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The actor Kevin Conroy once said “Everyone is handed adversity in life. No one’s journey is easy. It’s how they handle it that makes people unique.” That sentiment perfectly sums up “Fight Oar Die,” the DU-affiliated group of four veterans who took on a grueling 3,000-nautical mile row across the Atlantic Ocean in a UK-based competition known as the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Continue reading Mission Accomplished: DU-affiliated Fight Oar Die completes 3,000-mile row →

Demolition of the Driscoll North Student Center has begun. As part of DU’s Phase 1 Denver Advantage redevelopment plan, a new Student Commons will rise in its place. Student and family support services have been moved to The Hub or South Driscoll in the interim.

It only took a few days to demolish most of the former structure before a surprisingly heavy winter storm followed. Continue reading Driscoll North meets wrecking ball →

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There’s a reason the word ‘chemistry’ is thrown around so casually in discussions about line pairings in hockey. The assimilation is such an intricate process that must take into account utterly infinite amounts of variables. Sometimes it’s as simple and straightforward that a line will just automatically click. More often than not, it becomes a tedious process on the premise of varying scenarios, physical attributes, skill, IQ and of course, time. Continue reading Pioneers’ third line providing energetic chemistry & much-needed secondary scoring →

You may remember the location at the Northwest corner of Downing and Evans as Silver Spruce, Fagans, Smugs, Red’s Express, Boone’s Tavern, The Rosedale, or Atticus. Long before that, the location was a doughnut shop and a bookstore. Now, because apparently eighth time’s a charm, it is Devour The 303. Continue reading University Park restaurant site with nine lives gets another →

Built in 1950, DU’s Aspen Hall is being torn down over the winter break. The building, on the south end of campus, is located north of Illiff Avenue, Aspen Hall served as a residential hall for a growing student population following WW2. Following that, a number professors located their offices in the building before it was closed permanently last year.

The property will be converted into green space for use by visitors and students.

Special to LetsGoDU by Jason Evans:

“Wish us luck America, we love you guys.”

Some of the final words from Bryant Knight, a retired Army Special Forces Major, before the “Fight Oar Die” team we’ve been covering pushed out from a boatyard in the Canary Islands. Continue reading DU-Affiliated Veterans begin 3,000-mile ocean row →

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The Denver Pioneers and St. Cloud State Huskies battle this weekend for early NCHC supremacy

It was all positive vibes last weekend when the Pioneers swept the Western Michigan Broncos.  Jarid Lukosevicious put on a show with five goals which earned him the NCAA’s first star of the week and the NCHC’s offensive player on the week.  Defenseman Ian Mitchell also won NCHC honors as the defenseman of the week. Continue reading Denver Hockey Series Preview: St. Cloud State →