I ran into Joe, my friend and former University of Denver Bookstore colleague, as I was going home on the light rail last night. Joe was on his was to teach an art class through an outreach program at one of the Denver Public Library branches. Joe teaches at the Art Students League of Denver, works on his own artwork as well, and also still works one day a week at the DU Bookstore. He even has his own website at http://www.joehigginsmonotypes.com/. He says that things are the same at the DU Bookstore, and they are preparing for the start of classes next month. The University of Denver is famous for it's winter break, which goes from the Wednesday before Thanksgiving to the week after New Year's, thanks to it's being on the quarter system. When it was proposed that the school switch to the semester system a few years ago, there was a huge outcry from both students and faculty demanding that the quarter system remain. The official reason: a greater variety of classes for students. The unofficial reason: keeping the long winter break. Makes sense to me. Good seeing you Joe!
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