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Coombe to retire in June
his position at the end of the fiscal year, which falls on June 30. He has worked at DU for 33 years, serving as chancelIn an email sent Friday afternoon lor for nine of those years. to DU students, staff and faculty, Robert According to Will Jones, DU’s Coombe announced he will retire as external communications manager, chancellor of Board of the university Tr u s t e e s this year. member Doug “I’ve been Scrivner is Chancellor for heading the nine years now, formation of and it is time a search comfor me to step mittee to find aside and make candidates room for that to replace new leadership,” Coombe. Coombe said The comin the email. mittee will “Consequently, be comprised after many of university months of deep faculty and consideration, senior adminJulanna and I istration have decided members, and that this year will hold their will be our last first meeting at DU.” on Jan. 27. Coombe ryan lumpkin | clarion The comwill step down from Coombe speaks at a Presidential Debate event in 2012. mittee will
also hold town hall meetings in February to hear input on candidates from the rest of the university. “That way the entire university community can share its thoughts and be involved in the process,” said Jones. Additionally, a new chancellor search web page will be created later this month and will include a mailbox for community comments and input. According to Jones, the committee is hoping to have a new chancellor named by the end of the academic year. “Our plan and our goal and our hope is to have someone in place when Chancellor Coombe steps down,” said Jones. “That way there will be a sort of passing of the torch.” The new chancellor will be the 18th in DU’s 150-year history. Coombe has been an employee of the university since 1981, when he began his career here with the chemistry department. He has previously served as the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, dean of the Division of Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering and as university provost before becoming chancellor in 2005.
Initial interest meeting to be held next Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Driscoll
and the need for people to be able to discuss them. “Throughout high school I was always a proponent of women’s rights and I was always made fun of and put down for it,” said Higgins. “Women’s Council at DU is designed to be safe for [people] to have their voices heard. While I think DU is a very inclusive community, I believe that there’s a lack of leadership opportunities for women on campus.” The DU Women’s Council is currently accepting anyone who wishes to be a member, with no limits on how many people can join. Any students interested in joining are encouraged to attend a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 7-8 p.m. in the Driscoll Student Center. For more information, the council can be contacted via email at ugwc.du@gmail.com or at their Facebook group page.
by sarah ford Managing Editor
DU Women’s Council reformed Senior Reporter
After three years of inactivity due to former leaders’ graduation, several students have banded together to restart the DU Women’s Council as a student organization by the end of this week, according to Undergraduate Student Government Joseph Korbel School of International Studies (JKSIS) Senator Aly Higgins. The new council will be led by Higgins, USG Vice President Katrina Yoshida, and Director of Gender and Women’s Studies Hava Gordon. In addition, Gordon said the Women’s Council will work with the Gender Studies department on events and activities serving the goals of both organizations. With the time left in the school year, the major focus of the council will be planning events for Women’s History Month in March. These events would include International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8 and a variation of
“Issues of race, class status, gender and sexuality are feminist issues.” -Aly Higgins, USG Senator
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Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” tailored for DU students, according to Higgins. To carry out these events, the new council will draw upon funds from the old council, as well as acquiring a surplus of excess funds from USG’s Sustainability Committee. An additional goal of the council, according to Higgins and Gordon, will be to eliminate the stigma they believe surrounds feminist ideals. “I feel that some think the history around feminism is really extreme and ‘anti-men,’ and because of that men and women are scared to call themselves feminists. I want the council to change feminism from being the domination over men to bringing everyone to the same level,” said Higgins. “Issues of race, class status, gender and sexuality are feminist issues, so it belongs to everyone.” Higgins’ desire to restart the organization came from her personal views on the subject of women’s rights,
B.O.S.S. asks students to be accountable by carli hansen Assistant News Editor
Last week, the third of 11 “Be a B.O.S.S.” posters appeared on campus, advertising a new social marketing campaign emphasizing bystander intervention to prevent sexual assault and relationship violence. The campaign is sponsored by the Center for Advocacy, Prevention, and Empowerment (CAPE), which is part of the Health and Counseling Center (HCC). According to the website, “To be a DU B.O.S.S. is to: Be aware, Observe your situation, Size up your options, Speak up and act.” “We were looking at trying to get students engaged around these issues in a positive way,” said CAPE Program Director Gillian Kaag. “We believe that in order to effectively prevent any kind of violence on campus, the community needs to come together to take action.” Kaag said the campaign is something she has wanted to do since last spring, following CAPE’s Consent is Sexy campaign. Last quarter, CAPE started working on the Be a B.O.S.S. campaign, taking time to photograph posters and put everything together. One new poster will appear on campus every Wednesday during winter quarter, each featuring a student leader and a two-part saying. According to Kaag, the beginnings of the sayings are supposed to buy into some of the myths surrounding sexual assault and the ends are supposed to be a surprise. “We wanted something that would grab attention and rally people around these issues,” she said. The most recent poster features Katrina Yoshida, vice president of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), and says, “We wanted to leave the party and some dude said he’d take care of her...but friends stick together and there was no way we were leaving without her. Better safe than sorry.” Other students featured on the posters include Jesse Daniels, Angela Ianniello, Kathryn Avedon, Ryan Cook, Nermina Mujkanovic, Vy Pham, Salvador Ramirez, Mike Schutte, Lori Scott and Alex Shefrin. The organizations they represent include Housing, USG, Greek Life, Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), Men as Allies and Women’s Council.
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Poli Sci event stresses jobs Fishers give $5 million to by makayla cisneros Contributing Writer
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, DU’s Department of Political Science hosted a panel of DU political science alumni in Sturm to speak about their careers and what led them to success after graduating. The panel included Kelsey Yamasaki, employee of the Office of the Auditor for the City and County of Denver; Audrey Kline, political director for Denver Area Labor Federation; Andrew Struttmann, field director for Scott Gessler for Governor; Julieta Quinonez, outreach manager for Denver Public School’s Multicultural Outreach Office; and Jonathan Adams, academic advisor for the Community College of Aurora. The panel spoke about how they came into their careers and shared advice about what was helpful during their undergraduate experience. The event was organized by Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science Nancy Wadsworth. “We haven’t done something like this before. We’re doing this because when we graduated there was no guarantee that it would get you a job,” said Wadsworth. “We just wanted to give [students] encouragement and give some insight about mistakes made and lessons learned.” There was a general consensus among the panelists that undergraduate students need to actively network while completing their degree. Seth Masket, co-host of the event and chair of the Department of Political Science noted that networking can happen anywhere. “Networking means just talking to people. Ask them what they do, be curious,” said Masket. “But don’t overdo it. If you’re only using people as cogs in the machine of your career they’ll sense that.” Wadsworth agreed that speaking to people and having a sense of curiosity is essential to success during and after an undergraduate career. “Don’t be afraid to strike up a conversation with your professors, or
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to be curious about [learning] other things,” said Wadsworth. Struttmann encouraged students to network and have a sense of humility after college. “The market is difficult. It’s hard to get into [politics],” said Struttmann. “There is [no job] beneath you.” The alumni panel also warned students to be cautious when representing themselves on social media. Quinonez was able to give insight as to what employers look at when they are hiring new personnel. “Be careful what you put on Facebook, even what your profile picture is,” said Quinonez. “It seems cliché, but I’ve seen it done. If there are a hundred applicants and your profile picture is you at some party with a beer you won’t get it. First impressions [even before meeting] are important.” Kline, whose job includes hiring new personnel, agreed with Quinonez and also asserted that students shouldn’t hide their profiles either. “I have friends on Facebook that change their names so that employers can’t find them, but speaking from experience I find this suspicious,” said Kline. “Everyone has a Facebook, and if I can’t find it I automatically assume they’re hiding something.” The panel also agreed that simply putting yourself out there is the key to success after graduating. According to Wadsworth, the event was the first in many to come. She said the idea of having alumni come back and share with students came to her after she became active on Facebook for a freshman seminar and former students started adding her. “I put out a call for 12 of my former students and former students of other professors as well,” said Wadsworth. “We were lucky that we were able to find six students in the area with such a good range of different professions.” Wadsworth hopes to make the panel of alumni an annual event that will take place in the fall as a homecoming event. “If we are steady with it hopefully it will generate more energy and more interest,” she said.
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Check here for weekly updates from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Selected Highlights from Jan. 14, 2014 1. USG is looking at installing new crosswalks on Evans Ave. and currently working with Head of Facilities Jeff Bermelen on a plan. More information will follow in coming weeks. 2. Results of a recent student survey show that students would prefer to receive online subscriptions to newspapers rather than the current system of providing papers throughout campus. Senators are currently looking into the possibilities of online subscriptions and which to acquire. 3. The new PioGears underground Bike Shop in Nagel is now open and offering $20 bike rentals, along with mechanics to perform repairs.
USG meetings are held every Tuesday night in the Driscoll Underground. They are open to the public. Information courtesy of the USG.
early childhood education Gift will support graduate students and preschoolers
the $5 million will create scholarships for graduate students studying early childhood education. DU will match the $2.25 million. “Since [the match is] a bequeathby gigi peccolo ment, we’re actually able to use and Contributing Writer access the matching funds immediDonne and Sue Fisher, DU donors ately,” said Riley. “The impact of the gift and namesakes of the Fisher Center for in its entirety really makes a difference Early Learning, made a $5 million gift in early childhood in our community to the university in support of graduate in a broad sense, so it prepares people and early childhood education last fall. at a very high level to deal with to deal The Fisher Center, located on Evans with and to make improvements in the Avenue, offers age-based curriculum lives of very young children and famifor infants, toddlers and preschoolers. lies with special needs.” The remaining $2.75 million will “This gift is incredibly meaningful both for the university as a whole and help at-risk, low-income children attend for Morthe Fisher gridge E a r l y College Learning of EduCenter. cation “ We because believe of the in early F i s h e r s’ inter venvision for tion, we the field r e a l l y of early believe childin early h o o d childhood educaand we t i o n ,” believe said Vice that that’s Chancourtesy of du archives and special collections where we c e l l o r The groundbreaking of the Fischer Early Learning Center in 1999. can make of University Advancement Scott Lumpkin. the most impact for remediating any “By endowing scholarships both for academic issues,” said Riley. “From graduate students and for preschool the university’s standpoint of a private students, they are broadening our college for the public good, serving community’s base of excellent early our community and providing access childhood educators and increasing to one of the best early childhood programs in the state, is what this gift access for preschoolers.” The donation will establish two allows us to do.” Like the graduate student fund, scholarship funds: the Donne and Sue Fisher Endowed Graduate Scholarship the $2.75 million is available to start Fund, which will financially support using immediately. “[The Fishers] have already graduate students pursuing a master’s degree in Early Childhood Special started: they gave us another $11,000 Education (or with a focus on early check in December to fund four kids childhood); graduate students will from January to June and then they’re start receiving money at the beginning also giving up to $10,000 a month to of the next academic school year. The start those scholarships at Fisher and second fund, the Donne and Sue Fisher maintain them immediately,” said Endowed Preschool Scholarship Fund, Riley. “So it’s a very good, very generwill help preschool students with ous gift.” The Fishers’ donation is also financial need attend the Fisher Early being counted towards the univerLearning Center. According to Karen Riley, interim sity’s ASCEND campaign. According dean of Morgridge College of Educa- to Lumpkin, in addition to funding tion, the college is targeting eight projects like the Anderson Academic graduate students for the fall and is Commons, the project is focused looking to enroll four preschoolers on raising money for scholarships, immediately. Riley said she is not sure endowed chairs and professorships. of how much all respective students Since its inception, the campaign has will receive, but said $2.25 million of raised more than $450 million.
Corrections From Jan. 15, 2014 In last week’s story “Daniels interviewing final dean candidates,” the university at which Jorge Haddock teaches was misspelled. It should have read “George Mason University.” Two photos in last week’s Sports section were credited to Kim Nesbitt. They should have been credited to Gusto Kubiak. We regret these errors.
Readers wishing to submit corrections, or those concerned about the paper’s journalistic integrity may contact Editor-in-Chief Alex Johnson at alexander.johnson@du.edu.
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Dispensary discusses dope Q&A with Citi-Med employee Billy Rogers by logan baker Staff Writer
Q: How does Amendment 64 impact your future business plan? A: Overall it’s had a very positive impact. The market is expanding which leaves room for new laws and new shops. We’re having trouble keeping products in stock because the demand is so high. Q: Is there potential for dispensaries to grow into larger, public companies? A: Yes; edible companies specifically have the room to grow. They’ll most likely be marketed similar to chewing tobacco. There will be a lot of opportunities for large corporations to come in. Q: How long did it take to become licensed and what did it entail? A: It took me personally three months to become licensed. When I got mine it was a lottery system where thousands of people would enter their information and it would be randomly picked. Since Jan. 1, it’s similar to the DMV where you go to the medical marijuana offices, wait in line and choose an interview time at a different date. The new system is much more effective and prolific. Q: What percentage of sales comes from the herbs, the edibles and the concentrates? A: The herbs easily have the highest demand and we sell the most of them. The edibles we get the most calls and questions about because people are interested in learning how that works.
The concentrates are next and following them is our vaporizer and glass selection. Q: Is there any real threat of the federal government coming and shutting down all operations? A: It’s hard to tell because marijuana is still a Class 1 drug but so far there haven’t been any worries. Q: How did you personally get into the medicinal marijuana industry? A: It was a career path I had a passion for and I wanted to do something that I felt would be good for me. So far it has worked out very well. Q: What is the price model for the stores? How much are grams, eighths, and ounces specifically? A: Grams are $25, eighths are $65, quarters are $120, half-ounces are $220 and ounces are $380. Q: Have there been any protestors or police involvement? A: Occasionally we get a foul call of people accusing us of being drug dealers but overall everyone is very excited and happy to be in the store. Q: How many out-of-state residents have come in compared to Colorado residents? A: I’d say it’s ten-fold in favor of outof-state. I’ll come into our waiting room and ask the 15-20 people waiting where everyone is from and usually every single person is from a different state. Citi-Med is a medical and recreational marijuana dispensary located on East Evans Avenue and South Gilpin Street.
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Tampering with Property Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 at 7:29 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding vandalism to a student-owned vehicle in parking lot C. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with the student in question who stated that their vehicle had been vandalized twice since November 2013. Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at 2:07 a.m. – After responding to a call near Centennial Towers, a DCS officer returned to their patrol vehicle and discovered that unknown person(s) had tampered with the vehicle.
Suspicious Mail Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding suspicious letters that had been sent to approximately 20 staff and faculty members at the Daniels College of Business. Officers collected the letters for further investigation.
Theft Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 at 1:17 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding the theft of a bicycle from Centennial Towers. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with a student who stated that they had locked the front tire of their bike to a rack on 1/10/14. When they returned to retrieve the bike on 1/13/14, they found that only the front tire remained.
Alcohol Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014 at 5:50 p.m.
– DCS responded to a call regarding a broken bottle of wine in JohnsonMcFarlane Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with a Sodexo staff member who stated that they saw two unknown females enter the building, drop the bottle of wine and then flee the scene.
harassment Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at 6:10 a.m. – DCS took a report from a faculty member who stated that they were being harassed on the internet by an unknown person. The faculty member was advised to file an additional report with the Denver Police Department (DPD).
Narcotics Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 at 6:05 p.m. – While on routine patrol, a DCS officer observed the odor of marijuana emanating from a residential room in Centennial Halls. Officers were admitted to the room in question where they found and confiscated marijuana, drug paraphernalia and other prohibited items.
Criminal Trespass Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at 3:24 a.m. – While on routine patrol, a DCS officer observed a suspicious person near the Shwayder Art Building. The officer contacted the party in question and determined that they were unaffiliated and highly intoxicated. Due to their high level of intoxication, DPD was called to the scene. DPD transported the unaffiliated party to Denver Cares.
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DU sustains green movement
Sustainability plan to be 450 sign on for divestment revisited every three years by lanna giauque News Editor
by lanna giauque News Editor The DU Center for Sustainability will revise the university’s sustainability plan this year, a first in what will become a practice implemented every three years. According to Sustainability Coordinator Chad King, the plan was developed nearly five years ago with carbon footprint reduction as a main driving force in response to Chancellor Robert Coombe’s report to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). According to its website, the ACUPCC works for climate neutrality and sustainability through institutions of higher education. King says that although the original sustainability plan was meant to provide direction, it quickly became outdated due to successful initiatives around campus, including the popularity of car share and bike share programs and the successful implementation of energy-saving initiatives. In order to prevent future plans from becoming outdated, King says the Center for Sustainability will now revisit and revise the plan every three years. “The landscape changes pretty rapidly in some of these areas, so by looking at it every three years, it’ll give us a chance to keep up,” said King. According to King, the revisions will focus on creating achievable goals for the campus community and then keeping the community up to date on steps taken to achieve those goals. He says the goals
will be wide-ranging and may include topics such as waste divergence, energy savings and miles traveled by members of the university community. “We really want to come up with very specific, targeted goals in a variety of areas that we can provide feedback to the campus community on how we’re doing as a community on those goals,” he said. “[Reviewing the plan every three years] makes everything a little bit more in the present than these longer term goals that are hard to keep people motivated about.” Part of the revision process will also be to have members of the DU community weigh in on sustainability through discussions. King hopes this will increase interest and involvement in sustainability initiatives. “We’re trying to get everybody’s input … capture every constituent group on campus,” he said. “By using the listening sessions, we really hope to gather a lot of participation and get the dreams and goals of people here on campus and allow it to be a much bigger process than a handful of people writing a plan that not many people are involved in.” King further says he hopes that incorporating the community will help motivate support for the Center for Sustainability’s efforts. “Since this is a progression of steps, to be able to show that we’re taking steps to meet goals, shows that we are moving down that long journey toward sustainability,” he said. Anyone interested in participating in a sustainability listening session can sign up online through the Center for Sustainability’s website.
Divest DU, a committee of the DU Environmental Team (DUET), launched its campaign to support university divestment from fossil fuels this quarter. The divest movement is a national movement focused on ending support for companies and organizations that use or support fossil fuels. Sustainability Coordinator Chad King said there is a consensus in the scientific community that a rise of two degrees in temperature would have negative consequences for the planet. The divestment movement, therefore, encourages ending support for company behavior that could contribute to this rise. “If we know that taking [oil] out and burning it will drive us up over two degrees … then these companies are knowingly participating in harmful activities and we should divest from them,” said King of the argument behind the divestment movement. He explained that a good place to start the cessation of that support may be in universities. “It’s something that is gaining momentum … the idea is that there’s a ton of money at universities in endowments, and if that money is put toward investing in renewables and investing in clean sources of energy, then not only are we making a statement about what we believe for the future, we’re also shaping that future through our clean economy,” said King. With these ideas in mind, divest movements have been started at hundreds of universities across the nation, according to Erin Smith, founder and president of Divest DU. Smith, a
management pick up the composting starting next fall. To accomplish these goals, data is collected about the composting bins and whether they are used effectively. Student volunteers analyze and weigh the compost from the bins at the end of each day, and the data collected from this process will help show whether students are using the composting bins effectively, according to Martins. An outside company then comes in to pick up the compostable material, process it and sell it. Sustainability Coordinator Chad King explained that although Sodexo produces and uses compostable containers in many of the on-campus dining areas and provides composting locations in the dining areas themselves, students have nowhere to put the compost once they leave the dining areas. “[The pilot program] really grew out of a very real concern about the fact that all the compostable material that is created on campus comes from our food
service areas,” said King. “It allows composting to make more sense.” He said the program will go through an established, standard approval process and will help identify best practices for composting on campus. He also noted that the project has been a collaboration between students, university facilities management and Sodexo. “It’s been a nice group effort between students—clearly it’s student driven— facilities has been helpful and has been on board in lining up the project and then Sodexo is providing the product,” he said. Martins said she is hopeful that the pilot will expand into a more fully developed program during her time at DU. “I really want this program to turn into a big success,” said Martins. “Eventually, I’d like it to be so that there are more compost bins throughout campus, and it’s fully supported.”
“We really want to come up with very specific, targeted goals in a variety of areas.”
-Chad King, Sustainability Coordinator
sophomore strategic communications major, said the movement has gained over 450 signatures in about a month on a petition calling for DU to divest from fossil fuels. “People are really receptive, especially at DU, as far as getting this to happen. It’s exciting that we’re already getting this much support,” said Smith. The petition asks for the university to stop any new investments in fossil fuel companies and divest from direct ownership within the next five years. Smith says this gives the university time to reorganize their investments. “We’re calling on the chancellor and the university to take their investments out of fossil fuels and reinvest in clean energy or whatever they choose,” she said, adding that Divest DU hopes to deliver the petition to Chancellor Robert Coombe sometime in the spring, with the hope that he will deliver it to the board of trustees with his support later in the spring. Until then, the committee hopes to continue gathering signatures on the petition. “We’re definitely not just going to stop [getting signatures]—we’re going to keep doing this through the next few months,” said Smith. “I’m looking forward to seeing how much student support we can get and trying to make an impact as far as future generations and the environment and hopefully making this campaign successful on campus.” Those interested in learning more about the movement can visit the Divest University of Denver Facebook page and attend a documentary screening about the movement held by Divest DU this Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. in Davis Auditorium.
“I’m looking forward to seeing how much student support we can get and trying to make an impact.” -Erin Smith, Divest DU Founder and President
Sophomore pioneers JMAC compost Program installs composting in residence hall bathrooms by lanna giauque News Editor A composting pilot program was started at the beginning of the quarter, with six compost bins placed in the bathrooms on the McFarlane side of JMAC, where paper towels can be composted. According to Kaela Martins, a sophomore environmental science major who started the initiative, the program is aimed at both educating students about composting—or using organic material to create fertilizer—and showing facilities management that composting is a feasible option on campus. “Short term, [the goal] would be to make sure students understand what composting is, to not contaminate it, and for them to show in the long term facilities that composting is part of the campus, it is something that is needed,” said Martins. “We’re basically trying to show facilities that it’s not an additional cost and it’s also not more work for the people who would normally take out the trash.” Martins hopes to see the pilot program expand to include composting bins throughout JMAC by the end of the year. She also hopes to have campus facilities
“We’re basically trying to show facilities that it’s not an additional cost and it’s also not more work for the people who would normally take out the trash.” -Kaela Martins, Compost pilot program founder
King said the investment of students like Martins makes him hopeful about campus sustainability. “I like seeing student involvement in something like this. It’s definitely a lot of work but it shows that they care and are invested,” he said. “Students brought composting to campus, now they’re helping to expand it.”
Is it compostable? The following is an incomplete list of compostable items: - Anything edible - Egg and shellfish shells - Bones - Sodexo to-go items - Some Sodexo utensils - Coffee grounds and tea bags
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University encourages students to “Be a B.O.S.S.” Continued from page 1
According to Kaag, there have “We were trying to get a diverse been four unofficial trainings to receive group of students with leadership feedback, and one official training and social influence on campus,” said with the Be a B.O.S.S. student leaders. Kaag. “We also wanted to make sure CAPE is currently organizing further they were trainings with people that Nelson staff other students and Zeta Beta respected and Tau (ZBT). that engage in The first 500 behaviors that people who support the participate in campaign.” these trainings In addiwill receive a tion to the Be a B.O.S.S. posters, the trucker hat. Be a B.O.S.S. “In order campaign has to ensure good a website with attendance at information the workshops, on “Tips for we decided to Intervenoffer the training like a ing to orgaB.O.S.S.” and nized groups “What Preon campus,” vents People said Kaag. from being “However, if a B.O.S.S.?” individuals The website expressed an also says stuinterest, we dent groups would also be can request a happy to orgaworkshop on nize a separate how to Be a workshop that B.O.S.S. This those individuworkshop is photo courtesy of cape als could sign a 90-minute Jesse Daniels featured in one of the first week’s DU B.O.S.S. posters. up for.” training sesChancelsion based on multimedia interaction lor Robert Coombe endorsed the Be and discussion. a B.O.S.S. campaign in a university-
U p c o M i N G TueSDay - friDay winter carnival medallion hunt Clues to be revealed on the DUPB Facebook Page each day, leading you closer and closer to the golden medallion and a cool prize. weDneSDay power up your linkedin profile 4-5:15 p.m. Driscoll Student center room 1880 To RSVP for this workshop, email helena. barrera@du.edu.
Du’s historical connections to the methodist church: a panel Discussion 7 p.m. anderson academic commons What does it mean to be the “Colorado Seminary”? Panel Discussion with Reverend Paul Kottke, Reverend Dr. Thomas Wolfe and Emeritus Prof. Will Gravely. crimson and gold global gala 7 p.m. Driscoll Student center Ballroom An evening of international tastes, sights and sounds as we celebrate the homecoming of DU students studying abroad. Cost: $5.00. Do the math 7-8 p.m. anderson academic commons
The film “Do the Math” chronicles “America’s leading environmentalist” Bill McKibben in a David-vs-Goliath battle to fight the fossil fuel industry and change the terrifying math of the climate crisis. Refreshments provided. Skintight outrage improv Show 8:30-10 p.m. lindsay auditorium, Sturm hall Join Skintight Outrage for their free weekly on-campus show. This week, they’ll be performing some long-form improv. These short, improvised plays are made up on the spot using your suggestions.
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DupB weekly film 8 p.m. Davis auditorium This week: “Instructions not Included”. ThurSDay career Discussion - Jerry montgomery 12-2 p.m. Sie 150 The Humanitarian Assistance Program presents Jerry Montgomery for a career path discussion. Jerry is a Korbel alumnus with an extensive experience in Humanitarian Response. Lunch will be provided. presentation - Dr. angelo castagnino 4:30 p.m. Sturm hall, room 286 Research presentation by Dr. Angelo Castagnino (Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), candidate for Assistant Professor of Italian, Department of Languages & Literatures. rwanda 20 years ago Today panel on prediction, intervention and genocide 6-8 p.m. anderson academic commons Please come to an informed panel of speakers focusing on the themes of prediction, intervention and genocide as well the article, “Genocide, Ethnocide and Ethnic Cleansing: An Exploratory Review”. Visit rwanda20yearsago.com.
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prc engagement with latin america and the caribbean: challenges for the chinese, and impacts on the region 5-6:30 p.m. cyber cafe, Ben cherrington hall Professor Evan Ellis, Associate Professor with the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies of the National Defense University, will be our Jackson/Ho China Forum guest lunch speaker. A more detailed bio and registration form can be found on online: http://www.du.edu/korbel/china/forums/ index.html.
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Football, Woodstock, and a debate A look back at several key moments in DU’s history
The university did not open again until 13 years later, in 1880, when it
by sarah ford Managing Editor
In the lowest level of the Anderson Academic Commons, almost hidden among the large bookshelves and numerous desks, the DU Collections and Special Archives office is unimposing from the outside. But behind the front desk sit ubiquitous folders, books and papers telling DU’s 150-year story. In its time, DU has seen 16 chancellors (17 by the end of this year), two campuses and visits from three presidents of the United States, all of which is documented in the little office. As evidenced by the stacks of papers on stocked shelves, DU’s history runs deep. Yet some of the most memorable moments of the school, the most defining and best-remembered events, can be pulled from the piles of information to comprise a story of what are remembered as some of DU’s biggest moments in a long past, those which have instrumentally helped to shape the history of DU, its faculty and its students.
The Founding When Colorado Governor John Evans founded the University of Denver in 1864, it initially went by the title of the Colorado Seminary. “The thing I always explain to people is that ‘seminary’ in the 1800’s had a little bit different meaning to people than it does today,” said Steve Fisher, university archivist. At the time, according to Fisher, a seminary could also describe institutions of education, but the name was soon changed to be more encompassing. By the mid-1860’s, Denver was struggling through a series of environmental disasters and economic setbacks when the Cherry Creek flooded, destroying parts of downtown Denver, bandits robbed numerous trains passing through the city and a plague of grasshoppers destroyed much of the area vegetation. As Denver’s population dwindled, DU temporarily closed its doors in 1867 with a small student population.
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The university’s campus in downtown Denver .
became the University of Denver. “I think they wanted to go with a little bit of a broader term,” said Fisher. “But there is a legal distinction – Colorado Seminary, today, owns all the property, and the land we’re on is the Colorado Seminary’s.” To this day, university legal documents make note that DU still sits upon Colorado Seminary land by including it in parenthesis next to the words “University of Denver.”
No More Football Like other Colorado schools at the time, the DU football team was a massive part of DU’s pride and identity through the mid-1900s. But then-chancellor Chester Alter, chancellor from 1953 to 1967 and namesake of the campus arboretum, had some concerns. “Chester Alter was concerned about
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DU’s 1960 football team lines up for the snap in a game in DU’s Hilltop Stadium.
what he saw as athlete’s favored status,” said Fisher. “Athletes got better treatment than other students at the time. This was happening all over the country, not just here, but it was happening here. Alter was afraid that we were going to become a jock factory.” To remedy his fear, Alter did the then-unthinkable act of ending the university football program in 1961. The move was met with minor protesting, Fisher says, but Alter stood by his decision and the university disbanded its football program during its offseason. “It was quite shocking at the time. It was kind of unexpected, kind of out of nowhere,” said Fisher. “There weren’t rumors flying around or anything like that.” Hockey came forward to replace the attention the football program received, and life continued on at the university, as Alter had suspected it would. Fisher said that years later, when Alter was 99, Fisher asked him in an interview if he had regrets about the decision that came to define his term as chancellor. “I’ll never forget his answer,” said Fisher. “He looked at me and he said ‘Well, we survived didn’t we? We seem to have done alright.’”
Always involved, DUs’ campus political activity reached a boiling point in what is dubbed “Woodstock West” in 1970. In the wake of the national turmoil brought by the Kent State shootings and at the apex of demonstrations against the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War, 1,500 protesting students erected a tent city on campus on May 6. Though DU was one of many schools involved in the political fervor of the time, it stands out as one of the few colleges to keep its doors open through much of the protests, according to Fisher. “Other universities around the country were closing at the time because of student protests, and Mitchell decided that we were going to stay open,” said Fisher. “We were one of the few universities that had a protest movement that
The campus relocates from its downtown Denver location to University Park. photo courtesy of du special collections
1908
The Daniels College of Business is founded.
1958
Hockey wins first NCAA national championship.
1964 & 1967
Martin Luther King Jr. visits campus.
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the commune. Today, the Anderson Academic Commons stands on the site of the protests, but they continue to a subject of discussion and debate on campus years later.
The Presidential Debate DU had another marked moment in its history just last year, when the 2012 presidential debate between Republican candidate Mitt Romney and president Barack Obama came to campus. With over 3,000 members of the media on campus, the university was thrust into the national public eye in the days leading up to and during the debate.
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The Colorado National Guard arrives to break up the commune by order of then-Chancellor Mitchell.
Student protesters during the five -day -long “Woodstock West” in 1970.
actually stayed open.” Early on, this sentiment resounded with then-Governor John Love, who announced that he would not remove the tent city that had been constructed at the university. A press release sent out by his office noted that the governor was “ready to provide whatever aid and assistance is necessary to the university,” but that police forces would not be used “unless the university specifically requests assistance or there is violence at the university.” But in the end, the protests would not last. Denver police tore down the commune on May 11, only for students to rebuild it and have it torn down again by the Colorado National Guard on May 13. According to Fisher, Mitchell made the call in order to address anonymous threats coming to the school regarding
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Students crowd the Carnegie Green during the DebateFest held on campus in 2012.
Over 5,000 students, staff and community members flooded the Carnegie Green for DebateFest featuring bands, food trucks and a giant big screen to watch the debate. Inside the Ritchie Center, 297 more students were able to see the debate for themselves. According to a documentary later made by the university about the debate, there were over 100 events leading up to the debate, with a cumulative attendance of over 25,000 people. There were 1,500 ticketed guests for the debate, including 300 students. Outside, 6,000 students and community members attended the Debate Fest. There were 3,000 journalists on campus, including over 700 foreign journalists. The university earned $56 million in advertising revenue.
Presidential Visits Speaking of presidents, president Obma’s visit to campus for the debate last year was only one among a long history of presidents who have visited campus. DU is quite accostomed to hosting presidential visitors. DU first played host to president William Howard Taft in 1911, followed by a 1950 visit by Dwight Eisenhower, a 1961 visit by Richard Nixon, a visit by future president Ronald Reagan in 1979 and the university even granted Lyndon B. Johnson an honarary degree in 1966. Both presidents Bill Clinton and John F. Kennedy have both had ties with DU, though they never visited campus. Kennedy visited Denver in 1960 for an event sponsored by the DU Social Science Foundation and Clinton participated in the 2008 G8 Summit held in the Phipps Mansion, property then owned by DU.
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DU alum makes a splash with new social app by charlie light Contributing Writer
Sometimes finding a companion to go BASE jumping with presents a challenge. And for those fortunate souls who have weekdays off and can galavant off to the mountains, skiing companions can be scarce. California startup At the Pool is striving to connect people with a similar taste for all things adventurous. At the Pool business developer David Zimmerman built a similar app, Open Garage, during his senior year at DU. He and his partners thought Open Garage would revolutionize the social networking market and put the ‘social’ back into social networking by allowing people to meet others with similar outdoor interests, such as hiking, rock climbing or skiing. The team had to disband after he and another member of the group graduated in 2011, but Zimmerman has continued his mission to get people off their phones and into the mountains, ocean, or concerts. He joined a startup called At The Pool, based out of Santa Monica, Calif., in May of 2013. Zimmerman originally contacted the two founders to set up an interview and give a marketing presentation. “They said they’d get back to me but never did. I called them a few times and kept bugging them, and they told me that they just didn’t have the resources to hire someone full-time for marketing,” said Zimmerman, whose avid skiing habits were his inspiration for working on At The Pool. Zimmerman persisted, though, and negotiated a month-long contract to work for At The Pool. After two months as an independent contractor, he was brought on full-time to lead the business operations. Since then, Zimmerman has worked 12 to 14 hours a day (save for nightly trips to the boxing gym) on expanding the app’s user base.
At The Pool is a social networking app that can be called many things: “The reinvented contact list,” according to David Zimmerman, a DU alum from Lake Oswego, Ore. and lead of business development for the app; or the #1 new social app, according to Apple just after the launch on Nov. 7, 2013. There is one title, though, that the four-person staff of At The Pool covets.
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At the Pool’s iOS 7 minimalist design contributed to its initial success as a social app.
“We always talk about it becoming the next Facebook or the next Google,” said Zimmerman. The app is aimed at allowing people to connect easily through adventuring, such as hiking, skiing or going to concerts. The idea is that a user will utilize the app to meet up with either an existing friend or a stranger for an offline activity. “We wanted to create a tool that helps people step away from technology and connect face-to-face with the people around them,” said Zimmerman, a Daniels College of Busi-
ness graduate with a degree in marketing. At The Pool launched two years ago as a web application by current CEO Alex Capecelatro and lead designer Jason Hsin, but quickly shifted to the mobile platform to better fit its mission. At The Pool launched its mobile application on Nov. 7, 2013, and quickly photo courtesy of david zimmerman jumped to the top At the Pool strives to connect people with similar interests and to bring spot in the social cat- community members together. egory of the iOS app Zimmerman says that Instagram, store. Zimmerman says most of that success can be attributed to having a for example, doesn’t always show great product, but also to the minimal- relevant advertisements. He will see istic iOS 7 design of the app. The iOS 7 advertisements on his news feed that update only became available six weeks relate to someone he follows, but the before the launch of At The Pool, so the ads often don’t relate to him. In order to promote the app, Zimfact that the app was a poster child for Apple’s new OS was very lucky, accord- merman and his team are implementing a marketing strategy that aims to ing to Zimmerman. Despite the early success, which improve the quality and specificity of includes mobile users in over 40 coun- the user experience. The team has set up an Ambastries worldwide and media attention from TechCrunch, TheNextWeb and sador Program for the app, where they Installation, Zimmerman and his team carefully select a number of individuals to help promote the app in their have even bigger plans. At The Pool intends to use its respective cities. Currently, the comlocation-based services and user’s key- pany has about 12 brand ambassadors, words to provide relevant advertising according to Zimmerman. “The idea is that when you travel down the road. Zimmerman gives an example of a hypothetical group driv- to a new city, you can look to the brand ing up the Pacific Coastal Highway on ambassador for local knowledge on their way to go surfing. The At The that city, best restaurants, hikes, et Pool app will use keyword searches cetera,” said Zimmerman. At The Pool’s team has developed to determine what the group is doing, and will send them a notification about an incentive program based around a nearby surf shop that will give them a each Ambassador and their respective “territory.” At The Pool will help good deal on wax. “I can’t tell you how many times subsidize a trip or experience of the I’ve forgotten wax while going surfing,” Ambassador’s choice, relative to their said Zimmerman. “Our ads have to be performance in promoting the app and improving users’ experiences. easy to read and relevant [to users].”
Chick Corea and Bela Fleck duet at Newman Center by isabel mccan Senior Reporter
It isn’t every day that legendary musical performers grace the DU campus with their presence. Yet unfortunately when they do, the undergraduate population seems to be almost completely unaware of it. Last Thursday night in the June Swaner Gates Concert Hall, located in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, two prolific and award-winning musical artists, Chick Corea and Belá Fleck, performed a memorable two-anda-half-hour set for their eager audience. Fleck also took part in The Master Class with students from the Lamont School of Music supported by the Newman Center Endowed Fund for Experimental and Cultural Learning prior to the event. Corea and Fleck, two legendary songwriters, musicians and band leaders, joined together in an impressive duet of their respective instruments: piano and banjo. Corea, originating from Mass., has been a prolific composer and keyboard player with a musical history that has spanned over four decades and 20 Grammys. Fleck, who was born in New York City, has won 14 Grammys and is considered one of the premier banjo players in the world. Together they played music off their collaborative album, entitled “The Enchantment,” along with other recognizable tunes the two are known for. The duo’s striking performance was one where you could simply sit back and become lost in the sound. There were
Renowned musicians Corea and Fleck rely on musical skill and chemistry to collaborate in a distinctive and skillful manner.
no flashy lights or stage props, just two masters and their tools. Fleck’s fluttering banjo strings would at times layer with Corea’s resounding piano scales, or at other times the two instruments would sound independently, yet in complement. Their fingers flew across their instruments with a creative ease that only years and years of experience could render. Corea and Fleck’s unique performance covered a wide range of genres stretching from jazz to classical, bluegrass, a waltz and even a Stevie Wonder cover. Marcio Garcia, a MFA jazz performance graduate of the Lamont School of Music who now works in the Newman Center box office, considered the performance in high regard. “As a musician, it was just inspiring and motivating. Achieving that level of musicianship is every musician’s dream. Each time they perform it’s different and magical,” said Garcia.
Vocal Jazz professor Donna Wickham believes that music students in particular can gain a lot from attending performances like this one at the Newman Center, as well as master classes of the sort that Fleck gave on Thursday afternoon. According to Wickham, a fair amount of students attended, however most were music students that are deeply entrenched in DU’s music scene and particularly in happenings at the Newman Center. “Fifteen bucks for a concert of that quality is too good to pass up,” said Wickham. “I think the things [music students] gain from master classes are inspiration and validation. It’s great to hear that the road to success for these great musicians was paved with the same hard work that the students are putting in right now.” The shortage of non-music major DU students in attendance was noticeable. Corea and Fleck are possibly two of the most noteworthy artists our
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campus has drawn this school year, yet aside from a small handful of young faces, the audience was mostly one or two generations older than your average DU student. Andy Henderson, fourth year senior Biology student from Chicago, expressed his disappointment about missing the event. “Why did no one tell me that Fleck and Corea were coming to DU until after it happened?” said Henderson “It’s always a struggle to get the student’s attention,” said Natalie Raborn, marketing director at the Newman Center, acknowledging the sometimes weak student interest in Newman Center performances. Fortunately for students that missed this performance, the Newman Center has a full calendar of upcoming events throughout the remainder of this quarter. See their full calendar of performances on the Newman Center Website.
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Alpine Club takes a long weekend trip to Crested Butte by breanna demont Contributing Writer
Last weekend, the DU Alpine Club (DUAC) took on the winter mountain town of Crested Butte for a three-day ski and snowboard extravaganza. An outdoors club run entirely by students, DUAC subsidizes trips so its roughly 250 members can explore the wonders of Colorado and its surrounding beauty for cheap. “This Crested Butte trip is really unique because we take advantage of the three day weekend to turn it into a four day trip,” said DUAC Vice President Hank Elder, senior finance major, from Tucson, Ariz. A roughly four-hour drive from Denver, DUAC left Friday mid-day and made it to Crested Butte in the afternoon, after taking highway 285 south to 50 west—one of the best drives in Colorado, according to Elder. All 30 attendees stayed in a house with a crystal clear view of the mountain, complete with a full kitchen, sauna and Jacuzzi. The perks didn’t stop there. While one day of riding at Crested Butte Mountain costs the average skier/snowboarder $90, it cost DUAC members $180 for lodging, transportation, a couple group meals and three days’ worth of lift tickets. “I’m just hoping everyone has as much fun as they did last year,” said senior Kyle Chynoweth, mechanical engineering major from Parkland, Flo. and one of DUAC’s Publicity Officers. “Last year it was my favorite trip. I met a ton of cool people and it turned out pretty great.” The comradery of DUAC is one of the biggest bonuses that makes every weekend trip one for the books. “It’s a super cool group of people from all different demographics and organizations,” said sophomore Molly Woodhull, biology major from Dayton, Ohio. “DU social life tends to be focused a lot around Greek life, and I’m in Greek life, so I tend to do a lot of things with that, but I’m excited to get to know this other group of people.” While one must be cautious of the potential dangers that come alongside venturing
10 mountain accessories to stop wasting money on by connor davis Contributing Writer
Skiing and snowboarding have turned into moneymaking industries that produce a need to look stylish on the mountain. Ski areas are now ski resorts, and ski resorts are now runways. At the end of the day, it’s just sliding down snow on a plank or two, and a fur coat sure won’t make it any more fun. While some items are worth investing in like skis, boards and boots, others can be worked around. Looking cool is cool, but saving cash is a lot cooler. Here are 10 things you should stop wasting money on this season.
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Alpine Club takes various trips during Winter Quarter to ski, snowboard and hangout with other members at destinations throughout Colorado.
into mountains, DUAC officers are required to be first-aid and CPR certified, while a few of them have gone above and beyond that. Members also have the opportunity to be educated on wilderness survival techniques. “They just hosted a wilderness first aid class here and a lot of people took it,” said Chynoweth, and “no matter where we are, no matter how bad you hurt yourself, we’re close enough to get to a hospital.” DUAC also hires guides for the extreme sports trips, and there are a few of those trips scheduled to happen this winter quarter. The club’s expected trip to Silverton is one students can really get excited for. “It’s an extreme skier mountain,” said Chynoweth. “The chair takes you up about 1,000 vertical feet and then you hike an additional 1,000 feet
with your skis [or snowboard] on your back.” Another one of Alpine Club’s guided trips is to Telluride/Ouray. “The town of Ouray is nestled in this humongous box canyon and we stay at a hotel with its own hot spring tubs,” said Elder. “You ice climb with professional guides one day (they provide the gear), and ski Telluride mountain the other.” The student body should know it is never too late to become a member of DUAC. Membership costs a yearly fee of $40, and the club holds meetings every Wednesday at 8 p.m. inside Sturm. Whether it’s snowshoeing, ice climbing, dogsledding, hiking, biking or skiing, DUAC has a trip in store for just about every student on this campus. Visit their website for more information.
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Gloves and mittens can be hundreds of dollars, hundreds more than necessary. As long as you stay out of negative temperatures, an inexpensive pair will do just fine. Spend 12 bucks on some standards from Wal-Mart or 20 on some work gloves from Home Depot, and those hands will be just as warm as spending hundreds. Goggles are essential to have, but their price won’t affect their performance. Look for an affordable used pair on Ebay— just make sure the lens is in good shape. They may not be the coolest pair on the mountain, but at least some money will be saved for the remainder of winter. Poles are a simple product used to keep you balanced, so simple that a couple branches would do the job. Branches are a bit primitive, however, so head over to a retail or rental shop and ask what they have in the back. Snag an old pair for a few dollars while you watch others carelessly swipe their credit cards. Neckwarmers are overpriced pieces of cloth, so spend a couple dollars on a bandana or two instead. These can be found at Target, and buying multiple allows for an extra in the jacket at all times. For the truly broke college students, cut the sleeve off an old t-shirt right on the seam. It works surprisingly well. Boot heaters not only look odd and bulky, but they are also completely unnecessary. Having two heating blocks on a pair of boots with wires hanging all over the place is just too much. If your feet get cold often, try wearing thinner socks. This allows more blood flow despite thick socks seeming warmer. If that doesn’t work, buying bigger boots is the likely solution. GoPros aren’t worth the money unless you’re filming something really extreme. A video of going down a groomed
run just isn’t that exciting, and your phone will capture the memory almost as well. A Go Pro is certainly cool to have, but when trying to prioritize equipment purchases it just isn’t essential.
Mountain food is very pricey, which becomes pretty obvious after one walk through the cafeteria. Buying a $10 hot dog and a $5 water bottle will turn into regret, so be smart and don’t do it. Conforming to resort prices is financial suicide as a college student; avoid it all by eating a big breakfast and bringing snacks and water. Lift tickets have also become extraordinarily overpriced, but there are still ways to get around that monetary burden. Check out Liftopia. com for impressive discounts to nearly every mountain in Colorado, along the rest of the U.S. and Canada. Finding a friend with an Epic Pass allows for discounts too. Go into the pass office with them for a buddy discount, which varies depending on which mountain you go to and the time of year. Backcountry riding has become increasingly popular over the past few years, leaving the general public with the idea that anyone can do it. The truth is, however, that going out to unsupervised mountains is very dangerous and not for the average Joe. At common resorts, ski patrolers protect guests from avalanches and wildlife, but in the backcountry, they won’t be there. On top of these dangers, the gear required to do this (beacon, probe, skins, alpine touring bindings, split board for snowboarders, etc.) is really pricey. For those who really want to try the backcountry, look into guided programs where professionals can eliminate these dangers. Most programs rent out equipment too, giving further reason not to buy any. Anything furry is just unacceptable. Fur is old fashioned, unnecessary and just too luxurious to be wearing while doing physical activity. Going to the mountains is about escaping materialism in the city and being in nature, not contributing to the runway. Having a little fur on the hood is alright, being covered in it is not.
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Art exhibit celebrates the Denver Community by courtney luster Contributing Writer
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Waffle Brothers offers up some of Denver’s best waffles.
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Sweet. Savory. Satisfying. by kameryn tanita Assistant Lifestyles Editor
While Denver may be well known for its craft brews, loyal Broncos fans and the legalization of marijuana, its expertise on waffle-making might be its best-kept secret. With two locations in Denver, in lower Capitol Hill on 393 Corona St. and Uptown at 1707 Lafayette St., Waffle Brothers almost covers all of Denver breakfast lover’s carbfilled cravings. The majority of wide-eyed patrons walk in and stare at the double-sided menu debating between local favorites like The Nutty Professor—a waffle topped with Nutella, peanut butter, walnuts and whipped cream—or the BreakMest—a waffle topped with egg, meat and melted cheese—all before getting guidance from the staff who testify that it is an equal 50/50 between the waffle lovers who choose sweet over savory. The hip(pie) staff donning T-shirts saying “the whip cream is free but the nuts will cost ya” are almost as unique as the waffles themselves. A mix of ecelectic twenty-somethings, they will put you at ease when they offer input of the menu. Order at the front of the restaurant and grab a number (a large playing card held in an even larger paperclip) before choosing a table. Colorful beach umbrellas line patio tables outside where some patrons choose to withstand the winter weather, while others sit inside at wooden tables. The open-air casual atmosphere on a Sunday morning brings neighborhood dwellers in from the surrounding Cap Hill and Wash Park neighborhoods to ease their hangovers or catch up for a no-fuss weekend brunch date, but be prepared for the wait. After ordering, waffles are freshly pressed and prepared in the small kitchen and take around 30 minutes to get, which seems even longer when screaming children are
yelling at the back tables. Once the food arrives though, the surrounding chatter dissipates as people dive into their longawaited meals. Normally a savory breakfast admirer, this grinder stepped out of her comfort zone to get the best of both worlds. The Waffle Breakfast plate (the most expensive item on the menu at $8.75—nothing on the menu is above $10) comes with two poached eggs, bacon, a waffle and fruit. Customize the waffle by adding various toppings like powdered sugar and cinnamon (included), fresh fruit, Nutella or peanut butter. The Original Waffle that comes with most of the dishes is filled with pockets of nib sugar, hitting quite the sweet spot every other bite, but the simplicity of the poached eggs and bacon complements the sugar rush. For the gluten intolerant, the Waffle Brothers tries to satisfy everyone’s needs by offering vegan, gluten-free and whole-wheat waffles, so don’t write this place off just because it is carb-heavy. Taking a twist on the traditional breakfast sandwich, Waffle Brothers replaces the bread with two waffles, melted cheese, meat and eggs. While this sounds like a delectable rendition of the original, it is in fact much blander. Open 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Waffle Brothers serves lunch, including soups and sandwiches and even includes Moe’s bagels on their menu (which one server admits is their most popular item during the week), but their specialty is their sweet waffles. Finding something low calorie will be difficult at this neighborhood joint, but who eats waffles every week anyway? This is a special-occasion type of restaurant. The perfect place to grab some friends for a weekend binge (without the mimosas and Bloody Mary’s) to enjoy the delectable sweet waffle that has come to make Waffle Brothers so popular.
A box full of doorknobs is not exactly where one expects to find a valuable piece of art, but that is exactly where one of the works displayed in the Victoria Myhren Gallery’s current exhibition, “A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries,” was collected. In fact, the gallery presents works found in basements, attics and dark corners, according to Dan Jacobs, curator and gallery director. The exhibition, which is open Monday through Friday from noon to 4 p.m. until March 9, highlights over 130 artworks from around the world. Alumni and members of the DU community donated most of the pieces while some were previously missing and rediscovered in various departments around campus. Each artwork carries a unique story, and Jacobs can relay almost all of them with contagious excitement and pride. For students who have not yet perused the gallery, it is not one to miss. “It’s the kind of show that there really is something for everybody,” said Jacobs. The exhibit’s diversity not only represents a vast timeline across DU’s history; it is designed to attract students with interests across the board. “A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries” boasts a variety of media including paintings on skateboards, sculptures, Southwestern pottery by Maria Martinez, multiple collections of photography and Historic Asian culture pieces (there is even a 19th-century Chinese imperial court robe). A giant Andy Warhol silkscreen highlights the collection, with four more works expected to arrive from the Andy Warhol Center. “A lot of the student body will relate to this type of material,” said Jacobs. A complete catalog of the pieces included can be found on the Victoria Myhren Gallery website. This particular exhibit was specifically intended to coincide with the sesquicentennial celebration at DU and concludes 1864 Week, the university’s week-long birthday celebration which includes events like the Founder’s Day Gala on March 5. The 1864 Week kickoff includes a presentation about William Driscoll, longtime faculty member and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences—and of course, namesake of the student center. Driscoll’s widow, Helen, donated 59 works to the Art School, several of which are on display. Even long after William Driscoll’s death in 1983, his family is still intimately involved with the university. The exhibit emphasizes the “collective effort” necessary to put together not only this assemblage of art, but any gallery that DU puts on, according to Jacobs. Helen Driscoll’s generosity is just one example of this overall theme that DU
“A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries” is on display until March 9.
School of Art holds close to “A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries.” On each artwork label, the donor is named first instead of the artist, in order to stress the recognition and appreciation the Art School has for its alumni and donors. The exhibition also contains a few pieces by former DU faculty members. A collection of Colorado-themed pieces by John Thompson, including an oil painting of a rural landscape depicting a path and house, are some of the first pieces seen when walking into the gallery. Thompson served on the faculty during the 1930s and 1940s.
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“That’s one of the great things about a university is that you get these great connections between people that survive for decades,” said Jacobs. After “A Decade of Gifts and Discoveries” closes on March 9, some of the artwork will find permanent homes around campus and come back in other exhibitions. However, all of the art displayed in this gallery and many more pieces (about 3,000) are held at the Art School’s new site, the Hampden Art Study Center, located off the Hampden Frontage Road. Directions can be found through the DU Art Facebook Page.
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‘Jack Ryan’ recruits action lovers
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Cathy Muller (Keira Knightley) becomes concerned when her boyfriend, Jack Ryan (Chris Pine), must embark on a top-secret mission in Moscow, Russia in the new action film “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”
by kaitlynne birkett Co-Copy Chief
Taking place in a Jason Bourneesque world full of intrigue, assassinations and potential political calamity, Jack Ryan (Chris Pine, “Star Trek”) finds himself a little out of his league in the new film “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.” The movie follows Ryan from a university in London to a bank in Moscow 13 years later. By this time, Ryan has fought as a Marine and been recruited as an analyst for the CIA. Though “Jack Ryan” is a similar spy thriller to all the rest, it proves to be an interesting way to spend two hours with the excellent acting from its major stars. After noticing some disguised Russian accounts at the bank where he works, Ryan speaks to his CIA contacts, expecting the government institution to send
some agents to Moscow. Instead, Ryan is sent on the mission himself, much to the dismay of his physical therapist-turnedgirlfriend, Cathy Muller (Keira Knightley, “Pride and Prejudice”). Not used to the world of deceit in which he suddenly finds himself entwined, Ryan gets a rude awakening when the private driver that picks him up at the airport attempts to kill him. Soon after, Ryan meets with Viktor Cheverin (Kenneth Branagh, “Hamlet”), the head of the Russian bank with the disguised accounts. There, he discovers that Russia intends to commit gigantic economic sabotage against the United States. Pine as Ryan is every other covert operative, adding only a bit of flair with the backstory of injury sustained while fighting in Afghanistan. He is driven simply by a need to survive, and later, after Muller’s arrival in Russia, a need to protect the
woman he loves. The truly phenomenal acting comes from a scene with Knightley and Branagh: Cherevin had kidnapped Muller and, in an attempt to discern if Ryan had informed the U.S. of his plans, threatens to kill Muller. Cherevin’s face is inches from Muller’s, forcing a lightbulb into her mouth which he intends to use to kill her. Tears drip from her eyes, voice strangling against fear, not believing that Ryan will get to her in time. Cheverin spends the entire film being especially malicious, from the first scene where he beats a doctor to a pulp for missing a vein while administering medicine to the last. Though the reality of such psychopathy is not probable, it strikes a note of fear in the audience. “Jack Ryan” makes no great strides in cinema with a very typical plot for the genre, different from the others only through which country the villain comes from this time around. This film is also a reboot of
the Ryan franchise, a series of books by Tom Clancy that begin with “The Hunt for Red October” in 1984, though this is the first movie not based on a specific novel. The film’s objective is not to create a vast number of questions about humanity or win a volume of awards, but rather to provide intense, edge-of-your-seat action for its 106 minutes. Even though this genre is not well known for its realism, “Jack Ryan” does make some attempts—depicting Ryan’s struggle to walk post-back injury, Muller’s insight and the lack of knowledge Ryan has about combat situations. Yet suspended realism can only go so far. “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” is an amusing enough film for those looking for a quick escape at the movies. There will probably be a sequel, as with most rebooted franchises, so if viewers miss out on Ryan the first time around, the second will probably suffice.
album but in a way that makes it sound even more superficial. Lead single “It’s About Time” begins with the cringe worthy lines “All the kids are throwing sticks / Politics, nights on the water / Everybody wants to get by / It’s a test of the times.” This is accompanied by a throbbing bass line that is meant to excite but eventually falls flat on its face into a distorted warble. The soft refrain of “pissed off, pissed off, pissed off ” is not what one would expect Stanford-educated lead singer Sameer Gadhia to churn out. Gadhia is a fine singer and if his voice were not the one conjuring these senseless lyrics, he would easily represent the brightest light on Roadrunner Records’ lineup of disillusioned hardcore singers. A human biology major at Stanford, he thought long and hard about finishing his degree or dropping out and accomplishing his dreams of becoming
a rock star. He may have sacrificed a little intelligence and soul to make it into the industry, but if anything can be indicated by album sales then Gadhia has easily made it. Title track “Mind Over Matter” seems to become an exercise in perspective to create a synth-driven pop song à la M83 or Majical Cloudz. The band reverts to their simple, generic rock but this time with a synth bubbling over in the background. Second single “Crystallized” starts off with a howl and a booming drum line, and then goes into Gadhia’s smooth vocals. This track feels like one of the more honest songs on the album, and while it does not contain the most complex lyrics, (“When the beat of my heart / Hits the beat of your drum”) it is a nice, beachy tune that tells a story of young love. The highlight of the album has to be “Camera.” This track easily has the most
original concept and is lyrically excellent. He uses the analogy of having a “broken camera on holiday” to create the feeling of an escaping memory: “All these dreams follow / Anything that tie to / My love behind you / Covered by snow / The shine is gone.” The imagery in those lines reflects memories of youthful, forlorn nights to which everyone can relate. Young the Giant’s “corporate-indie” aesthetic is similar to the way musicians such as Lana Del Rey or Mumford & Sons made their way into the mainstream. They sacrifice their creative ability and push manufactured indie pop that is ever so simple and polite. While Young the Giant are not a particularly interesting or talented band, their new album is bound to be a huge commercial success. If you enjoyed their debut, there is an excellent chance you will enjoy “Mind Over Matter.”
‘Mind Over Matter’ lacks true substance by logan baker Staff Writer
Young the Giant emerged into the music industry with their eponymous debut in 2010. It quickly spawned two fairly popular songs with “My Body” and “Apartment.” Both of these songs are fairly simple indie pop with lazy songwriting and polished production. The band blew up undeservingly and was “built for success” by their labels. Their main recording label, Roadrunner Records, is home to some of the more regrettable rock bands of the past decade, including Nickelback and Shinedown, this fact shows exactly where Young the Giant’s true musical inspiration lies. Their newest album “Mind Over Matter,” out Tuesday, Jan. 21, has a different sound than their debut
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Panic! At The Disco puts fans into a frenzy
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by meg mcintyre and lanna giauque Clarion Staff
This past Saturday, Jan. 18, pop-punk rockers Panic! At The Disco (P!ATD) returned to Denver for an absolutely electrifying show at the Ogden Theatre. This being only the fourth stop on their Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! Tour, the group was full of contagious energy and performed a set that thrilled the audience from the first song to the last. Opening the concert were X Ambassadors and The Colourist, two lesser known but just as captivating groups. The crowd seemed eager to see what these bands had to offer, and many fans were even singing along and cheering for more. As any opening act should, the groups certainly heightened the atmosphere and prepared the crowd for the incredible show ahead. The theatre was buzzing as second opener The Colourist finished up their set and the audience began eagerly chanting “Panic! Panic! Panic!” to the empty stage. When P!ATD took the stage around 9:45 p.m. they began their set with “Vegas Lights,” a track from their most recent album “Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!” It immediately became apparent this would be a high-energy show, as each song that followed was more upbeat and dance-worthy than the last. While much of the set hailed from the group’s newest studio release, the band also included old favorites such as “New Perspective,” “The Ballad of Mona Lisa” and “Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off,” not to
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Panic! At The Disco frontman Brendon Urie performed the last few songs of the band’s set shirtless during their concert Jan. 18 at the Ogden Theatre in Denver.
mention the fitting closer and their most popular single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies.” Much of the show was fast paced and exhilarating, but some slower selections were also injected to the mix, including newer track “The End of All Things.” P!ATD frontman Brendon Urie gave an enthralling performance throughout, even removing his jacket and shirt to perform bare-chested for
the last few songs of the show, including bisexual anthem “Girls/Girls/Boys.” P!ATD fans will undoubtedly find this reminiscent of the “Girls/Girls/Boys” music video, in which Urie performs completely naked. Fans also delighted in Urie’s always colorful language and compelling stage presence, including his somewhat sudden backflip during a convenient pause in the hit single “Miss Jackson.”
In his introduction of guitarist Jonathan Walker to the crowd, Urie emphasized that Walker is originally from Denver, then introduced his parents, who were in the audience. The crowd responded positively to the introduction, but enjoyed Urie’s other Colorado connection even more; Urie paused to say, “So you guys just legalized marijuana? Well, this is what we have to say to that.” The group then launched
into its hit single “Nine in the Afternoon,” which, according to Urie, is all about that very subject. The use of geyser-like smoke machines helped create highlights in the show, as did a dynamic light show that played on every surface in the theater. From the very involved audience to the classic P!ATD music to the personal Colorado connection, anyone who attended the performance will not forget it any time soon.
‘Devil’s Due’ is like hell on earth HBO finds something special in ‘Looking’
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Samantha (Allison Miller) is impregnated with the devil in “Devil’s Due.”
by jacob dahl Contributing Writer
The concept of the film “Devil’s Due” is a simple one. If viewers have seen “Rosemary’s Baby” then they can go ahead and skip right past the summary, but for those who have not: The film starts with the engaged Zach (Zach Gilford, “Friday Night Lights”) and Samantha (Allison Miller, “Go On”) getting married, then going on their honeymoon to Santo Domingo. While in Santa Domingo they stay out late one night and go to a creepy bar their cabby insists they go to (always a great idea). Sure enough, they get knocked out and while they sleep, we see devil worshippers perform a ceremony wherein Samantha becomes impregnated with the
devil. They return home, none the wiser, and Samantha finds out that she has mysteriously become pregnant. The rest of the film slowly shows Samantha become increasingly more devilesque, as Zach tries to discover what the devil is going on. At this point, readers may be thinking to themselves “that summary does not make any sense.” Well, neither does this movie. The film attempts to use the same cinematography techniques as the “Paranormal Activity” series by having one of the characters, Zach, constantly filming everything he does. However, “Devil’s Due” feels the need to explain why Zach is filming everything, and the result is that his character never shuts up about why he always has a video camera out.
The filming techniques in this movie are an obvious rip-off of the “Paranormal Activity” films, even using many of the same angles, such as when someone in the room doesn’t have a camera and they film from high angles like a security camera. The plot is rushed at the beginning of the movie, which results in the rest of the movie being ridiculously slow. There is not much plot development, and the worst part is the audience never really finds out what happens. At the end we do not really find out who the devil worshippers are, and what they are doing. We do not even get to see the devil. This movie is a two-hour build up to the worst punchline ever. But do not worry; they leave room at the end to assure us there will be a sequel. Thank goodness for that. There is not a single thing about this movie that is good. Most horror movies are not Oscar-quality, but they are still fun to watch because of how bad they are and the cheap scares they provide. The only time anyone would laugh in this movie is during the unexplained scene in which Samantha starts eating raw meat in a grocery store while giving everyone around her menacing looks. Hilarious. Please do not see “Devil’s Due.” It will be a waste of time, money, and dignity—people will see you buying that ticket.
by molly biesanz Contributing Writer
HBO’s new series “Looking” has been called the gay version of “Girls” (HBO) by many, but this cast has put up a force to be reckoned with in their own unique voice. Set in San Francisco, “Looking” gives a modern take on what it is like the be a 30-something gay man in the city. The series follows three best friends: Patrick (Jonathan Groff, “Glee”), Augustín (Frankie J. Alvarez, “Smash”) and Dom (Murray Bartlett, “Damages”). Patrick, a videogame designer, is the youngest of the group. He is somewhat naïve and optimistic about life, and he looks for the bright side in everything, including going on dates he found on OKcupid.com. Hip artist Augustin is in a relationship that has both adventurous and jealous elements to it. Dom, a cocky waiter living with his ex girlfriend, is struggling with getting older and no longer being the “it” guy. In the first episode we find the three men beginning to look for different things in their lives. Patrick’s ex-boyfriend is getting married, and this makes Patrick feel he needs to look for someone that makes him feel more secure and settled (without being too picky) as he approaches the age
of 30. Although in a relationship, Augustín and Frank are trying to look for the right definitions and terms to suit their independent personalities. Flaky yet needy Dom is looking for his next move in life as he realizes he is not in his twenties anymore. Although there are times of expected HBO raunchiness, this is a show about looking for love and meaning not only in relationships, but in every part of life. With LGBT rights being such a topical discussion today, “Looking” is coming into television at an extremely “right place, right time” moment. No matter what age or gender you are, anyone can find something or someone to relate to in “Looking.” Who is not looking for love, a new apartment or their next move? “Looking” manages to take men and women, gay and straight, out of their separate boxes and show the world that we are all on some level and looking for the same things at every age. “Looking” draws similarities from “Girls” in the way that the show wonderfully balances humorous and melancholic moments. Coming from a network that brought us “Sex and the City” and “The Sopranos,” and showing us great views of the city and nightlife of San Francisco, this series is worth “looking” into.
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‘First Love’ a clichéd look at young romance
coming back,” whispers protagonist Axi Moore, as her partner-incrime Robinson sleeps soundly next to her. In the new novel “First Love,” author James Patterson veers away from his typical genre of crime fiction and partners with ghostwriter Emily Raymond to create a book about first love and loss. Moore and Robinson both find themselves stuck in anti-climactic Klamath Falls, Ore. when they decide to ignore all responsibilities and take the road trip of a lifetime. Yet photo courtesy of amblingbooks.com the farther they get The cover for James Patterson and Emily Raymond’s new novel, “First Love.” from the town, the harder it is to ignore the problems they by kaitlynne birkett wished to deny in the first place. Co-Copy Chief Patterson and Raymond worked “I wonder if it’s possible to go so far together on the novel in an homage to that I’ll stop being afraid of us not ever Patterson’s own first love. The dedication
‘Archer’ premiere holds classic wit and new vigor by daniel muzi Contributing Writer
The fifth season of most shows is either a time for poor writing, leading to the show’s death, or a chance for the series to reinvent itself, starting a new arc that can last seasons. Fortunately for the show’s fans, the “Archer” season five premiere was just as witty, brash and obscene as the first four seasons. That is not to say that everything is staying the same for Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin, “Bob’s Burgers”), his overprotective mother (Jessica Walters, “Arrested Development”) and the rest of the ISIS employees. At the end of last season, Lana (Aisha Tyler, “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”) informed the other ISIS members she was pregnant, receiving a surprisingly warm response from her usually jaded coworkers. Only Cyril (Chris Parnell, “Saturday Night Live”), Lana’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, seemed somewhat distraught at the news, while Ray (Adam Reed, “Sealab 2021”) was fairly distracted by once again losing the ability to use his bionic legs. The first episode of season five, entitled “White Elephant,” opens with the ISIS gang being arrested by the FBI for treason. During the struggle for their capture, bullet magnet Brett (Neal Holman) is killed, finally ending the running gag that was his bullet-riddled body. In case you missed any of the past four seasons, the episode then proceeds to recap them in quick succession, as the captured ISIS agents proceed to spill their life stories for what they think is immunity from prosecution against the expressed wishes of Archer’s mother, Malory. Malory, on the other hand, is busy attempting to secure immunity for herself and the rest of her employees. After making a mysterious call to an even more mysterious figure, Malory succeeds in getting it for them. In exchange, however, ISIS and all of its assets are to be handed over to the government, and Archer and the rest are banned from engaging in any sort of espionage in the future. It appears
that ISIS never had official clearance to engage in any of the activities over the past four seasons, and now they must come up with something else to do. They come up with a new business model using the massive amounts of cocaine they have stocked up from previous missions. Archer then plays out the coming season in his mind, a high-paced, drug-filled fantasy entitled “Archer Vice.” With a new base of operations at the mansion of Cheryl/Carol (Judy Greer, “Arrested Development”) and Pam (Amber Nash, “Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1“) as a drug mule, the team ranges across the world in their quest to form a drug cartel to peddle the cocaine in their possession. The move from spy agency to drug cartel is the perfect change of pace for the series. With the constraints of quasi-legal operations a thing of the past, the members of the ISIS cartel can now engage in a wide range of new adventures. The ability to go beyond these limitations will breathe new life into the already hilarious series, moving past the usual witty banter and hilarious references that is the hallmark of the series, though these were definitely present in the premiere. While a series reboot is not a new idea, a total switch of this magnitude is rarely seen. As well as being an actionpacked spy comedy, “Archer” is also a magnificent workplace comedy. The first episode of season five stays true to that workplace and spy dynamic, but with the end of ISIS, there is no guarantee they will ever be spies or in a workplace again. There is no doubt the humor of the past four seasons is still present in the premiere and will continue throughout the entire season, yet “Archer” may have completely removed itself from the genres which carried it up until now. Whether those genres are replaced with somethingelse is anybody’s guess, but there is no question that season five is yet another must-see installment of “Archer,” both for those who have watched it all along and those who are just looking for a new comedy to get into in 2014. “Archer” airs Mondays on FX.
page tells a sad tale of a happy couple whose joy is abruptly ripped away by cancer. Though he himself never took the journey Moore and Robinson embark on, the density of feelings about one’s first love are felt through the words on each page. Sadly, this story, with such a rich basis in truth, is easy forgettable among all other books of the same genre. While authors like Nicholas Sparks seem to thrive on this sort of depressing love story, Patterson falls short of fully developing characters one can sympathize with. Moore is the typical “good girl” stereotype, even going by the acronym “GG,” while Robinson is her out-of-control best friend with a blurry past. As the readers later find out, the two met in a cancer ward as teens, where they became inseparable. Patterson does a mediocre job of fleshing out the characters, in addition to the fact that their tropes are so common. Moore is relatively well put together despite having an alcoholic father, absent mother and deceased sister, using her schoolwork as an outlet for the problems in her life. Robinson is every other teen heartthrob you have ever read about, with his messy hair, hipster music and refusal to talk about his past. While the character does manage some development over the course of “First Love,” there seems to be too little, too late. He’s already been placed on the shelf with
every other forgettable romance figure in young adult literature. Patterson is a fantastic writer, there is no denying that, but in series such as “Women’s Murder Club” or “Alex Cross” there is much more vivacity is every line. In these series, the characters feel as if they are real through their imperfections, their attitudes and their humanity. The characters of Moore and Robinson have their flaws, but Patterson gives them the characteristics always attributed to characters in the young-adult section. Young Robinson is mysterious to a fault, but Moore perceives it as depth in his character; she should see him for the pathological liar he is. In contrast, Moore’s good-girl capacity is so easily shed it is hard to believe it was there at all. Their first mode of transport is a stolen motorcycle, and after some halfhearted protests, she climbs on the back. “First Love” is an easy summer read, despite the fact it came out in January. With limited character development and a forgettable plot, Patterson fails to live up to the expectations of readers of his previous work. It is commendable that he wishes to portray a relatable story of his life, but it seems that he should stay relegated in the genres of his forte. For those readers with minimal time on their hands, “First Love” is a quick read to consider; those readers searching for a novel with more depth should look elsewhere.
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Survive winter slump by ‘seizing the day’ by naomi forman Staff Writer
The vice principal of my high school never failed to follow any announcement with “And remember, seize the day.” He was Mr. Carpe Diem and those familiar words come to mind as the tedium of school begins again. Moving into the long stretch that is winter and spring quarter, we should all remember carpe diem. With Facebook, cellphones, three meals a day and homework, it is certainly easy to let time slip by, but we have a responsibility to youth. Students should unite in a fight against naps, procrastination and contentment. Every day may not seem distinguishable, every minute not momentous, but what else do we have? We may want to fast-forward to the good stuff, but life is meant for living. Instead, within your rushing around, find some peace; within your forgetfulness, find some laughter; within your weariness, find some joy; and most importantly,
within each day, find the time to create and experience life. Winter quarter: 11 weeks of work in 10 weeks, no long celebratory spring break and frustrating temperature disparities between the exterior and interior of campus buildings. Sounds less than appealing and a great time to get worn out, but DU students eat challenges for breakfast. We are some obstacle overcoming, memory-making, Emergen-C-downing, masters of the triangle super-flies. We lead and live with the same conviction as many historical figures we have learned from for ages. It is not difficult to see the trend of carpe diem. Emily Dickinson said, “Forever is composed of nows.” Don’t even finish this article, go grab a friend and dance. Walt Whitman said, “Happiness, not in another place but this place … not for another hour, but this hour.” Explore Denver and take advantage of all that it has to offer. Check out Elitch Gardens, the Wild Animal Sanctuary or Red Rocks. Mohammad
Ali said, “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” Procrastination is a monumental affliction most college students encounter, weekly or often even daily. Kick your homework’s butt and then go skiing, outdoor-reading or skydiving. Mother Teresa said, “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today.” Do something unexpected every day or do the same awesome thing everyday. Freeze some grapes, cut your hair or climb a fourteener. “Wake up and live,” said Bob Marley. Take some vitamins, tell your brain to carpe diem, get out of bed and make some memories. Do not let the winter slump restrain you from having fun, being spontaneous or getting inspired. It does not matter who you are or where you are, carpe diem should be your mantra. No one could give better advice to melancholy college students than Gandhi, who said, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Our education is not something to resent or try and get over with; it is as much a gift as is the
now. Our education has brought us all together on this inspiringly well-kept campus and it is our responsibility to take advantage of what most call the best time of our lives. We are challenged with schoolwork but also with finding the time to take risks, make friends and engage with our community. Sometimes school can seem like paddling upstream, but we get it done and we carpe diem. You want to go to JumpStreet on a Tuesday? Carpe diem. You want to play spike ball for five hours? Carpe diem. You want to participate in every activity of Winter Carnival? Carpe diem. All the time-wasters and do-it-laters can carpe on our diems. Do not be the technology-obsessed, living in yesterday or tomorrow, disengaged citizens so many of the generations before us think we are. Take a chance and do different, be different, live a little different. Living in the now will only better your future; more stories to tell, memories to cherish and from which lessons to learn.
on the bridge could have been seen as a sign of political revenge for the mayor’s lack of support. Christie’s former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly sent an email message to David Wildstein, a Port Authority official in charge of the bridge and a Christie appointee, that read, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee.” He replied to the message with a “Got it.” Multiple lanes of the access ramps to the bridge were then closed, leading to four days of traffic gridlock. After the fourth day, the executive director of the Port Authority ordered the lanes to be reopened in a scalding email to his colleagues. But this was not before four ambulances had been directly delayed due to traffic, and the nation’s busiest bridge was crippled with downright awful traffic problems for days. Last week, Christie’s chief of staff, former Chief of Staff Kelly, former
campaign manager and executive director of the Port Authority, and 16 others were issued subpoenas in relation to the bridge controversy. Christie had dismissed Kelly since the scandal, although he maintained that he had no knowledge of the lane closures. In truth, the only reason this became a national news story is because Christie is widely seen as a strong contender for the Republican party’s nomination to run for the presidency in 2016. Any opportunity to smear or investigate frontrunners early will always make the press. Since the alleged cause of the lane closures was political retribution aimed at a non-supportive mayor, it became all the more juicy to dissect. After all the ink that was wasted, most Americans’ perceptions of Christie have not significantly changed. According to an NBC News/Marist poll conducted Jan. 12-14, nearly 70 percent of Americans said the “Bridgegate” scandal
has not changed their opinion on Christie, and 44 percent believe he is telling the truth about his own knowledge of the events. About the only negative indication found in the poll was that he trails Hillary Clinton by 13 percentage points in the theoretical matchup in the 2016 presidential race. But there were so many stories worthy of both readers and journalists’ time, that this scandal did not have to be front-page news for the whole country to read. For instance, it should be quite a big deal that both the House and the Senate were able to compromise and actually able to pass a real budget. The fact that it was only goes to show how the media are obsessed with the political scandal. Would not you have rather read about a community building initiative in your city or town rather than about a bridge hundreds or thousands of miles away?
‘Bridgegate’ has gotten too much press by danny zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter
It was hard to follow any news last week without running into a steady stream of headlines spouting allegations of wrongdoing by N.J. governor Chris Christie’s administration regarding a traffic jam allegedly planned for political revenge. But this scandal has had much more ink spilled over it than it ever needed to. The fact of the matter is there are so many other stories from across the country that are more worthy of journalists’ time than this story about a traffic jam that happened in September. Here is the story in a nutshell: The democratic mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., refused to support Republican Governor Christie’s reelection bid. Since Fort Lee is on the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge, linking the city to Manhattan and the Bronx, delaying traffic
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what do you think about chancellor coombe’s leaving?
uriel berrum Junior Colorado
“I appreciated his honesty in his email, but I think it was a good decision.”
daniel jarrad Freshman Vermont
“Honestly, I’m not too informed about it.”
sarah elberling Junior Colorado
“It’s bittersweet, but I’m excited for a new window of ideas and leadership.”
brian alpert Sophomore California
“I don’t really know what to think about it.”
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Truth, cruelty of Angora fur has been exposed by naomi forman Staff Writer
The price of fashion depends not only on your wallet but your heart. Angora wool, a particular type of rabbit fur, is the product of an industry of torture. As customers, we control the marketplace and therefore it is our responsibility to be conscientious, participating compassionately within the web of consumerism. A dollar spent on Angora is a dollar donated to the abusers of these creatures. Read labels, avoid Angora or better yet, boycott any store that sells it. The fur industry has and always will be a barbaric one. But what was once a means of survival for small populations has become a torment of millions for global appearance. According to statistics gathered by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), China is the leader in Angora fur farms, producing 90 percent of the world’s supply. Currently, they have no laws regulating the treatment of animals on fur farms, so not surprisingly they have chosen the most economic and thus
not the most compassionate methods. PETA recently released an undercover exposé of 10 farms they visited in China and the findings are gruesome. These rabbits, bred for their long, fine fur, are mistreated and enslaved for the entirety of their lives. Every three months they have their front and hind legs tied together while their fur is viciously ripped from their bodies. Their screams of agony are chilling, their skin looking so tender it is painful just to see. Traumatized and shuddering from the excruciating process, they are then thrown into individual wiremesh cages to continue their suffering in isolation. Shearing is no better. Even those that have the privilege of being sheared suffer immensely at the hands of this industry. The expedient nature of the process leads to many lacerations and is no less traumatizing. Kept in the same conditions, these creatures endure this for two to five years before being hung upside down and having their throats slit. 50 million Angora rabbits are forced to suffer through these conditions and abuses each year. These rabbits are tormented
and then their lives are taken, all in the name of fashion. Even the fashionista or fashionister inside you would be willing to renounce anything Angora for the sake of millions of animals’ lives. If we were without Angora scarves, sweaters and suits I think the world, even the one of fashion, would survive. We are synthesizing meat in laboratories; I do not doubt that someone can figure out how to manufacture man-made Angora. Many companies responded to the video footage of these practices by entirely banning the sale of Angora in their establishments and the list of these stores continues to grow. For a complete list check out PETA.org, but the most notable are Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M and Forever 21. Shop your hearts out at any of these progressive and compassionate stores. Unfortunately, stores such as
the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic have yet to agree to completely banning it, and thus they continue to support this cruel industry. You may not have known what Angora was, but now you do; now you are accountable for being a kinder consumer. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are over 30 million 18-24 year olds in the United States. We are not only masters of online shopping, but we present a considerable buying force within the marketplace. At DU, we learn to be conscientious, accountable, considerate and assertive. Put these values into your buying habits. Think of it this way: One less dollar towards Angora is one more dollar for compassion and the end to the torture of these poor rabbits. Put your money where your heart is; “Be a Bunnies Honey” and only shop at stores that have banned the sale of Angora.
“These rabbits are tormented and then their lives are taken, all in the name of fashion.”
Drunk driving deserves felony State representative seeks to change current law to better account for treatment options by chris bach Opinions Editor
Colorado is one of the states in the country that does not have felony charges for multiple offenses of drunk driving. A drunk driver, whether it is the first offense or the tenth offense, would still only face misdemeanor charges. It is time that we look to remedy this situation and provide a just penalty for repeated drunk driving. Currently, Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, is setting up to introduce legislation in the General Assembly that would make it a Class 4 felony for anyone who is caught drinking and driving three times within a seven year time span. This is a good fix for a severe problem. It provides a bigger consequence for repeated offenses which makes logical sense. But it is also a good fix because it provides more treatment options. Misdemeanor charges are usually just a fine and maybe probation. What that does is merely allow a person who drinks and drives to continue doing so at the risk of paying a fine. In other words, it is not working to help the individual recover. A felony charge allows the option of jail time. There are definitely more treatment options and groups that an individual can join to help them get over an alcohol problem. It provides a just punishment while still working to solve the problem.
And therein lies the main benefit of this proposed legislation; namely, that there should be a decrease in overall drinking and driving. For one thing, the idea of having a felony and going to jail is not the most pleasing idea for many people so that will deter people from drinking and driving. Furthermore, those that do drink and drive and that continually do it will be able to receive better help and hopefully get away from alcohol. Once that happens, they will not be driving and drinking again. It is really a win-win situation. Waller had introduced legislation very similar to this last year. It passed in the House, but failed to garner enough votes in the Senate. The reason that it did not pass last year, and a major difference between that bill and the current proposed legislation, is that last year’s legislation made drinking and driving multiple times a Class 5 felony with mandatory incarceration while today’s legislation makes prison time only an option. Hopefully, in its current form, our state legislators will see its merit and pass this needed legislation. This legislation will not only reduce drunk driving, it will save lives. It will save the lives of those behind the wheel as well as those simply walking on the crosswalks. Especially at places like here at DU, where there are a lot of pedestrians, it is a comforting thought that maybe we can walk on campus at little more at ease. I throw my support behind Waller and I urge you to do the same.
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Off the block and into the record books
GAME TALK
An acquired taste The Clarion sports staff dives into the world of athletics. by sawyer d’argonne Contributing Writer
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Freshman freestyler Patrick Guillory jumps off the block during the weekend meet. Guillory was part of the men’s record-breaking 400 medley relay team.
competitions of “These were two the 50 freestyle (23.97). the year and to DU junior have them take of our biggest Bridgette place on back Mc Na l l y, -to- back days and competitions also won two perform the way of the year . . . by joe fries events, the we did is definitely Contributing Writer 200 freestyle something to be to perform the (1:53.44) and The Pioneer swimming proud of.” way we did is 500 freestyle In Friday’s and diving teams returned to the pool in impressive fashion return to the something to be (5:04.08). In Friday’s junior proud of.” over the weekend after a 35- pool, men’s meet, the day hiatus from competitive Samantha Corea Pios were led and freshman collegiate action. by three wins Sand- Brian Schrader, Friday’s action saw the Amanda apiece from men defeat BYU, 175-125, at ers led the way Head Coach sophomore El Pomar Natatorium, while for the Pioneer Dylan Bunch Corea the DU women (199) bested women. and senior both BYU (148) and New took first place Kyle Milberg. in the 100 backMexico (140). On Saturday, the men’s stroke (56.03), 100 butterfly Bunch won the 1000 (9:33.52) 173-127 and women’s 173.50- (55.83) and 200 backstroke and 200 freestyle (1:41.07) in 126.50 victories over Univer- (2:01.56). Sanders won the back to back events. He added sity of Wyoming were high- 100 breaststroke (1:04.03), another top finish in the 500 lighted by four pool records 200 breaststroke (2:19.85) and freestyle (4:35.18). Milberg was dominant, as 200 IM (2:08.80). being broken. Freshman Johanna Roas usual. The senior won the 100 “It was fun to watch our team come out and swim the helped the Pioneers’ cause backstroke (49.49), 100 butway they did this weekend,” by posting two victories, fin- terfly (49.29) and 200 backsaid head coach Brian Schrader. ishing ahead of the pack in stroke (2:47.00). The momentum from “These were two of our biggest the 100 freestyle (51.00) and Friday’s performance carried into Saturday’s meet against in-state rival Wyoming. Ju n i ors Ross Edfort and Dana Gau got the Pioneers off to a promising start. Edfort’s 348 points in the one-meter dive took the top spot while Gau qualified for the zone comgusto kubiak|clarion petition with a The women’s team defeated BYU and New Mexico 199-148 and 199-140, respectively.
Men’s and women’s relay teams break school records over weekend
273.50 score in the women’s one-meter dive event. “I was really anxious for this because I competed at Wyoming for four years and I’m a dedicated alum,” said DU Diving Coach Channing Kimball. “I was excited to be representing DU and I am very happy with the way our divers came back strong after such a long layoff.” The Pioneers followed up by breaking pool records in the first two relay events. The women’s 400 relay team (Roas, Sanders, Drew Matthews, Corea) broke the previous record by three seconds, setting a new mark of 3:45.61. Corea’s first 100 in the relay was also a record time. The men’s 400 relay team (Milberg, Tanner Krall, Patrick Guillory, Kyle Robrock), not to be out done, broke the men’s pool record with a time of 3:19.69. Milberg and Bunch, again, led the way with wins in three events. Andrew Torres’ 200 butterfly (1:48.79) set a new record and Bridgette McNally joined Corea and Sanders in winning three events for the women. While the DU teams made it look easy in the pool, the hard work put in during the holiday break played a major role in this past weekend’s major success. “We went to Puerto Rico for eight days, six of which we swam double practices and had weight sessions,” said Schrader. “I think they bought into what we were doing, trained well, and it was good to see that our hard work paid off this weekend.”
Coming to DU, I have to admit that I had some concerns on the sports front. Growing up, my two favorite sports were always baseball and football, so you can understand my doubts as a sports fan in dedicating my next four years to a school that has neither. At first it was difficult following sports I had no real passion for, cheering only because of the Denver logo on the jerseys. However, welcoming the Pioneer spirit, I decided to embrace the new sports that the university boasted and become a fan of them all. Despite the lack of a football team, Denver offers one of the best Division I programs in the country. DU has won five Division I-AAA Director’s Cups since 2008, as the best school in the nation without a football team. This is accomplished by several other highly successful sports programs that do not necessarily get the proper publicity they deserve. While some of them may be more of an acquired taste, they are all worth recognizing as parts of an exemplary athletics program. While Pios hockey has been a long-time national powerhouse, advances in almost every other areas has Denver athletics an ever progressing entity. Pio soccer teams turned heads this year as both the women’s and men’s teams won their respective Summit Conference titles. Women’s soccer, despite their first round exit in the NCAA tournament, finished their season in the top 25 teams in the nation, according to the NSCAA Coaches poll, with an 18-2-1 record on the year. The women’s gymnastics team is currently top 15 in the nation after a win in their season opening meet over California. Led by All-American senior Moriah Martin and Second Team All-American junior Nina McGee, the gymnastics squad seems to have a legitimate opportunity to make a run at the NCAA championship. Selections for regionals will occur on March 23-24, giving fans something to watch for in the future. After successful seasons for both the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams, finishing fourth and 16th respectively, both are widely expected to repeat their success in 2014. The men’s team was ranked fourth in the nation by...
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and junior guard Brett Olson on the way to an impressive 66-45 win over the Indiana University-Purdue University Two different teams took the floor Indianapolis (IUPUI) Jaguars, to get their this past weekend, both claiming to be first Summit League win, and improve to the Pioneers. 8-10 overall. Or at least that’s what it seemed like. “You know if we get Chris Udofia Thursday’s game against Indiana playing well at a really high level and Jalen University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Love and Brett Olson are doing the things (Fort Wayne) Mastodons ended in heart- to help him do that, we’re going to play break by a score of 67-64, as sophomore well,” Scott said. “We’re going to be a really guard Bryant Rucker’s potential game- good team.” tying three fell off the Udofia finished with 16 mark at the buzzer. points, eight rebounds and six Senior forward “If we get Chris assists, all team highs for the Chris Udofia was limited Udofia playing game. Olson also got to 200 to 29 minutes because career assists on a fast break of early foul trouble, well at a high bounce pass that led to a feroand eventually fouled cious two-handed dunk by out along with starting level, we’re goUdofia. Olson went three for sophomore guard Jalen ing to be a really five beyond the arc on the way Love in the second half. to 15 points. Denver led by as good team.” “I had no idea I was so many as nine with 11:16 close to 200 assists,” Olson left to play in the second Joe Scott, said. “It means a lot, and that’s half, but was hindered my role on this team, to make by fouls and turnovers Head Coach plays for other guys and when down the stretch, despite my shots are there, take them. hitting 51.1 percent of their field goals. I’m just trying to help other guys out, and The Pios committed a total of 15 turnovers I guess that’s a good mark for me so I’m that led to 28 points for Fort Wayne. The very proud of that.” Mastodons remain undefeated in league Unlike Thursday’s game against Fort play, and improved to 15-5 on the year. Wayne, DU won the turnover battle, Saturday night yielded a totally differ- committing only eight turns, and forcing ent result. IUPUI into 12, which the Pios converted “I think most importantly we into 18 points. played consistently throughout 40 “I think we just stuck to what we do, minutes,” said head coach Joe Scott. and no matter what the other team is “And we played consistently as IUPUI doing defensively. We just started playplayed a pretty difficult defense to play ing our type of basketball, finding the against. Our guys were very consis- open guys, and we were able to knock tent in staying with our concepts and down some shots, I think it all started on I think they sort of broke through on the defensive end too, we started getting their own in the first half with that.” stops, and when we get stops defensively Down 11-4 with 12:29 left to play in I think it translates over to our offense,” the half, Denver went on a 21-0 run to go said Olson up 25-11 with under four to play in the The Pios head to Omaha to take on first half, and never looked back. the University of Nebraska Omaha (1-2, The Pios rode the coattails of Udofia 11-7 overall) this Thursday. by calvin jouard Sports Editor
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Senior forward Chris Udofia dunks on a fast break during the Pios’ 66-45 win over visiting IUPUI Jaguars.
Pio hockey gets win, tie in conference matches by sawyer d’argonne Contributing Writer
The No. 16-ranked Pioneers took on the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) Bulldogs last weekend, continuing to rack up points as they took home a win and a tie. Friday night the Pios skated away with a win on the back of a game-winning goal in overtime. They returned to the rink Saturday, where neither team could pull ahead, as the game ended in a 2-2 tie. The Pioneers took a lead in Friday’s game with junior Zac Larraza’s second period goal. Freshman Matt Marcinew added to the lead in the third
period before UMD began to fight back. Two late-game scores by UMD players Caleb Herbert and Tony Cameranes forced the game into overtime. Quentin Shore proved to be the hero for the Pioneers as his goal ended the game 4:15 into overtime, just seconds before a potential tie. The goal was Shore’s fifth of the season, although he would improve on that number by the end of the series. Saturday’s game saw the Pioneers trailing for most of the match as Minnesota Duluth’s Alex Iafallo’s first period goal would stand alone until DU’s Ty Loney put in an equalizer early in the third period. Iafallo’s good
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a brief recap of recent DU sports
Gymnastics Recently: Placed 2nd in meet with Boise St. and BYU with score of 194.825. What’s next: HOME vs. Air Force on Saturday @ 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball Recently: Lost to Fort Wayne 64-67, then beat IUPUI 66-
45 to get to 8-10. 1-2 in conference play What’s next: Away vs. Omaha on Thursday & Away vs. Western Illinois on Sunday.
Women’s Basketball Recently: Lost to Fort Wayne and IUPUI on the road to get to 3-15 overall
night continued, however, as he put UMD back on top late in the third period with his eighth goal of the season. Shore again came up big, tying the game with minutes remaining. He sent the game into overtime, yet neither team was able to score the golden goal, sending the match to a shootout. Denver would eventually lose the shootout as Iafallo added another score to help UMD gain the extra point in the tie game. Goaltender Sam Brittain continued to have success in his senior season, allowing just four goals over the weekend in what included a 40 save performance Saturday night. As a result, Brit-
What’s next: HOME vs. Omaha on Thursday @ 7 p.m. & HOME vs. Western Illinois on Sunday @ 1 p.m.
Hockey Recently: Won one and tied one against Minnesota-Duluth to jump to 3rd place in conference and improve to 12-7-5. What’s next: HOME vs. North Dakota on Friday @ 7:30 p.m. & Saturday @ 7:07 p.m.
tain earned NCHC Goalie of the Week honors for the fifth time this season. The senior ranks first in the NCHC’s goalie save percentage (.935), wins (12) and second place in goals allowed per game (2.04). This weekend’s games have Denver only two points behind St. Cloud State in the conference rankings with 21 and 23 conference points respectively. Meanwhile, Minnesota-Duluth falls to sixth in the conference rankings. DU will take on streaking University of North Dakota (UND) this weekend in another pivotal conference matchup. UND has gone 8-0-1 in its last nine games.
Swimming & Diving Recently: Victorious against BYU, New Mexico and Wyoming over weekend. What’s next: Away vs. UNLV on Saturday. Men’s Tennis Recently: Diogo Rocha and Aidan Talcott defeated No. 11 ranked doubles team at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic What’s next: Away vs. Ohio St. next Saturday.
DU satisfies array of tastes continued from page 15 by Lacrosse Magazine’s preseason rankings, and just had three players taken in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft. Meanwhile the women’s team came in at No. 17, making lacrosse one of Denver’s best chances for a national title in 2014. Watching so many sports teams like soccer, gymnastics and others achieve high levels of success makes the transition from watching more traditionally popular sports to the lesser promoted sports much easier. It is true that I do sometimes wish that DU had a football and baseball team, but the lack of these sports has allowed me to expand both my knowledge and respect for so many others. To become a student of sports is ultimately a way of life—a way of life that yields rewarding experiences. It is a process where you must develop a deep understanding of the game to cultivate a personal and passionate relationship with it. We all have to start somewhere, but it is proof that you can never stop growing as a sports fan and that any sport can be extremely entertaining once you have given it a chance and acquired a taste for it.