UNIVERSITY OF DENVER 05.2009 [ CAMPUS | NEIGHBORHOOD LIFE | RESEARCH ARTS | EVENTS | PEOPLE ] Inside • Etiquette tips • Marital study • IT shop • Breakfast hot spot • Breakaway band • Soccer star Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Wayne Armstrong Wayne Maybe not when compared to the 100 students, grades Homeless help 4–8, who answered questions about locations all over the world in the National Patrick Maderia, a senior theater major, talks with Roger Stevens, Geographic Colorado state championship geography bee at a homeless man originally from Chicago, during Project Homeless DU in early April. The winner earned a trip to the national finals in Washington, D.C., Connect 7, a one-day event at DU’s Ritchie Center. More than with a chance to compete for $25,000 in scholarships. DU 600 homeless people came to campus April 24 for assistance provides the state winner with a two-year scholarship. Alden Savoca, 14, won the with basic medical care, food stamp benefits, veteran’s services, bee with this question. Could you have taken the title? resumé assistance, legal advice, haircuts, massages and clothing. Chiba and Nagoya, two of the largest ports in the world in More than 800 DU students, faculty and staff volunteered terms of tonnage, are located in which country? to provide one-on-one support for the homeless individuals. A. China B. Taiwan C. Japan PHC 7 was a partnership between DU, Denver’s Road Home and D. United States the Mile High United Way. Japan C. answer: Correct DU makes Denver’s ‘Best of’ list Robert Mill’s Westword’s annual “Best Of” collection of the weird, wacky and wonderful in Denver is on the streets, and as usual, DU hasn’t been left out. etiquette For 2009, the University has garnered meritorious mention in two distinct categories: ceram- ics and cookbooks. The culinary citation offers praise to Penrose Library for the 9,000 books and advice magazines that comprise its famed Margaret Husted Culinary Collection. It won Best Way to Spice Up the Kitchen Like It’s 1899. 1. As a guest, don’t select the most expensive The Best Ceramics Show award honors Myhren Gallery for the show that director Dan Ja- item on the menu. cobs organized of “eye-popping” sculpture done over four decades by artist Paul Soldner. Images of Don’t be the only person at the table to his work can be found at www.paulsoldner.com. 2. The Husted cookery collection includes tips on food and health published as far back as 1683 order an appetizer. and is one of the three largest such collections in the United States. The material was acquired by 3. If you must leave the table in the middle the Boettcher Foundation and donated to the University in 1985. of the meal, put your napkin on the seat of DU has been included in Westword’s list on a number of occasions over the years for accom- your table, never on the table. plishments from art to athletics. Examples include Cab Childress, who was named Best Architec- tural Visionary in 2004, and DU hockey, which earned Best College Sports Team honors in 2005. 4. Before you begin to eat, wait for all of The Ritchie Center was named Best New Building in 2000 and former DU hockey forward Paul the individuals seated at your table to be Stastny was designated Best Avalanche player in 2007. served and for your host to begin eating. The Westword selections are chosen largely by nominations from staffers, but some unscientifi c public balloting also occurs. 5. Use your cutlery from the outside in. Many of the categories are coveted, such as Best Talk Show Host, which went to Sandy Clough of 104.3 FM The Fan. But others are designed to fi t the honoree, such as the band The Mill, an HRTM professor, gave etiquette tips during Hollyfelds, which won for Best Band Playing Country the Way it Was Meant to be Played. a three-course protocol dinner at the April 16 “Fashion Your Future” fashion show and dinner —Richard Chapman for undergraduate women and young professionals. The event is part of the “Backpacks to Briefcases” seminar series, which is designed to help students transition from school to the work place. New research shows children take a toll on marital bliss What married couples have suspected for years has now been proven by researchers at UNIVERSITY OF DENVER the University of Denver and Texas A&M — children can add problems and stress to a marriage. [ ] According to an eight-year study of 218 couples, 90 percent of the couples experienced a decrease www.du.edu/today in marital satisfaction once the fi rst child was born. Volume 32, Number 8 “Couples who do not have children also show diminished marital quality over time,” says Scott Stanley, research professor of psychology at DU. “However, having a baby accelerates the Vice Chancellor for University deterioration, especially seen during periods of adjustment right after the birth of a child.” Communications The research recently appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The paper Carol Farnsworth was authored by Brian Doss, assistant professor of psychology at Texas A&M, along with the team Publications Director of researchers from DU including Stanley, psychology Professor Howard Markman and senior Chelsey Baker-Hauck (BA ’96) researcher Galena Rhoades. The $400,000 study was funded by a grant to the University of Managing Editor Denver from the National Institutes of Health. Kathryn Mayer (BA ’07) The research also showed couples who lived together before marriage experienced more Art Director Craig Korn, VeggieGraphics problems after birth than those who lived separately before marriage. Those whose parents fought or divorced also experienced more problems. However, some couples said their relationships were stronger post- Community News is published monthly — except July, August and December — by the University birth. Couples who had been married longer, or who had higher incomes, of Denver, University Communications, 2199 S. University Blvd., Denver, CO 80208. The University seemed to have fewer marital problems related to having a baby than those of Denver is an EEO/AA institution. Periodicals with lower incomes or who had been married for a shorter period of time. postage paid in USPS #015-902 at Denver, CO. Postmaster: Send address changes to Community News, Stanley cautions against concluding that children damage overall University of Denver, University Advancement, happiness in life. 2190 E. Asbury Ave., Denver, CO 80208. “There are different types of happiness in life. While some luster may be off marital happiness for at least a time during this period of life, there is a whole dimension of family happiness and contentment based on the Contact Community News at 303-871-4312 family that couples are building,” Stanley says. “This type of happiness can be or [email protected] powerful and positive, but it has not been the focus of research.” —Kristal Griffi th Printed on 10% PCW recycled paper Miodrag Gajic iStockphoto.com 2 Tech savvy Alum brings computer shop to DU neighborhood Wayne Armstrong Wayne scar Hasbun (MS engineering and computer Oscience ’04) knows computer problems are frustrating, especially for students with plenty of assignments and limited time. “Students don’t want to make an appointment and drive; they want to be served on-campus and in between classes,” Hasbun says. That’s why he’s moved his full-service IT shop, Zettalogica, to a location ideal for DU students at 2430 S. University Blvd. Zettalogica currently repairs about 5–6 Toshiba computers a day and provides small and medium-sized businesses with infrastructure management, custom software and technical training solutions, Hasbun says. Zettalogica is a Microsoft Gold Partner. Costs for repairs usually run about $89 for an hour of service. A full diagnostic fee is $59, but students get a 20 percent discount. Laptop rentals are available starting at $19 a day or $59 a week for students; regular prices start at $29 a day and $109 a week. Hasbun, the company’s CEO and president, expects the company’s service to grow to about 25–30 computers a day in addition to laptop sales and technical support. The service center is authorized to fix Toshiba, Apple and Intel computers, and all other computer equipment no longer under warranty. Zettalogica — zetta meaning the seventh power of a thousand and logica meaning “logical” in Spanish — began when Hasbun took family-owned business law and values-based leadership classes at DU’s Daniels College of Business. The self-described computer geek didn’t know much about starting a business, though. What he did have was $25,000 to put down with his wife, Debbie Sheanin, a customer service coordinator in DU’s financial aid office. He also had a strong desire to start a company. “I thought maybe I can make something positive happen,” says Hasbun, who notes his background in corporate business was mostly from Latin America and his native El Salvador. Daniels Professors Ronald Zall and Sam Cassidy, who Hasbun refers to as the “wise men” in matters of business law and ethics, helped Hasbun work out all the kinks. “I can only go so far alone; my knowledge is limited,” Hasbun says. Hasbun is certainly planning on going far with that help. Literally. In December 2008, he opened a Zettalogica shop in El Salvador with Carlos Lara (BS computer science ’06), who he met at DU while teaching as an adjunct in the computer science department. He’s also working to replicate the same thing in Norway with Sven Nico Eppeland (BSEE ’05, MBA ’05). “He’s so good at drawing people with all these different strengths, and he gets them tuned in with the company’s vision,” Sheanin says.