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USG recognizes “Indigenous People’s Day” by clarion staff
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the DU Undergraduate Student Government (USG) voted unanimously to pass Resolution 12, which states that USG will recognize Indigenous People’s Day annually on the second Monday of October. The resolution further “strongly encourages” the university as a whole to include the term for the holiday on DU-affiliated calendars. Resolution 12, authored by USG On-Campus Senator Kaitlyn Griffith, says Indigenous People’s Day is a “manifestation of inclusivity, cultural education and is a holiday observed by many on the University of Denver campus.” The resolution calls for the adoption of Indigenous People’s Day as “a means of promoting an inclusive campus climate as well as recognizing the struggle of many to undo the communal and psychological damage done by Columbus and subsequent colonialism, imperialism and neoimperialism.”
“It places emphasis on the existence of people, as opposed to emphasis on the removal or extermination of them,” said Griffith. The resolution further states that “[USG] strongly encourages the University of Denver, in all its totality extending from university, Greek, or athletics, to adopt Indigenous People’s Day and have this decision reflected in future calendars.” Resolution 12 is an amended version of USG Resolution 10, which called on DU to “remove, in all its totality extending from university, Greek, or athletic calendars, any recognition of Columbus Day immediately.” The resolution proposed the alternate recognition of “Native People’s Day,” but was voted down in a majority vote by USG on Tuesday, Oct. 8. “It is really hard for a lot, maybe even the majority, of the DU community to be open to breaking from or changing tradition,” said junior psychology major Marin Klostermeier. “But I am really happy that some of the leaders in
the DU community are not letting the popular opinion get in the way pioneering an era of inclusive excellence and doing what is right by recognizing the lives of Native people.” Resolution 12 altered Resolution 10 to recognize the holiday as “Indigenous People’s Day” within USG while removing the portion eliminating use of the name Columbus Day. “After conversations Senator Wehe and I had with each other and other USG senators, we thought it was plausible to get the resolution passed if it was only about the recognition of Indigenous People’s Day without any mention of Columbus Day,” said Griffith. Wehe praised USG in the decision, saying, “It’s not a controversial step. It passed unanimously, which expresses a greater vision of the USG to be more inclusive and to give honor where honor is due.” “The resolution does not at all negate Columbus Day,” he said. “All
it says is the university will recognize Indigenous People’s Day.” Though Resolution 12 recognizes Indigenous People’s Day only within USG, Wehe said they plan on having discussions with Chancellor Robert Coombe and encouraging university-wide recognition of the holiday. “We are a significant stakeholder at the university, so if we pass something unanimously, our president, Mike Schutte, will bring that up with the Chancellor and the Provost every week,” said Wehe. “We are putting pressure on the administration to say, ‘as a university let’s recognize Indigenous People’s Day.’” DU alumna Olivia Hails, who graduated in 2012 with a BSBA in International Business and served as the Vice President of USG during the 2011-12 school year, disagrees.
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Sodexo, campus orgs Boone statue unveiled prioritize sustainability Editor Emeritus
“Social equity is a piece that’s at the heart of sustainability efforts,” said Chad King, Sustainability Director at DU. But with an out-of-date Sustainability Plan that has many moving pieces, achieving social equity while focusing on DU’s other sustainability goals is easier said than done. Many students may have seen the recycle and compost bins on campus, called “tri-bins” and thought about sustainability, but few may have considered this connection to social equity. DU has linked sustainability with social equity so far with elements such as service learning and Sodexo initiatives such as the Real Food Challenge, LeanPath, Stop Hunger and Meatless Mondays. “Equity is typically one of the three legs of the stool of sustainability as it’s typically defined,” said King. “That said, it’s a lot easier to talk about environmental and economic sustainability than get into what they look like together. But sustainability, at the core, needs to look at equity. It’s typically the lower income communities that are hardest hit by environmental service degradation, such as air quality and water quality.” However, King has concerns that the social equity piece of sustainability
needs more attention when it comes to purchasing policies. “Not a lot [of our future goals] get into social equity, though,” said King. “There have been some national movements into divesting from gas and oil, so getting into how our financial efforts impact the environment is not something we are looking at here quite yet. But we will be reviewing university policies, ranging from environmental policies and ground management all the way to policies on flexible work weeks or remote working (which has a great impact of carbon footprint) as part of our updated plan.”
The state of sustainability at DU It’s been a year since Chad King was hired as the first full-time staff of DU’s Center for Sustainability. In that time, he has worked on implementing best practices, improving reporting, getting involved with classes and co-curricular education with the office of Student Life and Housing and Residential Education and putting on events that get people involved in sustainability efforts on campus – just to name a few highlights. SEE sustainability, PAGE 8
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A seven foot tall statue of former DU mascot Boone now stands on the outdoor porch of local bar the Pioneer.
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The Pioneer Bar on South University Boulevard has recently unveiled a new outdoor patio that includes a ping-pong table, a bar, a firepit and a seven-foot-tall statue of former DU mascot Denver Boone. Owner Mark Berzins said the statue has nothing to do with the current mascot controversy and has been a part of renovation plans for the past few years. Berzins stated that he had no idea of the controversy surrounding Boone until earlier
this year. Berzins’ father had already been working on carving the wooden statue so he said they decided to keep it. Berzins says the bar has not experienced any negative feedback from the statue. “We prefer to stay out of the limelight as a company and allow our food and service to do the talking, but in this case it’s just a Disney caricature and see no real harm in it,” said Berzins. The statue itself is seven feet tall and features Boone with his traditional coonskin cap, a DU t-shirt and holding a glass of beer.
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Crime prevention month breaks into DU
October has been recognized as Crime Prevention Month by the National Crime Prevention Council since 1984. According to the National Crime Prevention Council website, various businesses, schools, government agencies, civic groups and other organizations have worked to educate the public and showcase success during the month. The Clarion presents a guide to DU crime and crime prevention from around campus.
DU holds first RAD for men Sneaky snatcher suspected again Starting with its first class on Nov. 13, a Resisting Aggression with Defense (RAD) class for men will be offered for the first time by the Department of Campus Safety (DCS). The class was brought to campus in response to requests from various male DU students over the past few years for a course for males, according to DCS Lieutenant Douglas Hasty. Like the women’s class, the RAD for men course will offer information about strategies for risk avoidance and awareness. Participants will learn about awareness when it comes to aggressive behavior, how aggressive behavior could possibly impact their lives and steps that can be taken to avoid aggressive behavior. There is also hands-on self defense skills that will be covered in the course. In addition to going over similar educational messages, it will also be specific to men with information about how to handle situations from a man’s perspective, according to Hasty. “The class will be more or less the same as it is for the women’s course with additional messages, such as it’s alright to walk away. [The course will also] give the men an idea of what women are thinking and how they are approaching situations,” said Hasty. “Every year, there’s been interest in the class and we just wanted to be well- rounded and service the community as a whole,” said Hasty. Over the summer, DCS was able
to obtain certifications to teach the course and plans on offering it for the foreseeable future in order to provide the opportunity for anyone interested to attend, according to Hasty. Additionally, says Hasty, the course will cover topics about how to approach situations when women are trying to turn them down. “There’s a perception that ‘no’ means ‘try harder’ and this isn’t the case. It doesn’t mean try harder, it means back away,” said Hasty. DCS hopes the class will provide more educational and awareness tools. Hasty believes that any type of education and awareness is good and that the class itself can help to empower people to start taking steps in the direction of personal protection. The new class has been advertised in a number of ways, including through fliers that were handed out about crime prevention, featuring the class on the DCS website and word of mouth by officers when speaking to students. “[Students should be aware] the university has these programs and classes available to them. We want to get the students in the door and educate them about laws and to teach them to be aware of their surroundings. There are so many avenues for direction as well as tools and information they will need for college life to help them have a positive outcome,” said Hasty. RAD classes for men will be offered once a month throughout the rest of the school year.
by kaitlynne birkett Copy Chief Last week, members of the Delta Zeta sorority participated in a national campaign focused on alcohol awareness among college-aged students, entitled “I Have a Choice Week.” The week works to promote education, inspection of one’s lifestyle and the knowledge needed to make informed decisions on substance use. Though most of the events were for just members of Delta Zeta, two days were spent offering outreach to promote education of the students on campus. The movement comes at a time when the DU campus has reached record highs of students sent to detox in the first few months of school. This five-day long event is in accordance with National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week and works both within the sorority and on the DU campus. The DU events included a talk from one of the sisterhood’s alumna, tabling on Driscoll Bridge, a drunkgoggle obstacle course, a campus treasure hunt and roller skating. All Delta Zeta chapters in the U.S. participated in “I Have a Choice Week” this year, each providing their own programming, including presentations with campus safety, bringing in counselors and offering support groups. “Throughout its years, the week has become much more involved. Events changed to promote involvement and approach the topic better,” said Delta Zeta’s Vice President of
Programming Shawna Taets. Taets organized the week’s activities and said that since its creation seven years ago, the program has improved its outreach and participation. I Have a Choice Week used to include one or two events, according to Taets, and has now expanded to a much longer time period. “By thinking up interesting activities and more applicable ways of presenting the material, more students are bound to participate and learn and pass on the information to others,” said Taets. “Past years haven’t included as many active events in the evenings for the women to attend.” By taking the views of students into account, Delta Zeta hopes the week will grow into a larger success every year, according to Taets. Even though it is a week concentrated within Delta Zeta, Taets stressed that it is not isolated to the sisterhood, saying that members wish to extend the knowledge they have gained. Taets believes it is important that the message comes from students rather than authority figures. “I Have a Choice Week” is so important in today’s society. Students do need to know that they actually have a choice,” said Taets. “This is a topic that not many collegians are willing to confront. By approaching it in a student-based perspective, it makes it more valuable on college campuses and especially in the Greek community, where there are constant stereotypes to be opposed.”
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DZ’s ‘I Have a Choice Week’ advocates alcohol awareness
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The Department of Campus Safety (DCS) sent out a crime alert on Wednesday, Oct. 23, to inform the DU community that Mark Stephan Moore has been identified as a suspect in several cases of theft on campus. According to Crime Prevention Officer Stephen Banet, these thefts have mostly included laptops, smart phones, purses and wallets. He said the thefts have mostly occurred in academic or administrative buildings. Items are usually taken from faculty or staff offices that have been left open during a lunch or restroom break. “These are definitely crimes of opportunity,” said Banet. Moore was caught on a surveillance camera on Monday, Oct. 21, stealing a cell phone from the Iliff School of Theology. He is described as a 55-year-old African American male, approximately 5 feet 11 inches in height and 150 pounds in weight. According to the alert, he is usually neatly dressed and carrying a backpack or messenger bag. He sometimes wears sunglasses on top of his head. Moore was implicated in seven cases of theft on campus last year. On Oct. 30, 2012, the Clarion reported Moore had been identified as a suspect in cases dating back to July 1. On Dec. 18 of last year, DCS arrested Moore after receiving a tip call from a staff member in Sturm Hall. According to Banet, Moore served time in jail following his arrest. After he was released, he was arrested and jailed a second time. Moore has a criminal history of shoplifting, forgery, assault, identity theft and parole violation, and currently has several warrants out for his arrest. “He never resists,” said Banet. “He runs, but he doesn’t fight. He doesn’t take anything by force, which would be a robbery. He’s nonviolent.” Banet believes Moore is hard to catch because he does not have a physical address or a car. He speculated Moore uses the light rail or other public transportation. In the past, Moore has also targeted the Denver Tech Center (DTC) and hotels downtown. From Sept. 1 to Oct. 23 there have been 44 reported cases of theft on campus with a total of 51 victims. Banet said other suspects have been identified and apprehended in some of these cases. “We’ve had numerous reported thefts from the Ritchie Center in the last couple weeks because people don’t
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secure their valuables in the lockers,” said Banet. “Due to some pretty good surveillance work by one of our officers, we were able to apprehend the parties involved and get back a lot of items that had been taken.” Banet said in this case the suspects were minors who were not affiliated with DU in any way. DCS held them for the Denver Police Department (DPD), who issued them summons into court and released them to their guardians. “They were trespassed from campus, which means if they dare come back again they’ll go to jail for that,” said Banet. “That’s pretty standard for juvenile cases, and usually it’s very effective.” Banet said that after a suspect is identified, he likes to go to buildings and talk to as many faculty and staff members as he can to brief them about what the suspect looks like and what they are doing. “I’ve been Crime Prevention Officer for eight years, and I find the grassroots approach works,” said Banet.
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Corrections From October 23, 2013 In last week’s issue, a photo caption read “Volleyball swept its games against xxx and yyy over the weekend.” The caption should have read, “Volleyball swept its games against the Omaha Mavericks and the Illinois Leathernecks.” We regret the error.
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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DU Dems host meet and greet Republicans encourage involvement by sarah ford Managing Editor
Last Wednesday, the DU Democrats hosted a discussion forum and meet-andgreet with the Democratic candidates for the Colorado State House of Representative District 2 seat, which will be open in the upcoming 2014 election. Candidates Owen Perkins, Aaron Silverstein and Alec Garnett attended the event, which saw a turnout of approximately 15 students and community members. The candidates circulated between three tables, speaking about themselves and their campaigns at each table. The event was held in the Anderson Academic Commons. A common theme among the candidates was the importance of getting more college-aged voters involved in elections. “I think we need to be more proactive about letting people have a stake and get involved, get engaged and participate,” said Silverstein. “I think the political process is narrowing the voices of people who have been allowed to participate – I am running to open up the conversation.” Perkins discussed his passion for building working groups and political organizing. “I have a special satisfaction in getting people engaged,” said Perkins. “So much of that is starting small and starting in the neighborhood.” Garnett cited his former work as a legislative assistant to congressman Ed Perlmutter and the experiences he gained from the work, which he says he will utilize as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives. “That opportunity that was given to me as a young man was never lost on me, and it is something I want to make sure I not only give back, but that I nurture in our community,” said Garnett. “We need to get more young people involved in the legislative and Democratic processes.”
Both Perkins and Garnett addressed the issue of college debt, each referencing their support of Oregon’s “pay it forward” plan, which eliminates student tuition payment while attending school, and instead requires students to pay three percent of their annual salaries into an education fund for 24 years after they graduate. “The state house is a place we can tackle student loan debt,” said Garnett. “Legislature is a place you can look at crazy ideas that come out of classes at DU and apply them at the state level.” All of the candidates discussed their support of marriage equity, governmental stipulations for protection against climate change and increased funding for education. “We are past the point of crisis, especially in the West,” said Perkins about environmental measures. “We are starting to move to a point where we are outgrowing our resources.” Each candidate used their time at the tables to discuss their qualifications for the seat in the House, as well as how they plan to reach out to voters in upcoming months. “Let’s bring in that conversation about what kind of Colorado we want to see ... and move it away from the narrow conversation of this month’s profit margins and this month’s polling numbers,” said Silverstein. Garnett said his former experience would aid his campaign. “I can push our Democratic values on the state level,” he said. “People who know me know I will work around the clock.” Perkins also focused on his former experiences as County Officer and House District Captain. “We are pretty strong as a Democratic party here…and it gives us the opportunity to lead throughout the state, I think, and to help other places where our progressive strength and our progressive legacy can really have an impact,” he said.
by lanna giauque News Editor
More than 25 students attended a DU College Republicans event entitled “Tomorrow’s Leaders: College Republicans” held last Tuesday in the Anderson Academic Commons. The event included statements from Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck and Colorado State Senator Owen Hill. Gessler is running for Governor of Colorado, while Buck and Hill are running for U.S. Senate. Gessler spoke of the many opportunities available to Republicans in Colorado, saying the position of the state as a swing state puts it in a visible and important position in the national political landscape. Gessler said this allows people involved in politics to have an especially big impact in Colorado. “Politically, you’ve got an opportunity to really, really make a difference,” said Gessler. “It’s an opportunity that is rarely afforded to people across the country.” Gessler also discussed the importance that young Republicans play in the political landscape. “We wouldn’t be here if you all didn’t matter,” he said, encouraging the students present to get involved in politics. Gessler moved on to specifically encourage the students present to volunteer for his campaign, emphasizing the close proximity of his campaign office to campus. “My campaign headquarters is two miles—count them, T-W-O miles away,” said Gessler. “We’re right in the Cherry Creek area.” Buck also encouraged students present at the event to volunteer for his campaign, and continued with the theme of the importance of young Republicans during his statement. “I want to tell you how proud I am that you folks are here,” said Buck. “You have
spent 20, 22, 23 years of your life being taught a liberal philosophy, and yet you are sitting in a room with Republicans and you are willing to stand strong on values that are inconsistent with a message that you have had for years.” He discussed the debt and government spending, pointing to inflation as a serious issue that he said will hurt the poor and many other groups of people. “If we allow that to happen, we have lost one of the fundamental things that makes America so great, and that’s that we are compassionate people,” said Buck. “This country has always cared about the poor … and if we keep spending at the rate we’re spending, we lose that ability, and that’s where the liberals are taking us.” Hill, on the other hand, focused mainly on his desire to help people through an emphasis on capitalism and free enterprise. “Aid and charity, they help, but they’re temporary measures,” said Hill. “Capitalism—that’s the only way to provide the opportunity to truly help people.” Hill further said that change must come from individuals and small organizations. “[Change] can’t come from the top down. Big government, big business, they can’t accomplish this,” he said, calling for new ideas and entrepreneurial approaches as solutions to problems such as poverty. Further, he said now is the time for young people such as students to invest in the Republican party. “Now is the chance to invest your time and effort and energy into this and recreate the Republican brand and create the future that we’re going to inherit,” said Hill. The event ended with a panel of all three speakers answering questions from the audience. The questions focused mainly on the policy stances of the candidates, and included topics such as the representation of women in politics, gun control, education and national defense.
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Homecoming brings spirit home Homecoming & Family Weekend brings over 2,000 members of the DU community to campus. by carli hansen Assistant News Editor
Homecoming & Family Weekend took place on campus from Oct. 24-27, hosted by the DU Programming Board (DUPB) and Alumni Relations. According to Director of Alumni Communications Erica Wood, over 2,000 participants registered for homecoming events, including mostly faculty, staff, alumni and parents. “It’s been a very successful weekend,” said Wood. “We have more people at homecoming this weekend than anyone ever remembers us having. It’s been the biggest and best homecoming we’ve ever had.” Wood believes the increase in participants was due to better promotion of the events and a more streamlined registration process. She said Alumni Relations has also started including parents on email lists so there is constant communication and awareness of events on campus.
PioneerFest This homecoming marked the debut of the PioneerFest, a block party that replaces the homecoming parade. According to Kylee Swiggart, co-chair of DUPB, the homecoming parade was never as well attended as DUPB would have liked. PioneerFest took place on Saturday evening, Oct. 26, on the Driscoll Green. “We replaced the parade because we thought the idea of a block party or festival would bring people together in a more intimate environment where they’re all together celebrating what it means to them to be a Pioneer,” said Neda Kikhia, co-chair of the DUPB Traditions Committee. Swiggart said she hopes this was the first PioneerFest of many more to come. Over 700 parents and alumni registered for the event. “I think it’s going really well,” said Swiggart. “I think DU is really coming around in terms of school spirit.” This year, DUPB held a Banner Making Competition for student organizations, instead of the float competition they have had for the parade in the past. Banners were hung outside the Ritchie Center for homecoming, and will be hung in Magness Arena for the remainder of the year. The Asian Student Alliance won first place in the competition, the class of 2016 won second and Hillel won third. The Homecoming Royalty was announced at the PioneerFest before the hockey game, and again during the game. Seniors Tucker Walser and Hannah Parkes were elected Homecoming King and Queen of 2013. The PioneerFest also included live music, a car show, food trucks, organization tables, arts and crafts, a balloon artist, face painting, carnival games and inflatable games and obstacle courses. According to Harper Davis, co-chair of the DUPB Concert Committee, two student bands, Scratch and Grease Pony, provided live music for the event. East Asbury Avenue was closed between Driscoll Green and the Ritchie Center for the car show, food trucks including Barbed Wire Reef and Gigi’s Cupcakes and a truck from Max Fund Animal Adoption Center with puppies up for adoption. Organization tables included the Daniels College of Business Inclusive
Excellence, Food Bank of the Rockies, Student Conduct, Undergraduate Student Government, Graduate Student Government, Unicef, Yes on 66, University Libraries, Reading Partners, Sturm College of Law Children’s Legal Advocacy Group and Liberty Mutual Insurance. DUPB also had a tent with a DU Bucket List, free promotional items and food truck coupons. About 30 DUPB members volunteered at PioneerFest, according to Swiggart. “Neda and her committee have done an amazing job,” said Swiggart. “Traditions does Homecoming, Winter Carnival and May Days, so this was their baby.”
Taste of DU This year was the fifth annual Taste of DU, an all-you-can-eat dinner showcasing local alumni-owned restaurants. The event officially sold out on Thursday, Oct. 24, according to Shannon Cross, events and programs manager for Alumni Relations. Over 500 guests attended the event on Saturday evening, Oct. 26, in the Gates Field House. Cross said there were 25 vendors providing food for the event this year. Of these, 18 were new vendors and seven were returning vendors. Last year there were also over 500 guests and over 20 restaurants at Taste of DU.
Parents and Alumni During homecoming weekend Alumni Relations hosted three Parents kim nesbitt|clarion Sessions and six Alumni Symposium sessions for visiting parents and alumni. The sessions took place on Friday and Saturday, with several of the sessions including meals. Parents Sessions included topics such as Roadmap to a Rewarding Career, Studying Abroad & the Cherrington Global Scholars Initiative, and DU History in Pictures, all held in Sturm Hall. Wood said she met a lot of out-of-state parents during check-in, including parents from Minnesota, Illinois and New Jersey. Alumni Symposium sessions included four faculty-led classes and two keynote addresses, all held in the Sturm College of Law. There were six or more faculty-led classes during each of the four sessions for alumni to choose from. The two keynote speakers were Matt Bond, executive vice president of content distribution for NBCUniversal, and Ellie Sue Schafer, special assistant to the president and director of the White House Visitors Office. Wood said most people did not realize these sessions were open to everyone and not just alumni. She discussed rebranding the symposium in the future to make it clear that everyone is welcome.
University Mascot This year marks the first homecoming since USG officially banned Denver Boone last February. However, Boone appeared at the Fan Jam on Thursday night, and a
table selling “black market Boone” t-shirts appeared outside the Ritchie Center on Saturday night. Swiggart did not believe the absence of an official mascot affected the homecoming celebrations. “Obviously it’s homecoming and everyone would like a mascot, but we don’t have one,” she said. “We’re Pioneers through and through and we don’t need a mascot to know that.” According to the mascot search website, there was originally going to be a mascot evolugusto kubiak|clarion tion event and an introduction of a new mascot this quarter. However, because the mascot survey last summer did not indicate a successful candidate, the candidates must be refined further. “While our diverse community isn’t in agreement about a mascot character based on the research, one thing we know people do agree on is their pride in being affiliated with DU,” said External Specialist Theresa Mueller. “We learned a lot from the research that will give our current students some momentum to build spirit around the things that unite us.” Damien Goddard, DU alumnus and founder of the blog LetsGoDU, has been a vocal advocate for Boone. “Many alums are very disappointed in the university’s handling of the mascot situation,” he said. Most recently, USG voted against a resolution that would have granted student organizations and athletics the ability to use student activity fee money to purchase merchandise with the Boone logo.
Pioneer Athletics This year homecoming weekend hosted five athletics events on campus, including three soccer games and two hockey games. Denver women’s soccer played South Dakota State on Friday and North Dakota State on Sunday. Denver Men’s soccer played Eastern Illinois on Saturday. Denver Pioneers Hockey played the Niagara Purple Eagles on Friday and the Canisius Golden Griffins on Saturday. According to Wood, the soccer games were added this year in order to celebrate other DU athletics in addition to hockey.
Basketball Fan Jam by meg mcintyre
Entertainment Editor
This year’s Homecoming & Family Weekend began with the Basketball Fan Jam on Thursday, Oct. 24, in Magness Arena. The pep rally-style event was intended to showcase the talent of DU men’s and women’s basketball teams and also allowed fans to interact with the coaches and players. Students, alumni and fans were invited to attend the showcase free of charge. Women’s basketball head coach Kerry Cremeans described the Fan Jam as a way to get fans excited for the upcoming season. “We play some great basketball here, we’re competitive and this is just kicking off the season to hopefully see some championships won this year,” she said. The men’s and women’s basketball meg mcintyre|clarion
teams competed against one another in several contests as a preview of the upcoming season, including a thirty second threepoint challenge, a half-court shot challenge and a slam dunk competition. “[It] brings great excitement to men’s and women’s basketball. It’s the start of the basketball season, [there is] energy in the gym, it’s a tradition. University of Denver is a basketball school,” said Creamens. There were also many opportunities for fan interaction, including a contest called “Walk in Kerry’s Heels” in which fans were invited to walk down the crimson carpet in women’s basketball head coach Kerry Creamens’ high heels. A “Joe Scott Look-a-Like” contest also allowed fans to impersonate men’s basketball head coach Joe Scott in front of the crowd After the contests concluded, fans were invited onto the court to meet players, receive autographs and shoot baskets. Though there were students in attendance, most of the audience consisted of alumni and families with younger children. According to Creamens, the fans were what made the event special. “It’s fun for the fans … you get to talk with the players and hang out with them so it’s a really personable environment and it’s one that we want to continue to make an awesome tradition,” she said. The evening also featured performances from the Denver Pep Band, kim nesbitt|clarion DU Cheerleaders and DU Dance Team, as well as free concessions and a cash bar. The women’s home basketball season begins on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and the men’s home season begins on Sunday, Nov. 17.
Chancellor’s Update by brandon tate Senior Reporter
On the morning of Saturday, Oct. 26, Chancellor Robert Coombe gave an address to staff, alumni and parents on the current state of affairs at DU at the Ricketson Law Building. Coombe was pleased with DU’s current standing, stating that the university is very financially stable and will finish the year with an operating margin well within budget. In addition, Coombe provided information regarding a new Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) building, saying DU will break ground for its construction by March 2014, and the building will be a 130,000-square-foot site upon completion. Coombe added that the project will cost about 50 million dollars and that “virtually all the funds we need are in hand.” Coombe said the top floor of the Ricketson Law Building will also receive renovations, where a laboratory will be added for The Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging. The center will focus on examining the physical sciences of aging, including conditions such as Autism, Alzheimer’s and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Lastly, Coombe praised the current incoming undergraduate class for entering DU with more credit hours from Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and dual-enrollment high school courses than last year’s class. The class of 2017 entered with a combined 13,000 credit hours compared to a combined 9,000 from last year, he said. Coombe also stated that this has allowed for gradually decreasing senior class graduation numbers, as 90 percent of undergraduates are able to graduate in four years or less. In his closing remarks, Coombe said he is satisfied with things going on at DU and expects to have a good financial year.
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Data hacked from DU partner travel website by carli hansen Assistant News Editor
Certain members of the DU community received an urgent email from Director of Enterprise Risk Management Jeffrey Adams on Oct. 16, which notified them of a data breach experienced by International SOS, DU’s travel assistance service provider. According to the email, a hacker illegally entered the International SOS system on Aug. 28 and viewed an unknown amount of personal data. A following email from the International SOS IT Team said this personal data may have included names, passport numbers and social security numbers. “For any international travel, DU recommends you sign up with International SOS for increased security overseas,” said Robert Rudloff, assistant vice chancellor of University Technology Services (UTS). “It’s unfortunate that they had this breach.” Rudloff said when International SOS discovered the breach, they thought it had only affected one part of their system that was not related to DU. When they found out it had affected other parts of their system, they contacted DU and other parties that may have been affected. He said they believe it is highly unlikely that DU data was viewed, but it is possible. According to External Communications Manager Will Jones, approximately 400 DU community members who may have used International SOS services have been notified of this situation. “International SOS is proceeding with great caution,” said Adams in his email. “They have briefed our man-
agement team on the situation, and we are satisfied that the situation has been contained.” International SOS is now offering notified parties one year of free comprehensive identity theft protection coverage with CSID, the leading provider of identity protection and fraud detection. Rudloff said International SOS does not know who the hacker was. He added that they do know how it was done, but they will not tell DU or other affected parties. “Every organization, including us, is going to give out limited information on their security, because it’s not a good strategy to give out all your security information,” said David Hendrickson, information security manager of UTS. However, Rudloff said International SOS told DU about the forensic specialist they brought in to assess the situation. “They did a lot of work to understand what happened and make sure it won’t happen again,” he said. “From a security perspective, besides having the breach in the first place, they did everything right.” According to Adams, there have been no confirmed events of misuse of any individual data as a result of this incident. “International SOS has provided quality travel assistance services to students and other members of the university community who participate in the study abroad program for several years,” said Jones. “The university plans to maintain its contract with ISOS.”
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“[USG’s] role is to reach out to those students that they represent and build and tackle an agenda from there. I find it very hard to believe that this was a majority need among the 5,500plus undergraduate students,” she said. “The entitlement and feeling to be ‘politically correct’ in everything they do is sickening.” Hails also said the passing of Resolution 12 takes attention away from other USG initiatives. “This type of publicity is really unfortunate for those USG officers who are doing things that really benefit the campus and students as
a whole body,” she said. “Their successes are undermined by the silly noise and attention that legislation like this has caused.” Though the passage of Resolution 12 has seen some negative feedback among groups of DU students and alumni, Wehe said it seeks to accomplish a positive goal. “The status quo never usually has to be defended. When the status quo doesn’t have a proper defense, people assume they can say whatever they want,” said Wehe. “I am very disappointed in our alumni for the hurtful and irrational comments posted online in relation to this resolution.”
“Least affordable”ranking includes DU by sarah ford Managing Editor
DU was ranked as the seventh least affordable school in the nation by The Daily Beast in their annual college rankings lists, released this year on Oct. 16. According to their website, where the ranking can be found, the Daily Beast “ranked colleges based on the average net price (or price paid after need-based aid) and the graduation rate for each school to find those that are not affordable relative to other colleges.” DU is listed as holding an average net price of $31,244 and a six-year graduation rate of 78.2 percent. According to the ranking, the average debt of graduates is approximately $26,628. The net price accounted for 80 percent of school’s scores within the ranking, while six-year graduation
rate accounted for 20 percent of the final ranking. “The university understands that there are many organizations conducting research and issuing rankings,” said Theresa Mueller, university external communications specialist. “The University does not follow each one closely since we do not believe it greatly influences decisions being made by prospective students.” The Daily Beast ranked St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Penn. as the most unaffordable school in the nation with the average debt of graduates standing at $40,160, according to the ranking, and a six-year graduation rate of 75.8 percent. The Daily Beast is a daily news and opinion news website which launched in 2008. The site also released lists this year of the “most affordable colleges,” “happiest colleges,” and “sexiest colleges,” where DU was ranked number 16.
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wednesday OrgSync Training 7-8:30 p.m. This is a training to learn about OrgSync and how your student organization can use it to plan events, advertise for events and communicate with members. Vote Noon-5 p.m. Driscoll Bridge You can register to vote and cast a ballot for the 2013 election on the Driscoll Bridge. Hosted by the Denver Elections Division. thursday Pumpkin Patch and Carving 5-8 p.m. Driscoll Green Join DUPB for Halloween Pumpkin Carving, with food and fire pits. Dia de Los Muertos Celebration 9a.m. - 3p.m. Drisoll Bridge In celebration for el Dia de Los Muertos
we will be tabling on Driscoll Bridge giving out information about this celebration as well as face painting and having an altar for loved ones who have passed away. DUPB Weekly Film 8 p.m. Davis Auditorium This week’s film is The Conjuring. friday Morgridge College of Education Students of Color Reception 5:30-8 p.m. Ruffatto Hall All current DU students are invited to attend the Fourth Annual Morgridge College of Education Students of Color Reception: Realizing a More Inclusive College. Rogers and Hammerstein’s OKLAHOMA 7:30 p.m. Gates Concert Hall Lamont Opera Theatre and the Lamont Symphony Orchestra present Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Classic American Musical OKLAHOMA!
Columbia professor discusses political policies in Palestine
in 1991 designed to establish U.S. neutrality between Palestinians and Israel in negotiations. In the letter given to Palestinians, Baker promises that the U.S. would seek to prevent expansion actions from Israel. “I would argue that Secretary Baker’s letters reiterated that the United States for decades has thoroughly behaved in a one-sided way,” said Khalidi, “In consequence far from resolving the conflict, American policy has exasperated it and has prolonged it.” In addition, Khalidi says that the two sides are not equal; the dispute is highly asymmetrical in Israel’s favor, backed by the United States. Furthermore, Khalidi argues that because of U.S. support of Israel, the difference between the two conflicting powers have suppressed Palestinian living. “There is no sovereign entity between the river and the sea besides the state of Israel,” said Khalidi, “The only power that control entry or exit [into the West Bank] is Israel. The Palestinian refugees who live there have never enjoyed self-determination.” In his closing remarks, Khalidi expressed his concern for U.S. policy on Palestinians should Arabic nations in the region transition to democracy. He believes that the U.S. will have made a poor choice aligning with Israel should this occur.
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On Thursday, Oct. 24, DU’s Center for Middle East studies hosted Columbia University professor and writer Rashid Khalidi to discuss the current Israel and Palestine conflict, as well as to promote his most recent book, “Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East.” Khalidi spoke to DU faculty and students about his belief that the U.S. has been unsuccessful in resolving the Israel-Palestine situation, and that America has acted in a manner detrimental to peace talks. He further stated that rather than be an “honest broker” in negotiating peace between the two forces, America has only served as “Israel’s lawyer.” “These talks [between the United States, Israel, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)] are taking place amidst very low expectations of success on all sides,” said Khalidi. “I have not read one optimistic article about them yet.” Khalidi sees the United States as an ineffective mediator in the conflict due to repeated claims of working with both sides starting with “letters of assurances” that former Secretary of State James Baker sent to Palestinian officials during peace talks in Madrid
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DU ranks in as 16th sexiest school DU guys scored an 8.91/10, while the girls scored an 8.80/10. In comparison to the number one ranked school, UniDU has received plentiful honors in versity of Wisconsin, and number two, the past for its academics and athletics, Miami University, DU’s scores were low; but never one quite like this. On Oct. however, they are the smallest school to 16, thedailybeast.com ranked DU as make the list. Despite the honors, the students the 16th sexiest college in the nation. This is the first time these sexy rank- don’t seem to be in full agreement with ings have ever been conducted, and the the The Daily Beast. Although many virgin honor has created quite the buzz recognize DU as sexy, many also said they don’t see how the school made it to on campus. number 16. The ranking Junior Lauren Poore, a takes into account communications major from three evenly weighted Bethesda, Md., didn’t anticipate factors: The school’s DU to rank this high among so Trojan sexual health many colleges. ranking, the attrac“I was surprised to see DU tiveness of the guys at the top of the list for most and the attractiveness attractive schools,” said Poore. of the girls. The Trojan “But I think that it’s pretty rankings are based impressive how our small off how sufficient the student body has made it on a college’s health center nationwide list.” is. Included factors Other students found it hard for these rankings to believe DU made it onto a list are accessibility, STI Lauren Poore and HIV testing, Junior communica- of mainly big schools including University of Colorado Boulder condom availability tions major and University of Georgia. and various other “I do think that Denver has elements, according to their website. Trojan’s research is many attractive women. But I’m still conducted by Sperling’s Best Places, an surprised to learn that it’s ranked 16th organization that examines data about in the whole nation,” said junior Manpeople and places, and grades them for sfield Middleton, a finance major from publications. DU has made significant Greenland, N.H. Sophomore Kate Rogers, a busiimprovements in these Trojan rankings, ness major from Laguna Beach, Calif. moving from 74th to 17th since 2010. The girl and guy’s ratings are based acknowledged that DU is a sexy campus, off information from collegeprowler. but she was also skeptical about being com, a website that evaluates the various number 16. “We have a surprising amount academic and social aspects of colleges. Research is mainly influenced by student of good-looking students considering voting, ratio of males to females and how small DU is,” said Rogers, “But I the school’s social scene. According to wouldn’t rank it as one of the top schools the website, college prospects and cur- in the nation.” Sophomore Danny Lockhart, an rent students use the site to learn about dining, housing, strictness, nightlife, undeclared major from the Bahamas, thinks the ranking has a lot to do with classes and lots more. The research is influenced by stu- how students present themselves. “A lot of people are about appeardent’s online ratings of attractiveness. by connor davis Contributing Writer
“I was surprised to see DU at the top of the list for attractive schools.”
ance here. The way people dress and carry themselves, I think, had to do a lot with that ranking.” said Lockhart who discussed how undefined the term “sexy” really is. DU may be sexy according to those who voted, but few even knew about the ranking. “It is hard to say what the sexiest school is because people have different opinions on what sexy is,” said Lockhart. There is no real definition of attractive or sexy, so the validity of DU’s high marks depends on individual opinion. Senior, Hayley Best, a communications major from South Salem, N.Y. presented a similar opinion to Lockhart about the influence of student’s appearances. “I think that students on campus put a great deal of effort into how they’re dressed, but I don’t know if that’s enough to really differentiate us from all the other schools across the country,” said Best. Despite the uncertainty from students on campus, the numbers go to show that DU makes the rank amongst sexy schools in the United States. While the ranking may be subjective, there is no shame in admiring yourself in the reflective glass windows of Driscoll Bridge. Don’t worry, everyone else is doing it too.
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Documentary spotlights education inequality by isabel mccan Senior Reporter
Teachers are leaving, legal battles are ensuing, voters are left divided and all of this at the expense of school children. Douglas County, which includes towns such as Castle Rock, Franktown and Park Meadows, is currently facing a showdown in its public education system between the teacher’s union and the school board. Thursday night in Lindsay Auditorium starting at 7 p.m. the DU Student Union and Colorado Student Power Alliance hosted a screening of the documentary film, “The Reformers,” created by Brian Malone, that highlights the issues with education reform currently happening in Douglas County. The audience consisted of about twenty people, mixed between DU students, Douglas county voters and one “teacher activist.” Sara Fitouri, a student organizer of the CSPA, a Douglas County high school graduate and law student at DU who is also working on her MA in International Studies said DU students needed to be aware of this situation not only because the corporatization of schools affects students as a whole in primary and higher education, but also because one of the main sources of campaign funds for the current school board members comes from a infamous DU supporter,
Ralph Nagel, who helped to fund and build Nagel Hall. “I’m sure we all recognized a familiar name in the film,” said Fitouri. The Colorado Student Power Alliance is a statewide organization that is working to promote fair public education for students of all backgrounds. They have groups at all of the local colleges in Denver but chose to host the screening at DU because of its central location between the Denver Metro area and Douglas County, according to Fitouri. The newly founded DU-associated sect of COSPA is currently working to make official their name as “DU Student Union” and begin hosting more education reform events on campus. The debate in Douglas County centers around a few key issues including: the school board’s decision to break away from a long-standing partnership with the Douglas County Teacher’s Federation; the use of publicly funded “vouchers” allegedly given to private and religious schools; the accusation of big business corporatizing the education system to make profit rather than benefit students. Teachers, parents, students and pro-reform supporters are becoming increasingly polarized on these topics. The current school board, headed by Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth CelaniaFagen, is nicknamed “The Reformers”
because of the nature of their election on a reform platform that was popular during the 2009 election year because the U.S. was still deep in the recession period. The education reforms were supposed to save the school district money, while also giving parents more choice about where to send their children, but many now believe that these reforms were not an effective change to the arguably already-successful school district. The documentary lays out the complicated situation in an easily digestible format. Malone, who also narrates the films, starts out by warning, “this is a lot of information, so stay with me.” “The last thing I wanted to do was make another movie, but I couldn’t let this situation remain as it was without speaking up,” said Malone, a filmmaker who also created the movie, “Patriocracy,” which can be found on Netflix. He noted that when a controversy like this landed in his backyard, he had no option but to cover it. Malone’s point of view presented in the film is anti-school board, proteacher. According to the film, the school board has not been transparent in their use of funds, and although the school districts reserve money has increased from around 20 million before 2009, to now around 80 million, the savings has been at the cost of the schools. Art and music programs are supposedly being
cut, while teacher’s benefits are reduced and their workload increased. According to Malone, the Douglas County school district has about 600 million dollars at its disposal. Now, with the upcoming school board elections in November and four seats on the board opening up, screenings of “The Reformers” are being shown throughout the Colorado area to help push support and votes towards opposition candidates. “We have to look at each other as human beings, not as machines to make money with,” said Malone, explaining why he believed the market model could not work properly when it came to the context of public education. The Colorado Student Power Alliance is organizing a group to go out to Castle Rock and canvas in support of candidates such as Barbara Chase, Bill Hodges and other opposition candidates on Oct. 26 and again on Nov. 2. The term canvassing refers to door-todoor promotion. More information can be found about COSPA’s efforts on their website at costudentpower.org. There is also a Facebook page called “Students hit the streets” that provides more information about canvassing sign-ups and times. For more information about The Reformers documentary, check out the website at reformersmovie.com
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The Grind: Denver Bicycle Grease Pony takes the stage Cafe
The Clarion staff reviews bars, restaurants and coffee houses, attempting cultural mutiny on all things hipster
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Denver Bicycle Cafe is an all inclusive hipster haven, complete with all the urban essentials — coffee, beer, bikes — to keep upscale hipster on the move.
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Bikes. Beer. Coffee. And of course, badass baristas. by kameryn tanita Lifestyles Editor
It is hard to find fault in a place that offers all of the amenities for the espresso-loving, IPA-drinking, bike-riding bearded hipster. Denver Bicycle Cafe sits on the border of northern Capitol Hill, tucked a few blocks off of the indie-inspired Colfax Avenue at 1308 E. 17th Ave. Surrounded only by historic homes and a few farm to table restaurants, Denver Bicycle Cafe provides a safe haven for those intellectual individuals looking to get away from mainstream coffee shops. Step inside to find exposed whitewashed brick walls with painted canvases and a wrap-around wood bar in the middle of the space that divides this shared café-bike shop. The Denver Bicycle Cafe serves as a full-service bicycle shop for the fixie-riding modster who is in need of a quick tune up on one side, and also a beverage hotspot for the beer and coffee connoisseurs. The café is home to Denver’s subculture of devoted denizens, a local-only spot, so the hipsters who do not enjoy being recognized, move along. More often than not, the baristas know the flannel-clad couple sitting on their laptops at the bar and get their orders without them even asking. Full service? Check. But first-timers should not dwell on the cafés exclusivity all at once because the baristas, decorated with arm tattoos, thickrimmed frames and graphic tees are all eager to assist with any questions, or discuss their latest bike dilemmas, all while fixing up a small French press from Colorado’s craft roasters. The staff are baristas by day and bartenders by night. Open from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m., Denver Bicycle Cafe gets the best of hipsters all night long. Happy hour begins at 4 p.m. and offers $1 off drafts and wine so as patrons stop working away on their Macbooks, they can put down their
David Sedaris novels and enjoy one of DBC’s craft beers on tap, or choose from over 30 locally brewed canned beers from Ska Brewing in Durango and Pug Ryan’s from Dillon. The outdoor patio sits alongside the café and is filled with picnic tables where the Dave Grohl lookalikes donning band t’s can enjoy their Double-IPA. PBR is nowhere to be found in this café but instead, sample brews like the Fearless Youth Dunkel from Grimm Bros Brewery in Loveland. The thrifty boozer will appreciate only having to spend between $4-6 for a great evening. Besides its unique concept, the Denver Bicycle Cafe offers background music unlike any other coffee shop. With tunes like “Goodbye Ruby Tuesday” from The Rolling Stones and Donovan’s “Sunshine Superman” and The Beatles, it shies away from the contemporary pop-culture tunes and features a steady stream of classics, but ones the snarky indie-music aficionado is likely to appreciate. The only setback is the simplicity of the menu. Food and wine are not the focus of this café. After all, its motto is “Bikes, Beer and Coffee.” Simplicity is what makes the minimalists flock to this utilitarian joint. The wine list is limited with two local choices, a white and red from Jack Rabbit Hill Farms in Hotchkis and food includes baked goods from D Bar Desserts and Beet Box Bakery. The trendiest food item on the menu is the breakfast burrito brought in from Mame’s Burrito’s and at $5, it is the most substantial, and cost efficient item on the menu. For the introverted intellectual who prefers the isolated experience, put your headphones in and get busy with your work, but otherwise, enjoy your personal French press while toetapping your feet to some ‘70s era tunes, all while getting to know Denver’s hippest baristas.
by camilla sterne Assistant Lifestyles Editor
There’s a new pony in town. A Grease Pony, in fact. And no, Grease Pony is not a new fandangled hairstyle or an equine comprised culinary treat. Grease Pony, made up of three jazz musicians from the Lamont School of Music, is a new band to emerge in the DU and Denver music scene. On Saturday, the band played at DU’s 2013 PioneerFest, taking the crowd by surprise with their sound, which is impossible to classify as any one genre, but might be best described as ‘grungetown’ if only to communicate the band’s bizarre fusion of garage grunge rock and Motown groove. The band worried about how their distinctive music would be received in the daytime context of PioneerFest, however on Wednesday night at the intimate Lost Lake Lounge on Colfax, listeners expressed their approval in whistles and lighthearted jests with the band members. According to the band’s drummer Jackson Hillmer, a senior Jazz Performance Major from Larkspur, Calif., Lost Lake Lounge was the perfect setting for the newly named band to debut their most recent music. “I love this place,” he said. “It has a nice homey feeling, but at the same time the people like to kick.” The quirky trio consists of a guitarist, bassist and drummer each of whom study or have studied at the Lamont School of Music, where they
played together in the more hoping for an authentic sound. “We had instant chemistry,” formal educational context. Their performance at Lost Lake he said. “We really just wanted was a far cry from the well-lit to be raw.” And the rawness is apparstages of the Newman Center, as the band played amidst off- ent, not only in the unclutbeat vintage paraphernalia illu- tered and soulful sound of the minated only by a single lamp trio, but in the band’s vocals, and the glow of an out-of-order which are characterized by heavy reverb and straightforphoto booth. Aside from their most ward lyrics. “Our sound is raw and recent performances, the band has played two house shows soulful, but we’re also trying to near the DU campus as well not just replicate garage rock as at the Rhinoceropolous, a bands. We’re trying to make our counterculture music and art own vernacular,” said Bozich. But above all, the band’s venue at 3553 Brighton Blvd. focus is to make themselves and in Five Points. According to Hunter their listeners happy, according to Roberts. Roberts, a “We want to be junior Jazz constantly happy with Pe r f o r m a n c e “We’re just Major from trying to make the stuff that we’re playing,” he said. “We Parker and just want to get a lot of Grease Pony’s people feel people into our stuff.” bassist, the really good... This desire to band formed catalyze happiness because the and hypnotize in listeners can be musicians seen in the band’s wanted a new them with our lighthearted lyrics, musical outlet. grooves.” according to Roberts. “We were With a song entitled just brain“Your Mind is a Cat storming. We Derrick Bozich, thought of the Grease Pony guitarist That Wants to Go Outside” and a name best friends like Grease Pony, the that we could band’s comic essence cannot get together,” he said. Hillmer said the sound be overlooked. “We write songs that have just came together without too much thought as to what the a sense of humor,” said Bozich. “We have a lot to improve musical aesthetic would be. “We started out just jam- upon, but we’re just trying to ming with the three of us and it make people feel really good at our shows and hypnotize them just sort of happened,” he said. And the band’s guitarist, with our grooves.” Check out Grease Pony at Derrick Bozich, a recent DU alum with a degree in Jazz Per- facebook.com/GreasePony to formance from Arvada, was just keep track of upcoming shows.
Beck Archives exhibit at AAC reveals Denver Jewish history by sydney sachs Staff Writer
In the heart of the Anderson Academic Commons (AAC), amidst working students and buzzing laptops, there lies a hidden gem brimming with a vast collection of photographs, documents and objects from Denver’s Jewish history. The Beck Archives of the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society, one of the various collections and archives in the AAC, is home to a collection of Jewish historical relics from the Rocky Mountain region, particularly from Colorado. Located on the bottom floor of the AAC, just to the right upon descending the main staircase, the archives currently have on display an exhibit from the Colorado Committee of Concern for Soviet Jewry Collection. On Monday, Oct. 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. a reception was held for the opening of the new exhibit. The display, which will be up for about four weeks, presents photos and remnants of the Soviet Jewry movement in Denver in the late 1900’s. The Soviet Jewry movement was a protest movement that took place in the United States and Jewish communities across the globe, as a response
in large part to the Holocaust as well as to Russian anti-Semitism into the 1960’s to 1970’s. “The Colorado Committee of Concern was started in the 1960’s because so many Jewish people, especially the intellectuals, were being put in prison in the Soviet Union,” said Thyria K. Wilson, Archivist and Reference Specialist in the Beck Archives. Many of the exhibit’s photos feature Lillian Hoffman, the co-chair and a national leader in the Soviet Jewry movement. According to Wilson, Sheila Bialik, the daughter of Lillian Hoffman, spoke at the reception. “She came out and showed a video and gave a little speech,” said Wilson. According to Wilson, the reception was attended by Jewish members of the local community as well as individuals who know Bialik and others who are simply interested in the subject. Wilson said this is an exceptionally vital part of history to expose students to because it was one of the first large human rights protests; furthermore, the movement represents the first Jewish group in the Denver area to use real public protest on the capitol steps and streets. The exhibit is located just next to the Beck Archives.
Numerous photographs depicting the events of the Soviet Jewry movement in Denver are displayed in glass cases along with pins worn by protesters and a written explanation of the history of the movement. Wilson pointed out some photographs that captured the Fast for Freedom and others that represented protests during the 1960’s. “You can tell that these are from the sixties with the guitars and the long hair,” said Wilson. Wilson additionally noted that the exhibit presents a number of letters that were written during the movement. “They contacted all kinds of Senators, even President Nixon, and it went on for quite a few years until Russia was freer,” said Wilson. According to Wilson, the archivists hope for the students to learn about an important part of Denver’s history through this exhibit. She added that interested students are welcome to see more of the pieces that are not included in the display. “We do have a collection, so students can come and see some of the original documents and photos,” said Wilson. “We have a wide variety of artifacts that all really have a lot of history here.”
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DU’s most measurable sustainability target has been toward the President’s Challenge, which Chancellor Robert Coombe signed in 2006, pledging that DU will become carbon-neutral by 2050. According to King, as of 2012, DU’s carbon footprint was 20 percent lower than the 2007 baseline, although this did not include the new Anderson Academic Commons. “We [DU] have made great strides, mostly due to energy improvements. Most schools will say that they have improved the carbon footprint intensity by person or square foot, but this is much bigger than that,” said King. The Real Food Challenge is one of several sustainability projects in the works by Sodexo, DU’s primary food service provider, according to Ira Simon, Sodexo resident district manager. “I don’t think that people realize that we make such a huge effort with our purchasing,” said Simon. “During the past year, Sodexo has partnered with the
Real Food Challenge, a studentinitiated organization. There are four categories: fair trade, local, organic and humane, the way that animals are treated. Any one of those things can be bought as ‘real food.’” According to Simon, the goal is 20 percent “real food” by 2020. DU is currently between eight and 10 percent real food. Sodexo’s Cameron Gates, in-unit Marketing Director for DU Sodexo, also said that Sodexo as a company has become “very conscious” of sustainability efforts and its connection to social equity, through programs like LeanPath, Stop Hunger and Meatless Mondays. “On average and on this campus, each plate per student wastes three ounces,” said Gates. “Whatever ends up in the trash could have ended up in someone else’s belly. There’s a crazy number of starving people on this planet, and that waste could feed them. One chicken takes something like several hundred gallons of water. Thinking about how much raw resources go into meat, which is why we started
Meatless Monday, really speaks to that. Food, hunger and sustainability are all connected.” LeanPath is a program that requires Sodexo to weigh kitchen trimmings and track pre- and post-consumer waste to overall increase efficiency in production, toward the motto, “save food, save labor, save waste,” according to Gates. Stop the Hunger is a national campaign that gives back to “economically-challenged folks,” said Simon, including monetary donations and canned food drives in November. Gates said that information is not available on the amount donated by Sodexo to Food Bank of the Rockies, and food waste is not donated on a daily basis .
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Part of King’s goal for this upcoming year is to get endorsements for a new sustainability plan for the university, according to King, which means taking a look at the current 2008-2009 plan, available on DU’s website, and updating it with measurable goals. T h e current plan takes a look at social equity in several w a y s , i n clu d i ng curriculum, compensation, service learning, purchasing policies, educational outcomes and investments. King’s level of involvement in each of these areas in the past year has been mixed. O n e major portion of the current plan is curriculum, i n clu d i ng service learning. The current sustainability plan states “The University of Denver recognizes that the mission of a university is to prepare students today for a future characterized by change, uncertainty, wide ($10 off the regular price thanks to Ford.) disparities in quality of life you only need to be 18+ to join. offer expires 12/31/2013. terms and conditions apply. see zipcar.com/restrictions for details. and hope
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and yet tremendous opportunity. As such, the University is committed to refining existing curriculum and creating new curriculum consistent with the ideals of sustainability.” King said that in order for a society to be sustainable, these “wide disparities in quality of life” must be addressed by meeting people’s basic needs, tying the goals of sustainability and equity together. “In order for a society to be healthy and thriving there should be an equitable balance of wealth and materials that encourage meeting those needs,” said King. “It’s seeking that justice that comes in a society that is sustainable for all the people in the society.” Another portion of the plan focuses on diversity as a means to sustainability: “The University of Denver recognizes the importance of social justice in creating a sustainable world… Institutional commitment to diversity in administration furthers the university’s commitment to sustainability as it seeks to advance the institutional vision for inclusive excellence and social justice.” King said that his job has not “delved” much into diversity since he was at DU. “The idea is that a robust, thriving institution is made more sustainable by a variety of viewpoints. Advancing tolerance and understanding around the world. More acceptances is more sustainable,” said King. The sustainability plan currently discusses “sociallyresponsible investment,” said King. “Many schools have become involved in efforts to improve the business practices of those corporations in which they are invested because they are chartered as non-profit institutions, and therefore have a special obligation to act in the public interest.” The plan outlines a May 2006 investment of $250,000 in the Global Commercial Microfinance Consortium, which “increases the ties between mainstream financial institutions and microfinance groups,” a partnership between Deustche Bank and Daniels’ College of Business that included a student trip to Durress, Albania helping to build a sustainable community in Keneta, “one of the poorest areas of the city.” The plan also discusses a “Sudan divestment initiative,” which encourages shareholder divestment from “highest offenders” relative to the “tragic situation in Sudan.” King said he was not aware of or involved in these initiatives, but will continue to look locally at purchasing strategies. “Our actions as a campus can address social equity,” said King. “There are some purchasing suggestions around recycled materials, and that could be expanded to locally, minority owned businesses. We are trying to push that with food services as part of the Real Food Challenge. I think a lot of purchasing policies can affect equity in the community. Some universities look at affordable housing and fair wage, but purchasing is big too.”
the implementation of the current plan does not do enough for social equity, and neither King nor Simon commented on specific future goals toward social equity and sustainability for the new plan. Geoff Tennent, a second year Master’s student at Korbel, is part of one such student group, Students for Justice in Palestine, that is working to change DU’s purchasing policies in regards to funding violence in Israel through the purchase of Sabra hummus. “There are a number of issues related to sustainability here,” said Tennent. “In addition to the obvious issue of recycling plastic, there are also issues with the occupation where Palestinians do not have access to water, especially a specific aquifer on the West Bank. There are huge water shortages and mineral rights disputes, and much of the fighting destroys wells and water infrastructure. There are issues with the Jordan River, the destruction of Palestinian olive groves which is loss of trees, home demolitions which are wasting materials and things like that.” Another area of concern is social equity within Sodexo. DU’s sustainability plan also discusses “sustainable compensation,” which includes factors such as “comprehensive compensation that is competitive,” “living wage” and flexible, merit-based salary increases. Simon said Sodexo at DU adheres to the plan. “We start at $9.22 an hour, average wages are $13 to $15 [an hour] before benefits,” said Simon. We have a lot of long- term employees, we are very competitive in the market - we hire 160 employees on campus. Our benefit package is competitive. Our challenge as a campus is shut down periods. We have less things open during breaks, and it presents challenges for people looking for 12-month employment.” Farm worker rights may be another area of concern. Simon also said that Sodexo is working toward fair trade food, although he defined the fair trade standard only as “the way it’s grown and about the way you treat the employees that harvest it, as far as a fair wage, fair working conditions, no children. It’s the way we do business with people.” King said he “firmly believes” that the public good involves both the environment and “our contributions back to the marginalized and those in need.” “We [DU] define ourselves as a private university for the public good… I think everything from our purchasing policies to the food we serve, the types of clothing we wear, the way we manage our waste, our water use all of those things have an impact on the public good,” said King.
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‘The Counselor’ contains copious cruelty
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Counselor (Michael Fassbender) and Westray (Brad Pitt) get caught up in a tangled web of lies in the drug ridden world of the new film “The Counselor.” The film premiered on Thursday Oct. 24.
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This past Thursday, the new film “The Counselor” was released with an all-star cast and exceptional creators. The movie tells a tale of greed and how far humans are willing to go to achieve what they want. Centered around a lawyer who has gotten mixed up in drug dealings, “The Counselor” puts its characters in situations they never imagined, forced to make difficult choices for their own survival. It was released to a rash of mixed reviews. Though the cinematography, writing and acting are excellent, “The Counselor” does portray the human condition as being more tumultuous and violent than it is in reality. The script was written by Cormac McCarthy, the author acclaimed for his novels such as “The Road”, and the film was directed by Ridley Scott, known for “Alien” and “Gladiator.” McCarthy’s ability
to write complex and realistic characters is truly evident throughout the film, from Michael Fassbender’s (“Prometheus”) Counselor, who is a lawyer that glorifies his own actions, to Cameron Diaz’s (“There’s Something About Mary”) Malkina, who is the beautiful arm candy of a drug dealer with hidden aspirations of her own. Scott, known most recently for the infamously bad “Prometheus” always knows how to present an utterly stunning picture on the screen, but sometimes flounders in his use of the phenomenal actors at his disposal. With such experienced actors, Scott should have pushed them to their full potentials rather than focusing more on aesthetically pleasing the audience. Besides Fassbender and Diaz, “The Counselor” also has such famous faces as Javier Bardem (“Skyfall”), Penelope Cruz (“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”) and Brad Pitt (“World War Z”). Bardem is Reiner, a drug dealer with a taste
for the lavish, such as the two cheetahs that he owns. Cruz is Laura, the fiancée of Counselor, who chooses to believes his blatant lies to absolve her own worries. Pitt is Westray, another man mixed up in the drug dealings who seems to be the most willing to accept the real nature of the human condition. All are complex characters with varying motives, whether they be selfish or selfless. The most powerful character throughout “The Counselor” would have to fall to Diaz though. In the introduction to her character, she appears to merely be a trope to supplement the character of Reiner, but on further reveal, Malkina knows more than she lets on. The most chilling scene of all occurs near the beginning of the film, when Malkina and Laura are talking together about each other’s boyfriends and religions. Though she tries desperately to understand where Laura finds her faith in religion, Malkina is so utterly disparaged that she sees it as another place to lash out
her anger and thinly veiled thirst for psychological violence. No one in this film is truly innocent or guilty- McCarthy’s multifaceted fictional creations mirror the truth of the world. Sometimes, people make poor decisions and are forced down a path they never would have agreed to originally, a story similar to that of Walter White from the TV show “Breaking Bad.” The viewers are allowed to choose who they stand behind in this violent epic. Despite its harsh projection of the world, “The Counselor” is still a compelling story that could apply in some aspects of life. Yet many people do not have pet cheetahs or a thirst for Columbian cocaine, so the film is fundamentally difficult to apply to one’s own life. “The Counselor” definitely could have capitalized on different aspects of the film to ensure its acclaim, but even though it fails to do so, it is still an interesting way to step away from everyday monotony for two hours.
reminder to all aspiring Soundcloud-ians to always do your darndest to recruit more horns. Trumpeter and band mastermind Alex Toth blared alongside trombone player Adam Dotson to an awesomely funk-filled end for every one of their four to five minute nuggets of sonic joy. The exclamation point to this tried and true sentiment arrived in the encore when Dotson roared a discombobulated yet elegant solo whilst crowdsurfing on the hands of the enamored hipsters below. The two brass experts received help from the undisputed all-star of the pack, front woman Annakalmia Traver, who crooned with the mature sophistication of a Grammy award-winner and the welcome pronunciation of a veteran high school English teacher. Traver adorned her own baritone sax for the chorus and funk breakdowns for quite a few of the numbers, the torso of the bohemith larger than her own. Her command of such an unwieldy monstrosity coupled with her overall enthusiasm and vigor was an impres-
sive inspiration for someone who is merely a few months removed from defeating ovarian cancer. The only mention or reminder of the disease came during the second song, as Traver ditched the Linda Perry-inspired knit cap she was wearing to unveil a shiny, Lex Luthor scalp - which she decorated quickly by letting an audience member Sharpie a massive heart. It felt wonderfully like a runof-the-mill hairstyle to all in the room and did nothing but add to the awe-inspiring mysticism of her dynamic performance. Traver called and responded to backup vocalists Toth and Dotson throughout the set, which was riddled with new material from the gang’s new EP “Save Charlie.” The masses did not seem to mind acting as proverbial guinea pigs for much of the material, and reveled in standout hits, “Silly Fathers” and “Came Out Of A Lady” which were quizzically disguised amongst the new catalogue items. Their new single, “Patriotic” absolutely smashed as the second number
of the evening which featured twangy synth lines straight out of a John Hughes montage over Ray Lamontagne-style horn work. The encore partied harder than any other part of the act, most notably due to Traver tossing a giant, multi-colored parachute cloth onto the audience à la sixth grade gym class, a move that was received with uproarious applause. The one noticeable absence in the set was the omission of the troupe’s stellar cover of The Beatles’ “Michelle” which has been mentioned in multiple, new-age conversations of best Beatles’ covers. With an overall sound falling somewhere in a weird realm next to Generationals, The Commodores and a sober Sleigh Bells, Rubblebucket made up sonically for what they lack in the department of name judgment. They sport a packed November and December U.S. tour schedule, so give the list of cities a peak this winter break and get on the funky synth-dance pop and all around boogeyin’ train this crew is riding.
Larimer Lounge gets rowdy with Rubblebucket by quincy snowdon Contributing Writer
It is hard to take a group with the word “bucket” in their name seriously. Nevertheless, Brooklyn-based indie gems Rubblebucket shirked conventions and encouraged attendees to “get silly” last Saturday when they horned hard and effectively electrified north Denver’s Larimer Lounge. Being a place that sells Hane’s plain white tees in a vending machine alongside Doritos, Fritos and Kools, one never quite knows who or what will be thrust onstage to invade your earholes at this grime-ridden institution. But before a healthy crowd of almost exclusively millenials, the eight-piece completed a sturdy set of mature, charged and polished tunes that had the bobbing droves perma-smiling throughout. Frolicking in their unique brand of indie-dance pop for just over an hour, the ensemble served as a deliciously refreshing
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Arcade Fire offers reflective experience by logan baker Staff Writer
“Reflektor,” the fourth album in Montreal-based Arcade Fire’s critically acclaimed discography, reflects the next chapter in their careers. They sold the Canadian church in which they recorded 2007’s “Neon Bible” and 2010’s “The Suburbs” and moved to an abandoned castle in Jamaica and then the apartment studios of James Murphy in New York City. The album is influenced by Haitian rara music (which you can hear specifically in tracks such as “Here Comes the Night Time” and “You Already Know”), and the 1959 film Brazilian “Black Orpheus,”(which the stream of the album debuted over on YouTube). “Reflektor’s” release was also promoted by a new-age album rollout campaign involving various mysterious veve drawings appearing in major cities across the globe. The album spans thirteen songs over two discs with an end time of eighty-five minutes and sixteen seconds. It never becomes boring, as a myriad of instruments or electronic production is constantly swaying the listeners. Most songs go over the five-minute mark and the album deserves attention in the full, not through one standout song or cut by which to remember the album. On lead single “Reflektor,” the band creates a seven-minute smooth intro that makes one
want to dance and discover the darkness inside oneself. The song was released as the first single to large success and will surely become an anthem for the next year. Singer Régine Chassagne moans French lyrics such as “Entre la nuit, la nuit et l’aurore / Entre les royaumes, des vivants et des morts.” When translated from French it means “Between the night, night and dawn/ Between the kingdoms, of the living and of the dead”. Chassagne begs us to look at our reflections in the digital world, comparing it to purgatory of our minds. “We Exist” is the next song and it is a positive track, meant to represent power in youthful ideas. It also deals with the band being harassed and scrutinized in public and private. The band is letting the public know that they exist as people not just as musicians. The next track is “Flashbulb Eyes.” It deals with the myth of having your soul stolen by photographs. It is the shortest track on the album by far with a run time of 2:42; it is a great track with a strong beginning but feels slightly out of place with the rest of the album. “Here Comes the Night Time” starts fast then slows. There is a pumping fog horn-type drum that haunts the backdrop of this track and it is almost reminiscent of “The Suburbs” stand-out track “City With No Children.” This is more than likely the best song on the album, it is exciting and allows the audience to interpret in
in their own personal way. In “You Already Know,” Chassagne echoes husband and fellow lead singer Win Butlers’ soft refrain of the title. His delicate moans at the end of the track soften it and spoon-feed it to the listener. “Joan of Arc” ends the first side of the album with a fast beginning that builds on itself and foreshadows impending doom with a jagged beat. Volume two starts with drawn out sequel, “Here Comes the Night Time II.” Murphy’s production really starts to come into play now. The track is very drawn out and Butler slowly chants the lyrics. “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice)” features a delicate drumbeat and is very dramatic. The album finally represents its cover model with a slow repeat of the refrain of “Oh Eurydice” to end. “It’s Never Over” brings a powerful, lifting sound to start with almost feeling reassuring until it crashes down with a heartbreaking chant of “It’s Never Over.” “Porno” is exciting, and romantic and deals with the lead up to the climax to the album. Butler begs the listener to “Take off your makeup” and open their souls to him. It gets slightly pedantic over multiple listens though and does not hold up with the rest of the album. The second to last song, “Afterlife,” is detailed and hopeful, it shows a bright future and lights fire in the soul. It is uplifting and is sure to be a festival mainstay this year.
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The album art for Arcade Fire’s newest album ‘Reflektor,’ released Oct. 29.
The final song “Supersymmetry” is very drawn out and features Butler and Chassagne whispering together over a smooth electronic drumbeat. The track reaches high and is soft but powerful. It is protecting and creates a beautiful landscape to end the album on. The final five minutes of the song are one long synthetic gurgle that captivates the listener and keeps them transfixed to their headphones. Arcade Fire have proven once again their dominant hold over modern music and cre-
ated an album that runs like a movie. There is a delicate but dynamic story that is begging to be discovered by its listeners. “Reflektor” is an album that tells a story from track to track that has to be heard to understand. Every single track details a new emotion that emanates from the recording and allows for the listeners interpretation. The album is an intelligent dance record that could be enjoyed by anyone. It is something that will remain timeless and can be re-experienced again and again.
Top five Halloween horror flicks of Haddonfield, Ill. on Halloween night. It stars Jamie Lee Curtis (“A Fish Called Wanda”) in her film debut. In addition to being one of the scariest films ever made, the film also features a phenomenally haunting soundtrack. Michael Myers is one of the most classic horror movie villains of all time. His mask, his brutal nature and his silence inspired many copycats, none of which lived up to “Halloween.” “Halloween” is scary, it is fun, it feels original and it is one of the scariest Halloween films ever made.
“the shining” Although not considered one of photo courtesy of chillingscenesofdreadfulvillainy.blogspot.com Stanley Kubrick’s best Jamie Lee Curtis played Laurie Strode in the original “Halloween” movie, which premiered in 1978. films, this movie has a place among the top five Halloween movies to watch Halloween movies of all time. by jacob dahl around this time of the year: Contributing Writer Released in 1980 and starring Jack Nicholson (“Chinatown”), Halloween is quickly “halloween” “The Shining” is about a man approaching, which for many named Jack Torrance who takes viewers means that it is a great The film “Halloween” was care of a paranormal hotel time of year to watch scary released in 1978, and was one during the off season with his movies. But with so many out of, if not the first, slasher film wife and son, who has superthere, how should viewers to ever come out. It was the first natural powers. “The Shining” know what to watch? Should and the best. Directed by John brings a excellent ghostly elethey watch the 14th install- Carpenter, it follows the psychotic, ment to the screen along with ment of “Friday the 13th,” or masked Michael Myers (Tony the always excellent filmmaking “Santa Claus Conquers the Mar- Moran, “Beg”) on his journey of Stanley Kubrick. ”The Shintians?” Well, viewers definitely from childhood to his adulthood ing” should be considered one shouldn’t watch either of those, as an escaped mental patient of the best Halloween movies but here is our list of the top who terrorizes the fictional town viewers can see.
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horror movies tend to have one physically intimidating character killing stupid teenagers, with no real plot. “Psycho” is different - it has an excellent plot, great dialogue and fantastic cinematography as well. It is a must see.
Viewers seem to either love or hate this film, but everyone is universally scared by it. Released in 1998 and directed by Eduaro Sanchez and Daniel Myrick, “The Blair Witch Project” is about a documentary film crew who is creating a film about the mysterious “Blair Witch” in Maryland. The crew then gets lost in the woods trying to find out about her. Filmed in a documentary style, “The Blair Witch Project” is on this list because it is different. Throughout the course of the film, viewers never see what is happening to the characters. Viewers feel the situation up close and photo courtesy of horrorsociety.com personal just like the charac- Janet Leigh as Marion Crane in the 1960 film “Psycho.” ters do, and the scariest part of this film is that we never know “young what is going on. It is mysterious frankenstein” and that makes it terrifying. Okay, so it is not a “scary” “psycho” movie, but it is a Halloween movie, and why can’t Halloween movies be Directed by Alfred Hitchcock fun? Directed by Mel Brooks and and released in 1960, “Psycho” released in 1974, “Young Frankenis one of the first and great- stein” is one the best comedies of all est horror movies ever made. time, not to mention a great Hal“Psycho” certainly has the element loween movie. As one can tell from of surprise and scare factor as all the title, “Young Frankenstein” horror movies should, but it has parodies the story of Frankenstein something else as well. All of the in the brilliant style that Mel Brooks characters feel real. For its time, is capable of. “Young Frankenstein” “Psycho” is a deeply disturbing and is a break from all the other scary frightening movie, and we can even Halloween movies, not to mention feel that today, 53 years later. Many an excellent comedy in itself.
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this week in entertainment Have time to kill during the coming week? Check out all of the must see, must hear and must attend events in entertainment this week. wednesday OCT. 30 Deer Tick, $22 at the Bluebird Theatre Streetlight Manifesto, $22.50 at the Ogden Theatre Thursday OCT. 31 “The Returned” TV series premiere Grizmatik, A-Trak and Exmag, $22.50 at the 1STBANK Center Lindy and Swing with the Queen City Jazz Band, $8 at Mercury Cafe
MOnday nOV. 4 Mayday Parade, $20 at Summit Music Hall Tuesday nOV. 5 Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” album release James Blunt, “Moon Landing” album release M.I.A., “Matangi” album release “Call of Duty: Ghosts” video game release The Story So Far, $16 at Summit Music Hall A$AP Ferg, $22 at the Bluebird Theatre Thursday nOV. 7
Grizzly Rose Halloween Ball, $10 at the Grizzly Rose
Iron & Wine, $33.50 at the Paramount Theatre
Friday nOV. 1
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular, $26.50 at the Fillmore Auditorium
“Ender’s Game” film release “Free Birds” film release “Last Vegas” film release “About Time” film release Twenty One Pilots, $18.50 at the Bluebird Theatre
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Denver Battle of the Bands, $8 at Cervantes’ Masterpiece
Friday nOV. 8 “Thor: The Dark World” film release “The Armstrong Lie” film release Elephant Revival, $22 at the Ogden Theatre saTurday nOV. 9
Love and Theft, $15 at the Grizzly Rose
Steampunk Night, $8 at the Mercury Cafe
sunday nOV. 3
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The Motet, $25 at the Bluebird Theatre
Mazzy Star, $35 at the Ogden Theatre
Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar, $29.50 and up at the Pepsi Center
A Silent Film, $12 at the Fox Theatre
The cover of Veronica Roth’s new novel “Allegiant,” which is the conclusion to the “Divergent” trilogy.
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This past Tuesday, the “Divergent” book trilogy by Veronica Roth came to a close with “Allegiant.” The series surrounds a dystopian society where every person is required to pick a faction, which is essentially a neighborhood, based off of their most prominent virtues. The values to choose from are selflessness, peacefulness, intelligence, honesty and fearlessness. The sequel closed with a gigantic reveal that the factions that have consumed the characters’ lives are actually just an experiment. “Allegiant” opens immediately after this development, where everyone is still confused and baffled by the truth. The novel is written in a different format from the last two, which is very uncomfortable to read. While “Divergent” and “Insurgent” were written from the first person perspective of the main character, Tris, this concluding story takes on two different points of view - that of Tris and of her boyfriend, Tobias. In most stories with such point of view jumps, such decisions are made because the differing characters are in different places, à la “Game of Thrones.” In contrast, Tris and Tobias are almost never separated from each other, so oftentimes, the perspective jumps occur during conversations. This breaks up the dialogue of the narrative and additionally makes it more difficult to connect with the characters’ emotions. Roth consistently has to tell the reader what the characters are feeling, rather than showing it, because she spends more time focusing on the constant switches than the further development of an amazing main character. By the end of the novel, it is revealed in a tumultuous plot turn why this perspective was used, but there were so many more effective ways of conveying the final message in a better manner. The repeated switching viewpoints feel like
more of a cop-out on account of book production time rather than the best work Roth could have completed. Though the first novel, “Divergent” was spectacular and interesting in its complex presentation of society, the later novels have begun to stray from their initial path. The entirety of the series focuses on reminding people to make decisions for themselves and promote a healthy cultivation of many virtues rather than just one. Despite Roth’s intentions, the culmination of “Allegiant” was unfulfilling. In an insane twist at the end of the book, a main character is killed off mercilessly, taking every single lesson that was exhibited in the book and disvaluing it. Throughout this series, the character has been working to reconcile his or her warring virtues, but in the end, the book throws away the personality changes the character has undergone for an unnecessary martyrdom. For all the popularity of the young adult dystopian novel in this day and age, Roth most likely wanted to create a story that would be memorable because of its ending, yet the conclusion seemed unlikely and lacking in plot development. This coming year will hold the release of the “Divergent” movie on the silver screen, but after such an end to the series, its popularity will not hold up as well because the readers now know the tragedy that faces them ahead in the final film. It is always hard to live up to the acclaim of a first novel in the series, as Suzanne Collins experienced with the creation of “The Hunger Games” series, yet Roth’s “Allegiant” cannot even hold a flame to its predecessors. The world that was created in the last two books is ripped away, and with it departs many of its characters’ development, yielding an unfulfilling product.
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USG resolution lacks common sense, divides campus Alumni feel alienated by the current actions of USG and need better representation on campus by chris bach Opinions Editor
The resolution passed by Undergraduate Student Government which recognizes Indigenous People’s Day on the same day as Columbus Day lacks all common sense. I am very curious as to why USG, out of all the positive changes it could be working towards on campus, has decided instead to spend its time on an issue that will only continue to divide this campus. Furthermore, reading the comments from last week’s Clarion article, it is clear that the alumni continue to feel hurt and disappointed by the actions of our current government. Not only should USG be fully ashamed of that, but we should start working now to include our alumni in our discussions. The trend in USG has been to strive for unity among the students of this campus. This was the rationale behind getting rid of the popular Boone as our mascot, as some students were offended by him. And since we know how well getting rid of Boone has worked to create more unity, it should come as no surprise that this resolution will only further divide us.
I am 100 percent in favor of celebrating Indigenous People’s Day. I think it is valuable to celebrate the Native American culture on this campus as we celebrate other cultures. What I don’t think we should do is celebrate it on the same day as Columbus Day, which will only create conflict. You cannot truly celebrate two holidays that by definition are opposing in what they are celebrating. Columbus was a ruthless explorer who subjugated native peoples. To celebrate that on the same day as Indigenous People’s Day is only asking for trouble. By the way, just because Columbus was a ruthless person, does not diminish his historical significance nor his importance to some groups, which is why we should still celebrate Columbus Day. To put it another way, would we celebrate Veterans’ Day and Pacifism Day on the same day? No, because the two are distinctly at odds with one another and will make it hard to truly celebrate either on that day. The failure of USG is that instead of finding a solution that will actually benefit the campus, it passes measures that don’t make common sense. November is Native American Heritage Month. Why not celebrate Indigenous People’s Day sometime in early November? To me, that seems like a logical solution in which we can adequately
celebrate both Columbus and Indigenous People’s Day. And all this time, on a decision that affects the entire university, no alumni have had a say. This is very reminiscent of the Boone ordeal. The alumni of this school are the reason and the history behind this successful university and have made it what it is today. They deserve a voice on this campus, but they are largely ignored by the current students when it comes to the big issues like the mascot. We have to remember that a large part of the funding for DU comes from the alumni, so it would be in our best interest to keep them in mind. I would suggest that we create an Alumni Advisory Board which collaborates with USG. This board would work hand-in-hand with USG to ensure that the opinions of our alumni are respected and heard. Furthermore, I envision this board having some real power where it could veto resolutions passed by USG by a supermajority vote on issues that pertained to the larger university. This would exclude, however, student organizations and funding for these organizations since this should remain under the complete control of USG. By having this advisory board, USG runs largely as the same, except
on matters that affect the larger university or its image in which case the alumni board would get a say. Since this resolution recognized Indigenous People’s Day as only a change to USG, this said board would not have had veto power over it; nonetheless, this issue has further brought to light how distant many of the alumni feel from this school and that is a shame. While I cannot say definitively that there would be alumni willing to sit on this board, I have a hunch that there would be enough people willing to join so that a wide array of backgrounds, graduating classes and ideals would be present and accessible. I urge our USG to think about the larger picture before it acts and to consider alternatives to the options brought before it. I understand that a resolution that would have eliminated Columbus Day all together was voted down, and I applaud our government for doing so. But the resolution that did pass is not much better. We, as a university, need to strive to create more unity and spirit on this campus, but our recent actions would prove otherwise. Not least of all, we need to better include the alumni in our discussions because one day very soon, we will be alumni too.
demonstrating the detrimental effects? Clearly, humans are hardwired to make bad decisions and whether or not we learn from them is a coin toss. Our irrepressible optimism is both the charm and the demise of our species. An article published this past Oct. 19 in The New York Times articulated the reason for and the results of making bad decisions. We obstinately march forward, disregarding that information that contradicts our beliefs, lifestyle or hopes. This is both stubbornness and optimism. As an optimist myself, I see the ease, comfort and happiness this can bring to one’s life. But in the face of statistics, studies and countless commercials that scare the willies out of me, I never intend to smoke, text and
drive or meet strangers online. CDC studies demonstrate that smoking can cause cancer, heart disease, strokes and lung diseases. For every individual that actually dies from smoking another twenty individuals are battling some smokingrelated illness. On average, it decreases your lifespan by ten years. Studies by the National Institutes of Health have determined that each individual cigarette, on average, shortens your life by eleven minutes. But you’ve seen some old woman smoking like a chimney and she looks fine. It won’t be you on one of those commercials talking through a mechanical voice box. Do not live your life paranoid
because that certainly does not do any good, but do not walk into a trap you were preemptively warned about. Do not disregard the irrefutable facts. Do not play into the belief of human indestructibility; it just might kill you. And what is even scarier, it could kill countless others. Smokers don’t mean to harm others, but an estimated 49,000 deaths each year are caused by exposure to secondhand smoke. You do not live in a bubble; your impacts have farreaching repercussions. DU implemented a smoking ban in January of 2010 for a reason. Honor the ban and respect others, smoke off the brick. If you can, go the extra mile and empower yourself to stop smoking altogether.
Smoking Ban on campus not effective by naomi forman Staff Writer
It clings to your clothes and catches in your throat, you look around for the culprit producing those gray toxic wisps of air. Smoker here, smoker there and never quite all the way off the brick path. Cigarette butts litter the ground and you cannot seem to walk from one end of campus to the other without passing through a haze of carcinogens. What happened to our “smoke-free” DU? A little mutual respect by the smoking community would be appreciated by all of DU’s non-smoking members here. In any case, why are young people in this day and age still attracted to smoking despite study upon study
Pioneer Voices: what are you dressing up as for halloween?
ajelet mor Freshman Connecticut
“A genie.”
andrew yazbak Sophomore Wisconsin
“Nothing.”
aimee wagner Sophomore Colorado
“The devil.”
lauren rice Senior Texas
“Duck Dynasty or Party in the USA Miley Cyrus.”
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Appreciate educational opportunity Exercise, sleep are not exclusive by naomi forman Staff Writer
Slackers should not exist in a world where there are students dying for their education. My educational background is different from yours and all other’s. Nonetheless, all of us here at DU had a decent enough education, strong enough determination or an interesting enough story to make it to college. Not everyone is so privileged. Throughout the U.S. and the world students are struggling to make it through school or to even have a school to go to. We live forty miles away from the most educated city in the United States; in 2008 U.S. News and World Report ranked Boulder as number one most educated city in the nation. Many of us here and many students throughout the U.S. went to schools that offered dynamic classes and extracurricular activities taught by talented teachers. We had greater access to social opportunities and resources. Or at the very least knew how to utilize what we did have and never lacked resolve to graduate. However, those living in areas of extreme socioeconomic devastation are faced with trying to focus without breakfast or lunch, attending schools that lack proper lab equipment or motivated teachers and that have low graduation rates, but a high prevalence of teen pregnancies. Not to say that students, even DU students, cannot overcome such struggles, but they undoubtedly create disparity among us. As of a 2008 study by the U.S. Agency of International Development, throughout the world there are sixty-seven million children currently not attending school. Elsewhere in the world this is often a result of gender inequality or political unrest. Young girls and boys are torn away from school and denied education. According to the German Department of Public Health, throughout developing nations one in three girls is married before eighteen, one in seven before fifteen and still 15 million more between the ages of ten and fourteen. Child Soldiers International reports that
boys between the ages of ten and fifteen are also recruited directly from primary school as child soldiers. They are given various roles, from cook to frontline fighter or sexual object to suicide bomber. These children crave having their dignity returned to them and this can often be achieved through education. For many people in the developing world education is the difference between whether or not they contract HIV or the rate of infant mortality. But fighting for their education can be dangerous. Malala Yousafzai is a 16-year old girl who grew up in the Swat District of Pakistan and after witnessing the injustices in her community decided to become a politician. During a speech in which she was advocating for female education she was violently attacked. Malala survived a shot to the head and continues to participate in advocacy, but is one example of how treacherous advocating for the education system can be in other parts of the world. We do not know what being violently prevented from attending school or having other such extreme obstacles is like and we cannot know what it is like. It is beyond our realm of comprehensibility. Trying to mentally put yourself in those shoes, for issues like this, just is not good enough. Reading this right now, maybe you’re asking, “well either way, what am I supposed to do about it?” First and foremost, do not take your education for granted. Don’t be one of those people that jokes about failing or regularly skips class. There are countless individuals around the globe that would give an arm and a leg just to have the opportunity to study in one of our classrooms. But if you are feeling especially passionate about this travesty of human rights check out organizations like United Way or Unicef. Get involved and help raise awareness. The young girls and boys of our world, enslaved and abused, need to be advocated for, need to be given a voice. Appreciate every day you have here at DU and in turn dedicate some part of your life to something beyond yourself. Just ask yourself why not.
by danny zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter
There are only about two weeks until finals. Halloween is this Thursday. You have papers to write, reviews to complete, friends to see. In a mere 21 days, the quarter will be over and we will all be on our way home. If thinking about how you are going to balance all of that sounds scary, you may be thinking about some inevitable short nights and neglecting exercise. Both of these are problems faced by college students today that can complement each other and have serious consequences. Let’s talk about sleep first. According to the National Sleep Foundation, college students need approximately eight hours of sleep every night. While I’m sure this figure is not news to anyone, I doubt many people have many friends who actually get eight hours every night. Six seems to be more common among DU students I’ve talked with. So what does this really mean? According to studies, a few nights of bad sleep can throw a body’s diet and metabolism into disarray as its internal clock is confused by the irregularity of sleep patterns. But now a new study published in the journal, “Annals of Interal Medicine”, has found evidence that a lack of sleep can do real damage to cells throughout the body by causing insulin resistance. In the study, seven healthy adults were given a few nights of eight to nine hours of sleep followed by a few nights of four to five hours of sleep. Their insulin levels were measured in both scenarios, and a significant difference was measured: after just a couple
of nights of four to five hours of sleep, insulin resistance was observed. When the body becomes insulin resistant, cells are less responsive to signals to release insulin from the pancreas after the body takes in sugar; these signals tell the cells to absorb the new glucose. The new glucose not being absorbed leads to a significant increase in bloodstream glucose levels, which can lead to diabetes and damage to the eyes, kidneys and nerves, and has been linked to heart disease and premature death. Getting enough sleep on a consistent basis is thus extremely important to our long-term health. So how can you get consistent, quality sleep? Oddly enough, it is helped by adding what may on the surface level seem to be another stressor and time consumer: exercising. A 2009 study by the National Sleep Foundation found that regular exercisers reported getting better quality sleep than non-exercisers. But hope is not lost for those who do not regularly exercise: the study also found that adding just ten minutes per day of rigorous exercise may produce a noticeable improvement in sleep quality. Sleep, exercise, and long-term health are all intricately linked. As college students, we will all inevitably have to suffer through some four hour nights and days where time gets away before we can exercise. The point is to minimize these days and maximize the days where you can exercise and get at least six or seven hours of sleep. Although maintaining a good GPA and a healthy social life are important, they sometimes must be sacrificed so that our future health is not completely compromised.
“A few nights of bad sleep can throw a body’s diet and metabolism into disarray. ”
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TFA more harmful than good Weekly Wealth: by austin michaels Contributing Writer
An interesting piece of advertising was visible recently on Driscoll Green; a row of eleven yellow stick figures and one blue one were stuck in the grass next to a sign declaring that only 1 in 12 students from low-income backgrounds would graduate from a four-year college. This ad for the program Teach For America is accompanied by application deadline reminders scrawled on whiteboards across campus. There is a much larger story behind these catchy ads, however. The program, which sends recent college graduates to teach in underserved public schools, is popular and well-regarded, yet it is extraordinarily detrimental to the public education system and smacks of paternalistic attitudes towards the poor. While all of the applicants and eventual members of TFA are most certainly well-intentioned, their endeavor is ultimately harmful to public education. Many of those that apply and are accepted to the program do not have degrees in education and do not intend to pursue education as a career. Teachers in the program sign on for a twoyear term of service. For these people, TFA is simply a stepping-stone and experience to add to their career in a different field. But American children deserve more than a teacher that is not truly invested in education and is not dedicated to longer-term service. The short terms of TFA teachers are detrimental to students as they are not conducive to truly high-quality education. In TFA, recent college graduates with no background in education are trained in what the TFA website calls “an intensive five-week training program” the summer before they begin teaching in some of the most underserved schools in the country. They then serve for just a two-year commitment, and most teachers will tell you that it takes a teacher at least that amount of time to really become comfortable in the classroom. So while it is admirable that those in TFA are willing and eager to teach in these schools, they are not able to provide the highest quality education that would be the most beneficial to these underprivileged children. One of the hidden but most serious problems with TFA is the paternalistic attitude it shows towards poor, often urban communities. Since, as TFA recently showed here at DU, only 1 in 12 children from low-income schools will obtain a bachelor’s degree, it is safe to infer that a majority of TFA teachers are from comparatively privileged backgrounds. TFA’s website claims that by applying, you
can “make a difference in student’s lives and our country’s future.” From my point of view, it’s awfully presumptuous to claim that someone from a privileged background can work in an underprivileged community for just two years and make a real impact in the community. Sure, some kids may receive a year of good education from a genuinely enthusiastic and intelligent teacher, but two years is hardly enough time to become truly comfortable in a community, let alone make lasting changes. TFA claims to make substantial changes through short-term service, without addressing the very real systemic problems that plague public schools. Some will say that despite these shortcomings, TFA is still a valuable and beneficial program. It can be argued that TFA is better than nothing at all, that TFA teachers are better than no teachers. Some will also argue that TFA instills a love of learning in students and that some teachers will move past the two-year commitment to a career of teaching in public schools. Unfortunately, it seems that TFA teachers make little impact on students, as they are only one in a long series of teachers that students will encounter, and teachers rarely commit to more than the two-year minimum of the program. Until reforms are made to TFA, the program will continue to do more harm than good. Changes ranging from a restriction of the program to education majors-only, a longer service term and longer training programs would vastly reduce the weaknesses in TFA. Undoubtedly, TFA applicants and teachers have nothing but the best intentions when they make the decision to enter the program. They surely want nothing more than to improve children’s lives and provide them with top-notch education. At the moment however, the main beneficiaries of TFA are the teachers that can add the experience to their resumes. To address the intrinsic problems in the public school system, students should instead consider working for campaigns to increase school funding and change the ways in which school performance is evaluated. Another possibility is for TFA to change the length of their service term. A five-year term would give TFA teachers enough time to become truly integrated in their communities and proficient in the classroom, while still being short enough to allow members to pursue other careers after their term is over. I urge students considering TFA to think about what impact the program truly makes, and to consider other organizations in the public education reform movement, such as Colorado’s Yes on 66 campaign.
“The main beneficiaries of TFA are the teachers that can add the experience to their resumes. ”
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by roderick o’dorisio Business Manager
During the next two weeks, investors will be holding their breath as Twitter begins its final preparations before launching its initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 6 on the New York Stock Exchange. Many skeptics are worried that Twitter will endure the same fate as preceding technology giants, such as Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) and Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), which both suffered major losses following their IPOs. Nonetheless, Twitter is demonstrating a level of maturity and transparency to its investors that makes this company an enticing buy. With its IPO set at the modest price range of $17-$20 per share, Twitter is valued at a maximum of $14 billion or 27 times its annual sales revenue. Comparably, Facebook, which launched its IPO back in May 2012, was valued at 107 times its annual sales revenue and quickly saw its share price tank. Twitter’s modest pricing makes its stock look much more attractive. Also, Twitter’s insider executives are not selling their shares, which is exactly what the Facebook insiders did last year because they had no confidence in the company. With projections of 3.5 billion Internet and 3.7 billion mobile users by 2017, Twitter IPO prospects could be very rewarding. However, in the next 10 days, Twitter may no longer exist. Because Twitter is still unprofitable and losses have tripled over the last fiscal year, several investors are hesitant about investing in the company. Additionally, user growth is down significantly and revenue per user (RPU) is less than half of that of Facebook’s. Even though Twitter has avoided the IPO overhype and exhibited transparency by communicating all of the risks the company faces to its investors, it still has a high potential to follow in the steps of the Facebook flop. Fortunately, this disastrous scenario can be mitigated through one power move. What if Google bought out Twitter? Rumors have surfaced, once again, that Google may make an offer to pur-
chase Twitter. Back in 2010, Google executives proposed the idea, but instead pursued the Google+ route that has unquestionably failed. Even though the user metrics rank Google+ as the number two social media platform, the numbers are juiced. In order to identify yourself on Google, you have to sign into a Google+ account, and thus, the platform is inevitably forced upon all Google users. The online activity metrics support this assumption as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are far ahead of Google+ in the daily activity rankings. With a crumbling social media platform, Google needs to take the bull by the horns and buy out Twitter soon, much like it did with YouTube in 2006. Google has over $15 billion in cash reserves and generates roughly $15 billion in revenue every fiscal quarter. With its share price breaking $1,000 last week, Google has the means to purchase a company that is valued at $14 billion. Currently, Twitter only can only target users and generate data from keywords in tweets and follower lists. Location services have yet to be implemented and more personalized webpages have yet to be rolled out. Compared to Facebook, Twitter knows so little about its users. Imagine the ad targeting potential of Twitter’s platform backed by Google’s seemingly endless trove of user data and search histories. The company will automatically become more valuable, and its risk of failure will decrease dramatically. And best of all, Google’s share price will continue to multiply.
“With a crumbling social media platform, Google needs to ... buy out Twitter. ”
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Homecoming brings hardship
GAME TALK
The Clarion sports staff dives deep into the world of athletics.
The guy
by calvin jouard Sports Editor
Pioneer players tussle with a few players from the Canisius Golden Griffins during Saturday night’s game. DU eventually lost the game by a score of 4-1.
Win over Niagara and upset loss to Canisius has Pios sitting at 3-3 overall by calvin jouard Sports Editor
The weekend was a tale of two teams, both of which took the form of the Pioneer hockey squad. One team beat Niagara 5-1 on Friday. They also didn’t allow a goal on seven penalty killing opportunities, went three-for-six on the power play and scored five goals through two periods. They came up with plays when they needed to, like the diving clear by freshman Matt Marcinew during a Niagara two-man advantage. The Pios jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first period, with the scoring effort led by senior defenseman David Makowski, who tallied
a pair of goals. Strong defense, sound goaltending from Sam Brittain and a strong forecheck limited quality scoring chances for Niagara. “I loved our first period, because we really pushed the pace, and we made great decisions,” Head Coach Jim Montgomery said following Friday’s win. “And we were getting a lot of five-on-five chances. It’s taxing on a team when you spend the whole time in your own end. And our power play was obviously special. And after power plays were over, our five-on-five play took over again.” Meanwhile, the latter team fell to Canisius by a score of 4-1 the next day, out-shooting the then-winless Golden Griffins 37 to 21. The Pioneers would have been shut out if not for junior forward Quentin Shore’s power play goal with 8:43 left in the third
Fast break
period. Sam Brittain posted 17 saves and three goals against, and the team was down three goals entering the third period. Canisius was the opportunist, capitalizing on a Pioneer turnover with a short-handed goal in the second period. “I really liked our effort as a team, but our execution of our details on special teams and then also making puck decisions on the offensive blue line weren’t great,” Montgomery said. One of the differences between the two games came in form of underclassmen contributions. During Friday’s game against Niagara, freshmen Will Butcher, Matt Marcinew and Trevor Moore combined for five assists, while none of the freshman tallied points in the loss against Canisius. “[The freshmen] are being used on the power play, and
Hockey Recently: Beat Niagara 5-1, lost to Canisius a brief recap of recent DU sports 4-1. What’s next: HOME vs. Omaha on Friday @ Men’s soccer Women’s soccer 7:37 p.m. & on SaturRecently: Shutout Recently: 2-1 road Eastern Illinois 2-0 win over North Dakota day @ 7:07 p.m. last Saturday, broke State on Sunday to NCAA Div. I record by clinch regular season Volleyball going 408 mins. with- Summit League title. Recently: Lost out giving up a goal. What’s next: Away at matches during road What’s next: Away vs. Summit League Tourtrip (0-3 loss to Fort Oral Roberts on Satnament in Fort Wayne, Wayne, 1-3 loss to urday. Indiana on Friday. IUPUI).
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getting opportunities to score,” Montgomery said. “They’re three really offensive players (Marcinew, Butcher, Moore) that we’re expecting to add to our offense, and that’s what they’re doing. All three of them are good hockey players, and the thing I like was how hard they competed five-on-five.” Earlier in the year, this same Pioneer team swept the Merrimack Warriors, led by strong defensive play in consecutive shutouts, 1-0 and 4-0. The following weekend yielded back-to-back overtime losses, both by scores of 3-2, to Alaska and Alaska Anchorage. The Pioneers will begin conference play in the inaugural season of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) this Friday and Saturday at Magness Arena against a 2-4 Nebraska-Omaha team that has lost three games in a row heading into the contest.
What’s next: HOME vs. North Dakota St. on Friday @ 6:30 p.m., HOME vs. South Dakota State on Sunday @ 2 p.m.
Swimming & Diving Recently: Men defeated Arizona St. 175124, Women’s team fell 131-163 last Saturday What’s next: HOME vs. Air Force on Saturday @1 p.m.
I don’t think it takes long to figure out if a head coach is “the guy” or not, the person who is going to turn a program around, leading them from the depths of the conference standings to championship-hoisters at the end of the post-season. Jon Embree probably wasn’t “the guy” to turn around the University of Colorado football program, or at least that’s what someone with money in their pocket thought, which is why Embree was ousted after just two years as head coach with an overall record of 4-21. It took four seasons for the Colorado Avalanche to decide that Joe Sacco wasn’t “the guy.” The team showed promise under Sacco’s tenure in his first season, but finished towards the bottom of the division in the three following seasons. After 19 years at DU, Athletic Director Peg Bradley-Doppes fired George Gwozdecky. Reasons for the Gowz departure were mysterious, elusive. They still are. Regardless, Gwoz was “the guy” for a awhile during the 2004 and 2005 championship years, and now he isn’t. Jim Montgomery is it now, and this time, Peg isn’t the only one on board. I am too. It was tough to see Gwoz go, don’t get me wrong, especially since he is such a stand-up guy. But since we have to move on, Monty has my full attention. His team is sitting at .500 entering conference play. And while play is slightly erratic, the team shows glimpses of greatness, which is over-achieving in my book considering the wealth of youth on the team. Remember, there are only two seniors on this team. In the press release after Montgomery’s introduction as head coach, Bradley-Doppes noted the coach’s “superb hockey acumen” as a reason for hire. I only fully understood what she was saying after talking to him myself. The guy knows his stuff, first and foremost. You can tell he’s played the game at the highest level there is. He’ll bring up stats that you didn’t even think about. And if you don’t know the sport and you’re interviewing him, you’ll pay, because he constantly talks hockey. Believe me, I know from first hand experience. When you’re going back over your notes, the interview will look like the Webdings font if you don’t know what you’re doing. He can’t help himself. Even if you’re looking for a broad, feel-good quote about the game in general, he’ll break down the game as if you’re his assistant coach. In fact, it’s all in the details for him. He has the traits of the greats —attention to detail, knowledge, enthusiasm, the want to win. That’s something I want from my head hockey coach, and for what it’s worth, Jim Montgomery really is “the guy.”
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Craig advances to indoor championships 16 Men’s tennis player Craig gets open singles title at ITA Mountain Regionals by alex zorn Contributing Writer
Momentum continues to build for a men’s tennis team that has started its 2013-14 season with multiple wins. The recent success at the 2013 Saint Francis Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Men’s All-American Championship was matched as the team again came out victorious last weekend at the ITA Mountain Regionals in Las Vegas, thanks to dominant play from star sophomore Henry Craig. The team came out prepared and ready to play, showing their poise and resolve from the very start, according to Head Coach Danny Westerman. “They earned every win. They are off to a great start and it’s because they are working hard, practicing every day,” said Westerman. Consistent play produced a tournament high 21 wins overall for the team, compared
Oct. 30, 2013 www.duclarion.com Meet sophomore setter Tori Moons
depth, Craig was forced to play to just 10 losses overall. Leading the way was ninth- against teammate Alex Gasson seeded Craig, who accounted in the semifinals in order to for six of those wins, follow- reach the finals. ing a first round bye. His final “Coaches weren’t on the victory came on Sunday when court for that one. We decided he defeated the the best thing fourth-seeded to do was to Sam Iftikhar “Coaches weren’t just let the (University of on the court for two of them New Mexico) play, though 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in that one. We neither played the Men’s Open best,” said decided the best their Singles Finals. Westerman. After being down thing to do was Despite 1-4 in the opendefeat, the ing set and losing to just let the tow f r e s h m a n it 3-6, Craig was of them play.” Gasson played able to regain his extremely well, composure and exceeding battle back, win- Danny Westerman, expectations as ning the final two Head Coach the No. 17 seed. sets comfortably. “ A l e x “He came Gasson surout nervous. I prised the think inexperience affected most. Being that he is a him early, but he was able freshman, his progression to bounce back and played and development impress me extremely well the rest of the every time he takes the court,” way,” Westerman said. added Westerman. With this win, Craig qualiFollowing an even shorter fied to compete at the National week off, the team will be Indoor Championships in heading out to Minneapolis Flushing, N.Y., a site that also to compete at the Minnesota hosts the U.S. Open. Invitational starting this Because of the team’s Thursday, Oct. 31.
»»Played volleyball in junior high and high school. Started playing in elementary school »»Started on the club team at DU as a freshman. »»In July, the varsity team contacted Moons because they needed a backup setter. Invited Moons to try out.
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Sophomore setter Tori Moons
»»“Trying out was very last minute and exciting,” Moons said. »»Moons “never would have thought” she would be playing D1 volleyball at DU. »»“I’m really busy, but it’s worth the time commitment,” said Moons.
Men’s soccer breaks NCAA record in 2-0 win by calvin jouard Sports Editor
The men’s soccer team sent off its six seniors on a positive note, setting a new Division I school record during the 2-0 win over Eastern Illinois by playing 408 minutes without letting in a goal. In addition to the record, the Pioneers improved to 9-3-3 overall, and are eyeing the Summit League title at 4-0-0 in league play. The team also extended their unbeaten streak 10 games. It is a streak that dates back to Sept. 14, the last time the Pios lost a game (a 1-0 shutout loss at the hands of then-No. 6 ranked Saint Louis.). It was the last time the seniors would take CIBER Field. Senior players include Cole Chapleski, Jack Henderson, Theodor Remman, Anees Abdulgasem, Blair Jeralds and Zach Bolden.
“We want to be together as a team with those six seniors for a lot longer than just the regular season.” gusto kubiak|clarion
Zach Bolden (14) and Reid Hukari embrace after Hukari’s goal in the 56th minute of the second half. The Pioneers went on to shutout visiting Eastern Illinois 2-0.
Freshman hockey goalie Cowley shows promise by alex zorn Contributing Writer
“The trip will not be one that we will be high-fiving about at reunions ten years from now,” said head coach Jim Montgomery, referring to last week’s back-to-back losses at the Brice Alaska Goal Rush Tournament
in Fairbanks against Alaska and Alaska Anchorage. The team has only scored more than two goals twice, and is averaging 2.5 goals per game. Despite the two losses, the highlight of the trip proved to be freshman goalie Evan Cowley and his first start in net. “Evan played really calm and
poised. With his start on Saturday, I believe he has the confidence to know he can do it at the college level,” said Montgomery. Though senior Sam Brittain has solidified his spot as the starting goalie for this year, Cowley’s progression has certainly given fans something to look out for in years to come.
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