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Colorado GOP cheers stunning win

Night of anticipation turns into early morning celebration By Devyn Deeter ddeeter1@msudenver.edu Tensions were high at the GOP election night party on Nov. 8. before Donald Trump emerged as 45th president of the United States. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton with 289 electoral votes to her 218. The Republicans also maintained control of the House and Senate, giving Trump a majority in Congress. Earlier in the evening, the crowd of people anxiously awaited the outcome of the election in solidarity. They couldn’t help but wonder what would happen, and what states Trump would take. According to numerous polls, Trump only needed to win one swing state in order to beat Clinton, the

most important being Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania or Virginia. A Republican hasn’t won Ohio without winning the election since Nixon. The general mood was positive at the election party. “Nobody thought he could do this, but look at the map!” said Lynn Stevens. Attendee Jesse Gomez said the country would, “certainly be an improvement on what is now.” Polls had gotten close in the days leading up to the election with some having Trump ahead a few points, while others showed him trailing. No one knew whether or not he would win, but confidence was key for the people in attendance. People weren’t surprised to see Texas, Georgia and Kansas go red through the night, and they were not surprised to see New York and California go

Dustin Fritts celebrates as Donald Trump wins Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 8, at the Colorado Republicans’ election night party at the Double Tree Hotel in Greenwood Village. Photo by Lauren Cordova • scordo22@msudenver.edu

blue. “Oh, I’m not nervous about Texas going blue,” Sam Lurie said. However, when the results poured in from the East Coast and Trump had taken Wisconsin, the Republicans couldn’t hold in their excitement. This was the game

changer they needed to push them over the edge to victory. As the night went on it became increasingly clear that Trump would be president-elect. Gary Black, a Trump supporter, was ebullient. “Trump is going to make this country great again,” he said.

Democrats brace for next four years By Esteban Fernandez eferna41@msudenver.edu

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Confidence turned to dumbstruck despair as Wolf Blitzer rattled off the results to the 2016 U.S. presidential election in a hotel ballroom full of Hillary Clinton supporters on Nov. 8. “I fear that this is the wrath of the ex-union voter come back to roost among Democrats who have left them behind,” said Michael Neil, a Clinton supporter at the event. State Democrats held their election night event in Denver’s downtown Westin Hotel on 16th and Larimer streets. Supporters were initially confident that former Secretary of State Clinton was cruising toward an easy win. However, tension started to rise as several east coast results did not go as predicted. Ohio’s results brought out groans of despair, as it became clear that the race was turning. “He’s been saying the whole time that the election is rigged

and this would be the only time that I really believe what he says,” said Maria Corral, who is a community organizer for Service Employees International Union. “He’s the type of person who doesn’t pay his bills, who’s lost a million dollars in one year, and people are supporting him? It’s a scary thing.” Although she was nervous, at that point of the night she was still confident that Clinton would win. However, the specter of a Trump presidency loomed large on the results displayed behind her. Corral said that if Trump won, she would be more committed to working for families to get what people need. The West Coast results were not kind to Clinton. Although she won California, more bad news continued rolling in. Shocked faces watched the CNN anchors deliver the news. “This is pretty terrifying. Even if Hillary wins, I think it kind of demonstrates that we have some serious issues, and just racism and bigotry nationwide,” said Kelly Stritzinger, who was watching the results. By this point, she

was dubious of a Clinton win. However, she said that one bright spot for her was that Colorado was a still a bubble of progressiveness, even after this election. She said that tonight she would be afraid to sleep and then wake. Although the federal election was a loss for Democrats, the Colorado House of Representatives would be under Democrat control. As of press time, the Colorado Senate race was still being

decided. Although Amendment 69 or ColoradoCare, went down to defeat, the state did pass Amendment 70, raising the state’s minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020. “No matter what happens, this nation has been fragmented by this election’s tone. We need to figure out how to come together,” said Amberly Martin, a Clinton supporter. “I’m a veteran and we need to figure out how to be better than we’ve been in the last 600 days.”

Maia Brochbank left and Claire Brad comfort each other after watching Hillary Clinton’s defeat to Donald Trump on Nov. 8 at the Westin Hotel in Denver. Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu

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Election breakdown: National results by state Clinton 218

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Every vote counted in the early hours of the race for the United States presidency with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump fighting neck and neck for vital steps. Early counts showed Trump controlling states in the southern U.S. while Clinton took most votes along the East and West coast. However, Clinton’s firewall began to crumble. A gap widened as swing states like Ohio and Florida, as well as supposedly well

held Democratic states like Pennsylvania, went to Trump. As the hours passed, Clinton’s chances of winning began to slim. In the final hours of Election Night, Clinton conceded the presidency to Donald Trump. The Colorado General Assembly will most likely grant control to Democrats, providing the state senate district 19 goes to Democratic candidate Rachel Zenzinger. If Zenzinger wins her election, the Colorado

Senate will favor democrats, 18-17. The House will continue to be under Democratic control, with a majority of 36-29. State House of Representatives elected Crisanta Duran as House majority leader, who represents House district five. In the 2014 elections, Democrats maintained control of the House of Representatives, while Republicans took control of the Senate.

Colorado Results: Voting by county Clinton 61.5%

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Trump 33.9%

The Electoral College is a delegate-based system that actually selects the president. The Founding Fathers originally envisioned it as a firewall between the people and the executive office. Delegates are assigned to a state based on population, so more populated states have more delegates. When the votes are counted, the delegates are given a winnertakes-all approach to the votes toward the next president. For example, Colorado has nine delegates. If a majority of votes lean toward Democrats, then the delegates are expected to vote for the democratic candidate. However, they are not “required” to vote for a candidate, but will most likely lose their position as a delegate if they vote contrary to the popular vote.

Markets shaken International markets plunged into turmoil at the news that Donald Trump was elected president. Asian markets dropped early into the night as the election turned against Hillary Clinton. European markets opened lower today, and all three major indices on Wall Street were down 4 percent in pre-market trading. The Mexican peso tumbled to an 8-year low. Nigel Farage, one of the architects of Brexit, described the upset as “bigger than Brexit.”

What happens next? President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet his successor in the next 48 hours. The 12th Amendment mandates that Congress assemble in joint session to count the electoral votes and declare a winner. The Electoral College meets to vote on Jan. 6, 2017. The country innagurates the next president on Jan. 20, 2017. Between now and then, Donald Trump will have to create a transition team to prepare his move into the White House. Copyright© FreeVectorMaps.com

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Election breakdown U.S. House and Senate races Colorado General Assembly Michael Bennet - D

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Diana DeGette Jared Polis

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Doug Lamborn Mike Coffman Ed Perlmutter

62.8% 51.2%

The General Assembly is a bicameral institution composed of the Senate and House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of 35 seats, and the House has 65 seats. The Senate has staggered four-year terms, while House members run for reelection every two years. There are 18 Senate races this year.

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Cornel West tackles love, integrity and wisdom By Keenan McCall kmccall5@msudenver.edu Students turned out in the hundreds to see Cornel West on Nov. 3, eager to hear and learn from the esteemed public intellectual. Hosted in the Tivoli Turnhalle, the event was organized by the Denver Project for Humanistic Inquiry and several groups at MSU Denver. “One of D-phi’s missions is to afford our students and the community opportunities to engage with some of the most important thinkers of our time. As one of the most prominent African-American public intellectuals, Dr. West had been on our shortlist of potential speakers from the beginning,” said Adam Graves, associate professor of philosophy and a primary organizer of the event. Attendees from all three schools on campus packed the Turnhalle to hear the acclaimed professor and author’s views on equity in areas from race to politics. Attendee Cristine de la Luna hoped West’s visit would help refocus students toward carrying out changes earlier generations strived for. “It feels like what’s happening right now

is a result of not fi xing up what was started 50 years ago,” Luna said. “We didn’t have our eye on the ball.” West started his speech by stressing the importance of love and understanding among one another. He pointed to the universal nature of humanistic studies as proof of constant common threads. “Humanities is about the mess and the funk of being human,” West said. “We’re all in it together. You don’t get out of space and time, and that shit goes to the grave,” West said. He went on to push for the acknowledgment of the systemic nature of hate and prejudice within the country and not passing the blame off to others. “I’m talking about wrestling with integrity in the face of xenophobia, vicious forms of white supremacy, vicious forms of male supremacy, vicious forms of antiJewish hatred, anti-Arab hatred, antiPalestinian hatred,” West said. “That’s not just a matter of finger pointing. If you grew up in America, it’s inside of you.” On education and learning, West pointed to the emphasis on learning in classrooms as restrictive. He advocated for learning in whatever avenues possible and criticized stopping when one felt smart enough to seem impressive. “We have to call into question the

pervading culture of smartness. The highest honorary title young people can have these days is to be the smartest person in the room. I say let the phone be smart. You gotta be wise,” West said. West closed by imploring students to stay informed about the world and not to lose focus on making things better. “Not just this election, but American civilization, the American empire, is in

deep trouble,” West said. “If we don’t go out there, we don’t spiritually awaken as well as morally, politically and democratically, we will slide down the slippery slope that kills.” Austin Lopez, a University of Colorado Denver student who attended the event, was deeply impacted by West’s words. “I’m going to really evaluate what I’m doing with my own life,” Lopez said. “I hope that other people do the same.”

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The new view of homelessness

By Rebecca Thompson rthom100@msudenver.edu As I was driving down County Line Road in Lone Tree, I noticed two men standing on opposing sides of the road, about a block away from each other, and each man was holding up a sign. Both men appeared to be in their mid-40s, and they were dressed in similar clothing: A button-down shirt and some blue jeans. One man held a sign pointing to a nearby mattress store sale, spinning it with a smile and waving to drivers as they passed by. The other man sat on a stool, with a bucket in his hand, and his sign read, “Please help, lost my home and job.” The two men can be seen on the same street nearly every day, and I have passed them on my way to and

from work now for the last three weeks. If I had only driven down this road one time, I probably would not have even noticed the sign spinner. It wasn’t until I did notice the sign spinner that I had the idea that these two men represent two types of people in the country. On one side of the street you have a man who was broken; his home was taken from him from under his feet and he lost his job. This man seeks help from others to build his life together; he depends on the generosity of others to buy himself food, clothes and shelter. Then you have the sign spinner. Certainly, he has not had a perfect life, considering a man of his age is spinning a mattress store sign as his career. Maybe he lost his job and had to do something to bring in money for his family. He works long hours in the Colorado heat, but this man earns a paycheck for his hard work. Almost everywhere you turn in Denver there are “Now Hiring” signs. I often think to myself that Wendy’s and Taco Bell should change their signs from “Now Hiring” to “Always Hiring.” But it seems like the majority of homeless head to the streets with a pan, rather than getting hired at a fast food restaurant. Let’s just say that on an average day, one out of every 10 cars gave this

man a dollar. Even on a slow day, this man probably leaves with at least $100 in his pocket. With Colorado’s current minimum wage at $8.31 per hour, a worker would make about $50 a day after taxes were taken out, for an eight-hour shift. So why would this man seek a low-paying, fast-food restaurant job, when he could make this kind of money by sitting on the side of the road panhandling strangers in Lone Tree? The answer is simply because as a population, we tend to help those less fortunate than us, and we will continue to do so. We hope that if we were ever in that position that people would be just as kind to us, and we want to believe that this money will help this man to get a job or a home. It is not to say that these men and women should not ask for help, and many do rely on the money and help from others in order to survive. The problem is that each day throughout Denver there are more and more people asking for help and money, but they do not seek to help themselves. There are numerous programs throughout Denver designed to help these men and women find jobs, and it just takes motivation and determination from those who need the help.

It’s only a number

By Keenan McCall kmccall3@msudenver.edu This can’t be real. That’s all I could think when my father told me about how sick my little brother was. I wanted it to be a dream. It didn’t seem like something that should happen to the goofy idiot I’d grown up with for all of 16 years. I tried to force myself to wake up, hoping I could shrug it off and go on with the happy life we knew.

I didn’t though. The scenery kept passing us as we drove, my father’s voice cracking while he went into more detail about my brother’s condition. His heart had picked up the slack for his deformed lung and was burning itself out as a result. They were going to use a series of medications and treatments to help him, but the worst - case scenario was that he’d only last five more years. The number lingered with me that night while sleep never came. It echoed inside my head as months fell away, reverberating whenever my brother had a coughing fit. It was in his hand when he grabbed mine during a drug-fueled panic attack, and in his voice when he told me, “I don’t want to die.” It wasn’t fair. I thought that my brother was a good kid. I thought he didn’t deserve for this to happen to him, that he didn’t deserve to learn when his life would be over before it

had even really begun. I hated that I could watch his life tick away. I hated how useless I was in the face of it. Even four years since that car ride, my hate for that number has stuck with me. It’s driven me to make every second with my brother count, and to let every wasted moment stand as a reminder to try harder. It’s helped me support him through every obstacle or rough patch he’s faced since then, and it’s pushed me forward through my own challenges with work and school. I still wish this weren’t real. I’m still angry my brother has to go through this, and I’ll loathe my powerlessness until the day I die. But I’ll accept that the experience taught me one thing: No matter how short someone’s life is, trying to make it count is still better than giving up. Five years is just a number. We can give it meaning.

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To swipe or not to swipe

By Tasha Ahmed nahmed3@msudenver.edu Up until about a year ago, I was very involved in the online dating scene. Previously, I felt that meeting people online was ridiculous and impersonal. The notion hadn’t even crossed my mind. It wasn’t until all of my friends began to pressure me into creating a profi le that I started to consider it. After much apprehension and skepticism, I made an account with OkCupid. The site is set up very similarly to Tinder. Each person has the option to swipe right or left on someone else’s photo depending on their immediate attraction to them. My first observation was how superficial it was. I almost felt guilty swiping left because photos are an awful way to judge another person. Over time, I did become more comfortable with the concept and I ended up meeting some very nice people. I went on dates, made friends and realized that not everyone online is a creep. Still, the superficiality of the website bothered me and I ended up deleting my account. Even though OkCupid helped me meet some amazing people, it also brought me down. I often felt objectified as men would message me saying vulgar, uncalled for things. This especially happened if I read their initial message and did not reply. They would often become hostile and send horrendous replies attempting to get a rise out of me. It really disturbed me and definitely contributed to my eventual account deactivation. I recently brought up Tinder to my friend Nicole. We discussed it and she shared her experience with me: “As a plus-sized hetero cis woman I felt Tinder was a loselose situation. I didn’t get many matches and then from those matches even fewer conversations would come out of it. A few of the guys who did message me were only looking for a quick hookup, but when they realized I wasn’t going to have sex with them immediately, they would un-match me and disappear. When I used Tinder it made me feel depressed and angry. Not only for the reasons above, but also because I was being shallow and picky. If I thought a guy looked like a “douche” or if he was attractive to me, I would swipe left. It brought out a part of me that I’m not proud of. I’ve since deleted the app; I will instead wait for someone who will make me laugh. Until then, I’ll stick to vibrators and porn.” Talking to Nicole was truly an enlightening experience. Although online dating has many positive outcomes, and I value everyone I met during my time on OKCupid, there can be serious psychological ramifications. It’s important to remember that just as it’s unfair to judge others, it’s also unfair to let others judge you.

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Project Homeless Connect provides for Denver metro Area By Natasha McCone nmccone@msudenver.edu Over a thousand people flocked to the Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 3 to take advantage of the one day free event, Project Homeless Connect 15. This annual event, started in 2005, offered individuals and families experiencing homelessness access to services and resources, including medical care, Homeless Court, benefits assistance, employment services, haircuts, clothing and other community

resources. The program, sponsored by Denver’s Road Home, was started in 2005 by former Mayor. It has provided over $2 million in services to over 15,000 people since its inception. The idea behind the project emphasizes that having a myriad of resources under the same roof minimizes the external difficulty of access and educates those in need on what is available. As individuals entered they were paired up with a volunteer who guided them throughout the area and helped them find the resources

Ron Wildt cracks a smile while getting a haircut at the Project Homeless Connect event at the Colorado Convention Center. Haircuts were one of several free services offered for the homeless who attended. Photos by McKenzie Lange • mlange4@msudenver.

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they might need. “Project Homeless Connect wouldn’t be possible without the help of our community, and this year we saw more volunteers participate than ever before, which clearly shows the community’s continued commitment to finding long-term solutions for homelessness,” said Mayor Michael B. Hancock. The event paid careful attention to needs in the homeless community, and served to help fix those problems in the long term.

“The homeless are not less than, or just others. They are part of the community.” -Bennie Milliner Street outreach programs and shelters were there to provide information about housing. Regis’ medical volunteers provided exams and scheduled appointments. The physical strains of living on the street were treated by massage and haircuts, and résumé workshops were provided. Sixteen people received employment that day through the onsite job fair.

“The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” pushed the Western Role Playing Game forward by asking players one question: Who are you, and what do you want your adventure to be? The follow-up to “The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind,” the game carried a legacy of following up to the ambition of previous entries. It had the credit of being developed by rising developer Bethesda and held the honor of being one of the first RPGs that would be released on the Xbox 360. None of this was what ended up setting Oblivion, apart however. What set it apart was the sense of choice it gave to players. The idea of choice permeated every aspect of the game from the moment you stepped out of the tutorial. After escaping from a prison cell through cramped sewer tunnels, the game stretches out before you with a vibrant, wideopen world. The only hint of a main storyline is the map marker on the bottom of the screen, which players could turn off whenever they liked. As a mage, a warrior, a thief or any mix of the three, you could go anywhere and see anything, stopping wherever or whenever you felt like it. This sense of choice was something not

Bennie Miller, Executive director of Denver’s Road Home, coordinated this year’s Project Homeless Connect event at the Colorado Convention Center on Oct. 3. The event offers services from haircuts and massages to handling minor court cases all under the same roof.

One of the most popular stations at the event was the I.D. station. Commonly, personal belongings get stolen or lost, and without an I.D. one cannot check into a shelter, or most any program. One man waiting in line said that he was robbed and without his license he couldn’t cash the checks he was receiving from work. The event provides a personal experience for its volunteers and the Denver community. “On a human level, it keeps you motivated. In policy work, it’s very slow. Here, I’m feeling the importance of what I’m doing,”

often seen in console RPGs. Outside of Massive Multiplayer Onlines, most games in the genre focused on a pre-established story or plot and funneled you in toward its resolution. Sure, you could poke around the world and see what you could find. Eventually, though, you’d have no choice but to press on and reach a climactic final encounter, followed by watching the credits roll on your 50-plus hour investment. Oblivion didn’t do that, though. If you didn’t want to pursue the main quest line, you were more than welcome to wander in the opposite direction. You could travel to a random town, follow a river bank for hundreds of virtual miles, enter the Imperial capitol or whatever else you wanted. Even better, players were rewarded for pursuing their own choices and interests. Poking around to see what you could find could lead to grand, sweeping adventures. Chatting with a shopkeeper could lead to investigating grave robberies. Picking up a hidden statue could lead to being hired as a treasure hunter, fighting your way through ancient dungeons. Even pulling a root out of the ground could mean setting out to create the world’s most effective medicine, wandering the country to search for that rare, vital ingredient. All of this occurs without ever once trying to nudge you back into the main storyline. You could travel, fight and explore for as long as you wanted. Should you finally choose to finish the

said Robin Kniech, a Denver councilwoman who works with affordable housing and bettering the systems of the homeless community. The event serves the homeless community and hopes to positively influence the way the Denver community sees its homeless population, “People need to recognize that in tough economic times, any one of us can find ourselves in these positions and situations,” said Bennie Milliner, executive director for Denver’s Road Home. “The homeless are not less than, or just others. They are part of the community.”

main quest, and reach the game’s conclusion, you weren’t forced to stop or start from scratch after a credits scene. The game still allowed you to continue your adventures until you decided to set down the controller. This framework not only set Oblivion apart, but also changed the idea of what western console RPGs should be. Choice, and the ability to shape your experience through playing them, became a central design feature for many games in the genre. Where Japanese RPGs focused on developing a group of characters with a common goal, WRPGs moved toward giving players their own characters to experience their own adventures with. It refined the offshoot of the RPG genre and paved the way for titles like “Fallout 3” and “The Witcher.” Oblivion offered gamers a new kind of experience. It created a new avenue for games where the adventure could be as long or short, as grand or linear, as the gamer wanted. The choice was theirs, and what a choice it was.

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Paranormal investigators host public séance By Chris Bjork cbjork1@msudenver.edu Over a decade ago ago, Matthew Baxter and Bryan Bonner began working together to uncover the truth behind a mystery that has perplexed mankind for centuries. The questions surrounding the existence of ghosts continues to pique people’s curiosity and defines the professional lives of Baxter and Bonner. The two men helped found the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society in 1999. Together, they have over 25 years of dealing with the paranormal. The duo’s wide array of work includes home and public investigations, investigative research, debunking false claims, event speeches, and more recently, publicly held séances. The men pride themselves in their scientific approach to dealing with paranormal cases. “It was about 26 years ago when I started doing my own investigations and over time met Bryan and we’ve been working together since about 2002. We usually subscribe to kind of a scientific skepticism. A lot of people think that skepticism means cynicism, but it doesn’t. What it means is that we walk in with a completely open mind,” Baxter said. Rather than looking specifically for ghosts, Baxter and Bonner search for clues in the environment that could’ve caused the proclaimed phenomenon. They also specialize in dealing with a variety of other pseudo-science related topics, including the extraterrestrial, conspiracy theories, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, urban legends and much more. The investigators’ public hosted events, however, have popularized the pair’s work to new heights. The public séances and paranormal dinner series offer an opportunity for the public to meet the investigators while potentially being able to come in contact with the other side. Hosted at the Yak and Yeti Event Center in Hampden, the Large Mediums séance aims to conjure a spirit by the name of Neil Shipson, who was murdered in the building during a class reunion. The chosen location is accredited to the building’s alleged active paranormal activity and dark history. Experiences from the staff and customers range from hearing unexplained sounds, seeing apparitions, smelling strange odors, experiencing poltergeist activity, noting temperature drops and more. Albert Ovando has been a bartender at Yak and Yeti for six months and has witnessed numerous unexplained occurrences on the upper floor. He is familiar with the bizarre accounts issued by other members of the staff. “We work with it. We kind of accept it now. I don’t try to conjure an explanation or try to figure out what it is, but I can just tell you that I felt it. I know what happened to me, but I don’t play with it. I pretty much just keep working,” Ovando said. Baxter and Bonner propose that the séances they conduct are unlike any other held in the state.

Bryan Bonner and Matthew Baxter have been conducting the Large Mediums Séancés at the Yak and Yeti restaurant for over a year and half. The investigators used a variety of spiritual mediums to try and conjure the spirit of late Neil Shipson. • Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu

The Large Mediums séance on Nov. 2 began with a brief history of the Ouija board and other pshycic tools used to communicate with the dead. Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu

“How many theatrical séances are there? A lot. But how many are hosted by paranormal investigators? Zero.”

“How many theatrical séances are there? A lot. But how many are hosted by paranormal investigators? Zero. That gives it so much more of a creep factor. To say ‘these guys actually know what they’re talking about, and we do,’” Bonner said. The Large Mediums séance has been conducted regularly for a year and a half

-Matthew Baxter

now and continues to yield frightening results for those who attend. The real question lies if the spectacle that takes place has any strings attached. Or is it an authentic attempt to communicate with the spirit haunting the building? The ritual that took place Nov. 2 began with a brief history and methodology on

using the Ouija Board and other spiritual tools used to talk to the dead. Following the history lesson, the investigators and participants commenced the séance. Immediately following the first question, glasses in the room began to fall, unexplained noises were heard throughout the room, distorted voices were recorded and the temperature dropped. The room became a hotbed of activity with unusual occurrences taking place without a minute going by. After it concluded, it was unclear if what had occurred was an elaborate magic trick or a true unnerving spiritual happening. “One of the great things,” Baxter remarked after the séance. “We didn’t do everything and we’re not going to tell you what we didn’t do. That’s one of the fun parts.” Regardless of the authenticity of the divination, both Bonner and Baxter confirmed that each future séance will be an entirely new and unpredictable experience. While plenty of jump scares gave way for some guests to appear on edge during the affair, everybody afterward was left with wide-eyed grins. “If it had been a year and a half ago, we would’ve said that we wanted people not to believe everything they see. We don’t say that anymore,” Baxter said. “What we say today is we want people to get in touch with that wonder and that excitement and that possibility of being a child. Because that’s really more important than whether or not you are a skeptic. That’s how we’ve changed and how the séances have transformed us. Neil’s been a great teacher.”

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Danette Montoya’s installation, Las Almas de Muertos, is featured at the Denver Art Museum. Montoya created two altars, one altar is an interactive art piece that people can add to. Photo by McKenzie Lange • mlange4@msudenver.edu

If you go The Spirits of the Dead” is on display until Sunday, Nov. 13 Location: Denver Art Museum 100 W 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, CO 80204 Danette Montoya will discuss her exhibit at the Denver Art Museum’s Insider Moments program. Insider Moments is a reccurring program designed to offer a behind -the- scenes, casual conversation between practicing artists and museum visitors.

A mythical creature hovers above the neutral hues and glimmering glass of the Denver Art Museum’s pre-Columbian and Spanish Colonial art exhibit. Feathered in red and green, with a skull spilling from its mouth, the Quetzalcoatl of Mesoamerican lore scatters hundreds of pearly paper monarch butterflies across the ceiling. A boxy, silk-like tail guides the serpentine creature like a team of determined Chinese lanterns. “It was really important for me that there was an essence that these could be just as much on the Asian floor as they could be on this floor,” said Danette Montoya, a Denver artist and the creative force behind “Las Almas de los Muertos,” or “The Spirits of the Dead” – a tribute to the Mexican celebration of Day of the Dead. “There is an element of it that is very cross-cultural, these symbols that we’re surrounded by.” “The Spirits of the Dead” is the second in a Denver Art Museum series called Cuatro, consisting of four exhibits featuring local Latino artists. The

museum hopes to complement its existing art collection with a more modern approach. Despite its universal elements, the installation is undoubtedly rooted in Latin American and Mesoamerican tradition. In Aztec culture, Montoya explained, monarch butterflies were considered souls of the dead that come back to the earth every year at harvest time. Annually in late October, tens of millions of monarchs make the 2,500mile migration from Canada to Mexico, appearing as if out of nowhere. The butterflies, or mariposa, at the museum lead to two altars designed by Montoya and built with the help of a small army of friends. “I had three main themes,” Montoya said. “I had the world tree, I had the serpent, or dragon, however you want to perceive it; and then I had the heart portal. So, three big collective, unconscious myths and ideas, and then the mariposa.” The world tree can be found in the art of many Mesoamerican cultures and was believed to connect the heavens to the earth and below. Displayed in the bronze colors of autumn, Montoya’s version is noble

and haunting. The beeswax-protected papier–mâché heart portal hangs above an altar devoted to the Virgin of Guadalupe and Tonantzin, the Aztec goddess seen as the mother of life. This is also the scene of an interactive element; each Saturday workshops are held, focused primarily on children, where participants can contribute to the installation. Alyssa and Kylon Buchanan, a school-aged sister and brother visiting the museum from Greeley with their mom, Ashley, were busy designing paper marigolds and foil candle wraps to lay at the altar along with clay skulls designed by Montoya. Kylon was proud of his marigold and decided to take it home with him. Calling the exhibit “really cool,” Alyssa said she was inspired to create more art in the future. Discussing her exhibit, Montoya had expressed hope it would act a creative catalyst. “Maybe it will inspire people to say they can use art as a vehicle for sparking their own imagination and finding identity,” Montoya said.

“Maybe it will

inspire people to say they can use art as a vehicle for sparking their own imagination and finding identity.”

-Danette Montoya

Danette Montoya’s art installation pays homage to her hispanic heritage through the symbolism of the monarch migration from Canada to Mexico. Photo by McKenzie Lange • mlange4@msudenver.edu

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Roadrunner Briefs »Cross country hosts NCAA Regionals The Roadrunners’ crosscountry teams finished their 2016 season by hosting the NCAA South-Central Regional Championships on Nov. 5 at Washington Park in Denver. The men’s team finished 12th out of 29 teams, far worse than their fourth place finish in 2015. The women’s team finished 15th out of 27 teams, slightly worse than their 2015 13th place finish. Junior Brandon Krage finished first for the Runner men, coming in at 51st overall. Junior Erica Ruiz finished first for the women. Defending NCAA National Champions Colorado School of Mines finished in first place for the men, while Adams State came in first place for the women.

» Women’s basketball finishes preseason The preseason was a cake walk for the MSU Denver women’s basketball team. They defeated Northern New Mexico College 78-53 on Nov. 4 and followed that up with a 85-54 victory over Manhattan Christian College on Nov. 5. Junior forward Emily Hartegan led the Runners against Northern New Mexico with 22 points, and junior guard J’Nae Squires-Horton had 13. Against Manhattan Christian College, junior guard Georgia Ohrdorf had 24 points and SquiresHorton had 23. The team begins regular season play at home on Nov. 11 against Lubbock Christian at 7 p.m.

» Volleyball finishes with a perfect conference record The MSU Denver volleyball team completed an undefeated conference schedule by defeating Colorado Mesa University on Nov. 9. The team finished the season with a 23-3 overall record and an 18-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record. Since they finished as the best team in the RMAC, the Roadrunners will be home for every game they play during the RMAC tournament.

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Anthony Grant: Academics and athletics By Earl Grant egrant7@msudenver.edu

Organizational leadership usually starts at the top, and the MSU Denver athletics department is a prime example. Second-year athletic director Anthony Grant is the newly appointed leader for the Roadrunners student-athletes. The Runners are well-known in Division II athletics, having won 55 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships and four national championships: two in men’s basketball and two in women’s soccer.

“Academics are first, you’re in college to get an education and to graduate. Providing opportunities for student-athletes to leave MSU Denver with a championship and a degree, that’s my job.” -Anthony Grant The role of athletic director is to provide student-athletes with the opportunity to succeed both in the classroom and on the field of play. Grant grew up in west Philadelphia in a home where education was the priority. “My mother was finishing up her last year of college when I was younger,” Grant said. “She was always focused on academics, even though I really wanted to play sports.” He developed a love for sports as a high school athlete. However, he spoke on his decision making process upon completing high school. “I could either continue playing athletics at the Division II or III level, or I could go to Penn State on an academic scholarship,” Grant said.

He initially carried an ambition to become a lawyer. However, Grant’s desire to stay connected to sports burned deep. His connection to athletics inspired Grant to pursue a career in his childhood passion. “I wanted to get back into athletics and I found that I had opportunities on the administrative side of the profession,” Grant said. His background is similar to many MSU Denver students who have families and jobs outside of class. His path to MSU Denver started in State College, Pennsylvania. “I completed my undergraduate studies at Penn State. Then, I completed my Masters at Temple University, and my doctorate at the University of Iowa in Health and Sport Studies with a specialization in athletic administration,” Grant said. He had many responsibilities during his educational journey beyond being a student at Temple University. “It was an evening program, teaching during the days and I had an internship at St. Joseph’s University. I did all of that with a wife and young child,” Grant said. Prior to wearing Runners’ blue and red, Grant served as the associate athletic director and interim-athletic director at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, a school 1,664 miles from Denver. Grant made the hard choice to move his family and say farewell to his roots in Pennsylvania by accepting the MSU Denver position. He and his wife Lisa have three children together. His daughters Gianna and Jadyn are 13 and 9, respectively. The youngest of his children is 2-year-old Preston. He developed a love for sports as a high school athlete. However, he spoke on his decision making process upon completing high school. Grant makes clear what his priorities as an athletic director are. “Academics are first, you’re in college to get an education and to graduate,” Grant said. “Providing opportunities for student-athletes to leave MSU Denver with a championship and a degree, that’s my job.” As an athletic director, Grant’s commitment to mentoring young adults is his objective. “My goal is to continue solidifying relationships with our students and to facilitate

Anthony Grant is in his second year as director of athletics at MSU Denver. His upbringing, family and passion have shaped his unique views on what it means to lead student-athletes. Photo by Jessica Taves • jtaves@msudenver.edu

an environment within the department to ensure that when our student-athletes graduate, they are better people than when they first stepped on to campus.” Grant shared the most important directive he would like to instill within the athletic department. “Leadership is huge for me, I’d like to establish a leadership module,” Grant said. Grant, who touted the life of a student-athlete as one that consists of odd hours, travel and practice, would also like to see an internal tutoring staff formed for the athletic department. The current operating hours for the tutoring center often don’t work for these students. Grant is very tight lipped on the subject of MSU Denver’s success with recruiting international student-athletes. However, he did share some pertinent details. “I can’t divulge the secrets!” Grant said jokingly. “I’ve got people reading the paper over at the other conference schools.” Grant’s journey has seen him

criss-cross across America. He comes to Denver from Philly by way of Iowa. Now that he’s here, only time will tell if Grant can build upon the athletic success created by his predecessors.

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dschaut@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners men’s and women’s soccer teams were both defeated in the semifinals of their respective Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournaments. The men’s team played their quarterfinal matchup in Golden against fourth-seeded Mines on Nov. 2. The Runners emerged victorious in another overtime thriller, finishing the game with a 2-1 win. MSU Denver gained the early advantage when a Mines player received a red card and forced them to play the remainder of the game a man down. Then, with two minutes left in the first half, Mines scored first and entered halftime up 1-0. Senior forward Jeff Gillis responded in the second half, and regulation ended tied 1-1. Spectators didn’t have to wait long to see a result in overtime. Gillis scored his second goal of the game two minutes in and gave the Runners an upset over Mines. The men then played the eventual champion and top-seeded Colorado Mesa Mavericks on Nov. 4. The Runners scored in that game first with a second half goal by Gillis. The Mavericks answered

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Senior Jeff Gillis controls the ball against Colorado School of Mines Nov. 2 in the first round of the RMAC tournment. MSU Denver advanced to the second round, but lost to top-seeded Colorado Mesa. Gillis had all three goals for the Roadrunners in the two tournament games. Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu

quickly, and regulation ended tied 1-1. The score remained tied through two testy overtime halves and the game went into penalty kicks. The Mavericks smoked the Runners in the penalty kicks by a score of 4-1 and won the game. The fifth-seeded women started tournament play by upsetting the fourth-ranked Colorado Mesa Mavericks on Nov. 2 in Grand

Junction in overtime. After a scoreless regulation, Alexie Marr had a chance to be the game’s hero and capitalized by scoring the game’s only goal. The women then traveled to Golden on Nov. 4 to take on the first-seeded Colorado School of Mines team. The tight game ended in a 1-0 Mines victory. Mines finished the RMAC tournament by

beating CSU-Pueblo for their sixth straight conference title. Both teams now play the waiting game. Either they get an invitation to take part in the NCAA National Championship tournament or their season is over. The men haven’t competed in the National Championship since 2011, while the women haven’t been there since 2014.

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Junior center Bounama Keita controls the ball before he accelerates for a layup. Keita is the starting center for the Roadrunners this season. Photo from MSU Denver Athletics

By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu Cam Williams and the MSU Denver men’s basketball team returned from the DII CCA TipOff tournament with a 2-1 record. The Roadrunners began their season on Nov. 4 against the Texas

A&M International Dust Devils. They defeated the Dust Devils 7160. Williams opened his Runners’ career with 14 points and three assists in the game. True freshman guard Alec Williams also had an immediate impact and also finished the game with 14 points. The Runners followed up their opening season win with a

loss against the No. 23 University of Arkansas Fort Smith Lions on Nov. 5. Junior guard Sunday Dech’s 27 and Cam Williams’ 14 points weren’t enough against a talented Lions team. MSU Denver finished the weekend by taking on Azusa Pacific on Nov. 6. The Runners won the game 83-63, with Cam

Williams leading the way with 20 points. Eastern Kentucky transfer student and junior point guard Cam Williams led the team in scoring over the weekend, proving that he’s capable of making up for the departure of last year’s leading scorer Tony Dobbinson. Cam Williams averaged 16 points per game over the weekend. Dech finished the weekend close behind Williams in scoring and averaged 15.3 points per game. Alec Williams was also a bright spot for the Runners. True freshmen rarely make an immediate impact, but Williams bucked that trend by scoring 14 points in his first ever game as a Runner and 13 in his third. The Runners will have a slight break in action, as they do not have another regular season game until Nov. 20 when they take on Northwest Missouri State at the Auraria Event Center. The Runners then will host the Hilton Garden Inn Cherry Creek Classic Nov. 25-26.

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Aaron Rodgers (GB) 25 points - tied third Drew Brees (NO) 24 points - sixth Andrew Luck (IND) 12 points - 21st

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Ezekiel Elliott (DAL) 21 points - fourth Demarco Murray (TEN) 13 points - tied 10th Devonte Freeman (ATL) Nine points - 14th

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Julio Jones (ATL) 17 points - fift h Jordy Nelson (GB) 15 points - eighth Terell Pryor (CLE) 10 points - tied 19th Conor McGregor attempts to become the third fighter in the history of the UFC to hold titles in two different weight classes. He will take on Eddie Alvarez on Nov. 12. Photo from Flickr.com.

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Greg Olsen (CAR) 11 points - fift h Delanie Walker (TEN) 10 points - sixth Jason Witten (DAL) 19 points - second

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Tyrod Taylor (BUF) 25 points - tied third Matthew Stafford (DET) 14 points - tied 15th Eli Manning (NYG) 22 points - eighth Rashad Jennings (NYG) Three points -tied 39th LeSean McCoy (BUF) 11 points - 12th Theo Riddick (DET) Seven points - tied 18th Kenny Britt (LA) 10 points - tied 19th Sterling Shephard (NYG) 11 points - tied 14th DeVante Parker (MIA) Zero points Eric Ebron (DET) Nine points - tied 10th Zach Ertz (PHI) Nine points - tied 10th Charles Clay (BUF) Zero points

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By Jake Howard jhowar50@msudenver.edu The inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in New York will have plenty of fists, fights and fanfare. One of the biggest cards in the history of the UFC takes place on one of the largest stages in the history of American sports at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 12. There will be 13 fights on the night, six that are main card events and three that are title fights. In the main event, featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who has a career UFC record of 20-3-0, has the opportunity to become the third fighter in the history of the UFC to hold two belts in multiple weight classes. He is the current featherweight champion and will be attempting to take the UFC lightweight champion title from Eddie Alvarez. McGregor, always a catalyst for conflict, had some inflammatory words that riled up his opponent. “The Irish, we built this town,” said McGregor. “Now we’re coming back to claim what’s ours.” Although he was born and raised in Philadelphia, the all-American wrestler Alvarez didn’t take to kindly to the Irishman’s comments. “Be careful,” he said. Alvarez enters the fight sporting a 28-4-0 record in the UFC, and seems to have an inside track on what it takes to defeat the boisterous Irishman.

“There’s a simple way to beat this guy and nobody seems to be doing it,” Alvarez said. When speaking about McGregor’s previously scheduled fights with Rafael Dos Anjos, Alvarez laid out a basic game plan to defeat McGregor. “For me, it’s a very simple fight for RDA to win, but he needs to implement a ground attack. If he doesn’t, I honestly feel like he can get knocked out, just like the other guys Conor was able to knock out. But he can’t allow it to be a mostly striking fight.” Alvarez is attempting to successfully defend his lightweight title for the fi rst time in his UFC career. In the card’s co-main event, welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, who is 16-3-0, takes on rising star Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, who comes in at 13-1-0. Woodley made his mark in the UFC by knocking out Robbie Lawler, one of the most highly regarded fighters in MMA history. With the knockout, he became the UFC welterweight champion. Thompson, on the other hand, is coming off of two huge wins over former welterweight champion Johnny Hendricks and former No. 1 contender Rory McDonald, respectively. This is a classic wrestler vs. striker matchup with Woodley being the wrestler and Thompson being the striker. The same cannot be said for the women’s strawweight title fight where two of Poland’s best strikers meet. The undefeated current

champion and calculating striker Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who is 120-0, will face off with Karolina Kowalkiewicz, who also comes in undefeated at 10-0-0. The two have faced each other before on the amateur circuit. In 2012, Jedrzejczyk defeated Kowalkiewicz in the first round via submission with a rear-naked choke. Only one will leave this bout with their perfect record intact and a championship belt around their waste. Miesha Tate returns for her first fight since she lost her bantamweight title to Amanda Nunes on July 9, 2016. Previous to her fight with Nunes, she defeated Holly Holm, the woman who knocked Ronda Rousey out to gain the bantamweight title. Tate will be taking on Raquel Pennington. Chris Weidman, fighting in his home state, also returns after he suffered the first loss of his career against Luke Rockhold. The former middleweight champion will fight will take on the 39-year-old former Olympian Yoel Romero, who enters the fight with a 12-1-0 record. An added element to UFC 205 is that MMA had been illegal in the state of New York until March of this year. Nov. 12 marks the first legal MMA event to be held in New York in the last 20 years. “I wanted to make sure when we went to New York, we delivered,” said UFC president Dana White. “It’s the biggest, baddest card we’ve ever done in the history of the company.”

UFC 205 Lineup Main Card Lightweight Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Conor McGregor Welterweight Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Stephen Thompson Women’s Strawweight Joanna Jędrzejczyk (c) vs. Karolina Kowalkiewicz Middleweight Chris Weidman vs. Yoel Romero Welterweight Kevin Gastelum vs. Donald Cerrone Women’s Bantamweight Miesha Tate vs. Raquel Pennington (c) denotes the current champion in that weight class.

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Auraria Events 11.10: Annual Tri-Institutional Veterans Day Celebration Please join us as we celebrate our Veterans! Taco Bar for first 100 participants. 11 a.m. Tivoli Turnhalle 11.10: SHE KILLS MONSTERS by

11.9: Juxtaposed: Major Works by Trine Bumiller Location:: 1801 California Street Price: Free Time: 8 AM – 6 PM

11.10: Finish Ticket with Run River North Location: Black Sheep, Colorado Springs Price: $10.39 Time: 6:30 p.m.

11.11: Student Impact and Innovation

11.10: Napalm Death, Black Dahlia Murder with Misery Index, Abnormality Location: Summit Music Hall Price: $22.50 Time: Show 6 p.m.

Showcase See recent innovations, All day Student Success Building 11.12: Senior Recital: Julia Sando Hilton, jazz piano A free musical performance open to the public 4-5 p.m. King Center Recital Hall 11.14: General MSU Denver Coaches’ Corner Discuss the upcoming season over drinks! 5:30-6 p.m. Tivoli Tap House

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11.13: HOVAB @ The Dairy Arts Center Location: 2590 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 Price: $5 gallery donation requested Time: 6:30 p.m. 11.13: Denver Bacon and Beer Festival Location: The Glitter Dome Price: $50-$70 Time: From 2-5:30 p.m.

11.11: Denver Film Festival Location: Sie Film Center Price: $8-$60 Time: All day

11.11: Laura Krudener: Artist-inResidence Location: 1111 14th St. Denver, CO 80202 Price: Free Time: 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.

11.12: Bag Raiders Location: 1082 Broadway Denver, CO 80203 Price: $10-$15 Time: 9 p.m.

Met picks top five upcoming video games 1. Final Fantasy XV 2. The Last Guardian

11.09: Mostly Sunny

71º/42º

3. Pokemon: Sun and Moon

11.10:Sunny

67º/37º

4. Dead Rising 4

11.11: Partly Cloudy

66º/36º

5. Dishonored 2

11.12: Mostly Cloudy

72º/42º

11.13: Partly Cloudy

67º/40º

11.14: Partly Cloudy

72º/44º

“Woman runs down three outside court, jumps to her death” (AP News)

11.15: Sunny

72º/42º

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