DU’s Lamont Chorale, men’s choir, and women’s chorus will take their audience on a journey through time in a concert Nov. 16 with choral literature from the 16th to the 21st centuries. “Each remarkable ensemble will feature a unique flavor for your musical palate,” says James Ramsey, interim conductor of […]
Most patent attorneys don’t include shamanism in their list of hobbies, but for Ellen Winner, the combination is a natural fit. Winner’s interest started in 1984 when she read The Way of the Shaman by Michael Harner, who’s credited with introducing shamanism to the Western world. She attended Harner’s two-week […]
If you happen to wander by Peter Buirski’s house on any given evening, you might hear a saxophone. “I’ve been taking lessons for the last five years. It’s nice, at my age, to be getting better at something,” he says with a quiet laugh. Those who’ve come to know Buirski […]
University of Denver Sturm College of Law alumnus Brian Boatright has been named to Colorado’s Supreme Court. Boatright (JD ’88) was selected to serve as a justice on the state’s highest court by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Oct. 27. He will replace Justice Alex Martinez, who is stepping down Oct. […]
When the University of Denver men’s basketball team traveled through Spain during summer 2010, it was a dream vacation for most Pioneers. After all, not every college student gets to enjoy an all-expenses paid trip overseas to visit locales such as Barcelona and Madrid. Add into the equation that the […]
Fresh off its first postseason bid in a decade, the Denver women’s basketball team looks to build on a 2010–11 season that saw head coach Erik Johnson tally the most victories in his three-year tenure at the helm and record the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent during its […]
The University of Denver is offering a variety of activities in recognition of Veterans Week. Among the scheduled events is the Division of Athletics and Recreation’s Veterans/Military Appreciation Day on Friday, Nov. 11. Tickets for the event are free to individuals with a military ID. “By recognizing the military veterans […]
Using public transportation earned University of Denver staffer Marijke Swierstra a new method of private transportation. Swierstra, an administrative assistant in DU’s advancement office, regularly takes advantage of her DU-issued Eco Pass, which grants free access to the Denver area’s RTD system of buses and light rail. So earlier this […]
Larry Glenn, a DU associate professor of voice, will celebrate his 25th anniversary at the Lamont School of Music with a recital titled “A Silver Celebration of 25 years at Lamont.” Glenn will be joined by a consort of his Lamont colleagues: Kate Emerich, soprano; Lawrence Golan, violin; Pamela Endsley, […]
University of Denver Math Professor Mario Lopez couldn’t speak English when his father helped him enroll at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The El Salvador native’s father had never completed high school himself, but the older man saw something in his son that compelled him to act. “He flew with me […]
At first glance, hip-hop and traditional Jewish klezmer music seem to have about as much in common as polka and heavy metal. But when longtime klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer met Josh Dolgin — aka Jewish DJ and multi-instrumentalist Socalled — he knew he had the beginnings of something special. “I […]
No one has ever accused Lawrence Argent of being a miniaturist. A renowned sculptor and DU faculty member celebrated for his public art projects, Argent is known nationwide for I See What You Mean, the massive, 40-foot-tall blue bear peering into the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver. In the […]
The University of Denver Division of Athletics and Recreation honored the late Ron Moore and his family’s gift of the Highlands Ranch Golf Club in a grand celebration held at the club on Thursday afternoon. Highlands Ranch Golf Club, a semi-private facility that was named the official home of the […]
It’s been a good year for University of Denver documentary film students. In September, Right Click>Find Date — a documentary made by current grad students Jesus Sierra, Pete Ellis and Keri Noll — won best student film at the Estes Park Film Festival. And on Nov. 7 and 8, recent […]
Strike up a conversation with Kari Storslett, and it takes only a few moments for several observations to become strikingly clear. First, Storslett is bright. So bright, in fact, that the explanations regarding some of her research projects from an internship last summer easily befuddle those from a non-scientific background. […]