Venezuelan Migrants in Denver

Caleigh Montoya, Staff Writer 

Many Venezuelan immigrants have found refuge in Denver, Colorado. Their journey has been dangerous and consists of train hopping, encounters with criminals, starvation, and dehydration. Starting their journey in Texas, many have come to Denver to try and find better resources and transportation to other states.

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Taylor Fest: The Ultimate Taylor Swift Dance Party

By Austin Price, Editor in Chief

I am fully convinced that Taylor Swift is the ultimate queen of pop music. Taylor Swift is a singer, songwriter, performer, director, artist and entrepreneur. In simple words, Taylor Swift is an icon. Since the start of her career, Taylor Swift has been nominated for over 500 awards and won 324. According to Taylor Swift Fandom, these awards include 10 Grammy Awards, 8 Country Music Awards, 23 American Music Awards, 23 Billboard Music Awards, 10 iHeart Radio Music Awards, and 68 BMI Awards, among others. If those numbers don’t scream success to you, I don’t know what would.   

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Gentrification in North Denver Neighborhoods

Growing up in North Denver, I have watched gentrification blossom over the past years. Gentrification is when the character of a poor urban area is altered by more affluent people moving in. This changes all aspects of this neighborhood and makes it new. An example of this is changing the Northside to the “Highlands.” The problem with gentrification is that it usually results in the absolute uprooting of a community and a people.

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Ghosts in the Garden

By Austin Price, Editor in Chief

Alright everyone, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for. Well, it’s the moment I’ve been waiting for anyways. After a month of our special Spooky Series, it’s time for the grand finale. And after a month of crime reporting and storytelling, of legend seeking and secret exposing, and of tradition telling and origin exploring, it’s time to review an actual, haunted, thrilling, and completely creepy event that happened here in our very own, Denver Colorado. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you an honest, raw, and intense review of the Denver Botanical Gardens Halloween Event, Ghosts in the Garden.  

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