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Passport to sports
After graduating from Hinkley High School in 2008, I had a big decision to make: choose a college major that would take me somewhere in life. I was always a good student, but I needed to pick a subject that would keep my interest. I quickly crossed math off the list. In my freshman year [...]
Neighborhood profile: Cherry Creek
We’re writing about neighborhoods in preparation for our Housing and Resource Fair on May 1. This is part four of our series. Cherry Creek is known for its large houses and upscale retail stores. In this neighborhood, situated between University and Colorado Boulevards and Alameda Drive and Eighth Avenue, you’ll find several mansions and large [...]
Neighborhood profile: LoDo
We’re writing about neighborhoods in preparation for our Housing and Resource Fair on May 1. This is part three of our series. If you’re an Auraria student and you’ve missed all of the fun things to do in LoDo, your eyes must be closed. From restaurants and bars to art galleries and shops, this neighborhood [...]
Neighborhood profile: Capitol Hill
We’re writing about neighborhoods in preparation for our Housing and Resource Fair on May 1. This is part two of our series. Whether you’re looking to admire some of Denver’s oldest homes, or find a hip, new place to go on Friday night, Capitol Hill has you covered. Nestled between Colfax and Eighth and Broadway [...]
Neighborhood profile: Englewood
We’re writing about neighborhoods in preparation for our Housing and Resource Fair on May 1. This is part one of our series. I love Denver and the many communities that make up its metro area. Every neighborhood has its own distinct flavor to offer to broader life in the Mile High City. Today, I’d like [...]
Breaking into news with Denver Post’s Vikki Migoya
An elephant loose at the Denver Zoo? The alert came across the police scanner. Major news outlets rushed to warn the public. Vikki Migoya’s first instinct: Get confirmation from the zoo before publishing anything about a pachyderm on the lam. Turned out the zoo’s elephants were safe in their enclosures, and the phone call saved [...]
Student Media earns eight first-place SPJ Region 9 awards
MSU Denver Student Media received 16 awards, including eight first-place honors, in the Region 9 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition. The awards for outstanding student journalism were announced April 13 at the regional conference in Santa Fe, N.M. SPJ Region 9 includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The Metropolitan student newspaper [...]
Pretzels, swag, cats and oh so much more
Let the countdown to the Housing and Resource Fair begin. In little over two weeks, we’ll welcome more than two dozen awesome people to our campus to tell us more about our living and moving options. We promised an update a little closer to event, so here goes. Representatives from apartment complexes in all corners [...]
Back from heartbreak
Before Sunday afternoon turned into the big letdown, I had this blog entry all mapped out as part rant about The Denver Post’s uneven coverage of Metro’s assuredly title-bound men’s basketball team, part frustration with the Post’s season-long reluctance to include kmetradio.org in its radio/TV listings, plus a little praise for the university, which paid [...]
A student newsroom’s role in a big media world
Seven little characters made my heart beat a little faster on Friday night: #NCMR13. The Twitter hashtag for the National Conference for Media Reform had been used enough times to constitute a “trend.” Some 2,500 conference attendees gathered April 5-7 at the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel to discuss the future of media. How do big corporations [...]
