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Graffi ti refl ects prejudice in Halls

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Students on the 4th fl oor of Centen-nial Halls North woke up Monday morn-ing, Oct. 28, to discover graffi ti written on their fl oor. Th e message was written on a mirror with green marker and read, “Retards, gays and coloreds go to this school. BEWARE.”

“At fi rst I was really upset and angry that it had been written there. And then I was afraid,” said freshman Adrian Nava, a resident of the fl oor. “Maybe it was sup-posed to be funny, but it wasn’t.”

Following the incident, Nava reached out to several parties on campus, including the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Center for Multi-cultural Excellence (CME) and Center for Advocacy, Prevention and Empow-erment (CAPE). He also contacted anthropology professor Dores Cruz, who teaches the fi rst year seminar “Men, Women, and Beyond: Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective.”

“I wasn’t really surprised,” said Cruz. “Th ere have been other incidents in the last few years that have hinted that the university is not as friendly an environ-ment to minorities as people like to believe it is.”

Cruz referred to the “Cowboys and Indians” themed fraternity and sorority party that caused controversy two years ago and the ongoing Boone controversy.

“I think the university should take a position not only on this specific incident, but other issues related to diversity,” she said. “In my opinion, the university needs to be more active in creating a more diverse body of students, staff and faculty.”

USG also responded to the incident in their weekly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in which Secretary of Inclusive Excel-lence Angela Ianniello made a statement.

“The event that took place yesterday serves as an important reminder that DU has not and cannot escape from larger systemic issues of prejudice and hatred,” said Ianniello. “We cannot pretend that our community is immune to such acts and instead we must acknowledge that they exist, many of which we do not see, and unify to actively fight against them.”

Demitrius Brown, executive director of Housing and Residential Education (HRE), was notifi ed of the event by a resi-dent assistant (RA).

“Unfortunately incidents like this happen throughout our society,” said Brown. “It’s unfortunate it happened at DU, but the beauty of a university is that you get to have really educational dis-cussions about inclusion and acceptance when things like this happen.”

Brown said that aft er the incident a student came forward and told HRE they knew who wrote the message. Th e person responsible was a guest of a student and was not affi liated with DU. She later wrote a letter to the fl oor apologizing for her actions.

“I am really proud of how the stu-dents and staff have responded to this unfortunate incident,” said Brown. “It was a powerful experience sitting in a meeting with the perpetrator and two members of the community who shared how they were aff ected by that individual’s actions. Th ose two students did a good job of sharing what DU values to the person who caused the harm.”

Brown said HRE is not done with their work in the community that was aff ected. He said the community will make decisions as a fl oor and as a building to see what they need moving forward.

Nava addressed the potential reac-tion of the university in his email to Cruz.

“I am not looking for a strongly worded email, an official email from the Chancellor or a general message to the DU population about hate speech and discrimination,” he said. “I am in search of attention from outside sources and for the university’s lack of accountability on issues like these to be displayed.”

Other residents of the floor also dis-cussed their feelings about the incident.

“It’s horrific that someone could say such hurtful things,” said freshman Jack Quinn. “We’re all equal when it comes down to it. It doesn’t matter your sexual orientation, race or ethnicity.”

However, Nava said some of his peers did not seem to take the issue seriously.

“To be honest I didn’t really think anything of it because I saw it all the time in my high school,” said freshman Andrew Weeks. “Personally I think it was just a joke. I think some idiot was just messing around.”

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DU prepares for anniversaryby carli hansen

Assistant News Editor

This January will herald the beginning of the sesquicentennial, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of DU in 1864. Accord-ing to Kevin Carroll, vice chancellor of Marketing and Communications, the sesquicentennial will be a year-long cel-ebration of the university.

The sesquicentennial was officially announced in an email from Chancellor Robert Coombe on Oct. 24, just before Homecoming & Family Weekend. Car-roll said the celebration will begin in January and continue through Home-coming & Family Weekend next year, which will fall on Halloween weekend.

“Virtually every event on campus next year will have some connection to the sesquicentennial,” said Carroll. “We want everyone to make what they’re normally doing a little more special.”

Carroll added that there will be one or two events per quarter that will be given extra emphasis. In winter quarter, two of these events will be Winter Carni-val and the Founders Week Celebration.

According to Carroll, Winter Carni-val in 2014 will be open to faculty, staff, alumni and parents, as well as students. Keystone Resort will extend the same offers to non-students that they nor-mally offer to students.

“No one is sure if we’ve ever done this before,” said Carroll. “But we hear from a lot of alumni that Winter Carnival is one of their best memories from DU.”

Th e fi rst week of March will also be devoted to celebrating the founding of DU. Every year DU has a Founders Day Dinner on or around March 5, the day DU was founded. Th is year Founders Day will be extended to “1864 Week.” Committees are currently planning events for the week, which include the possibility of a fi reworks show.

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According to Nava, the apology written to the floor said the graffiti was meant as a joke and was not meant to hurt anyone’s feelings.

“But a lot of my friends and I, who happen to be minorities, have already felt discriminated against. The climate is already tense among us students,” he said.

Nava said he and his friends were upset by the incident, and he did not think the person responsible took that into consideration when they acted.

“I don’t think it ever really matters why someone chooses to take an action like that,” said Brown. “The impact on the community is where the focus needs to be.”

USG released a statement reacting

to the incident on Tuesday before their regular meeting.

“This level of discrimination and offense brings shame and embarrass-ment to our community; it is the antith-esis of what it means to be a Pioneer. To be inclusive, we must be excellent, and to be excellent, we must be inclusive. It is each Pioneer’s responsibility to uphold this vision of inclusive excellence in thought and practice.”

However, Cruz said there are still misconceptions about racial and gender issues among students. She added that such incidents can have negative conse-quences on the image of the university.

“The university talks the talk, but does not walk the walk,” she said. “There is discourse about diversity, but there’s a big difference between theory and practice.”

The Health and Counseling Center (HCC) is implementing and considering several new initiatives and programs at the end of this quarter, including extending its service hours later in the day and expanding upon the current functions of the Student Health Advi-sory Council (SHAC).

A major initiative currently being consid-ered by the HCC is the extension of its hours. The center is currently open from 8 a.m. (9 a.m. on Tuesdays) to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, the HCC is considering extending their closing time to 6:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. two days per week, according to HCC Director Alan Kent.

“We’re trying to get the staff to stay open later in the evenings if there’s a demand for it and if [students] will take advantage of it,” said Kent.

The HCC is contemplating this plan in response to concerns that undergraduate and graduate students might not be able to access the center

HCC implements initiatives based on student feedback

by brandon tateSenior Reporter

Since Sep. 1, a total of 35 DU stu-dents have been transported to detoxi-fication and an additional 12 students have been transported to hospitals for high levels of intoxication. According to Sgt. Stephen Banet of the Department of Campus Safety (DCS), there has been an increase in the number of liquor viola-tion calls responded to this year com-pared to previous years. In reaction to these increased rates, DCS, Student Life and the Alcohol Coalition sponsored by the Health and Counseling Center (HCC) are implementing new efforts for alcohol education.

There are numerous efforts on campus underway to combat the high risk alcohol drinking on campus. HCC has formed an Alcohol Coalition, a committee of students, faculty and staff to generate ideas to decrease high risk drinking on campus. HCC and Student Life have also implemented a computer-based alcohol education program that incoming students take before reaching campus. In addition to this, there was also live programming during Discov-eries Orientation week, such as tabling and addressing groups of students, according to Banet.

“The goal isn’t to get college students not to drink,” said Alan Kent, executive director of the HCC and member of the Alcohol Coalition. “We would like them to observe the law if they are underage, but if they choose to drink we want them to act responsibly.”

According to Kent, the Alcohol Coalition is a committee dedicated to exploring the alcohol problems present on campus.

“The Alcohol Coalition is looking to form a broad perspective to see what the campus can do to address the concern about the high number of students that have been transported to the hospital,” said Kent.

According to Kent and Sarah Belstock, program director for health promotion at the HCC, the increased number of detox and hospital transpor-tations could indicate high risk drinking on campus.

“The people being transferred are just the ones that Campus Safety finds, not the ones that manage to make it back to their rooms,” said Kent.

The Alcohol Coalition also assesses different forms of data in order to get an idea of drinking habits and incidents on campus, according to Kent. In addition to the numbers of students going to detox or to the hos-pital, they also look at how high the Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of the students in these incidents is and where the inci-dents are occurring on campus. Accord-ing to Belstock and Kent, surveys are also taken into consider-ation when gathering the assessment.

“In the spring we sent out a North Central Association of colleges health assessment,” said Belstock. “It was a nationwide survey. It’s anonymous and contains a lot of detailed questions about drinking habits and behavior. It gives us information about campus-level impact of alcohol, not just the students who are getting caught.”

The Coalition has met twice so far and plans on continuing to use data and surveys to help identify students to reach out to in order to prevent high risk drinking behavior. Although in early stages of planning, the Coalition is also looking to collaborate with other stu-dent organizations, such as the Under-graduate Student Government (USG),

DU responds to rising rates of high-risk drinkingby makayla cisneros

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Vandalism causes controversy

CorrectionsFrom October 30, 2013

In the “Chancellor’s update” section of Homecoming spread last week, it said the new Knoebel Center for the Study of Aging would be located in the top floor of the Ricketson Law Building. It will

instead be located in the new SECS building.

In the “Basketball Fan Jam” section of the Homecoming spread last week, women’s basketball Head Coach Kerry Cremeans’ name

was misspelled several times as “Creamens”.

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

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to create alternative late night activities, according to Belstock.

Despite these efforts, DCS is still receiving calls from housing staff as well as encountering highly inebriated students on patrol.

“It not only affects the inebriated person, but it affects their neighbors and roommates. It can be a huge issue,” said Banet. “This really affects how DU is viewed by the surrounding community.”

There have also been numerous reports from the area surrounding the DU campus about parties happening off campus. DCS is informed of these inci-

dents by the Denver Police Department (DPD) if they believe that DU students are involved. Accord-ing to Banet, these students can receive criminal charges for disturbing the peace as well as sanctions from the Office of Student Conduct if DCS is called.

“It’s alarming,” said Banet. “Our primary concern is life safety. Just in this year we’ve had

12 students hospitalized because detox refused to be liable for treating them.”

In addition to an increase of detox-ification and hospitalization as a result of alcohol consumption, there has been a rise of incidents involving fake IDs. The official charge for this is counterfeit and forgery.

“Fake IDs are a fairly substantial problem on campus,” said Banet. “It’s stupid to have one.”

Last year by the end of September there were 29 incidents involving fake IDs. This year over the same time frame there were 33 documented incidents, which is almost a 14 percent increase.

Banet says many of these IDs are dis-covered when the students hand them to an officer to try to prove they are old enough to drink, or when wallets are lost and two separate driver’s licenses are discovered.

Kent and Belstock also recognized the problem of fake IDs on campus, saying students need to be aware of the serious consequences that could come from having one.

“It’s a potential federal charge, which can create a lot of issues as students are moving forward,” said Belstock. “It can affect applying for student visas when they study abroad, even licenses or cer-tifications for their careers in the future. We really don’t want them to make a mistake that can impact their abilities to reach their goals.”

HCC is holding an alcohol screen-ing day on Nov. 6 in Nelson Hall where counselors from HCC will be taking brief anonymous assessments of stu-dents and their drinking behavior. This screening will also help make sure stu-dents’ drinking decisions are not having an impact on students’ long-term goals, according to Belstock.

“We’re really trying to let students know that they have resources avail-able to them on campus, as well as how to reach out to a friend that may be in need of help,” said Belstock. “We are also looking to train student leaders to make sure they have the information and skills they need to pay it forward to their fellow students.”

The coalition hopes to be able to create late night alternatives and events in the future to help bring down the number of students involved with high-risk drinking, according to Kent.

“In focus groups, students have said that they don’t like the drinking culture on campus and that the party culture has interfered with their enjoyment of their experience,” said Kent. “We’d like to offer these students alternatives.”

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earlier in the day due to classes, intern-ships or employment. Kent said the HCC is currently calculating what the cost would be to offer later hours of service. Should the plan be finalized, the initiative would be enacted in the spring quarter of 2014.

Another initiative created by the HCC this year was the re-establishment of the SHAC. The council was created as a way to reach out to students and

get feedback on HCC ser-vices in order to commu-nicate with students and improve the functions of the HCC, according to Kent. There were 12 stu-dent members appointed to the council, who will be paid 25 dollars per quarterly meeting. Kent described the SHAC as committed to providing helpful feedback of HCC services “from students, for students.”

Finally, with final exams approaching, the HCC will have several discussion tables at the

HCC and Driscoll Bridge dealing with handling stress and managing sleep the week before finals. The Center for Advocacy, Prevention and Empower-ment (CAPE) will also run a series of bystander intervention discussions designed to train students and others how to prevent sexual assault, along with the discussion tables.

“We’re trying to get the staff to stay open later in the evenings if there’s a demand for it.”

Alan KentDirector of HCC

“Just in this year we’ve had 12 students hospitalized because detox refused to be liable for treating them.”

Sgt. Stephen BanetCrime Prevention Officer

The HCC re-establishes its advisory council and considers extending its hours

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Changing application processes and student interest in recent years opened the uni-versity this year to its highest ever enrollment class, leaving university departments working to adjust to the change.

According to Emily Forbes, director of communication for DU’s enrollment division, the university received almost 20,000 student applications last year, admitting 10,500 of those applicants. This year 1,413 of those students enrolled at DU, making the class of 2017 the largest incoming class in the his-tory of DU.

The increase comes as part of an administrative decision last spring to accept more students in 2013 in an effort to maintain university enrollment at about 5,000 undergraduate students, according to Forbes.

“With the number of advanced placement and inter-national baccalaureate credits students were bringing in and a higher number of our students graduating in four years or less, we needed to ensure we were balancing the overall student population,” said Forbes.

This has led to an increase from 1,214 enrolled students in the fall of 2012, a year in which DU accepted 7,159 applicants.

“For the past several years the target enrollment for incoming first year students has been around 1,200,” said Forbes. “This was the first year that we had a more significant increase.”

According to Forbes, easier and more streamlined application processes at schools nationwide have allowed students to apply to more schools than before, mean-ing they have more options when choosing where to attend.

“This trend in many ways has made it more challenging for admission offices around the country to use historical data to predict yield. Instead of relying on one out of every three students admitted, for example, schools now may need to admit more students know-ing that only one out of every five may actually enroll, since each student is considering more options,” she said.

The larger class size, how-ever, means adjustments must be made throughout campus departments.

This year the Media, Film and Journalism Studies (MFJS) department has seen a significant increase in stu-dents declaring media majors, according to Derigan Silver, director of undergraduate studies for the department.

A representative from AHSS was not available for com-ment at the time this article went to print.

Though the official number of MFJS majors has not yet been officially determined, Silver estimates it is at approximately 215 students. Silver said similar increases have been seen across many Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences majors.

The increased numbers have led to several departmen-tal changes in order to support

On Thursday, Oct. 31, Interim Dean of the Daniels College of Business (DCB) Charles H. Patti addressed a room of approximately 25 faculty, undergraduate and graduate students about the strategic vision for DCB in upcoming years.

A new strategic plan to improve DCB was put in place in 2009, outlining goals through 2014. The goals include completing construc-tion of Margery Reed, revising MBA and IMBA programs, increasing global initiatives, continuing to be accredited by Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and gaining an Equis accreditation, the world’s lead-ing international accreditation for business schools.

DCB expects to have a new dean on June 1, 2014, according to Patti. The process of selecting a new dean starts with Korn/Ferry, an executive recruiting firm, finding 15 new candidates for the posi-tion. These candidates will be filtered through interviews and eventually three or four candidates will be invited to visit campus for an interview in February.

The seven aspects of the strategic plan include: achiev-ing the top 50 ranking for an undergraduate program, globalizing DCB, improving the quality of program offer-

ings, focusing on the quality of academic units, creating a recognizable national and international brand, creating a financial model for a col-lege that supports excellence and developing state of the art teaching and learning.

According to Patti, faculty members get together each year to look at the plan and identify which goals can be broken into smaller goals in order to work through various priorities.

“We want to go from a very good business school to a great business school,” said Patti.

According to Patti, DCB is going to achieve its globalization goals by adding travel courses and forming relationships with universities in different countries to expand their global front.

“I see the value of a global business school,” said Patti. What we want to do here is really globalize the college of business. This involves exchange of students and fac-ulty.”

DCB also has several ongoing priorities such as inclusive excellence and diver-sity, high program quality, financial strength and com-munity involvement, according to Patti.

Patti speaks on strategic plan

by sarah fordManaging Editor

DU admits largest class in school history

by makayla cisnerosContributing Writer

the increasing number of stu-dents within MFJS.

“We’ve increased our class size in some of our introductory level classes, but we’re really trying to minimize the impact on classes where our students need a lot of individual or close attention,” said Silver. “We are still keeping those class sizes where they were.”

T h o u g h writing-intensive classes within MFJS have stayed the same size, some of the larger introduc-tory classes have risen from 35 students to 40 students.

“We have really great pro-fessors teaching those classes who will allow a couple of students in, so going from 15 to 20 students in a class is a big difference, but going from 35 to 40, or even 35 to 45, is not really that huge of a difference,” said Silver. “I’d much rather have a class of 30 go to 40 than I would have a class of 15 go to 20.”

Both Forbes and Silver pointed to last year’s presiden-tial debate, which was held on campus in October 2012, and subsequent attention to the university as one reason for the increase in applications. Forbes said the university has also introduced outreach earlier in students’ careers, as well as

expanded it internationally to reach more students.

Silver sees the increase in students as having both good and bad effects.

“You do want DU to become successful, you do want DU to become better known, you do want the caliber of student who applies to DU and is accepted

to DU to get better, but it definitely leaves you scrambling in some situa-tions,” he said. “FSEMs have increased in size this year from 15 to 20 [students] and that’s defi-nitely an impact we felt in this department and they felt across the university.”

The depart-ment of Housing and Residen-tial Education

(HRE) is another department which has had to compensate for the increasing number of students in the system; this year they added four floors in Centennial Towers that were reserved as single rooms last year and moved to double person rooms this year.

“I would say it’s around 50 students that the occupancy increased in Towers,” said Demitrius Brown, executive director of HRE. “That is well within what the building can contain. We’re not crowding people in by any means.”

As the freshman class con-tinues to move through the uni-versity, departments are expect-ing further adjustments to be made to continue to support the higher number of students.

For Brown, that means making some changes to the application process for housing in second year residence halls, Nelson and Nagel, after the housing selection process last year was held up by long lines as students waited to select their accommodations for the next year. He is beginning to plan how the system will change this year to better accommodate large numbers of students.

“It’s still very early for us in deciding what that process is going to look like,” he said.

However, he said second year students would still primarily be housed in Nelson, Nagel and Cen-tennial Towers.

Though this year qualifies as the largest freshman class in DU history, Silver and Forbes said not to expect the same numbers to be admitted to DU again in 2014. According to Forbes, the univer-sity is looking to recruit approxi-mately 1,425 students this year.

“There’s really not many plans to make DU an overall bigger place than it is now,” said Silver. “We had a large number of students apply and then we accepted them, and there’s always a difference between the number you accept and the number that you actually enroll. This year not only did we accept more students, a larger portion of those students actually enrolled, which is kind of a good thing and a bad thing.”

In addition to these new initiatives, DCB also strives to uphold the quality of their pro-gram. Adjunct professors are continually brought in to keep the program fresh with new ideas, according to Patti. DCB hired 18 new staff members this year.

“One of the reasons we’ve hired 18 new people is to get new ideas and new ways of

teaching,” said Patti. “When I was in school a teacher read to you in a lecture for hours and somehow that was learning, and that’s just not the case anymore. Learn-ing is very much interactive now.”

There are strict standards about what an acceptable

teaching score is and what is an excellent teaching score on student evaluations in the business school, according to Patti. If a professor receives low scores on student evalua-tions, the school speaks to the professor about what can be improved for students.

The plan is to prepare the best environment possible for the new dean’s arrival, accord-ing to Patti.

“In the meantime, we move forward with the stra-tegic plan,” said Patti. “We’re pressing on.”

Last Thursday, Oct. 31, a female student was groped by an unknown man while walk-ing on South High Street at 9:40 p.m. There are currently no suspects in the case.

According to Campus Safety Crime Prevention Sgt. Stephen Banet, the student was walking north on High Street near Nelson Hall and was approached by a man walk-ing south who then grabbed the student by the waist and fondled her breasts before run-ning away.

According to the crime alert sent to DU students by the Department of Campus Safety (DCS), the man is described as a Hispanic male approximately 23-27 years old, weighing about 160 pounds, with dark brown hair. He was wearing a red flannel shirt and blue jeans at the time of the attack.

According to Banet, campus security cameras cap-tured what is believed to be the man’s car turning onto Warren Avenue. The car appears to be a silver four door sedan.

Banet says campus safety officers have been directed to increase patrol on High Street. Denver Police Department (DPD) is also involved in look-ing for the man responsible for the attack, and Denver Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for any information from citizens which leads to an arrest of the man.

Student assaulted on High St.by sarah ford

Managing Editor safety and security tips

1. Walk with a group- there is safety in numbers.

2. If you must walk alone, call Campus Safety for a foot escort, this service is available 24 hours a day.

3. Stay on well-lit paths and sidewalks.

4. If you observe a suspicious person make note of their height, weight, clothing and facial features, also be able to provide a direction of travel from the area and contact Campus Safety immediately at 303-871-3000 or the Denver Police at 911.

5. Familiarize yourself with the location of blue light emergency phones.

6. Sign up for Rape Aggression Defense classes which are now offered for men and women.

Courtesy of the Department of Campus Safety

Students who may have information on this crime are encouraged to call DPD detective Joseph Vasquez at 720-913-6359 or DCS inves-tigator Albert Monger at 303-871-4226.

“We needed to ensure we were balancing the overall student population.”

Emily ForbesDirector of Communicationsfor Enrollment

“We want to go from a very good business school to a great business school.”

Charles H. PattiInterim Dean of DCB

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Sturm College of Law adjunct professor and Denver District Court Judge William Hood III was selected by Governor John Hickenlooper last week to be the new Colorado Supreme Court Justice.

“It’s a tremendous honor,” said Hood. “I’m very excited.”

Hood has been teaching classes in trial practice and criminal procedure at the DU Sturm College of Law for about 10 years. He earned his law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law before working at the law firm of Holme Roberts and Owen in Denver. He then worked in the District Attorney’s office in Arapahoe County for several years before working in private practice and eventually becoming a Denver Dis-trict Court Judge in 2007.

“[Hood] has consistently dem-onstrated an ability to fairly apply the law while administering justice,” Hick-enlooper said in his announcement of the selection, according to the Denver Post. “His breadth of experience on both sides of the courtroom is invaluable to informed decisions.”

Hood said most of his cases have been in the area of criminal law, but he has also done a significant amount of civil litigation. He also said he is excited for the position because it will allow him to delve further into cases than he has been able to at the district court level

and will let him serve the public.“I’m looking forward to the oppor-

tunity to think about cases on a deeper level,” he said, explaining that judges at the Supreme Court level examine fewer cases but in greater depth. “Also just to serve the state—I really enjoy being

a public servant and the opportunity to be able to do that statewide is excit-ing too.”

The process to be selected for the Colorado Supreme Court is multi-faceted. The first step is an in-depth application that includes a writing sample, several questions and five letters of refer-ence. Hood said his final application was about 36 pages in length. The applications are submit-ted to a nominating committee composed of representatives from

districts across the state. The commit-tee recommends three candidates to the governor, who then has 15 days to select the final candidate.

Hood said this process ensures that vacancies are not left unfilled for long periods of time. Hood will fill the vacancy left by Chief Justice Michael Bender, who will be required by Colo-rado state law to retire in January when he turns 72 due to age limit restrictions on his position.

Although Hood will not be teaching next quarter, he said he hopes to teach at DU again sometime in the future.

“I think down the line I’ll end up teaching [at DU] again,” he said. “I just think right out of the gate I have to focus on learning a new job.”

The DU Debate Team is looking for more success this year after winning the Steve Hunt Classic Tournament at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. Two mem-bers won top honors at the tournament.

The tournament was held Oct. 11-13 with over 60 teams competing from states throughout the Northwest. Partners Gabe Rusk, a senior philosophy and religious studies major, and Cameron Hickert, sophomore physics and international stud-ies major, won the British Parliamentary (BP) Debate category. Hickert and Rusk earned the debate “triple crown,” win-ning first seat in finals with the best score in preliminary rounds, honors as best speakers and ultimately winning finals in a unanimous decision by the judges.

Rusk won honors as “first speaker,” or the speaker with the best score of the tour-nament, while Hickert was named “fourth speaker” out of the 120 speakers present at the competition.

Fellow team members Dana Kiel and Austin Richards made it through to the semi-final round, while Garret Mac-Donald and Megan Wilson made it to the quarterfinal round, with MacDonald earning the title of third speaker. Team-mates Cody Walizer and Meredith Tolle-son also made it through to quarterfinals, with Walizer winning fifth speaker. They all also participated in BP debate.

This marks the team’s first champi-onship at a major national tournament, according to Rusk, who also serves as under-chairman for the team.

“We were one of the largest groups to break at the tournament,” he said. “We took a lot of the top seats.”

According to Rusk, the team owes

its success so far to their coaches Kaleb Brooks and communications studies Professor Darrin Hicks. Brooks joined the team last season, while Hicks has been involved for many years, but began run-ning the program full-time last year.

“I think our coaches came on board last year and kind of revitalized the pro-gram,” said Rusk.

Rusk, who has been on the team for four years, says he has seen numer-ous changes take place in the past two years after Brooks and Hicks joined the program, including more consistent prac-tices, held twice a week and lots of reading material distributed to team members to help them prepare for competitions.

According to Rusk, the team has grown from having only five members his junior year to now having approximately 20 members. Rusk says the varsity debate team spends roughly 16 hours weekly practicing, reading and researching for their topics, while other debaters spend closer to 10 to 12 hours weekly.

Now that the hard work is starting to show, Rusk says the team is aiming to continue their success.

“There is a little more pressure in a good way,” he said. “We want to continue to excel, and we are excited to show these skills are consistent and something we’ve built up.”

The team still has about six tourna-ments left this year, according to Rusk, including the biggest tournament of the year, the World University Debating Championships in India, which features schools from all over the world.

“I am the only senior on the team, so I want to see the team do really well,” said Rusk. “In terms of the West, we’re one of the best teams. I’d like the team to be the best that it can be.”

Debate team wins tournament

by lanna giauqueNews Editor

Law professor named to Colorado Supreme Court

by sarah fordManaging Editor

“If you’re on campus that week it’s going to feel like a special week,” said Carroll.

According to Carroll, this spring quarter will feel geared toward seniors and the big event will be Commence-ment. In the summer there will be a concert series open to families and neighbors of DU. Next fall quarter there will be a festival in September and a the celebration will conclude during Home-coming & Family Weekend.

These events will only be part of the sesquicentennial celebration. Other ses-quicentennial-related resources, exhibits and competitions will also start to appear in January, according to Carroll.

In January, the university will launch a new Sesquicentennial and Alumni Network website. Accord-ing to Carroll, the website will be the sesquicentennial website for the first year, and will then shift to become the alumni website.

Carroll said the website will include a scrolling Twitter feed, upcoming events sidebar, the history of the uni-versity, the history of campus buildings, an alumni online network and an inter-active feature where people can post memories and favorite things about DU. The site will also be available on smart-phones and tablets.

Carroll said the alumni online network is particularly exciting because nothing like it has existed at DU before. If someone is associ-ated with DU on LinkedIn, they will automatically become a part of the network and be able to see other members of the network.

In January, the Anderson Academic Commons will also open a year-long History and Traditions Exhibit. The exhibit will include banners and audio/visual components, and tell the history of the university through its traditions.

Another year-long event will be the 1864 service challenge, which will allow members of the DU community world-wide to register and log the hours they contribute to their communities. The goal is to reach at least 186,400 service hours, according to Carroll.

“We want to convey to the com-munities in which we live that we are

big contributors to those communities,” said Carroll.

Carroll added that there will be other surprises and contests throughout the year to make it feel like a special year. The university hopes to have a documentary filmed by one of the local media companies that would run all year. Merchandise will also be available in the bookstore and on the new website.

There will also be a graphic stan-dard for sesquicentennial decorations and communications, with visual mate-rials created by Senior User Experience Designer Ross Mansfield.

According to Carroll, several hun-dred people are working on the sesqui-centennial in some way, shape or form. It is an effort that involves committees of faculty, staff, alumni and students.

The budget for the sesquicentennial celebration remains undisclosed. How-ever, at least one third of the budget will be raised from sponsors, and the rest will come from reserve funds.

“We’re trying to not affect the university financially as much as pos-sible,” said Carroll. “It’s a pretty modest amount of money, given that it’s such a big event.”

Carroll also discussed the history of the university that has led up to this event. President Abraham Lin-coln appointed John Evans the second Governor of the Territory of Colorado during the Civil War. Evans and several others founded the Colorado Semi-nary, which would later become DU. This was six years after Denver was founded, and 12 years before Colorado became a state. In fact, the charter of the Colorado Seminary is in the Colo-rado Constitution.

Carroll also said there is a legend that the phrase “hip hip hooray” came from that first graduation, because the first graduate of DU was a man named John Hipp.

“It’s interesting if you look at the history of the school, it mirrors the history of the city,” said Carroll. “Good times for the city were good times for DU, and not so good times for the city were not so good times for DU.”

Carroll praised the resilience of the people at DU, in Denver and in Colorado.

“I think this is a great time to cel-ebrate and reflect on what a wonderful institution we have, and frankly how far this institution has come from pretty modest beginnings,” he said. “We want [the sesquicentennial] to be fun, we want it to be academic and we want it to be celebratory.”

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Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at 6:53 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding a found purse in Centennial Halls. Upon inspection of the purse’s contents for identification, officers found marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Officers were able to identify the owner of the purse as a student. All marijuana and paraphernalia was confiscated and the purse was returned to the student.

Monday, Oct. 28, 2013 at 10:18 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding an unknown party who was looking in to windows at the Delta Gamma Sorority House. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with a student who stated that they saw the unknown party looking in to a window and that when the unknown party realized they had been spotted they fled the scene on foot.

Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 at 12:46 p.m. – While on routine patrol, a DCS officer observed a student on a skateboard who struck and damaged a gate arm in parking lot 401. The officer contacted the student who had not sustained any injury from the incident.

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 at 3:38 p.m. – DCS responded to a call regarding the theft of a laptop from Ben Cherrington Hall. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with a student who stated that they had left the laptop in question inside a cabinet in the building for approximately seven days and that when they returned to retrieve it, they found it was missing.

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by connor davisContributing Writer

In a time where people are shift-ing to everything digital, bookstores are fighting to hang on. The world is a con-stantly changing place that leaves a lot behind, and these shelves full of history may vanish just the same. Sure, the con-venience of buying online and shipping to the door is nice. And sure, it’s even easier to just download it and read on a computer, phone or tablet. However, if all the bookstores in the world disappear, and all those shelves are emptied, people will absolutely miss them.

Here are three local places to buy a book from a real person with real pages that you can meaningfully hold onto for the rest of your life.

Tattered Cover has three stores in the greater Denver area, but this success hasn’t taken away from their exemplary small business attitude. Since 1971, they have supplied Denver not only with good books, but also great places to simply unwind. Old wood, grand staircases and cozy chairs set the mood perfectly to find a good read.

Some books are used, but the majority of them are new. One can find just about anything imaginable from cheap paperbacks, to large and expen-sive coffee table books. If you have a book in mind, this is the place to find

Denver provides a home for indie bookstoresit, and if you don’t then you will most likely still leave with one.

Aside from the books, each Tattered Cover has lots going on. They sell vari-ous gifts from clothing to posters. Each one has its own café so visitors can stay all day, which many tend to do. They also host book readings and autograph signings to better engage the commu-nity into the world of literature. All this proves that a bookstore is more than just a bookstore.

While the Highlands Ranch store is fairly new, the Colfax and LoDo stores hold large historical significance. The LoDo store is in the restored Morey Mercantile Building, and the Colfax store is in the former Bonfils-Lowenstein Theater, which features the original stage, orchestra pit and a basement full of books. Tattered Cover has a historical presence amongst Denver’s literary com-munity and an unbeatable atmosphere.

Old, worn and torn, Capitol Hill Books takes pride in being one of the last successfully standing bookstores in Denver. They have tons of great books

for low prices and friendly service that will help anyone find the perfect pur-chase.

Specializing only in used books, the store offers countless shelves full of that old-fashioned book smell that so many love, all categorized by beautifully hand-drawn signs. Most books even have hand-written descriptions of the author. It doesn’t get a whole lot more authentic than that.

For over 30 years, they have been collecting and trading amongst cus-tomers, and don’t seem to be stopping anytime soon. Take a book or two with you to trade, and always make sure to check out the discount cart out front for the best deals.

Kilgore Books & Comics 624 E. 13th Ave.

Named after the famed Kurt Von-negut character Kilgore Trout, this cozy bookstore is a literary centerpiece of

by sydney sachsStaff Writer

Car sharing services for students have been popping up on the DU campus with increasing frequency, insistently attempting to lure students in with promises of incredible deals, convenient transportation and environ-mental friendliness. It can get a bit over-whelming to figure out if something is worth the time, so here’s a brief guide to three of Denver’s car sharing companies that are available to students.

Enterprise CarShare

Enterprise CarShare has an online reservation system which, available via phone, tablet or computer, provides a list of available rental times and car locations where the vehicle is available to picked up and returned to. Accord-ing to Gregory Phillips, Brand Public-ity Manager, the service solves the age restrictions that many students face with typical car rentals.

“We see students gravitate to it,” said Phillips. “It’s great for people who want to just go for a shopping trip or take a day out in the city.”

According to Phillips, the on-cam-pus promotions are part of an effort to answer questions that students have and provide general information about the ever-growing arena of car sharing.

“The awareness for car sharing has increased nationally,” said Phillips. “And we have access to newer, cleaner vehi-cles. We can update our fleet quickly based on consumer demand.”

Fuel is free for up to 200 miles, and the car includes a prepaid fuel card to

Car share programs advertise on campus

Denver. Two hobby-sharing friends founded the store in 2008, and their dreams turned into reality. Let the blast of warm air at the door welcome you in and carry you to a great book or comic. They sell inexpensive used books that have been personally collected over the years, while the comics can be found new and used.

The store also publishes its own comics written mostly by Denver natives such as the “Blammo” series by Noah Van Sciver and “The Frantastic Four” by Sam Spina. These originals can’t be found anywhere else, and keep the dwindling comic culture alive. Kilgore Books & Comics is one of Den-ver’s most pure grassroots businesses in the midst of an electronic takeover, and this Capitol Hill gem is certainly worth checking out.

Downloading a book, or buying one online does not bring the same joy of picking up one from a store. Amongst a huge technological takeover, these outsourced bookstores remain loyal to the literary community and need more attention than ever.

be used for refilling fuel; a majority of the vehicles are fuel-efficient, boasting at least 28 to 32 mpg, according to the company’s website. Phillips said that he sees car sharing services as a more cost-efficient and sustainable option for students as opposed to owning a car.

Insurance is included as well, and international driver’s licenses are accepted. For DU students, the applica-tion fee is waived and the first year’s $35 membership fee can be applied as credit to be used for driving.

“It provides students with alterna-tive transportation options. But also it reduces the need to have cars on campus and supports sustainability efforts,” said Phillips.

To find out more information about Enterprise’s carshare go to: Enterprise-carshare.com

Zipcar

According to Market Manager Kaleb Miller, Zipcar is an ideal service for students because it offers cost-saving options that give more variety to the transportation available.

“It is an extra means that allows people to make more decisions about where they go and how they get there,” said Miller. “The more options a student has, the more choices they can make.”

Zipcar advertises free gas, and cars can be reserved ahead of time online or via a mobile app. The company offers various memberships plans with a special discount for DU students and included insurance coverage.

“During these economic times, parents and students need more ways to manage the full cost of education. One thing that we can do is to provide alter-

natives for students as well as parents to cover the costs,” said Miller.

Zipcar promotes their eco-friendly cars and commitment to sustainability, according to Miller.

“Members who use our service actually have increased the number of trips that they make on public transpor-tation, as well as biking and walking,” Miller said.

There are thousands of zipcars around the world that can be used by any member and, according to Miller, over 300 universities have brought Zipcar to their campuses. Near DU, there are Zipcar locations by the inter-section at Asbury Avenue and Univer-sity Boulevard, as well as Evans Avenue and High Street.

To find out more information about Zipcar go to: Zipcar.com

Car2Go

Car2Go offers over 200 vehicles in the Denver area that can be picked up and dropped off at a number of dif-ferent locations, and the cars can be dropped off in a different spot from where they were picked up. According to Michael Pletsch, location manager for Car2Go Denver, they are the only car share company in the world with a free flow model.

The cars can be booked online through a computer or a mobile app 30 minutes in advance or simply picked up on the spot, and at any destination the car can be left or kept for continued use. A fuel card is included in the car and can be used to pay for gas, and a complimentary 20 minutes are added to the trip if refueling is necessary. Car2Go charges a one-time signup fee,

but according to Pletsch, a special deal is currently available to DU students. It includes a discounted signup fee and free driving time.

“For students it works out really well because not every student has a vehicle on campus,” said Pletsch. “It’s another way to get around, so we’re providing an opportunity for folks to get around with a different form of transportation.”

Pletsch additionally said that the advertising on campuses does make a difference in the number of students who sign up, and currently Car2Go is hoping to expand the home area to increase where members can go.

Some students at DU are all for car sharing, such as Erin Smith, a sopho-more from La Crosse, Wis. majoring in communications.

“I don’t think that car sharing is a bad idea. Most students definitely don’t need their own cars,” Smith said.

However, even with the increasing popularity of car sharing as an alterna-tive to driving personal cars, not all students would give up the indepen-dence of having their own cars. Shikha Goyal, a sophomore Biology major from Portland, Ore. said that she would not choose to use car sharing over owning her own car.

“There is a convenience about having your own car that you wouldn’t have anymore,” said Goyal.

For students who are looking for ways to explore new parts of Denver and escape the campus bubble, car sharing services are certainly a less costly albeit possibly less convenient alternative to having a car on campus.

To find out more information about Car2Go check out their website: car2go.com/en/denver.

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Tattered Cover Book Store has three locations around Denver and each one has its own style.

connor davis|clarionCapitol Hill Books features a selection of used books for those who love the worn and torn.

connor davis|clarionKilgore publishes their own set of comics.

Capitol Hill Books 300 E. Colfax Ave.

Tattered Cover Book StoreColfax Avenue, 2526 East Colfax Ave.LoDo, 1628 16th Street MallHighlands Ranch, 9315 Dorchester St.

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Campus groups promote educational equityby isabel mccan

Senior Reporter

From Nov. 4 until Nov. 8, Teach for America, Students for Educational Equity and the DU Programming Board (DUPB) will be hosting the first annual Educational Equity Week on the DU campus.

According to the Glos-sary on Educational Reform, the term educational equity is “the study and achievement of fairness in education.” The term “equity” is nuanced from the term “equality,” which indicates same treatment for all, while equity recognizes that different students will have different needs, therefore uniform treatment of all might not be the proper way to allo-cate funding and efforts.

“Most students at DU don’t come from low income back-grounds or poor education sys-tems so my role is really to build awareness and educate students about the issues associated with poor public education,” said Maggie Waldner, a senior majoring in international stud-ies and Spanish from Boulder.

Waldner is Teach for America’s campus campaign coordinator. She has been interning or affiliated with Teach for America since her

sophomore year. She noted that Educational Equity Week is not about recruiting for Teach for America, but focuses more on the larger education issues that Teach for America mis-sion works towards improving. Waldner spearheaded the events of this year’s Educational Equity Week. According to Waldner, the University Programming Support Committee was also involved in some of the original planning of the event and she hopes to strengthen the partner-ship with them in future years.

“A lot of college campuses do education equity weeks at their schools, so I took from that idea and catered it to our DU community. I want it to be more comprehensive than simply a ‘Teach for America week.’ Instead, it is really learn-ing more about educational equity for all students and looking at the bigger picture,” said Waldner.

According to Waldner, Teach for America programs are principally found in low-income and struggling school districts that present a paucity in their amount of teachers. While TFA’s corps, the name given to persons or gradu-ates currently participating in Teach for America, must apply to become a part of the

TFA program and go through a five-week intensive training process, participating school districts must also go through an application process to qualify for TFA services. Waldner noted that some people believe that TFA is replacing trained teach-ers with their corps, many of them not education majors, but said that actually, these districts present a lack of teachers and request TFA corps to fill in these roles. Waldner explained that despite an inevitable learning curve for corps, the program is highly competitive and the trained corps are “best of the best” entering into the program. There are over 48 regions in the United States where TFA pro-grams can be found.

A list of events associated with Educational Equity Week are as follows:

On Monday on the Driscoll Bridge from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., DU students had an opportunity to help write letters of encourage-ment to K-12 students who are in schools near Denver with corps from Teach for America currently teaching.

On Tuesday there was a panel discussion called “Educa-tion as a Human Right” from 6 - 7:30 p.m. in Lindsay Audito-rium. Students had the chance to learn more about the current

state of education as a basic human right within the U.S. and abroad. Panelists included Teach for America alumni cur-rently working at South High School, a South High student from Jordan who moved to the U.S. for educational purposes and a member of the Bridge Project. The bridge Project is an educational equity program originally started by DU faculty from the Graduate School of Social Work and a Ph.D. student who participated in the Peace Corps. Students had a chance to interact with and engage in discussion with the panel.

Wednesday night from 6 - 9 p.m. in Lindsay Audito-rium, there will be a screening of “Waiting for Superman,” an award-winning documentary film that critiques the various failures in the American public education system, with free pizza and a discussion to follow.

Friday, there will be an opportunity for anyone con-sidering applying to Teach for America to visit current corps member’s classrooms in the Denver area and learn more about the organization.

Waldner is also start-ing up the DU specific group called Students for Educational Equity, an education reform group open to anyone inter-

ested in education topics. The group is currently in process of becoming finalized as an official student organization. They cur-rently have meetings roughly every two weeks in the Driscoll Underground on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m., although they will not be having any more meet-ings until winter quarter begins.

“I’m really hoping to build it up this year and leave the organization to grow when I graduate because we get so many people who are interested in education reform but, unfor-tunately, if you’re not a senior you can’t apply to Teach for America yet. So I want to pro-vide an outlet for this interest and a way to spread the move-ment on campus,” said Waldner.

Waldner hopes that the group will continue to host Edu-cational Equity Week, or events similar to it, in the coming years after her graduation.

Approaching deadlines to apply for Teach for America are on January 24 and Febru-ary 10. For more information about Educational Equity Week, visit the Facebook page at on.fb.me/1bSFqpr. To find more information about this week’s classroom visits or applying to Teach for America, contact Maggie Waldner at maggie.waldner@gmail.com.

will be the show for this quarter. According to Hooper, the

Idiosingcrasies will be perform-ing new songs at the fall show-case as well as some that they have done previously, including original songs written by a pre-vious member of the group.

“We’re trying to bring back some songs that our group has done in the past but people of our generation at DU haven’t heard, from before we were in

the group,” Hooper said.The fall showcase will also

be a chance to introduce the four new members who joined the group this fall, according to Hooper. She said that the members are all excited for freshman Brad Becker, sopho-more Lauren LaBanca, junior Lauren-Claire Poitevent and freshman Je Yoo to join the group. Additionally, Hooper said that the members of the group have a range of interests that create a diverse dynamic.

“A majority of students are not music majors. Right now, we have three out of 12 members of the group who are music majors, and we’re an eclectic group of people which makes it really fun,” said Hooper.

The Idiosingcrasies gener-ally put on at least one show per quarter, according to Hooper. After the fall showcase, there will be a competition in the winter between a cappella groups from all over Colo., which will be open to students to attend. That will be followed by the spring show which is the biggest show of the year.

“It’s a combination of everything that we’ve worked on throughout the year and our way of showing off our new members,” Hooper said of the spring show.

Hooper said that the group is putting on the show this quar-ter for free as they are trying currently to get the word out to more students.

“We hope that it’ll be really good turnout. We have a wonderful fan base which is really fun. All of the students’ friends and families come out to see what we’ve put together,” said Hooper.

As a part of the effort to expand their fan base, the Idi-osingcrasies have been working to update and grow their social media, according to Hooper. She said that the group has released two CD’s in Hooper’s time at DU and they are now hoping to increase their YouTube audi-ence. They recently had their website redesigned and are additionally aiming to gain more “likes” on Facebook and bring more students to the shows.

“We really strive to become a family. So it’s not just a bunch of random people who sing together. It’s more of a commu-nity and family based. People you can rely on and call when-ever you need,” said Hooper. “It’s been a really big and rewarding part of my college experience.”

by meg mcintyreEntertainment Editor

It’s no secret that the last few weeks of term on the quarter system are a genuine free-for-all, and if you haven’t found that out by now, you will. That’s right, kids; we’re drawing near to that dreaded stretch of time that stands between us and six weeks of pure unadulterated laziness – the last (and hardest) weeks of the quarter. Since the students of DU are undoubtedly about to reach maximum stress levels in preparation for finals, here are nine essential tips for surviving Week 9 and beyond.

1. Remember that this pre-finals-induced stress is strictly temporary. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s called six weeks of rest and relaxation.2. Time management is key. Ditching study group to watch the new episode of “The Walking Dead” might sound like a good idea now, but you’ll be sorry when it’s 2 a.m. and your ten page paper is due in the morning. Let’s face it, there is only so much coffee that can help you write that research paper.3. Remember to eat, sleep, drink and bathe. No one wants to sit next to the person emanating noxious body odor during an exam. Stay healthy by loading up on vitamins, Emergen-C and lots of fruits and vegetables. 4. Avoid heavily populated study spots as they can be easily distracting. Unfortunately, this might mean steering clear of the library since it will soon become a haven for slackers who haven’t opened a book all quarter. But don’t worry – there are plenty of cozy coffee shops and student-friendly establishments around campus to take refuge in. Try Stella’s, Kaladi’s or La Belle Rosette if you’re looking for a study spot. 5. Remember to take a break every now and then. You won’t do well on that group project, paper or exam if you’re too exhausted to remember your own name, so reward all of your hard work thus far with one (keyword: one) episode of your favorite show or a well-deserved nap.6. Prioritize your work. If you’ve got a cumulative final coming up, focus on that first and worry about the smaller assignments later. Getting the hardest projects out of the way first will make it easier not to stress about the small ones. 7. Look to professors now for help. They’ll be much less inclined to clarify the requirements for a project or exam if you wait until the last minute to ask, and this way you’ll go into finals knowing where you stand.8. Know your study style. Maybe you study well in a group, or maybe you don’t, but the important thing is to actually start studying. Despite what you may believe, cramming won’t work as well as starting early, and it will also make you temporarily hate your life. So, seriously. Start now.9. And finally, if all else fails, pray to the Quarter System Gods for a little bit of finals luck. It certainly couldn’t hurt, right?

Surviving Week 9 Idiosingcrasies fall showcase introduces largest group ever

by sydney sachsStaff Writer

This upcoming weekend, on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m., the Idi-osingcrasies, one of DU’s own a cappella groups, will be showing off their talent and introducing new members in a fall showcase in Davis Auditorium featur-ing a variety of music ranging from dance songs to ballads to even a Justin Timberlake song. Going strong in their eighth year on campus, the group will have a total of twelve members when the two abroad return according to President Kathleen Hooper, a senior from Portland, Ore. studying sociol-ogy. This will be their largest group yet, with last year’s having previously been the largest at eleven members. According to Hooper, the size of the group has ebbed and flowed over the years.

“We are the longest stand-ing a cappella group at DU, and a lot of groups didn’t get past the five year mark. We’ve continued the legacy as long as possible,” said Hooper. “Having a large group gives us a lot to work with.”

The Idiosingcrasies have already performed this year at the DU Night of the Arts, along with multiple other student singers and student a cappella groups. The fall showcase, however, will be the group’s first individual show of the year. As they typically put on one show per quarter, the fall showcase

photo courtesy of du idiosingcrasiesMembers of Idiosingcrasies pose for a group photograph.

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Nov. 6, 2013

The Grind: Maddie’s

by camilla sterneAssistant Lifestyles Editor

While the DU masses swarm to Jelly, (which, let’s face it, is so last year) the in-the-know have discovered a far more quaint and conveniently overlooked neigh-borhood breakfast nook in Mad-die’s Restaurant, located at 2423 S. Downing St. Just far enough from DU to remain untainted by the hungover herds, Maddie’s off ers a sanctuary that is free of noise and full of personality.

Th e DU alum-owned hole-in-the-wall eatery off ers a plenti-ful selection of breakfast (and lunch) originals, however, certain idiosyncratic additions set Mad-die’s apart as more than just a run-of-the-mill breakfast place.

With options like the Colorado Potatocakes, which are Mediterranean inspired latkes in bacon and cheese, veggie and plain, this restaurant covers its cultural bases. Maddie’s also puts a twist on the classic breakfast sandwich by substituting smoked gouda in the place of more tradi-tional cheddar cheese, and adding a garnish of piperade for some extra oomph. Challah french toast will satisfy even the most goyish appetite. And no breakfast place has ever gone astray by off ering a classic lox and bagel.

But do not fret, as every good modster fashions himself a break-fast burrito connoisseur, Maddie’s at once adorably and cloyingly coined ‘Breakfast Burry’s’ off er the opportunity to stretch those down-south taste-testing abilities. And let’s not forget the generously portioned Huevos Rancheros plate, because who can resist bountiful beans aft er a night of boisterous boozing? Surely not this grinder.

Speaking of generous por-tions, Maddie’s off er bottomless mimosas, bellinis and Bloody Mary’s. Need I say more? And with a coff ee inspired cocktail like the Colorado Coff ee, which is made of Stranahan’s Whiskey, coff ee, brown sugar and whipped cream, indecision is inevitable.

Overeating, too, is inevitable,

if one happens to glance under the ‘Maddie’s Sweet Tweets Creations’ heading on the menu. Cinnamon sticky buns, gourmet cake pops and chocolate chip cookies may tempt even the most health-con-scious hipster. Give in to the crav-ings and take another lap around Wash Park on that fi xie of yours. Or just drink another bellini and call it good—peach puree has vital nutrients, right?

And it will be easy to stay for another round, since Mad-die’s atmosphere invites lingering in the best possible way. Without the inevitable lines of places like Snooze and Jelly, there will be no palpable glares directed at your table by impatient breakfast-goers.

A charming red and white exterior defi nitely puts the “aw” in awning, with an overhang reminiscent of a small town locals-only hangout. Th e red and white motif continues inside and Maddie’s walls dis-play music and concert posters, which are likely to go unnoticed by the ravenous breakfaster.

Th e small and simply fur-nished restaurant is not ideal for large groups, as a result of few staff and limited space. A large group of raucous trendsetters are certain to put the waitress on edge, but be sure to complement her new ink and it’s unlikely that she’ll spit in your coff ee.

Th e small outdoor patio sports two picnic-style tables to off er space for larger groups in warmer months, but Maddie’s seems more suitable for one-on-one interactions rife with muted discussions of the sartorial aes-thetic, upcoming Chillwave con-certs and institution-bred ennui.

Or maybe Maddie’s authen-ticity will inspire a fl eeting moment of unpretentiousness and whipped cream in a handle-bar mustache will give way to uncontrolled laughter, ending in snorting guff aws.

If it does, you’ll be glad you chose to breakfast where your peers couldn’t witness your brief retreat from poised panache. Just don’t get sausage grease on your ascot.

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“What Should We DU” turns oneby kameryn tanita

Lifestyles Editor

What started out as an infor-mal experiment abroad has turned into a campuswide phenomenon and now a year later, it continues to provide comic relief to the stu-dent body. What Should We DU (WSWDU), the anonymously-run Tumblr page featuring memes and images centered around DU, turned one year old on Oct. 26 and the creator opened up about the process behind the blog and how popular it has grown.

According to the creator, WSWDU was originally started as a joke.

“I was abroad at the time and feeling homesick and discon-nected from the DU community, and never really expected that anyone would fi nd it, much less that it would become as popular as it has,” said the creator, who decided to remain anonymous for the interview in order to follow through with the blog’s anonymity.

At the time, the creator had been reading other blogs that featured gifs and memes and took that inspiration to make WSWDU,

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which focused specifi cally on the DU community.

“I thought that starting a blog centered around DU would be a great way of making my peers laugh and a fun experiment,” said the creator.

Th e blog captures the senti-ment of a wide variety of students’ perspectives and each post is catered towards the entire DU community. Th e memes all revolve around college culture and poke fun at some of DU’s stereotypes like eating at Jelly, registering for classes, opening a tab at the Stadium Inn and Illegal Pete’s infamous Wednesday night ‘Flip Night,’ just to name a few.

To fi nd the images, the creator searches terms like “Parks and Recreation GIF” or “Avengers GIF” and creates captions and phrases to accompany the GIF.

Th e blog is kept up daily and features timely trends focused around the student body. Th e creator also allows for submissions from other students, although sub-missions making fun of or discrimi-nating anyone or any group are not allowed, according to the blog.

Over the last year, WSWDU

has gained quite the following, recently, reaching 600 followers. Although the blog has been suc-cessful, the creator is still surprised that the growth came so quickly.

“I did not expect WSWDU would become this popular at all. I am still surprised by the following it has, and love it when someone unknowingly sends me a link from the page or when I see someone browsing the blog in class,” said the creator.

Part of the blog’s popularity is due to the fact that the creator continues to remain anonymous. As the frequently asked section of the blog illustrates, the main thing people want to know is the identity of the mastermind behind this amusing blog. According to the creator, it is more fun to keep the audience guessing.

As for the future, students are eager to know who the successor-will be, but the creator is leaving no clues. Instead, the creator con-tinues to use memes and images to keep the crowd on their toes.

For anyone that has yet to experience some comic relief from the blog, check it out here: whatshouldwedu.tumblr.com.

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by isabel mccanSenior Reporter

In an exhibit titled Catalyst, put together completely by the upper-level Professional Practice class taught by faculty member Sarah Gjertson, twelve pieces of student art, ranging from photog-raphy to drawing, painting and sculpture, are all exhibited in the foyer of Shwayder Art Building.

Th e term catalyst is typically defi ned as a person or thing that precipitates an event or change. According to an explanation posted on the wall of the exhibit, the works in the exhibition were compiled in the juried process by which ones had a visual ‘catalyst’, whether metaphorical or literal.

Tingyu Lin, senior Bachelor of Fine Arts student from Taiwan, who helped juror the exhibit and also help with public relations, explained that the Professional Practice class is all seniors, mostly Bachelor of Fine Arts majors, who must take this sequence course to become familiar with many of the fi ner points of being a professional artist, including how to create per-sonal websites, giving an artist’s talk to the public and the logistics that go into curating an exhibit like Catalyst, along with diff erent methods that will later help them when submitting their own work to exhibits as well.

“As soon as the quarter started everyone in the class started to take on their job. Some were installing, some were public relations and we also had a jury committee,” said Lin.

Students in the Professional Practice class were allowed to submit pieces, but were not able to participate in the fi nal jury com-mittee. According to Lin, none of these pieces ended up being chosen for the fi nal exhibit.

Lin explained that the jury committee got together and decided through multiple rounds of selection which pieces they felt fi t the theme of general “catalyst” or visible change, which included not only considering the piece

itself but also the artist’s statement that went along with it. She also noted that with the size and shape of the Shwayder foyer, space limi-tation was one of the main issues in constructing the exhibit. Th ere is one sculpture, called “Identity” by senior BFA student Matthew Swisher from Los Gatos, Calif. and the rest are fi lm or digital pho-tography, paintings or drawings that could easily fi t the wall space. Th e sculpture is made of steel and galvanized wire, with the wire appearing to explode out from the backing in what can be described as a visual catalyst.

“Th ere were a lot of good submissions, but we had to accommodate for space too. We fi gured on which ones fi t best by itself, but also together as a whole,” said Ling.

Despite the relative homo-geneity with chosen mediums, the pieces are still distinct and detailed. When compared with the juried alumni exhibit that is displayed right inside of the Myhren Gallery in Shwayder, the quality standard is equal to that of the more experienced artists displayed nearby.

Some of the pieces seem to harken towards personal identity changes, such as Brian Napier’s “Weekend Warrior” drawing, where wild animals burst forth from a conservative business suit, created with alcohol marker on paper. Th e title and apparent mes-sage of this piece seems to wink at the change in normal behavior between the mundane weekdays, versus more anticipated weekends or time off . Similar to this draw-ing, each piece added its own nuanced meaning to the overall theme, the “catalyst” being more obvious in some than in others.

One of the artists whose work is exhibited, Hunter Roberts, a junior music major in Jazz and Commercial Music from Parker, found out about the Catalyst exhibit from a class he was taking with faculty member Deborah Howard, called Experiences in Visual Art. He said that although he had been painting his piece,

“Paper Crane,” for a few months before the exhibit, the deadline for submissions really pushed him to fi nish it. Roberts explained how the theme of “catalyst” fi t into his own work:

“It’s hard to say specifi cally where the inspiration came from, but thunderclouds over the Colo-rado plains tend to blow my mind, so they are very prominent in the piece. Also origami is very inter-esting to me. An old friend from high school used to make hun-dreds of origami pieces to hand out to students, so he was inspir-ing for this piece,” said Roberts.

Roberts also commented on how he hopes his piece will aff ect it’s viewers.

“I hope that the piece inspired change in people’s view of everyday things they see. We accept everything that we see as a title or label defi ning what that thing may be, but if you look deeper and try to understand it for yourself, the world can better come alive,” said Roberts.

Lin also said she hoped that aft er viewing the exhibit, each person will leave considering what their inspirations and muses in life are.

“Some pieces will have a stronger impact for diff erent people than others will. So I want people to leave thinking about what inspires them, what their own catalyst is,” said Lin.

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‘Ender’s Game’ visual heaven on earth

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Colonel Graff (Harrison Ford) chastises Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) in the barracks during the new film “Ender’s Game.” The film is based on the novel of the same name by author Orson Scott Card.

Based on the 1985 Orson Scott Card novel of the same name, the film “Ender’s Game” was released this past Friday to a slew of mixed reviews. It tells the story of a young boy, Ender Wiggin (Asa But-terfield, “Hugo”), who is enlisted in a military battle school to assist in the fight against aliens. Yet Wiggin is forced to deal with more than many of his peers; he is the last hope for Earth in the war, but his own internal struggle against his desire for power proves a great psycho-logical hindrance.

In a world plagued by the constant threat of invasion, the people of Earth cre-ated a governmental institution to ready the world for the potential of another war against the Formics, which are a group of aliens that previously attempted to colonize the planet. This institution, the International Fleet, came to the conclu-

sion that children, with their dexterity of mind, were better options for the future of the military and created the Battle School. Only the most intelligent and excellent children are accepted into the prestigious academy. Wiggin, after his acceptance, exceeds expectations among his peers and commanders, leading to quick promo-tions and difficult tests.

The movie does hold relatively true to the book, but to contain itself in the regular two hours, much of the superfluous devel-opment is entirely removed. The entirety of Wiggin’s experience in Battle School is extremely sped up. In the book, quite a bit of time is spent developing Wiggin’s rela-tionships in his varying teams and eventu-ally, the soldiers under his command. In contrast, in the film, the relationships are developed succinctly, but do not allow three dimensional character development in the timeframe. Also, additional cover-age was given to Petra Arkanian (Hailee Steinfeld, “True Grit”), while less screen

time was given to Bean (Aramis Knight, “The Dark Knight Rises”) and Alai (Suraj Partha, “Glee”). The extra development of Arkanian was well-portrayed, but in her expansion, the much-loved Alai and Bean were put on the wayside.

Despite the changes, the film is strong in many other ways. The special effects are absolutely phenomenal. “Ender’s Game,” though published in the 1980s, had its film production postponed until now, a time when the graphics and technology are compatible with those imagined in the book. The concepts for scientific advances are well thought out and plausible in today’s society, with everything from mid-air touchscreens to holograms on a portable tablet. In addition to the tech, the presenta-tion of the Formic world and armies are beautifully and intricately crafted. It does not appear as if one is watching the movie from a theater, but rather staring out of a spaceship, watching the Formic swarms descend upon the Earth fleet. Yet the best

special effects are most obvious in the battle room, where all the competitions at Battle School take place. The students fly about a null gravity translucent sphere in space, bouncing from lighted stars while attempting to shoot the other team with their freeze guns. Not once in those scenes does it seem possible that these actors were not actually flying in space.

“Ender’s Game” is a phenomenal movie that, for the most part, does jus-tice to the book that has affected many generations. Despite many other recent movies featuring young characters, the development, storyline and special effects make it stand out as a winner.

The film is about so much more than just a young boy who must save the world- it is about the reality of human nature, which can be plagued by anger, lies and deceit; yet human nature can also exemplify itself through love, forgiveness and redemption, as Wiggin so evidently portrays throughout the movie.

Eminem mixes his old angry Slim Shady persona with his current middle-age lifestyle on the sequel to his most acclaimed album, 2000s “The Marshall Mathers LP.” This album surprises listeners with its flashbacks to the original album and is also Eminem’s funniest and most entertaining album in years. He sounds more in tune with what his fans want and is derisive of his critics that have stated he has fallen off from his younger days.

When the album was first announced in late August, many of Eminem’s long-time fans were worried that calling this album a sequel was simply a marketing gimmick and that they were watching their longtime idol go soft with old age. His last two albums, 2009 “Relapse” and 2010 “Recovery,” while incredibly com-mercially successful, miserably failed with critics. Fans wanted the angry

Slim Shady they had grown up with, not the 40-year-old trying to appeal to a larger audience. As the four singles were released over the past three months, fans’ worries grew even more. All the singles with the exception of “Rap God” were poppy and the complete opposite of their hopes. “Survival,” which was featured in the new Call of Duty commercial, was another gimmick with Eminem trying to expand his niche into the “gamer” circle. Rick Rubin-produced “Berzek” was sup-posed to celebrate “old-school hip-hop” with its Beastie Boys sample, but just grew annoying after multiple listens. The last single, “The Monster” has to be the worst Eminem song ever made, the Rihanna-laden hook is way too poppy to belong on this album and Eminem’s verses are “soft” and “feel-good,” not what his listeners wanted. The best of the singles, “Rap God,” features six minutes of Eminem spitting, very technically sound verses but also produces cringe-

worthy line such as “They say I rap like a robot / Call me rapbot.”

As an aging artist, Eminem only has himself and his past - and moreso than any of his older peers such as Jay Z or Lil Wayne, Eminem has accepted that and been able to turn it into something positive.

This is an incredibly self-aware and introspective album. He recognizes the responsibility he has for all the influence he has had in the past, the effects that might have, the hypocrisy of what he has said about women in comparison to his own daughter, the fact that he is 40 and can no longer rely on shock and violence and the homophobic lyrics that have been a constant for the past fifteen years. Con-tent-wise, he has clearly matured, and that allows him to bridge a gap between his old self and his now 40-year old single dad life.

But production-wise, he’s still imagi-native and creative; he references the original “Marshall Mathers LP” and his past work in interesting ways, pulling out

nostalgic, old-school samples show that his age and using a variety of styles, even singing on “Stronger Than I Was,” and bringing in humor as well as quite a few more serious songs.

The opening song, “Bad Guy” is a sequel to one of Eminem’s best songs, “Stan.” The beat switches before the last two minutes of the song start and instead of the song being about “Stan’s” younger brother coming after Eminem for revenge for “Stan’s” death, it is about how Eminem lacks any conscience in his choice of subject matter, and his lingering fear that one day this practice will catch up to him. Another somber highlight is “Headlights,” which features a hook by Fun.’s lead singer Nate Ruess. The song is an apology to his Mom for criticizing her in his songs over the years. He still loves her despite every-thing and he hates how they are estranged.

Eminem is old, he knows it and now he just wants to tie up loose ends. “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” does just that.

Slim Shady is back, back again

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Rap artist Action Bronson recently released “Blue Chips 2.”

‘Blue Chips 2’ a colorful, creative sequel

Partnering with hip-hop production duo Party Supplies for the second and last installment of the “Blue Chips” series,

Action Bronson has released another strong mixtape as he hurtles toward his 2014 debut album. The original “Blue Chips” came out last year to a lot of hype and showed that Bronson deserved a spot at the head of the rap game. This mixtape contains nineteen tracks, including features from Mac Miller and Ab-Soul. The chemistry between Party Supplies and Bronson is apparent and this mixtape hits with the same rawness that made the original “Blue Chips” so popular. The beats are sample-heavy and obvi-ously 1990s influenced, and Bronson flows like a madman over them.

The album opens with “Silverado.” It has a piano sample that is all too remi-niscent of “Pouches of Tuna” from the original album. “Pepe Lopez” features an upbeat tempo and strong guitar riffs;

the verses are strong, but the beat outdoes Bronson’s vocals. “The Don’s Cheek” has a traditional oriental beat that Bronson fans should be used to hearing. He raps about different aspects of Eastern culture

and drops many hilarious lines. “It Con-cerns Me” has another piano-influenced beat that keeps the head-nodding going. There is also a hilarious skit at the end of the track involving a Jason Sudeikis Applebees commercial. “Practice” features a brassy sample looped over and over again and has Bronson going hard over it. The Ab-Soul-assisted “Through The Eyes of a G” comes next which is laid back and undeniably upbeat. The best song on this release is “Contemporary Man.” The beat switches four times as the song jumps between different 1980s samples ingeniously and features Bronson over both John Cou-gar’s “Jack And Diane” and Phil Collins’ “Sussudio.”

Th e next ten songs are all similar in the same Action Bronson way that his fans love. “9.24.13” is a sequel to the original “Blue Chips” standout track “9-24-11.” Bronson sounds happy on this track, which is a contrast to the original. On the original, Bronson breaks down and lays out what is wrong with his life and how he wants to fi x it. Hopefully, this track signi-

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The concept of the film “Last Vegas” is a simple one. It is a comedy about four old friends, Sam (Kevin Kline, “A Fish Called Wanda”), Archie (Morgan Free-man, “Driving Miss Daisy”) and the ever-grumpy Paddy (Robert DeNiro, “Taxi Driver”) who go to Las Vegas for their good friend Billy’s (Michael Douglas, “Solitary Man”) bachelor party. When they arrive, they show up at the wrong hotel, but happen to meet Diana (Mary Steenburger, “Step Brothers”) a local singer, with whom Paddy and Billy both become enamored. The film revolves around Diana and all of the shenanigans these old men get into in Las Vegas.

As far as comedies go, “Last Vegas” certainly is not the most excellent movie, but it could be a lot worse. As one could expect, the acting is good. Each of the four main actors has won an Academy Award, so it can not be expected to be bad. Although all of the acting was funny, Kevin Kline and Morgan Freeman seem to steal the show, as opposed to the more serious performances from DeNiro and Douglas.

What is disappointing is that it feels like all the main characters are extensions of the actors themselves. DeNiro’s char-

acter, Paddy, is the same grumpy old man he plays in almost all his movies. It feels like DeNiro just being DeNiro for the whole film. Douglas’ character is also very similar to the character he played in the 2009 film “Solitary Man:” the character of a wealthy older man, who fills his time chasing younger women.

As fun as “Last Vegas” is, it feels like the film went in far too many directions. The film has many scenes designed to make viewers feel sympathy for characters, but most of them just feel out of place. The film tries to squeeze in too much for its hour and a half length. In many comedies, there is conflict between the characters, or mis-fortune befalls one of them. This is often to give the character more soul and to make the viewers like them more. “Last Vegas” tries to do that, but it just does not work. This should not deter view-ers from enjoying the comedic scenes, though. Another odd part of the film is the rating. It is rated PG-13, but this feels like a stretch. It might have done better if filmmakers tried to make the movie family friendly, or went all out for an R rating. It treads an odd line somewhere in between.

All this being said, “Last Vegas” is a good comedy. It is funny. The dramatic parts of the movie aren’t good, but the comedic aspects are. Viewers will get a kick out of seeing four old men running around in Las Vegas. It is not as good as “The Hangover,” but “Last Vegas” is geared towards an older audi-ence who will appreciate the humor in this movie. Do not go in expecting incredible acting and fantastic plot, but if viewers go in expecting to laugh, then they will enjoy it.

‘Last Vegas’ off ers contrived comedy

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Kevin Kline, Robert DeNiro, Michael Douglas and Morgan Freeman in “Last Vegas.”

fi es his change toward the better. Bronson eases us out with the fi nal track, “I Adore You,” which is very smooth and a great way to end a stellar mixtape.

Bronson brings the wit and Party Supplies brings the jazzy and retro beats. Th ey create a shockingly appropriate tape for the end of the year. Party Supplies’ production is tremendous and rivals any other release this year in terms of overreaching qual-ity. Th e bizarre and intricate approach that Bronson and Party Supplies attempts is perfected in a way that surpasses the original “Blue Chips” in many categories. Th e lyrics are still far-reaching, hilarious and fi lled

with random name drops and irrelevant references to just about anything Bronson imagines. His lyrics are fi lled with out-dated sports references and nods to his past career as a professional chef.

Th is is an incredibly entertaining album both for old rap hip-hop heads that will liken Bronson as the new Ghost-face Killah and young fans who liken his arrival on the scene with fellow rappers Mac Miller, Chance the Rapper and the Odd Future collective.

“Th e beats are . . . obvi-ously 1990s infl uenced, and Bronson fl ows like a madman over them. ”

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by kaitlynne birkettCopy Chief

‘About Time’ is worth viewers’ minutes

Released this past Friday was a pleasantly surprising spin on the story of a young man who discovers an ability to travel in time. Upon his 21st birthday, Tim’s (Domnhall Gleeson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”) father, played by Bill Nighy (“Love Actually”), sits his son down and explains that part of the male family heritage is the capa-bility to change one’s past experiences. Initially, Tim uses his skill in the pursuit of love, but gradually learns that not everything can be manipulated to his will. Through the trials and tribulations of family, friends and work, Tim learns to grow into himself and, as a result of his ability, becomes a better example for those around him.

At first glance, “About Time” has all the ingredients for a Nicholas Sparks book: the passionate love, a special yet hidden talent and many potential targets for a cry-worthy death. Yet, this movie proves to be about so much more. The film begins with a heartwarming description of Tim’s family, followed by his first experiences with time travel. For Tim, his life and his time travel seem to work to ensure that he finds the woman he will love forever. As “About Time” demonstrates though, time travel will not create love between two people who do not have it. Tim pursues his sister’s friend over one summer, but as he dis-covers, there is no love between them and not even time travel will change that.

Throughout the movie, there are a wide variety of interesting cinemato-graphic choices that supplement the movie’s theme of choosing to be the best you can be each day. Most intrigu-ing is the scene in which Tim chooses to live a regular day with the stresses of life, then go back and relive it. The

second time around, Tim grabs life by the horns, appreciates the little things and becomes a more pleasant person. One example depicted is Tim’s rush to lunch—in the first day, the camera stays fixed behind the cashier’s back, only showing his hustle to return to work and get food; the second time, the camera shows the cashier’s face, which highlights the fact that in this version, Tim is acknowledging those around them and giving them a better life, in addition to his own. This simple per-spective change is revolutionary for the audience, making them stop and think

of the last time they paid attention to someone inconspicuous.

The phenomenal social commen-tary that dissipates throughout the film is new and revolutionary in this age of cinema. “About Time” is not a block-buster franchise, set on scoring the high-est sales each weekend, but rather a film that reaches out into the heart and soul of every audience member. Each charac-ter is well-formed and likeable, lending more difficulty to the trials that each is forced to face in their plot line. Tim’s family could very well be transposed on to that of an audience member, their

same experiences shared in the reality of the world. This film is absolutely bril-liant in a myriad of ways, and best of all, manages to maintain its true message.

“About Time” is definitely one of the more thought-provoking movies of the 2013 season, drifting away from its blockbuster companions in its sincerity and thoughtful themes. With an addi-tional stunning cast to implement the vastly developed characters and beautiful direction and cinematography, the film conveys its message in not only an easy and understandable way, but one that is compelling and applicable for all viewers.

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Tim (Domnhall Gleeson) and his father (Bill Nighy) are part of a family that has the ability to time travel in the newly released film “About Time.”

by daniel muziContributing Writer

Big releases to come this winter

The holiday season is one of the most active movie release times of the year. 2013 is no exception. From super-promoted sequels to iconic biopics, this winter break there is a movie for everyone. These are just a few of the many films coming out post-finals.

One of the most anticipated movies of the year, “Catching Fire,” is the second in “The Hunger Games” series. Jennifer Lawrence (“Silver Linings Playbook”), Josh Hutcherson (“Bridge to Terabithia”) and Liam Hemsworth (“The Expendable 2”) star in this blockbuster sequel to last year’s critically acclaimed film. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins and follows Katniss Everdeen as she returns to fight in the games. This film is one of the few must-see films

coming out this winter. “ C a t c h i n g Fire” comes out Friday, Nov. 22.

Another of the high-profile films this winter is the second installment of Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” trilogy. With the success of the first movie last year, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of

Smaug” continues where the previous one left off as Bilbo Baggins, played by Martin Freeman (“Hot Fuzz”), continues his jour-ney to help Thorin Oakenshield, played by Richard Armitage (“Captain America: The First Avenger”), and his dwarven brethren reclaim their mountain kingdom from the dragon, Smaug, played by Benedict Cumberbatch (“Star Trek Into Darkness”). Though some fans were disappointed by the first film, the second contains some of the most exciting parts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic book. “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” will be released Friday, Dec. 13.

One of the more profound movies coming out over break is Justin Chad-wick’s Nelson Mandela biopic, “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.” Idris Elba (“Pro-metheus”) stars as the anti-apartheid activ-ist as the film follows him from childhood in a rural South African village until he

becomes the first democratically elected president of the country. Based on the auto-biography of the same name, the film also stars Naomie Harris (“Skyfall”) and Terry Pheto (“Tsotsi”). Look for “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,” on Wednesday, Nov. 27.

One of the most hyped comedies of the holiday season, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” is the long-awaited sequel to one of Will Ferrell’s (“Step Brothers”) fun-niest films. Set nearly a decade after the end of the previous film, “Anchorman 2” follows Ron Burgundy’s news team as they

are reunited in New York City. The all-star cast includes Steve Carell (“The Office”), Paul Rudd (“Role Models”), Vince Vaughn (“Dodgeball”), Luke Wilson (“Old School”) and Christina Applegate (“Up All Night”), among others. “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” is released on Friday, Dec. 20.

For those interested in a more thrill-ing movie this winter, “Out of the Furnace” follows the tale of Russell Blaze, played by Christian Bale (“The Dark Knight”), as he

tries to rescue his brother, played by Casey Affleck (“Gone Baby Gone”). Blaze must decide between saving his brother and his own freedom. Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio are producing, with big names such as Woody Harrelson (“No Country for Old Men”), Forest Whitaker (“Platoon”) and Willem Dafoe (“Spider-Man”) round-ing out the cast. Though it lacks the public-ity of some of the bigger films, “Out of the Furnace” could be one of the sleeper hits of the year. “Out of the Furnace” comes out on Friday, Dec. 6.

These are just several of many highly publicised movies this break. Others include “The Wolf of Wall Street” starring Leonardo DiCaprio (“Inception”), released Christmas Day, “Saving Mr. Banks” starring Tom Hanks (“The Da Vinci Code”), released Dec. 20, and “Frozen” an animated film fea-turing the voice of Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars”), released Nov. 27. No matter what type of movie you are interested in, there is a film worth seeing for you this break.

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Jennifer Lawrence returns in “Catching Fire” while Sam Claflin joins the cast.

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David Koechner, Paul Rudd, Will Ferrel and Steve Carell will star in “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.”

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Pioneer Voices:

“skiing, family time and work.”

dillen schmittsophomore

colorado

“no classes, no studying and

spending time with family.”

hannah terzicfreshmancolorado

“Being home.”

whitney reasonersophomore

oregon

“Being able to relax and hang out with friends from other

schools.”

bryce pariettisophomore

colorado

what are you looking forward to for winter break?

DU residents need more time to move in

Republicans need to support ENDAby danny zimny-schmitt

Senior Reporter

The LGBT community has long had a sense of alienation from the Republi-can Party owing to the party’s general refusal to support any gay rights issues. Now, a group of Republican donors is aiming to help change that. Calling itself the American Unity Fund, the group is trying to push the party more towards the center in the gay rights debate on the national level. A great first step in this process would be for the Republi-cans to join the Democrats in passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) this year.

The essence of ENDA is to ban discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender iden-tity, making it illegal to fire or not hire someone based on this identity. It is modeled after the Title VII employ-ment protections already in place to protect against discrimination based on national origin, race, color, religion and gender. It is seen as the most sig-

nificant gay rights measure since “don’t ask, don’t tell” was repealed.

The Senate bill has the support of all Democrats and Independents in the chamber, but only four of 44 Republi-can senators have endorsed it. Former Republican Senator Norm Coleman of Minn., who now lobbies with the American Unity Fund, describes the Republican “empathy gap” when it comes to gay rights issues.

He sees that the lack of Republican support for the issue is costing the party voters not only in the LGBT community but among the younger generation in general. “I believe that if we’re to be a majority party, “that we have to be a growing party, rather than a narrow-ing party,” said Coleman in an Oct. 30 article on Politico.

Indeed, polls show that younger voters overwhelmingly support gay rights, and even young Republicans sup-port these rights and legal recognition of same-sex relationships by wide margins.

Republican pollster Jan van Lohui-zen has recognized the rapid increase

by naomi formanStaff Writer

Each and every time, move-in is a marathon. In winter quarter, students are given less than 24 hours before classes begin to settle back into their lives; all without food. After flights and shuttles, not to mention a hefty tuition and meal plan, students must spend more money on finding food beyond campus. Until 7 a.m. Monday morning, the dining halls refuse student access, so even unlimited has its limitations. What is one day to the resident halls, what is one day to dining services? Let’s give our students some breathing room, perhaps an extra day, for when they return to continue their academic careers here at DU.

Due to the quarter system. within a couple of weeks we will be on a very extended break from school and that means packing up a significant por-tion of our dorms. Seven weeks worth of clothes, shoes, movies and the other essentials are stuffed into duffel bags and lugged home.

“Home” obviously varying for many people, as not everyone lives within a twenty-minute drive; some people do not even live on this con-tinent. Perhaps you live in Denver, the mountains or Colorado Springs, but many DU students are flying every which way and often very far: Los Angeles, Min-neapolis, Chicago, New York, maybe even Hawaii, not to mention our exten-sive international student population.

International students are awarded about four extra days to move in, this is appropriate as they are most likely traveling the farthest and also experi-

ence the most adjustment. However, many other students are moving from time zone to time zone, driving close to twenty hours or taking flights upwards of four hours.

Even students with minimal traveling time or expenses have to relocate their lives within a con-stricted timeframe. All students should be offered extra time to acclimate themselves to the new time zone, altitude or even just the new quarter.

In the current system students, regardless of jetlag or number of boxes, must entirely unpack their lives, catch up with friends and sleep within less

“It is seen as the most significant gay rights measure since“don’t ask, don’t tell”. ”

than twenty-four hours before they are once again in a classroom.

This also impacts students’ abil-ity to find cheap flights, as they are significantly limited in their dates and times. It doesn’t appear that the uni-versity has much interest in enabling students to travel economically. But it isn’t just about the money; the time limitation does not give much flexibility for the unseen flight delay, necessary Bed, Bath & Beyond runs or general stress.

If we are expected to be living on campus Jan. 5, we expect to be pro-vided food Jan. 5. Instead of 24 hours before classes begin, how about giving us at least 48 hours? As students of DU our lives are fast- paced and often crazy, giving us an extra day to read-just to our DU living situations would be appreciated. Let’s limit the stress placed on our students and allow stu-dents to begin the winter quarter with bright eyes and fresh minds.

in support for gay marriage and rights has accelerated across all partisan lines. He found an approximately one per-cent annual increase in support before 2010 an approximately five percent annual increase in years since then. Most surprisingly, some older voters are actually chang-ing their minds on the issue, which complements the overwhelmingly pro-gay rights stance of younger voters.

Van Lohuizen said “As people who promote per-sonal responsibility, family values, commitment and stability, and emphasize freedom and limited gov-ernment, we have to recog-nize that freedom means freedom for everyone,” which appeared in a Denver Post opinion piece on Oct. 23.

In Washington D.C., some Repub-licans are still concerned that ENDA is too expansive and does not do

enough to protect religious institu-tions from its reach. Proponents say that it ensures that enough latitude is given to these institutions to suf-

ficiently protect their independent liberties and own values.

A victory on ENDA in the Senate and House with Republican sup-port would be a tangible and meaningful way for the party to show its younger voters and the LGBT community that it cares about the discrimination gays and lesbians are subject to in the workplace by offering protection. This would help start to

close the “empathy gap” that Coleman noted exists in the Republican Party. Changing an archaic party precedent and supporting non-discrimination protections all at once is as simple as a yes vote.

Not just international students, but students from near DU and around the U.S. need more time

“Let’s give our students some breath-ing room, perhaps an extra day, for when they return. ”

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DU campus needs areas for street art, public expression

by austin michaelsContributing Writer

Art for art’s sake. This is the transla-tion of the Latin phrase ars gratia artis, which serves as the motto for MGM Movie Studios. This phrase is incredibly important as it inspires artists to create for the inherent value of art, without a need for social acceptance, cultural signifi-cance- or money. Recently, street artists like the famous Banksy have been creat-ing art in this tradition on public spaces across the globe. Artists have even carried this tradition to campus, as was seen at the lacrosse stadium with an interactive art piece asking students to write their favorite poem in chalk on the walls of the walkway. The art created by Banksy and students was not tolerated by authorities, and has been interrupted or removed. If authorities want to limit where art can be created, fine, but there should be places on campus and around cities where the public is free to create art at will.

During his month-long residence in New York City, Banksy revealed a new piece of art each day. From his famous street paintings to sculptures and films, Banksy’s art was intended to be viewed by the masses. This attitude towards popular art is admirable, as art has traditionally been an experience reserved for the privi-leged. Banksy and street artists like him create their graffiti not to deface buildings, but to provide art that is readily available to the public. On Oct. 23, though, Banksy posted a message to his website reading: “Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity”. This is part of a larger pattern, with Mayor Bloomberg and the NYPD expressing an interest in stop-ping Banksy from creating his street art. While I understand the need for order and public spaces free from damage, there

is no reason that an entire genre of art-work like Banksy’s should be outlawed. It would improve cityscapes to designate certain public areas to be used for public art, with anyone able to come and create art for the world to see.

The same goes for DU. The interactive poetry mural on the lacrosse walkway not only strengthened a sense of community, but it also created a rare outlet for people to express their favorite poems or write their own work. The chalk on the wall hurt nobody, so why wasn’t it allowed to stay up? To me, at least, this type of inter-active art makes our campus unique and all the more beautiful. In fact, one of my favorite parts of my experience at Tennes-see’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival this summer was the amount of public art. From the interactive chalkboard with lines for people to write what they want to do before they died, to the hundreds of yards long wall decorated with festival-goers own spray paint creations, Bonna-roo provided plenty of places where fans could create and admire art. There’s no reason that we can’t have these same experiences on campus or in cities.

One issue that arises with a prolifera-tion of street art is vandalism. In a space made for unfettered art, though, there is no such thing. If all art is acceptable, then no art in this space is beyond the pale. A public space for art would actu-ally decrease graffiti, as street artists will gain a place where they can express them-selves freely. Offensive art should also not be an issue. Most art that is considered offensive is deemed so because of sexual-ity or political expression, which should not actually offend anyone. While I can’t point out a specific area of campus or the city that can be made into a public art space, there is no reason not to experi-ment with permissible public art.

“Innately, we all possess compassion, but often it must be awakened ... and given the tools.”

DU needs to create an organization dedicated to doing little acts of kindness on campus

by naomi formanStaff Writer

When a stranger holds the door for you, don’t you feel just a tad bit cheerier? Don’t you think, “Oh, how nice”? This act demonstrates the simple principle behind how we can cultivate compassion. People are best led by example, so your simple act of kindness may spark someone else, who sparks another and the chain reaction continues. You never know what impact your moment of compassion could have; with all of our minds focused a little more on what we can do for others, even if it is just to brighten someone’s day, we will promote empathy and kindness throughout people’s lives. You only have a couple weeks left here at DU this quarter; post inspirational sticky notes in the bathroom, pay for the person behind you at Jazzman’s or simply give someone an infectiously kind smile.

Anne Herbert, an American writer, was an advocate of practicing “random acts of kind-ness and senseless acts of beauty.” She empha-sized how it goes beyond these singular acts and is about transforming our mentality. According to Charities Aid Founda-tion’s (CAF) continuous study of various Gallup polls, America is cur-rently ranked the fifth kindest nation in the world.

It is the opinion of some individu-als, including University of Oakland Professor Barbara Oakley, that this demonstrates a fixation with the notion of compassion. She debates that our eagerness to exhibit kind-ness is really motivated by narcis-sism and can also have unforeseen repercussions. Other academics have looked at this phenomenon of nega-tive consequences generated by aid. However, it is most prevalently a problem when individuals or groups force themselves upon a different culture or present a project with their own agenda. Herbert’s prompting is not intended to generate groups, but rather to encourage individual to recognize the reciprocal benefits from performing kind deeds.

After Colorado’s “summer of violence” in 1993, when seventy-four individuals, including a ten-month old infant, were murdered, a group of concerned Colorado citizens estab-lished the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation. Their mission is about “inspiring people to practice kindness and pass it on to others.” If you need some inspiration, check out their website; they give great suggestions, from lending someone a pencil, using less plastic, being a designated driver or visiting an animal shelter. Their website provides not only stories and ideas, but research and articles on the impacts and evidence behind this “simple acts” theory. Cultivating com-passion is founded on empowering people and demonstrating what social norms should be accepted.

We can influence the behavior of others through taking initiative and highlighting our human tendency towards empathy. Controlled experi-ments, such as the “superman test” have been performed that demonstrate

that when individuals are empowered they are more likely to help others. Unfortunately, people are known to fall victim to the “bystander effect.”

This term refers to when people feel less personal responsibility when in the presence of others. Such as when someone is apparently not well lying in the middle of the sidewalk and, instead of helping, people par-ticipate in denial, making excuses or transferring responsibility onto the others present.

Countless studies have been con-ducted that document this disturbing circumstantial response. Don’t be a bystander; take initiative and encour-age others to follow your lead. In order to overcome this condition, people also need to not only be empowered but educated.

One study put half of their par-ticipants through compassionate meditation training, while the others received nothing. Each individual was later asked into a waiting room con-taining three seats, two of which were occupied. Every individual took the remaining seat. Shortly after, a person on crutches entered the room. Fifty percent of the group that had under-

gone training offered their seat, in comparison with only fifteen percent from the other group. Innately we all possess compassion, but often it must be awakened. We must be made aware and given the tools.

Colorado’s governor during the “summer of violence”, Roy Romer, stated that these egre-gious acts were a result of the lack of “moral frame-work that teaches them

[young people] to respect life.” Many schools and organizations have begun to combat this issue by creating and providing courses or workshops edu-cating people on how to incorporate kindness more fully into their lives.

University of Colorado: Boulder has instituted a program called “Kind-ness in the Classroom” and various other universities around the nation have begun establishing Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) clubs. Though DU currently has many student organizations striving to aid various communities, such as DU Service & Change, GlobeMed or even the vari-ous multicultural clubs, our only RAK initiative takes place once a year. On National Random Acts of Kindness Day, November 13th, students will be handing out cookies. DU is comprised of innovative, enthusiastic and deter-mined students that could, individual to individual, could generate a RAK movement on campus.

Even if every individual reading this article performs one random, simple act of kindness, it could have untold effects on our campus. Together we can generate an environ-ment and a culture that encourages, expects and rewards empathy towards others. Here at DU, it is all too easy to participate compassionately, whether it be attending the Fire and Ice Throwback Prom hosted by The Invictus Initiative on November 13th, signing the ZBT ball that supports the Children’s Miracle Network or giving out snacks during finals week.

Recognize that you have the power to influence the actions of others, to inspire and to cultivate compassion. One act can have an impact. Initiate a chain reaction and leave for break knowing you brightened someone’s day, you encouraged compassion among our student body.

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Next year, our university will cel-ebrate its sesquicentennial. Notwith-standing this mouthful of a word, DU will celebrate its 150th birthday next year, and the Clarion will play a role in that celebration.

We endeavor to explore and shed light upon the rich history of DU, and to that end, will work with the university historian and other offi-cials. Additionally, we will highlight little-known facts, profile fascinating individuals and examine legendary people who have passed through the halls of the school.

We will also chronicle the changes, including physical, educa-tional, political and geographic that have transformed DU over the years. When did great buildings rise and fall? Why did the university leave its early home in downtown Denver?

We’ll also seek out opportunities to focus on the future while extol-

ling the past. We will leave no stone unturned in DU @ 150, which will be printed as a special section in the paper from January until May; additionally, anyone can contribute to DU @ 150. If you’d like to write or research for the paper, please feel free to. Email me ideas, suggestions, or indicate interest at alexander.john-son@du.edu.

As long as DU has been here at University Park, the Clarion has been a fixture on campus. The Clarion will continue to be a part of that shared campus history, and join in the cel-ebration; we will revel in the festive atmosphere, ever mindful of the legacy past generations of pioneers have entrusted us.

As a final piece of this section in the Clarion, our advertising partners will also offer special deals, discounts and promotions to students, so revel in the celebration on campus and off.

DU @ 150 will be a commemora-tion of what it means to be a Pioneer. We hope you join us.

150 years of DU to celebrateLETTER FROM THE EDITOR

by evan swaakContributing Writer

Starbucks has been an incredibly influential coffee company throughout the country since its founding in 1971. People’s opinions towards sustainable business prac-tices are rapidly changing. The customer today is not the customer of yesterday. In order to keep a business alive, there must be constant change. How Starbucks should do that may be a little hard to handle, but just think of it as constructive criticism.

The fact of the matter is that your approach to sustainability isn’t exactly sustainable, and that fact happens to sadden me.

How about we go through a typical Starbucks order. I start by asking one of Starbucks’ baristas for a dopio espresso because I am severely pretentious when it comes to coffee. We have all felt that tingly feeling called love in our hearts when taking a sip of espresso. All that’s missing is the quaint cobblestone streets of Italy and some short, hairy man with a moustache throw-ing a pizza in the air.

I hand the barista two dollars of my dad’s hard-earned money and patiently wait in line with the other brainwashed and addicted customers. When my coffee finally comes, your hard-working barista calls my name and hands me my delicious coffee in an oversized paper cup. And that’s where the problem lies.

This is clearly not an unknown prob-lem. And Starbucks has indeed listened to those “tree-hugging freaks” who just want their children not to have to live in a landfill. But Starbucks hasn’t listened enough. So, take those headphones out of your ears and listen to these suggestions. Just get rid of the cups. It’s probably as easy as it sounds.

On your sustainability report, it says that changing the recycling habits of your customers is one of the more important steps. Agreed. Putting out front-store recycling bins was definitely a good start, but unfortunately, (almost) no one cares. A much better, and easier, alternative would

be having the option for ceramic cups. It’s almost common sense that this easy change would not only keep billions of paper cups from ending up in landfills, but would also keep your customers in the store for a longer amount of time.

Then, whether you like it or not, the customer will reply “for here” and pay. Now, this next part can be tough: you hand the drink in a ceramic cup. It’s basi-cally like a paper cup, but made of clay or some other type of material that’s not originally from a tree. Have you ever seen Native American pottery? It’s kind of like that. You could even start a non-profit that pays underprivileged people to make them by hand.

When the customer has finished your delicious coffee, he or she can hand it back to the barista to be washed for the next satisfied customer. Maybe you need to hire an extra person to be a dishwasher. Or maybe you could even get a large, energy efficient dishwasher. Or maybe you could think of another solution that would save you money in the long run. There are many different solutions for this problem, but if smaller coffee shops can do it, why can’t you?

Before I depart, I’m going to leave you with an analogy. The Titanic has sunk, and we’re both desperately trying to climb on to that floating door. It’s very clear that both of us could fit, but I’m a dramatic man and only one of us will survive. I let you and your 35 billion dollar diamond climb aboard the raft as I begin to flail around. I love you dearly. I want you to survive. But you love me too. You have grown accustomed to me and do not want to let me go. But I must die. I understand that deep down I am worth nothing and you are worth every-thing. If it’s not clear to you yet, I represent a paper cup. “Take that diamond of yours, Starbucks, and go out into the world,” I say. A tear rolls down your face as a sad violin song begins to play, and you slowly let go of my hand. I am dead, but you are alive and well, free to live the next stage of your long and prosperous life.

Starbucks should strive for sustainability

by chris bachOpinions Editor

I wanted to personally thank everyone who took the time to read and engage with my article last week on USG’s resolution to recognize Indigenous People’s Day. My goal with every article I write is to get people on this campus and in the community talk-ing and discussing the issues. I was both shocked and pleased to see how passionate that people were about this last article. It is very satisfying as a writer to see your ideas discussed so thoroughly.

It is important, though, that we engage with each other in a professional manner. Topics like these need to be treated in a sen-sitive way so that all sides can adequately present their arguments; this is the crux of creating a place of safe debate.

While I believe that the vast majority of people who took the time to comment on my article were doing so in a manner

both professional and enthusiastic, there were some that contributed very little to the ongoing discussion through either refusing to engage or posting inappropriate mate-rial. I would like to remind these individu-als that this neither aids your argument nor your credibility. Not only that, but some of the posts were extremely disrespectful and hurtful, which is unacceptable.

I write for the Clarion because I believe that it is important to have a place on this campus to discuss the issues facing us. We can only do that if every person agrees to interact in a professional and respectful manner. With that in mind, I urge each and every person to continue reading the paper, finding the issues that matter to them and engaging with their fellow Pioneers. Anyone who wants to further engage in this issue, or on any other issue, is welcome to write a 350 word letter to the editor which can be sent to alexander.johnson@du.edu.

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‘Big Dance’ a big possibility for Udofi a and Co.

“It’s nice to see that you are recognized for doing well. I’m defi nitely hum-bled by it, but we haven’t played a game yet.”

Chris Udofi a, Senior Forward

by calvin jouardSports Editor

When men’s basketball coach Joe Scott first took the reins of the program in the 2007-08 season, their record was 11-19.

Here’s another number: 335. That’s the team’s RPI (Rating Percentage Index) ranking in the season before Scott took over.

It would not be incorrect to say that those numbers have dramatically changed.

Flip-fl op the 2007-08 record, add some wins and subtract some losses, and you have the records of the Pioneer teams of the last two years: 22-9 during the 2011-2012 season and 22-10 last year.

Last year’s season ended with a second round loss to the University of Maryland at the National Invitational Tourna-ment (NIT) at Madison Square Garden during postseason play.

And Scott’s success at DU has by no means gone unno-ticed. Th e Pios rank in at No. 9 in the preseason Mid-Major Top 25 of CollegeInsider.com. USA Today pegged

DU as a team with “bracket-busting potential” in a Sept. 25 article, as did ESPN. Th ose dreams of going to the NCAA Tournament, or the “big dance” may very well become a reality.

So what does Scott have to say about all the hubbub?

“What we try to do is to try and stay grounded, in the moment,” Scott said. “Our goal is to be ready for the fi rst week.”

“You have to make sure you stay focused, and just get better every day, and when you have experienced guys, they under-stand that.”

Th e Pios return sixth man Cam Griffi n along with three starters in guard Jalen Love, three point specialist Brett Olson and senior forward Chris Udofi a, who seems to have garnered every honor the basketball world has to off er. Last year, Udofi a was named to the All-WAC First Team and the All-WAC Defensive Team.

Two years ago he was the Sun Belt Defen-sive Player of the year. He’s a do-it-all type p l a y e r , and you don’t need to watch his play to know that. U d o f i a a v e r a g e d 13.3 points, 2.3 blocks and 4.5 r e b o u n d s per game, along with a .343 s h o o t i n g percentage beyond the arc.

“I think Chris is the ulti-mate leader,” Scott said. “He’s got nothing else in his gut except [doing] what he’s being coached to do, and having him-self do it at the highest level that he can. What’s most important is that he leads guys that way because it puts me in position to say ‘Look guys, that’s what you got to do. I’m not making this stuff up because he does it.’”

Heading into the season, College Sports Madness also deemed Udofi a the Summit League Preseason Player of the Year, and CBSSports.com named him their No. 6 ranked under-the-radar performer heading into the season.

Just like Scott though, Udofi a is not letting the acco-lades go to his head.

“It’s fl at-tering,” Udofi a said. “It’s nice to see that you are recognized for doing well. I’m defi nitely hum-bled by it, but we haven’t played a game yet.”

At 6’6”, Udofi a would be considered a small forward on most teams, yet for Denver, he occupies the traditional post

position. But that’s always been part of the plan.

“Are we going to get 6’11” guys that are capable of playing at a high level? I don’t know, so it’s a way of playing whereby we don’t really have a traditional post guy, and we don’t even really have traditional point guards,” Scott said. “We just play basketball. We try to fi nd guys that have high motors, that can play multiple positions, that give me the ability as a coach to say ‘hey let’s change this, and do that’ and try to fl ip-fl op the mismatches around on the other teams.”

Th ough the team returns four players from last year that contributed signifi cant minutes, that is not to say the team will not be missing some-thing. Rising sophomore Royce O’Neal transferred to Baylor aft er last season and Chase Hallam graduated.

“We lost a certain element of toughness, a certain element of physical strength,” Scott said.

“And that toughness showed up defensively and rebounding-wise for us. If we fi nd the guys to replace that, this year’s team could be better, because the other parts that are coming in might be able to provide a little something extra, but if we don’t replace that rebound-ing and tough-ness that other extra stuff that we might have is not going to show up.”

Th ere isn’t much room for a learning curve either. Th e team will head to Berkeley to take on a California Bears team that picked up 21 wins last year in the Pac-12 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA To u r n a m e nt . Following a visit to Berkeley, the team will come home to play another Pac-12 opponent in Stanford and then travel to Harvard to take on a team that has “sweet 16 potential” accord-ing to ESPN Insider.

“We came here seven years ago and our goal was to build a good program. We didn’t have that kinda schedule year one, year two or year three. As you build and have success, ulti-mately that’s what you’re shoot-ing for,” Scott said.

“We play a lot of good teams, as easily as we can think we’re a good team, we could go 0-4 real quick if we don’t get prepared for it right off the bat,” Udofi a said. “We’re really grind-ing it this week and especially next week to make sure that we have all of our weapons in place so that we’re not caught off guard.”

Men’s soccerRecently: Shutout Oral Roberts 2-0 to claim Summit League regular season titleWhat’s next: Away vs. West-ern Ill. on Saturday in last regular season game

Women’s soccer Recently: Went 7-0-0 in league play to get top seed

in Summit League Tourna-ment.

What’s next: Away at Summit League Tournament in Fort Wayne, Indiana on Friday and Sunday

HockeyRecently: Lost to Nebraska-Omaha both nights in 3-2 OT games

What’s next: HOME vs. RIVAL Colorado College on Friday @ 7:37 p.m. & on Saturday @ 7:07 p.m.

VolleyballRecently: Swept South Da-kota State 25-14, 25-16, 25-16What’s next: LAST HOME GAME vs. South Dakota on Saturday @ 6:00 p.m.

Swimming & DivingRecently: Women’s team out -swam Air Force 139-104 last

SaturdayWhat’s next: Away @ Univer-sity of Iowa Invite (dual meet)

Women’s TennisRecently: Kathryn Hughes and Maureen Slattery went 2-1 in doubles at the Charles-ton InviteWhat’s next: Long Beach State Invite on Jan. 10

Men’s golfRecently: Tied for 6th at Pa-cific Invitational

Fast break a brief recap of recent DU sports

Brett Olson »junior

guard

QuickFacts

• 11.4 ppg., 2.0 rpg., 2.4 apg.

• All-WAC Third Team

• .437 3-point fi eld goal per-centage (1st in WAC)

Chris Udofi a»senior forward

QuickFacts

• 6’6” 200 lbs.

• 13.3 ppg., 4.5 rpg., 2.3 bpg.

• 186 career blocks (2nd in school his-tory)

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Hockey extends losing streak

by jillian queriSenior Reporter

Since the age of five, senior midfielder Zach Bolden has been in love with the game of soccer.

Born and raised in Denver, Bolden has been an avid soccer fan and player for 17 years and does not plan to stop anytime soon.

“As a kid, I mostly remember the joy I got from scoring a goal,” Bolden said. “It felt like the great-est feeling in the world when I first started playing and I couldn’t get enough of that feeling.”

With Bolden’s final college soccer season coming to a close, Bolden hopes to continue his career as a professional player after graduating from DU with a major in psychology and with minors in math and business.

“After college, I hope to live anywhere that allows me to play professional soccer. I’m not going to be picky,” said Bolden.

Bolden’s career at DU has been nothing but impressive. Leading the team in the midfield, Bolden has received multiple

accolades in the past four years that have made him a standout player. Currently, Bolden leads the Summit League C o n f e r e n c e with 17 points, scoring a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over Oral Roberts that secured the Summit League regular season title for the Pios. One game remains before the Summit League Tourna-ment, which gives Bolden more opportunities to lead his team to victory and himself to more per-sonal successes.

Wins are important, but for Bolden, there is more to the game than individual statistics numbers on the scoreboard.

“I love everything about the sport,” Bolden said. “I love the competition, the teamwork, the flow of the game and the unpre-dictability of it. It takes more than

athleticism to be great at soccer and in many circumstances, it takes outthinking your opponent

in order to be suc-cessful. Soccer is continuous and it takes a whole team to be successful within the sport.”

“I love that you have to figure out the game while it’s happening, rather than being able to use timeouts or other types of stoppages to set up plays,” said Bolden.

Four years at DU has provided endless memories for Bolden, like losing his car freshman year, to making the NCAA tournament freshman year and watching the selection show with the team at Jordan’s Bistro and Pub. With life after college approaching fast for Bolden, words of wisdom, past experiences and a positive attitude will help pave the way for exciting new adventures on and off the soccer field.

“I think we have a great chance to win a tournament in the spring.”

Lindsay Kuhle, Head Coach

Player profile: Success of senior Bolden fueled by love of game

by jillian queriSenior Reporter

Last week, the women’s golf team finished the fall season at the Las Vegas Collegiate Show-down in Nevada at 10th place.

“I am pleased with how we played the final round,” said head coach Lindsay Kuhle. “Shoot-ing 7-over [par] in the wind and moving up six places was a great note to finish on for this fall season. I was really proud of freshman, Mariell Bruun, shoot-ing 71 in the first round and Rachael Watton shooting 71 in the final round as well.”

With the start of the official spring season less than three months away, the team of six is already preparing to improve their game by focus-ing in on critical short game skills.

“We strike the ball really well and consistently and I believe to continue to shoot lower scores, we need to improve our short game up-and-down percentage and have fewer putts per round,” said Kuhle.

The 2009 season was the last year the Pioneers made a NCAA National Championship finish, but head coach Lindsay Kuhle has high expectations for the team and for the spring.

“Our biggest goal as a team is to continue to improve in each tournament and to practice hard to prepare for every tournament and for the post-season. I think we have a great chance to win a tournament in the spring.”

Along with the big expecta-tions of the team comes a sched-ule with even bigger names.

“We are playing a very difficult schedule at Stanford, Tulane, LSU and Georgia, and

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The Pioneer hockey squad lost both of its con-ference-opening games this past weekend against the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks during a two game homestand to drop to 3-5-0 overall.

In NCHC play, the team has yet to win a game, and sits at 0-2-0. Statistically, the Mavericks won both games in near-identical fashion, each by 3-2 overtime margins. Four of Denver’s five losses have come in the form of 3-2 over-time decisions. The last two overtime losses came at the hands of Alaska and Alaska Anchorage two weeks ago.

Friday night’s game was a back and forth affair, with the two teams trading goals lead-ing up to a Maverick goal 1:34 into overtime.

During Saturday night’s matchup, the teams headed into the first intermission scoreless. Then towards the end of the second period, the Pios jumped out to a two goal lead in a matter of two min-

kim nesbitt|clarionJunior forward Ty Loney handles the puck behind the Omaha net during the Pioneers’ 3-2 OT loss to the Mavericks Saturday night.

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I am really excited to see how we will play against some of the best teams in the nation. We are a very hard-working team with lofty goals and I feel that we will improve our short game, put-ting and lower our team’s stroke average in the spring because of our work ethic and love for the game,” said Kuhle.

Senior Tonje Daffinrud, from Tonsberg, Norway, and junior Rachael Watton, from Edinburgh, Scotland, were both selected to represent their home countries in the World Class Amateur Golf Championship in

Trinity, Texas this past weekend. The champion-ship features the top amateur women’s golfers in the world, with 72 holes being played over four days.

“These two players worked hard and played well this summer,

and this is very well deserved,” Kuhle said. “Daffinrud and Watton are great players and will represent their countries well and this will be a great experi-ence for them to play against other top players in the world.”

In the four tournaments the Pioneers played this fall, every player shot par or better for at least one round.

“I am really happy with how our team competed in every round this fall,” Kuhle said. “We played in some difficult condi-tions from wind, cold tempera-tures and rain. Daffinrud played great, and is currently 29th in the nation individually on Golfstat[.com]. Bruun played great for us this fall as well as our other four players. I think we have depth on this team and it was very appar-ent at the Texas tournament when all six players shot 78 or better in all three rounds.”

“I love the com-petition, the flow of the game, and the unpredicatbil-ity of it.”

Zach Bolden, senior midfielder

utes. Omaha rallied back with goals in both the second and third periods.

“I think they’re down and really frustrated. [We’ve had] four overtime losses all by identical scores,” Head Coach Jim Montgomery said.

Maverick forward Josh Archibald tallied the game-winner in both matches.

“I think they outplayed us,” said Montgomery after last Saturday’s game. “I think their speed was difficult for us to match up against. They did a good job. They played harder and better than we did. When you’re playing a lot in your d-zone, you’re going to give up a lot of shots. Thank god Sam Brittain was really good for two periods.”

Junior defenseman Joey LaLeggia led the team in scor-ing over the weekend with two goals and an assist through two games. Fellow junior Daniel Doremus also finished the weekend with three points on a goal and two assists.

This weekend means rivalry hockey, as the Pios will take on Colorado College in

a two game home-split series starting at 7:37 p.m. on Friday in Colorado Springs. Magness Arena will host Saturday’s 7:07 p.m. match.

This week’s match also signals the return of co-aptain and junior forward Zac Lar-raza, as well as freshman forward Emil Romig. Larraza scored 12 goals and had nine assists in 36 games last year.

Both teams will be looking to get back on the right track this weekend and to snap their current losing streaks. DU has dropped three games in a row, while CC has lost five in a row since opening the season with a 3-1 win over Minnesota Duluth on October 18.

For Montgomery, bounc-ing back against CC will mean sticking to team foundations.

“You do the same things. As a coach, you do what you believe in, you prepare your team for how they need to play against the next upcoming opponent, and you reinforce the staples of how you want to play, and that starts with puck protection and puck pressure, so that’s what we’ll be working on.”