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Taste of Africa celebrates Black History Month

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he Graduate Black Student Alliance hosted the Taste of the African Diaspora in Craig Hall Feb. 24. The event celebrated the music, food and talents of the African diaspora, including performances from Oromo-DaAnceco, African Invasion and DU African Students United.

The event was in partnership with the Office of Diversity &

Inclusion at DU, International Living & Learning Community, Advancement at DU, Shades of Brown Alliance, Graduate Student Government and DU African Students United.

The Taste of Africa event provided common foods found throughout the continent of Africa. Courses included Sega Tibs (beef simmered in onions,

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garlic, tomatoes and jalapenos with Ethiopian seasoning), Tikil Gomen (curried cabbage, carrots and potatoes), Samosas (fried pie with potatoes and meats), fried plantains and Injera (a type of flatbread from made in Ethiopia). Those who attended were able to try these types of food from Africa and more.

While the crowd ate their

meals, they were entertained by several different types of talents, including traditional dances from different parts of Africa, an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and spoken word. The event was an opportunity to familiarize with different cultures in Africa and to celebrate Black History Month.

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Hockey sweeps SCSU during senior weekend

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he No. 1 DU Pioneers swept the No. 18 St. Cloud State University Huskies in a 4-3 overtime thriller on Friday, Feb. 24 and routed the Huskies 7-2 during senior night on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Finnish-born freshman Henrik Borgström scored the game-winner in Magness Arena in the first matchup in 5-on-5 overtime. The first-round pick of the Florida Panthers squeezed a wrist-shot through Huskies’ goaltender Jeff Smith’s lower arm.

Borgström uncharacteristically struggled to bury the puck throughout the game. With his parents and two brothers in attendance, travelling 4,971 miles from Helsinki, Finland, scoring the game-winner was memorable.

“I felt pretty good there after my goal,” Borgström said. “I had like 10 chances, and I didn’t bury one until the end. It felt pretty special to know that they’re [his family] here.”

Accounting for Denver’s prior three goals were sophomore forwards Anaheim Ducks

prospect Troy Terry (Denver, Colorado) and San Jose Sharks prospect Dylan Gambrell (Bonney Lake, Washington).

“Our four best players were our four best players, and when that happens, you see good things happen,” Denver Head Coach Jim Montgomery said referencing Borgstrom, Terry, Gambrell and senior captain Will Butcher.

“They were all dynamite tonight.”

In the last home game of the regular season, DU’s nine seniors were recognized prior to puckdrop at Saturday’s game. Fittingly, the Class of 2017 amassed seven (2G - 5A) of Denver’s 19 points accumulated on the night.

While seniors Matt Marcinew (Calgary, Alberta) and Emil Romig (Vienna, Austria) scored on their special night, freshman forwards Liam Finlay (Kelowna, British Columbia) and Borgström powered the victory.

Finlay entered the game with just three career goals but doubled his production before the end of the second period. Finlay finished all of his goals around

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the crease, giving DU 1-0, 4-1 and us. It zaps the confidence out of 6-1 leads. the other team, because they know “As a small guy, I got to get to they have to play against him.”

Denver (24-6-4, 16-3-2 those areas [down low],” Finlay said.

“I think that’s something I wasn’t National Collegiate Hockey Condoing a good enough job in the first ference) extended its winning half [of the season], and that’s some- streak to nine with its conferthing I’ve got to keep up.” ence sweep over the Huskies.

Borgström continued his dom- The Pioneers look to clinch their inance as DU’s leading goal scorer, first Penrose Cup as conference extending his tally to 17 in the regular-season champion next span of 28 games. He missed six weekend, currently holding a games due to illness and to suit up four-point cushion over second for Finland’s World Junior team. place contender Minnesota-DuBorgstrom stunned the arena luth (UMD).

Denver travels for its last as he toe-dragged through St. Cloud defenseman Will Borgen’s regular conference series against legs and lifted a wrist-shot over Nebraska Omaha while UMD takes Smith’s right shoulder in one on third-place Western Michigan.

“It’s a goal we set in the beginfluid sequence.

“What that guy is capable of ning of the year. Three champidoing—I mean, that’s not the first onships; the Penrose Cup, NCHC time we’ve seen it, it might be the Championship and the National prettiest goal that we’ve seen him Championship,” Butcher said. finish on. He’s done it against “Those are heavy goals in front of Omaha; he’s done it against Ari- us, but we’ve got one right in front zona State,” Montgomery said. of us Friday [March 3] night, so “Where he scores a goal and every- we’re going to come prepared.” one in the building is like, ‘Did I just witness that?’ You’ve got to think about the confidence it gives Sasha Kandrach | News Editor

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Men’s lacrosse breezes through Faceoff Classic

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osting the annual Faceoff Classic, (1/1) the DU Pioneers bested their opponents by topping first-year program Cleveland State University 19-6 on Saturday, Feb. 25 and shutting out Canisius College 12-0 for the first time in Denver’s Division I program history on Sunday, Feb. 26.

Saturday’s victory utilized 14 different goal scorers, the most under Associate Head Coach Matt Brown.

2016 Tewaaraton Finalist and senior captain attackman Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, New York) and freshman attackman Ethan Walker (Peterborough, Ontario) propelled Denver’s offense with five points apiece. Walker extended his hat trick streak to three, along with two assists, while Cannizzaro scored twice and drew two helpers.

Junior faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste (Denville, New Jersey) was successful with 17-of-21 at the X. Head Coach Bill Tierney was reunited with former assistant coach and son-in-law, now cur-

rent Head Coach of Cleveland State, Dylan Sheridan.

“Nobody’s kidding anybody, there’s a lot of emotion in this game,” Tierney said. “Facing off is a unique science. With Trevor, the [Cleveland State] kid was quick.

He wins a couple, scores on the faceoff, we take a stupid penalty, we go down for two minutes and now they’re feeling it.”

Denver and Cleveland State battled in the first quarter, reaching a 5-4 score. Cannizzaro and senior midfielder Max Planning (Alexandria, Virginia) scored DU’s last two goals of the first quarter, sparking an eight-goal run. The Pioneers outscored Cleveland State 6-0 in the second quarter, taking an 11-4 lead into the locker room.

Denver finished the second half outscoring Cleveland State 8-2.

Junior attackman Connor Donahue (Groton, Massachusetts), senior defender and captain Christian Burgdorf (Westfield, New Jersey), junior Colton McCaffrey (Parker, Colorado), junior midfielder Grant

Gravitt (Las Vegas, Nevada), sophomore midfielder David Funes (Seattle, Washington) and freshman midfielder Kyle Smith (New Canaan, Connecticut) all recorded their first goals of the season.

On Sunday, the Pioneers blanked Canisius. McCaffrey and Cannizzaro led with four points each. McCaffrey scored twice and dished out two assists, while Cannizzaro had one goal and drew three helpers.

Baptiste finished the afternoon with 11-for-14 faceoff wins and collected seven ground balls.

Starting sophomore goalie Alex Ready (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) made five saves before he was relieved by freshman Josh Matte (Issaquah, Washington) during the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

With the victory, Coach Tierney recorded his 100th win in only 128 games at DU, thus becoming the only coach in NCAA Division I history to reach 100 career wins in under 140 games at two different institutions.

“I’m blessed. I’m blessed to have been at Princeton and I’m blessed to be here at Denver.

Hopefully there’s another hundred [wins] left in me,” Tierney said. “When you reach those kinds of milestones, it really makes you think of all the great kids that have played for you and contributed to that. It’s special. There are a lot of people that are a part of that, and that’s the best part of it.”

The Pioneers continue their six-game homestand and open the 2017 season by welcoming the reigning 2016 National Champions University of North Carolina on March 4. Faceoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.

“We know how they feel.

You’re the defending national champs, everyone wants a piece of you and everybody wants to give you their best shot,” Tierney said. “They’re a great team. I know they’re going to come and they’re going to bring their best.”

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DU gymnastics now ranked No. 7

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he No. 7 Denver gymnastics team took first place in two separate meets, defeating No. 20 Ohio State University (OSU) on Feb. 24, as well as No. 22 University of Illinois and Illinois State University on Feb. 26.

DU posted their fifth-best road score in program history vs. OSU, emerging victorious with scores of 196.900-195.225. The team either tied or won each of the vault, bars, beam and floor events on the night.

Freshman Maddie Karr (Stillwater, Minnesota) was one of two Pioneers to participate in all four events. She finished first in both the vault (9.875) and beam (9.900), while also placing third on the floor (9.875). Her all-around score of 39.425 led the meet.

Karr was recently recognized by the Big 12 for her accomplishments. She was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following her perfect 10.000 on vault at a Feb. 18 meet, and she received Big 12 Gymnast of the Week honors after her 39.675 all-around score on Feb. 11.

Denver’s other all-around participant was senior Julia Ross (Henderson, Nevada), who finished with a score of 39.325. Ross finished second on the bars (9.875) and third on the beam (9.875).

Another outstanding freshman, Sam Ogden (Allen, Texas), contributed to the win. Her 9.900

in the bars was the highest mark of the night in the event. Junior Nikole Addison (Fort Myers, Florida) also came in first in an event, posting a 9.900 on the floor to tie for the lead.

With an even higher collective score in their next meet (196.975), DU again outpaced the competition. Illinois scored a 195.450 and Illinois State posted a 192.175.

Karr and Ross again were the all-around participants for the Pioneers, though this time Ross bested her teammate (39.47538.900). Ross took first place in the beam with a near perfect score of 9.950, while Karr took first place in the vault (9.950) and floor (9.925) events.

Sophomore Diana Chesnok (Charlotte, North Carolina) took first place in the bars with a score of 9.925. She was followed by three more Pioneers in the event, including Ross’s 9.850.

Senior Rachel Fielitz (Walden, New York) finished second out of 18 participants in the vault, posting a spectacular 9.900.

With a balanced mix of experience and youth, DU gymnastics is poised to make a strong run towards the end of the season, with only two regular season meets remaining. Denver’s next meet will pit them against Ohio State at home on March 4 at 6:00 p.m.

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No. 14 women’s lacrosse dominates UC Davis 16-6

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he No. 14 DU women’s lacrosse team continued their hot start to the season, improving to 5-0 after defeating the University of California-Davis (UC Davis) at home 16-6 on Feb. 24.

UC Davis opened the scoring, but Denver answered with a three-goal run to take a 3-1 lead. Sophomore attacks Kendra Lanuza (Littleton, Colorado) and Elizabeth Behrins (Basking Ridge, New Jersey) each tallied their 12th goals of the season in the flurry.

A resilient UC Davis would fight back from two two-goal defi-

cits in the first half, tying the game at 3-3 and then again at 5-5 with 2:51 remaining in the half. Eager to take hold of the game heading into the home locker room, DU reeled off three quick scores to secure an 8-5 lead.

Scoring in the frenzy was Behrins, netting her second of the day. Sophomore attack Julia Feiss (Baltimore, Maryland) also fired home her second goal of the match before the half signaled.

The undefeated Pioneers were eager to build on their lead in the second half, rattling off three more goals between 22:48-21:12

to take a commanding 11-5 advan- goal past DU to give the game its tage. Behrins tallied her third and 16-6 final. fourth scores of the day, bringing Senior goaltender Maddy her to 15 for the season. Her 10 Stevenson (Bainbridge Island, shots in the game were equal to Washington) made three saves UC Davis’s total as a team. and allowed five goals in the win.

Also completing hat tricks in As a team, DU was very balthe second half were Lanuza and anced in their attack, scoring Feiss, netting their 14th and 12th eight goals and firing off 19 shots goals of the year, respectively. The in each half.

Denver’s next match-up will be on duo also combined for all seven of Denver’s assists, with Lanuza the road, but not too far from home, as they take on the No. 9 University of tallying four and Feiss three.

The Pioneers dominated the Colorado Buffaloes in Boulder, Colosecond half, taking a 16-5 lead rado on March 3 at 3:00 p.m. with 10:46 remaining in the game. UC-Davis snuck one more Braiden Albrecht-Reed | Sports Editor

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OPINIONS

PIONEER VOICES Question of the week:

What do you think your hardest final will be?

“My hardest final is going to be my geography final because I am an English major and that is not my thing at all.”

“My hardest final is going to be Chinese.”

Holden Fitzgerald, Sophomore

Elli Torsell, Sophomore

“My hardest final will be chemistry, just because it’s cumulative and it’s chemistry and I’m an English major, so chemistry is not my forte.”

“My hardest final is going to be my mechanics materials final. I love the class, love the material, but it’s gonna take a lot of studying.”

Madison Parker, Sophomore

Toni Dunlap, Sophomore

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midst the excitement and anxiety on Feb. 17, the night of the Global Reveal, one couldn’t help but have a sense of disappointment after the end of the event.

Despite the bright and happy yellow envelopes containing a student’s study abroad nomination and the celebratory but cliché “Send Me On My Way” by Rusted Root playing overhead, it felt like the whole event was a bit of a let down.

Global Reveal, hosted in the Magness Arena, is a fairly new event at the University of Denver.

During this event, students who applied to study abroad programs all over the world finally get to know where they will be heading in the fall.

While the official event has only been happening since last year, I expected it to be more organized and fun in general. To receive our brightly packaged nomination we were required to stand in a line that could take up to 20 minutes while everyone else was crammed into a hot hallway as they waited to be taken downstairs. In fact, the entire Global Reveal seemed to be all one-hun-

dred-something of us crammed together waiting for something to happen. I wasn’t entirely surprised when the majority of people took their envelopes and then left to go celebrate by themselves.

Another issue I had was with what was supposed to be the “main event.” After having waited for about half an hour, we finally got to open our nomination envelopes and rush to our groups to meet and celebrate with people from our prospective programs.

However, instead of it all being organized by school or by country, it was organized by region, such as the Americas, Oceania, the UK, East Asia and “the rest of Europe.”

Because of this, it was difficult to actually meet people from your specific program, especially if you were in groups like the UK which had about fifty people clustered together. I was hoping that DU would have facilitated meeting people from our programs more or encouraged returnees to come to the Reveal to tell us more about the program.

The last let down of the night was definitely the food. While I did not personally taste any of it, the 50 person long line waiting

for about five containers of what looked like dry rice and burnt spring rolls was enough for me to prematurely judge it.

Though the “celebration” was mainly a let down, there were a few positives to the event. Finding out where I’ll be studying abroad surrounded by all my friends isn’t an experience I’d ever give up,

not to sound too cheesy. Plus, in the end, we all got to go home with a nifty luggage tag to take on

our travels.

All in all, though, it was a disappointment. For something that’s been so widely talked about, I went home feeling like I had few positive things to say.

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“The Strangers Are Happy: Curious Experiences” features DU art

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he talent of DU art students is currently on display at a student-run show at Core New Art Space in the Santa Fe Art District entitled “The Strangers Are Happy: Curious Experiences.”

The exhibit, which just opened last Thursday, Feb. 16, is a showcase of the work done by students for a Special Topics Workshop during Winter Quarter. As the class was designed to provide experience for students in curating a show and “learning the business side of being an artist,” the entire exhibit was completely student-run, from creating and installing the artwork to writing statements and even booking the gallery.

Though quite small, the exhibit featured many intriguing works of art and allowed ample time to ponder and appreciate all of them.

A few highlights include Peter Sang’s two vivid abstract works and Emma Beech’s nature-themed pieces with resin, as well as Marcelo Alejandro Ramirez Garcia-Rojas’s “¡No Juegen en la Calle!” which seemed to literally pop out of the wall. Li Ruoyo’s smaller, whimsical

prints peppered among the larger works throughout the exhibit were a great touch.

Some of the wall plaques offer insight into the students’ deep creative processes that illuminate the meanings behind the works.

Hannah Rose Cole’s “It was different, but also the same pt. 2,” for instance, is meant to be an exploration of the taboos of sex and death, which makes the dark, inventive three-panel piece all the more haunting. Nicholas Ward’s “A Thinking Place,” influenced by the deteriorating relationship between humans and nature making the crowded scene of the piece all the more meaningful.

“The Strangers are Happy” was a brief but thoroughly enjoyable look into the offerings of the DU Art Department. It runs through March 5 at Core New Art Space on 900 Santa Fe Drive.

Gallery hours are Thursday & Saturday 12-6 p.m., Fridays 12-9 p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m. More information can be found at core art spaces website.

Daniel Lorenzo | Contributing Writer

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Ritchie Center group classes are worthwhile

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ooking to get swole before spring break?

Want to get rid of some finals stress with exercise? Too intimidated to go to the gym by yourself? Take advantage of the group fitness classes offered in the Coors Fitness Center at the Ritchie Center on campus. They’re fun, close and best of all, free.

The Center offers a variety of classes for all fitness levels in multiple categories of exercise: cycling, yoga, pilates, dance, cardio and strength.

Classes are spread throughout the week, from as early as 6 a.m. to as late as 6:30 p.m.

Every class is totally free of charge with your tuition as a DU student. Simply walk into the Fitness Center, swipe your Pioneer card and you’ll be clear to take a quick walk up the stairs to find the studio in which your class is located.

Sunrise Yoga, offered every Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m., is an excellent choice for a relaxing way to get in tune with your body. The class is light and relatively slowpaced, likely the best choice for beginners out of the yoga classes offered.

With the additions of a peaceful smell of candles and an extended session of corpse pose with the lights-out at the end of class, it’s sure to leave you loosened up and ready to take on a full day of classes.

Other low-impact yoga offerings include Hatha and Restoration Yoga classes, and those looking for a more intense workout can try the Intermediate, 75-minute Vinyasa, Power or Yoga Sculpt varieties.

For a more high-impact general workout, cycling classes are definitely recommended. Many class times are offered with different instructors, including the charismatic Eric Short, who described his Thursday at noon class as an intense, non-stop session focused on power.

Utilizing high-tech 24 speed stationary cycles with heart rate and distance monitors, this class featured timed sprints, periods of climbing and motivational music and voice guidance from Short. It seems to be the ideal choice for those looking to train for competitive cycling events.

With high-quality instruction and a myriad of available classes and times, the FitnessCenter group classes are certainly worth checking out during your time at DU. The full schedule of class and times can be found on the Ritchie Center website.

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(Clockwise from top left) 1. Jillian Queri 2. Taryn Allen 3. Madeline Zann 4. Sydney Kapp 5. Lara Kapp

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“Explore Denver” offers discounts for Pioneers

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xplore Denver is a program offered by DU that allows for current students, faculty and staff to get access to events and cultural institutions in Denver for discounted prices. The program is a great way for the DU community to explore the city at large and enjoy events that might be difficult for the average student to afford.

Museums: The Downtown Aquarium: Explore Denver offers discounted tickets for the DU community to the Downtown Aquarium, offering undergraduates tickets for $6 and graduates, staff and faculty tickets for $11.50.

The Denver Zoo: The DU

community can enjoy discounted tickets for the Denver Zoo in a similar vein, with tickets discounted to $6 for undergraduates and $12 for graduate students, staff and faculty.

Sporting Events: Explore Denver is offering the DU community the chance to go to an NBA game at the Pepsi Center on March 22, 2017. That night the Denver Nuggets play the Cleveland Cavaliers and discounted tickets for $25 are being offered to the DU Community.

Amusement Parks: DU students get discounted tickets to Elitch Gardens, the premier and historic theme park in downtown Denver. The dis-

count for daily tickets has not been made public for the upcoming season, but the DU community can receive a season pass to Elitch’s for $64.99.

counted prices. As with “An American in Paris,” undergrad tickets are $20, while staff, faculty and graduates can attend for $46.50.

Theater Productions: DU students and staff can enjoy discounted tickets to multiple shows at the Denver Center for Performing Arts in March and April. The classic Hollywood musical, “An American in Paris” is playing from March 10 to 11.

DU undergraduates can enjoy the show for only $20 and graduates, faculty and staff can enjoy the show for $46.50.

From April 14 to 15, the DU community can attend showings of the award winning musical, “Mamma Mia!” for deeply dis-

Explore Denver updates often, so be sure to check in every quarter. Most events have ticket limits and as well one should allow a “minimum of one business day for Explore Denver to fill your order for pickup at the Office of Student Engagement.” Tickets can only be ordered through the Explore Denver office Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m.

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Pio Personality: Lacey Den Hartog

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his week, we meet Lacey Den Hartog, a senior studying art, emergent digital practices and religious studies. She was born in China but was adopted and then raised in Denver. Den Hartog is approachable and undeniably a people person. She even said of her favorite thing about DU, “I love the people.

Honestly, the people keep me here. If it weren’t for them, I probably wouldn’t be here just because it’s so expensive.”

Den Hartog highly values diversity and said, “The most important thing I’ve learned while at DU is that there is a wide variety of people, and I will not always get along with them or agree with them, but that’s ok. You just have to learn how to listen.”

She is a proud Pio- remembering her favorite memory at DU, she recalled, “When we won the lacrosse championship in 2015, I think it was a great celebration of our school and our camaraderie.”

I asked her who her favorite professor is and she responded, “That’s really tough. I’ve really only had one EDP professor, Bill Depper, and he’s amazing.

I really like him; he’s a good professor. He just knows so

much good stuff about what he’s teaching. I’ve also really liked all the studio professors in the art department. They’re all nice, encouraging and good at what their focus is. I admire their work, too.”

She is a talented artist who enjoys painting and drawing, but her favorite medium is photography. Den Hartog is currently working on a portrait project for an art class at DU in which she documents various individuals’ religious journeys and identities.

I was fortunate enough to be a subject of the project, and I can say that her silent, subtle way with the camera was captivating.

After graduation she does not know what she wants to do, but she knows she wants to continue photography as a career or just a hobby, whether that be in sports, news, portraiture or something else she has not yet anticipated.

Finally, I asked her what she would say if she could describe herself in three words. “I would say patient, optimistic and kindwell, at least trying to be.”

Maya Piñon | Contributing Writer

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Historic mistake caps off otherwise predictable Oscars

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verything was going according to plan. The winners were lining up with predictions, the speeches were political and Jimmy Kimmel was making Matt Damon jokes. Then, as the Best Picture was about to be announced, the man handing out the envelopes to presenters made a grave mistake. He gave Warren Beatty the wrong one.

After some awkward shuffling on Beatty’s part, co-presenter Faye Dunaway took his discomfort as a joke and read the film on the card aloud. She announced the winner was “La La Land,” to no one’s surprise. The night seemed to be all too predictable, but as one of the film’s

producers made his acceptance speech, another stepped in front of the mic and announced there was something wrong. “Moonlight” was the true winner.

The flub was monumental, the only misreading in Oscar history, and it made the film’s win all the more surprising. “Moonlight’s” win stands as major breakthrough for diversity in Hollywood. Shot on a budget of $1.5 million by an almost entirely black cast and crew, the film’s surprise victory stands as a testament to the power of diverse filmmaking, no matter the barrier.

Besides “Moonlight’s” upset, the night went mostly as expected.

All four major acting awards went

to their expected winners, with the highlights coming in the supporting categories, where Viola Davis made one of the most memorable acceptance speeches in Oscar history and Mahershala Ali became the first Muslim in history to win an Oscar. As if that wasn’t enough of a political statement, the Best Foreign Film surprisingly went to Asghar Farhadi for “The Salesman,” another Muslim. Affected by President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban along with much of his friends and family, Farhadi’s absentee speech made a powerful statement about the importance of art across all cultures, blasting the ban.

Not all the conversation around the Academy’s choices for awards

was praise, however. Controversy arose from Casey Affleck’s win for Best Actor, as his past history of accusations of sexual harassment regained heavy attention recently.

Many felt, despite his acclaimed performance, that rewarding him was a further sign of the Academy’s further disregard for women in Hollywood.

While it wasn’t an entirely entertaining or notable night, the wins for diversity and the night’s final surprise turned a rote year into one of the most memorable Oscars in history. Hopefully next year’s round of films will provide an awards season that’s just as exciting.

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DU Theatre takes on Shakespeare’s weirdest Photo courtesy of the DU Department of Theatre

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riginal music, authentic acting, organic scenery and beautiful costumes envelop the DU Department of Theatre’s production of “Pericles,” directed by associate professor Rick Barbour. It’s a heartwarming, magical story from the opening scenes of loss and heartbreak to the closing scene of enchanting reunion. “Pericles” is unlike any other of Shakespeare’s plays, but the DU Department of Theatre approached it with a uniquely successful and modern confidence. The original script was a collaboration between the famous playwright and George Wilkins, and it consequentially seems to be flooded with inconsistencies in plot, character and themes. It is even commonly debated whether to categorize it as a comedy or a tragedy.

However, it is anything but just a weird, two-hour long play: the potentially problematic variety throughout the story, and the cast and production team’s beautiful ability to carry with it the common thread of suspense are actually key aspects that make this play so raw and worth watching.

The magic of the plot extends to the cast and production team.

“Pericles” is costume designer Janice Benning Lacek’s first show at DU and scenic designer William Temple Davis’s last. Both have begun and ended their journeys

with this department leaving a crisp, alluring and pristine legacy.

The set is engineered out of light woods to function as a shipwrecked boat, oceansides and the cities of Antioch, Tyre, Tarsus, Pentapolis, Ephesus and Mytilene to perfectly frame each of the kings, princesses, pirates, fishers, slaves, nurses, servants and whores.

Furthermore, the clean contrast of the costumes creates such a juxtaposition of antagonist and protagonist that no script or actor could create alone. Evil characters wear modern outfits.

All other characters, who are subconsciously fighting for Pericles, are dressed in traditional outfits embellished with no extra dirt or jewels. King Simonides/Gower the storyteller—both played by junior Isaiah Adams— also appropriately wears a casual hoodie beneath a blazer, exaggerating the humor of his character.

The costumes are bright and clean, on par with the enchanting adjacent features of the production.

“‘Pericles’ is this little orphan, forgotten-about, disaster of a play, but when you stage it there just something magical about it, and the audiences seems to love it,” said Erik Fellenstein, senior from Arvada studying theatre and English, who plays Pericles.

The play switches from an overload of tragedy, where Pericles is separated from his confidence, his wife Thaisa (Ray Reidenbaugh, junior) and all that is dear to him, to a suddenly hilarious second half focusing on Pericle’s daughter Marina (Ashley Campbell, senior), where pirates and prostitutes

kindle in a miraculous ending.

DU Theatre takes on one of Shakespeare’s most unloved, least-performed stories and makes it into one of their best productions. All should take advantage of the opportunity to walk away from the Byron Theatre after pure enjoyment and with a heart full of laughter.

Tickets are available through the theatre department’s website and are selling for $10. “Pericles” hit the stage on Feb. 23 and continues through Sunday, March 5.

Ruth Hollenback | Staff Writer Ruth Hollenback | DU Clarion

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Dirty Projectors new album bares soul “Get Out” culminates horror’s resurgence

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irty Projectors frontman tors’ previous album. The grim David Longstreth lays chorus cannot compete with the everything on the table uplifting tune. Filled with horns in his seventh album, and tropical sounds, “Up in “Dirty Projectors.” It’s been five Hudson” effortlessly contradicts years since the band’s previous the album’s melancholic concept project “Swing Lo Magellan,” and with its creative arrangement. the new self-titled album is LongLongstreth takes many musistreth’s unofficial solo project. It cal risks in this album. As earlier transitions the band’s previous noted, Longstreth drops his preindie rock sound into new elec- vious folk, indie rock sound and tronic and R&B territories as he goes for an R&B and electronic reflects on a past relationship. attempt instead. Tracks such That relationship was between as “Death Spiral” and “Work Longstreth and former Dirty Together” contain a rhythmic Projectors vocalist and guitarist, electronic chorus and, for the Amber Coffman. most part, it’s Photo courtesy of Pitchfork done in a catchy This album unapologetimanner.

The cally addresses experimentation the downfall of goes overboard this relationin “Ascent ship. The first Through Clouds” track, “Keep with its heavily autotuned Your Name,” vocals. But, it highlights his does slightly relationship redeem itself without immediately addressin its mid-song ing Coffman. interlude. Kanye Wedding bells West may have introduce the been an influence on Longalbum but are quickly modulated by melan- streth’s new sound—there are cholic piano chords and Long- multiple references to the rapper streth’s voice. “What we imag- throughout the song. ined and what we became/ We’ll “Cool Your Heart,” featurkeep ‘em separate and you keep ing R&B singer D∆WN may be your name,” he declares, allud- the album’s most commercially ing to a figurative divorce. How- friendly song. Co-written by ever, as the track nears its end, Solange, the track is playful metaphors are put aside in favor and breezy while still belongof the harsh truth. “Our band is ing within the album’s concept. our brand and it looks that our D∆WN’s vocals are refreshing vision is dissonance,” Long- after Longstreth’s one-sided streth admits. Accompanying confessions, but they are bitterthe bluntness of the second half sweet as it’s normally Coffman of the track is the overwhelm- who provides the feminine ingly steady drum machine, the vocals in traditional Dirty Promorphing synths and the subtle, jectors performances. However, high-pitched harmonies. All are this collaboration and the testused effectively as it traps its lis- ing with new genres is a good teners into an enclosed personal sign that there is a potential space that they may feel to be future without Coffman.

The self-titled album may be intruding upon.

Other tracks follow this atmo- too focused on just one overarchsphere. “Little Bubble” creates ing theme but the musical compoan ethereal environment with sitions are not nearly as redundant its lovely mix of violins, cellos, as its subject matter. Each track organs and subtle cymbals. The has its defining mechanisms that detail in this track is impeccable can never bore its listener. “The as literal bubble popping sounds projection is fading away,” proare played in the background claims Longstreth in the closing as Longstreth reminisces about track, “I See You,” and this could the pair’s simpler, more inti- be a good thing since it’ll begin a mate times. Meanwhile, album new era for the band that has manhighlight “Up in Hudson” is aged to stay around since 2002. brilliantly composed and the most similar to the Dirty Projec- Daniela Santos | Contributing Writer Photo courtesy of Wiki Commons

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few years ago, the caricatures. All characters feel horror genre was having well-defined in their roles, serva bit of an identity ing as wittily designed symbols crisis. Its thrills and of modern stereotypes, ranging chills lacked the originality that from a wild lacrosse bro to an made the genre so popular, and obedient yet unhinged maid.

The performances sell the it was dangerously growing close to becoming an afterthought for insanity, with Kaluuya in particmoviegoers. However, things ular being a smart choice for the started to improve with the rise lead role. He serves as the cool of smart, innovative independent center to the film but still brings filmmakers taking an interest in a quiet intensity that makes the the genre who wanted to use the character’s emotions believable unique darkness of horror films and raw. He is the perfect charto explore deeper themes. These acter for Peele to subject to the socially relevant pictures paved villains’ special brand of racism: the way for “Get Out,” Jordan he doesn’t embody any modern Peele’s (“Key and Peele”) new cinematic stereotypes surroundpsychological nightmare that ing black characters, yet he is has more to say than most pres- a victim of them anyway. This tige dramas hitting the screens system and Kaluuya’s performance make the film’s proceedthese days.

Equal parts creepy suburban ings all the more poignant.

Overall, “Get Out” is a fine thriller and brilliantly biting social commentary, “Get Out” horror film and one of the sharpfollows photographer Chris est social critiques to hit the (Daniel Kaluuya, “Sicario”) as he silver screen in quite some time. takes a trip with girlfriend Rose It isn’t perfect, as Peele’s comedic (Allison Williams, “Girls”) to background forces to him to add meet her wealthy family. Chris’s some messy comic relief scenes fears that Rose’s white family will that detract from the pacing and racially profile him become all too feel of the main plot, but in the real when their nervous, casual end, the main pieces are so good racism seems to veil a much more that it’s easy to forgive. sinister system of beliefs.

The intelligence of Peele’s Ryan Ninesling | Executive Editor script comes from its winking knowledge of how real life racism operates. While many may believe racial discrimination is a thing of the past in more educated, liberal parts of the country (a recurring joke highlights how the family patriarch wished to vote Obama in for a third term), the film deftly portrays the blissful ignorance that still fuels the specter of racism today. Peele, no stranger to satire, puts his comedy skills to work here while still staying true to the horror elements necessary to the plot. He creates a darkly funny world in which all the players are purposely insane Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures

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