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  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Metro State name change official after six years, thousands of surveys, $95,000

    What's in a name? For the newly minted Metropolitan State University of Denver, about six years of research and discussion, thousands of surveys, numerous focus groups and $95,000. That's a portion of what went into a name change from Metropolitan State College of Denver that was made official yeste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Denver Police realignment: Positive step or deck-chairs reshuffling?

    In speaking with us about law-enforcement response to this weekend's Fuck the Police march, Denver Police Department spokesman Lieutenant Matt Murray quoted Chief Robert White, the DPD's new boss, as saying, "We have a good department he wants to make great. He has not found a culture of excessive f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Vincent Macieyovski: A Denver mayor's race profile

    Macieyovski.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Vincent Macieyovski. "I haven't done any fundraising yet," V ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Ken Simpson: A Denver mayor's race profile

    Ken Simpson.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Ken Simpson. "I believe that one person can make a differenc ... More >>

  • News

    March 3, 2011

    Bug Bedlam! Denver's bedbug infestation one of the worst in the U.S.

    Ken Simpson.​With John Hickenlooper serving as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Ken Simpson. "I believe that one person can make a differenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Theresa Spahn: A Denver mayor's race profile

    Theresa Spahn.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. "I'm not an elected official," ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    Border lines: Tom Tancredo and Gustavo Arellano, opponents on immigration and allies on legalization

    Theresa Spahn.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. "I'm not an elected official," ... More >>

  • News

    August 19, 2010

    Asphalt jungle: For years, Denver police thought this parking lot was the most dangerous spot in LoDo. What's changed?

    Theresa Spahn.​With John Hickenlooper having taken office as Colorado's governor, we know Denver will have a new mayor this year, and the race is wide open. To introduce you to the players, we're offering profiles of official candidates. Next up: Theresa Spahn. "I'm not an elected official," ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 11, 2009

    Now Showing

    Capsule reviews of current exhibits

  • News

    February 28, 2008

    CU Hires Three Pulitzer Winners

    Some of newspapering's best and brightest are trading journalism for academia — including three Pulitzer winners hired at CU.

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    Best of Denver Winners from 1998

    Some of newspapering's best and brightest are trading journalism for academia — including three Pulitzer winners hired at CU.

  • Culture

    June 28, 2007

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    June 21, 2007

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • News

    May 17, 2007

    Auraria Campus Goes Green

    Students get solar-powered.

  • News

    January 11, 2007

    The Pleasures of Your Company

    These dudes turned late night into prime time.

  • Culture

    February 23, 2006

    Sketches

    Brief reviews of current shows

  • Culture

    October 20, 2005

    Big Tops

    David Seiler's show riffs on carnivals, and a three-ring circus takes over the CVA.

  • News

    September 15, 2005

    The Last Refugees

    This family's roots are in Vietnam, but the next generation is branching out.

  • News

    August 4, 2005

    Hot Flashes

    Getting to know Denver's Hottest Service Employees.

  • Culture

    March 10, 2005

    Back on Track

    Siqueiros and new director Patty Ortiz get the rejuvenated Museo off to a good start.

  • News

    December 2, 2004

    Head of the Class

    With his grades and high school activities, Pablo is an ideal candidate for college, except for one hitch: He's illegal.

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Return to Sender

    This legal immigrant would rather return to a country he barely remembers than stay in limbo.

  • Culture

    October 28, 2004

    Beneath the Beast

    A tile mural by Martha Daniels aims to ennoble an ignoble public space.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    An Athlete Dying Young

    Tony Dispense's determination added to his stature.

  • News

    August 19, 2004

    Young Blood

    Rising political powerhouse Jared Polis is rich, tireless and filled with contradictions.

  • News

    November 13, 2003

    Department of Higher Earning

    Other schools do the math as Metro State calculates the cost of subtracting athletics.

  • News

    May 8, 2003

    The Message

    Diverse Opinions

  • News

    May 1, 2003

    Class War

    Metro State's Chicano Studies program has given students identity. Now it wants to keep its own.

  • News

    April 24, 2003

    Paint the Town Brown

    For these Chicano artists, home is where the art is.

  • News

    January 16, 2003

    Lost and Found

    The war is now half a world away, but these Sudanese refugees are still fighting to find their place.

  • News

    October 10, 2002

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of October 10, 2002

  • News

    September 5, 2002

    Why Spy?

    The DPD has a binge-and-purge problem.

  • Music

    May 2, 2002

    Backwash

    Sink or swim: Randall Shipp leads a one-man attack against CityLights Pavilion.

  • Music

    July 5, 2001

    The Musings of Miles

    Almost ten years after his death, jazz fans remain fascinated by the man who gave birth to cool.

  • News

    March 22, 2001

    Civics Disobedience

    A teacher at Thornton High School gets a lesson in social studies.

  • News

    November 30, 2000

    The Loose Screw

    How the hell did Dan Daru get on Denver TV?

  • News

    January 27, 2000

    Letters

    How the hell did Dan Daru get on Denver TV?

  • Culture

    October 21, 1999

    Scenic Overlook

    Community College of Denver takes an academic look at fine-art photography.

  • News

    October 21, 1999

    Nobody Reads the Papers, Anyway

    Metro's student-run Capitol Reporter has published its last issue -- for a while.

  • Music

    July 22, 1999

    The Vinyl Solution

    Gary Norris and Patrick Robinson have a great record collectionand they'd like to play some of it for you.

  • News

    October 29, 1998

    Stabbed In the Heart

    When Laura Martinez was killed while helping a friend, her family's dreams died, too.

  • News

    August 27, 1998

    Jeffco Picks Rocky Road

    The state's biggest school district signs a mutual-aid pact with the Rocky Mountain News.

  • News

    June 4, 1998

    Letters

    The state's biggest school district signs a mutual-aid pact with the Rocky Mountain News.

  • Culture

    January 29, 1998

    Up in Lights

    The state's biggest school district signs a mutual-aid pact with the Rocky Mountain News.

  • News

    August 29, 1996

    Teacher's Fret

    Part-time instructor John Hart claims he had something to teach the Community College of Aurora. But was his lesson plan too personal?

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    This Jail for Hire

    Colorado's cheap solution to prison overcrowding has cost inmates plenty. It could cost the state millions.

  • News

    April 18, 1996

    Throw Away the Keys

    Every good boy does fine? Not according to this Denver music teacher's new system of music notation.

  • News

    October 26, 1994

    SICK TRANSIT

    HE'S LEFT A TRAIL OF ANGRY CREDITORS AND ONCE SUED THE STATE AFTER FALLING OFF A BRIDGE. DAVID SHORTRIDGE SAYS HE'S A NATURAL CANDIDATE FOR THE RTD BOARD.

  • News

    August 31, 1994

    CHURCH PLEADS THE FIRST

    THE ARCHDIOCESE GETS AN EX-TEACHER'S SUIT THROWN OUT ON CONSTITUTIONAL GROUNDS.

  • News

    January 5, 1994

    Class Dismissed

    Barnum Elementary struggles to understand Hillary Adams's last lesson.

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