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How much do you pay to subscribe?

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The Netflix Home Screen. [Photo by Sam Pacala]

Before 2007, people had to wait for DVDs to come in the mail or go to a video store to buy or rent new movies or would have to wait and sit through ad after ad to watch the weekly episode of Gray’s Anatomy. That is until Netflix introduced the world to online, subscription-based, ad free, unlimited, television streaming in 2007, and it flipped the media industry on its head.

As a matter of fact, subscription-based media streaming outlets have taken the industry by storm. According to multiple experts and studies that examine the impact of the rise of streaming, these services already have had a profound effect on Americans, especially young American adults.

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Time for Shapiro: Norah Shapiro’s unique path to filmmaking

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Norah Shapiro at the Tribeca Film Festival. [Photo from thenational.ae]

There are no routine days for Minneapolis based documentary film maker and Emmy Award recipient Norah Shapiro. Some days she could be out and about in the city, trying to find a story to cover, while the next day she could be flying with a nationally recognized politician to film a caucus or a speech. Basically, Shapiro lives a hectic, but extremely exciting life, but nobody ever said it was easy.

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What a mathematical world: Julie Sarama speaks on the importance of early math

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Julie Sarama delivering her lecture on the importance of early mathematics. [Photo by Sam Pacala]

DENVER- The Morgridge College of Education at DU felt like heaven to the group of people there to glean a bit of knowledge on Tuesday, as it sheltered them from the chill of a mid-winter afternoon. On Tuesday, Feb. 18, Dr. Julie Sarama, the co-executive director of the Marsico Institute for Early Learning and Literacy, came to Denver to give a talk on one of her creations, the “Building Blocks” curriculum for young students focused primarily on mathematics.

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Every DU student should see “Not Your Mama’s Monologues”

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The program for “Not Your Mama’s Monologues.” [Photo by Sam Pacala]

The crowd seemed excited to be sheltered from the cold, snowy evening, as everyone took their seats in the small but beautiful Reiman Theater. The cool smell of the snow falling outside would waft through the door, a slight breeze tickling the necks of everybody in the audience. As the lights began to dim, the small crowd’s attention immediately focused on the stage, waiting to see what was in store.

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University of Denver students unsure about the future of NFL football after Luke Kuechly’s retirement

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Student reading an article about Luke Kuechly and the future of the NFL. [Photo by Sam Pacala]

With the former all-pro Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly announcing his retirement last week at only 28 years old, University of Denver students are now starting to question what the future may look like for professional football.

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