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Sociology

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Meet Bodhi, the Denver Zoo's first male elephant: Bring on the green weenie!

    Bodhi.​The green weenie is here. The Denver Zoo has welcomed its first male elephant, a seven-year-old named Bodhi who hails from Ohio. Thanks to a new exhibit called Asian Tropics, the zoo will soon have space for up to eight male elephants -- a serious undertaking for a very moist reason.

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    James Hibbard: $1.6 million in settlements reached in coroner sex harassment fiasco

    James Hibbard.​Former Adams County Coroner James Hibbard was term-limited out of a job last year, but folks in that county are still paying for the strange way he ran his office. County officials have agreed to shell out $650,000 to settle claims by a forensic pathologist who claimed Hibbard r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Gay immigrants aren't alone in fighting the "social visibility" criterion in pleas for asylum

    ​ What does a gay man look like? Or a whistleblower? Or a woman who, were she to return to her home country, would be targeted for female genital mutilation? Those are the questions raised by "social visibility," a criterion adopted by the Virginia-based Board of Immigration Appeals that some ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2011

    Gay immigrants need asylum from persecution at home

    ​ What does a gay man look like? Or a whistleblower? Or a woman who, were she to return to her home country, would be targeted for female genital mutilation? Those are the questions raised by "social visibility," a criterion adopted by the Virginia-based Board of Immigration Appeals that some ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2010

    Pinalcchio

    Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Dead heat: A lively race for Arapahoe County coroner highlights some sickly politics

    Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

  • News

    August 26, 2010

    Asylum Denied: Only a fraction of Mexicans get U.S. asylum

    Renowned forensics experts say a Pinal County, Arizona deputy's high-profile tale about getting shot after encountering drug smugglers doesn't add up

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Immigration may lower crime rate, says CU prof Tim Wadsworth

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • News

    July 2, 2009

    The way the Adams County Coroner is running his office could be dead wrong

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 18, 2008

    Baby, It's Cold Outside

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2008

    Q&A With Rome 1960 Author David Maraniss

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Day Three

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Obama Courts the Juggalo Vote. Seriously.

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Part Two

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Part Two

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool, Day One

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2008

    On the Road in Search of Jack

    Wadsworth's study caused a stir.​University of Colorado sociologist Tim Wadsworth says it was "complete and utter happenstance" that his study about immigration was released just as debate over the issue is at its most contentious. "It was accepted for publication [by Social Science Quarterly] ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Carrie Underwood

    Carnival Ride
    Arista

  • News

    August 31, 2006

    Myth America

    Hurricane Katrina evacuees have enough woes without battling stereotypes.

  • News

    June 3, 2004

    Street Wise

    Robert Duran got jacked up. Then he grew up.

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2003

    Up With Puppets

    The Mouse Tales scurries along

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2003

    Best Place to Make Fun of Hipsters Making Fun of Yuppies

    The Red Room

  • Calendar

    April 4, 2002

    Best Craft Show

    Quiltspeak: Stories in Stitches

  • Food & Drink

    March 29, 2001

    Best Old Bar

    Charlie Brown's Bar & Grill

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best community-theater production

    Of Mice and Men

  • News

    June 15, 2000

    Letters to the editor

    From the week of June 15.

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    Letters

    From the week of June 15.

  • News

    October 16, 1997

    Captive Audience

    Roll out the gurneys! Hospitals fight for the right to treat prisoners.

  • News

    September 26, 1996

    Going Ape

    Animal-rights activists want a CU scientist to stop the monkey business.

  • News

    August 8, 1996

    Dead, Schmed

    So what's with all these Jewish Deadheads? Doug Gertner has a theory or two.

  • Music

    January 31, 1996

    THE MAGNIFICENT FIVE

    PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

  • Music

    August 16, 1995

    HIT PICK

    PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

  • Film

    December 28, 1994

    NELL AND VOID

    PETE WERNICK'S LIVE FIVE PLAYS BLUEGRASS A NEW WAY.

  • News

    April 20, 1994

    JAIL BREAK

    A FRUSTRATED CRITIC MAKES HIS ESCAPE FROM THE STATE'S PRISON PANEL.

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