate and I think I play a big be physical with her, and chuck her over screens, which means ing other players important I use role in that.” accountable and she understands my knowledge and help them out, Rice credits her family- she has a lot of emotional stuff to what other players are going give them answers to their ques- centric, Texas childhood for the deal with every game as well as through, which allows her to have tions,” Rice said. reason why she has made it this every day,” Johnson said. “Managing her frustration a rapport with the young players Before she arrived at DU in far as a basketball player. so she can teach them,” Johnson 2007, Rice played for Pampa High “Ever since I was little I have has been really key to her game said. “Demanding accountability School in Pampa, Texas, and led wanted to play college basketball and that’s what mature players do is so powerful when it comes her district in scoring for four and I didn’t always necessarily and she’s really starting to grasp from another player rather than years. In addition, she set Pampa’s have the skills,” Rice said. “My that as a basketball player,” Johnfrom just the coaches.” total point record with 2,097 parents were really helpful and son said.

“Demanding accountability is so powerful when it comes from another player rather than from just coaches.”

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Murdoch named SBC player of the week DU women’s basketball sophomore Kaetlyn Murdoch was named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week on Monday. Murdoch set a new career high scoring 25 points in DU’s lone game of the week, a 71-68 win over South Alabama. With the win, the Pioneers advanced to 8-1 in conference play and are currently tied for first place in the West Division of the SBC. In the contest, Murdoch grabbed 12 rebounds and added five blocks. Murdoch’s previous career high was set earlier this year when she scored 23 points against the University of Colorado on Dec. 2, 2009.

N E W S In the season, Murdoch has five double-doubles and has scored above 20 points three times. With the five blocks, Murdoch extended her consecutive streak of one or more blocks to 26 games. She has a career 131 blocks and is currently fourth in DU history. She averages 3.1 blocks per game, which is the best in the SBC and ninth in the nation. Her team-best 64.3 shooting percentage from the field is also the best in the SBC and fourth best in the nation. Murdoch’s award marks the first time this season that a lady Pioneer has been named SBC Player of the Week. Murdoch was named SBC Freshman of the Year last season.

Hemmings drafted Pioneers to play in by Boston Beakers Inaugural Warrior Former DU women’s soccer player Taryn Hemmings was Classic drafted by the Boston Beakers with the No. 65 overall pick in the 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer draft. Hemmings played at DU from 2004-2008. In that time period she was awarded SBC Player of the Year twice. In 2008, Hemmings led DU in goals, assists, points, game winning goals and shots. Hemmings graduated as DU’s career scoring leader during the Division I era. With 112 career points she finished second among all-time career scoring leaders. Annette Wagner (1989-1992) is the all-time leader with 116 career points.

The DU’s men’s lacrosse team will participate in the inaugural ESPNU Warrior Classic. The event will be a doubleheader and will be played at Rentschler field in East Hartford, Conn. on Saturday, April 24. The first game will be No. 17 Denver versus unranked Fairfield University at 11 a.m. That game will be followed by No. 18 Massachusetts who takes on No. 13 Georgetown. This season Denver joins the East Coast Athletic Conference and Massachusetts leaves the ECAC the for the Colonial Athletic Association. Both games are conference game and will be broadcast live on ESPNU.