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Ban on electronic cigs possible By Luke Faulkner lfaulkn4@msudenver.edu Auraria Higher Education Center is considering banning the use of electronic cigarettes inside campus buildings. The proposal would be incorporated into AHEC’s Policy 26, the Smoke-Free Environment policy. “It’s a proposal that will be going in front of the Auraria Board of Directors on Feb. 26 at 7:30 a.m.,” said Katy Brown, director of communications and campus outreach for AHEC. “It’s basically an update to the original tobacco policy on campus.” AHEC’s Policy 26, the Smoke-Free Environment policy that was revised on Oct. 14, 2008, “requires state buildings and vehicles
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to provide and maintain a smoke-free environment, including the prohibition of smoking within 25 feet of entries, outdoor air intakes and operable windows to minimize exposure to environmental tobacco smoke,” according to Policy 26. Smoking is allowed outdoors except where prohibited, and in outdoor eating areas, unless it’s a non-smoking area. If the electronic cigarette proposal goes through, vaporizers and other forms of electronic cigarettes would have to follow the tobacco policy. “It also incorporates marijuana with the new Colorado laws,” Brown said. “It’ll be the same as the tobacco policy.” Continued on page 5>>
No senior ditch day for women’s hoops By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu Women’s basketball saw its seniors shine on a night named in their honor. The Lady Runners lit up the Auraria Event Center on senior night with a 62-49 win over Adams State University to conclude their home regular season Feb. 22. A 3-pointer from senior guard Kya DeGarmo as the shot clock expired on Metro’s first possession started an 8-0 run. Senior forward Amy Nelson established a strong presence in the paint, and her teammates found her for nine points. Continued on page 14>>
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Moran aims to lead by example By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu Co-CEO of Colorado-based company Chipotle made an appearance at MSU Denver on Feb. 25, where he shared life experiences and of course, burritos. Monty Moran started his speech to about 100 people in the Hospitality Learning Center, discussing leadership and how he found success. He talked about how his food career started when he got a job at
15 years old at Dairy Queen. He became the kid customers looked forward to buying food from because he refused to cook the pre-made frozen burgers, but made them fresh. Moran got to know many homeless people while working at the fast food joint, whom he said would come in to buy coffee to keep them warm. “(I) learned about the human spirit,” Moran said. “I learned what caused people to fail.” That was Moran’s start to
Monty Moran, Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, speaks about people and leadership and the Colorado-based company Feb. 25 at the Hospitality Learning Center. Photo by Michael Ortiz mortiz26@msudenver.edu
leadership, and he has not stopped since. Moran went on to work many different jobs, including being a janitor, an insurance adjuster and finally a lawyer. He learned about ethics throughout his odd jobs, so becoming a lawyer seemed right for him. “If I was ethical, I should just test myself,” Moran said of being a lawyer. He moved back to Colorado after a short stint in Los Angeles, where he started working underpaid at a law firm. He didn’t complain though. Instead, Moran made the best of working at the firm and eventually ended up becoming a partner, teaching associates how to do his job because his workload became overwhelming after a while. He realized he was a good leader, not just because of the growth of the firm, but of how happy his clients were, and he could see it. “I did anything I could to make their (client’s) problems go away,” Moran said. The law firm was at its peak when Chipotle CEO, Steve Ells came to Moran. Ells noticed Moran’s leadership skills and how he transformed a small law firm into one with huge profits, and wanted him to work for him. “McDonalds owned 92 percent of Chipotle, and I didn’t want to work for them,” Moran said.
Moran originally declined, and finally after five years of being asked, he gave in and went to work for Ells. “He told me, ‘It’s not that you’re a great lawyer, it’s that you’re a great leader,” Moran said. Moran dove into the opportunity head first, and realized that he needed to work with the employees personally to make sure that they were happy. Without happy employees who are willing to work hard, the business wouldn’t work. “I asked them ‘What should I do?’” Moran said. “They told me to talk to them. They had never been talked to like this before.” Moran stressed how the managers and employees are the most important part of the business. They are the ones doing all the work and representing Chipotle every day in one of the 1,500 locations across the U.S. “Chipotle is opening up a new location almost every day,” Moran said. His main focus was letting the audience know that the ones who are best at leading are the ones who rise up. There are dishwashers and vegetable choppers that have been promoted to general managers, and Moran emphasized that the better the employees are, the more that’s going to get done. “The thing that matters in life,” Moran said. “Is to make other people better.”
The Metropolitan Grill cooks up new eats on campus By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu There’s a new lunch option at Auraria, where you can not only eat side by side with classmates, but be served by them too. The Metropolitan Grill opened Feb. 13 on the first floor of MSU Denver’s Hospitality Learning Center, which allows hospitality, tourism and events students to practice their craft in a professional environment on campus. The restaurant is open Monday through Thursday for lunch, taking reservations from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “The first few weeks of The Metropolitan Grill being truly ‘live’ and open to the public have been amazing,” said David Beckwith, a Food Production and Service
II instructor who works with the Metropolitan Grill’s student staff. Monday through Wednesday, the HTE program’s Food Production and Service I class prepares an a la carte menu of lunch favorites such as burgers and crab cakes, while Thursday’s menu is created by the Food Production and Service II class and is a little more advanced. “Everyone seems to understand that The Metropolitan Grill is essentially a learning lab,” Beckwith said. “If a student has limited experience, both Pro I and Pro II offer our students the opportunities to engage while cooking great food in the kitchen or the sincere engagement of a guest in the dining area.” The prices fit within a student budget at the restaurant. Customers pay about $8-9 for a main course,
and $2-3 for appetizers or desserts on Thursdays. The food is professional quality, with the menus created by HTE students. Everything is student-run. “The students have taken pride in and charge of the restaurant to create the ‘student-run restaurant feel,’” said Jeff Koch, a visiting instructor who works with the the Service I class. “I am very proud of this group who come in and learn new systems and procedures, and accomplish this goal successfully.” Guests can set reservations online by using the website Open Table. “The restaurant already has several booked private events,” Beckwith said. “Reservations are not required, but highly recommended.”
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Panel discussions hit close to home By Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Local activists gathered to answer questions and enlighten attendees during the Black World Conference held Feb. 19 at Auraria. In a departure from previous years, organizers of the event this year decided not to bring in a nationally-known personality to
speak, but focused instead on local activists and community workers. Over 300 people filtered into the Tivoli Turnhalle during the course of the conference to hear three different panels discuss mass incarceration, inequality in education and issues surrounding AIDS and HIV. Sister Outsider, the poetry team made up of Dominique Christina and Denice Frohman,
MSU Denver student, Georgeanna Carson asks the panel a question at the Annual Black World Conference Feb. 19 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Trevor L. Davis • tdavis84@msudenver.edu
gave spoken word performances that dealt with human rights, including Christina’s emotional work about the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Ala. that killed four young girls. MSU Denver Africana Studies department chair, Winston GradyWillis, introduced community activist Jeff S. Fard, known as brother jeff, as the keynote speaker. “Unlike so many black folk who grew up in Denver in the ‘70s and early ‘80s, brother jeff never left,” Willis said. “During the maddening violence of the early 1990s, he was here.” Fard runs the brother jeff Cultural Center in Five Points in Denver and works with local youth. The focus of his talk was “From the Grassroots,” based on the title of a speech given by Malcom X in 1963. “I know you’re all tired,” Fard said during his speech, which came at the end of the conference. “But we still have more to do.” He showed the crowd pictures of Trayvon Martin, Ricardo Sanes and Jordan Davis who were killed in separate events in Florida over the past two years. Along with these pictures was a photo of Emmett Till, a teenage boy who was killed in Mississippi by two white men in 1955.
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“The new Jim Crow is not so new,” Fard said, emphasizing the fact that Martin, Davis and Till were killed by white men. Sanes was killed by another black man. Fard called his own panel to the stage to address continued inequalities that black people and other people of color face. Part of that panel was Randall Davis and Soreya Dollie from Delft, Cape Town, South Africa, who gave the issue of inequality an international perspective. Davis and Dollie face discrimination as “coloreds” in South Africa because they are neither white nor black. “When the whites were in power, we weren’t white enough,” Dollie said. “And now the blacks are in power and we are not black enough.” Dollie said her oldest daughter was fair skinned and blonde, allowing her entrance into a school for whites where she would receive a better education than in colored schools in the area. Davis said that while the people of color were starting to see improvement, their situation was still very bad and drugs were becoming a problem. “Before 1994, we only knew about drugs from movies,” Davis
said. Also on the panel was Ezekiel Rankin, a retired police officer from Denver and legal specialist who focuses on hate crimes, racial profiling, domestic violence and bullying. He spoke of discrimination that blacks face from other blacks. “There are blacks segregating themselves from other blacks,” Rankin said. “It needs to stop.” Fard asked MSU Denver sophomore Jonathon Smith from the audience to join the panel. Smith talked about the misunderstandings white people have concerning some of the slang black people use with each other. “Tupac Shakur best defined the word ‘nigga’ as Never Ignorant About Getting Goals Accomplished,” Smith said, citing Shakur’s song by the same name. “That’s what it means to us. It’s not negative. The same with ‘thug life.’ It’s not negative to us.” Fard warned students not to wait on others if they felt compelled to be active in their community. “Get out there and do what you’re going to do,” Fard said. “Don’t be discouraged. It may be bad out there. Just remember that it was worse.
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<<continued from front page There is no current policy on smoking electronic cigarettes inside campus buildings, and the smoke-free environment policy would have control over that. “In buildings I can see why certainly there’s a definite line of reasoning that they have for that,” said Tim Ulrich, MSU Denver junior. “If it was a distraction for a classroom, like if someone’s in the middle of a lecture with a professor up front and they’re smoking an electronic cigarette, I personally find that rude.” The Auraria Board of Directors governs AHEC— which was created in 1974— “to provide the land, physical plant and facilities necessary to house three separate state institutions of higher education in downtown Denver,” according to www.ahec.edu. Board meetings and agendas are available for the public on AHEC’s website, www.ahec.edu/departments/ theboard/meeting-schedule/. Meetings are held at 7:30 a.m. in the Baerresen Ballroom in the Tivoli Student Union. The proposal results will be available online at www. metnews.org
Moore shares story By Amanda Sutherland asuther6@msudenver.edu The fates of two men were discussed in the Tivoli Turnhalle on Feb. 20. Wes Moore, author of “The Other Wes Moore,” spoke to students about the importance of higher education and the influences of their surrounding environments. Moore is a Rhodes Scholar, military veteran and former aide to Condoleeza Rice. His father was killed in front of him when he was 4 years old and his mother raised him in a poor African-American neighborhood in Baltimore. Despite his surroundings, Moore made the best of his situation and became a successful man. “The Other Wes Moore” explores how people’s environments and choices can drastically influence people’s lives. Moore believes people are not products of their environment, but products of their own expectations. Moore learned about a man that shared his same name, age and social background and was wanted for the murder of a police officer in the Baltimore area. Intrigued about this situation, Moore reached out to this man to learn how their choices helped shape their very different paths. “The chilling truth is that his story could have been mine. The tragedy is that my story could have been his.” Moore said. Moore spent nearly 10 years visiting the man who shares his name while he was in prison. Their relationship started with letters and progressed to visits and eventually a book. Moore considers the other Wes Moore a friend and continues to visit him to this day. A large part of Moore’s hour-long discussion was the role of higher education. He stressed the importance of finding passion through education and using it to make changes in the world. Moore assured the audience that his book wasn’t just about two kids growing up in Baltimore, but about the decisions people make in life and what drives them to make those decisions. Moore’s book is this year’s reading for the Center for Urban Education’s “1 Book 1 Project 2 Transform,” an annual reading project designed by MSU Denver to engage students in a related community service project. This year it will join Project Homeless Connect and a Denver Public School to create a community garden.
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Denver deserves to host the Olympics By Cherise Scrivner cscrivn2@msudenver.edu No one knows if we’ll ever see the Winter Olympics triple axel into the snowy, sub-zero ideal of the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We don’t need the snowmaking machines — Colorado has everything it takes to successfully be a hosting state. But why is it Colorado has yet to host the Winter Olympics? There’s no doubt Colorado has one of the most spectacular mountain ranges across the world. In winter the mountains are covered with the brightest, most amazing, fluffiest masses of snow, great for snowboarding, cross-country skiing and biathlons. The 2014 Winter Olympics have come to an end. It will once again be another four years before we spend weeks watching outstanding athletes until the odd
hours of the night, competing in exhilarating events like bobsledding and figure skating, this time in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. In 2012, Colorado hoped that the 2022 Winter Olympics would make their way to our Rocky Mountains. To this day, Colorado remains the only state or country to reject the bid of the Olympics. In 1972 Colorado turned down the 1976 Winter Olympics. The state refused the offer to host in result of financial instability. The Olympics are notorious for being expensive; ramifications from the events, including money invested, more often than not results in bankruptcy. In 1998, Colorado bid for the Winter Olympics, but the bid was unsuccessful. In 2012 The Denver Olympic Bid Exploratory Committee
(DOBEC) unanimously voted to undertake the journey of hosting the games. The state explored the benefits and necessary ramifications that would be required, and decided to pursue the goal. The DOBEC estimated that the Olympic bid could cost from $27.8 million to $45 million. State officials and the DOBEC felt that the state had the financial capabilities to be a hosting state with limited outside contributions and fundraising. The bid for Colorado has once again fallen through. Only five cities, none of which are Denver, remain on the list for the 2022 Winter Olympics and the host will be declared June 2014. Hopefully one day Colorado will pursue the Winter Olympics again and the bidding committee will accept the bid. Colorado has ideal facilities, including an epic mountain range that is already
perfect for the Winter Olympics. The snow here is magnificent in our winter season and there’s no shortage of it, paramount for the outdoor events. There are numerous facilities, including the Pepsi Center and Sports Authority Field, intelligently centered at the base of our Rocky Mountain range — perfect for easy travel and convenience. It would be incredible to have the opportunity to watch the Winter Olympics live without traveling halfway around the world and emptying the bank to do so. It would be amazing to experience the adrenaline that comes along with screaming for the bobsled teams as they race to the finish line and to watch the world gather to enjoy the beauties of Colorado. Olympians would adore the Colorado Rocky Mountains and they deserve to have the opportunity.
msanelli@msudenver.edu The acronym NFL has long been associated with knock off connotations like Not For Long and the No Fun League. The latter denotation may change soon, if commissioner Roger Goodell legalizes the medical use of marijuana among his gridiron employees to help players deal with concussions. Recently, Goodell, the NFL Players Association and the NFL Rules Committee have made changes to eliminate hits to the heads of “defenseless” players. These changes came in accordance with a nearly $770 million settlement the NFL reached with former players suffering from brain disorders like chronic traumatic encephalopathy, an ailment that develops when players sustain multiple concussions and other forms of repeated blows to the head. “I’m not a medical expert,” commissioner Goodell said via USAToday.com, in an article published by cbssports.com Jan. 23. “We will obviously follow signs. We will follow medicine,
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and if they determine this could be a proper usage in any context, we will consider that. Our medical experts are not saying that right now.” Goodell is hesitant to spark a joint agreement between the league and its players regarding legal use of marijuana for medical purposes, but NFL players have inhaled THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, since long before the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002. Former Miami Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder, a teammate of former 11-year NFL running back Ricky Williams, said the running back regularly smoked before games. “Remember that Buffalo game, the 200-yard game?” Crowder said during a WQAM radio interview in Miami. “(Williams) smoked the night before. He got high and then he sobered up and went to practice the next day.” With an already present usage of marijuana among players in the league, the NFL’s ban on “the devil’s lettuce” might not be for long.
By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu I’m not a huge football fan. Actually, this past season was the first time I watched almost every Broncos game, and not by choice. I actually kind of learned to enjoy it, and having a reason to drink beer on Sundays didn’t hurt the cause. Recently, there has been debate on allowing NFL players to smoke weed if it would help them with their injuries and concussions after being slammed to the ground game after game. I think this is an amazing idea. As I watched football all season, I sort of feel bad for them getting hit to the ground, so why not get rid of same of the pain by allowing them to smoke a J? It’s obvious that football players smoke — Von Miller anyone? NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said that if medical experts were able to prove that ganja helps treat concussions, he would consider lifting the ban from the league. What a smart man.
I don’t see anything wrong with letting players toke a bit after a long, stressful game. Marijuana has proven to help medical conditions. It helps nausea, pain and it helps improve appetites for people who are sick. I’m sure when they keep looking into it, it will help concussions as well. According to HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, it was estimated that 50-60 percent of the league’s players regularly use the drug. It seems like it’s already a part of the culture, so I don’t see the big deal in regulating it for players, especially if it’s in a state where medical use is allowed. I know if I got sacked a few times during a game on live television, and I was either in Colorado, or another state where the use of medical marijuana is allowed, I wouldn’t mind sitting back and relieving the pain, legally. Who knows how long it will be until the federal decision finally comes to an agreement, but as of now, it seems like the laws aren’t stopping the NFL.
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Undeniably resilient By Mariah Taylor
When I was 14, I got my first job as a dishwasher at a fairly upscale restaurant in my small hometown. I was given a pair of kitchen pants three sizes too big and a white plastic apron that had cleverly been named “the big condom.” I burned nearly all of the fingerprints off of my right hand pulling hot pans out of the washing machine, and took up smoking, as that was the only reasonable excuse to sit for a minute during the long night shifts. No one said, “good job,” or “thank you,” but sometimes the men with whom I worked, with their tattooed skin and nicotine stained teeth, would give me a pitying look as they threw their grimy pots my way. What I wanted most at this time was someone who understood. I found that not in friends or family, but in Atmosphere, the Minneapolis-based hip-hop group headed by Sean Daley. Unlike other rappers in the industry, proclaiming pride in their gold chains and
swimming pools, Sean rapped about real life. He rapped about riding the bus to work in the morning, about being broke, and about losing his father. I remember listening to the song “Guarantees” on the walk home from work nearly every night. The song was sad, desperate even. But it was so truthful. He expressed the darkness of the lower class, saying,
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“Can’t save no nest egg, in fact this nest is rented In fact that rent is late, wait The money ain’t here, the raise ain’t comin’… Just me and my son and that crazy woman Take a shot at me, that’s all I’m obligated for Apparently my only guarantee is a walk-away”
His words might seem bleak and disheartening, but to me, at that time they were an immense comfort. And years later, when I would walk away from that small town and become a hopeful student, they would remind me of that 14-yearold girl, frail and shy, but undeniably resilient.
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3.1-3.2: Japanese Doll & CulAl Jazeera International has launched an online campaign advocating the release of detained Al Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, Mohamed tural Festival Fahmy, and Baher Mohamed from Egypt’s Tora Prison. All three have Simpson United Methodist been held since Dec. 29, 2013 on allegations of news reporting that is Church @ 11:30 a.m. FREE “damaging to [Egypt’s] national security” and of conspiring with a terrorist organization. Greste, Fahmy, and Mohamed are among twenty journalists currently held by the Egyptian government on these charges. In addition to the #FreeAJStaff campaign on Twitter, the news outlet “The art of has called for a “global call to action” on Feb. 27 involving Thunderclap, art, the glory a “crowd-speak” social platform that allows users to say something toof expression gether all at once across various other social networks, including Twitter and the sunand Facebook—akin to an online flash mob. According to a press release, shine of the other journalists and citizens across the globe are invited to show support light of letters, for the detainees and their release by signing up for Al Jazeera’s ThunderArt and Literary Magazineis simplicity.” clap before Feb. 27. -Walt Whitman At 9 a.m. EST on Feb. 27, Thunderclap will post simultaneously to the numerous Twitter and Facebook accounts supporting the campaign. Within the scope of media and press freedom, Al Jazeera hopes the Thunderclap effort will “send the campaign viral again,” ideally resulting in the release of all detained journalists in the near future and reiterating Editor the message that journalism is not a crime. Sal Christ: schrist@msudenver.edu To sign up, interested parties should visit thndr.it/1nTMx5Z
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Textbooks lose By Jody Mier jmier2@msudenver.edu Greetings Earthlings, I love to read. I love getting engrossed in a good book. I want to get consumed and forget this world and if you talk to me, I will ignore you or reply with, “Yeah… right… mmm hmm…yeah… right… mmm hmm…” Herein lies my problem: I have a growing tower of books I want to read and a mountain range of textbooks I have to read. Time won’t yield to my incantations and that
replica of Hermione’s Time-Turner necklace really needs to go back to my daughter’s room—it’s just a toy, Jody. Luckily for me, I blog for Metrosphere and that requires me to write about what I’m reading. Oh…sorry, sleep-inducing textbook. Yeah, right, mmm hmm. I’ll get to you in a bit—I promise. I have to read this other book. I’ve been blogging about HBO’s “True Detective” and it has been my travel guide on a literary exploration. The Robert W. Chambers book “The King in Yellow” and the fictional place, Carcosa, is referenced often in the show. It is under public domain—and you know
what that means? You can find a free copy through a quick search on the internet. First published in 1895, “The King in Yellow” contains creepy stories—ten short stories to be exact—which makes it ideal for me to get in to. The stories are tied together by a fictional play that drives its readers to madness. Chambers only reveals snippets of the first act—so don’t worry, you won’t go mad reading the book. The only thing that drives me mad is trying to explain that the fictional play is called “The King in Yellow” and the book is also called “The King in Yellow.” These short stories involve
people such as the man who, after falling off a horse and recovering in an insane asylum, becomes a recluse; a sculptor with a liquid that can turn anything into “the purest marble;” a painter who notices a repulsive man watching him from the street; and his model who has dreamt of the man—just to name a few. They’re good short reads and it’s absolutely incredible that they’re from the late 19th century. If you like “True Detective,” I invite you to read “The King in Yellow” and you will see the show in vivid, creepy colors.
Contributors Kayla Whitney: kwhitne2@msudenver.edu Jody Mier: jmier2@msudenver.edu Mariah Taylor: mtayl103@msudenver.edu
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“The Vagina Monologues” aims to spark dialogue on empowering women
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Campus events 2.27: Gig Series: Justin Berndt Tivoli Atrium @ 11 a.m. 2.27: Urinetown King Center @ 7:30 p.m. 3.1: Urinetown King Center @ 7:30 p.m. 3.3-3.28: Clothesline Project Various times and locations 3.3-3.6: De-Stress Fest SSB 2nd Floor Lounge @ 2 – 3 p.m.
Around Denver 3.1: 4th Annual Mardi Gras Denver Dave & Buster’s @ 7 p.m. Female: $10 Males: $20
The cast of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” poses on stage after performing on Feb. 21 at St. Cajetan’s. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@msudenver.edu
Second-year show highlights need for feminism By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu If a person can’t even say “vagina,” it’s difficult to discuss them. The purpose of “The Vagina Monologues,” playwright Eve Ensler wrote in the script’s introduction, is “...to speak of (vaginas) out loud, to speak of their hunger and pain and loneliness and humour, to make them visible so that they can not be ravaged in the dark without great consequence.” The theme of bringing violence against women to light was a core motivator for the team behind the MSU Denver production of “The Vagina Monologues.” “Violence is a very real, everyday threat that most women think of every single day,” said Katherine Miller, a program support specialist with the MSU Denver Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, who co-directed the Feb. 21 and 22 production with junior Kayln Bohl. “It’s not just a women’s issue, it’s a human issue,” Miller said. “People should not have to be scared walking to their car on campus that someone will assault them or rape them. But it’s a very real fear.” And a statistically valid one. According to the Department of Justice, one in five women will be raped in their lifetimes. The total number of women
raped in America each year ranges from the DOJ’s estimate of 300,000 to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s estimate of 1.3 million. “The show is a call to the campus to take these issues of violence against women seriously,” Miller said. MSU Denver students heard the call. The show, presented by members of the MSU Denver Feminist Alliance, Triota Honor Society and IWSS, sold out 240 seats the first night and 198 the second, raising more than $4,600 for the Pamela McIntyreMarcum Memorial Scholarship. That’s about $3,000 more than the 2013 show. IWSS provides the scholarship in honor of McIntyre-Marcum, an MSU Denver marketing professor whose estranged husband stalked and murdered her on campus in 1987. The scholarship is available to female MSU Denver students who have confronted violence in their personal lives, but there is only so
much money to go around. “My mission was to put more money in, so more students affected by violence can finish their education and go on to lead successful lives that are hopefully violence-free,” Miller said. “The Vagina Monologues” is traditionally split into two halves. The first comprises messages celebrating women and their bodies, while the second is a call to action highlighting the violence against women still present in our world. This year Miller, who has participated in productions of “The Vagina Monologues” on and off for 10 years, rearranged monologues to give a hard-hitting reflection of true experiences. “Some things women go through are funny, some are sad, others are horrific,” Miller said. “Most are transformative, for good and for bad. And some of them are things we live with every day.” Ensler, the play’s author, adds two monologues each year to the growing body of work for directors
“Some things women go through are funny, some are sad, others are horrific. Most are transformative, for good and for bad. And some of them are things we live with every day.”
—Katherine Miller, co-director
to add to their productions. Miller chose two monologues to add to the usual list, including an earlier addition of Ensler’s called “They Beat the Girl Out of My Boy...Or So They Tried,” which focuses on the struggle of transgender women. Her biggest challenge in choosing additional monologues, she said, was trying to include more perspectives in a show already two hours long. “It was written in the early ᾿90s, and some of the stories need to be updated,” Miller said. “The need to keep performing it, keep being more inclusive of various women’s experiences, is important. If we could include more women’s voices... I want the message of violence against women to reach more broadly.” The other monologue Miller added to this year’s production was “Carol,” which came from Ensler’s play “The Good Body.” It discusses body positivity and the conflicting messages women encounter every day from a media culture that holds them to an impossible standard. “‘It doesn’t matter what you do, you’ll never be good enough,’ is the message women get,” Miller said. “How are women supposed to live with that every day and be productive members of society if they never feel like they’re good enough? I just want women to know they’re not alone.”
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Entertainment news “Harold Ramis, film actor, director and writer, dies at 69” (The Washington Post) “Seth Meyers Kicks Off ‘Late Night’ With Amy Poehler, Tiny Chairs” (CNN) “‘SNL’ lines up Lena Dunham, Jim Parsons” (USA Today) Stories streaming at time of print (2/25 - 7 p.m.)
Culture quotes “In a cruel and evil world, being cynical can allow you to get some entertainment out of it.” -Daniel Waters “I have never read for entertainment, but rather for understanding and to satisfy my eager curiosity.” -Bryant H. McGill
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Bonus Features: An inside look
Photo courtesy of Hot Congress Records
By Ian Gassman igassman@msudenver.edu After shifting from a lo-fi folk quartet complete with clarinet to a folk-pop four-piece with a lead guitarist to a straightforward power trio, Safe Boating is No Accident has a clear knack for reinvention. “I think we’re a band that’s very open to changing things around,” says Leighton Peterson, the frontman of Denver-based rock group. With its newest album, Bonus Features, Safe Boating has made a record that perfectly represents it’s current sound. This week, Peterson spoke to The Metropolitan, breaking down his new album, Bonus Features, track by track. 1. “Dye My Love” That was one of the first songs I wrote when we switched to being an ‘all electric’ band. I felt like “die my love” was a super corny line — it felt a little well worn. So, I took it to “Dye My Love,” just like dying your hair to make you seem younger. Like, you’re just dying it
to go back to the early days of the relationship. However you want to stretch that metaphor. 2. “Lover/Undercover” That song was probably the newest song on (the album). I call it a song that’s ‘based on a true story’ and it’s sort of written about a friend of mine — she ended up moving away to a different state with her son. It’s basically about thinking of your friend and hoping they’re doing well. 3. “Bonus Features” That song is probably one of my favorites lyrically. It’s about trying to come out of feeling really anxious about the future and when I say, “I’ve got bonus features,” I’m trying to convince myself. At the same time, I wrote that line, “I’ve got bonus features, there’s just too many to list them, I’ll be sure to send you an addendum,” I just thought that was a fun, cocky line to say. 4. “Library Girls” That song is about how people relate to each other through the
lens of pop culture. So, you see someone and they tell you that they really like “True Detective” and you’re like, “OK, cool. We can probably get along because we have this similar taste.” I feel like you can learn certain things about people based on their tastes. If you tell me you’re really into Nickelback, I might have an idea of where your aesthetics are. I don’t know if it will tell me if you’re a fundamentally good human being or not. 5. “Her New Man” That song is also based on a true story — it’s not a work of nonfiction. I was interested in a girl and nothing really came of it. We were Facebook friends and I saw one day that she was in a relationship, so I clicked on the guy, naturally. And it was like, “Oh, he works at Lockheed Martin. You got yourself a real winner there.” 6. “Cancer Wing” I wrote that one shortly after my dad died. It’s not a song about mourning, or a tribute, or anything — it’s just ruminating on the temporary nature and inher-
the music carries the theme of the lyrics a little bit. Everything is really cramped and then it’s wide open and then it’s cramped and it’s busy and you’re rushing.
ent absurdity of being alive. But it’s definitely not that serious of a song, at least not in my eyes. The joke of it is making a really upbeat song about incredibly depressing things. 7. “Never Change” “Never Change” is kind of a standout on the record, just because it’s very different from everything else, but what really ties it together is the guitar solo. We had a marathon day of tracking and that was the last thing of the night. I spent an absurd amount of time playing that solo and it probably would have been better just to go to sleep and tackle it in the morning, cause at that point you’re just dragging. But we were all at that point, so no one had the perspective to say, “let’s come back to this.” I think I played what ended up being on the record while lying on the floor. 8. “Day Planner” “Day planner” is a really fun song. It’s about feeling busy and overwhelmed, really. It’s definitely not a complex song, but I feel like
9. “Mary” “Mary” is just about me having a crush on Mary Tyler Moore when I was 8 years old. Mary Tyler Moore on the Dick Van Dyke show — she was gorgeous. A lot of those lines are just from different things in my childhood. The second verse goes, “from darkened corners and basement walls, to skyline fodder and empty malls.” When I was a kid, I was basically watching “Nick at Nite” in my basement because that’s where I hung out. 10. “2-BMT” The title is sort of from the bridge of the song. There’s a line that’s like, “It’s beautiful to be empty.” And then we just took that and abbreviated it to make it look like a designer drug or something. But that ties into what this song is about. It’s half a “breakup song” and half about the film, “Enter the Void” (about the drug DMT).
Denver Bicycle Cafe partners with Bike Depot for class By Amanda Sutherland asuther6@msudenver.edu Good beer was just an added bonus at a Bicycle Touring Seminar held by the Bike Depot at the Denver Bicycle Café on Feb. 18. The sold-out class was one of a series the nonprofit often holds at the popular café. The Bike Depot, a volunteer run program located in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, recycles bikes, runs a retail store and has an “Earn A Bike” programs for
both kids and adults. Participants can take a safety and basic maintenance class, work with volunteers or refurbish a bicycle of their choice. Teaming up with the Denver Bicycle Café, this particular class focused on bicycle touring. Mike Brandt, a touring enthusiast, put together a slideshow describing his experiences. He talked about equipment, routes throughout the country, costs and what does or doesn’t work. All those who attended the
seminar received a free bike fitting with their purchase. While Brandt was speaking, physical therapist Tracy Louk offered a free bike fitting clinic. Louk started this workshop in 2012 while getting her doctorate in physical therapy at UCD. “Bike fitting is extremely important for anyone riding regularly, as improper positioning on your bike can lead to a whole host of issues: knee pain, back pain, saddle numbness and injury, and hand numbness — just to name a few,”
Louk said. “Even the most basic bike fit — saddle height, fore/aft position, and handlebar adjustments—can mean the difference of your wheels freeing you to move through the city, or keeping you inside because of your bum knee.” The Bike Depot is celebrating its sixth year promoting an active lifestyle and increasing access to bicycles in the community. The program aims to advocate for policies that promote bicycle access and use to increase the number of bicycles in the
Denver area. They’ve been quite successful with this mission thus far. “Last year, about 85 percent of revenue was earned income, which is crazy for a nonprofit,” program manager Ryne Emory said. For more information on bicycle clinics, check out the Denver Bicycle Café’s monthly events schedule at: denverbicyclecafe.com/calendar.
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Documentary brings income inequality discussion to campus By Stephanie Alderton salderto@msudenver.edu It’s one of the most talked-about subjects in politics, no matter who is running for office: Why do some Americans have millions in the bank while others are barely able to pay the bills? That question was also the subject of a documentary shown in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge on Thursday. MSU Denver Academic and Student Affairs, together with the American Democracy Project, hosted a screening of “Inequality for All,” made by (and starring) Robert Reich, an economist and former secretary of labor under Bill Clinton. About 200 other universities across the country also showed the film at 2 p.m. Pacific time (3 p.m. in Colorado), and then live-streamed a conversation with Reich from Berkeley University of California. About 20 people showed up for the Auraria event initially, but more trickled in and out throughout the screening. An entire leadership class came in halfway through the movie, swelling the crowd to about 30. But most people weren’t there just for extra credit. One woman, Mistydawn Stroh, was just walking by
when she saw the sign on the lounge door and decided to come in. MSU Denver students William Hernandez and Juliane Mann heard about the event on ConnectU and came during a break between classes. “Inequality for All” seemed to be made with college students in mind. In the film, Reich told his story of U.S. economics with bouncy music, colorful infographics and a heavy sprinkling of humor, mostly directed at his own vertically-challenged frame. One scene showed a news clip of Clinton introducing him as the new secretary of labor. When Reich, whose head barely cleared the top of the podium, took the stage, he quipped, “All modesty aside, I’ve known for months that I was on President Clinton’s short list.” But all the fun visuals were there to make a very serious point. The movie stressed the importance of a healthy middle class to the economy, and showed how forces like globalization, the tech revolution and flattening wages have affected it for the last few decades. Reich laid most of the blame on the influence of billionaire lobbyists in government, and argued that part of the solution lies in a higher minimum wage and lower costs for education.
Technical difficulties plagued the screening from beginning to end. It took several minutes to get the movie started, and the live-streaming didn’t work at all: voices didn’t follow mouths, and the picture kept on cutting out. But although most people left before the live discussion started, there was plenty of discussion going on during the movie. The audience seemed engaged, and some students still had a lot to say after the event. Mann, who came with Hernandez, said she liked the movie. “(Income inequality) is important to think about, especially for college students,” she said (referring to income inequality). “I mean, it’s going to affect us in the future.” The movie ended by urging viewers to take action and try to make a difference in the way the government treats the middle class. But not everyone was inspired. Stroh said she was glad she came, but she found some of the facts about the income gap discouraging. “You want to change the world, we all do, that’s why we go to school,” she said. “But are we really going to? In a way, it was positive, but then it made me sad at the same time.” Photo courtesy of moxiecinema.com
Education: Something to cheer By Charlie Hanson chanso12@msudenver.edu
KMet Radio spins new beats By Ian Gassman igassman@msudenver.edu Just like a jazz musician playing an improvised jam, a disk jockey must be able to make special things happen in the moment. This is something that longtime house DJ and jazz enthusiast Brett Starr understands. On Feb. 25, the first episode of “Beatscapes” aired on MSU Denver’s student run radio station, KMet Radio. Hosted by Starr, the show focuses on bringing listeners a broad spectrum of electronica, especially house music. “I got my chops just hitting clubs and rocking the DJ circuit (in California),” Starr says. After working from 2001 to 2005 as a resident DJ for Thump Radio in San Francisco, Starr moved to Denver. In 2009, he created his own program, “Monday Night Dope,” on the radio website Lower Case Sounds. Here, Starr offered worldwide listeners a two-hour live stream of varying
house music using a webcam. Whether on the radio or on the stage, Starr believes that DJing shouldn’t be constricted. “I’ve always loved the musicianship in jazz,” Starr says. In Aug. 2013, Starr was asked by KUVO DJ Venus Cruz to become the Thursday night host of “Jazz Odyssey,” which offers up “the outer limits of jazz and jazz inspired music,” according to the show’s press release. True to his improvisational spirit, Starr will not use any playlists or pre-selected tracks during “Beatscapes” and plans to sprinkle in impromptu interviews with major electronica DJs every other show. “I want to cover all the styles,” he says, noting that, “there are a lot of good, underground electronic styles and it can be easy to get pigeonholed into one style.” Fortunately, with Starr’s guidance, “Beatscapes” will highlight those special moments and avoid getting stuck in a rut.
Not often does having a drink help local schools. But participants at the Northwest Beer Fest on Feb. 21 weren’t just there for the adult beverages — they also came to help kids. Rebecca Caldwell, marketing and community outreach advisor for Skinner Middle School and Melanie Beaton, a paraprofessional at North High School, organized the fundraiser as a place where adults could hang out, have a drink and help out students by sampling some of Colorado’s own breweries. The beer fest started at 8 p.m. at the Oriental Theater. Tickets were $20 in advance and $25 at the door and all proceeds went to the local schools. Each initial ticket purchased came with 10 tickets for participants choice of samples. Additional sample tickets were available for purchase at a dollar a piece. Raffle tickets were also available for multiple prizes. All the money raised will be split between North High School and Skinner Middle School. The money will be used for various school programs. “I think it’s an awesome fundraiser,” said Sarah Poellot, a Skinner Middle School teacher. “Initially it seems a little weird
that schools will be having a fundraiser for beer, but all their parents send their kids to school and they like to drink and I just think it’s cool that parents can find a fun way to give back to the school and support us.” The fundraiser consisted of ten breweries and two winemakers. Breweries commandeered various sections of the theater to showcase their beers. Brewers and winemakers engaged with guests, even ones who weren’t willing to shell out a ticket for a sample of craft beer. “We have so many amazing breweries here in Colorado,” Caldwell said. Parents and guardians who like to socialize with the community, get to know others and help out a child’s education can take advantage with events like these, all without the atmosphere of a bar. Some of the breweries in at-
tendance were the newly redeveloped Tivoli Brewing Company, Colorado Plus Beerpub, Denver Chophouse & Brewery and others. The wine samplings came from Bonacquisti Wine Company and Ryker’s Cellars. A battle of the bands took place in the background, as locals The Whale Tales, Harmonious Junk, White Fudge and Alterity showcased their talents. The beer fest eventually sold out, leaving only shoulder-toshoulder standing room throughout the theater as smiling beer enthusiasts enjoyed a good time. “The Northwest Beer Fest raised over $7,000,” Beaton said. “Which will go a long way toward funding great programs for the neighborhood’s students at both Skinner Middle School and North High School.”
Image courtesy of The Oriental Theater
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Total Fit Hatha Yoga PE 104W • Will Location varies, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m. check website • Derik noon–12:50 p.m.
Pilates PE 103 • Beth 12:30–1:25 p.m.
Pilates PE 103 • Beth 12:30–1:25 p.m.
Indoor Cycling PE 201 • Rowan noon–12:50 p.m.
Indoor Cycling PE 201 • Jody noon–12:50 p.m.
Indoor Cycling PE 201 • Rowan noon–12:50 p.m.
Indoor Cycling PE 201 • Jody noon–12:50 p.m.
Hydrobix PE 102 • Rachel 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Warrior Women PE Green Room • Maureen 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Hydrobix PE 102 • Rachel 12:30–1:20 p.m.
Warrior Women PE Green Room • Maureen 12:30–1:20 p.m.
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Ripped in 30 PE Green Room • Jeremy 1:30–2 p.m. Chigong PE 103 • Steven 1:30–2:10 p.m.
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Denver shows 2.28: Hot Buttered Rum Gothic Theatre @ 8 p.m. $20-$25
By David Tan dtan@msudenver.edu An unexpected game of an action movie franchise more than 30 years old, “Rambo: The Video Game” is a title that came out of nowhere Feb. 21. The game is based on the first three movies, but gamers are better off watching the movies instead. The game is certainly full of action, but with awkward gameplay, it will give gamers a hard time finding a reason to enjoy it. “Rambo” plays like an arcade rail shooter, taking away controls from players as they are automatically guided throughout the entire game. Players just move from one shooting gallery to another, making it extremely repetitive and boring. The only control players have is ducking behind cover to avoid bullets. However, there are areas that don’t provide any cover and players are forced simply sit there and take enemy fire. This might work for an arcade game, but not for a console and PC release. A controller and mouse don’t function the same way like an arcade light gun does. The graphics are also extremely dull. Everything from the characters to the scenery looks like it was designed in a few hours. Instead of feeling like the damp jungle, the environment feels like the patio section of a Wal-Mart, surrounded by plastic trees and grass. The character model for Rambo looks nothing like Sylvester Stallone, just a generic, deranged weightlifter with greasy hair. The audio sounds like the developers didn’t bother to hire any voice actors or a music director. All spoken dialogue literally sounds like the audio is ripped from a “Rambo” videocassette. There’s a grainy sound every time anyone speaks, and the background music for every single level is the “Rambo” theme on a loop. “Rambo: The Video Game” cuts corners with everything, from its background music to visuals. It is lazy and doesn’t bring anything unique for gamers to enjoy. This game uses the “Rambo” license to take cash from fans of the action franchise. To even further insult gamers, the game takes only about two hours to finish and has a starting price of $40. It does the “Rambo” name a great injustice and gamers should save their cash for later.
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By J.R. Johnson gjohns93@msudenver.edu After an agonizing wait for the return of Frank Underwood and his malicious ways, the second season of the hit Netflix drama “House of Cards” finally became available for fans to devour in its entirety Feb. 14. As expected, it was completely worth the wait. Picking up right where the story left off last season, the newly-
Winter’s Tale
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By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu “I’ve been blackening souls and crushing miracles for longer than I can remember,” says Russell Crowe’s scene-chewing villain, Pearly Soames, in “Winter’s Tale,” which came out Feb. 14. It’s such a great line, I wish I could give a bad review so I could use it to describe the movie. But I can’t, because I was very pleasantly surprised. The fi lm centers around Peter Lake (Colin Farrell), a young man with the kind of origin story that only makes sense in fantasy, fleeing Soames’ gang of thieves with whom he’s recently fallen out. A white horse—which is actually an angel—rescues him, and pushes Lake into robbing a house inhabited by Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay). Upon falling immediately in love with
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appointed Vice President of the United States has not lost sight of his goal: claw his way to the presidency. Unfortunately, Frank’s unyielding drive toward the top has built a mountain of enemies. They want blood, and anyone close to or connected with him is free game. The rippling effects of all the people he stepped on have finally made their way back, but Frank still maintains a psychotic resilience under a thick layer of southern charm as he searches for a way to climb up the final link in the political food chain. The show hasn’t skipped a beat, even with the set of guest directors who have joined the outstanding her, despite her chronic, terminal illness (a variant of tuberculosis that apparently causes Penn to radiate heat hot enough to melt ice), Lake escapes Soames a second time to whisk her away to her family in the country. When she dies thanks to Soames’ meddling, Lake gives himself up for dead. Instead, he is struck with a strange amnesia and quasi-immortality; he finds himself 200 years later, searching for someone to help him remember who he is. Also, Soames is a demon working for the exiled Lucifer (Will Smith), and the plot hinges around the idea that each human being has a single miracle, a single person to save. It’s that kind of fi lm. The visuals are beautiful, and if you’re a fan of New York City, it’s worth seeing for that alone. The plot, adapted from Mark Helprin’s novel of the same name, is both a love story and a rambling philosophical exploration of the idea of miracles that somehow manages to transcend both in a sort of magical realism jackpot. But it is the life the actors
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production. From a striking visual contrast that aids in setting the tone, to the biting dialogue and outrageous behavior, unique to every character, the high standard is maintained — if not exceeded. The plot surprises are abundant and the story has peeled itself into several layers, full of new and old characters and ripe with expansion. There’s no way to prepare for anything that’s about to happen, and it breeds a mix of fear and excitement that comes along after each episode. If you’re not familiar with the term “binge watching,” you definitely will be after watching “House of Cards.”
bring to their characters that truly makes “Winter’s Tale” stand out. Crowe gives his villainous best as Soames, bringing a sort of understated evil that might leave audiences thinking he’s just a particularly-vicious criminal lowlife if it weren’t for the occasional flash of the demon within. Likewise, Smith’s Lucifer is equal parts Miltonian and Faustian. I’d never seen Smith play an antagonist before this, and now I never want to see him play anything else. Simultaneously frightening and tragic, clearly a bad guy without ever crossing the line into puppy-kicking, moustache-twirling evil, Smith’s short screen time might be the best part of this fi lm, and any time he and Crowe are in the same scene is an exercise in ham-to-ham combat. Farrell and Findlay play characters that could easily be wooden, but they have enough chemistry that I believed the love story anyway. Full of actors who know their characters well, with a decent plot and stunning visuals, “Winter’s Tale” is not your typical Valentine’s Day fi lm. Go see it.
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Metro sports Women’s basketball 2.28: @ CSU-Pueblo Pueblo @ 5:30 p.m. 3.1: @ UC-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs @ 5:30 p.m. 3.4: RMAC QUARTERFINALS
Men’s basketball 2.28: @ CSU-Pueblo Pueblo @ 7:30 p.m. 3.1: @ UC-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs @ 7:30 p.m. 3.4: RMAC QUARTERFINALS
Softball 3.1: vs. Chadron State (DH) Auraria Field @ 12 & 2 p.m. 3.2: vs. Chadron State (DH) Auraria Field @ 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.
Baseball 2.28: vs. CSU-Pueblo Auraria Field @ 2 p.m. 3.1: vs. CSU-Pueblo (DH) Auraria Field @ 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. 3.2: vs. CSU-Pueblo Auraria Field @ 12 p.m.
Women’s Tennis 3.1: @ University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyo. @ 12 p.m. 3.2: @ Colorado College Colorado Springs @ 12 p.m.
Men’s Tennis 3.2: @ Colorado College Colorado Springs @ 12 p.m.
Track & Field 2.28: RMAC CHAMPIONSHIP Alamosa 3.1: RMAC CHAMPIONSHIP Alamosa
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Make it eight for men’s hoops By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu It’s lights out on regular season home games for men’s basketball, but the spotlight continues to illuminate the No. 1 team in the nation. A trio of seniors, one from California, another from Texas and the third from Mexico, in partnership with five Australians, mixed with homegrown talent, have collaborated to formulate a brotherhood that ran its win streak to 20 games with a 90-64 victory over Adams State University at the Auraria Event Center Feb. 22. The Roadrunners (23-1, 20-0 conference) clinched an eighth Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title, second-most all-time by one program, with their win over the Grizzlies on senior night. The outcome of the game against Adams State (15-9, 11-9 conference) was a question mark after the Grizzlies took a 33-32 lead into halftime. Miscues by Metro in the first half let Adams State flex its muscle in defensive pressure and secondchance shots on offense. “The first half was hard because we didn’t defensive rebound the basketball, and that was one of (the Grizzlies’) strengths,” head coach Derrick Clark said. “We gave up too many second chance opportunities.” Adams State outscored Metro 16-3 in second chance points, but what the home team lacked in one area, they accounted for in another. The Roadrunners recorded 18 fast break points to the Grizzlies’ two. “We handled the pressure,” <<continued from front page Nelson also facilitated four assists in the game to go with four rebounds. When the Grizzlies switched to a zone defense to limit the number of inside possessions for the Roadrunners, it opened Metro’s three-point shooting. Sophomore guard Elena Velasquez and DeGarmo capitalized, as they connected on two shots each from downtown in the first half. Velasquez led all scorers at the break with eight points (2-6 3pt.) in 15 minutes. “They were good passes,” she said. “Wide open shots, just shoot
Clark said. “Then in the second half, we loosened things up by finally defensive rebounding and getting in transition.” Metro was outrebounded 34-29, but edged Adams State 26-20 on the defensive boards. Junior forward Nicholas Kay scored 23 points (9-10 FG) and grabbed six defensive rebounds in 26 minutes. “Defensively we were making a lot of mistakes,” Kay said. “We fixed that as a team. We picked up our defense and got back to what we normally do, and it was better in the second half.” Senior guard Brandon Jefferson, a native of Flower Mound, Texas, joined Kay with 23 points and was 13-13 from the free throw line in a gamehigh 34 minutes. “It’s been a blessing,” Jefferson said about playing for the Roadrunners. “Great parents, great leadership from coach Clark, all my coaches. I want to say thank you to Senior guard Jamal McClerkin drives through a Grizzlies defender during Metro’s win in the the Metro State organiza- Auraria Event Center Feb. 22. Photo by Philip Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu tion.” a really special night since it was on every possession during his 23 Senior guard Jamal senior night. I’m a senior, Branminutes against Adams State. McClerkin (Van Nuys, Calif.) don and Jamal are seniors as well. Raul Delgado, a senior guard scored two points and had one (They are) amazing players, amazfrom Chihuahua, Mexico, rounded rebound and one steal. ing teammates. I see them as more out the Roadrunners’ four players If there were a hustle category like my brothers. I’m just glad I’m with double-digits as he scored 10 in a box score, McClerkin’s name part of it.” on 3-of-6 shooting and went 2-forwould be at the top, with his 5 from beyond the arc. harassing defensive sequences, “Every game is really important end-to-end quickness and piercfor us,” Delgado said. “Tonight was ing stare of total concentration it, that’s all I thought.” The Roadrunners’ 37-25 halftime lead was due in large part to the number of offensive turnovers they had in the first half — zero. “That’s what we strive for every game, to have as little turnovers as possible,” said senior guard Cassie Lambrecht, who finished with seven points and four assists in 28 minutes. “That really helps with momentum, getting a lead and easy points fast-breakwise.” Metro’s 13-point win was a result of a balanced offensive attack, as seven of nine players recorded at least six points. “It’s really hard to defend
when everyone on the team can score,” Lambrecht said. “That’s going to help us be successful down the road.” DeGarmo led the way with 12 points and Velasquez followed with 11. Nelson and senior center Tai Jensen each had nine, while sophomore forward Fawn Brady and freshman guard Kaysha Fox contributed six points apiece. “This (win) was vital,” head coach Tanya Haave said. “We had to have this game if we were going to make the conference tournament.” “We did this for our seniors,” Velasquez said. “Play 40 minutes for them, go all out.”
The Lady Runners currently sit in sixth place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with two regular season games left, as the tournament quarterfinal round will begin March 4. “They’re going to be missed as seniors,” Haave said. “They’re great people and they’re really great ball players. I’m proud of them for what they’ve done.” The senior class of DeGarmo, Lambrecht, Jensen and Nelson has finished its last regular season as Roadrunners at the Auraria Event Center, but the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream of playing collegiate basketball has been fulfilled.
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Women’s tennis fell to No. 35 Cameron University 7-2, while the men lost 5-4 to No. 15 Cameron.
All of the six singles slots won in straight sets. At No. 1 doubles, senior Adrien Delvaux and freshman Josh Graetz won 8-5. The No. 2 doubles pairing of junior Nick Baker and freshman Trevor Jones shut out Dallas Baptist 8-0.
Graetz won at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-3. Jones won his No. 6 singles match and No. 1 and No. 2 doubles rounded out the men’s four victories. Freshman Naomi Holopainen was victorious at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-1. The No. 2 doubles pairing of W. Holopainen and freshman Christina Oropeza gave Metro its second win with an 8-6 set victory.
On the women’s side, the lone victor in an 8-1 team loss to Dallas Baptist was No. 2 singles freshman Wanda Holopainen, who won 6-2, 6-3.
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The No. 16 Midwestern State University men’s team blanked Metro 9-0, while the No. 19
Men’s tennis defeated Cowley County Community College 5-4 in an exhibition match to conclude a four-match roadtrip that spanned the states of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, respectively.
Midwestern women’s team followed suit in a 9-0 victory in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Women’s tennis was also victorious, 6-3, in Arkansas City, Kan. The men’s and women’s teams will return to action March 1 and 2. Both teams will take on Colorado College March 2, while the women travel to Wyoming March 1.
Almost perfect, again. Women’s softball followed its four wins in the season opening five-game series with three wins in four games against Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction Feb. 22 and 23. The Lady Runners opened conference play with a 12-6 victory against the Mavericks. Sophomore pitcher Hailey Eisenhauer earned the win with 3.1 shutout innings of two-hit ball in relief of freshman starting pitcher Cassidy Smith, who gave up six earned runs on eight hits over 3.2 innings. “What was nice was we came out strong, and we got that quick lead,” head coach Annie Van Wetzinga said. “Obviously, Mesa fought back and was able to do some damage.” Metro led 6-0 after the top of the second inning, but Mesa scored four runs in the bottom of the second and tied the game 6-6 in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Roadrunners answered with three runs in both the sixth and seventh innings, as Eisenhauer shut the door in the final three frames. “Our offense never gave up,” Van Wetzinga said. “Whether we were ahead, or they came back, our offense did a great job of scoring throughout the game.” In the second game of the Feb. 22 doubleheader, Metro overcame a 7-1 deficit after the fourth inning with a six-run fift h, and added two more runs in the top of the seventh to take a 9-8 lead. “Even though we were down 7-1, we fought back and took the lead,” Van Wetzinga said. “We could have won.” A solo home run by Mesa in its last at-bats tied the game 9-9 and set the stage for a walk off single to hand the Roadrunners a 10-9 loss. “We could have been sharper on defense, made a few more plays
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when we needed to. But again, the big positive is we were down and we came back. We didn’t throw in the towel and that says a lot about our kids,” Van Wetzinga said. “Their desire, their effort, and really, our offensive ability. A frustrating loss, but we still showed some good things.” Metro took game three of the series 5-1 Feb. 23. Smith got the start and dispersed seven hits over seven innings. “Cassidy came back Sunday and gave us a really good start. She did a nice job of getting ahead in the count, which she struggle with on Saturday,” Van Wetzina said. “She was really hitting her spots (at home plate.)” The Roadrunners carried a 2-1 lead into the top of the seventh inning, and the offense made the necessary adjustments to push the lead to four runs, giving the defense some breathing room. Junior left fielder Mary Towner extended the lead to 5-1 with a two-run double in the top of the seventh inning, and finished 2-for4 with two runs batted in. The team concluded its fourgame series with a 14-6 victory in five innings. Towner kept her bat hot and went 4-for-4 with two runs and two runs batted in. Senior catcher Kelsey Tillery recorded two doubles and two RBI’s in a 2-for-5 day at the plate. “We were able to bust it open (offensively),” Van Wetzinga said. We put pressure on (CMU). We did a lot of base running, we were aggressive and I think they crumbled under that.” Senior pitcher Aubree Maul (2-1) earned the win in relief of the starter, Eisenhauer, striking out three of nine batters faced. Eisenhauer’s performance earlier in the series earned her the start in the series finale. “She came in in some tougher situations and did a nice job overall of being consistent,” Van Wetzinga said.
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Roadrunners flex No. 1 muscle in rout By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu It was all Metro Feb. 21 as the No. 1 Roadrunners won against Fort Lewis 103-72 at the Auraria Event Center. Metro won their 19th straight game and improved to 22-1 overall, 19-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, while the Skyhawks dropped to 14-9 and 11-8 in the RMAC. It was the first time since 2008 the Roadrunners scored over 100 points in a single game. Metro dominated from the opening tip-off, as they jumped out to an 11-0 lead before Fort Lewis hit a 3-pointer four minutes into the game. “We came out with intensity. Jumped out from the get-go,” senior guard Jamal McClerkin said. “It was a great effort by the whole team.” Metro forced Fort Lewis into mistakes early, converting 17 Skyhawk turnovers into 28 points. The Runners had just five of their own. Leading at the half 52-33, the Runners played one of their best and most complete halves of basketball this season with just two turnovers and solid shooting. “We’ve got to prove (to) ourselves what we can do,” McClerkin said. Senior guard Brandon Jefferson was running on all cylinders as he finished the first half with 19 points, and led all scorers with 28. “We had a great week of
practice and you practice how you play,” Jefferson said. Metro’s defense was just as dominant as its offense, keeping Fort Lewis to 41.7 percent from the field and 44.4 from behind the arc, compared to 51.4 percent from the field for Metro. The Roadrunners never trailed in the game, eventually having their biggest lead of the night at 39 points in the second half, leading 91-52 with 7:45 left to play. Metro had four players score in double figures as Jefferson tallied 28, junior guard Mitch McCarron and center Nicholas Kay both added 16, and freshman forward Harrison Goodrick contributed 13. Metro’s bench was solid as none of the Runners’ starters played over the final nine minutes. “They work hard just like the starters do. They deserve that time on the court,” Jefferson said on his teammates’ performance. Metro out-rebounded Fort Lewis 42-29, while they won the battle in the paint, outscoring the Skyhawks 44-18, which was another reason why this Runner team is ranked first in the nation. “Our guys’ sense of urgency tonight was incredible,” head coach Derrick Clark said after the game. “We were getting stops, we were scoring the basketball. I think it took a little bit of energy away from (Fort Lewis).” With only a few games left in the season, the Roadrunners are playing with confidence and look to carry that into the NCAA tournament.
Metro senior Raul Delgado puts up a jumper in traffic Feb.21 in the Auraria Event Center. Metro defeated Ft. Lewis College 103-72. Photo by Lorenzo Dawkins • ldawkin1@msudenver.edu
Extra frame not enough for women’s basketball By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu
Metro sophomore Elena Velasquez breaks past a defender to drive to the hoop Feb. 21 in the Auraria Event Center. Metro lost and 89-88 heartbreaker to Ft. Lewis College. Photo by Lorenzo Dawkins • ldawkin1@msudenver.edu
For the first time since 1999, three players from the Metro women’s basketball team recorded at least 20 points in a game. Senior forward Amy Nelson led with 22, senior guard Cassie Lambrecht and junior center Deni Jacobs each had 20, but the collaborative performance was not enough as Metro fell 89-88 in overtime at home to Fort Lewis College Feb. 21. “Great effort on both teams,” head coach Tanya Haave said. “It was a type of game where it’s a shame that someone loses.” Down 87-86 in overtime, senior guard Cassie Lambrecht drained a jumper just inside the three-point line with 20 seconds left to put Metro ahead by one. Fort Lewis elected not to hold for the last shot and converted a reverse layup with 12 seconds to go for an 89-88 lead. On the ensuing possession,
senior guard Kya DeGarmo drove to the top of the key and sent a bounce pass into senior forward Amy Nelson, who had posted on the left-side low block, and received the ball with three ticks left in overtime. Nelson pivoted and sent a touch-shot over the Skyhawks defender that hit the glass above the box with just under two seconds remaining. The ball careened off the inside front of the rim and Nelson’s defender gathered the rebound as time expired. “We went back and forth and they made one more play than we did,” Haave said. “Our effort on our end was very good.” The loss dropped the Roadrunners to 11-12, and 10-9 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. “Right now they’re hurting, and I hurt for them,” Haave said. “But it’s part of the game. It’s disappointment. We’ve got to be disappointed for about five minutes and then we’ve got to move on.”
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