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The way we were

September 01 — A look at Metro’s founding from the professors that have seen it grow over 45 years

Responsibilities versus possibilities

September 01 — It was the summer before my third year of college, and I was a mess. Two years of living with roommates was disastrous; the confines of communal dorm life, soul depleting. It was beginning to become a problem. Nothing could have prepared me for the cataclysm of college life. I re-watch movies like “Old School” and “American Pie” and partially blame Hollywood for the optimistic attitude I had going into college.

Art & Culture, Features

Local fire spinners light up Denver

August 25 — Fire juggling, beer, a pungent smell of marijuana and the sound of drums fill the atmosphere at Confluence Park. Here you can find an informal gathering of fire dancers showing off their daring skills in front of a crowd of teenagers and young adults. Every Sunday and Thursday night as the sun goes down during warm summer nights, a group of dancers and drummers gather near the Platte River to express themselves artistically by juggling fire.

Art & Culture, Features

Family business is all fun, games

August 25 — Take an Italian family and give them a clown, a one-ring circus with big-top tent that seats 500 people, a pinch of sawdust, nearly two centuries of performing experience and let it cook for an hour or so. That’s the recipe for the Zoppé family’s Italian circus, and it has yielded seven generations of circus performers.

Art & Culture, Features