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Three law professors hosted a panel discussion about cases being reviewed by the Supreme Court on February 13 at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Clay Calvert, Derigan Silver, and Alan Chen were the three panelist members. 

In Silver’s announcement of the panel, he described it as, “a panel discussion with Prof. Clay Calvert, Prof. Alan Chen, and myself. We will be discussing the Supreme Court’s First Amendment cases from 2019 and those it will be hearing in 2020. I think you’ll enjoy hearing from Profs. Chen and Calvert.” 

The panel specifically focused on media law cases within the past several years. The professors discussed the outcomes of various trials and inserted their professional opinion and viewpoint on the case rulings. 

“As we advance in technology development, the cases that the Supreme Court hears become precedents for future cases regarding different media platforms. The past few years especially have seen some interesting cases involving Twitter” said Chen. 

DENVER- The Colorado Convention center was full of enthusiasm on Sunday, Feb. 16, as Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders encouraged a crowd of 11,000 to vote for honesty and integrity and vote to defeat Donald Trump. 

Aurora’s Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center was buzzing with excitement as former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg took the stage Saturday.

The crowd of an estimated 8,500 cheered wildly as Buttigieg took the stage following the Nevada caucuses where the presidential candidate took third place behind Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Buttigieg leaned heavily on his position as a moderate in an election full of political extremes, differentiating himself from Senator Bernie Sanders’ more socialist stances and heavily criticizing President Donald Trump.

“Aren’t you ready to put those tweets behind us?” Buttigieg asked the cheering crowd.

By Sophie Smrcka

It was a cold Thursday afternoon, and people started to pour in the door for the lecture given by Dr. Gregory Robbins. Chatting, and taking off large winter jackets, professors and students alike began to pick out their seats and head to the back of the room to get coffee and snacks. Folks began to surround Robbins and say “congratulations,” for his being promoted to full time professor, the purpose for his lecture. 

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By Linneya Gardner

The science behind climate change isn’t just in the effects it has on the environment, but the effects it has on individual human health. This is the concept Jay Lemery MD, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, focused on during his presentation held at the University of Denver’s Anderson Academic Commons on February 13.

Lemery’s lecture focused around creating a discussion that was centered around facts about climate change and how as humans we should be worried about our health along with worrying about the environment. He addressed the crowd of about 30 people with a slideshow that included pictures, quotes, graphs, and other background information. The audience was very attentive to his presentation, even as they sat eating the variety of free food that was provided.

He first gave background on himself so the audience knew he was a credible source on the topic; he did so by describing the courses he teaches such as wilderness medicine, polar medicines, global health advanced first aid, and Mars dessert medicine. In addition he has written books such as “Global Climate Change and Human Health” as well as “Enviromedics.”

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A wave of families and mostly men surrounded the Colorado Convention Center on Sun., Feb. 16 for a rally in support of Vermont senator and Democratic nominee for the presidential election, Bernie Sanders.

A line wrapped around the venue, as people waited in the cold for three hours in order to be right in front of Sanders himself. The event attracted thousands of people, as Colorado’s primary is less than three weeks away on March 3.