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Taurus: Treat yourself to a bagel today. You know where to find them. Just don’t tell anyone where you got it. Gemini: Known for your two-faced nature and lack of willingness to find one aesthetic and stick to it, you’re usually the butt of the joke in all horoscope-related satire. Not this time. Luckily for you, the author of this prediction is a Scorpio, so they understand what it’s like to have so many haters for literally no reason. Today will be fine, probably.

The newly founded student group hopes to grow their numbers and further contribute to diversity on campus Founded in the Spring semester of 2021, The Middle Eastern Student Association (MESA) is a student organization at the University of Colorado Denver, led by co-presidents and co-founders Amanda Karimkhani and Iman Salhi. Membership is open to all that are interested. As Karimkhani and Salhi explain, “You do not have to identify as Middle Eastern to be a member of our club.

Fresh out of law school, Johnnie Nguyen is the youngest candidate in the CD1 regent race Johnnie Nguyen, a 25-year-old recent CU Boulder law graduate and CU Denver alumnus, announced his campaign for Colorado’s first congressional district’s regent seat on Oct. 4. Despite his age (Nguyen would be the youngest current regent by over two decades), he believes he has an intimate knowledge of the CU system based on his extensive experience here as a student and professional.

SGA pulls away from ACPD after backlash surrounding a campus event which some students call “misguided” “I wanted to ask student government why you thought it was a good idea to invite the Denver Police Department and the FBI for a BBQ on Monday,” said a member of CU Denver’s Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), at the Oct. 29 Student Government Association’s (SGA) weekly Senate meeting. On Oct.

5/5 stars It has been two years since Starset released a studio album. In their newest release, Horizons, some of the band’s main themes return: love and human connections. The band also utilizes the violin and cello to compliment the guitar, bass, drums and vocals once again. One of the strongest songs on this album is “Infected.” Some fans may recognize this song because it was released back in April as a single.

A year without concerts seemed unimaginable up until 2020. When the reality hit, many musicians struggled financially, and their supporters and fans struggled emotionally; lacking the connection, energy, and excitement that a live concert brings. When live concerts came back around, music fans of all genres were ecstatic.

Music is an integral part of many people’s lives, whether they create it, listen to it, or both. Nowadays, streaming services and the internet have made it easier than ever before to find and access music, enabling people to listen to vast libraries of albums and songs using only a device small enough to fit into their pockets. The Rocky Mountain Record Show, however, was proof that older mediums are far from obsolete.

5/5 stars Sinner Get Ready is the newest album by Kristin Hayter, better known as Lingua Ignota. It strays away from the metal and noise-inspired sounds that she established herself with and delves into a unique, dark, semi-classical sound that does well to serve the themes she explores. This album is both haunting and beautiful at once. It’s also quite theatrical, almost feeling like it should be sung and acted on a stage rather than played through a speaker.

Districts across the state have struggled to attract qualified candidates for both teaching and support positions Colorado is facing a shortage of full-time teachers, paraprofessionals, and substitutes across every district. Administrators across the state are faced with a declining number of hirable candidates. In a newsletter released on October 8, 2021, Denver Public Schools urged qualified community members to consider applying for positions within the system.

Remembering the destruction of Denver’s Chinatown—has the city done enough? This Oct. 31 marks 141 years since the anti-Chinese race riot that obliterated Denver’s Chinatown, severely injured dozens of people, and claimed the life of one man, Look Young. Historians acknowledge this as Denver’s first race riot. According to Colorado Public Radio, the riot was the city’s breaking point after months of anti-Chinese racism in Denver. It occurred mere days before the 1880 presidential election.