Volume 39, Issue 8 - October 5, 2016

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October 5, 2016

Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate, spoke to Colorado supporters during a rally held at CU South Denver Campus on Oct. 3. Johnson covered topics Photo by Keenan McCall • kmccall3@msudenver.edu ranging from economics and incarceration to recent criticisms from the media.

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America is going he fears the country may go bankrupt.

Much of his rally was also dedicated to criticizing the opposition. He said Hillary Clinton would certainly raise taxes and that Donald Trump was the definition of uncertainty.

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ary Johnson made a Colorado pit stop on Oct. 3 at the CU South Denver south campus, where he rallied for support from disaffected voters.

“People would storm into his office and say, ‘Governor I gave you $30,000 dollars during your campaign run and you vetoed my bill,” said Eric Johnson, Gary Johnson’s Son. “He would then pull out his checkbook

and tried to paint him as a fool. To prove his point, he explained what the situation in Aleppo was and how that situation was a potent example of why he doesn’t support the United States acting as the world’s police.

Johnson also talked about how voting third party was not a wasted vote, saying, “Is there not a more wasted vote than voting for someone you don’t believe in?”

He repeated several times that America wants a leader who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal, saying that at the rate

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Eric Johnson also said his father was not a crooked politician.

The campus was littered with Gary Johnson signs. Several cars had JohnsonWeld bumper stickers, and over half the people there sported Johnson-Weld T-shirts.

One individual wore a shirt reading, “Everyone sucks 2016, except Gary Johnson.”

During his speech, Johnson discussed how the establishment was attacking him

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Friction continues between AHEC and custodial union

By Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu

Friction continues between custodians on campus and the Auraria Higher Education Center. Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions, the union representing the custodial staff, claims that AHEC is jeopardizing their ability to collect a second source of income.

“We have not been treated fairly.

We would like for our bosses to treat us according to what Colorado revised statutes and state personnel board rules mandate,” said Francisco Flores, Colorado WINS representative for the custodians union on campus.

AHEC declined to comment on an ongoing case for this story; however, they did say they seek to treat all their employees fairly and equally.

The dispute follows a report filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commision against AHEC back in May. The EEOC found enough evidence to show that at least 14 custodians had been discriminated against. The report said that the group had been discriminated against “based on their national origin and limited English proficiency.”

The EEOC recommends mediation between two groups whenever there is any dispute before taking further action.

AHEC custodian Mike Sanchez, 65, empties the recycling in the Tivoli on Oct. 4. Sanchez has been working for MSU Denver for five years. Photo by McKenzie Lange • mlange4@msudenver.edu

“Mediation didn’t occur because AHEC absolutely refused to speak with the EEOC on the issues. The next step, and the EEOC has done, they’ve sent the case over to the Department of Justice,” said Tim Markham, executive director of Colorado Wins.

In a letter to Human Resources Director Diande Coe, Flores wrote on behalf of the custodial staff that they had to sign a document stating that the staff

needed permission to work a second job.

The document in question was issued

by Tara Weachter, director of facilities services. The information requested by Facility Services asked employees to declare if any outside source of income they held was part-time or full-time. The letter also questions the delivery of the document, saying that the document was not printed on official AHEC letterhead

and that its introduction was sudden.

Flores also asked in the letter if the custodial staff was being singled out

by Weachter by being asked to disclose information, while asking if other employees outside the custodial staff were also subject to the same requirements as the custodians.

Although Flores acknowledged that AHEC has the right to ask about availability, he said they took it a step further. “My bosses are within the law by asking for that information because the statement in the board rules tell you that the director has the right to actually ask for that information,” Flores said. “Now, when the director goes ahead and asks if our secondary source of income was full-time or part-time, that was when she broke the law.

Flores believes that AHEC’s actions could threaten the custodian’s ability to work second jobs. Those second jobs are necessary, he said, for custodians to make ends meet.

Rosario DeBaca, field organizer for Colorado WINS Local 1876, said that the reason many people who work for the state have second jobs is because the cost of living in Colorado is incredibly high. The price of housing is through the roof and salaries for state employees have not picked up. ”Nobody wants to have a second job, and not see their children,” DeBaca said, “or not have a chance to rest.”

Gary Johnson makes pitch to voters seeking third option >> Continued from cover Johnson also stated that he led the polls in both independent voters and active military personnel. Currently, Johnson only leads with active military in one poll conducted by Doctrine Man. According to The Hill, the poll is not scientific poll and has no margin of error. According to an NBC News poll, Trump holds 55 percent of the active military vote. Where Johnson does well is among independents and in some states he polls in second place above Clinton.

Another topic Johnson spoke on was immigration. He said immigrants are a great asset to America and the country should not build a wall to keep them out.

“They’re the cream of the crop when it comes to workers; they’re not taking jobs that U.S citizens want. We should make it as easy as possible for someone who wants to come into this country and work,” he said.

Azamat Mukhiddinov, a junior at MSU Denver and an independent voter, was skeptical of Johnson’s candidacy.

“I think Johnson’s blunders in the media along with his ambition to abolish the Department of Education and privatize Social Security shows that he is an unfit candidate,” he said.

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson held roughly 8 percent in presidential polls as of his campaign stop at CU Denver South on Oct. 3. Johnson’s support saw declining growth following the end of September. Photo by Keenan McCall • kmccall3@msudenver.edu

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MSU Denver students have been following NASA’s announcement of evidence of water vapor on Europa and are excited by implications for students pursuing aerospace degrees in Colorado.

“This is fantastic,” said Dr. Jeff rey Forrest, chair of the Aviation and Aerospace Science department at MSU Denver.

“We should be focusing more on sending missions to these types of solar system targets for study.

The more we know about other planetary members, the more we will understand about planet Earth.”

NASA astronomers recently used the Hubble telescope to gather evidence for plumes of water vapor, rising up through the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Europa is an icy ball, roughly the size of our moon.

NASA believes that it may harbor an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. The total volume of water on Europa may be more than twice the amount contained in all of the Earth’s oceans.

The moon’s subsurface is a good candidate for life because it contains liquid water, chemistry and heat generated by tidal interactions with nearby Jupiter. Life on Europa’s surface is unlikely though, with temperatures at minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, as well as radiation levels lethal to any human being. Its thick mantle of ice might protect subsurface ocean life from Jupiter’s deadly radiation belts.

Using transit imaging, NASA created a series of composite photographs using individual photons of ultraviolet light captured by the Hubble Space Telescope as Europa passed between Jupiter and Earth. The photographs support data from an earlier experiment that revealed the possible presence of water elements.

Europa, Jupiter’s sixth satellite, may have the potential for habitation below its surface. NASA will be conducting further observation through missions in the future. • Photo from NASA.gov

In this case, the 15-month mission imaged Europa in the ultraviolet spectrum on 10 different occasions, as Europa made its transit across the face of its parent planet. Evidence for plumes was seen in three of these images.

“The sheer mass of Jupiter and the effects of that mass on its plethora of moons makes for an unbelievable system of dynamics to study in terms of planetary processes,” Forrest said. “Jupiter’s gravitational pull probably forces subsurface geologic structures (surface to core) to undergo complex dynamics compressions and expansion, causing friction and therefore heat.” Naturally occurring geochemical elements present in Europa’s geology could interact with this heat in many ways that “just beg to be studied,” he said.

NASA plans to use the James

Webb Telescope, launching in 2018, to image Europa in the infrared spectrum. This will help to provide independent confirmation of the Hubble telescope data using a completely different tool or technique.

NASA is also working on a mission plan for a fly-by spacecraft equipped to sample water vapor from the plumes directly in 2024. If the water plumes actually exist, and can be predicted with a high degree of accuracy, this spacecraft will “drink” from Europa’s fountain without having to land on its surface. The ultimate goal is to explore Europa’s subsurface oceans using robotic submarines.

MSU Denver student Francisco Hansen, vice president of Denver Students for the Exploration and Development of Space, is also interested in what the Hubble observations tell us

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about good mission design. These missions serve as an example to students, whether or not they are successful, because they force scientists and engineers to ask “What went wrong?” and “Why?” “Those are important to really understand,” Hansen said.

The students are also interested in how building a launch vehicle capable of sending a heavy robotic spacecraft across the solar system in a relatively short period of time could lead to other commercial applications, from manufacturing to medicine.

“Long-distance space travel within our solar system to objects with greatly varying environments really pushes the need to develop new science and technology,” Forest said.

“This discovery just further substantiates that MSU Denver must be involved with aerospace science and space commerce.”

Artist’s rendition of proposed NASA mission to Europa. Any mission to the Jovian system would have to account for the extreme environment around Jupiter. Illustration from NASA.gov

Europa is a strong candidate for life outside Earth’s atmosphere. Water, an ingredient necessary for life, may exist beneath the surface of Europa’s ice.

Any mission to the moon must withstand the intense environment around Jupiter.

Juno, NASA’s current probe around the gas giant, will only function for two years before Jupiter’s radiation belt fries the vehicle’s sensitive electronics.

NASA hopes to equip any future mission to Europa with nine scientific instruments.

The space agency also hopes to someday land a robotic submarine on the moon, capable of drilling through the ice and reaching the ocean beneath.

Scientists can only speculate at if anything swims beneath the ice.

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ColoradoCare: Examining opposing sides

By Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu

An ambitious effort to overhaul health care in the state brings expanded benefits to Colorado, said supporters of Amendment 69, known as ColoradoCare.

“It’s not acceptable to leave nearly 400,000 people without insurance in society. I wouldn’t be comfortable saying, 6 percent of our population is excluded from the right to a public education, or 6 percent of our population is excluded from police protection or fire protection,” said ColoradoCare Director of Communications Owen Perkins.

According to Perkins, the state as a whole pays roughly $30 billion in medical costs to corporate insurance companies.

By imposing a roughly 7 percent tax on businesses and a 3 percent tax on employees, the state would raise almost $25 billion to pay for medical care.

“For 80 percent of individuals it’s going to be cheaper. For the other 20 percent, it’s going to be more expensive,” Perkins said.

ColoradoCare also does not outlaw private insurance. An elected board of trustees would manage ColoradoCare, and would put premiums to a state vote if changes are necessary. Changes would be voted on only once per a year.

ColoradoCare would be exempt from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.

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Affordable Care Act, he said that

By Mady Smarr Obamacare ended up acting as a mandate to support the insurance industry. He said msmarr@msudenver.edu that as a nation, the country wastes more on Politics can be divisive between bureaucratic health care than on education.

Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-District 32, has liberals and conservatives, especially supported a form of expanded health when it comes to new laws being coverage since she was elected to office in proposed. On Nov. 8, Colorado 2011. voters will head to the polls to decide “I’m a doctor who sees firsthand when if they want to pass Amendment 69, people can’t get good insurance,” she said. which also goes by ColoradoCare.

“They get really sick and die.”

This ballot measure would lead Regarding the opposition’s claims that ColoradoCare would increase taxes, to the creation of universal health Aguilar said that the cost of health care care in Colorado. While it has its in the state would stay the same, with the supporters, many people oppose the only difference being how the money is amendment, including people who collected. normally oppose each other across Currently, insurance rates are the aisle. expected to increase 20 percent in the “The reason progressive groups individual market, she said, while 14 and conservatives are working counties in the state have only one together to defeat this amendment available carrier.

“Choices are going down while costs is because they have read through go up,” Aguilar said. it and realize that it is not good for As to why students should support Colorado.” said Julie Lonborg, vice this bill, Aguilar said that as people just president of communications and starting out in the work force, students media relations for The Colorado should be able to pick a job based on what Hospital Association. they want to do, and not pick employment “The Colorado Medical Society based on insurance. Without having to has voted to oppose Amendment worry about benefits, she said, Amendment 69, a cooperative to be authorized 69 stands to give students the freedom to Celebrate Your Special Occasion Here - Pripursue their own futures. by the state constitution that would

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Physicians know there are many problems with the current health care system that they and their patients know all too well, but Amendment 69 is not the answer,” said Colorado Medical Society President Dr. Katie Lozano.

Both sides have said that it is too expensive and is not written well enough for it to be beneficial to taxpayers.

“The Colorado Health Institute found that in just the first year, Amendment 69 could run a deficit of hundreds of millions of dollars and after 10 years, they projected it could be $7.5 billion ,” said Ian Silverii, executive director of ProgressNow Colorado.

The tax increase would kick in immediately, even if the amendment isn’t ratified for a few years.

Many groups, Like ProgressNow Colorado, see potential for the bill though.

“The fact is Amendment 69, while the proponents have good intentions, the policy is badly written,” Silverii said.

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Opposites collide over minimum wage amendment

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Sparks flew Thursday night as opposing sides debated raising Colorado’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 through passage of Amendment 70.

The “Tap the Vote” forum featured Debra Brown, the campaign manager for Colorado Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, which supports the bill, and Tyler Sandberg, representing Keep Colorado Working, an industry group against the initiative.

Supporters say that the bill would boost the economy and provide much needed relief to low-wage workers across Colorado, while opponents say it is an unnecessary bill that would cost vital jobs, especially in rural areas of the state.

“This goes too far, and it’s the wrong solution for Colorado,” Sandberg said in his opening remarks, quoting a recent Denver Post editorial that supported a “no” vote on the amendment.

“We’re not opposed to raising the minimum wage, we’re opposed to the way Amendment 70 does it. It makes no exemptions for agriculture. It makes no exemption for rural communities that are struggling right now. It makes no exemptions for small businesses. It treats small, family-owned businesses on main street in rural Colorado the same as it does big corporations in wealthier areas of the state. That’s not fair and that’s not feasible for a lot of businesses.”

Calling the amendment “a great Colorado solution,” Brown said it would

boost pay and help working families across the state.

“It’s smart and it’s fair,” Brown said.

“It’s smart because it’s a modest change phased in so business has time to adjust. It’s fair because full-time Colorado minimum wage workers bring home less than $300 a week. That’s just not enough to cover the basics when housing alone has increased 41 percent across the state. There are nearly half a million hard-working Coloradans who will benefit from Amendment 70, 200,000 of whom are parents with full time jobs living in poverty with their children. That’s unacceptable.”

Both sides touted studies and statistics supporting their positions, while accusing the other of using biased and cherry-picked research.

“There’s decades of research and data using golden standard methodology that consistently finds the same thing: Modest, gradual increases to the minimum wage like the one proposed here in Colorado cause little to no job loss,” Brown said.

Brown pointed to a University of Denver study that says a minimum wage increase to $12 would pump $400 million into Colorado’s economy. Sandberg said the study was tainted by ideology.

“The Women’s Foundation has funded a lot of the organizations that are behind this measure and, in fact, have said they’re for it,” Sandberg said. “Let’s put away ideological research and let’s look at the government research.”

According to Sandberg, a nonpartisan government-funded Oregon study showed

mass job losses as a result of its recently passed graduated minimum wage increase.

“Two weeks ago, the Democratic governor of Oregon had ordered a report from the nonpartisan Office of Economic [Analysis],” Sandberg said. “This is a government agency — they have no dog in the fight, they’re not ideological, ordered by a Democratic governor — and found 40,000 job losses from Oregon’s minimum wage increase.”

The study says that the state’s new law will “result in approximately 40,000 fewer jobs in 2025,” but that it is “not predicting outright job losses,” only that future growth will be slower.

Sandberg took issue with advocates using the state’s constitutional amendment process to implement a wage increase.

“You don’t take a meat cleaver to the constitution and affect the entire state,” Sandberg said, highlighting states like New York and California that can “pause” minimum wage increases in case of a down economy. “If there are problems with the constitutional amendment, we cannot fix them.”

Brown responded by saying that they exhausted all options, and are limited by state regulations surrounding geographically specific laws.

“We tried to go the legislative route,” Brown said. “We tried everything. There’s a rule that says we can’t make separate policies for municipalities. We can’t make city rules.

So, this was the option that had to be done to make sure that hard-working Coloradans can take care of their basic needs. We did

what we had to do, and we will win in November.”

Gov. John Hickenlooper recently came out in support of the bill. Sandberg, whose group had previously touted Hickenlooper’s earlier statements that seemed aligned with its cause, shrugged off a question about the governor’s decision.

“Politicians’ views are not really important here. What’s important is how it’s going to affect actual people here in Colorado,” Sandberg said.

Brown embraced the endorsement.

“Gov. Hickenlooper is a restaurant owner and he gets the industry,” she said. “He knows that at the end of the day Colorado will be better off with Amendment 70.”

The debate was the first of two “Tap the Vote” forums addressing Colorado ballot measures. They are sponsored by the Denver Post, Roosevelt Institute and Denver Press Club, and spearheaded by the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

Lisa Cutter, president at PRSA who chaired the “Tap the Vote” committee, said she couldn’t have been happier with the debate and its effect.

“I think it engaged a lot of people in conversation and the debate was lively,” Cutter said. “If you can get anybody to open their mind and listen to another way of thinking — and just be receptive — I think that’s part of democracy. We’re about ethical, fair, open communications. We’re here to advocate for that.”

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Hiking

nice getaway for a day on For a lot of people who enjoy a college student budget is the outdoors, a little hike can fulfi ll the kind of adventure many those needs. A place called Hanging young adults are looking for.

Lake tucked right outside Glenwood For those who like to explore Springs is a great hike for all to try, the outdoors and cruise up into the from beginners to the expert hikers. mountains to enjoy the beautiful This hike up Hanging Lake is scenic views mother nature gives you, Glenwood Springs is the place to go.

Driving up the windy, steep roads is like watching a movie with no sound; the amount of different views that the Rocky Mountains gives you will take your breath away. Seventh Street in Glenwood Springs Photo from Flickr.com You get the view of the fairly easy and enjoyable for many dark green pine trees and the vibrant people. When you start the hike you yellow aspen trees changing color. get a fantastic opening of a river that They make for a great backdrop and comes down from the mountain, and help you appreciate the outdoors once you start the hike up, you follow much more. the river that gives you the wonderful Being out of the city, away from sound of water flowing and the birds all of the people and traffic, makes it chirping throughout the hike. You feel less crowded and you can finally forget you’re even working out your breathe in the fresh air and relax. body.

It may just be that people are This is an enjoyable experience for happy to get out of the city or they are all ages. The hike up takes about an taking advantage of Colorado-grown hour and a half depending on how in marijuana, but people are much nicer shape you are and how many breaks when driving in the mountains. There you take. There are benches along the is no fighting with cars to let you paths on which you can sit and take

in views of the mountain.

Portions of the trail get pretty steep, but it is well worth it to make it to the top. When you get to the top there is a fantastic view of an incredible waterfall that drifts down into a lake on top of the mountain.

The water is angelic-looking. It’s a clear blue with a vibrant green hue and yellow moss covering the rocks, surrounded by trees with openings in between to give you a great view of the waterfall that splits into two. The feel of the lake is tranquil, with a bit of a spiritual sense to it.

Rafting

With a day full of exercising and being outdoors, why not go raft ing down the Colorado River through Glenwood Canyon.

The river in the middle is bound by cliffs on either side giving the raft ing adventure a dramatic setting and an experience of a lifetime.

The guides on the boat know the river by heart and you can surely be entertained by the stories that are told while going down.

Be sure to go on a nice day with the sun out so you won’tt shivering when the cold water hits you. Flailing arms and screams are what is expected when going through the rough parts of the water, but there are smiles and laughs to go around afterword because somehow everyone survived.

The trip down the river lasts a couple of hours and it gives you an adventure you will never forget.

These adventures in Glenwood Springs are well worth it and easily accessible. There may have to be a little bit of money spent, but it is well worth it and it doesn’t break the

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College budget getaway get over; people just let you over. It’s incredible what a little scenic getaway can do.

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The art of masturbation

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ne of the most important things about being a human is learning to love and appreciate oneself. In our society, having a positive body image is a huge part of winning that battle. Personally, I find it hard sometimes to feel comfortable in my own body and love the skin I’m in. I know there are others who feel similarly.

While on the road to a better self-image, it is key to build self-assurance and awareness. One of the ways to build confidence while learning to feel comfortable with one’s own body is self-love. Taking some one-on-one time to masturbate is a relaxing, no pressure way to explore personal sexual urges and desires. Exploring these fantasies alone can create selfawareness. Masturbating also generates feelings of sexiness and appeal, which can aid in the quest for confidence.

Although sex toys are fabulous, they are not always necessary. I often prefer manual stimulation as it’s more intimate. The most significant thing to remember is that masturbation is all about you. It’s not about what anyone else thinks is “normal,” and it’s not about making anyone else happy.

Keeping personal time fresh and exciting is a huge part of the fun. Find new ways to bring about a climax. Masturbate in front of a mirror. It looks provocative and it feels sensual. In addition, it’s a good way to feel comfortable with your body while it’s aroused.

If two people have sex in the same bed, three times a week for six years it becomes predictable and blasé. The same holds true for masturbation. Try masturbating in different places.

I’m absolutely not suggesting going crazy in the middle of a park, but there is no shame being adventurous. Find a secluded spot while hiking or take a minute in the bathroom during the hectic day. The feeling of doing something “forbidden” often fuels sexual fantasies and a change of scenery could add to this.

Not feeling too creative? Thank goodness for the internet.

Pick a favorite porn category and let the clip create the excitement instead. I enjoy PornHub and Redtube. Like most porn sites, both have a variety of categories to choose from.

Sometimes it’s just entertaining to click through the categories and learn about new fetishes or role-playing scenarios.

Pornography is an acceptable way to understand sexuality. It’s a great outlet to discover one’s sexual orientation for the first time or to expand one’s knowledge on various sexual practices.

There is no right or wrong way to pleasure oneself; no two people masturbate the same way. Using a dildo is just as normal as humping a pillow. Exploring one’s own fantasies regularly will lead to a healthier sex life and a more positive self-image.

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City leaders toast to Denver Beer Festival

By Chris Bjork cbjork1@msudenver.edu October marks the season for beer, and this year Colorado celebrated with a frothy glass fi lled to the brim.

For over 30 years, Colorado has honored its evolving craft brewing culture with hundreds of beer festivals and events that have advanced the legacy of the industry today. These beer festivals are the resource local brewers need to get their product in as many people’s hands as possible.

It’s an opportunity that was acknowledged on the morning of Sept. 29 Tivoli Brewing Tap House with the official kick off ceremony for the eighth annual Denver Beer Festival. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, members of the Colorado Brewers Guild, MSU Denver brewing industry coordinators and Tivoli brewing Co. staff attended the ceremony. It marked the launch of hundreds of upcoming local beer events and the unveiling of the mayor’s new commemorative beer label. Hancock began his speech by expressing what makes the Denver Beer Festival such a special event in our state.

“The Denver Beer fest illuminates, I think, what has become uniquely Denver, and that is our craft beers, and so I want to congratulate Corey Marshall and the Tivoli Brewing for what you are doing,” Hancock said. “This year is particularly special

because we are here at the Tivoli, one of our oldest breweries in Colorado, that has a history that dates back to the Civil Rights era. It’s true Colorado and we are excited to be here.”

After 46 years of closed doors, Tivoli Brewing aims to immerse itself back into Colorado’s growing craft beer scene. It’s a significant returning step for the company, and one that founder and CEO Marshall acknowledged at the ceremony.

“Historically, Tivoli brewery has always been a very important component of the brewing culture and history of this state. I think we’re bringing that back with Tivoli Brewing Co.,” Marshall said. “We are obviously in the heart of Denver, and we’re right here across the street from the Great American Beer Festival, and we got a great place to come and visit what the brewing roots of Colorado and Denver are all about.”

The Denver Beer Festival and other approaching local beer events will give consumers a chance to experience hundreds of new flavors from craft breweries around the state. For workers in the industry, it will be the marketing move they need to deliver a strong platform for their product.

“The craft brewing industry was built on events. There were never any big budgets for marketing for these breweries, and what’s really important in the 30-plus years craft beer has been around is putting a beer in someone’s hand and getting that liquid to lips,” said Steve Kurowski, operations

director of the Colorado Brewers Guild.

MSU Denver students involved in the Brewing Industry Program will also be playing a vital role in making the upcoming festival and other beer events a success. The program is working alongside the Tivoli brewery and helping to give it a spot on the map for the approaching festival season.

“The nice thing for Metropolitan State University is that we have over 40 students in our brewing program now, and they’re able to volunteer at a lot of these events,” said Scott Kerkman, instructor and coordinator for MSU Denver’s brewing industry program.

“The great thing for Tivoli and what they can get out of it, is really just getting people to know them. They’ve only been around a year so they’re still building that brand awareness.”

2016 will mark the eighth year for the Denver Beer fest and the 33rd for the Great American Beer Festival. This will be hosted alongside hundreds of other beer events throughout the month. Hancock’s Mayorzen Tivoli brew will be among thousands of other craft beer labels that will be hitting the streets in October. Colorado is now home to over 350 craft breweries with an industry that has reached $1.7 billion dollars. Many of these craft breweries will be contributing in the approaching beer festival season, helping to make Colorado a top destination for beer drinkers around the country.

The mayor’s new commemorative beer label, “the Mayorzen,” will hit the streets during the Denver Beer Festival Sept. 30 to Oct. 8. Photos by Esteban Fernandez • Eferna14@msudenver.edu

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Location: Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. Denver, CO 80202 Denver Rare Beer Tasting Oct. 7 1-4 p.m.

Location: McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202 To see a full list of October Colorado beer events, visit the Denver Brewery Guide at denverbreweryguide.com/ events.aspx

Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, center, and Tivoli Brewing Co. CEO Corey Marshall, right, join members of the MSU Denver brewing industry program in a toast Sept. 29 to kick off the fourth annual Denver Beer Festival at the Tivoli.

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Runners are heroes at Free to Breathe

By James Burky

“They didn’t know how my mom and sister ultimately had lung cancer. We need to have research for early detection and research to cure this disease.”

jburky@msudenver.edu A superhero theme seemed appropriate for the Free to Breathe 5K run Saturday morning Oct. 2 at Washington Park.

Participants of all ages gathered at the park to help the organization in its efforts to raise awareness on lung cancer and contribute to its fundraiser for cancer research.

It started in 2001 by Dr. Joan Schiller in response to a lack of funding and general awareness toward lung cancer as a disease. In an era when breast cancer gets its own month for awareness, it’s confusing why an organization would need to be created to inform about lung cancer. The answer is simple. Too many believe those who get lung cancer deserve it.

“They think it’s a smoker’s cancer,” said Michelle LoFaso, the regional events manager for the western part of the country for Free to Breathe.“If you have lungs, you can get lung cancer.”

According to an article from the Medscape website, 28 percent of of lung cancer patients were nonsmokers.

Todd Jaycox is one of those in the 28 percent. Jaycox was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2015, despite being physically fit and having been a nonsmoker.

“No one deserves cancer, whether they smoked or not,” Jaycox said. “Everybody needs help, and everyone should be

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Martin Castillo, 8, participates in his fi fth 5K run on Oct. 1 at Washington Park.

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supported.”

This idea is just what Free to Breathe is bringing to victims.

Lung cancer research receives less funding than breast, colon and prostate cancer but lung cancer claims the lives of more than all three of those cancers combined.

For this year’s event, the fundraising goal was $61,000 and reached $68,000 before on-site registration even began.

The biggest obstacle for Free to Breathe and other organizations is the aforementioned negative stigma. When asked “What kind of cancer do you have?” patients have been exposed to the shaming

by others toward smokers with lung cancer. As a result of the shaming and stigma, those afflicted are reluctant to speak out and feel ashamed.

“They feel that people will think that they’re smokers and that they deserve it,” said Teresa MacKillop, a committee member with Free to Breathe.

MacKillop, like Jacox, has been affected by the disease.

MacKillop’s mother and sister were both diagnosed with lung cancer and succumbed to the disease neither of them was a smoker.

“They didn’t know how my mom and sister ultimately had

lung cancer. We need to have research for early detection and research to cure this disease,” MacKillop said. “It’s a devastating diagnosis with a grim outcome.”

According to the American Lung Association, the five-year survival rate for those diagnosed with lung cancer in its early stages is 54 percent. However, just 15 percent of cases are diagnosed this early. When the disease reaches other organs, the five-year survival rate is a devastating 4 percent. Free to Breathe’s goal is to double the survival rate by 2022.

According to a report

done by the American Cancer Society, 158,040 men and women died from lung cancer in 2015 and was by far the deadliest cancer toll in the United States. While numbers vary, lung cancer receives significantly less funding than other cancers despite the high mortality rate.

The 2016 event was, far and away, the most successful for Free to Breathe in Denver. Last year’s fundraising goal was surpassed by $20,000 and attendance was 100250 more than 2015’s event. The event is just starting to grow. As the event grows, so does awareness for the disease. As awareness increases, so will funding and with increased funding, lung cancer will potentially be more treatable than it ever has been. Still, the low survival rate is going to take time and money to show improvement.

Perhaps the heroes seen in comic books and movies aren’t the only superheroes. Superheroes are Teresa MacKillop’s mother and sister. The superheroes are patients like Todd Jaycox. Perhaps it is the ability to give one’s time and money to help the patients stricken by lung cancer that give them their superhuman qualities.

Maybe these people are proof that superheroes exist beyond imagination.

For more information on the Free to Breathe organization and fundraiser, visit their website at freetobreathe.org or their Facebook page.

Jordan Siseros, left, and Tyler Frazer rest after running the Free to Breathe 5K at Washington Park on Oct. 1.

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“I Am The Elephante”

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Classic Perspective “Journey” Journey.

That one word has a lot of connotations, especially in video games.

When we play games or watch movies we’re constantly going on journeys, across unknown worlds or even familiar lands.

But what makes something a journey?

There may never be a fi ner example than the indie hit “Journey,” developed by thatgamecompany and released on PlayStation 3 in 2012.

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Producer and songwriter Elephante is without a doubt an up-and-coming icon.

Producing an era defi ning atmosphere, the Harvard graduate walks a thin line between classic pop lyricism and modern electronic dance music.

His debut 9 track EP titled “I Am The Elephante” is a modern symphony of progressive house, synthpop and trap coated in breathy trance-like lyrics. Almost effortlessly, the record glides through rhythmic melodies, delivering a consistent but nostalgic dance beat.

Since releasing the EP the 14th of September, the lead single, “Closer (feat.

Bishop),” has gained traction, receiving over 3.5 million Spotify plays.

“You were sharp pain like Novocaine, we’ll ride the waves inside, you know it’s true, this love for you inside” slowly sings Bishop to the 1-2 club beat.

Indie games are well-known for being “artistic” and oftentimes more “laid back” than a big budget AAA game. This holds especially true for “Journey,” a game that drops you into an unknown situation right off the bat, letting players explore to learn its rules and controls.

“Journey” begins by dropping you into the middle of a desert as a cloaked character known only as a “wanderer.” There’s no context, and the game has no spoken dialogue. All you know is that you need to move forward and find out what’s going on.

A large mountain looms off in the distance, and assuming that’s your destination, you start picking your way through the desert.

“Journey’s” desert is a wide open area brimming with ruins, beautiful scenery and strange mystical wildlife, including living magic carpets. Your robed wanderer has the ability to move around, jump and emit a strange kind of shout that attracts nearby creatures. As you pick your way through ruins and mounds of sand, you stumble upon murals that piece together what’s happened in this world.

By Luis Bustos lbustos@msudenver.edu She’s back.

Following her 2013 flop “ARTPOP,” Lady Gaga disappeared to reinvent herself.

Headlining the following year in collaboration with jazz legend Tony Bennett, Gaga shed the gimmicks for the traditional pop/jazz collaboration LP “Cheek to Cheek.” Although the LP was a step away from her traditional style, “Cheek to Cheek” highlighted Gaga's vocal ability behind all the smoke and mirrors of Top 40 pop music.

Two years later Gaga is making headlines again with her much anticipated comeback LP, “Joanne.”

Debuting her reinvented persona, the lead single “Perfect Illusion” has received mixed

Written in the extremely simple pattern of refrain, pre-chorus, chorus and repeat, the track is instantly captivating with its simplicity. While it starts strong, the mindless repetition fails to captivate its audience wholeheartedly.

Lacking a lyrical bridge, the track also fails to establish resolution to the angst of the steamy lovestruck relationship.

Saturated in power, the dreamy and powerful track pulled me in easily enough, unfortunately I had to fight to keep from drowning out the track as just noise.

Quickly redeemed by the third track, “Catching On (feat. Nevve),” Elephante takes us deep into a bittersweet chase.

“Love is anguish, both in and out the soul, I’ve been wrong every time,” sings Nevve. “I’m catching on to you. You steer me wrong, you do.”

Driven by precise lyrical composition, not only is the track the turning point of

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There’s a stunning moment that every player has with “Journey,” when they encounter another wanderer in the world.

Off in the distance you spot another robed figure that looks just like you, but you don’t know who this is. Is it a non-playable character, a scripted event, another player perhaps?

In hindsight, players know that these are other players you encounter, but the way that “Journey” weaves other players into your adventure is brilliant.

You’ll encounter multiple players along your way, as the game is essentially segmented into different areas that serve as levels. Each “level” will connect you with one player, and they can carry over to the next one with you unless they drop out. The lack of another wanderer almost creates a sense of loneliness, and seeing reviews. While it’s easy to long for synthpopGaga, she’s never been the kind of artist that gives audiences what they’re expecting.

The electric guitar dominated pop-rock track showcases a much more mature and down-to-earth musician. With a history of releasing content that is rather detached from reality, “Perfect Illusion” steps outside what’s expected with a heavy hold on pain.

Bouncing back from an altered state of mind, Gaga chants about her scorn admitting she was wrong. The pain of her heartbreak echoes through her powerful vocals, backed by classic pop beats.

As the lead writer and producer on the track, this is the most intimate single the pop star has ever released.

Co-writing credits are also given to Kevin Parker and Mark Ronson. Co-producers include Parker, Ronson and Bloodpop.

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the album, but it’s the high point as well.

Introduced with a simple xylophone and some finger snaps, ambiance and grainy synthesizers dance like oil meeting water.

Elephante’s control of the record is more present here than anywhere else.

While the intimate moods and aesthetics are a definite mark of a passionate artist, the high-energy atmosphere of the record can sometimes be overpowering in juxtaposition to the tracks.

Detached from reality with its heavy futuristic sounds, “I Am The Elephante” has the power to devour its audience instantly.

Almost obvious with its avoidance of lyrical cliches, each track is written brief yet thick in connotation, and the EP pushes pop to its boundaries. Shameless in its pursuit of poetry, the album explores power through grace.

B+ another figure on the horizon brings joy and excitement.

Eventually, arid deserts give way to frozen tundra as you draw ever closer to the mountain. Across the five-to-six hour experience, “Journey’s” combination of visual storytelling, evocative soundtrack by Austin Wintory and adaptive multiplayer create an unforgettable experience. It truly feels like you’ve been on a journey, working with other travelers along the way to overcome insurmountable odds.

You’ve come so far across scorching deserts, crumbling ruins, deadly freezing canyons and more. Then ultimately, when you reach the mountain, all of your hard work pays off in an unforgettable segment that fittingly feels like you’ve reached the end, almost reached nirvana in a way.

As you crest the summit and enter a bright white light, the game ends showing you every wanderer that you encountered along the way, and drops you at the start of the game again. “Journey” gives you the ability to take your time, reflecting on your experience with the game and what it meant, before asking you to set off once again in search of answers.

Wrapped in a pop-rock package, the track is a promising taste of the new Gaga.

Confident yet disoriented in her passion, Gaga dives heavily into the daze of love and lust. She’s back, no smoke and no mirrors, goodbye to the perfect illusion.

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Winning streak remains intact

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Brandi Torr and Stephanie Laraway block the ball against CSU-Pueblo’s Mariangel Perez at the Auraria Event Center Friday, Sept. 30. The Roadrunners topped the ThunderWolves 3-0.

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The MSU Denver volleyball team extended their conference winning streak to six games this past week. This gave them seven straight wins overall this season. The Roadrunners hosted CSU-Pueblo Sept.

30 at the Auraria Event Center. They swept the Thunderwolves 25-15, 25-22 and 28-26. Senior Michaela Smith posted a team high 11 kills. MSU Denver senior setter Brandi Torr dished out 37 assists in the match. Torr entered the 2016 campaign in sixth place in MSU Denver career assists.

The women put their win streak back on the line Oct. 1 as the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls came over to the Auraria Event Center. The Cowgirls jumped

in front early and won the first set 25-21. MSU Denver responded by dominating the second set played and winning with a score of 25-17. First year coach Jenny Glenn’s team kept their foot on the gas, taking the third set 25-18. The team won the fourth set 25-23, which won them the match.

Smith’s 20 kills and junior Ryan Hoerdemann’s 10 kills pushed the squad to victory.

Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference members must deal with the development of the younger players on their teams.

Sophomore Santaisha Sturges posted eight kills, and sophomore Stephanie Laraway’s eight kills provided the Roadrunners a balanced attack.

The RMAC is under attack. The Roadrunners record climbed to 12-3

overall and 6-0 in the conference. The squad’s presence in the RMAC is felt league wide. Smith took home RMAC offensive player of the week honors.

Freshman Alyssa Kelling took home the RMAC defensive player of the week award.

The team share success among all its players.

The volleyball team is in prime position to finish the season by winning the RMAC championship. The program has not missed a beat under the guidance of Glenn.

The team plays Oct. 8 at Westminster College and then on Oct. 14 when they travel to New Mexico Highlands.

Alexie Marr shines against Griffins

By Jake Howard jhowar50@msudenver.edu MSU Denver’s women’s soccer team plays to a draw in both games at home, ending the weekend with an overall record of 3-3-4.

In their first game of the weekend, the women played to a 0-0 draw against Colorado Mesa University. The Roadrunners controlled the first half of play with great ball movement.

They had two shots on goal in the half. One of those shots was produced by sophomore striker Reigna Banks in the seventh minute of the game showing off her foot skills as she dribbled past defenders.

MSU Denver got off to a slow start in the second half, but still managed to get two more shots on goal. Freshman goalkeeper Erica Torres came up big with five saves, all coming in the second half. With just over five minutes left in regulation, sophomore defender Emily Romer made a game saving tackle

in the box to force the game into overtime.

Both teams managed a couple of opportunities in overtime but were unable to break through. Colorado Mesa finished the weekend with an overall record of 4-4-2.

In the women’s second game of the weekend, they played to a 2-2 draw against Westminster College. The Roadrunners pushed the pace early, but the Griffins scored on a counter attack in the 16th minute of play. Five minutes later, Banks tied the game with a header goal off of a set piece driven in by senior defender Alexie Marr. Marr scored a goal of her own in the 77th minute, assisted by junior midfielder Elise Boisnard, on a corner kick.

The team will be on the road next weekend as they travel to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on New Mexico Highlands Friday Oct. 7 and then to Pueblo, Sunday Oct. 9 where they will meet CSU-Pueblo.

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The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships are next for the men on Oct. 22.

» Cross country women prepare for championships The women’s cross country team raced a 6,000-meter race in Washington Park on Oct. 1 in the MSU Denver Invitational.

They finished in third place out of the Division II schools, finishing with an overall score of 100. Junior Erica Ruiz paved the way for the Roadrunners, finishing with a time of 23:11, good enough for 12th place overall. Sophomore Sabrina Rutter finished next for the team with a time of 24:11.The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships are next for both teams on Oct. 22.

» Tennis teams prepare for Colorado Mesa Duals

Senior MSU Denver defender Alexie Marr (#12) steals the ball from Westminster forward Heidi Lorschider Oct. 2 at the Regency Athletic Complex. The game ended in a tie, 2-2.

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Grand Junction is where the men’s and women’s tennis teams will find themselves Oct. 7 when they compete in the Colorado Mesa Duals. The teams had the past week off as they prepared for the matches. The men’s team played last and had a day to forget in their last competition, the Air Force Invitational, where they could only pick up one win.

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Around the nation » MLB playoffs set to commence The Major League Baseball playoffs began Oct. 4 with the AL wild card game. The Toronto Blue Jays moved on to the divisional round after beating the Baltimore Orioles 5-2. The wild card round continues Oct. 5 with the NL game when the San Francisco Giants travel to New York to take on the Mets. The divisonal rounds begin Oct. 6 with the Blue Jays taking on the Texas Rangers, and the Boston Red Sox playing the Cleveland Indians. The NL divisonal games begin Oct. 7. The Washington Nationals host the L.A. Dodgers, and the Chicago Cubs host the winner of the NL wild card game.

» Baltimore Ravens release RB Justin Forsett The Ravens and Justin Forsett came to a mutual decision to part ways. Forsett met with team officials on Oct. 4 and explained that he wished to find another team, which the Ravens granted.

Forsett led the team in rushing in 2015. He gained the starting position after Ray Rice’s release following his domestic violence charge. Terrence West will take over as the Ravens starter.

» Tebow to play October baseball Tim Tebow has played well enough to secure a roster spot in the Arizona Fall League with the Scottsdale Scorpions. Tebow hit .286 with one homerun and two RBIs in three instructional league games. Mets jerseys bearing Tebow’s name have been among the top-selling jerseys since becoming available.

» Derrick Rose faces civil suit in sex assault Derrick Rose is scheduled to appear in a Los Angeles court in a civil lawsuit stemming from an alleged sex assault. The plaintiff alleges that Rose and his two friends raped her. Rose maintains his innocence. The plaintiff is seeking $21.5 million in civil damages.

Men’s soccer drops out of the rankings

By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu

The No. 21 ranking didn’t last long. The Roadrunners men’s soccer team saw a roller coaster of a weekend in which they lost their status as a ranked team.

On Tuesday, the team found out they had been ranked as the No. 21 team in Division II by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. On Wednesday, they lost a lastminute game against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions. On Sunday, they scored five goals in a thorough thumping of the CSUPueblo Thunderwolves.

The statistics favored MSU Denver in their game against the Mountain Lions. The Roadrunners had a conference record of 3-0-1, while the Mountain Lions sported a record of 3-4-1 and a conference record of 2-2. The Roadrunners

didn’t look like the 21st best team in Division II soccer, proceeding to put up a goose egg on the scoreboard.

It seemed that MSU Denver had the advantage in the game when the Mountain Lions were forced to play a man down after a hard foul. That was until Mountain Lions forward JJ Meyer slipped past the defense and scored in the 87th minute.

The Roadrunners had no time to recover and lost 1-0.

The team came back with a vengeance against the Thunderwolves. Senior forward Jeff Gillis got the party Arturo Vega, left, MSU Denver midfielder, battles Dycus Kelly, right, for position of the ball at the Regency Athletic Complex. The Roadrunners finished the weekend with started in the first half with a a 5-2 win over CSU Pueblo. goal in the 17th minute. The Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu Thunderwolves responded, and the half ended tied 1-1. forward Dimitri Ney finished the Hardrockers team. The team then Whatever head coach Jeremy game with a goal, an assist and a returns to Denver with a chance to Tittle said to his team at halftime lot of highlight moves. regain their ranked status against worked. The squad came out and The Roadrunners’ road to the the No. 5 and Rocky Mountain scored four more goals en route championship continues on Oct. Athletic Conference leading to a resounding 5-2 silencing of 7 in Rapid City, South Dakota, Regis University Raiders Oct. 9. the Thunderwolves. Gillis finished where they take on a struggling with two goals, and freshman 1-8 South Dakota School of Mines

From player to coach: Adrianne Pietz head coach and helped me grow as a coach and become tough and really identify the things that as a coach I wanted to be.

By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu I recently had the opportunity to sit down for a conversation with Adrianne Pietz, the seventhyear head coach of the MSU Denver women’s soccer team. The following is a transcript of our conversation.

The Met: Are you from the Denver area?

Pietz: I’m originally from California, but I’ve been in the Denver area for about 14 years.

The Met: Who has had the greatest influence on you as a coach?

Pietz: There are three people who come to the top of my mind right away. One is Nicole Van Dyke. She’s the head coach now at Penn University. She’s the one who got me into coaching.

Another one is Danny Sanchez. He was the head coach when I went here, and then I became the assistant here with him, and now he’s the head coach at CU. I only had three years of experience before I became a head coach, so I didn’t really have

Women’s soccer coach Adrianne Pietz has led the Roadrunners to eight NCAA Tournaments. Her team is 3-3-4 this year.

Photo from MSU Denver Athletics.

a lot of formative people around me, I kind of learned by fire.

Danny and Nicole were both of the coaches I was around when I was very young.

But then I would say the one who has truly formed me and who I am today is Joan McDermott (former MSU Denver athletic director). She’s the one that hired me. She’s the one that mentored me throughout the last seven seasons when I was a

The Met: What is your philosophy on coaching and its relationship to education?

Pietz: Over the years it’s kind of evolved, but at this point it’s really getting my players to be the best that they can be as an athlete, as a student and also as a person. They’re in a really crucial time period in their lives where there’s a lot of transition and unknown and they’re truly developing into the young adults they’re going to be in the future, so really just mentoring and guiding them, and educationally making sure they’re going toward their long term goals.

The Met: How is the team involved in community?

Pietz: We’ve done the Denver Rescue Mission every year where we feed the homeless. We host camps over the summer and the girls work them, and we get scholarships for kids to come.

Some kids from lower income

families we allow to come for free.

The Met: What goals does the team have this season?

Pietz: Short term, you know they want to score at least one goal a game, they want to have the majority of possession. And then obviously long-term goals, throughout the season, they want to win the RMAC [Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference] and they want to be in the NCAA tournament final game.

The Met: What is your favorite activity in your free time?

Pietz: Being with my family.

Being with my daughter, with my husband, with my dog, I like to be with my family. They’re my pride and joy.

Mike and Adrianne have been together three years. Their daughter, Katileya, turned 1 on Sept. 29. Her dog’s name is Kessler.

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» Sit Broncos tightend Own Daniels warms up before a recent game. After second-year quarterback Trevor Siemian injured his non-throwing shoulder in the Broncos’ last game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rookie Paxton Lynch took over and went 14-24 passing for 170 yards and one touchdown. Photo from Flickr.

By Matt Stefanski mstefan3@msudenver.edu The Denver Broncos have started the season undefeated, shaking off the supposed Super Bowl hangover that has plagued teams in the past and stunning analysts and NFL experts across the country. Having continued a winning streak that began on Nov. 22, 2015, the Broncos find themselves atop the AFC West with a one-game lead over the Oakland Raiders, who are 3-1. The team also sits at No. 1 in ESPN’s power rankings.

The Broncos success hasn’t come solely on the back of its defense, but instead from surprisingly good offense captained by Trevor Siemian.

The second-year seventh-round draft pick came into the season with the experience of a rookie. Siemian finds himself with six touchdowns and three interceptions, and a quarterback rating of 105.4. His four-touchdown, 312-yard and zerointerception effort in his first road game against Cincinnati was good enough to earn him his first AFC offensive player of the week award.

Siemian sustained a shoulder injury against Tampa Bay in week four and his status is still unknown as the team goes into week five.

Paxton Lynch, who came in for his first regular season appearance at the tail end of the second quarter against the Buccaneers, filled in without losing a step. Lynch, the

first-round rookie, completed 58.3 percent of his passes for 170 yards and a touchdown and a quarterback rating of 94.1.

Despite some controversy behind comments made by Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders early in week three, both players are off to a strong start. Each has had a 100-yard receiving game, with Sanders hauling in three touchdowns and Thomas close behind with two. C.J. Anderson and the rushing crew aren’t slacking either, with 423 yards through the first four weeks and four touchdowns.

But what about that dominant defense?

Though not quite on the same pace as last year, the defense has played a big role in all four wins this season. Leading the way in tackles is Brandon Marshall with 25, and Von Miller, fresh into his brand new $114.5 million contract, is making every penny worth it with a league-leading 5.5 sacks, putting him on pace for 22 this season. He even forced a fumble in week two against the Colts, which was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Shane Ray. Aqib Talib, Chris Harris Jr. and the rest of the secondary have continued their legacy of the No-Fly Zone, with opponents averaging only 5.7 yard per catch against them and a 57.7 percent completion rate. They have five interceptions to their

name, including a Talib pick-six in the fourth quarter of week two that slammed the door shut on any hopes that the Colts might win the game on the arm of quarterback Andrew Luck.

Special teams have helped along the way. Brandon McManus is making 87.5 percent of his field goals, missing only one kick, and has made all but one point-aftertouchdown attempts. Riley Dixon, the rookie punter from Syracuse, is holding strong at a 47.25-yard gross punting average with his opponents only averaging 2 return yards per punt. Head coach Gary Kubiak also assisted this season with a strategic time out call, forcing Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano into missing a 50-yard game winning attempt, resulting in a 21-20 win in the NFL season opener.

As we enter into the second quarter of the season, Siemian will be recovering from the shoulder injury sustained late in the first half of the game against the Buccaneers, and currently his status for week five is unknown. But whether it’s Lynch or Siemian, teams now have some tape on this new and improved offense.

Will their success continue? Will teams be able to find wrinkles to throw at this defense?

The Broncos look to continue their winning ways with a Sunday afternoon home matchup against the Atlanta Falcons, followed quickly by a Thursday night matchup in San

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Earl Grant and Jake Howard are the resident fantasy football experts for Met Media. Check out mymetmedia.com for their full weekly rundown.

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Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz will retire at the end of this season. Ortiz is second all-time in home runs for the Red Sox, third in runs batted in and sixth in hits.

Photo from Flickr.

By Andrew Evemy aevemy@msudenver.edu Marcus Mariota (TEN) Eight points - tied 26th Ryan Fitzpatrick (NYJ) Eight points - tied 26th Tyrod Taylor (BUF) 15 points - tied 14th Jeremy Langford (CHI) Inactive - zero points Shane Vereen (NYG) Inactive - zero points T.J. Yeldon (JAX) 11 points - tied 16th Brandon Marshall (NYJ) 14 points - tied 11th Eric Decker (NYJ) Zero points Mike Wallace (BAL) Six points - tied 42nd Zach Miller (CHI) Nine points - tied ninth Jordan Cameron (MIA) Inactive - zero points Vance McDonald (SF) Zero points

The Fantasy Football Focus Review is a review of the performances of last week’s picks. The rank shown after the point total is the player’s point rank in their position.

A thick fog covers the tallest buildings throughout Boston as the crowds at Fenway take to their feet.

They stand to give a heroic send-off to the man who continually renewed the strength of one of the most iconic cities in the United States. That man is David Ortiz.

Ortiz, also known by his nickname, Big Papi, saw his final stand begin as his regular season play came to an end on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. He entered one of the greatest send-offs of all time in a pre-game ceremony that started with a walk to the pitcher’s mound as the resounding sound of 37,497 fans chanting “Papi” filled the brisk fall air. He was given a solid gold Big Papi bat, a custom pair of No. 34 L.L. Bean boots and was even graced by the attendance of the president of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, who threw out the first pitch to Ortiz.

One is more likely to be electrocuted in a rubber suit than to find a Bostonian who does not know the meaning of the No. 34, a number that as of next year will be retired by the Red Sox organization.

Ortiz led the Red Sox to their World Series victory in 2004, the season that ended their 86-year World Series drought and ended the “Curse of the Bambino,” a superstition that supposedly began

when the Red Sox traded one of the best baseball players of all-time, Babe Ruth, or as he is commonly known,”The Bambino.”

Destiny was spelled O-R-T-I-Z as Papi recorded three postseason walk-off home runs in 11 days, two of which contributed to the unthinkable as the Red Sox came back from a three-game deficit to beat the New York Yankees during one of the greatest American League Championship Series ever played.

It was unprecedented. No team had ever come back after losing the first three games of a seven-game series prior to the Red Sox. The 2004 season opened the f loodgate for two more championships in 2007 and 2013. In both, Big Papi was a major contributor.

Early in the 2013 season, Boston and the nation were struck with tragedy at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, which trembled when two bombs exploded. The terrorist attack rocked the city to its foundation and it was in that darkness that the gleam of the Red Sox shone brightest, with Ortiz holding the light. “Boston Strong” was created, and the Sox set out on a mission.

They drove a path through the playoffs with everyone in Boston behind them. The end result was lifting the Commissioner’s Trophy as the Red Sox simultaneously lifted the weight of every Bostonian, raising the city from the ashes and reminding the world of the glory

found in baseball.

As memories of one of the greatest clutch-hitting players in the history of baseball came rushing back to the fans throughout Fenway on that second day of October, Ortiz took the microphone to give his own thanks.

“I want to thank a lot of people, but I’m gonna try to make it short, I promise. First of all I want to thank God,” Ortiz said. He thanked his mom and dad, and showed appreciation for the loving support of all his family, inside and outside of the Red Sox organization, who have been with him throughout his career.

He took a pause, got down on one knee, removed his hat, and extended a tremendous thanks to all the fans in Boston. He became emotional as roars erupted throughout Fenway. As the tears ran down his face, he fi nished his thank you speech and accepted his gift s while reminiscing with teammates old and new. He then exited the field and prepared for his fi rst at-bat against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Unfortunately, the Red Sox went hitless through the first seven innings and ended up losing 2-1.

The game was slow, the weather was dreary, and the fans were cold, but every time Big Papi stood at the plate, hearts were warmed and everyone stood in unison to cheer on their hero.

Ortiz hit a slow ground ball and was thrown out at first in his

last regular season at bat. His body language signaled that he knew what was unfolding in front of him.

The cheers of thousands of fans followed him into the dugout, and the 2016 regular season came to an end. Speaking from the heart and soul of every Bostonian, every MLB player of the past, present and future, and every fan of the game of baseball, thank you David Ortiz.

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Capricorn

Don’t let the emptiness set in. Fill it with meaningless things like ice cream and kittens.

“Are you susceptible to sad?”

don’t ever have to spell it.”

Aquarius

January 20 -February 18 You’ll fi nd yourself up the creek without a paddle this week, but you can buy one at a decent sporting goods store.

Pisces

“I enjoy turning up for Jesus.”

“My favorite football team is Lady

February 19 -March 20 Smile! Somebody out there loves you. On second thought, don’t smile.

Gaga.”

“Not all torture is kinky.”

Aries

You will achieve a certain kind of fame when you discover several more steps to add to your 12-step program.

Leo

July 23 -August 22

Because of its dualistic nature, Leos believes there are two kinds of people in this world: you and those who won’t die in a coke-fueled gunfight this Sunday.

Virgo

August 23 -September 22 You’ll fail to pull yourself up by your bootstraps this week when your boots become tangled in the traffic helicopter’s landing skids.

Libra

March 21 -April 19

The combination of Mars and Venus in your sun sign indicates that love is in your future whether you can afford it or not.

Taurus

April 20 -May 20 You might think you’re the coolest person around, but don’t forget about Beth Mills of Austin, TX. She has a hedgehog.

breakdance move I just saw?”

Gemini

May 21 -June 20

Across 1. Low heels?

5. Recover 9. O. Henry, in the literary world 14. Help a felon 15. Humerus connector 16. Gifted person?

17. St. Nick accessory 18. Children’s tale villain 20. For the umpteenth time 22. Slithery catch 23. Greek meeting place 24. Rural nester that eats insects on the wing 28. Word with box or trick 29. Put a match to 30. Rotating part under the hood 31. Lose one’s cool 33. Joy Adamson trainee 35. Fate 37. Broadcasts, as the Super Bowl 38. Women’s accessory, perhaps 42. Actor Arkin 44. Crux of some riddles 45. Bathroom floor piece 49. Enjoys enthusiastically 52. Genetic carrier 54. “___ Degrees of Separation” 55. Devoted attention 56. Real shocker 59. President’s prerogative 61. Shoshonean 62. Prom dress material, perhaps 63. Driveway clearer, sometimes 67. Word with dance or bow

Cancer

June 21 -July 22

Th is week, try not to worry about things over which you have no control. For an ineffectual slob such as yourself, this means just about everything.

It was really itchy.”

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Down 1. Skilled 2. John Quincy’s mother 3. Hits the road 4. It’s hoisted in a pub 5. Major airport 6. Actor Wallach 7. Stained glass figure

Scorpio

“Emotional numbness.”

— Esteban Fernandez “Being Pacific.”

— Chris Bjork “Turning poop into gold.”

— David Schaut “Punching Esteban in the throat.”

—Luis Bustos “Scaring Esteban into doing things.”

—Joella Baumann “Romantic Gestures.”

— Keenan McCall “Kissing Tolbert.”

October 23 -November 21 Scorpio is the most generous, magnanimous, and noble of all the zodiac signs, but that’s still no reason for the board to grant you parole.

Sagittarius

— Michael Ortiz “Not leting the emptiness set in.”

— Pacific Obadiah

November 22 -December 21 You’ve always been a lightning rod for controversy, but it gets worse when you become an actual lightning rod.

8. Stereotypes 9. Go on to say 10. Knocks one’s socks off 11. Bar request 12. Puts in more film 13. Get the lard out 19. Skin-soothing ingredient 21. U.S. defense strategizer 25. Ancient Chinese creation 26. Wild 27. Erode 32. Break in relations 34. Shortly, shortly 36. Recipe amt.

39. “Meet Me ___ Louis” 40. Coagulated milk 41. “Wag the Dog” star Heche 42. Chilean coup victim 43. Source of intolerance 46. Put in solitary confinement 47. Actress Gish 48. Degrees or magnitudes 50. “I don’t think so” 51. Delay 53. Gallery sight 55. VCR necessity 57. Not in a month of Sundays 58. Sudden spurt 60. “A Prayer for ___ Meany” 64. Furtive 65. Seventh Greek letter 66. Put in position, as bricks

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