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Inside
• Sandwich shop
• Ruffatto Hall opens
• T he ‘Ideal Woman’
• DU hockey star
• Carillonneur
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Oh, the places they’ll go


Some 850 graduate students received their degrees at DU’s On June 18, 1884, trustees,
faculty and students crowded
into the First Baptist Church
graduate Commencement ceremony June 4 at Magness Arena. for the University of Denver’s
first Commencement. John
The ceremony’s speaker was Lewis Sharp, former director of the Hipp, the son of German and
Swiss immigrants and the
Denver Art Museum, who encouraged graduates to pursue careers sole graduate, received his
diploma from Bishop Warren,
in nonprofits. “Education is the single most valuable tool that who reportedly voiced an
enthusiastic and fitting “Hipp!
can be bestowed on an individual, and you have taken advantage Hipp! Hurrah!” in praise of
the honoree. Hipp, a staunch
of this opportunity,” Sharp said. The next day, more than 1,000 supporter of the temperance
movement, was admitted to
students received diplomas at the undergraduate Commencement the Colorado Bar two years
later and practiced law until
ceremony. his death on June 29, 1928.
Classes begin in new Morgridge College of Education DU English Professor Bin Ramke
building

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won a 2010 Colorado Book Award
for his book Theory of Mind: New
During the past year,
& Selected Poems. The prestigious
the entire campus and sur-
rounding DU community award, given for 13 different book
have watched the day-to-day categories, represents the best
construction progress of the writing in the state for a given
University’s newest building year. Ramke beat out the other four
— Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall. poetry category finalists, including
Now just minor finishing
one of his former students. Dan
touches remain, and faculty
and staff have moved into the Beachy-Quick (BA English ’95) was a
new home of the Morgridge finalist for his book This Nest, Swift
College of Education. Students started summer courses there June 14. Passerine: A Poem. In addition to
Construction began a year ago on the 73,568-square-foot, $21.6 million building located on teaching, Ramke edits the literary
the corner of Evans Avenue and High Street. The building is the result of a gift from Mike and the magazine Denver Quarterly and
late Joan Ruffatto and the Morgridge Family Foundation. It is named after the Ruffattos’ daughter,
has authored another nine books
Katherine (BA biological science ’05).
Jane Loefgren, the primary architect in the design of Ruffatto Hall, says the building has been of poetry. “Poetry is different
constructed to provide spaces for collaboration. “Ruffatto Hall will provide a flexible, innovative and from novel-writing, in that people
multidisciplinary learning environment, and it takes advantage of its location to provide great views assume a novel is entertaining, and
of both the campus and the mountains,” Loefgren says. not many people are entertained by
Final landscaping and site infrastructure work will be ongoing throughout the summer, she poems,” Ramke has said.
says. Ruffatto Hall houses approximately 75 faculty and staff. It also will house the John and Tashia
Morgridge Literacy Intervention Clinic, the Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy, the
Institute for the Development of Gifted Education, the James C. Kennedy Institute for Educational
Success, the DU Learning Effectiveness Program and Disability Services.
—Kim DeVigil

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Jimmy John’s sandwich shop to open on South University

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Competition for the fast-food appetite on South University Boulevard will get a little toastier UN I V E R S I T Y O F D E N V E R

this summer with the opening of a Jimmy John’s store just north of Evans Avenue.
Jimmy John’s — a nationwide sub and sandwich shop based in Champaign, Ill. — will open w w w. d u . e d u / t o d a y
near the end of July in the former Colorado Petfitters at 2075 S. University Blvd., franchise owner Volume 33, Number 11
Brendan Killian says.
Killian already owns two of the 21 Jimmy John’s stores in Colorado. Nationwide, there are Vice Chancellor for University
some 1,100 franchises, with about 200 opening each year, Killian says. Communications
Carol Farnsworth
Situated just north of Mustard’s Last Stand on the west side of University Boulevard, the
Editorial Director
Jimmy John’s store will occupy the end unit of an array of eateries that includes Blackjack Pizza and Chelsey Baker-Hauck (BA ’96)
in early August a new chicken-and-chili shop called Zingers. The five-store stretch of retail shops
Managing Editor
also houses PakMail and Darque Tan. Kathryn Mayer (BA ’07, MLS ’10)
The menu at the DU-area location will be the same as at other franchise stores, a 17-item
Art Director
array of club and sub sandwiches with bread baked on premises plus pickles and cookies. Craig Korn, VeggieGraphics
“‘It’s freaky fast’ is the slogan and that’s no joke,” Killian says. “We did 50 box lunches recently
Community News is published monthly by the
in 15 minutes. Most places want 24 hours notice.” University of Denver, University Communications,
Operating hours are a bit vague, starting when the first batch of bread comes out of the oven 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208-4816.
The University of Denver is an EEO/AA institution.
and extending until an hour after the bars close, Killian says. He figures that means the shop will be
open from 11 a.m. to around 3 a.m. Moreover, the store will deliver as little as a single sandwich
in a territory measured as far as you can drive in any direction for five minutes at high noon, Killian
says. Contact Community News at 303-871-4312
If that seems a bit unusual, it’s because Jimmy John’s is built on a unique tradition of upbeat, or tips@du.edu
To receive an e-mail notice upon the
relaxed, friendly attitude combined with speed. publication of Community News, contact us
“If a sandwich is ready in 30 seconds, that’s too slow,” Killian says. with your name and e-mail address.
—Richard Chapman

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Artist poised to share ‘Ideal Woman’ with the world
If anyone appears to be on the brink of something big, it’s Allie Pohl.
Pohl, who graduated June 4 with her master’s degree in electronic media arts and design,
is poised to share her Ideal Woman with the world.
Ideal Woman is the name of a variety of artistic projects Pohl has taken on to convey her
belief that society is obsessed with the “perfect woman.”
“In this digital age, women are inundated with images that culturally outline feminine
beauty,” she says. “Often, these commercially packaged versions of beauty are simply illusions
created by advanced technology.”
Pohl uses many art forms, including sculpture, ceramics, video and jewelry. Her final
project for DU, Ideal Woman: 36-24-36, showcased multiple sculptures that modeled the
“perfect” Barbie.
Kyle MacMillan of The Denver Post reviewed Pohl’s show at Hinterland Gallery.
“Her deliberate mimicking of the repetition and slick, manufactured feel of today’s female
idealizations becomes a savvy, pointed critique of it,” MacMillian wrote, adding that Pohl
“already has a more extensive resume than some better-established professionals.”
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While Pohl was delighted to have her work highlighted in the Post’s entertainment section,
it’s hardly the first time her work has drawn attention. She makes Ideal Woman necklaces out
of Lucite. She enjoys the notion that advancement in technologies that allow her to cut Lucite
into “cookie cutter patterns” are being used in other ways to make women into “cookie cutter patterns” as well.
“The necklace demonstrates our culture’s desire to emulate a look that seems naturally impossible to attain,” she says.
The necklaces, which can be purchased online, have attracted notice. They’ve been featured in magazines including Marie Claire, Denver
Magazine, Trend Hunter and Orange Appeal.
“It’s been wonderful to watch her blossom,” says Laleh Mehran, Pohl’s adviser and associate professor of electronic media arts and design.
Mehran says Pohl has an ability to listen to recommendations and execute them at an incredible speed. Mehran says the idea for the necklace
came out of one of their meetings. Before Mehran knew it, Pohl had designed and created the necklaces. The same thing happened with the idea
for her blog, too.
Pohl says everything really came together for her at DU. She’s not sure what her future holds, except that she’ll stay in Denver through the
summer. She just hopes her art and message catch on.
“I hope this iconic necklace is more than just a pendant; when worn it is a catalyst for instigating new ideas, conversation and change,” she says.
>> http://idealwoman.wordpress.com
—Kristal Griffith

Pioneers hockey star makes academic All-America team


University of Denver senior hockey standout Tyler Ruegsegger

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was named to the 2010 ESPN The Magazine academic All-America
men’s first team, as selected by the College Sports Information
Directors of America.
Ruegsegger earned a 3.95 GPA in management and helped the
Pioneers to a 27–10–4 record, their 12th WCHA regular-season
championship and their 21st NCAA tournament appearance this
season. Ruegsegger tallied a career-high 41 points on 16 goals
and 25 assists, earned all-WCHA second-team accolades and was
named a WCHA Scholar-Athlete for the third straight year.
With 28 career power play goals, Ruegsegger ranks third on
Denver’s all-time list. One of the top-50 scorers in school history,
he tallied 123 points on 56 goals and 67 assists in 147 career games.
Named to the prestigious Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary
as a junior, he led Denver to 97 wins, one WHCA championship
and three NCAA tournament appearances in his career.
Ruegsegger was named to the academic All-America second
team last season and to the third team as a sophomore in
2007–08.
—Pioneer Athletics Staff

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[Events]
July

Around campus New faculty member rings a bell


4 University Park Community Council and Of course with the name Carol, Carol Jickling Lens would grow up to play the
University Park Mom’s Club Annual Bike
Parade and Fire Truck Spray. 10 a.m. carillon.
Observatory Park. Free. Call it fate, karma, whatever. The name Carol was destiny.
5 Independence Day holiday. University closed. “I was a December baby and my grandmother sent a telegram suggesting Carol,
21 Chinese Art and Photography Exhibit. as in carol for Christmas bells,” says Jickling Lens, who became DU’s carillonneur in
Also July 22. Driscoll Center Bridge. 10 a.m.– January.

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4:30 p.m. Free. As a 5-year-old, she heard the
24 International Mixed Martial Arts Exhibition. bells that would eventually define much
Magness Arena. 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Also July 25 from of her working life.
9 a.m. –5 p.m. $25–$50.
“I remember walking up to the
church my family attended. It had a
Arts carillon, and it was the best thing I ever
15 Disney’s The Jungle Book. A Rocky Mountain heard,” she says. “So we pestered the
Conservatory Theatre production. Byron lady at the church for lessons on it, but
Theatre. 11 a.m. Additional performances July
15 at 5 p.m. and July 16 at 2 and 5 p.m. $13 for she said I had to be older and bigger.”
children; $15 for adults. Finally, at age 13, she started les-
Guys and Dolls Jr. A Rocky Mountain sons. She’s since earned two diplomas
Conservatory Theatre production. Byron on the carillon from a school in the
Theatre. 8 p.m. Additional performances July 16
at 11 a.m. and July 17 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Netherlands.
If you’re outside on campus
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. A Rocky
Mountain Conservatory Theatre production. around noon, you can hear Jickling
Byron Theatre. 2 p.m. Additional perform-ances Lens playing the carillon that sits atop
July 16 at 8 p.m. and July 17 at 11 a.m. and the Ritchie Center. And you may either
8 p.m. $13 for children; $15 for adults.
feel mesmerized or unimpressed.
“I’ve heard it all,” Jickling Lens says.
For ticketing and other information, including a full listing of
campus events, visit www.du.edu/calendar. “Some are immediately bewitched and some call it a bunch of noise. But I think some
people are entranced the first time they hear it, this music wafting down from on high.”
The carillon clearly stands apart from most other instruments. DU’s features 65
University College program bronze bells, the biggest of which weighs six tons. It has a piano-like keyboard that
musicians strike with their fists.
ranked a ‘best buy’ Jickling Lens’ fascination with the carillon fails to fade.
“It touches me. It makes a gorgeous booming sound that to me is a part of everyday
DU’s University College has been named a “best buy” in life along with the birds and the wind,” she says. “I hope I’m giving that kind of pleasure
online master’s programs by GetEducated.com for its Profes- to other people.”
sional Studies in Leadership and Organizations program. Outside of music, Jickling Lens enjoys travel. She’s done plenty. After having lived
GetEducated.com is an independent website that pro- in England, Ghana, Libya, Michigan, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas, (her husband is
vides consumer information about online degree programs. in the oil business, hence all the homes), her move to Denver in December was a
The college’s master’s program was ranked No. 12 in the homecoming.
site’s 2010 survey for overall affordability out of 25 regionally She lived here from 1993–97. “When I started the job, Joe Docksey [director
accredited schools offering 32 distance leadership degrees. of the Lamont School of Music] said, ‘Welcome home,’ and that’s exactly what it feels
According to GetEducated.com, the average cost of a like.”
distance learning leadership degree is $23,077; a University She says she’s happy to be part of DU. “It’s an amazing university that strives for
College degree costs approximately $22,080. excellence in every part of the school,” she says. “My son got his degree in finance from
Get Educated.com says the No. 1 thing consumers here, and that’s served him well in his career.”
want to know is where to obtain a high quality degree at a Jickling Lens knows she’ll never gain rock-star status on the carillon.
reasonable cost. “It’s a very anonymous art … some think it’s a machine playing,” she says.
—Kim DeVigil —Doug McPherson

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