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Vol. 120, Issue 9

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Gwozdecky removed as head coach by alex proietti Sports Editor

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Head hockey coach George Gwozdecky

After a 19-year tenure as the Denver men’s hockey head coach which included two national championships, 59-year-old George Gwozdecky has been fired and the school will pay the remaining year on his contract, according to multiple sources.

Gwozdecky was set to complete the final year on a 12-year contract after next season, but before the season, he told multiple media outlets, including the Denver Post, that he thought an extension was forthcoming.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to be the varsity hockey coach at the University of Denver for the past 19 years,” Gwozdecky said in the school’s release. “I’m extremely proud of the work that we have done to con-

tinue to build on the great Pioneer hockey tradition. Our consistency of success on the ice and in the classroom over the years has been a focal point of our work and I am very proud of what we have achieved. I will forever cherish the relationships that we have built in the Denver community with our fans, our staff and most importantly our former and current players. I want to wish them all the best.”

The Pioneers, who have boasted backto-back 20-win seasons in the past 12 seasons, are the only Division I team to have achieved this feat, however they recently lost the first round of the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in the past six years, which is said to be a reason why Gwozdecky was fired, according to sources quoted in the Post.

In his tenure at DU, Gwozdecky compiled a 443-267-64 record, including two national

championships, three WCHA regular season championships and four WCHA playoff titles.

Since his arrival in 1994, Gwozdecky has made the Pioneers a perennial top-10 team.

“We certainly wish George the best in his future endeavors and we are thankful for his 19 years at the helm of our hockey program,” said vice chancellor for athletics and recreation Peg Bradley-Doppes in interviews with other outlets. “He certainly had his fair share of success, returning the program to the pinnacle of the collegiate hockey world during our great run in the middle of the previous decade. In addition, he has always run our program with class and professionalism, which has certainly made our fans proud to be Pioneer supporters.

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Academic Commons debuts after 21 months Drone lab tests

prototypes

by sarah ford Managing Editor

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Though currently tucked away in a small corner of campus, a department at DU is doing some big work to help Colorado become a “pioneering” state in unmanned systems technology.

The DU Unmanned Systems Research Institute (DU2SRI), a program that has existed on campus since 2008, recently leased a hangar at the Front Range Airport to continue its work in the research and technological development of unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly referred to as UAVs. The DU2SRI program focuses on building and technologically developing unmanned ground and aircraft systems, or sensor-based vehicles, for a variety of purposes including reconnaissance, wildlife preservation inspection, power line inspection, traffic monitoring and more. These vehicles are able to operate independently.

The new Anderson Academic Commons, which opened last Monday, contains a “floating classroom,” as well as new study spaces and the university archives.

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DU has budgeted for up to 125 more admitted students for the Class of 2017. Over 20,000 students applied.

1,375

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Enrollment goal for 2013-2014

International students admitted

Students admitted overall

Hickenlooper defends fracking at law school debate NEWS | Page 2

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Applicants up 33% for Class of 2017

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“An online sales tax just doesn’t make sense.”

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New HRE option offers cultural perspective by carolyn neff Senior Reporter

The Housing and Residential Education department (HRE) announced Friday the creation of the “GlobalRes” program, a new international living community for secondyear students. The program will begin in the 2013-2014 academic year, and 30 sophomore students can participate.

According to Khouri Markos, resident director of Nagel Hall, GlobalRes is a community for students who are interested in developing and enhancing their worldview and believe in the value of an international mindset.

The GlobalRes community is designed for students who are curious about the world around them and interested in building intercultural relationships with their peers.

“HRE has identified the need to create better support systems and enhance the oncampus residential experience,” said Markos. “HRE sees a real opportunity to encourage learning outside of the classroom and feels the residence halls are an excellent place to bring students together and better address the topics that arise when helping students navigate intercultural relationships.”

As such, Markos said that the focus of GlobalRes will include intercultural relationships between international and domestic students from all levels of awareness and understanding

who have a genuine interest in engaging with people from all around the globe.

“HRE feels there’s room for increased intercultural understanding from everyone on-campus and wants students to see the benefits of living with a roommate or getting to know someone who may bring different perspectives, values or beliefs to the conversation,” said Markos.

Markos said that GlobalRes is going to focus on 30 secondyear students in its first year, selected by HRE in response to four essay questions about why they are interested in GlobalRes. The community will be located on the Nagel’s third floor, where there is a large community space and will be run by HRE and the Nagel residence director.

“GlobalRes will cater to the needs of the students in the community and will promote activities such as international film nights, excursions to cultural festivals, language learning, I-House events, roundtable discussions and other internationally themed conversations and projects,” said Markos.

In addition, GlobalRes students will be able to move into Nagel Hall early, will be able to stay over winter break and will have educational and social activities planned on a weekly basis, including a day-long retreat early on in the school year to help students get to know each other.

“I think the benefits will

extend far beyond these perks,” said Markos. “I’m excited to see students apply who are looking for a new experience at DU and who want to think outside of themselves and develop deeper, more meaningful relationships with others.”

According to Markos, students participating in GlobalRes will also have access to a cultural mentor, who will be a fourth-year DU student with a variety of international experiences. They will be responsible for helping integrate the different perspectives of the community, as well as plan activities that will give students new perspectives.

The cultural mentor, who has not yet been selected, will be appointed by HRE staff and potential candidates include former Resident Assistants or Resident Directors.

While GlobalRes is not directly linked to DU’s Living and Learning Communities (LLCs), which does already offer an international community, Markos said that the HRE is hoping to partner with LLCs on programs throughout the year.

Markos said that the “exploratory, interactive and dynamic” program is a response to a campus that continues to diversify.

The deadline for GlobalRes was this past Friday, March 29, but interested students can still e-mail Khouri. markos@du.edu to see if there is space available.

Pro-fracking Gov. sparks controversy by gigi peccolo News Editor

Three protestors were escorted out of a debate in Sturm College of Law yesterday after interrupting Gov. John Hickenlooper for his arguments in support of fracking.

“There’s no safe way to regulate fracking, you’re a liar who works on behalf of the oil and gas industry,” said one protestor.

“You give lip service to green energy but you don’t do anything for it,” said another.

Hickenlooper dismissed the multiple interruptions.

The 45-minute debate between Hickenlooper and Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones dealt with the issue of “fracking,” or induced hydraulic fracturing, in Colorado.

The debate was moderated

by Professor K.K. DuVivier, who specializes in energy and mining law.

Hickenlooper called natural gas “the best opportunity we have for transitioning to a greener economy.”

“I’m not sure there’s anything else that in real time as rapidly can reduce the amount of carbon emissions as using natural gas in place of coal,” said Hickenlooper.

Jones argued that the time for transition has already passed.

“We aren’t going to stop

drilling tomorrow, but we need to be working as hard as we can to get to a better place and we can’t get stuck on natural gas,” said Jones.

Jones also said that her constituents preferred the use of other energy like solar and wind power.

“People vastly prefer renewable energy, wind and solar over any other energy form,” said Jones. “Creating the opportunities for them to have that energy choice is where we should focus.”

Hickenlooper agreed, saying supporting renewables makes “perfect sense.” Hickenlooper also highlighted the benefits of fracking, pointing out the cleaner air resulting from changing from coal to natural gas.

“It’s not just inexpensive natural gas replacing coal, but replacing coal-fired electrical generating plants with natural gas is dramatically cleaner,” said Hickenlooper, who also argued that banning fracking is denying people what they paid money for.

“People that own the mineral rights underground are different from the ones that own the surface,” said Hickenlooper.

“We have, for over 100 years, provided them the guarantee that they can access those minerals with minimum destruction on the surface.

Jones said the state

shouldn’t be fracking first and asking questions later.

“Natural gas might have some advantage; that doesn’t mean that we have to allow to pollute our neighborhoods and put our children in jeopardy,” said Jones. “We need to have some possible protection from fracking.”

Jones voiced her concerns about fracking being too close to residential areas, saying the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission should restrict itself to how drilling occurs, not where.

“Pollution does not respect political boundaries,” said Jones. “Every child in this state deserves to breathe clean air and to drink safe water, regardless of where they live.”

Hickenlooper said that by 2015, only one-tenth of one percent of water in Colorado will be used for fracking. Jones argued that this same amount of water could supply Boulder for a year. “[Farmers] are being outbid; there’s a small amount of excess water out there and the fracking companies are buying it up,” said Jones. “We’re making choices about Colorado’s future, whether or not we have an agricultural heritage based on what’s happening in fracking, and you need to be a heck of a lot more thoughtful about that.”

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Law students help develop tribal wills

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Students helped draft and execute 66 wills for the Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Tribes during the week-long project; a few wills are still being finalized.

by gigi peccolo News Editor

Eleven law students spent their spring break writing and executing over 60 wills for two Native American tribes as part of DU’s first Tribal Wills Project, according to Sturm College of Law Professor Lucy Marsh. In November 2012, John Roach, Fiduciary Trust Officer for the Southwest Region, Department of Interior, reached out to the Student Law Office to see if students wanted to draft wills.

“Normally law students don’t get a chance to talk to a real client or do anything real,

NEWS BRIEFS Boone Voted Westord’s “Best Mascot” of 2013 by alex johnson Editor Elect

The Denver newspaper Westword recently named DU’s unofficial student mascot Boone as the “Readers’ Choice” for the 2013 Best Denver Mascot competition.

Westword Editor Patricia Calhoun described the final vote tally as “overwhelming for Boone.”

She said thousands of people cast votes in this year’s contest. Ballots were cast online in numerous categories. This is the 29th year of Westword’s “Best of Denver.”

“Clearly, the people who want to keep Boone are working hard,” said Calhoun, adding “Boone’s supporters are a very eager bunch.”

Last month, in Undergraduate Student Government (USG) resolution banned USG funding supporting Boone to take effect after the introduction of a new mascot. DU also created a student-led task force to re-assess the university’s mascot.

The task force is holding public meetings tomorrow, Thursday and Friday to access suggestions of a new mascot.

They plan to introduce a new, official mascot by next January.

DU Alumni Relations also sent out a survey to alumni on

for the whole time they’re in law school, and this is so much more meaningful, to draft a real will for a real person,” said Marsh.

The students and Marsh stayed with the Ute Mountain tribe from Sunday, March 17 to Tuesday, March 19 and traveled to the Southern Ute tribe on Wednesday. Both tribes donated rooms for Marsh and the students to stay in.

Marsh said the teamwork between the tribal members and the students was “outstanding.”

“The students really had a good background as to the tribal customs of the people we were dealing with and the law, which is extremely complex,” said Marsh.

Second year law student Kate Puckett said she has done practical legal work before but said this experience increased her confidence.

“It kind of upped the ante when we went down there because it was the first time that I had ever been left alone with a client and people were asking me to use my knowledge,” said Puckett. “I grew a lot as a student and as a lawyer, to be confident in the knowledge that I knew.”

Each student had the chance to work with several clients over the course of the week. Second year law student Colin Fletcher said it was a “surreal” experience.

March 19 “looking toward a new mascot.”

Mascot Taskforce member Junior Will Guy refused to comment on the development.

Kim DeVigil, Senior Director of University Communications, said the administration has no official statement on the Westword ranking.

Calhoun’s takeaway for student leaders on campus?

“Social campaigns work when you want to get a vote.”

harif gathered for the unveiling of a sign honoring the slain student and reminding passerby to drive safely.

Man given full sentence for deadly hit-and-run by sarah ford Managing Editor

Andrew Simpson, the man convicted of the hit-and-run crash which killed graduate student Masoud Bahramisharif, was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in prison according to a March 28 article posted on 9 News.

Simpson was convicted of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a deadly accident according to the article. The 18-year sentence is the maximum sentence for a hit-and-run crash.

Bahramisharif was hit while crossing the street at the corner of East Evans Avenue and South University Boulevard on May 31 of 2012. He later died while receiving treatment at a local hospital.

According to a March 29 CBS4 article, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey and friends and family of Bahramis-

Night in Nelson culminates in vandalism; fire alarm by sarah ford Managing Editor

Several incidents were reported in Nelson Hall this weekend, including a case of vandalism in which a couch was thrown out a window from the third floor of the building into the courtyard.

The daily crime report released by the Department of Campus Safety (DCS) states the department received a report of the incident at 2:15 a.m. Sunday morning by an unaffiliated party who had heard the crash of the couch as it was pushed through the window.

“I am shocked that someone would throw a couch out of a window,” said sophomore Communication major Shawna Matthews. “Honestly it is a bit impressive, but at the same time it’s kind of sad that someone would disrespect someone else’s property in that manner.”

According to DCS Sgt. Stephen Banet, there are no current suspects in the case.

“There are no cameras in that area, so that kind of leaves us a cold trail unless somebody saw something and they’re willing to come forward and tell us,” said Banet.

“It was amazing getting actually to sit down and interview the clients and work with them start to finish,” said Fletcher. “These are your clients’ last wishes, so it’s a big deal.”

The average will took about two or three hours to draft and get approved; in Denver, it takes about three weeks to get a polished copy, according to Marsh.

Students attended three training sessions before the trip.

Marsh said they put out “very good-quality wills.”

“The students did all the drafting,” said Marsh. “Whenever I’d see anything that was confusing or not clear or whatever, I’d send it back and correct it, so I think they learned a lot doing that.”

Marsh also said she was pleased by the amount of tribal members that participated, noting that there is a social taboo in talking or writing about death in some tribes.

“The [clients] who were giving those special items and trusting us to put that in the will, that meant a great deal to all of us,” said Marsh.

Marsh noted there was some difficulty executing wills among a small group.

“I was gone out of the room for maybe 10 minutes one night… I got back after maybe 10 minutes and all the students said, ‘Oh don’t ever leave again!’ because they couldn’t get the wills signed until I’d approved them,” said Marsh. “It was kind of a roadblock that everything had to go through me, and it would be much better if there were more people. We need

more in the way of supervision by licensed attorneys.”

Fletcher spent one day working on a will for 14 hours.

“It can be cumbersome just because of the belief system down there and because people’s schedules and the fact that some people don’t really have people that they would think to name as their personal representative (executor of their will upon their death),” said Fletcher.

“They kind of keep coming back and seeing you after you give them time to think about it, which is kind of ideally how it should work,” said Fletcher.

Marsh said the program should expand within DU as well as geographically, expressing interest in working in New Mexico.

“I would love to see the law school expand the program and I think what we need to do is get a full-time director, make it a full-time clinical program,” said Marsh. “I think it’s already too big just to be kind of a sideline (project) that we were doing this year.”

Fletcher said he hopes students can relax a little more on the next outing.

“Hopefully if we expand next year we’ll be able to dedicate a couple days off to people so they can spend a little time doing spring break type stuff… so we can kind of blend work with pleasure,” said Fletcher.

Puckett said she would “absolutely” do the project again. Fletcher agreed.

“I definitely think I’ll do it next year, because it was so rewarding,” said Fletcher.

Banet said a bulletin board in the area had also been ripped off of the wall, causing minor damage to the wall.

At 4:05 a.m. the same morning a fire alarm was set off in the lower lot of the north parking lot, forcing students to leave their rooms.

Banet said DCS officers who responded to the alarms saw haze from what they believed was smoke, but found it came from the fire extinguisher which had been discharged in the parking lot, which had also caused the alarms to go off.

“I woke up for the fire alarm,”

said sophomore Biology major Jolysa Gallegos. “There was a haze in the parking garage but I had no idea until I got into Nagel, one of my roommates saw it.”

When it was discovered there was no fire danger, students were allowed to return to their rooms. It appeared that someone had sprayed a fire extinguisher into the parking garage.

“I entered the parking garage after the alarm to get back to my room and several cars were covered with the residue of fire extinguishers.” said Matthews.

Banet said there are also currently no suspects in that case.

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Lab’s work in unmanned vehicles grows Continued from page 1

Not only does the program allow university students and faculty to research the development and application of these vehicles, but it also allows them to build and test model systems, a rare feature for most universities.

“A lot of the capability we are helping people with is taking this advanced research and actually applying it on real vehicles that work,” said Matt Rutherford, deputy director of the DU Unmanned Systems Laboratory.

“We do not conclude our research just by publishing a paper,” added Kimon Valavanis, director of the institute. “It is not just paper and pencil research.

We develop prototype systems which are fully functional.”

Rutherford and Valavanis both joined DU and initiated development of the unmanned systems laboratory in 2008; both now run the facility.

The laboratory also hosts the work of 10 Masters students and between two and four undergraduates who all participate in research.

The lab also brings PHd students from worldwide to study, including current students hailing from Brazil, Italy, Greece, Portugal and other countries who are paid by their national governments to come to the University of Denver to participate in the research.

Now these researchers are planning to pick up and move their work to a new hangar leased

at the Front Range Airport in early March. The new space will offer more room for prototype flight and testing.

“What we are trying to do with the establishment of the institute is that we are trying to be the focal point of research and development and activities within the state of Colorado,” said Valavanis. “To bring interested parties to do basic applied research development and also help the state of Colorado become a pioneering space in the aerospace industry.”

Rutherford and Valavanis said the department would begin moving into the hanger immediately. It will be fully functional within a couple of weeks.

“This allows our faculty and students to get out there and fly without the constraints of weather,” said Michael Keables, dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Sciences. “It also allows us to work with the folks at the Front Range Airport to fly some of the larger aircraft, which is a great opportunity for our students.”

Part of the funding for the hangar space will be supplied by the Adams County Economic Development Fund, while the rest will be paid for with funding from the Science and Engineering Department.

“Because our research involves experimentation, the appropriate terrain is essential,” said Valavanis. “We cannot do the experimentation within our offices or within a small lab on campus.”

However, the new hangar is not the only exciting development in the works for the unmanned systems institute.

The department is also working with the Front Range on its proposal to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Colorado to be considered as one of six sites to be designated as a testing area for future integrated use of commercial drones. The six states will be appointed by the FAA in response to a direct congressional initiative announced in September.

The University of Denver is a stakeholder with the Front Range Airport, the testing site designated by the FAA project if the proposal is approved. The plan proposes development of a “Spaceport Colorado” for testing and eventual use of aircraft to offer commercial trips to space.

Under the plan, DU would conduct systems research to assist the facility.

“Our role has not been determined, but we envision ourselves being part of the entity doing basic research. Our role will be education and basic researchrelated.” said Valavanis.

“There are lots of questions that have to be addressed in terms of policy and safety,” Keables said of the FAA mandate to incorporate UAV research. “Our work will be largely devoted to research.”

Dennis Heap, director of the Front Range Airport, said the benefits of this partnership would extend to both DU and the airport.

“It would open up the opportunity for DU to have access to more sites,” he said.

According to Heap, the University of Denver and Front Range Airport would continue a tenant relationship under this plan with DU financing its own research space.

Even if the proposal is not accepted, DU will continue its research from the recentlypurchased hanger, and will even have the ability to test prototypes in open airspaces through working with the Front Range air traffic controller.

“No university that I know of has anything like this capability,” said Rutherford. “Everyone has been doing labs with high ceiling research. We could be the first to have this amount of space.”

The current program has been helped with a number of awarded grants, including being approved in late June for a grant from the National Science Foundation for 1.65 million dollars.

According to Valavanis and Rutherford, the money was granted to DU out of hundreds of schools which applied after undergoing a thorough process of review for the school’s stated plan of use for the funding.

“It was a timely proposal because UAVs are everywhere right now. And what we proposed was novel, was challenging, it was well written,” said Valavanis. “The vast majority of all proposals that we write and that everyone writes

do not get funded. The ones that do get funded stand on their own and are high quality.”

The funding was officially rewarded on Sept. 1, and will continue for three years while DU will match for $700,000, 30 percent of the reward, making the total amount of the grant $2.8 million. It was rewarded for the institute’s development of a unified helicopter landing platform.

According to Keables, a majority of the lab’s work is funded by research grants rather than coming directly from the university.

Though the idea of UAV research has been a controversial topic lately, Rutherford and Valavanis said they are excited for what the work being done at DU2SRI can bring.

However, they acknowledged that it may take time for people to adjust to the technology.

“The research we do is broadly applicable as scientists. We are trying to contribute to this science,” said Valavais. “We are interested in autonomous vehicles, we are not building weapons.”

Valavanis and Rutherford said they hope to help Colorado become a main site of UAV research and development to be looked to nationally within the next few years.

“We do this because we just love playing around with this technology,” said Rutherford.

Admissions office records rise in applications by sarah ford Managing Editor

Student applications to DU have increased by 33 percent this year, reaching a total of just over 20,000, and a total of 10,454 students have been accepted for the 2013-2014 school year according to Todd Rinehart, director of admissions.

Completed applications, or applications which have been submitted with all components necessary for staff to make an admissions decision, have also increased this year by 21 percent to a total of 13,642.

“We have had large increases (in applications) every year for a number of years,” said Rinehart. “It’s attributable to a few things. Our students do a good job just through word of mouth sharing the great experiences they are having, and that in itself is helping to grow our reputation.”

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is receiving more applications, Rinehart said the total number of undergraduate students will remain at about 5,000. Admissions is looking to enroll 1,375 new first-year students for the fall quarter, an increase of 124 students over last year’s budgeted goal of 1,214.

Each year, the target number of students university staff wants to enroll is determined by the graduation numbers from the previous year. Because the university’s four-year graduation rates have increased, according to Rinehart, the university is able to admit more first-year students.

“Students are graduating more efficiently,” said Rinehart.

“Which is allowing us to bring in additional students on the front end.”

The demographics of students applying and being admitted to the university have remained the same, according to Rinehart, with a few exceptions.

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Out-of-state students accepted to the university has increased to 7,414 from 4,697 last year.

Admitted students who identify as students of color also saw a rise from 1,549 last year, then the largest pool of students of color to be admitted in a year, to 2,017 this year.

In last year’s enrollment class, 250 enrolled students, or 20 percent, identified as students of color. That number will not be known for this year’s class until the deadline for student acceptance, May 1.

Acceptance of international students remained steady with the university admitting 540 this year compared to 555 last year.

However, applications from international students dropped from 1900 received last year to 1500 received this year. Rinehart said this is due to a change made by the admissions office requiring students in China to participate in an interview to access English proficiency.

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“Because of that requirement, we believe, fewer students have applied. But the ones who have applied are more qualified and more proficient in English so that’s a good thing both for the students and for DU,” said Rinehart.

China is the only country where the interview was implemented as part of the admissions process.

Rinehart said the admissions department brought in seasonal employees and found more efficient ways to access and admit students because of the increase.

Though the number of applicants to the university has risen, the academic profile of those being admitted has stayed the same, according to Rinehart. The average GPA of admitted students is 3.72, while the average scores on the SAT is 1233 on a 1600 scale and a 28 on the ACT. “They (the scores) are basi-

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cally identical to a year ago,” said Rinehart. “That actually speaks to the strong pool of applicants we had this year when you consider we admitted more students because our class would be larger this fall.”

Rinehart also attributed the rise in applications to a new marketing campaign. The university is now purchasing more information on students made available when they check a box allowing schools to view their academic profiles while taking the SAT and ACTs. The university is then able to reach out to students they are interested in.

“We have been purchasing more names than we have in the past and doing it in a strategic way. Selecting students of a certain academic profile, selecting students from certain regions of the country,” said Rinehart.

“We try to continue to grow the number of students who are considering DU. And it’s been effective. It’s worked.”

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Law school climbs in rankings by anna gauldin Staff Writer

The Sturm College of Law moved up in the U.S. News & World Report rankings for the third consecutive year, coming in at No. 64 in the 2013 compilation of the country’s best law schools, which was released March 12.

Four of Denver Law’s specialty programs were also ranked in the top 20 nationally.

Up five places from last year’s ranking of No. 69, Denver Law tied with Pennsylvania State University, Seton Hall University and University of New Mexico.

Yale University, Harvard University and Stanford University topped the list.

“U.S. News measures some things that are tremendously important,” said Martin Katz, dean of Sturm College of Law. “They measure the rate of employment of graduates, the bar passage rate and studentfaculty ratios. Measures like that are extremely important and are terrific measures of quality.

They also, however, measure the number of books in your library.

In 2013, this is not a particularly good measure of a law school.

“We focus on moving the indicators that matter to us. We are not trying to increase the number of books in our library, but we are trying to decrease the student-faculty ratio, and we’ve done a great job of that. We are below the 10-1 ratio, which puts us in elite company and helps us with the level of education we are trying to provide our students.”

In addition to Sturm College of Law being ranked No. 64 overall, several of Denver Law’s specialty programs received recognition. The clinical training program ranked No. 15 in the country, while the environmental and natural resources program came in at No. 17. The trial advo-

cacy program and the legal writing program ranked No. 9 and No. 11, respectively; Denver Law’s part-time law degree program finished at No. 12 in the nation.

Katz, who took over as interim dean in July of 2009, said he immediately began working on a strategic planning process to improve the law school and that has been a major driving force behind its steady climb in the rankings. Since 2008, Sturm College of Law has moved up 24 spots from No. 88, including a 16-place climb since 2010.

According to Katz, this kind of sustained rise in the U.S. News rankings is rare.

“It [the strategic planning process] was very faculty-driven; it wasn’t a top-down plan,” said Katz. “This gave us a great deal of buy-in and support. Things happen when the faculty is excited to make them happen.

When I took over as permanent dean in February of 2010, there was a very clear mandate to implement this plan.”

According to Katz, there are two major areas of the strategic plan: a specialization initiative and a modern learning initiative. The specialization initiative picks five areas to focus on and includes the environmental and natural resources program, international law, employment law, constitutional rights and remedies and business and commercial law. Students may choose to specialize their degrees in any one of these areas.

“We picked these five specific areas to focus on instead of being all things to all people,” said Katz. “This allows us to focus on being truly excellent in those areas and allows students to build their specialties.”

The second aspect of the strategic plan is the modern learning initiative, which focuses on experiential learning. Students

gain real-life experience through clinics, in which they represent clients in real cases under faculty supervision; externships, in which they work with community lawyers on their cases; and course simulations, in which they simulate cases under the supervision of faculty and practitioners.

“We are one of the nation’s leaders in experiential education,” said Katz. “The best way to learn how to be a lawyer is to spend time in the shoes of a lawyer with great teaching and great mentoring. What we are seeing in the peer assessment score [in U.S. News’ rankings] is that people are starting to see and understand the quality of our program.”

According to Katz, the university has made large investments in the Sturm College of Law as a direct result of this strategic plan, which has allowed Denver Law to shrink its class sizes by 20 percent, increase the number of faculty and substantially increase the amount of financial aid available to students.

U.S. News’ ranking system judges the 194 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association based on 12 measures of quality, including median LSAT score, selectivity, bar passage rate and studentfaculty ratio, among others.

Specialty rankings were based on a voting system among legal educators currently teaching in the field.

“The way to think about U.S. News rankings is that you don’t place undue importance on them, but that they are nonetheless important,” said Katz.

“Students who are thinking about coming here, faculty who we are recruiting and employers who are hiring from the school all look at rankings, so we want to pay attention to them.”

Gen. Casey visits campus by lanna giauque Staff Writer

Retired Commanding General George Casey, the 36th Chief of Staff for the U.S. Army, spoke to a group of over 40 people in the Daniels College of Business last Tuesday on the subject of leadership. Who sponsored the event?[--that was ambiguous, so I left it out.] we need to find out - can’t just leave out a fact because we don’t know.

Casey served as the Senior Coalition Commanding General in Iraq from 2004-2007, and was nominated to the position of Chief of Staff of the Army in 2007. During his time as Chief of Staff, he led 1.1 million people and managed an annual budget of over $200 million. He said he has been speaking at several business schools recently, and was “pleased”when Daniels accepted his request to speak there as well.

Casey, a DU alumnus, started by using his experience in Iraq as an example of a situation that requires strong leadership. He said that we live in a world that is “VUCA”, or volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous.

“That’s the world you’re going to be dealing with as you move forward,” he told the stu-

dents in the room.

“Iraq was the most complex environment I’ve ever worked in,” Casey said. “With every decision, there were multiple and compelling internal and external challenges.”

To deal with a complex environment like Iraq, Casey said it is important for leaders to have vision, courage and character.

He defined vision as having the foresight to see something in the future that’s not apparent to everyone else, and said it is the job of a leader to use vision and values to prepare followers for the future.

“People trust leaders that live by their values,” Casey said.

He also said courage is necessary for leaders because they must be willing to take risks, and explained that character is shown when leaders are able to be resilient when a risk turns out poorly.

Casey outlined six additional strategies for good leadership, including: developing and visualizing strategies, building consensus, building teams, identifying opportunities, having good communication and developing self.

Casey cited clarity as a very important aspect to building consensus and creating a working team, making it another essential

aspect of leadership.

He said being able to effectively impose one’s will is crucial to creating a good team, and that clarity is extremely important to accomplishing this.

“Before you can impose your will on your enemy, you have to impose it on your staff,” said Casey. He continued by saying to accomplish this, “Your strategy needs to be as clear and direct as your vision.”

Finally, Casey stressed the importance of leaders taking care of themselves, and encouraged those in attendance to invest the time as a leader to be physically, mentally and emotionally strong enough to deal with challenges.

“A leader is the face of an organization in good times and bad,” said Casey. “The higher up you get, the more you realize it’s ok to say ‘I don’t know’.”

David Kloeckner, a secondyear IMBA student at the Daniel’s College of Business, said he enjoyed hearing General Casey’s view on leadership. Kloeckner said Casey’s military examples could be easily transferred to the business world. “[General Casey] had a very good description of vision—how that’s implemented and what that means,” said Kloeckner. That was my biggest takeaway.”

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Intelligence Report

Alcohol

On Friday, March 29 at 10:06 a.m., while on routine patrol, Campus Safety observed two Denver Police Department (DPD) vehicles parked on the east side of Unviersity Hall.

Campus Safety officers contacted DPD officers who stated they had received a report of a staff member who was in need of assistance. However, upon arrival at the scene, they determined the report was false.

On Thursday, March 28 at 11:11 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a noise complaint in Centennial Halls. Upon arrival at the scene, officers reported to the room from which the noise was coming and spoke with four students who were in the room. Officers disposed of the alcohol which was found inside the room.

Drugs On Saturday, March 30 at 11:27 p.m., while on routine patrol, a Campus Safety officer observed four students who were smoking marijuana on the west side of Centennial Halls. The officer contacted the students and confiscated the marijuana.

On Sunday, March 31 at 2:31 a.m., officers responded to a loud in a residential room in Nelson Hall. Upon entering the room, officers contacted three students and found a large amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, a small knife, a small amount of alcohol and several items stolen from the university. Due to the quantity of marijuana, officers contacted DPD who responded to the scene and confiscated all marijuana and paraphernalia.

On Friday, March 1 at an unspecified time, Campus Safety responded to call regarding the ordo r of marijuana emanating from a residential room in Centennial Halls. Officers arrived on teh scene and confirmed the odor. There were no students in the room at the time of hte investigation.

On Sunday, March 3 at 1:20 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding the odor of marijuana emanating from a residential room in the Johnson-MacFarlane Hall.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with two students who were inside of the room in question. Both students denied having smoked marijuana in the room, however, one admitted to having used the drug off-campus.

Medical Assist On Wednesday, March 27 at 10:01 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding a student in need of medical assistance in Hilltop Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, officer provided assistance and called for paramedics who transported the student to Porter Hospital.

On Thursday, March 28 at 11:33 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding a student in need of medical assistance in Johnson-McFarlane Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke to witnesses in the area while student in question was attended to by paramedics. Paramedics transported the student to an unknown hospital.

On Friday, March 29 at 3:33 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding an unconscious student on the lawn near Johnson-McFarlane Hall. Officers arrived at the scene, contacted the student and confirmed their over-intoxication. Officers contacted the Denver Police Department (DPD) who transported the student to Denver Cares.

On Saturday, March 30 at 2:31 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding serveral intoxicated students in Centennial Towers. Upon arrival at the scene, officers contacted four students, two of whom were too intoxicated to remain on campus. Officers contacted DPD who transported both students to Denver Cares.

On Sunday, March 3 at 2:03 a.m., while on routine patrol, a Campus Safety officer was stopped by a Denver Police Department (DPD) officer near the corner of East Asbury Avenue and south York Street.

The DPD officer informed Campus Safety that they had seen a student lying in a grassy area near the intersection and that the student was intoxicated. DPD cited the student for underage consumption of alcohol and transported them to Denver Cares.

Fraud On Friday, March 29 at 11:48 p.m., Campus Safety took a report from a student who was a victim of a possible money laundering scheme. The student stated they also planned to file a report with DPD.

Police Assist On Wednesday, March 27 at 2:46 p.m., while on routine patrol, officers observed Denver Police Department (DPD) vehicles parked on South York Street. Campus Safety Officers spoke with DPD officers who stated they were arresting a student who was accused of domestic violence against a second student.

Vandalism On Monday, March 25 at 2:46 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding vandalism to a door in Aspen Hall.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers found that the door in question had been intentionally kicked in but there were no items missing from the area.

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Anderson Commons unveiled

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The new Anderson Academic Commons contains moveable bookshelves on the lower level, an altered exterior and redesigned furniture throughout. Meant to be both a library and a gathering place for students, the Commons opened last Monday after almost two years of construction on the Penrose Library.

Commons as campus ‘center’ Caffeine by ZeBi Warm weather, free food and the chatter of hundreds of curious students and faculty marked the official opening of the Anderson Academic Commons this past Monday. Students filtered in and out, admiring the new library, trying out the revamped furniture and exploring potential socializing and studying areas.

Chancellor Robert Coombe thanked the 5,000 plus donors to the new Commons at the grand opening on Monday, which was attended by more than 500 people.

“We’ve heard every year from students at the University of Denver is that what we really need on our campus is that center, that focal point, where people come to talk and work and think,” said Coombe. “That is the intention for the Anderson Academic Commons and I hope you find it to be that very special, inviting place.”

USG President Sam Estenson also delivered a speech, along with Dean and Director of University Libraries, Nancy Allen, and President of the American Library Association, University of Denver Chapter, Chloe Campbell.

“This space combines the history of our institution: its prestigious devotion to scholarship and the promise of our ever improving future,” said Estenson.

Campbell, who has worked with the library since 2007, says the library is always changing to meet students’ needs.

“We are not losing our old library, or what it means for our students; it is transformed, it is reimagined,” said Campbell.

The two-year process is estimated to have cost around $32 million. The Commons has the original Penrose Library structure, with a few small additions according to Allen.

“The building was completely gutted,” Allen said. “We tore everything out. Every part of the infrastructure is new.”

While the library may visually look very different from the previous Penrose Library, many of the improvements made were technological, making the library more in tune in the digital age.

The main floor is home to the section for newly received books and the print area, where print materials such as magazines, journals, and newspapers can be found.

The Digital Media Center is a new addition to the library and is located on the first floor. This is a digital editing center where students can go to receive help with any digital media assignment.

The Writing Center, Math Center, Research Center and University Technology Services Help Center are all still located on the first floor as well.

The Anderson Academic Commons is study friendly with 32 study rooms as opposed to the seven that were in the Penrose Library. A new aspect of the study rooms is that they all have a room scheduling unit that allows student to reserve a study room either online or on the unit outside of the study room.

Each study room is equipped with a white board and a HD panel, which is also a new addition according to Allen. Students will be able to use the HD panel to work on group projects or practice a PowerPoint presentation.

The most unique addition to the library is the Loft, which is a classroom located on the upper level that “hangs” over the lower level. According to Allen, all students and faculty can put in a request to use the room, but Allen and other library officials must approve all requests.

“The Loft will mostly be used for meetings,” Allen said. “The librarians will use this area to teach their workshops on different ways students can research topics for classes.”

The upper level also has the new acoustic control area. This area is a place where a group of students can come and watch a movie for class. Each student can sit under a “cone” and will be able to hear the audio while the rest of the library will not.

“The cones of silence is my favorite part of the new library,” said Andrea Christensen, a junior from Colorado Springs majoring in marketing and psychology. “I love that I can be standing under this cone and hear the audio perfectly, but someone just three feet away cannot.”

Like the Penrose Library, students can find all books (that are not new additions) on the lower level of the Commons.

What has changed is the use of movable bookshelves. This means that students can manually move the bookshelves using a wheel to move the shelves that are on tracks.

“This way we use a little bit more than half the space that we did in Penrose,” said Allen.

Another useful addition to the library is that almost every study space has access to a power outlet—1,864 to be exact.

There are some parts of the library that requires students to be silent. The quiet study room, located on the lower level, has acoustic glasses making the room immune to any outside noiseeven the loud traffic up and down Evans Avenue.

“This is something that students asked for. This is a student library–so we listen.”

So far the student reaction for the new library has been positive.

“The old one was outdated,” said Christensen. “This one is much more modern and in tune with the modern student needs.”

“It’s giant, it’s spacious, you can do your work without a lot of distractions,” said freshman Sara Sachs. “It’s brilliantly designed.”

The Numbers 32

study rooms

1,864

4,000+

chairs with access to pieces of furniture refurbished and power outlets reused from the original Penrose Library

39,500

linear feet of library collections (7.48 miles)

98,000

online journals

154,223 square feet

5,464

donors

1 million+

digital records

Zest Bistro (ZeBi) is a new café located on the main level of the library that is sponsored by Sodexo. The café has a generous selection of healthy meals and refreshing beverages.

The café offers four different types of flatbread sandwiches all priced at $5.49. It also offers three different types of fresh deli sandwiches all priced at $4.99.

Made to order salads are available for $4.49.

Customers also have the option of mix it up, which serves half a sandwich and half a salad for $5.49. All salads, sandwiches, and mix it up orders come with a

side of fruit, bread or chips.

Its menu is located on a screen mounted on the wall and also has calorie information for most meals. Meals are small portions and many have less than 500 calories.

A wide range of drink options include all natural smoothies priced at $4.99. The flavors are raspberry, mango, mixed berry, banana or peach.

A single or double shot espresso is priced at $1.59 or $1.79. ZeBi also offers chai tea offered in small, medium, or large and priced between $3.09 and $3.99 depending on size.

The opening of the Anderson Academic Commons last Monday corresponded with the opening of a new exhibit in the building, entitled “Maps: From the Local to the Global.”

The exhibit, which is displayed on the walls throughout the new commons, features artwork related to mapping, historic maps, research maps, studentcreated maps and themed maps associated with DU and the surrounding community.

Peggy Keeran, chair of the Exhibits and Artworks Committee, said the idea for an exhibit concerning maps was suggested during committee brainstorming for the opening of the commons.

“We wanted to try to show all the different ways people think about maps, how they use maps and how they do creative works with maps,” she said.

Examples of the works on display include historical maps related to Professor and Chair of the DU History Department Susan Schulten’s work, topographic artworks by DU professors Laleh Mehran and Chris Coleman, a stamp collage made of stamps from international students, ski maps from the DU Alpine Club and historical maps of Denver and the DU area.

Another component of the exhibit is student-created maps.

The four student-created pieces on display show where students

studied abroad in 2012, where current international students come from, where current domestic students come from and where alumni are living now. These maps were compiled and designed by a cartography class in the geography department last quarter.

Geographic Information Science (GIS) Professor Steven Hick, who taught the class and also acts as the GIS director in the department of Geography and the Environment, said that when he was approached by Keeran to create map displays for the new exhibit, he decided the task would make for a good class project fo help his cartography students learn the importance and challenges of creating a professional, publishable final product.

“It was a challenge, but now there are 19 students who can walk by those maps and say, ‘I did that,’” said Hick.

The exhibit is scheduled to remain on display through August of this year, when a new exhibit will replace it. The theme of the new exhibit is still under discussion, according to Keeran.

Hick says he is glad to see maps on display.

“Maps are works of art,” he said. “They tell a tremendous story, and they have as much place in a library as books do— they’re able to communicate as much information, but without any words.”

Marvelous maps

Stories by Gigi Peccolo, Maura Shea and Lanna Giauque

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The Grind: The Biscuit Bus

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ever21.com and is available in certain stores.

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PJ’s Boutique located at 1509 S. Pearl St. has a wide selection of bold print clothing items as well, including their Boundary & Co. Cora Maxi Dress that has a dark print top paired with a mint green skirt. The dress is priced at $215. The boutique’s clothing is priced on the expensive side, but they hold different sales throughout the year, which can be an affordable alternative for students who are looking to support local businesses.

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The biscuits at Denver’s food truc k “The Biscuit Bus” are served in black to-go bowls to ensure that none of the sauces escape.

The Biscuit Bus: 4/5 beans

Soul food on the fly by kameryn tanita Senior Reporter

Food fads come and go, but food trucks may be in it for the long haul. Food trucks are part of the latest food phenomena and like all the major hipster cities, Denver has started following the trend. With many equipped with ovens, refrigerators and/or broilers to warm dishes, these food trucks are gourmet restaurants on wheels and have locals flocking to try delicious, quick eats.

As the first food truck in Denver, and thus the most hip, The Biscuit Bus should look weathered from its extensive career; however, it is still in perfect shape. Surrounded by huge sacks of flour waiting to be mixed into delicious biscuits and painted a khaki color, the Biscuit Bus is unassuming and simple but once you try the food inside, it is anything but that.

The smell of bacon grease and biscuit batter waft through the air as the lone bearded chef whips up the infamous “Jack Lee,” a biscuit with bacon and grape jelly, or “The Dahlia,” a French toast biscuit filled with a homemade sausage patty, apple butter and a fried egg smothered in syrup. There is no doubt these creations are the ultimate comfort food but beware: They are extremely filling.

Tucked in the parking lot behind the Denver Biscuit Companies Restaurant off of Colfax Avenue and Adam Street for winter hibernation, The Biscuit Bus is still in business, but it won’t be out roaming around the streets of Denver until the weather gets nicer.

However, bad weather hasn’t deterred hungry locals from frequenting The Biscuit Bus on Colfax. The early morning crowd around might choose

to enjoy their biscuits outside in the cool air, or to flock inside to the Denver Biscuit restaurant just a few feet away from the food truck itself. The crowd inside ranges from a young couple with tattoos and glasses who sit at the bar, to a businessman in a suit to an elderly woman.

These biscuits are truly made for everyone.

Even if you are not the biggest biscuit fan, The Biscuit Bus will change your mind.

The big, buttery, flaky biscuits add some creativity to normal sandwiches. They combine breakfast sandwiches and other classic sandwiches with their own twist. If you are looking for the more traditional breakfast food, they even have the “Biscuit French Toast” with honey butter and syrup. The biscuits and biscuit sandwiches are even served in black to-go bowls to ensure that none of the sauces or flavors escape.

While some might scoff over the prices, as the average biscuit is around $8, they will soon be quieted by a mouth of biscuit perfection and a full stomach.

While the comfort of the restaurant atmosphere might be missing when it comes to The Biscuit Bus, it’s better to be unique, as all cool kids know, so replacing the booth with a spot outside is well worth the sacrifice.

This food fad is definitely not something to try every day, especially for those people trying to stay in shape, but it is the perfect breakfast for a weekend indulgence. Beginning in May, you can find The Biscuit Bus every Saturday at the Cherry Creek Farmers Market as well as making the rounds to Civic Center Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Other stops can be found on their website or other food truck tracking websites.

Flowers have started to bloom, the grass is getting greener and it is no longer necessary to layer on the jackets every time you go outside to brave the cold. It is safe to say that spring has arrived, and with it the chance to update your wardrobe with the latest fashion trends.

We all know Colorado’s weather can change in a heartbeat and this year trends’ can easily be paired with leggings, boots and a jacket in the event of an unexpected snowstorm. The great thing about fashion trends is that you can adapt them to your style and make them your own.

The Clarion has brought to you an array of Spring 2013 Fashion Week-approved style options ranging from local boutiques, designer brands and more affordable options. This year’s spring fashion trends include bold prints, black and white and floral.

Bold Prints

This spring is all about making a statement. There is no better way to do that than with bold prints.

Whether the print is on pants, skirts, dresses or shirts, they can be mismatched, stand alone or added to a simple outfit for flare.

Designer Digs

Keep it Local

Black & White

Black and white is a style that seemed to take over this year’s spring fashion week runway. Designers mixed and matched black and white patterns from head to toe while also sticking to the classic looks.

You name it and fashion week premiered it. It is a timeless look that can be worn all year round and that is worth spending a few extra bucks on items that will last a lifetime.

cie’s is located at 1511 S. Pearl St. and is a great boutique for anything black and white. They have a generous selection of blouses and dresses that incorporate the eye-catching-black-and-white style that is fashionable this season. They have reasonably priced items along with more expensively priced items; dresses range anywhere from $40-$400.

Floral Prints

Nothing says springtime has arrived quite like the blooming flowers found on different floral prints. This print is commonly incorporated into blouses, skirts and dresses alike.

The most convenient aspect of floral is that you can dress it up or dress it down and therefore it is the perfect pattern for any occasion, including the office, springtime barbeques or a happy hour downtown.

Designer Digs BB Dakota’s ‘Morgan’ print fit & flare dress, priced at $88 and found at Nordstrom, epitomizes the floral print for springtime.

This dress has an abstract floral print paired with a white background, making it a simple and elegant dress perfect for a daily

Designer Digs For the fashionista, these Zara black and white printed cropped trousers priced at $59.90 fulfill the black and white spring style trend. The black and white zebra print incorporates

If you’re looking to splurge a bit, this tribal print silk collar dress by Aryn K has the ultimate bold print. This high-low dress (high in the front, low in the back) has a unique and fun print that features pastel colors. Available in small, medium or large, photo courtesy of bp.blogspot.com

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two popular style trends and are sure to leave an impression. They can be matched with the simple Zara blouse with draped front priced at $69.90 to create a look that is very “in” this season, perfect for a night out on the town or a casual day at the office.

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this dress costs $99 and can be found at piperlime.gap.com.

Pio’s Pick For a more affordable alternative, Forever 21’s ikat print spaghetti strap dress has a similar high-low cut and also incorporates a unique, diamond-like print. This dress is priced at $24.80 and can be found at for-

For those of you not looking to dry out your wallet, H&M has a generous selection of black and white print pants including a black pant with white polka dots for $19.95 and black and white diamond striped pant for $24.95. Each pant can be paired with a simple top to create an outfit that is sure to make a statement this spring.

Keep it Local In support of our blossoming Denver fashion scene, Gra-

outfit or a more formal event.

This dress can be purchased at nordstroms.com or UrbanOutfitters.com.

Pio’s Pick Forever 21’s garden floral A-line dress priced at $19.80 features a similar simple floral style at a more affordable price.

The dress can be found on forever21.com.

Keep it Local Pink’s Clothing Boutique, located at 745 S. University Blvd, has the ideal spring wardrobe selection, all at an affordable price. They have pieces that fit the fashion trends listed above as well as an endless supply of pastel clothing.

The great thing about fashion trends is that you can adapt them to your style and make them your own. Trends change as quickly as the seasons, but these unique and versatile pieces can be incorporated into many different styles and can be worn for years to come.

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‘Game of Thrones’ returns with fire, blood

Jon Snow, the illegitimate son of Lord Eddard Stark and a man of the Night’s Watch, is captured beyond the wall by wildling Ygritte and taken to meet the feared King of the wildlings, Mance Rayder.

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The “Game of Thrones” season three premiere has finally arrived. After waiting for a dreadfully long nine months, the premiere did not disappoint; it was filled with humor, mystery, tension and of course sex—staples of the series.

What was necessary for this premiere, and thoughtfully delivered, was plot development. This third season is so highly anticipated that a solid foundation is essential. For this reason, the premiere was not as epic as the build-up was, but nonetheless, it brought exactly what it needed to the table.

The story continued in the same fashion as the previous seasons and books, in which the storyline switches between the points of view of different characters. The season two finale ended on an enormous cliffhanger, so season three naturally began where the previous season left off. While it’s not entirely clear what exactly has happened between then and now, the opening scene depicts Samwell Tarley (John Bradley) running through the snow until he encounters a White Walker. There is a slight disconnect

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between how the show left Samwell and how he is seen now, but it is sure to become evident in an upcoming episode.

As each character is reintroduced, the story begins to take its shape. Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage, “Elf ”) is always entertaining to watch with his wit and cunning. His interactions with Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey, “300”) and Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) are so in tune with the book that it’s almost frightening.

Dinklage embodies his character with such passion and curiosity that it is hard not to like him – even as a Lannister.

Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) is also featured, and is on the move. Audiences finally get to see the “Mother of Dragons” set sail. At the end of the episode, Daenerys gets caught up in a shocking turn of events which viewers who have not read the books will never see coming. It is also a clue to those that have read the series about the speed to which certain events will occur.

Jon Snow (Kit Harington), a fan favorite, is also well represented in the premiere.

When audiences last saw Jon Snow, he had just “joined” the ranks of the Wildlings. The anticipated appearance of Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds, “John Carter”), King of the

Wildlings, also occurs in this episode as he is introduced to Jon Snow. Taken directly from the book, the meeting between Jon Snow and Mance sets up their relationship quite nicely for the upcoming season.

Although not a new character, Margaery Tyrell (Natalie Dormer, “Captain America”) steps into a more prominent role within the season premiere. As the new betrothed of King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), Margaery seeks to make herself more “queenly” by appealing to the people. Her interactions with Cersei Lannister also point to future tensions and conflicts—always intriguing to see.

In such a densely plotted series, not everything can fit into one episode. Audiences are still left wondering about certain characters, including Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj CosterWaldau, “Mama”) and Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen). There are numerous other minor characters that are not shown in the premiere episode, but this is the price paid to enjoy such a rich story.

Additionally, there are so many characters it can be confusing to keep track of all of them at times. This season will not help with the confusion as many more new (and old) characters are introduced

into the storyline. Knowing George R.R. Martin, author of the book series, when new characters are brought in, some have to be taken out. If this holds true, season three is in for some shakeups.

Season three stands to be the best season yet for “Game of Thrones,” and the premiere definitely demonstrated that.

When it comes to adapting a book series into a TV series or movie, there is a very fine line between making small changes while retaining the storyline and changing it drastically to fit time slots and budgets. “Game of Thrones” masterfully walks this line and keeps the story as true as possible. Are there changes? Of course. The premiere itself was full of changes. However, these changes don’t distract the audience from any major plot points and are mostly meant to speed up the storytelling process.

This series has something to offer everyone, and with the season three premiere this has become even more evident. Whether you’re a fan of Lord of the Rings, a good mystery or any political intrigue story, “Game of Thrones” is the perfect series to watch. Firsttime viewers are encouraged to begin back at season one, but be warned: Once you start watching, you won’t be able to stop.

suffer for it, getting caught in the electronic noise, while the latter has beautiful lyrics that simply don’t flow with the melody.

Unfortunately, Dormarion does nothing to redeem itself with “Wires.” By the fourth track Telekinesis’ sound is already getting a little old.

Fortunately, Lerner discontinues this pattern with track five, “Lean on Me.” Perhaps the best song of the entire album, Lerner pours his heart and soul into this romantic ballad. The listener gets the sense that Lerner is truly singing a personal message – the song is intimate and yet also catchy.

“Symphony,” the sixth song, has more of a bluegrass feel. Lerner is again conveying a sense of longing, of missing the one you love and trying to get back something that has slipped away. The dream-like quality and raw, human emotions, combined with prosaic lyrics, make this a potential single off the album.

Just as things start to get good, however, song number seven, “Dark to Light,” disappoints. The lyrics are relatable but something is missing. Lerner would do better to lean away from the electronic, synthesizer sounds and stick to real instruments. Track eight, “Little Hill,” is completely forgettable in the scheme of things.

Redeeming himself, Lerner’s ninth track, “Ever True,” drops the somber mood and starts to sound like a celebration. The catchy, personal lyrics brand Telekinesis as a real pop artist.

Song ten, “Island #4,” gets back to the crooning, mournful mood of the first half of the album. While an unlikely single, “Island #4” does certainly have its own appeal to those more reflective and soulful listeners.

“Laissez-Faire,” the 11th installment of the album, is quite catchy and short, as opposed to the final track, “You Take it Slowly.” With the 12th and last song, Teleki-

nesis ends Dormarion in a very graceful, if boring, way.

“You Take it Slowly” is a fitting summation to the album as a whole. The wistful feel, peaceful melody and highly metaphorical lyrics intrigue without really engaging. Lerner is obviously doing his best to connect with his listeners, but there seems to be a missing link. Telekinesis has been labeled by radio stations such as NPR as a “power pop” band, but by the end of the half hour, there is no real sense of strength.

Although unsatisfying as a whole, Dormarion need not be completely dismissed by listeners. “Island #4” and especially “Lean on Me” and “Symphony” are worthy pieces of music in their own right.

If Lerner had applied the same combination of thoughtfulness and honesty to every song, Dormarion could have been an achievement to be reckoned with.

‘Dormarion’ more catchy than memorable by julia kuttler Contributing Writer

Dormarion, the third album by Seattle singer-songwriter Michael Benjamin Lerner, known on stage as Telekinesis, is a concise little pop album that clocks in at barely over 30 minutes. The album is a blend of pop and rock music but with a definite indie heart; all 12 songs feature strong, head-bobbing beats.

Lerner’s real strengths as an artist are showcased in the love songs on the record, which are like poetry brought to life by music.

The first track, “Power Lines,” is a strong start; it sets the nostalgic tone for the rest of the album. This is one of the album’s love songs, and Lerner’s talents as a songwriter are evident.

Songs two and three, “Empathetic People” and “Ghosts and Creatures,” sadly fail to fulfill Telekinesis’ real potential. The former is upbeat and catchy but the lyrics

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‘Lonelyhearts’ disheartens listeners by christian allen Web Editor

Not all concept albums are created equal. Some, like Pink Floyd’s Animals or Nine Inch Nails’ Year Zero, boldly state their purposes with blunt song titles, specific imagery, or (as in the more recent example) an accompanying viral marketing campaign, complete with an array of websites ostensibly taken from the world wide web of a dystopian future. Then there are more subtle concept affairs, such as OK Go’s Of the Blue Colour of the Sky or Arcade Fire’s Funeral, with songs that might revolve around an underlying theme but hardly wear it on their sleeves.

Cold War Kids’ fourth record, Dear Miss Lonelyhearts, is of the second variety. Though it directly lifts its title from a 1933 novel about an advice columnist trying to find redemption within his own life, you’d be hard-pressed to hear one single thread unifying the record. In actuality, Lonelyhearts is really just a ten-track collection of songs about a guy struggling with alcohol, drugs, love, loneliness and self-loathing, or what is otherwise known as every indie rock album written by a male lead, ever.

That being said, Lonely-

hearts is without a doubt the most cohesive record Cold War Kids have put out to date.

While the Kids have always had a unique knack for crafting concise and addictive bluesy indie-rock jams, they’ve generally struggled in the long form.

Lonelyhearts seems to be an attempt to counter that, focusing less on hooks and more on constructing an overarching mood. Generally, it feels like a logical and natural combination of the more bluesy tone of the group’s early releases and the anthemic nature of its last record Mine Is Yours. But while Lonelyhearts might just be the most consistent Cold War Kids record yet, it’s also by far the group’s least memorable.

The record starts strong, with a driving, piano-led rock gem called “Miracle Mile.” The keys delightfully pound along, the guitar croaks warmly, and the drums inject the track with a propulsive energy. But the real star is Nathan Willet, with a fantastically nimble vocal performance that shows him simultaneously looking forward and looking back. “I was supposed to do great things, I knew the road was long,” he opens reflectively, eventually giving way to a soaring chorus in which he spouts: “I’ll be alright, if I could just see you/Miracle mile, where does it lead to?” It’s a near-perfect three

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This isn’t to say there aren’t other strong tracks on Lonelyhearts. Second track “Lost That Easy” manages to turn a frantically busy drum beat into a solid, head-nod-worthy groove with a thumping chorus that sticks pretty firmly. “Bottled Affection” provides a nice bit of midalbum bounce (is that autotune I hear?) that’s a bit reminiscent of The Temper Trap’s fantastic last record. And “Jailbirds” recalls some of the Cold War Kids’ first album glory, with a prominent piano part and some evocative lyrics in the chorus: “Father, make believe for your daughters/Mother, take it easy on your sons/You’ve got to keep them young.” Willet’s performances on these tracks can’t be denied, but just as importantly, he also has the wisdom to give his instrumentalists their moments in the spotlight.

The problem is, Willet just doesn’t shut up quite enough.

For every charming inflection or clever line he spits out, there’s also a moment in which he’ll immediately overwhelm an intriguing synth part or catchy bass riff with a piercing vocal line. For instance, the album’s closer, “Bitter Poem,” opens with a soft bell chime that immediately makes you hope for something more under-

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From left, Dann Galllucci, Matt Aveiro, Nathan Willett and Matt Maust of Cold War Kids.

stated to close out the record.

A few seconds later, Willet’s voice cuts through the mix like a firecracker and completely undermines any suspense that may have existed. It’s not a bad song, but you can’t help but wish Cold War Kids had taken it in a subtler, more instrumentally focused direction. And when these moments stack-up over Lonelyhearts’ 40-ish minutes, Willet’s distinct tenor becomes less a unique trill and more an aggravating warble.

There’s also a deflating sense of drabness on some of the record’s slower tracks, of which there are several. When the tempos drop and the guitars drag, Cold War Kids (or really, Nathan Willet) just doesn’t seem to be having much all that

much fun. And thematically, the record is almost entirely on the negative side – though the album supposedly draws its concept from a tale of redemption, there’s little of that to be found.

Now, this might be an unfair criticism. Cold War Kids have always been a band with songs primarily about conflict and the difficulties of human existence. But at least when Willet was singing about Old Saint John on death row, you got the sense he was being a little tongue-in-cheek, or at least self-aware. Now, he seems to be taking himself too seriously, and no matter how grand the album’s scale may be, it’s ultimately a disconnecting and disappointing listen.

No home for ‘Host’ on silver screen by kaitlynne birkett Contributing Writer

Based on the 2008 novel by Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, “The Host” tells the story of an alien race known as the Souls who have invaded and captured Earth by inserting themselves into humans and taking over their minds. One particular Soul struggles ardently against her human host, who refuses to forget her family and the love of her life. Though the concept is intriguing, the film struggles to convey its emotion and plot smoothly.

The movie opens with a chilling scene wherein Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan, “The Lovely Bones”) attempts to escape a group of Seekers, which are Souls who take on the difficult job of finding unoccupied humans. Instead of allowing herself to be captured and eventually inhabited by an alien, Melanie chooses to commit suicide as a lastditch effort to retain control of herself. As it is later revealed, Melanie in fact does not die and is inhabited by a Soul named Wanderer. Yet, after this appealing opening scene, the movie falls flat as it struggles to convey the idea of two people living in the same body.

This concept was easily understandable in the book, but was portrayed awkwardly in the film. The screenwriter and director, Andrew Niccol, chose to give Melanie’s voice a southern accent, while Wanderer’s accent remained normal. Since it was necessary to distinguish between the two, this seemed like a good idea – but it ultimately led to a choppy portrayal of the two characters. Wanderer would speak out loud to communicate with Melanie, while Melanie would talk inside her own head, even occasionally forcing Wanderer to perform actions which

she did not wish to do. While Ronan gives a dedicated performance, it was awkward to differentiate between the two characters, leaving the audience struggling with the constant character switches.

The screenplay of “The Host,” as with most book-to-movie adaptations, discarded many details to condense the story into a reasonable amount of time. The resulting script lacked interesting information from the original story, making the struggle in the film more about the love lives of Melanie and Wanderer rather than the Seekers searching for them or reconciling with the fact that Wanderer is not as evil as humans make Souls out to be.

Granted, by the end of the film, the movie had found its footing once more, leaving the audience with a very interesting and unexpected closing scene that needs to be seen to be appreciated.

The cast also managed to bring some positive aspects to this film.

Melanie’s uncle, Jeb (William Hurt, “Into the Wild”), is one of the first humans to give Wanderer a chance to prove herself, while maintaining a sardonic demeanor and cracking jokes with gun in hand. Hurt’s portrayal ends up being one of the

best in the film, acknowledging both Jeb’s survivalist view of the world (which actually saves him) and his passionate love for his family. Diane Kruger’s (“Inglorious Basterds”) performance was also phenomenal as the Seeker who refuses to stop tracking Wanderer.

At first, it appears that the Seeker has only one angry unforgiving side, but as the movie progresses, cracks appear in the supposedly stable woman. Contrastingly, Max Irons (“Red Riding Hood”) and Jake Abel (“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”) both offer average performances as Melanie and Wanderer’s romantic interests, respectively. It appears that their casting dealt more with rugged attractiveness rather than talent -- but in the book, neither character brings much emotion to the table either.

“The Host” had potential with the innovative alien storyline and the modern phenomenon of social attraction to apocalyptic movies, but did not deliver. Fans of the book will greatly enjoy the movie, but may be put off by plot points that are not fully fleshed out; people that haven’t read the book will appreciate a few of the actor’s performances but recognize that the movie lacked in its adaptation to the screen.

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Melanie, the girl whose body is inhabited by alien soul Wanderer in “The Host.”

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Black Angels widen spectrum of color by christian allen Web Editor

If the group’s colorfully abstract last two album titles weren’t enough of a hint (Indigo Meadow, Phosphene Dream), The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band, with a charmingly gothic sense of disarray and disorder created by lead singer Alex Maas’ otherworldly croon and more minor keys than you can shake a stick at.

On its newest record, Indigo Meadow, these basic pillars still stand, but the group now feels a little less Black Angels and a little more Black Keys – Meadow is without a doubt the band’s boldest and most accessible record to date. It’s also the group’s best, showing a clear and firm progression over the past three years.

The group’s last record, Phosphene Dream, showed The Black Angels tightening its sound, and abstaining from the quarterof-an-hour jams that had been present on its prior releases. Ultimately, though, the record almost felt a bit alienated from itself, with flat production and lyrics that were abstractions more than firm, tangible statements.

From the moment Indigo Meadow starts, it’s clear that The Black Angels want to draw you in. The opening track, “Indigo Meadow,” kicks the record off with a drum beat about 10 times thicker than anything on the group’s last record, and Maas quickly chimes in with a correspondingly vivid image: “Lay your hands on my chest, girl/You’ve been a problem from the moment I met you.” A few lines later, the chorus flies in, with some frenetic drum fills as Maas repeats the name of the record with a cacophonous snarl. It’s a great opener that sets up the inviting tone of the new album effectively – warmer, without necessarily SummerDU-Clarion-8"x10"-01.pdf being brighter.

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The production, similarly, is fantastic – the instruments are made huge and Maas’ vocals are affected just enough to make them stand out without drowning any of his other bandmates out. This is music you can see, and there’s a great dimensionality to Indigo Meadow’s sonic landscape.

For the most part, Maas’ lyrics deal with much more tangible subjects than they ever have before, and there are a surprising number of love songs, with “Indigo Meadow,” “Evil Things,” “You’re Mine,” “Love Me Forever” and “Black Isn’t Black” all acting as unique Black Angels takes on love and desire. For the most part, it’s a winning formula, and demonstrates that even when covering topics that have been done to death, The Black Angels can still sound fresh and unpredictable.

Indigo Meadow also showcases The Black Angels delving into more political issues. Third track “Don’t Play With Guns” seems especially topical, with a driving chorus and uniquely historical lyrical approach that makes you question where The Black Angels stands on the issue, and it might just get you thinking about your own perspective as well.

Its ninth track “Broken Soldier” might just be the best example of Maas’ newly accessible lyrical style, however, as he provides a stirringly earnest look at PTSD in war veterans. Over an ironically bouncy instrumental track, Maas takes on the persona of a soldier trying to reconnect with someone close: “I wanna be able to close my eyes with you/I wanna 2/22/13 10:09feel AM safe closing my eyes with you/Maybe, baby, when I feel safe, I’ll tell

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From left, Nate Ryan, Christian Bland, Kyle Hunt, Stephanie Bailey and Alex Maas of The Black Angels.

you one day what happened to me.” As the chorus explodes in a fury of bass and drums, Maas asks the question we as a society seem afraid to ask (“Will you be the same/When this is over?”), and then gives the answer we’re all too afraid to admit (“You’ll never be the same/When this is over.”) The song is just dripping with lyrical gems like this, and it’s a simultaneously furious and heartbreaking contender for the best song of the year.

In light of this new lyrical approach, the more traditional takes seem to fall a bit flat – the “trippy” conceit of “I Hear Colors (Chromasthesia)” is just way too obvious, with lyrics that sound like something someone making fun of psych rock would come up with: “I hear colors running through my

mind/I can feel them dripping in my eye/I see colors, ancient spectral light/In through me they enter, make me shine!” Next track “Twisted Light,” despite some inspired work from the rhythm section, suffers from the same lyrical un-inventiveness.

Because of a small handful of these creative missteps, Indigo Meadow feels a bit lengthy at thirteen tracks. But these are small gripes in the face of what is, generally, a fantastic LP, one that demonstrates a large amount of progression and maturity. And for its part, the group seems both conscious of and confident in its own re-invention, with Maas ending the record with a bold, haunting statement: “Now, black isn’t black anymore.”

He couldn’t be more right.

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Online tax long Online sales tax burdens students overdue by danny zimny-schmitt Staff Writer

We are all addicted to it: shopping online for books and other products at deep discounts. But the savings do not end there, since most online retailers do not charge their customers sales tax.

Even though shoppers do not want to hear it, taxing online transactions is long overdue.

How did our current tax-free system come into being? A 1992 Supreme Court decision cited the complications of assessing an online sales tax because the hundreds of different jurisdictions across the country, each with their own tax rates, would make it nearly impossible for online retailers to charge the correct tax rate. The Court also made this exemption because it was trying to give the upstarting e-commerce business a leg up in competing with established retailers.

Two decades later, both of these issues have been resolved. Customers inputting their zip code will easily match them to the correct tax rate in their jurisdiction, and the booming world of Internet commerce no longer needs a built in advantage over brick and mortar retailers.

As commerce increasingly moves out of stores and onto the Internet, brick and mortar retailers are having trouble competing with massive online retailers like Amazon. This exemption from taxes only widens the disparity. Local and state governments are also hurting as they lose millions of dollars of revenue per year to untaxed online sales. This is money that is no longer flowing to fund schools, libraries, park districts, law enforcement and other government services.

A little-known fact is that customers should theoretically pay state sales tax for the products they buy online by writing the dollar amount of goods purchased as a line item on their state income tax returns.

In reality, very few fill in this line item. For tax to be assessed at checkout

online, the business must have a physical presence in the state. In reality, this means that Target and Walmart online purchases are taxed in every state, while Amazon can minimize its taxation by limiting its presence to a few states.

When states have attempted to use affiliate marketers who work with online retailers to justify a physical presence and thus collect taxes, it has failed miserably. In the nine states where legislation has passed, an immediate severing of all ties between online retailers and affiliate marketers resulted to eliminate tax responsibilities.

So what can be done to collect these taxes? Since retailers and affiliates are free to move across state lines to avoid potential taxation, change has to be made on the federal level.

I propose that the federal government temporarily enact a flat 5 percent tax across the board on all online purchases in all states where a state tax is not already assessed. This would temporarily bring some much needed revenue to Washington.

However, as soon as states understood that it was in their own best interest to tax online retailers via their own state sales tax, the federal tax would be eliminated in that state. It is a very circuitous way to implement this tax to say the least, but the only viable one as long as online retailers and affiliates are allowed to take tax refuge in other states.

I admit that an online sales taxes is not something most citizens and college students would be enthusiastic about.

But please consider this: Is there any good reason why the same book should be taxed if you buy it downtown at The Tattered Cover but untaxed if you buy it online? The answer is no, it shouldn’t be.

On a $20 book purchase, a 5 percent tax rate would only come out to be an extra dollar, and a dollar will not break the bank, even for a broke college student.

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Online shopping is a major facet of college life. As college students, we shop online for items ranging from books to food to clothes and everything in between. The reason we do so is because we can often find items at prices more suitable to a college student’s budget.

An unnecessary online sales tax would jeopardize that.

Recent talks in Congress and in various state legislatures have leaned towards the passage of an online sales tax. While many people shop online, this tax would impact college students the most.

It is a common free-market choice to shop where you will buy the most amount of goods for the least amount of money. As consumers, we naturally want to pay as little as possible. We work hard for our money and want to be able to buy a sufficient amount of items with our paychecks.

For me, I try to order my textbooks for classes online so I can save money from having to buy them at the bookstore. I am definitely not alone in that regard. An online sales tax levied on those books will not only reduce the overall savings, but could also eliminate the savings completely depending on the rates.

And that’s another problem. Countless jurisdictions exist throughout the U.S. that would require different percentages for this proposed tax. The enforcement of such a tax seems rather strenuous and it is not entirely clear on how to go about it.

I suppose that at checkout there could be a place for the customer to put in a zip code, but I fear that could lead to some problems as well. Customers may accidentally, or not, put the wrong zip code or may not know the zip code of the area they are in. The less confusion that we can have in our tax collection process the better off we will be.

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There is also the argument that we pay a sales tax when we walk into a store and buy something so it only makes sense to extend that to online purchases as well. And that argument does make sense at face value. This argument is especially persuasive when you see the stat that approximately $20 billion is not collected per year in revenue due to the inability to collect taxes on out-of-state online purchases.

But why do we need another tax?

Yes, taxes are good because they pay for our schools, our infrastructure and many other societal necesities.

But too much taxation can be detrimental as well.

In order for money to continue circulating through the economy, it needs to be spent. With so many taxes, less money will inevitably be put back into the economy.

We pay federal income, state income, social security and many other taxes on a regular basis. Enough of our paychecks, which college students desperately rely on, is already siphoned away from us before we can even see it. An online sales tax will only take more money away from moneyneeding college students.

More than anything, an online sales tax will negatively impact online commerce. As I said earlier, the reason we use online shopping is because of the savings we can incur. If those savings disappear, it only makes sense that people will be less likely to shop online because their dollar won’t stretch as far as it used to.

When commerce decreases, retailers will have to rethink the way they do online sales. With fewer sales, they may have to raise prices to accommodate for the lost revenue. Or, they may just cut certain items from their selection of online merchandise. Either way, an online sales tax will have a negative impact on ecommerce.

No matter how you slice it, an online sales tax just doesn’t make sense. It’s bad for commerce and bad for students.

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Catholic, only 5 percent regularly attend mass. In Ireland, regular mass attendance was 84 percent in 1991, but today is significantly less than 50 perby danny zimny-schmitt cent. Europe’s traditional position as the heart of the Church Staff Writer is simply no longer true.

Worldwide opinion on The Catholic Church made global headlines a social issues, namely abortion, couple of weeks ago with the gay marriage and ordination election of a new pope, upon of women is rapidly changthe nearly unprecedented res- ing, while the Church remains ignation of Pope Benedict XVI bound to centuries-old tradiin late February. Pope Fran- tion. While it may be unreasoncis, the 266th pope to lead the able to ask the Church to change Catholic Church, was elected its stance on such issues, it can at the very least be more accepting on March 13.

He is the first Jesuit pope, to different perspectives instead the first from the Americas, of teaching that there is only one righteous and and the first true way. from the SouthIn Dec. 2011 ern Hemisphere, “Unless someand Jan. 2012, the hailing from Buenos Aires, thing changes, the Church launched the “Catholics Argentina. He Catholic Church Come Home” is also the first campaign, a huge non-Europ e an in the West may media advertisto head the be nothing more ing blitz in hopes Church in nearly than a shadow in a of encouraging 1,300 years.

Catholics who With this couple decades.” had left the symbolic change Church or had completed, it stopped attendis time for the Church to take further steps to ing mass to “come home” and retain its dwindling member- make their Catholic faith a ship in the Western world and more central part of their lives. ensure its future success as a This effort has not resulted in a meaningful increase in weekly lasting, global institution.

There are currently about mass attendance.

The best thing the Church 1.1 billion people in the world who identify themselves as can do at this juncture, as the Catholics. Although this is an world keeps changing and a astonishing figure, a closer major outreach campaign has examination of the situation failed, is to make an effort to is necessary to understand the ask practicing and non-pracwhole picture. While Church ticing Catholics about what is membership in Africa and Asia driving them away from the is rising, membership in the Church and what can be done to reverse it.

West is in steep decline.

This could be in the form In the U.S., fully one-third of Americans raised Catholic of feedback surveys available no longer describe themselves in churches and online, so local as Catholic. American churches parishes and larger archdioceses have lost 5 percent of their can learn about what matters to membership in the last decade, Catholics in their area and how and would have lost far more they can encourage Catholics to if not for the influx of practic- make their faith a larger part of ing Catholic immigrants from their lives.

This idea of individual Latin America.

Catholicism is also in more feedback may be a foreign conrapid decline than other Chris- cept to the Church, but may be tian denominations in the U.S., the last chance it has to better with more than 1,000 parishes understand what matters to closing their doors since 1995 Catholics in the world. It does and the number of priests not take a statistician to put the declining from 49,000 to 40,000 puzzle pieces together and see that, unless something changes, in the same time period.

But it is not simply an the Catholic Church in the West American problem. In France, may be nothing more than a a country that is 88 percent shadow in a couple decades.

Pope should seek input to keep following alive

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Alumni responds to mascot survey by nick girardi

tion of Chancellor Coombe’s message was the decision by the USG to “phase out funding from student activities fees used by clubs or student groups for materials bearing the Boone image.” After dealing with DU for a number of years, I understand all too well that he who controls the purse strings controls the decisions.

That said, Chancellor Coombe and the USG would be wise to remember that those who control a large portion of DU’s purse are, in fact, alumni. Alumni who grow increasingly frustrated with the inane, inconsider-

I’m writing after receiving Chancellor Coombe’s letter to members of the DU community regarding the phase-out of funding for student groups using the Boone image. This decision, while not surprising, left me dismayed.

In his efforts to build “inclusive excellence,” Chancellor Coombe alienates a substantial portion of the DU community—alumni who fondly remember their time at DU and the classic Boone mascot that represented the school for so long.

The most striking sec-

ate and cowardly decisions of this chancellor and those who march to his tune.

I graduated in 2009. I have neither the power nor financial influence to encourage DU to reconsider its steps regarding Boone and its treatment of student groups.

But I, and my peers in the young alumni groups, will remember Chancellor Coombe’s actions today 30 years from now.

Do not be surprised if those who control the purse strings in the future are less willing to support DU as a result of Chancellor Coombe’s and the USG’s decisions today.

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Hockey ends season against UNH by alex proietti Sports Editor

The No. 3-seeded Denver men’s hockey team dropped a 5-2 decision to New Hampshire Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

After the loss, Denver finished the season with a 20-14-5 overall record, while UNH improved to 20-11-7 and advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional Final, where they fell 2-0 to UMass Lowell.

This marked Denver’s sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and the senior class became the second consecutive and only third in program history to qualify for four consecutive NCAA berths.

“Just like I told our team, it’s been a roller coaster year for us, just like this game was,” said head coach George Gwozdecky. “We were playing very well at times, and at time we really struggled, but I’m proud of them. This team is very unique, and I’m proud of them. I thought our captains, and our seniors, did a terrific job and they can hold their head up representing the jersey really well and the university really well.”

Scoring for the Pioneers were sophomore forward Daniel Doremus and freshman forward Quentin Shore. Sophomore goaltender Juho Olkinuora defended the Pioneer net, making 36 saves and allowed four goals, while UNH goaltender Casey DeSmith, who was pulled just nine minutes

into the game after allowing three goals in the teams’ first meeting in November, turned away 31 shots in the win.

The Pioneers opened the scoring just over two minutes into the game when sophomore forward Larkin Jacobson drove to the net and took a shot, which was deflected by DeSmith and redirected by Doremus to give Denver the first lead. Sophomore forward Matt Tabrum was also credited with an assist in the effort.

UNH leveled the score at 5:39 in the first period after Olkinuora turned away a shot and Casey Thrush put away the rebound from just in front of the crease, knotting the score at 1-1.

The Shore brothers teamed up to give Denver its final lead of the game at 17:21 in the first period when Nick Shore blasted one at DeSmith and Quentin Shore put away the rebound, sending the Pioneers into the first intermission leading 2-1.

“I thought that the way we were playing and as I referred to it yesterday, the balance that we had in our attack, we were able to generate some chances early in the game, which is what we were looking for,” said Gwozdecky.

UNH responded with four unanswered goals to make the score it’s final 5-2 and advance them to the next round of the tournament.

After a nearly scoreless second period, UNH’s Trevor van Riemsdyk took advantage of the power-play opportunity at 14:34 with a rebound follow-

The Pioneer men’s hockey team concluded their 2012-2013 season Friday after falling 5-2 to UNH.

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ing a slapshot by teammate Eric Knodel, tying the score at 2-2.

“The game tilted when we started taking some of those penalties in the second period; their power-play did a terrific job,” said Gwozdecky. “The power-play opportunities we got, we didn’t do a real good job, and they obviously took advantage of theirs. Special teams is always important in either giving you momentum or sealing the game, and theirs did.”

With 22 seconds remaining in the period, UNH took its first lead of the game, which they would not relinquish, when Dalton Speelman rebounded

another slapshot that was deflected by Olkinuora to give them a 3-2 lead heading into the second intermission.

Just 50 seconds into the third period, junior forward Nick Shore was ejected from the game on a controversial contact to the head penalty, giving Denver a fiveminute major penalty to kill off.

After a successful penalty kill, the Pioneers tried to rally some scoring opportunities, but to no avail.

The Wildcats increased their lead to 4-2 with 11:11 remaining in regulation when John Henron sent a wrister past Olkinuora.

With 2:20 remaining, UNH added an empty net goal to account for the final 5-2 margin.

The Pioneers will lose five seniors after this season, including defenseman and captain Paul Phillips, forwards Shawn Ostrow and Chris Knowlton and goaltenders Adam Murray and Zach Hope.

The senior class accounted for 29 goals and 66 points this season for the Pioneers.

In addition to the seniors, the team will also lose head coach George Gwozdecky, who was removed from the bench by DU yesterday.

parts of the field; he’s a multifaceted and multi-talented young man with good athleticism.”

Tierney said Adamson’s success this year is a tribute to his growth since joining the team.

“His confidence has been the main thing,” said Tierney. “We recruited him very late, end of his senior year, and when he first came, he wasn’t sure if he could be successful at the D1 level, but once we all realized how talented he is, he really grew.”

Adamson attributes his success to lessons he’s learned from leaders on the team.

“The seniors this year have provided a lot of support and [I] have really come out of my shell,” said Adamson.

Those seniors include attackman Eric Law and midfielder Cameron Flint, who serve as captains. “[Law and Flint] are really supportive, and they never really make mistakes, so you want to play well for them,” said Adamson. “It’s their senior year so this is it for them. I always try to keep in mind that it’ll go by quick and you got to seize it while its here.”

Just this past week, Adamson helped clinch a close overtime game with Air Force Academy (11-10) with an assist.

“I think we really underestimated that team; they came out with a new strategy on the defense that we hadn’t seen so far this year, but big players like Wes Berg stepped up,” said Adamson.

“It was just a lack of focus at the beginning, but we came through.”

The Air Force game and this weekends game against Hobart (14-5), where Adamson finished with four points off three goals and an assist, exemplified the team’s “one goal” mantra that has helped them focus this year.

“Last year we lost six ‘one goal’ games, so we think about that. For the team, it was crazy to lose those games, pretty heartbreaking,” said Adamson. “I always try to think, ‘what can you do now so you don’t have a last ditch effort to put the game away?’”

For Adamson, the ‘one goal’ mantra is just part of the draw of being part of a team.

“It’s great, it’s awesome to be a contributor on this team,” said Adamson. “I know there are a lot of great guys on this team, so it’s just great to play with them. It’s a great group of guys that mesh really well together, so I think we’ll go far this year. I just go have fun, that’s what it’s all about.”

Adamson first came to lacrosse as a seventh-grader in Anaheim Hills, California.

“I think I saw [lacrosse] on TV — one of the later games like a playoff championship. I told my dad I wanted to try the sport, he found a nearby middle school that had it and I was able to play there.

I fell in love with it and have been doing it ever since,” said Adamson.

In high school, Adamson played lacrosse at Foothill-Santa Ana High School, where he tabbed All-American and All-County honors his senior year, in addition to honors as MVP of Orange County,

All-County honors, Attackman Scholar Athlete all four years, and membership of 2009 U.S. Boys’ High School All-America Team.

Adamson, the youngest of five children, chose DU to be close to home in California, where his parents still live, in addition to his black Great Dane, Hadley and sister, who is currently in law school. Adamson also has two brothers, one that goes to Kansas University and another who is an accountant in Hawaii.

According to Tierney, Adamson’s transition from high school to college was seamless.

“He’s very easy to coach. Eric and I don’t say much to each other because he doesn’t make many mistakes. We have a great relationship,” said Tierney. “He’s eager, listens and has a unique talent. We expected him to be one of our best players this year, and he is.”

In addition to focusing on lacrosse, Adamson is majoring in finance at the Daniels’ College of Business and looking forward to traveling after graduation.

“Off the field, he’s a very easygoing guy. Very smart, wonderful student takes his studies seriously,” said Tierney. “He’s what I call an ‘easy friend,’ not one of these guys who needs to be in a clique or feels awkward — he’s always smiling and laughing.”

Still, Adamson has big dreams for this season.

“I want this team to reach its potential, and that means win the ECAC championship and eventually a national championship,” said Adamson.

Sophomore finds spot on field for men’s lax

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Sophomore midfielder Eric Adamson rounds out the top-3 scorers for Denver.

by anita balakrishnan Editor-in-chief

Eric Adamson is an easygoing, “typical California guy” who believes in seizing the moment — and the sophomore midfielder quickly rose from a surprise recruit to one of DU’s best men’s lacrosse players this season.

Adamson is currently third on the team in points with 16 goals and seven assists for 23 points, compared to last season’s eight total points off five goals and three

assists. Adamson trails only senior attackman Eric Law and sophomore midfielder Wes Berg with 39 and 36 points, respectively.

Head coach Bill Tierney said that part of Adamson’s success is due to his unique talent as an ambidextrous player.

“He’s a very good athlete — he’s kinda a quick guy. But he is also one of the rare, truly ambidextrous players,” said Tierney. “Even though lacrosse players are supposed to be able to catch, throw, shoot with both hands, he can really play on all

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SPRING BREAK UPDATE

What you missed in Pioneer athletics by anna gauldin Staff Writer

While many DU students were taking finals or were on spring break, a number of Pioneer athletes remained in full swing, competing in conference tournaments, conference championships and national tournaments. Following is a breakdown of some of the action that occurred over break.

Men’s basketball After a 72-68 loss to No. 7 seed Texas State in the quarterfinals of the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on March 14, the Pioneers received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament on March 17.

Denver entered the NIT as a No. 3 seed and hosted No. 6 seed Ohio in the first round on March 19 in Magness Arena, marking the team’s third-ever appearance in the NIT and the first game hosted at DU in the program’s 89-year history in Division I athletics.

Led by sophomore guard Cam Griffin’s first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, the Pioneers defeated Ohio 61-57, marking the team’s first-ever postseason victory. Sophomore guard Brett Olson contributed 13 points and five steals, and junior Chris Udofia added 14 points and three blocked shots.

“I thought it was a very good college basketball game, a great postseason game with two good teams,” said head coach Joe Scott.

“Ohio has such a veteran team, which is something I kept stressing to our guys. We tried to use that as a positive for us, instead of shying away from it. We told our guys, they have been here and done it, we need that experience they have. We were in a fight with them all night, and I thought our guys responded really well.”

Two days later, the Pioneers (22-9) traveled to the Comcast Center in College Park, Md., to take on No. 2 seed Maryland in the second round of the NIT. Despite 24 points and six rebounds from Udofia, a late rally by the Terps led to a 62-52 loss for Denver.

The game marked senior Chase Hallam’s final appearance as a Pioneer, and he recorded eight points and six rebounds. Olson added another 10 points, and Griffin made three steals, but Denver was unable to match Maryland’s scoring. The loss ended the Pioneers’ season, tying with last year’s record of 22 wins in a single season.

Women’s basketball After posting a 13-16 overall record and an 8-10 record in the Western Athletic Conference, the

Pioneer women’s basketball team entered the conference tournament as a No. 7 seed, defeating No. 10 seed Texas State (10-20) 73-63 in Las Vegas on March 12 to advance to the quarterfinals.

Freshman Kailey Edwards led the Pioneers with 17 points, while junior Maiya Michel added 10 points and 15 rebounds in her seventh double-double of the season. Emiko Smith recorded 14 points and five assists, and sophomore Theresa Wirth, who added 12. Texas State was led by Diamond Ford with 27 points and was the only Bobcat to reach double digits.

“It was a great team effort and a great defensive effort,” said head coach Kerry Cremeans. “Diamond Ford is a great player and possibly the best player in our conference.

We knew going in that she would have 25-30 points, but our mindset was to defend their other players, and we were able to hold all of their other players to single-digits. I was very proud of our effort today.”

After Tuesday’s victory, the Pioneers battled No. 2 seed Utah State (18-12) on Wednesday, March 13, falling 78-65 to end their season at 14-17 overall.

“Utah State is on a mission to get to the NCAA Tournament and they played that way, but our fight and heart were incredible,” said Cremeans after the game. “Our girls represented Denver with great respect and with great passion, and that’s all we can ask for. I’m proud of the way this team performed today and all season long.”

Edwards again led the team with 18 points. Smith recorded 14 points, four steals, four rebounds, three assists and one block in her final game as a Pioneer, finishing her career with 726 assists, which is 309 more than the next closest in team history. Wirth added 11 points, and Michel tallied 12 rebounds, but Denver was unable to keep up with the Aggies, who advanced on to the semifinals.

Hockey In the opening round of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association tournament, the No. 11/10 Pioneer hockey team lost a bestof-three series to rival Colorado College March 15-17, winning 5-3 on Friday before losing 2-1 and 4-3 on Saturday and Sunday.

The series loss dropped Denver to 20-13-5 on the season and eliminated the Pioneers from the conference tournament, while the Tigers (16-17-5) advanced to the WCHA Final Five. This marked the first time since 2008 the Pioneers haven’t participated in the Final Five.

Denver was provided with an opportunity for r e d e m p - tion, however, when the team was provided with an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament during the selection show on March 24. The Pioneers are slotted as the No. 3 seed in the Northeast Regional of the tournament and are one of 16 teams to have made the bracket.

“When there are 16 teams left, everyone is good,” said head coach George Gwozdecky.

“After playing the second hardest schedule in the nation, what we thought was coming was confirmed [at-large bid].”

Gymnastics In front of a sold-out home crowd of more than 2,000 fans, the No. 13 Pioneer gymnastics team recorded a 196.4 in its regular season finale in Hamilton Gymnasium on March 16, topping Michigan State’s 193.45.

Junior Moriah Martin combined for a 39.5 in the all-around, including a 10.0 performance on vault. Martin is the third gymnast in program history to record a perfect score in the event. Junior Kaitlin Moorhead added a 9.95 on vault as well.

The Pioneers then competed in the Western Athletic Conference Championships in Cedar City, Utah, where they finished second with a 196.125 on March 23. No. 24 Boise State won the conference title with a final score of 196. 225. Martin was named First Team All-WAC for her performance in the all-around and on vault, and Moorhead claimed the WAC vault title with a 9.95.

Sophomore Nina McGee won titles in bars and floor with 9.925s.

After their performance at the conference championship, the No. 15 Pioneers received a bid for the Tuscaloosa Regional in Alabama for the first round of the NCAA championship process, where they will compete this Saturday. This will be the team’s 15th consecutive regional appearance under head coach Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart.

“We are looking forward to attending the NCAA regional championship,” said KutcherRinehart. “The conference championship was very competitive, very loud. There was a lot going on at same time, and I think those things will prepare us for regionals.”

Also competing at this regional will be No. 3 Alabama, No. 9 Utah, No. 23 Kent State, No. 30 BYU and No. 35 Iowa State.

“We aren’t the favorite to advance to nationals, but I know we are a very competitive team,” said Kutcher-Rinehart. “Our team knows what it means to be in competitive environments, and on any given night, anyone can advance.

“We’ll approach them [San Jose State] exactly the same [as we would any other team]. We’ve got to play good.”

With the win, the Pioneers seem to be peaking at just the right time, having won four out of their last five matches.

“We know what we’ve got to do,” said Wren. “We’re not worried at all; I just think that when we get down there, it just comes to whether or not we bring our game. The sky is the limit, really.”

Community reacts to Gwozdecky dismissal for Coach and his entire staff, past and present. Coach and those guys “We must now turn our made the program what is is. Just a attention toward a new direction shame, a shame.”

Laatsch’s former teammates for our hockey program with another innovative coach taking Nick Larson and Greg Keith each the lead for our inaugural season expressed similar sentiments to in the newly formed National the Denver Post.

“What Gwoz has done for the Collegiate Hockey Conference,” hockey program — most coaches Bradley-Doppes said.

Many former DU hockey play- could only aspire to do that. For him ers weighed in on the news after the to turn the University of Denver into an NCAA Tourrelease yesterday. nament juggernaut is Former defenrelevant,” said Larson seman Matt Laatsch “Gwoz was who was part of able to get the to the Post. “I think it’s really sad this is the the 2004 and 2005 national champion- best out of us. direction the school headed. Gwoz is as ships and a captain He taught us isfirst-class and honest for the second, now as anybody I know. If I a scout for the NHL’s to believe in were to run a program, Anaheim Ducks I would model it after expressed his disap- ourselves.” him. [DU] will have a pointment in the tough time running a decision to release Greg Keith, program as clean and Gwozdecky. having the success he’s “I don’t think DU alumni had. It’s a really sad there’s many coaches in last 20 years that have won day for George and his staff.”

“Our team was special, we two national championships or (three) WCHA regular-season knew we could play with the best championship and (four) WCHA and win. Gwoz was able to get the playoff titles,” said Laatsch in an best out of our guys and focus us interview with the Denver Post. on winning a national champion“People can say what they want, ship. He taught us to believe in ourselves,” said Keith to the Post. but he’s Pioneer hockey.

Denver will host a press confer“Sad day for me and sad day for a lot of teammates. I have ence today at 11 a.m. and more covnothing but the utmost respect erage is to follow on duclarion.com.

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