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USG cuts funding to groups

April 20, 2010

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ARIANNA RANAHOSSEINI Editor-in-chief

The Undergraduate Student Government (USG) completed its allocation of funds generated by the student activity fee by slashing requests from 62 organizations in a closed executive session last Tuesday.

The meeting was open until the allocation of the remaining $200,000 was to be made. At that time, the Clarion and other observers were asked to leave. The motion for executive session was suggested by Carl Johnson, director of Student Life and adviser to USG. He explained that a frank exchange of views on the various requests could only be exchanged in a closed session.

Two hours later, the open meeting resumed and the Senate came to vote on the allocations.

For the 2010-2011 academic year, the total amount of money from the student activity fee to be allocated by the USG was $950,000. At the first budget meeting on April 6, the 18 senators allocated $754,000 for the student organizations that benefit all students, such as DUPB. SEE SENATE, PAGE 2

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The women’s lacrosse team celebrates clinching the No. 1 seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament with an 18-2 win against Fresno State. The Pioneers posteda perfect 5-0 record in the MSPF this season. The Pioneers will finish the regular season April 24 in Oregon. See page 17.

Mock funeral protests DU indifference ARIANNA RANAHOSSEINI Editor-in-chief

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DU students carried a casket symbolizing the death of fair treatment for Sodexo workers.

Activist students held a mock funeral procession last Tuesday to raise consciousness and possibly get DU involved in the continuing controversy between food employees and Sodexo, which provides food services to the campus.

According to organizers of the funeral, the casket symbolized “the death of worker justice at DU.” About 75 people attended, most were Sodexo workers and their families.

However, not all DU Sodexo workers support the unionization

effort. In one of the comments posted at www.DUClarion.com in a response to an earlier story, anonymous postings said that the union wants “our money,” while others say Sodexo pays fair wages.

The protest began on Driscoll Green and continued across Evans Avenue, carrying a casket, to the corner of Evans and University Boulevard, where the group proceeded in front of the Margery Reed Building for a eulogy.

Brother David Garner, a DU alumnus and monk at St. Benedict in Denver, proceeded over the mock funeral and read the mission and ethics statements of each of DU’s schools, adding that they were “buried today.”

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Chris Nevitt, who represents District 7 on the Denver City Council, delivered the eulogy and said he did not think justice on campus was dead.

“Maybe they [DU and Sodexo] don’t know what’s happening,” he said. “ They’re just sleeping. Our job is to wake them up.

Junior Dillon Doyle, who lead the protest, and Sodexo worker Diana Soto, who works in Nelson Hall, also spoke.

Sodexo is the 22nd largest employer in the world and currently faces 12 unfair labor practices filed by the Service Employees International Union and the Federal government.

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April 20, 2010

Gov. signs bill in alliance with natural Senate slashes funding gas industry to move away from coal for 62 small student orgs ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER (AP) — Colorado is pushing its largest utility toward using more natural gas to cut power plant emissions in the Denver area under a new law backed by environmentalists and the gas industry.

Gov. Bill Ritter signed the bill into law Monday while surrounded by representatives of the unlikely alliance who now hope to persuade other states or even Congress to rely more on natural gas to reduce pollution and greenhouse gases. Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc. also backed the new law, which lawmakers rushed to pass to head off expected stricter federal emissions rules and to boost natural gas drilling.

The coal industry, which spent nearly $2 million opposing Colorado’s legislation, called the law a gas giveaway and said it would cost hundreds of jobs in mines, on the railroads that move

the coal, and at coal-power plants, which are more labor intensive than gas-fired ones.

Under the new law, Xcel must come up with a plan by Aug. 15 for how it will reduce pollutants like nitrogen oxide over the next seven years at power plants producing 900 megawatts — enough energy to power about 675,000 homes on an average day. Xcel must give primary consideration to using natural gas but it can also consider keeping some coalfired units and adding emissions controls.

Three power plants in northern Colorado are being considered, but Xcel hasn’t decided exactly which smokestacks would be affected.

Xcel estimates that it could cause average electric bills to rise between 4 and 6 percent, although prices can’t start rising until 2012.

Pete Maysmith, executive director of Colorado Conserva-

U P C O M I N G TODAY Social work seminar 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Boettcher Foundation Community Room, Craig Hall The Institute for HumanAnimal Connection at the Graduate School of Social Work presents Animals Matter: Perspectives in Conservation Social Work, a seminar featuring four speakers and a luncheon highlighting environmentally-focused groups.

Study abroad session 12 p.m.

International House The International House holds a Study Abroad 101 informational session for interested students.

Book discussion 12 – 1 p.m.

Suite 29 Conference Room, Driscoll South Chaplin Gary Brower holds a discussion about the book “Meadowlark Economics,” a story about how the environment is a vital part of our economy and business.

WEDNESDAY Green Certification Day All day Residence halls The Housing and Residential Education Green Team hosts a green certification day for residence hall rooms.

Career and Internship fair 2 – 5 p.m.

Driscoll Ballroom The Career Center holds a fair with employers from nonprofit and the government with information about jobs, internships and volunteer opportunities.

tion Voters, said it was unprecedented for a state to develop a comprehensive plan for tackling pollutants from nitrogen oxides to mercury as well as carbon dioxide.

Three other states have passed laws to reduce carbon emissions — California, Washington and Massachusetts — that effectively prohibit any traditional power plants from being built, said Glen Andersen of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Meanwhile, he said utilities in other states such as Nevada and North Carolina have been moving on their own toward natural gas because of fears about how much it might cost to operate coal plants if Congress passes carbon restrictions.

It’s an issue now because so many power plants, like Colorado’s, are now 40 years and older and utilities have to think about whether it’s worth building new coal plants to replace them.

E V E N T S

Study abroad session 3 p.m.

International House The International House hosts a Study Abroad 101 session for interested students Animal comedian 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.

Location available upon registration The University College hosts Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald from Animal Planets’ Emergency Vets, speaking about his veterinary practice, comedy career and travels. Tickets are 25 dollars, to register go to universitycollege. du.edu/enrichment or call 303871-2291.

THURSDAY Earth Day Summit 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Building The DU Sustainability Committee, the Institute for Public Policy Studies and Student Life host an event featuring speakers on sustainability and environmental advocates exploring causes, consequences and cures for the environmental crisis. The event is free. Register at DuEarthDaySummit.com.

Study abroad session 11 a.m.

International House The International House holds an informational Study Abroad 101 meeting for interested students.

Greek dinner banquet 6 – 8 p.m.

Driscoll Ballroom Sigma Lambda Beta holds a benefit dinner with Indian

cuisine and a performance by a local Indian group for the Gamru Village School.

Film showing 8 p.m.

Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall DUPB hosts a showing of the film “Food Inc.” Greek philanthropy event 11:30 p.m. – 3 a.m.

2249 S. Josephine Street Delta Delta Delta hosts a late night pancake breakfast to raise money for St. Judes Children’s Hospital. Cost is $5 for a plate of pancakes.

FRIDAY Benefit concert 6:30 p.m.

Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall The HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee hosts a benefit concert featuring student and community performers to support the Colorado AIDS Project and the African Youth AIDS Foundation.

Rockies game excursion 7:10 – 11 p.m.

Coors Field Late Night @ DU Urban Excursions hosts a night with the Colorado Rockies. Tickets are $10 and are available at the Explore Denver desk in the DU Underground.

MONDAY, APRIL 26 Green lecture 5:15 – 7:30 p.m.

Lindsay Auditorium, Sturm Hall Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo presents The Role of Civilized Society: Necessary Changes to Save Our Planet.

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which was allocated $7,000.

Those whose requests were slashed numbered 32 groups. In the minutes that circulated following the meeting, the following organizations had their requests slashed. The top five are: • University of Denver Debate team requested $32,000 and was allocated $8,000.

• The Residence Hall Association requested $25,550 and was allocated $18,000.

• Black Student Alliance requested $12,500 and was allocated $7,000.

• Queer Straight Alliance requested $10,000 and was allocated $5,000.

• Chabad requested $7,570 and was allocated $4,000.

The full list of allocations is available at DUClarion.com. The USG meets tonight at 6 p.m. in the Driscoll Gallery to discuss the final resolution and hear and decide on appeals.

Appeals were due April 16.

4 teens arrested for attempted pot burglary ASSOCIATED PRESS

SILT— A medical marijuana nursery where four teens are accused of trying to steal plants has gotten an apology from one of the accused teens.

The Garfield County teens, aged 15 to 18, face charges ranging from second-degree burglary and trespassing to misdemeanor theft in the failed March 15 nursery heist.

According to an arrest affidavit reported Saturday by The

(Grand Junction) Daily Sentinel, one of the teens apologized to the nursery owner.

The marijuana plants were being grown for a dispensary in Glenwood Springs.

Only the 18-year-old has been named, Jose Roldolfo Chavez of Fruita.

The burglary ended with the teens apprehended in fields nearby.

One of the suspects told police they were planning to take the plants to Denver.

Denver dad beaten by skateboarders at park ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER — A 33-year-old Denver father who took his kids to a skateboarding park was beaten by more than two dozen teens and young men at the park.

Denver Police say the victim took this three children to the Denver Skatepark Wednesday night. When some other skateboarders appeared to be in a scuffle, police say the father asked what was going on and was hit in

the back of the head with a skateboard.

Police say more than two dozen skateboarders joined in the melee, striking the father with skateboards.

The victim received a head injury, a fractured back vertebrae and a broken elbow.

Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson told The Denver Post there have been no arrests.

The newspaper did not name the father.

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Continued from page 1 At the last meeting they allocated $163,000 to the remaining organizations for select student groups.

USG Senate President Antoine Perretta said the senators went into executive session to allow for senators to advocate for or against certain organizations.

Chair of the Finance Committee, Natasha Kiemnec, said she would not comment until the final resolution is passed following appeals at tonight’s meeting.

Thirty organizations received their full requests at Tuesday’s meeting.

The organizations receiving the largest funds were the Residence Hall Association, which was allocated $18,000; D.U.G.S. which was allocated $10,000; University of Denver Debate Team which was allocated $8,000; Black Student Alliance, which was allocated $7,000, and the Undergraduate Women’s Council,

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April 20, 2010

Group hopes to localize HIV/ AIDS awareness with concert ERIN HOLWEGER Assistant news editor

The HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee will hold its third annual benefit concert on Friday.

The free concert will be in Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall.

The doors open at 6 p.m. and performances start at 6:30 p.m.

The event will have performers from DU and community groups featuring vocalists, musicians and dancers, plus a rock band.

Admission is free, but donations are encouraged. Last year, the event raised about $500 in donations said HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee vice president Anandi Ramaswami.

Funds raised at the concert will go to the Colorado AIDS Project (CAP), a 25-year-old Denver organization that provides services for people with HIV/AIDS to live healthier and higher quality lives. CAP has

been the recipient of the DU benefit concert’s profits for the last two years.

Money will also go to the African Youth AIDS Foundation (AYAF), a Denver-based organization that works on specific projects to help communities affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.

AYAF was founded by former DU student Amy Kreykes, who also started the HIV/AIDS Committee at DU. The benefit concert is the committee’s largest event of the year, with 40-50 people attending last year.

The group hopes for a larger turnout this year because representatives from CAP and AYAF will attend and speak, said Caitlyn Tivy, co-secretary.

The HIV/AIDS Awareness Committee has been on campus since 2006 and has about 10 consistent members.

The group’s theme for events and campaigns this year is “It

Happens Here Too.” The committee is battling the current misconception that HIV/AIDS is limited to third-world countries, said Tivy.

“Just because this isn’t Africa, for some reason people think this doesn’t happen here,” she said.

The members are localizing the issue to raise awareness to the fact that the disease happens close to home as well.

“We want to highlight that AIDS is still very much an issue in developed nations like the U.S.,” said Ramaswami.

The committee is continuing to raise awareness and increase public consciousness about the disease, which is sometimes seen as a waning problem in the U.S. It is important to keep the problem in the public eye, even though it is not such a raging epidemic as 20 or 30 years ago, said Tivy.

“It still needs attention— awareness both nationally and internationally,” added Tivy.

China earthquake kills 2,000, few rescued ASSOCIATED PRESS

JIEGU, China — Relatives kept alive a 4-year-old girl and an elderly woman trapped by an earthquake under a collapsed house for almost a week by using bamboo poles to push water and rice through the rubble until rescuers saved them Monday.

The rare good news came as the death toll in China's remote Tibetan region jumped to nearly 2,000.

Rescuers also freed a third person Monday from the rubble of a hillside house that toppled when the magnitude-6.9 temblor struck Yushu county of Qinghai province Wednesday morning, state broadcaster China Central Television reported.

The death toll from the quake climbed to 1,944, while more than 12,100 people were hurt, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Relief and reconstruction work accelerated, with power and telecommunications services largely restored and aid convoys arriving in droves.

The rescue of Wujian Cuomao, 68, and Cairen Baji, 4, from a crumbled home in a vil-

lage about 13 miles (20 kilometers) from the hardest-hit town of Jiegu was hailed by state media as a miracle and repeatedly played on television news broadcasts.

Footage showed workers in orange suits and safety helmets lifting the bewildered-looking white-haired woman onto a stretcher and into an ambulance. The visibly tired child lay wrapped in a blanket in the arms of a rescuer. Debris had pressed down on the girl's chest, CCTV said, but she suffered no injuries.

The report said the woman's life was not in danger.

The woman and child were protected by a wooden bed frame, which they huddled under as the house fell to pieces around them.

A young woman CCTV said was a relative pointed to an 8-inch (20-centimeter) gap between the floor and a corner of the broken bed frame.

"When the earthquake happened the house fell and they were buried under here," said the woman, whose name was not given. "We sent them food every day."

CCTV reported relatives used bamboo poles to push water

and rice through the narrow gap to the trapped pair. Also Monday, rescuers freed a Tibetan woman named Ritu from her collapsed house on a hillside, CCTV said.

Half her body had been trapped by the debris, the report said, but her vital signs were stable.

In Jiegu, thousands of Tibetan Buddhist monks picked at rubble with shovels, performed funeral rites and threw food to survivors from the backs of trucks.

Efforts were shifting toward rebuilding to help the tens of thousands left homeless in the elevated area where temperatures can hit lows of 27 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 3 degrees Celsius).

Forecasts of snow in coming days could hinder relief efforts, state media said.

Convoys of military supply trucks were at a standstill, backed up for miles (kilometers) on the main road heading into town. At a supply depot set up on the town's edge, huge stacks of bottled water were piled up outside a warehouse. More relief goods rumbled past mountainside hamlets where residents pitched governmentprovided tents. ones.

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On Monday, April 12 at 12:16 p.m. Campus Safety responded to a report of harassment at the Iliff School of Theology. A professor had received a number of threatening calls from and unknown source. The professor declined to contact Denver Police regarding the harassment..

On Monday, April 12 at 8:20 a.m. Campus Safety responded to a theft at the Ruffato Hall construction site. A contractor had secured equipment with a cable lock at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 8 and returned on Monday, April 12 at 7 a.m. to find the equipment missing.

On Monday, April 12 at 3:23 p.m. Campus Safety responded to the Coors Fitness Center on report of a theft. A student had left their backpack in the first floor cubbies around 2:40 p.m. and returned at 3:10 p.m. to find the backpack missing.

On Saturday, April 17 at 2:38 a.m. Campus Safety responded to the Chambers Center for Women’s Studies on the report of two staff members’ missing coats. The staff members left their coats unattended around 10 p.m. on Friday, April 16 and upon returning around 10:30 p.m. found that the coats were missing.

On Sunday, April 18 at 1:35 p.m. a Campus Safety officer noticed the passenger side front window of a vehicle was broken in parking lot H1. The student reported their cell phone, sunglasses, an AC adapter and vehicle insurance and registration were taken.

INJURIES On Monday, April 12 at 11:16 a.m. a DU student tour guide tripped and fell on the sidewalk of East Asbury Avenue in front of the Alumni House. Paramedics responded to treat cuts on the student’s hands from a glass bottle they were carrying that shattered when they fell.

On Sunday, April 18 at 5:57 p.m. a student was feeling lightheaded and experiencing abdominal pains at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Paramedics transported the student to Porter Hospital for treatment.

VANDALISM On Wednesday, April 14 at 5:10 p.m. Campus Safety responded to a report of vandalism at the Shwayder Art Building. A faculty member had noticed on April 12 that two paintings on the main floor had been vandalized. The faculty member thought the vandalism had occurred between April 9 at 9 p.m. and April 12.

On Friday, April 16 at 2:17 a.m. an unaffiliated, intoxicated male party struck DU property with a fence picket. The party attempted to run from the officers and was caught. Denver Police responded and took the party into custody.

On Sunday, April 18 at 3:14 p.m. a bag filled with what appeared to be a food product was thrown at a Centennial Towers window. The bag landed on the ground near two students sunbathing outside the building.

DAMAGES On Saturday, April 17 at 6:11 p.m. the owner of a vehicle parked in lot 502 on the east side of University Place Apartments reported noticing a dent on the passenger side front panel. The owner thought the damage occurred between 12:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.

ALARMS On Sunday, April 18 at 2:20 a.m.

Campus Safety and Denver Fire responded to a fire alarm at the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house. There were no signs of fire and the alarm was triggered by a pull station.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

TRESPASSING

On Sunday, April 11 at 10:46 p.m. Campus Safety contacted an intoxicated underage student at the corner of East Asbury Avenue and South Race Street.

When officers asked for ID the student presented three different IDs. The student was released into care of their roommates and returned to their off-campus home.

On Thursday, April 15 at 5:24 p.m. two unaffiliated males were selling magazine subscriptions in Centennial Halls. Campus Safety officers advised them of the policy regarding solicitation and escorted them from campus.

On Thursday, April 15 at 11:04 p.m. Campus Safety officers responded to Nelson Hall on the report of the odor of marijuana.

Officers contacted six students, one of whom admitted to smoking marijuana at an off-campus location before returning to the room.

On Sunday, April 18 at 2:34 a.m.

Campus Safety was investigating a fire alarm at Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house and discovered marijuana, drug paraphernalia, alcohol and a false identification card in one of the rooms.

HARASSMENT

On Friday, April 16 at 5:37 p.m. Campus Safety contacted a suspicious unaffiliated male at Penrose Library. Denver Police responded to cite him for trespassing. During a search, the man was found in possession of stolen property.

FRAUD On Saturday, April 17 at 3:12 p.m. a student reported being contacted by an unknown party outside Ben Cherrington Hall.

The party told the student they were new in town and needed cash. The student cashed two checks for the party and gave them the cash. The two checks were drawn on insufficient funds.

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April 20, 2010

Greeks fund food bank, have fun in the sun CADDIE NATH Copy editor

What has become a favorite spring quarter tradition for the Greeks on campus saw a few changes this year, according to Melissa Yurash, co-chair of the Greek Week committee.

Greek Week was held on campus last week from Tuesday, April 13 through Saturday, April 17. Establishing a new tradition this year, the activities of each day of the week reflected one of the Pillars of Greek life; scholarship, leadership, friendship and service.

“Greek Week went really well this year,” Yurash said. “The weather was awesome, which was great because we had a lot of events outside. We got campus to recognize us in our bright shirts having friendly competition and representing our Greek affiliations.”

On Tuesday, in recognition of the pillar of scholarship the Greeks invited Sam Centellas, an alumni of Sigma Lambda Beta and a history professor at Indiana University to speak about the legacy that members of Greek Life will leave to their houses and their campus.

On Wednesday, there was a campus golf tournament to celebrate the friendship pillar, followed by a sports day and advisor appreciation on Thursday to honor the Greek pillar of leadership.

On Friday, the Greeks built castles out of canned food items which were later donated to the Food Bank of the Rockies in recognition of the Greek pillar of service. More than 1,400 pounds of food were donated.

The week finished off with a tailgate at the lacrosse game on Saturday.

Another new tradition this year was the awards. In the past the team with the strongest showing throughout the week has won.

This year however, the committee gave out three overall awards. The green team, made up of Sigma Chi, Delta Gama and Chi Phi took home the award for best participation. Most spirited went to Tri Delta, Kappa Sigma and Sigma Lambda Beta and the award for sportsmanship was given to the team made up of Delta Zeta, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Zeta Beta Tau and Theta Chi. Awards also were given to winners of each day.

Yurash said the Greek Week committee saw the event as an opportunity draw the Greek houses on campus together and help new members feel like part of a larger community.

“Greek Week is a great opportunity for new members to meet Greek people from all the different chapters and come together as one huge organization,” she said, “Often we get caught u p in our own chapters and Greek week is a great opportunity for us to all come together and just have fun.”

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Freshman Theron Guerra participates in Greek Week activities on Driscoll Green last Thursday.

Columbine dad endorses gun control in full-page advertisements ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER — In full-page newspaper advertisements on Monday, the father of Columbine High School shooting victim Daniel Mauser urged Colorado Sen. Mark Udall to support a bill to expand criminal background checks for people purchasing weapons at gun shows nationwide.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence paid for the advertisements. The advertisements appeared in The Denver Post and the Boulder Camera on the eve of the anniversary of the 1999 shootings at Columbine.

On this day two student gunmen killed 13 people, including Daniel. They then proceeded to kill themselves.A friend of the gunmen bought three of their weapons at a gun show from a private seller who was not required to conduct background checks.

Federally licensed dealers are required to do so before someone purchases a weapon.

After the shootings, Colorado voters approved a law closing the so-called gun show loophole.

Tom Mauser wants Udall to support a bill that will close the same loop-hole all around the nation. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., signed on as a co-sponsor of the bill last week.

"On the 11th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, I urge you to stand with Senator Bennet and the vast majority of Coloradans by working to close the Gun Show Loophole," the advertisement said.

"Mark has supported efforts to close the gun show loophole in the past, and the only question is whether the Lautenberg bill does that without unintended consequences,” spokeswoman Tara Trujillo said in a written statement. “He will review the language of the bill carefully and make a decision based on his view of the merits and not in response to pressure from newspaper, radio or television ads," Trujillo

“On the 11th anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, I urge you to stand with Senator Bennet... by working to close the Gun Show Loophole.”

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Gun-rights advocates oppose the bill. They say that only small percentage of guns used in crimes actually have come from gun shows.Mauser said he does not know if expanded background checks would have potentially prevented what happened at Columbine.

"But clearly when you allow people who have something evil in mind to simply walk in a gun show without going through a background check, you're asking for trouble," Mauser said.

Families of victims of the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech have also signed on to a similar advertisement Monday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

While Colorado has closed the gun-show loophole, the surrounding states have not done the same.Mauser said supporters of the Colorado law did not vote against the Second Amendment but instead for common sense.

"It does not make any sense to allow criminals and the mentally deranged to go to a gun show and buy a gun without having a criminal background check," Mauser said.He said the anniversary of the Columbine shootings is going to be a quiet day for him, as he and his family will visit the cemetery.

"We just wait to get through it. It's a day we'd rather not have be there, but we have to deal with it," he said. "It gets a little bit easier every year. It's something you're never over. It's just something you learn to deal with."

The school is promoting a community day and a memorial run in May. This will be to recognize all of the support from the community and to remember victims.

On Thursday and Friday, the Foundation for the Prevention of School Violence is hosting its International School Safety Convention in Denver.

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April 20, 2010

Colorado faces ‘budget cliff’ in 2011 Medical pot grower to fight federal charges ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER — Colorado schools are set to lose funding this year even though the overall state budget and tax revenue are growing. Other parts of the budget, like prisons and higher education, are getting more tax dollars — forcing cuts elsewhere — as federal stimulus money begins to dry up and the state faces the strings attached to it.

It's a taste of what could be in store as Colorado begins to recover from the recession and the stimulus dollars that have propped up the budget disappear completely in 2011.

Legislators call the loss of stimulus funds "the budget cliff."

How steep it will be depends on how quickly the economy recovers and what cuts lawmakers can restore.

Last week, legislators passed and sent to Gov. Bill Ritter an $18.2 billion spending plan for the budget year that begins in July.

Schools will get $365 million less than they normally would under the law that requires schools funding increases. That's a 6.5 percent decline, even though tax revenues are finally expected to rise after falling by $1.3 billion over the last two years.

Much of the extra revenue will just make up for stimulus money that's running out. That will cause the part of the budget paid for with tax dollars to rise by about $300 million — or 5 percent — by the time lawmakers pass all their related budget-balancing bills.

State colleges and universities are set to get $216.4 million more in tax dollars than they did this year because the state must

keep funding them at 2005 levels as a condition of taking federal stimulus dollars for education.

Their overall budget will increase 12 percent over this year's.

Prisons are set to get an extra $89 million to make up for lost stimulus dollars, but their overall budget will still decline by 0.9 percent.

When lawmakers return next year, they may need to find up to $938 million to make up for lost stimulus money and one-time budget fixes, according to a preliminary legislative analysis. That doesn't include restoring the $365 million cut to schools.

The Legislature does have some choices — such as putting $192 million into a reserve fund required by the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. Instead of cash, the state has been putting assets like buildings into that reserve.

Others would be harder to avoid.

The biggest loss of stimulus money will be in Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for the poor. Washington picked up more of the tab during the recession, but that will end in 2011, when the state will lose $381 million in federal funding.

Colorado's budget also has been propped up by $40 million from a voter-approved tobacco tax.

In normal times that pays for health programs, but lawmakers tapped it the last two years to balance the budget.

It's not clear whether they can do so again by declaring another fiscal emergency in a healthier economy.

They've also delayed $25 million in payments to fire and police pensions. In July, state

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workers will have to start paying their own pension contributions to avoid furloughs. Restoring that 2.5 percent cut in take-home pay next year would cost $20.4 million.

To prepare for the cliff, Republicans wanted to cut more spending from the latest budget.

But Senate Democrats rejected a GOP proposal to cut $226 million by requiring all departments to slash spending by 3 percent.

Sen. Moe Keller, a member of the Joint Budget Committee and a Wheat Ridge Democrat, said that would inevitably lead to layoffs that could make it impossible for some departments to function.

Sen. Greg Brophy, R-Wray, thinks tax revenues will rise enough to cover part of the cliff, but he said Republicans will vote for more cuts if they win enough seats in this fall's election. Democrats control both the House and Senate as well as the governor's office.

Brophy said he would support making it tougher to qualify for Medicaid and requiring Medicaid patients to pay a deductible on the care they receive, something that would require federal approval.

He also favors providing tax credits or vouchers for children to attend private schools, which he says can educate students for less.

Budget committee chairman Rep. Jack Pommer, D-Boulder, said he thinks the state will eventually need more tax revenue.

That could mean asking the voters for money or eliminating existing business tax breaks, including state enterprise zones.

"We're just running out of options," Pommer said. "It's just hard when the obvious solution if off the table."

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DENVER — A suburban Denver marijuana grower who insisted he was abiding by state law is taking on federal authorities who charged him with illegal cultivation after he talked on television about growing marijuana plants.

Chris Bartkowicz is charged with cultivating marijuana, a federal crime punishable by five to 40 years in prison and a $2 million fine.

He had been set to change his plea of not guilty in federal court Friday.

Instead, his lawyer said Bartkowicz plans to go to trial.

The next step is a federal indictment. Bartkowicz said he wants to clear his name but wouldn't say why he originally planned to change his not guilty plea.

"I'd love to put this story straight but I'll let the court figure it out," he said.

Bartkowicz got into trouble in February after talking to KUSATV about growing marijuana, calling it his "golden ticket." He said that he would make $400,000 off the plants that he was growing in his tony Highlands Ranch home.

A day after parts of the story aired, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 200 plants from Bartkowicz's basement.

Though Colorado has allowed medical marijuana under certain circumstances since 2000, growing and being in possesion of the plant still remains illegal

under federal law.

Bartkowicz's case sparked national attention because he first argued he was following Colorado law on growing medical marijuana for patients who designated him to do so.

Federal prosecutors said he had more plants than the state permits, though they are careful to point out that state laws on marijuana wouldn't matter in a federal court.

Marijuana activists have seized the case to argue growers are being targeted by federal drug authorities despite having state clearance.

U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, a Democrat, decried DEA tactics in a February letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Polis wrote that the federal government signaled in memos last year it would "respect" state laws and urged the DEA to clarify its enforcement policies.

Polis hasn't gotten a response.

Bartkowicz, who is free on bond, wouldn't say whether he'd argue in court that he was following state law.

Federal prosecutors say that isn't a valid defense in federal court.

Before the hearing, a reporter asked what he made of his fame among marijuana activists who see him as a martyr.

"I don't want to be that guy," Bartkowicz said. He noted he'd moved out of his home and is staying "on a friend's couch."

His lawyer, Joseph Saint-Veltri, declined to comment about defense strategy.

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Trypping with Ben Russell ROSIE WILMOT Lifestyles editor

At 7:45 p.m. the clicking noise of paddling motion finally subsided, after Doctor Elizabeth Henry had stood to request a knife from the audience of nearly 40 to fix what seemed to be a broken fuse. It took nearly another 15 minutes for the problematic sound check to subside before Chicago filmmaker Ben Russell could quit his frantic dance from back to front of Lindsey Auditorium and address the audience.

“Turn it up—OK now we’ve got it,” Russell said from behind his 16 mm film as a loud clicking noise filled the hall.

“I travel, sort of like a band tours showing films and setting up sound and lights to accompany. It can be a little shaky at times but it is super nice how easy it is to transport,” Russell said.

Russell received a B.A. in art and semiotics from Brown University before spending time in Suriname with the Peace Corps and then completing a M.F.A. in film and video from the School of the Art Institute Chicago.

Since 1998 Russell has filmed 23 films but the six shorts featured last Tuesday night, “The Black and White Trypps,” grew from a musical experience with punk band, Lightening Bolt, in Rhode Island five years ago.

He explained that through the music he found himself in a trance-like state and the limited

film scene in the area left him desirous. He wanted to parallel the feeling of melting into music and create film that equally created an obsessive motion. “[The films] are still progressing but it began from wanting to have a bodily experience of the moving image.” Russell said.

At the time he was dating a girl who sent him an e-mail with the word “trypps,” in the subject which became the central theme he began to explore.

“It’s cool being involved with so many projects because I can say, ‘Well I’m interested in the psychedelic experience and travel and see where that leads, it allows me to pull from a lot of experiences,” said Russell.

Russell issued a warning that those who suffer from epileptic seizures and made uncomfortable by silence might want to remove themselves before smirking and scampering off to the back of the auditorium once more.

All films are separated by the traditional countdown that repeatedly serves to delve viewers deeper into the scattered realm of the unimaginable.

In the hands of the director the shift is made from silent flipped spray painted film, to black and white high contrasts, to sweaty bodies curled about each other to form the front pit of a Lightening Bolt concert.

A camera with a dim spotlight guides the viewers experience, at times leaving them squinting at an almost entirely black screen save a dim reflection

of a grimy mouth or a portion of the glistening faces of the punk crowds’ shaking bodies.

The fourth film is where Russell says he delivers an apology for the first two pieces. He uses clips of comedian Richard Pryor using racially charged words before he took a transformational trip to West Africa after which he ceased to use such language. The short, also in black and white, illustrates that terms, sharpness and color combine to form a more confusing spectrum than the viewer might initially have anticipated. It forces the observer to examine an ideological issue in a space where its complexity is visibly exposed to the blaring reality of chaotic movement.

The director builds a world of informal images removed from their natural states to disturb and disintegrate the normal process of perception. Once the films end there is still more to be examined, making his message a unique and rewarding experience.

The final short is no exception. Filmed in South America, the camera follows clown and elderly masked village members to a death ceremony featuring pounding feet, an oversized dildo and a man in a lace bra.

“It comments on what we assume about places. You are given no context, forcing you to integrate what you presume about the situation and what’s happening on screen. It becomes less about what’s going on and more about us and how we process,” said Russell.

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Ben Russell answered questions from the audience, cracked jokes and elaborated on experimental filmmaking at Tuesday’s showing of, “Black and White Trypps.”

Local NGO hands up to Sudan

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Denver activist heads an NGO that helps drill wells, train teachers and work from the ground-up promoting sustainable education for Sudanese.

CLAUDIA METTLEMAN Contributor

The situation in Sudan has become somewhat of a humanitarian target for the twenty-first century, but beyond saving Darfur, Carol Rinehart, Executive Director of the local charitable organization Project Education Sudan (P.E.S.), organizes an annual trip to Sudan that aims to tackle real issues at a real level,

from the ground up.

P.E.S. yearly dedicates months to drilling clean water wells, delivering grinding mills to emancipate girls and women to attend school, implementing teacher training, income literacy workshops and monitoring the work progress of the schools in the three villages of Konbek, Maar and Pagook in the Jonglei State.

Over the last 25 years the southern Sudanese have been

forced to abandon their Christian beliefs and convert to Islam in order to obtain any form of education from the Northern Khartoum Regime during the civil war. Schools that did not coincide with the framework and beliefs of the Regime were targeted and bombed, leaving 2.2 million dead and 4.4 million displaced. Because of the massive destruction in southern Sudan, there was no existing healthcare,

water source and two generations of uneducated Sudanese.

Rinehart said this year’s 5th trip to Sudan spanning Jan. to March was a crucial one, illuminating the big changes and improvements occurring in the southern areas. The aid being given to these remote areas of Sudan goes beyond any monetary value and immediate relief; it sets the building blocks for long-term successes with the encouragement of self-sufficiency.

“They are really working on making their country operable and functioning, they want to be a part of the modern world,” explained Rinehart.

This trip focused on enhancing the quality of education through partnerships. P.E.S. has partnered with The Women’s College at the University of Denver (TWC) to create a sister school relationship with the Ayak Anguei Girl’s Primary School in the village of Konbek. TWC funded and filled 600 book packs with underwear for the Book Pack Project. The packs were distributed in February, giving the girls proper supplies for a continuing enhanced educational experience.

Another important partnership for this trip was with Ears To Our World (ETOW), an organi-

zation that distributes shortwave radios to teachers in rural areas of developing countries as a teaching resource. P.E.S. was chosen as the first pilot program in Sudan where Rinehart distributed 60 radios to teachers in five schools this past February. The radios improve the learning experience in schools with few resources, developing their English language skills and expanding their knowledge on current events.

“The teachers are very eager… to be a part of the pilot program. We listen to BBC [news]… and Sudanese Political [news radio] stations learning about the upcoming elections [on April 11th 2010],” said Rinehart in her e-mail update in midFebruary.

“Sudan has been dependent on aid for 25 years and to encourage and see them get on their own two feet to make [independence] happen was the highlight for me, it’s not a hand out, it’s a hand up,” Rinehart said.

Rinehart advocates that there is still much to be done in a country in the process of coming to terms with a new identity. For further information on P.E.S. and how you can get involved by volunteering or becoming an intern please visit their website at www. projecteducationsudan.org.

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Festival celebrates culture

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Musicians provided a steady beat by which observers could bump their heads and clap their hands during this weekend’s celebration.

GABBY PFAFFLIN Contributor

The annual Festival of Nations drew large multi-national crowds to campus to enjoy the sounds, food, music and colorful national dress of the world.

The Saturday afternoon event is sponsored each spring by the International Student Organization and fills Driscoll Center with the aromas and languages from around the world.

Some 15 different countries showed off their cuisine and music, enabling students to get a glimpse of far away worlds now very much connected by the age of technology.

Tables covered in colorful regalia were laden with samples of food and national artifacts and provided information about their countries including information about NGO’s and volunteer work.

Starting in Driscoll South side of the Driscoll Bridge and extending across the glass-walled walkway to the Driscoll Ballroom in North Driscoll, the festival evoked the sounds and colors of a huge bazaar.

Succulent dates and honey rich baklava drew visitors to the Middle East display, while samosa pakora at the Pakistani table tempted visitors to sample the tasty appetizers and snacks.

Drunken noodles from Thailand, as well as a host of other food from Taiwan, showed off the variety of Asian and Chinese food as well as delicacies from Japan and Korea.

Handmade jewelry from Uganda and Tanzania was for sale and promoted local crafts in Africa.

Meanwhile, groups of students from different nationalities performed in Driscoll Ballroom, showing off belly dancing, a traditional Chinese lion dance, native mamba and Indian Bollywoodstyle dancing.

“It’s just fun,” said Nicholas Thomas, a graduate student.

Alongside the cultural displays were several businesses and non-profit organizations.

Aziz, a dancer in the Pakistani performance and the president of Development in Literacy, participated to promote his organization, which provides education to children in under-developed areas of Pakistan.

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Handicrafts, key chains and cards added to the colorful display were sold by vendors.

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The cluttered view down Driscoll Bridge invited attendees to the 2010 Festival of Nations.

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To put it bluntly, happy 4/20

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AMY NEWMAN Contributor

Mason sits with his friends; his eyes are glued to the digital numbers on his watch. He stares as the numbers hastily shift to the next minute, then he mumbles, “It’s 4:20.” Water begins to bubble in the bong and a hot flame sparks to life from the tip of the lighter. As he exhales curls of thick smoke, he says, “Happy 4:20 everyone.” Sinking back into the plush couch cushions and squinting, he smiles complacently and hands the bong on.

Mason is not his real name.

He is a DU sophomore and has a medical marijuana card.

This celebration at 4:20 p.m. is an everyday event for Mason.

Today however, marijuana smokers in Colorado will gather at 4:20 p.m for the national pot-smoking holiday, 4/20. The holiday’s beginnings are fairly ambiguous but the Huffington Post has traced the origins of the term “4:20” back to the early group of male San Rafael

high school athletes who would meet at a wall outside their school to smoke at 4:20 p.m in 1971.

One of the boys’ father handled real estate for the Greatful Dead while another boy’s brother was a friend of bassist Phil Lesh. As the term began it’s circulation among the Dead underground it eventually spread to the general public making it common language among marijuana enthusiasts.

According to Indybay.com the actual holiday began in 1995 in Vancouver, BC by a group of “Deadhead’s” associated with a head shop, HEMP BC. Approximately 200 people came to the initial celebration at Victory Square/Park which featured live music and lots of green.

In Colorado this year, while smokers prepared mentally, pipe shop owners and medical marijuana dispensaries were offering deals to customers to celebrate this “heddy” holiday. Cervante’s Masterpiece Ballroom will feature performances by Medicinal Bass, Virtual Boy and Pnuma

Trio starting at 6 p.m. for $20.

Casselman’s bar is hosting from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. what it calls, “The largest annual gathering of it’s kind,” with live music, a fashion show, vendors and speeches by the author of Amendment 20, Warren Edson and many more.

Marijuana smokers are becoming more accepted in Colorado, and many of these smokers are at the forefront of the movement.

“I wanted to support the weed movement because I hope it will be legal some day, and with events like this I feel we are approaching full acceptance of marijuana.”

In Boulder, the CU campus at Norlin Quad has been the host of 10,000 people who come together for the great smokeout. The smoke-out precviously took place on Farren Field where administration one year famously set the sprinklers to go off at 4:19 p.m. Stoners choose April 20 at 4:20 p.m. as the “High Holiday” of the nation, and they gather to rejoice in stoner culture and sup-

port marijuana law reforms.

“Everything was leading up to the moment of 4:20 p.m.,” recalls Mason about his experience in Boulder.

“There was an epic countdown up to the moment and then everyone lit up. Everything was silent immediately afterward, then the air filled with smoke and coughing fits erupted.”

Several pipe shops in Boulder and Denver will offer deals, like buy-one pipe and get the second one for $4.20. Mile High Dispensary at 3751 S. Broadway in Englewood is offering its first medical promotion sale on April 20 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., during which time it will offer discounts on marijuana only for its patients.

Colorado is becoming a very smoker-friendly state, but many states don’t offer the same leniency.

Todd, a DCB student, who asked his name not be used, has a medical marijuana card. He grew up in Birmingham, Ga. and claimed that there are 4/20 celebrations, but they are not as large or communal as the gatherings in Colorado.

“In boarding school, especially in the South, it was really difficult to celebrate 4/20,” said Todd. “I remember one year, my friends and I played a game called ‘Smoke Where You Know You Shouldn’t.’ At night, we would sneak out in and break into different buildings on campus and blaze in the rooms. That night we smoked in the library, dining hall, classrooms, the greenhouse and somebody even smoked in the Dean of Students office.”

Mason went to high school near Oakland, Calif. and celebrated a few 4/20 holidays in San Francisco. But according to Mason, the Boulder gatherings are impressively comparable.

“People would gather at Hippie Hill in Golden Gate Park, but it’s not nearly as big a deal or crowd as it is in Boulder on 4/20,” said Mason.

“In Boulder, I felt like I was part of something bigger than just myself. It wasn’t just me and my friends getting high in my living room. It was a statement to Colorado and the rest of the country that marijuana will be legalized.”

According to both Mason and Rush, there is not as big a sense of community and gathering as there is when it comes to supporting marijuana in Colorado. Todd claims that stoners would not get away with smoking in public; the police would most likely arrest smokers.

“Four-twenty is an amazing holiday because we can see how much marijuana laws and societal views have changed,” said Mason.

“These gatherings probably wouldn’t have happened in the 1960s or even the 70s, especially on college campuses with police there solely for medical assistance. It’s really cool how marijuana is becoming less criminal and more accepted.”

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University of Colorado at Boulder. Norlin Quad, 4:20 p.m.

State Capitol, Denver.

On the steps, 4:20 p.m.

Concerts

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Medicinal Bass ft.

Pnuma Trio, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, 6 p.m.

Daughtry, 1st Bank Center, 7:30 p.m.

Mark Knopfler, Buell Theatre, 7 p.m.

Phoenix, Ogden Theatre, 8 p.m.

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Advanced 4/20 screening of Phish 3-D Hollywood Theaters, SouthGlenn Stadium 14 Cheba Hut’s 11th Annual 4/20 Party, 4-inch Nug sub, bag of chips and drink for $4.20

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A one-hour lecture on the timeless nature of Christian healing.

By Martha Moffett, CSB Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship

Saturday April 24th at 3 p.m.

University of Denver Craig Hall 2148 S High Street The lecture is free and all are welcome.

Parking and childcare will be provided.

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‘Kick-Ass’ blends comedy and gore AJ GUNNING Entertainment editor

A blend of “Superbad” and “Kill Bill Vol. I,” “Kick-Ass” is both uproariously comedic and outrageously gory.

The opening scene finds our main character, David Lizewski aka Kick-Ass, played by Aaron Johnson discussing why out of all the comic fans, no one has ever tried to be a real-life superhero.

His friends are quick to berate and remind him that superheroes either have super powers or advanced technological equipment that doesn’t exist, and that any ‘real’ superhero would be sure to get his ass kicked.

However, this does little to deter David from his ultimate goal of dressing up in cheap scuba gear and standing up to the scum of New York.

Meanwhile, Frank D’Amico, the local drug kingpin played by Mark Strong, is busy terrorizing the city and his fellow dealers as he tries to discover the whereabouts of a large shipment of missing coke that was reportedly taken by a man dressed up like Batman. Frank is skeptical, and he carves a bloody trail to discover the truth.

All the while, Kick-Ass gains Internet stardom after he is filmed attempting to save a man from being beaten to death.

However, as Kick-Ass gains fame, David continues to be an invisible speck in his high school until he meets Katie Deauxma, played by Lyndsy Fonseca, the girl of his dreams who befriends him only after a rumor circulates that he is gay.

Dave, of course, just plays along.

As Kick-Ass becomes a national celebrity, he begins to take on bolder missions, and one leads him to the den of mischievous drug dealers, where he is saved just in time by a young, spear-wielding superhero named Hit-Girl, played by Chloe Moretz, and her companion Father Big Daddy, played by Nicholas Cage, who is dressed like Batman.

Kick-Ass realizes that these superheroes are the real deal, and that he is

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just some pubescent teenage boy trying to blow off some steam. However, the kingpin Frank blames the publicly visible Kick-Ass, and becomes obsessed with hunting him down. Even sending his own son, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse (aka McLovin’), dressed as the hero Red Mist to befriend Kick-Ass and lure him into his grips.

Although none of the performances will lead to any Oscars, the acting was senstional for this movie. Lyndsy Fonseca played a wonderfully naïve, stereotypical high school girl. Mark Strong was compelling as a slightly off-hinged kingpin out to destroy any competition. Aaron Johnson was convincing as a nerdy, hormone-rag-

ing teenage boy who clearly needs some attention, and just happens to dress up as a superhero.

However, without a doubt, the best performance came from Nicholas Cage, who played one of the more unique characters in Big Daddy that moviegoers will ever see. He’s like a mix of Chuck Norris, Major Payne and Forest Gump. The performance is wild, eccentric, bizarre and Nicholas Cage pulls it off perfectly.

“Kick-Ass” never portends to be a ‘normal’ film about superheroes, but everything it does is passionately outlandish.

The directing, the acting, the filming, the writing and the action scenes are so

bold and so strange that this film leaves no middle ground for the viewer.

It is either a film that you will love, or you will hate. “Kick-Ass” is a film along the lines of “Sin City,” “Kill Bill” and “Watchmen.” However, it also is a film that at times resembles “Superbad” and “Austin Powers.”

In order to enjoy "Kick-Ass," viewers will probably have to enjoy both the raunchy, mocking comedy and the violent, gory action.

However, if you do enjoy films with these qualities then “Kick-Ass” is simply kick ass, and there is nothing cooler than watching Hit Girl wield a glock the way Uma Thurman wields a katana.

funny predicament of his own.

The remaining members of the ensemble cast, Tracy Morgan, Peter Dinklage, Keith David, Danny Glover and Columbus Short, all deliver comical turns.

Dinklage, who was the only member from the original movie, reprises his role as the unknown, suspicious looking guest at the funeral for a family man, who is believed to have lived a normal life.

In the original, Dinklage is Peter, in this one his name is Frank, but it makes no difference, his character is after one thing and that's money.

He propels the movie to the point of absurdity, after the initial ceremony is destroyed.

Desperately wanting to gain Aaron’s recognition so he can tell him what he is there for, Frank wanders the house simply going unnoticed.

What follows is a confrontation that results in more than just one body in the casket that has already been accused of moving.

The movie follows the same structure as the original, cutting back and forth from each character or pair of characters as they try to make it through the long and unique day.

“Death at a Funeral” makes death look funny, while delivering a bigger, more meaningful message about family and respecting the dead.

Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence star in this remake of the 2007 comedy “Death at a Funeral.”

‘Death at a Funeral’ makes laughs out of grief STEVE COULTER Sports editor

Martin Lawrence’s character, Ryan, repeatedly tells his older brother Aaron, Chris Rock, to leave him alone because he is “grieving.”

It would makes sense for him to be displaying a lot of sorrow, considering the two are at a funeral service for their father.

However, grief is about the last thing on anyone’s mind in “Death at a Funeral,” a remake of Frank Oz’s 2007 outrageous British comedy with the same title. Dean Craig writes both movies.

In the new version, there are many similarities—a psychedelic drug trip by an outsider, a blackmailing little person and a grumpy old uncle.

The movie's comedic strength stems from its wide variety of characters and the actors who animate their parts, but the film's greatest might comes from the irony of the plot—nobody is showing any grief at this man’s funeral.

Rather every character has a very inward look going into the funeral, whether it is Michelle’s (Regina Hall) obsession with conceiving a child, or Derek’s (Luke Wilson) plan to win back Elaine (Zoe Saldana), who aims to tell her father that she is engaged to Oscar (James Marsden), who desperately wants to win her father’s approval but ends up in a

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Coheed and Cambria’s new sound

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Coheed and Cambria’s new album Year of the Black Rainbow completes a five-set series of albums started in 2002.

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A mysteriously dark interlude of piano and sonorous strings foreshadows the fusion of sounds in the 12 tracks of Coheed and Cambria’s new album Year of the Black Rainbow released April 13.

While some tracks evoke an industrial progressive sound that is, at times, hard to follow due to the lack of prominent rhythm, other tracks exhibit a classic alternative Coheed and Cambria sound. Creating more diversity, there are a couple tracks rendering the softer side of the band.

The single “Here We Are Juggernaut” exemplifies the tone of the album bringing back the classic Coheed and Cambria sound incorporating progressive, punk, heavy metal and post-hardcore undertones combined with strong lyrics and hints of screaming lyrics such as “No, this is not your playground/ It’s my heart/We were stupid/We got caught.”

Other tracks, such as “Guns of Summer,” provide listeners with a more experimental progressive sound mixing sporadic percussion tabs and guitar riffs in the first verse.

The lyrics appear to be the lone component allowing the song to develop leading up to the chorus where strong guitar pieces create a more fluent and understandable rhythm before coming to an abrupt halt, leaving the listener hanging.

Stepping further out of their original sound, Coheed and Cambria present a couple of soft love songs, such as “Far” and “Pearl of the Stars.”

A stagnant guitar solo outlines the mood of “Far” followed by the melodic voice of Claudio Sanchez singing “I welcome this pain/Breathing down on me/Is it your eyes/That choose not to see?”

The chorus brings an intense drum beat and a catchy style of vocalization.

On the other hand, “Pearl of the Stars” is a faint acoustic

track depicting a man’s love of a woman and the his inability to replace her with another woman once she has made her leave through lyrics including “Each night I wish to God He’d let her rest/This hurts me more than any man could bear/She’s my angel from the West/There will never be one to take her place.”

The idiosyncratic nature of this track is that it touches on intimate details of life through lyrics such as “And when the world burns apart/There’ll be a place for your car” while maintaining a romantic caliber referring to the woman as his “pearl of the stars.”

All in all, if you’re looking for a replica of any of Coheed and Cambria’s previous albums, expect a slight change.

Year of the Black Rainbow reveals the band’s innovative complexion bringing in both experimental tracks that seem foreign as well as heart-felt tracks that truly show the romantic side of these multi-inspirational rockers.

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Darkthrone: a solid sound with silly lyrics DEVIN PITTS-ROGERS Contributor

Sometimes you just need music to thrash around to. Some songs just offer that kind of energy, enabling the listener to feel the adrenaline through their aural facilities. Darkthrone offers just such an escape. The Norwegian duo comes with a metalpunk combo in their album, Circle the Wagons. For the most part it works.

The music is plentiful, in both punk and metal genres.

Many of the songs alternate between the dominant source of rhythm. The songs “These Treasures Will Never Befall” and “I am the Graves of the 80s,” are more closely related to punk, while the songs “Running for Borders” and “Stylized Corpse,” seem to offer a darker, metallic side to the band’s music.

Combining such technical genres requires a certain level of music quality, and the music here is no exception. Each tune is recorded clearly, and the talent of the band can be heard. A sense of crispness comes to mind. The

drums sound clean, the bass isn’t overwhelming, and the vocals never seems scratchy. This, however, comes as a mixed blessing.

As is with much metal, some songs are much stronger without lyrics. Upon hearing the song “Circle the Wagons,” one is reminded of Yngwie Malmsteen– better without vocals. Other times, one may be reminded of Tenacious D, minus the charming lyrics to accompany the vocals.

This genuinely comes as a shame as even most of the music, the vocals accompany, still runs strong. Darkthrone is definitely a talented band. The dexterity of the guitarists is communicated by the speed in which they play, and the other instruments follow suit.

These matters aside, it may be worth it for a fan of metalpunk to check this music out.

The music, however, should be heard with some reservations.

The music sounds great, but the vocals don’t always seem to have their place. If you have nothing else to listen to, it is worth a shot.

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Hendrix lives on through new album STEVE COULTER Sports editor

In the middle of the second track on his posthumouslyreleased studio album, Valleys of Neptune, Jimi Hendrix psychedelically purrs, “tidal wave spread and the message got home/And the message got home.�

If the “tidal wave� in the lyrics is a metaphor for anything, it is the abiding message Hendrix once spread through his visionary music and rare sound.

Although the wave possesses a momentous, unstoppable force, it must come to its end, its conclusion, or as Hendrix so eloquently sings, its “home.�

Valleys shines from beginning to end, bringing rock-androll hipsters over 60 minutes and a total of 12-never-before released recordings.

The fresh tracks include original mind-benders, such as “Valleys of Neptune,� “Hear My Train a Comin’� and “Ships Passing through the Night,� which are guaranteed to please fans from all generations as they explore the groovy soul of the late musician again–this time in fresh context.

Unheard recordings of some classics include renditions of “Red House,� “Fire�

and “Stone Free.�

Other notable tracks include Hendrix’s interpretations of Elmore James’ “Bleeding Heart,� an emotionally fierce track with a unique prowess. Hendrix also covers Cream’s “Sunshine on Your Love.�

Most of the tracks were selfproduced by Hendrix throughout the first five months of 1969, in the wake of the release of his third album, Electric Ladyland.

The original lineup of The Jimi Hendrix Experience, his band, remains intact on the album, as bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell provide the backing vocals and complement Hendrix’s guitar artistry.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience was working on its fourth album in 1969 but never got to finish it due to Hendrix’s death a year later.

Hendrix said in a 1969 interview, “A couple of years ago, all I wanted was to be heard‌now I’m trying to figure out the widest way to be heard.â€?

The immortal electric guitarist was on his way to discovering this answer, but Hendrix died in the early morning of Sept. 18, 1970, in London. He was only 27 years old.

Undoubtedly, the range that Hendrix had as a musician and especially as a guitarist ranks

him has one the most influential rock-and-roll stars in all of history.

In Valleys, his 11th posthumous studio album, there is a lasting image of the man and his music he composed– Hendrix was a revolutionary with multiple voices aimed at accomplishing peace.

He set out to be heard and, since his death, he has been cherished constantly for the music he blessed the world with.

The beauty of Valleys of Neptune lies within its purity– the music industry’s restrictions do not fracture or restrain Hendrix. Instead, his sound echoes louder than ever.

This is a good thing, because the message—limit restriction on others while creating a freeflowing, enduring peace for oneself—needs to be heard as loud and as clear as when it was performed by Jimi more than 40 years ago.

Although these recordings concluded at that time, Hendrix’s message has continued on its tidal wave path and now has found its new “home.�

Valleys not only swims in the endurance of Hendrix’s guitar and brilliant lyrics, but most importantly it propels his visionary sound to just another horizon that can never, and will never, be touched.

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‘Titans’ fights for realism, characters fall flat AJ GUNNING Entertainment editor

Greek mythology never looked this good, and yet the characters have never seemed less real.

Director Louis Letterier’s new film “Clash of the Titans� is an epic visual parade.

Complete with bone-shivering sounds as monster after monster tries to stop Perseus, a demi-god and son of Zeus, from saving the humans from complete annihilation.

Perseus (Sam Worthington) finds himself caught in a difficult position on whether to help the humans who are a race

of crazed brigands, or take his rightful place among the gods after his family is murder by minions of Hades when human soldiers destroy a nearby statue of Zeus.

Unfortunately, Perseus makes this decision all too easily, and any inner development or conflict that may have arisen because of it is shattered instantly.

Liam Neeson plays the allpowerful and loving Zeus, who rules the heavens atop Mount Olympus.

Zeus must decide on whether to punish or reach out to the humans. Here his brother Hades (Ralph

Fiennes) arrives from the Underworld and convinces his brother that humanity must be taught a violent lesson in the form of the mystical beast the Kracken.

Liam Neeson provides an adequate interpretation of Zeus, although the bright shimmer of his padded chest far outshines any possible performance he could have given.

Fiennes actually is a fascinating Hades with his huddled and shrugged form that makes him appear both weak and harmless, but something more sinister builds beneath his frail exterior–something that sur-

prisingly even his omnipotent brother Zeus cannot predict.

However, Sam Worthington cannot make up his mind about his character Perseus.

Is Perseus a man beholden to other men? Or, is he his own creature, an isolated demi-god who just wants revenge for the death of his family?

Worthington does not walk this fine line well, and his performance leaves the viewer with a confused and muddled sense of the character.

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and the characters were a little more human and a little less stagnate.

As the director, Letterier makes several obvious attempts to show the purity of Perseus that he is both nobler than the gods and more courageous than man.

However, many of these scenes come off as, at worst, forced and unrealistic, or, at best, missed opportunities to expound upon the main character and psyche of Perseus. “Clash of the Titans� is a good action-adventure film, but leaves the viewer with nothing but a few cheap thrills.

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Take a wild ride with Steve and Tina BROOKE WAY Contributor

Steve Carrel and Tina Fey are glorious in Shawn Levy’s new comedy “Date Night.”

Upon arriving at a nice restaurant with a hot date in tow and finding out there are no available tables, would you be tempted to steal another couple’s reservation?

Such a predicament is exactly where Phil and Claire Foster (Carell and Fey) find themselves in their newest comedy “Date Night.”

Carell and Fey are outstanding in the funny flick released on April 9, in which they portray a couple whose marriage has become lackluster due to the routine of caring for their kids and working at their tiresome jobs.

In a spontaneous decision to go on a special date night to add some fire to their exhausted love lives, the Fosters find themselves

in for more than an expensive candle-lit dinner.

Director Shawn Levy brings writer Josh Klausner’s clever story to life by sending the couple on an action-packed adventure through Manhattan in a case of mistaken identity. Phil and Claire Foster are forced to find the real Tripplehorns, the couple whose identity they assumed to get the coveted reservations.

The entertaining duo encounter several characters along their journey, including Holbrooke Grant, a shirtless and attractive ex-investigator played

by Mark Wahlberg, and James Franco, who plays a character named Taste, the real dead-beat the cops should be after.

Other stars that contribute to the film include Taraji P. Henson, a determined, curious police officer and musician Common, who plays detective Collins.

The chaos-filled night is studded with entertaining jokes,

as the couple realizes that their marriage is stronger than ever and that such a night was just the ticket they needed to repair their boring and ordinary relationship.

Although it is difficult to compete with his witty lines and hilarious anecdotes as boss Michael Scott in “The Office,” the Carell is side-splittingly funny in “Date Night,” where Fey’s untouchable humor complements his style.

The movie is reminiscent 2008’s successful blockbuster “Get Smart,” where Carell excelled as clumsy Maxwell Smart, or Agent 86, alongside co-star Anne Hathaway.

The movie’s title is anything but misleading and offers an ideal solution to any date night, presenting numerous moments of sharp hilarity.

Stellar performances by both Carell and Fey are sure to leave a lasting smile on any moviegoer’s face.

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Fest reveals coloful punk scene

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Nate Harris is the guitarist for Minor Authority, a punk band that played at the recent Spring-Mash Up concert in Denver.

DEIDRE HELTON Contributor

Mohawks, studded leather jackets, bandannas and skinny jeans was the look last week at Spring Mash Up 2010 that showcased the diversity of the Denver music scene at the Gothic.

The music ranged from punk rock and southern rock to glam rock and pop rock.

Yet, there was a common goal – to put on a rock show.

Artists like Analog Space, Bad, Minor Authority, Forth Yeer, Lola Black and The Epilogues delivered an extraordinary show, illustrating the range of creativity Denver is capable of producing.

On one hand, Minor Authority gave a classic punk rock show filled with hostility and curses.

Their single “Punk Side

Up” showcased the frustration against the mainstream music scene as lacking integrity and meaning, while promoting their preferred, do-it-yourself punk lifestyle. Despite this attitude, Nate Harris, the guitarist and vocalist of Minor Authority, admitted that even he listens to genres other than punk.

Forth Yeer brought a completely different aura to the stage with their southern rock integrated with hair metal and clean guitar solos.

Next was Lola Black, a punk rock and slightly metal coalition that merges Miss Lola B’s strong vocals with screams you would never see coming. Her bad girl attitude and cursing like a sailor allows her personality to shine through her performance as a strong woman with a sometimes delicately cute voice.

With a bad girl attitude and colorful vocabulary, Lola came across as the strongest woman on the Gothic stage.

The Epilogues were the last to take the stage, but their heartpumping synth-infused pop rock joined by soaring guitar, capturing vocals and bass lines were worth the wait.

The four-piece band appeared larger-than-life on stage with silhouettes that changed in time with the rhythm of each song.

With notable lyricism, Chris Heckman of The Epilogues gave a vivid performance.

In “Adieu,” the acceptance and regret of a love lost is depicted through heart-breaking lyrics: “But I’ve fallen for you/ And I’ll rightly assume that you’re already gone/And I’ve already lost my life with you.”

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USG taken to task for paying itself USG deserves limosuines, security escort services STEVEN STOKER Contributor

I was shocked after reading the cover story of last week’s Clarion about how our USG Senate members are currently NOT getting paid. A recent bill has been passed giving only the top three members of the Senate a minimal $1,500 a year, and this money can only be spent on books.

While this new bill was a step in the right direction, it was still pretty much a slap in the face to most of the Senate members. DU’s USG Senate has become the laughing stock of other university student government programs, which chuckle at the fact that most of our senators, not only have to pay for their own books, but also pay tuition, work for their grades and even walk themselves to class without limousine security escort services.

There are hundreds of student organizations making a difference on campus where students spend hours of their time, money and work hard, and get no monetary reimbursement. As members of the ruling body on campus, how are these senators going to be able to prove that their position is more important than that of others?

Current USG leadership states that this bill is important to encourage students to participate in USG, and this couldn’t be more true. Why would any student even think about running for a Senate seat, if they couldn’t brag to their fellow students about how they are better than them? And with only $1,500, students still might not see the motivation.

President Perretta himself even stated,

“The goal… is for [me]… [to become more] well off … than… my [friends]. I am [also, probably]… better [than you].”

Most real politicians use contributions and personal finances to win elections. In contrast, USG senators are forced to win their elections based on popularity. Therefore, it only makes sense to pay the USG senators in popularity points as well.

These points could include a mandatory Facebook friendship of all DU students, required hellos and public high-fives from star DU athletes, as well as an invitation and predetermined attractive date for every Greek Life formal event.

Some senators on our current USG staff, such as Tim Healy and Dillon Doyle, were corrupt enough to vote against the bill that gave top senate seats an insignificant book stipend. These senators ignored the wants of hard working honest students just trying to get rid of some of their extra money. These fraudulent senators also damaged the experience of their fellow USG peers.

An important part of the USG Senate is to help prepare students for the future, giving them experience in a leadership position and a general understanding of how political meetings are run.

Although USG has managed to stir up some scandals, controversy and uproar, it currently has not been able to experience any lessons in political self-betterment. With only three Senate members getting paid, a majority of USG will not even be able to practice personal embezzlement, fund siphoning and pork barreling.

If measures are not taken soon to give larger salaries to every member on USG, the Senate itself might rise up and actually start doing something.

“Current USG leadership states that this bill is important to encourage students to participate in USG.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I am incredibly appalled over the USG’s recent decision to create a “scholarship fund” for themselves using money that is supposed to, and always has, gone to student organizations and activities.

I have always viewed USG as an extracurricular activity, similar to student council in high school and I have never been under the impression that people should be paid to participate in extracurricular activities. These activities are a great opportunity to build leadership skills, teamwork abilities and gain valuable experience that we will all use in the real world some day, and as much work as we all put into our extracurriculars, they are NOT jobs.

As a matter of fact, for nearly every other student organization on campus, students actually have to pay the organization to participate. Incentive to participate is great and all, but a student’s incentive to participate in USG should come from his or her own desire to help make the school a better place for all of us, and for future Pioneers. It should not be monetary.

If this new resolution is allowed to stand, we will get people who run for a position on the student government just for the money and not because they want to improve the school. I think USG is a great program, but paying our leaders will inarguably change the dynamic of student government.

I think that if we polled the student body, we would find that a majority of students would disagree with this decision.

Of course, it passed when you put it to a vote of just USG Senators—they are the ones benefiting. But I would rather have the money I pay into the student activity fee, which was specifically allocated for student activities, go to student activities. If I wanted to donate money to a scholarship

fund for my fellow students, I would have done that. I don’t think this is a decision that should be left to 18 out of the 4,878 undergraduates at DU who all pay this fee and expect it to go where it is supposed to go—to student activities.

If USG does start to give scholarships to its leaders, however, it is only fair to give scholarships to every president and vice president of every organization. They all put in hours and hours of work and compromise things like sleep and sometimes even school work, to better their organizations. (I’ve watched the past presidents of my sorority put sweat and tears into bettering our house day after day, yet they still pay the same dues that every other member pays).

So don’t tell me that the job of the USG leadership is so hard that they deserve this money more than any other student, because being the president or vice president of any student organization is hard.

The simple fact that the USG organization is the governing body of all other organizations does not entitle its leaders to financial compensation. Like all students who participate in extracurricular activities, the USG Senators ran for and took on their positions for the experience, the addition to their resume and, hopefully, a genuine desire to help our school. They should NOT get paid for this. Pay is for actual jobs, not extracurricular activities.

Further, it shouldn’t matter if there is a national trend; just because everybody else does it, doesn’t make it right.

On a final note, if USG hopes to keep the trust of the student body in student government, I would recommend not using our money to benefit yourselves, especially without the consent of all those who are going to be funding this. If this decision is actually implemented, you’ve definitely lost my trust.

Sincerely, Adrienne Estes Junior

having a du.edu e-mail ensures that.

For alumni and students studying abroad, a DU e-mail address is key to staying up to date with Denver news and continuing to be part of the community.

Alumni are easily able to connect with students, staff and other alumni by simply knowing the first and last name of a DU graduate. Students abroad are able to contact academic advisors and other staff members easily, as well as staff being able to contact those students easily with the DU e-mail.

While the article in the Clarion states that getting rid of the e-mail system would save DU around $100,000 a year, the price paid by students and alumni would be much greater.

Perhaps if DU is concerned with saving money, administrators should make some sacrifices themselves and stop smothering our campus in copper roofs and trim.

The cost of copper has doubled, then tripled since the aggressive decision by DU architects to use it on every new building, including parking garages.

Student activity fee diverted for personal use by senators

Keep student e-mail accounts, get rid of copper roofs MARISSA GARROCK Contributor

In a recent issue of the Clarion, an article stated that DU is considering getting rid of the university sponsored e-mail to save money.

Deleting the DU e-mail account for students would not only negatively affect students now, while in college, but also make keeping in touch with the university extremely difficult in the future.

One of the reasons many students

enjoy the DU account is because university affiliation helps in all kinds of situations.

When e-mailing a potential employer or inquiring about an internship it helps to have a name like University of Denver behind you.

Taking away our e-mail account would also take away that advantage—the visual connection between a prestigious university and a student. If the true intentions of DU are to help its students to the fullest extent, then that means allowing us to be recognized as a part of the school and

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Level: Tough Complete the grid so each row, column and 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve Sudoku visit www.sudoku.org.uk.

H O R O S C O P E ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your exuberant, go-get-it attitude will be an enticing invitation for someone who’s been eyeing you from a distance.

You will set the stage for an abusive relationship if you put up with pushy behavior. Lay down your rules quickly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll attract a partner with a shady past.

Ask questions and do a little research regarding the person’s status.

Chances are good that you will find an unfinished relationship and plenty of baggage attached to the partner who interests you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The person you want will turn out to be different than what’s portrayed.

Don’t be fooled by someone trying to impress you with bold talk and name-dropping. Find out what’s true and what isn’t before you jump into an intimate affair.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You can mix business with pleasure and come out on top. Someone you get to know through networking will turn out to have much more to offer than you realized. Together, you can build a strong relationship and a prosperous future.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Live it up and have some fun. Travel and involvement in activities that interest you will lead to a relationship with long-term potential. Speak from the heart and you will gain the respect and admiration of the person you are attracted to.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Expect the unexpected where emotions, love and partnerships are involved. You may want to back away from someone who is uncertain or inconsistent about the way you should be treated.

Look for stability in lieu of the rush of love.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll take love seriously but chances are someone you are attracted to will not. Before you give your heart away, make sure there are solid plans leading to a commitment. Don’t waste time on someone who isn’t that in to you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let a harsh encounter cause skepticism when it comes to love. Revenge is for losers, so put your best foot forward and jump into the game of love wholeheartedly. Your enthusiasm will attract someone who values your passion.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll be caught in the act if you have too many relationships going on at the same time. Make up your mind before someone makes it up for you.

Chances are good you’ll lose the person you care for most if you play unfairly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t count on getting as much back as you give when it comes to love. It’s best to wait and see what’s being offered before you lay your cards on the table.

It’s better to know that you are loved for yourself, not for what you have.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will fall for someone who is off-limits.

Before you let your obsession lead to poor choices, take note of someone you’ve overlooked who is patiently waiting for you to notice, and you will soon forget the person you cannot have.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Uncertainty will fill your head and make you wonder if you missed an opportunity with someone from your past or if there is someone better who is yet to come into your life. Don’t make promises you don’t mean or cannot deliver.

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Demopoulos adapting well to new coaching staff STEVE COULTER Sports editor

In what was suppose to be a transition season, sophomore lacrosse player Alex Demopoulos has exceeded all preseason expectations and propelled DU to the top of the East Coast Athletic Conference (ECAC).

The transition from one coach, Jamie Munro, to another, head coach Bill Tierney, has been effortless for the attackman, who has 28 goals on the season and a total of 45 points, both of which lead the team.

More importantly, Demopoulos has sparked the Pioneers offense and allowed the team to win six straight games including a 10-9 win over conference opponent Ohio State.

“Without Alex, we wouldn’t be anywhere near where we are right now,” said Tierney. “He is a guy who has most seamlessly moved into the new system and has done a really good job listening to the changes we have had asked him to make in his game.”

The evolution of Demopoulos as consistent scoring threat parallels the teams shift from a 7-8 squad last year to a team that is in the midst of reaching its ultimate potential.

Demopoulos, a San Diego native who grew up in Connecticut, believes the key to his change individually and the team’s transformation stems from two things-good team chemistry and an emphasis on limiting turnovers.

“We [the attackmen] are finally gelling and playing well together along with the middies on the offense side of the ball,” said Demopoulos. “All year long we have been trying to get rid of turnovers and that has really helped us out on offense and allowed us to click.”

Denver (4-0 ECAC, 9-4) opened the season 0-2 losing to

Syracuse and Jacksonville respectively. In both those games, the Pioneers combined for 49 total turnovers, an average of 24.5 per game.

Tierney admits that the turnover problem is still present; DU committed 38 turnovers in their back-to-back home games against Bellarmine and Quinnapiac on April 9 and 11, respectively, but acknowledges the offense is beginning to click.

“Coach Tierney wants us to slow it down more and take care of the ball,” said Demopoulos.

“Since he has been here we have gotten rid of the wild behind the back passes we had last year and we don’t have as many crazy plays.”

Despite the shift in coaching regimes, assistant coach Matt Brown, a DU class of 2005 alum, has stayed on to coach the offensive players, which includes Demopoulos.

Tierney credits Brown’s relationship with Demopoulos for his players blossoming success.

“Coach Brown deserves credit for developing a movement oriented offensive system,” said Tierney. “Alex has adapted to that and is really understanding what we are trying to do with the midfielders dodging and the ball moving through him constantly.”

Demopoulos also credits Brown and the entire coaching staff for the offensive success he and the team have enjoyed since being beaten 14-7 by Notre Dame on March 16.

Despite tying a season low in goals scored that game, Demopoulos was the only Pioneer able to score two goals that game.

In DU’s first three conference games against Hobart, Bellarmine and Quinnipiac, he recorded 16 points from 10 goals and six assists.

“I have had a lot of chances on the crease and have just been

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Sophomore Alex Demopoulos has had to remain serious this year for the Pioneers, eliminating turnovers and other goofy mistakes has allowed the attackman to blossom into the teams leading scorer and one of the most dangerous offensive weapons in the entire East Coast Athletic Conference. Demopoulos has scored a point or more in every game so far this season. Last weekend he scored two goals and added two assists; in DU’s 10-9 victory over Ohio State.

able to finish the ball good, or dodge and look for an open teammate,” said Demopoulos. “Taking care of the ball has allowed me to go at my defensemen more.”

The duo of Demopoulos and fellow sophomore Mark Matthews has been lethal for DU in the past three, with the pair netting at least five goals total in each conference game thus far.

“I try to look for Mark in the middle, because he is such a lethal target,” said Demopoulos. “I just throw it in there and he finishes everything.”

The sophomore also credits junior Todd Baxter and freshman Colin Scott, both attackmen, for his breakout season.

“Most of my goals have been assisted so a lot of credit goes to

my teammates for getting me the ball,” said Demopoulos.

According to Tierney, the team expected that Demopoulos knew how to score, but what has really been surprising is how well he has been able to pass it.

He currently has 15 assists on the season, which is second on the team.

Now that Demopoulos has found the perfect match in Matthews, it is the duo’s responsibility to keep the high-powered offense running.

Up ahead awaits the Eastern College Athletic Conference’s top two teams, other than DU, No. 14 Fairfield and No. 9 Loyola.

If the team wants to win those two games, they will need to score goals. Loyola has surren-

dered more than 10 goals to only one opponent this year, Notre Dame.

“The mentality of the team has been getting the next win, because we don’t want to look ahead too much,” said Demopoulos. “We just have to play our style and try to beat the best teams in our league.”

With Demopoulos, who has completely transitioned into the new system in less than a year’s time, the Pioneers have a leader for the present and for the future.

“The sky is the limit for Alex,” said Tierney. “He will always be a great talent for us, but the question is whether or not he can graduate from DU as a FirstTeam All American and he has the type of ability to do that.”

Flury breaks scoring record, shines on senior night JOE KENDALL Contributor

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Senior Ali Flury celebrates in her senior day victory against Fresno State. Flury has scored in every game of her career and is the school’s scoring leader. Thanks to her leadership the Pioneers have secured the No. 1 seed in this month’s MPSF Tournament, which will be held on April 29-May 2 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

In her final regular season home game ever, senior Ali Flury entered as the leading scorer in the history of the University of Denver women’s lacrosse.

During her last four years at DU, Flury has scored at least 40 goals each year, including 59 as a freshman. In addition, she has never scored less than 49 points in her four seasons at Denver.

Her consistency and talent has allowed her to attain this prestigious record.

“It is pretty cool, but I owe it to my teammates,” Flury said.

“Lexi [Sanders] is amazing at feeding. Everyone does a great job working together and giving everyone the opportunity to score.”

The record-breaking game was against UC Davis on April 9, with Flury scoring five goals in a dominating 17-7 victory.

Senior Lexi Sanders, who leads the NCAA in assists, also notched four assists. Following the win, the Pioneers took down No. 11-ranked Stanford, 17-12 in the

Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on April 11.

Stanford is the highest ranked Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) team and the win allowed the Pioneers to control their own destiny heading into last weekend’s regular season home finale against Fresno State.

The team became MPSF champions on Flury’s senior night against the Bulldogs, where the team demonstrated an absolutely overbearing performance.

DU opened the game with 11 goals in the first 12 minutes and never looked back. They won the contest 18-2 with many of the seniors watching from the sidelines. The game was emotional for all because it marked the last regular season game for two of the most successful players in Denver women’s lacrosse history, Flury and Sanders.

Both went out with a bang.

Flury had four points on two goals and two assists while Sanders finished with six points on three goals and three assists.

“These have been my best friends, my sisters, it’s been an experience. I will never forget all

the people who have been on the team in the last four years,” Sanders said.

However, there is still much left to do. The team closes out the regular season away at Oregon and then comes back home for the conference tournament that will be hosted at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

They will enter as a No. 1 seed and can post a perfect conference record with a win over Oregon this weekend. Flury and Sanders enter the postseason with the goal of winning their conference, something they have yet to accomplish in their prestigious careers.

“Our goal is to improve every game and have our best game be our last game,” Sanders said. “We’ll never know when that last game is going to be. We want to win the MPSF tournament, something we’ve never done before. If we do that, it can open up a lot of doors for the program.”

With the focus senior leaders Flury and Sanders have displayed this year, now does not seem the best time to be on the opposing side of the Pioneers.

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April 20, 2010

Women’s golf playing for seventh straight SBC title STEVE COULTER Sports editor

The women’s golf team went into the Sun Belt Conference championship tournament with momentum from a string of successful tournaments.

The SBC championships started yesterday and will conclude tomorrow at Muscle Shoals, Ala. After day one, the No. 15 nationally ranked Pioneers finished in first place with a score of 7-under par, and 19 strokes ahead of second place Florida International and Middle Tennessee, who both finished the first day with a score of 12-over par.

The first day results bring the Pioneers closer to winning their seventh consecutive SBC title.

Before their success in the SBC, the team placed sixth in a field of 17 teams on April 11 at the 2010 PING/Arizona State University Invitational, which was played in Tempe, Ariz.

DU had back-to-back ninth place finishes before their success in Tempe. They enjoyed another sixth place finish at the Northrupp Grumman Regional Challenge back on Feb. 8-10 at Palos Verdes, Calif.

“I would say we are playing our best right now,” said head coach Sammie Chergo. “Momentum is building around this team going into the final part of the season, which is the most important thing any team can have.”

In order to close out their seventh consecutive SBC title and have success at the NCAA tournament, the Pioneers will need to remain consistent, which has led to the recent success.

“What has been amazing this year is that we don’t have one superstar. We have a lot of people out there that are helping us,” said Chergo. “Everyone has improved, including Ellie Givens, Sarah Faller and Kelly Drack.”

The team’s top-scoring golfers are freshman Kimberly Kim, who is second with a scoring average of 74.29, and senior Stephanie

Sherlock, who is an All-American and the team stroke leader, scoring an average of 74.20 through 20 rounds played.

“Kimberly Kim has helped us because she has had prior tournament experience,” said Chergo.

“And Stephanie has played well throughout the season.”

Sherlock is the team’s only senior and led the team in scoring last season with a scoring average of 73.38.

This year, Kim and Sherlock have been vital to the teams success, but having a supporting cast has helped. Givens, Faller, and Drack have all helped keep the team average down. Before yesterday’s tournament, the Pioneers averaged a team score of 298 through eight tournaments and 23 rounds of play.

In the SBC tournament, DU faces top-ranked SBC teams, including MTU, FIU and Arkansas Little Rock. However no team has challenged the six-time defending SBC champs, who are now closer to advancing to the NCAA tournament, which will begin May 6-8.

The Pioneers have much to be confident about. The team has been comfortable playing at the SCB tournament course at Muscle Shoals. In 2008, Denver played at the same course and walked away with a conference title.

“We did really well there a few years ago and it is a good test for us now,” said Chergo. “It is a little shorter course than the ones we are used to playing on.”

If the team is successful this week, the next challenge for the Pioneers is the NCAA championship, where DU finished fifth last season out of 24 teams.

The Pioneers also won the East Regional championship last season, which was the team’s first ever-regional championship.

“The mood is of excitement for us right now,” said Chergo.

“Everyone is looking forward to competing and doing our best and we want to bring home another SBC championship and something more for the university.”

RICH CLARKSON AND ASSOCIATES

| COURTESY OF DENVER ATHLETICS

Junior Ellie Givens swinging at a recent tournament. Givens, a native of England, tied for No. 42 at the PING/ASU invitational earlier this month. The women’s golf team currently is ranked No. 15 in the nation after their sixth place finish at the invitational.

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Men’s golf struggling mentally heading into postseason Unless the team performs better next week, DU will not qualify for the NCAA regional championThe Pioneer men’s golf team ships, which begins May 15. seems to have hit a wall. The golfers At the SBC tournament, DU hit a season-low at the ASU Thun- faces conference powers Middle derbird Invitational on April 3 and Tennessee, New Orleans and placed dead last out of 16 teams. Ten South Alabama. days later, DU finished No. 19 out of If DU does not improve, then 20 teams at the 2010 U.S. Intercolle- Kofstad will be the only Pioneer giate tournament in Stanford, Calif. golfer to continue his season, “We struggle individually, in the most with the mental “We have the NCAA playoffs, aspect of the game according to Hoos. and our players have capability to win At the U.S. begun to question the conference.

Intercollegiate, Koftheir own abilities stad finished tied and some of lost We just need for 8th place with a their confidence,� to reach our 2-under par score. said head coach Eric However, other Hoos. “The thing we potential and get golfers cost the need to do the most focused.�

Pioneers a better is become more menoverall finish. tally tough.�

The next best DU will play in Erik Hoos, head coach golfer for DU the Sun Belt Conferduring that tourence championship nament was Troy tournament next Monday.

Anderson who finished 79th with Only one player, senior Espen a score of 16-over par.

Kofstad from Oslo, Norway, has “We have the capability to played up to preseason expectations. win the conference,� said Hoos.

Kofstad, an All-American, has had “We just need to reach our potensuccess in almost every tournament tial and get focused.� he has participated in this season.

Although the Pionners are His lowest individual finish this year hobbling into the SBC tournawas 21st. ment, unlike last season when “Espen has been even better they entered the tournament this year than he has been in the after finishing second at the ASU past,� said Hoos. “He has been Thunderbird, this year’s squad consistent from week to week.� does have the history factor on According to Hoos, besides its side. In the past two seasons, Kofstad, none of the team’s other DU has finished first and second, golfers have not played up to their respectively, at the SBC champipotential and must get better. onships.

STEVE COULTER Sports editor

RICH CLARKSON AND ASSOCIATES

| COURTESY OF DENVER ATHLETICS

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FAST BREAK

Kim selected to 2010 Curtis Cup Team

men’s lacrosse (4-0 ECAC, 9-4) DU 10, Ohio State 9

what went right The Pioneers were able to overcome a 9-5 third quarter deficit to earn their sixth consecutive win and remain perfect in conference. Sophomore Mark Matthews scored three goals including the game winner with 35 seconds remaining. Goalie Peter Lowell made four saves in the fourth quarter.

what went wrong DU trailed the Buckeyes for the entire game until Patrick Rogers tied the game at nine with less than three minutes to go. The team failed to play a complete game; the defense surrendered four goals in the third quarter.

up next The Pioneers remain on the road this week when they travel to East Hartford, Conn., to play conference opponent Fairfield University in the ESPNU inaugural Warrior Classic on Saturday.

The game begins at 11 a.m. E.T.

women’s lacrosse (5-0 MPSF, 11-4) DU 18, Fresno State 2

what went right Denver clinched the top seed in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament with a dominating win over lowly Fresno State. The win is the Pioneers fourth straight. Senior Lexi Sanders led the Pioneers with six points off three goals and three assists.

what went wrong There were no problems for DU, as they cruised by the Bulldogs.

Allowing only six shots throughout the entire game. The Pioneers outshot the Bulldogs 35-6 in their regular season home finale. DU went 8-1 at home this season.

up next DU concludes their regular season when they travel to Oregon this Saturday.

men’s tennis (18-3) update Denver struggled in their last match to Pepperdine, losing 6-1. However before the loss the Pioneers were ranked No. 30 nationally and had set the school-record for consecutive wins with 10.

up next

MICHAEL FURMAN

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Sophomore Patrick Rogers driving against an opponent in a recent game at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Rogers scored a total of 3 points off two goals and an assist in DU’s 10-9 win over Ohio State last Saturday.

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Baxter put on England’s World Championship team

Junior Todd Baxter was one of 23 lacrosse players to be named to the national lacrosse team of England.

The group will participate in the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships that begin on July 15 in Manchester, England.

Baxter, an attackmen, currently has 16 points this season on nine goals and seven assists.

N E W S

The Minnesota native, whose father is from England, has been a Pioneer for the past two seasons now after playing his initial freshman season at Fairfield University.

On the team, Baxter will play with 10 players who competed in the previous World Championships in 2006.

Baxter will be one of three American lacrosse players who will prepare for over three months, beginning next week in Manchester.

Dave Elwood will coach the team.

Freshman golfer Kimberly Kim will represent the United States this June as a part of the 2010 Curtis Cup Team.

Kim was selected to the team last week and will be making her second appearance on the Curtis Cup Team.

In her previous stint Kim helped the team to victory in 2008 when they played in Scotland.

The Curtis Cup Match features eight female amateurs from Britain and Ireland who play against an eight-player squad from USA. On the first two days the teams will play in paired competition and on the last day of the match all eight players from either side will play in single matches.

The USA has won the last six Curtis Cup Matches and has a history of dominating the series, holding a 26-6-3 record against their opponent.

Kim, who leads the Pioneers with a 73.65 scoring average, became the youngest winner of the U.S Women’s Amateur when she won the championship in 2006. She was 14.

Kim and the Pioneers are currently are participating in the Sun Belt Conference Championships after a sixth place finish at the ASU Invitational.

Men’s soccer looks to rebuild ALEX PAYNE Contributor

Despite losing to Division II defending champion Fort Lewis last weekend, the men’s soccer team (5-10-4 in 2009) has played well in its spring schedule.

The Pioneers posted a 3-2 victory over the U.S. U-17 Men’s National Team and then beat South Florida 1-0 on March 18 and 20, respetively.

The early spring success has given the team enough confidence that they were able finish with a respecatble 3-2 loss against the reserve team of the Colorado Rapids on April 6.

These three games have shown what the Pioneers could not during their fall season, where they finished with a record that nobody was proud of.

“What can’t we improve on?” asked head coach Bobby Muuss.

“I think coming off a season, we need to stay healthy. We got hit

by the injury bug last year. I think that we have some depth with the new guys coming in and have competition at each position.”

Muuss prasied Carson Porter, an assistant coach, who joined the staff at the start of the season.

Porter comes from the successful program at Wake Forest, where he used to coached with Muuss.

Porter won the NSCAA National Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2008.

“I think Carson is going to have a lot in recruiting, coming from one of the best programs in the country,” said Muuss. “I think the most exciting thing is that we are both on the same page. We have kept close contact since I left, and even the guys are excited to have him here as well.”

With the addition to Porter, the Pioneers now have three former Wake Forest coaches, Muuss, Porter and [assistant coach] Ryan Pflugrad.

“We’re excited,” said Muuss.

“We don’t necessarily have holes.

We are adding depth and I think the young guys will be able to step in right away and help us in at least some capacity.”

The Pioneers replace five seniors next season.

“We are excited about the young kids coming in. We are adding more to the requirement class too,” said Muus.

Next year’s team captain is Michael Perry, a strong defender who will be a senior in the fall.

And Muuss said he is optimistic about next season.

“I think we are starting to gel a little bit,” he said. “I think the group is tighter than in the past, we are getting a really good core together. I think we have more of a group of family then we’ve had in the past and hopefully that results in some wins.”

The Pioneers wrap up their spring schedule against the DU alumni team this Saturday afternoon at CIBER Inc. Field.

NFL draft preview: Part 2 of 2 1. Rams Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma 2. Lions Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska 3. Buccaneers Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma 4. Redskins Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma St. 5. Chiefs Eric Berry, FS, Tennessee 6. Seahawks Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma 7. Browns Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee 8. Raiders Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa 9. Bills Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame 10. Jaguars C.J Spiller, RB, Clemson 11. Broncos (from Bears) Ronaldo McClain, ILB, Alabama 12. Dolphins Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech 13. 49ers Joe Haden, CB, Florida 14. Seahawks (from Broncos) Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State 15. Giants Earl Thomas, SS/CB, Texas 16. Titans Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State 17. 49ers (from Panthers) Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland 18. Steelers Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida 19. Falcons Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan 20. Texans Brian Price, DT, UCLA 21. Bengals Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma 22. Patriots DeMaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech 23. Packers Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers 24. Eagles Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama 25. Ravens Terrance Cody, DT, Alabama 26. Cardinals Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas

The Pioneers begin play in the Sun Belt Conference Championships this Thursday when they travel to New Orleans. The tournament concludes on Sunday.

27. Cowboys Taylor Mays, S, USC

women’s tennis (8-13)

29. Jets Jason Pierre-Paul, Florida

update Winners in five of their last six games, the Pioneers have been cruising recently and go into the conference tournament fresh of a conference win over Middle Tennessee on April 10.

up next The women’s team will travel to New Orleans this Thursday to play in the SBC championships.

The tournament concludes on Sunday.

28. Chargers Ryan Matthews, RB, Fresno State DE,

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30. Vikings Jahvid Best, RB, California 31. Colts Jerry Hughes, OLB, TCU 32. Saints Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Missouri First Round predictions made by Steve Coulter. The 2010 Draft begins at 7:30 p.m. E.T. on Thursday and and will conclude on Saturday afternoon. It can be seen on ESPN.