Category Archives: Blog & Guest Posts

New masthead?

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I mentioned in my introductory post that The Pioneer Post’s masthead was most likely temporary. Well, I now have several different possibilities, and I haven’t decided yet which one to use. Thoughts, anyone? Here are my options; click to blow up to full size: By the way, about that second one down… yes, that’s DU BALLZ sitting on press row… Read more »

CotW: Timely Election Debrief

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Our long state nightmare is finally over. And by nightmare, I mean about 6 days’ worth of post-election confusion about who was going to be our governor: that one white guy from southern Connecticut who promised to slash the budget, tax us fairly, and do it without causing any discomfort, or that one white guy from southern Connecticut who promised… Read more »

Pioneers go “back to the drawing board” after 0-3 start in Oregon tourney

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Appearing on his weekly radio show Monday night, Denver head coach Joe Scott took responsibility for veering off track in his team’s preparation for the BTI Invitational in Eugene, which saw the Pioneers’ promising season get off to a disastrous 0-3 start with losses to UC-Santa Barbara, Oregon and North Dakota State on consecutive nights. “Our preparation for these three… Read more »

Remember, Mommy, I’m off to get a commie…

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Inspired by Daniel Radcliffe’s shout-out to Tom Lehrer, I posted video of “We Will All Go Together When We Go” earlier. But actually, that’s only my second-favorite Lehrer ditty about nuclear war. Here’s #1 — “So Long Mom”:

Daniel Radcliffe is a Tom Lehrer fan

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Ha! I love it! Perhaps in the climactic scene of Deathly Hallows Part II, he’ll take some liberties with the script, and sing “We Will All Go Together When We Go” to Voldemort. (Hat tip: Jezebel, via @SaraLang.)

DU loses again; Scott vows not to #PANIC

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The Denver Pioneers came up empty on their trip to Oregon for the BTI Invitational, falling to 0-3 on the season as they blew a 26-16 first-half lead and lost 65-54 to North Dakota State. The Bison, 2 1/2-point underdogs to DU, went from 10 points behind to 6 points ahead on the strength of a 20-4 run at the… Read more »

Can Pioneers avoid an 0-3 start?

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Late last night, Denver lost its second straight game at historic, soon-to-be-replaced Mac Court, to BTI Tournament host Oregon, 68-56. It was a frustrating game, one that DU led 32-28 at halftime and 43-41 around the midway point of the second half — only to succumb to turnovers, missed opportunities, foul trouble, and a seemingly endless parade of Ducks going… Read more »