Dispensary opens near campus

Citi-Med, a new medical marijuana dispensary, opened on East Evans Avenue on Jan. 29, in the space formerly occupied by a poster shop. The dispensary, one of about 500 in Denver, is about three blocks from campus. The shop is owned by Chief Operating Officer Rob Fairchild, as well as two DU alumni who wish to remain anonymous. Full story

Crunch time for hockey

The last non-conference games are in the books for the Pioneers. It is time to focus on the last eight games of the season. With all remaining games against WCHA opponents, the Pioneers control their own destiny going into the conference playoffs. They are sitting in third place, one point behind Minnesota-Duluth and St. Cloud State, but the Pioneers have played two less conference games. Full story

Budding film stars take turn in spotlight

Film students from Comm Department test their limits, taking on roles of writers, producers

The film and video production program in the newly renamed Department of Media, Film and Journalism Studies is holding auditions for this year's student-film series. "Students can put this on their résumé. Obviously if they are going into theater there is more of an incentive, and if the films do well and go to film festivals people will be able to look at what they have created," said co-producer Kelly Urig. Full story

Overhyped 'Dear John' doesn’t impress

One word: disappointing. All the hype about "Dear John" being the next great romantic film equal to "The Notebook" will die down once people start seeing the film. All the elements of a great love story are there, but the film doesn’t get the job done. There is no spark to trigger the audience’s emotions. Full story