The streets of Louisville Colorado show a bleak new reality for homeowners throughout the western United States.
On December 30 2021 a grass fire by hurricane-force winds burned 1,084 structures in Louisville and the neighboring town of Superior.
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Whether you’re sitting in traffic, waiting on a delayed bus, or walking out of your way to ride a train. Nathaniel Minors reporting is where you can find out what is going on with transportation in the state.
Minor has been with Colorado Public Radio since 2014 where he is a senior reporter covering transportation and growth. Minor graduated from the University of St Thomas in 2010. As a freshman, he took an intro to journalism class where he saw the power of the fourth estate.
“The things that stood out to me right away were like, this is a profession where you can really have an impact where you can speak truth to power and all those cliques,” said Minor, “That was sort of a catalyzing like ok yeah I should go into this it’s important.”
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Dozens of students and professors flooded into an auditorium at the University of Denver on Wednesday, May 4 to hear guest lecturer Dr. Raffaello Palumbo Mosca talk about media depictions of modern Rome.
Mosca holds a Ph.D. in romance languages from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D. in Italian Literature from the University of Turin. He now works as a professor at the University of Turin in Italy.
The lecture was based on his 2nd book published in 2017 “Roma di carta. Guida letteraria della città.” The book looks at famous literary and cinematic depictions of the city in the 20th and 21st centuries. The book was written for the general public which pushed Mosca out of his academic comfort zone.
“It’s the least academic of my books, it’s a personal experience of my discovery of Rome through my favorite authors,” said Mosca.
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“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” does a lot of things in its 106 minute run time but at no point does it take itself seriously. The movie stars Nick Cage playing a struggling actor that was once the gold standard for Hollywood blockbusters who has floated into irrelevance. What makes the movie immediately ridiculously funny is he’s playing himself.
The film premiered at South By Southwest in early April receiving high praise from critics. After the premiere, the movie held a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It now sits at 88%, still rather high for a big-screen comedy.
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As gas prices rise and congestion on Denver roads returns to pre pandemic levels, University of Denver students have an alternate option of getting around the city. The Regional Transportation District has connections to both its light rail and bus network on Campus. But many students are choosing to face the increased burden of Car usage over RTD.
Sophomore Nyalla Gallager lives on campus and works in the Highlands Neighborhood eight miles away from campus. Her commute requires her to take I-25 from University Boulevard to Speer Boulevard through one of the most congested stretches of highway in Colorado.
“Without traffic it’s only a 13 minute drive with traffic it can be anywhere from 25 to 35 minutes” said Gallagher.
MFJS Reporter Spring 2022 