‘Overcoming the pandemic of racism’
The 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast took place Friday against the backdrop of sobering health statistics: Adjusted for age,…
Category: Arts and Culture
Social impact: Design for the Common Good
The Beloved Community Village consists of 19 structures, each 8 feet by 15 feet, with a shared bathhouse and community space in…
The best of RED 2021
STAR alternative Here’s how a new emergency-response service in Denver diverts 911 calls for mental health, substance use and other…
‘It’s like breaking a code’
Politics. Covid. Climate change. Amidst today’s seemingly never-ending tumultuous backdrop of conflict, Calista Donohoe keeps a cool head. After all,…
Scholarships, resources help adult learners finish what they started
Travis Broxton took his first college course in 1969, the same year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Broxton completed…
Walking the walk (on TikTok)
Jonathon Stalls remembers well the day when a young person suggested he use a new social-media platform, TikTok, to advocate…
Why do we love ghoulish stuff?
Spooky season is here, and Americans couldn’t be happier. Two-thirds of Americans – children and adults – will celebrate Halloween this year…
The science behind sci-fi
When Vincent Piturro, an English and Film professor at Metropolitan State University of Denver, first launched the summertime Science Fiction Film…
TEDxMSUDenver rises to the occasion
Big ideas returned to the King Center stage this month as TEDxMSUDenver hosted 15 sessions focused on resilience, reflection and…
Making a mindful music festival
Hear the word “party,” and you might picture people laughing, singing and dancing – likely with a drink in their hands….