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Bar presidentPaul Chan (BA English81), general counsel forthe University of Denver,is the new president of theColorado Bar Association(CBA). He began histerm July 1. Chan, whois the first Asian Pacific

American to lead the17,777-member CBA in its113 years, says part of hisinitiative as president is tointegrate new technologyin communicating with Barmembers. Chan is the pastpresident of the Denver Bar Association and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Holy guacamole!For graduate student Terrie Taziri, just studying public art wasnt enough. She

decided to create and install it and she did so with a giant avocado on the

DU campus in July. Taziri, a masters student studying visual art and design

in DUs University College, created the 8-by-4 Styrofoam avocado for her

capstone project, intending to study how the sculpture changed or enhanced

the environment around it. Its a lot harder than I thought it was going to be,

she says. Its 115 pounds; it weighs about the same as I do and is hard to grab

onto. The avocado was first in the Humanities Garden before it moved onto

the grass between Penrose Library and the Driscoll University Center. Read

more at Taziris blog, http://ttaziri.wordpress.com.

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Dont overcomplicate. If youcant explain your investmentstrategy, you might be introuble.

Dare to be dull. If you are asmaller investor, consider CDsand money markets.

Buy low and sell highnot theother way around.

Avoid just buying whats hotand trendy. Remember thesaying Dont put all your eggsin one basket.

Keep in mind that somethingcan always go wrong.

Keep your emotions in check;dont let them lead you to aquick and wrong decision.

Tips rom Allan Roth, DU adjunct pro essor andauthor o How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street:Golden Rules Any Investor Can Learn(Wiley, 2009).

Graduate researchers speed up book completion When Galen Smith took a work-study job at Penrose Librarys research center, he thought

it would pay some bills and help him become a better researcher.It did that and considerably more.

For starters, it helped him earn a research assistant position with George DeMartino, as-sociate pro essor and chair o the Global Finance, Trade and Economic Integration departmentat DUs Jose Korbel School o International Studies.

Smith and his ellow research assistant Emma Ekdahl both sophomore international

studies majors at Korbel got the chance to work or DeMartino on his book The EconomistsOath, which is expected to be published in November by Ox ord University Press. DeMartinocredits them both with helping fnish the book an entire year ahead o schedule.

The book builds the case that economists like other pro essionals should adhere to acode o pro essional standards. DeMartino says he came to rely on Smith and Ekdahl to researchnumerous felds, such as medicine and law, because the students were fnding quality sources

aster than he could.I came to have more confdence in their searches than in my own, DeMartino says.Smith says his training came rom the research center; hes worked there or two years.

The act that Ekdahls native language is Swedish also played a key role. She researched Swedisheconomist unions and the ethical codes they have developed, in ormation that was only availablein Swedish and which was used or a chapter in the book.

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Ambassador to head International SchoolChristopher Hill, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, has been named dean o the University o Den-

vers Jose Korbel School o International Studies. His appointment begins Sept. 1.Hill has served as the U.S. ambassador to

Iraq since 2009; prior, he was assistant secretaryo state or East Asian and Pacifc A airs. He alsoserved as ambassador to the Republic o Korea.He has worked in the Senior Foreign Service or more than 30 years.

I one considers his tremendous experienceand great success as a Foreign Service o fcer anddiplomat, its apparent that this is just the sort o career or which we are educating our studentsat the Korbel School, says Chancellor RobertCoombe. Hes going to be a great dean.

In 2005, Hill was selected to lead the U.S.delegation to the Six-Party Talks on the North Ko-rean nuclear issue. He served as U.S. ambassador

to Poland (200004), ambassador to the Repub-lic o Macedonia (199699) and special envoy

to Kosovo (199899). He also served as specialassistant to the president and senior director or

southeast European a airs in the National Security Council.Earlier in his Foreign Service career, Hill served tours in Belgrade, Warsaw, Seoul and Tirana

and worked on the State Departments policy planning sta and in the departments OperationCenter. While on a ellowship with the American Political Science Association he served as a sta member or Congressman Stephen Solarz working on Eastern European issues. He also servedas the State Departments senior country o fcer or Poland.

Hill received the State Departments Distinguished Service Award or his contributions as amember o the U.S. negotiating team in the Bosnia peace settlement and was a recipient o theRobert S. Frasure Award or Peace Negotiations or his work on the Kosovo crisis.

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Academic papers often provide important information forthose in academia. That part is expected.But when studies and papers seep outside the walls of

universities and beyond academic publications and journals,

thats when they can make a difference to everyday people. Arecent paper by Sturm College of Law Professor Tom Russell(pictured) is doing just that, stirring up a Texas-sized brouhahain the Lone Star State.

Russell, who teaches law and holds a doctoral degree inhistory, began studying issues of race and segregation at theUniversity of Texas when he was a law professor at the schools Austin campus in the 1990s. He continued his research over thepast decade and this year published a paper, Keep the NegroesOut of Most Classes Where There Are a Large Number of Girls:The Unseen Power of the Ku Klux Klan and Standardized Testingat The University of Texas, 18991999.

Appearing first on academic sites, the paper revealed thata dormitory at the University of Texas law school is named inhonor of a long-dead professor, William Stewart Simkins, whowas an unapologetic and active member of the Ku Klux Klan inthe early part of the 20th century. Simkins, the paper reports,preached on campus about the virtues of the Klan and braggedof night rides with the terrorist organization and of beating an African-American with a barrel stave.

News of a dorm named for a Klansman spread quickly fromacademic sites to mainstream news organizations. Russellspaper led to the creation of a 21-member panel at the Universityof Texas that studied the issue and held two well-attended publicforums while considering renaming the dorm.

On July 15, the University of Texas Board of Regents voted unanimously to remove Simkins name from the dorm and held a mediaevent to take down the sign that bore his name.

For Russell, the attention has drawn some criticism including some not-so-veiled threats on at least one blog and invitedscrutiny of his work. But the professor says he is happy to have sparked some thought and debate. Getting scholars engaged in a publicdiscussion is something Russell says universities should encourage.

The paper is available on the Web to anyone who wants to read and criticize it. The conversation about race, law and history hastaken place in meetings, in the news, and through social networking [sites]. Smart universities that do not want their facultys work todrop unnoticed into the sea like a pebble should support their faculty by promoting their scholarship, and the authors need to take veryactive roles.

Russell says some people objected to renaming the dorm because it could lead to a slippery slope. Should an institution remove the

names of Confederate Civil War participants, since they fought for slave states? Should the names of some of the countrys founders whoowned slaves, such as Thomas Jefferson, be banished from public buildings? Russell says there is a difference between those who livedwithin the laws of their times, no matter how odious those laws must have been, and those who acted illegally and dishonorably.

I want people to understand that Professor Simkins was a criminal and a terrorist. This separates him from Confederate soldierswho fought with honor; slaveholders who had the support of law and the constitution; and even garden-variety racists who may havehad pernicious views but who acted within the law, Russell says.

At the board meeting, Regent Prentice Gary said, I believe we acted appropriately and further, on a positive note, took advantageof this opportunity to restate the universitys position regarding the importance of diversity and inclusiveness.

On July 16, a day after the final decision to rename the dorm Creekside Residence Hall, CNNs daily online column naming the daysMost Intriguing People selected Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, South African President Nelson Mandela and Tom Russell.

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Students involved in Denvers Living City Block

With the guidance o their pro essors, fve DU students are developing tactile ways peoplecan learn about what itll take to have a Living City Block.

The mission o Living City Block, a Denver nonproft organization, is to create sustainableliving in cities. The sustainability has to be replicable, scalable and economically viable.

DU students created interactive viewing stands ocusing on the fve key areas o asustainable block: water, energy e fciency, energy renewal, transportation and community.

Its quite a challenge and learning opportunity or our students to create an experience,

says Laleh Mehran, associate pro essor o electronic media arts design (eMAD). We wanted to create something interesting, not just dictate acts.

The students created the stands in last quarters Site Specifc Design and Interactive Artclass, which was taught by Mehran and electronic media pro essor Chris Coleman. They have

volunteered to work on the project on their own time until its complete.Its been great to get real-world experience with a client, says Andrew Edwards, a frst-

year eMAD graduate student.Llewellyn Wells, president and ounder o Living City Block, says hes worked with the group as i they were a hired art house.I was so pleasantly surprised, Wells says. They are such a creative group; they came up with things that we would never have thought to do

on our own.In addition to Edwards, the student group includes Katrina Glover, who just earned a digital media studies undergraduate degree; Marcus

deThouars, a computer science and digital media studies major; Jen Schneider, an electronic media art design major; and Je Neil, a computer sciencemajor.

Mehran says its been a great way or the students to learn while impacting the community.Their work certainly has impressed Wells.Their work is just as good i not better than a pro essional shop would have been, Wells says.The pilot project or Living City Block is taking place in Denvers LoDo district between 15th and 16th streets and between Wynkoop and

Wazee.The courses received support through a public good grant rom the Center or Community Engagement and Service Learning at DU.>>www.dulcbteam.blogspot.com

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DU garners another strong finish in NCAA Directors Cup

The University o Denver capped the 200910 athletic season with a No. 65 fnish in the NCAA Division I Learfeld Sports Directors Cup.

The Pioneers sent eight teams as well as individuals rom our sports programs to NCAA postseason competition to fnish with 306.8 points. DU also fnished frst among Front Range schools or the third consecutive season, ollowed byColorado (No. 69), Air Force (No. 96), Colorado State (No. 123), Wyoming(No. 163) and Northern Colorado (No. 195).

We are once again honored to represent the Front Range, Sun BeltCon erence and I-AAA as the highest-ranked institution, says Peg Bradley-Doppes, DUs vice chancellor or athletics and recreation and Ritchie Center operations.

DU was the highest ranked institution in the Sun Belt Con erence, outdistancing

No. 79 Middle Tennessee by more than 89 points. In addition, the Pioneers were the highest ranked I-AAA school or the third consecutive season, topping No. 67St. Johns by more than 10 points. I-AAA schools do not participate in ootball.

The Learfeld Sports Directors Cup was developed as a joint e ort between the National Association o Collegiate Directors o Athletics and USA Today. Pointsare awarded based on each institutions fnish in up to 20 sports 10 womensand 10 mens.

The Pioneers earned 100 points or their 21st NCAA skiing championship,59.3 points or gymnastics, 47.5 or womens gol and 25 points each or hockey,mens lacrosse, womens soccer and mens tennis.

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J ust as the castles of yore protected their inhabitants from enemies, Castle Marne protects its guests from the hectic, technology-tweaked pace of modern life. There are no cell phones ringing here, no televisions blaring, no computer cursors blinking, beggingyou to type out whats on your mind.

Theres a grandfather clock softly chiming the hours, aging photos and knickknacks inviting your unhurried perusal, thick walls

blocking out the noise of the traffic outside, and a jigsaw puzzle in the sunlit tower where guests can while away an afternoon matchingcolors and shapes no high-speed connection orelectrical outlet needed.

We wanted to take the house back to theway it was and really create a storied experiencefor folks who come to stay, says Jim Peiker (BSBA57), who bought the dilapidated 1889 buildingin Denvers City Park West neighborhood in 1988and spent five months turning it into a bed andbreakfast focused on the way things used to be.

Peiker and his wife, Diane (Carpenter) (BA57), run the B&B with their daughter, Melissa,son-in-law, Louie, and three grandchildren, ages11, 14 and 15. Jim and Diane live in a carriagehouse right behind the castle; Melissa, Louie andthe grandkids live six blocks away.

Everybody cooks, everybody cleans,everybody does all of the jobs, Peiker says. Its athree-generation family business.

The inn has stayed in the DU family as well:The Peikers regularly host DU-related visitors,from job candidates to prospective students toparents and grandparents of current students. Inaddition to their overnight guests the family alsohosts weddings, birthday parties and tea partiesin its historic mansion.

It was in another American recession that thePeikers first hatched the dream of owning theirown bed and breakfast.

My daughter and I were both out of work this was 87, 88 quite literally we werestanding in the unemployment line, Peiker says.We looked at each other and said, Theres got tobe something better than this.

They looked into restaurants, bars and copy

centers, but they kept coming back to the bed-and-breakfast concept. And once they discoveredthe Castle Marne which they glimpsed from across the street while checking out another B&B that was for sale they were hooked.It took six months to pull the financing together and almost as long to renovate the place, but the Peikers imbued the castle with an old-timey charm that keeps visitors coming back.

For Jim Peiker, the real magic of the Castle Marne is the community it creates. Strangers around a breakfast table often becomefriends, he says, and the couple has seen many of the same faces coming back to stay, year after year.

I joke about the whole concept of six degrees of separation; around here we only have about three, Peiker says. Its fascinatingthe way that everything fits together.

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[ ] Around campus13 Summer Commencement. 8:30 a.m. Carnegie Green.27 Korbel Dinner. Featuring speaker Condoleezza Rice. 6:30

p.m. cocktail reception; 7:30 p.m. dinner. Hyatt Regency atColorado Convention Center. $150 for individual tickets.For more information, contact yvette.peterson@du.edu or (303) 871-2882.

Arts1 Rafael Mendez Brass Institute. Alan Hood, host. Through

Aug. 7. Newman Center. www.mendezbrassinstitute.com8 Carillon Concert. 4 p.m. Williams Carillon, Ritchie Center.

Free.

25 American Carnage Tour: Slayer and Megadeth withTestament. 7 p.m. Magness Arena. $39.50$49.50.

Exhibit1 Artists on the Move present A Womans World

at the Womens College. Through Sept. 30. ChambersCenter. Open 7 a.m.7 p.m. MondayFriday.

Sports15 Womens soccer vs. Nebraska. Noon. Ciber Field. $5.21 Mens soccer vs. Creighton. 7 p.m. Ciber Field. $5.

For ticketing and other information, including a full listing of campus events, visit www.du.edu/calendar.

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Alumni turn to University for job helpMary Reiter (MA education 78) was looking for a part-tim

challenging position doing rewarding work.The retired Denver Public Schools teacher contacted DUs Office

Alumni Relations for advice. Two months later, she landed her ideal jdoing community organizing. The position was the result of a connectimade by Cindy Hyman, DUs associate director of alumni careprograms.

A company had called me initially looking for an intern, but I tho that the position sounded very challenging, Hyman says. I thought of Mand asked them if they would consider a retired DU alumna instead.

She made the introductions, and Reiter took it from there.I did my homework, researched the company and went into the

interview with a plan for how I could do the job, Reiter says. She starther position with DaVita, a leading provider of kidney dialysis, in May.

Hyman was hired last fall in response to the growing number of Dalumni who are turning to the University for help navigating the challeng

job market. She works as a liaison for DU graduates, connecting them career resources.

I can give a litany of advice and ideas about where to go for heI serve as a coordinator to send them in the right direction and get them

where they need to be. Alumni from the Sturm College of Law and graduate students fro

the Daniels College of Business have lifetime access to their respec

schools career centers. Graduate alumni of the Josef Korbel SchoolInternational Studies can use Korbels career services for one year followgraduation.

All other DU graduates can take advantage of DUs central CareCenter for one year following graduation at no charge. After that, one-oone career counseling services are available for $25 for the first hour a$75 an hour thereafter. Discounted packages are available.

This is a wonderful deal compared to the general market, Hymsays. If people had to hire a resum writer and an interview coach on theown, it would get very expensive.

Alumni also can access DUs job boards and online career resourcat no charge.

Hyman says most positions are found through personal connection

When you apply to ads through Monster, youll get lots of rejectiletters because companies are getting huge volumes of applications, ssays. The best way to move your resum out of that giant pile is througpersonal contact.

Hyman has been working with the Career Center to develop DUsnew Professional Network, an online database that allows alumni in sim

fields to make connections. The network is organized like a job boaso users can search for fellow alumni with specific types of expertise. contact is done via e-mail so its very unobtrusive, she says. Our alumare very willing to serve as resources.

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Students get training and hands-onexperience with collections

The University of Denver Museum of Anthropology received a$6,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities toorganize some of its collections from the Franktown and Kenton Caves.

Along the way, DU students will learn about museum curatorship.DU anthropologists have studied the Franktown Caves in southeast

Colorado and Kenton Caves in northwest Oklahoma for decades. The

DU Museum of Anthropology houses more than 6,000 objects fromboth sites.

The artifacts provide a rare and comprehensive view into thematerial culture and life of the people who created them, says BrookeRohde, curator of collections at the museum. Objects from FranktownCave are more than 5,000 years old. Archaeologists speculate thatpeople occupied the Kenton Caves from 1,0008,000 years ago.

The grant will pay to organize 640 objects from the two collections to make them more accessible. The items include sandals woven fromyucca fibers and braided rabbit cords.

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