On Oct. 8, 2003, DU law student Berry White received devastating news: His vivacious 21-year-old sister had been killed in what was thought to be a drug-related crime. Her case is still waiting to be heard by a grand jury. After White got over the initial shock, he made the […]
During her summer internship, third-year psychology doctoral student Katie McChesney lived in a bullet-ridden apartment in a city clogged with cemeteries—reminders of the war that devastated Sarajevo a decade ago. The sights, the people and the stories of individuals who lived through the Bosnian siege in the 1990s are equipping […]
After graduating with a BFA in 1967, Jane (Leland) Langdon had difficulty finding work as an artist. “There wasn’t guidance in that era,” she says. “It was sort of a tumultuous time.” It wasn’t until 15 years ago that Langdon was able to get reacquainted with her first love. Langdon […]
A letter in your fall issue [Editorial Notes] reminded me of faculty members I recall. I came to DU in the summer of 1949 mostly because of a favorable response from the housing people. Another university offered no help at a time when housing was short, but the DU folks […]
Young voters long have been underrepresented at the polls. But with millions of college-age voters up for grabs, the youth vote could turn the tide in the 2004 presidential election.
A new campaign aims to boost students’ writing skills throughout the disciplines.
A new partnership is giving DU students access to a world-class collection of contemporary art.
Nutritious food offerings abound on campus, but DU students typically choose quick over healthy.
Late one muggy August night in 2001, four grown men boarded a New Jersey roller coaster called the Dragon Wagon and buckled up for the ride. There was only one problem: The Dragon Wagon is a kiddie coaster and couldn’t pull the weight. So, two men got out and pushed. […]
Behind the scenes, a winning sports medicine team helps the Pioneers shine.
Imagine you want to arrange a meeting in Denver. You are looking for a beautiful facility, managed by knowledgeable staff, with well-appointed conference rooms, good food and professional service. Soon, you will find that facility on the University of Denver campus. In August, DU’s School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism […]
Thank you so very much for arranging for me to get 30 copies of your wonderful issue [summer 2004] of the University of Denver Magazine. The cover, the graphic of the map of Africa [“Seeds of Change”], the heart-wrenching story of Mutuma and Beatrice [“Hope in the Heart of Africa”], […]
It’s said that great minds think alike, so it’s clear that Colorado’s women and girls have a couple of great minds working on their behalf. At the same time that Dean Michele “Mike” Bloom was dreaming of a grander home for DU’s Women’s College, Merle Catherine Chambers, LLM ’84, was […]
After more than a century of change and construction of a new building, the University of Denver’s Women’s College has found its niche.
Fixed at the top of the screen, the cursor blinks an incessant command: begin, begin, begin. And my brain, stalled in a similar manner, won’t permit me to answer past one ineffectual plea: “God, I just want this to be over.” I haven’t even begun and already I am wishing […]