Archive for March, 2010

Recommendations of DU’s SIP panel on immigration

Recognize global migration as an opportunity, not a reality to be ignored. Immigration policy should deliver economic, social and other benefits to the United States. Immigration priorities should place U.S. interests first. Goals for immigration should be, in this order: national security, social vitality, economic advantage, family unification and refugee […]

Alumnus Allen Tupper True documented life in the West

Alumnus Allen Tupper True documented life in the West

The work of Western artist Allen Tupper True (attd. 1899-1900) ranged from the very small to the very large, and an exhibit at three different Denver-area art institutions shows just how big his scope truly was. “Allen True’s West,” running through March 28 at the Denver Art Museum (DAM), the Denver Public Library and the Colorado History Museum, features illustrations, paintings, murals and more by the Colorado native and DU alumnus who was once among the best-known Western artists in the country.

Wheelchair-bound actress Regan Linton joins a new PHAMALY

Wheelchair-bound actress Regan Linton joins a new PHAMALY

The accident that nearly ended Regan Linton’s life has instead transformed it. In 2002, when Linton was a junior in college, she was in a car accident that caused an upper-chest-level spinal cord injury. Though people sometimes find her perspective hard to understand, Linton — who uses a wheelchair for […]

DU athletes, alums shine at Winter Olympics

DU athletes, alums shine at Winter Olympics

Both athletes and alumni showed that the University of Denver is a haven for winter-sport talent during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, B.C.  Perhaps not surprisingly, a former DU hockey player brought home a medal. Paul Stastny, who played two years of hockey with the Pioneers, won his first […]