DU Clarion Volume 120 Issue 13

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Students elect 2013-2014 senators by sarah ford Managing Editor

Juniors Mike Schutte and Katrina Yoshida were officially named next year’s student body president and vice president at the announcement of the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) election results held last night in the Student Life Office at 6 p.m.

Schutte and Yoshida did not face opposition.

“I am thrilled for Mike and Katrina to step into the role of directing USG next year. I am convinced it will be another major year for the university, and so to have their strong

leadership helping to guide the student body will be great for the school,” said incumbent USG President Sam Estenson.

This year’s election process was shortened to four days from one week, as well as moved forward by a week to allow more time for new senators to transition into their roles, according to Schutte.

Senate Affairs Committee chair Jackie Faust said there was strong turnout in student voting, though no official numbers are known at this time.

“I would say we had a greater than 50 percent voting rate because we were able to reach all areas on campus,” said Faust.

However, voting was extended by four days, from last Thursday to yesterday at 4 p.m., after technical difficulties prevented some students from receiving their ballot emails.

“There is no exact number of people who received and didn’t receive the ballot. They were completely random which made finding the problem so intense and difficult to solve,” Faust said.

She said some people received no ballots, while others received ballots for only a few positions.

“After a few days the problem was resolved thanks to UTS and they were able to confirm that all ballots were out when

Friday morning hit.” she said.

Schutte said he and Yoshida will begin reviewing student input on issues they would like USG to address in the coming year which they gathered while tabling on the Driscoll Bridge throughout the past week.

“We are going to see where wants can be taken care of and see where our main focus can be next year,” said Schutte.

Schutte and Yoshida published a platform for their term online last Monday when campaigning began.

Listed on the team’s website, dubrickbybrick.com, Schutte and Yoshida’s platform ini-

tiatives include “creating a community council of student leaders,” “more representation of international students” and “increasing green space and recreational amenities.”

Schutte said they will also focus on issues which have been brought to their attention through student outreach, including problems with the campus internet connection and re-instituting the campus shuttle.

Schutte has also addressed the debate currently surrounding the unofficial campus mascot, Boone.

Denver finished the regular season with an overall record of 16-1 and went undefeated at 8-0 in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference play with their 14-6 victory over the Ducks (8-9, 3-5 MPSF). This season marks the fourth time under head coach Liza Kelly that the Pioneers have gone undefeated in conference play.

Redshirt senior attack Kara Secora had four goals and two

assists, breaking DU’s career scoring record. Secora now has 261 career points, putting her just over Karen Morton (2006-2009) for the all-time record.

Also scoring for the Pioneers were sophomore attack Jill Remenapp with four goals, freshman midfielder Rachael McKinnon with three goals, junior attack Jenn Etzel with two goals and senior midfielder Mikayla Clark with one goal.

Defending the Pioneer goal was redshirt sophomore Hannah Hook, who made a career-high 14 saves in her 16th win of the season. Senior defender Kate Henrich extended her DU singleseason record and NCAA lead with six caused turnovers, pushing her number to 60 this season while adding four ground balls.

“I am really proud of the win today,” head coach said Liza Kelly. “I think the team came out and played extremely hard for the seniors, and the seniors played exceptionally well in the game.

We came out with a lot of fire, having lost to Oregon last year, and played a full 60 minutes.”

The Pioneers started the night strong, taking a four-goal lead powered by a goal from Clark, one from Etzel and two from Secora in the first seven minutes of the game.

Oregon responded with four of their own to level the score at the end of the first half and send both teams to the locker room tied at 4-4. Oregon successfully held DU scoreless for the final 23 minutes of the first half.

Denver seized control early in the second half, scoring five straight goals.

Secora struck first less than two minutes into the second half before Remenapp followed up with one of her own a minute later.

McKinnon added two goals in a row following Remenapp’s, giving the Pioneers an 8-4 advantage with 20 minutes remaining in

regulation. Remenapp added one more to conclude the Pioneer’s scoring streak and make the score 9-4 before Oregon answered.

Oregon’s two goals midway through the half still left them behind 9-6, after which the Pioneers chalked up five more goals.

Remenapp answered the Duck’s pair of goals with a pair of her own to give the Pioneers an 11-6 lead. McKinnon, Etzel and Secora added their final goals of the game in the last five minutes of the game to make the score its final 14-6 margin.

Friday also marked Senior Day for the Pioneers, when tricaptains Secora, Henrich and Jessica Gring were honored prior to the game alongside classmates Alex Befus and Mikayla Clark.

With the win, Kelly also improved her career record as head coach to 151-70 overall and 63-7 in conference play in twelve seasons with DU and Boston University.

Sophomore midfielder Kiki Boone also tied Denver’s single-season record with her 64th draw control, while Remenapp needs just two more points to become the secondever Pioneer to record 100 points in a season.

The Pioneers’ next challenge is the MPSF Tournament in Eugene, Ore. next weekend.

As the No. 1-seeded team, they will open the tournament on Thursday, May 2 against No. 4-seeded USC at 5:30 p.m.

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Women’s lax topples Oregon, ties record by danny Zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter

The No. 11 Pioneer women’s lacrosse team defeated Oregon 14-6 at the Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Friday evening, extending their winning streak to 14 games and earning their 16th win of the season, tying the school record set by the 2007 squad.

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AHSS revamps 3rd floor Sturm suite by carolyn neff Senior Reporter

Five rooms on the third floor of Sturm have been remodeled to house the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences’ (AHSS) Liberal Arts Advantage (LAA) program.

The remodeling was financed

by AHSS in order to provide a space for the LAA program and is almost completed.

The LAA program was launched in Fall Quarter 2012 and is designed to help students understand and value a liberal arts education by promoting intellectual experiences outside the classroom, including lectures, workshops, an advisory council and a mentorship program. Any AHSS students can participate.

AHSS Director of Community Relations and Communication Kristin Altman said that while there was no formal construction, the rooms spanning 302 A-E were painted and bookcases, display stands and materials were added.

According to LAA Coordinator Nicholas Bowlby, the new suite includes two smaller meeting spaces and a larger conference room that can be made available for other DU student groups and organizations to meet. The space houses the offices of the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Ginni Ishimatsu, as well as Bowlby’s office.

“The Liberal Arts Advantage space is important to students in AHSS as it provides a location, within a building

where a significant amount of For example, the AHSS Stutheir time is spent, where they dent Advisory Council holds can obtain needed materi- its weekly meetings in the als [information pamphlets] conference room and multiple and advice relating to career appointments between AHSS preparation and advising,” students and a Career Services said Bowlby. counselor take place each week.

Bowlby said that the LAA According to Altman, location was decided upon last week’s “AHSS Week” because of the different rooms of events—which included included within the suite. alumni speakers and morning “There was not a similar donuts and coffee at the LAA space in the building that suite—also brought more stuwould be able dents to the to be utilized “The Liberal Arts new location. for our current Bowlby needs while Advantage space is said the locaalso having the tion on the important to stuability to grow third floor as the Liberal dents in AHSS as also provides Arts Advanthe needed tage program it provides a locaroom for grows,” said tion...where they the LAA to Bowlby. “The display a third floor is can obtain needed large variety also a high traf- materials.” of materials fic area which that students also provides can take with exposure for Ginni Ishimatsu, Associthem relatthe program.” ing to career A l t m a n ate Dean for Undergradu- pre p ar at i on said that these ate Studies and posmeeting spaces sible careers have also allowed the LAA pro- within their major. gram to invite Career Services “These materials highto hold appointments with light great opportunities availAHSS students within Sturm. able to the DU student body, “This is important as it geared at developing students’ provides more exposure to the competence in marketing resources available to them themselves for professional and increases the likelihood jobs,” said Altman. that they will have the time Students interested in to schedule an appointment reserving the conference room within their already busy at the LAA suite, or learning schedules,” said Bowlby. more about the LAA program Both Altman and Bowlby can contact Bowlby directly said that students have already via email at nicholas.bowlby@ taken advantage of this space. du.edu.

u p c o m i n g TODAY Get Growing: Planning Your Plot 12-1 p.m.

Cherrington Hall Room 218 Whether you’re a novice or experienced with raised beds or containers, attend this session to plan your garden for the entire growing season. Expert gardeners will be on hand. Don’t just listen to ideas; leave this workshop with your plan in hand for a growing season filled with a variety of fresh produce.

We will also be making seed strips for easy planting before the last frost.

Lecture with Dr. Sasha Breger Bush 12-2 p.m.

Korbel Cyber Cafe Join the Council on International Finance, Trade

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Davis Auditorium, Sturm Hall Colorado is on the frontlines of climate disruption, and we’re feeling the heat. Learn more about the challenges faced and solutions embraced by various stakeholders, including perspectives from health care, climate science, environment, energy, business and government agencies.

“Just in Time” Job Search Strategies 4-5 p.m.

Driscoll Center Career Counselors will share valuable insights to help you find your next job or internship using social media, databases and employer connections.

In Person with Filmmaker Jeanne Liotta 7 p.m.

MCOM room 117 Free Form Film Series presents Jeanne Liotta in person, courtesy of the Marsico Visiting Scholars Fund. Liotta is an internationally recognized experimental filmmaker and was represented in the 2006 Whitney Biennial with her 16mm film, “Eclipse.”

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In a February resolution, USG banned use of student activity funding to support the visage of the Denver Boone on campus and created a task force committee to replace Boone with another mascot. A committee is currently in the process of identifying the new mascot.

“I am excited to move forward with the mascot,” said Schutte. “It is going to take a lot of effort to get the momentum going. We need to realize the mascot is a big part of our image and also a small part. It does not change what it means to be a Pioneer.”

Other students voted into USG senators are: Senior Senators Erik Meek and Bri Akakpo, Junior Senators Adam Hammerman and Shelby Lee, Sophmore Senators Jess Davidson and Logan Bohlender, DCB Senators Josh Todtfeld and Melissa Sim, NSME Senator Daniel Powell, AHUM

Senator Josh Wehe, SOCS Senator Ashlee Shaw-Gonzales, HRTM Senator Alejandro Garcia, INTS Senator Aly Higgins, Performing Arts Senator Laurence Moran, On-Campus Senators Jeffery Mariano and Kaitlyn Griffith and Off-Campus Senators Parya Mahmoudi and Daniel Mason.

Schutte said he also wants to increase relations between students and USG senators to make USG “more accessible” to students and encouraging more communication between students and senators.

“USG gets a lot of grief for being closed up,” said Schutte.

“I think it is about motivating students to use us as an outlet, and that has to come from both sides.”

Newly elected senators will begin the transition into their roles next week and will begin to attend senate meetings. The current USG will continue to preside until the end of the academic year.

NEWS BRIEF

Study abroad deadlines by clarion staff

This past weekend marked the end of pre-departure sessions offered by the International House, as well as the last chance for students studying abroad in the fall to complete their mandatory online Blackboard orientation by April 28.

Other upcoming deadlines for students hoping to study abroad include two forms, the DU Partner Program Acceptance form found on MyWeb, and Information Regarding Medical and Other Needs, both due May 10 to the Office of International Education.

Additionally, students studying abroad face different deadlines

and fees from withdrawing from their program than students withdrawing from courses domestically. Students will be charged at minimum a $1,000 fee if they withdraw from study abroad after May 1 for Australia & New Zealand programs and after June 1 for all other programs, according to an email sent by DU Study Abroad on April 17.

Study abroad students must also meet deadlines for student visas, entry permits, passports and program applications based on their individual programs.

Upcoming region-specific pre-departure sessions are available at http://www.du.edu/intl/ abroad/orientation.html.

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and Economics for a lecture

by Sasha Breger Bush. She will be discussing her recently published book, Derivatives and Development: A Political Economy of Global Finance, Farming, and Poverty, which engages recent efforts to deploy derivatives as tools for economic development.

Pizza will be provided.

The Climate Legacy Roundtable 6-8 p.m.

USG election results

Weekly Forecast

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WEDNESDAY Working with China: A CEO’s Perspective 12-1:30 p.m.

Anderson Academic Commons, Room 290 Boeing CEO and chair of the U.S. President’s Export Council W. James McNerney will join us for this talk. Please RSVP. Support the Mozambique Orphanage Project 6-8 p.m.

Cyber Cafe Come join Students for Africa for a screening of “Africa United,” a movie about three Rwandan kids who walk to South Africa to see the World Cup and fulfill a lifelong dream. This event will support the fundraising efforts of the Mozambique Orphanage Project.

All proceeds go directly to

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improving nutrition and social programs at an orphanage in Manjacaze, Mozambique.

DU Vegan and Vegetarian Society: First Meeting 6-7 p.m.

Fireside Room, Driscoll The DU Vegan and Vegetarian Society will hold their inaugural meeting to discuss the new club, which is focused on raising awareness as well as vegan and vegetarian activism on campus.

THURSDAY Love Your Mother 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Driscoll Bridge Join us on the Driscoll Bridge for an opportunity to create cards for loved ones before Mother’s Day. We will have supplies for making creative cards and we will even mail the cards for you.

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Russian speaker advances agriculture conversation by sarah ford Managing Editor

photo courtesy of du arboretum flickr

82 new signs have been installed identifying trees on campus.

Information placards installed in arboretum by gigi peccolo News Editor

Facilities will finish installing new metal signs in front of a dozen trees within the Chester M. Alter Arboretum over the next two weeks to enhance the two existing tree walks, according to Arboretum Curator Francesca Aguirre-Wong.

“We decided to put these more official and more obvious signs up just to highlight [the trees], so people who are doing the tree walk guide are more aware of what they’re seeing,” said Aguirre-Wong.

“Then also, to generally educate the public and the students, [and to] let people know what they’re looking at, just to let them know that we do have an arboretum and the collection that we take care of and archive,” said Aguirre-Wong.

The new signs have been placed along the two tree walks that pass through the arboretum: the Harper Humanities Garden walk and the Colorado Champion and Notable Trees walk. The Harper Humanities Garden walk roughly spans the area from Cherrington Hall to the Joy Burns Center, while the Colorado Champion and Notable Trees walk extends from Cherrington Hall to the Leo Block Alumni Center.

Arborist Marc Hathaway said the 82 new signs have been installed in front of the trees to aid those who are participating in the tree walk tours.

“It was believed that this though there may be multiple with the larger size would be trees surrounding it.

Campus Operations easier for people to read walkDirector David Snyder said the ing by,” said Hathaway.

“It didn’t new plaques completely help get the improve it, but branding out people that for the unihad difficulty versity. walking on the “ T h e grass, it allowed new plaques them to be able have the to see some of new logo the signs on the on them,” trees from the Marc Hathaway, said Snyder. walking tour.” “ They’re Arborist Hathaway a little bit said the switch pricier, but to metal signs is they look a standard for most arboretums. lot crisper and cleaner.”

Hathaway says there have The plastic signs that had previously hung on the trees been various reactions to the were subject to wear and tear, new signs.

“Some people really like according to Hathaway. “[The signs] got fre- [the new signs],” said Hathaway. quently vandalized because “There’s always been a mix of it; the squirrels chewed on some people haven’t cared.”

Even though new signs them,” said Hathaway. “They were made of plastic, so the are only being put on roughly sun kind of degraded them 100 trees, Hathaway said every tree on campus is part and they’d break.”

Some of the new signs have of the arboretum.

Hathaway said the official QR codes on them to provide tree walk maps were estabmore information.

“If [the trees are] listed on lished before the presidential the state champions list, they’ll debate.

“We finally got a walking have a QR code,” said Hathaway.

“You can scan that and it’ll take tour developed,” said Hathayou to our web page with a little way. “We’re really hoping to bit more information. It’ll tell expand the website and everyyou its measurements and its thing more.”

For more information rank on the state list and it’ll about the arboretum and tree have a couple pictures.”

Only one sign has been walk guide, visit http://www. put up per species of tree, even du.edu/arboretum/.

“[The signs] got frequently vandalized because the squirrels chewed on them.”

UTS and USG consider email changes by gigi peccolo News Editor

UTS is considering instituting a cloud email service to provide a single sign-on mechanism for both WebCentral and email, according to Vice Chancellor and Chief Technology Officer Tim Brooks.

“We are currently working with Sam Estenson and the USG (Undergraduate Student Government) to

survey the undergraduate student body on whether the current ‘bring your email’ program is meeting their needs or whether a university sponsored cloud email system, such as Google Apps or Office 365, would better meet their needs,” said Brooks.

Brooks and UTS are also going to survey students on the value of having a du.edu email address for life.

Before coming to DU,

Brooks employed a cloud system at Saint Louis University, to great effect.

“The adoption of Google Apps for student email, calendar and collaboration services was very popular,” said Brooks.

“The document sharing, collaboration and video chat features were used extensively for academic, research and campus life activities.”

Brooks said the process is currently in the investigation and data gathering phase.

Yesterday the Korbel School of International Studies hosted Andrei Danilenko, a Russian entrepreneur and advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, for an informal discussion with Korbel Dean Christopher Hill.

Danilenko spoke about his work in the Russian agricultural department, where he has spent his career working with the Russian government to earn more support for the agricultural economy of Russia. Much of his time was spent discussing his experiences in his work.

“Agriculture has never gotten the attention it should,” he said.

“We could be the top producer, but we are not.”

Danilenko has worked in Russian farming for 20 years, when he founded Russian Farms International Foundation.

He said the founding was a response to a need he and his partners noticed after their time in the industry.

“My partners decided we need to work with the government on bringing more support to agriculture,” he said.

Danilenko was selected to act as the voice of the organization to the government.

In addition to acting as director of Russian Farms, Danilenko as works as a chairman of the Public Council of Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian

Federation and a Chairman of Agro-industrial association of the Customs Union.

Danilenko has also met with Russian president Vladimir Putin on several occasions to discuss support for more investment in the agricultural economy by the Russian government, and discussed his experiences in those meetings.

He said he believes Putin “plays the political game correctly,” but also noted that the tone of his meetings with Putin have changed.

“I believe on issue that is very complicated for any human being is the longer they are in power, they build up pre-set opinions and pre-set attitudes,” said Danilenko.

Danilenko said his meetings with the president are different now than they were in previous years.

“When people are in power for so long … their distance from the population is greater and greater,” he said.

He spoke about his views of Russian leadership from his time in the country, where he has been living since 1989.

Danilenko said his view is not that of a typical Russian citizen because he was born in San Francisco and alternated between living in Russia and the United States in his early life.

“I walk a fine line in Russia of being very patriotic and at the same time being objectively patriotic,” he said.

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P o l i c e VEHICULAR COLLISIONS On Friday, April 26 at 9:11 a.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from a staff member regarding a vehicular collision in Parking Lot E. Officers arrived to the scene and spoke with the staff member who stated their personal vehicle was impacted by the personal vehicle of a student. The staff member said the student did not stop after the incident.

THEFT On Tuesday, April 23 at 5:22 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding the theft of a cell phone from the Ritchie Center. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with a student who said they left their phone in an unattended and unsecured cubby while using the Coors Fitness Center facilities.

When they returned to retrieve the phone approximately 40 minutes later, it was gone.

On Friday, April 26 at 7:58 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from a student regarding the theft of their backpack from the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with the student who said they left the backpack in an unsecured area for approximately four hours and when they returned to retrieve it, they found it was missing.

r e p o r t On Sunday, April 28 at 7:14 a.m., while on routine patrol, a DCS officer was stopped by a student who said they had observed a second student who was highly intoxicated near the intersection of South York Street and East Wesley Avenue. Officers responded to the area and contacted the student in question.

Officers contacted Denver Cares who transported the student to their facility.

MISCELLANEOUS On Monday, April 22 at 9:28 p.m., a Parking Enforcement Officer (PEO) responded to a call regarding an illegally parked vehicle in Lot 306.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers placed an immobilization device on the vehicle. Approximately four hours later, the PEO discovered that both the

vehicle and the immobilization device were gone from the scene.

On Thursday, April 25 at 3:01 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call regarding two suspicious parties just outside Centennial Halls. Upon arrival, officers contacted the parties in question, who were in possession of narcotics and property believed to have been stolen from the Ritchie Center. Officers contacted the Denver Police Department (DPD) who responded to the scene and arrested both parties.

On Friday, April 26 at 2:17 a.m., while responding to another incident, officers observed a large amount of alcohol, a small amount of marijuana and stolen property in plain sight inside a residential room in Nagel Hall. Officers

contacted seven individuals (five students and two unaffiliated parties) in the room in question. DPD was called to the scene and found one student in the room who was unconscious due to over intoxication.

DPD transported the student to Denver Cares. A second student was uncooperative with DPD officers and was transported to the Denver County Jail.

On Sunday, April 28 at 3:18 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from the Denver Police Department regarding a university owned vehicle which had been found abandoned in an alley near the intersection of South Marion Street and East Yale Avenue. Officers arrived at the scene and contacted a staff member who had a key to the vehicle. The staff member arrived on the scene and returned the vehicle to campus.

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On Saturday, April 27 at 3:47 p.m., Campus Safety responded to a call from a student who said their sunglasses had been stolen from Centennial Towers.

Upon arrival at the scene, officers spoke with the student who said they forgot the sunglasses on a chair in the lobby area of the building and when they returned to retrieve them less than one hour later, they were gone.

MEDICAL On Saturday, April 27 at 1:58 p.m., while on a special assignment, a campus safety officer observed Denver Fire Department (DFD) trucks in the north circular driveway of the Ritchie Center. The officer responded to the building and found DFD personnel and paramedics attending to an unaffiliated minor in need of medical assistance. The minor was transported by paramedics to Porter Hospital.

VANDALISM On Sunday, April 28 at 3:36 a.m., while parked near the intersection of East Jewell Avenue and South High Street, a Campus Safety vehicle was damaged by unknown person(s). Damage consisted of a large dent which appeared to have been caused by a rock found nearby.

ALCOHOL On Friday, April 26 at 3:44 p.m., while on routine patrol, a Campus Safety officer stopped to investigate the shouting of obscenities from a residential room in Nagel Hall. Officers were admitted to the room by a DU student.

While in the room, officers found several bottles of alcohol in plain sight. All alcohol was confiscated.

On Saturday, April 27 at 3:02 a.m., while on routine patrol, a Campus Safety officer was stopped by a Housing and Residential Education (HRE) staff member who said an intoxicated student had just entered Centennial Halls. Officers contacted the student in question, confiscated a false identification card and confirmed their intoxication level. Officers contacted paramedics who transported the student to Swedish Hospital.

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The BIG event attracts 1,500+

by kameryn tanita Senior Reporter

Anyone looking for a free, fun, alternative Friday night had the chance to partake in anything from laser tag to chapstick-making to a Burlesque dance lesson at The BIG Event.

The free late-night event, held on Driscoll Lawn and inside Driscoll, went from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and was hosted by DU’s Programming Board along with many other sponsors including PIORadio, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Kappa Psi, International Student Organization, Skintight Outrage, DU Film Society, HYPE, RAGE, Chinese Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Pioneer Breakers, DU Dance Team, DU Tango Club, GlobeMed, Greek Council, Student Activities, The Health and Counseling Center and Driscoll Student Center.

According to Assistant Director of Student Activities, Jill Duffy, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 people that came to the event throughout the night.

“I would say laser tag was incredibly popular, as was the Paint Your Own Canvas class hosted by Canvas and Cocktails,” said Duffy. “We had to turn away 20-25 people for that class. Overall, it seemed like all

activities were well-liked by the crowd.”

Junior Sophie Amster, a hotel, restaurant and tourism management major from Seattle, Wash., thought the event was a big success and had a wide variety of students.

“I think it’s great that they are doing events like this to bring the larger DU community together to have some fun, especially because there is no cost involved so everyone can come,” said Amster.

The night began with DUPB’s showing of “The Hobbit” in Davis auditorium at 8 p.m. By the time the movie was over, the Big Event was already in full swing.

A popular part of the night seemed to be the free food from four Denver food trucks. In order to get a $5 voucher to one of the food trucks, students had to fill out a brief survey and hand it in to get a ticket where students could use it towards a meal or drink. The BIG Event gave out 100 food vouchers per hour.

The food trucks, which were open until midnight, included Basic Kneads Pizza food truck with pepperoni, buffalo chicken and margherita pizzas. Manna from Heaven Vietnamese food truck offered chicken-and-onion as well as vegetarian dumplings or their traditional Vietnamese banh-mi, or baguette-like bread sandwiches. Saj Mediterranean Grill food truck had falafel sandwiches

and pita sandwiches and the Pink Tank food truck had chicken and waffles and strawberry lemonade.

Tables were set up outside of Sturm College of Law so that students could sit down and enjoy their meals before heading inside to participate in one of the dozen activities.

Driscoll Lawn was a transition from the food area with laser tag, music and check-in.

Driscoll Underground was a more relaxed atmosphere with “The Chill Lounge,” including massage chairs, face painting and henna tattoos. Earlier in the night, Sidelines Pub hosted karaoke and later, PIORadio had a DJ and brought the funk with a ‘70s themed dance party.

Behind Jazzman’s in the Driscoll Ballroom was one of the most exotic sections of The BIG Event with a Burlesque dancer and three comedians, hosted by Skintight Outrage. The Burlesque dancer gave lessons to about 20 onlookers and taught them moves such as the “furry cat forward” and “the big grind.”

After the comedic performances, the Driscoll Ballroom was transformed into a miniature casino, with games of blackjack and roulette dealt by brothers of the co-ed business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi. Players were given 500 chips for free starting at midnight, and they could play until 2 a.m. when they could cash in their chips for raffle tickets. Prizes ranged from notebooks and DVDs to high quality headphones and even a TV. Other activities included a music video room where students could sing karaoke in front of a green screen and receive a DVD of their performance that made it look like they were in an old-school music video. Students could also have their photo photoshopped into a movie poster and visit a table where they could get their name written in Arabic.

Sophomore Ciera Shell, an interna-

tional business and Italian major from Longmont, Colo., is part of the Alpha Chi Omega co-ed service fraternity, which was one of the sponsors of the event.

“Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves and catching up with old friends,” said Shell. “Maybe next year having more activities to do would be great and make it even better.”

According to Duffy, they are going to work on incorporating new events for next year.

“Future BIG Events will focus on having a variety of activities, such as the event this past Friday, but we might try new activities such as other inflatables, incorporating sports and recreation, and including student group performances from DU a cappella groups or student bands,” said Duffy.

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International LLC hosts refugees by brenda velasqueZ

Chavez, a business major from Thornton and Amanda Pennington, a psychology major Last Tuesday, DU’s Inter- from Pierce, Colo., prepared national Living and Learning DU for its fifth annual “Voices Community (ILLC) collabo- of Refugees” with the help of rated with the African Com- Matt Watts, outreach coordinamunity Center (ACC) to host tor at ACC and ILLC Program a group of refugees in Davis Coordinator Hanna Kadlec.

Auditorium, where they each The students turned to Webshared stories of Central, Facesuccess and struggle book, flyers on their journeys to “Denver is and newsletters Denver. The event, quite a refugee to market the called “Voices of Refevent across ugees” (V.O.R.), was hub ... it was campus, invita fundraiser for the important to ing students ACC, a Denver-based and faculty to program office that give students learn about the assists in resettling hardships and the opporturefugees in Denver. triumphs of According to nity to hear local refugees. their website, the They worked ILLC is a 34-member these stories with Kaladi student fellowship first-hand.”

Coffee, King housed in CentenSoopers and nial Halls whose Sodexo to mission is to pro- Amanda Pennington secure donamote an active com- ILLC Member tions and gift munity of engaged cards. learners who gain “Denver cultural awareness, under- is quite a refugee hub,” said standing and respect for other Pennington. “And especially societies at the local and global on this campus where there’s level through academics and a large focus on diversity and service projects. understanding different culILLC members Andrew tures, it was important to give Wood, an international studies students the opportunity to major from Chicago, Daniela hear these stories first-hand.

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Painful stories that are difficult to tell from a stage to a group of people.”

The suggested donation for “Voices of Refugees” was $5 and at 7 p.m., attendees crowded almost every seat in the Davis auditorium, listening to the stories of Nasibu Nizigiyimana from the East African Burundi nation, TinTin Pyone from the Southeast Asian state of Burma and the Odari Family, three generations of relatives hailing from Nepal and Bhutan, a South Asian state near the Himalayas.

After recounting their experiences, these refugees received questions from the audience.

Inquiries included, “What’s something Americans can do to help refugees feel comfortable in American culture?” and “If/when you become citizens, would you like to visit your home countries knowing that you have an American Embassy protecting you?”

Outside the auditorium’s entrance, a photography exhibit featuring professional photographer Chris Schneider’s work showed the lives of refugees around the world after the event, along with various booths offering merchandise handmade by refugees, the proceeds of

Farmer’s market opens for new season

by kameryn tanita Senior Reporter

Although winter may have dragged on for longer than hoped, spring is here and that means fresh produce and farmers markets. Students can ride their bikes or conveniently hop on the RTD Bus to enjoy either the Cherry Creek Fresh Market or the Old South Pearl St. Farmers Market.

May 4 will mark the annual opening of the Cherry Creek Fresh Market, located on First and University near the Cherry Creek Shopping Mall and the Old South Pearl Street Farmers Market begins May 19.

With much anticipation, students, families and farmersmarket-goers alike can flock to the dozens of white tents filled with delicious foods and spring flowers.

The Cherry Creek Fresh Market is every Saturday from May 4 through October 26 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Wednesday from June 19 through September 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Old South Pearl Street Farmers Market is from May 19 from November 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Students can hop on the RTD 24 Bus at University and

Evans and get off right at First and University. Students can also take the RTD 21 Bus at University and Evans and get off at Pearl St. and walk four blocks to the market.

Chris and Michele Burke, owners of Colorado Fresh Markets, have been in the business for over 20 years and know a thing or two about local agriculture. They own the Cherry Creek Fresh Market, City Park Esplanade Fresh Market and the Stapleton Farmers Market.

“We really try to curate a high quality food event that showcases the best of Colorado,” said Burke. “We are open to all Colorado food growers.”

Cherry Creek Fresh Market offers a variety of different assortments, from locally grown Colorado agricultural products, to freshly prepared foods and baked goods to small, locally owned independent businesses looking to spread the word about their products.

Cherry Creek Fresh Market recently won Westword’s “Best of Denver” Best Farmers Market Readers Choice for 2013, Denver 7’s A-List Best Farmers Market and was ranked number one Farmers Market on About.com.

“Now in its 16th year, the Cherry Creek Fresh Market is bigger and better than ever, with lots of new growers and food vendors,” said Burke.

Since the markets focus on fresh, local food, each month has a different array of produce and goods. During the month of May, marketgoers can buy fresh flowers, bedding plants, spring greens like asparagus and other produce like pinto beans, popcorn, potatoes and rhubarb.

People looking to work up their appetite can try food from a variety of vendors including veterans, such as Denver Biscuit Company, or even try new food vendors including Tamales Especiales, Primo Pizza and the Saucy Hen. “We have been in the business for 20 years and we have a lot of contacts and we believe that any vendors that might want to come to the market can,” said Burke.

Fresh produce never gets old when each season brings new vendors to Cherry Creek Fresh Market. This year the new fruit will come from First Fruits Organic Farm, Paonia, Colo.

C&R Farms from Palisade, Colo. and Ela Family Farms in Hotchkiss, according to Burke. New growers also include Connolly and Daughters Farm, Circle Fresh and Heirloom Gardens.

“We came to Denver with our unique idea, we were the leaders in the field and still are and we work year round tirelessly,” said Burke. “This is our whole life. We are really dedicated and it’s a family business.”

which benefitted the ACC and the refugees themselves.

As an introduction to the “Voices of Refugees” event, Pennington, Wood, Chavez and Shem Kikamaze, a freshman from Kampala, Uganda studying electrical engineering at DU, created a short documentary, “The Displaced,” to feature in their Global Citizenship ILLC course, a twocredit seminar taken every spring quarter in which ILLC students explore human and economic rights as well as sustainable development and environmental issues. Released in mid-March, the brief documentary offered a preview of the refugees’ stories and probed into the concepts of intercultural conflict, displacement and cultural adjustment.

“Before we interviewed them, we brainstormed, thinking, ‘How can we learn from them and what can they take from us?’” said Pennington.

“How can we cultivate a wholesome give-and-take relationship with these refugees?”

The ILLC works closely with five organizations throughout the year: the ACC, the Asian Pacific Community Development Center at South High School, DU’s English Language Center, Ten

Thousand Villages, an independent nonprofit and one of the world’s largest fair trade organizations which sells merchandise handmade by disadvantaged artisans in 38 countries and Abolition, a startup undergraduate organization at DU dedicated to eliminating human trafficking.

In addition to volunteering with these organizations, ILLC activities include numerous cultural events, including dinners at international restaurants, attending international film screenings, opera, theatre and symphony visits, hosting guest speakers (often professors from neighboring universities) and team-building outdoor retreats.

The ACC is currently planning two fundraisers: a 5K marathon on Sunday, May 5 to raise funds for Pyone’s salary, which she earns teaching sewing classes at the ACC, and a fundraiser for Zama Bee, a local refugee woman who was struck by an unknown vehicle while crossing the street along with her two young boys, both of whom were killed.

For more information on the African Community Center, visit www.acc-den.org.

To view “The Displaced,” visit duclarion.com/displaced.

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The Grind: Two-Fisted Mario’s

The Clarion staff reviews bars, restaurants and coffee houses, attempting cultural mutiny on all things hipster

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Two-Fisted Mario’s is the perfect sober-up meal, complete with Pac-Man and mediocre pizza crust.

Two-Fisted Mario’s: 3.75 beans

Less of a hipster haven, more of a punk-rock palace by alex johnson &

sarah ford Clarion Staff

Although it may sound reminiscent of a shameful porno, Two-Fisted Mario’s is actually a pizza joint—and joint is an apt word here—tucked above a tattoo parlor in the middle of downtown Denver.

Located at 1626 Market St. right off the 16th Street Mall, Two-Fisted Mario’s is open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Wednesday and 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Thursday through Saturday, perfect for any hipster wanting a chance to chow down on some pizza after a long night out.

There are no more than 10 tables in the whole joint, as the dining space itself is bisected by an iron bar for people who want to stand and eat. The lighting at Two-Fisted Mario’s harkens back to a shack on a beach of an underdeveloped country; the entire place is lit by large, multi-colored bulbs dangling precariously on wires.

This helps define the spatial vibe, as the rafters are also exposed, enhancing the punk credibility, because, you know, who needs a ceiling?

It seems like the management just doesn’t give a damn, and neither do the clientele.

Hell, there’s not even a mirror in the bathroom, so hopefully you adjusted those suspenders before going out.

Colorful posters on a wall also announce shows for local acts that no one’s ever heard of, a perfect opportunity to out-hipster your friends.

The music stays true to the image, varying between hip hop and trippy funkadelic.

However, it is blasted so loudly that it makes normal conversation difficult to carry out without constant interruptions

when it gets too loud. Perfect, maybe, for a 2 a.m. sober-up meal on the weekend, but not so for those who want to simply go to dinner and enjoy each other’s company.

However, the place does offer enjoyment for those who enjoy going retro. The classic arcade games PacMan and Galaga sit in the corner in case you or your date, who probably has a septum ring and a halfshaved, half-dyed, “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” haircut, are into vintage games, so bring plenty of quarters.

The Two-Fisted Mario’s featured special is neither for meat-free folks nor for the faint of heart. Called “Pig of the Rising Sun,” in which each slice featured a veritable smorgasbord of both bacon and sausage.

Fortunately, the menu offers plenty of other options and a series of toppings ranging from the classic pepperoni to the less well-known Transylvanian garlic. None of the toppings are very original or exciting, so don’t go in expecting something more than your normal slice of pie.

Their pizza was good, fast and cheap ($2.50 per slice, 50 cents for toppings), if average tasting. Served on a hotplate with a fork and knife (for class), it will disgust all diehard Chicago deep-dish fans.

Don’t worry about breaking your bank for beer, either. They serve generic brews like PBR, which comes in cans and pitchers.

It doesn’t get more hip than that.

But for the 21 and over crowd, take a trip through the black curtain into next door’s mystical Double Daughter’s full bar, owned by the same crew as Two-Fisted Mario’s.

After a long night of moshing to some local band, Two-Fisted Mario’s offers a great opportunity to relax and chow down.

WRIT class studies sustainability by maura shea Contributing Writer

As part of a writing class, students are researching different aspects of our campus to determine where sustainability can be improved, working in tandem with a university-wide effort to improve DU’s sustainability.

Melissa Tedrowe, a lecturer in the University Writing Program, teaches several sections of the WRIT 1133: Writing and Research course to first-year students. Her students are currently researching food and sustainability, waste, curriculum, purchasing, trees, turf (grass) and energy. Students research each topic by talking to DU officials, faculty and staff in order to get the inside scoop.

“Students are getting to know different research and writing traditions by doing real, hands-on projects for the Center for Sustainability on campus,” said Tedrowe.

Their research and findings are part of the campus snapshot, created by Chad King, university sustainability coordinator.

The snapshot is an evaluation of current sustainability at DU and is attempting to help decrease DU’s carbon footprint.

“We are doing a major assessment of our current sustainability efforts. As a part of this, we are looking at programs, organizations and general campus practices, as well as quantifying our efforts wherever we can,” said King. “This includes doing waste audits, interviewing employees and students across campus about sustainability practices, as well

as quantifying campus food purchases in categories such as local and organic. There is a lot of data to be gathered and the students are making great contributions to this effort.”

Riley Swanson, a freshman enrolled in Tedrowe’s WRIT class from Portland, Ore. with plans to major in environmental science, worked on a project focused on sustainable alternatives to the grass on campus.

“Most of the landscaping on campus involves turf, and we use Kentucky bluegrass, which requires more water compared to other kinds,” said Swanson.

She also said that Denver Water told DU to cut its water usage.

“We’ve been trying to see how the student body feels about alternatives to all of the unnecessary areas of high water consumption green on campus,” said Swanson.

In order to gauge this, the group asked students to take a survey. It asked students opinions on more sustainable turf options on campus, how sustainable they were individually and if DU should have more sustainable practices overall, according to Swanson.

“I, for one, was surprised by the findings,” said Swanson.

“The feedback we received was surprisingly positive, most students thought that DU should be more sustainable and argued that as long as the campus was aesthetically pleasing, it didn’t matter if the landscaping was traditional grass or a more sustainable option.”

According to Swanson, the group has not finalized their proposal for more sustainable options to the grass on campus but they

are looking at other forms of landscaping that don’t require as much water and maintenance.

“The focus is what plants and grasses will work best in the soil, climate and low wateruse while still feeding into the need for an attractive campus,” said Swanson.

With the help of students and faculty, DU’s sustainability efforts are off on the right foot, but there is room to grow, according to King.

“We have a good start on sustainability efforts, and are rated highly overall by many green campus rankings, but we have clear potential for improvement in many areas as we move towards our overall goal of carbon neutrality by 2050,” said King.

Carbon neutrality is the effort taken to remove as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as DU is putting in it as a way to eliminate our carbon footprint.

For this to happen, each student, faculty member and staff member will have to play their part, according to King.

He recommends that the DU community turns off lights when they leave a room, turn off electronics and the power strip they are connected to at night and use a bike, walk, carpool or use public transportation.

“The green campus efforts are the work of many individuals across the whole campus; there are many passionate students, staff and faculty,” said King. “I am working to coordinate those efforts so that the whole may be greater than the sum of its parts, creating synergies across groups and leveraging efforts to greater goals.”

Delta Zeta hosts ‘Big Man on Campus’

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The Delta Zeta philanthropy weekend kicked off last Friday with a BBQ and ended on Monday night with the Man Pageant in the Davis auditorium where audience members were able to vote for their favorite fraternity man on campus. All money made was donated to DZ’s philanthropy, The Painted Turtle Foundation, an organization which hosts summer camps for children with serious medical conditions.

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Activist asks for accountability

Activist Jackson Katz pushed for ‘paradigm shift’ in Tuesday’s speech on gender violence by camilla sterne Contributing Writer

According to activist Jackson Katz, who spoke Tuesday night in Lindsay Auditorium, gender violence is not simply a women’s issue.

The lecture was held as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, held on campus last Monday through Friday, which was organized by various campus organizations including Rape Assistance and Awareness Program (RAAP), Rape Awareness and Gender Education (RAGE), the Center for Advocacy, Prevention & Empowerment (CAPE) and the DU Health and Counseling Center.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and the organizations hoped to draw attention to gender violence through a series of events according to CAPE Program Director Gillian Kaag.

According to the National Sexual Violence Center, the goal of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to educate communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence.

“We want to both increase awareness and help foster a sense of respect,” said Kaag. “We’re also hoping to move from awareness toward prevention.”

Katz, a leading male voice in discourse on gender violence, is an educator, author, filmmaker and social theorist who

co-founded the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) program, the most widely utilized gender violence prevention program in college and professional athletics.

His lecture centered on men’s role in gender violence, and the structures and conventions present in modern American society that perpetuate aggressive male behavior towards women.

Lindsay Auditorium was filled to the brim with a variety of students, some there for class credit, others out of interest and curiosity. Although the majority of audience members were women, there were a number of male attendees.

“I’m going to begin tonight by arguing that we need a paradigm shift in our thinking about issues that have historically been understood as women’s issues ... sexual violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, sexual abuse of children—that whole range of issues that are referred to in shorthand as gender violence issues have been seen as women’s issues that some good men help out with,” said Katz. “But I’m here to say that I have a problem with that frame and I don’t accept it. I don’t see these issues as women’s issues that some good men help out with. I’m going to argue that these are men’s issues first and foremost.”

Katz’s lecture was passionate and articulate, and in his speech he sped up and stumbled slightly over words as they rushed forth. His body language had a sense of urgency to it, and his face reddened slightly in moments of particular consequence.

His discussion addressed representations of men and women in

media, and use of passive language that eliminates men from the gender violence discussion.

“Men have been rendered largely invisible and yet so much of this is about men,” he said. “The invisibility cloak, in a sense, plays a political function to keep accountability off of men.”

Katz emphasized that the majority of his interest was on perpetrators, rather than victims. His interest is in uprooting structures and attitudes which, on a fundamental level, contribute to the prevalence of gender violence.

He encouraged male audience members to challenge the notion of what it means to be a man in America, and hold male associates accountable for disparaging behavior or attitudes towards women.

Katz expressed that the majority of his mentors were women.

“Feminists have faith in us that we can be better men,” he said. “We need to raise the bar a little higher for what it means to be a good guy in the U.S. in the twenty-first century rather than just saying ‘I’m not a rapist.’”

Audience members laughed at this frank observation, finding humor in the accuracy of a troubling reality.

Katz was distinctly aware of the language he used in discussing these issues, and even conveyed a rejection of the phrase “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.”

“We’ve had awareness for decades.

We need to go the next step,” he said.

He concluded the lecture with a loaded statement: “I think equality between the sexes is our only hope for salvation as a species,” said Katz.

photo courtesy of endingViolence.org

Jackson Katz spoke on campus last Tuesday as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Week.

The lecture was followed by a ‘Take Back the Night’ walk and candlelit vigil. Students marched through campus to highlight the efforts of the week, chanting.

“Claim our bodies, claim our right, take a stand, take back the night,” the campus echoed.

Sexual Assault Awareness Week also included events such as Denim Day on Wednesday, where students wore denim to take a stand against sexual violence, the Consent is Sexy Carnival on Thursday and “A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer” in the Driscoll Ballroom on Saturday evening.

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Airborne Toxic Event poisons soundwaves

From left, Anna Bulbrook, Steven Chen, Mikel Jollett, Noah Harmon and Daren Taylor of The Airborne Toxic Event. The band’s newest album Such Hot Blood is being released today.

by christian allen Web Editor

A few years ago, The Airborne Toxic Event seemed poised to take the world by storm. All the necessary boxes were ticked. Solid radio-ready hooks? Check.

Fantastic instrumentalists? Check. Great live show? Check. Songs you can dance to? Check. Songs you could weep to?

Check, check, check. Not to mention a lead singer who could just as easily channel Paul Banks, Win Butler or Bruce Springsteen at the turn of a measure. A young band would be blessed to have any one of these elements, and Airborne Toxic Event combined all of them effortlessly on its marvelous eponymous debut.

And then the group’s second album, All At Once, happened. The group ditched its rather clever mix of guitar rock and baroque pop for a more straightforward anthemic approach. Where epic slowbuilder “Sometime Around Midnight” stood out on the band’s debut precisely because of the rather tightly confined jams preceding it, All At Once tried to recapture this epic magic with every single track. While this worked well for a few tracks, the band’s second record

sounded forced, intentional and, worse, sometimes just boring.

Regrettably, Airborne’s third album, Such Hot Blood, pretty well completes the band’s steady trajectory from being one of the indie world’s most promising young bands to one of its least interesting. While the production works well and the songs are pretty tightly wound, the record as a whole makes for a flat and uninspiring listening experience. Get through it all (and you very well might not) and you’ll feel more like you listened to the original work of an Airborne Toxic Event cover band; on Such Hot Blood, the group sounds like it’s resorted to imitating itself.

On initial listens, it’s hard to pinpoint something necessarily wrong with this record, which might be a testament to how muddled and confused it is as a whole. You can hear Airborne trying to hit those same “Sometime Around Midnight” highs at every turn, but they never quite have the punch to bring listeners along for the ride. And when the songs themselves fail to reach their designed heights, you’ll likely start looking for meaning in lead singer Mikel Jollet’s lyrics.

And this is where the whole house of cards falls apart. On Such Hot Blood,

Jollet is a positively woeful lyricist.

Exhibit A: lead single “Timeless,” a slowburning love anthem with a chorus based around this gem: “You are the only thing that makes me feel like I could live forever with you.” Now, I’m all for the idea that lyrics are open to interpretation, but any freshman (high school) English student could point out that that’s just plain redundant. The song, meant to be an early album highlight, is truly dead on arrival, and is so damn generic it’d make even The Fray feel hip. It sounds like a bad Christian rock song.

Such Hot Blood is filled to the brim with these lyrical clunkers, from the the confused, nausea-inducing love proclamations of “Bride & Groom” (“You are the whisper in my ear when I’m awake and no one’s here / There’s just the echo of your name”) to the truly underwhelming climax of “Safe” (“Everything, everything is everything / Just say it to me”). Equally maddening is the late-album “This Is London,” in which Jollet throws out buzzword after buzzword about the British capital all with the hopes of sounding interestingly European (or something).

After Jollet mentions the BBC, “London streets,” pubs and “faceless dizzy whores,”

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you already get the idea, but when he finally concludes that he’s “so tired of the rain” you’ll just want to reach through your iPod and strangle him.

But album closer “Elizabeth” is probably the biggest head-scratcher on the record.

It sounds like a decent enough slow-builder at the start, but when Jollet throws out “You’re pretty uptight for a Mexican girl” and “All your songs are sad songs / Why do you always have to make me feel like s--t?” you’ll really start to wonder whether Jollet should consider a different line of work.

It’s a pity the group’s frontman has become such a headache, because the band members still sound undeniably competent. But there’s little they can do to salvage this album from Jollet’s meandering and sometimes downright laughable songwriting approach. Such Hot Blood is a thoroughly muddled affair coated with a wax sheen, and now Airborne Toxic Event feels more like a brand than a band (the fact that the group released almost half of the record ahead of time as an “EP” to shore up sales doesn’t help either). Undoubtedly, fans will eat it up, as it checks off all the superficially necessary boxes, but underneath it all, Airborne sounds positively toxic.

‘Girl Code’ provides viewers help, humor by kaitlynne birkett Contributing Writer

“Girl Code,” which premiered last Tuesday on MTV, is a good laugh for girls and young women alike. All episodes are centered around discussion topics pertaining to women, with comedians and actors adding input from their personal experiences. The premiere focuses on breasts, crushes, drinking and roommates, with amusing banter and quips following the discussions. Additionally, small sections are added, such as “Long Story Short” and “Is That Weird?”

“Girl Code,” a feminized spin-off of the acclaimed “Guy Code” on MTV, is going to be broadcast on Tuesday evenings.

Typically women create the bulk of the commentary, but occasionally men weigh in with their opinions. In addition to telling jokes on the subject of the episode, the

women try to disclose some wisdom for the viewers, such as advice on how not to be “that girl,” the term used to describe a girl who has had too much to drink. One comedian, Jessimae Peluso, reminded girls to always have self-control when drinking and to remember that your opinions can be a bit skewed when intoxicated.

So far, while being only one episode in, the show looks like it will be another one of MTV’s hits. Granted, “Girl Code” is less about plot and substance and more about crude, truthful hilarity. The first season will hopefully maintain originality, but if the producers plan for a second season, they will probably tread into overused territory.

As diverse and complex as people are, there wouldn’t be as many compelling and interesting discussions to feature that hadn’t been shown in season one.

The most positive aspect of the show is

that the women who are featured on it are willing to say what they think, no matter what society will say. One example of this is the fact that these women had the self-esteem to discuss their own breasts on national television. While continuing with funny stories and lines throughout the episode, they were willing to joke about themselves and their pasts. The additional commentary and advice are a major advantage to the show, and make it more than just a comedic endeavor.

Many comedians grace the TV screen on “Girl Code,” yet most of them are new to the industry. Several fresh-to-TV comedians include Jessimae Peluso, Carly Aquilino and Alice Wetterlund, while a few of the others have held small parts in TV and movies. For their limited experience, they are very natural in front of the camera, and their hilarity is easily apparent to viewers. Some of the more experienced members of the cast of “Girl

Code” are Nicole Byer (“30 Rock”), Jamie Lee (“Conan”), Esther Ku (“The Cookout 2”), and Jeff Dye (“Numbnuts”).

In general, girls will definitely enjoy the show more than guys, but some things could stand to be learned by the male gender through “Girl Code.” An example would be how men can correctly treat women or give an understanding of what females sometimes have to go through biologically. Viewers will be sure to return to the show in the following weeks, especially because the episodes are one-shots, so missing an episode will not decrease one’s understanding of the show.

Upcoming in new episodes of “Girl Code” are several other topics that are not usually discussed on television. From visiting the gynecologist to periods to one-night stands, the women of “Girl Code” will be sure to exude good advice and provide viewers with a good laugh as the season continues.

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‘Big Wedding’ more like big mess by kaitlynne birkett Contributing Writer

In a big, convoluted mix of famous actors and familial dysfunction, “The Big Wedding” is a comedic drama detailing the story of the Griffins, a family of mixed personalities and many secrets.

The premise is essentially absurd, but some of the relationships and characters in the story are remarkably well-defined for the genre.

The film makes no cinematic achievements and is extremely confusing for viewers, but is entertaining enough to watch.

The Griffins consist of a family of five. Don (Robert De Niro, “Meet the Parents”) and Ellie (Diane Keaton, “The Godfather”) are the parents of three children, Jared (Topher Grace, “That 70’s Show”), Lyla (Katherine Heigl, “Knocked Up”), and Alejandro (Ben Barnes, “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”). Alejandro is adopted and is soon to be married to Missy (Amanda Seyfried, “Les Miserables”), a marriage at which his biological mother, Madonna (Patricia Rae, “Maria Full of Grace”), will be present.

Additionally, Don and Ellie have been long divorced, while Bebe (Susan Sarandon, “Thelma and Louise”), Ellie’s former best friend, is in a relationship with Don. The conflicted affairs become even more confuddling as the movie progresses, as Missy’s parents and Alejandro’s sister are brought into the picture when many secrets about the family members start coming out.

Alejandro and Missy’s wedding takes place over the course of three days. During a meeting with a priest (Robin Williams,

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Siblings Jared, Alejandro and Lyla sit with Alejandro’s fiancée, Missy, as they prepare for impending family drama found within “The Big Wedding.”

“Good Will Hunting”) before they are wed, Alejandro realizes that his very strict Catholic biological mother will be meeting his adoptive parents, who she does not realize are divorced. In a strange and over-exaggerated dilemma, Alejandro asks Don and Ellie to pretend that they are still married, with Bebe being forced out of the wedding. Conflict ensues. “The Big Wedding” was interesting enough to watch, but for a movie that should not have required an insane amount of attention, it created unneeded complexity and drama. Had the Griffins all been honest with

each other from the beginning, the problem could have been easily solved.

The biggest highlight of the movie is the number of acclaimed actors fit into such a mediocre film.

De Niro’s depiction of an oversexed, alcoholic divorcee is spot on, paired with Sarandon’s character who is obsessed with pugs and organic foods. Barnes’ character has no other function than merely translating all the Spanish his mother speaks, while Seyfried plays yet another character that is not fully fleshed out in the film.

Lyla, played by Heigl, is actually a compelling character who has a

big personality reveal near the end of the film, which gives her more sympathy than the bitter, sarcastic woman that is originally displayed.

Additionally, Keaton as Ellie, the neglected member of the divorce, is likeable and the least insane of the characters, but she is almost too angelic for forgiving her best friend for taking her husband. Lastly, Grace’s character, Jared, has one single defining characteristic—he is a 29-year-old virgin.

With no outstanding cinematography, the film is lacking in aesthetic features, only saved by the beautiful setting of the wedding. It takes place at the house Ellie and

Don had built together, a gigantic mansion which lies directly next to a small lake. The cream and purple decorations of the wedding were stunning, but no amount of appealing visuals could enhance a confusing and practically absurd plot with an easily resolvable conclusion.

“The Big Wedding” spent too much time developing a crazy plot line, which retracted from the compelling potential of the various characters. The single redeeming aspect of the film was the acclaimed cast, but an entire movie cannot be expected to be upheld by famous names with subpar quality output.

Red Rocks Summer Concert Guide by christian allen Web Editor

As Justin Timberlake once famously proclaimed, it’s gonna be May, and for music fans in Colorado, this can only mean one thing: The Red Rocks summer concert series shall soon begin. Like each year, there will be dozens of acts performed all through the summer months, and unless you decide to repurpose your tuition money, you probably won’t be able to make it out for all of them. With this in mind, here’s a smattering of a few events that are likely to be well worth the price of admission: vampire weekend / of monsters and men – monday, may 2

Sold out? Yes. Current going price on Craigslist? $75-$100.

One of the season’s earliest lineups also happens to be one of its most solid. In support of its upcoming and much-anticipated third record Modern Vampires of the City (set to drop on May 14), East Coast indie champions Vampire Weekend are set to roll into Morrison with one of Iceland’s most promising new emerging artists, Of Monsters and Men, in tow. As I happily know from experience, both of these groups put on absolutely fantastic live shows, and the idea of seeing them together on a warm May night is almost irresistible. Unfortunately, because the show sold out rather quickly, you’ll have to have to buy tickets second-hand, but if you’re going to break the bank, this is the show to do it for. the postal service – thursday, may 30

Sold out? No. Starting price on Ticketmaster? $47.65 with fees.

In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the group’s smash-hit debut album, Give Up, everyone’s favorite indie-pop crossover will hit Red Rocks at the end of May. While Give Up’s timeless success almost makes this show worth it for nostalgia alone, initial reviews of the band’s live performances (which feature background vocalists Jenny Lewis and Laura Burhenn) have been glowing. So travel back to 2003, grab yourself a ticket and be ready to enjoy what will surely be a fantastic and much-needed study break. global dance festival – friday, july 19 through sunday, july 21

Sold out? No. Starting price on Ticketmaster? $55.90 per night with fees.

For those who like their electronic with a little more oomph, you might wanna consider the visceral Global Dance Festival, always a wonderful mix of great electro and sheer spectacle. While the full lineup has yet to be announced, headliners will include local electronic duo EOTO and Oakland-born fusion group Beats Antique on Friday, Savoy and Sander Van Doorn on Saturday and experimental group MiMoSA rounding out the festival on Sunday.

Tickets are still widely available, so if you’re looking to have a sweaty night of electronic delinquency, consider this year’s Global Dance Festival. a prairie home companion with garrison keillor – thursday, july 18

Sold out? No. Starting price on Ticketmaster? $45.65 with fees.

And for something completely different—the night before the drunken and drug-infused mayhem of Global Dance is set to begin, the classic face-for-radio Garrison Keillor will be coming out to Red Rocks for a live recording of his Americana-inspired NPR variety show, “A Prairie Home Companion.” While it’s certainly a different cup of tea from some of the other acts on this list, attendees are sure to be in for a friendly and enjoyable night of storytelling, folk music and comedy. Definitely one to bring the parents to. fun. / tegan and sara – wednesday, august 21 & thursday, august 22

Sold out? Yes. Going price on Craigslist? $60-$100.

Another solid headliner-opener combo, another sold-out show. While this is another one that might clean out your wallet, it’s definitely one to consider if you’re a fan of light-hearted indie pop, fun. is sure to put on a rousing and soaring performance, while indie darlings Tegan and Sara are always a nice way to start a night off. Expect lots of lights and lots of singing along. the national / local natives – tuesday, september 17

Sold out? No. Starting price on Ticketmaster? $50.70.

One of the final shows of Red Rocks’ summer concert series might very well be its best.

On the heels of its new record, the depressive baritone post-punkers of The National are paying us Coloradans a visit, and are sure to put on a fantastic performance. Perhaps even more exciting is the return of Local Natives, who released a truly gorgeous sophomore record earlier this year and last came to Colorado in support of a little-known band called the Arcade Fire — they sure can pick ‘em. If you’re looking to see a fantastic duo but don’t want to break out an extra $50 for scalpers, this is the show to do it. Best of all, the show’s so late in the season that any out-of-state friends you might have will be well available (and it’s not like anyone has any actual homework that early in the quarter).

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‘Pain & Gain’ plagued with violence

Bodybuilders Daniel Lugo, Paul Doyle and Adrian Doorbal concoct a plan to rob and kidnap corrupt businessman Victor Kershaw in the violent new action flick “Pain & Gain.”

Explicit acts of violence color true story of crime and drama by julia kuttler Staff Writer

“All this began because it was time to push myself harder, otherwise I was looking at another forty years wearing sweatpants to work.” So says Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg, “The Fighter”), at the very beginning of “Pain & Gain.” If this movie were not based on a true story, it would probably not be worth watching.

It is, in fact, a true story of events which occurred in Florida in 1995.

Set against the backdrop of male bodybuilding as the epitome of selfimprovement, “Pain & Gain” follows three men in their quest for the trademark self-indulgent Miami lifestyle. Wahlberg

is joined by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (“G.I. Joe: Retaliation”) as Paul Doyle and Anthony Mackie (“The Hurt Locker”) as Adrian Doorbal, two accomplices who follow Lugo as he attempts to steal millions from local corrupt tycoon Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub of “Monk”). The three men hatch a plot to kidnap the local millionaire and force him to sign over all of his assets into their names, but when things do not go according to plan, Lugo, Doyle and Mackie quickly devolve into acts of crime, each of which surpasses the last in cruelty.

The logic behind all of Lugo’s actions is that “he deserves it.” Obsessed with self-help speakers and the motto “are you a do-er or a don’t-er,” “Pain & Gain” speaks to a twisted version of the American dream of the self-made man.

The lost souls of the film are merely trying to make sense of a world which

has wronged them and create their own future, but in the case of Lugo and his pals, the “do-er” motto seems to refer to drugs, booze and sex more than anything else. The question driving the whole film is: Where will they draw the line?

In advertising, “Pain & Gain” is presented as part Hangover-esque tale of male debauchery and part revenge story.

No doubt fans of Michael Bay, the film’s director, or Zack Snyder will be attracted to the almost music video style of “Pain & Gain.” However, take this as an official warning: You should walk in with an empty stomach. This movie will certainly be a bit too much for the faint of heart.

“Pain & Gain” is built from the ground up with non-stop action and violence. A Bay movie to the core, it comes complete with the trademark scene of muscled-up men walking away as explosions go off behind them.

But “Pain & Gain” is more than an action movie; it is a tale of the ultimate escalating tailspin, where everything that could possibly go wrong does. It is a story of shattered bones and broken sanity. It has all the car chases one would expect from a Bay film (whose past credits include the “Transformers” franchise), but while some movies have edge, “Pain & Gain” is nothing but edges.

Audiences should be prepared to watch torture in action, lost limbs, lots of hard drug use and offensive religious and sexist attitudes. Even frequent patrons of violent movies will be shocked and appalled. The violence here is not like a Tarantino film—there is no irony attached. The worst part about the blood-and-guts scenes in “Pain & Gain” is that they are believable and that the participants carrying out these horrible acts obviously get a thrill out of their own misbehavior.

Lugo, Doyle and Doorbal are acting out chauvinism incarnate. These overconfident uber-males take the male stereotype to such extremes that it comes full circle and winds up making a mockery of self-involved and ignorantly hate-

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ful criminals. The soundtrack—filled with classic ‘90s music from the time the movie is set, such as Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”—only adds to the impression of pseudo-male bonding and egotism.

While not a poorly made movie, the filmmakers could have improved the Lugo story considerably by implying the violence instead of showing it. Some out-ofplace comedic elements also divert from the main goal of the film—to shock and awe. Rebel Wilson (“Pitch Perfect”) plays Doorbal’s wife and seems to be the only sane one in the story. The makers of “Pain & Gain” tried to make it both a show of manly strength and a tale of caution of morality, and these two elements just do not mix, much in the way that the many voiceover narratives divert attention from where it should be focused—on how appalling these actions are.

The upside to “Pain & Gain” is that it gives you a glimpse inside the heads of these nefarious characters, so that you might better understand—though you probably will not comprehend—their actions. The human emotion here is genuine but seems to be missing something, as if the characters are not even fully aware of themselves. In general, the acting is very well done, which only makes the story more unsettling. This is not an Oscar-worthy performance but Wahlberg, Johnson and Mackie all commit themselves fully to their roles.

The film also goes on for far too long.

If Bay were to cut out the slow-motion sequences of Wahlberg getting hit by cars with a surprised look on his face it could cut at least 20 unnecessary minutes from the movie. The 130 minutes drags by and is hard to watch.

By the end, audiences will be relieved the experience is over—which could actually be a sign of success for the filmmakers. If the goal was to blow viewers away, Bay accomplished the task, though perhaps not for the intended reasons. The morality of the story gets a bit buried and hidden beneath layers of gore. As it is, though, fans of true crime will certainly find their fix here.

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Bloomberg extinguishes civil liberties again by danny Zimny-schmitt Senior Reporter

In a proposal unveiled by City Health Commissioner Thomas Farley last week, New York City may see the legal age to buy cigarettes raised from 18 to 21. While the proposal would ban sales of cigarettes to those under 21, members of that age group could still legally possess and smoke tobacco.

This proposal infringes on young adults’ freedom to an undue degree and should be scrapped immediately.

Since the inauguration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2002, a number of efforts to curb smoking in the city

have been implemented. Bans on smoking in restaurants and bars have passed under his watch, and recent expansions of bans to public parks, plazas and beaches have also taken effect.

Bloomberg is seen as a public health advocate, and has used the power of his office to implement proposals. His effort to ban so called “Big Gulp” sugary drinks was struck down by a New York judge just days before taking effect in March. Like his Big Gulp proposal, this proposal on cigarettes is a step too far.

A majority of New Yorkers are critical of the proposal, as it cuts into the personal

freedoms treasured by Americans. At age 18, Americans are old enough to vote and serve in the armed forces, but are still treated like kids who need their hands held and are spoon-fed the best way to live their lives under this proposal.

Farley has defended the proposal, saying that most people make the transition from experimental smoking to regular smoking around age 20, squarely in the middle of the ban’s target. City officials cite a 2010 survey from the United Kingdom showing that smoking dropped by 30 percent among 16 and 17-year-olds after the legal age to buy tobacco was raised from 16 to 18.

But there is a fundamental difference between holding a child’s hand until they are 18 and holding their hand until they are 21: They legally become adults at 18, and should not have their freedoms encroached upon.

Additional criticism of the proposal comes from the fact that possession and the actual smoking of tobacco will still be legal, so young adults will simply be able to buy their cigarettes from their friends who already are 21.

California and Texas have made efforts to raise the age of tobacco sales in their states to 21 in similar proposals, but have largely been scared off by the lost tax revenue that may result. Ala-

bama, Alaska, New Jersey and Utah have successfully raised the smoking age in their states to 19, but the gap between 19 and 21 is still large. The upper class suburb of Needham, Massachusetts is the only jurisdiction that has successfully raised its tobacco sale age to 21.

The proposal on the table in New York City still needs to be passed by the city council and win Bloomberg’s signature. But it needs to be stopped before it has the chance to pass and take effect. Its severe encroachment on the freedom of young American adults is too large to ignore. The proliferation of New York City’s “nanny state” has gone far enough.

on USG who believe that USG funds eliminate the autonomy of student organizations. At face value, this would seem to make sense. How can one be truly autonomous if its funding comes from another source?

But this logic is also a fallacy.

This can be explained through a real world example.

Public Broadcast Radio (PBR) is a publicly funded entity. By definition, then, it receives state funds in order to function as it does. This does not give the President or any state official, however, the right to dictate what content should be played on PBR. In that sense, the PBR is an autonomous organization.

Furthermore, PBR has a constitutional right to decide for itself what content it would like to distribute to its listeners. That is another way in which PBR is, and should continue to remain, an autonomous entity.

Now, why has this issue over autonomy been so controversial? It has to do with student organizations being able to pay their members for their service. USG funds are made up of the student activity fee that every student must pay each quarter. USG then uses these fees to provide funding for student organizations.

Many USG senators do not want these USG funds to go towards an organization’s payroll, though. I agree with that 100 percent. We all have to pay the student activity fee, and no student should be forced to pay someone’s payroll with a required fee.

However, if that organization does not pay its members with USG funds but with outside sources that the organization independently acquired, then USG has little reason to get upset. Should any student organization have the drive and will to secure outside funding

so that it can pay its members for their hard work, then we should applaud and congratulate that group. We shouldn’t be limiting the potential of our organizations just because their members get paid.

Some senators have raised the argument that because student organizations receive USG funds, they are able to seek outside sources for additional revenue. In other words, the organization exists because of USG funding and cannot pay its members with outside money because it is originally due to the USG funding. This is a tremendous error in thinking. This argument carries with it a separate consequence which is that organizations will lose all sense of innovation, creativity and independence if they feel so controlled by USG. I should note that as of now, there is only one student organization that pays its members: the Clarion.

The Clarion has a dedicated business team that works to sell advertisements for additional revenue. It is through this revenue that the Clarion members are paid, not with the funding that is provided

by USG. USG funds are only used for the printing costs and maintenance of the website.

Because some senators cannot see that the Clarion can receive USG funding and remain autonomous, there have been talks to cut the Clarion funding because it pays its members. The incentive that the little pay that Clarion members do receive helps make the paper turn out the quality way it does each week.

Without that pay, the quality of the Clarion would most definitely diminish.

Don’t punish a student organization for wanting to go above and beyond what’s expected by cutting its funding because its members get paid.

USG funding does not cost autonomy by chris bach Opinions Editor

When I think of the word “autonomous,” the first thing that pops into my head is independence. The word “autonomous” has been tossed around in recent USG discussions when talking about student organizations. All of these discussions boil down to one simple question: Can a student organization be autonomous if it receives USG funding?

The answer: of course it can.

Just because an organization receives funding from USG does not mean that USG has absolute authority and control over that organization. Yes, USG does have the authority over the funding itself, but that is it. Student organizations can act with a certain degree of freedom and autonomy even while receiving these funds.

There are some senators

Pioneer Voices: DID YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS VOTING IN THE USG ELECTION?

taylor smalley Freshman colorado

sophia chaVeZ sophomore texas

jackson steVens senior colorado

lily montesano Junior colorado

“no i didn’t.”

“i didn’t have any problems.”

“no, there weren’t any difficulties.”

“there were a myriad of issues.”

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Housing process Candidates need more time exciting, stressful for USG elections, campaigns

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Even if you didn’t participate in a “room change day” throughout your first year, that day comes for everyone on the first day of Fall Quarter 2013. Having to go through room selection for second-year dorms is an exciting yet stressful process. The procedure, I suppose, was relatively simple, and DU attempted to prepare students properly, but inevitably the majority of us endured the entire process with questions and concerns ravaging our thoughts. DU needs to implement some basic tools to enable students to confront this task with confidence.

The accomplishment or disappointment of this selection is the foundation for our expectations of the coming year. This activity is when second year becomes tangible. The anticipation for next year resembles that of first coming to college.

DU: For some it meant moving to a new place, meeting new people, learning new things and adjusting to a new normal. But most significantly for everyone it meant sleeping in a new bed and sharing your new room with a new unknown person. You most likely received randomly selected rooms and roommates; you had next to no participation in the process, nor control over the results.

Over the summer before school, when you awkwardly Facebook creeped on your classmates and prayed for a sane roommate, inevitably you could only hope for the best.

Sometimes it worked out great. For example, my roommate and I leave each other cute notes and have pillow talks; we simply love each other to death.

But other times not so much; I’ve heard horror stories of students not being allowed back in their rooms, yelled at for spilling some popcorn or rudely ignored on a daily basis.

Going into second year, recognizing the possibilities for both success and failure, it was intimidating having so much influence over the next whole year of our dorm life. The administration didn’t help by leaving an immense amount of questions unanswered.

Though I acknowledge the attempt of educating students

about the process through an information session, the reality is that for whatever reason many students, myself included, did not attend. The yellow packets and emails provided general information but also contained few answers to our most pressing inquiries. The majority of students have never stepped foot into the second-year residence halls and therefore are utterly ignorant of what awaits them.

Approaching the housing table on the day of room choice it appeared organized, but instantly became one of confusion and urgency when the room you and your future roommates had chosen was no longer available. The preliminary education should have prepared us for this possibility. Especially for those students given LLC priority, as the constraints and other details surrounding this option were not provided to them.

It was helpful, however, when you and your teammates were scrambling to figure out where else you might want to live, to be told by the housing people to “hurry up, we have to keep the process moving.” Room selection would be acceptably organized if students were appropriately prepared, but this is not the case.

My primary solution is for DU to create an electronic floor plan in addition to the ones available at the front desks.

This map would be accessible through their website and provide virtual tours or pictures of each room when clicked on.

This would allow floor plans to be more easily accessed and would enable students to recognize the tangibility of the rooms.

Some secondary solutions could be providing actual tours of the second-year dorms, being more explicit about how room selection day will work and making students aware that they should have several back-up options. If DU were to offer these solutions, I expect students would find the process somewhat more manageable.

Of course, as with any considerably significant life decision, there will always be those who find it challenging.

To the current first years and those that went before us, I salute your feat of overcoming this process; to the class of 2017 and those to follow, I wish you luck.

when most people will be on campus because of classes and thus easier to reach.

But why not just make it a campaigning week? Adding in Friday would allow for last minute campaigning while not being overbearing. Voting could begin Friday morning and end Friday night so that campaigning doesn’t have to spill over into the weekend.

In general, people get tired very quickly of political campaigns. The students here are no different. They want to be able to enjoy their meals in peace without having people come up to their tables to deliver their platforms.

They want to be able to walk around campus without seeing “Vote for” chalking all over the place. And I’m sure they are tired of all the flyers and papers that are posted on walls and handed out.

But the students also know that this is just all part of the process. Asking them to deal with campaigning for one more day isn’t too excruciating of a thing to ask.

Everything that I have said thus far has primarily been regarding senatorial elections, where each senator position only has a fraction of the total student body as constituents. For presidential elections, that extra day could

by chris bach Opinions Editor

Last week, DU students cast their votes for their Undergraduate Student Government (USG) representatives. Normally, campaigning only lasts four days for both senatorial and presidential candidates.

Four days is not very much time to get your message across to the most people, so the campaigning period should be extended by a day.

This year’s election was extended to eight days due to crippling technological difficulties with getting ballots to each person. For whatever reason, it took over 24 hours to get emails with the links to vote to many students. Having been a candidate myself, I know that the technological problems were frustrating, but also that eight days was too long to have to balance school work with campaigning. But I don’t think extending the campaign by one day would be too burdensome.

The typical USG campaign lasts from Monday until Thursday afternoon. Four days of schmoozing and trying to reach as many people as possible is probably enough time to run a pretty successful campaign.

I also understand why the campaign last from Monday through Thursday. This is

be a great help. Again, this year was slightly different because there was only one ticket running for president and vice president. Normally, there would be at least two tickets if not more.

The president needs to appeal to the entire student body and has to do that it the same amount of time as a departmental or major senator. Every presidential candidate would appreciate an extra day to spread their message.

In fact, an extra day may not be enough time for presidential candidates. Perhaps we should extend senatorial campaigns by one day, but extend presidential campaigns by a week. It is completely unfair to ask presidential candidate to reach, at minimum, four times as many people in the same amount of time as the senatorial candidates.

Either way, the USG campaign needs to be extended.

We need to give our candidates enough time to get their messages across so that students have enough time to really think about each platform.

Note, though, that extending the campaign because of technical difficulties does not count as reform. USG needs to change its rules regarding the election in order for the campaign to become meaningful. This is an issue that I hope the newly elected senators will to address next year.

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Men’s lax clinches ECAC title

Senior attackman Eric Law and sophomore midfielder Wes Berg led the Pioneers in scoring in the team’s 12-4 win over Michigan on Saturday.

Pios top Michigan in final regular season game by alex proietti Sports Editor

The then-No. 4/5 Denver men’s lacrosse team topped Michigan 12-4 on Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium to clinch the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Regular Season Title and the top seed in the conference tournament.

The Pioneers finished the season with an 11-3 record and 6-1 in ECAC play. After the win, the Pioneers not only regained the top spot in the conference, but also moved up to No. 3/4 in the national rankings. Michigan finished its season 1-13, 0-7 ECAC. This regular season title marks the Pioneer’s third since joining the league in 2010.

Scoring for the Pioneers were senior midfielder Cameron Flint and freshman attackman

Gordie Koerber with three goals each, sophomore midfielder Wes Beg and senior attackman Colin Scott with two goals apiece and senior attackman Eric Law and senior midfielder Taylor Young each with one goal. Law also tied his career best with four assists.

Defending the Pioneers in goal were junior Jamie Faus and sophomore Ryan LaPlante, who split the game half and half and each allowed two goals. LaPlante made six saves in the first half, while Faus stopped five in the second half.

Senior midfielder Chase Carraro also led the Pioneers in faceoffs, winning 12-of-16 and recording two ground balls.

Denver also honored its 12 seniors on Senior Day: Drew Babb, Chace Calkin, Chase Carraro, Nick Eggemeyer, Flint, Kyle Hercher, Law, Steve Marchetto, Hayden Schuette, Scott, Sean Snodgrass and Young.

Michigan was led by sophomore attackman Mike Francia

with one goal and one assist. Senior midfielder Willie Steenland, redshirt freshman midfielder David Joseph and sophomore attackman David McCormack each added a goal apiece and freshman goalkeeper Gerald Logan tallied 17 saves in the loss.

“We’re seeing a lot of zone defenses this season, and it’s just something that we have to get used to,” said head coach Bill Tierney. “Each team’s version of the zone defense is different, and much of the credit needs to go to their goalie because he made some great saves early in the game. I thought our defense and our goalies played great, and they gave our offense the time it needed to figure out Michigan’s zone as the game went on.”

Scott opened the scoring for the Pioneers less than 2:30 into the contest assisted by Carraro before Michigan responded with a pair of goals to take their only lead of the game at 2-1 with two minutes remaining in the first quarter. As

Pioneer leading scorers Eric Law

59 points 30 goals 29 assists

Wes Berg

52 points 39 goals 13 assists

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time expired, Young shot the ball past Logan to send the teams into the second period at a 2-2 tie.

Denver took advantage of a Michigan penalty in the second quarter and netted three man-up goals from Flint, Koerber and Berg within less than a minute to take a 5-2 lead with 8:26 remaining in the first half. Flint found the net again just six seconds before intermission to put Denver up by four heading into the locker room and kept the Wolverines scoreless in the second frame.

Despite the Pioneers entering the second half with a 6-2 lead, Michigan struck first for their third goal of the game less than a minute into the third quarter to cut the Denver lead. The Pioneers regained the four-goal lead just two minutes later with a goal from Law. Berg followed up with a goal of his own to give Denver an 8-3 lead just halfway through the third frame.

After another goal from Scott, the Pioneers held a 9-3 advantage heading into the closing frame.

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Michigan followed suit with the third quarter and struck first in the fourth before Denver netted the final three goals of the game to take a 12-4 victory in their final regular season game.

Senior midfielder Drew Babb led the Pioneers in ground balls with a career-high six, followed

by Flint with five and sophomore midfielder Garret Holst with a career-high four.

DU finished with a 42-26 shot advantage over the Wolverines, a 39-22 ground ball advantage, won 14-of-18 total faceoffs, and were a perfect 20-of-20 on clears.

Denver will return to action on Thursday in Geneva, N.Y. at Hobart for the ECAC semifinals for the conference tournament.

The tournament finals will be held Saturday.

The No. 1-seeded Pioneers are set to face No. 4-seeded Fairfield in the first round of the tournament at 3 p.m. The winner will play the winner of No. 2 Loyola vs. No. 3 Ohio State.

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Daffinrud is Player of the Year Men’s tennis wins

WAC, women fall by kevin singh Contributing Writer

Junior Tonje Daffinrud chips the ball at the WAC tournament.

by anna gauldin Senior Reporter

Tonje Daffinrud first swung a golf club at age 10, when she and her father decided to give the sport a try. By 13, she was competing internationally as a member of the Norwegian national team, and today she is a junior on the Pioneer women’s golf team, which boasts a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) individual title as of last Wednesday.

“I did a lot of sports growing up and was always really active, whether it was soccer, handball, skiing, volleyball, tennis or hiking,” said Daffinrud. “But golf really appealed to me because it’s an individual sport, and it was just up to me to play well. I got hooked on it really fast. Since then, my whole family has started playing, and it has become a huge part of my life.”

Daffinrud racked up an impressive record during her first two seasons with Denver, including being named DU’s most valuable freshman and winning her first individual title in 2011 and finishing fourth at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in 2012. She now heads into the NCAA regionals with a WAC title under her belt—one of only seven women to do so in program history, and the first to do so in the WAC.

Daffinrud claimed the title after finishing seven-under (209) at last week’s WAC championships, six strokes ahead of San Jose State’s Regan De Guzman in second place. After her performance, Daffinrud was honored as the WAC Player of the Year. “[Winning the individual title] meant a lot to me,” said Daffinrud.

“I felt good about my game coming in, and I play to win. I knew I’d have a good chance if I stuck to my game, and I played steady throughout the week. To be recognized like that [as WAC Player of the Year] by other coaches and teams means a lot to my integrity and how I am looked upon by others.”

According to Daffinrud, the coaching staff played a major role in her decision to attend DU, as she was recruited by then-head coach Sammie Chergo as well as Lindsay Hulwick, the current head coach.

“Sammie Chergo and Coach Hulwick gave me room to do my own thing and follow my own path, and that meant a lot to me,” said Daffinrud. “The facilities are also great, and education is important to me as well. It’s a great university, and I love the environment. Being from Norway, the cold doesn’t scare me, and I love the mountains.”

The sense of individualism Daffinrud associates with golf is perhaps one of the biggest rea-

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sons for her success, according to Hulwick. In addition to last week’s performance, Daffinrud has tallied an impressive six top-10 finishes so far this season, and she’s in the hunt for another at the NCAA regionals, which will take place May 9-11.

“She’s such a hard worker and one of the most determined players I’ve ever seen,” said Hulwick. “She knows what it takes to improve her game, and she spends a lot of time outside of team practices working to get better. She has a focus you rarely see in collegiate women’s golf.”

With regionals and nationals still to come and her entire senior season ahead of her, Daffinrud remains focused both on improving at each tournament and on maintaining her academic studies.

She is currently double majoring in international business and economics to pursue her love of traveling and culture.

“My first priority is golf, and I want to go professional after college, but I want an education to fall back on,” said Daffinrud. “I just want to keep improving and keeping sharpening up my game. I have created some good momentum this year, so I just want to get after more records and more victories. I want to be as good as I can, so I’ll just keep doing all the little things that add up to the big things.”

The Pioneer men’s and women’s tennis teams competed in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Semifinals at Gates Tennis Center this weekend. The men’s team bested Idaho 4-3, propelling them to their first WAC championship finals, and an NCAA tournament berth, while the women’s team fell in a 4-3 finals thriller to San Jose State.

The win brings the men’s team to 9-11 overall with a 5-0 record in the WAC. On Saturday, the Pioneers dropped the doubles point after surrendering two of three doubles matches to the Aggies.

The senior tandem of Enej Bonin and Jens Vorkefeld picked up Denver’s only doubles victory, defeating New Mexico State’s Luis Ramirez and Paul Denele in a 9-8 (7) thriller.

In singles, freshman Henry Craig claimed a 6-2, 6-1 win over New Mexico State’s Germain Degardin in No. 4 singles to even the score at 1-1.

Redshirt senior Max Krammer defeated Marc Westgate 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. At No. 1 singles, ITA-ranked No. 55 Bonin beat Ramirez 6-3, 6-3 in a hard-hitting match.

Junior Alex Clinkenbeard defeated Patrick Pfister 7-5, 7-5 to pick up the fourth point for the Pioneers and clinch the dual, 4-1.

On Sunday in the WAC finals, the Pioneers team defeated Idaho 4-3 to capture the WAC championship.

“It was probably my greatest college match ever.” said Krammer. “We put a lot of effort in [this season], and we had a lot of injuries this season, but we showed that it was worth it.”

The team overcame a ninematch losing streak to get to this point, but the team was able to overcome the setback and perform when they most needed to.

“These guys really earned it and persevered,” said head coach Danny Westerman. “It’s great to have our senior clinch it.

Our oldest guys on the team dug deep, and they were ready for this moment, so it was really special.”

The win qualifies the Pioneers for the NCAA tournament. The regional rounds will take place May 10-12, followed by the championship rounds from May 17-27 in Champaign/ Urbana, Ill. Women’s action The No. 52-ranked Pioneers’ women’s tennis team closed their season with a 16-3 overall record and 8-0 in WAC play.

On Friday, the No. 1-ranked Pioneers defeated No. 5 Idaho 4-0 in the semifinals of the WAC tournament at Gates Tennis Center. The win sent the Pioneers to the finals where they fell to No. 2 San Jose State 4-3 on Saturday.

On Friday, the Pioneers defeated the Vandals in two of three doubles matches to take the early 1-0 lead into singles play.

Senior Emma Isberg routed Idaho’s Constance Alexander 6-1, 6-0 at No. 3 singles to give the Pioneers a 2-0 lead. Senior Steffi Rath continued the singles winning trend by defeating Sophie Vickers 6-4, 6-3 at No. 6 singles. Junior Caroline Schnell powered past Almudena Sanz 6-1, 6-4 in No. 2 singles to give the Pioneers the 4-0 victory, and advance to the WAC finals.

On Saturday, the Pioneers fell in two of three doubles matches, putting them behind going into singles play at 1-0.

The senior duo of Sophia Bergner and Rath accounted for the Pioneers only doubles win, defeating Erica Willitt and Sebasiani Leon Chao 8-4.

Rath rolled Jessica Willett 6-0, 6-2 to tie the dual at 1-1 at No. 6 singles.

Schnell beat Leon Chao 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2 singles and Kathryn Hughes defeated Juliana Bacelar 6-2, 6-4. However, Bergner, Emma Isberg and Mandy van den Eerenbeemt were all defeated, giving SJSU the WAC title.

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After leading the field in all three rounds, the No. 29/35 Pioneer women’s golf team clinched its first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title and its 10th consecutive conference title last Wednesday, finishing 12 strokes ahead of defending conference champions San Jose State at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz.

In addition to the overall victory, Pioneer junior Tonje Daffinrud also claimed the individual title, finishing with a seven-under 209 and earning WAC Player of the Year for her performance.

“It was an amazing tournament,” said Daffinrud. “It was our first year with these teams, and we went in and fought really hard. It was really fun to come home with a trophy, and, individually, it was fun for me to get the win and get good

results. The weather was perfect and played their best. Everyone contributed, and we continue to and it was a fun course to play.”

Five Pioneers represented get better at each tournament.”

DU at the three-day tournament, The 2013 season is the including Daffinrud, senior Pioneers’ first in the WAC, after Kelly Drack, winning nine straight freshman Elyse Sun Belt Conference S m i d i n g e r , “It’s a challenge titles from 2004 to redshirt senior to play a new 2012. According to Melissa Martin Hulwick, the team faced a variety of and sophomore course, a new new challenges at last Rachael Watton. week’s tournament.

The team com- green.”

“It’s something bined for an special to win 10 18-over 882, 12 Lindsay Hulwick, strokes ahead of conference championSan Jose State’s Head coach ships in a row,” said 894 and 22 Hulwick. “We faced ahead of third-place Texas State, a new conference with a different No. 38 in the nation. course we’ve never seen. It’s a chal“I’m very proud of our lenge to play a new course, to get team,” said head coach Lindsay used to the green. We hadn’t seen Hulwick. “It was a very competi- a lot of the teams, but we stayed tive field, with four teams ranked focused and played our own game.” from 29 to 55 in the nation.

In addition to the new conferEvery player really stepped up ence and location, the team also

boasted a new coach in Hulwick, who took over the program just over two months ago, after spending eight months as an assistant coach at the University of Georgia.

Prior to that, Hulwick spent seven years on the Pioneer staff, serving as the associate head coach for three seasons.

“Coming back to Denver, it felt like we didn’t skip a beat, and it didn’t feel like anything had changed,” Hulwick said. “I still had a strong connection with the players, and we picked up right where we left off last spring.”

At the close of the conference tournament, Hulwick was honored as the WAC Coach of the Year, selected by her fellow coaches. Daffinrud was named All-WAC first team, while Smidinger and Watton received second-team honors.

“Every member of the team has really bought into our culture and our past success, working hard

at practice and in the weight room,” said Hulwick. “The competition within the team and the great tournaments we compete in really help them improve, and I can say we’ve gotten better at every tournament.

Their hard work and determination really contribute to three members being named all-conference.”

Drack and Smidinger tied for sixth with matching scores of seven-over at 223, while Martin and Watton finished 15th and 18th, respectively.

The Pioneers will return to action May 9, when they compete in the three-day NCAA regionals at the West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course.

“We’re ready to go,” said Hulwick. “We’re excited to see what this team can do in the postseason.

If we have 10 days of good practice, then I really think we have a good chance of being one of 24 teams to compete at nationals.”

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Sophomore attack Jill Remenapp has taken on a leadership role for the women’s lacrosse team.

by sarah ford Managing Editor

Sophomore attack Jill Remenapp has enjoyed success this year with the Pioneer women’s lacrosse team. The Woodbine, Md. native recently recorded the most assists in DU women’s lacrosse history for a single game with nine, and was placed on the original Tewaaraton Award watch list, a prestigious award handed out to the best female lacrosse player each year.

“I think she is really competitive, she plays with a chip on her shoulder,” said Head Coach Liza Kelly.

Remenapp has been a critical component of the 16-1 lacrosse team, recording 33 goals and 65 assists on the season. Now she and her team are preparing to enter the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) championship as the top seed this Thursday.

“I am very proud of our team this year,” said Remenapp. “The way we’ve meshed and our chemistry has just been amazing this year, so I am very proud of that.”

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Remenapp has been playing lacrosse since she was five yearsold, following in the footsteps of her two older brothers and father, who also played lacrosse in college.

After joining a club team coached by her dad in 6th grade, where she played through her senior year of high school, Remenapp said she continued to develop her passion.

“Those girls are like my best friends and just playing club made me love the game so much,” said Remenapp. “That was a big point where we were all like ‘I love this game.’ I think that is when I fell in love with it.”

When Remenapp received the offer to come play lacrosse at DU, she wasn’t sure she wanted to go so far from home, but changed her mind when she visited.

“I came to campus and it was just gorgeous and the size of the school was perfect for me,” she said. “Denver is an amazing city, and I love it, so that helped a lot.”

After finishing with 28 assists and 50 points last season and being named MPSF Co-Newcomer of the Year, Remenapp said she has turned her attention this year to being even more aggressive on the field.

“I remember going in talking to Liza (saying) my goal this year was to go 40/40 (40 assists and 40 goals),” said Remenapp “All summer they wanted me to be more of a threat and because freshman year I laid back a little bit, so that was my goal coming in.”

She has received help from her teammates in her pursuits, and she said redshirt senior and fellow attack Kara Secora has been a particular inspiration.

“I have looked up to Kara since I was a freshman here; the way she plays is the way I want to play,” said Remenapp.

On April 11, Remenapp was put on the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, one of 67 players nationwide who was in consideration for this year’s honor, though she was eliminated when the list was narrowed to 25 players Friday.

Each year, a Tewaaraton selection committee of coaches chooses the best women’s lacrosse player.

“I was speechless,” said Remenapp. “I’ve grown up admiring these ladies on the watch list.

It’s a huge accomplishment. I would have never thought I’d be on it, that’s for sure.”

Remenapp said she has worked hard on the intangible aspect of her game as well, focusing on putting herself in more of a leadership role with the team.

“All of fall, the coaches were like, ‘we need to see more leadership out of you,’” said Remenapp.

“So all of fall and all of preseason, I worked on it, and I feel like I’ve stepped up to the plate.”

“Jill is a highly skilled player with great vision and great skill,” said Kelly. “I think her leadership role has put more on her shoulders this year.”

As Remenapp and her team prepare to enter the MPSF Championships as the first-seed team, Remenapp said she hopes the team will finish strong after last year’s upset loss to Stanford.

“Taking it game by game is something we have to work on,” said Remenapp. “I think the challenging part for our team this year is not to end early like we did last year.”

Remenapp is entering the final weeks remaining this season with hopes high.

“I want to win the MPSF, and make it to the NCAAs, which would be so amazing,” said Remenapp. “I just want to go as far as possible, which I think we have a really good chance at.”

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