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KNOEBEL INSTITUTE MAKES PROGRESS

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NEW A CAPPELLA FEST COMES TO DU

No. 10 DU men’s hockey defeats rival Colorado

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On March 3 in the Tuscan Ballroom at DU’s Fritz Knoebel School of Hos-pitality Management,

a pop-up restaurant called Casa DiVino will be built and run entirely by the students of the Con-temporary Cuisine class. These 15 hospitality students will do every-thing from decoration to cooking and everything in between.

The class puts on three events every quarter, the previous two being a dinner for beverage management on Jan. 25 and the Public Good Gala on Feb. 18. However, this is the only event done in a restaurant rather than a banquet style—a challenge for the students.

“The kitchen we will be using for the event is definitely built for banquet-style service, which will be our biggest challenge for the event,” said senior hospi-tality major Alanna Giraldi of Beaverton, Oregon and general manager of the event.

The students have been plan-ning the event since the begin-ning of winter quarter, working hard to ensure that every aspect of the dinner goes off without a hitch. Each member of the class is given a specific role for every event to make the process go as smooth as possible, including purchasing manager, beverage manager, marketing manager, decor manager and more.

“Through their role, each

person gets to put his or her individual ‘stamp’ on the event. It’s been a great learn-ing experience not only about the event industry, but also about myself,” said Giraldi. “I’ve learned a lot about being a better leader. I used to tend to micromanage and get overly involved in each aspect of plan-ning, but I realize now that it’s about empowering others and holding them accountable.”

Casa DiVino’s menu, cre-ated by class member Daniella Chavez, is inspired by flavors from Argentina, Perú, Chile, Venezuela and Mexico. It fea-tures ceviche and empanadas among its appetizers, Argen-tine-style steak and tacos Mex-icanos among entress, flan and agave-vanilla plantains among deserts and piso sours and mojitos for drinks. The menu pricing is very affordable at $6-10 for appetizers and des-serts and $12-17 for entrees.

“The best part of this expe-rience is getting the chance to work with my fellow students and present a product that we’ve made to the community. We want this to be a break for students and community members during week nine, a fun night out to relax and enjoy a nice meal,” said Giraldi.

Casa DiVino will be a res-ervation-only restaurant, so please contact carole.bellfi@du.edu to make one. The first reservation will be at 5:30 p.m. and the last at 8:00 p.m. Inter-ested parties are encouraged to make a reservation as soon as possible.

Student-run restaurant to open on campus

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There were no injuries or major damage to the building from the fire. An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the fire.

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Construction of DU’s Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging, situated on the east side of Olin Hall off of Iliff Avenue is

forecasting completion by early August 2016. This center will serve to resolve aging issues, through research, edu-cation and outreach of DU’s students. According to Lotta Granholm, execu-tive director of the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging (KIHA), while faculty and staff will begin to move in early this summer, the DU community can expect an opening event in September that will feature the many different programs and projects in which this new institute is engaged.

“Named in recognition of a $10 million gift from Betty Knoebel, widow of Denver food services pioneer Ferdi-nand ‘Fritz’ Knoebel, the Institute will act as the overall umbrella for coopera-tion and partnerships between natural sciences, engineering, social sciences, the arts, lifelong learning and the university’s professional research and education programs in law, business, social work and psychology,” Gran-holm stated.

As executive director, Granholm is

leading the development of this insti-tute. She describes her responsibilities as including anything from designing furniture colors, hiring faculty, coor-dinators and writers, to conducting research and to being the founding vision of KIHA. The mission of this institute is e x p r e s s e d clearly as “ Q u a l i t y in Life, W e l l n e s s , and Com-munity”—a description of the cen-ter’s main goal, which G r a n h o l m describes is fourfold.

Accord-ing to Gra-nholm, the i n s t i t u t e aims to provide interdisciplinary research teams with inventions that can make a difference; secondly, to participate in policy making and attitude change around aging and ageism; thirdly, to enhance and expand entrepreneurial-ism related to aging; and fourthly, to enhance the knowledge and prepared-

ness of future and current workforces serving older populations.

“[The Knoebel Institute] is an experiment that is especially suitable for students of today,” Granholm con-tinued. She believes that by connecting the millennials with the aging and

experienced baby-boom generation, countless successes will be underway. There will be many opportunities for student involvement at the Knoebel Center; in fact, they are already pre-senting themselves: the institute is hosting a student logo competition, seeking submissions through March

1 for the chance to win a “$500 prize and an opportunity for global industry recognition,” according to their Face-book page. Furthermore, Granholm said the DU community can expect KIHA to dispense projects like inter-generational music and arts programs, expanded interdisciplinary research projects and community immersion projects and internships.

Granholm further explained, “The laboratory hub of the Knoebel Center, scheduled to open in the summer of 2016, will occupy its own floor in the $60 million complex housing the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engi-neering and Computer Science.” The institute will address issues related to aging, including things like dementia, isolation, elder law and research with the potential to revolutionize the care of older adults. On Feb. 10, at DU’s Center for Professional Devel-opment’s monthly “Brain Rounds” lecture, Granholm discussed that very few other universities around the United States are equipped in the way that DU’s KIHA will soon be to approach these topics.

More information about the insti-tute can be found on their Facebook page, “Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging - University of Denver,” or Mary B. Cullen, the coordinator, and Gran-holm can be contacted directly.

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An update on DU’s new science building

Fire breaks out at Seeley G. Mudd Building

The Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging is expected to be complete in August 2016.

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On the afternoon of Feb. 22, a fire broke out at the Seeley G. Mudd building, located at 2102 E. Wesley Ave. near the intersection

of Gaylord Street according to Community Partnerships and Training Coordinator Sergeant James Johnston, Campus Safety received a call about the fire at 12:34 p.m. and were on-scene within one minute. The Denver Fire Department arrived two min-utes later.

“For now, there were no injuries or major structural damage,” said Johnston in an email to the Clarion. “It is still not known how the fire was caused. The inci-dent was isolated to the 1st floor of the south wing of the Seeley Mudd building.”

The rest of the building outside of the south wing was re-opened by 3 p.m., and the investigation is ongoing.

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In a thrilling clash between the two teams who claimed the past three NCAA National Men’s Lacrosse Champion-

ships, Denver topped the Duke University Blue Devils 14-12 at the Cobb County Classic on Feb. 20.

As both teams assessed one another in the opening minutes, senior attack Jack Bobzien (Lit-tleton, Colorado) put Denver on the scoreboard first. Denver’s next two goals were generated by freshman midfielders Colton Jackson (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) and Austin French (Danville, California). With 2:18

remaining in the first quarter, Duke tallied their first of the game to trail Denver 1-3.

Duke’s late goal in the first period created Blue Devil momentum which carried into the start of the second period. Duke tied the game at three apiece with this goal.

Freshman goalie Alex Ready (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) made a few crucial stops for Denver, who led the game 5-4 heading into halftime.

Duke quickly tied the game back at the start of the third quarter. Shortly after, junior midfielder Zach Miller (Steam-burg, New York) beat Duke’s goalie to return Denver’s lead.

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No. 2 Denver defeats No. 3 Duke in nail-biter Intercollegiate Lacrosse Asso-ciation (USILA) First-Team All-American Connor Cannizza-ro’s (Cazenovia, New York) two goals would ensure a 9-7 lead for Denver by the end of the third.

1:51 into the final quarter, Duke tallied two goals to tie the game at nine. Denver countered on a three-goal run generated by Cannizzaro, Brendan Bomberry (Ohsweken, Ontario) and Max Planning (Alexandria, Virginia) to advance Denver 12-9 with 9:39 left in regulation.

Duke responded with a three-goal run of their own. The game was tied once more at 12, with 6:10 remaining in regulation.

Junior captain Tyler Pace (Coquitlam, British Colum-bia) delivered the lead back to

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Denver. Senior midfielder Colin Woolford (Norwalk, Connecti-cut) provided an insurance goal in the final minutes to secure the 14-12 lead for the Pioneers.

Cannizzaro led scoring for Denver with his second-half hat trick. In just his second career start, Ready totalled nine saves. Jackson finished the day with three points (two goals, one assist) for the first time in his rookie season.

The Pioneers will host the Faceoff Classic beginning on Feb. 27 where Air Force, Dart-mouth College and Sacred Heart University will travel to Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Air Force and Dartmouth faceoff at 11 a.m. before Denver takes on Sacred Heart at 1:30 p.m.

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DU BEATS CC IN BATTLE ON BLAKE

The no. 10 ranked DU hockey team defeated unranked Colorado Col-lege by a score of 4-1 at

the Battle on Blake, emerging vic-torious in the first-ever outdoor meeting between the two schools.

The game was played in downtown Denver at Coors Field, where 35,144 fans attended the chilly February match-up. The number of fans set an athletic event record for DU.

Shortly after sunset, the puck was dropped at 6:10 p.m. and the Rocky Mountain sky turned a familiar dark blue. Crimson and gold lined the first base side of the stadium where the student sec-tion was ecstatic, the overjoyed band played with enthusiasm and alumni scurried to their seats in anticipation of a memorable experience in a unique setting.

The grand stage didn’t prove too much for the younger Pio-neer players, as three freshmen recorded goals on the night. While both goaltenders saw action, junior Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, Alberta) was awarded the win on the night after playing the first 55 minutes and making 19 saves.

Head coach Jim Montgomery commented on the feel of the his-toric game after it was complete.

“It wasn’t the usual intensity you feel from the fans. It felt like it was more of a big event, like a Super Bowl,” said Montgomery.

DU was able to put emotions aside and perform under the bright Coors Field lights. The game began with a competitive and intense edge from both teams, as most Denver vs. CC games do. Players began getting more comfortable with the atmo-sphere and outdoor conditions once their nerves had settled.

Eager to claim a victory and the three points at stake, Den-ver’s cohesiveness increased midway through the first frame, putting increased pressure on CC goalie Jacob Nehama. DU out-shot CC in the first period 15-8.

The scoring kicked-off when sophomore defenseman Tariq Hammond (Calgary, Alberta) centered the puck with just over three minutes left in the period. It careened off freshmen Jarid Lukosevicius (Squamish, Brit-ish Columbia), hit a CC player’s skate and slid by Nehama’s left pad. Not to be outdone, freshman Colin Staub (Colorado Springs, Colorado) tucked home a wrap-around goal only 90 seconds later thanks to a buzzing effort from fellow forwards junior Emil Romig (Vienna, Austria) and senior Gabe Levin (Marina del Rey, California) in the offensive zone. Sophomore defenseman Adam Plant (Penticton, British Columbia) and Romig assisted on the score, putting DU up 2-0.

There was praise for the gritty line after the game. It was a much-needed goal which pro-pelled the team, coming from a hard-working line.

“Gabe Levin’s line has been our best line consistently the last three games. They had one goal, but they could have had four goals in that first period,” said Montgomery.

Denver outshot CC again in the second period, but Nehema found a solid goaltending rhythm while Colorado College freshman defenseman Cole McCaskill found the back of the net. He scored on a wrist shot near the right boards, beating Jaillet through the five-hole.

Despite DU severely out-shooting CC, it was only a one-goal game entering the third period with Denver leading 2-1. With the stakes of the game reaching a high-point in such an incredible setting, the pressure forced a critical error from a CC player.

A big hit from Colorado Col-lege freshman defenseman Ben Israel delivered in his own defen-sive zone resulted in an inter-ference call. Although the DU player had possessed the puck a few seconds before, the referees

decided it was a late hit. About one minute into the powerplay, CC was penalized for having too many men on the ice, resulting in a 5-on-3 advantage for the Pioneers.

Having carried the team to a win over CC just days prior, the “Pacific Rim” line of Danton Heinen (Langley, British Colum-bia), Trevor Moore (Thousand Oaks, California) and Dylan Gambrell (Bonney Lake, Wash-ington) once again led by exam-ple for the Pioneers.

Heinen boomed a one-timer from just inside the circle, beating Nehama and giving Denver some breathing room. Junior defense-man Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin) had slid the puck over to Heinen, while Gambrell was also credited with an assist.

With Denver still on the pow-erplay, Gambrell sped through the neutral zone and caught the CC defense sleeping. He entered the zone and fired a shot from the right slot which was partially blocked, but the rebound glided towards the right corner. Gam-brell slithered a second shot past an out-of-position Nehama from

a near impossible angle just 15 seconds after Heinen had scored. DU had secured a three-goal lead in the blink of an eye with about 17 minutes left to play in the game. Assists were given to Heinen and Butcher on the Gam-brell goal.

The rest of the third period saw tempers flare, most nota-bly when junior Evan Janssen (Green Bay, Wisconsin) received a kneeing penalty and another occasion when freshman Troy Terry was involved in a small, open-ice scuffle.

Both teams substituted in backup goalies with four minutes left in the game, a kind gesture to allow both players the chance to participate in live, outdoor-game action. Junior Evan Cowley (Evergreen, Colorado) stopped all five shots he faced.

The 4-1 victory was a sweet one for the Pioneers, as the win secured home-ice advantage for the team in the NCHC Tourna-ment and third place in the con-ference. It took special contribu-tions from role and star players alike for Denver to come away with the win.

Coach Montgomery com-mended the depth of the team and their ability to mesh.

“Everyone brings something different, but we all have to play the same way when we don’t have the puck. That’s the part that’s been really good,” he said.

The team recorded a stagger-ing 47 shots on net, the result of having four balanced lines with abundant skill, leadership and determination.

The special night turned into a dream come true for DU hockey, as the team celebrated and took photos on the ice after completing the four-game, season series sweep of archrival Colorado College.

The event was of incredible magnitude, allowing players and fans alike the unique opportunity to soak in the outdoor experience and festivities in a once-in-a-life-time game.

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The newly-dubbed, “Pacific Rim Line” consisting of Trevor Moore (Thousand Oaks, California), Dylan

Gambrell (Bonney Lake, Washing-ton) and Danton Heinen (Langley, British Columbia) combined for seven points (3G-4A) to top Denver 4-1 over the Colorado College Tigers on Feb. 18 in Colorado Springs. In the prelude to Battle on Blake, Denver recorded their seventh straight victory over the Tigers.

The Pioneers got off to a rough start when they gave up a pen-alty within the opening minutes. Unaware of his surroundings, Heinen skated straight into CC goal-tender Jacob Nehama to commit a

goalie interference penalty two min-utes into the first period.

The Tigers took advantage of the power play when Andrew Farny played Matt Hansen inside the left faceoff circle. Hansen drove his slap shot straight past Tanner Jaillet (Red Deer, Alberta) to give CC a 1-0 lead at 3:17.

Denver forward Emil Romig (Vienna, Austria) was whistled for boarding at 8:06. The Pioneers generated a few shorthand oppor-tunities during CC’s powerplay, but couldn’t convert. As Denver killed the penalty, Ottawa Senators prospect Quentin Shore (Denver, Colorado) played a give-and-go with Heinen. Heinen found Gambrell, who was trailing on the play in the slot. The freshman forward con-verted to equalize the Pios at 10:41.

The second period was quieter

from both sides. Jaillet was report-edly sick during the first intermis-sion and replaced by Evan Cowley (Evergreen, Colorado). DU domi-nated possession, but struggled to finish their chances. Matt Marcinew (Calgary, Alberta) was called for tripping six minutes into the period, where CC gained momentum. The Tigers led shots on goal nine to eight, the majority of which were generated during the power play.

“I didn’t like our second period,” said Head Coach Jim Montgomery. “ I didn’t think we went to the net the same way [as the first period].”

Denver secured the win during the final period. Less than seven minutes into play, Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wisconsin) launched a wrist-shot from outside the left faceoff circle, which was initially blocked. Butcher collected the

puck and redistributed it to Gam-brell, who shot from the crease. Nehama deflected the freshman’s shot to Moore who buried the puck from the backside to give Denver a 2-1 lead.

Anaheim Ducks prospect Troy Terry (Denver, Colorado) extended Denver’s lead 3-1 at 17:17 on a break-away played by Butcher and Adam Plant (Penticton, British Columbia).

With 1:17 remaining, Heinen scored Denver’s fourth goal. Gam-brell picked up his second assist of the night on the play.

“This is probably the best effort we’ve had in this building in my three years with the program. We controlled the puck for at least eighty percent of the game and played smart, assertive hockey in all three zones and for all three periods,” said Montgomery.

Junior defenseman Will Butcher takes the puck down the ice in a game earlier this season. After the Feb. 18 game, the Pios would go on to beat CC at the Battle on Blake.

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Over the weekend of Feb. 20 and 21, the Denver men’s tennis team journeyed to Tuscon, Arizona to com-

pete against the University of Nevada and the University of Arizona.

Leading up to this contest, the team has had a very successful start to their spring season. The season began on Jan. 23 with the Inter-collegiate Tennis Association (ITA)

kick-off. DU defeated the University of South Carolina 4-3, but lost to Ohio State University 4-0, giving the Pioneers a third place finish in their bracket.

The following weekend, the team traveled to Nebraska where they defeated the University of Nebras-ka-Lincoln 5-2 and lost to the Uni-versity of Oregon 4-3. Since the Jan. 31 7-0 blowout of the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s team, DU has been undefeated. This put them on a three-game win-streak heading into the Arizona tournament. The other

two wins in the streak came from 4-3 victories over Wichita State Univer-sity and Brigham Young University.

In Arizona, DU had a very impres-sive showing against Nevada. Junior Diogo Rocha (Lisbon, Portugal), junior Alex Gasson (Alton, United Kingdom), senior Henry Craig (Mur-rieta, California), senior David Fox (Surrey, United Kingdom) and junior Yannik James (St. Georges, Grenada) all secured singles victories for the team. Nevada only won one singles match.

Gasson, Craig, James and Rocha

also won their doubles matches. Again, Nevada only won one dou-bles match.

The following day, Feb. 21, DU was back at it again against Arizona. DU defeated Arizona with a 4-2 sin-gles record and a 2-1 doubles record. Craig, Rocha, Fox and Gasson won as singles with Gasson and Craig and Fox and sophomore Jesse Rud-er-Hook (Denver, Colorado) winning as doubles.

Denver is scheduled to take on the University of Iowa on Feb. 26 and Drake University on Feb. 27.

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Men’s tennis continues to have strong season

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Beginning on Feb. 18 and continuing over the week-end, DU’s swim and dive team were in Indianapolis,

Indiana competing for the Summit League Championship title.

This weekend’s contest produced the third title in a row for DU’s team. Both the men and women earned first place; the men finished with 975.5 points and the women with 1066.

Individual honors were also awarded. Senior Dylan Bunch

(Boulder City, Nevada) won Summit League MVP honors for the men, while junior Amanda Sanders (Supe-rior, Colorado) won Summit League MVP for the women.

Freshman Kyle Ewoldt (Gil-bert, Arizona) and freshman Bailey Andison (Smith Falls, Canada) also won the award for Newcomer of the Year. Head coach Brian Schrader was named Coach of the Year by the league.

DU earned first place in 34 swimming events. Bunch won the 1,650 m freestyle for the third time with a meet record time of 14:54.73. In the same event for the women,

sophomore Maddie Myers (Arvada, Colorado) also set a Summit League Championship record with her first place finish of 16:20.04. For the 200 m backstroke, sophomore Anton Loncar (Hillsboro, Oregon) won for the men and sophomore Morgan McCormick (Golden, Colorado) won for the women.

Two records were also set in the 100 m freestyle race. Sophomore Ray Bornman (Mackay, Australia) set a record with a 43.08 time and junior Johanna Roas (Munich, Germany) set one for the women with a time of 48.88. Sanders set a record in the women’s preliminary 200 m breast-

stroke at 2:08.24. DU also swept the 200 m butterfly event with wins from Ewoldt and sophomore Heidi Brad-ley (Victoria, Canada). Both the men and women’s teams won the 400 m medley relay, the 200 m medley relay, the 800 m freestyle relay, the 200 m freestyle relay and 400 m freestyle relay.

For the diving competition, junior Larissa Grammer (Olathe, Colorado) finished seventh for the 1 meter dive and the 3 meter dive.

The women’s NCAA Champion-ship is scheduled for March 17-19 and the men’s tournament is scheduled for one week later on March 24-26.

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Though the actual presiden-tial election doesn’t take place until November, the debates and conver-

sations surrounding the currently occurring primaries are extremely important.

Caucuses held in Iowa and New Hampshire have stoked political fi res, from the extremely close race in Iowa between Hil-lary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, to the actuality of Donald Trump winning in New Hampshire. On March 1, Super Tuesday, caucuses will be held in several states, one of which is Colorado. Though the Republican Party will not hold a caucus on the fi rst, the Demo-cratic Party will be in full swing, providing a serious space for students to get involved and gain more knowledge about the Demo-cratic candidates.

A caucus is one of the fi rst steps towards nominating a presidential candidate. On March 1, people will gather at designated locations all over Colorado to discuss issues and throw support behind either Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Unfortunately for many students, one can only participate and vote on this day if they are registered as a Democrat within the state of Colorado. If one doesn’t have an

offi cial affi liation with the party, they aren’t allowed to vote; how-ever, anyone is welcome to show up and participate in discussions and campaigning.

For students, this day can be taken advantage of in many ways, whether through simply listening to conversations, showing up at

one of the locations to contribute to discussion or actually voting if they are properly registered. Since Colorado is a swing state, this caucus won’t necessarily give any information to which party, Republican or Democrat, the state

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could swing towards. However, the caucus is extremely important in detailing which Democratic can-didate is receiving more support, and how displays of support may be changing.

Though this caucus may seem unimportant, especially for those who aren’t allowed to vote, stu-

dents should still take note and pay attention. Political conver-sations and displays have been very apparent, through viewing parties for the Democratic debate or painting the wall outside Driscoll in support. Campus orga-

On Feb. 8, the Clarion’s Editor in Chief Connor W. Davis interviewed Chancellor Chopp, dis-

cussing the future of DU and how DU’s major strategic plan, Impact 2025, would revolutionize learning and living at DU.

Developed from Imagine DU, a bold and auspicious plan to ensure DU remains competitive in the 21st century, Impact 2025 sets well developed and attainable goals for creating a more modern DU.

Moving forward, students should see rapid and positive change at DU, making the educational expe-rience more benefi cial for current and future students.

In the Clarion exclusive inter-view with Chopp, the Chancel-lor outlined major priorities of Impact 2025 which is the main focus for the administration and should be implemented in the next couple of quarters.

One of the administration’s main priorities is ensuring fi nancial aid increases to meet the fi nancial demand of students, from the under-graduate to the professional level. According to the DU Impact 2025 report, focus needs to be placed on

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meeting the full fi nancial needs of undergraduate students, continu-ing to focus funding for scholarship programs such as Global Leaders in Business or DU Scholars in STEM and ensuring the increasing amount of aid incentivizes socioeconom-ically and geographically diverse students to attend DU.

The administration places a huge emphasis on increasing fi nan-cial aid, and rightfully so. Current undergraduate students, without the burden of college debt and loans, can invest in further education at graduate school, making them more competitive in the global market-place. With competitive fi nancial aid packages, DU will be able to recruit and retain the leaders of tomorrow.

In addition to reducing debt for students, DU seeks to maximize stu-dents’ competitiveness in the work-place and increase their future sal-aries through student development. On-campus, building “knowledge bridges” will allow students to con-nect faculty members from diff erent departments to create well-rounded students. Off -campus, Impact 2025 seeks to increase opportu-nities in the Denver community for students to gain internships and other off -campus experiences. Experience, inside and outside the classroom, is critical in building better students in school and better

innovators and leaders after gradu-ation. These initiatives are what will set DU apart from other universities across the country.

Lastly, one of the most intrigu-ing parts of Impact 2025 is the creation of the “DU District,” which aims to develop retail shops and aff ordable, sustainable housing for students. In addition, renovations to the Driscoll Student Center are promised to create a more inclusive and welcoming spot for students to study and relax. Increasing the livability of campus will ensure greater community engagement, attract more students to DU and increase general happiness of the student body.

Impact 2025 ensures that DU is ready for the 21st century. Its development from Imagine DU has been promising and it has set lofty, yet attainable and relevant goals to make DU better for current and future students.

In winter and spring quarters of this year, students should begin to see an increase of information and updates about these initiatives and they should not be disap-pointed with the results. Chancellor Chopp has begun to modernize and improve our campus for the better and in doing so will ensure students are prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.

nizations including DU College Republicans, DU Democrats and DU Students for Bernie have all been active on campus through meetings, public displays of sup-port and student debates. Plus, the visit of Chelsea Clinton and actress America Ferrara gave students the chance to engage with Clinton’s campaign whether it was through asking questions, gaining information or solidifying political opinions. This engage-ment needs to remain prominent both in the face of the upcoming caucus and beyond in months to come. Students should recognize that their votes can make an impact and that they should be concerned about voting. After all, the president elected in 2016 will have major influence in the lives of college students attempting to find jobs and pay off student debt, issues on which the Democratic candidates are highly outspoken.

The votes of young people are essential to creating change, but this must start with being knowledgeable and engaged with political conversations and events. Students should be encouraged to participate in Super Tuesday in any way possible; political changes are happening, and students need to be involved and contribute their voices, through club participation, the willingness to have conversa-tions and offi cial voting when the time comes.

photo courtesy of repuBlic 3.0Colorado is one of 12 states that currently will be holding caucuses on Super Tuesday.

Students should debate, caucus during Super Tuesday

photo courtesy of imagine duThe Imagine DU process has resulted in Impact 2025, which has begun to be implemented.

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Make all the jokes you want about Donald Trump’s hair or Hillary Clinton’s

pantsuits, but with the primaries quickly approaching, it’s import-ant to also take an interest in their

Caucusing: why it’s important and how to do itstances on issues like education and immigration. After all, come 2016 one of the candidates will be in charge of this country, and college students should use their say in who that will be. One of the best ways to accomplish this is to caucus, but some of you may be wondering what this word is and if it pertains to male genitalia. Fear not, a caucus is essentially

Four artists, four new galler-ies and all of their accom-panying unlimited creativity are barely being held in by

the glass walls of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA). On Saturday, Feb. 20, the MCA wel-comed Arne Svenson from New York City, Brian Bress from Los Angeles and Lanny DeVuono and Laura Shill, both Denver locals, to the museum. The MCA epitomizes Denver’s desire to grow a culturally and artistically appreciative community.

The fi rst fl oor of the museum houses Arne Svenson’s renowned exhibit, courtesy of the Julie Saul Gallery in New York, The Neighbors. The exhibit contains a compilation of photographs peeking through windows of the newly-built apart-

MCA welcomes four new artists to Denverment building across the street from his studio.

At the Patron Preview and Open-ing Celebration on Feb. 19 at the MCA, Svenson told the attendees, “I never wanted to see a face. I never wanted to see an identity. It would strangle the narrative.”

The windows are his stage and each photograph tells a stranger’s story. A compilation of selected press and media coverage regarding the uproar and controversy surrounding his crossing of privacy boundaries in his art is also featured at the exhibit. The Neighbors will be at the MCA until June 5.

The exhibit Here and Elsewhere by Denver artist Lanny DeVuono lives in the basement of the MCA in the Critical Focus gallery. Her mas-sive canvas drawings feature images of extraterrestrial terrain inspired by terrestrial landscapes. Her pieces are unlike other popular ideas of outer space—her use of graphite, gesso and gouache gives life to the otherwise dead and cracked desert appearance of the pictures. DeVuono’s art will be at the MCA until June 5.

The top fl oor of the museum contains what is probably the gallery’s strangest exhibit: Brian Bress’s Make Your Own Friends. He uses what seems like an unlimited number of methods—video, doodles, sculptures, drawings, performances and more—to fashion together an assembly of hauntingly imaginative characters. Bress’s exhibit will be with the MCA until July 3, and on April 28, the MCA will host the artist to speak about his art.

Finally, Denver artist Laura Shill’s fi rst solo exhibit Phantom Touch also resides on the top fl oor of the museum. Through cyanotypes,

fragmented photography and other unique methods by which she creates her pieces, Shill explores the repre-sentation of women in media and subtly critiques its sexualized ideas with her art. Her exhibit includes A Tall Room, Hands of Glory, Absent Lovers and Untitled Veil, and will be with the MCA until July 3.

The MCA and the rooftop MCA

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a discussion with your neighbor-hood party members, at the end of which you cast your vote for a candidate.

At Republican caucuses, sup-porters of a specific candidate can campaign at Republican caucus sites and make a speech before the paper balloting.

Democratic caucuses, on the other hand, are a bit more com-plicated. Participants begin by dividing into groups based on their desired candidate; groups without enough participants to make their candidate “viable” are dissolved and must join a different candidate group at the persuasion of others. Groups then discuss up until they have enough members to make their favorite candidate viable enough to get delegates.

This year, the presidential race in Colorado will be a hybrid of a primary and a caucus and will consist of four steps. If you’re an unaffiliated voter who didn’t choose a political party by the Jan. 4 deadline, you may be

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A Tall Room by Colorado’s own Laura Shill features pink tube hanging from the ceiling, inviting viewers to tangibly participate in her exhibit.

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out of luck to participate in Colo-rado’s presidential race process, but you can still observe.

The first step will take place on March 1, Super Tuesday, when there will be a round of precinct-level caucuses in neigh-borhoods around the state—presidential contenders will need a minimum of 15 percent to send enough delegates to represent them at the next level.

The second step will be for the locally designated candi-dates to travel to conventions in all 64 Colorado counties where another presidential poll will take place. After this, parties will take a poll to send delegates for each candidate on to the state and national convention. Finally, at the state convention on April 16, more polling will occur in Loveland.

Bottom line: March 1 will present a chance to participate in the presidential race, make your voice heard and play a part in who will be the next leader of our country. Photo courtESy oF abc NEWS

Make your voice heard about the presidential candidates by participating in a caucus.

ruth hollENback | clarioNThe pieces in Brian Bress’s exhibit, Make Your Own Friends, combine a variety of mediums.

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Ah, Starbucks—the ubiq-uitous, ever-present king of the coff ee-chain. What started out as a small,

boutique coff ee shop just outside of Seattle’s Pike Place Market has spread throughout the physical and pop culture world. At its core, how-ever, beyond the pop culture and the stereotypes, Starbucks does serve coff ee, and therefore the chain is more than worthy of a “fair” review.

I decided to choose the Starbucks that, to me, most embodied the ideals of the chain. The obvious choice was the Starbucks located within the Hampden Avenue King Soopers. Nothing says a deliciously crafted cup of coff ee like the shop being located in the middle of a produce section.

This Starbucks’ decor was a lesson in beautiful post modern-ist simplicity. Dark wood accents intertwine with a black iron struc-ture, casting the store to look like an old warehouse, perfectly fi tting in with the current industrial inte-rior design trend.

The ambiance is subtle, light music plays out from overhead speakers, colored LED lights illu-minate the chalk-art menus. The music is sometimes interrupted by “Head clerk to register three” and “Can we get maintenance to clean up on aisle eight?” It’s a rather delightful setting.

The Starbucks menu itself is rather simple if not crowded, but behind it lays an absolute maze of options, customizations and addi-tions that transform a simple drink into a science experiment.

Your basic options are the

espresso based drinks such as: Amer-icano ($2.00), Cappuccino ($2.85), Latte ($2.85), Vanilla Latte ($3.35), Macchiato ($3.65) (not a real Mac-chiato), Latte Macchiato ($3.65) (this is the real Macchiato), Flat White ($3.75), Caff é Mocha ($3.35), Pump-kin Spice Latte (when in season, which is apparently half the year), etc. Not to mention that over half of those drinks can be made iced.

There’s also the Frappuccinos, which I’m not listing all of because there’s a word limit on this article. You can also get teas such as the Shaken Sweet Tea Lemonade ($2.45); is it tea or Lemonade?

And yes, you can get straight, black as night coff ee.

As mentioned beforehand, there are literally thousands of combina-tions and customizations you can make to these drinks, such as the milk types used, the amount of fl avoring, sweetener, fat content, amount of espresso shots, specifi c type of whip cream and who knows what else. There are fours sizes of drinks to choose from—Tall (which means big), Grande (which also means big, albeit in Spanish), Venti (which means 20 in Italian, yet is 24 ounces) and Trente (which is 30 in Italian and is 31 ounces in reality). Make your pick, but realize that a Venti size Java Chip Frappuccino is a whopping 600 calo-ries, literal food for thought.

This Grinder had a tall Flat White and it was delicious. The smooth espresso and milk combined to form a delicately, caff einated beverage to be sipped while shopping.

The fact is, Starbucks is not that awful, the coff ee can be very good at times, and I’ll be the fi rst to admit that those coff ee slushies they call frappuccinos taste abso-lutely fantastic.

Starbucks: 3.0 / 5.0 stars

Everyone who is going abroad sometime next school year found out their destination this Friday Feb. 19 or Sat-

urday Feb. 20, and this newfound knowledge has surely set this group of students abuzz with a combina-tion of excitement and nerves. Going abroad can certainly be intimidating, but never fear; the Clarion has all you need to know to be prepared for your upcoming adventure.1) Don’t be disappointed if you didn’t get your fi rst choice

I can say from personal experi-ence that sometimes not getting your fi rst choice of study abroad destina-tion can be a blessing in disguise and work out better than your fi rst choice ever would have. While it may be a bit disappointing at fi rst, soak in the sadness for a bit and then shake it off —you still get to go on an amazing adventure in a foreign land. Research the program and country a bit more and maybe try to talk with returnees to get a feel for it. While you may feel dejected, I highly suggest letting the idea of a new destination sink in for a bit before you make any big decisions on whether or not to go. The more you think about the new location, the more you may learn to love it. 2) Research before you go

You’ve probably already done some research on your country, but now that you know where you are going for sure, take time to do more serious research. What’s the con-version rate for the currency in this country? How much will you have to save up to have the experience you want? Creating a rough budget and getting somewhat of an idea of conversion rates is one of the most essential things you can do to pre-vent blowing all your money in the fi rst week. Do you need to apply for

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Photo courtESy oF yElP.comThe welcoming exterior of a Starbucks within a King Soopers.

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a visa, and if so, when and where? Don’t be that person who tries to get a visa a week before departure. Finally, make sure to brush up on the language a bit (for those who haven’t studied the language of the country they are going to) so you’re not the most obnoxious tourist in the world.

Once you have all the serious stuff fi gured out, you can get to the more fun research—what you want to do while you’re there. Get a feel for what the country and/or region have to off er, and what sort of time frame you have to travel beyond your destination city if you plan to do so. Or you can decide to immerse yourself in the culture of your chosen place and stay there the entire time, which is a perfectly legitimate option as well. Either way, you should also research the history of your destina-tion city and all that makes it unique and wonderful. You must also change your computer background to a pic-ture of said city—it is an unspoken rule of studying abroad.3) Soak it all in

This advice is more for when you arrive at your destination, but anyone I’ve ever talked to who has gone abroad can agree on one thing—it goes faster than you can imagine. Take in everything—the jitters before your long fl ight, how it feels to get off the plane for the fi rst time, awk-wardly meeting the other people on your program, going on crazy adven-tures and making lifelong friends, the time you’ll do a crazy thing in a random city and everything in between. Make sure to leave your comfort zone—not in a dangerous way, be smart and safe—but also push and challenge yourself. It’s an integral part of growing as a person, which you’ll do a lot of while you’re abroad. Just make sure not to let any moment slip by, because before you know it you’ll be back at DU, giving advice to students going abroad and wishing you could do it all over again.

However, there are issues with the brand well beyond their domination of the world. Their black coff ee is less than desirable, as it is incredibly bitter and over roasted. Their food options are hit or miss, and I’m sorry, but some people need to really settle down with the options they add on to their drinks, but that’s more an issue with society than the store.

If you need coff ee, Starbucks will suffi ce—if you want coff ee, I still would highly suggest going to some of the wonderful local coff ee shops in the DU area, such as Kaladi Coff ee Roasters or Stella’s Coff ehaus.

Starbucks is literally located everywhere, so just look outside your window. Hours are usually 5 a.m. to 9 p.m/10.p.m.

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There’s a reason college is nostalgically referred to as the best four years of your life by adults—and

it’s not because you spend all your time in your dorm room studying. While it is important to go to class, you only have 20 hours max of it a week, leaving you plenty of time to study and live your undergraduate life to the fullest. To help ensure you do so, the Clarion has compiled a bucket list of uniquely DU activities:

Catch a campus bunny Admit it: we’ve all tried this at

some point. Exhausted, coming

DU bucket list: what to do before graduationout of Anderson Commons at three in the morning, having lost all optimism for your calculus exam in fi ve hours and you see it: the furry little beacon of hope not one yard away from you. You’re convinced that if you can just scoop the little guy up and give him a hug, all your troubles will disperse. He’s too quick for you, though, and if you deny chasing him through most of campus at some point, you know you’d be lying. But don’t give up hope, keep chasing him—who doesn’t want to be able to brag about catching the elusive campus bunny?

Go to a hockey game against Colorado College

DU’s known for having a superior hockey team and loyal student following. Chances are

you’ve been to at least one hockey game in your college career at this point, but you’re not living if you haven’t seen DU go up against its rival, Colorado College. These games are the most crowded, the most rowdy and, as long as you’re not afraid of a little aggression, the most fun. So the next time these two face off , show up with your school spirit and funniest CC insults.

Attend karaoke night at Red-ford’s

It’s fun to sing karaoke for the same reason it is to bowl: it requires very little skill, and if you’re 21, you’re allowed—and even encouraged—to drink while you do it. Break away from your usual Wednesday night routine and sing Journey’s “Don’t Stop

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Believing” at Redford’s with your equally tone-deaf peers.

Make it to the fourth fl oor of Sturm without taking a break

You’ve likely had at least one class on this seemingly-unreach-able fl oor and know the torture that is reaching it. This one might require a little training, because let’s face it—those steps are like Mount Everest at eight in the morning when you know a two-hour class waits at the end of them. As long as you’re deter-mined and unwavering, you’ll be able to cross this one off your list by the end of senior year and tell all your kids and grandkids about the time you made it, albeit very winded, to the top fl oor of Sturm Hall without stopping.

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DU’s last victorious face-off against Colorado College took place at Coor’s fi eld.

With midterms already upon us and finals looming in the near horizon, students

may find themselves in the midst of a mid-quarter slump. Luckily, there’s a fix for that.

With the options of exer-cise and actually spending time studying seeming like far too

Most cost-effective ways to get your java fi xreasonable of recommendations, caffeine might be your next best choice. Yet $4 lattes at your local coffeeshop, while delicious, can quickly add up, cutting into your already small budget.

Luckily, we’ve put together a list of the best ways to get your caffeine fix cheaply this quarter.

Pour-over: ($70 and up)Pros: Best flavor you can get out of your coffee. Period.Cons: Longer brew time, highly technique-dependent, requires

special kettle.For the budget-minded coffee

snob out there, brewing café quality coffee at home luckily isn’t nearly as difficult as it might initially seem.

Breaking down the elements of coffee brewing into its most basic form, the pour-over involves pouring hot water over a funnel full of grounds. The water filters through the grounds and drips slowly into your cup. That’s it.

You might have seen pour-over at your favorite hipster coffee

shop, and if you’ve ever tried a cup, you’re probably a convert. There are tons of different types of brewing devices, from the tried and true Hario V60 ($17.17 on Amazon) to MOMA exhibit worthy Chemex ($44.07).

Just be warned, your water pouring technique is everything, so it might take a while until you achieve coffee shop level brews. A kettle equipped with a pre-cise narrow spout like the Bonavita 1.0L Electric Kettle ($59.99) helps considerably.

The AeroPress ($35.90 on Amazon)Pros: Fast and flavorfulCons: Tedious to prepare more than two cups

Leave it to the guy who invented that futuristic

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hollow Frisbee to come up with such a simple, yet ingenious coffee brewing solution. Con-sisting of little more than a pour-over cylinder and a giant rubber plunger that fits on top, it uses air pressure to push the water through the grounds and filter. It effectively speeds up and dumbs down the pour-over process, allowing anyone to brew a cup in less than a minute. Yet, through some sort of dark (roast) magic, it retains 90 percent of the delicacy and flavor of a pour-over. There’s a reason that the AeroPress has accrued such a cult following, with a world championship being held every year.

However, the AeroPress has one glaring downside—its design limits it to brewing one or, at the most two cups at a time, so making coffee for a group can grow tedious.

Despite the upfront costs of these brewing methods, savings can quickly add up. With the price of drip coffee at Starbucks hovering around $2 and a pound of Kaladi Brothers coffee costing you about $16 dollars a pound, depending on how much coffee you use per cup you save at the very least a dollar a cup. After a year of brewing with an AeroPress daily, you would save around $330 dollars annually.

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The AeroPress eff ectively speeds up and dumbs down the pour-over process.

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It’s not exactly “Pitch Per-fect,” but on March 5, Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall will come pretty close. DU

First Edition (DUFE), the univer-sity’s only all-female a cappella group, is hosting the ACOppella Festival, a free event celebrating college a cappella groups from around Colorado. The event will feature performances from Extreme Measures, Mile 21 (University of Colorado-Boul-der), The Back Row (Colorado College), Room 46 (Colorado College), Mainstreet Acappella (Colorado State University) and of course, DUFE and Idiosing-crasies from DU.

This festival is the fi rst of its kind at DU—there has never been an a cappella festival on campus. DUFE co-president Nicki Seefried has high expectations for the fi rst year of the event; she hopes that by holding this event, more people will become interested in the various a cappella groups around school. Seefried also believes that the event will provide valuable networking amongst a cappella groups from around the state.

“I transferred here my fresh-man year, and at my old school, a cappella was this huge thing,” said Seefried. “Everyone went to the concerts there, but here, people don’t always come to [the events]. I hope it gets people more stoked.”

The audience should expect a

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good mix of music and choreogra-phy. According to Seefried, most groups will probably perform Top 40 songs with a few edgier tunes peppered in the set—some pre-vious songs performed by DUFE include “Wrecking Ball,” “It Was Always You” and “Pompeii.” The event’s setlist will likely be similar in genre.

Students, according to Seefried, should not take college singing groups for granted.

“I think there’s not really another time to watch a cappella,” said Seefried. “In the real world, you don’t see it that often. When people watch a cappella, they go ‘it’s so cool!’”

Even though this is the first a cappella festi-val on campus, Seefried hopes that it becomes a celebrated and highly-attended event.

“I hope it becomes annual,” said Seefried. “DUFE is three years old. It feels like people have heard of us. I have faith that who-ever continues on next year can keep it going.”

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DU all-female a capella group DU First Edition (DUFE) has been on campus for three years and has started an a cappella festival on campus.

The ACOppella Festival is sure to include energetic and talented performances, so mosey on over to Davis Auditorium on March 5 at 3 p.m. to watch DU’s own take the stage. Best of all, the event is free—no need to pay to see these incredible performers.

For more information about the event, check out the ACOppella Facebook event or contact DUFE at the group’s Facebook page.

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With the weather warming up already, students are seeking opportunities to get

off campus. Luckily, next month there is a great lineup of concerts in the Denver area to attend.

As usual, there are countless artists and groups coming to per-form, from the old to the new, at different venues in Denver. A few big names will come through in March, three of which are Char-lie Puth, Carrie Underwood and Bruce Springsteen.

Charlie Puth recently released his debut studio album “Nine Track Mind,” and he is most famous for his songs “Marvin Gaye,” “See You Again” and “One Call Away.” He will perform at 8 p.m. on March 9 at the Bluebird Theater in Denver. The Bluebird is one of Denver’s most unique music venues—it was built in 1913 and has been showcasing music ever since. Entertainment company AEG Live took it over in 2006 and made some amazing upgrades and expansions, as well.

Carrie Underwood—Amer-ican Idol winner, songwriter, actress and award-winning recording artist—will make an appearance at the Pepsi Center on March 30 at 7 p.m. Under-wood has been an active artist for over ten years now and she only continues to gain popular-ity: she recently performed at the 2016 Grammys, and she was also awarded a plaque to commemo-rate 20 million albums sold. She is on her “Storyteller Tour” and will likely draw a large crowd.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the Pepsi Center, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. As a winner of 20 Grammy Awards in total, Springsteen has been success-fully performing rock and folk music since 1965. It is no wonder that, like Carrie Underwood, Springsteen will play at the Pepsi Center, which holds over 18,000 people.

Other well-known artists play-ing nearby in March include Carly Rae Jepsen (Gothic Theatre, March 5, 8:30 p.m.) and Ben Rector (Ogden Theatre, March 8, 8 p.m.). Denver will also host some newer and rising groups next month, like Daughter (Bluebird Theater, March 15, 8 p.m.) and Ron Pope + The Nighthawks (Bluebird The-ater, March 8, 8 p.m.).

People should take advantage of all the opportunities to expe-rience music, be it during the school year or on break.

Plethora of concerts

coming to Denver in

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The ACOppella Festival takes place March 5 in Davis Auditorium.

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Hoodie Allen concert the ultimate party

On Wednesday, Feb. 18, a handful of fans had been anxiously waiting out-side the Ogden Theatre

for over twenty-four hours before the doors finally opened. That eve-ning, hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen was welcomed to Denver by over 1,500 loyal fans, making for his third sold out show at the Ogden.

Hoodie Allen, born as Steven Markowitz, released one of his most popular albums, “Happy Camper,” on Jan. 22. Since its release, the album’s success sky-rocketed, reaching number two on iTunes, behind Adele’s “25.” This was especially meaningful to Allen, seeing as he had offered the album for free download.

“I was really happy and shocked because I figured there was a cer-tain amount of people who were going to buy it regardless, since they do tend to support,” Allen told the Clarion. “My goals were set way lower for it. I just knew we couldn’t get past Adele though. She’s had the strong hold on it for a while now,” he said jokingly.

Allen had three artists open the show for him: Splyt, Black-bear and SupaDuperKyle. The crowd’s energy seemed to esca-late with each act. Several fans were at the venue strictly to see Blackbear or SupaDuperKyle, two well-known hip-hop artists that are featured in a few of Hoodie Allen’s songs.

When SupaDuperKyle’s per-formance had ended, fans chanted

Allen’s name repeatedly as strobe lights from all directions flashed down on them. Within moments, Allen burst onstage with his opening song, “Introduction to Anxiety,” the first song on “Happy Camper.”

Allen’s set included some of his most renowned songs from each of his albums, includ-ing “Champagne and Pools,” “Act My Age” and “Two Lips.” Allen sur-prised many of his fans by blending some of his original songs with covers of other popular songs. The audience’s reaction was noticeably louder when he mashed up his well-recognized song, “No Faith in Brooklyn” with Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself.”

Both Allen’s honest lyrics and upbeat, highly-entertaining perfor-mance express how confident and genuine he is about his music. In fact, to say Hoodie Allen is an average artist would be completely untrue.

During his performance of “Cake Boy,” Allen sprinted to the balcony of the theater, standing amongst hundreds of fans and threw a full-sized yellow cake off the balcony, onto all the fans down in the pit. Despite being stained by yellow frosting, the crowd roared with laughter and cheers.

“I think we put together a really fun, really high-energy show

with a live band and some really crazy production,” Allen said. “My mantra is to try to give people an unforgettable night, one of the best nights of their life.”

The most memorable part of the night was after Allen’s per-formance of “All About It” when he pulled out an orange blow up raft from backstage and informed the fans in the pit that he would surf the crowd on it. His plan took an unexpected turn when the raft became unbalanced and Allen jumped out. Fans swarmed around Allen, pulling him in all directions, attempting to take photos with him. It took about ten minutes for Allen to make his way back to the stage.

“Denver, you are so unpre-dictable. But shows like this keep

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Hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen played a raucous show at the Ogden Theatre on Wednesday, Feb. 18.

the magic alive,” Allen said when he returned back onstage.

Despite the raft incident, Allen finished out the concert with more energy than ever, and even sported a Broncos jersey during his performance of “No Inter-ruption.” His willingness to do anything for the happiness of his fans was repeatedly demonstrated throughout the show.

“I feel like [connecting with fans] is what can help endear a fan to an artist, because they know [the artist] more than just musically. It fosters a stronger connection,” said Allen.

Allen is currently writing more material for his upcoming project, which he predicts will be released either over the summer or early fall.

‘The Witch’ every bit as disturbing as it should be

Labeled simply as “A New England Folktale,” “The Witch” is a tale inspired by the many horror sto-

ries and grisly historical accounts that have come to define the shadowy days of English settle-ment in the Americas. The film follows a deeply religious family who is exiled from their settle-ment for unknown reasons and forced to forge a home in the

isolated woods beyond. It doesn’t take long for things to go wrong, as a witch abducts the family’s youngest child, sending the farm into chaos. The family falls into a dark game with not only the witch herself, but also their increasingly unhinged religious paranoia.

Expertly crafted by writer and director Robert Eggers, who makes a stunning debut here, the film is a tense affair from start to finish. A lot of credit for the efficiently lurid tone of the work goes to Eggers, who already has a knack for weaving unease into

every moment that is unfolding. It certainly helps that the chilling score by Mark Korven (“Cube”) is one of the best horror scores in recent memory, backing up Eggers’ deft command of imagery and pacing with a quietly sinister flair. This all adds up to a style that is breathtakingly haunt-ing, and similar to last year’s new horror classic “It Follows,” proving independent cinema can inject beauty into nightmares.

The acting is, without a doubt, another strong point for the film. Interestingly, actors Ralph Ineson (“Game of Thrones”) and Kate Dickie (“Game of Thrones”) are the only veterans here as the mother and father of the family, with the children portrayed by complete newcomers Anya Tay-lor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger and Lucas Dawson. While Ineson and Dickie cer-tainly put in terrifically tragic and paranoid work, it’s Taylor-Joy and Scrimshaw who really steal the show. Taylor-Joy carries the film as its conflicted protagonist, providing both quiet nuance and fiery passion in a very human role in a film mostly populated by characters that are difficult to love. Scrimshaw, while not as fully utilized as Taylor-Joy, gives

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his all to the role, particularly in one scene featuring his charac-ter’s descent into madness. While most possession-type scenes such as these veer dangerously into corny territory, Scrimshaw owns it, turning in a performance that is complex and downright Shake-spearean in its tragedy. It may be one of the finest scenes featuring a child actor ever put to the screen.

While “The Witch” is a horrifying triumph, it is admit-tedly not for everyone. The film admirably never holds back, but the content may be too much for viewers who aren’t typically lovers of arthouse cinema. The film’s sometimes difficult-to-understand Middle English dialogue will certainly put off many viewers, and the film’s sharp critiques of Christi-anity combined with a no-holds-barred portrayal of Satanic folk-lore will most likely bring forth some intense criticism in the coming months. However, as a film that has every intention of being as thought-provoking as it is disturbing, “The Witch” tran-scends these condemnations and succeeds in being what it was meant to be: a dark look at how hysteria is just as evil as the things that give birth to it.

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Anya Taylor-Joy is a scence-stealer in her debut film, Robert Eggers’ “The Witch.”

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March albums promise new sounds from familiar voices

March is going to be a big month with Saint Patrick’s Day, the usual large amounts of

snow and new albums from some of the world’s most popular artists being released. This month will be filled with a lot of new music. Here is a list of a few anticipated album previews.

“55” The KnocksThe Knocks have done many

remixes of popular artists like Carly Rae Jepson and Ellie Goulding. The group has come out with numerous EPs before this album like “Magic” in 2011 and “Comfortable” in 2013. Now the popular electronic band will be coming out with one of their first albums on March 4.

“Us and the Night” 3 Doors Down

The American rock band will be coming out with their sixth album March 11. The band first rose to fame after their single “Kryptonite” in 2000. The band, which orig-inally consisted of Brad Arnold, Todd Harrell and Matt Roberts, has been popular throughout the years. With this newest album coming out, it will undoubtedly bring them more fame.

“This is What the Truth Feels Like” Gwen Stefani

Performing since the mid 1980s, Gwen Stefani will be coming out with her third studio album, “This is What the Truth Feels Like” on March 11. Stefani is a popu-lar musician as well as a fashion designer, philanthropist and artist who has appeared in many films like “Zoolander” and “The Avia-tor.” This album was written about the end of her marriage and the

emotional roller coaster she experi-enced because of it. Stefani consid-ers this newest album a “breakup record.” she has brought us many popular songs like “Hollaback Girl” which came out in 2005 and “Make Me Love You.”

“Post Pop Depression” Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop, an American sing-er-songwriter, musician and actor will be coming out with his newest album on March 18 this year. Iggy Pop is best known for his crazy, energetic and sometimes unpredict-able stage behavior. Iggy Pop has been all over the place in his genre of music; he has used a number of styles throughout his career includ-ing garage rock, rock, new wave, jazz, art rock and blues. The latest Iggy Pop album has been in the works since January 2015 and will consist of nine songs followed by a short tour to support the album.

“Mind of Mine” ZaynZayn Malik, who was previously

part of the group One Direction, will be coming out with his first solo album since leaving the band. Zayn was originally part of the five-part boy band, which rose to fame after performing on the “X-Factor” in 2010. The album’s lead single, “Pillowtalk,” was recently released in January featuring his new girl-friend Gigi Hadid. Malik states that life experiences, especially in the last five years, have primarily been the influence for this album. He also stated that the album will be leaning heavily on R&B and rock. Despite leaving One Direction, loyal Zayn Malik fans are excited for the solo album.

With all the amazing artistry these albums are sure to show, this month will be interesting and filled with great music. Some of these albums might even make their way into the background of your studies this upcoming finals week.

SYDNEY KAPPCONTRIBUTING WRITER

AMC’s “Better Call Saul” returned for its second season on Sunday Feb. 15. The “Breaking Bad”

spinoff received favorable reviews from critics in its first season, while also being very well-liked by fans.

“Better Call Saul” managed to avoid the spinoff crutch of limping along beside the popularity and success of its mother show. For this reason, new and old audiences (“Breaking Bad” fans) alike can get excited about the show.

The first episode of season two takes a very similar approach to the premiere of season one.

Both seasons start with a black and white flash-forward to a time after the events of “Breaking Bad.” The remainder of the show goes back to the time before those events, allowing the characters, plot and drama of “Better Call Saul” to oper-ate completely independently of “Breaking Bad.” Nevertheless, the show achieves some amount of con-nection to “Breaking Bad” through a small number of familiar characters and subtle allusions.

The second season’s opening episode picks up right where season one left off. Saul, known then as “Jimmy,” has brought a class action law suit to a major Albuquerque law firm where his brother is work-ing, thus legitimizing his own law degree, acquired in a less than tradi-tional fashion. Jimmy is torn about whether or not to continue down this straight and narrow path, or fall to the temptation and thrill of the

hijinks he used to run years before. As Jimmy ponders his future, the episode demonstrates his knack for tricking people—even those who are incredibly smart and successful—in a number of ways.

This character development is exciting, fun and yet novel enough to bring the audience closer to a charac-ter many of us already know very well.

While providing further insight into Saul’s backstory, the show entertains with its plot. It may seem juvenile to think of a lawyer conning civilians, but it provides a beautiful paradox. Jimmy’s aver-sion to joining the corporate law firm has roots both in sincerity and selfishness. This is a strong draw for TV viewers who are intrigued by characters we love to hate.

Jimmy truly wants the best for his clients, while also despising the culture and rigidity of the big law firms. This internal conflict leaves him resorting to cheap cons and tricks as a method for killing time and earning some money.

Jimmy’s cons keep him busy while also allowing the audience to understand how someone as talented and clever as Jimmy could resort to the type of work we have come to know from his character in “Breaking Bad.”

The future of the show will cer-tainly provide further insight into how Jimmy becomes the shady criminal defense lawyer who goes by Saul Goodman. Based on the small sample size of only the premiere, expect season two to demonstrate the transition from Jimmy to Saul by continuing in the style of the first season and revolving primarily around character development.

ANDREW BAERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

‘Saul’ builds on previous success

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“Better Call Saul” returned to AMC to acclaim from fans and critics alike.

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Gwen Stefani’s third album “This is What the Truth Feels Like” is coming out March 11.

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Slam NUBA event discusses issues of race

When people think of poetry, Robert Frost with cups of cham-omile and a pair

of glasses comes to mind. Slam NUBA, Denver’s revolutionary slam team, does not adhere to this stereotype. Since their birth in 2006, they’ve captured the cov-eted top prize at the 2011 National Poetry Slam and continue to per-form regionally and throughout the country. Captained by Jovan Mays, the fi rst-ever poet laure-ate of Aurora, Colorado, NUBA inspired clenched fi sts, heart mur-murs and tears in Craig Hall on Thursday evening.

The group bellowed their racial frustration and freedom, as well as saluted Black History Month with unfiltered honesty. The content of the poetry faced the stigmatized conversation

surrounding oppressed African Americans. NUBA confronted age-old questions tied up in the manipulation of history that defines American memory.

Working through their lineup, the poets addressed everyone from W.E.B. Du Bois to Duke Ellington to Marita Bonner to Cam Newton. Each poet was eloquent and unrelenting in their delivery, with a pure force behind their words. Denver’s first Youth Poet Laureate, Toluwanimi Obi-wole, flipped a middle finger to the mic, choosing to project her own voice without using the microphone. Mays’ poetry told nuanced personal stories of being a black child in middle school rather than using jarring one-liners characteristic of other slammers. The call and response of the performers and the audi-ence echoed in snaps, whoops, hollers and shudders.

Assetou Xango’s slam poetry served up spice laced with sex-

ualized sen-timent. She was easily the most powerful and jarring poet with lines dropping heavily. She mirrored her poetry with her edgy style, wearing hoop earrings, pat-terned silk pants and red-streaked hair.

A y l i n d e Russel light-ened the mood by reflecting upon his 4’11” high school glory days spent craning his neck to admire his crushes. Following that, he resumed the trademark fury of NUBA with a tense poem about embodying a white posse’s “black friend” and then ham-mered home income disparity between races.

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The issues raised at the slam event will continue to sit with the audience for a long time due to their continued relevance in society today. Slam NUBA addresses this conversation head-on with powerful words, and this event proved the impor-tance of their ideas.

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Toluwanimi Obiwole is Denver’s first Youth Poet Laureate.