Emily Allred Hutchison, BFA ’78, has taken a little abuse lately. She’s been beaten up, blown up, shot, caught in a sword fight, and even hit by a ’51 Ford. The car accident was her favorite. “That was flashy,” the 48-year-old says with a slight Southern accent. “It had a […]
Memories of Antarctica I very much enjoyed the article “Life on Ice” [spring 2005]. Reading about the important work of fellow alums who have participated in support of the scientific studies conducted in Antarctica brought back many fond memories. I arrived at DU in 1960 to see the last of […]
Lareesa Tompkins, an MBA candidate at DU’s Daniels College of Business, earned her undergraduate degree in cello performance at Eastern Washington University. Her hands are used to subtle bow strokes and the soft touch of strings. But recently, Tompkins donned plastic gloves and went on “gum patrol” at the Johnson […]
Ida Fasel loves written works. She reads them in French, German, Italian and Spanish. But writing poetry is her first love. Fasel, PhD English ’63, has published numerous academic articles and chapters on subjects ranging from Milton (her specialty) to translations of French poetry. She’s received a number of awards […]
“Outward journeys are courageous. Inward journeys are true travel.” What sounds like a quote from a philosophy book is actually an excerpt from a nontraditional travel guide, The Tao of Travel, written by Graduate School of Social Work Assoc. Prof. Emerita Pamela Metz. The Tao of Travel is the most […]
The Barton Lacrosse Stadium — which sits just west of the Ritchie Center — is the new home of the Pioneers men’s and women’s lacrosse programs and is the first collegiate stadium in the nation to be designed solely for lacrosse. Lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in Colorado, and […]
“Every artist, from the moment he or she makes the first stroke on canvas, is destined to follow a certain path,” wrote renowned American abstract painter Perle Fine. Patricia Tool McHugh’s path has led to a lifetime filled with art and travel. She came to DU after spending her freshman […]
Shhhh! Don’t tell anyone the news — not yet, anyway. The University of Denver is quietly undertaking a branding initiative. A brand befitting our University is a far cry from a hot iron on cowhide. The right brand for DU captures our essence. To make our brand, or identity, authentic, […]
You don’t need a business degree to know that getting a fast, hot lunch for a dollar is a pretty good deal. You just need to know where the hot dog man hangs out on campus. Jesus Diaz, a senior finance and marketing major who will graduate this June, loves […]
One of the things I love most about my job is the alumni it connects me with — those we cover in the magazine, those who write in to share their memories and experiences, those I meet at University events. Their lives demonstrate the very essence of DU–a place of […]
DU law students routinely study court decisions and discuss the law’s legislative intent, but for Terrance Carroll and Andrew Romanoff, those discussions aren’t abstractions. As members of the Colorado House of Representatives, they help make the laws that their classmates study. “Law professors compare the process of legislation to the […]
Alumnus David Rothenberg spent decades hobnobbing with Broadway stars. But it is in championing the causes of everyday people that he has found his life’s greatest rewards.
Engineering Professor Chuck Wilson’s study of particulates has put him at the forefront of international atmospheric research.
Maria Alvarado likes to say that she is tackling her future in “little steps.” If her steps are little, then the rest of the planet must be standing still. Alvarado, a 21-year-old senior from Española, N.M., is majoring in Russian and international studies and minoring in economics. Her three-page resume […]
Living an inspired life means more than exposure to great ideas. It includes exposure to great personalities. When Cliff Gauthier, BA physical education ’69, received the 2004 Thomas Ashley Graves Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching at the College of William and Mary, he realized how many of the great […]