Dawn Shockley’s introduction to golf was far from typical for someone who has risen from weekend hacker to a ranking of 81 in the country among collegiate golfers in just six years. Her introduction wasn’t about lessons from top pros, not about the finer points of swinging a driver and […]
Sarah Gjertson says jumping out of a plane is the most peaceful thing she’s ever done. “It really is, because when you skydive you have to be in the moment and you can’t think about anything else,” says Gjertson, an assistant professor at DU’s School of Art and Art History. “It […]
After World War II, the Soviet Union saw itself as a liberator, rehabilitator, modernizer and deliverer of democracy with a historical right to involve itself in the Baltic states, according to a DU history student. That’s the case senior history major William Burke makes in his recently completed thesis, “Through the […]
Stephanie Sherlock says she’s learned a lot about life on the links. “Golf has taught me everything from honesty to respect to patience,” says Sherlock, a sophomore business major and a standout on the Pioneers women’s golf team. “I think golf is kind of like life: There are many ups […]
When the threads of Amber Marquez’s life came unraveled last year, she was thankful Project Homeless Connect (PHC) was there. The year 2007 will go down as perhaps as one of the worst and possibly one of the best years of her life. She went through a divorce, lost her […]
Carl Holmes (MBA ’82) says he owes his success to a freak Southern California snowstorm. In 1987, he was an amateur triathlete in Marina del Rey, Calif., experimenting with supplements that could remove lactic acid (which makes you sore after working out). And he usually took them immediately before he’d […]
Neo-conservatives are unintentional enablers of the jihadi terrorists. That’s one of many seminal points in a new book by Tom Farer, dean of the DU’s Graduate School of International Studies. “Neo-conservatives have helped to shape foreign policies that have strengthened the jihadi narrative, a narrative centered on the theme that the […]
If you believe homeless people are drug addicts and lazy, but you volunteer to help them, your belief might change. That’s the finding political science Assistant Professor Tom Knecht and sociology Professor Lisa Martinez, who learned in a recent research project that volunteering can change attitudes. Knecht and Martinez surveyed […]
Ilija Gajic has scars from his childhood. Actual physical scars. No, he’s not a victim of child abuse, at least not in the normal sense. “I have three older brothers and we all liked sports and we were very competitive, extremely competitive,” says Gajic, a 6-foot sophomore midfielder for the […]
A dozen University of Denver students have spent their spring break this week in a less glamorous climate so they can get a firsthand look at problems plaguing some of Denver’s urban neighborhoods. The program, Denver Urban Immersion, is offered by DU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL). […]
From shooting hoops with her dad and two older sisters on a dirt driveway in Muleshoe, Texas, to the bright lights of college basketball in DU’s Magness Arena, Sara Benham has come a long way. Benham (BA communications and business ’07) is currently working toward a master’s of accountancy at […]
When Arturo Lopez-Levy was a 22-year-old student at the Higher Institute of International Relations in Havana, Cuba, studying to be a Cuban diplomat, he learned a tough lesson: Expressing an opinion in a communist country can have grave consequences. His opinion in a debate at the school: that Cuba should […]
Between the winter and spring quarters at the University of Denver, March 17–21, some students are going to get a lesson in war. They won’t be gearing up for battle, but they will be arming themselves with knowledge on how war is portrayed in American movies and books. Several students […]
Carl Holmes (MBA ’82) says he owes his success to a freak Southern California snowstorm. In 1987, he was an amateur triathlete in Marina del Rey, Calif., experimenting with supplements that could remove lactic acid (which makes you sore after working out). And he usually took them immediately before he’d […]
The DU Pioneers are named after those tenacious trailblazers who sought gold in Colorado in the 19th century. Now, two Pioneers gymnasts are seeking gold in the 21st century—Olympic gold. Junior Jessica López and freshman Annamari Maaranen have earned spots to compete in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, […]