Since the CU Denver mascot options included unwieldy animals and ambiguous nouns, it's easy to see why the list of choices is being talked about. UCD's search for a mascot is more than just another attempt at unity and cohesiveness and -the unusual choices...

Throughout the month of March, the CU Denver Office of Student Life, along with the Phoenix Center at Auraria and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Student Services office, invites students and faculty from any institution on campus to partic...

University life can be competitive for the student, who fills out application after application and sits by the mailbox, awaiting the coveted acceptance letter or scholarship congratulations. But few students know that in order for serious faculty memb...

While many people recognize Mahala Greer as the student who introduced President Barack Obama before his speech at CU Denver, you might be surprised to know that Greer loves the Spanish language and plans to pursue bilingual education. ...

Besides being the end of civilization and -according to the Mayans and -2012 is one of those years that if you worked 24/7/365, you'd still be slacking. ...

I'm a nerd and I spend a lot of time studying money. I like the way it looks and I have always collected random coins. I even have a favorite denomination of American currency and -the $10 bill. ...

Most of us have had the experience of strapping on rollerblades and taking them for a delightful ride alongside the beach in Cali or a...

On Feb. 1, Facebook Inc. filed for an initial public offering and -or IPO and -with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In what could easily become the largest IPO ever for a web company, the move is expected to help Facebook raise approximately five to te...

I was in a parking garage yesterday. There was a long line to exit and my radio was playing classical music. Being forced to study the garage's every last detail combined with Beethoven's Kreutzer]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2012 1.2791306 Blogs Kreutzer Adam Blair Blogs http://www.ucdadvocate.com/blogs/nightlife-of-denver-1.2791293 Lesya Klymenko Liu
By: Lesya Klymenko LiuThe hottest spots to bring out your party animal

Nightclubs in Denver Something for everyone Even you! Check it. ...

Last week, a day before Bruce Springsteen tickets went on sale for a show in Los Angeles, I decided that my beau and I were going. When the tickets went on sale, we actually managed to get a pair before Ticketmaster crashed. ...

For their sophomore album, Young And Old, Denver duo Tennis got a little outside help. The band, comprised of married couple Patrick Riley and Alaina Moore, enlisted the production t...

The unstoppable force that is Glee isn't showing any signs of slowing down as they continue to pump out wonderful remakes that you can't help but sing along to. The ultimate cover band does it again by releasing a group of songs by the late, ...

Live albums have a way of either going terribly awry or becoming legends. And with a band as legendary as the New York Dolls, it's hard to screw up a live album like their 2012 Live From The Bowery release. ...

A Different Kind Of Truth sounds like one great big lie: that David Lee Roth has been secretly jamming with Van Halen since the mid-80...

It's a good thing Latin jazz is so accessible. Bebop may drive you up the wall, or you may shudder at the very sound of a baritone saxophone, but with Latin jazz, anyone can get swept away by 'el rit...

In 2009 we were introduced to Glee, a television show about teens in high school. I have no clue how they thought of this creative and fresh idea: it is really groundbreaking. ...

To get a different perspective on social issues and discover some new music, people tune in to 88.5-FM or online at KGNU.org. This station offers talk shows and news brought to listeners from all over the world, as well as a variety of music styles ran...

It's no secret that people in Denver love to drink. The explosions of local microbrews, artisan cocktails, and bars of both the classy and dive varieties have become part of the way of life in the city. ...

In the coming weeks, federal regulators will decide if they should go ahead with a damming project and -The Windy Gap Firming Project and -that will divert the already dwindling Colorado River for rising demands from thirsty Front Range municipalities. ...