Author: Natalie Schiller

Marital status: Dated – Shifting perspectives on marriage

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Man and woman walk hand in hand  [photo by Natalie Schiller]
You meet someone special and your young and in love, the next step is marriage. You plan the wedding a year in advance, pick the perfect dress or ask your best friend to be your best man.

The wedding itself represents a life-long commitment to loving your spouse. But, things don’t go as planned and this commitment is cut short by divorce. If the cliché saying “over 50 percent of marriages end in divorce” were true, what makes marriage such a seductive plan? Continue reading →

Woodhull Wellness: stress less in the office

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Active Meditation [Photo courtesy of woodhullwellness.com]
Inquisitively floating through her living room, Molly Woodhull readjusted furniture and tidied before settling down on the couch of her home beneath a lamp illuminating her welcoming smile. This smile sees and speaks with handfuls of people each day, as a guide. Woodhull is not your typicalguide, however; she communicates with people to elevate themselves in the business world through intentional mindfulness practices.  Continue reading →

Audience members brave the winter storm to attend DU faculty recital

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Linda Wang (left) and Stephanie Cheng (right) receive a standing ovation from the crowd.  [Photo by Natalie Schiller]
As the winter snowstorm raged on, three Lamont School of Music faculty members proved their credentials in well attended faculty recital on Friday evening.

Concert-goers flooded into the Newman Center for Preforming Arts doors, shaking storm worn boots on the dampened matts. Young and old, the show garnered an eclectic crowd, a mix of veteran musicians and aspiring Lamont School of Music students, nestle into the warmth of the recital hall seats. There was low hum of conversation as the audience eagerly awaited the start of the performance, with one audience member finishing a game of chess in expectancy.   Continue reading →

Introduction of new technology threatens DU student privacy

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DU student, Alex Rickett, scrolls through Facebook [Photo by Natalie Schiller]

Clearview AI, new facial recognition technology being adopted by law enforcement, scrapes photos and information from social media for use in their database – and is stirring up controversy across the US and on the University of Denver campus.

In an era of shared information, security is called into question with each tap of the finger. For law enforcement implementing Clearview AI, the very technology which could contribute to public security is encroaching on it in equal doses.   Continue reading →