Vol. 120, Issue 19

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Subway will replace Sidelines by sarah ford Managing Editor

Sodexo received final approval Wednesday to replace recently closed Sidelines Pub with a Subway, which is expected to open this January according to Sodexo Food Service Director Ira Simon.

“What brought Subway to campus was this whole analysis, this whole master plan, that we’re trying to implement in improving our retail,” said Simon. “We believe the Subway here is going to make a positive change and give a positive addition to what we’re trying to offer our students.”

The project, which will cost Sodexo $100,000, will re-model current counter space in the restaurant with new Subway equipment. However, the layout of the rest of the restaurant will remain unchanged, Simon said. Students will be able to use meal plan cash as well as flex cash for their meals.

“We’re not doing anything with the wall, we’re not doing

anything with the ceiling and we’re not doing anything with the floors and carpet,” Simon said. “We’re focusing on that counter space.”

However, numerous students have voiced displeasure with the choice. Some argue they want the Pub to remain in Driscoll Underground while others say another food vendor should have been chosen.

“DU is striving to do things that set them apart and push them forward, and when you get the most watered-down vanilla food chain there is, that’s not thinking like a high-end university,” said Luke Niforatos, a communications major who graduated last year.

Niforatos said he would have liked to see a restaurant featuring DU students, such as giving DUGS an indoor space or giving students of HRTM a food service.

“They could have done a lot more with it than just a Subway and putting in a little sandwich shop,” Niforatos said. “Especially when there is another one five minutes

down the street.”

The decision to replace the Pub comes after a survey conducted in the spring of 2012, called the Comprehensive Account Review, to determine where students most often eat.

“One important thing we found out was that 19 percent of the population was in Sturm Hall at noon,” said Simon. “From that, we know that we were only capturing in our facilities (at Driscoll)…12 percent of that population to eat with us.”

With longtime university plans to remodel Driscoll temporarily postponed, Simon said Sodexo wanted to change dining options in the building sooner, prompting them to present the idea of bringing Subway to campus. He said Subway was, statistically, one of the restaurants students showed an interest in having on campus.

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Male cheerleaders break mold by kameryn tanita Lifestyles Editor

While male cheerleading is common amongst most college campuses, DU has not had one in over 50 years. This year, two students are breaking the boundaries and attempting to change the image of DU’s Cheerleading Team.

As the first male cheerleader of the two, junior biology major Nick Corcoran, from Colorado Springs is trying to prove people wrong.

“Just because I am straight doesn’t mean I can’t be a cheerleader,” said Corcoran.

Corcoran mentions how the stereotype of male cheerleaders continues to exist at DU, noting that in the gym he would inform other guys about the opportunity to stay in shape and receive a scholarship on a varsity sport, but he was brushed off by snide remarks about how cheerleading was not for guys.

“People see it as a feminine sport, they don’t see it as

a straight man’s place so I feel like I challenge that gender role,” said Corcoran.

Corcoran, who wrestled, played football and ran crosscountry in high school, had been interested in cheerleading since he was a freshman at DU in 2011, but the team was not holding tryouts. According to Corcoran, when he tried to bring it to DU’s attention, he claims he was shrugged off because it was still regarded as a female only sport. Luckily for Corcoran, in the spring of 2012 his dream finally came true.

“I saw the flyers up, and I saw that they were hosting a brand new coed program so I figured I would try out,” said Corcoran.

Corcoran was the only male to try out in spring and he made the team. Then, this fall, another male joined the team, freshman psychology major Jason Lau from Cherry Hills.

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The Pioneers have the same goal as always: national championships by sarah ford Managing Editor

Sophomore Forward Matt Tabrum scores a goal against Omaha during the 2012-2013 season.

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Coming off a season in which they advanced to the playoffs but lost in the semifinals for the fifth consecutive year, Pioneer hockey is looking towards a new season with many changes, including a new coach, many new players and a new league.

After failing to be ranked in the top 15 team preseason poll sponsored by USA Hockey Magazine and USA Today, the team is also facing some lowered expectations.

In the inaugural National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) poll released two weeks ago, the team was projected to finish fourth, following Miami, North Dakota and St. Cloud.

However, they are not letting preseason rankings deter their goals.

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“Whether the media ranks us or doesn’t rank us, in the dressing room is what counts,” said senior Goalie Sam Brittain. “We know the talent we have and what we’re capable of doing - I think that’s the important thing. I don’t remember the last time that they gave the trophy to the team ranked first at the beginning of the season.”

Newly hired Coach Jim Montgomery said he also has high expectations for the team, and believes they can win a national championship this year despite having a young team, including ten freshmen.

“I think Denver is a place where you can expect to have a chance at winning a national championship and winning a conference every year,” he said.

Entering his new role replacing 19-year Head Coach George Gwozdecky, Montgomery stressed high expectations for the team and himself, placing the bar above what the team has accomplished the last five seasons.

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Campaign warns community to keep ‘Heads Up’ by carli hansen Assistant News Editor

Last week marked the appearance of the Heads Up campaign on the DU campus to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety. The campaign follows a number of vehicle-pedestrian accidents that have occurred near campus, including two student fatalities in the last 18 months.

“There are students who have been hit and students who have been killed by cars. We don’t want any more auto-pedestrian accidents,” said External Communications Manager Will Jones. “The best way to do that is to get the message out not only to the motorists, but also to university students, faculty and staff.”

After the most recent student fatality last April, members of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), Department of Campus Safety (DCS), administration and Transportation Solutions met to brainstorm ways to increase pedestrian and bicycle safety and awareness.

Commander Michael Holt of DCS said Transportation Solutions, a non-profit organization that services the southeast Denver metro area, brought up the Heads Up campaign that the City of Denver started in May. “A lot of different campus groups had been talking about this for a while because of the accidents that have happened around campus.

No one is happy about that,” said Katie Bonomo, program administrator of Transportation Solutions.

“When the City of Denver Heads Up campaign started, people here latched onto that.”

DU contacted the city and received materials such as posters, safety tip cards and public service announcement videos, which were modified with university logos and reprinted.

Jones said Heads Up is trying to get posters in every building on campus, and DCS will be handing out safety tip cards at student events.

PSAs will play across campus, including at athletic events. Heads Up is also using social media and email to reach out to students.

“In any sort of traffic safety campaign you have to hit all three

Pedestrian Safety Tips - Always cross the street at an intersection.

- Obey the “walk/don’t walk” pedestrian signals. Do not enter the crosswalk once the hand begins flashing.

- Use the “push to walk” button where available. It adds pedestrian crossing time to the traffic signal.

- Always stay alert. Do not be a distracted walker.

- Never assume vehicles (cars, buses, bikes) see you. Look both ways before you cross the street!

Bicycle/Skateboard Tips photo courtesy of heads up

One of the posters promoting the Heads Up campaign hangs outside of the Anderson Academic Commons

- Bikes and cars – same rights, same laws. Obey stop signs, traffic signs and traffic lights.

Set an example for everyone and wait for the green light!

E’s: education, enforcement and engineering,” said Bonomo.

The posters and safety tips on campus will be part of the education. The Denver Police Department (DPD) will be carrying out enforcement off campus, according to Holt.

Variable message boards, such as those seen in construction areas, will appear on Evans and University to warn drivers they are entering a high pedestrian area. There will also be photo radar vans in those areas.

DPD will also be enforcing pedestrian and bicycle laws. Holt said they will be doing some education, but they will also be writing some tickets.

“The accidents that have happened have had various people at fault. You can’t blame any one group.

Everyone needs to pay more attention to everyone else,” said Bonomo.

Last Thursday, Heads Up also had a meeting to discuss engineering and the possibility of making physical changes to the streets around campus. Jones said this could include speed bumps, traffic circles or lowered speed limits to force drivers to slow down.

Bonomo and Holt said the facilities department is currently talking with the city about building three raised, lighted crosswalks on East Asbury Avenue, which is a major thoroughfare for pedestrians.

Bonomo said the university is also working on a study of the Evans and University intersection to see what could make it safer. Results should appear in the next two to three weeks.

“These are two major roads and we don’t own them,” said Jones. “But we will listen to what the students say, take the information to the appropriate people and make a case for the students.”

The first stage of Heads Up at DU will last four to five weeks, according to Bonomo. After that, the campaign will reappear at strategic times throughout the year, such as when students return to campus after spring break. The campaign will not be ongoing, so students will not start to ignore it, said Bonomo.

“I don’t think students realize they’re putting their lives in jeopardy. They think they’re indestructible. They think, ‘It’s not going to happen to me,’” said Jones. “College

is a time when you’re not supposed to worry about anything. But DU is at the intersection of two major roads, and unfortunately, students have to worry. I want them to worry and I want them to be aware. When it comes to car versus human, human usually doesn’t win.”

For more information visit Facebook.com/HeadsUpDenver.

Andrew Urbaczewski, chair and associate professor of the Department of Business Information and Analytics.

Similarly, the endowed chairs include Sharon Alvarez, the first Koch Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Department of Management, Robert Giacalone, distinguished chair of ethics in the Department of Business Ethics and Legal Studies, and Jack Strauss, the first Miller Chair of applied economics in the Reiman School of Finance.

Patti says the new faculty members will contribute significantly to DU. “They’re all very accomplished researchers and scholars, but they do so by bringing their research in a very applied, understandable, problem-solving way to the communities that we’re involved in here,” he said.

Patti points to the connections

the new faculty bring with them as further benefits. “[They bring] a whole new level of expertise, and all of the connections that are around that expertise,” he said.

“Eventually those bring internship opportunities for students.”

According to Patti, department chairs are in charge of running academic departments, while endowed chairs are very highly qualified faculty members that have a national or international reputation in a specific area.

For example, Patti points to Alvarez’s expertise in entrepreneurship.

He says DCB plans to build on that expertise to expand entrepreneurship learning opportunities across campus, including the possibility of adding an entrepreneurship minor or major in conjunction with various departments

on campus. “[Alvarez] will be working with other faculty members here to build out some learning opportunities throughout the campus, not just Daniels students, because we know that entrepreneurship…exists in all fields,” said Patti.

One of the newly appointed chair positions—the Miller Chair of Applied Economics—was created using a one million dollar endowment given by alumni John and Sandy Miller last year, according to a Daniels 2012 press release. Patti said another of the positions—the Koch Chair of Applied Economics—was filled this year after DCB received clarification about uses of that specific endowment.

The three other positions have existed at DCB in previous years and needed to be filled this year due to retirements and other openings, according to Patti.

- Take your place in traffic.

Ride your bike on the street or on campus brick pathways at a safe speed. City sidewalks are reserved for pedestrians.

- Always ride with traffic.

Ride on the right (or left on one-ways) where drivers expect to see you.

- Be alert and be visible. Steer clear of riding with earphones and use lights at night.

-Tips courtesy of Campus Safety

Five new chairs appointed by DCB by lanna giauque News Editor

The Daniels College of Business (DCB) announced the appointment of two new department chairs and three new endowed chairs in a news release last Thursday.

“They all bring an extraordinary amount of expertise in their respective areas,” said interim DCB Dean Charles Patti.

Patti says the new positions could lead to the development of new majors and minors, more internships for students, and a high level of applied learning to the DU community.

According to the release, the department chair appointments include Barbara Jackson, director of the Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, and

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Festivus fêtes fitness, food and fun Dorms go on lockdown by lanna giauque News Editor

Several DU organizations partnered to present the “Fall Festivus” last Thursday, an event aimed at showcasing various sustainability and health-related groups on campus and encouraging students to become involved with those groups.

“The idea was just to have something that would be fun that would be sort of a fall celebration,” said Chad King, director of the Center for Sustainability on campus.

King said planning for the event started in May with the idea of creating opportunities for student organizations to make themselves more visible earlier in the school year.

“There’s a whole lot of programming in the spring, and it’s a little more sparse in the fall,” said King. “This was an idea of trying to set up an umbrella event to get student groups involved and try to jump start that.”

Co-sponsors of the Festivus included DUPB, the USG Sustainability Committee, Well@DU, Student Life, the Center for Sustainability and Sodexo. More than a dozen campus and community groups also had tables at the event,

“We were trying to include the health and wellness component and anybody else that wanted to “The groups that I talked get involved.”

The major health and to that were tabling thought wellness it was a component good event,” of the night said King. “I hope people took was the Crim“They were son Classic pleased with away ways that they 5k, a “fun the contacts could understand run” around they got.”

O t h e r more sustainable ac- campus that sust ainabi l- tions in their started out as ity-centered a part of the components community.” planning of of the event the Fall Festii n c l u d e d Chad King, vus and evena special tually “took b a r b e c u e Director of the Center for on a life of its at Nelson Sustainability own”, accorddining hall, ing to King. tours of the Ac c o r d on-campus sustainability initia- ing to Wellness Program Mantives, two food trucks, a discus- ager Mandy Sigmund, over sion and screening of the docu- 200 people registered to walk mentary The City Dark and a or run in the 5k and about 30 farmer’s market with produce people volunteered. from Leffler Family Farms, King said he considers which supplies the produce the Fall Festivus a success, and for the Community Supported hopes people who attended Agriculture food-sharing pro- enjoyed the event. gram held through the Center “I hope people took away for Sustainability. ways that they could underHowever, King said the stand more sustainable actions event encompassed more than in their community and their personal lives,” said King. “My just sustainability initiatives.

“It started out as sustain- biggest goal is that people come ability and it grew to be a little out here and have fun, so I hope larger than that,” said King. that happened too.” including Runa tea, DU Vegan and Vegetarian Society and two car sharing programs.

UPCOMING FA L L E V E N T S

by brandon tate Senior Reporter

As of Sept. 21, all DU students must use their Pioneer ID cards to gain access to residence halls. After about a year of deliberation, several departments came together to bring about this change, primarily the Department of Campus Safety and Housing and Residential Education.

The decision was made in order to create safer access to campus housing.

This comes after past incidents where questionable individuals have gained access to residence halls.

DCS and the Denver Police Department (DPD) handled those situations swiftly, according to Sgt. Stephen Banet of DCS. According to Banet, a recent incident that reinforced this change came after “a person with a criminal history” entered a residence hall, during the Sept. 1 to Sept. 20 frame where no IDs were required to enter buildings. The man had trespassed onto DU after being told he was not allowed back on campus and was later arrested by DPD. First year student Mieke VanErven describes the

mandatory ID swipes as “during the day, it’s kind of a nuisance, but in a way it does make you safer.”

Executive Director of Housing and Residential Education Demitrius Brown said that since June 2012, the conversation “had been going on annually,” and recent occurrences of trespassing and unwanted visits came long after the ID swiping initiative had been considered.

Brown also added that the 24/7 lockdown on all residence halls will remain a standard for future years.

The grace period given to students from Sept. 1 to Sept.

20 will not exist again.

“When a student comes to DU we’re going to use that opportunity to educate them about being safe in the community,” said Brown, “During move-ins, yes, you will have some free access just because we have a number of people going in and out. But after move-ins are complete, we’re going to go back to the 24/7 lock.”

There will be no penalties for losing a Pioneer ID. In the event an ID is lost, another one can be acquired in the Driscoll Student Center for a fee of $20.

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NIGHT OF THE ARTS October 5th, 7pm-Davis Auditorium DU Drama Ensemble (DUDE) is proud to host the second annual Night of the Arts.

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Concerned cyclists creating change on campus by brandon tate Senior Reporter

New bike-related projects, such as installing more bike racks, opening bike repair stations and encouraging students to wear helmets are being carried out on campus this quarter in an effort to make campus biking safer and easier.

Several members of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) and the DU Sustainability Committee played a role in starting these projects, including USG Senator Daniel Powell and DU student James Tyson, a graduate student University College Environmental Policy and Management Program.

With the numerous projects underway for the DU biking

population, Tyson also reiterates bike safety, including one of the most basic safety protocols of cycling, wearing a helmet.

“We try to encourage it as much as we can. I certainly wear mine all the time,” Tyson said.

“I’d like to see more students wearing helmets and being safer, both skateboarders and bikers, especially with the safety issues we’ve had. There have been two deaths on campus and that’s why we want to...get the community on board with the issue.”

Powell partnered with Tyson to bring new fix-it stations—similar to what is outside of Nagel Hall, a one stop maintenance tool kit—to campus and install additional bike racks to control bike parking complications.

“There’s student concern

about the racks being really full,” said Powell. “I was walking around Olin and they were packed and I thought ‘this isn’t going to work.’ So we’re in the process right now of working on bike issues revolving around that.”

To complete the project, USG and Tyson are partnering with DU and Cora Bike Racks Inc. According to Tyson, everything is in place for the racks to be installed at various academic buildings around campus by the end of the school year, with racks going in areas with the “greatest need for expansion.”

Johnson-McFarlane Hall is one of those locations, and usable bike racks are currently being painted in preparation for installation there. The Department of Campus Safety and

other facilities have also notified Tyson of additional locations where stands are needed, including Sturm Hall and Daniels College of Business.

Another project will be the opening of additional bike “fixit” stations, similar to the one in Nagel Hall. The station in Nagel was received very favorably this year, according to Powell, who says another station will be installed outside of the Anderson Academic Commons (AAC) by the end of October.

In an effort to provide even more accessibility to DU cyclists, Tyson and DU Bicycle Transportation have also asked DU for approval for more stations to be installed throughout the year, including sites near Centennial Towers and the Ritchie Center. For now, the sta-

tion planned for AAC remains the only approved station.

Additionally, by the end of the school year, Tyson looks to continue to renovate Nagel Underground primarily into a bike maintenance center for students to use free of charge.

Tyson hopes to create a teachable setting for students interested in handling and repairing bikes.

“We’re going to start running classes out of here and install a projector. We will have our mechanics staff the room for quite a while, which is what this space is meant for,” Tyson said.

“Hopefully we can get money from the Sustainability Committee and [USG] to sustain the program, as well as registration fees in the future.”

Eventually, students will be hired mechanics.

DCS releases “for the record” report Pub gone, Subway coming

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Above: On campus, statistics report increased sexual assault, forcible rape, sexual assault with objects and burglary, along with decreased forcible fondling and illegal weapons arrests from 2011 to 2012. On public property, statistics show increased forcible rape and forcible fondling, along with decreased sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault and motor vehicle theft on public property during the same period.

To view a map of where crimes have occured on campus, please visit our website: duclarion.com/ thefts-rob-sense-of-security

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“Everything we’ve done was based on statistics,” said Simon. “It wasn’t just because we’d done it somewhere else … we really used what I would call evidencebased decision-making.”

The plan has been stalled for several weeks, after the owner for the Subway on University Blvd. “expressed some concerns,” according to Simon. The decision was, however, reviewed and approved by Subway’s national corporation.

Simon says he hopes to see more success with the Subway than the Pub saw in recent years. According to Simon, the Pub served about 300 customers daily.

“The problem was that number had been stagnant for the past four years. It

didn’t grow, it declined a little bit in the last year,” he said. Simon expects to see 1,000 customers daily at Subway when it opens.

Subway is the first in a series of national brands Simon hopes to eventually bring to campus.

He also hopes to bring a Starbucks and World of Wings in the future.

“The thing about national brands is they increase satisfaction and they increase sales. They’re not necessarily more profitable because they do cost more to operate,” Simon said. “It’s not necessarily about us doing better, but increasing satisfaction is a primary concern of ours, and a goal of ours, so if we could increase satisfaction and increase our sales, then we have the chance to be successful.”

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Campus Safety released “For the Record”, the annual security and fire safety report, on Tuesday last week.

The report showed continued high levels of theft across campus and an increase in the number of sexual assaults reported on campus.

The report also includes information about: how to report crime and emergencies on campus, the number and types of crime that have occurred on campus over the last three calendar years, the number of drug and alcohol arrests and referrals, emergency response and evacuation procedures, crime prevention and education programs, DU’s policies regarding missing students, sexual assault, drug and alcohol use, information on campus resource organizations and the annual fire safety report.

Statistics from the 2011 For the Record report have also been included for comparative purposes.

If you would like a printed copy of the report please contact Campus Safety at 303.871.3215, or visit the Campus Safety offices at 2130 S. High Street.

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Male cheerleaders combat stereotypes Continued from page 1

As someone who wanted to try out but was not able to “One year I went to a football at first, Corcoran believes DU game and it was the first time I saw is finally trying to be inclusive male cheerleaders; they did flips, for all students. stunts and tumbling. I was like that “I think it has been is not what people usually picture in pushed because there was their head when someone mentions never the option for males male cheerleading,” said Lau. to try out,” said Corcoran.

Ultimately Lau, who ran cross- “I think society is kind of country in high school, wanted to pushing it that they should stay in shape his freshman year. His be inclusive, but I think it is Resident Assistant convinced him to also our coach. She thinks it try out and he was excited to make will bring a different dynamic the team because he was able to and will be helpful to keep the receive a scholarship. team support stronger.”

Since DU’s cheer team is a varsity Although Corcoran and sport, Corcoran, Lau and other mem- Lau have never had any previbers of the team receive scholarships. ous experience in cheerleadCorcoran and Lau are also provided ing, Kraus claims it is a learnwith their uniforms, shoes and any ing experience for everyone other cheer related equipment. on the team, and for herself as a coach.

“With this being our first year going coed, it is the perfect kameryn tanita|clarion experience. It is a great Freshman Nick Lau and Junior Nick Corcoran pose outside of Sturm Hall wearing their DU Cheer team gear. partnership to come and learn with other people Additionally, Corcoran and Lau and rather than focusing on someone who haven’t been doing this with the most talent, they look for will also be speaking in the megabefore,” said Kraus. phone during games to help get the someone who is well-rounded.

This year, DU Cheer has “We definitely look for team crowd excited.

16 cheerleaders, including the members that are going to be ambasFor both Corcoran and Lau, the five new members they gained sadors for the athletic department,” goal is simple. They want to stay since last spring. The team will said Kraus. “We are looking at aca- active, get a scholarship and most be able to do new stunts and demic integrity and personal charac- importantly spread their school spirit different routines since they ter because these athletes are going so that other people see what it means have two males, according to to be out in the community talking to be a male cheerleader.

Corcoran. about DU’s athletic department.”

“I hope to eliminate the steCorcoran and Lau attend For Corcoran, being the first male reotype that it is a sissy sport, and practice three times a week on on the team does not show that it is just as masculine as Tuesday, Wednesbother him. Although parkour and tumbling,” said Lau. day and Thursdays none of his friends will “Honestly, how I see it, is that from 6-8 p.m. “Honestly, how try out for the team, his cheerleading is to express the spirit and also practice girlfriend and friends of DU, male or female.”

I see it, is that on their own for are still supportive of As a junior, Corcoran feels he strength training. cheerleading him, because they think has a great opportunity to change the DU Cheer’s first he fits the cheerleader stereotype and get other males to parmajor performance is to express personality due to his ticipate in the future. will be on Oct. 24 at the the spirit of school spirit.

“I feel like I am in a unique basketball pre-season “I really don’t mind position because I am a third year,” DU, male or photo courtesy of du cheer team scrimmage match. being the only [guy] said Corcoran.

“I’m not a freshman, Corcoran lifting up one of his teammates at practice.

One of Corco- female.” but now that we have a I’m not attempting to also fit this in ran’s main goals is to second person I think with figuring out college. I am able expand the presence it will be great,” said to talk to people that are upperclassAccording to Wendy Kraus, the of DU’s cheer team so it is Nick Lau, Corcoran. men and incoming first years, and cheerleading coach of five years, more competitive.

First year student “I like to be maybe I will be able to be helpful in having a coed team has been a goal of “I would like to see a involved and if I can changing the whole ‘cheerleading is DU’s for a few years. third guy try out. I would spread some school not for guys’ stereotype.”

“In the collegiate world of cheer- love to see us compete as a DU team spirit and get to games, I leading, the coed team dynamic is and to become competitive and for enjoy doing it. I like to go what is normal in most other col- people to come to campus and know to the games either way so if leges, so it is really important for who we are,” said Corcoran.

I can be on the field that is us,” said Kraus. “As the DU program According to Kraus, the Cheer awesome.” continues to grow we want to be com- Team wants cheerleaders who are going Even Lau admits that he peting with them.” to represent DU’s athletic department, thought cheerleading was a feminine sport at first, but it wasn’t until he was at a Bronco’s game and saw male cheerleaders that he realized how important their role was on the field.

“Male cheerleading was like parkour and tumbling,” said Lau. Although Lau is happy to be a member of DU’s cheer team, his ultimate goal is to perfect his tumbling and gymnastics skills.

“There is not a male’s gymnastics team. I hope there will be one someday, but until then, cheerleading is a suitable alternative for me,” said Lau. According to Lau, their routines focus on lifting the female cheerleaders up to do various stunts and doing routines that focus on working photo courtesy of du cheer team out different muscle groups.

DU Cheer Team poses together at the Relay For Life event.

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Service fraternity forms on campus Alpha Phi Omega helps serve the campus and community in Denver. by sydney sachs Contributing Writer

Amidst the mishmash of clubs at DU, a new brotherhood has risen on the values of leadership, friendship and service.

The Alpha Phi Omega (APO) national service fraternity joined the ranks of the DU club scene this past June, according to sponsor Amy Johnson.

The fraternity may seem at first glance like any other club, but Johnson said it is anything but.

“Most clubs really focus on one thing, but focusing on the fellowship and leadership development kind of brings us all together in Alpha Phi Omega,” said Johnson.

APO is a coed fraternity that serves to teach leadership and provide service to the campus and the community.

“We can have a service Thursday night making peanut butter and jelly. We can have a Saturday doing a full, day-long service event.

We can do everything,” said fraternity president Elspeth Sweatman, a senior at DU from Memphis, Tenn. majoring in music and English.

Johnson and Sweatman explained that they have been growing steadily since the fraternity was chartered on June 1, and the members have been working diligently to recruit members and develop the fraternity.

“There was an interested brother and then folks like Elspeth and some of the folks who are studying abroad this year formed that core group.

They recruited and had to follow a set of service requirements, leadership, getting to know the fraternity’s history.

They had to develop their bylaws and things like that,” said Johnson.

Johnson and Sweatman, along with many others, have played a hand in chartering APO throughout every step of the way, from completing the original paperwork to celebrating the official charter in June.

They said that they have been putting in countless hours of work since January of 2012 to learn the history of APO, develop bylaws and complete the necessary requirements to officially charter the fraternity.

According to Johnson, the fraternity has had significant growth, with about 35 brothers including this year’s pledges.

All the members who have been involved since June are referred to as brothers.

“It’s really a good steady growth, ten or fifteen each time so they don’t get overwhelmed. With too many members, you can lose people in that. It’s good how we have a lot of different years,” said Johnson.

According to Johnson and Sweatman, the national brotherhood gives these students a community across the

country and sets their fraternity apart from other groups on campus.

“The fraternity is as diverse as its chapter, so each chapter really reflects their campus and what they’re about,” said Johnson, describing the diversity that sets each chapter apart even as they share common goals.

APO held its first official recruitment only a few weeks ago, gaining nine new pledges, and the recruitment process and pledging process are open to anyone, according to Johnson and Sweatman.

“I really stayed because it’s all about the people. It’s about everybody getting to know everybody. We don’t haze, we don’t discriminate. If they want to join, they can,” Sweatman said.

Any interested students can stop by anytime for a

meeting where they will have a chance to see the group working together to create fun and community-building events such as attending Relay for Life and planning next year’s sectional conference.

“You can come to any meeting you’d like,” Johnson said.

The next opportunity to join will come with spring recruitment, when interested students can attend an initial meeting to see what the fraternity is all about.

Students will then attend a pledging ceremony and pledge meetings, fulfill requirements and eventually, there is a ceremony in which they turn from a pledge to a fully active brother.

“You always want to be bringing in new people and new ideas,” said Johnson.

“The next rush is in spring, and we’ll start some stuff in

the winter quarter to amp up for it.”

APO holds weekly meetings every Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in Sturm.

Sweatman commented that she appreciates the flexibility of the projects and events.

“When I came to campus, I always had class on Friday which was when the other clubs would do all of their service events so I was never able to do it. And so when APO kind of came on campus and said ‘hey, we want a chapter,’ I said ‘well this is cool,’ because we can have service all the time,” said Sweatman.

Johnson also talked about a few upcoming projects that APO has planned for this year.

“Relay for Life has been a very big project here,” said Johnson. “They talked about the Merit Badge Academy and

helping out another chapter at University of Colorado Boulder. So really they pick what their focus is and what is special to them and that can change over time.”

With it being their first year officially on campus, the fraternity is using this year to determine what their goals will be.

Johnson noted that outside of service projects, the fraternity will bond with other activities.

“Something as simple as going to see a movie tomorrow night, to bigger things like getting together for ski weekends,” said Johnson.

“Really whatever anybody wants to do, the answer is usually yes.”

Students interested in learning more about APO can check out their Facebook page: facebook.com/pages/AlphaPhi-Omega-Section-30.

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Daniels’ professor featured on annual list of nation’s best profs by isabel mccan Senior Reporter

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When visiting Book Bar for the purpose of discussing literature, maybe cut yourself off at the second wine glass— before you start mixing up your illusions and allusions.

Book Bar: 3.4 beans

Book Bar’s vintage is unique, but not exquisite. by kameryn tanita

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camilla sterne Clarion Staff

It’s every hipster’s goal to perfect their bookish name dropping skills, if only to slyly insert literary references into conversation so as to achieve maximum superiority. And true to their bohemian roots, hipsters can’t resist the idea of waxing philosophical about books over a refined glass of wine, especially while throwing around erudite and vineal terms like robust, undertones, reticent and opulence.

And while Book Bar— a bookshop for wine lovers and a wine bar for book shoppers— sounds like the perfect spot for the Kerouac worshipping, dark-wash Levi-sporting wine connoisseur, it’s not all it’s corked up to be.

Located on 4280 Tennyson St., Book Bar is tucked away from mainstream bars in this newly and quaintly gentrified neighborhood, which flaunts a selection of boutiques, wellness centers, art galleries and trendy dining. The area’s mood is infectious, with ambient noise from bars and restaurants evoking the European streets it models itself after.

While the atmosphere is cozy and quaint, featuring exposed brick, black bookshelves and dim lit chandeliers on the ceiling, Book Bar lacks sufficient sitting room for customers to enjoy their books, let alone their beverages.

At night, it becomes a gathering spot for the Denver bourgeois, and the literary loving hipster may be disenchanted by countless middle aged women discussing Nicholas Sparks novels over pricey cheese plates.

The couches are crowded with overzealous book clubs while the coffee bar aligned with bar stools is filled with friends sharing conversation over their vino, while emitting airs of selfperceived worldliness.

The menu is served as a chapter book, with each chapter written out as a new course including appetizers, crostini and beverages. The food features anecdotal plates like ‘Love in the Time of Hummus’ and the ‘Vonnegut’ crostini but the real part of the menu focuses on the epilogue; with the beer and wine selections.

The twelve option wine list leaves something to be desired, and although the main focus of the bar is wine, beer drinkers are not excluded.

The bar features beers on tap, including a selection of Colorado brewed beers which are flaunted during events like the recent Beer + Book pairing event that happened on Sept.

23. If perfecting your wine palate is not your goal, then customers can get their caffeine fix with an espresso or cappuccino sourced from the local Corvus Coffee Roasters.

In the midst of the middle aged women and the literary critics is the occasional outsider who finds solace, despite all the chatter, with their beverage and book.

The wait staff is friendly, if somewhat flustered. Unfortunately, they don’t offer much advice in the way of pairings, which may leave the novice wine drinker feeling insecure.

But good thing hipsters know the difference between a Pinot Grigio and a Chardonnay, or at least pretend to.

However, Book Bar’s authenticity cannot be questioned when it comes to its indie bookstore status. While the wino friendly addition of a bar may be criticized for its somewhat pompous roots, the bookstore itself is quaint and will likely inspire giddiness in genuine book lovers.

So grab your cross body book bag, jump on your cruiser and check out Book Bar, but keep in mind that even adorable hipsters toting Sedaris and Kesey novels can get BUIs.

MtvU’s RateMyProfessors.com recently released its annual lists ranking the nation’s top professors and universities, with DU’s Paige Baltzan coming in as number eighteen. The website is owned

by MTV Networks and is a more targeted network for college and university campuses across the U.S. Baltzan, a 1994 graduate of DU with an MBA specializing in Masters of Information Science, has been teaching as an adjunct faculty member at the Daniels College of Business for about fifteen years. She also writes textbooks for McGraw-Hill Irwin. Baltzan noted that there are many rewarding aspects of teaching at DU, including her long-standing connection with the school being an alumnus, and also the joy she derives from helping students with their own future careers.

“The real value of being a professor comes when a student visits you five years after they graduate to tell you that you made a difference and helped them find success,” said Baltzan.

Baltzan teaches classes in the Business Information Analytics (BIA, formerly ITEC) department of DCB. She has so far taught everything from project management, programming, systems analysis and

design, strategic advantages of technology, database, data warehousing in the Executive MBA and PMBA programs.

R ate My Profe ss ors . c om (RPM) is the largest online destination for professor ratings.

With about 8,000 schools and 15 million entirely student-generated comments and ratings, RateMyProfessors.com is the highest trafficked free site for researching and rating the more than 1.8 million professors from its database that includes colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Each year, RateMyProfessors.com compiles “Top Lists” of the highest-rated professors, hottest professors and top schools in the U.S. based on ratings from students.

Last year, Baltzan was ranked number four on the top professors list. Although Baltzan did say that she avoids visiting the site or reading the comments written about her, she does consider it an honor to be included on their list.

“I have a deep passion for my subject matter and it shows in the classroom,” said Baltzan.

She works to engage students in the classroom and evokes an excitement for teaching that is not always exhibited by college professors.

“My motto is that if I am not having fun then my students are not having fun. I do

not believe there has to be a correlation between pain and learning. Some of the best learning occurs when the students are engaged and having a good time learning the material,” said Baltzan.

According to an mtvU representative, RMP employs a third party company that is tasked with vetting comments and ratings to make sure they accurately reflect teaching ability and avoid user fraud on the site. MtvU works closely with the third party so that they understand the site guidelines and thoroughly browse all of the content on RMP. They make sure all the comments are reviewed before going live on the site.

Baltzan also noted how sharing information among the faculty in DCB helps her maintain the high standard of success that she has already set.

“We support each other and share teaching tips, activities, lectures and exams. I always know if I need support my co-faculty will always lend a hand and they know I will always help with any of their needs. It is easy to find success when you have a great support system at work,” said Baltzan.

To check out the full list of Best Professors and Schools or to get some insights about who teaches certain courses next semester, visit RateMyProfessors.com.

Improv group keeps the crowd guessing Skintight Outrage improv plays with stereotypes. by camilla sterne Assistant Lifestyles Editor

Improvisational comedy does not take itself too seriously, at least according to Jesse Greaves-Smith, former DU graduate student and current Skintight Outrage advisor and performer from Denver.

In its fourth year of existence at DU, the Skintight Outrage Comedy group is still going strong. Its core group of comics that have been there since the start performed last Wednesday night in Lindsay Auditorium in a show that did not elude stereotypes.

“You have to put people on edge and see what’s funny,” said Greaves-Smith.

On Wednesday, the group performed a host of improv games— from ‘My Life as a Musical’ where performers must break into song during a scene, to ‘Text Talk’ which requires one actor to only use words found in an audience member’s text conversations, to ‘I like my men/women like I like my…’ where the audience provides a noun which the actor must then compare to a quality that women or men and that thing share.

“I like my women like I like my foot cream: working,” one of the comics joked on Wednesday night after an audience member offered up foot cream as the comparison.

And Greaves-Smith

thinks addressing these stereotypes can be productive.

“I think because it’s comedy you can get away with a lot more,” said GreavesSmith. “A joke that involves stereotypes can be partially funny but if it’s not well done you wonder if you’re pushing the stereotype line.”

But according to GreavesSmith, it is never really certain whether using stereotypes challenges them or leaves audience members laughing at the very issue the joke attempts to confront.

“Especially on a college campus where people become more politically sensitive the question is always ‘Does someone in the audience feel like they’re being laughed at?’” said Greaves-Smith. “It depends a lot on the audience.”

Greaves-Smith also participates in improv at the Bovine Metropolis Theater at 1527 Champa St. in downtown Denver.

“There is less editing, less political correctness,” said Greaves-Smith, of his experience performing comedy at downtown. “There is much more commentary on race and color.”

Comedy is all about coming into a situation and finding the most surprising outcome to a joke or scenario, according to Greaves-Smith.

Skintight Outrage strived to capture this quality of improv on Wednesday night with scenarios like a film noir spy battle set in a Starbucks that relied solely on who wrote the best Batman gobstopper fan fiction.

“You come into more situations looking for options and new ways to look at it,” said Greaves-Smith. “The whole way of improv is to go with the unexpected route.”

And with no script to memorize, that is often the only route.

“That is part of the advantage that you don’t have to rehearse,” said Greaves-Smith.

“You don’t have to memorize lines and you can basically perform anywhere.”

The group has come to rely heavily on a core group of male seniors since its first year in existence. Skintight Outrage hopes to attract new members, particularly female members, this year to carry on their legacy.

And according to Greaves-Smith, it just happened that the main group that stuck around all these years did not include great female representation.

“Some of it is the gender confidence thing of, unfortunately in our society, a lot of females are just more stage shy,” said Greaves-Smith. “You see some of it in the comedy and I am hoping that we get a bunch of females to audition.”

Skintight Outrage auditions for this quarter were held on Sunday and are held at the beginning of each quarter throughout the year.

The group performs every other Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Lindsay Auditorium. For more information visit their Facebook page at facebook. com/Skintight.Outrage.

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Acting on climate change is a moral responsibility by danny zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter

We have all seen the news, read the vulgar arguments in the comments section of articles on the web and inevitably have our own opinions: climate change is real, global warming is a hoax, the ice cap is shrinking and everything can all be explained by the sun. But the hard facts and science all point to one conclusion, which is that humans are responsible for much of the climate change that has occurred on the planet over the last two centuries. This compels us to act swiftly to combat an issue much larger than politics, an issue about morality itself.

Here is the hard truth: The U.S. is the only industrialized country where there is still a debate as to whether or not climate change is occurring. Everywhere else it is accepted as an inconvenient truth of our times. Furthermore,

a majority of Americans believe the science that the climate is changing, even if their legislators in Washington do not.

We need to back up from considering this like just another political issue and consider it a moral one, because it disproportionately affects the poor and future generations, neither of which have a voice in the debate. Those fortunate enough to hold a position of power have a responsibility to think about their grandchildren and those less fortunate when making broad policy decisions. Instead of considering which political groups or business interests will be advanced, we need to start thinking about what is fair, who is hurt and what our responsibility is to future generations.

Consider the basic philosophical tradition of utilitarianism. It holds that political problems should be approached by asking what decision will result in the greatest good for the

largest number of people. The sad truth is that those with the least power and the fewest resources constitute the “greatest number of people” and will pay the most.

Why is this? Because climate change is not created equally; it will be most destructive in the lower and midlatitudes as precipitation and weather patterns change. Think the Amazon Basin, the Sahel region of Africa and southeastern Asia. Hundreds of thousands of climate refugees already exist in Bangladesh, as the rising sea level has already eaten densely populated parts of their low-lying country.

In the U.S., Canada and northern Europe, the early effects of climate change may actually slightly help the economy. Longer growing seasons and milder winters may help increase agricultural output or open new lands to agriculture further north, all while the greater number of people struggle

along the Equator. New York Harbor may be able to afford floodgates to help hold back the rising high tide, but the booming megacities in Asia will not.

Thinking about the morality of the global situation is crucial, but far too easy to forget. We see people struggling to get by on the other side of the railroad tracks and do nothing; imagine trying to convince us to help those half a world away. But since they do not have a voice, they do not matter, right? Right?

Something needs to change in Washington and other seats of power, and it needs to change soon. As developed nations and world powers, we need to consider our moral obligations to stand up for those who do not have a voice in the issue, and who ultimately stand to pay the most. We have the ability to improve and save the lives of millions of people, but will we choose to act on it? Only time will tell.

information can be distributed to a larger audience.

There is the problem, though, of those students that do not take the bridge on a regular basis. These students are completely unaware of the study abroad information located on the bridge.

It is possible to say that it will only take a few people to get the information and then pass it along to their friends by word of mouth. Word of mouth will get the necessary information to a large number of people, but there are two problems with it.

One, it may not always be accurate, especially when the information travels further down the line of people. Two, word of mouth can only travel so far. There will always be people who didn’t have

friends that received the information or who had friends who just failed to pass it along.

Furthermore, this information is not just basic study abroad need-toknows. Each student who wishes to study abroad next fall (the most popular time) has to attend a Study Abroad 101 session at the International House this quarter. For those students wishing to go to an English or Spanish speaking country, then there is an additional session to go to.

These are crucial things to know if you are planning on studying abroad next year.

If those were not worrisome enough, now is the time to start looking at programs that would be a good fit so that students can go talk to study abroad advisors to make

sure that the student knows what to expect out of that program. In addition to that, students should meet with their academic advisors to make sure that if they study abroad that they will still be on track to graduate on time with the desired major.

This situation is not unmanageable though. There are some quick and easy fixes that both sides can take. First, the study abroad office should have a booth on the Driscoll Bridge more often than it does now. I understand that there may not be enough people to man the table, so in that case, there should be an email sent out to all sophomores that lists the dates and times of the study abroad sessions and advising times.

As for the students, we need to be proactive now and start looking up basic information about study abroad and start thinking about what countries we would like to go see.

If the university is going to give us the opportunity to see the world, we should at least be a little proactive.

Study abroad deserves better marketing by chris bach Opinions Editor

Study abroad can be a once-ina-lifetime opportunity for many students at DU. It is an opportunity to go see another part of the world, learn a new language and develop friendships with people across the globe. Unfortunately, the outreach of information to sophomores, who are the main group that will study abroad the next year, could be better.

The only reason that I found out crucial information about study abroad, such as mandatory information session times, is because of a table on Driscoll. To say that this is the only way that information is being distributed, I truthfully cannot say. However, the table must have only been there for a couple hours because I did not see it earlier in the day. Driscoll Bridge is a great way to pass along information, but only if there is a constant table there for a day or two through which

“These are crucial things to know if you are planning on studying abroad next year.”

Pioneer Voices:

how do you feel about the new subway being installed in the underground?

alanna giraldi Sophomore Oregon

“It makes no sense.”

garrett vichot Freshman California

“I’m fine with it.”

jessica ousley Sophomore Colorado

“Extremely dissatisfied.”

marissa mark Freshman Minnesota

“It’s okay.”

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Greek life is quite a “rush” Weekly Wealth: The Rod Report For those who choose to join Greek life, the community and camaraderie can be rewarding by naomi forman Staff Writer

I am not going to lie, I am one of those “Gosh Darn Independents.”

Greek life is for some people and definitely not for others. But that is what preserves the enthusiasm that those involved in Greek life have.

The eagerly anticipated Recruitment Week is when this excitement and camaraderie reaches its epitome.

I have never chosen to rush and know I have made the right decision for myself, but I also cannot help but be just a tad bit envious. The sense of community is undeniable and is hard to miss throughout the recruitment process.

These few days can be a thrill for both those already involved and those newcomers being welcomed. The singing, slip-n-slides and solidarity are exhibited throughout campus and Greek Row giving many a person reason to stop and witness the immense community engagement.

The fraternities and sororities work extremely hard throughout this process to demonstrate their houses’ collective personality and their togetherness. Each has their own traditions, and upholding these each year strengthens the bond between brothers and sisters.

Fresh faces are embraced with open arms, bright smiles and a rejuve-

nating sense of Greek life spirit. Tons of networking keeps the friendships forming all weekend long. Girl flirting initiates those sisterly bonds, and guy flirting is the beginning of many a “bromance.” Regardless of whether or not individuals decide to take the leap into Greek life by the end of the week, they have made literally hundreds of acquaintances or friends, people they can now wave to or chitchat with anytime, anywhere. This helps cultivate a sense of belonging and acceptance for those seeking some reassurance.

And there really is a place for almost everyone. If you love “Toms Shoes” philanthropy, maybe Delta Gamma is for you. If you are passionate about your Latino heritage check out Sigma Lambda Beta. If you’re really into broomball you might find your home in Beta Theta Pi or if you have a pet turtle perhaps you will gravitate towards Delta Zeta. Every house has something unique to offer and even individuals not expecting to be enamored with Greek life have been pleasantly surprised.

If you find it is not your thing there really is no harm, no foul and there are plenty of other ways to become engaged in the DU community. But if you did not rush this year, maybe in the spring or next year, give it a go. It never hurts to reach out to new people and build relationships. So let us have “snaps” for all of our DU Greek houses that made Recruitment Week about bringing people together and celebrating community engagement.

Al-Qaida still major threat by adrian bogart Contributing Writer

Al-Qaida is thriving. From the secluded tribal areas of Pakistan to Somalia’s deadly shores, the threat al-Qaida poses is great and immense.

With thousands of devoted fighters around the world, a reach that extends from North Africa to Central Asia and the ability to launch largescale attacks, al-Qaida is still a major and deadly threat to global security.

The recent attack in Kenya, perpetrated by al Shabaab, an Islamic extremist group based out of Somalia and recently merged with al-Qaida, is evidence of that fact. An attack, eerily similar to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, showed to the world that the fight against terrorism is not complete, and assuming so is incredibly naive and extremely dangerous.

In order to confront this threat, states around the world must grow their counterterrorism capacities, increase security relationships between other nations and use reconstruction and development to re-strengthen nations.

However, it is absolutely critical that the public understands that al-Qaida is still a dominating force. The war on terror has only just begun.

Although the threat al-Qaida poses is substantial, this devoted and dangerous enemy can be defeated.

The answer lies with international cooperation. Through the strength of individual nations, alliances such as the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) and the African Union (AU) and the ability to engage with the UN Security Council, attacks by al Qaeda can be preempted and prevented, and the safe havens that are used to grow and develop the organization can be destroyed.

Al-Qaida has expanded globally, and with a more unique and international foundation, we must use unprecedented cooperation and trust in order to dislodge the roots of terror embedded in our daily lives.

This war is not an American war, nor is it a war for conquest, resources or treasure. This is especially not a war of religion. This is a war for peace and stability, defending the citizens of the world against a determined foe.

Although international security is important and being ready to use aggressive force to fight is critical in winning battles, there is the battle of hearts and minds that must be waged and won. In order to achieve such ends, international reconstruction and development must be employed to ensure that the strength once built by al-Qaida does not return. Communities and countries with poor economics, social systems and government control in general are perfect breeding grounds for extremists, who fill the gap of those services and provide stability to the community.

However, as seen with Mali and Syria, these groups create a community based on the principles of an extreme interpretation to Sharia law, which is violent and repressive. To deny these groups sanctuary through aid and reconstruction is critical, and is necessary to ensure stability for years to come.

The threats we face are increasing and pose immense danger to global stability and security. Through direct action and engagement with communities and states, the foundation of al-Qaida will crumble, and the world will not have to fear another Kenyanlike attack. At the end of the day, these actions are not only the right solution, they are the only solution.

“The threats we face are increasing and pose immense danger to global stability.”

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

by roderick o’dorisio Business Manager

Once you start playing, you cannot stop. Each level becomes more addicting, and “clearing all the jelly” immediately gets “Bootylicious” stuck in your head. According to AppData, over 100 million daily active users play the game on Facebook.

You can start the game on your phone, desktop or laptop and play anywhere from two minutes to two hours to even two days. You will be stuck on certain levels for weeks, but the feeling of finally beating it is extraordinary. That is why Candy Crush Saga and its ingenious developer, King, the UK social gaming powerhouse, are dominating the online gaming world.

Last week, King filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the NASDAQ Stock Market. The company filed for a confidential IPO that currently values the company at $5 billion. The company was founded in 2003 and has been profitable since 2005. Of the four most popular games on Facebook, King owns 3 of them: Candy Crush Saga, Pet Rescue Saga, and Farm Heroes Saga.

The current success indicates the high potential for this company to be a definite “buy” when the IPO is released. However, skeptics understand that past performance does not indicate future outcomes, and no one will ever forget what happened to Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), the former ruler of the social gaming world.

Before June 2009, the gaming sphere embedded within Facebook was largely vacant. However, in less than six weeks, over 10 million daily active users were harvesting crops, exchanging cherry trees and livestock with neighbors and quickly amassing as many farm coins as possible to “level-up” in the once-addicting social network game, FarmVille.

Founded in 2007 in San Francisco, Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) rapidly monopolized the gaming facet of Facebook. The company’s first release was Texas Hold’Em Poker and subsequently received millions of dollars from investors because of its immediate success with users.

When FarmVille was released in June 2009, the company watched its profits soar once again, but soon recognized its almost sole dependence on Facebook’s platform – 80 percent of Zynga’s profits were generated from its relationship with Facebook.

As profits continued to increase, Zynga quadrupled its staff to a bloated 2,900 employees by 2011 and filed for an IPO with the NASDAQ Stock Market. On Dec. 16, 2011, Zynga began publicly trading with 100 million shares valued at $10 a share. This was the biggest IPO since Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) in 2004.

The growth seemed endless.

Towards the end of 2012, the boom-bust cycle caught up to Zynga.

Regardless of breaking $1 billion in sales solely from FarmVille at the start of this year, Zynga’s business model failed to address the importance of

seamless gaming between mobile and desktop platforms.

The number of users fell significantly, First quarter revenue for 2013 dropped by a quarter-billion dollars and the share price plummeted to a depressing $2.09. As a result, Zynga laid off 520 employees earlier this summer.

Now the billion-dollar question remains: How can King avoid Zynga’s failure and stay out of the dreaded FarmVille scrapyard?

1. Cut the fat: When King surpassed Zynga earlier this year as the largest social gaming company in the world, only 400 employees were active with the company. On the contrary, Zynga boasted 2900 employees days before its initial public offering.

2. Know your players: One of the stark differences between King and Zynga is that King has a fully operational website that it utilizes as a pseudo-testing arena. Zynga piggybacked off Facebook and solely depended on its users to generate revenue, which quickly ended as mobile gaming won popularity.

King’s website, King. com, includes numerous games that have yet to be released on Facebook.

King monitors the popularity of these games, and if the game becomes a hit on the website, it will graduate the game to a Saga and embed it seamlessly within Facebook, both on mobile and social platforms.

3. Create winners: Mobile and social gaming are vapid, and thus, the tastes of its users will constantly change. King has a successful method of testing games before it releases them to the Facebook platform, whereas Zynga began buying up other developers in hopes of landing the next “hit.” King knows its specialties and has not diverted from them.

It concentrates its development on arcade and skill games, and avoids spreading itself too thin like Zynga when it began tampering with zombie games, third-person shooters and other random genres.

As long as users continue to dish out hundreds of dollars for special candies and extra lives, and as long as level 35 remains largely unbeatable without acquiring carpal tunnel, Candy Crush Saga will continue to remain the most addicting game on the net. Even if Candy Crush lost all of its users, King still has a handful of addicting games in its pocket ready for release and ready to meet the tastes and addictions of its players.

Keep an eye out for this upcoming IPO hit, and in the meantime, try to pay attention to real life for more than 20 minutes while you wait for more lives.

“Of the four most popular games on Facebook, King owns three of them.”

Rod’s 5 Stocks to Watch: CannaVEST Corp

(OTC: CANV) BioZone Pharmaceuticals Inc

(OTC: BZNE) EOG Resources Inc

(NYSE: EOG) Cypress Semiconductor Corp

(NASDAQ: CY) Scholastic Corp

(NASDAQ: SCHL)

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Oil spills from flooding need attention by danny zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter

In the second week of September, much of the Colorado Front Range experienced its worst flooding in a hundred years. While the human toll and price tag to repair damaged infrastructure may be staggering, equally important is the effect of oil spills that resulted from the wave of water moving down northern Colorado’s rivers. These oil spills must be dealt with in short order to ensure the quality of drinking water for Coloradans and downstream users.

The Wattenberg Field, which encompasses most of Weld County, is the site of most natural gas drilling and fracking in the state of Colorado. The spills have been within this area, and are affecting the St. Vrain and South Platte Rivers which flow northeastward from Denver toward Nebraska.

This event will affect the region’s petroleum production for months to come, as about 1900 wells were shut down due to flooding, of which only 600 have been brought back online.

Two spills were reported early by Anadarko Petroleum Company: 323 barrels along the St. Vrain River near Platteville and 125 barrels near the South Platte near Milliken. Employees of Anadarko tried to contain the South Platte spill by placing absorbent booms in the water, to little avail.

In both cases, the oil was swept by floodwaters and the mixture was a condensate, a mixture of oil and water. Oil was only one of a host of contaminants caught up in the floodwaters, including raw sewage.

It is typical for sewage to get into the water during any type of major flood event. That is not the case with oil. It has the power to do more damage to ecosystems because it is unnatural, while sewage (although disgusting) is natural.

While this oil spill pales in comparison to some more nationally known ones, any amount of such a lethal substance can cause major damage.

Three new spills were reported on Sept. 24: 5100 gallons from a Noble Energy facility near Kersey, 2500 gallons from a PDC Energy location near Greeley and an unknown amount from a mineral reserve operation near LaSalle. All told, state officials are now tracking eleven “notable” spills along the South Platte in the Wattenberg Field. The total amount spilled is estimated to be about 34,500 gallons, or 822 barrels.

However, this number may prove an underestimate, as more problems may arise when the floodwaters recede and inspectors can examine sites that are currently unreachable. Oil and gas operations are also likely to fall under more public scrutiny for more regulation as images of flooded wellheads make their way into the press.

The lone specs of good news may be that, according to the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, no major well spills have been reported. It also says there were no fracking fluids released, as there was no hydraulic fracturing going on at the time of the flooding. The important steps moving forward are that strict environmental and drinking water purification standards are put into effect to ensure that a proper cleanup takes place and that Coloradans, Nebraskans and other downstreamers do not get sick.

When other recent (albeit far larger) oil spills occurred in Michigan and Arkansas, cleanup ended up being a very messy and controversial procedure. Since Colorado is dealing with a far lower profile and smaller spill, a unified and timely cleanup can help set a positive precedent for other spills that will inevitably occur. Colorado can clean up the mess and get back online in no time if a comprehensive and fair environmental cleanup plan is implemented.

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Volleyball opens league play with win

Play. The Pios fended off the Jaguars of IUPUI 3-1 Friday night and blanked the Mastodons of Fort Wayne 3-0 on Sunday. Five players registered double digit kills against by calvin jouard IUPUI, with King notching Sports Editor both 10 kills and 26 assists.

The volleyball team King has twice been named opened Summit League play Summit League Offensive this weekend with a win over Player of the Week, the latest defending conference cham- award coming after three pion Indiana University-Pur- triple-double performances in due University Indianapolis the Black and Gold Challenge.

“She’s a gifted and natu(IUPUI) and Fort ral athlete and Wayne. Friday was she’s going to do Denver’s first-ever “We really Summit League wanted to come well, and she’s a driven athlete so contest after joining the league after out and make a she is going to do as good as she last season. can,” Mahoney “We really statement.” said. wanted to come King attriout and make a Colleen King, butes her success statement,” said senior Outside senior outside hitter in part to the offensive system Hitter Colleen put in place my King. “We’ve had Mahoney. to switch confer“We have a great offensive ences so much, and so we really wanted to make our system, and when we’re in it mark on the Summit League. we can run it really well and IUPUI is one of the top teams, be successful,” King said. “We so we wanted to come out and have to have great pass to great set, and then I just have to do show we could play.”

“I think we competed as the fun part, put it down.”

The Pios are coming off hard as I’ve seen us compete all year,” added Head Coach of a tough road challenge last Jesse Mahoney. “We did every- week at the Black and Gold thing right to put ourselves in Challenge in Boone, N.C. The a position to win. We were team picked up a win over East excited to get the win, and I Carolina while falling to UTdon’t think anyone else in the Arlington and Appalachian league is taking us lightly, just State, both in five sets. Howlike we aren’t taking anyone ever the biggest loss came in the form of an injury to junior lightly either.”

The team is 8-7 overall, Setter Bailey Karst before the and 2-0 in Summit League weekend tournament.

Senior Colleen King leads volleyball into conference play

“Bailey is a very talented setter,” Mahoney said, “So to have her go down changes what we do offensively, and it puts three new players on the floor that are in a different roles for us.”

Mahoney indicates that further scheme adjustments have been made in order to make up for the loss. After practicing in a 5-1 set most of the spring and current regular season, Mahoney has since implemented a 6-2 set with two setters and six attackers.

“I think that it has definitely been an adjustment without Bailey,” King added.

“She’s a huge presence, she’s a junior setter, started for us last year, so I think that everyone is kind of a little nervous and a little shaky, but I think we have put in a lot of hard work this past week, and I think that showed tonight.”

King and sophomore Setter Tori Moons have alternated at the setter position in Karst’s absence.

Moons started at the setter position against IUPUI and led the team in assists with 30. Just a year ago, Moons was playing on the club volleyball team but has since been promoted to play on the varsity squad.

“Tori Moons and Colleen King are filling in well and playing as well as they can. And our focus outside of that is that everyone else has to do their job at a high level, because our margin for error is smaller now,” Mahoney said.

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Senior Colleen King spikes the ball during the Pio win over IUPUI.

Tennis competes in Fort Collins by jillian queri Contributing Writer

Senior Alex Clinkenbeard (above) was one of two men’s tennis players to post singles wins last Sunday.

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Over the past weekend, select DU tennis players competed in the Colorado State Open, the largest tournament in the United States.

Six members of the Men’s Tennis team played alongside seven members of Denver’s Women’s Tennis team. The open was a success for the Pioneers, with positive results in both the men and women’s matches.

Freshman Alex Gasson was able to advance through to the semi finals, but fell to a player from Southern Nevada. Senior Caroline Schnell also made it to the semifinals for the Pioneers.

The official tennis season

began for the women Pioneers on Friday, Sept. 27 at the University of Colorado Invite at Boulder. The men began their official season on Sept. 28 at the ITA All-America Championships in Tulsa, Okla.

Senior Alex Clinkenbeard and freshman Alex Gasson both had victories in their single matches for the Pioneers at the ITA All-America Championships. Clinkbeard went 6-2 and 6-0 with Gasson posting results of 7-5 and 6-1.

DU also announced that the Pioneers will be hosting the Summit League Tennis Championships in April at the Gates Tennis Center. This is the first time that DU will host the championship.

Fall exhibition game against CU marks beginning of womens’s lax season by jillian queri Contributing Writer

Coming off of an 18-3 overall record from 2013, the DU Women’s Lacrosse Team is expected to have another impressive year.

After a 15 game winning streak last season, the Pioneers are already preparing for their first official season game on Feb. 2 at Vanderbilt University. Although the season does not technically begin until the winter, the team will be com-

peting in an exhibition season this fall. The exhibition starts in October and will consist of five games, most of which will be played at Denver, and one tournament in Annapolis, Md. The exhibition season will open with Denver hosting CU Boulder at Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Oct. 2 and the Pioneers will also take on Regis on Oct. 6 at home. The exhibition season will wrap up on Oct. 26 with Denver facing Colorado State at Barton Stadium.

Denver ended their 2013

season being ranked No. 13 in the RPI, No. 15 in the daBeer Media Poll and No. 16 in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaching Association Coaches’ Poll.

Nine freshmen have been added to Denver’s roster and should be key players to look out for this year. Top returning players, including senior Karen Secora, sophomore Jill Remenapp and junior Jenn Etzel are also expected to help carry the team again this year as well.

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The team huddles before a NCAA tournament game against Florida last year.

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Denver Hockey by the Numbers

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Forward Larkin Jacobson battles against Nebraska Omaha player in a game last year. The team will look to Jacobson and other juniors to propel the team.

number of years former head coach George Gwozdecky coached Denver

Pioneers open to high expectations 59 Continued from page 1 “I think they’ve had some successes, but I think ultimately you want to win championships, and I don’t know in the last five years if they’ve won enough championships,” he said. “I know that if my next five years are comparable to the last five years, I will view it as a failure.”

For success this year, the team will have to rely on a young core and particularly on its underclassmen members. Their role has become even more important since junior Forward Zac Larraza fractured his clavicle in practice last week, putting him on the sidelines for six to eight weeks.

“Bringing in ten freshman this year…will only benefit us in the future when they stick around three or four years and the team’s average age is 22 and not 19,” said senior defenseman David Makowski.

“That’s when they’re going to lead to more successes in the future.”

The two senior players Makowski and Brittain know the young players will be looking to them this season, and said they

are ready for the challenge.

“Our freshman class is unique in that we had a lot of guys that are playing in the NHL right now, and that’s tough on a program because you usually look towards your juniors and seniors to lead a team,” said Brittain.

Wouldbe-juniors

Juho Olkinuora (goalie) and Scott Mayfield (defense) departed for the NHL after last season, along with 3-year letter-winner Nick Shore who would have been part of the senior class. Another challenge comes from the newly formed NCHC league.

“It’s going to be a bit of a change in conference dynamics, but you look at the teams that are in the NCHC and the teams are incredible,” said Brittain. “Its going to be a challenging regular season schedule, but that’s only going to make sure the best teams are ready for the playoffs at the end of the year.”

Even with the challenges the players and coach have acknowledged they will face this year, they are excited to prove themselves.

“We got a great group of guys and a new conference, new coach, and it’s a fresh start, and I’m looking forward to the challenge and the opportunity,” said Brittain.

The first exhibition game of the season will be held this Saturday in Magness Arena against the University of New Brunswick.

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with new faces, new coach

Montgomery to make debut as head coach by calvin jouard Sports Editor

The air has cleared.

Gwozdecky will forever be remembered as a great coach in DU and college hockey history. After what some would deem an unwarranted dismissal after last season, the air has cleared. Time has helped to forget.

In fact, the more you look into the future, the easier it is to understand the buzz emanating around the hockey team.

N o t only will Denver Hockey make its debut in the newly formed National andre rodriguez|clarion C o l Head Coach Jim Montgomery. legiate Hockey Conference (NCHC), but it will, for the first time in 19 years, have a different face standing behind the bench—new Head Coach Jim Montgomery.

So, who is he?

“He’s very driven, very successful,and he was a great player,” said Associate Head Coach Steve Miller. “Sometimes it’s a struggle for great players to become great coaches, and he’s a great coach. As players, they were able to do things on the ice that separated them from other players, and when that happens there’s a level of frustration, you know ‘why can’t you do that, I can do that,’ but none of that comes true with Jim.” From looking at the black numbers on the stat sheet, it is easy to see that Montgomery knows a thing or two about playing hockey.

Just like most stars, he started playing at a young age in Montreal, Canada, where missing teeth are as commonplace as touch football games here in the United States.

Montgomery ended up playing his college hockey at the University of Maine, and went on to be the school’s all-time leading scorer with 103 goals, and joined Paul Kariya as one of the few players honored to have their jersey retired.

From 1993 to 2005, Montgomery played professional hockey. He spent parts of six seasons in the NHL, but also played internationally in Germany and Russia.

Most recently, Montgomery headed the Dubuque Fighting Saints in the United States Hockey League (USHL) in Iowa.

He served as both the head coach and general manager of a team that won the Clark Cup Championship in two of his only three seasons.

But you cannot measure a coach solely by his achievements. There were other reasons he was hired to head the program.

“He is a great teacher, and I think to be any successful coach you have to be a good teacher first and foremost,” added Miller.

Montgomery also seems to know what he wants from his players—and he has let them know.

“I think he’s very easy to talk to,” said senior goalie Sam Brittain. “He lays out exactly what he wants our team to play like, our play book and what our team mentality is so everyone is on the same page. I think that’s the biggest thing he’s laid out for us.

It’s his first year so he wants us to know what he expects of us. Those expectations have been clearly outlined.”

The expectations of Denverites are just as clear—win a national title, and do not flounder in the playoffs like the past five years.

Not to discount the 20 win season last year, and the 11 other times DU hockey reached 20 wins under Gwoz, but the bottom line is all about a championship, something he failed to deliver after back-to-back titles in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.

It is a mixed bag of emotions swirling Magness Arena right now. Excitement.

Anxiousness. And maybe a little bit of irritation from last year. It will take a level head and a guy with a Canadian accent to deal with it all.

Jim Montgomery could be that guy.

“We haven’t lost a game, we have been down a goal after a period so everything is rosy right now, but that’s what is exciting about the journey, when you face that adversity or you have that success is how you handle it,” Montgomery said. “That’s what we need to do as a group, focus on that every day. If we do that the results will take care of themselves.”

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Head coach Jim Montgomery (above right) directs practice during the preseason and talks to players during a timeout (far left).

2013-14 Pioneer home schedule October Fri. 11 vs. Merrimack @ 7:37 pm Sat. 12 vs. Merrimack @ 7:07 pm Fri. 25 vs. Niagara @ 7:37 p.m.

Sat. 26 vs. Canisius @ 7:07 p.m November Fri. 1 vs. Neb. Omaha @ 7:37 pm Sat. 2 vs. Neb. Omaha @ 7:07 pm

Sat. 9 vs. Colorado College @ 7:07 pm

January Fri. 3 vs. Brown @ 7:37 pm

February Fri. 21 vs. Colorado College @ 8:07 pm

Fri. 10 vs. St. Cloud State @ 7:37 March Fri. 15 vs. Western Michigan @ 7:37 pm Fri. 7 vs.

Miami (Ohio) @ 7:37 pm pm Sat. 11 vs. St. Cloud State @ 7:07 Sat. 8 vs. Miami (Ohio) @ 7:07 pm Sat. 16 vs. Western Michigan @ 7:07 pm pm Fri. 24 vs. North Dakota @ 7:37 pm Sat. 23 vs. Air Force @ 7:07 pm Sat. 25 vs. North Dakota @ 7:07 pm

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‘Breaking Bad’ concludes with tears, blood

Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, visits his old home that has been vandalized by an unkown party on the series finale of “Breaking Bad,” which aired on AMC on Sunday, Sept. 29.

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From 2008 to 2013, “Breaking Bad” has enticed the minds of millions across the country. With the previous episode, “Granite Slate,” leaving a lot of unanswered questions and hazy plot lines, it was unclear if the finale was going to be able to live up to the prestige of the preceding seasons. Entitled “Felina,” the closing episode was a fulfilling conclusion to the epic series. The word is an anagram for the word ‘finale’ and a potential allusion to the chemical makeups of blood, meth and tears.

With a whirlwind fifth season that left nearly every episode in a cliffhanger, there were shocking twists, tearful phone calls and a lot of shooting. Really, a lot of shooting. Walter White (Bryan Cranston, “Argo”), the chemistry teacher turned meth king, made a lot of his decisions in a vain attempt to ensure his family’s monetary gain after spending most of his money on his cancer treatments. Obviously, things do not work out in his favor since White is a high school chemistry teacher who does not have the equipment to make meth, the networking to sell his product or the knowledge of how to evade other meth lords and the DEA.

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The preceding episode left the viewers in a lurch—White is in New Hampshire, far from his Albuquerque-based family, while Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul, “The Last House on the Left”), White’s ex-partner, is imprisoned by a group of neo-Nazis who have just brutally murdered the last person he loves. A previous plot line, between two of White’s previous business partners, that seemed to have been completely resolved was brought forth again at the culmination of “Granite Slate,” causing slight confusion of the course the last episode would take. Where would White’s wife and children go with their money taken by the DEA and facing threats from dangerous people?

Amazingly enough, Vince Gilligan, the creator of “Breaking Bad” was able to manipulate the plot into a thrilling conclusion that neatly sewed up every intrigue. The writing worked to enhance the very believability of the show. Each character has been so well-written that their choices can be traced back to past experiences in previous episodes. One example is White—throughout the show, he has made horrendous choices that have resulted in many deaths and the furthering of his meth empire, but he had an imaginary line in the sand that he

never crossed, even if he implied he would to get his way.

The entirety of “Breaking Bad” is a potential reaction that an American family might have when faced with the same circumstances as White. Would most of the viewers make the same decision as White?

No, probably not. But most of the viewers did not miss out on a company worth millions of dollars in his or her youth to friends who now deny his or her very involvement in its creation. White almost did break his code and turn bad, but the reminder of his family and the repercussions they might face always brought him back from the brink of destruction.

The real question, the question that has taken five seasons to answer, is what was White’s true motivation? It could easily be a glorified journey of ensuring his family’s future- but that is not the real message Gilligan wished to convey. As depicted in the final seconds of the episode and White’s confrontation with his wife, it was about White finally being recognized for his life’s work.

Before the blue meth, before Heisenberg, he was an insignificant chemistry teacher to a group of insolent high schoolers who probably would not go on to do great things. The power he drew from becoming a drug king-

pin was not out of maliciousness, but rather a man’s distorted attempt at controlling at least one aspect of his fate as his body fails him.

Pinkman, in addition, is equally motivated by his desires, though his past was vastly different than White’s. He grew up in a family very similar to White’s own, but was turned out a young age after multiple problems with drugs. These drug addictions would consume him fully until the overdose death of his girlfriend, resulting in Pinkman searching for help. Since this moment, he was been looking for a way out of the meth industry, but is repeatedly forced back in by White, and eventually, the neo-Nazis who capture him for his chemistry knowledge.

Pinkman has been utterly destroyed and no longer sees a way out of his position, letting whatever happens to him in his cell hole happen. White is the only person who is going to be able to save Pinkman, but with White’s returning cancer and his own family to worry about, it is anybody’s guess whether or not he will.

The thrilling conclusion can be encapsulated in a single word: fantastic. In true “Breaking Bad” glory, the show finished with a bang and an image that will be imprinted in viewers’ thoughts for hours, even days, after its conclusion.

As a whole, the album focuses on vocals and harmonies rather than instrumentals.

Much like “Royals,” the majority of the tracks feature a minimalistic background instrumentation that emphasizes percussion and lacks a cohesive melody. “400 Lux,” the second song on the record, seems to have only a simple droning in the background.

Though the simplicity of the instrumentals is most likely meant to force listeners to focus on Lorde’s vocals, at times it actually draws the attention away from her voice. Plus, the word “instrumentals” may actually be inappropriate here, as each track features electronic accompaniment rather than acoustic.

The synth beats and often thumping bass give the album a bit of a dance pop vibe, with repetitive bass lines throughout.

Yet it is undeniable that the vocals are well-developed and well-executed. This is most evident at the beginning of “Ribs,” which opens with beautifully layered harmonies and builds into a more fast-paced track,

the vocals soaring over the top of almost frenzied beats. “Buzzcut Season” is also vocally notable, as Lorde pushes her voice to its limits with an almost-belted chorus and then retreats into a sweet softness during the verses. Additionally, Lorde makes use of well-written harmonies throughout the whole of “Pure Heroine,” adding a bit more vocal depth to each track.

Lyrically, much of the album focuses on themes of teen culture. In the tracks “White Teeth Teens,” “Team” and “Royals,” Lorde critiques the superficiality and excess of her generation. In “White Teeth Teens” she sings, “I am not a white teeth teen / I tried to join but never did / The way they are, the way they seem is something else, it’s in the blood.”

Within each of these tracks, Lorde separates herself from the rest of her generation, forming an “us vs. them” mentality that frames her as the better person.

Unfortunately though, other than the hit single “Royals,” none of the songs on

“Pure Heroine” really stand out from the others. There are no significant changes in tempo or instrumentation, and though the vocals are always well done, Lorde has a tendency to write similar chord progressions and melodies, which causes the tracks to run together in the listener’s mind. In fact, thinking back on the album as a whole, it is difficult to pinpoint one track that was better or worse than any other.

For a first album (especially one written by a sixteen year old), “Pure Heroine” is an admirable attempt. From the success of “Royals,” it is obvious that Lorde has talent, but unfortunately on this record her talent has not been allowed to fully shine through.

The minimalistic instrumentation and lack of variety on the album have drawn the attention away from Lorde’s amazing voice instead of highlighting it. Perhaps she will be able to surprise us in the future as she matures as an artist, but after listening to “Pure Heroine,” it seems that Lorde has a long way to go.

‘Pure Heroine’ is purely one dimensional by meg mcintyre Entertainment Editor

You have probably heard the song “Royals” on the radio lately - with its stunning vocal harmonies and percussive background, the song has gained immense popularity and reached the number one spot on Billboard’s top 100 chart. From the sheer success of the single, it would be hard to believe that the song was written and performed by a sixteen-year-old—but that’s exactly who Lorde is. Breakout singer-songwriter Lorde, whose given name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, released her debut studio album in the U.S. on Monday, Sept. 30. After the quick popularity of her radio single “Royals,” the album, entitled “Pure Heroine,” has been highly anticipated, and those looking for something similar to the single will find a few tracks they like on this album. That being said, the album does feel a bit one dimensional and may leave the listener hoping for something more.

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Audiences ‘rush’ to theater for new film by kaitlynne birkett Copy Chief

Telling the true story of the 1970’s rivalry between two Formula One racing drivers, “Rush” is a phenomenal film. The acting is absolutely stellar, the plot is edge-of-your-seat gripping and the music only adds intensity to an adrenaline-injected movie.

Because its subject may not be considered as intellectual or emotional at first, “Rush” might be avoided by some - but be guaranteed, this film does not shy away from the brutal reality of life and the potential lifethreatening choices one makes.

Chris Hemsworth (“Thor”) is James Hunt, an alcoholic playboy who is willing to put his life on the line to win any racewhether it be driving in poor conditions or taking the inside lane while trying to pass an opponent. His rival, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl, “Inglorious Basterds”) is the intelligent but disliked Austrian with a knack for insulting everyone around him. The two spend many years, from the lowest class of racing to the highest, always working to beat each other. From sponsorship changes to car rebuildings, each move they make has one and only purpose- to become the next world champion.

The characters in “Rush” (and the real people who under-

went these trials) have much more to deal with than simply driving fast cars. Hunt knows deep down that the only reason he is such a good driver is the fact that he does not care if he lives or dies. When applied to his dealings with the outside world, he is often callous and unfeeling, lashing out at others in a well-hidden hope that they could pull him back from the brink. One such example occurs with his then-wife, Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde, “Tron: Legacy”).

In an argument with her, Hunt says one of the deepest lines of the film, “Don’t go to men who are willing to kill themselves driving around in circles looking for normality.”

Another phenomenal performance comes from Brühl as Lauda. He is a diligent individual, forcing his mechanics and driving counterparts past their limits to ensure that he is the best. When juxtaposed with Hunt, Lauda also finds it easy to strike at those around him, though he appears to be in better control of his life and desires. At the midpoint in the film, because of weather problems on the Nürburgring in Germany, Lauda attempts to cancel a race because of the danger. Hunt refuses, believing Lauda’s motivations lie purely in becoming world champion. The race goes on and in a horrifying crash, Lauda is stuck inside a

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James Hunt (played by Chris Hemsworth) celebrates after winning a race in the new film “Rush,” which premiered Sept. 27.

searing inferno in his car.

Hunt is devastated by his actions, blaming himself for Lauda’s misfortunes, not knowing that his achievements on the track are the only thing that will force Lauda to recover and get back on the track. The most powerful scene in the entirety of “Rush” occurs upon Lauda’s return. Hunt approaches him from behind to congratulate and send well wishes, when the man turns and shows the mutilations scarring his face. Hunt stops in his tracks and his eyes well up slightly, impassioned by this

man’s love of the race. Sniffles could be heard throughout the theater, the simple, straightforward camera shots and emotion conveyed in facial expressions was the powerhouse of the scene. Hemsworth, known most for his celebrity through the “Thor” films, was awe-inspiring with his emotion. His previous characters have been mostly steroid-injected masculine stereotypes and though Hunt still holds some similarities, this presentation has demonstrated a side of Hemsworth never before tapped into.

“Rush” does everything right. As aforementioned, the actors perform superbly in their complex roles. Additionally interesting to view is the gorgeous cinematography throughout. The screen varies from wide landscape shots to close up details of the engines as they drive, or Hunt’s nervous habit of flicking a lighter. Each piece in the frame is intentional, attempting and succeeding to convey a deeper message about the frailty of life. This movie would be well worth seeing in theaters, probably more than once.

Betrayal defines the FIDLAR delivers high energy show ‘Homeland’ premiere by isabel mccan

by kaitlynne birkett Copy Chief

This Sunday held many season premieres and finales, one of which belonged to the outstanding show, “Homeland”, which just started its third season. Set in today’s post-9/11 culture, this show explores the intricacies of life after such a terrorist attack and the various methods the government, most notably the CIA, uses to exact revenge and prevent other plots from coming forth. The show follows Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes, “Temple Grandin”) who struggles with her bipolar disorder, love for a suspect and constantly tumultuous career.

The second season of “Homeland” closed on a cliffhanger. A devastating terrorist attack hit Washington DC and Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis, “Life”), the man Mathison loves, is being blamed for the attack. Brody had been held as a prisoner of war for years and upon his return was very nearly converted to the side that had imprisoned and brainwashed him; only through Brody’s love for his family and Mathison did he overcome these ideals and strive to become a better American. The attack was a set-up against Brody though, so he is forced to flee the scene of the crime while Mathison is left in the lurch.

“Tin Man is Down,” the episode’s title, begins by focusing on Mathison’s repercussions for her relationship with Brody and her internal struggle against her disorder. She is constantly pushed and pulled between her career’s duties and what she knows is the truth, as Mathison sits on trial, unsure of her fate.

Leaked documents and secrets in the CIA come to light in the courtroom and Mathison can only watch as each of her defenses crumbles.

Most frustrating about this episode is watching Mathison’s descent into her psychological impairment and the treatment from her CIA counterparts that does nothing but hurt. She made the decision to go off her medicine and self-treat with an obscene amount of tequila while the world around her descends into madness. Since season one, she has struggled with her problems, but even though her colleagues often refuse to believe her assessments, Mathison is always right. Her paranoia is what makes her phenomenally good at her job, yet once again, in the season three premiere, Mathison is thrown under the bus by someone she thought she could trust. She is blamed for her choices due to her mental illness. The premise is totally absurd because the viewers know Brody is innocent of the attack, and the CIA’s allegations against Mathison are not

unfounded, but still ridiculous.

In future episodes, it will most definitely come to light that Mathison is correct about everyone and their potential dangerousness, but apparently, the viewers are going to be forced to wait once more for the men around Mathison to start paying attention to her.

Season after season, the main question has always been: is she crazy or is she right? The same answer comes at the end of each. Though the plot arc looks to be different, there is much hope that her character will stop being treated with such insensitivity and callousness, especially because she has been right since day one. Though the majority of time spent in the episode was associated with Mathison, it is assured that Brody will returnprobably with a vengeance.

As always, “Homeland” promises to be a jam-packed season, with unidentifiable twists and turns. After this episode, it is still unclear where Brody has disappeared to, but it is evident that Mathison is struggling with his absence. Hopefully, Mathison’s intelligently formed ideas will be listened to and come to fruition, because whoever was truly involved with the terrorist attack is obviously on the loose.

Each episode is guaranteed to get more intense- if your Sunday evenings are now open because “Breaking Bad” has ended, this is the show you should start.

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It was everything that you would want from a good punk show: mosh pits, sweat, shirtless dudes and beer-spitting lead singers. FIDLAR and the Orwells performed their loud and proud set at the Larimer Lounge on Thursday night to an equally loud and proud audience.

The small venue, located near Coors Field in Denver was full of outlandish but generally cool folks, many clad in worn denim full of their collected pins. A man with a broken arm and fresh cast even hopped atop everyone and crowdsurfed for a bit (among the many others who also crowd-surfed), boys had to stand in front of their chicks and push back the onslaught of the mosh pit and one girl even received some bandages from her friend after sustaining a few battle wounds from the old staples she was pushed against on the wall.

It was not a show for the weak at heart; it was a show for the true garage-punk lovers—and a great show at that.

Opening was the Orwells, a crew of five Chicago boys fresh out of high-school with X’s still on their hands who can throw down as if they have been doing it for the last ten years. The demeanor of their lead singer, Dario Cuomo, evoked the rock legends of old with his shoulder-length blonde hair frequently hung over his face coupled with his nonchalant attitude that would quickly 360 into in-yourface energy while onstage.

FIDLAR, formed in Los Angeles, describes themselves as a “surf-punk stoner-rock band,” and indeed fit well into that genre. Elvis Kuehn, on guitar and vocals, and Max Kuehn on the drums, are brothers and the sons of Greg Kuehn, keyboardist for Long Beach punk legends T.S.O.L. Zac Carper, also on vocals and guitar, is the son of famed surfboard designer John Carper. Including their bassist Brandon Schwartzel, the four have been performing together as FIDLAR since 2009.

As the headliners, FIDLAR, whose name reportedly stands for “F**k it dawg, life’s a risk,” performed many of their top hits such as “Awkward” to a crowd thirsty for loud riffs and generally raucous behavior. Schwartzel donned his usual fisherman’s hat and stood atop of the speakers beckoning the crowd for more ardor. FIDLAR’s music was a raw blend of melody and highenergy put into a set that even Joey Ramone would be proud of. In contrast to that, it seemed as though the Orwells were able to maintain the audiences’ attention more so than the headliners were, as some crowd members began to wander away to smoke on the patio or grab a new drink.

The band even joked by saying, “This is our last song”, before every song they played. Although the set was relatively short, the immense vigor with which it was performed made up for its length. The audience left Larimer Lounge uttering their positive impressions of the show.

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‘Doctor Sleep’ may keep readers from sleeping by kaitlynne birkett Copy Chief

Thirty-six years after its initial release, Stephen King has recently put out a sequel to “The Shining” entitled “Doctor Sleep.”

The book follows Danny Torrence, now known as Dan, through his life after the struggles he faced at the Overlook Hotel, and a young girl who also has the shining. The shining, as displayed in the book and movie adaptation of the same name, is some sort of supernatural prowess, usually most powerful in children. It can be displayed through telekinesis, telepathy and a variety of other powers. This is definitely King’s greatest supernatural thriller in the past few years, creating fear in places you never expected and a light at the end of the tunnel when all seems consumed in darkness.

“Doctor Sleep” opens with a glimpse into Torrence’s current life, riddled with the same alcoholism that destroyed his father. Liquor helps soothe the memories of the Overlook and dims his shining from coming out too often. It is only when Torrence decides to seek help that the story truly begins. The same week he starts attending Alcoholics Anonymous, a young girl named Abra Stone communicates with him. She is only an infant at this point, and a decade later, the two will finally meet as Stone finds herself needing the same guidance little Danny received from Dick Halloran in “The Shining”.

Stone is one of the most powerful children with the shining, terrifying her parents with her seemingly omniscient knowledge and telekinetic skills. As she grows older, the girl attempts to mute her abilities to protect her parents; they begin to believe she is safe, when in reality, the trouble is yet to begin. A group called the True Knot, immortal parasites that look like humans, feed off of children with the shining; many of the children that are seen on the back of milk cartons

and magazines are the ones that have been taken and killed by this group. King’s true magic in storytelling is evidenced in this novel by his ability to convert something completely non-threatening into creatures of nightmare, like the True Knot. Rather than being creepy villains hidden in the dark, they are part of a pack of elderly men and women who travel round in their RVs, dressed liked tourists.

By presenting both points of view from the sides of good and evil, King is able to depict an even more horrifying premise.

“Doctor Sleep” flows seamlessly throughout, each chapter becoming more of a pageturner than the last. As Stone and Torrence work together to strengthen their powers and prepare for the final showdown, those in the True Knot organize as well, drawing on the powers of other children with the shining. Just as our protagonists have made mistakes, these point of view switches sometimes make the reader slightly sympathize with the bad guys as they too face predicament after predicament.

Even though this book was a sequel, King’s writing style makes it comprehensible for both types of people- those who have read “The Shining” and those who have not. The flashbacks throughout the novel manage to give more than simply a solidification of Torrence’s past- it develops him more fully as a character and gives each decision he makes a deeper meaning. The readers get to peer into his past, wince at his mistakes and feel the overwhelming dread about returning to the site of the Overlook for one final showdown.

King is truly a masterful storyteller, but this book exceeds all expectations.

Its horrifying villains strike at the core, making it seem like you are not alone in the darkness, while still presenting likeable and identifiable characters whose future you hope for. “Doctor Sleep” is definitely a book you should read - but you may want to leave the lights on.

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The cover of Stephen King’s new novel “Doctor Sleep,” a sequel to his bestseller “The Shining.”

‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’ showcases humor, tech

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Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) and Agent Ward (Brett Dalton) interrogate Skye (Chloe Bennet) at headquarters.

by meg mcintyre Entertainment Editor

This week, the highly anticipated spinoff series from Marvel dubbed “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” graced the airwaves for the first time. The series, which premiered on ABC on Sept. 24, hails from the world of the Avengers, a team of superheroes created by the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D.). However, the new series focuses less on the heroes and more on the “regular” people keeping an eye on them: the agents who risk their lives to protect heroes from themselves, as well as the rest of the world.

The spinoff was created in part in response to an intense fan uprising sur-

rounding the beloved character of Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg, “The Avengers”) who was originally killed in the 2012 film “The Avengers.” The online movement (christened “Save Agent Coulson”) made such a stir that the creators (namely TV and film legend and writer/director Joss Whedon) decided to bring him back for the aforementioned spinoff. That being said, Coulson’s resurrection is not completely explained, and the mystery surrounding it is sure to be a prominent plot arc as the season continues.

Fans of the “Avengers” franchise will also recognize Agent Maria Hill (Colbie Smuders, “How I Met Your Mother”) as one of the many S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives seen in the pilot episode. However, there are plenty of interesting new characters as well, as the characterization is one of

the many strengths of the season premiere. Among them is Mike Peterson (J. August Richards, “Angel”), a seemingly ordinary man who enters the realm of the extraordinary when his mysterious powers allow him to save a woman from a burning building.

Peterson is then approached by Skye (Chloe Bennet, “Nashville”), a sassy hacker working under the alias of “The Rising Tide” to stop S.H.I.E.L.D from hiding superheroes from the public. Skye tells Peterson that he needs to reveal himself as a hero and receive the admiration he deserves, but he is torn between the need for recognition and concern for the safety of his son.

Peterson’s character is a realistic depiction of the inner conflict that many superheroes would actually experience, a side of the superhero archetype that is not often shown.

“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is also presented in true Whedon style, with witty jokes intermingled with serious action. One of the most comic moments occurs when Coulson’s resurrection is revealed, as he steps out of darkness into the light of an interrogation room.

“Welcome to level 7,” Coulson says.

“Sorry, that corner was really dark, I couldn’t help myself. I think there’s a bulb out.” Humor like this lightens the more serious moments within the pilot episode and provides viewers with the trademark dynamic found in Whedon’s other hit series, like “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel” and “Firefly.”

Plus, who could resist the plethora of insanely cool gadgets featured on the show? There is a bright red hover-car, a highly-effective truth serum and crimescene-investigating robots called Dwarves in the S.H.I.E.L.D. arsenal, giving the

episode that classic spy movie vibe.

In terms of acting, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” is decent but not extraordinary. Clark Gregg stands out as Agent Coulson, as well as Chloe Bennet as Skye. Gregg’s humor is always well timed and skillfully delivered, a trait which most likely drew fans to him in the first place. Bennet also embodies her character well, portraying Skye with a flair of sass and a determined attitude. Also notable is Brett Dalton’s performance as Agent Ward, a field operative who has been demoted to superhero detail and must learn how to work with others.

And if the humor, characters and spy stuff don’t pull you in, the mysteriousness of the plot probably will. There are a number of things left unexplained throughout the episode, chiefly Agent Coulson’s return from the dead. Though he tells everyone that he was sent to the ICU and then to recover in Tahiti, Agent Hill indicates otherwise, as she tells a colleague that Coulson can “never know” what really happened. Additionally, as the pilot episode comes to a close, Coulson receives a call for an urgent “8-0-4,” leaving audiences with a cliffhanger to be revealed in the next episode. These mysteries will keep viewers interested and help to create continuing plot arcs as the season progresses.

Even if you’re not a fan of the “Avengers” franchise or Marvel in general, “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” has something to offer. There is action, humor, suspense and even a few heartwarming moments that everyone can appreciate. So keep an eye out for “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” on ABC Tuesdays this fall.

If Joss Whedon’s previous work is any indication, this new series is sure to be a hit with viewers.