University of Denver Autumn 2025

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FACT VS. FICTION The Lore of DU Quiz

Letters to the Editor

Closer to the Finish Line

From ghost stories to campus conspiracies, test your knowledge of DU’s most legendary tales. What mode of transportation might non-Coloradans think students use to get to class in the winter? Running Skiing Biking Crab-walking 1 How did workers disassemble Evans Chapel when it was moved to its current location in 1958? With a gigantic wrecking ball By hand, brick by singular brick Using state-of-the-art construction equipment 2

Readers wrote in response to this image published on page 42 of the Spring 2025 issue.

There are at least five members of the Sigma Chi fraternity that I recognize in this photo from 1972. On the right of number “36” is Blair Austin, and on the left of “36” is Rob Crist. I can’t recall the names of the other faces. – Andy Lazarus (BSBA ’74) Among the standing students from left to right, the second student (with a cigar) is George Cramer (BS ’71) from York, Pennsylvania, a member of Phi Kappa Sigma. – Jeff Ward (BS ’70)

true or false: The phrase “Hip, hip, hooray!” was coined by a DU graduate.

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Which of DU’s former chancellors insisted on replacing gravel paths on campus with the beautiful winding red-brick paths that remain today? Chancellor

true or false: The Mary Reed Building, home to administrative offices, is haunted.

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When was the last time DU won a football game? 2004 2024 1916 1960

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true or false: In the year 1919, there was a dynamite blast on DU’s campus.

The Ritchie Center’s magnificent Williams Bell Tower is made of what material? Gold Copper Wood

Concrete

How did you do? Find the answers on page 56 0 DU Dropout

1-2 DU Day One Still figuring out where the library is.

3-4 DU Sophomore-ish

5-6 DU Scholar-ish Could probably give a campus tour.

7 DU PhD You bleed crimson and gold.

8 DU Legend You don’t just know DU—you are DU.

You thought DU was in Boulder, didn’t you?

Knows the fight song ... mostly.

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