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MD predicts Jesse will walk again, fans send banner of well wishes

Martin will recover

BY ARIANNA RANAHOSSEINI Editor-in-chief

Varsity teams participate in 9News food drive

BY TULLEY STAPP Clarion staff

Seasons are won and lost, but for the Pioneers, its causes won’t be. Off the field and outside of the gym, DU’s 17 Division I teams participate in service projects that benefit the Denver community.

This year, the Student Athlete Advisory Council is sponsoring a community service event each quarter in which all athletes will participate. The first of these is the 9News “9 Cares Colorado Shares Food Drive” on Nov. 13.

For this event, the majority of the student-athletes will be making the trip to 9News’ studios to help unload and organize donations, and the few teams that will be out of town competing that weekend will contribute by collecting food and clothing.

Senior SAAC executive, and member of the men’s swimming and diving team, Ian Francis, said, “Right now our focus is on the 9News food drive. It is rapidly approaching and is always a fun event. This year we have 100 percent commitment from all 17 varsity teams, which is incredible.”

During the winter quarter, SAAC is introducing a new event to support the Souls for Soles Founda-

tion, which is an organization that collects “gently used” shoes and donates them to those in need.

Senior swimmer and SAAC president, Grace Kittle, said, “Its our biggest project because we are the organization heading it up for the whole school. We plan to collect as many shoes as possible through collecting and hockey, basketball, gymnastic meets, and other games, and our hope is that the entire student body, and Denver community will get involved and help us make a difference.”

And beyond these initiatives, individual teams have given their time through events like Race for the Cure. The men’s lacrosse team has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of America and helped them clean out and renovate their building here in Denver, according to assistant coach, Trevor Tierney.

Also, the women’s soccer team has ran soccer clinics for local club teams, volunteered for the national sports center for the disabled in a clinic they hosted, visited children’s hospital and ran practice for the African Community Center of Denver, according to assistant coach Katie Hooker.

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he was handing out donuts.

“So on the way to the hospital I bought him a bag of donuts to return the favor,” Perez said.

“But I told him not to get used to it, that I wanted him to give me donuts again soon.”

Martin, a senior, recorded 64 points on 32 goals and 32 assists.

“At the end of the visit, Jesse was getting a little groggy and they were about to take him for x-rays, so I was starting to leave, but this is something I will remember for the rest of my life,” Perez said. “Even in the state he’s in, he couldn’t use most of his left side, he reached out to shake my hand and he gave me one of the firmest handshakes I’ve had in my life. He thanked everyone at DU and told me how much it meant to him and his family.”

Men’s soccer seeded No. 1

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Sophomore Alex Tarnoczi competes for a loose ball in a recent home game. Tarnoczi and the Pioneers won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season championship with a 2-0 win against the Air Force Academy on Saturday. No. 1 Denver will play either No. 4 Air Force Academy or No. 5 Sacramento State in the semifinals on Saturday, in Sacramento, Calif. See page 16.

Oscar-worthy James Franco stuns in ‘127 Hours’

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Alumnus Miller Baird, class of 1972, greets a DU fan signing a get well soon banner for hockey player Jesse Martin, who underwent surgery on his spine yesterday.

Doctors say that Jesse Martin, who broke his neck on Oct. 30 during a hockey game against North Dakota, will make a full recovery in the next year.

Reportedly, this news was conveyed to Martin’s parents by doctors at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. The surgery was to stabilize a broken C2 vertebra in his neck through reconstruction.

Prior to undergoing surgery yesterday, sophomore Zeke Perez, who appears around campus in the Denver Boone costume, traveled to Minnesota to visit Martin on behalf of the student body.

Perez made a day-trip Saturday, taking with him a banner signed

by several hundred students, alumni and community wishing Martin a well recovery.

The banner was signed on Friday during the Pioneer’s 4-1 home victory against Colorado College. Perez flew back to Denver Saturday afternoon, in time to attend Denver’s 9-2 loss in Colorado Springs, to the Tigers.

“It was pretty great,” Perez said. “I was completely honored I was selected to show him how all of Denver and the DU community feels about him, and that we wish him the best.”

Perez’s trip was funded by alumni.

But this wasn’t the first time Perez met Martin. Last year, Perez met Martin during the camp out for hockey season tickets, while

“Friendship pages could act as a one-stop shop for any number of Facebook stalkers...”

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Faculty, staff can dine on campus A capella group wins Mile High Vocal Jam

BY NATALIE PIPE Clarion staff

In an effort to increase sales and promote interaction between students and faculty, DU Dining Services offers a meal plan for faculty and staff, providing 10 meals for $59.

The primary goal of the plan, which 15 staff and faculty members have purchased so far, is to generate greater profit for Sodexho, according to Nori Yamashita, DU Dining Services director of operations.

Yamashita said the plan also has the potential to benefit students and faculty.

He believes the meal plan, which was first offered Spring Quarter of 2009, creates an opportunity for “chatting outside the classroom.”

“We’re hoping that faculty will mingle with students,” Yamashita said.

While not all staff and faculty are guaranteed to participate, the plan at least presents another chance for this interaction.

However, the plan has been met with little interest by staff and faculty. After more than a full year of being offered, only 15 staff and faculty members have purchased the plan.

“If we can grow further than that, that’d be great,” Yamashita said. “It’s a good deal, but some people don’t [take advantage of it].”

Yamashita said that he would like to see the number of participants double, but doubts it will increase even slightly.

If the number of participants was to soar, however, Yamashita stressed that he would not let it negatively impact the dining

experiences of students.

“Our primary concern is serving students,” Yamashita said.

The plan will continue to be offered for years to come and may

WEDNESDAY Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra 7:30 p.m.

Gates Swaner Concert Hall, Newman Center Internationally-renowned violinist and conductor Maestro Vladmir Spivakov and Russian virtuoso pianist Alexander Ghindin lead the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra.

For more information call 303871-7720.

THURSDAY Women, Literacy and Poverty Lecture 4 p.m.

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Sodexho has offered a meal plan for faculty and staff since Spring Quarter 2009. The plan is aimed at generating revenue for Sodexho and building relationships between students, faculty and staff.

E V E N T S

Sturm Hall, 286 Geoffrey Bateman, lecturer for the Writing Program and interim director of Gender and Women’s Studies presents “Working with Writers at the Gathering Place.” The lecture will concentrate on the unique barriers homeless or povertystricken women face when attempting to write professionally.

It also explores the ethical issues of community-based work.

FRIDAY Economics seminar 4 p.m.

Sturm Hall, Room 235 “Rethinking Mainstream Commercial Policy Theories” will be presented by Associate Professor Peter Ho through the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Contact Tracy Mott for additional details.

SATURDAY Behind the Curtain lecture 6:30 p.m.

Newman Center Ricardo Iznaola, professor of guitar at the Lamont School of Music will speak for a free preperformance before the Eddy Marcano and Trio Acustico

concert. Tickets are not required.

Contact the Newman Center for additional information.

SUNDAY Colorado Youth Symphony fall concert 3:30 p.m.

Gates Swaner Concert Hall, Newman Center The Colorado Youth Symphony welcomes new music director Steven Byess in this season’s opening concert.

The performance will feature the Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra and Sinfonia Orchestra. For additional information, visit www.coloradoyouthsymphony. org or contact Michelle Orman.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17 The Future of the Peace Corps 3:30 p.m.

Cyber Cafe at Ben Cherrington Hall Question and answer session moderated by Carrie HesslerRadelet, the Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided.

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11 regional vocal groups compete at DU

BY CORY LAMZ

U P C O M I N G TODAY Religious Book Discussion 12 - 1 p.m.

Driscoll South, Suite 29 Krista Tippet’s public radio show “Speaking of Faith,” brings together authors and activists from all religious traditions.

The speaker has previously interviewed people from diverse backgrounds and views.

Professor Lynn Clark from the Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies will join as co-facilitator.

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Idiosingcracies, a DU student a capella singing group, won the fourth annual Mile High Vocal Jam competition held in Davis Auditorium on Saturday.

Idiosingcracies, founded in 2005, won concert services from Andrew Hoag of the Colorado Audio Group. Mile 21 of CUBoulder took second place and won recording studio time with Tony Huerta of Sonic Audio Productions.

Idiosingcracies performed a medley of songs with a common theme, of love and loss, that included an a capella rendition of Drake’s “Find Your Love.” Mile 21 performed a segue of Prince’s “When Doves Cry” into Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead.”

Four high school a capella groups also performed alongside those from college. Eclipse of Lakewood High School in Lakewood, Colo., won first place of the high school groups. It performed two songs, including Coldplay’s “Fix You.” The groups had only 10 minutes on stage to perform for six judges and a packed audience in the auditorium. Groups performed two, three, four or a medley of songs from multiple genres and generations.

Other groups that competed include DU’s younger a capella group, Exit 205, founded in 2008; In The Buff from CU-Boulder; the Resident RAMblings of CSU-Fort Collins; the 9th Street Singers of UC-Denver; Cadence of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.; the all-boys group Manwhich from Lakewood

High School in Lakewood, Colo.; and the all-boys group Slate and the all-girls group Crimson from Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“I was really excited to hear that [Idiosingcracies] had won,” said Hastings Padua, who has been a member of DU’s younger a capella group, Exit 205, for a year and a half. “Idiosingcracies is an incredibly talented group, and I am really proud of them for representing DU at such a high-level competition.” “[Idiosingcracies] have worked very hard to get where they are today and they deserve being recognized for their efforts,” said Tanisha Cocetti, also a member of Exit 205. “It was especially fun to have a DU group win on our home turf.”

Because Mile 21 won the vocal competition last year, the group performed at the Mile High Vocal Jam’s opening night headline concert at Casselman’s on Walnut Street in North Denver, starring Basix from Denmarkand M-pact, on Friday. Next year, Idiosingcracies will perform at a similar concert in downtown Denver.

On Saturday, the 11 groups involved in the Mile High Vocal Jam competition also participated in day-long workshops and clinics held by a capella and vocal professionals.

On Sunday, local talent performed contemporary, barbershop, collegiate and doo-wop a capella again Casselman’s.

Idiosingracies is made up of seniors Paul Lannon, Sara Groton and Nate Pearson; juniors Michelle Fox, Chris Buonanno, Eleanor Hooper, Kirby Page-Schmit, Meg Kardos, Galen Jacobs and April Martz; sophomore Maryclaire Costello; and freshmen Kathleen Hooper, Marcus Yetter and Katie Turley.

Collection of shoes planned for winter Continued from page 1 Francis said, “Involvement in Community service is very important to DU athletics. It gives us an opportunity to give back to those who support us.

There is no doubt that we all love to see full stands when we

compete, however it is hard to show our appreciation during a competition.

“Going out and participating in community service is our way of saying thank you to both our campus community and the Denver community.”

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Former counter-terrorism czar speaks on combating Al-Qaeda

BY ERIN HOLWEGER News editor

Richard Clarke, former National Security Council chief counter-terrorism adviser, predicted that we may be fighting AlQaeda terror centers around the world for 10 or 15 more years in a speech at the Newman Center on Thursday.

Clarke’s speech, about fighting terrorism in the United States and abroad, drew a full house to the Gates Concert Hall in the Newman Center.

The speech was the first of three lectures in DU’s 2010-2011 Bridges to the Future series, which is themed 9/11: Ten Years After.

Despite his prediction of the war on terror lasting another decade or more, Clarke was confident that U.S. involvement in combating terror around the world would eventually end.

“Eventually this will all die out,” he said.

Clarke acknowledged that the war on terror is painful, but spoke for its necessity.

“It’s not an option for us simply to walk away,” he said. “I think a lot more Americans would die if we weren’t doing it.”

He also spoke about increasing numbers of American citizens converting to Al-Qaeda and fundamentalist Islamic terror movements.

“They [Al-Qaeda] are targeting the United States frequently using Americans,” he said.

Clarke called those such as the Times Square bomber, Faisal Shahzad, and the Fort Hood gunman, Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, “lone wolves.”

“There is a steady beat of Americans being converted,” said Clarke. “Lone wolves are trying to stage attacks in the United States.”

Clarke said the United States has been successful in its efforts to drive Al-Qaeda out of Afghanistan, and that there may be only 100-150 Al-Qaeda members left in the country.

This success, though, has driven terrorists to other countries such as Yemen, Somalia and Saudi Arabia. The organization

has dispersed from one central location to many.

They are moving to the “crevices” and “ungoverned areas” of these countries, he said.

Clarke also spoke on the the invasion of Iraq after Sept. 11, which he saw as a mistake. He criticized the move as drastic and ill-conceived.

“We shouldn’t jump off the deep end again and invade another country,” he said. “We invaded Iraq as though that had something to do with Sept. 11.

And it didn’t. We know that now.

Some of us knew it then.”

Clarke chaired the Counterterrorism Security Group and sat on the National Security Council under President George H.W. Bush.

He served as National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counterterrorism under President Bill Clinton, continuing in this position under President George W. Bush until 2003.

He currently chairs the security risk management firm Good Harbor Consulting.

P O L I C E

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL On Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 2:05 p.m., Campus Safety officers met with a parent who came to the Campus Safety Center with concerns regarding marijuana usage in Centennial Halls. Housing and Residential Education staff were notified.

On Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 12:30 p.m., Campus Safety responded to Johnson-McFarlane Hall to collect drug paraphernalia found

by Housing and Residential Education staff. HRE staff told Campus Safety they found a ceramic marijuana pipe sitting on a table in the common lounge. The pipe was confiscated.

On Friday, Nov. 5, at 1:55 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from University Hall regarding an intoxicated student who was acting aggressively. The intoxicated student fled the scene before Campus Safety arrived.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, at 3:32 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from Centennial Halls when a DU student reported there was a substantial amount of vomit in the hallway outside of another student’s room. Officers responded and made contact with two students in the building who had consumed large amounts of alcohol. Paramedics were called to the scene and one student was transported to Porter Hospital. The second student was allowed to remain in their room.

THEFT On Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7:33 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call form Centennial Halls regarding a stolen bicycle. A student reported that they had left their bike secured to a rack on the west side of Centennial Halls around 7 p.m. that same day. Half an hour later, the student returned to retrieve the bike and found that it was missing.

ILLNESS On Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 2:05 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from Olin Hall regarding a student in need of medical assistance. Campus Safety officers provided help until paramedics arrived and transported the student to Porter Hospital.

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Campus Safety responded to a call from Skaggs Hall regarding a student in need of medical attention. Officers arrived on the scene and provided assistance until paramedics arrived. The student declined transportation to the hospital.

On Saturday, Nov. 6, at 1 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from Centennial Halls regarding a student who was unconscious in a hallway.

Officers arrived on the scene and contacted paramedics for assistance. The student was transported to Porter Hospital by ambulance.

TRESPASSING On Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 2:20 p.m., Campus Safety responded to the Sturm College of Law on the report of a suspicious party. Officers contacted an unaffiliated male who had caused a commotion. A check of DCS records revealed the party had been trespassed from campus before. The Denver Police Department responded and arrested the party on charges of trespassing and disturbing the peace.

On Sunday, Nov. 7, at 9:23 a.m., while on routine patrol, a Campus Safety officer was stopped by a female who wished to report a panhandler near the Ritchie Center. The officer responded to the area and contacted the panhandler, who had previously been found trespassing on campus. The Denver Police Department was contacted and arrived on the scene to issue the panhandler a citation.

CONFRONTATION On Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:24 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from the Ritchie Center regarding two unaffiliated parties engaged in confrontation. Before Campus Safety officers arrived, one of the parties contacted the Denver Police, who came on the scene to diffuse the situation.

INJURIES On Sunday, Nov. 7, at 4:42 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from the Ritchie Center regarding an injured employee.

An officer responded to the call and interviewed the victim on the scene. The injured employee was transported to Porter Hospital by a parent.

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Richard Clarke, former chief counter-terrorism adviser to the National Security Council, spoke on the increasing number of terrorist attacks by U.S. citizens at the Newman Center on Thursday. He dubbed citizens who launch such attacks “lone wolves.”

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Finals week jitters minimized coordinator Sara Snyder.

“This class is taught by DU fitness instructors and if students have them, we Freshman Adrienne Creager is prepar- would like them to bring yoga mats,” said ing for her first college finals. She expects Snyder.

Another finals week event is The to eat more, drink more coffee and sleep Late Night Breakfast hosted by DU Late much less.

“Studying for finals will turn into an all Night and DUPB this Thursday, Nov. 11.

The breakfast will be day event at the immediately followlibrary for me,” ing the last DUPB said Creager. movie for the quarter For fresh• Sweat Out Stress. Free in Sturm. It will be set men like Creager, up outside of Sturm yoga class in Nagel dining as well as upperbeginning at 10 p.m. classmen, many area from 6:30-7:30 p.m. where Illegal Pete’s DU organizations tomorrow. breakfast burritos as are doing their • Late Night Breakfast. well as well as goody part to make the • Burritos served near Sturm bags filled with tips stress associated and tools to help stuwith finals time at 10 p.m. Thursday. dents de-stress before minimal.

• Wellness Wednesday. finals week will be DU Peer Discussion group held in provided.

Educators the J-MAC classroom from “We are hosting (DUPE’d), the this event as a way to 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Nov. 17.

Health and help students manage Counseling their stress levels as Center (HCC), well as show them DU Programming Board (DUPB) and DU Late Night there are late night alternatives to alcohol are hosting events in the weeks leading up related activities on campus,” said Mariah Shell, Late Night Signature Events coordito finals, which begin November 19.

“We want students who are looking nator.

The HCC, which hosts “Wellness for information, yet are afraid to seek therapy services to have the information,” Wednesdays,” has a special topic for the workshop on Nov. 17. The topic of dissaid Counseling Director Scott Cypers.

DUPE’d is hosting Sweat Out Stress, a cussion will be “Procrastination Busting/ free yoga class in Nagel’s overflow dining Beating Finals Stress.” The workshop will area from 6:30-7:30 p.m. for the next be located in the Johnson-MacFarlane two Wednesdays, according to DUPE’d classroom from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

BY THERESA MUELLER Clarion staff

Stress-free exams

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Student organizations are hosting a variety of events to help relieve the stresses of upcoming finals, including a free yoga class, late night burritos and a discussion group.

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Voters try to end partisan politics Facebook is

BY A.J. GUNNING

which focused primarily on ensuring that President Obama is not re-elected.

Despite Obama’s current unpopularity, it seems more likely that most Americans voted against Democrats not necessarily because of his policy, but because of the way the policies were enacted.

Over the past two years, congressional liberals refused to work with conservatives, which created a long, frustrating stalemate to a country with so many systemic problems.

People also appear to be fed up with the Democrat’s price tag as they have done little to try and solve the budget crisis.

However, this country did not put

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A week after the election there are a few things that the United States knows for sure. The Democrats generally got crushed, the country is still centrist, and President Obama will likely be re-elected in 2012.

The Democrats got crushed in the House. Their defeat was historic as they lost more than 60 seats in the House of Representatives, which hasn’t happened since President Truman was in the White House in the late 1940s.

They generally seem to have lost to Tea Partiers and far-right conservatives, and yet the Democrats managed to keep the Senate because it appears that many states seemed unwilling to vote for “extreme” candidates, which is exactly why voters should demand an end to Gerrymandering (redistricting to create “safe” areas for conservatives and liberals so that candidates don’t have to appeal to a moderate base to win).

Despite the obvious districting problems in this country, the fact that the Democrats maintained the Senate does show that the country is trying to maintain itself in the center and that the election was not a Conservative mandate.

However, Congressional Republicans seem to have gotten the wrong message as they came out later this week and outlined their strategy over the next two years,

Republicans into power in the House to create yet more divides and try and score more political points. They gave them the power so that they might work with Democrats in fixing the financial crises of this country.

Despite the president’s compromising tone, that reality seems unlikely to happen over the next couple years, although that tone will likely help him get re-elected in 2012 where he is still leading Sarah Palin in straw polls.

Conservatives ought to cheer for now, but if the Republicans keep up their current political pouting than they will find themselves riding the bench again in 2012.

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Pioneer Voices What are your plans for winter break?

MARY FRANCES STREET Freshman Tennessee

JOEL CRUZ Freshman New Mexico

KYLE HERCHER Sophomore Colorado

YOUNSUNG PARK Freshman Colorado

“I’m going home and visiting friends at other colleges.”

“I’m just going to go home to Albuquerque and spend most of my time with family.”

“Go home and visit CU and CSU.”

“I’m probably going to volunteer.”

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AJ GUNNING

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Entertainment

CORY LAMZ

STEVE COULTER

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RACHAEL ROARK

News

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DEIDRE HELTON

MEAGAN BROWN

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ANIA SAVAGE

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Photography GIGI SUKIN

News ANDREW FIELDING

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frightening

BY DYLAN PROIETTI Opinions editor

Chances are you have a Facebook page. Most people who have one check it regularly and use it to keep up with friends.

Even some parents are on Facebook these days, as are companies and celebrities. The Clarion, for example, has a Facebook page.

Facebook is the center for social media. Our generation, not to be a part of this extensive and ever-expanding online community is nearly unheard of.

Facebook is an amazing tool not only for keeping in touch with others but also for sharing information and understanding people.

Yet, Facebook is beginning to scare me. I see more and more disturbing news articles about the website that report privacy invasion of those on Facebook.

New features like the “Friendship” pages, which detail all interaction between two friends, raise a personal red flag.

Nostalgia aside, this feature seems to give people an extensive historical record of any dealings I’ve had with any of my friends.

Friendship pages could act as a one-stop shop for any number of Facebook stalkers out there.

Yet even more frightening than these privacy concerns, which are usually fixed after some mild uproar, are the research studies used performing Facebook.

In last week’s midterm elections, the number of fans on a candidate’s Facebook page accurately predicted the outcome of 70 percent of the races.

On a more personal level, a new study

by David McCandless and Lee Byron of InformationIsBeautiful.net revealed the time periods in which most relationship fall apart—using only Facebook status updates.

Perhaps these findings are not as frightening as I make them appear, but conclusive and accurate data like this worry me.

Not only does our Facebook page hold information about each of us individually, but Facebook as a whole seems to hold a wealth of knowledge about the population’s opinions, actions and culture.

To be honest, most of us will continue to use the social networking site and continue to use it often. Maybe, though, we could all keep a tighter hold on what we post and remember not to play all of our cards online.

Facebook is an amazing social networking tool, but that does not mean that we should inherently trust it with blind faith.

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Film portrays a harrowing tale of survival

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Director Danny Boyle’s new film “127 Hours” is based on the true story of hiker John Ralston, played by actor James Franco, who got stuck while hiking in Moab, Utah, and was forced to cut of his own arm to survive.

BY JONATHAN HAVEY Clarion staff

The film, “127 Hours” is about the hiker who cut off his arm to stay alive.

The movie also is about the triumph of a man determined to live no matter the pain and the cost.

Hiker Aron Ralston was driven to amputate his forearm after spending more than five

days trapped, his arm pinned between rocks in a narrow canyon near Moab, Utah. Unable to get free, Ralston used a blunt multipurpose pocket tool and fierce determination to survive.

Award-winning director Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”) and actor James Franco (“Spiderman,” “Milk”) have recreated Ralston’s odyssey.

The film’s tagline is “There is no force on earth more powerful

than the will to live.”

The film both touches a chord in us and inspires us in one way or another. The film documents Ralston’s five-day struggle as he learns about himself and teaches the audience to never give up.

Franco delivers the best performance of his career with his flawless, heartfelt portrayal of a man’s anguish over his helplessness as he grapples with the power and the magnificent forces

of nature.

After being trapped for five days, Ralston realizes that he has no other choice but to cut off his trapped arm.

Riveting scenes follow as Franco delivers a magnificent performance of will, perseverence and, finally, triumph.

Franco’s humbling performance is destined for numerous awards and probably an Oscar nomination for best actor - a per-

formance that has caused audiences to cringe and give standing ovations to what may be the best film of the year.

Ralston grew up in metro Denver and attended Cherry Creek High School. He was a thrill-seeker who climbed 14,000-foot peaks alone in the winter. Hiking alone in Utah, he was thrown into an extraordinary situation and faced the greatest challenge of his life.

Kid Cudi’s ‘Man on the Moon II’ explores darker themes

BY BRENDAN CRONIN Clarion staff

When Kid Cudi released his first album last fall after many successful mixtapes, people realized that this is not just another rapper’s typical debut album.

He raised the bar to a new high, so when he announced his second album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, people started wondering what kind of tone the album would be, especially after hearing rock songs with him and Kanye West singing.

This time around, instead of Cudi welcoming listeners into his dreams, he’s bringing listeners into his reality, both good and bad.

It is definitely a darker album, with more personal themes, including his past addiction to cocaine.

Once again, Cudi set up the album into five different acts, all pertaining to a certain theme. It opens with “Act I: The World I Am Ruling,” with the song “Scott Mescudi vs. The World,” featur-

ing Cee-Lo Green. It’s a fantastic opening track, one of the better ones on the album, and Cee-Lo adds great vocals to it.

“REVOFEV,” or revolution of evolution, is next, with its simple piano and drum beat, and all of those signature Kid Cudi “oh oh ohs.”

The album takes a darker turn once “Act II: A Stronger Trip” begins with “Don’t Play This Song,” featuring Mary J. Blige.

“Pain, hurt, sadness and loneliness, bought all that sh** right up tossed it away to the bottomless pit, of the part of my mind that slips the part of my mind so sick.”

The album takes a brighter turn in “Act III: Party On,” which opens with “Ashin Kusher,” a song with classic Cudi flow and a happier beat, and the album’s first single with Kanye West, “Erase Me,” the song known for Cudi’s first venture into the rock genre.

“The Mood” has an excellent eerie slow beat, and serves as a perfect intro to probably the best song on the album, “Maniac,” featuring Cage, serves as the best

example for the tone of the whole album: “I am the maniac, I am the ghoul, I’m in the shadows in the corner of my room, this my new hideaway , this my tomb, this is my coffin this is my place for unruliness, no worries, I love the darkness yeah I’d like to marry it.”

This starts off “Act IV: The Transformation,” and is followed by “Mr. Rager,” the namesake of the album, another quieter song.

Mary J. Blige is again featured on “These Worries,” whose vocals go well with the song. “The End” features GLC, fellow Cleveland rapper Chip Tha Ripper and Nicole Wray, and is perfect for a more laid back ending of the act and lead in to “Act V: You Live and You Learn.”

Cudi’s first album had a happier tone overall, and this one is much darker. They are just two very different albums, and that is what makes Kid Cudi’s style so unique: He can blend different genres together to make music that is real and a genre all his own.

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Band loses edge

‘Due Date’: funny buddy comedy starring Galifianakis and Downey Jr.

BY JONATHAN HAVEY Clarion staff

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Throughout the past decade director Todd Phillips has created a name for himself by shaping the buddy comedy genre, starting in 2000 with the release of “Road Trip.” Followed by the films “Old School” (2003), “Starsky and Hutch” (2004), and “The Hangover” (2010), which led to Phillips’s latest comedic creation “Due Date.”

Phillips teams up with Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover”, “It’s Kind of a Funny Story”) along with Hollywood A-lister Robert Downey Jr. (“Iron Man”, “Sherlock Holmes”). Downey plays future father Peter High-

man who has been banned from being on an airplane because of an encounter with Galifianakis’s character, Ethan Tremblay. Peter has no other choice but to drive cross-country from Atlanta to Los Angeles with Tremblay whose dream is to appear on Two and a Half Men. Together they embark on a chaotic, hilarious, emotional quest following the basic structure of the buddy comedy genre.

However, “Due Date” is not just another buddy comedy. It is a buddy comedy with two actors that many would have never paired in a movie.

The chemistry that Downey and Galifianakis have onscreen creates the perfect equation and

drives the entire film from start until finish. Downey’s serious subtle comedic dialogue is very clever and hilarious, while Galifianakis’s boisterous, goofy and childish personality gets in the audience’s face and brings the house down.

In the end, the film is about friendship and how friendship is found in the most unlikely of places and weirdest of circumstances. Downey and Galifianakis’s relationship clicks and connects with the audiences a lot more than other buddy comedy films and incorporates a deeper vibe concerning the back-stories of both Peter and Ethan allowing their characters to avoid being one-dimensional.

Senses Fail, an alternative rock band, released their latest album last Tuesday.

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If you take a listen to some of the songs, which at press time, can be streamed on MySpace, there’s a good chance you’ll hear lead singer-screamer James “Buddy” Nielsen talk about how much he hates his father.

The remaining songs usually talk about hating some anonymous person, who may also be the father.

However, while this album isn’t exactly sunshine in tone, it is

a great album.

This band has once again stepped up to the plate with some aggressive guitar work, fancy drum beats, relentless bass and a mix of melodic singing and voice-straining screaming.

The lyrics, while not creative in theme, are rather poetic, giving the band’s angst-laden rage a sharp, knowledgeable edge.

That’s certainly a respectable trait, since the band could have just as easily produced lyrics about an evil girl with no heart.

The Fire may not be a boundary-pushing album, but it changes things up enough to be interesting.

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Band sacrifices unique melody for mayhem Underoath drops drummer Gilespie

BY AJ GUNNING Entertainment editor

Disambiguation is not Underoath. Unfortunately, the band’s latest release shows the impact of losing drummer and vocalist Aaron Gillespie.

Their unique experiment of interlacing intense scream-o with soft, melodic sounds is officially over. The band is now no more than an average hardcore metal band at best.

There is still the incredible roar of Spencer Chamberlain’s voice, but without Gillespie providing the soft, contrasting vocals, Chamberlain’s voice loses the impact that really defined Underoath’s previous albums.

His voice now seems to drone on and out without any creativity.

It almost feels humorous at times as one wonders how he can keep screaming for so long.

The music also has taken a slight turn for the worse. Without Gillespie’s drum solos, Underoath has turned entirely toward a duo of electric guitars that provide an adequate beat and rhythm, but they fail to reach the same creativity of previous albums.

The drums feel simplified and manufactured and add little

to too many of the songs.

However, perhaps it is not fair to judge the band based on previous albums because, without Gillespie, it truly is an entirely different band.

So, for those who enjoyed the rawness and the intensity of the original Underoath, this new version of the band will be a breath of fresh air as they have clearly embraced the hardcore aspects of rock.

Also, Disambiguation is not all bad as many of the songs have a strong enough tempo to encourage listeners to at least mildly bob their heads to the overly-intense tracks, but the sound still feels superficial and forced.

All bands inevitably change; however, this change is especially unfortunate because Underoath was one of the few unique bands on the rock scene that was doing something different by bringing together disparate aspects of the rock genre and forming something that was both creative and beautiful.

In many ways, this change was predictable as their last album Lost in the Sound of Separation suggested the band was leaning towards a more intense sound.

However, Disambiguation is not just another Lost in the Sound of Separation; it is the total implementation of the hardcore genre in Underoath.

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Band touches ‘Nerve’

Good Charlotte provides mainstream sound Maryland band releases new alt-rock album

BY JEFF GENTILE Clarion staff

Good Charlotte is not a terribly original band, being part of a large group of skate punk/pop punk bands that include Simple Plan, Lit and Yellowcard.

Nonetheless, Cardiology, the band’s most recent album, is worth a listen. The sound is less dance oriented then the last album, Good Morning Revival, but, that doesn’t mean the songs

aren’t catchy enough to dance to if you want.

In this album, Good Charlotte keeps the sound fresh in songs such as “Like It’s her Birthday,” which features a guitar solo, somewhat uncommon in music of this type.

There’s some nice keyboard work in the background as well.

Nothing fancy or terribly innovative, but it works well. The lyrics are about discovering how much crazier your girlfriend is when she’s totally drunk.

“Like It’s her Birthday” does an efficient job of summing up the album’s direction.

Other songs offer a guitar, keyboard in the background and classy lyrics.

However, the songs manage to be different enough that the album doesn’t feel like listening to the same song over and over again. Even more important is that the formula works.

What Cardiology doesn’t innovate, it does well. At the same time, the album is enough of a step forward that it manages to differentiate itself from the work Good Charlotte has done in the past. The album isn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s definitely worth a shot.

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by Filligar. The four-person band has been featured in five different MTV programs, including The Real World and 16 and Pregnant, as well as Teen Mom. This year celebrates the release of its eighth album, The Nerve. The album sounds good, but also seems to have its own set of highs and lows.

Though mostly rock, The Nerve has a variety of genres to it. The first track plays almost like a song fresh off a country album but not quite.

The pacing quickly changes from that and even goes as far to sound like adult contemporary.

By album’s end, the songs begin to incorporate all of these

different types of music into each track.

This could be due to the composition of the band itself.

The piano seldom sounds distorted or adjusted. Drums, bass and guitar also do well for the genre here, as each instrument seems to complement one another.

Length is also not an issue on the album. On the 14-track album, only five songs are shorter than 4 minutes.

This will come as a happy coincidence for anyone concerned with an album one can breeze through in a half-hour.

One issue does tend to seem to arise while listening to the album.

Its conservative nature when combined with its placing in the genre causes it to be lacking a certain something.

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Men’s hoops raises expectations for 2010-2011

BY STEVE COULTER Sports editor

After winning 19 games last season, the men’s basketball team believes they can keep improving to finish above that mark while they contend for a possible conference crown.

“Getting more than 19 wins means we will be a 20-win ball club and we could get national recognition,” said sophomore guard Chase Hallam. “We want to win a conference championship and we have a chance to do that this year The Pioneers are coming off a season that ended with a 63-56 loss to North Texas in the Sun Belt Conference semi-finals.

The team knows that it will have to go farther than that if it wants to reach the ultimate goal of the Divisional I national men’s basketball tournament—a feat the team has yet to accomplish.

“One thing I love about the system is that our principles are always the same, but every year the intensity goes up along with the expectations to play better,” said captain Kyle Lewis.

Denver returns seven of its eight top scorers from last season and four of five starters. However, they do lose former captain Nate Rohnert, the school’s No. 9 leading scorer of all time.

Despite his absence, Scott feels the team is bringing back enough experience to continue growing and adding to what it accomplished last year.

“When you have the guys coming back that we do, the guys we believe are right for our system, then it makes things a lot different,” said Scott.

While replacing Rohnert’s talent on the court won’t be easy, the team does boast three guards in Hallam, Lewis and junior Brian Stafford who all bring lots of experi-

ence to the table.

As a freshman last year, Hallam started all 32 games, while finishing seventh in the conference in field goal percentage.

Stafford has started all 63 games since joining the program in 2008.

As for a potential loss in leadership from Rohnert’s departure, the team is unified under the concept that every individual player can be a leader on the court.

“Coach is asking everyone to bring leadership to the team,” said Lewis. “A good team doesn’t have one leader, it has to be 10 or 11 or 12 guys who can help the team battle through all 33 games this season.”

The Pioneers will implement two new players this season, redshirt sophomore center Trevor Noonan and freshman forward Chris Udofia.

“Trevor can contribute in a lot of different ways; he is a big body in the post that can push around the other teams bug guys,” said Scott. “We need guys like him, Andrew Hooper and Justin Coughlin to crash the board constantly.”

The two new faces, as well as all the returning players will be challenged right away, beginning this Friday night when they travel to Eugene, Ore., to participate in the BTI Invitational.

First up is reigning Big West champion UC Santa Barbara, who Scott says the Pioneers will begin preparation for this week.

On Saturday, the Pioneers face Pac 10 member Oregon and finish the weekend Sunday by playing North Dakota State.

The schedule doesn’t ease up much for Denver as they face several top mid-major teams, including Colorado State, Utah State, St. Mary’s and Portland.

“Our out-of-conference schedule this year is a huge indication for where we think this program is and where we are headed,”

said Scott.

The most important component to the season is how the Pioneers fair in conference play, according to Scott.

“What we want to do is be playing our best basketball in the last nine weeks of the season, starting on Jan. 1,” said Scott. “Last year we played our best in the final five weeks. This year we are hoping to make the improvement to nine weeks, which is our entire conference schedule, because playing well in conference is what extends your season at the end of the year.”

In the preseason conference rankings announced two weeks ago, the Pioneers were picked to finish third in the SBC’s West Division behind Arkansas State and defending conference champs North Texas.

In addition, DU failed to get one player on any of the conferences three preseason teams.

“If we are the fifth or sixth best team, then the Sun Belt must be a really good league,” said Scott. “In our program the ‘we’ comes before the individual and that’s the way we want it. If we win, then individuals begin to be recognized.”

As for expectations, they have been set and announced them clearly—conference championship and 20 overall wins.

“We don’t want to look too forward, but we know we have an opportunity to win a lot of games this year,” said Stafford.

“We want to take it one step at a time, but we want to win a conference tournament and that is pretty clear to us.”

The last time the men’s basketball program won 20 games was during the 20042005 season where they finished 20-11 and lost in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament. The Pioneers joined Division I in 1998-1999 and have only won 20 games once.

A freshman to keep an eye on Forward Chris Udofia of Jesuit Prep, Dallas Freshman forward Chris Udofia is the lone freshman in the 2010-2011 class and is a prize recruit for DU’s men’s basketball team after leading his high school team at Jesuit Prep in Dallas, Texas to a District 8-5A championship as a senior.

The 6-foot-6-inch forward says he is still learning the Princeton-style offense that the Pioneers run.

“The most challenging part has been learning the offense,” said Udofia. “But the guys have been really helpful and it’s a blessing to have them.”

Udofia brings a blend of athleticism and size, which the team hopes can result in more turnovers on the defensive side of the ball.

“Chris has a great sense on the defensive side of the ball, he sees things really well,” said head coach Joe Scott.

“This program is missing that one freakish athlete who can rebound, block shots, alter shots and help us inside,” said junior guard Travis Hallam.

The freshman is hard when evaluating himself, but recognizes the ability he has to contribute from the first game on.

“I’m not really a good offensive player, but my niche is getting my hands on the ball on defense either altering passes and shots,” said Udofia. “I think I can really be helpful to this team by doing those little things on defense that helps us get extra possessions on the offensive end.”

November 9, 2010

2010-2011 Basketball Preview

Hallam’s brotherly bond sparks unity

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Chase and Travis Hallam unite together on the basketball court for the Pioneers. However it isn’t the first time the brothers have suited up for the same team. Growing up in Mesquite, Texas, the Hallam’s competed in several sports, inlcuding football, soccer and baseball, ultimately choosing basketball to play at the collegiate level. “I am big on multi-sport athletes,” said coach Joe Scott. “I think it is something that a lot of kids these days don’t have.”

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When recruiting Chase and Travis Hallam, head coach Joe Scott didn’t know the impact of having two brothers. But in the end, Scott got two players that he says are beneficial to his up-and-coming program for both their similarities and their differences.

“They’re their own distinct players,” said Scott. “Travis has his game which is very helping and not just about him. Chase is a little more dynamic; he is a guy who can do things individually.”

Scott can notice the differences in terms of basketball talent, but when asked to describe each brother using a single adjective, the similarities are a lot more blatant.

Travis is “tough,” while Chase is “bulldog,” according to Scott. The variation in meaning is small.

“Although it may be easier for [Chase] to score, his overwhelming character is similar to his brothers, which is to be a helper and do the hard things like going after every loose ball,” said Scott. “They compliment each other in that regard and other guys can then compliment them and it becomes contagious, because our players begin to believe that that it’s not about individuals.”

Travis, a junior, was recruited first

by Scott in 2008, eschewing opportunities to play at Harvard, Yale and the Virginia Military Institute.

In the end, Travis said he chose DU because it best suited him and felt closest to home. In addition, he said Scott’s pitch had more of a family feel to it.

Then in 2009, Chase came to play for Scott and join his older brother.

“I didn’t play a big role in his recruitment,” said Travis. “I just told him what to expect of the school, the program and the coaches. In the end, mentoring him wasn’t hard, because Chase has a bullish attitude that allows him to take on everything that he’s got headfirst.”

Chase, a sophomore now, is coming off a freshman campaign where he finished third in the team in scoring and averaged over 30 minutes a game.

He turned down schools such as Miami (Ohio) to play for the Pioneers. Also,

like his brother, Chase turned down an Ivy League opportunity to play at Columbia.

“What I admired about coach Scott was that he told me the truth,” said Chase. “He told me, ‘We want you here but we are not going to go our of our way because we want you to be fully into it and not half ass it.”’

As they enter their second season at DU together, the brothers gain more and more experience playing around one another, which has had only positive affects so far.

“I know what he is going to do and when he is going to do it,” said Travis.

All in the family The Hallams’ athletic history goes further back then just playing basketball in high school and college together.

The brothers have been playing football, soccer and baseball in addition to basketball since they were only four years old.

Athletics grew as a concentration in the Hallam household, which is located in Mesquite, Texas, over the years as the family took in six young men, five of whom went on to play either basketball or football at the collegiate level.

“I have seven brothers in total, including Chase,” said Travis. “Six of them were taken in by my parents over the years, but none were adopted, they all were old enough to have the choice to where they wanted to live.”

As Travis recalls all of his brothers’ names—Luke, Corey, Colin, Ryan, Lazerich and Jarron—he counts on his fingers to make sure he remembers all of them.

“All of them except Colin were on a team of ours at one point or another,” said Travis.

In addition to sharing the hardwood together, the Hallam brothers, eight in all, competed on the football gridiron and the baseball diamond.

Chase says he had several offers to play baseball at the collegiate level as utility player, but eschewed the chance because he preffered basketball.

According to both Chase and Travis, two of their brothers came to see them play together at Denver last season.

‘Backyard’ work ethic With their unusual upbringing Chase and Travis were constantly involved in what Travis refers to as “the backyard brawls” or games of pickup basketball. It helped them develop a competitive sense that they still have today.

“When you’re in a house and you have people who are athletes then everybody is always being competitive,” said Chase.

“Any time you try to beat somebody when they are trying their hardest, you are obviously playing your best so each time you are getting better at just gaining toughness and effort.”

The skills acquired off the competitive field and in the backyard have stuck for the Hallams just as much as any coaching advice they have ever received.

“I am not a person who’s been built on natural talent, so I believe anytime you put your mind to it and you really want to achieve it, then your work ethic will get you there,” said Chase.

His brother feels the same.

“Work ethic is everything, especially for a player like me,” said Travis. “Natural talent and hard work ethic can coexist, but work ethic is everything in Joe Scott’s system.”

Role reversal Although most things have stayed the same over the years, such as the brother’s work ethic, there has been a bit of a role reversal since the pair has entered college, according to Travis.

“I was a better athlete earlier in our athletic career,” said Travis. “Chase has defiantly became the better athlete now though, but in high school he kind of lived in my shadow, which I know kept him motivated.”

At DU, Chase is now in the spotlight as he looks to start once again for the Pioneers, while Travis will provide vital minutes off the bench.

If it weren’t for Travis’ presence in his freshman year, Chase may not have devel-

oped as quickly as he did.

“He helped me learn the offense, which was the most difficult thing,” said Chase.

The two share a lot of time on the court, between practices when they are in season and regularly one-on-one meetings when they are not.

However, they do not want to smother each, so they aren’t too attached one another.

“They give each other space; they don’t hang around each other all time, so it’s a good balance,” said Scott. “They are their own individuals, but when things get hard and tough, which they do, they have that bond where they know they can count on each other, and I think that can spread to the team.”

The bond the brothers share has certainly spread to the team over the past two seasons, and Scott knows it can continue to grow and unite the players together.

“Having both Travis and Chase adds a different element, which is fun,” said junior Brian Stafford. “We have a great chemistry as a team, which affects the way we play on the court.”

When talking about the Hallams, Scott mentions the word “character” several times.

He believes that each brother is the type of player that can build a program, where as they are doing right now at Denver.

The coach admits that if there was another brother he would consider recruiting him.

“If that guy was of the same makeup and of course we would give him a look,” said Scott. “We want tough guys and they fit that mold.”

As they enter the 2010-2011 season, Travis has two years remaining in his Pioneer career while Chase has three.

Scott emphasizes that there is a lot of basketball left to be played in both of their careers.

“They have a huge say in how good DU basketball can be and what the reputation of this program will be when after they graduate,” said Scott. “They both know that there is lots of opportunity for them to help this program keep improving.”

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November 9, 2010

Women’s b’ball adds depth, retains top performers from last year

BY ALYSSA SAMSON Clarion Staff

The women’s basketball team jumped out to a 17-0 lead about eight minutes into the first period of an exhibition game last Sunday afternoon against Regis University.

If one thing is clear, the Pioneers can play defense. They ended surrendering a total of 21 points as they trounced Regis 77-21.

“We are going to be aggressive and have great defense instead of just focusing on offense,” said senior guard Britteni Rice, who finished with a team-high 17 points.

Last season the Pioneers finished No. 3 in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting an average of 48.2 percent against their opponents.

Offensively, the Pioneers will be fine as they return four of their top five scorers, all of whom started more than 30 games and averaged 31 minutes or more.

In their final game last season, a 55-48 loss to New Orleans in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament, the Pioneers finished with only seven players, which was the main reason behind the excessive playing time for starters However, head coach Erik Johnson is optimistic that this won’t happen this year.

“We have six freshmen coming in for us, which means we will actually have a bench” said Johnson.

Johnson looks forward to having more than two players on his bench, which says will enable him to strategize differently.

One of the challenges of having a larger team, though, is having all the players to work together.

According to Johnson, he would prefer that issue rather than facing the situation he had last season.

Conference breakdown The team has been practicing since early October and hopes to avenge its early exit from the SBC tournament last spring.

After finishing 18-13, Denver has been slotted to finish second in the SBC West Division, behind Arkansas-Little Rock.

“I think were picked right where we deserve to be and right now Little Rock deserves to be No. 1,” said Johnson. “In conference, we are looking up to Little Rock, Middle [Tennessee] and Western Kentucky.”

Before they can look ahead to conference play, DU faces a grueling out of conference, including games against the SEC’s Georgia and Vanderbilt, as well as Pac 10.

With the help of a new strength coach, the team has worked hard to be in great physical condition for the entire season.

However, having depth should help any injury concerns.

Returning stars This season, Johnson says the team plans on improving turnover margins, and focusing on defense.

This should be easy considering Kaetlyn Murdoch, a first-team All-SBC member, returns after averaging 15.8 points and three blocks per game.

“How do you raise the expectation for Katelyn? Every time you set the bar for her, she raises it,” Johnson said.

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Johnson said some of Murdoch’s personal goals throughout the season would be more deflections and a consistent defender.

“I think we are going to do really well this season. We have a deep bench, a high number of freshmen with a lot of talent, and a defense that will be able to guard the post,” said Murdoch.

In addition to Murdoch, the Pioneers bring back sophomore guard Emiko Smith,

who averaged five assists a game last year.

Seniors like Rice and Brianna Culberson also return after combining for an average of 28 points last year.

“By using our talent and taking all the potential on the team we will be able to make great things happen this year,” said Smith.

DU begins its regular season when the team travels to play Wyoming on Friday night at 7 p.m.

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Senior Brianna Culberson drives past a Regis defender in last Sunday’s exhibition in Magness Arena.

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November 9, 2010

Women’s soccer snubbed by NCAA

BY STEVE COULTER Sports editor

After posting 19-2-1 record, the women’s soccer team’s season came to a drastic end yesterday when Denver was denied an atlarge bid for the NCAA national tournament after losing the Sun Belt Conference championship game against Middle Tennessee.

“A lot of automatic bids went to underdogs, which ultimately cost us a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament,” said head coach Jeff Hooker. “Overall, I am really proud of this team; our record was the best we’ve finished with.”

Looking at the field of teams in the NCAA tournament, it is blatant that the Pioneers have a better record than most teams.

However, DU failed to automatically qualify when the team lost 3-2 in a shootout to Middle Tennessee in the SBC championship game last Saturday.

The loss ended a streak of four consecutive conference titles for Denver as well as four straight trips to the NCAA tournament through automatic bids.

“It was surprising that we weren’t selected, although we had control of our own destiny in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and didn’t get it done,” said Hooker. “It was disappointing not to win that final, especially because we wouldn’t be in this situation if we had.”

The Pioneers not only won

19 games, which ties a school record, but they went undefeated in conference and finished perfect at home.

In conference play, the Pioneers recorded nine regular season shutouts and two more in the postseason tournament.

Despite a great defensive performance against the No. 2 seeded Blue Raiders (13-8-2, 9-2 SBC), the game came down to penalty kicks and the Pioneers failed to convert more than their opponent.

Initially, each team made their first two shots, but then freshman midfielder Nicholette DiGiacomo missed right.

However, Denver’s goalkeeper Lara Campbell protected the net as the Blue Raiders missed their third penalty shot.

Middle Tennesee’s goalkeeper Rebecca Cushing then stopped shots from seniors Lauren Cavarra and Alexis Hanks on the Pioneers’ fourth and fifth attempts.

Paige Goeglein slid the ball past Campbell on the Blue Raiders fourth shot, which proved to be the game-winner.

The Pioneers limited the Blue Raiders to 11 shots during the 110 minutes of regulation, but failed to score on their 26 shots.

Campell was named to the 2010 SBC All-Tournament Team along with fellow sophomore Kalie Vaugn and freshmen Digiacomo and Kristen Hamilton.

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Sophomore Kalie Vaughn was named to the 2010 SBC All-Tournament Team. Vaughn finished with 28 points this season. Despite a 19-2-1 record, the Pioneers were unable to come up with an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after losing in the SBC conference championship.

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FAST BREAK volleyball (13-14, 7-5 SBC) Arkansas State 3, DU 2 DU 3, Arkansas-Little Rock

what went right Freshman Colleen King led the Pioneers on Sunday afternoon, recording a career-high 18 kills.

Fellow freshman Alex Turgeon also had a great game, finishing with 17 kills and 14 digs.

The underclassmen led the way with kills, while senior Kresson Vreeman notched a season-high 53 assists.

Swim, dive team bounce into fresh water

what went wrong Despite winning the first two sets, Denver was unable to win their contest on Friday against Arkansas State. Cayla Fielder led the opposition with 16 kills.

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up next The volleyball team concludes its regular season when it travels to Denton, Texas, on Friday night to battle North Texas. The following week, the Pioneers travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn., the site of this year’s Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Men’s swimming and diving (3-1) DU 180, Colorado State 120 DU 152, Wyoming 146 Wyoming 193, DU 104

what went right The men’s team was able to win last Saturday as they edged out the Cowboys in a close road meet.

The men swept both the 1000 freestyle and the 100 butterfly events. The Pioneers notched nine first-place finishes on the men side, while the women’s team recorded 13 second-place finishes.

what went wrong Despite a big win over instate rival Colorado State on Friday, the women’s swim and dive team struggled the next day, being thumped by 89 against the Cowgirls on Saturday.

up next DU takes a length break until after Thanksgiving, where the team will travel to Iowa City, Iowa, for the University of Iowa Invitational on Dec. 3-5. The Pioneers start conference play on Dec. 18.

The men’s and women’s swim and dive team hosted instate rivals Air Force and Colorado State , respectively, last weekend at El Pomar Natatorium. The women’s team came away with a regular season victory, while the men competed in an exhibition meet. On Saturday, the team’s took on the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wy.

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Coaches speak about Martin, Gwozdecky visits

In a press conference given last week, head hockey coach George Gwozdecky notified media members and DU fans about the condition of Jesse Martin, a senior center who suffered three fractures in his neck on Oct. 30 against North Dakota.

“Jesse’s an inspiration and we hope we’re an inspiration for Jesse,” said Gwozdecky.

Since, Martin’s status has been updated and he was scheduled to go into surgery yesterday.

In addition to parents, alumni and fans sending support, the men’s basketball coach Joe Scott and women’s basketball coach Erik Johnson sent their regards to Jesse and his family at the conference.

“We are one school and one university here,” said Scott.

“And the basketball program feels that way about the hockey team. We hope he gets better and he is in our thoughts.”

N E W S Scott noted the Martin’s injury was unfortunate, but that it could enable the group to come together and something good come from the adversity the team faces now.

“It is obvious that life is more than about just basketball or just hockey,” said Johnson. “I have no doubt that George and his staff are doing a phenomanal job of taking care of Jesse and being there for him and his family.”

Gwozdecky and several other members associated, including associate head coach Steve Miller have visited to Minneapolis’ Region Hospital.

According to a report on 9NEWS, inside Martin’s hospital room is a hand written banner by alumni, fans and students that offer words of encouragement and praise.

“The outpouring of support, thoughts and prayers has been incredible,” said Gwozdecky.

Men’s soccer wins conference title The men’s soccer team completed its turnaround when the

Pioneers defeated conference and in-state foe Air Force 2-0 to win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation regular season championship Saturday night.

Only a year after finishing with an overall record of 5-10-4, the Pioneers hold the No. 1 seed in this week’s MPSF conference tournament.

“To bounce back from where we were a year ago shows how much character and determination these players have,” said head coach Bobby Muuss.

Denver (9-5-4, 6-2-2 MPSF) was able to claim sole possession of the conference title after Cal State Bakersfield lost to Seattle on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier this season, the Pioneers stood at 2-2-1 in conference play, but have revived since winning four consecutive games heading into the postseason tournament.

With the No. 1 seed clinched, the Pioneers have a first round bye during the quarterfinals, which will be played Thursday in Sacramento, Calif.

“We are happy about it right now, but we have to focus on the conference tournament this

week,” said Muuss.

The team looks to play the winner of the quarterfinal game between No. 4-seed Air Force and No. 5-seed Sacramento State on Friday afternoon. The Hornets are hosting the tournament this season.

Like DU, Cal State Bakersfield also has a bye and waits to play the winner of No. 3 New Mexico and No. 6 UNLV in the semifinals.

The winner of each semifinal game will play in the MPSF Championship game on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Next season, the Pioneers will host the MPSF Championship Tournament at CIBER Field.

Before last season’s poor performance, Muuss had coached the Pioneers to three consecutive 10-win seasons.

The teams’ juniors and seniors are the first classes in DU Division I history to have secured two conference titles during their tenure.

The Pioneers semi-final game will be played Friday at 3 p.m. MST.

Ultimate Frisbee finds redemption

BY JONATHAN HAVEY Clarion Staff

The DU club Ultimate Frisbee team was looking to redeem itself this past weekend when they hosted the Northern Colorado Club Frisbee team at Washington Park.

The team got its revenge, escaping with an 11-7 victory on a beautiful fall afternoon.

On Oct. 24, the Pioneers were thumped 13-2 by UNC in a Frisbee tournament named Flight Fright, held in Fort Collins, Colo.

Seven players were looking for redemption and saw several key differences between their initial play at Flight Fright and their revamped performance during the two squads’ second battle.

“The difference between today and Fright Flight is that today we are working as a team instead of as seven individual players,” said

sophomore Davis Jonland.

Denver led 7-5 at halftime after being tied 5-5 earlier in the first period. During a timeout, the Pioneers hydrated and honed in on what had to be done to stop the UNC offense.

The result: a 6-2 run to end the game and the Pioneers never looked back.

The DU club Ultimate Frisbee team is made up of seven players, but actually consists of around 40 students; six of whom are currently studying abroad, including last year’s president and current secretary Russel Takeall, a senior.

This year’s current president John Duke, a junior, also is abroad, leaving a huge gap to be filled by the team’s newcomers.

More than 60 percent of DU’s frisbee team is made up of freshmen and sophomores Although they may be young,

the skill levels of the players range from beginner all the way through intermediate to even expert players.

A lot is expected of this young DU Ultimate Frisbee team because they are the future of DU Ultimate.

“I am going to miss it a lot, but I couldn’t have asked for a better group of kids to pass the game down to,” said senior captain Elliot Andre.

The team practices Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:159:30 p.m. at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.

The Pioneers are coached by Curt Gumby.

A typical practice begins with drills that work on forehand and backhand throws along with practicing two formations. The first is the Vertical Stack, known as the V stack. The second is the Horizontal Stack, known as the “Ho Stack.”

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A DU Ultimate Frisbee player practices at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium last week. The team has taken on in-state competition such as Northern Colorado and Colorado State so far this season. They have travel to play in tournament’s as well as host teams in Washington Park.