The University of Denver women’s basketball team was picked to play Brigham Young University in the first round of the women’s National Invitational Tournament on Thursday at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. Game time is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT. “Our goal at the beginning of the season was […]
James Young will be the featured speaker at the annual Fred Marcus Holocaust Memorial Lecture. The lecture is sponsored by the DU Center for Judaic Studies’ Holocaust Awareness Institute. Young’s lecture, “The Stages of Memory in Berlin and New York,” will take place at 4 p.m. March 13 at the […]
With pieces like Monster in a Box, Swimming to Cambodia and Gray’s Anatomy, Spalding Gray essentially created a new kind of performance art. Taking to the stage with nothing but a chair, a notebook and a glass of water, the writer and actor performed trademark monologues that were hilarious, heartbreaking […]
Tickets for No. 2 seed Denver vs. No. 11 seed Minnesota State in the first round of the 2011 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) playoffs are currently on sale. The best 2-of-3 series between the Pioneers and Mavericks is set for March 11–13 at Magness Arena. DU, which finished with an overall record […]
Scholars, lawyers, developers, environmentalists and elected officials descended on DU March 3–4 hoping to get a glimpse into the future of the Rocky Mountain region. The University of Denver Sturm College of Law’s Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute hosted its 20th annual conference on land use in the West. The […]
Warm hearts are helping fight cold Colorado nights this winter season, thanks to the efforts of the University of Denver community. The DU Staff Advisory Council’s annual “Pioneers for People” coat drive collected more than 900 items that have been donated to the Denver Rescue Mission. “Thanks to the incredible […]
Booker Prize-winning writer Michael Ondaatje — celebrated for what one critic calls “the muscular exuberance of his storytelling” and “the gem-like intelligence of his language” — will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in Sturm Hall’s Davis Auditorium. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the English […]
DU is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps with multiple events in late February and early March. Organizers say the events are designed to mark a major milestone for the organization and to connect members of DU’s Peace Corps communities. Here’s a list of events: A photo exhibit […]
One of New York’s hottest chefs is now based in Denver, thanks to DU alumna Alicia Pokoik Deters. ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro, which opened Oct. 5 in the SugarCube Building at 16th and Blake streets, is a collaboration between chef Lon Symensma — formerly of Manhattan hotspots Spice Market and […]
Though it only lasted for 91 performances on Broadway, the 1997 musical Side Show — based on the real lives of conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton — scored five Tony nominations (including the first and only joint nomination for best actress in a musical) and has gained a cult […]
Good or bad, several college lacrosse programs have the University of Denver teams in their crosshairs. Both the men’s and women’s squads earned favorable early nods from coaches in their respective conferences’ preseason polls: the men are ranked first in the Eastern College Athletic Conference and the women second in […]
University of Denver Chancellor Robert Coombe opened the Feb. 17–18 Rocky Mountain Sustainability Summit with a call to rise up as a community and become active in the pursuit for a more sustainable future. Hosting the summit for the first time, the campus drew some 250 attendees and speakers from […]
Tickets for the first round of the 2011 WCHA playoffs are on sale. The first round of the WCHA playoffs are set for March 11–13. DU clinched home ice for WCHA playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. Season-ticket holders can call the season ticket holder hotline at 303-871-GOAL. All other […]
Erin Bleakley is a DU student with some heart to give, and it’s going to show during the Feb. 18 benefit she’s hosting for the American Heart Association at the Tuscan Ballroom in DU’s Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. The senior business major and fashion designer — owner of Erin […]
For members of The Spirituals Project, February is a busy month. Not only is the highly regarded program, which is dedicated to preserving the music and history of African-American spirituals, hosting several events to commemorate Black History Month, the group also is being honored by the Denver Mayor’s office. The […]