DU Clarion Volume 121 Issue 8

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Th roughout Winter Quarter, Uni-versity Technology Services (UTS) has been working to amend reported con-nectivity issues with DU’s PioneerNet internet system. Th is included periods of disuse Monday, Feb. 24 through Th urs-day, Feb. 27, when the network experi-enced diffi culties and downtime.

“Th e campus network demonstrated sluggishness and most technology resources were intermittently inacces-sible from approximately 11:55 to 3:45 today,” said UTS Assistant Vice Chan-cellor Ronald Rudloff in a campus-wide email on Th ursday.

Rudloff clarifi ed that the issues with the internet were unexpected errors made by UTS when changing the certifi cate that allows devices to access PioneerNet.

“The certificate had to be changed by Tuesday of last week, which would have expired,” said Rudloff. “In the meantime we switched certificate pro-viders. When we did that, there were complications with what we call ‘radius,’ or the authentication system. During the Tuesday and Wednesday period when there were people still having a lot of trouble with their wireless, the wireless was actually fine, but it came down to the trust in the system between

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Students roll around in giant-sized hamster balls in El Pomar Natatorium at the Big Event on Feb. 28.gusto kubiak | clarion

Bike theft causes alarm

Th is past Friday, Feb. 28, the Offi ce of Student Life and the Department of Stu-dent Activities hosted “Th e Big Event” on campus for the third time. Th is quarter, the event was dubbed “Th e Big Birthday Event” in honor of the university’s sesqui-centennial anniversary, which offi cially kicks off this week and will be celebrated during the entire year of 2014.

Th e event lasted from 8 p.m. - 1 a.m. and off ered numerous activities for students to enjoy free of charge. Among others, these included trivia competitions, a stand-up comedian, carnival games, craft s for charity, a zip-line, midnight breakfast and more. In all, over 2,000 par-ticipants attended. Some popular activi-ties included were the zip-line, the laser tag and the hamster balls, which sustained long lines throughout the entire evening.

According to Francisco Chacon, Assistant Director of the Driscoll Student Center, the budget for “Th e Big Event” was approximately $55,000. Th is was an increase of about $22,000 compared to the event held last spring.

Th e event was funded entirely by sponsorships from student organizations, campus departments, contracted service providers and corporate sponsors, with the largest contributors being the Offi ce of Student Life, the Department of Student Activities and Explore Denver.

Many of the activities featured this quarter were put on or sponsored by vari-ous student organizations on campus.

First year vocal performance major Jared Giammanco said he was thankful for the opportunity to perform with his a cappella group, Exit 205, one of the student organizations that participated in “Th e Big Event.”

“We really like having a giant public event, and being able to share our music like that is fantastic because we get a chance to show everyone our heart and what we’ve been doing,” said Giammanco. “People kind of learn our name and also we make good connections with DUPB and other organizations on campus, and it’s really good practice doing gigs and everything.”

Students, faculty and alumni were involved as volunteers as well. Over 175 people volunteered to assist with setting up the venue and working during the event, in addition to 50 paid employees and 70 contracted service providers.

Th is quarter’s “Big Event” also spread farther across campus, encompassing the Driscoll Student Center, Driscoll Green, Sturm Hall and the Ritchie Center. Th ird-year public relations major Lea Gralewski, who attended the event on Friday, said she felt the changes this quarter were an improvement.

“I went to the fi rst Big Event last spring and I thought they were both really great but I liked this one because it really promoted the diff erent clubs on campus instead of bringing in outside people,” said Gralewski. “It was also really fun that it was spread out across campus so it never seemed too busy anywhere.”

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iPhones and computers, and the access point they were trying to talk to.”

Rudloff said another complication that affected student and faculty inter-net access was the operating systems (OS) installed on devices, including Maverick OS, which did not work with the DU network immediately after download, and required manual instal-lation of DU ExpressConnect software to operate again.

In the meantime, students have been dealing with on and off connectivity issues, and some have sought other tem-porary remedies.

“When I went into the UTS help center, they went through the whole Pio-neerNet installation process again and that fi xed it for a while,” said fi rst-year student Cassie Jones. “Sometimes I try to do that on my own, but when UTS does it, it works, or I just use an Ethernet cord for internet.”

Other students faced more compli-cations and were concerned with being unable to access Blackboard, or other class-related websites, to complete work.

Students have also been faced with needing to continuously reinstall the SafeConnect soft ware.

Big Event brings evening of fun, food and festivities

PioneerNet faces trouble

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by sarah fordManaging Editor

On Sunday night the Depart-ment of Campus Safety (DCS) issued a series of alert messages to university students, staff and faculty about a sus-pect believed to be armed on the 1900 block of University Blvd. According to the alert emails, the suspect was “armed and dangerous” and traveling north on University Blvd. when the first alert was sent out at 8:52 p.m.

“If you are outside, please seek safety in the nearest building immediately. If you are inside, please do not leave the building until Campus Safety issues an ALL CLEAR message or additional instructions,” the email said.

After several campus buildings were shut down due to the threat, including Centennial Halls, Driscoll Student Center and the Ritchie Center, an “all clear” email was issued by DCS at 9:27 p.m.

“We got a call from [the Denver Police Department] about this suspect,” said DCS information officer Stephen

Banet. “We didn’t know why he was wanted or why they were looking for him or anything like that.”

According to a spokesman for the Denver Police Department (DPD), the suspect was in fact a bicycle thief, who was not caught.

Despite earlier reports to the con-trary, the suspect was not armed.

As DPD conducted a search for the suspect, DCS continued to receive infor-mation on updates and relay it to the campus community.

“As soon as we can confirm it we want to get the information out as quickly as possible, but we need to temper that with accuracy,” said Banet.

Information was distributed via email, as well as sent by text to students signed up with the campus emergency notification system. DCS also sent out automated phone calls.

At 9:27 p.m., an update was sent out that the threat had passed.

“When these things happen they (DCS) have to do a lot, and do it very fast. There was a lot of cooperation shown by the DU community,” said Banet.

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CorrectionsFrom Feb. 26, 2014

In last week’s article “Residence hall may offer gender-neutral restroom,” Logan Williams and Danny Johnson were reported as

being roommates. They are not.

We sincerely regret this error.

Readers wishing to submit corrections, or those concerned about the paper’s journalistic integrity, may contact Editor-in-Chief Alex Johnson

at [email protected].

Chacon said that this quarter’s “Big Event” was set apart by the effort to bring organizations on campus together.

“Personally, I feel it was the greatest suc-cess because we were able to get i n v o l v e m e n t from a diverse cross-section of the University,” said Chacon. “So many student o r g a n i z a t i o n s , campus depart-ments, service providers and even individu-als came out to help out on this event, whether it was provid-ing sponsorship money, working an individual shift during the event or assisting in the planning process.”

Gralewski said she thought this quarter’s “Big Event” was a success.

“It was really fun because it got to show the diversity of DU and showcase

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Check here for weekly updates from the Undergraduate Student Government (USG)

Information courtesy of the USG.

USG meetings are held every Tuesday night in the Driscoll Gallery.

Th ey are open to the public.

Highlights from Feb. 25, 2014

USG elections for 2014-15 are coming up, with campaigns beginning on April 21 and the Presidential Debate on April 23.

Th e alcohol coalition will send a report on alcohol use to the Provost by April and will be looking for student input.

USG is beginning a petition for improving safety for pedestrians on Evans Ave.

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all the different talents on campus … Also, it was great that the activities were a mix of entertainment and being able to give back to the community,” she said.

Chacon stated that there will most likely not be another “Big Event” before

the end of this academic year, but that ide-ally two will be held each year in the future.

He also noted that those involved in planning “The Big Event” this quarter rose to the challenge.

“By having a large group of dedicated individuals in the planning process, we

were able to have a great event with diverse activities to meet the needs of the campus population,” he said. “We challenged the campus to ‘be a part of something bigger,’ and they came through in a big way.”

gusto kubiak | clarionA student uses the velcro wall at the BIG Birthday Event.

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fi rst-year student Sarah Friedland. “But Blackboard, Top Hat Monocle and DU Instruction don’t work for me. Last quar-ter I did have some problems, but this quarter it’s been even worse. I once had to download the SafeConnect soft ware eight times in one hour to be on the internet.”

First-year student Lauren Pauls echoed Friedland’s sentiments, stating her concerns about reinstalling the soft ware.

“You have to download it again, you can’t already run one you have,” said Pauls. “I have a computer with a solid state drive, so it’s pretty small [in memory], and I can’t aff ord to waste space on SafeConnect downloads.”

Internet problems persistIn light of recent events, Rudloff says

UTS is searching for solutions and track-ing changes in internet access that may aff ect students and faculty alike.

“In the case of the wireless issue we had, it was unplanned,” said Rudloff . “Because the certifi cates have been in use for over seven months, we didn’t antici-pate any issues. Th at’s one of the things we’re taking a step back from to say ‘if we make this change what other systems are impacted, who are the people impacted, and how do we prepare them for the impact?’”

Rudloff also encourages DU students and faculty to contact UTS with sug-gestions on more effi cient ways of com-municating through outages and how to alleviate the problems.

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ash Wednesday servicesevans chapel7:45 am -- Non-denominationalNoon -- Roman Catholic4:45 pm -- Non-denominational9:00 pm -- Roman Catholic

spread the Word to end the WordDriscoll bridgeCome by and pledge to raise awareness about the misuse of the word “retard” and to replace it with another r-word: Respect. Th is event is in association with Special Olympics Colorado and the R-Word Campaign. Food and/or goodies will be available for distribution to those students who pledge.

Lamont chorale, Lamont Women’s chorus and Lamont men’s choir 7:30 p.m.gates concert hall, newman center for the performing arts Performing works by Dan Forrest, Paul Ayers, Eric Whitacre, William Byrd, Williametta Spencer. Free admission.

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free sti testing10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Driscoll student center, room 145Th e Health and Counseling Center is hosting free STI testing, sponsored by Th e Empowerment Project. For more information please contact Colleen Vernola at 303-871-7442.

U P c o M i N G e V e N t SWings & Karaoke7-9 p.m.craig hallPlease join Sigma Lambda Gamma and Th eta Chi for Wings & Karaoke! Th e cover fee includes eight wings, a side of carrots celery and ranch, a drink and a great night of singing. Cost: $12.

DUpb film - the Wildest Dream8 p.m.Davis auditorium, sturm hallTh is week’s fi lm is Th e Wildest Dream.

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2014 tree Diversity conference9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Lindsay auditorium, sturm hall

Our urban forests are under siege from disease, aging canopy, budget constraints and more. Leading experts on creating a vibrant urban canopy from across America will launch this fi rst event of its kind in Colorado. Cost: $35, includes lunch.

monDay, march 10

Keep calm and pioneer on night7-9 p.m.anderson academic commons 290Stressed? Tired? Need a break? Join DUPB for a stress-free night before fi nals in the library. Th ere will be prizes, free food, board games, origami and music. Come and have a relaxing night in Anderson Academic Commons 290 from 7 to 9 p.m. See you there!

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On Monday, March 3, the pri-ority deadline passed for proposal submissions to the first annual DU Internationalization Summit. The summit will be hosted by the Office of Internationalization in the Morgridge College of Educa-tion building on Friday, April 11.

“[The summit] aims to highlight, cel-ebrate, challenge and discuss the various ways in which DU faculty, staff and stu-dents connect with and participate in the global community now and over the last 150 years,” accord-ing to a university-wide email sent on Monday, Feb. 17.

Luc Beaudoin, associate provost of internationalization, said the summit is loosely modeled after the annual Diversity Summit. The Interna-tionalization Summit will last most of the day, depending on how many proposals are received and will consist of poster sessions, lec-tures, multimedia presentations, workshops, roundtables and panel discussions.

“With the sesquicentennial it’s the perfect time to look at

where we are and where we think we should go in terms of interna-tionalization,” said Beaudoin.

He added that the summit will be held the day before the annual Festival of Nations on Sat-urday, April 12.

“It’s kind of a lead-in to the festival and a good way to get the community focused on these ques-

tions,” he said.According

to Beaudoin, all members of the DU community are welcome to submit pro-posals for the summit and attend the event.

“ W e ’ v e been delib-erately vague [about submis-sions],” said Beaudoin. “The whole idea of the summit is to have the community talk

about internationalization, so we don’t want to be prescriptive. What people choose to submit will be part of the discussion.”

Beaudoin said there was a boom of submissions on Friday, Feb. 28. However, he added that if there were not enough sub-missions they may extend the deadline. Successful submissions should be notified by March 10.

First Internationalization Summit accepts DU community proposals

by carli hansenNews Editor

On Saturday, March 1, the Josef Korbel School of Interna-tional Studies hosted activist Fadi Quran in a presentation titled “Disrupting the Status Quo: What path towards Freedom, Justice, and Dignity” with about 50 students, staff and members of the Denver community in attendance. Quran is a West Bank native and a member of Al-Haq, a West Bank-based Palestinian human rights organization.

Through much of his pre-sentation, Quran discussed various factors that have harmed Palestinians in the West Bank, including military, economic and political influences. He also mentioned Israel’s attempt to help settlers into the West Bank, where he said Palestinians are discrimi-nated against.

Quran discussed the relation-ship brought on Palestinians by Israel’s leading water supplying company Merkorot.

“In the Jordan Valley on the eastern side of the West Bank, there are villages that get only 40 liters of water per person per day,” said Quran. “The World Health Organization (WHO) recom-mends that people be getting 100 liters, and anything below that is a health hazard. [Palestinians] can literally look across the street, and they can see Israeli settlers in settlements who are swimming in swimming pools, or who are watering their lawns, or who are farming huge portions of land,

and often times this land had been taken from Palestinians.”

Quran went on to state that, according to a World Bank Group study, if Palestinians were given access to more resources they could potentially add two billion to their gross domestic product. He said this would help relieve Palestine of some of its foreign aid necessities.

Students largely showed posi-tive reactions to the event. First-year student and international studies and public policy major Caleb Petry praised Quran’s use of statistics and his connection to the area.

“I thought the event was very informative and gave a good insight into how the Palestinians actually feel about the issue,” said Petry. “[Quran] has been actively involved as a protester himself in his youth, and also as a legal advocate now. What stood out to me really was the issue of water in that the Israelis’ control the water distribution in the West Bank.”

Petry added that he felt the distribution of water is preferential to Israelis, because 80 percent of water is provided to them.

Graduate student Andrew Godziek also commended Quran’s presentation, saying he believes it had a greater aim in terms of the Israel and Palestine conflict.

“I think one of the biggest, most positive things to come out of it was sort of shifting the discourse away from an Israel and Palestine conflict to something that is more of a struggle for justice, dignity and freedom,” he said.

by brandon tateSenior Reporter

Speaker talks Palestine

“It’s the perfect time to look at where we are and where we think we should go in terms of international-ization.”Luc Beaudoin,Associate provost of internationalization

“We think we’re going to start small. We’ll see how it all pans out when we look at the submissions,” he said.

Beaudoin discussed why the Office of Internationalization is holding the event and why inter-nationalization is an important topic at DU.

“DU is a university that has a significant number of interna-tional students. It’s the number four doctoral-granting school in the U.S. in terms of the percentage of undergraduates it sends abroad. There are academic programs across campus that engage in international issues,” he said. “The summit is an opportunity for us to talk about all of that.”

According to the email, the summit will highlight interna-tional perspectives and experi-ences as they relate to teaching, learning, research, service and engagement.

“The summit intends to serve as a conduit for discussion and sharing of what internationaliza-tion means to the DU community,” said the email.

Beaudoin also discussed the reception that the idea of the summit has gotten so far.

“I’ve heard a lot of excitement about the summit from the people I’ve talked to, so that’s good,” he said.

There will be more informa-tion about the registration process closer to the event, and there will be no registration fees.

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Last week, the Peace Corps announced the top volunteer-pro-ducing colleges and universities for 2014. DU was ranked number one among graduate schools for the high-est number of graduate students that are actively involved in serving for the Peace Corps.

“Among graduate schools, the University of Denver leads the rank-ings with 23 currently serving volun-teers, climbing up from second place in 2013,” the press release stated.

With 20 graduate students in 2013 actively volunteering in mul-tiple countries, DU has now passed its number two ranking spot behind the University of Florida.

Alongside the news of their rank-ing, the DU Peace Corps Community (DUPCC) celebrated National Peace Corps Week last week, aiming to spread the word to undergraduate stu-dents on campus about the program and what it means to volunteer.

“National Peace Corps Week [is] an annual celebration that honors the establishment of the U.S. Peace Corps in 1961 under President Kennedy and the first Peace Corps Director Sargent Shriver,” said David Boggs, president of DUPCC.

During the week, the community organized tabling daily from 12-2 p.m. on the Driscoll Bridge, giving out information packets about the Peace Corps, playing games and talking about their service and programs of study. They also arranged for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) to visit undergraduate classes and talk about their Peace Corps service and the countries they served in, along with their personal experiences in relation to the process as a whole.

Adam Stuart and Mark Homco, two RPCVs that spoke to undergradu-ate classes, shared a presentation with the students in Professor Robert Utta-ro’s class on African politics. Stuart is a Master’s student in International and Intercultural Communications and

returned in 2012 from volunteering for the Peace Corps in Malawi. Homco is a Master’s student in Interna-tional Development and returned from volunteer-ing in Botswana in 2012. In the African Politics class, both spoke on their training, homestay towns, cultural learning experi-ences and the assign-ments they received and carried out during their two-year stays abroad.

The DU Peace Corps Community is directly affiliated with the Josef Korbel School of Interna-tional Studies, which the Peace Corps website says “is a leader among insti-tutions of higher educa-tion that prepare students for transnational careers in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.”

“The DU Peace Corps Community [is] a student group of RPCVs and Peace Corps Master’s International (PCMI) students who work together extending the Peace Corps mission here at the university and in the Denver community,” said Boggs.

According to the DU Peace Corps website, the PCMI program allows students to earn a gradu-ate degree while serving overseas, and the Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Pro-gram provides returned Peace Corps volunteers with scholarships, aca-demic credit and stipends toward an advanced degree after they com-plete their service.

Nathalia Cubillos, PCMI student in International Development, said she chose to come to DU for her Master’s degree because of its PCMI program.

by cassandra cortrightContributing Writer

DU ranks first in graduate Peace Corps service

Damage to University property

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014 at 9:59 a.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding damage to a university-owned vehicle. Upon arrival at the scene, officers contacted a staff member who stated that while attempting to exit the vehicle, a gust of wind forced the door open in such a manner that it broke the hinges and caused damage to the side of the vehicle.

narcotics

Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 at 1:36 a.m. – While on routine patrol, DCS officers noted the odor of marijuana emanating from a residential room in Centennial Halls. Officers were admitted to the room in question where they contacted two students and confirmed the odor. Both students denied use of the drug.

Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 1:37 a.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at Johnson-McFarlane Hall regarding the odor of marijuana emanating from a room. Upon arrival they met with the RA and entered the room in question. DCS observed marijuana, drug paraphernalia and alcohol in the room. The student was informed of DU’s policy regarding drugs and alcohol.

Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 3:13 p.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at

Johnson-McFarlane Hall regarding the odor of marijuana emanating from a room. Upon arrival, they met with the RA and entered the room in question. There were no students in the room or narcotics in plain view. However there was a strong odor of marijuana.

Detox

Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at 9:53 p.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at Johnson-McFarlane Hall who was concerned about intoxicated students in a room. Upon arrival, they met with the RA and made contact with three students. Two of them were too intoxicated to safely remain on campus and were transported to Denver Cares by paramedics. The third was uncooperative and subsequently cited for disturbing the peace and unlawful school acts and transported to Denver County Jail by DPD. Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12:44 a.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at Centennial Halls who was concerned about an intoxicated student who was vomiting in a bathroom. Upon arrival at the scene they met with the RA and made contact with the student. It was determined that the student was too intoxicated to safely remain on campus and they were transported to the hospital by paramedics. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 1:03 a.m. – DCS responded to a call at South High

P o l i c e r e P o r tStreet and Warren Avenue regarding an intoxicated student. Upon arrival at the scene they made contact with two students. Due to the intoxication level of one of the students, the paramedics were called and transported the student to Denver Cares. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 1:42 a.m. – DCS made contact with two students at South High Street and Warren Avenue who appeared to be intoxicated. It was determined that the students were too intoxicated to safely remain on campus. DPD transported them to Denver Cares. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 2:53 a.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at Johnson-McFarlane Hall who was concerned about an intoxicated student. Upon arrival, they met with the RA and made contact with the student. It was determined that the student was too intoxicated to remain on campus and was transported to Denver Cares by DPD. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 11:18 p.m. – DCS responded to a call from an RA at Johnson-McFarlane Hall who was concerned about an unconscious and intoxicated student. Upon arrival at the scene they met with the RA and made contact with the student. The student was uncooperative and DPD was called. DPD cited the student for Disorderly Intoxication and requested paramedics to evaluate the student due to their level of intoxication. The student was transported to Denver Cares by DPD.

Lost/stoLen property

Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 12:48 a.m. – DCS responded to the Driscoll Center regarding a lost/stolen backpack. Upon arrival at the scene they met with a student who stated that they left their backpack unattended outside of the bookstore and when they returned to retrieve it, it was gone. The student called back later in the day to state that they had found their backpack.

pUbLic fighting Saturday, March 1, 2014 at 2:01 a.m. – DCS responded to a call from DPD at the Merchant’s Mile High Saloon. Upon arrival they met with DPD who stated that they had two students detained after they were fighting in the parking lot. Both students were cited for public fighting and one was transported to the hospital by paramedics for treatment of their injuries.

fire aLarm

Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 10:47 p.m. – DCS responded to a fire alarm at the Gamma Phi Beta house. Upon arrival at the scene, they observed smoke coming from the main entrance of the house. The Denver Fire Department arrived on the scene and stated that the smoke was from a burnt plastic plate left on the stove.

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“When I decided to come back to school, I started my research by looking at the universities that had the PCMI

program, and the Josef Korbel School of International Studies immediately caught my attention for its quality,” said Cubillos. “The idea of acquiring

professional experience while serving communities in need was the perfect scenario for me. However, I wanted

the experience to have the greatest impact possible both on the community abroad and on my career, and the knowledge that I am acquiring in Korbel will make me more expe-rienced and qualified to better serve the commu-nity I will be living in.”

Cubillos has been formally nominated as a Peace Corps Community Economic Development volunteer and will leave for volunteering on June 15, 2015.

“I am extremely excited about serving with the Peace Corps because it is a profes-sional organization that has historically provided quality assistance to com-munities abroad,” said Cubillos. “The stories other RPCVs have shared with me have only made my excitement increase, and reassure me that this is what I want to do.”

According to the Peace Corps press release, college graduates who serve in the Peace Corps return back from their time volunteering with a competitive edge in the job force.

“They have cross-cultural, leadership, language and community development skills along with a global perspec-tive,” it said.

Representing over four continents and 36 countries, DU has histori-

cally been an active contributor to the Peace Corps, even before its official community establishment on campus in 2003.

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Bridges to the Future examines Denver’s past

photo courtesy of antiQueprintsblog.blogspot.comTh is scene from the 1860s is shows the appearance of Denver as a frontier town.

by logan bakerStaff Writer

Bridges to the Future, a themed panel discussion event, held a lecture at the Newman Center on Tuesday, March 25th on the history of DU at Den-ver’s founding. It was a part of this year’s theme of “Changing Reality In Higher Learning.”

The lecture was lead by History Department Chair Susan Schulten, whose resume includes a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania and a Guggenheim fellowship awarded to her in 2010 for her research on maps. Also a part of the lecture was Associate History Professor William Philpott.

Schulten started her talk by saying that when she origi-nally came to the university and saw the foundation date of 1864, she found it hard to believe because of the fact that DU was founded only three years after the Colorado ter-ritory was established and the nation was in the middle of the Civil War. There was also next to no form of transportation to the city of Denver.

“The fortunes of DU rose and fell with the fortunes of the city of Denver,” said Schulten.

Schulten then spent the next part of the lecture detail-ing the history of Colorado.

The Colorado area was originally thought to be a part of a “Great American Desert” that Major Steve Long incorrectly discovered on his expedition through the interior west of America after the land was bought in the Louisiana Purchase. Eventu-ally the area became coveted because Democratic party leader Stephen Douglas intro-duced the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed people to decide whether slavery should be allowed in the new territory.

This broke the Missouri Compromise and ended up motivating Abraham Lincoln to help found the Republican party on the basis of anti-

slavery expansion. A political awakening occurred based on the opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and John Fre-mont ran as the first Republi-can presidential candidate on the ideal that the West was for free men only. Eventually the South seceded from the Union and left Congress in control of Republicans and friendly Dem-ocrats. This allowed Kansas to be brought into the Union as a free state and Lincoln began to organize the Colorado terri-tory, placing William Gilpin as Colorado’s first governor.

John Evans eventually became governor after Gilpin was a little overzealous with forming militias, ending up founding the university in 1864 as the Colorado Seminary.

It should be noted that at this time seminary did not have religious connotations; it was a more broad term that inferred to a seedbed. Evans believed that placing a uni-versity in Denver would trans-form it from a rural cowtown into a political and commer-cial capital.

According to Schulten, there was nothing “inevitable” about Denver.

“[It was] through sheer force of will and incredible fundraising efforts by Evans that a university was founded so far away from main society,” she said.

“Living in Colorado was like living at the end of a

whip. Things changed on the daily and agriculture and the economy could fluctuate at a moment’s notice,” said Schul-ten.

Regarding the Sand Creek Massacre that happened the same year DU was founded, Schulten said it could be summed up best in a quote from an investigation con-ducted by the Joint Commit-tee on the Conduct of War on Col. John Chivington, who led the massacre.

“The truth is that he sur-prised and murdered, in cold blood, the unsuspecting men, women and children on Sand Creek, who had every reason to believe they were under the protection of the United States authorities, and then returned to Denver and boasted of the brave deed he and the men under his command had per-formed,” the report stated.

“After the massacre, people started to believe that Denver could never be a regional hub and was full of uncivilized people,” said Schulten.

President Andrew John-son asked John Evans to stand down as governor of Colorado for his efforts to cover up the massacre. Evans never held public office again.

Schulten’s lecture ended after 75 minutes to a long standing ovation; she then opened up a discussion with Professor William Philpott.

They discussed several questions that addressed topics such as John Evan’s legacy and if the founding of other Colorado universities could be attributed to the reopening of the Colorado Seminary in 1903.

Schulten stated that Evans would believe his most impor-tant legacy would be founding institutions of higher learning.

He believed “the truest capital of a city was the univer-sity” and that the “cultivation of conscious and culture are key to a democratic society.”

His dedication to educa-tion and the Methodist faith were the most important part of his character, and you can see that with a walk around the university today.

photo from du clarion archivesJohn Evans, Territorial Governor of Colorado is shown in an undated image.

creative commons photoA panoramic view of Denver and the Rockies is depicted in this 1898 postcard. Th e domed State Capitol can be seen at center-left .

PBS highlights DU in documentaryby keller minton

Contributing Writer

Last Friday night, Feb. 28, the his-tory of DU was showcased on PBS. Th ere were numerous interviews with notable DU alumni and a history of the campus from the very beginning of Denver’s history to the present day. Many of the school’s important and eccentric fi gures were showcased in the history of “the longest tenured higher education insti-tution in the state.”

Th e school’s history started shortly aft er Denver was founded in 1858. Many citizens of Denver were looking to put down roots in businesses such as banking, education and other institutions. Th ere was also a large need for education in Denver because there were no higher education institutions between San Francisco and St. Louis; a university in the area would keep students from having to travel all the way back east to receive an education.

Although the need for a school was

great, there was also a chance that the school itself would not succeed. Den-ver’s population was precipitous, as it was a gold miners’ town. For that reason, the chances for the school to fail were “extraor-dinary,” according to the documentary. Th e university, then more commonly known as Colorado Seminary, opened its doors in downtown Denver in 1864.

Times were not so kind to the insti-tution, and it closed its doors shortly after its founding as the town of Denver seemingly dried up. But with the emergence of silver coming out of the

old gold mines and more institutions starting to put down roots in the city, the university was able to re-open in 1880. Despite the re-opening, the uni-versity was looking for a change of scenery. The area downtown around the school was quickly becoming a red-light district with saloons and brothels being very prominent.

The solution to this problem came at the hands of potato farmer Rufus “Potato” Clark. He had recently become religious and was com-mitted to turning his life around. His endow-ment of 500 acres just

south of Denver is now the current resting place of the university, atop

what used to be his potato farm.The 1940’s and 1950’s were a rela-

tively calm period for the university, although the school was used as a train-ing ground for the army during World War II.

At the end of the war, so many students came to school because of the GI bill that it was necessary to provide more infrastructure to accommodate the students.

The 1960’s and 1970’s were a tur-bulent time at DU, just like many other college campuses. Social movements and the Vietnam War were two of the instigators for student demonstra-tions on campus, the largest of which occurred after the Kent State shoot-ing. Five thousand students rallied to show their support for the four killed in Ohio.

With numerous decorated gradu-ates such as former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the future for Denver seems bright.

photo courtesy of coloradogambler.com Rufus “Potato” Clark designated 500 acres for construction of the university in 1880.

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by camilla sterneAssistant Lifestyles Editor

Shared gum, spontaneous song, dance interludes, extremely personal ridicule and physical penalization are all characteristics of the DU Th eatre Department’s latest stu-dent production directed by Tony Ryan.

“Gym Party” premiered on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m. in the Black Box Studio of Johnson-McFarlane and it left the audi-ence suitably uncomfortable.

“Gym Party” is an experiment in audience and actor interaction, and inte-grates the audience or “group” into the play as the fourth character.

Th e play is a humorous, unsettling and, at times, chilling exploration of competition and the human desire to win. Th e play gives the audience the power to infl uence the outcome of the competition that is enacted throughout the play by the three actors. Th e play gives the audience the sense that much of it is improvised, partially as a result of its unpredictable and audience-infl uenced path.

Director Tony Ryan, a junior theater and media studies double major from Larkspur, Colo., fi rst viewed the play when he studied abroad in London and saw a production by the creators, an artist group called Made in China.

“I was captured by the things that they say about competition and what it means to be an audience member and how they keep emphasizing that you can stop the things that are happening

Student production ‘Gym Party’ challenges audienceonstage,” said Ryan.

Th e actors function as a unit and seem almost inseparable at fi rst in their matching white workout outfi ts and blue, green and pink wigs. Each character, how-ever, comes to reveal pieces of themselves during the course of the play, and the audience begins to separate the actors as individuals through a process of revela-tion and comparison.

Th e three characters, Lexie, Keegan and Wren, were performed by Alexis Robbins, Keegan Bockhorst and Wren Schuyler, each playing themselves. Th e play began with the announcement that the actors were there solely to please the audience. Together they compete in three rounds of competition to determine who will be the winner of each performance of “Gym Party.” In this way, acting as an audi-ence member becomes a game of sorts, where the onlooker is simultaneously encouraged to participate but deterred from it by a group mentality that oft en inhibits individual contribution. Each actor strives to win in hopes of having his or her “name up in lights.”

Th e fi rst round’s competitions range from long jump to the “marshmallow challenge,” which is won by the actors cramming as many marshmallows into their mouths as possible. Other competi-tions included pushups, rock paper scis-sors and the “spin and run.”

Th e second round of competition delves into the audience’s judgments about each character as they reveal themselves

and their individual fears and desires. Th e audience is asked to make value judgments about each of the characters and vote on questions to determine the winner. At this point the level of discomfort increases, as the audience is forced to participate and voice judgments that usu-ally remain internal.

Each round of compe-tition is followed by physi-cal or emotional penaliza-tion of the two losers of the round. During these

moments, select audience mem-bers meekly implored the actors to stop, having been given a sense of their ability to infl uence the actors’ actions.

Th e fi nal round could be won simply by an actor being chosen by the audience as the person they most wanted to dance with.

“Gym Party” is unusual and uncomfortable, and challenges the notion of the passive theatre spectator. Actors make direct eye contact with audience members throughout the play and even go so far as to ask for a spectator’s name and continuously address them throughout the performance. Th is makes aspects of the play com-pletely reliant on the audience’s willingness to participate.

“It’s interesting to see audi-ences will be hesitant to even get up to go dance with somebody, let alone stop the things that are hap-pening during this play. You want them to feel what it means to be an audience,” said Ryan.

Freshman theater and German double major Wren Schuyler from Littleton, Colo. was drawn to the play because of its distinctiveness and unpredictabil-ity, as well as the challenges it pre-sented from an acting standpoint. She noted that the show’s pacing and having to break the fourth wall and address the audience were new challenges. Schuyler was the victor of Sunday’s performance of “Gym Party.”

“Th at pure, raw spontaneity that you get from the script and how it is spontaneous but also so planned that you can’t even imagine what is going to happen next, it was that,” said Schuyler, describing what most intrigued her about the play. “Th at twisted thinking that the script brings to both us and the audience is really what captured me.”

Viewers of “Gym Party” will be challenged and possibly distressed, but will likely come away with a new take on competition and the role of

by isabel mccanSenior Reporter

When the DU a cappella group Exit 205 takes stage, clad in their sharp red and black outfi ts, they are serious about their performance. But that is not to say this group doesn’t like to have fun with each other too.

“We can be pretty silly. We’re all friends and hang out all the time,” said 205 member Mia Angeles, a sophomore marketing major from Colorado Springs who sings soprano and does vocal per-cussion in the group.

Last Friday, they performed a set at the Big Event at 10:15 p.m. in the Davis Auditorium. Th e auditorium was packed, with some people even standing up in the back to watch. Th ey performed a mashup of Lorde’s “Royals” and Muse’s “Madness”, arranged by Angeles, as well hits like Cake’s “Short Skirt Long Jacket” “and the 90’s classic “Hit ‘Em Up Style” by Blu Cantrell, among others. Despite the minor chaos of having to bring and set up their own sound equipment, their performance received plenty of positive feedback. Most of their performances usually take place on DU’s campus, and sometimes are in collaboration with other DU a cappella groups, such as the Unchained Melodies.

Exit 205 was formed in 2008 by three freshmen at the time. They were the second a cappella group to form on DU’s campus. They chose their name

Exit 205 performs at the Big Birthday Event“Exit 205,” the exit one would take off of I-25 to get to DU, because, according to member Nathan Crowder, junior opera major from Arvada who sings tenor, they wanted to ground their group within its Pioneer home. Starting with over 20 original members, the group has since evolved over the years to the cur-rent 13 members.

Exit 205 has three vocal percussion-ists in the group, commonly known as beat boxers. Including Angeles, the other two beat boxers are Brad Becker, freshman physics major, and Jared Giammanco, freshman vocal performance major.

“Th ere is this stigma that everyone in the a cappella group is a music major, but that is not actually true. What brings us together is that all of us really love music,” said Angeles.

Members’ ages range from fresh-men to seniors and their majors include vocal performance, biology, emergent digital practices, physics and accounting. According to Angeles and Crowder, most of the group members play an instru-ment as well.

Th e group arranges most of their own music and doesn’t like to confi ne the genres they cover and thus performs songs that are jazz, blues, rock, ‘90s throwback hits and everything in between.

“Really we just like to choose songs that we can groove to,” said Angeles, who also does some of the choreographing for the group when needed.

Exit 205 holds auditions to join

every year, usually within the fi rst week of fall quarter. Th ey don’t have a set number of openings for each year, but choose how many new members to add depend-ing on how many leave or gradu-ate from the year before. According to Crowder, last year they had about seven members leave and had plenty of room for new faces, but this year will have fewer members leaving the group. Aft er auditions, the group then deliberates and posts call-backs where they can further discover whose talents mesh well with their group dynamic. Exit 205 practices at least fi ve hours every week and schedules at least one performance per quarter.

“We’re a bit diff erent than the Exit 205 of past years. Th ere is more of a pas-sion for singing in this group. Before, it was more of a social group of friends who liked to sing, but now we are trying to put a lot more focus on our performing,” said Crowder. Th e group has fi ve potential

performances for the coming quarter.Th e remaining group members are

as follows: Mark McCarthy, freshman, fi nance major; Corey Braccialini, fresh-man, undeclared; Zeky Nadji, sophomore, vocal performance major; Danielle Park, junior, music performance major; Mela-nie Glavic, sophomore, biology major; Chelsea Smith, senior, vocal music major; Shira Simon, junior, violin performance major; McKayla Stutz, freshman, account-ing major and Amanda Kriss, freshman, emergent digital practices major.

For more information about the group, students are encouraged to visit the a cappella group’s new website at exit205.webs.com.

the spectator as well as the power of group mentality. There is no predict-ing the disturbing end of the play, but by paying close attention to the actors’ ruminations on competition, viewers might be more likely to take action.

“Gym Party” will be showing from March 3 through 6 at 7:30 p.m. in JMAC’s Black Box Studio. Admission is free and seating reservations can be made by emailing [email protected] and specifying your name, perfor-mance and number of seats.

courtesy of eXit 205Members of Exit 205 pose in the sunshine for their winter quarter photoshoot.

gusto kubiak|clarionTh e three actors shove food in their mouths as part of a competition.

gusto kubiak|clarion“Gym Party”’s minimalist set simultaneously contributed to the actors’ image as a united front and displayed their diff erences.

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March 5th, 2014

WOOF Supplies gives back to those in need, one DU student at a time

by courtney lusterContributing Writer

Many students at DU are quick to express how fortunate they are to attend such a presti-gious university and how many impressive opportunities this affords them. Some students seek out ways to give back to the community and those who are not quite as fortunate as them. One DU student, along with his brother and his friend attending different universities, have taken the idea to give back and turned it into a successful growing business.

Alex Olmanson, a senior majoring in finance from Way-zata, Minn., his twin brother Chris, who attends Boston Col-lege, and his friend Jack Angell, who attends the University of Wisconsin, created WOOF (Working On Our Future) Supplies in August of 2013. WOOF sells notebooks for $4.99 online and in multiple college bookstores—including the bookstore at DU—and for every notebook they sell, they donate a one-subject 70-page notebook to the Kids In Need Foundation, who give it to a student in need in the United States. The Kids In Need Foun-dation is the main non-profit organization associated with donating school supplies in America; they give the note-books to schools with 70-80 percent of students on free and reduced lunch programs.

“It’s basically like a retail store. Each teacher comes in from that school and they’re able to get an equivalent to $400 of school supplies for free,” said Olmanson.

This system aims to reduce the burden of students, parents and teachers in these strug-gling communities. When their children have adequate school supplies, parents no longer need to make the choice between buying notebooks or their kids’ next meal. Teach-ers are relieved of the task of paying for their students’ sup-plies out of pocket, which is often the case, according to the WOOF website.

In addition to their pri-mary concept of donating notebooks, WOOF Supplies also features an environmental component. For every tree that is cut down to make the notebooks, WOOF donates to an organization called Plant-It 2020 to plant two new trees.

According to Olmanson, the business has received a widely positive response and grown significantly since its birth in 2013.

“Basically, in August we were selling notebooks out of our dorm rooms and hand delivering them to every single person who bought them. We originally started selling them online with hand delivery at our campuses,” said Olman-son. Knowledge of the busi-ness spread by word of mouth

by connor davisContributing Writer

Two years ago, I lived out of my truck and drove over 6,000 miles throughout the United States. Th is wild ride took me through 16 states, four beautiful national parks and four top-notch ski resorts; I truly had the time of my life. It was a remark-able experience, but the most remarkable thing about it was it only took three weeks. So let me ask you this, DU students: What are you going to do over the nine days of spring break this year? Th e Wild West and all its magnifi cence eagerly await your answer.

Th ere are so many ski and snowboard road trip possibili-ties that a little advice may be in order. For Epic Pass holders, the foremost options are in Utah and California. In addition to the mountains here in Colorado, these passes work at Th e Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah (501 miles/eight-hour drive), as well as Heavenly Mountain Resort (1021 miles/16-hour drive), Northstar Resort (1077 miles/16-hour drive), and Kirkwood Resort (1055 miles/16.5-hour drive), which are all concentrated in the Lake Tahoe area. Chasing these options means saving lots of money, the only true concern behind Spring Break.

There’s also an endless list of options outside of the Epic Pass sphere, but at the top of that list is Jackson Hole, Wyo. (516 miles/eight hour drive) and Sun Valley, Idaho (749 miles/12- hour drive). Both are legendary resorts within a reasonable distance that serve as worthy possibilities.

By not purchasing lift tickets, you can save about a hundred dollars a day, but that still leaves plenty of expenses to be accounted for like lodging and gas no matter where you go. When it comes to lodging, there are three options: Pack everyone into a cheap hotel room, camp

or just sleep in the car. Th e car will be packed and probably smelly, so I suggest fi nding a campground. However, if you decide to book a hotel, make sure to do it a couple towns away from the resorts to avoid those high mountain prices.

Gas is an unavoidable expense, but fi nding the right places to buy it is crucial. To do this, download GasBuddy, an app that shows all the nearby stations so you can fi nd the lowest price possible. You may have to drive a mile out of the way, but it’s well worth it when trekking thousands. GasBuddy also has a trip calculator on their website that can estimate how much your entire trip’s gas will cost and utilizing this is a great way to plan fi nancially.

Th ese road trips may seem like just lots of driving, but they happen to include some of the most scenic routes in the coun-try. Cruising the West’s open roads brings true understanding of how fortunate we are to live here, and these drives tend to be some of the most memorable experiences of all. Also keep in mind that splitting up wheel time between a few people only comes down to a few hours per person, the same amount of time to reach the mountains in Colo-rado. I averaged about 2,000 miles per week on my trip with just one co-pilot, and there’s no way you can’t do the same in these nine days of liberty with a group of friends.

Colorado is an absolutely fantastic place full of endless opportunity, but that doesn’t mean you should stay for spring break. Explore the rest of the west, don’t worry about a thing and you’ll hopefully come back ready for spring quarter.

as the founders built relation-ships with college bookstores.

Although WOOF note-books just started selling at the DU bookstore three days into winter quarter, Olman-son is enthusiastic about the possibilities of further growth through this partnership next quarter. He intends to have a publicity event toward the end of the quarter to continue spreading the word about WOOF Supplies on campus.

“It’s grown from the dorm room to a few bookstores which is huge,” said Olmanson.

According to Olmanson, each of the founders brings a slightly diff erent skill set and vision to WOOF Supplies. Olmanson is the entrepreneur of the group and is most passionate about its social aspect and giving back to diff erent communities, especially in his home state of Minnesota where the Kids In Need Foundation is based.

“We’re providing a service to kids in the United States who wouldn’t necessarily have the opportunity to get this anyway,” said Olmanson.

A signifi cant part of why the business started up was Olman-son’s brother Chris’ study abroad experience in El Salvador.

“He really realized the importance of education while in El Salvador,” said Olmanson. While the poverty level was high in El Salvador, his brother felt called to meet the needs of the 16 million children living under the poverty level back at

home in the U.S., according to Olmanson.

Olmanson stated that while some businesses with a similar model to WOOF, (such as Toms, which donates one pair of shoes to a child in Africa for every pair bought)have positive intentions, they sometimes end up destroying the economies in the com-munities where they donate. According to Olmanson, the donations of shoes, for example, greatly diminishes the business of local shoe vendors in the places where these shoes are donated.

“We tried to balance that out and not hurt the business community as far as notebooks go because these students would not normally have gotten notebooks,” said Olmanson.

Olmanson has high hopes for the future of the business. He wants to continue expand-ing to different college book-stores and donate through the Kids In Need Foundation to schools all across the country. He also hopes to start selling out of retail stores like Target.

“I think it’s a company that people will support and a prod-uct that people will buy because it’s really price competitive and it provides a social good to people, so I would hope we would be able to expand nation-wide,” said Olmanson.

WOOF notebooks are located in the back-right corner of the DU bookstore near the technology section. The notebooks are also avail-able for purchase online and students are encouraged to read more about the WOOF vision at the WOOF Sup-plies website, Facebook page or follow them on Twitter at their handle @WoofSupplies.

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March 5th, 2014

The Grind: Vine Street Pub

by camilla sterneAssistant Lifestyles Editor

17th Avenue in Denver has slowly but surely inched its way onto the radars of Denver’s hip-happening residents, with locations like Steuben’s, Ace Restaurant, D Bar Desserts and Watercourse Foods.

Among the trendy eateries sits Vine Street Pub, located at 1700 Vine St. in the northern-most region of Capitol Hill in Denver, just north of Colfax. In Vine Street Pub, you’ll fi nd a restaurant so comfortable and inviting that it’s reminiscent of a tapestry strewn dorm room (oh wait, they banned those) only instead of tapestries the walls are covered in hand-painted murals depicting outdoorsy and spiritual imagery that is repainted intermittently with equally earthy images.

Th e typical Vine Street Pub patron is not so typical, with visitors ranging from dread-locked heavily tattooed maidens wearing fl owing skirts to highfa-lutin craft beer connoisseurs to families grabbing a bite to eat in a location that doesn’t frown heav-ily on the presence of children. Th e mellow tap-house brings together the entire spectrum of Denverites to enjoy pub food at its healthiest and hippie-est.

Vine Street Pub is one of a number of similar pubs in select locations throughout Colorado including Mountain Sun, South-ern Sun and Under the Sun, each of which are located in Boulder. According to recent articles, the Boulder based craft brewer will open Longs Peak Pub and Tap-house in Longmont.

Vine Street Pub is perfect for the sustainably-minded foodie and the Mountain Sun chain of restaurants are devoted to carrying as much sustainable and locally sourced food as possible. Vine Street gets food from a number of predomi-nantly Boulder-based busi-nesses including Rudi’s Organic Bakery, Steele’s Meat and Grow-

ing Gardens, a locally sourced local and seasonal produce pro-vider. Th is local-mindedness will leave any good Colorado hippie guilt free in their satiety.

Th e huge selection of beers at Vine Street Pub leaves nothing to be desired. Options range from the best-selling and beautifully pink-tinted Blackberry Wheat to the coff ee lover’s favorite, the Isadore Java Porter, which actually contains caff eine. Th e selection is almost overwhelming with endless choices of house, seasonal, Belgian-inspired, wheat and dark ales. Taps are constantly rotating, and part of Vine Street Pub’s appeal is its ability to provide any regular a new taste experience for each visit.

Vine Street Pub has an extensive menu, with an array of hearty meat and vegan options, which will likely satisfy the well-versed taste buds of any Capitol Hill foodie and certainly please the average working, modern-income, socially conscious Colorado hippie. Th e pub off ers any burger imaginable, house specialties of the Mexican per-suasion, a variety of salads, sand-wiches and appetizers as well as particularly noteworthy grilled cheeses. And it would be simply criminal to go to Vine Street Pub and forgo the fries. Meals range in the $7 - $10 range.

In keeping with its grass-roots image, Vine Street Pub only accepts payment in the form of cash. While this may strike the newbie patron as inconvenient, it’s just part of the drill, so best to get used to it.

Hipsters with a penchant for beards, man-buns, Birken-stocks and impeccably toned hula-hoopers should visit Vine Street Pub, if only to drink good beer, eat inexplicably tasty fries (this Grinder is still suspicious that they contain a certain Colo-rado approved ingredient) and possibly glean some knowledge about the healing power of crystals from the nearby table of essential oil-exuding patrons.

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courtesy of foodspotting.comVine Street Pub off ers a Denver locale where pub food doesn’t mean unhealthy food.

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by breanna demontContributing Writer

With the countless amount of promotional fl yers that are posted around this school every week, it’s oft en hard to keep all of the opportunities to witness guest speakers coming to DU’s campus straight. When intuition calls for you to go do something, however, do not hesitate, as you could be miss-ing out on one the most inter-esting presentations of your college career. You’ll simply never know unless you go.

Last Wednesday evening, the second night of the DU studio art program’s lecture series, “Collaborations,” fea-tured associate professor of photography at California State University, Sacramento, Nigel Poor, in the Shwayder Art Building (SAB). While flyers for this event were generic in their description, SAB room 119 was a full house that night, as students, faculty and community members alike gathered to hear Poor speak about the intricacies of her unique work.

“She does a lot of projects with things you’d otherwise overlook, like dead fl ies and fi n-gerprints,” said DU photography professor, Roddy MacInnes.

According to Poor, there as an underlying theme of “Imposing Order” to both her artwork as well as her personal life, in terms of her ongoing search to fi nd meaning in life’s repetitiveness. Th e fi rst half of Poor’s presentation dealt with six of her most recent con-ceptual projects pertaining to this theme, and many of them were each conducted over the course of a year’s time span, a tribute to the various chapters of her life.

Many of Poor’s projects were conducted over the course of a specific year and signify the various chapters of her life. One of the projects she discussed, entitled, “What Did Not Go Down The Drain: The Year I Took A Tenure Track Job,” was Poor’s daily collection of her own hair strands which she took out of the bathtub drain in her home and scanned onto her computer. While the amounts of hair d i f f e re d from day to day, s i g n i f y -ing the v a r i o u s amounts of stress P o o r endured over the course of her job, Poor pro-c l a i m e d t h e s e represen-tations to be trans-f o r m a -tions of something beautiful, “almost like a line drawing,” she said.

Another project she touched on, entitled, “287

Flies,” was Poor’s personal collection of 287 dead fl ies that she dis-covered over the course of yet another new year.

“ P h o t o g -raphy has a way of revealing things that are invisible to the eye,” said Poor, c o m m e n t i n g on the human tendency to consider most flies to look i d e n t i c a l . Poor’s project opted to prove this general-ization wrong, as the details of each individ-ual deceased fly were cased inside petri dishes that she would later mount to various gallery walls in the form of installations.

Poor described her fl y images as depictions of the various ways to think about eternity.

“When we’re alive we’re the protagonist of our story and then we become a footnote . . . it’s kind of a hard concept to grapple with,” she said.

While these six works had a captivating effect on the audience that evening, sentiment undoubtedly shifted during the second half of Poor’s presentation, as she transitioned into talking about her voluntary work as a pho-tography teacher for the Prison University Project through Patten College at San Quentin State Penitentiary.

“It’s the only on-site college program in a California prison,” said Poor, “through which inmates can go so far as to earn their Associate’s Degree.”

According to Poor, many of the men she teaches at San Quentin are serving 15-20-year long sentences—most of them serving 25 to life—yet she said the fi re and passion many of them have to learn is unlike anything she has ever seen.

One of the most chilling moments of Poor’s presenta-tion was the story she told of one of the i n m a t e s who got sent to s o l i t a r y conf ine-m e n t w h e n he was enrol led in one of her c l a s s e s . P o o r explained

that those who are given this punishment are neglected the knowledge of how long they will be there for, which she said is an often torturous expe-

rience for all aspects of the human body and mind.

Poor was able to persuade the prison to allow this man to take with him two of the photographs from her class, with which he chose to write a nine-page paper on over the course of his stay. Poor showed these photographs on her PowerPoint while playing an audio recording of this student reading his work aloud, giving the audience a real live glimpse into the thoughts and emotions of a prison inmate.

“I’ve never known anyone who’s gone into prison,” said senior Rachel Devine, art history and photography double-major, from Denver, who found out about Poor’s talk that evening from the various posters around SAB. “I guess I’m seeing prisons in a diff erent way now—maybe it’s just how everything in there is analog ... no one’s allowed to have any type of electronics whatsoever.”

Aside from teaching her photography class at San Quentin, Poor has also taken on a radio project, titled the San Quentin Prison Report (SQPR), which airs on the Bay Area public radio station KALW 91.7FM on their show Cross Currents.

“Th e inmates and I together are producing, editing, record-ing—all inside of San Quentin,” said Poor, who visits the prison one or two times during any given week, oft en tailoring her paid teaching position at CSU-Sacramento so that she can frequent the prison more.

According to DU Asso-ciate Professor of painting Deborah Howard, Poor was brought here by the Mar-sico Grant, and aside from Wednesday night’s presen-tation, she will be meeting with senior BFA students in the senior practicum class to critique their independent artwork, taking the time to speak with the BA students in their workshop as well.

For more information on Nigel’s work, students are ecouraged to visit personal her website and view her portfolio at www.nigelpoor.com.

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courtesy of artbusiness.comNigel Poor poses beside her images of banned books that she has put through the wash to “cleanse” them of their unsuitabilities.

courtesy of thefutureimagined.comPoor’s work includes macro images of fl ies, expressing the individuality of forms oft en viewed as indistinguishable.

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March 5th, 2014

Winter quarter fashion prevails

by mae birtchContributing Writer

Th e end of the quarter is drawing near, which means fi nals are right around the corner. Balancing schoolwork, main-taining a social life and preserving your happiness can feel impossible with excep-tional levels of stress in the equation.

Fear not—with these six essentials tips, you will be sailing smoothly through the next few weeks into a beautiful week of relaxation before the best time of the year, spring quarter.

1. Seek out your serene study spots early in the week. Getting to the library at 10 p.m. the night before your three fi nals will result in panic and a study spot on the fl oor. Although the Ander-son Commons are great, they fi ll up fast. Explore a small coff ee shop or take a walk through a diff erent academic build-ing. Ruff atto Hall on the corner of Evans and High Street and Daniels College of Business both oft en have great study nooks. In addition to the well-known Stella’s Coff ee House, there’s a new coff ee shop on Pearl Street, Steam Espresso Bar, which has great study spots.

2. Remember to take care of your-self. Taking an exam while un-showered, exhausted and famished never ends well —also, no one will want to sit by you if you’re drowning in the same stench you’ve been engulfed in since the beginning of the week. In addition to basic hygienic tasks, take 30 minutes out of the day to go for a run or do something active. Th e undeniable endorphins will serve as the perfect study break. Although Denver’s weather is as unpredictable as your grade in Organic Chemistry, refreshing spring weather should be soon approaching. Taking a break to walk around Wash Park or bringing your assigned reading to Driscoll Green could be the change of scenery that you need to refocus.

3. Not only should you not be wear-ing the shirt you’ve had on since the beginning of the week, consider dressing up the day of your hardest exam. Th e aphorism “dress well, test well” undoubt-edly carries some truth. If you feel good about how you look, that confi dence will

Six steps week 9 success transcend to matters outside of your appearance too. It might mean waking up 15 minutes earlier, but little things such as this can make a huge diff erence.

4. What’s more comfort-ing than a home-cooked meal? Consider going to the grocery store instead of stocking up on junk food munchies. Making a meal with friends the night before your fi nal could be relaxing, nutritious and social. Whether your meal ends up being Ramen Noodles or something more gourmet, cater to your time schedule and budget with a moderately healthy dinner break.

5. Prioritize your time. If there’s a specifi c time to shed the poor habit so many of us suff er from, procrastination, this is it. Although you may have made it eight weeks without it, invest-ing in a planner isn’t a terrible idea. Whether you fi nd one at Barnes and Noble or use the last few pages of a disorganized notebook, discover a way to stay on top of deadlines.

6. Repeat this mantra: School comes fi rst. Although Merchant’s Mile High Saloon on a Th ursday night can draw you in like a kid to a candy shop, there will be plenty of occasions to celebrate, come spring quarter. Th e common occurrence of FOMO (fear of missing out) shall too pass. Acing your Marketing exam will be much more fulfi lling than the $20 you spend on Long Islands and an awful night of sleep.

Th e fabulous thing about the quarter system is that classes fl y by. On the other hand, fi nals seem to appear out of thin air. Utilize these tips and Spring Break will be here sooner than you can say “Mexico 2014; no regrets.”

Clockwise from left : Colton Casados-Medve: Sophomore molecular biology and history major from Pueblo; Becca Schaefer: Freshman music major from Eau Claire, Wis.; Peter Olson: Junior studio art major from Bloomington, Minn.; Molly Biesanz: Junior strategic communications major from Winona, Minn.; Allie Scheu: Sophomore strategic communications major from North Hampton, N.H.; Justine Henderson; Senior emergent digital practices major from Edwards, Colo.; Holden Lewis: Junior public policy and strategic communications major from Denver.

“I like to be in touch with the breeze.”

“... sort of that hard soft look.”

all photos by contributing writer breanna demont

“These are my go-to shoes for any

season of the year.”

“Find what you love and let it kill you.”

“Light vests are nice.”


by jacob dahlContributing Writer


‘Gravity,’ ‘12 Years’ dominate Oscars

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Ellen DeGeneres took a break from hosting the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 3 to take a selfie with a number of well-known actors and actresses.

The Academy Awards this year were full of ups and downs, hilarious antics, sad moments and lot of wins for the film “Gravity.” This year, the awards were hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, a stark contrast to last year’s host, Seth Macfarlane. A second-time host, DeGeneres was calm, stayed in her element and offered tame yet enter-taining humor. She relied on a huge amount of audi-ence involvement, which included passing out pizza and taking selfies with Brad Pitt (“Fight Club”), Meryl Streep (“August Osage County”) and about every other massively famous actor present at the awards. She tweeted the picture live from the ceremony, then joked later that she had actually broken Twit-ter. DeGeneres did not push any boundaries or try anything new, but offered a safe, friendly version of the Oscars. It seemed to fall short in some parts, some-times seeming a bit slow, but overall she was a very competent host.

One of the most deserved wins and best speeches went to Jared Leto for “Dallas Buyers Club,” who gave an incred-ibly moving speech about the struggles his single mother went through, as well as offering inspiration to those in need in the Ukraine and Venezuela. The speech was incredibly fluid as well as heartfelt and was one of the best speeches of the night, perhaps of all time. The award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Lead-ing Role also went to “Dallas Buyers Club,” with actor Matthew McConaughey giving an odd yet kindhearted speech about God, his family and his father who apparently loved gumbo and beer. He also did his best to inspire everyone by saying that his hero is himself in 10 years, and that future McConaughey should be everyone else’s hero as well.

The award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role went to Cate Blanchett for “Blue Jasmine,” who gave a hilarious speech, and the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role was won by Lupita Nyong’o’s incredible performance in “12 Years a Slave.” Almost every visual effects award was won by the film “Gravity.” It took home seven awards in total: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score, Best Achievement in Sound Editing, Best Achievement in Sound Mixing, Best Achievement in Visual Effects, Best Achievement in Film Editing and Best Achievement in Cinematography. Director Alfonso Cuarón took home the Best Achievement in Directing award for “Gravity” and became the first person of Latino heritage to win this award.

The Best Documentary award went to the film “20 Feet From Stardom,” which

The musical MVP of 2013, Pharrell Williams, has started 2014 off without slowing his blazing hot falsetto trail. After being featured in two of last year’s biggest hits, Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky,” and dropping major production credits left and right in places like Miley Cyrus’ “Bangerz” and Pusha T’s “My Name Is My Name,” he also produced the Oscar-nominated soundtrack for the film “Despicable Me 2,” which contained the chart-topping “Happy.” Pharrell Wil-liams and major music label Columbia have positioned “G I R L” to be the first major pop release of 2014. This album is loaded with primetime talent such as composer Hans Zimmer, Daft Punk, Justin Timberlake, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys.

One thing is for sure with the release of this album: 40-year-old Wil-liams has mastered making creative pop music for our generation. It is repetitive

yet it feels fresh every time you hear it. Instead of assaulting his listeners with full drum and bass beats like typical modern pop, Williams styles himself as a calmer, more intelligent alterna-tive with luscious falsettos instead of screams and more delicate rhythms than overwhelming ones.

“G I R L” is billed to be a “celebra-tion of womankind,” which could be in response to the criticism he received after appearing on and producing the controversial single “Blurred Lines.” Pharrell blends pro-female lyrics alongside slick odes of pleasure that fit together side by side. The album seems like a celebration with women alongside men rather than any form masochism. Instead of the predatory nature of that song, “G I R L” definitely has the thematic element of celebra-tion on lock as all of these songs would fit in perfectly at a wedding. This is not to say the album is filled with all the same sound; it has enough variety to appease adult contemporary taste, be on top-40 radio and appear on a chil-dren’s movie soundtrack.

Pharrell’s career in for ‘Happy’ futureThe album starts off with Hans

Zimmer-arranged orchestration before Pharrell jumps in with his falsetto. It then gets even poppier and more danceable with Pharrell crooning “I just close my eyes and visions appear / She’s everything I want and it’s crystal clear.” “Brand New,” featuring Justin Timber-lake, sounds like it could have been taken off of Timberlake’s 2013 album, “The 20/20 Experience,” and much of “G I R L” sounds similar to Timberlake’s discography. Both artists have experi-ence creating quality, contemporary pop and R&B music. They have both been major stars for a while and know how to deliver something the audience want to hear.

The best songs on the album are the ones that do something a little different and make you stand up and really appreciate Pharrell’s style. The Daft Punk-featured “Gust of Wind” has beautiful production with rising strings that legitimately sound like a gust of wind, as well as a robotic hook provided by the duo. “Happy” is incredibly ener-getic and very well-known. It is the cur-

follows the careers of backup singers of many prominent musicians. Best Costume Design was grabbed by “The Great Gatsby,” as well as Best Production Design for the incredibly vibrant costumes and sets that were present in the film. Best Foreign Lan-guage Film of the Year went to the Italian movie “The Great Beauty,” a film about a wealthy, aging man who lives in Rome. The film “Frozen” nabbed two awards for Best Animated Feature and for Best Original song for the song “Let It Go,” which was also performed by Idina Menzel during the ceremony. Best Original Screenplay went to the film “Her,” written by Spike Jonze, and Best Adapted Screenplay was won by “12 Years a Slave.” Last but not least, the award for Best Motion Picture of the Year went to the film “12 Years a Slave,” directed by Steve McQueen.

One of the best presenters of the night was Jim Carrey (“Ace Ventura”), who gave

a hilarious speech about LSD, complete with a Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”) impres-sion. Another excellent presenter was Kevin Spacey, who started his speech as Frank Underwood, his character from the TV series “House of Cards.” Angelina Jolie (“Salt”) and Sydney Poitier (“In the Heat of the Night”), who presented the award for Best Achievement in Directing, provided some heartfelt moments.

The “In Memoriam” segment this year paid tribute to actors such as Philip Seymour Hoffman (“Capote”), James Gan-dolfini (“The Sopranos”) and Peter O’Toole (“Lawrence of Arabia”), as well as countless others who changed the business of film. All said and done, the real winners of the night were “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity,” both winning multiple big awards. This year’s Oscars, though not incredibly special, provided some great moments and proved that 2013 was a fantastic year for film.

rent number-one song in America and also has a 24-hour music video with the four-minute song looped 360 times. It is extremely catchy yet not exhausting in the slightest.

“Lost Queen” is the most ambitious song on the album and the most inven-tive. The beginning of the song is the closest Pharrell gets to a hip-hop feel. As he maintains his falsetto voice, the verse glides through the listener’s ears like warm butter. The eight-minute song then diverges into 70 seconds of crash-ing waves before revealing a hidden track entitled “Freq,” which features long forgotten pop star JoJo. It is very smooth and has quality lyrics like “You’ve got to go inward to experience the outer space that was built for you” and “I’d rather be a freak than not be unique / The indi-viduality makes life better.”

Intelligent pop is a rarity these days, and Williams delivers this with a classy record that will undoubtedly be a hit. Any of these songs could be a lead single for a different artist but Williams deliv-ers an album packed of hits with his sly, ageless smile.

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March 5th, 2014

Kid Cudi releases surprise EPAfter hinting at it for

months, Kid Cudi surprised everyone by releasing his “Satel-lite Flight” EP at midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 25. This 10-track EP is meant to bridge the gap between last year’s “Indicud” and his upcoming 2015 album, “Man on the Moon III.” At the end of “Indicud,” Kid Cudi left us with “The Flight Of The Moon Man.” He returns to begin his new album with “Destination: Mother Moon.” After the brighter tone of “Indicud,” Cudi takes listeners into a darker space with his new album “KiD CuDi presents SAT-ELLITE FLIGHT: The Journey to Mother Moon.”

This latest stop in the 30-year-old rapper’s genre-bend-ing career continues his theme of space exploration across 10 tracks, four of them instrumen-tal, six with lyrics and one lone, surprise guest spot from crooner Raphael Saadiq. It also contin-ues Cudi’s short history with self-production. After trying his hand at producing on “Indicud” with hit-or-miss results, his skills seem to have improved greatly with time.

“Satellite Flight” sounds more like 2010’s “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager” than anything else Cudi has done before. It has the same tones of desperation that tinged his lyrics then, but now he makes the listener feel that with his pro-duction instead. The only song where he reallys raps is “Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now.” While the title is weak, the song

itself is actually quite good. It seems to follow a small storyline that develops near the middle of the album.

With the fifth song, “Bal-main Jeans,” he describes a tender, sensual moment with a woman that opens up his soul and leaves a part of him inside her. Lyrics such as “Can I come inside your vortex” and “Help me take off my balmain jeans / I’ll undo yours” make it obvious what is happening. The guest verse by Raphael Saadiq flows in perfectly over guitars played by both Cudi and Saadiq. Saadiq plays his role perfectly, not dis-tracting from the world Cudi has created but instead adding his voice for external perspective.

The aforementioned song, “Too Bad I Have to Destroy You Now,” seems to be about an abortion and the pain Cudi felt having to deal with it. “Internal Bleeding” adds to this with lines such as “I’ll haunt you / Deep in the dark / Behind your eyes” that almost seem to be written from the aborted child’s perspective. This inner storyline encapsulates the darkness of the album and the struggle Cudi is trying to express.

Other songs on the album that make it a worthwhile listen include the instrumental tracks “Destination: Mother Moon” and “Return of the Moon Man (Original Score).” “Destination: Mother Moon” grabs the listener with its eerie, spacey production that will bounce around your skull with its thudding boom. “Return of the Moon Man” begs to be rapped over by Cudi; its epic, orchestral sounds would work perfectly with Cudi’s sig-nature sing-song flow and it is


disappointing not to hear that on this track.

Final track “Troubled Boy” is another remarkable piece of work. It again captures Cudi’s desperation and holds a depres-sive tone. He sings “No one wants a troubled boy / Leave alone the troubled boy” over the calm rhythms of a guitar played by Cudi himself. It is incred-ibly reminiscent to the final two songs on “Man on the Moon II,” “Trapped In My Mind” and “Maybe.” All three songs tap into the same type of desperation and end with seemingly temporary appeasement. “Troubled Boy” in particular ends with a whisper of good-bye to close out the EP.

Another interesting facet of “Satellite Flight” is Cudi’s use of samples from his past work. Examples that stand out are “Troubled Boy” and “Balmain Jeans.” There are two occurrences on “Troubled Boy”: the immedi-ately recognizable lyric “No one” from track “My World” off his first album and the “Goodbye” from “Teleport 2 Me, Jamie” off his 2012 alt-rock album “WZRD.” The “Okay, okay” line from “Balmain Jeans” is sampled from “No One Believes Me,” which is an excellent track he did in conjunction with the release of the movie “Fright Night” in 2011. This self-sampling could mean a lot of things, perhaps representing faded memories from past experiences or to give the tone of self-reflection. The listener will have to decide what Cudi means.

Cudi has received a lot of criticism the past year or so due to his decision to focus on production and alternative rock

instead of hip-hop like his first two albums. This is unfair to Cudi regarding who he is as an artist. Musicians and artists should be constantly evolving and adapting their music or art to their cur-rent life. Cudi is trying to define himself and shape his music based on what he thinks matches himself rather than what his fans want. He has taken a page out of his old mentor, Kanye West’s, handbook. Much like West, who has dramatically switched his music up from his original albums to last year’s “Yeezus,” Cudi has changed his style, and it would be surprising to see him return any time soon.

It is also important to remember that “Satellite Flight”

is a transition piece to the long-awaited final chapter of the “Man on the Moon” series, not the fin-ished product. It is supposed to feel like the inklings of thought and emotion rather than a stand-alone piece of work to be judged.

Cudi has released another solid piece to his storyline. “Sat-ellite Flight” shows an improve-ment in his production and lays out the beginning of his next album. It is definitely worth a listen, if just to capture the emo-tions Cudi once again puts out in the open. This album is going to be imperative to understanding what Cudi does in the future, and to fully appreciate what is to come, “Satellite Flight” deserves to be heard.

The first episode of the second season of the acclaimed show “Hannibal” returned this past Friday with a delightful and captivating opening. The episode was titled “Kaiseki,” which is a type of Japanese cuisine where the presentation is just as impor-tant as the flavor. As usual, the episode titles are thinly veiled analogies for what is happen-ing in the plot. The premiere

dealt with major repercussions from last season, in addition to introducing a new serial killer, to whom the title refers.

The final episode of season one saw protagonist and FBI profiler Will Graham (Hugh Dancy, “Black Hawk Down”) behind bars for murders he did not commit, as his psychologist and actual serial killer Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen, “The Hunt”) looked on. The show is based on the novel “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris; the follow-

ing books “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Hannibal” may be more familiar to most audiences. All three were adapted into films, but the series “Hannibal” seeks to put a different spin on the story. The show follows Graham, a reluctant FBI profiler who strug-gles with a currently unidentified mental disability (many theories point to him being on the autism spectrum) that allows him to don the persona of a killer and put together entire crime scenes. He seeks therapeutic help from

‘Hannibal’ the cannibal returns to TV

by kaitlynne birkettCo-Copy Chief

Lecter, who incidentally is the serial killer for whom Graham is desperately searching.

Despite the fact the show’s story has already been told sev-eral times, “Hannibal” seeks to add a different edge to the story. From the elaborate cannibalistic cooking scenes with Lecter to the gruesome yet intelligent serial killers prowling the world, a new dimension brings forth an element of horror rarely seen on television today. The newest serial killer is one such example; after the discovery of six bodies injected with silicone and encased in color preservative, it comes to light that the perpetra-tor of the crimes seeks to create a color palette—of people. The final scene of “Kaiseki” finds the newest victim waking up in the middle of delicately arranged bodies, displayed just as care-fully as Lecter’s meals of hidden human. Yet this scene is not even the worst the audience has seen; the color palette could be easily topped by the tower of bodies one serial killer left, stretching horribly into the sky with twisted limbs. In a show so recognized for the intense horror, “Han-nibal” makes up for it by being one of the most visually stimu-lating, aesthetically pleasing and altogether gorgeous shows on television today.

The entirety of the season premiere promises greatness to come, especially the insanely intense first few minutes. The

episode opens on an exhilarat-ing flash-forward: Jack Crawford (Laurence Fishburne, “The Matrix”), FBI agent and friend of Graham, faces off against Lecter in a fight. Crawford crawls for his gun, but Lecter deftly manages to incapacitate Crawford’s shooting hand with a knife. The fighting continues in a slew of intense choreography, supplemented only by percussion and the sound of fighting blows hitting flesh. The scene closes mid-brawl with an ominous “twelve weeks earlier.” The use of this prolepsis promises thrilling episodes to the viewers, as they have started the season with confirmation of the impending duel. This fore-shadowing does not draw away suspense from the show because of its careful setup; anyone with any horror book or film knowl-edge knows that Lecter ends up jailed. The real question remains: Where did Lecter slip up in his elaborate and precise killings?

“Kaiseki” promises great-ness for the upcoming season of “Hannibal.” The captivating sto-ryline only shows promise with the sneak peek to the coming face-off, while any horror fan would be excited about the pros-pect of more thoughtfully gro-tesque characters and sequences. Most exciting about the upcom-ing season is the inevitability of Lecter producing more cannibal-istic inside jokes with himself as he serves up human flesh to his unknowing dinner party guests.

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The season premiere of “Hannibal” holds a flash-forward to Dr. Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) stabbing Agent Crawford (Laurence Fishburn).

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The album artwork for Kid Cudi’s surprise EP “Satellite Flight.”


March 5th, 2014

by kaitlynne birkettCo-Copy Chief

Alcohol is better than ‘Mixology’This past week saw a new comedy

added to the ABC lineup, entitled “Mix-ology.” The show’s season is set to span one night in a bar as all sorts of mishaps occur, each episode focusing on differ-ent relationships between two out of the 10 characters. Though the premise does not seem to be very complex, the show is funny enough to hold its own in the 9:30/8:30c time slot for a while.

The first two episodes, “Tom & Maya” and “Liv & Ron,” respectively, introduce the 10 characters the first season will revolve around. Narrated by Tom’s best friend, Bruce (Andrew Santino, “Henry Poole is Here”), the first episode follows Tom (Blake Lee, “Parks and Recreation”) who was recently dumped by his fiancée. Sure, “Mixology” relies on the overused trope of a nice guy who does not understand the dating scene, but with Maya (Ginger Gonzaga, “The Morn-ing After”) as a foil to his inadequacies, the show is held together. The narrator presents Maya as cold-hearted and selfish, but she is actually just someone who knows what she wants. Obviously Maya is not someone to let a person waste her time, as Tom promises to. He awkwardly approaches her to buy a drink, quickly breaking into tears after seconds of talking to a woman. Maya, who did not sign up to be a babysitter for the night, quickly provides concise and sharp-witted advice to snap him out of it. Hilarity ensues after he manages to get her number and creepily tries to add her on Facebook, before his friends Bruce and Cal (Craig Frank, “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) intervene.

“Liv and Ron,” the following episode, focuses on the two eponymous characters. Liv (Kate Simses, “What’s Your Number?”) is Maya’s friend, who has not done a daring thing in her entire life—except for, it appears, on this infamous night. She very ill-advisedly chooses to have a drink with

the good-looking and British Ron (Adam Campbell, “Epic Movie”), despite the fact that she has a fiancé waiting for her at home. Ron, on the other hand, introduces himself to the audience by puking into the handbag of his blind date—who promptly sends him away. Both the first and second episodes provide analeptic scenes away from the bar, detailing the past of certain characters and preventing a monotonous location.

This show looks like it is going to provide a lot of comedy through raunchy and insulting jokes, especially since it was created by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, both

writers for “The Hangover.” Such jokes would not necessarily be a bad thing, as long as they were interspersed with other forms of humor which, sadly, do not look to be the future of “Mixology.” While it is obviously not going to be a show to hold a fan base comparable to that of “How I Met Your Mother” and its nine seasons, the new show will provide enough laughs to keep it going through at least one. Where “Mixol-ogy” goes next will be up in the air, as any more episodes portraying a single night will become dull and monotonous, just like each of the characters’ acting.

In a show centered entirely on show-ing the worst of the human condition, “Mixology”-like situations will hopefully not plague any of the college bar-goers around campus. While many people may find the jokes funny, the show is guaranteed to get old, just as the second and third “Hangover” did. The entire premise of “Mixology” seems to be an overused sitcom setting, just another bullet point on the list signaling the declining innovation of the entertainment industry. The show is a perfect example of bad mixology—too much vodka and not enough cranberry.

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Ginger Gonzaga and Kate Simses play Maya and Liv on the new series “Mixology,” which details the relationships between various bar patrons. Mixology airs on ABC.

by daniel muziContributing Writer

Binge-worthy series to enjoy on break

Spring Break is the time to hang out with friends, catch up on your sleep and, most importantly, watch all of the TV shows on your “to watch list.” Whether they are shows you have been meaning to watch but have not had the time for or shows you have never considered before, Spring Break offers the perfect chance to watch them all. Here are several suggestions of series to watch over break.

Political shows often have arc-based plotlines that are unsuitable to out-of-order viewing, requiring the watcher to see them all in a row, and these two are no excep-tion. Aaron Sorkin’s epic White House drama “The West Wing” is arguably one of

the best political dramas of all time. Span-ning seven of the eight years of the Josiah Bartlett (Martin Sheen, “Apocalypse Now”) presidency, “The West Wing” provides politics, drama and comedy for everyone. The show also provides something that is often lacking in other long-lived dramas: The last season is just as good as the first. You can see all seven seasons of “The West Wing” on Netflix and Amazon Prime.

A relative newcomer, Netflix’s “House of Cards” is quickly becoming the “West Wing” of today, winning awards and breaking boundaries as an Internet-only powerhouse. The political maneuverings of Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey, “Ameri-can Beauty”) are so slight and mischievous they will make you question whether the real Washington, D.C. operates the same

way. Both seasons of “House of Cards” are available on Netflix.

There have not been many drug-based shows to last more than a season, but the ones that do last long. “Breaking Bad” may have just ended, but not everyone jumped on the bandwagon while it was still on the air. AMC’s meth-drama is perfect for those who have yet to see this gem. Based around high-school chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-dealer Walter White (Bryan Cranston, “Argo”), the show ques-tions what the average person is capable of if backed into a corner. All five seasons of “Break-ing Bad” are available to watch on Netflix.

Given the state of the marijuana debate in this country, “Weeds” may be the perfect show to watch over break. Revolving around the suburban housewife drug dealer Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker, “Angels in America”), the show follows her life as her husband dies and she struggles to maintain her upper middle-class lifestyle. Finding drugs to be the only way to make the money she is used to, Botwin begins to sell mari-juana to her friends and neighbors. All eight seasons of “Weeds” can be found on Netflix.

Most popular shows last at least five seasons if not more, but some are cancelled before they can finish what they started. Of all the cancelled shows on Fox, “Firefly” has one of the largest and most vocal fan bases. Despite win-

ning an Emmy, Fox cancelled the show after airing only 11 of its 14 episodes. Set on the spaceship Serenity, the show fol-lows the ship’s crew as they try to make their way in the “verse.” As a member of the extremely small space-western genre, “Firefly” is one of the best sci-fi shows ever made. The 14 episodes can be

seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus.

While Fox cancelled “Fire-fly” partway through the first season, it gave “Arrested Devel-opment” more of a chance, letting it run for three seasons. Netflix commissioned an additional season that was released last May. While it may have lasted several years, the show’s comedy held up until the end. Based around

the Bluth family as it struggles to deal with the arrest of its patriarch, “Arrested Devel-opment” will certainly keep you laughing throughout all of break. The four seasons can be found on Netflix, while three can be found on Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus.

While these certainly are not the only shows you could watch over break, they do represent some of the best shows in their varying genres. Whether you enjoy political dramas or suburban drug dealers, Spring Break is going to be a productive week, at least in terms of television.

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The Fox series “Firefly” was cancelled after one season.

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“House of Cards” is an online-only political drama that can be found on Netflix.

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pioneer voices:

“Going to Mexico”

tori moonsSophomorecalifornia

“i’m going skiing in Montana and going

home.”

daniel boboFreshmancalifornia

“i think we’re going on a road trip to

california.”

evan muesFreshman colorado

“i’m going to Disneyland and

camping with some people on my floor.”

cassidy ammermanFreshmancolorado

what are your plans for spring break?

Marijuana revenue higher than expected

Promoting religious conviction a positive stepby naomi forman

Staff Writer

A 2010 PEW study reports that 2.18 bil-lion people throughout the world subscribe to the Christian faith. Here at DU that trans-lates to a considerable, though not always tangible, Christian presence on campus. As far as other religions, there are several repre-sented, but more minimally in comparison. DU dedicates substantial consideration and resources to supporting all faiths on campus; this can be seen through the Office of Reli-gious and Spiritual Life. Though religion can be a divisive topic, promoting religious con-viction that emphasizes compassion could cultivate increased harmony, activism and accountability within our DU community.

Here on campus we have around 17 rec-ognized religiously affiliated student groups, 14 of which are Christian based. Cur-rently we have a regular Catholic mass and non-denominational service each Sunday physically performed on campus grounds. Beyond this there are groups such as Young Life, CRU and the Campus Ambassadors Christian Community, which strive to pro-vide opportunities for students to engage with the Christian faith through Bible stud-ies, campus events, service trips and more.

The most recently established campus assembly of faith was Mosaic Church, who now offers a 10:30 Sunday morning service in Davis Auditorium. This group celebrated their first service with a congre-gation of a couple hundred attendees. This developing church was founded by Pastor Matt and is being mentored through Denver United’s Senior Pastor Rob Bren-dle. Denver United is one of many local churches also patronized by DU students. The vision for Mosaic coming to campus is to “do whatever it takes to reach seekers and inspire believers towards a growing relationship with Jesus.”

Christian students on campus seem to be receiving this new place of worship posi-tively. Roy-Michael Harris, who attended Mosaic’s first service and is a practicing inter-denominational Christian, said “It was nice to see familiar faces because you rarely get a chance to meet other Christians on campus; it was refreshing.” This recognizes the benefits of having on-campus opportu-nities for religious expression. By doing so it also acknowledges that though there are practicing Christians on campus, it is not always something people openly identify with and therefore some students of faith appear to face challenges in finding one

another. Another DU student who distin-guishes herself as a Christian, Tara Collins, said, “At college it is a lot harder to stay truly faithful, going to church every Sunday, having a church on campus will help that.” From speaking with other students as well, it is apparent that maintaining the degree of faith some students were raised with while attending university can be a struggle.

Though DU is not promoting reli-gious adherence in general or any specific religious beliefs, nor should it, is it foster-ing a community where those who wish to sustain their faith can indeed do so on campus? Through investigation into a broader student perception, it seems there are mixed opinions. Two DU students, Ben Brentin and Adrienne Leonard, express their observations about Christian culture on campus. “I don’t have anything against it,” said Adrienne. “But I don’t see its pres-ence.” Ben, somewhat on the other hand, said “It’s very present in certain groups, such as CREW, but it is a select few who are active in their faith on campus.”

So it seems that if you seek it out, you shall find a support network for your Christian faith here at DU. Those interested in Judaism, Muslim religion or Mormonism may also find an organization or two to participate in,

such as Hillel, Muslim Student Association (MSA) or Latter-day Saint Student Associa-tion (LDSSA). As spoken by Charlie Lawton and quoted by Matthew McConnaughey in his recent Oscar acceptance speech, “When you got God, you got a friend, and that friend is you.” It is not within our university’s rights to limit this friendship or anyone’s relation-ship with Jesus, God or whomever they wor-ship. However, as an atheist, I take comfort in knowing those who practice a faith can be supported here on campus while I am also respected for my beliefs.

In regards to religion, individuals must be considerate, our institution must be cau-tious and religions must be compassionate. The Dalai Lama says that all teaching, all faiths emphasize love, compassion and tol-erance. These tenets should be considered primary forces within our campus’ religious community in order to uphold our commit-ment to inclusivity. The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life states that their mission is to, “Promote meaningful encounters, engagement and understanding across lines of religious and disciplinary commitments.” With this sense of inter-faith deference and a foundation in compassion, DU can facilitate a flourishing community of both believers and non-believers.

by danny zimny-schmittSenior Reporter

On Feb. 20, recreational marijuana stores had to turn in the taxes they col-lected from the first month of sales. Initial estimates of the taxes collected show that they could add more than $100 million to state coffers, which are far higher than previous estimates by a long shot. This new revenue stream shows that effective mari-juana regulation can put much-needed money into the state government, all while taking cash away from drug lords and other dealers. It is an important indication that effectively regulated pot can be a boon and not a threat to not only Colorado, but states across the country.

Generally, Colorado is a state with lower than average taxes, but voters approved a tax of 25 percent on the newly legalized

recreational marijuana. A tax rate at fully a quarter of sales revenue (a rate higher than even the smothering hotel taxes in Manhat-tan) brings in a lot of revenue, which is what this first collection day has demonstrated.

The reason is simple: There are a lot more people who the market is open to. There were 110,000 medical marijuana patients in Colorado, but Amendment 64 legalized pot for millions of Coloradans, everyone 21 and over. Budget propos-als from Governor Hickenlooper’s office estimate that the state’s recreational pot industry could reach up to $610 million in annual sales, which combined with the medical pot industry could result in as much as $1 billion in sales.

In his budget proposal, the governor sees as much as $134 million in tax revenue for the state from recreational and medical marijuana for the fiscal year that begins on

July 1. By law, the first $40 million has to go to school construction, but beyond that, it will be added to the state’s coffers.

Of course, while keeping money out of the hands of drug lords is generally agreed upon, trusting the state government with an influx of cash is something fewer people are inclined to do. However, Hickenlooper proposes spending $99 million of the pro-jected revenue in several ways: on efforts to prevent pot use by children and teens ($45 million), substance abuse treatment programs ($40 million), public health ($12 million), anti-stoned driving campaigns and pot store regulation enforcement. These programs will work to address some of the side effects of legalization that many expect will come to pass.

Any additional revenue will serve to reduce state budget deficits and repair bottom lines. This can only be good for the

citizens of the state, having cash from pot sales serving the public good rather than lining the pockets of a smuggling operation.

Although recreational shops have not yet opened in Washington State, budget estimates there project that sales could bring in up to $190 million in tax revenue for the four years starting in July of 2015.

Legalization is something that is bound to have many positive results and inevita-bly, some negative side effects. There are still many studies to be done and effects to analyze. But with the first stream of revenue from recreational pot sales already flowing to the state generating higher than expected revenues, it shows the potential legalization has to dedicate hundreds of millions of new dollars to the public good. Keeping money out of the hands of criminals and in con-trol of public servants is something almost everyone can agree is a step forward.


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involvement, and your network of friends and mentors.

A recent U.S. Census Bureau report cited that a four-year college degree on average earns you a third more than those who do not have a college degree. That’s an average of over $2.1 million in a life-time. With a Master’s degree, this figure jumps to $2.5 million. And with a profes-sional degree, such as an M.D. or a J.D., this figure sits at an enormous $4.4 mil-lion. If you sacrifice for your education, you will be rewarded.

In today’s ever-changing job market, specialized skills are desired for numer-ous occupations. For example, if you want to be a financial or data analyst, you have to master the tools and utilities of Microsoft Excel. That’s the benchmark. However, to exceed this benchmark, why not get ahead of the other guy and become skilled in Microsoft Access? The competitive edge of specialized skills will set you apart from the other pool of job applicants.

Another desired skill set that opens a profusion of job opportunities is foreign language proficiency. According to the Wall Street Journal and University of Phoenix Research Institute, Spanish and Chinese will be the two languages most in demand over the coming decades.

The more you make, the more they take. Instead of quickly filling out your tax returns, take the time to research which deductions and exemptions you might qualify for. This time well spent can save you tens of thousands over your lifetime.

One of the best ways to truly under-stand how to fill out your tax returns most effectively is to volunteer at a non-profit tax organization, such as the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE). By helping out the ones in need and exercis-ing financial prudence, you will become a guru at keeping your hard-earned money out of Uncle Sam’s pockets.

Any of these financial tips can be implemented at any stage in your life, young or old. However, I suggest you begin early. Heeding the foundations of financial wisdom and planning will allow you to end your career much richer than the other guy, as well as much ear-lier. Making these decisions will involve numerous obstacles, but you must embrace these challenges. They will bring you great reward.

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by danny zimny-schmittSenior Reporter

Colorado took a major step for-ward in the regulation of oil and gas operations with the approval of new standards, negotiated and agreed upon by both energy companies and environmental groups. This is a monumental step forward in safe and effective regulation of fracking activi-ties that relied on the input of both sides and should be a model for other states to follow.

Anadarko Petroleum, Noble Energy and Encana Corporation, which collectively run more than 80 percent of the oil and gas operations in the Denver-Julesburg basin where much of the state’s fracking takes place, worked with the Environmental Defense Fund to craft regulations approved by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. The Commission then approved these regulations by a vote of 8-1 after five days of hearings.

This step is huge for a number of reasons, beginning with the fact that it put two normally warring sides in the same room at a negotiating table. Gov-ernor Hickenlooper had asked major oil and gas producers, and environ-mental groups to reconcile differences and come up with a regulatory strat-egy for moving forward and ended up hitting a gold mine.

“This is a model for the country,” said Dan Grossman, the defense fund’s Rocky Mountain regional director in a Bloomberg article. “We’ve got this simmering battle between the oil and gas industry, and neighborhoods throughout the state that are being faced with development. That degree of acrimony is pushing the industry and policy makers to look for ways to get some wins.”

Curtis Rueter, a Denver-based development manager at Noble Energy, gave his opinion in a tele-phone interview quoted in the same Bloomberg article. “This is the right thing to do for our business,” said Rueter. “We want to find the leaks and fix them because that will reduce our

emissions and the rules provide guid-ance and technology for us to do that.”

Another major step forward is that methane is included among the regulated gases. Methane is a green-house gas 20 times more potent at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. It is also largely an unknown in terms of climate change from fracking opera-tions, as a wide array of studies have shown that differing amounts escape from well operations.

The new regulations require companies to install equipment to minimize leakage from tanks, control or capture 95 percent of all emis-sions and inspect well sites for leaks every month. Over the period of one year, the regulations will also remove enough damaging volatile organic compounds from the air to equal the number emitted by all cars and trucks in the state for a year.

Not everyone was all smiles, how-ever. Members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and Colorado Petroleum Association said the costs to comply with the rules would be more than double what the state is projecting. The associations opposed parts of the emissions mandates, saying the rules weren’t factually sup-ported and were only negotiated by a selected group of companies.

Given that Colorado is the sixth largest producer of natural gas and ninth largest producer of oil in the U.S., these regulations are a major step forward toward what one might call “responsible fracking,” where-companies are held more accountable for their actions and actually agree to negotiate with environmental groups over issues.

The oil and natural gas boom nationwide is not going anywhere soon, given the great economic ben-efits that are to be had in a still down economy. These new regulations in Colorado are a model for other states to follow as they draw up their own rules for fracking operations. They represent what could be the start of a new era in transparency and responsi-bility in fracking.

The opinions in this article are for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell the stocks/funds/bonds mentioned. Past performance of the companies discussed may not continue and the companies may not achieve the earn-ings growth as predicted. Investments in stock markets carry significant risk; stock prices can rise or fall without any understandable or fundamental reasons. The Clarion does not recommend anyone act upon any investment information without first consulting a financial advisor.

by roderick o’dorisioBusiness Manager

Let’s start with three truisms:1. If you do exactly what everyone

else does, you will never have a competi-tive edge. You will always be the same as everyone else.

2. There are countless opportunities out there, if you can just figure out how to solve the market need.

3. Solving market needs is diffi-cult. And if you say, as most people do, “‘the problem is too great for me,”’ you will wind up with everyone else who didn’t rise to the challenge—and you will never end up gaining a competi-tive edge,” said Paul Brown, New York Times and Forbes contributor

Successful people sometimes get lucky. They might be endowed with a substantial inheritance or job position, or maybe they won the genetic lottery because of their parents. However, you should never rely on pure luck to become successful.

Thus, in order to stand out from the pack, you have to outwork your peers and embrace the obstacles. The challenges you will face professionally, financially or personally need to be attacked and over-come. Look forward to the trials of life.

No matter what hand they are dealt, successful people maximize their resources and work with what they have. This ingenuity will almost always allow these certain people to achieve their goals.

They are grateful not only for their successes, but they are grateful for the challenges they face, and most of all, they are grateful for their disappoint-ments. Failure ignites learning, and more knowledge causes more creativity. The successful people realize their weak-nesses and utilize the knowledge from failures to continue building the neces-sary stepping stones to reach their high and lofty goals. With more resources and more knowledge, you will always be a stride ahead of the other guy.

As we conclude this Winter Quarter, here are three financial tips that will keep you ahead of the other guy, especially after you graduate and begin your career:

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Women’s hoops splits weekend games, gets win on senior day

by calvin jouardSports Editor

After falling to South Dakota State University last Thursday, the women’s bas-ketball squad came away with a win against neighboring North Dakota State in what would be the team’s regular season finale as well as the final home game for five seniors.

Before Sat-urday’s game against the Bison of North Dakota, seniors Alison Janecek, Maiya Michel, Desiree Hunter, Quincey Noonan and Bri-anna Tisch were honored during a Senior Day Ceremony.

Hunter came up with four rebounds on the weekend, along with a total of nine points.

F e l l o w senior Noonan redshirted her senior year to recover from injury. Back in her first year as a Pioneer in 2010, Noonan started and played in 30 games and was dubbed DU’s Most Valuable Freshman.

A knee injury eight games into the season cut Michel’s senior campaign short. She was still able to gather 661 total career rebounds, which ranks ninth all-time at Denver.

Janecek headed the charge for the Pioneers in the week-end games, getting a double-

game taLK

The Clarion sports staff dives into the world of athletics.

Money problems

by sawyer d’argonneStaff Writer

The day many NBA fans have dreaded may be coming sooner than anticipated. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently announced that the NBA will allow companies to buy advertisements on teams’ jerseys in the future. While the issue is a somewhat controver-sial choice, as many fans don’t want to see the league “sell out,” it is one that will likely be necessary in the near future.

The league’s money issues peaked in 2011 when the NBA argued that 22 of the 30 teams were losing money. The result was a lockout that cancelled almost a third of the 2011 season. Money is a problem in basketball.

Things have gotten better though. Today there are only four teams in the league operating in the red (Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Brooklyn Nets), and revenue around the league is significantly up.

Despite the financial rebound, the league will likely be selling ad space next to their logos soon. The move is a solid business decision for the league that could be worth upwards of $100 million and should help to solidify the recent financial success of the NBA.

While I might not like seeing a Coca-Cola logo next to my favorite team, I certainly understand the decision. Money is the wheel that keeps the sports machine running and sometimes causes some issues. March Madness is coming up later this month, which is sure to reignite the debate over whether NCAA athletes deserve to be paid.

The NCAA, broadcasters and corporate sponsors are seemingly the biggest win-ners of big collegiate sporting events such as March Madness, making billions in revenue annually. According to Forbes, some TV broadcasting compa-nies can make over $1 billion on the revenue from March Madness alone.

With the athletes raking in so much money for others, the question of whether they are entitled to some of their own is a fair one.

There are several reasons why paying players is a good idea.

Players are risking a potential career-ending injury without pay, athletes coming from lower socioeconomic classes have trouble supporting themselves in school and it may even prevent players from leav-ing to go pro early and taking bribes from sports agents.

Happy ending for Pio seniors

kim nesbitt|clarionSenior Forward Alison Janecek (42) finished Saturday night’s win with a double-double.

gusto kubiak|clarionSophomore guard Kailey Edwards (white) finished with 24 points in the win over North Dakota State.

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double Saturday with 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the night, along with 11 rebounds. The senior forward from Omaha also grabbed 11 boards in the Thursday night loss to South Dakota State.

The Pios jumped out to an early 10-0 lead over the visiting Jackrabbits of South Dakota State, but found themselves down by one at half, 30-31. The Jackrabbits hit 48 percent of their shots

beyond the arc, and eventually beat the Pioneers by a 14-point margin, 69-55.

Saturday’s outing proved more fruitful for the Pioneers. A 17-6 run fueled by three 3-pointers by junior Morgan Van Riper-Rose put DU up

by seven going into the break. DU led by as many as 13 in the second half, and shot a whopping 61.8 percent from the field.

All five Pio starters scored in double figures against the Bison. Sophomore guard Kailey Edwards had 14 points at the break, and finished with 24. Junior forward Theresa Wirth almost had a double-double performance. She ended the game with 21 points and seven boards.

The Pioneers head to Sioux Falls, S.D. for the Summit League Champion-

Men’s LacrosseRecently: Lost 10-12 to No. 20 Penn.What’s next: Away vs. No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday (in Or-ange County, Calif.)

Women’s LacrosseRecently: Dropped 12-7 de-cision to Louisville.What’s next: HOME vs. Vander-

bilt today (Wed.) @ 2 p.m., HOME vs. Temple on Satur-day. @ 1 p.m.

Men’s TennisRecently: Upset by New Mexico, 3-4.What’s next: Away vs. Princeton on Friday.

Women’s TennisRecently: Beat Ne-vada 5-2, with five

singles victories. What’s next: Away vs. Louisville on Saturday, Away vs. North Texas on Sunday.

Men’s BasketballRecently: Fell to South Dakota State and North Dakota State in regular season finale, now 15-14 overall.What’s next: Away vs. South Dakota on Sunday @ Summit League Championships.

GymnasticsRecently: Earned 195.675 to beat Michigan StateWhat’s next: Away vs. Georgia on Sat-urday.

Swimming & DivingRecently: Won the Summit League Championship, and 32 swimmers were named to the All-League Team.What’s next: NCAA Champion-ships March 20 (Women) & March 27 (Men).

Fast Break a brief recap of recent DU sports

ships March 8-11. With a 5-9 mark in conference play (7-22 overall), DU is the 6th seed in the tournament, and is slated to take on Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (Fort Wayne) on Sunday, March 9 at 2:30 p.m. The Mastodons posted an 8-6 Summit League record while going 15-13 on the year.

During the regular season, the Pios split the series with Fort Wayne. Both games were close. The Pios lost by three in Fort Wayne, but rebounded in the second game of the series and won 71-66 at Magness.



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by jillian queriSenior Reporter

The Denver ski team is headed to the NCAA National Championships in Park City, Utah, taking place March 5-8.

Denver has secured 21 National Championship titles in the past and is looking to change that number to 22. From 2008-2010, Denver consecutively clinched three titles to add to their record, but has not found another title since.

Twelve Pioneers qualified to compete in Park City, which is the maximum number of ath-letes each team can send. Denver is one of eight schools that will be competing with 12 skiers in the championships.

Junior Trevor Philp and freshman Sebastian Brigovic are back from their Olympic debuts in Sochi and will be competing

by jillian queriSenior Reporter

Born and raised in Denver, junior Kiki Boone began playing lacrosse in the fourth grade, with her three older lacrosse-playing broth-ers as her inspiration. In 2011, Boone graduated from Cherry Creek High School, where she led her team to the state championships in 2008, 2010 and 2011.

As a sophomore in high school, Boone began to get serious about the prospect of college lacrosse.

“I never really thought about it until the idea was pre-sented to me late sophomore year of high school. I knew I loved sports and I am a hard worker. The rest of the pieces

Hockey gets weekend split

emily krebs|clarionJunior midfielder Kiki Boone.

Skiing in search of 22nd NCAA Title

by sawyer d’argonneStaff Writer

No. 20 Denver hockey visited Kalamazoo to take on the Western Michigan University Broncos this weekend, splitting the series 1-1. The Pioneers won the first game of the series on Friday night 4-2 before surrendering the second game 3-1. The split moves DU to 15-13-6 on the season with a 9-10-3 record in conference play. Western Michigan moves to 16-13-5 on the season with a 10-10-2 mark in the conference.

The first half of Friday’s match was quiet until late in the second period when freshman forward Emil Romig finally gave the Pioneers a 1-0 lead. Romig’s goal gave way to a five-goal third period. Western Michigan’s Chase Balisy tied the game before the Pios blew the game open with three scores by freshman Will Butcher, sophomore Gabe Levine and junior Matt Tabrum.

WMU responded with a late score by Mike McGee, although their efforts proved futile as Denver took home the win 4-2. Sam Brit-tain took home the first star of the game, allowing two scores and making 29 saves in the match.

Saturday’s game started off with an early goal by Chase Balisy, giving the Broncos the lead, but Denver’s Ty Loney tied the game midway through the first period. The tie would stand until the third period when Chase Balisy scored two goals, completing a hat trick. The three scores proved too much for the Pioneers to overcome, as the Broncos took the win 3-1.

Denver sits at 32 conference points which is good enough for sixth in the NCHC, above only Colorado College and Miami (Ohio) University. Western Michigan sits at 34 conference points and is currently tied for fourth with the University of Min-nesota Duluth. The Pioneers will take on last place Miami (Ohio) this weekend in their last series of the regular season. The Redhawks are 11-18-3 on the season and just 5-16-1 in conference play.

Two wins would be big for DU as they look to move ahead of Western Michigan or Minnesota Duluth this week in order to lock up home ice for the NCHC Quarterfinals.

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in men’s alpine for the Pioneers. Denver has had 14 podium fin-ishes in alpine this season, 10 of which have been by Philp and Brigovic. Junior Espen Lysdahl was the 2012 NCAA champion in slalom and has had four podium finishes this season. Philp and Lysdahl were two of eight DU skiers named to the 2014 First Team All-RMISA (Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski Association). DU had the most athletes placed on the First Team All-RMISA in the West Region conference.

Senior Trygve Markset, sophomore Pierre Guedon and freshman Mortiz Madlener will be the Pioneers competing in the Nordic events, which will be held at Solider Hollow in Midway, Utah. Markset will compete in his fourth consecutive NCAA Championship in a row.

Women’s alpine skiers Devin

Delaney, a junior, and sopho-mores Kristine Haugen and Tianda Carroll are all look-ing to finish their season off strong. Delaney was a member of the U.S. Ski Team in 2010-2011 and Caroll competed in the NCAA Championships last year. Haugen has had four wins this season, along with seven podium finishes in slalom and giant slalom.

Redshirt senior Makayla Cappel, sophomore Silje Benum and freshman Sylvia Nordskar will represent Denver in the women’s Nordic events. Nordskar was the Rocky Mountain Intercol-legiate Ski Association MVP of the season and has won four out of seven races, never placing lower than second. Cappel will be making her fourth NCAA Championship appearance for DU.

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However, despite the very reasonable arguments of the change, there are perhaps more convincing arguments for why the paying of collegiate athletes will never happen. The most prevalent of these is the fact that only two sports are profitable: football and men’s basketball. With only two sports making universities any money, paying players would mean no more money for the other sports at the schools. Eventually non-revenue sports would begin to be cut at major universities looking to better fund their football and bas-

ketball teams. Title IX, which states that female athletics must have the same funding as men’s, also presents problems as the university wouldn’t want to pay female basketball play-ers and football equivalents the same as men when they aren’t bringing in revenue.

DU, as one of the premiere athletic schools the nation, will be one of the centers of this discussion. Whether or not Denver hockey and bas-ketball players ever get paid will inevitably be a hot topic in the future, although with so many questions and argu-ments against the movement, it is unlikely to ever happen.

fell into place. I feel lucky that I was given the opportunity,” said Boone.

Although other top Divi-sion I programs across the country recruited Boone, Denver stole her heart and has proved to be the perfect fit.

“I was looking all over the country once I realized I wanted to play lacrosse in college. I traveled through California, with schools like Stanford and Cal, flew back east to see Cornell, Harvard, Dartmouth, University of Richmond and Vanderbilt; but as a Colorado girl, when I stepped foot on campus, I knew this is where I was sup-posed to be,” said Boone.

As a midfielder for the Pioneers, Boone has been a force on the field. Last spring, she started all 21 games and broke records for her number of draw controls. In 2013, Boone recorded 81 draw con-trols in a single season, which set Denver’s new record.

“Before I graduate, I want to break the record for career-high of draw controls for DU,” said Boone.

Off the field, Boone has had to learn how to balance her time between academics, volunteering and athletics.

“I think it takes some get-ting used to. I don’t think I understood what I was getting myself into my freshman year and I didn’t know how to effec-tively manage my schedule. But

now, as a junior, it has become easier because I have learned how to manage my time prop-erly, and how to effectively study on planes, buses and just in shorter amounts of time,” said Boone.

Studying Spanish and sci-ence, Boone hopes to pursue a career as a dentist post-DU.

In addition to Division I lacrosse and aca-demics, Boone volunteers as a Young Life leader at her alma mater, Cherry Creek High School. Boone has also served at three different Young Life camps across the United States.

H a v i n g played over 20 games each season for two years at Denver, memories and accomplishments shared with Boone’s teammates and coaches are plentiful.

“Last year, after having an undefeated season, we lost to Stanford for a bid to the NCAA tournament and our whole team was really upset. We were all in our locker room watch-ing the selection show for the NCAA tournament. When they read ‘Denver,’ I can’t even describe the joy that erupted in that room; there was a lot of crying, laughing and scream-

ing. It was one of the coolest moments I have ever experi-enced. We made DU history for being the first team to make it that far. We ended up making it to the second round of the tournament,” said Boone.

Two games into her season as a junior, Boone has

big goals not only for her-self, but for her teammates as well.

“ O n e goal is for our team to have an even better season than last year. This year, we have the potential to make it even further. We will also host the Confer-ence Champi-onships. We

have never won the Confer-ence tournament, so it would really be amazing to win that at home,” said Boone.

For Boone, lacrosse has been more than just a sport.

“I have learned so much about life and relationships by playing a team sport,” said Boone. “Playing well together requires great communica-tion, respect, working hard and doing your part. These skills translate to life in many ways, and I’m sure I’ll always be grateful for the experience.”

“I can’t even describe the joy that erupted in that room . . . It was one of the coolest moments I have ever expe-rienced.”

Kiki Boone, Junior Midfielder

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