The
METROPOLITAN Vol. 32, Issue 11
Serving Auraria for 30 years
October 1, 2009
Final push to register Campuswide event urges students to sign up to vote • A3
Crushing Defeat
Metro senior Tyler Hambrick, right, senior Mike Martinez, middle, senior Jamey King, left, and freshman forward Marc Hershberger, far left, react to their 0-2 shutout loss to Fort Lewis College after the game at the Auraria Fields Sept. 27. Head Coach Ken Parsons said emotions ran high at the game because the two teams “are usually at the top of the standings.” The Roadrunners tied their Sept. 25 game against Regis 1-1. Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu • A13
News
Ralph Nader to visit Auraria Former presidential candidate to discuss new book, health care • A7
metrospective
Harvesting local markets Colorado farmers bring their fresh produce to the masses • B4
A3 • THE METROPOLITAN • October 1, 2009
NEWS
“It is merely my belief that labeling or herding people into a category is the wrong way to go about having a discussion.”
- COLIN SEGER on A10
CAITLIN GIBBONS • NEWS EDITOR • cgibbon4@mscd.edu
Immigrants ask for equal tuition rights
THIS WEEK EVENTS
10.1 Motivational
Speaker: Jinsoo Terry Jinsoo uses humor and music to help people acknowledge and respect differences while fostering crosscultural solutions in the global world. 1 p.m. Tivoli MultiCultural Lounge
By Alex Vaughn avaughn5@mscd.edu Students filled the Tivoli student lounge Sept. 23 to raise awareness for a proposed bill to allow illegal immigrants equal access to college. The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, DREAM, would give qualified students access to affordable higher education and a path to citizenship. Under current immigration regulations, children who immigrated to the U.S. from another country can only obtain permanent status through their parents and not independently, according to the DREAM Act web site. Upon graduation they are not allowed to attend college in many states. Without proof of legal immigration status, such children are generally not issued driver’s licenses, Social Security cards and cannot legally work. The DREAM Act would allow illegal immigrants who have completed k-12 in U.S. schools, who are eligible for college, to pay in-state tuition and provide a path to citizenship. A student enrolled in 18 credit hours at Metro in 2009 will pay $1,636, with the Colorado Opportunity Fund stipend. An undocumented student who enrolls for the same amount of credit hours but pays outof-state tuition will pay $5,990 per semester, a difference of $4,354. The bill would allow conditional legal status for six years. Once the following requirements are fulfilled the legal status of the participants would become permanent: Two years in the U.S. military, a 2-year or 4-year degree from a college or university, or maintained good academic standings while working on a bachelor’s degree or higher. Padres and Jovenes Unidos, a group working to obtain equal rights for immigrants, helped co-sponsor the Auraria event with Escuela Tlatelolco, Metro Organizations for People, MEChA of Metropolitan State College, the Colorado Progressive Coalition and Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition. As a supporter of education for undocumented students, Chair of the Metro Chicano Studies Ramon Del Castillo spoke at the press conference. “If it’s true that education is the great equalizer then all of you [undocumented students] getting educated will create a healthier, more humane, just and democratic society,” CONTINUED ON A7
10.6
“Abby’s Voice” - Kathryn Robertson On Dec. 11, 2007, Metro student Abby Robertson was murdered by her boyfriend. Her mother has taken on the task to educate the community about the horrors of intimate-partner violence, and share her daughter’s story. 11:30 a.m. Tivoli Multi-Cultural Lounge
INDEX INSIGHT ... A10 METROSPECTIVE ... B1 AUDIOFILES ... B6 SPORTS ... A13 TIMEOUT ... A18
Executive Director of New Era Colorado Steve Fenberg, right, helps Francesca Polito finalize her voter registration form Sept. 29 at the Campus Village Courtyard. Photo by Ryan Martin • martirya@mscd.edu
Voters thinking locally Volunteers focus on campuswide registration drive By Andrew Flohr Spence spencand@mscd.edu With Election Day 2009 looming one month away, Auraria’s civicminded are busy registering and informing fellow students, urging them to get out and vote. A week-long, campuswide voter registration drive, backed by Auraria’s three student governments and several student organizations, hopes to give students a last chance to register be-
fore the Oct. 5 deadline, organizers say. The drive kicked off Monday with disc jockeys from Metro’s student-run radio station, Met Radio spinning hiphop records atop New Era Colorado’s 1983 classic Greyhound bus parked on the Tivoli Commons. During the week, volunteers dressed as fake doctors to discuss health care issues. Barbecues were planned at student housing. All focused around politics. And just as important, said organizers, is the events are, “student-centric.” “Presentation is important to us,” said Rob DuRay, lead organizer in Denver of the non-profit New Era Colorado. Founded in 2006 as 501(C) 4 non-
profit focused on civic engagement among young adults, New Era Colorado is a member of the Bus Federation, a group of similar state-focused nonprofits that share buses and other resources, to organize nationally if needed, the group’s web site says. Speaking the students’ “language” and finding creative ways to engage young voters is the group’s mission. A mission, easier said than done. Metro freshman Sam Read said despite enjoying the music and being asked three times by the volunteers, she doesn’t intend to vote.
CONTINUED ON A9
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CORRECTIONS To notify The Metropolitan of an error in any of our reports, please contact Editor-in-Chief Dominic Graziano at dgrazia1@mscd.edu
A4 • NEWS • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN • THIS JUST IN: Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories per hour.
On the street By Gabrielle Porter • Photos By Steve Anderson Do you participate in local elections?
“No. I think democracy is a farce. I’ve never seen any votes in my entire life that have had an effect. [Voting] is like a spectator sport.” -Ian Campbell, CCD Junior
“No. I don’t really know why, because I’m a slacker... I’m not really informed.” -Wes Machardy, UCD Senior
“Sometimes. It depends on what the issues are. I kind of believe in anarchy, so if it’s an issue that affects my life, I’ll vote.” -Bailey Geoghan, Metro Freshman
“Not all of them. I only vote if I’m up on the issues. I wish I did more on it.” -Kyle Rutten, Metro Sophomore
The Future of Wireless in Colorado
Did you know the number of U.S. subscribers with broadband access on their smartphones
“Not yet, because I haven’t had a chance to register yet.” -Paul Harris, Metro Freshman
and other devices has grown from 3 million in 2006 to 73 million in 2008? Join us for a free seminar exploring the rapid growth of wireless technology and how it will affect Colorado in the future.
In the last few years wireless technology has become more of an integral part of Coloradans’ everyday lives. Almost 17% of Colorado households have dropped their landline telephones and moved exclusively to wireless. Nationally, according to a Pew Research Center, one-third of Americans (32%) have used a cell phone or smartphone to access the Internet for emailing, instant-messaging, or information-seeking. To examine the Future of Wireless in Colorado, the Coalition for a Connected West and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business present a free seminar to discuss the rapid growth of our wireless world and how technology is providing increased benefits for consumers and businesses.
RSVP at action.connectedwest.org
Wednesday, October 7
Not really. [I’m] not really that in the know with politics. If I were more educated I would.” -Kyle Obuhanick, Metro Junior
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
The Denver Athletic Club 1325 Glenarm Place Denver, CO 80204 (Registration at 11:00 AM)
Lunch will be provided. Panelists Include Diane Smith - Advisory Board Member for Mobile Future Peter Hudson, MD - Co-Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Healthagen, LLC., creator of the iiTriage application.
“I’m 19, so I was just able to vote this last election.” -Lindsay Adams, Metro Freshman
Prof. Timothy X Brown - Director, Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program Dept. of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering University of Colorado, Boulder
Brought to you by Coalition for a Connected West and the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.
“Yeah, I do. I have not had time to read up on [this year’s] though.” -Bobby Chan, Metro Sophomore
DID YOU KNOW? Goldfish have better memory in cold water than warm water.• THE METROPOLITAN • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • NEWS • A5
Left: Gabe, whose family asked for their last name to be withheld, 9, left, plays a toy guitar with his brother Sam, 10, Sept. 29 at the Make-A-Wish Foundation headquarters in Greenwood Village during a surprise party. At the party Gabe found out the wish he made over two years ago will be granted in the next few months. Below: Gabe, 9, reacts to his surprise party Sept. 29 as his mother Mary stands behind him at the Make-A-Wish Foundation headquarters in Greenwood Village. Photos by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd. edu
Penny drive grants a special wish Homecoming fundraiser helps child meet hero By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu For Gabe, the 9-year-old recipient of Metro’s penny drive, there was only one response to the news he would soon be meeting his favorite movie star, “Rock on!” The seventh annual homecoming penny drive, which took place Sept. 14 to Sept. 25 and pitted offices, clubs and organizations around Metro in a competition to collect the most pennies during homecoming week with the winner deciding which charity would receive the total amount of the donations. This year, the Office of Student Media hauled in the most pennies, and the charity of their choice, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado received the total amount collected of $191.24. The announcement was made during half-time at the homecoming volleyball game Sept. 25. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado applied the full amount, together with donations from other individuals and organizations, toward the goal of uniting Gabe with the star of his favorite movies. “Gabe gets his wish — You’re going to Hollywood!” a sign read at the surprise party Tuesday at the MakeA-Wish Foundation chapter offices in Greenwood Village. Family, friends and teachers waited for Gabe to arrive in a confer-
ence room decorated with rock ‘n’ roll party favors, reminders of the passion for music Gabe shares with the celebrity he’s scheduled to meet in the coming weeks. But even with the vinyl records hanging from the ceiling, the “Rock Star” gift bags and a chocolate cake shaped like an electric guitar, the good news took a moment to sink in for Gabe. “Is it my birthday?” asked the startled child running around the conference room table stopping momentarily for a celebratory air-guitar solo.
“She [Elizabeth Norberg] chose the MakeA-Wish Foundation and then, whenever anyone came into the office, she asked them to donate,”
-Dianne Harrison-Miller
The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado sponsors wishes for children between two and a half to 18 years old with life-threatening medical conditions. Because of agreements with the individuals who help make the celebrity wishes come true, the MakeA-Wish Foundation can not disclose the identities of those who respond to the organization’s requests. “We are a state-wide organization so any money raised here in Colorado stays here in Colorado,” Director of Communications Melissa Hawken Morris said.
“Our organization is completely donation-based so it means so much to us when any organization takes the time to collect funds and decide that the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado is the organization they want to give them to. Every penny truly helps.” Director of Student Media Dianne Harrison-Miller gives credit for her office winning the competition to Administrative Assistant Elizabeth Norberg. “She chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation and then, whenever anyone came into the office, she asked them to donate,” Harrison-Miller said. Norberg told members of her office to support the charity because the positive impact it can have on children trying to realize their dreams while bravely facing the challenges in their lives. The Make-A-Wish Foundation supports a wide variety of wishes at many levels of charitable giving including shopping sprees, VIP tickets to Disney World and helicopter rides in Hawaii to see volcanoes. For Metro students looking to get involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado now that homecoming has passed, Development Associate Bridget Fitzpatrick suggests the Wishmakers on Campus Program. “Wishmakers on Campus is an extension of our Make-A-Wish program. It teaches students about philanthropy and giving back to others and in some cases this can be their classmates or a team mate if it is on a sports team,” Fitzpatrick said. “The cool thing about Wishmak-
ers on Campus is that it provides the opportunity for students to adopt a wish and direct any funds raised during an event towards a specific wish here in Colorado,” he added. The powerful effect of granting such a wish is evident on Gabe’s face as he discovers the soundtrack to his favorite movie among the party favors.
Closing his eyes, Gabe starts to head-bang as if he is already rocking out with his idol. “Music is just in his soul,” Gabe’s father said watching the joy on his son’s face.
F.Y.I: Under extreme stress, some octopi will eat their own arms. • THE METROPOLITAN • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • NEWS • A7
Nader to discuss next chapter
Immigrants asking for in-state tuition Politican turned DREAM from A3 Del Castillo told the crowd, “There is no question that the undocumented workers…are a functional part of the social structure and are the labor that built the South West.” For an illegal immigrant, the DREAM Act is the difference between college and a missed opportunity. Every year 65,000 illegal immigrants graduate high school, and for many of them, this signals the end of their formal education. Sen. Michael Bennett, D-Colo., who is a supporter of the act, sent a message to the rally. “We need to connect opportunity in a way that is fair to everyone,” Bennett wrote. “Those who work by the rules and play by the rules should have a chance to live by the American dream.” “It happened to my friend. She wanted to become a doctor but she stopped because she is undocumented,” said Fatima Rashad, a senior at East High School. “Of course we should have to earn success, but we shouldn’t have to earn equality.” The DREAM Act was introduced to congress March 26, but has not been debated by either the House or Senate. Versions of the DREAM Act were introduced to Congress in previous years but none were passed. Students who entered the U.S. before the age of 16 years old and have earned a high school diploma, GED or have been accepted into a two or four-year institution for higher learning to be eligible. According to the United States Student Association, the applicant must have lived in the U.S. for five years prior to the date legislation is enacted and have no criminal record. For more information on the DREAM Act, visit www. dreamact2009.org
novelist coming to visit Auraria By Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu
Ralph Nader will visit the Auraria campus Oct. 7 to discuss issues surrounding the national health care debate in addition to supporting his current nationwide book tour. Political science professor Lance Denning helped coordinate the lecture with Mark Swartz, Assistant Director of Student Activities of Metro State. As the advisor to Auraria College Democrats, Denning considers Nader a significant voice in public advocacy. “No matter one’s political views, we respect Nader’s commitment to public service: 40 plus years of public interest work, consumer activism and issue advocacy,” Denning said in an e-mail. Denning approached Student Activities two weeks before Nader was planning to come to Colorado and asked if Metro Student Activities would help host the former thirdparty presidential candidate. The Association for Civic Engagement of Students, (ACES), also helped to coordinated Nader’s upcoming appearance along with Student Life offices of UCD and CCD. According to Metro Student Activities, this is the first time Metro has hosted Nader. Nader is an outspoken consumer advocate as well as a public activist. His newest novel, “Only the SuperRich Can Save Us,” focuses on the idea of billionaires taking philanthropic measures to tackle the nation’s problems. Nader will touch on topics surrounding the economy and health care reform. “It’s being shredded by the month into weaker and weaker legislation,”
Nader said. “Obama is not standing firm, even under his so-called public option.” Alexis Marsh the president of Auraria College Democrats, said Nader’s visit would highlight the independence of students that are not particularly affiliated with a certain party. “He’s a true independent,” Marsh said. “He’s going to cater to a lot of people’s concerns and needs.” The Auraria College Republicans issued a statement saying: “We are glad different people and groups can freely share their opinions and beliefs in an educational environment that promotes and encourages diversity of thinking.” Kailei Higginson, a member of Auraria Republicans, also believes it is important to uphold freedom of speech on campus. “We’re very interested to hear what the former presidential candidate Nader has to say,” Higginson said. Higginson joked the Auraria Republicans would like to “especially thank him for [the] 2000 [election].” Political science professor Norman Provizer said Nader has an important place in modern American history, particularly for consumer advocacy. “He’s a very interesting man,” said Provizer. “It’s great to listen to someone with that experience and the time spend on political issues.” However, Provizer is unsure if Nader is a major player in the health care debate. Although he has not read the book, Provizer is skeptical on the idea
Ralph Nader spoke at the Flatirons Theater in Boulder in 2004 during his presidential campaign. File Photo by Bradley Wakoff
that major leaders in the financial world would give their resources to help the general welfare of the public. The concept behind the book is a practical utopia. “It’s a way to raise our imagination,” Nader said. “We’re going to feel stronger as citizens after we read this work of fiction and we’re going
“We are glad different people and groups can freely share their opinions and beliefs in an educational environment that promotes and encourages diversity of thinking.”
to be less inhibited in asking wealthy people to pitch in.” “That’s what he’s all about, just disrupting the status quo and making people think about things,” Swartz said. “There’s a utopia in everything with that, whether it’s clean water, good food choices or safety. You can never achieve perfection, but you can certainly work toward it.” Nader’s last visit to Colorado was in 2004 at Colorado University - Boulder. He will also appear Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Historic LoDo Tattered Cover for additional book signing.
-The Auraria College Republicans
General studies task force to set program standards Collaboration key to refining Metro’s curriculum By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu A new task force to examine the General Studies Program was created Sept. 11. The task force, chaired by Joan Foster, dean of Letters Arts and Science, will act as a catalyst to start a college wide discussion regarding general studies. The task force will meet weekly until April 2010 to generate ideas on how to improve the program. The college is gearing up for a visit from
the Higher Learning Commission in fall 2010. The HLC is Metro’s accrediting body. The heart of the task force is composed of two members of the faculty senate, four faculty members from the school of Letters, Arts and Sciences, three members of the faculty from the school of professional studies and two from the school of business. Provost Vicki Golich is also on the task force. “What general education allows us to do is prepare our graduates with the skills and knowledge base that they need to be productive citizens in the 21st century,“ Golich said. Foster said the task force is a re-
ally collaborative effort between students and faculty. “The way this is usually done is, put together a committee that goes and spends many hours researching and working, then come up with a final proposal. There is typically little input from faculty. This time, we are making sure there is lots of opportunity to participate,“ Foster said. Last year, a survey was sent to all college faculty asking what educational goals they would like to see put in place for students. A total of 194 responses were received from the faculty. “It is important to constant and reciprocal communication,” Golich said. The General Studies Task force
is examining those surveys and coming up with learning outcomes, which will be presented to the faculty. Learning outcomes are a way of measuring the effectiveness of programs. “Typically when one thinks about learning outcomes, for any program, what one asks is: after students have completed a program, what should they think, know and be able to do,” Golich said. Foster said one example of this process can be found in the English department. A pilot program took students papers from different sections of an English course and a pair of graders assessed the papers on a set rubric. The graders then looked to see if
the students from different sections met the criteria set by the department for the course. Systems such as this one allow the Task Force to look for evidence of learning. Faculty will then be able to apply the information to the curriculum of the general studies program. “At the end of the day, we don’t have to change something out whole-cloth,” Golich said. “But that we make minor modifications here and there, by articulating very clear learning objectives. By developing a plan, for how we are going to make sure the program is achieving the objectives, we will be in a really good place to move forward.”
GUESS WHAT: A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. • THE METROPOLITAN • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • NEWS • A9
Event helps women to take initiative Latina conference provides forum for cultural issues By April Zemyan azemyan@mscd.edu Auraria welcomed women of all ages and backgrounds to learn how to make a difference and take action in the community Sept. 26. The fifth annual “Serious Women, Serious Issues, Serious Action Conference” took place in the Tivoli. The event focused on the importance of being informed along with learning skills to make the right decisions. “The main goal is that women learn skills and take action,” Program Director for Latina Initiative Maria De Cambra said. The conference was organized by the Latina Initiative and 9to5, a National Association of Working Women. The Latina Initiative started in 2002 and focuses on civic engagement in the Latina community. The theme of this year’s conference “Women Making Change: Try it, Do it, Love it!” was aimed toward encouraging women to involve local officials in issues that are important to them. “Voting is the pathway of civic engagement,” De Cambra said. The Latina Initiative emphasizes that the involvement between elections is key to making the right choice in the election. “I think Latina women need to be more involved in what concerns them and how we can educate ourselves,” conference attendee Maria Mora-Chavez said. The organization, 9to5, works in partner with the Latina Initiative to advocate for women’s rights in the workplace. Many of the women who attended the conference are also
Marilyn Hernandez-Stopp, far right, laughs during a free Latin dancing session Sept. 26 taught by Tim Edgar, far left, during the “Serious Women, Serious Issues, Serious Action Conference” hosted by Latina Initiative in the Tivoli at Auraria Campus. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu involved in other organizations that help deal with the issues in the Latina population. Mora-Chavez said she is on the board for a youth group called Chic Chicana Inc., which has helped more than 900 high school kids graduate, and prepare for college. Chic Chicana Inc. was also a sponsor of the event. Ninety-eight women traveled from Durango, Greeley, Pueblo and Colorado Springs to attend the event. It began with a board of panelists from various organizations who touched on current issues and an-
swered questions from the audience. Topics of discussion included education, immigration, health care reform, criminal justice as well as the economy. Women asked questions concerning disability discrimination as well as discrimination in the work place. Jennifer Brown said she became a 9to5 member after she had a horrific experience with an employer. She said she realized there weren’t enough rights in the work place for employees. Brown said just two weeks ago she lobbied for the Employee Free Choice Act in Wash-
ington D.C. “If that gets passed it will help employees like me fight and retaliate,” Brown said. The Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in 2009 and discusses union labor laws. The conference also featured workshops for women to learn how to express themselves and take action. De Cambra said she thought the workshops were very successful, particularly the one addressing blogging. The workshop focused on how to use social networking tools to express and pinpoint certain audi-
ences. Although the conference was aimed and sponsored by Latina groups, all women were encouraged to attend. The event for next year is being planned, but there are no exact dates. De Cambra said the event has always and hopes to continue to be held at the Tivoli. “I think of all the years this year was my favorite just to see so many women coming together and be passionate,” De Cambra said.
Voter registration gears up for odd-year election VOTING from A3 “I’m not too into politics,” Read said. “I don’t know. I hear about politics. My mom is really into. I think that’s probably why I am not into it, because my mom is.” Read said she is satisfied with the current political situation. “I think things are getting better. I think the election either way, things would have gotten better.” And this year, low interest in the election would not just be a student phenomenon. Voter turnout in oddyear elections has never broken 50 percent according to statistics published on the Colorado Secretary of State web site. While the increased youth turnout of the last decade culminating in 2008’s record numbers show
growing participation among young voters — the 2009 election won’t influence the White House or seats in Congress and gets less media coverage than the Presidential and midterm elections. Denver voters this year will decide on four school board seats, and one ballot issue. DuRay’s reply: that doesn’t make the election any less important. “The place where young people can have the biggest impact is in local politics, even just the city and county-level stuff,” DuRay said. New Era Colorado worked year round to keep students engaged. In October they plan to hold events to inform students about the mail-in only ballot. Leading up to spring they focused on working with the State legislature. In April the primaries for next year’s mid-term elections begin.
“Our goal is to bring the youth vote out and create a force to be reckon with,” DuRay said. “We have no off-season.” CCD student Gus Geuder didn’t need convincing. “Everybody should vote,” Geuder said. Having recently moved to Denver, he used the opportunity of the registration drive to update his voting address. Geuder, who voted for the first time in the 2008 presidential election, said while he wasn’t particularly passionate about the issues on this year’s ballot, voting for him was never a question. “I feel like if you don’t vote you’re not really entitled to an opinion. You can’t say one way or the other, if you don’t cast a vote,” he said.
From left, Morgan Chidsey, Raina Burton, and Tenley Whitrock register to vote during a free voter registration barbecue at Campus Village Sept. 29.Photo by Ryan Martin • martirya@mscd.edu
A8 • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
INSIGHT
"It's a nightmare, but if you have a passion for something, you can always make it work."
Another election this November, are you sure? On local issues? That doesn't sound right, let me check Twitter. Nope, nothing here.
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THE POINT: TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE
'Feminist' not a dirty word
It happens inevitably every semester. Someone, in some class says something that is rather nuanced and informed but then follows it with their own rebuttal, taking the power out of what they’ve said. I am not talking about someone who legitimately asks a question out of ignorance or an honest misreading of the text. Those are forgivable, and at least they had the fortitude to ask for clarification. I am talking about the person who has obvious intelligence and a clear sense of rationality, but is so scared of the social meaning that has been heaped on a word that they are quick to distance themselves from identifying with it; no matter how much they believe the principle behind it. I am not even angry or upset — well maybe a little of the last one; I am writing this after all. But certainly not angry, I agreed with almost everything that this person said. But when you nearly outline every major goal of the women’s movement of the last forty years as something you believe in but feel the need to add “but I’m not a feminist or anything,” it’s sort of puzzling. As I have mentioned before, I have a deep respect for the First Amendment and in no way do I wish to silence a voice or stifle a contrary or dissenting opinion. I just have a problem with people who do not use their capacity for reason. It is not a holier-than-thou disposition that makes me feel like this. It is merely my belief that labeling or herding people into a category is the wrong way to go about having a discussion. Especially on a national scale. It makes me wonder, do people hold these kinds of beliefs in everyday life? Do
Colin Seger cseger@mscd.edu people go to the grocery store and purchase goods but not consider themselves a consumer? Does one drive their car to school but not consider themselves a driver? Do you go to class but not consider yourself a student? When did “feminist” become a dirty word? My guess is that somehow a movement for equality got conflated with a few outspoken critics who probably have very passionate feelings about being oppressed. As anyone would. Often, the most egregious or radical points of view are picked out and presented by those who fundamentally disagree with a movement or subset of people. Usually the person in question has a pulpit through which their opinion can be voiced and heard by many people and almost without fail they are gifted rhetoricians. Gone is nuance and reason, while terms such as “feminazis” dominate serious debate. And this, I suspect, is why people who agree with feminist ideas don’t want to be labeled as such. Gifted and talented rhetoricians, such as Rush Limbaugh who coined the term “feminazi,” troll the
news wires and RSS feeds looking for stories and events that will serve to unnerve people that subscribe to a certain way of thinking. If the particular “news” item is not sufficiently repulsive enough, selective fact omission and shading the truth are enough to rally the troops. From there, the common outrage is picked up by larger media outlets, usually minus the loaded terms, and repeated ad nauseam. Controversy is easily repeatable and it sells papers, or airtime on TV. Then the news personalities go to work on it, having experts or participants on their programs, thus keeping the story in the spotlight. It then becomes an accepted, if not inaccurate, representation of a subset or group of people. People everywhere do not want to be associated with or called a certain word that has been attached to a stigma or negative connotation. No matter how much they believe in or agree with the basic principles set forth. It’s okay to be a feminist, especially if you believe that women should be paid equally for equal work or that women should not be forced into homemaking by all other avenues in the professional realm being held for men only. It is quite a simple thing to be a feminist; it should not be a dirty or shameful thing to be. Chances are that the person sitting next to you is probably a feminist. In fact, if equality is ever to be granted it must be accepted by both sides either in practice or encoded by law. I have no problems being a man, and a feminist, and saying just as much.
— Cross Country runner DANIELLE KEHOE ON A15
THE POINT: BARS PROVIDE HEADACHES, MONEY WOES
Lamenting the club scene I recently had the privilege of attending a coming of age ceremony for a good friend. This ceremony is also known as “I’m finally 21 and the government will let me drink-appaloosa.” I know many of you DACIA JOHNSON know what I am talk- djohn205@mscd.edu ing about and have experienced your own “see how much you can drink in one sitting” ceremony. It’s a tradition that has become quite popular among the Millennium generation and tends to leave them with empty pockets and hearty hangovers. My night started out on Larimer Square, one of the many streets in Denver where coffee shops stand between night clubs and beats from the music make the street lights dance. Ladies in short dresses eagerly wait in line with ID’s in hand and I found myself struggling to stand up straight in the four-inch heals I had to wear. Finally after a staredown from the bouncer, I made my way through a crowd of bodies and a cloud of alcohol breath to end my adventure at the bar. This is where my wallet collapsed, two drinks and round of shots was more than $40. The club was dark and loud. People were pushing and drinks were spilling. I was reminded of a crowded rodeo pen, just one of the livestock being pushed around. The only way I could communicate with my friend was to grab her face and pull her ear close to my mouth. The next thing I know I feel my earlobe being tugged on the side of my body not protected by my group of friends. I turned to find a guy, maybe in his mid-twenties and obviously intoxicated, pulling on my earring. In shock I responded with “Ow, what you doing?” His slurred words sounded something like “I’m sorry they are just so pretty.” At this point, I grab my friend’s arm and mouth the words “help me” in her direction. Luckily she comprehended and pulled me through the crowd far away from my earring admirer. Birthday boy’s orders were “chug your drink, this place is lame, we are going somewhere else.” It was time for round two. Another club, another crowd, another $40 and another bunch of creeps. All night, the only thing that changed were the amount of blisters on my feet and the amount of money in my wallet. Yet, every club was packed. Lines to get in, lines to go to the bathroom, even lines to get out because groups of girls were running from their new admirers. Young people are getting caught up in this world of alcohol, short dresses, sexy dancing and boys chasing girls. The nights are high and the mornings are low as everyone tries to piece together the events of the previous night while stumbling to find sustenance and pain killers the next morning. The wasted money, the blisters, the headaches and the hangovers, meeting people you’ll most likely not remember the next day and the ridiculous amount of uninhibited admirers — the clubs still pull in so many people every weekend. So what’s the draw? Why is clubbing the cool thing to do? I can’t say it’s something I’ll never do again because I’m sure I’ll be dragged into doing the club crawl sooner than later, but I’m still curious as to why this lifestyle has become so popular.
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Metro professor kicks off Visiting Artist Series with eclectic instrumental mixture By Lindsay Lovato llovato5@mscd.edu
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choes of accordions, keyboards, clarinets, drums and guitars filled the intimate King Center Recital Hall Sept. 25, making an unusual sound of something you’d hear at a circus. That unusual sound was Hamster Theatre, the first band to kick off the Department of Music’s Visiting Artist Series. The series features concerts at the Kenneth King Academic and Performing Arts Center by faculty, student ensembles and guest artists through October. Hamster Theatre is a fusion of many musical forms. From carnival and theatre music, to rock, punk, tango influences, free jazz, classical and Eastern European folk music, the unique sound of this “circus jazz” can’t be categorized into one genre. For Metro saxophone teacher and reedist Mark Harris, it’s that audacious circus sound and the adventures in music that make it so inspiring. Harris began playing the saxophone when he was in fifth grade after his mother talked him into playing something other than the drums. “I really wanted to be a drummer to begin with and Mom said, ‘you know you can’t play any melodies on the drums, Mark,’ and I was like, ‘OK, so you don’t want me to play the drums, Mom, all right,’” Harris said. But it wasn’t the sound or his mother’s encouragement that led him to the saxophone. It was the look. The keys intrigued him and made him wonder what the instrument was all about.
Harris, a saxophonist and woodwind player, grew up listening to a lot of jazz music because his dad did and, for a long time, it was his favorite genre. When he attended college, he realized that cool music and amazing artists are in every style of music. He demonstrates that concept both in his work and in the classroom. For Harris, it’s teaching that constantly piques his curiosity about music. “It keeps me interested because the students ask great questions that I don’t know the answers to and present things to me that I really am curious to figure out,” Harris said. “Then it also makes me reevaluate how I am presenting stuff so it’s clear and understandable and gets to the stuff that I feel is important.” Harris has taught at Metro for about 15 years and it’s the students and the faculty that inspire him to try new styles of music. “I witness them doing their thing and go, ‘gee, that’s so smart. I’ve got to do that,’” Harris said. Harris has been a first-call show player and has played with many different bands. He spent a few years playing in the Fairmont House Band and has performed with well-known artists like George Shearing, Billy Eckstein and Cab Calloway. He has also worked with a lot of vocal bands like The Diamonds and The Ink Spots. “I got to play with Roger Waters [of Pink Floyd] out at Fiddler’s Green; that was a big thrill,” Harris said. “I got to do that ‘Money’ solo,” In the last 15 years, however, Harris has shifted his focus to playing with bands who play original music. Thinking Plague,
Metro music professor Mark Harris plays with his band Hamster Theatre Sept. 25 at the King Center Recital Hall. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu Monkey Siren, The Boulder Creative Music Ensemble and Hamster Theatre are just a few. Harris has become far less interested in doing big shows. Harris has played soprano and alto saxophone, flute and base clarinet and clarinet in Hamster Theatre for about 11 years now and enjoys how he is challenged by, and can laugh, at the music. “You’ll just hear all kinds of stuff,” Harris said. “It’s kind of a rock-chamber orchestra with tongue firmly in cheek at times. Some of the music is really complex, some of it is really stupidly dumb in some ways, but interesting at the same time.”
Visiting Artists Series Metro State students, faculty and staff can receive free tickets with valid ID at the King Center Box Office. Free parking for all music events at the Tivoli Parking Lot with Voucher. Visit http://www.mscd.edu/music/events/ schedule.shtml for more information.
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7:30 P.M. OCT. 2 KING CENTER CONCERT HALL Faculty Recital with Peter Friesen Featuring an evening of 20th century American music.
7:30 P.M. OCT. 3 KING CENTER RECITAL HALL SOLI Chamber Ensemble
7:30 P.M. OCT. 16 KING CENTER CONCERT HALL Guitar Celebration Kickoff Concert featuring Scott Tennant
12:30 P.M. OCT. 17 KING CENTER RECITAL HALL Guitar Celebration Concert featuring guitarists Ryan Fiegl and Nicolò Spera with flutist Sonya Yeager-Meeks
3:00 P.M. OCT. 22 KING CENTER RECITAL HALL Master class and Concert with Asteria
Julie Vitkovskaya Features Editor uvitkovs@mscd.edu
7:30 P.M. OCT. 26
Gabrielle Porter Assistant Features Editor gporter8@mscd.edu
KING CENTER RECITAL HALL Faculty Recital with viola player Phillip Stevens
B2• FEATURES • October 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
12 p.m. Sun. The Know 3 p.m. Sun. The Andy Hilton Show 9 a.m. Mon. — Fri. Morning Mix 11 a.m. Mon., Wed., Fri., Suicide Sunglasses 11 a.m. Tue., Thurs. Classic Rock 1 p.m. Mon., Wed. The Undercurrent 2 p.m. Tue. Dark Side of the Tune 2 p.m. Thurs. Winds from the Front Range 3 p.m. Mon., Wed. Thrash Time 3 p.m. Tue., Thurs., Fri. Sports 4 p.m. Mon. — Fri. Emerald City Mix Show 6 p.m. Mon., Wed. Underground Hip-Hop 10 p.m. Mon., Wed. Techno/Electronica
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Meet your representatives Student Court
Associate Justice Steven McGarrah Major: Economics and finance Years at Metro: 2 E-mail: smcgarra@mscd.edu
How can you be more accessible to students? I feel all the members of the court are pretty accessible now, and will continue to be so. Every meeting of the court is open to the public with the exception of the executive session, which usually only lasts about 10 minutes or so. Yet, in my tenure, I have seen little or no public participation or interest. I think the court needs more visibility so that more students will become aware of our existence and hopefully participate more. I am glad the Met is doing this feature because I think it will improve the visibility of the court and make more students aware of our existence.
African Students Union
What is the biggest problem facing Metro today? Probably growth and funding. With the state of the economy, record numbers of students are entering and returning to school. It is a difficult challenge for Metro to support and sustain 15 to 20 percent growth, both in terms of space and the dollars it takes to educate all the students. We already see this in rising costs being passed on to the students. All in all, I am impressed with Metro’s ability to keep these costs under control, but if this type of growth continues at its current pace it will become more and more difficult. What is something new you’re doing this year? Serving on the Student Court is new for me. I think it will be a rewarding and educating experience. I look forward to growing in this area as I hope to attend law school after completing my studies at Metro.
Chief Justice Jason Cordova
Major: Aerospace operations; Minor in mechanical engineering technology Years at Metro: 5 E-mail: mscd-studentcourt@mscd.edu How will you be more accessible to students? I think some of the things that we’re doing now are really the most effective. I make it a point to market the student government on the whole to our student organizations, which I think are already the more involved students. They’re more receptive to hearing the information and they’re more likely to come in and get involved with the student government. There are other things, like being out at Fall Fest and Spring Fling in our robes with business cards and flyers. What is the biggest problem facing Metro today? Some of the budget issues are definitely high on that list, although, we haven’t been hearing a lot about them lately. The big crisis seems to have been averted — that doesn’t mean it has gone away. There’s still issues with the economy in general and our budget overall.
By Gabrielle Porter gporter8@mscd.edu The African Students Union is an organization that promotes education about African countries. “We are interested in creating inclusivity and diversity on this campus,” faculty advisor Lucas Shamala said. “The aim is to try to debunk the myths about Africa.” Shamala founded the group in 2005 with only a couple of students; now, the club boasts over 100 members representing a variety of African countries including Sudan, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe and more. “We’re a very robust organization,” Shamala said, who teaches in the African American Studies program and is originally from Kenya himself. Education is key to removing stereotypes about Africa, ASU President Richmond Boakye said. “Most Americans still think that Africa is a country,” Boakye said. “Africa is a diverse place.” The ASU helps coordinate a number of events on campus including a recent documentary on the Congo; an annual African Forum and African Night (held in midApril); and the Black World Conference, planned-for in February 2010 and featuring keynote speaker Vincent Harding, former speech writer for Martin Luther King, Jr. . For more information about the ASU, contact Richmond Boakye at rboakye@ mscd.edu.
Interviews by Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu
From left: Steven McGarrah, Jason Cordova, Angie Kneppell and Michael Forrester. Photo courtesy of SGA
Senior Justice Michael Forrester Major: Music education; Minor in criminal justice Years at Metro: 2 E-mail: mforres1@mscd.edu
How will you be more accessible to students? Unlike other senior justices I’ve been in the [office], I have office hours. The chief justice is the only one who is mandated to have office hours. We’re trying to make the court more accessible to the students. What is the biggest problem facing Metro today? The economy in itself. The students are facing decisions — whether to go to school, continue to go fulltime, part time or can they even go? It’s a very tough decision for anyone. The other things that face the students is lack of knowledge of things that are
available to them, like the Student Court. What is something new that you’re doing this year? The Student Court is looking at sharing responsibility with the Judicial Affairs Office handling minor code of conduct offenses... helping relieve some of their case load. That has not been done in years past. Minor things, it will have nothing to do with academics, like if you’re caught for plagiarism. What’s an issue you’ve dealt with in the past? Last semester, they predominantly dealt with a case involving two people within an organization that were not cooperating well with each other. We’re like the Supreme Court — we’re the last resort if you can’t resolve your matters in a normal way.
What are some of the goals you’d like to accomplish? This is my first year as chief justice. One of the things I like to see [is] involvement of the individuals in the group, really encouraging them to step up and take initiative. They have a lot of drive and enthusiasm that I really appreciate. I intend to cultivate and encourage that as much as possible. For example, our Senior Justice Michael Forrester, he’s really taken the reins on trying to expand our jurisdiction and make us more available to the student body. As it stands, the court has never been really well known outside the SGA.
Associate Justice Angie Knepell
Major: Political science; Minor in journalism Years at Metro: 8 E-mail: knepell@mscd.edu
How will you be more accessible to students? I think we’ve set up a pretty good system now, through the SGA website, where [the students] can easily access the court via e-mail. I know that we try to make ourselves available right now through our office hours. I feel like our services are pretty accessible. I just don’t know if everyone knows about what we do and how we can help them in certain situations. What is the biggest problem facing Metro today? I think everybody would agree
that the biggest problem is spending. I’m getting worried about my tuition increases. It’s nice, the quality of education that you get at Metro, especially for the price. It makes it nice and affordable for working families, students, part-time students and single mothers. I think that’s really valuable, and I hope that [the problem] goes away, so that we can keep our funding the way it is with not too many cuts. What’s new for you this year? The Student Court just recently had a meeting, and I think we’re all on the same page as far as some of the goals we have, which is expanding visibility and expanding our responsibility to support administration and some of the case weight that they have. We don’t really know where that’s going to go yet. We’re still talking about it.
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Play draws modern parallels By Lindsay Allen lallen31@mscd.edu The Voysey Inheritance, by Harley Granville-Baker, opened Thursday, Sept. 24 at the Space Theatre. In this compelling play, Edward Voysey discovers that the family business he will inherit is a scam and has to decide whether to continue perpetrating the fraud, theft and lies that his father and grandfather lived, in order to be wealthy. Written and first performed in 1905, The Voysey Inheritance shows how little progress has been made in the last 100 years, as this scenario could be a story in the news today. The play opens with Edward strikingly distant and all of the other characters chattering about business. The result of this is confusion and chaos. Edward’s wife-to-be then publicly accuses him more than once of having a mistress because he has been spending an excessive amount of time at work, leaving her feeling like she doesn’t exist to him. Several situations that are left open to interpretation. Edward (Sam Gregory) is a very honorable character. When he tells a client for the first time that the money is gone it is unbelievable. Edward is very matter-of-fact and appears to be sarcastic, which is not actually the case. Edward’s brother Hugh Voysey (Shawn Fagan) is the comic relief. He is a light-hearted artist and one of the few characters in the play who is never consumed by money and greed. His posture stands out and defines his character. While everyone else is rigid and formal, Hugh is noticeably more relaxed. Booth Voysey (John Hutton) is also an outstanding character and one who demands attention and a
Browsing for intellect TechBytes By Drew Jaynes ajaynes1@mscd.edu
From left: Michael Winters stars as George Booth and Sam Gregory as Edward Voysey in the Denver Center Theatre Company’s production of The Voysey Inheritance by Harley Granville-Barker, adapted by David Mamet and directed by Bruce K. Sevy. The Voysey Inheritance will run at 6:30 p.m., Sept. 18 — Oct. 24 at the Space Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, 1101 13th St. Photo courtesy of the DCPA
chuckle from the audience. Mr. Voysey (Philip Pleasants) has a rather small but nonetheless effective part in the play. His posture also contributed to a better understanding of who he was. Ethel Voysey (Rebecca Martin), the youngest Voysey daughter, was bubbly, excited and personified the family’s wealthy lifestyle. Alice Maitland (Dana Acheson), Edward’s love interest, had a large role in the play and successfully portrayed women’s roles in the early 1900s . The costumes were perfect because they were not a centimeter too large or too small for each
character, furthering the impression that all of the characters were filthy rich from their years of deceit. The theater-in-the-round allowed for infallible acoustics and rather than drawing the curtain, the theater went black at the end of the scenes. The props were fancy and antique, including a small desk lamp with a green shade and gold base (replicas can be found in the Metro writing center). The chandelier was elaborate and convincing as well as useful. When the second scene begins with everyone coming home from Mr. Voysey’s funeral, black décor is
hung on the chandelier to signify mourning. It is the first indications of what has happened, then the black flowers on the tables come into light and the characters come into the room. It’s hard not to connect the Voysey family’s financial situation to the present-day Ponzi scheme. The play presents a parallel of how a conversation in the Berny Madoff household might have unfolded. All told, the play offers countless themes and motifs, from beginning to end, that make it a performance that a modern audience can understand.
Last week, I read a story about Google sending a team to Times Square in New York to ask passersby the question: What is a browser? As one might expect, answers ranged from Google to AOL, and even “The Yahoo.” Correct answers were a rarity. In fact, according to Google’s results, only about eight percent of people polled gave a right answer. If 92 percent of you reading this are wondering what all the hoopla is about, then perhaps Google’s sample is a good representation of public knowledge. In any case, a browser is far more than Google or Yahoo or AOL, it’s the physical software people use as a portal to the Internet. The most popular browsers, in order of market share right now, are Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, and Apple’s Safari. Browsers provide the framework for viewing search engines, websites and basically anything online. Search engines are a method for finding what you’re looking for. It’s like knowing the difference between starting your car and driving it down the street. All of the major browsers are changeable to your liking and are also free. So once you learn the distinction between getting on the Internet and surfing it, you can feel good in knowing something that 92 percent of other people apparently don’t.
Kennedy memoir highlights relationships, avoids family’s tragedies By JT Bathelemy jtbarthe3@mscd.edu The closing paragraph of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s memoir states, “Life will have storms, and goals may not be reached right away, but if we work hard and persevere, doing our best to keep a ‘true compass,’ we will get there.” His memoir tells the story of his journey. Kennedy’s memoir, “True Compass,” is a book that he began to write immediately after he was informed that he had terminal brain cancer. His is a story that began as part of a family tale and ended as an American saga. Written with the help of collaborator Ron Powers and editor Jonathan Karp, this book is a personal account of his own experiences. It tells the tale of being the youngest member of America’s own political dynasty, of him as a father and family patriarch and as a U.S. senator. The Kennedy family has been written about from many perspectives. This is not the definitive writing on the Kennedys. It is the writing of a Kennedy who witnessed the story from the helm. The Kennedys are a family that has
lived through triumph and tragedy on a scale seldom endured by others. The chapters of the book are short and succinct in dealing with the subject matter. Kennedy was very at ease in his writing style. He wrote of his love of sailing, his family and the Senate, as passionately as he spoke of the political causes near to his heart such as health care, wage reform and education. Kennedy did not spend a vast amount of space on the tragedies that have befallen his family. But he did not gloss over the material in an attempt to be humble. He acknowledged that the facts are there and have been written about in greater detail and frankness than can be done by an active participant. The creation of the Kennedy dynasty, the internal decisions and struggles with choices, the assassinations of family and character
that the Kennedys have experienced are all broached within the pages of “True Compass.” Kennedy was firm in his conviction of accountability. For his part in the car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne, Kennedy made no effort to rebuke the “gossip and innuendo.” Kennedy did write about his distaste for self-justification, and, as with other aspects of his memoir, this ruinous event is given no more or less weight than the others he had experienced. Revealed within the pages is that Kennedy had a most sincere and deep respect for his brother, Bobby. He spoke highly of all his family members but his language tells of an understanding of Bobby far beyond that of his other siblings. It may be true that Edward Kennedy saw his brother Bobby as too good for this world. The book makes it clear that there was no
love lost between Kennedy and Nixon, Reagan, Gingrich, Bush and other contemporaries. A few tidbits from the book include Kennedy seeing the one real problem with Reagan’s Star Wars defense system as, “no sequel;” stating that J. Edgar Hoover made him “cringe;” Jimmy Carter seeing sailing as a “rich man’s luxury;” and Carter selling the White House yacht in proof of that belief. Edward M. Kennedy survived both personal and political tragedy. Kennedy’s own family tragedies were more often than not, public ones. Kennedy did not use the opportunity of this memoir to push an agenda or ideology, nor will this book serve as the final word on events of his life and times. Kennedy made observations and relayed his take on events for which he was more than just an observer. These are life-changing moments through which he lived in the closest proximity, moments for which his large and ever growing family and constituency turned to him for support, humor, consolation and strength.
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Harvest Time Denver’s farmers markets strive to keep produce certifiably delicious.
Kerry Raptis, vendor of Saint John’s Sponges, explains the benefits of the sea sponges she has on sale to Chris Smith. Sea sponges never need to be washed, as they are antimicrobial. Photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu
Isabella Sundström, 7, waits for orange juice while clutching newly purchased carrots Sept. 27 at the City Park Esplanade Farmers Market in Denver. According to Sundström’s mother, D. (not pictured), the family likes the market for its convenient location and for the picnicking options. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu
ABOVE: Butch Guerrero roasts hot peppers Sept. 27 at the City Park Esplanade Farmers Market in Denver. Depending on the size, each bushel takes 10-15 minutes to roast. “Roasted chili is becoming more and more popular every year,” remarked Guerrero’s wife Theresa (not pictured). Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu RIGHT: Curt Butz packs away a tablecloth after the last day of the Civic Center Farmers Market on Tuesday, September 29. Farmers markets around Colorado help promote local produce and farms, which tend to use fewer resources to distribute. Photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu
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magine meticulously caring for acre after acre of natural produce for almost two decades. Daunting? You bet. But Chris Burke, president of the Colorado Fresh Markets, has run his own organic farm for 18 years. He started CFM to support local farmers markets around Denver to go greener than green with certified organic produce. Having worked as the executive director for the Boulder Farmers Market for eight years, Burke draws on his experience to deal with the challenges of running the CFM. His formula works in two ways: meeting customer demand in a marketplace and supporting local businesses and growers. Burke admits that running the CFM is a full-time job that takes a lot of planning and coordination, but he is passionate about his work. More and more farmers vending their wares around the CFM are displaying their commitment to produce certified organic food. CFM operates a host of farmers markets, including locations at Cherry Creek, City Park Esplanade, Civic Center, Greenwood Village and Stapleton. “It’s been a good season for the economy and we’ve seen upward of 80 vendors at the fresh food events,” Burke said. Although the economy has been tough, consumers are still flocking to the local markets with environmentallyfriendly bags slung over their shoulders, sacks stuffed with the ragged green tops of fresh produce from stands labeled “certified.” As one of the vendors at the Cherry Creek Fresh Market, Ray Domenico Farms is a third-generation family business that’s been growing vegetables since 1922. Joe Domenico, the second oldest of 13 children in the Domenico family, was happy to report that this year’s crop has been a good one. “It was rough in June because there was too much rain, but we had a good year,” Domenico said. The most popular veggies to fly off their shelves are parsnips, rutabaga, dry onion, winter squash and corn. All of the produce from Ray Domenico Farms is or-
ganically certified, minus the corn, which is only 90 percent organic. Why go out of your way to hunt down local farmers markets? Dave Spittler, founder of the One World Denver website, is passionate about ending world hunger and looks favorably on the farmers markets efforts to go green. “You can find stuff that’s cheaper and local, and it gives farmers incentive to not use pesticides,” Spittler said. “I’m totally OK with a peach shipped from Australia, but here, you get to meet the people it’s actually coming from.” The Organic Foods Production Act established in 1990 was created to determine a national standard for the production and handling of produce that is categorized as organic. If you had been born a tomato in Colorado after July 1990, you would have been one lucky consumer item; that is, if your farmer could have afforded your papers. The organic license is not an easy one to obtain. The act also requires that these certified foods are free of pesticides, fertilizers, bioengineering and ionizing radiation. Certification for owning an organic farm costs $5,000 annually, according to the Plant Industry Division. With a fee table demanding $600 for less than five acres of produce, it’s no wonder organic food costs so much. It’s a tall order, but Colorado farmers rose to the challenge. Despite these expenses, Colorado is one of the top five states for organic food production for fruits, vegetables and grains, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. The Centennial State proudly boasts it led the way toward an organically friendly industry. Colorado has the first state agency to have developed a certification for organic farms, according to the Colorado Department of Agriculture. Colorado farmers are beating the path forward with produce and livestock that is organically certified. Hopefully other farmers around the states will catch on — or catch up — to Colorado’s undertaking to make beets, bell peppers, carrots and tomatoes certifiably delicious for eating.
ABOVE: Ella Woods, 3, reaches for a pear Sept. 27 while her grandfather, Dave Robinson, looks on at the City Park Esplanade Farmers Market in Denver. Robinson says they come to the Esplanade Market every week even though they live near Washington Park. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu LEFT: Martin Moreno arranges carnival squashes into a basket Sept. 27 at the Domenico Farms produce stand at the City Park Esplanade Farmers Market. Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu
B6 • AUDIOFILES • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
sounding off: The Fall of Troy This Seattle trio has been making intricate and complex hardcore music since their formation in 2002. Now with a new bassist on board, the trio is set to release their new album, In The Unlikely Event. The album draws inspiration from all over the map, including video games. While on the road with fellow hardcore rockers Thursday, drummer Andrew Forsman discussed how In The Unlikely Event is different, but still recognizable.
Interview by Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu MP: Tell me about the new album. What can we expect? AF: If you have listened to us before you will recognize it as The Fall of Troy, but it’s definitely different from the other albums. It’s the best sounding album for my drums, so that’s really cool for me. There are some mid-tempo songs that never really freak out, they’re just epic songs. It’s us right now. I think that’s the best way to put it. MP: Can you tell me about the band’s song writing process? AF: We wrote I think three songs with Tim [Ward] - or maybe two – our old bass player, and then Frank [Ene] joined the band kinda in the middle and we took a bunch of time off for him to get familiar with the old stuff. He knew the songs but he didn’t know how to play them… Actually it’s pretty cool, Frank learned to play bass during the writing process for this [album] and he plays with his fingers as well as with a pick, which is something Tim never did. But anyway, the writing process took about a year. It was a few songs at first and then a shit-ton at the end… Sorry that was kind of a rambling answer. MP: How do you guys come up with song titles? AF: It’s anything from inside jokes – “I Just Got This Symphony Goin’” is an inside joke between me and [guitarist/vocalist] Thomas [Erak], influences from books like Johnny Truant is from that book “House of Leaves” by Mark Z. Danielewski… and then there’s [titles] that have to do with what’s in the song…All the stuff on the Phantom on the Horizon EP every song title has to do with the song. MP: What kind of things influenced the record? AF: For me personally, I try not to let anything influence it. I listen to talk radio when we record, exclusively. I think the general idea behind it is just making songs that are good songs and not putting in parts just to be like, ‘Look what I can do.’ It’s not so much about showing off as much as making a straightforward, plain statement in song form. The EP was a story, but this is more like a short story collection. MP: You have some guest appearances on the album, how did those come about? AF: Most of ‘em are just our friends from Seattle that are in bands. I like to think we hang out with good musicians and cool bands. Thomas’ old drummer plays a lot of auxiliary percussion on the record — I’m sorry to add a sidenote, but I’m sitting down and
From left: bassist Frank Ene, drummer Andrew Forsman and guitarist/vocalist Thomas Erak of The Fall of Troy there’s a bee buzzing around my crotch right now and it’s terrifying. But I’m just gonna keep talking — The girl that sings on the record, her name is Ryann Donnely, she’s in [Schoolyard Heroes], she’s a really good friend. Then Rody Walker from Protest the Hero is on the chorus of one track… MP: What is your personal favorite song from the new album and why? AF: To listen to it would be a song called “Nature Vs. Nurture,” it’s the last track. MP: Is there a song that you like to play more than the other songs? AF: “Dirty Pillowtalk” without a question…The drum part to that is really fun for me. It’s really challenging but it’s not like too much. I don’t know if you play video games, but this game “Braid” for Xbox 360. It’s a really fuckin’ weird game, but playing that song is like playing that game. It’s really cool. MP: How has Fall of Troy changed over the years and do you think the new album reflects that? AF: The last full-length, Manipulator, we tried some stuff that was a little different for us…I think this is more of a return to form. We’re still gonna change, but it’s definitely more like the old stuff in my opinion. MP: How would you describe a Fall of Troy live show? AF: I’m gonna cop out and use a quote that some kid said because I think it describes it perfectly. He said, ‘I just lost my mind and I don’t want it back.’ I think that’s the best way to put it. MP: What’s your favorite part about playing live? AF: Probably just kids losing their shit. If everyone’s having a good time then I am. The whole point about playing live is playing your compositions that you’ve created with the people that
enjoy them. I love every song that we play and the people that go crazy obviously do too. It’s a mutual admiration…in the best way possible. MP: So far, what has been the highlight of this tour? AF: I found out about a lot of good bands that I didn’t know about… All the support bands are really good. Everyon’s a really good person on this tour, we’re all working toward the same thing and everyone respects that. There’s not any egos or anything like that… MP: Who is your biggest influence as a drummer? AF: My favorite drummer is from a band from Seattle called Pretty Girls Make Graves, his name is Nick Dewitt… he’s just the most peaceful but he still has incredible chops. I also love Mitch Mitchell from Jimi Hendrix Experience, and I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of a band called Mahavishnu Orchestra, but their drummer Billy Cobham, he’s like…I love Jon Theodore, the old drummer from The Mars Volta, but Billy Coham is like the original Jon Theodore, in my opinion… MP: What does the future hold for Fall of Troy? AF: A shit-ton of stuff! The next year or so we are just doing everything we could possibly do to support the album and get people stoked. We have a shoe coming out with Etnies, we’re gonna shoot a few videos, we’re touring Europe…just basically super busy work…Should be fun.
Thursday w/ The Fall of Troy 6:30 p.m., Oct. 2 @ Marquis Theater $20
coming soon The first Endotrend Festival will be taking over three venues around Denver Oct. 3. Originally set to take place on Auraria Campus, the festival will include over 40 bands as well as artists and films that reflect the “go green” message of the festival. The line up boasts a slew of local acts including Denver’s prog rockers Yerkish and the oneman-band antics of The Limbs. Endotrend will also feature hip hop artists and bands that defy genre like like Mute Man’s Microphone. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the charity Bands For Lands, a Colorado organization dedicated to sustainability. In an additional effort to go green, the festival will introduce The Ticket Tee. A t-shirt with the ticket printed directly on it. T-shirt prices range from $10 for students to $35 for a VIP shirt printed on hemp. The Ticket Tee will also allow you to get into other tie-in events around Denver, so stay tuned. For more information including a full lineup, visit endotrend.com.
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
Endotrend Festival Noon, Oct. 3 @ 3 Kings, TS Board Shop, Oriental Theater $10 - $35
Met’s Music Picks
B7 10.1.2009 THE METRoPoLiTAn
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MONSTERS OF FOLK • MONSTERS OF FOLK
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
ASHTREE CLOSE • EP
The EP recently released by Denver band Ashtree Close is a great listen if you need to get uplifted. This indie album is bound to improve a rainy day with piano melodies as a focal point, backed up with upbeat drums keeping the rhythm and strings that give it an epic feel. The somewhat optimistic lyrics are delivered softly in true Bryan Adams manner and the subtle female back-up vocals give it a great constrast. The promotional single “Rooftops and Cocktails” begins soft and sweet, slowly creeping up on you and before you know it the song surrounds you with a powerful chorus that will surely leave you wanting to hear more. Another key song is “Safe and Quiet” with potent lyrics that will have you singing along “Glory, Glory” by the end of the first listen. You can now find the album on Purevolume and CD Baby.
By Nathalia Velez • nvelez@mscd.edu
ALICE IN CHAINS • BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE
Alice in Chains and Elton John. Those were two musical entities I had never put in the same sentence before, and would have never thought to. That is, until Black Gives Way to Blue, the newest release from Alice in Chains since their self-titled album in 1995. And though the two may be an unlikely combination, it was the cherry on top of the sundae of a wonderfully made album. There are few bands that are able to sustain a fanbase when a lead singer has been replaced, especially when that lead singer was Layne Staley. But the group behind the singer was highly underestimated, and this new album is proof of that. New singer William DuVall was put into the spotlight acknowledging that no one would be able to replace Staley after his tragic death in 2002 due to drug overdose. But he also put his best effort into it and it came across loud and clear. The album is much different from the grunge rockers of the ‘90s, which was to be expected, especially after a several-year hiatus. But lurking behind the moody lyrics and heavy riffs, was the same familiar Alice in Chains worshipped during the grunge era. And though it may be an odd mishmash, the high point of the record came in the form of a tribute to Staley, with backing piano played by Elton John. All in all it was a solid record, sure to put Alice in Chains back on the map, which wasn’t at all expected.
By Krista Coulter • kcoulte2@mscd.edu
THE BIG PINK • A BRIEF HISTORY OF LOVE
I have always been an avid fan of the 4AD label. They have produced some amazing groups such as the Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Throwing Muses and more recently TV on the Radio and Blonde Redhead. The Big Pink is no different. Formed in London, the duo stepped out from behind the mixing board to create this album. Their debut, A Brief History of Love, features rotating contributers throughout and does not disappoint. Bringing back the sound of early ‘90s shoegaze, you hear similarities to acts such as My Bloody Valentine and Red House Painters. Joanne Robertson leads the vocals on the title track adding an ethereal touch to the opaque guitars and sweeping synthesizers. “Dominos” is a definite driving track to set you off on your way. The song is very catchy and fun, and probably the most mainstream of the album. Considering the massive homage being paid to the ‘80s these days, The Big Pink have shown a refreshing change of inspiration.
By Julie Maas • pretko@mscd.edu
On The Record
By JT Barthelemy • jtbarthe3@mscd.edu It was the fall of 9th grade, I was in possession of my first electric guitar and was not anywhere near proficient. I literally played slide with a shoehorn just to make noise. What The Rolling Stones’ live record Get Yer Ya Ya’s Out did for me musically is like what Algebra did for me mathematically, it taught me how to solve for X. Like most fledgling guitarists, I would play along with records. I got a hint of how to play rock and roll from Hendrix, Garcia and Page but the day I put on Ya-Ya’s, I hit pay dirt. This album is solid throughout. I was given ample extended Stones tunes to riff over. Keith Richards’ take on Chuck Berry’s playing was crucial. It gave simple rock and roll guitar playing balls and taste. And the flowing leads of the much unheralded Mick Taylor were electrifying. Taylor had been called in to replace the original Stones guitarist, Brian Jones. Taylor’s slide guitar solo on “Love In Vain” was striking, distinguished and so moving it brought Robert Johnson’s “Crossroads” to life. Taylor’s playing let me in on the secret of subtle fretted finger vibrato a la B. B. King.
From Mick Jagger’s “1-2” count-in on the opener “Jumping Jack Flash” through Richards’ mind-bending amp overload finish on “Street Fighting Man,” Ya-Ya’s was my guitar-playing fantasy. It has the Stones classic “Sympathy for the Devil,” with guitar leads weaving back and forth between Richards and Taylor in an unmistakable jam. The song’s guitar jam launched thousands of garage bands (mine included). It keeps countless more bar bands in business. Bill Wyman on the bass and Charlie Watts on drums complete the rhythm feel of Richards’ guitar. When there is talk of a rock and roll rhythm section, The Stones’ is defining. This is the central presence of Ya-Ya’s. The overall guitar tone and rhythm tempo made Ya-Ya’s the perfect foil to my rudimentary experience and beginner’s talent. And I can’t overlook the great lyrics like “my best friend he shoots water rats and feeds them to his geese,” from the song “Live with Me.” Jagger’s lyrics only made me want to bear down harder on the guitar.
The Rolling Stones • Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! There are other great live rock albums that got me riffing Europe ‘72 from The Grateful Dead, Hendrix’s In The West, Iggy Pop’s Metallic K.O. and Deep Purple’s Made in Japan are just a few. But overall, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! was truly life changing. It was the launching pad for my guitar playing. It proved to be my recorded version of “Guitar Playing for Dummies.”
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The debut album from the aptly named Monsters of Folk, a band which features Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright Eyes, Jim James from My Morning Jacket, and M. Ward, has a lot to live up to. With three hugely popular vocalists in one band, it’s easy to think this super group might be doomed from the start, but all three of these indie folk masters come together perfectly to make an incredibly strong album. The opener, “Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.)” is a perfect example of how well the three singers can work together, with each vocalist singing their own verse and then coming together on the chorus with fantastic vocal harmonies, topped off by James’ impeccable falsetto. The band shows this teamwork on a few tracks including “Say Please” and “Baby Boomer,” both of which are easy highlights on the album, but they also make room for one another to perform some “solo” songs, where one vocalist takes the lead. Ward’s rolling “Whole Lotta Losin’” and James’ country-fried “The Right Place” are probably the strongest of the solo ventures, while Oberst’s predictable and bland outings like “Temezcal” feel like they could be taken straight off of any Bright Eyes record. With so much star power behind them, Monsters of Folk had built up a lot of hype, but with this release it’s clearly warranted.
Matt Pusatory mpusator@mscd.edu Music Editor
On this day in 1991, a white crystalbeaded glove worn by entertainer Michael Jackson was stolen from the Motown Museum in Detroit. Rapper M.C. Hammer offered a $50,000 reward for the return of the memento.
THE METROPOLITAN • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • INSIGHT • A11
THE POINT: DENVER’S HISTORY MIRED IN SUPPOSED IMPROVEMENT
An ode to the Larimer Square that was
Folks who venture more than a block or two beyond the campus cocoon – you should really try it sometime – may have caught Oktoberfest last weekend on upper Larimer Street, to where it was moved two years ago from Larimer Square. Oktoberfest dates back to 1810 in Munich and to 1969 in Denver. And if you didn’t sample the oom-pah-pah bands, bratwurst, beer-barrel polkas and schmaltzy gemutlikeit this year, there likely won’t be another chance in Denver because parent company Larimer Associates, whose focus is now on real estate, is pulling its sponsorship plug. Although Larimer Associates claims credit for Oktoberfest for 40 years, the current Larimer Square stewards had nothing to do with either early Larimer Square or Oktoberfest. Both were the doing of early Square tenants Hertha Thomas-Zagari and Fred Thomas, and of Denver preservation pioneer Dana Crawford. After Larimer Square, Crawford helped jump-start LoDo in the 1980s by renovating the 1891 Oxford Hotel near Union Station, years before John Hickenlooper opened the Wynkoop Brewery. She then showed what could be done in the now-yupped-up Platte Valley when nobody else would touch it. But long before Crawford became a successful developer who founded
J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com Urban Neighborhoods Inc., she saved the 1400 block of Larimer from wrecking balls swung by the Denver Urban Renewal Authority (DURA) back in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, when demolition of whole neighborhoods was all the rage in America. Those with Denver memories longer than ten minutes — excluding cheerleader/shills disguised as realestate reporters — can say the Auraria campus had a similar bulldozer birth; with only the 1870s houses along Ninth Street spared. But not many recall that Crawford was stiffed by nearly a dozen local banks and lending institutions before getting a loan from New York Life Insurance to develop Larimer Square. At the time, Larimer Street was still a skid row of drunks, drifters and down-and-outers. Once Denver’s business hub, Larimer Street by the
1930s was a row of flophouse hotels, sleazy bars, furniture stores and pawn shops for a clientele whose drug of choice was cheap wine. It was no better when Jack Kerouac first saw, in 1947, “the beat cowboys of Larimer Street” celebrated in his classic novel “On the Road.” But the street had great Victorian mercantile architecture and a sturdy stock of turn-of-the-last century brick buildings and lofts. Crawford, a transplant from Kansas City, saw a rich trove of possibility. But DURA — armed with federal urban renewal money and in bed with the financial wizards of Seventeenth Street — saw things differently and demolished entire square blocks of what is today’s Lower Downtown. Banks know “blight” when they see it — especially when lenders “redline” the neighborhood and starve it of redevelopment money. Later, when the place really has gone to hell in a self-fulfilling process, lending geniuses say they were right all along. When the federal money was good, DURA left a lunar landscape of parking lots and memorable monuments like the black-glass “Darth Vader” block that parallels Skyline Park; no gem either. And DURA’s bulldozers damn near levelled Larimer’s 1400 block into the rest of the rubble. But Crawford and her backers somehow prevailed over DURA, 17th
Corporate welfare a problem LETTER TO THE EDITOR We need to discuss the role of government in our society. Republican state Sen. David Schulthesis of Colorado Springs has proposed essentially ending public social services and letting the churches and private charities take care of the down-and-out. Can we get serious? Vital programs were cut by $320 million in August. Now the Legislative Council says Colorado has to deal with an additional $250 million shortfall for the current fiscal year 2009-10. Then another $750 million shortfall is projected for the 2010-11 budget. Mental health facilities have been closed in Denver, Fort Logan and Grand Junction. The indigent who qualify for Medicaid have had their reimbursement rates cut. Critical services for the elderly have been cut. The Health Care Services Fund has also been slashed. It pays local clinics to treat sick, impoverished Coloradans and keeps them from filling hospital emergency rooms. In Denver, the Stout Street Clinic has a wait list of more than 400 mentally ill people for the first time. Tuition rates keep rising at our colleges and universities. Soon, only the rich will be able to get a college education. Hey! This is the high-tech 21st century. Nobody wants to talk about taxes. But we need to ask if business is willing to be socially responsible. They get their politician friends to give them all kinds of tax breaks and subsidies. We can’t afford this sort of behavior. A study by the Bell Policy Center found that the creation of “enterprise zones” (economically distressed areas where tax credits and incentives are offered) produced few significant benefits. The Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute estimates we could save $400 million if corporations paid their fair share (eliminating tax exemptions, credits and loopholes). The Colorado WINS union of state workers has called for a special session of the legislature right now. Corporate welfare has got to end. Dave Anderson Phone: 303 492-2796
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A&P for a beer and guaranteed good conversation and laughs in a continuous carnival. Since my Fairchild News Denver Bureau office was up the street, I could hop on and off the carousel and still get back in time to make the next day’s deadlines. Naturally, none of that could last. Larimer Square went from funky to respectable. Business improved and characters were replaced by oil and gas tenants who paid their rent on time. In 1986 Crawford sold Larimer Square to the Hahn Corp. from San Diego. Hahn re-did Auraria’s Tivoli building into a fashion mall that didn’t last long. Of lesser note, I moved six blocks East to The Denver Post; then at 15th and California where the Hyatt hotel now stands. Change may be inevitable, but not always for the better. Across 15th Street, on the far side of a spiffed-up Larimer Square, Writer Square’s owners have set out to give that property — once a relaxed pedestrian and human-scaled locale — what they call a “21st-Century” look. A Grand Design may yet materialize, but the suddenlysterile space now exudes all the charm of a stadium parking lot when there’s no game, and merchants are hurting. It’s what happens when bottom-line decisions start screwing around with what makes cities lively and inviting in the first place. Sometimes, it’s called progress.
Street and city planners who didn’t much care for cities at the time. The result, held together by creative financing packages for tenants who didn’t have deep pockets, was early Larimer Square. It was only the second retail reuse project of a historic area in America — after San Francisco’s Ghirardeli Square — when Denver’s 16th Street Mall was still 16 years away. Larimer Street wasn’t nearly as cute when I had a $60-per-month office with an unobstructed view of the mountains in the mid-70s, in the Granite Building at 15th and Larimer. There was no Pepsi Center, no Starbucks anywhere, no valet parking and no “chef-driven” restaurants; whatever that means. Instead, the block had character and characters — interesting people; including political savants who worked on Governor Richard Lamm’s first campaign. At one end of the block was the below-ground Bratskeller, run by the Thomases who launched Oktoberfest; across from the Magic Pan that served crepes. At the street’s other end was a bar that regulars called the “A&P.” It was a magnet for Auraria students and faculty — many certifiably bizarre, but always interesting. They toiled and taught in the old Denver Tramway building a block away, long before the structure became the Hotel Teatro. From late afternoon ‘till past midnight, you could pop into the
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A13 • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
SPORTS
“Most Americans still think that Africa is a country.”
-RICHMOND BOAKYE, PRESIDENT OF AFRICAN STUDENTS UNION, METROSPECTIVE, B2
Kate Ferraro • SPORTS EDITOR • kferraro@mscd.edu
SIDELINE THIS WEEK
10.01 Volleyball
7 p.m. vs. New Mexico Highlands Univ.
10.02 Women’s Soccer
1 p.m. vs. Adams State College Men’s Soccer 3:30 p.m. vs.Colorado Christian Univ. Volleyball 7 p.m. vs. Western New Mexico Univ. Men’s Tennis All Day ITA Central Region Tourn. @ Kearney, Neb.
10.03 Cross Country Metro midfielder Scott Crawford grabs onto Fort Lewis defender Kyle Wood while jockeying for the ball as Metro defender Pat Laughlin and Fort Lewis midfielder Tom Settle look on during the matchup Sept. 27 at Auraria Fields. Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu
metro 1 - regis 1 • metro 0 - fort lewis 2
Multiple cards lead to rivalry loss By Kate Ferraro kferraro@mscd.edu The Metro men’s soccer team and the Fort Lewis men’s soccer team combined for 27 fouls and 10 penalty cards in their game Sept. 27 at Auraria Field. Right from the start of the game, the teams battled like the rivals they truly are. The first foul was on Metro just two minutes into the game. But it didn’t stop there. The ref called a foul every other play until the rest of the game. “That’s just a game that I think has a little bit more intensity to it,” Head Coach Ken Parsons said. “A little bit more emotion, because we typically are the two teams that are at the top of the standings.” Skyhawks forward Euan Purcell scored the first goal of the game in the 40th minute and his 10th of the season. The remainder of the game, the Roadrunners had many scoring opportunities but either didn’t take the shot, or couldn’t get a shot off.
“We didn’t take advantage of the opportunities we had,” Parsons said. “We’re too unselfish when we get around the goal. I think those are areas where you want someone to step up and get a shot.” Skyhawks defender Jamie Cunningham received a red card in the 60th minute, while Metro midfielder Scott Grode received a red card 72 minutes into the game. They both had to leave for the remainder of the game. Parsons wasn’t upset about the red card, because they didn’t have control over the decision. “The ones I get upset about are the ones we have control over,” Parsons said. “None of those fouls were done in a purposeful manner.” Fort Lewis scored again with 13 minutes left in the game and defeated the Roadrunners 2-0. The Roadrunners also tied against Regis 1-1 Sept. 25 at Regis’ field. Midfielder Scott Crawford scored the lone goal for the Roadrunners in the 26th minute. “He’s a good player,” Parsons said on Crawford’s performance.
“He’s very opportunistic. He takes advantage of the opportunities he gets.” Crawford switched to outside midfield last year from central midfield, because of the number of players already at that position on the team. Parsons said with his soccer intelligence, he thought he would be able to make the transition. “It was a struggle for him,” Parsons said. “The spring of last year, I think he really understood what we wanted and what we expected from him out of that position.” Parsons said the team was creating opportunities against Regis, but they couldn’t finish. He said they had less opportunities as the game wore on, but if they take care of the scoring chances early in the game, it would have made the Regis game a little bit easier. Goalkeeper Dominique Griffith made his career-high 11 saves against the Rangers. “He did a great job on Friday, there is no doubt about it,” Parsons said. “Again, a player who’s replac-
ing an All-American in that position from last year. Ryan Vickery was a three-year starter for us, and he [Griffith] has done a very good job for us.” The Roadrunners have dropped to fourth place in the RMAC, while Fort Lewis stayed in first. Metro will play Colorado Christian Oct. 2 in Lakewood and Colorado School of Mines Oct. 4 in Golden.
Stats box Game 1 - Sept. 25 Goals by Period 1 2 OT Total Metro 1 0 0 1 Regis 0 1 0 1 Game 2 - Sept. 27 Goals by Period 1 Fort Lewis 1 Metro 0
2 1 0
Total 2 0
TBA @ Univ. of Colorado Shootout Men’s Tennis All Day ITA Central Region Tourn. @ Kearney, Neb.
10.04 Women’s Soccer
Noon vs. Univ. Nebraska- Kearney Men’s Soccer 2:30 p.m. @Colorado School of Mines Men’s Tennis All Day ITA Central Region Tourn. @ Kearney, Neb.
Say What? “We had been struggling a little bit the last few weeks and I think this is the best match we have played.”
VOLLEYBALL COACH DEBBIE HENDRICKS, A15
A14 • SPORTS • OCTOBER 1, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN• Coors field, the Rockies home stadium, is the highest stadium in the MLB at 5,183 feet above sea level
SPORTS BRIEFS MEN’S TENNIS
The Metro men’s tennis team won against Colorado Christian, 8-1 Sept. 25 at the Auraria Courts. All of the singles matches won in two sets, except for sophomore Mattia Ferrari, who won in three. The only loss came from a doubles match played by freshman Mark Damian and Ferrari. The Roadrunners also won against Colorado State University at Pueblo Sept. 25 at the Auraria Courts. Senior George Perez swept his opponent in singles 6-0, 6-0. Senior Scott Bradley had to go into a tiebreaker with CSUPueblo’s Ricardo Oaxaca, but ended up winning the match, 2-0. The only loss came from Ferrari’s singles match
against CSU-Pueblo’s Andrew Rogers. Metro lost to Mesa State, 6-3 Sept. 26 at the Auraria Courts. Ferrari, Bradley and freshman Ryan Joyce lost their singles matches in two sets. Bradley and Perez were the only doubles match to defeat the Mavericks. The Roadrunners are 2-1 overall in the fall season, and will play in the ITA Central Region Tournament, Oct. 2-4 in Kearney, Neb.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Metro’s women’s tennis team competed in the ITA Central Region Tournament Sept. 18-20 in Kearney, Neb. Sophomore Yerica Pessoa and freshman Marianne Evangelista
were the only players to advance to the 16th round of the tournament. In doubles, junior Orzalla Nabiyar and junior Kathleen Thompson won their first round match, before falling to the top seed from Mesa State, 8-4. Pessoa was eliminated in semi-finals Sept. 19 against CSU-Pueblo’s Morgan Forsyth. The women’s team won, 8-1 against Colorado Christian Sept. 25 at the Auraria Courts. Freshman Sam Schall had to go into a tiebreaker with CCU Lexy Stevens, but came out with the 2-0 win. The only loss came from Evangelista and Schall in doubles. Metro also won, 8-1 against CSUPueblo Sept. 25 at the Auraria Courts, with the only loss coming from Schall,
losing to CSU-Pueblo’s Cindy Boughton. The Roadrunners lost to Mesa State, 5-4 Sept. 26 at the Auraria Courts. Pessoa and junior Alexis Alvaraz were the only two to win their singles matches, while Evangelista and Schall were the only doubles match who lost. Metro ended their fall season 2-1.
MEN’S CLUB ICE HOCKEY
The Metro men’s ice hockey team will play at 9:45 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Colorado Recreation Center. They will also play at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Epic Ice Arena.
RMAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Metro forward Becca Mays. Metro forward Becca Mays was honored by the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Sept. 29 for RMAC Offensive Player of the Week. Mays scored five goals in three games last week. Three of the goals came in the 5-1 win against University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Sept. 25, making it her second hat trick of the season and third in her career.
Metro forward Becca Maloney.
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Metro goalkeeper Becca Maloney earned the victory in all three games last week, allowing just one goal in 248 minutes. She made four saves Sept. 23 against Mesa State, stopped four shots Sept. 25 against UCCS and only allowed one goal and made four saves, while playing the entire game Sept. 27 against CSU-Pueblo. This is the second time this season both Mays and Maloney have swept the RMAC weekly awards, as each earned the same honors Sept. 15. Photos by Linh Ngo and Caitlin Gibbons.
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Soccer sweeps conference foes By Brent Ratliff bratliff@mscd.edu
Metro women’s soccer team improved to 9-1 overall on the season and 6-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Sept. 27 after they beat the Colorado State UniversityPueblo ThunderWolves for the second time this season. Metro beat CSU-Pueblo 1-0 on Sept. 13 and 4-1 in this past game. Coach Adrianne Almaraz said there was a definite improvement from the first game. “We came out with a lot more energy this time,” Almaraz said. “We possessed the ball a lot better and we were able to get into a flow in this game.” Forward Becca Mays fired in the first goal of the game at the 12 minute mark when forward Jen Thomas crossed the ball in front of the goal and hit Mays on the run. That goal was goal number 10 on the year for Mays. Eight minutes later, the ThunderWolves answered with a goal on a direct free kick. CSU- Pueblo Midfielder Morgan Purkey’s shot from 25 yards out went just over the outstretched hands of Metro goalkeeper Becca Maloney tying the game 1-1.
Metro midfielder Lex Peterson, right, battles against CSU-Pueblo midfielder Leslie Simon for control of the ball during the match at the Auraria Field Sept. 27. The Roadrunners beat the ThunderWolves 4-1. Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu A gust of wind seemed to help Metro’s midfielder Michael’ Ann Karas get her first goal of the year 29 minutes into the game. Metro wasn’t finished scoring in the first half as forward Jen Thomas scored on a header crossed in by
midfielder Kathryn Gosztyla. The cross was a perfect and powerful kick from Gosztyla from about 40 yards out. Thomas headed the ball straight into goalkeeper Walters’s hands, but the wind reappeared and pushed the ball on into the goal, striking the net.
Thomas was awarded her seventh goal of the season. Metro came out in the second half with more energy and drive than in the first half. “I don’t know what it is, but we’ve come out better in the second
half all season, I wish it wasn’t that way,” Almaraz said. Almaraz wasn’t upset that Metro came out better in the second half, she said she just wants the same energetic team for both halves of the game. Just four minutes into the second half, forward Ashley Nemmers knocked her third goal of the year into the back of the net. She was assisted by good ball movement from midfielder Ashley Munchiado and forward Aleah DeGeneres. The remainder of the second half consisted of Metro dominating time of possession and shots. There would have been more goals by Metro, but a few good saves and some bad luck prevented it. Gosztyla and Thomas said this past week they’ve had more energy, better ball control and have been playing better as a team. Metro will host conference foes Adam State College Oct. 2 and the University of Nebraska-Kearney Oct. 4 in two RMAC matches at Auraria Field. “I really like our energy now and it seems that everything is on track,” Mays said.
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’Runners lose to Lopers after strong start By Kate Ferraro kferraro@mscd.edu After winning the first set, 2516, the Metro volleyball team fell to the No. 8 University of Nebraska at Kearney in the next three sets Sept. 26 at Auraria Event Center. Coming into the game, the Roadrunners had never had a great record against the Lopers. Outside hitter Bri Morley said she believes the team makes them out to be what they’re not which makes them psyche themselves out. “We already have a preset mentality of what they’re going to be like, and they’re really not much better than anyone we’ve played,” Morley said. “I think now that we have this team, we can change that mentality hopefully this season.” The Roadrunners proved the Lopers weren’t that much better than them early in the match when they won by nine points in the first set. Metro was strong with their blocking and defense, outblocking the Lopers 11-7. According to Metro head coach Debbie Hendricks, they used a different defense than usual, specifically for defending Kearney. “I think we ran it really well,” Hendricks said. “I was really proud of the team. We had a game plan and we followed the game plan.”
Unfortunately, the game plan didn’t work throughout the rest of the match for the Roadrunners, as they lost the next three sets. They didn’t lose by much though, proving they are at Kearney’s level. During the second set, the Roadrunners were only down by three to five points, eventually coming back to tie at 18. They caught up at 22 again, but ended up losing the set 26-24. Hendricks said she believes Kearney started to read their defense and figured out their plan. “We started letting them push through our defense,” Hendricks said. “They knew the defense we were running, and they started changing up their shots a little bit. We just didn’t make some of the plays. Credit to Kearney, they are a very smart team. They see the floor well.” By the third and fourth set, the Lopers had figured out the Roadrunners’ defense and were finding the back of the floor, where they would spike the ball between Morley and libero Amy Watanabe. Kearney had four players on the floor who were six feet or taller, while Metro only has two. However, Morley doesn’t believe that height was a problem on the court. “There’s some areas where it kills blocking-wise when we have a short setter,” Morley said. “We just have to
be smart with our shots as hitters, and as blockers we have to delay a little bit longer.” The Roadrunners lost the third set and the fourth set 25-16 and 2520. Morley ended the game with 16 kills and 14 digs. “She brings a lot of good energy to the floor,” middle blocker Lisa Jones said of her teammate. “When she’s on, she’s on. I love it.” Jones followed Morley with 15 kills. “She had a great match,” Hendricks said on Jones’ performance. “We used her a lot early in system, then we used her quite a bit out of system later in the match. She just got it done.” Despite the loss, there were around 500 fans in the crowd for the homecoming game, which is a huge improvement from the beginning of the season. “It was great to have the crowd,” Hendricks said. It definitely helped us. We played well. We had been struggling a little bit the last few weeks and I think this is the best match we have played.” Metro is now 3-3 in the conference and 10-4 overall. The Roadrunners will stay at home to play New Mexico Highlands Oct. 1 and Western New Mexico Oct. 2 at the Auraria Event Center.
Metro outside hitter Emily Greenhalgh spikes against University of Nebraska-Kearney’s Sept. 26 at the Auraria Event Center. Photo by
Nicholas Duckworth • nduckwor@mscd.edu
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’Runner chases passion with cross country team By Scott Bassett sbasset4@mscd.edu To say Metro cross country runner Danielle Kehoe lives an active lifestyle would be an understatement. The senior trains five times a week for both the Metro cross country team and triathlons, her true passion, while keeping a full course load at school and holding down a parttime job. It’s a constant battle that causes a lot of stress, but, in the end, she finds a way to make it happen. “It’s a nightmare,” Kehoe said with a laugh. “But if you have a passion for something, you can always make it work.” Kehoe began running triathlons at seven years old and is currently engaged in Xterra, an amateur offroad triathlon circuit in which she qualified for the World’s competition. Although she plans to graduate in the spring, Kehoe’s competitive nature won’t let her get away from challenging herself as an athlete. “I would definitely say that will always be a part of my life, so running, therefore, will always be a part of my life,” she said of competing in triathlons. Kehoe is an adult fitness and exercise science major with a minor in nutrition and someday hopes to work with professional athletes. “I want to help people achieve great success,” she said. “It’s my call-
Metro cross country runner Danielle Kehoe. Photo by Skyler Scott • sscott57@mscd.edu ing.” Interim cross country head coach Sean Nesbitt and former head coach Pete Julian attempted to recruit Kehoe in 2005, but it didn’t work out because not only was she swimming for Metro at the time, but they wouldn’t let her train for triathlons simultaneously. “They basically turned me away,” Kehoe said. After her triathlon coach left Colorado, it left Kehoe at a crossroads and she felt the best way to stay fit on the running side was to recruit her-
self to the cross country team. She made it clear that being able to cross train was a must. This time, Julian obliged. But Kehoe still had to compromise as it meant she had to drop her sponsorships due to NCAA regulations. And she instantly contributed. Last year, Kehoe captured a slew of honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, including being named to the All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Honor and First Team All–RMAC in the
10,000-meter run at the conference championships. Considering all the accolades and success she’s had thus far, her improvement as an athlete continues. “I think she’s beyond where she was a year ago, much less six months ago,” Nesbitt said. “It’s not anything special I’m doing or anything different that Pete [did] a year ago, it’s really just her being motivated.” Although Kehoe really doesn’t need much coaching direction, her competitive nature gives her the propensity to over-step her bounds.
“She’s the kind of athlete that needs to get held back once in a while,” Nesbitt said. “That takes patience on my part to say ‘You’re doing great, we don’t need you to do too much today.’” During the 2008 cross country season, Kehoe was the top finisher for Metro in four of five events she competed in and looks to continue that success as she has already done so in the first two events this season. Although running can be viewed as an individual sport, Kehoe puts the team first. “I hope our team makes it to nationals,” she said of the NCAA tournament in November. “That’s our goal.” Kehoe applied for an internship at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the spring semester. Although that might jeopardize her chance to run track and field, it’s a prestigious opportunity. “It’s very competitive, but that’s my goal,” she said. Whether it be everything she’s accomplished up to this point or her future success in the real world, Kehoe will let it all out. “You know she’s going to give it everything she’s got,” Nesbitt said. Kehoe and the men and women’s cross country teams will compete at her favorite event, Oct. 3 at the University of Colorado Shootout in Boulder, Co.
Former Metro athlete makes a push for her dream By Matt Gypin mgypin@mscd.edu If running down dreams were as simple as Tom Petty made it sound, we’d all be hitting cruise control and rubbing our eyes. Instead, turning any dream into reality takes real dedication, a positive attitude and lots of hard work. Ever since she was 3 years old, Metro senior Vanessa Mais has been pursuing her dream of playing soccer, a dream that led her to compete in the United Soccer Leagues’ W-League combine Sept. 25-28 in Tampa, Fla. Mais, 22, was one of 76 players from across the country to be accepted to the combine and have a chance to showcase her talents for scouts of the nine Women’s Professional Soccer teams. Each player was given Umbro shorts, socks and jerseys, and put onto one of six teams, with each team playing one 70-minute contest per day for three days. “It was really hard,” said Mais, a center midfielder who started four years at Metro, from 2005-08. “It was so hot and humid, you’d start sweating before you did anything and the field was muddy and wet so it was hard to show what you could actually do. It was an unbelievable environment to play in, but it was a good experience to go out there and
see what it was like.” Mais said the competition at the combine wasn’t as tough as she thought it would be. “When I was going there, everybody was really nervous,” she said. “I was expecting everybody to look like Abby Wambach and I didn’t know if I was going to be able to keep up. Everyone was pretty close to the next level but not there yet.” For Mais, just getting accepted to the combine was a chore. Many players were sent direct invitations, or came recommended from their current semi-pro coaches. Her own coach recommended three of her teammates from the Real Colorado Cougars, a semi-pro W-League team in Centennial, but Mais had to apply on her own. So she sent in the application fee of $10 along with a resume of her on-field accomplishments, which include winning the 2006 NCAA Division II National Championship with Metro. “I wasn’t recommended by my coach so that kinda sucks,” she said. “So I applied after they opened up applications. I got an e-mail three days later that I was accepted.” Mais, with help from her parents, then had to pony up $375 to attend the combine, which covered local transportation and hotel accommodations in Tampa, and used some fre-
quent flier miles to score a free airline ticket. This was no vacation, however. “Eat, sleep and play soccer was basically all we did,” said Mais, a journalism major who was one of a handful of players at the combine still in college. “I didn’t go anywhere, I didn’t do anything. You basically didn’t want to be outside, sweating, getting dehydrated and wasting energy. We were completely antisocial.” Mais said WPS coaches would be calling some of the players this week, inviting them to come to preseason tryouts in March, when the nine teams will whittle their rosters down to 22 players apiece. Whether she gets a call or not, Mais plans on running down her soccer dream, and going wherever it leads. “Even if I don’t get a call, I will e-mail coaches and see when tryouts are, and I will go to at least one, maybe two or three,” she said. “Soccer is my passion and it’s been my life since I was 3. I am not giving up and I am not going to stop trying. Everyone has been telling me I am too short or too slow, but I just keep doing what I do and somehow became successful at it.” Mais is an assistant coach for the women’s soccer team, and will graduate in December.
Former midfielder Vanessa Mais. Photo by Linh Ngo • lngo@mscd.edu
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Week{preview} FRIday/ 10.02
I.Am.Here Performance 7:30 — 9:00 p.m. King Center $5/$12
Denver Microbrew Tour
Great Pumpkin Harvest Festival
3 — 5 p.m. Starts at Great Divide Brewing Company $20
10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Four Mile Historic Park Free
Derby on the Rocks! Roller Derby
Oktoberfest at Whole Foods
3 — 7 p.m. Whole Foods Market Tamarac All Day Bladium Sports Center — 2400 Central Park $10 Blvd $15/$40
Sunday/ 10.04
MONDAY/ 10.05
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SATURday/ 10.03
Lakewood’s Cidar Days
Bug Talks
“Wicked”
10 a.m. — 5 p.m. Lakewood Heritage Center $6
1:30 p.m. Butterfly Pavilion, Westminster $7.95
8 p.m. Denver Center for Performing Arts $35 and up
Museum Free Day
Retro Happy Hour
Salsa Central Denver
9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Denver Museum of Nature and Science Free
4 — 7 p.m. Monarck - 1414 Market St. Price of Drinks
7. — 10:30 p.m. Denver Turnverein $10
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“Abby’s Voice” — Kathryn Robertson
11:30 a.m. Multi-cultural lounge Free On Dec. 11, 2007, Metro student Abby Robertson was murdered by her boyfriend. Her mother has taken on the task of educating the community about intimatepartner violence by sharing her daughter’s story. Co-sponsored by the Phoenix Center of Auraria and the Institute for Women’s Studies and Services.