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| (above) Will Chancellor Coombe stand trial for murdering Denver Boone? |
by Patricia Calhoun
The University of Denver was founded in 1864, only five years after
Denver got its start and the same year a flood threatened to wipe the
tiny town off the map. But DU has always had a fighting spirit — and
today, both students and alumni are fighting mad over Boone, the
once-official, now-very-unofficial image representing the Pioneers.
At this point, the only mascot the DU community might agree on would
be a giant, foil-wrapped burrito with legs — inspired by Steve Ells, the
DU alum who was quite the fast-casual pioneer when he opened the first
Chipotle in an old Dolly Madison store down the street from DU in July
1993. Today that chain has more than a thousand locations, with new ones
opening all the time — not only in this country, but across Europe. And
these days, the only thing growing faster than the Chipotle empire is
the controversy over Boone [read entire article].
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Now that's what I call some good old-school journalism.
Thanks go out to the LetsGoDU reader who suggested contacting Westword about the Mural paintover.
It's as if DU decided to make itself the laughing stock of college athletics. Mission accomplished.
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DU sent out another BS email about killing Boone. I read it, but I don't have much to say about it other than what I already did.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/tampa-bay-rays-mascot-holds-inappropriate-steve-irwin-181644771--mlb.html
Now, if Boone did this, I'd say he was insensitive and non-inclusive.
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