DU Clarion Volume 124 Issue 07

FEB. 22, 2017

VOLUME 124, ISSUE 7

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FEB. 22, 2017

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Global Reveal invites almost 800 students to go abroad

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lose to 200 prospective abroad travelers swarmed the Ritchie Center at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb.17, loudly organizing into huddled lines according to their last name at the entrance to the seats of Magness Arena. Each student was handed a bright yellow envelope containing a luggage tag with their nomination destination for studying abroad in the 20172018 school year.

Envelopes in hand, the mass of outgoing students were then greeted on the floor of the arena

by Denise Cope, Director of the Office of Internal Education (OIE), Carl Johnson, Executive Director of Campus Life and OIE assistants Jamie Short and Gladys Juarez.

Each prefaced the journey on which the students would soon embark with words of advice, this year’s photo contest winners and a raffled selfie stick.

“The idea behind the Reveal was to get everyone in the same

room to create an energy and excitement among all participants,” said Communications and Outreach Program Manager Kathleen Horn.

Horn described further that many abroad alumni had expressed a desire to connect with prospective students, so, starting last year, the OIE “got together with Student Life to plan a celebration for both of the students that have studied abroad and students that soon will.” To facilitate this goal, over 100 study abroad returnees from the past year bordered the rim of the floor to answer the students’ directed questions of “What did you learn?” and “What should I know?”

Chloe King, a junior studying molecular biology from Erie, Colo. who recently returned from studying in Salzburg, Austria commented that “being back at the Global Reveal brought memories of last year when I was standing in the same place, overcome with anxiousness and excitement about what was con-

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tained in the envelope. It was incredibly fun reminiscing on our life-changing experiences abroad and being able to share that excitement with others.”

Austin Johnson, a sophomore studying biology from Rye, Colo., expressed his delight in finding out on Friday that he will be studying pre-med at the University of Glasgow in Scotland in the fall of 2017.

“I am excited to be exposed to different world viewpoints, whether they be on healthcare, government, or even just what to eat. I think it’s important to understand where other people and cultures are coming from so that we can all live in harmony.”

Among the many other students nominated was Tyler Mobley, a sophomore studying psychology from Aurora, Colo. who will be travelling to Bangor University in Wales in the fall.

He conveyed his eager anticipation to become a global citizen.

“I’m really excited to get the opportunity to live in a whole

different country and not just be on vacation,” said Mobley.

Furthermore, Greer Ozan a sophomore studying molecular biology from Meeker, Okla. who was nominated to study at DIS in Copenhagen, Denmark explained that she is “extremely excited about [her] program because it has so many cool trips and hands-on opportunities incorporated.”

While Friday only gifted the “stamp of approval from [the OIE] to allow the students to apply to their desired program,” as Horn explained, it is rare for a student to get nominated and then not be accepted into their desired program.

In the coming months, students will continue the process by accepting their nominations by applying directly to their specific universities and further preparing for their programs and an experience abroad.

Ruth Hollenback | Staff Writer

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FEB. 22, 2017

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DU men’s golf sits atop Summit League standings

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he Denver Men’s golf squad was back on the course in Palm Springs for the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate on Feb. 17-19.

The tournament was held at the Classic Club, a par 72 track playing 7,322 yards, but it likely felt a bit longer for the Pioneers after having been practicing in the thin air of Colorado.

Despite windy conditions on day one, Senior Petter Mikalsen (Stavanger, Norway) put the team in a good position by carding a solid one under par 71 in round one. However, he would drop a few shots on Saturday, leaving him at one over par and tied for 25th going into the final round.

Junior Jake Kelley (Littleton, Colorado) would be the other major contributor through the first two rounds and sat tied for 39th at three over after play on Saturday. Junior Chris Korte (Littleton, Colorado), who was

just recently named Summit League Men’s Golfer of the Week, was forced to withdraw from the tournament’s first round due to sickness, but he showed resilience with a second round one over par. The Pios looked up at the top of the leaderboard from a tie for 13th with one loop left.

“The course was vulnerable today and nobody really took advantage of it,” Head Coach Erik Billinger said after Saturday’s play.

“With that said, a lot of the guys are hitting it great and some good scores are just around the corner.”

The team would turn in strong performances across the board on Sunday, putting them in a tie for 12th out of 22 competing teams when play ceased. Korte would lead the team with an even par 72, and Mikalsen, Freshman Eric Hagen (Aberdeen, Washington) and Kelley would all match each other with final rounds of 74, at two over par. DU would shoot a collective score of 891

(304,293,294), 27 over par, and this would leave them 53 strokes behind the defending national champion University of Oregon who would take first place at 26 under par.

On the individual side, Mikalsen turned in the lowest score to par on the team with a cumulative three over par score, and he would finish in a tie for 31st. Kelley ended play at five over par and in a tie for 42nd, Hagen at 11 over landed in a tie for 72nd and Freshman Isaac Petersilie (Colorado Springs, Colorado) shot a total of 14 over par, which put him in a tie for 90th.

Freshmen Roy Kang (North Vancouver, British Columbia) and Troy Dangler (Grand Junction, Colorado) were competing as individuals only and finished in ties for 96th (15 over par) and 101st (17 over par), respectively. Korte was unable to place individually due to his withdraw on Friday.

“Glad that our bad scores are much better than they have been

in the past,” said Billinger after the final round, “but we need to get a lot better. Petter, Jake and Chris had a pretty solid weekend, and this team is only going to get better as the spring season progresses.”

Denver is currently sitting atop the Summit League standings in team scoring average at 295.1 strokes per round with Korte (73.13 strokes per round) and Mikalsen (73.53 strokes per round) leading the way. While they have finished in the middle of the pack in their first two spring events, they have been up against some of the top teams in the nation. It is important to note the team’s success compared to their league competition, and the potential this shows moving forward.

The team will have a short break before heading to the Bandon Dunes Championship in Bandon, Ore. on March 12.

Drew Kort | Contributing Writer

Photo courtesy of DU Men’s Golf Facebook

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Women’s lacrosse downs No. 18 Louisville, now 4-0

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he (-/19) DU women’s capitalized on her only marker of lacrosse team secured a the match, tying the score at 9-9. narrow, 11-10 three-over- The teams traded goals in the final time victory at home five minutes, sending the game to over the (18/RV) University of overtime tied at 10.

Louisville Cardinals. It marked Louisville held the advantage the team’s first overtime victory in shots in the first overtime, 2-1, since April 10, 2011, while also while Denver had more in the propelling DU to a program-best second overtime, 7-1. The Cardinals’ goalie was forced to make 4-0 season start.

A wild first half included six lead four superb saves in the second changes, though the Pioneers would overtime, as the Pioneers were eventually head to the locker room unable to solve the keeper.

A crucial yellow card gave with a 6-5 advantage. Sophomore attack Kendra Lanuza (Littleton, Denver immediate control of Colorado) continued her strong the ball to begin the third overseason, contributing two goals time, which the team was able to take advantage of. Sophoand two assists in the first half.

Senior goalie Maddy Stevenson more attack Elizabeth Behrins (Bainbridge Island, Washington) (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) made four of her five saves on the drew a free position attempt afternoon in the first half. She would 30 seconds into the period. She allow 10 goals in 72:37 of action. proceeded to rifle home the Although Denver would game-winner, securing Denstrike first in the second half to ver’s thrilling victory.

The undefeated Pioneers will extend their lead to 7-5, Louisville answered swiftly, eventually grab- face the University of Califorbing a 8-9 advantage with 10 min- nia-Davis on Feb. 24 at home in utes left in regulation. their next matchup.

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Terry, Butcher propel DU hockey over Miami Ohio

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ravelling to Steve Cady Arena in Ohio, the No. 2 DU hockey team swept Miami University in a two-game series on Feb. 17 and 18. The Pioneers defeated the RedHawks handily by scores of 5-2 in both matches.

On Feb. 17, sophomore center Dylan Gambrell (Bonney Lake, Washington) opened up the scoring in the second period. The San Jose Sharks prospect fired the goal through a crowded crease from in front of the net.

Tallying one more goal, the Pioneers headed into the third period with a 2-0 lead, but it would be short-lived. Miami rallied to tie the game 2-2 by the midway point of the final frame.

Denver relied on their seasoned, senior captain Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin) to break

the tie. His wrister from the slot beat the RedHawks goalie high to the glove side, giving Denver a 3-2 lead at 13:56 of the period.

Gambrell tacked on an insurance marker only minutes later, his third point of the night.

Butcher was attributed an assist, also his third point in the game.

A final empty-netter would seal DU’s win, 5-2.

Junior goaltender Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, Alberta) stopped 18 of the 20 shots he faced to record his 19th win on the season.

In the teams’ second match up, the Pioneers fell down early, surrendering the first goal of the game at only 4:10 of the first period. Sophomore forward Troy Terry (Denver) and senior winger Emil Romig (Vienna, Austria) each tallied goals in the first period as

Again only allowing two goals, well, giving DU a 2-1 lead heading the consistent Jaillet stopped 23 of into the first intermission.

Just as in the first meeting, 25 shots. His 20 wins on the season Miami would score the equalizer leaves him tied for first in the to tie the match 2-2, but Denver nation with three other goaltenwould quickly answer. Terry ders, though his 1.84 goals against recorded his second goal of the average and .930 save percentage night at 6:30 of the second period best the other three’s statistics.

Butcher again got on the to give the Pioneers a 3-2 lead, one they would never relinquish. score sheet in the second game, Romig scored his second even- recording his 24th assist of the strength goal of the night in the third season. His 30 points in 32 period, his fifth of the year. Defen- games leads the team, as does seman Tariq Hammond (Calgary, his +24 rating.

Alberta) added an insurance marker Now on a seven-game winwith five minutes left, giving DU ning streak, the Pioneers remain atop the NCHC standings. Their their second 5-2 win of the series.

Sophomore winger Jarid Lukose- next match sees St. Cloud State vicius (Squamish, British Columbia) traveling to the Mile High City was ejected from the game in the third for a two-game series on Feb. 24 period when he received a five-min- and 25 at Magness Arena. ute major for kneeing, as well as a 10-minute game misconduct.

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DU men’s lacrosse throttles Duke, remains No. 1

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n intense battle between (1/1) DU men’s lacrosse and the (14/15) Duke University Blue Devils peaked late in the fourth quarter as junior captain and faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste (Denville, New Jersey) netted the game-winner, sparking a Denver run to secure the 14-9 victory on Feb. 18. Hosting Duke for the first time since 2012, the Pioneers improved their record to 2-0 with the win on the warm Saturday afternoon.

Baptiste concluded the afternoon winning 17-of-25 faceoffs at the X and picking up nine ground balls.

“We have one of the best faceoff guys in the country,” senior attack and captain Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, New York) said. “Any time he gets on a roll it’s a special thing, and it gets our whole team going.”

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The Pioneers punished Duke’s four turnovers in the opening frame, taking a 2-0 lead. The Blue Devils countered in the second quarter with four goals, but the Pioneers added three goals of their own to take a 5-4 advantage heading into the locker room at halftime.

With the game tied 8-8 with 9:01 remaining, Baptiste captured six consecutive faceoffs, igniting a three-goal Denver run. Goals from sophomore Colton Jackson (Highlands Ranch, Colorado), Baptiste and Connor Flynn (Charlotte, North Carolina) grasped the lead for the Pioneers 11-8 with 6:09 remaining.

“I think the whole team just stepped up at that point in the game,” Baptiste said. “We kept the morale high, we went on runs and stayed at that top level.”

The Blue Devils scored their ninth goal with 3:12 on the clock before Denver silenced Duke’s attack. Cannizzaro scored twice in the final 1:10 and assisted on freshman attackman Ethan Walker’s (Peterborough, Ontario) maker with 30 seconds left.

“We didn’t want to take our foot off the pedal and give them any life,” Cannizzaro said. “We just tried to keep it going, and it worked out in the end.”

2016 Tewaaraton Finalist Cannizzaro led Denver’s offense with six points (4G - 2A) and recorded his 200th point, the third player in Pioneer history to do so. Walker registered his second-career hat trick and drew one helper. Sophomore attackman Austin French (Danville, California) collected three assists.

Freshman midfielder Danny

Logan (Upper Arlington, Ohio) scored his first-career goal.

Sophomore goalie Alex Ready (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) secured eight saves. Denver’s defense performed perfectly on its clearing game, executing 17-of-17.

“As I told the guys in the locker room, especially the young guys who committed and wanted to play Division I lacrosse: that was a Division I lacrosse game,” Head Coach Bill Tierney said. “That was the real deal. Duke is going to be there at the end. We had a bunch of young guys who grew up today.”

Denver continues its six-game homestand next Saturday, Feb. 25 against Cleveland State, including Head Coach Dylan Sheridan who was a former assistant coach under coach Tierney. Faceoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m.

Sasha Kandrach | News Editor

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DU swim & dive claims fourth straight championship

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he DU men’s swimming and diving program claimed its fourth consecutive Summit League Championship title while setting four new Summit League records and collecting 15 NCAA B Standards over the four-day championships in Indianapolis, Indiana at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Natatorium on Feb. 15 through Feb. 18.

Denver swept all 34 swimming events throughout the weekend for the first time in its four-year run as Summit League champs. The Pioneers set seven new school records and 16 Summit League Championship records.

The women’s team finished with a ranking of 1052, while the men’s team finished with a ranking of 1060.5. Other schools DU competed against included IUPUI, University of South Dakota, University of Nebraska Omaha, Western Illinois University and Eastern Illinois University.

The Pioneers collected five Summit League Awards.

Redshirt-senior Kyle Robrock (Savage, Minnesota) was named Men’s Swimming Championship MVP. Freshman Sid Farber (Portland, Oregon) picked up Newcomer of the Championship.

Head Coach Brian Schrader was nominated as Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year. For the women, senior Johanna Roas (Munich, Germany) was named Swimming Championship MVP and Schrader

was also elected Swimming Coach of the Year.

In the men’s 400 meter relay, Farber, Robrock, Patrick Guillroy (Meadows Place, Texas) and Hugo Skyes (Westplace, Connecticut) broke an eight-year Summit League record, finishing with a time of 2:55.40.

During the third night of the Summit League Championships, the women’s 400 medley relay consisting of junior Morgan McCormick (Golden, Colorado), sophomore Bailey Andison (Smith Falls, Ontario), junior Heidi Bradley (Victoria, British Columbia) and Roas snapped the previously held Summit League record by 2.5 seconds and the school record by 7.6 seconds to earn a time of 3:33.85.

On the second night of competition, the men’s 200 free relay finished with the 10th-fastest time in the country this year, an NCAA A Standard time and set a new school and Summit League record in the process. Farber, Robrock, junior Anton Loncar (Hillsboro, Oregon) and senior Tim Cottam (Sydney, Australia) combined for a time of 1:17.62.

Andison broke her previous Summit League Championships record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:56.26, earning an NCAA B Standard in the event.

Denver hosts the Pentathlon trials in the El Pomar Natatorium on Feb. 23.

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FEB. 22, 2017

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PIONEER VOICES Question of the week:

What are you doing this spring break?

“My spring break plan is going to Napa Valley and San Diego with my mom.”

Ben Lamberjack, Junior

“I am not sure what I’m doing for spring break. But lately, I’ve been watching a whole lot of ‘One Tree Hill,’ so if I haven’t finished the last season yet I will probably be watching some of that. Maybe hanging out with my friends and my dog, too.”

Kassidy Leonard, Sophomore

“I don’t know what I’m doing for spring break yet. I might stay here and just do a lot of hiking and then do a weekend trip to Vegas or I might go to Florida with my friends.”

Maxine Sachar, Junior

“For spring break, I’m heading back to California to hang out with my family, go golfing, hang out at the beach and visit friends.”

Stephen Goodwin, Sophomore

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Climate change is too threatening to ignore

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n Jan. 24, DU’s Board of Trustees voted “no” on divestment based on the recommendation from the task force created by the Board of Trustees specifically for this issue. According to an email sent from administration, they concluded that “divestment in fossil fuel companies...would not be an effective means of mitigating global warming.”

To begin, I appreciate the attention given to the issue by initiating the task force because it indicates a level of concern for students’ voices. However, I have to firmly disagree with the opinion that divestment would be ineffective in mitigating climate change.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fossil fuels are the number one contributor to climate change, and the investments in the industry reinforce their incentive to continue to drill new reserves and burning oil and gas.

Although DU enacted important steps through the Sustainability Committee (SUSCOM) and the Center for Sustainability, such as the energy competition and Zero Waste, those are only on a campus scale. To globally reduce climate change, we need big movements, commitments and policy changes. If college campuses pledge to divest, oil companies may finally take people seriously when they say that they want a shift in energy sources.

According to the International Energy Agency, 70 percent of energy investments are in fossil fuels. This includes extraction, transportation, transformation and construction of power plants. By divesting, fossil fuels produced and burned to create a cycle of environmental damage could be reduced. According to The Guardian, if we took the one percent of GDP that is used to find and exploit new fossil fuel resources, we could completely

transition to clean energy.

Another consideration from the administration’s email is DU’s “purpose to provide enduring benefit to present and future students, faculty [and] staff.” I respect and understand the financial concern for students and faculty. However, there are countless thriving companies with a far lower carbon footprint, such as the American International Group (who writes environmental policy) and General Electric (producer of clean energy).

The student organization Divest DU released a response on Feb. 1 stating that “the wealthiest nations fuel climate change while marginalized peoples who have contributed least...feel its burdens the heaviest...the sheer magnitude and urgency of the climate crisis forces us to reexamine all parts of our personal and collective responsibility.”

Divestment has already appeared across America and

across the world with commitments from Boston University, Georgetown University, Stanford University, University of Maryland, Yale University and the list continues with at least partial divestments.

The countless university commitments are representations that they will devote time to finding sustainable alternatives to investing in fossil fuels because they reognize that divesting is a crucial step to better the planet.

If we expect to be a leading institution, commitment to sustainability has to play a major role in that. Climate change is the most threatening and severe issue and although it doesn’t present itself immediately, it will very much so impact our future if we don’t start making significant strides.

Grace Houser | Contributing Writer

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The Grind: The Post Chicken and Beer

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omfort food lovers, rejoice. A joint to satisfy your cravings without making you feel guilty has opened up close to campus, and frankly, it’s awesome.

The Post Chicken and Beer, which opened Jan. 18, serves upscale but affordable fried chicken and other Southern dishes for brunch and dinner. An offshoot of the Post Brewing Company in Lafayette Colo., they also boast a wide selection of local drafts, whiskeys and cocktails.

Though not exactly within walking distance from campus, it only took a five-minute bus ride to get to The Post. There was a sizeable 20 minute wait for brunch at about 1 p.m., which was probably to be expected given the buzz about the place. However, the remarkably friendly wait staff was visibly working hard to ensure that everyone could be seated as quickly as possible during the rush.

The rustic yet modern, hipster-lumberjack vibe of the decor matched that of the food. Lights built into lumber logs and a mounted deer head with a baseball cap were quaint additions, and some pretty

fun artwork was on display, which made up for the less-than-scenic view of beautiful South Broadway.

A sense of casual humor pervaded and enhanced the friendly atmosphere, as well. After being exhorted to “getchass in here” by the sign outside, one will notice item names like the “Man-mosa” and the “Hippy-ster Bowl” and kids’ coloring pages that say “I love you more than fried chicken!”

Our waitress started us off with taste testers of the Post’s brews served in mason jars. I tried the Townie Ale (a light and bright amber beer), the Imperial Stout (a thick dark beer that was one of the two “rotators,” which are premium beers on tap that change regularly) and an Elkhorn Traditional American Lager, a bold and delicious middle ground that proved to be my choice.

For entrees, we decided on the Chicken and Waffles and our waitress’s recommendation, the Southern Spank (both $12). Naturally, the chicken was the star of the show. Cooked to perfection with a crispy but not greasy breading, it left virtually nothing to be desired.

While I personally was expecting

more of the grease-tastic quality of fried chicken that I have a soft spot for, I was also grateful that it was probably much healthier than my usual fare and didn’t leave me with a heavy stomach afterward.

The cornucopia of a plate known as the Southern Spank consisted of a fried chicken breast, cheesy grits, collard greens, pork shoulder, “smoked tomato goodness” and an egg over easy.

Though I was initially put off by the way all these great ingredients mushed together into a kind of casserole, I came to enjoy it; the bitterness of the greens, the unique taste of tomato and heartiness of the chicken shone through.

The Chicken and Waffles was just as delicious as a fan of the traditional dish would expect, but with the added bonus of a delightfully spicy chile-cherry chutney.

This combination of tradition and flair was characteristic of most of the menu options for both brunch and dinner (the two menus were fairly similar, aside from dinner sandwiches and specials). Chicken Fried Steak ($13) and Huevos Rancheros ($10) sat comfortably on the menu next to a bowl of beer-soaked

Photo courtesy of The Post Chicken & Beer

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shrimp and grits ($16) and Kale Salad ($6/$10).

Upon another waitress’s suggestion, we closed off our brunch with a plate of cinnamon sugar donut holes (five for $5) with a side of maple whipped cream. Not too sweet and featuring a crispy outside and soft inside, they were hailed by my companion as the highlight of the meal.

All in all, The Post proved to be a fun, delicious and surprisingly affordable place to share a real meal.

If you’re a fan of high-quality Southern food or beer, “getchass” in there.

5/5 stars Price: $$ Located on 2200 S Broadway.

Hours: Dinner 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. daily Brunch 9 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on weekends. Happy Hour 4 p.m.

- 6 p.m. on weekdays.

Daniel Lorenzo | Contributing Writer

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Fun winter activities that aren’t skiing E

ach year, students flock to the mountains to fully experience winter in Colorado. Typically, this means skiing and snowboarding for most adventurers, but not everyone finds the same thrill from vertical drops and moguls.

For those with no coordination or who have a safer idea of adventure, there are countless activities for the colder months.

For those who have balance, ice skating is a great option.

There are tons of ice skating rinks throughout the state. For a fun, short road trip, there are rinks in Boulder and Fort Collins. Boulder is a 40 minute drive from the Denver area and Fort Collins is about 70 minutes away. While there, check out the beautiful lights that drape the

downtown areas of these college towns. For the most local option, DU itself offers public ice skating hours almost every day in the north side of the Ritchie Center.

These hours are free to students.

Another fun option on the mountains is to go sledding and tubing. One option is to drive west and start sledding at the first slope there is. There are also specifica hills at Vail, Steamboat, Keystone and Copper Mountain. The benefit of these hills is that they provide ways to get to the top without the walk. Usually there is a lift, tug rope or magic carpet. Not only are sledding and tubing reminiscent of childhood, but they are fun no matter how old people are.

There is also snowshoeing, which can be physically demanding but doesn’t take a whole lot

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of balance or skill. Snowshoeing Resort Corp. can cost upwards often takes people through tun- of $300 for a full day, but that nels of trees and is a welcome is definitely worth it for those activity to all. Some of the best looking for a one time thrill. In snowshoeing is throughout Colorado, there are snowmobilthroughout Rocky Mountain ing areas at Grand Lake, Winter National Park just an hour and a Park, Leadville, Buena Vista and half from Denver. There are also South Fork.

There are plenty of winter trails at Brainard Lake outside of Boulder. The main trail is hard activities for those who choose work and may seem long, but the to opt out of skiing and snowview at the top is stunning. Try to boarding. Winter is a great time get there on a less windy day and to experience the outdoors in several capacities. It is a season it will be a great adventure.

Last but not least is for those that lends itself to adventures, that want to splurge to check hot tea, great photos and mounsomething off their bucket list. tain memories. So get out there Snowmobiling is a huge thrill, and take advantage of the snow and the only skill required is a before the weather turns up in general ability to steer. Rent- the mountains. als from Mile High Adventure Rentals, Good Times Adventure Tours and Steamboat Ski and Grace Houser | Contributing Writer

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his week, we meet Ajelet Mor, a senior studying international relations and sociology from Cheshire, Conn.

Mor is the youngest of six kids and is a first generation American.

The majority of her family and extended family lives in Ecuador, Germany and Israel. She has been visiting them over the summers and holidays since she was young.

She also speaks German and a bit of Hebrew and Spanish.

“I definitely believe that I am studying what I am because of my diverse upbringing and exposure to different religions, cultures and outlooks on life. I love seeing the impacts these things have on society, and I just find different cultures so fascinating,” said Mor. On campus, Mor manages to balance being a student, a resident assistant and president of DU Club Rowing. Her favorite part about DU is being on the rowing team. She joined sophomore year because she wanted to be part of a bigger group.

“Rowing has taught me a lot.

Before, I was very inconsistent, but rowing taught me how important commitment is. The first time I really saw that you truly get out what you put in was when we went to Nationals. I was a novice rower, and our team was really small, but we were one spot away from medaling. It was amazing, and that

was by far my favorite memory at DU. Plus, I met my best friends through rowing. The team is great and they make every freezing day on the water at 4:45 in the morning all worth it. Anybody reading this should join.”

Besides rowing, Mor enjoys hiking, backpacking and just being active. She will be finished with all of her classes by the end of Winter Quarter, so she decided to translate her love of working with people and the outdoors to being a counselor with WinGate Wilderness Therapy, a program in Utah for teenagers struggling with family problems, drug abuse or poor mental health.

Additionally, after graduation, she and her best friend, Christina Pauley, a senior studying international relations from Houston, Texas, are biking across the entire nation to fundraise for Discovery to Cure, an organization working towards early detection and prevention of female reproductive cancers. Their fundraiser is called A Life’s Cycle, and they hope to raise $10,000. They start their journey on June 15 in Tillamook, Ore. and plan to finish at Yale where the research is being conducted.

“We were just talking one day, and it seemed so strange that after college we were just going to separate. So, we decided to do some-

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thing we both love- being active -and fundraise for a cause we both strongly believe in” she said.

Mor accurately characterized herself as “adventurous,

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approachable and happy,” and she will undoubtedly continue to confidently adventure into the world outside of DU. Maya Piñon | Contributing Writer

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The city, the youth and the art: Spring Denver MCA exhibits

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he Denver Museum of Contemporary Art’s (MCA) three newest exhibits, Basquiat Before Basquiat: East 12th St. 1979-1980, The Kids Were Alright: Ryan McGinley and Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence, celebrate the pure joy of artistic expression combined with the beauty of youth, the muse and sometimes canvas of the city and the power of subversion and living life to one’s own pleasure.

The three exhibitions are not only amazing collections of art in their own right, but they also show that the MCA is coming into a class of its own, revealing that Denver can be a center for contemporary art that would otherwise exist only in New York, Paris or London.

Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence

Today, street art is a million dollar, highly respected industry and form of expression. In the late ‘60s, it was a blooming social movement in Philadelphia and New York that was cast aside as a form vandalism by higher powers and the elite. However, for the young kids in the dilapidated and forgotten boroughs and neighborhoods of the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Harlem, it was a way of bonding over a creative expression that allowed them to “own” some of the world they inhabited.

Wall Writers presents an intimate and exclusive look at these pioneers of the art. Their subversion of what society at the time thought of as “art” is showcased in an array of media, including first person accounts, archival photographs, school notebooks (filled to the brim with tags and different styles of graffiti lettering) and published documentation. The exhibition fills up the bottom floor of the MCA,

and to reach it one must descend through a staircase drenched in tags and other graffiti art. The styling of this entrance to the exhibit places one right into the colorful world of the artists displayed, as if one is taking a tagged subway car back in time. Maybe the most evocative pieces in the room are the photos of Jon Naar. The photographer was commissioned to follow around young graffiti writers in the early ‘70s, culminating in the historic photo book The Faith of Graffiti. His exclusive photos are displayed in the gallery, allowing an intimate glimpse into the day to day activities of the teenage writers of the era. Maybe the only display to rival the intimacy of Jon Naar’s work is the ephemera and high-school notebooks of the writers, which portray their day-to-day fascination and practice with the art that escaped most who simply glimpsed their work through a passing subway window.

The Kids Were Alright: Ryan McGinley

Ryan McGinley was one of the cool kids. He and his friends spent their youth dancing around the 1990s Lower Manhattan art scene, living life in a cocktail of grit and the raucous. His work, which is a collection of unstaged intimate, introspective and at times explicit portraits, offers viewers a glimpse into a world of hedonistic pleasure and tedium. The most striking part of the exhibition is not the wall-sized self-portrait of the artist puking or the numerous explicit nude photos of friends and himself but the collection of over 1,500 polaroid portraits that lines the wall of the entire second level of the MCA. The portraits are the first and last thing one sees as they enter and exit the exhibit, in tune

to how the polaroids used to line McGinley’s apartment. In this way, one feels as if they are coming and leaving the same personal space that McGinley’s many subjects inhabited, as most of his photos were made in the sacred space of his East Village studio apartment.

The work is gripping, in the way that it represents a time unknown to the modern generation when daily snapshots of boredom and life weren’t broadcast for everyone to see through social media and the like. Instead, these images were mostly lost to time and the halls of memory, except for the few brave photographers who wanted to capture both the highs and lows of life as a young person in the city. McGinley’s photographs are a tangible reminder of days past and a way for the public to catch a glimpse of what life was like for the aforementioned “cool kids.”

Basquiat Before Basquiat: East 12th St. 1979-1980

his tags with that of others and the small graffiti war he had with a neighboring artist named MAO. The exhibit acts as a sort of voyeuristic journey into the mind of a young artist, as we see his thoughts spread out through yellow sheeted notebooks and crumpled pieces of paper. Basquiat is quite famous, so it is a blessing and an evocative thing to be able to see his process and experimentation before settling into a lane of his own in the art scene of the 1980s.

His papers and notebooks are scribbled on, and showcased are multiple variations of the same pieces, showing his progression and creative process. Topping off the exhibit is a collection of intimate black and white portraits that roommate Adler took of the young artist experimenting and becoming the Basquiat that the world would come to know. The portraits include pictures of him shaving his head halfway to look as if he is always coming and going and candids of a sleepy eyed Basquiat posing for Adler in their apartment.

As well, there are snapshots of the young man constructing abstract art pieces (such as donning a football helmet and placing a TV in a fridge) and overall experimenting with different forms of artistic expression, including his always poignant street art and graffiti.

One of the most striking parts of the exhibition is an abstract poem that is displayed multiple times in different variations of style but always with the same substance. The ending line of the scribbled poem is a sweet soliloquy for both the exhibit and the late inspirational artist himself: “I think back to those old times and a smile comes to my face.”

The main attraction of the new exhibits at the MCA is a neverbefore-seen exhibition of the famous street artist, painter, oncelover of Madonna and Warhol collaborator Jean-Michel Basquiat (an untitled canvas of his he painted in 1981 sold for $57.3 Million in May of last year). The exhibition at the MCA features artifacts and works from his days living in the East Village with partner and friend Alexis Adler. The exhibition shows off both his start as a subversive street artist (he prolifically tagged New York with the tag SAMO© i.e Same Old Sh*t) and his experimentation in many media modes before focusing on painting. The exhibit physically recreated the hallways of the apartment building he lived in with Adler, showcasing Justin Cygan | Staff Writer

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The Grind: Katsu Sushi a local hit

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, like so many others who subscribe to American gentrified culture, love sushi. Is it due to the inherent risk of consuming raw fish? The adorable wooden rollers used to make those delicious little rolls? Or perhaps because of its adorable bite sized nature? I honestly am not sure what it is about sushi that drives the obsession. But what I do know is when I caught word of a sushi restaurant just a stone’s throw from campus still undiscovered I jumped on the opportunity to give it a try. The following is my experience at Katsu Sushi, broken down into the elements that I feel deem a sushi restaurant to be one of quality.

Curb appeal: I will not lie, this restaurant has little going for it in the exterior looks department. It is located in not the most appealing strip mall plaza on Havana Street. Katsu Sushi’s neighbors include restaurants of every cuisine you can think of, as well as a nail salon and hookah shop. The back lit signs that light this urban

oasis contain some of the most bizarre fonts known to man, with titles not stringent on grammar.

However, there is plenty of parking and the plaza is clean.

Ambiance: Katsu Sushi’s décor has pretty much everything you can ask out of a mid-price sushi establishment. There are paper lanterns, mass produced silk paintings and even a sushi bar where you can sit and watch your meal be made.

The lighting is low, but not too low, and there are booths as well as table seating options. When you walk in the door, the place smells a little bit like fish, but I suppose so does the ocean, so no complaints; just an observation.

Menu: Physically, the menu gets negative stars. The lamination is coming off and they are barely held together by their plastic ringlet binding. The actual selection of food, though, is pretty good. They have salads, appetizers, entrée plates and tons of roll options with cooked as well as raw fish

and even some vegetarian selections. The drink menu is pretty expensive for a restaurant of this nature, alcoholic and otherwise.

Taste: I will preface this by saying that I frequently experience order remorse, but I really don’t think you could go wrong with this menu. My table had the basic avocado roll, as well as the more complicated S.A.T. roll, all of which were very delicious. Point blank, bottom line, this place has good sushi.

Bang-for-your-buck: I am satisfied with the value offered at this restaurant to say the least. The lowest price on the menu is $1.50 for a basic one piece roll and ranges up to just under $12. As far as regular menu prices go, not bad. However, where Katsu Sushi truly shines is in their all you can eat offering. It’s sushi off of the regular menu too, even including some of the more complicated rolls. You pretty much just pick whichever rolls you want and can have as many as you can fit in your

tummy. The dinner offering of this special is $24.95 and the lunch is just around $13. Considering that the dinner price is just about what you would pay for two of the fancy rolls, I am counting this as a whole lot of bang for your buck.

Accoutrements: When I have sushi, I expect the sushi experience. We are talking wasabi, ginger and a little ceramic bowl to pour soy sauce in. Katsu Sushi gave me all of this, and even chopsticks too. Consider me a satisfied customer.

Final thoughts: 5 out of 5 Katsu Sushi got a solid 5 out of 5 stars from me. The place was busy, especially considering I was there on a Thursday night, but not too crowded that I felt like I was taking up space. It is only about a 15 minute drive from campus so it is a nice excuse to get away for a few hours. If you go, tell them Claire sent you; they will most likely have no idea who I am or what you are talking about, but it’s worth a shot.

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“Crashing” is a new take on a sad comedian’s story I magine a young religious man who married the first girl he dated and then, a few years later, she cheats on him.

This melancholy experience is the tale of comedian Pete Holmes (“The Pete Holmes Show”) and it’s the pitch that executive producer Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) and HBO saw to have the potential of being a good comedy series—and they were right.

“Crashing” is Holmes’s semi-autobiographical creation that he writes and stars in, and it can be considered his comeback from his short-lived late-night TBS talk show “The Pete Holmes Show.” To some he may be an unfamiliar face, but this show will definitely be his chance at the limelight.

“Crashing” begins by introducing the couple—Pete and Jess (Lauren Lapkus, “Orange is the New Black”)—as cute

and compatible...at first. This image does not last long at all, as the show is quick to unapologetically reveal the pair having cringe-inducingly awkward sex, setting the tone for the rest of the series. Following a style similar to Louis C.K.’s “Louie,” the show blurs the line between drama and comedy as audiences follow Holmes’s series of unfortunate events—starting with his wife’s affair.

Pete, distraught by the event, goes to a comedy club where he has an unsuccessful set but runs into his comedy idol, Artie Lange (himself, “Artie Lange: The Stench of Failure”). Together, they get into trouble (i.e. cars being towed, hobos shanking them), and Pete begins to learn how to live his life careerless and alone without the woman he

thought he once knew.

“Crashing” creates memorable, genuine moments that may lead its audience to have trouble deciding whether to laugh at or feel bad for Holmes’s character. It’s this complexity that could be the show’s most enthralling quality.

The show, the event it’s based on and Holmes’s performance create a sense of pragmatism that makes Pete a character you will want as a friend to comfort with a hug.

In any other situation, particularly a sitcom, Holmes’s character might quickly fall into the trap of being the quirky outsider who is put in situations that highlight his oddness. But, based on this premiere, “Crashing” does an excellent job not making Holmes appear cartoonish—he is instead treated with dignity.

The fact that this is basically Holmes playing himself probably helps.

What differentiates the show from other comedies on HBO or the comedies it’s taking influence from is the positivity that looms in the bitter tragedies. Where some comedies will elongate the self-deprecating darkness of a scene, “Crashing” takes new angles that are refreshing and, consequently, hilarious. This is a great new show to look into, especially for those that enjoy comedies that don’t follow the safe, digestible sitcom format.

The pilot did a great job developing itself, and it can only get better from there.

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Vagina Monologues inspires DU community

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or many, Feb. 14 means a celebration of love, relationships, greeting cards and candy. For others, though, it’s known as V-Day, a global movement of activism meant to end violence against women and girls. For the third year in a row, DU students have embraced the V-Day movement and put on a stunning performance of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” to increase awareness of women’s issues and to raise money for great causes.

“The Vagina Monologues” is a monologue compilation and show dedicated to telling the stories of women. The monologues come from interviews of a diverse group of women, including straight women, lesbians, transgender women, children, elderly women, single women and beyond. The original show

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was created by Ensler in 1996, but it has been updated to reflect the changing times and it still holds its relevance today.

Some of the most powerful monologues in the show include “They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy… or So They Tried,” “My Vagina Was My Village,” “I Was There in the Room” and “The Little Coochi Snorcher That Could.” Crowd favorites include “The Flood,” “My Short Skirt” and “My Angry Vagina.”

While the production is performed across the world each year, DU students performed “The Vagina Monologues” on the evenings of Feb. 13 and 14.

There were 16 talented women who presented the stories to full crowds in the Sie Complex.

The show this year was student directed by Meagan Traver and Mahin Sandoval, an

undergraduate and a graduate student, respectively.

Traver has been involved with “The Vagina Monologues” for three years, and this production is very near to her heart.

“I love being able to incorporate something I love, acting, into a cause I’m very passionate about,” she said. “I also know that every time we share these stories that people want to listen to them.”

“The Vagina Monologues” does more than just share women’s stories each year on V-Day, however. Performances donate proceeds to local causes that support the same issues as the show: equality, body positivity and gender violence prevention.

The 2017 performance at DU gave 90 percent of proceeds to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, and the other

10 percent earned was donated to help fight violence against women in the workplace.

This year’s production of “The Vagina Monologues” was a success yet again, reaching audience members in an intimate performance space, drawing laughs and tears in memorable moments on stage. The passion of the cast was impeccably clear with each monologue presented; it was something special to see real woman—familiar students and classmates—presenting iconic, heart-wrenching and beautiful stories meant to empower women. It was a deeply compelling experience, one that felt especially necessary in today’s troubled world.

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“Big Little Lies” keeps secrets, but leaves you wanting more

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pper-class suburban life, catty mothers and a homicide with no leads is the premise for HBO’s newest mini-series “Big Little Lies,” which is based on the 2014 bestselling novel of the same name by Liane Moriaty. Following the cable network’s previous hit mini-series “The Night Of,” HBO hopes to strike gold twice with this murder mystery.

The show begins at its climax—the murder scene.

Audiences learn right-off-thebat that someone was murdered during a public fundraiser with various witnesses. The show (directed by Jean-Marc Vallée, “Dallas Buyers Club”), obviously does not reveal who committed the crime, but it was impressive to see that the victim was not revealed to us either.

The show then jumps back in time to introduce its characters as they all unite during their chil-

dren’s first-grade orientation.

Madeline Martha Mackenzie (Reese Witherspoon, “Legally Blonde”) appears to be one of the mothers who is a leader in the arena. Her close ally, Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman, “Moulin Rouge!”), although graceful and soft spoken, appears to have a troubling, perhaps abusive, relationship with her husband (Alexander Skarsgård, “True Blood”). The duo befriends Jane Chapman (Shailene Woodley, “The Fault in Our Stars”), who is new to the neighborhood and is not of the same high caliber as all the other mothers believe themselves to be. She and her son start their first day on a terrible note when he gets accused of choking the daughter of the pervasive but independently successful Renata Klein (Laura Dern, “Wild”).

Despite the extensive allstar cast, the actors appear to be appropriately cast and

believable. Witherspoon’s performance was a highlight in this episode, and she quickly leaves an imprint on viewers.

Her character, Madeline, is a stay-at-home mother who is nosy, strongly opinionated and passionate about what she cares about. Her strong-willed personality can rub others the wrong way. “Bruises heal, stigmas last a lifetime,” is a motto she declares without hesitation.

But the show does an excellent attempt making her a sympathetic mother who just wants a fulfilling life and a united family.

“Big Little Lies” sets itself up without boring its audience.

It is quick to introduce tensions between characters while not revealing too much about their backgrounds. A favorite segment was the quick, piercing remarks parents in the community proclaimed as they spoke with investigators. One mother was making assumptions about

Jane, stating that she did not belong in their world. “It’s kinda like a dirty old Prius parked outside a Barneys,” she says. This was a great method for describing the backgrounds of these characters and allowed for the story to continue without any pauses for prologue.

For those who have not already read the novel, “Big Little Lies” seems promising. Its vagueness in this first chapter effectively sucks viewers in as they begin to learn about these entertaining characters, some of which will be favorites for audiences to hate. If the setting and the mothers’ first-world problems don’t become too obnoxious, then this murder mystery will definitely be a good show for HBO fans awaiting the network’s other prosperous dramas.

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