Senior political science major Craig Hirokawa has devoted much of his extracurricular time serving the student body, first as the social sciences senator in Undergraduate Student Government and then as president of the Student Advisory Council (SAC). It’s been his way of creating change and opportunities for students in the […]
A guitarist in local heavy-metal bands when he first started studying at the Lamont School of Music in the 1990s, Chris Broderick took a break from his studies when he was enlisted to play in Colorado-based band Jag Panzer in 1997. That led to a stint as a touring guitarist […]
The Global Press Institute (GPI) found its missing link in University of Denver alumna and professional photographer Paige Stoyer. The GPI, which trains local women to report on news in their own countries, already had a network of female journalists in developing countries around the world, but when GPI founder […]
The Upsilon Gamma Chapter of Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity at the University of Denver hosts the first Denver screening of the new documentary “The Dream is Now” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall. Directed by Davis Guggenheim (“Waiting for ‘Superman,’” “An Inconvenient Truth”), the 30-minute film follows four undocumented […]
The largest financial gift in University of Denver history will go toward the construction of a new campus home for engineering and computer science. Chancellor Emeritus Daniel Ritchie has donated more than $27 million to build the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, which will be named […]
Junior goalie Jamie Faus made 11 saves and allowed just five goals in 50:23 to jump-start the fourth-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s largest come-from-behind victory under head coach Bill Tierney, a 12-11 win over fifth-seeded North Carolina in the NCAA Quarterfinals on Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium. […]
Finding a job after graduation has never been a worry for senior Faith Goins. The voice major will walk in the undergraduate Commencement ceremony on the morning of June 8, and that night she’ll go on stage at the Town Hall Arts Center in Littleton as a member of the […]
Native American students at the University of Denver are holding a celebration of their community and culture — and all of DU and the Denver community are invited to join in. The University’s third annual spring powwow will be held from 1–6 p.m. May 19, with the grand entrance at […]
The University of Denver hockey team will play 36 games, including 18 regular-season home contests at Magness Arena, in its 2013-14 season. The team’s inaugural season in the newly formed National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) is also its first under new head coach Jim Montgomery, who replaces the departed George […]
Ten students from the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music got a royal opportunity on May 10 — they were invited to perform for Prince Harry during his visit to Colorado. “He’s a really nice guy,” says junior voice major John Jones. “I expected him to either be a […]
Conservationist Sarah Bexell serves as scholar-in-residence at the Graduate School of Social Work’s Institute for Human-Animal Connection. She also is director of conservation education at China’s Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, where she works with DU social work students to staff an education program that highlights the connection […]
Editor’s note: This story was edited on March 13 to clarify the start time of Sunday’s game and to add information on watch parties. Sophomore Wesley Berg recorded career-highs in points and goals as the No. 4-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Albany 19-14 Saturday in the opening […]
Alison Schofield, associate professor of religious studies, is an expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls, ancient religious manuscripts originating in Jerusalem. Most of the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered between 1947 and 1955, but it was not until the early 2000s that nearly all of the Scrolls were translated and […]
The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will make its fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance Saturday, hosting the University at Albany at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on the DU campus at 5:30 p.m. MDT. The game will air live on ESPNU and WatchESPN. “We are thrilled about the season that […]
Led by a five-point effort from senior Cameron Flint, the top-seeded University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated the No. 4 seeded Fairfield University Stags 10–8 in Thursday evening at Boswell Field in Geneva, N.Y. The Eastern College Athletic Conference Tournament win advances the Pioneers to the Championship game on […]