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LEFT: Forward Jen Thomas, center, celebrates her first-half goal against Fort Lewis Nov. 8 with forward Becca Mays, right. The goal gave Metro a 1-0 lead until the Skyhawks tied it with eight minutes left. RIGHT: Goalie Becca Maloney walks off the field after the Roadrunners 4-1 shootout loss to Fort Lewis in the RMAC championship game. Photos by Matt Gypin • mgypin@mscd.edu
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Tenured professor fired Torres claims racism a factor in dismissal
Discrepancy on dossier leads to termination
By Andrew Flohr-Spence spencand@mscd.edu
By Andrew Flohr-Spence spencand@mscd.edu
Angelina De La Torre’s lawyer, David Lane, told Metro’s Board of Trustees that if it voted to uphold the professor’s dismissal, De La Torre would take the case to Federal Court for discrimination. Metro said the case is about the integrity of its professors, but De La Torre’s accusations hit a touchy subject for the college. “I have been down this road previously with Metro,” Lane said. Counsel often for high-profile cases such as professor Ward Churchill’s case versus the University of Colorado at Boulder, Lane represented criminology professor Richard Jackson who sued Metro for hostile work environment, retaliations and racism. A federal appeals court in 2006 rejected the charge of racism, but agreed with Jackson on the other two charges and awarded him $300,000, the maximum awarded by the court. “I think that case may be admissible here,” Lane said. De La Torre testified against Metro in Jackson’s federal appeals court case. Lane said there was a connection between the cases, that the college would have a hard time avoiding,
Metro’s Board of Trustees voted to dismiss an award-winning tenured professor employed by the college for 19 years, on grounds that she lied about publishing an article in an academic journal. The board, at its Nov. 4 meeting, denied Angelina De La Torre’s appeal of a November 2008 decision to terminate her, made following a college investigation into whether she committed academic dishonesty. During a post-tenure review process, which every tenured professor is subject to every five years, De La Torre submitted her updated curriculum vitae, or dossier. On the dossier, she listed a paper as being published in 2005 in a specialized academic journal. In a review of the dossier, the publication in question was proved to not contain the article De La Torre claimed to have published in 2005. The college’s investigation report said she “intentionally” lied on a review of her performance. According to the Handbook for Professional Personnel, the code of conduct for professors, such dishonesty is grounds for dismissal. Criminal Justice and Chicana/o Studies Professor De La Torre said in her defense that she made a mistake
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Lucas said the school was unable to comment on the case, the investigation is documented in a 21-page “Faculty Dismissal Hearing” the college made public after the board meeting. Under Colorado law, personnel matters are one of the few topics an official board is allowed to discuss behind close doors and not have open to the public because of the sensitivity and privacy issues involved.
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in reporting the publication on the dossier, but had no intention to misrepresent her work. The dismissal has left De La Torre without a job and salary for a year. Her career has been ruined for a mistake she made innocently, she said. She said she intends to take the college to court. De La Torre’s case highlights how one false declaration, whether intentional or not, can mean losing a career. The case also allows a rare glimpse into Metro’s process for the dismissal of a professor. The appeal in front of the board was held publicly at De La Torre’s request, not in a close-door executive session, where the majority of personnel issues are handled. While Metro Spokeswoman Cathy
A spotless record The faculty hearing dismissal report said De La Torre’s performance prior to 2008 and her post-tenure review has not been called into question. She was tenured in 1995, promoted to associate professor and received the 2007 Espiritu de Aztlan Award, an award for commitment and mentoring in the Latino Community. De La Torre, who received a doctorate of law from the University of California-Los Angeles, is an adviser to the Colorado Supreme Court and is also featured in a 1999 college publication highlighting at Metro. “I’ve always tried to be an advocate for Latinos and especially Latino women,” De La Torre said Nov. 8 in an interview. The college’s reason for terminating De La Torre revolves around her claim on her post-tenure review dossier that her article, “Emerging Global Issues,” was published in Vol. 30, Issue 1 of the Fall 2005 National Social Science Association Journal.
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Timeline of events leading to termination Events according to Angelina De la Torre
Luis Torres conducted an investigation. Submitted Post Tenure “During the interview Review documents as Submitted an edited he conducted with Presented the version of the paper Notified of Jordan’s requested Notified of possible me on June 10, it paper decision to terminate February 2008 for publication disciplinary action due appeared he had “Emerging employment along with the $25 to student complaints already judged me Global issues” publication fee Testified as a witness November 2008 and lack of proof of guilty” at the NSSA in the Richard Jackson Met with Jordan to publishing in Oct. 2005 Memo to the Board of conference November 2005 discrimination case discuss the report on Trustees filed in appeal October 2005 against Metro the investigation June 2008
January 2006
March 2008 Post Tenure Review (PTR) beings
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May 2008 PTR Evaluation
Luis Torres requests a copy of the article in question
Torres submits a memo regarding his interview with De La Torre
Notice of possible disciplinary action
September 2008
August 2008 Notice of De La meeting Torre submits with Metro a memo President to Torres Stephen Jordan
Torres submits a report regarding the investigation
May 2009
April 2009 November 2008 December 2008 May 2009 Jordan issues Request for a notice of Final appeal hearing filed Respondents disciplinary to the Metro action, dismissing trial brief Board of De La Torre for Trustees cause Initial decision of the Hearing officer
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Campus event honors veterans Metro ROTC hosts race recognizing military service By April Zemyan azemyan@mscd.edu As a way to remember and support those who served our country, the first Denver Veterans Day 5K Fun Run and Walk was held at Auraria Nov. 7. The Metro Army ROTC sponsored the run. There were about 150 people who registered for the event. The run had two main focuses: The first was to support the Russell B. Rippetoe Scholarship Fund; started after Rippetoe, who was a Metro graduate, died in Iraq in 2003. “This is somewhat of a highlight. It brings more to Veterans Day for me and my family,” Brent Tuccio said. “It’s nice because it makes us be able to hold on and to look forward.” The Rippetoe fund was started by Tuccio, who was a friend of Rippetoe. The foundation held a poker tournament last year and all proceeds went back to the fund. There was also a golf tournament in October. Tuccio said it was the largest tournament in the five years it had been held. The second aim of the event was to support the Metro State Army ROTC running club. The funds from the event go toward helping the running club participate in other runs throughout the metro area. “It shows commitment and what ROTC does for Metro,” Cadet Ryan McCann said. This is also a good opportunity to raise awareness about the program. For those who came out to the
Jason C. Chen, Metro faculty, studies names and dates on The Wall, an American Veterans Traveling Tribute, which visited campus Nov. 5 and 6. Photo by Nicholas Duckworth • nduckwor@mscd.edu first Denver Veterans Day 5K Fun Run and Walk, the race was about more than getting the fastest time. “I’m running to support troops, especially with what happened at Fort Hood,” Danielle Robinson said. Robinson said she didn’t run for a time because she just wanted to come out for a good cause. Robinson’s friend, Sarah Chin, said Robinson was sick the night before but was so committed to racing, she came out anyway.
For Zane and Stephanie Way, the run had a personal tie. Zane said he served in the Army for 13 years so Veterans Day has a special meaning to him. He said the event is important because of the freedoms we are able to enjoy because of the military. Zane said it’s also important for him to support ROTC programs. “I know what these kids are going through; this is a small token of appreciation for what they’re doing.
They are future leaders of the Army,” he said. Stephanie said it’s important to appreciate what the military does. “They make sacrifices for us, so getting up and running is so small (in comparison),” she said. Along the run, participants were able to see the American Veterans Traveling Tribute, showing the Traveling Vietnam Wall. The Traveling Vietnam Wall is a replica of the actual wall in Wash-
ington, D.C., displaying all the names of fallen U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. At the end of the run, awards were presented for the fastest runners, broken down by category. After the run and ceremonies on campus, participants were encouraged to attend the Veterans Day Parade at the Civic Center. Metro will also host Vetrans Day ceremonies Nov. 11.
Metro construction financed by fed stimulus College expansion part of economic recovery efforts By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu As colleges across the state face precipitous cuts in funding, Metro received a rare bit of good news Nov. 5 when the Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved the issuance of $91.3 million in subsidized bonds for the construction of two Metro buildings: the Student Success Building and the Hotel Learning Center. In a report to the commission before the vote, Department of Higher Education Budget Director Andrew Carlson said the bonds for Metro represented more than half of the
stimulus allocation available from the federal government to Colorado. “The Student Success Building is Metro’s first attempt to construct a building in their planned neighborhood at Auraria Campus,” Carlson said. “This building will contain all the student service functions under one roof.” The program plan and the project costs have been approved by the Colorado State Legislature for $52 million, Carlson said. “The second project is the Hotel Learning Center and it is taking advantage of private facility bonds to allow them to do tax-exempt public/ private partnerships,” he said. “It will combine an actual hotel with programs for training and teaching in their hotel management program, which is one of Metro’s fastest growing programs. That was approved at $39.2 million,” Carlson
said. Both building projects are currently in preliminary design stages by the college, which has secured sites for construction along Auraria Parkway. The Student Success Building is planned for a location between 7th and 9th streets and the Hotel Learning Center is planned for the southeast corner of Speer Boulevard and Auraria Parkway. During the spring 2009 Student Government Assembly general election, Metro students voted on the creation of a fee to fund the construction of the Student Success Building. Of the entire Metro student body, only 3 percent participated in the vote, and of that amount, 53 percent, 380 students, approved passage of the new fee. From the money collected from the student capital fee, 70 percent
was slated to go to construction and payments to investors who purchased bonds issued by the college. But the CCHE approval of stimulus financing, known as recovery zone bonds, will allow Metro to pay less in interest to investors because of federal subsidies that will free additional funds for the remaining 30 percent of the capital fee used for scholarships, grants and classroom equipment. According to the IRS website, recovery zone bonds “provide tax incentives for state and local governmental borrowing at lower borrowing costs to promote job creation and economic recovery that is targeted to areas particularly affected by employment declines.” Metro administrators do not plan to fund the Hotel Learning Center with student fees. Instead, the Auraria Higher Education Center will
provide the land while a private company will be responsible for all costs associated with the development of the hotel. The Metro Foundation will solicit donations to cover costs of the academic space. This partnership will allow Metro to claim tax-exempt status on recovery zone bonds issued for the Hotel Learning Center, Carlson said. According to Diane Lindner, chief financial officer for the Colorado department of higher education, Colorado House Bill 09-1346 gives the CCHE authority to allocate recovery zone bonds for use on higher education construction projects. “The benefits from these programs will expire Dec. 31, 2010 and any unused funds will transfer to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for allocation to local governments,” Lindner said.
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Coats for a cause
Charity organization sponsors performance to collect winter clothes By Ryan Seylhouwer Rseylho2@mscd.edu
In response to seasonal changes and economic hardship, Community College of Denver’s H.E.L.P. Circle, which stands for Healing with Equality, Love and Peace, hosted a benefit concert for Coats for Colorado Nov. 5. More than 100 people came to listen and dance to the music and words of a number of Denver’s emerging and established musicians and poets. The audience came together with the intent of creating a unifying force to assist Coats for Colorado in their mission to keep Colorado citizens warm during winter’s coldest months. Moussa Bitar, president of H.E.L.P. Circle, said he came up with the idea of sponsoring the benefit concert when he was searching the Internet for charities his club could contribute to. According to their mission statement, the H.E.L.P. Circle aims to unite students with the purpose of holding fundraising events for “foundations that have a cause and make a difference.” Madonna Ellerbee, vice president of H.E.L.P. Circle, said the event was a success. “We got the word out,” she said. Ellerbee said the highlight of her evening came near the end of the concert when the group, Soulciety, took stage.
“Everyone was dancing and there was a lot of positive energy,” she said. She went on to say that the concert amassed a sizeable donation of coats for Coats of Colorado, which H.E.L.P. Circle delivered coats to the Dependable Cleaners warehouse. With an earlier bake sale and their benefit concert, H.E.L.P. Circle collected 150 coats for Coats for Colorado. Bitar said, unfortunately, not enough tickets were sold to generate proceeds that would have been used to purchase additional coats for donation. Tickets were sold for $13 or $10 to those with a coat donation. The Student Government Assembly also tried to assist Coats for Colorado, but had to cancel their collection event due to the campus being closed during the snowstorm on Nov. 5, SGA Press Liaison Amanda Splitt said. The SGA collection event was part of their “Days of Action” agenda that encourages its members to make an impact in the immediate community. Although the SGA collection event was canceled, a number of coats were still collected, Splitt said. Coats for Colorado, a non-profit subsidiary of Dependable Cleaners, has collected and distributed more than 1.6 million coats since the organization began in 1982. The non-profit organization has made such an impact on the lives of Coloradans that, in 2003, Former Governor Bill Owens signed a proclamation that declared Oct. 5 Coats for Colorado Day in the state. The Governor’s office continues to champion Coats for Colorado. This year, Governor Bill Ritter and his son, Sam
Blast from the past
Brittany Vicars, 17, of Denver School of the Arts pauses to make sure her dress is smooth Nov. 9 while waiting to perform with Annalise Zimmermann, 17, right, in Breaking Away in the Tivoli Turnhall at Auraria. The performers, all from DSA, put on a show that was a reenactment of the historic 1908 scene which took place in the same Turnhall 100 years ago. The performance took place during lunch at the Talk to Action conference that was an all-day event held at the Tivoli as a resource for Colorado Nonprofits hosted by The Denver Foundation and the Community Resource Center. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu Ritter, promoted Coats for Colorado by appearing in a commercial encouraging people to donate their extra coats. Coats for Colorado collects gently-used and new coats for distribution to those in need every year through the months of October and November. Coat donations are distributed to more than 100 non-profit organizations starting the third week of October as well as to the public on two public distribution days. People
with coats to donate have until Nov. 30 to drop them off at any Dependable Cleaners location or at special collection events. A list of collection events can be found on the organization’s website at coatsforcolorado. org. H.E.L.P. Circle’s next meeting will be held Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. in room 102 of the South Classroom Building. The H.E.L.P. Circle welcomes all students of Auraria.
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Professor challenges charges of academic dishonesty Continued from A3 The National Social Science Association, a group that promotes exchanges of ideas between academics by holding several conferences each year, has two publications: the NSSA Journal and the NSS Perspectives Journal. De La Torre attended the October 2005 conference, presented a paper and wrote a $25 check in order for her paper to be published. De La Torre made several mistakes in reporting the issue number she claimed to have been published in and failed to properly confirm that the article had been published, the file says. The proceedings of the conference De La Torre attended were published in Vol.31, Issue 1, of the NSS Perspectives Journal: wrong volume, and wrong publication.
Communication breakdown De La Torre said she called the NSSA in 2008 when she was completing her dossier to ask what volume and issue contained her article, and NSSA Director Jerry Baydo told her the numbers she included in her record. The school investigation says it is doubtful the NSSA director would have told her the wrong volume and journal name. De La Torre had published in 1994 with the NSSA, and though the association’s publishing rules had changed, the NSSA would have advised De La Torre of the new rules, the investigation report said. The new rules stated papers submitted would not be included unless the prescribed format was used, and that the
NSSA would provide no notification to the author if guidelines were not followed. Nancy Connick, the faculty dismissal hearing officer concluded De La Torre “either knew” or “that she made no effort to determine publication and simply invented citations.” De La Torre has a copy of her Metro phone record showing the
30, Issue 1, contains an article published by a professor, Nena Torrez, a name which could have been confused with Angelina De La Torre, with the accent falling on the second half of the words—as is done in Spanish, and on the telephone, De La Torre said in her defense. Nina Torrez wrote a letter in support of De La Torre, saying their names could have
Reasons cited by metro for termination
In the “Handbook for profession Personnel,” the conduct book for Metro faculty, section XIII outlines the grounds for termination of faculty. Angelina De La Torre was cited with the following three infractions of the handbook.
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h. Failure to fulfill any written provision of any employment contract. i. Unprofessional conduct as described below if the nature, gravity and/or frequency of the unprofessional conduct justifies termination j. Failure to abide by any policy set forth in this handbook.
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The Handbook for Professional Personnel can be found online at http:// www.mscd.edu/trustees/policies/ phone in her office was used to call the NSSA’s number in California for 3 minutes and 20 seconds on the day she testified she did. She has a copy of the check that NSSA cashed in 2005, dated when she said she submitted the article for publication. The investigation report said Baydo did not testify in the case, and the college’s report misspells his name as Baxdo throughout the document. Baydo responded to an e-mail declining to comment on the matter on legal grounds. Another contention is that Vol.
been confused. Put in charge of the investigation, Professor Luis Torres also included the name-confusion idea as a possible reason for the mistake in a report about the investigation of De La Torre. Connick’s report does not mention the issue of name confusion, and De La Torre stated in her written appeal to the board of trustees that the issue hadn’t been taken seriously. As of press time, Torres had not responded to attempts to contact him. De La Torre cites the fact that
she did publish the article in question with the NSS Perspectives Journal in the August 2008 issue after she found out that it hadn’t been published in 2005. The investigation report also does not mention this.
Proving intent “By intentionally and clearly misrepresenting in her dossier that she had published an article as part of her professional development when she had not done so, Dr. De La Torre did not practice intellectual honesty, in violation of the handbook…,” the college’s initial decision, which the board agreed, said. The ruling, focused on De La Torre’s intent to misrepresent, said, “Sloppiness is an inadequate explanation … leading the hearing officer to conclude that the misrepresentation here is intentional.” The number of mistakes De La Torre made in reporting the publication prove she intended to deceive the school, Connick’s report said. De La Torre’s motive, the school’s file says, was promotion. President Stephen Jordan met with De La Torre after the initial investigation. “She had sought benefit in the post-tenure review process,” the file said Jordan concluded from the meeting. De La Torre said she had little to win from the publication, the publication was not required by her department, and she had enough other material to put in her review. The trustees heard a final appeal by De La Torre’s lawyer, followed by a counter-argument from the college’s legal consul, before voting unanimously to terminate her contract.
On the street By Adriana Carlson
“How thoroughly should a college check a professor’s credentials before he or she is hired?”
“They need to check the credentials and not just take them at face value. They should also check with previous employers.” - Lindy Hargrave Metro Junior
“They should check up on the roots of where she came from, like the school she graduated from.” -Johnny Burkin Metro Freshman
Attorney views firing as retaliation for earlier case Continued from A3 Lane said there was a connection between the cases, that the college would have a hard time avoiding. De La Torre said in a Nov. 8 interview, her firing was retaliation for standing up against discrimination within the criminal justice department. “The college does not and cannot discuss any personnel matter,” college spokesperson, Cathy Lucas, said in response to the accusation of discrimination toward De La Torre. Lucas said Metro was committed to diversity, citing statistics that 25 percent of all new faculty hired since 2004 has been people of color. “The college is very committed to diversity,” Lucas said. “It is one of our key planning themes.” During her appeal of the decision to fire her, however, De La Torre submitted several letters from professors in support of the college retaining her. Two of the letters specifically mention unfair treatment by the college towards her: Professor Jackson and History’s Charles Angeletti’s dated in May.
“It seems to me …Dr. De La Torre was given less consideration, support and mentoring than other faculty members,” Angeletti’s letter says. “I am uncertain why the college continues to harass Dr. De La Torre, who I have always found to be a capable, professional and honest to a fault.” Jackson’s letter says De La Torre is an “outstanding colleague” and “a highly professional faculty member.” As to the department climate, Jackson, who has been at Metro for 27 years, is less subtle. “I believe this whole process is grounded in retaliation, vindictiveness, and pettiness, is both a travesty and an embarrassment to MSCD,” Jackson writes. “I see De La Torre’s case as purely retribution for testifying in my case,” Jackson said in an interview. Both Jackson and Angeletti agreed to allow their letters to be quoted by the Metropolitan. The accusations come as the college is trying to receive designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution, a Federally funded program that supports colleges that have at least a 25 percent Hispanic population as well
as fulfilling several other requirements, including an open and receptive environment for minorities.
“If you fire her today … it opens up a giant can of worms and I make a living with giant cans of worms.”
-David Lane, attorney
“The interest in diversity does not match with the way Metro treats its diverse community,” political science professor Zia Meranto said. Meranto, a Native American, said while few professors dared to speak out, “in a lot of minority minds, especially women, they see they are treated different.” De La Torre said she will take a case to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency that investigates claims of job discrimination because of race, religion, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting discriminatory practice. “When you look at professor De
La Torre’s career—she has given almost 20 years to Metro…the plausible reason that is being grasped for termination, in my best judgment, is not that plausible,” Lane said. “And this is coming out of the criminal justice department which is the same department that got tagged last time,” he said. “If you fire her today … it opens up a giant can of worms and I make a living with giant cans of worms.” Fred Kuhlwild, the colleges legal counsel, said that the investigation finding that De La Torre committed intentional dishonesty, “ essentially lying about ones credentials” and “can’t be tolerated.” Kuhlwild said that professors must be held to a standard of conduct and truthfulness. “The problems with failing to uphold academic integrity with flow down and infect the institution if they are not dealt with,” Kuhlwild said. He said the college should not be “held hostage by the fear of litigation” and had to protect the schools integrity. The board voted unanimously to uphold the termination.
“Just enough so that you know for sure they’re able to do their job.” -Kameron Martinez Metro Freshman
“I think all professors should go into a background check, not a criminal background check, but just to make sure their credentials are true. If the university doesn’t do a good job the student could sue for getting false information.” -Larissa Harvey UCD Sophomore
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Mixing up Medea
Two Metro students strive to achieve national notoriety through quirky, historically reminiscent play
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By Ashley Moreland amorela1@mscd.edu
ake Williamson was listening to music from Broadway one night when he got the idea. He called a fellow theater classmate, Jose Zuñiga. “We should write a play together,” Williamson proposed. Zuñiga didn’t take him seriously at first. Two years later, what Zuñiga originally thought was a far-fetched idea is coming to life. “The Messenger,” written by Zuñiga, with music and lyrics by Williamson, will premiere at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the Eugenia Rawls Courtyard Theatre in the Kenneth King Center. Once Zuñiga decided to join Williamson, they decided they wanted to take on a classic. Zuñiga said they immediately ruled out Shakespeare because “everyone does Shakespeare.” With Euripides being one of Zuñiga’s favorites, the duo decided to go with one of his plays. They chose “Medea” because of the tragedy’s real-life themes of betrayal and choice. Euripides’ “Medea” is based on the myth of Jason and Medea. Going as far as to kill her children, Medea seeks revenge after she receives a letter telling her Jason had left her for King Creon’s daughter. Greek classics have been retold again and again; Williamson and Zuñiga wanted to twist the tale in a way that it had never been done. With only one small monologue, the messenger who delivered Jason’s letter to Medea has only a minor role in the original Greek story. They felt that the perfect way to leave their mark on the play was by telling the story from a completely different point of view.
Once the duo settled on a premise, they got to work. Williamson said that Zuñiga would “crank out” scenes and e-mail them to him. Williamson would then create the music based on Zuñiga’s script. Williamson said he tried to work on the music and lyrics at the same time, but was sometimes thrown off when inspiration would randomly strike. “Unlike other music, the music and lyrics for theater should be written at the same time,” Williamson said. “They should feed off of each other.” Searching for guidance Williamson and Zuñiga turned to Marilyn Hetzel,
Metro’s Theatre Department chair and director once they had completed a skeleton of the first act. While it was rough and incomplete, Hetzel was impressed and set up a stage reading. “Jake and I had read through it together,” Zuñiga said. “But if it doesn’t work with other people, it’s just not going to happen.” They finished the play and a stage reading took place in May 2008. After a successful stage reading, the planning began to turn the play into a stage production. Music and script are key, but they
José Zuñiga, left, and Jake Williamson watch the dress rehearsal of their musical "The Messenger" in the King Center at Auraria. The script of the musical was written by Zuñiga, the music and lyrics were composed by Williamson. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu
The Messenger
7:30 p.m. Nov. 12 -14 and 19 -21, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Eugenia Rawls Courtyard Theatre
alone don’t make a musical. Choreography, an orchestra and creative costuming and set design are essential to any production. In September 2009 Williamson, Zuñiga and their creative team were ready for the final ingredient — the cast. Auditions for the play were held Sept. 2122. Zuñiga said the play started to come to life once the cast was added. After hours of reciting lines, late nights of practicing choreography and one intense dress rehearsal, Williamson, Zuñiga, Hetzel, the musicians, the designers, the tech support and the cast are ready for opening night. On Nov. 12 the light will dim in the theater designed after the Globe. The music will begin and the cast will dance out upon the stage, bringing the theater to life. Twenty-first century references such as the “swine flu” and women dressed in brightly-colored, barely-there outfits will bring a modern, humorous twist to the ancient Greek tragedy. Williamson and Zuñiga’s play won’t end once the curtain sets, though. The play has also been entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in three categories: The National Student Playwriting Award, the KCACTF Musical Theater Award and the KCACTF Latino Playwriting Award. Zuñiga said that he didn’t necessarily have a certain vision of how the play would turn out, but is happy with it. Both he and Williamson feel honored that their play is being produced and is entered into a national competition. With a twinkle of passion in his eye, Zuñiga said, “It’s more than I could [have] ever expected.”
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Clytemnestra, portrayed by Ariel Cagan, left, is embraced by Joe, portrayed by James Miller, right, Nov. 8 as they sing a duet during a dress rehearsal for the original musical "The Messenger." Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu
Julie Vitkovskaya Features Editor uvitkovs@mscd.edu Gabrielle Porter Assistant Features Editor gporter8@mscd.edu
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B2• FEATURES • NOVEMBER 12, 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
Numbers Every week, we do the munching and crunching of numbers around the state and Auraria.
30 = Number of registered sex offenders within a mile of Auraria campus 186 = Number of parks in Denver 300+ = The number of
sunny days Denver gets per year
5,329 = Number of hotel rooms in downtown Denver in 2000
9,075 = Number of
people the Denver Performing Arts Complex seats
$40,900 = Median income per Denver household in 2006 $7,301 =How much
less the median household income in Denver was than the national median in 2006 $17.75 = The cost of a certified copy of a birth certificate in Denver $17 = The cost of a certified copy of a death certificate in Denver
By Ashley Moreland amorela1@mscd.edu
CLUB BEAT
Breaking stereotypes, voicing skepticism By Ashley Moreland amorela1@mscd.edu A group of angry, militant, immoral students, all dressed in black, gathered for their club meeting. The topic of discussion was hatred toward the religious. Metro State Atheists is not that club. One of the reasons the organization was formed was to defend atheists against stereotypes and the way society represents them. “People think we’re evil,” said Joel Guttormson, the organization’s president. “They think we hate religious people.” Chalmer Wren and Guttormson formed the organization over two and a half years ago under the name D.A.R.W.I.N. The organization originally consisted of students from both Metro and UCD. UCD has since formed its own group, but both organizations work together. Metro State Atheists is an affiliate of The Center for Inquiry (CFI), Secular Student Alliance and American Atheists. These are non-profit organizations that unite “freethinking, skeptic, atheist/agnostic, secular humanist students and student organizations,” Guttormson said. The organization adopted CFI’s mission, finding that it closely mirrored its own. Metro State Atheists is active on campus by holding events with the goal of clearing up misconceptions and educating students. The organization hosted Victor Stenger, who discussed his book, “The NEW Atheism,” on Nov. 6. The organization is also trying to become active in charity events. On Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 it held the event “Food for Freethought.” The organization collected 252 non-perishable food items, which were donated to Food Bank of the Rockies. In return for their donation people were offered “banned” or “freethought” books such as “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” “Catcher in the Rye” and “Fahrenheit 451.” “I had been wanting to do something, but it was hard to find a charity,” Guttormson said. “[Most] groups didn’t want donations just because we are an atheist group. [Food Bank of the Rockies] didn’t care where the food came from.” Metro State Atheists meets the second and fourth Friday of each month from 6-8 p.m. The location of the meetings varies and can be found on the organization’s Facebook page (search Metro State Atheists). Anyone is welcome to join Metro State Atheists. E-mail metroatheists@ hotmail.com for more information or check out the organization’s website at http://metrostateatheists.wordpress. com.
Metro student Kaitlyn Meier in the food court of the Tivoli Student Union Nov. 9. Of all the menu items in restaurants in the food court, Meier can only safely eat two — crunchy tacos from Taco Bell and french fries from McDonalds. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu
Dieting for life
Governing food choice, Celiac Disease severely limits menu options By Gabrielle Porter gporter8@mscd.edu Kaitlyn Meier was ecstatic the day she realized she’d been ingesting poison for years. The Metro junior spent almost half of her life trying to find out what was causing her digestive problems and why at the age of 20, she had osteoarthritis so severely that her hips were like those of an average 70-year-old. Meier, who was finally diagnosed with a genetic auto-immune condition called Celiac Disease in June, found that because of the disorder, most of what she’d been eating her whole life was literally poison for her. “I was thrilled,” Meier said of her initial reaction. “My parents were furious. They wanted to knock on some doors and beat some people up.” Celiac Disease, despite a recently increased notoriety, remains widely under-diagnosed, said Diane Moyer, a Metro nutrition teacher. As with other auto-immune diseases, Celiac causes the body to turn on itself, in this case, as a reaction to gluten — a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. Sometimes people with the gene will only get the full-blown disease after a traumatic event. The only way for Celiacs like Meier to curb the internal damaged caused by gluten is by completely cutting it out of their diet. If they don’t, they are literally taking years off their life, said Moyer, who is also a registered dietician with a private practice that specializes in treating Celiac patients. The diet change means no traditional bread, cereal, pie, cake, cookies, pizza, pasta, beer or innumerable other foods and drinks containing gluten. For most people, this is a major life alteration but one they’re willing to make because of what they’ve been through. “I have had problems my entire life with my digestion,” Meier said. “I was always in pain.” A competitive gymnast since age 3, the early onset of her osteoarthri-
tis as a complication of the disease forced her to quit when she was only 13. In eight years she went through 21 doctors, including a psychiatrist to help with a problem that was “all in her head.” And then there was the daily debilitating indigestion. “The pain I used to have felt like childbirth or kidney stones,” Meier said. “I was constantly laying with a heating pad in the fetal position.” The diagnostic tests for Celiac Disease are still developing, Moyer said, and Meier tested negative, falsely, when she was 13 and again when she was 15. It wasn’t until she was taking a class with Moyer and listened to a lecture on Celiac Disease that she realized the tests might have been wrong. On a list of 19 symptoms, she had 18. She was tested again, and this time it was positive. After that, the diagnosis really started to sink in, Meier said. “I was kind of lost for a little bit,” Meier said of adjusting to her new lifestyle. Since going gluten-free, Meier, who lives with her parents, has to be absolutely meticulous about keeping her food separate from her family’s. “Everything is labeled now,” Meier said. “There’s two of everything.” If one crumb of bread off a butter knife fell into her peanut butter, it could be enough to set off an attack of cramps, bloating, heartburn or one of the many other complications of severe indigestion. “We have to worry about this down to the molecule,” Moyer said. But while the transition to a gluten-free life can be rough, increased awareness of Celiac Disease is leading to more resources like support groups, seminars and more glutenfree menus in restaurants. Executive Chef Jason Aili at Italian restaurant 3 Sons in Arvada said he has seen a huge leap in sensitivity to dietary restrictions in the food industry. More and more restaurants and bakeries are becoming aware of
gluten-free cuisine and how to prepare it. “I didn’t really think about these things at the beginning of my career, and they didn’t really come up as much,” Aili said. “I mean, I get more requests for gluten-free food a week than 10 years ago we’d get in a year.” Aili, whose wife has Celiac Disease and went gluten-free in 2008, said other than the pastas, almost everything on his menu can be made practically gluten-free — and he reserves the “practically” part because he understands the minutiae that a true gluten-free diet embraces.
“The pain I used to have felt like childbirth or kidney stones. I was constantly laying with a heating pad in the fetal position.” “I mean, I can wash a sauté pan,” Aili said. “But there might still be some of those proteins inside that pan … The last thing I ever want to do to a customer is lie and say, ‘you’re going to be safe,’ when in fact I can’t guarantee that.” While her friends and family are supportive, Meier said boyfriends tend to see her dietary restrictions as high-maintenance and a complication in their lives. Despite the increased number of dining possibilities, going out to dinner is still a challenge. The disease has also brought other complications into Meier’s life. Though she sometimes wears knee braces, Meier said she doesn’t like to draw attention to herself and will wear them under her clothes and out of sight as often as she can, which leads to another complication of her osteoarthritis: using her handicapped parking sticker. “Unless you’re in a wheelchair or limping, there’s no reason people see for you to have that sticker,” Meier said. “I’ve been chased down by a guy in a wheelchair because I was in a handicapped space.”
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Embracing art through interaction By Lindsay Lovato llovato5@mscd.edu Step into the limitless world of art. Embrace!, the Denver Art Museum’s latest exhibit, allows spectators to become surrounded by different kinds of art by 17 artists from Denver and around the world. Each work of art was created for site-specific areas throughout the Hamilton Building. The idea behind the exhibit was to see what artists could do with the iconic structure. “They embrace the building, the architecture, as much as the spectator,” Christoph Heinrich, DAM’s incoming director, said. Many of the pieces on display, starting Nov. 14, use multiple forms of media to “embrace” the interesting angels of the building. The entire museum was open for the artists to pick the areas that they wanted to work with. “That was the fun part to invite the artists and say ‘take it over,’” Heinrich said. Artists used painting, multimedia, sculptures, wood cut on mylar, Plexiglas, fabric, foam and metal bottle tops. Every piece is as dynamic as the space that it is in. “One is as impressive and overwhelming as the other,” Heinrich said. Impressive indeed. Upon entrance to the museum, Katharina Grosse’s four-story spray painting, full of deep purple, blue, green and yellow, climbs up the main wall. This is one of the many pieces that utilizes the dimension of the space. It can be seen on every level of the museum and with each level the spectator will see a different perspective of the piece. Another stunning piece is John McEnroe’s ”The Bathers,” which are
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strands made up of polyester resin, sand, nylon and cable, cascading from the ceiling. Also, Lawrence Weiner’s statement piece, “As in Plain Sight” is printed on the large, sloping wall of the third and fourth levels. Nicola López’s piece titled, “R.A.W.” is an impressive intertwining web of roads that plays with the height of the Vicki and Kent Logan Gallery on the fourth level. An amazing area of the gallery is defined with a spider web-like maze that plays up the dimension of the corner. One of the most dramatic parts of the exhibit is in the 120-foot El Pomar Grand Atrium where Grosse, McEnroe and Weiner’s pieces are all displayed in an interesting contrast of each of the artists’ styles. Like Grosse’s piece, many of the installations are in public areas so visitors had the opportunity to watch the creative process unfold.
Exclusive behind-the-scenes video and a vertical scrapbook are also on display to document each artist’s progress throughout the installation process and can be viewed in the Timelapse Lounge on the second floor in the Anschutz Gallery. After April 5, all of the pieces will be taken down and painted over except for El Anatsui’s piece, titled “Rain Has No Father?,” which is made of different colors of liquor bottle tops bound together with copper wire. A two-volume catalogue will accompany the exhibit. From floor to vaulted ceiling, the exhibit embraces all odd corners and neck-craning crannies in the architecture in the breathtaking display.
Embrace!
Denver Art Museum
Nov. 14 2009 — April 4, 2010 www.denverartmuseum.org
TOP: From left, Zach Reini, Christian Hahn, and Dmitri Obergfell prepare a wall for hanging paintings for Embrace! Nov. 10 at the Denver Art Museum. Hahn is one of 17 artists featured in the upcoming show. Photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu The “Floating painting” by Kristin Baker creates a dynamic acrylic visual element. Photo by Chancey Bush • cbush7@mscd.edu
Conservatism shown in modern light By J.T. Barthelemy jbarthe3@mscd.edu
“The Death of Conservatism” by Sam Tanenhaus is a striking excursion into American politics and an insight into the plight of conservative political principles. Tanenhaus draws from his essays for “The New Republic” and his writings for “Vanity Fair” to aid in the composition of his illuminating book. Tanenhaus’ down-to-ear th style shows respect. He believes that conservatism is an “honorable tradition” that has been lost to today’s “decadent movement conservatism.” Tanenhaus’ book is full of quotes and events from both the right and the left sides that paint a full, fair and
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convincing picture to support the premise of this book. His argument is that conservatism has been lost to a movement of ideologues who practice revanchist opposition to any policy they have not endorsed. According to Tanenhaus, “What passes for conservatism today would be incomprehensible to the great originator of modern conservatism, Edmund Burke.” With a moderate dose of sharp phrasing and focused imagery, Tanenhaus delivers insightful look at what has happened to the Burkean, “organic liberal conservatism” school of thought. The current perspective is well articulated by Michael Lind in his essay, “Why Intellectual Conservatism Died.” It states, “In the 1980s the leading conservative spokesman was George Will; by 1994 it was Rush Limbaugh. The basic concerns went from foreign policy and economics to
dirty pictures and deviant sex.” Tanenhaus explains that the split, although not neatly definable, between the “realists” and “revanchists” of conservatism has been going on in America for 75 years.
His argument is that conservatism has been lost to a movement of ideologues who practice revanchist oppositionist to any policy they have not endorsed. “Realists believe in the virtues of government,” and the “revanchist (revenge mind) distrust government and society,” Tanenhaus writes. It is within “The Death of Conservatism” that the lurid details of the revanchist movement are brought under examination. This book is not just a dissection of the Republican right. It is a look at the two-party American political sys-
tem, which is both the “sun and the moon” and the ebb and flow of social and political change. Tanenhaus writes that turnover in power in the two-party political system takes place when “extremism is rejected for centrism, purism for pragmatism and revanchist for realism.” Tanenhaus’ book has many brief interludes to past conservative and liberal political moments like Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal and George W. Bush’s strong ties to the conservative movement. Readers will get a firm pillar on which to build their understanding of conservatism, and also a look at the platform that the conservative movement has become: a revanchist movement that “defined itself less by what it yearns to conserve than by what it longs to destroy.” In a time of great change, this is a significant lesson for all of us.
Verizon Wireless unveiled a new smartphone this week in hopes of turning the tide on the waves of customers who have defected to AT&T and the immensely popular iPhone over the last two years. The Droid is manufactured by Motorola and is the first new device to run the latest version of Google’s Android 2.0 operating system. Soon after the device’s Nov. 6 launch, comparisons between it and the iPhone began to pop up all over the Internet. Many reviewers concluded that neither phone was better than the other, but that each was suited to the user’s needs. I recently demoed a Droid myself, and I have to say this phone is a very formidable alternative to the iPhone. First, the resolution is much bigger. At 854 x 480 pixels, the Droid almost doubles the amount of screen real estate of the iPhone’s now paltry 480 x 320 coverage. Second, along with on-screen landscape and portrait touch keyboards, the Droid comes with a full QWERTY slider keyboard, something I’m sure many iPhone users have pined over. Third, Droid is only offered on Verizon’s expansive network. Some iPhone users in larger cities have begun to realize the serious limitations being placed on AT&T’s broadband network. Many believe AT&T just wasn’t prepared to handle the increased iPhone user numbers. Over the last week, many have argued the iPhone trumps Droid in other ways, such as the size of Apple’s App Store and it’s interoperability with the hardware and software maker’s iTunes. At 100,000 apps, the App Store completely tramples Android’s roughly 10,000 apps. I think these numbers should be kept in perspective though, figuring that maybe 80 percent of the applications in Apple’s App Store hold no useful value. On the other hand, the platform is more widely used by far, so the apps that are useful such as for social media, etc., hold significant advantage over Android’s offerings. One of the biggest app advantages the Droid has is the built-in Google Map feature — turn-by-turn voiceactivated navigation and the ability to dock the device in your car put this phone far above its peers. If you, like me, have been waiting for the iPhone to come to Verizon, you may not need to wait that long; this may be the Droid you’re looking for.
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The Ten Commandments of the Mixtape
In times of darkness and uncertainty, humanity searches for a simple code of morality to guide our actions and thoughts. The stone tablets from Mount Sinai may have traditionally governed our parks and courthouses, but many still feel unfulfilled. Thankfully, we have the Ten Commandments of the Mixtape to guide our most valuable possession: our musical soul. By Ben Wiebesiek • wiebesib@mscd.edu 1. Thou shalt not take the name of the mixtape in vain. CD, DVD, MP3 or flickertubespace — no one cares about the technology used to craft your playlist masterpiece. Even if Bill Gates and Steve Jobs came together to burn your “slowjamz megamix” onto a laserdisc made from the shroud of Turin, the final product would have the same name: a mixtape. This is not just an arbitrary anachronism. The limitations of the audio cassette are actually a blessing in disguise (see second commandment). 2. Twelve songs shalt thou labor, but not a single note more. Just because you can fit 22 songs onto a CD doesn’t mean you should. A good mixtape sinks or swims by the connection of the songs, but beyond the 12th song, the entire mix starts to buckle under its own weight. 3. Thou shalt not take thy Chevy to the levy. Similar to the previous commandment, song length is another serious threat to the structural stability of a mixtape. No song should run longer than six minutes, and honestly, anything over four minutes is pushing it. I’m looking at you, Phish fan. 4. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s taste in music. The vaunted taste makers of the world have long issued their unquestionable rulings on the subjects of sellouts, geniuses and underground credibility. But who cares? An honest mixtape artist doesn’t ape the trends of indie witch doctors or jazz-fusion mystics. If your musical love sits comfortably in the warm bath of top 40, then fly your freak flag, baby. 5. Thou shalt not worship the false idols of snark and irony. On paper, the idea to throw in a couple bad songs as a joke might seem funny, but in reality, this limits any repeat value the mix might have. And what might be funny this year, might just be annoying a year from now. This includes folk versions of rap songs and punk covers of country music.
6. Honor thy father, thy mother and Rodney Dangerfield. The inclusion of a comedy skit on a mixtape is a time-honored tradition, but the bit should never interrupt the momentum of the music. To avoid the sensation of a commercial break, any spoken word sample should be no longer than a Dangerfield one-liner. 7. Thou shalt not be a creepy stalker. Never, never, never give a mixtape to anyone you might conceivably have a crush on. Save your overwrought emotions for a notebook of bad poetry. 8. Thou shalt provide a track listing. There are certainly different schools of thought when it comes to the cover of a mixtape, ranging from exquisite hand-drawn art to the slap-dash labeling of a black magic marker. But whatever school you choose to follow, for the sake of everyone’s sanity, please write down the title and artist for each of the songs. 9. Thou shalt not mass produce thy mixtape. If your choice in music is so profound, you will have to trust the mixtape recipient to spread the word. And this also goes for the wedding mixtapes featured as a table centerpiece at the reception. If the groom can’t be bothered to contribute a few songs, put the kibosh the operation and order the customized M&Ms instead. 10. Thou shalt keep one black sheep in thy flock. So here’s the curveball: while the first nine commandments helped protect the mixtape recipient from the excesses of an excited audiophile, a mixtape has a larger duty than just keeping the peace during a road trip. You should always include one song that you absolutely love, but that you are reasonably sure the recipient will dislike. This isn’t sadistic; this is how you get to know somebody. And in these uncertain times, that is all we can count on.
Upcoming Shows By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu Ghostland Observatory has one thing in mind when it comes to making music: making you dance. The duo from Austin, Texas makes wonderful electro-rock packing a serious punch. They will be taking the stage Nov. 12 at the Ogden Theatre. With some booty-shakin’ beats, catchy lyrics and unstoppable energy, Ghostland knows how to kick off a dance party. Tack on a sweet light show and you’ve got yourself a concert that will be hard to top. Lead singer Aaron Behrens has been compared to Queen’s Freddie Mercury for his highpitched vocal stylings as well as his theatrical stage presence, while his caped band mate and beat maker, Thomas Turner, crafts some great electronica as a backdrop. The pair should bring the noise at the Ogden, so don’t miss it and be sure to 9 p.m., Nov. 12 wear your dancin’ shoes.
Ghostland Observatory @ Ogden Theatre, $25
The indie pop band Fanfarlo is one to watch in the coming months. In support of their debut album Reservoir, the English multi-instrumental five-piece group will be traveling across the pond Nov. 13 to Moe’s Barbeque. The band should draw immediate comparisons to Beirut both vocally and in terms of instrumentation, but the band also puts their own unique twist on their music so they don’t sound like a complete rip off. Songs like “The Walls Are Coming Down” and “Luna” showcase a great band that knows how to make light pop songs. Opening the show is New York’s Freelance Whales, who also use a slew of instruments with some electronic elements to create unique sounds. The two bands should make for a great show at one of Colorado’s most underrated and intimate venues. An interview with Freelance Whales is available online. 9 p.m., Nov. 13
Fanfarlo w/ Freelance Whales @ Moe’s, $10
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PHOTO FLASHBACK: GIL MANTERA’S PARTY DREAM Photos by Ryan Martin • martirya@mscd.edu
By Julie Maas • pretko@mscd.edu
Above: Donny Mantera begins to strip down in front of the crowd during a performance Nov. 8 at the Larimer Lounge. Below: Gil Mantera wails on the guitar at the Lounge. GMPD is headed west to continue touring through the states.
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The opening track to In This Light and On This Evening from Editors is reminiscent of early Nick Cave and Sisters of Mercy. It’s very dark and ominous through the synthesizers and into the grand guitar ending. It prepares you for what’s to come and gets you excited to hear what is next. It is a new sound for Editors who have, in the past, held their own sound amongst today’s British indie rockers. A group that normally features strong guitars and piano has pulled in a more electronic sound this time around and it works. Editors By joining forces with producer Flood, In this light and on they have pulled out an entirely new sound this evening that is to be celebrated. Lyrically, vocalist Tom Smith is a bit lacking though he hasn’t always been brilliant. The lack of lyrical skill, however, forces you to listen to the music more, which is consistently up to par throughout the album. Overall, the album is thoroughly entertaining and great for a drive. The occasional silly lyric is easily ignored by the whole package of Smith’s amazing vocals and the new sound that Editors have acquired.
After the release of their previous album, In Defense of the Genre, Say Anything seemed a little too over-the-top, with their strange show tunes and a track listing of 27 songs. But their newest self-titled album was a genuine balance between the craziness that seems to hang over lead singer Max Bemis’ head and the almost philosophical ideas conveyed in their lyrics. The album still features interesting musical tastes, such as “Property,” a delightful ‘50s-esque tune in the form of an Everly Brothers-like dance number. Say Anything However, the Everly Brothers wouldn’t Say Anything sing lyrics like “If you won’t sleep with me/ There’ll be no rest for you.” Bemis still sings about girls, hypocrisy and the Jewish religion, but throws a wrench into the works to liven it up with snide, satirical remarks about the Kings of Leon and bits like “You’re like Bjork with better fashion sense.” This album seems to be Say Anything in their essence: disturbingly grotesque and pessimistic lyrics paired with beats that you can’t help but dance to.
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Matt Pusatory mpusator@mscd.edu Music Editor
By Krista Coulter • kcoulte2@mscd.edu
Mile High and Rising: Houses brings seasonal sounds with new EP and more understated material. On Saturday, Houses will provide local, rock However, Houses’ rumbling drum and bass ‘n’ roll enthusiasts with something genuine, sounds, thick guitar tones, electronic keys and classic and quintessentially Denver when they uplifting harmonies will most likely remain. Their release their brand new Fall EP at the Larimer sound draws from a gambit of influences. The psyLounge. chedelic forefathers The Velvet Underground, Bob The seven-member band is a perfect alternaDylan’s mid-sixties rambling, The Flying Burrito tive to all the mild-mannered rockers these days Brothers’ sparse alternative-country and Wilco’s that seem to have spawned from late ‘70s Eagles frenetic tinge each apply to the Hamilton’s vision albums and early-afternoon business meetings. for a neo-classic rock band, but something original Houses contrasts their vintage aesthetic always remains. with rugged, independent sounds and powerful So catch this unique mixture of the old and songs. the new on Nov. 14. If you like what you hear from The group seems to have a season-related this fall’s set, just await winter patiently. There is work ethic, as they released a Spring EP at the Houses beginning of May and a Summer EP this past August. foremost structure with his linear guitar work and sure to be more rocking to come from Houses, and Now, they look forward to their recent effort, hard, expressive voice. Kinsey backs him up with her more antiquated sentiment. which gives a nod to autumn and the feelings it can sweet, accessible vocal melodies. Such band-centric tracks like “We’re Alright” or encapsulate. From renewal and redemption to morbidity and “We’ll See The Sun” lack complexity, but leave more melancholy, these feelings and thoughts are con- room for emotional strength and instrumental clar- 9 p.m., Nov. 14 veyed behind the well-written songs of Andy and ity. The Fall EP may provide the same auditory ela- @ Larimer Lounge Kinsey Hamilton. This husband-and-wife team tion as the last two albums. If Houses follows their makes a powerful musical pair. Andy brings the seasonal rule, listeners should expect some darker By Ian Gassman • img2007@comcast.net
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A9 • THE METROPOLITAN • NOVEMBER 12, 2009
INSIGHT
"Track seems like such an individual sport but, really, it's such a team sport, and you're only as strong as your weakest link.” — CROSS COUNTRY SENIOR DANIELLE KEHOE ON A12
THE POINT: REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AMERICA
Show veterans some respect
For many of the students cruising campus last week in a cell phone fog and without so much as a sideward glance at the American Veteran's Traveling Tribue on campus last week, the Vietnam war is a Wikopedia footnote, World War II may be a grandfather’s tale and the Korean War is lost in the shuffle altogether. It’s a shame, because the still-living veterans who fought in those wars deserve better. So does what remains of America’s collective memory — even if neither of these wars figured very prominently on “American Idol” or “Dancing with the Stars.” You can’t just blame students and kids for being oblivious to veterans and Veterans’ Day. Lots of adults are little better — having bought into the hype that has made Veterans’ Day just another reason for furniture sales; seasonal clothing sales and youname it-sales. The traveling veterans’ exhibit on campus memorialized the American dead, wounded and missing in all of America’s wars dating to the American Revolution that ended in 1783. It scrolled through the War of 1812 (the first war America actually lost) Indian wars; Mexican-American war; the bloody Civil War with more than half a million combined dead for North and South; more Indian wars and the Spanish-American war of 1898-’99 that closed the 19th century with American a world power for many of the wrong reasons. The Spanish-American adventure, like the Mexican War of 1846 and most Indian wars
J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com have been acknowledged by most historians as purely imperialist pushes. The latter fulfilled a supposed God’s will of “Manifest Destiny” American expansion to the Southwest and Pacific, and woe to indigenous peoples who got in the way. The Spanish-American conflict — aided by William Randolph Hearst’s jingo-ist press; the Fox News outlet of its day — extended that Destiny to a world stage. Neither of those wars, or the Indian wars in between, gave America much to be proud of. But America was now a world power on a par with the alreadyfading empires of Europe. And by the time America entered the First World War in 1917, American might and fresh troops were enough to turn the tide in favor of the exhausted Western Allies (mainly England and France) against the even more depleted foes of Germany and its allies. The Armistice that ended the First World War, on Nov. 11, 1918, was the basis of an “Armistice Day” national holiday to honor American veterans; living and dead. It was changed to “Veterans Day” in 1954; the same year the French had been disastrously defeated at an outpost
called Dien Bien Phu in IndoChina — a place few Americans had heard of. President Eisenhower’s advisors urged American troops to stem the spread of Communism in Indo-China. But Eisenhower, a military man, questioned the wisdom of being drawn into a ground war in Southeast Asia. Little more than ten years later, American troops were in a Vietnam war that at one point involved more than half a million of them. If Vietnam, along with Iraq, was a mistake — as some World War II veterans I’ve talked to have said — their war has been hailed as “America’s last noble war” when the forces of good and evil were clear-cut with no nagging doubts or ambiguities. Those veterans, now in their late 80s and even early 90s, were part of the famed 10th Mountain Division that trained in Colorado for mountain warfare and won important victories in the northern Italian Appenine mountains early in 1945, when some of the 10th Mountain men were 19 and 20 years old. After the war, 10th Mountain men helped launch the ski industry in Colorado and across America. Today, surviving 10th veterans who are near 90 seem decades younger than their actual ages. “It was a time of innocence,” said one veteran at a reunion. “Some of us had never had sex." To which a comrade quipped: “Had any since?” In their war, everybody served and the sons of the rich and wellconnected didn’t get the free passes we saw in subsequent wars. World War II holds a particu-
lar kinship — if that’s the word — for me. I had three uncles in that war. One survived fighting in India-Burma. Another was one of the few survivors when his platoon was wiped on Saipan in the Pacific and a third was killed in North Africa. I was a child who just turned three when V-J Day ended the war, and I recall, vividly, the block parties and fireboats sending celebratory streams of water into New York harbor. I had another uncle in the Korean War, and he still lives. None took advantage of GI Bill educational benefits, because college was beyond their realms of possibility. But they — like the 10th Mountain men — had great stories to tell. Along with images of V-J Day, another remains sharply etched in memory. Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., a few years back. Motorcycle clubs from all over the country are gathered to honor veterans with a memorial ride. At Maya Lin’s black granite Vietnam memorial, bearded and bad-ass-looking bikers with huge arms are tracing the names of fallen friends on the wall. And they’re in tears. Instead of dismissing Veterans Day and veterans as irrelevant leftovers from another time and place, pay them some honor. And respect. They didn’t have your electronic tools and social-networking toys, but they can teach a lot. Talk to them — and chat up veterans who may even be grandfathers or aged uncles. There was a world before reality TV; they lived it and you might be amazed with what you hear.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Submissions Policy:
In the November 5 issue of The Metropolitan, Taryn Jones reported on the campus visit of Uzi Landau, a member of the Israeli government — the planet’s premier criminal organization and most egregious violator of human rights. I don’t know why this individual was asked to speak here, but it’s clear that his agenda was to convince students and faculty of the need to bomb the nuclear facilities of Iran. His reportoire of reasons for committing this outrageous act of aggression was supported not by reasons that intelligent people could comprehend, but by a litany of offenses against the Jews going back to ancient Rome. Obviously, the audience at St. Cajetan’s didn’t buy it. I guess the messenger of mendacious propaganda didn’t count on the college audience being able to figure things out for itself. Now that the Auraria campus has sustained a blow by inviting this purveyor of violence and lunacy, let’s see if we can get a speaker with an opposite viepoint - hopefully more reasonable, more scholarly, and more suitable for a place of higher learning to discuss issues of the Middle East.
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A10 • NOVEMBER 12, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
SPORTS
“People think we’re evil ... They think we hate religious people.”
-JOEL GUTTORMSON, PRESIDENT OF METRO STATE ATHEISTS, METROSPECTIVE, B2
Kate Ferraro • SPORTS EDITOR • kferraro@mscd.edu
SIDELINE THIS WEEK
11.12 Volleyball
Noon RMAC quarterfinals vs. Regis @ Kearney, Neb.
11.15 Women’s Soccer
1 p.m. vs. Minn.-Duluth or Minn. St.-Mankato @ Auraria Field
Say What?
Metro forward Jen Thomas sprints hard after the ball Nov. 6 during the semifinal game against Regis University at Auraria Field. The Roadrunners beat Regis 5-1, advancing them to the RMAC Championship game Nov. 8 where they lost to Fort Lewis in a shootout 4-1. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu
Metro 5 - Regis 1 • Metro 1 - Fort Lewis 1 (Lost in Shootout 4-1)
Winning streak shattered in postseason By Matt Gypin mgypin@mscd.edu The Metro women’s soccer team fell to Fort Lewis College 4-1 in a shootout, losing the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship game Nov. 8 at Auraria Field. The game officially ended in a 1-1 tie after 90 minutes of regulation play and two 10-minute overtime periods, but Fort Lewis scored on all four of their penalty kicks in the shootout to take home the tournament trophy. Metro struck first when forward Jen Thomas received a long pass from forward Becca Mays and scored on a breakaway 12 minutes into the game. The score lasted until eight minutes were left in regulation, when Skyhawk midfielder, Elena Benavides, kicked a loose ball past Metro goalie Becca Maloney. “They got the equalizer and they got momentum,” Head Coach Adrianne Almaraz said. “I think they just kept playing hard and for us, we kinda got a little bit on our heels. We weren’t playing as well, we kind
of sat back a little bit. And you just can’t do that, no matter how many minutes are left in the game.” Skyhawk goalie Christine Schmelzle stopped eight shots and only allowed one shootout goal, leading her team to victory and earning tournament MVP honors. “Oh yeah, it is a big win for us, we have been wanting this for a while,” Schmelzle said. “We weren’t about to let it slip away this time. We have a fantastic defense and we all support each other and that helps me out a lot to have that support system back there.” It was Metro’s first loss to Fort Lewis this season in three games, even though the Roadrunners outshot the Skyhawks 23-7. Skyhawk midfielder Jamie MacArthur said Schmelzle’s saves kept her team in the game and gave them a chance to come back and win. “Oh yeah, ‘Cricket’ we call her, she’s been absolutely amazing,” MacArthur said. “We just really wanted it and I think that’s the big thing, that passion.” Skyhawk Head Coach Damian Clarke said his team used ball control
to win the game. “We’re a possession-oriented team and we’re capable of keeping the ball, and Metro, every single time we’ve done this, has gotten frustrated,” Clarke said. Almaraz said her team did not execute as well in the shootout but gave credit to the Skyhawks. “I think for us, we gotta learn from it,” Almaraz said. “I think at the end of the day, Fort Lewis played well and they deserved it.” The Roadrunners are still ranked No. 4 and have earned the top seed in the NCAA Central Region bracket for the seventh time in the last eight years. Metro will host the opening round of the NCAA tournament games for the eighth straight year, with the University of MinnesotaDuluth and Minnesota State University-Mankato, traveling to Denver to play each other at 1 p.m. Nov. 13 at Auraria Field. Metro will face the winner at 1 p.m., Nov. 15 at Auraria Field. Thomas said she is looking forward to the NCAA tournament. “Absolutely, our goal does not stop here,” she said. “Our goal is the
national championship, so this just gives us more fire.” Metro beat Regis University 5-1, Nov. 6 in the RMAC semifinals at Auraria Field to advance to the championship game. Thomas scored two goals and defender Courtney Ryan had two assists.
Shootout Scoring summary Game 2 Shootout - Nov. 8 vs. Fort Lewis College Scoring Summary FLC Jamie MacArthur [SCORE] MSCD Nicole Renko [MISS] FLC Hayley Hollenga [SCORE] MSCD Becca Mays [SCORE] FLC Jessica Otero [SCORE] MSCD Rachael Michaels [MISS] FLC Nichole Kluk [SCORE] FLC -4, MSCD -1 FLC Goalkeeper - C. Schmeizle MSCD Goalkeeper - B. Maloney
“To be able to come back, having no idea I’d ever play volleyball again, and then be with a group of girls that I get along with, it’s really cool. Whatever happens with volleyball, I have had life-long friends that I’ve made with this team.”
VOLLEYBALL SETTER GABE CURTIS, A13
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The number of women’s soccer players who earned All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference honors Nov. 4, announced by the conference. Forward Becca Mays and midfielder Kathryn Gosztyla were both named first team AllRMAC, while forward Jen Thomas, midfielder Madison McQuilliams and goalkeeper Becca Maloney were named to the second team. Defender Nicole Renko was named to the third team.
A11 • SPORTS • NOVEMBER 12, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN • The Tour de France bicycle race is 2,300 miles long.
metro 3 - UCCS 2 • Metro 3 - Colorado Christian 0
Volleyball clinch 2nd place in East Division By Enrico Dominguez edoming2@mscd.edu After being tied at two sets apiece, the Metro women’s volleyball team beat the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Nov. 6 in the fifth set in Colorado Springs. The last set started out even at 3-3 until middle blocker Emily Greenhalgh killed a ball set by setter Gabe Curtis, starting an ongoing trend with kills from outside hitter Bri Morley as well. Morley had a .800 hitting percentage in the fifth set with one streak lasting four of five balls being kills. Metro won the fifth set 15-12. Metro started out the match strong, winning the first set 25-15. The Mountain Lions roared back and won two in a row, taking a 2-1 lead. The Roadrunners then won two in a row to take the match 3-2. Defensively, the ’Runners held UCCS to a .147 hitting percentage while Curtis attained 59 set assists, 15 digs, and four kills of her own and libero Amy Watanabe added her own match-high 25 digs. Offensively, the ’Runners had four players with double-digit kills: Greenhalgh had a career-high 20 kills, Morley had 17 kills, middle blocker Lisa Jones had 13 kills, and middle blocker Anna Mapes had 10 kills.
Morley also achieved her eighth double-double this season with a career-high 17 digs. Metro also shut out Colorado Christian University 3-0 Nov. 7 in Lakewood. Mapes hit .727 with nine kills in 11 attempts, becoming the first Metro player to hit over .700 in a match since Shawna Gilbert hit .737 Oct. 31, 2003, against Colorado School of Mines. Morley finished with a matchhigh 15 kills and seven digs while middle blocker Julie Causseaux had five kills, four digs and two blocks. The women finished the season with a record of 21-7 overall, and 14-5 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Roadrunners will be the third seed in the 2009 RMAC Volleyball Tournament. To obtain this position, the ’Runners had to finish out the rest of the season with wins. Metro will host Regis Nov. 12 at the Auraria Event Center in the RMAC quarterfinals. “Regis has given us a hard time both times we played them, so we know we have to play well if we want to beat them,” Head Coach Debbie Hendricks said. “We are trying to diversify our look a little bit, tweak our weaknesses and play to our strengths.”
volleyball east division standings 1) Nebraska-Kearney (19-0) 2) Metro (14-5) 3) Mines (13-6) 4) UCCS (13-6) 5) Regis (12-7) 6) Chadron State (5-14) 7) Colorado Christian (1-18)
Colorado Christian University outside hitter Brooke Whittmayer, center, spikes the ball past Roadrunner middle blockers Anna Mapes, left, and outside hitter Emily Greenhalgh Nov. 7 during Metro’s game against CCU in Lakewood. Metro won 3-0. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu
2009 Women’s Volleyball RMAC Tournament Bracket #3 Metro (14 wins - 5 losses) Noon CST, Nov. 12 Kearney, Neb. #6 Regis (12-7) #2 Mesa State (16-3)
5 p.m. CST, Nov. 13 Kearney, Neb.
2:30 p.m. CST, Nov. 12 Kearney, Neb. #7 Adams State (11-8) 7 p.m. CST, Nov. 14 Kearney, Neb.
#4 UCCS (13-6) 5 p.m. CST, Nov. 12 Kearney, Neb. #5 Mines (13-6) #1 Kearney (19-0) 7:30 p.m. CST, Nov. 12 Kearney, Neb. #8 W.N.M. (10-9)
7:30 p.m. CST, Nov. 13 Kearney, Neb.
2009 RMAC Volleyball Tournament Champion
No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second. • THE METROPOLITAN • NOVEMBER 12, 2009 • SPORTS • A12
metro Men 4th place - Metro Women 5th Place
Preparing for nationals Roadrunners place in top-5 at regionals
Ice hockey falls to DU in home-and-home By Robert Dran rdran@mscd.edu
By Scott Bassett sbasset4@mscd.edu The Metro men’s and women’s cross country teams qualified for the NCAA Championships after placing toward the top of the standings, Nov. 7, at the NCAA Central Region Championships in Wayne, Neb. The men’s team notched the highest finish in school history at a regional meet in fourth place, and the women’s team found familiar ground as they finished fifth for the second year in a row. “When you can get both teams to nationals, it’s huge,” senior Anthony Luna said. The fact that both teams’ depth doesn’t compare to other squads— the men dress nine runners and the women, six—is a testament to their ability. “It’s nothing new to us,” Luna said. “We have so much quality.” Senior Danielle Kehoe led a strong surge for the women’s team with a seventh-place finish, which earned her All-Region honors. “I’m really excited about it, but now I’m trying to look forward to nationals and getting All-American [honors],” Kehoe said. Despite not having any depth, the women’s team clicked at the perfect time as each member posted personal best finishes. “They ran incredible,” Interim Head Coach Sean Nesbitt said. The women went out aggressively, hung on and trusted their fitness, which helped to propel them to such success, Nesbitt said. “Track seems like such an individual sport but, really, it’s such a team sport, and you’re only as strong as your weakest link, so
metro 6 - DU 10, metro 6 - DU 8
Metro runner Eiger Erickson, right, strides out during a relative downslope, followed closely by teammate Zach Mares during the University of Colorado Rocky Mountain Shootout held Oct. 3 in Boulder. The men’s team finished fifth in regionals Nov. 7, while the women finished fifth in Wayne, Neb. File photo by Daniel Clements
Three weeks after Metro hockey’s first win of the season, the ’Runners have yet to catch win number two. After the stunning win against the University of Colorado, the ’Runners have gone 0-4. In three of the four hard fought contests, the ‘Runners lost by two goals. Metro lost 6-4 against Weber State while forwards Dan Golden and Turner Bahn each had a goal and an assist. Two other forwards, Martin Brady and Colin Sleeth each added a goal. In week two, Metro suffered their second straight loss, 5-3 against the University of Northern Colorado. Forwards Montana Loundagin, Bahn and Brady each had a goal in the match. The story of the game was the 28 minutes Metro sat in the penalty box. Martin led the “sin-binsitting” squad with eight penalty minutes. “The UNC referees called a lot of penalties and took the fun out of the game,” Head Coach Ryan Callahan said. “Though it was fair. They called both sides.” The most recent set of games, a home-and-home against the Univer-
sity of Denver, Metro improved the offense and stayed out of the box but it was all for nothing. The ‘Runners lost 10-6 at Magness Arena Nov. 6, and lost 8-6 Nov. 7 at home. In game one, Metro only had four minutes of penalties. All six goals were scored by different forwards. Bahn, Colin, Golden, Jake Fahlstedt, Jeff DeVere and Dani Furlong stepped up the offense with a goal each. Both Fahlstedt and Furlong’s goals were their first of the season. Game two was yet another wellplayed game that ended in a loss for Metro. Metro had 10 minutes worth of penalties, and all six of Metro’s goals again came from different players. “I was happy with the way we played,” Golden said. “We scored goals but you can’t win when you give up eight. We are working on a new defensive zone system and I’m excited for the next couple of games.” Metro will try to keep the improved play and find the elusive second win against Colorado State University Nov. 13 at EPIC Ice Arena in Fort Collins and return home to face Brigham Young University Nov. 14 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton.
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you’ve really got to work together,” Kehoe said. Although Nesbitt and former Head Coach Pete Julian share a similar coaching dynamic, this year was different for both teams. Nesbitt felt pressure on his shoulders to earn their trust and propel the team to nationals in his first year as head coach. “For me being the head coach, it’s completely different,” he said. “I just have a lot of confidence that the learning curve from your first time there.”
But, now that they’ve made it, it’s time to concentrate on what lies ahead. “I have a lot of confidence that we’ll do better than a year before,” Nesbitt said. Both teams have one week to train, until Nov. 21, for the NCAA Division II Championships in Evansville, Ind.
Metro defenseman Johnny Bosbyshell sends the puck rocketing through the air after a powerful slap shot during the matchup against the DU Pioneers at Edge Ice Hockey Arena in Littleton Nov. 7. Photo by Mark Farnik • mfarnik@mscd.edu
metro 60 - UNC 52
Basketball dominates in first preseason game By Lauren Schaedig lschaedi@mscd.edu In their season opener Nov. 6, the Metro women’s basketball team defeated the UNC Bears 60-52. The Roadrunners dominated the game from the opening whistle, shaking off beginning of the season nerves and running the Bears up and down the floor. The Roadrunners maintained the lead for most of the game, only letting UNC get up on them in points once after the half, before going on a
run with 10 minutes left. The Bears couldn’t keep up, and the Roadrunners sealed their first victory. “We felt pretty confident. We got out on the floor and saw that we could compete and we could definitely beat them,” Chelsea Williamson, senior forward said. With five new players on the 11-player squad, the Roadrunners had to find a way to mesh the new talent into the team. Freshman Jalyssa Caesar stood out in her first game, leading the Roadrunners with 17 points and 15
rebounds, as well as, had four steals. Fellow freshman Kristin Valencia also added 12 rebounds, three points and three assists. The Roadrunners will open their regular season in Pueblo for the Al Kaly Classic tournament starting Nov. 20. There they will face the 10th-ranked team in the nation, West Texas A&M. After their first game against UNC, the Roadrunners have their work cut out for them to prepare for the tournament. “The win against UNC gave us confidence, but we had a lot of turn-
overs and we need to work on taking care of the ball,” Williamson said. “Since we are a new squad we have a lot of room for improvement, but we’re taking that as a positive.” After finishing their last season ranked fifth in the RMAC, the Roadrunners are hoping to take the top spot and to beat out rivals like University of Nebraska-Kearney. With the talent they’ve already displayed this past weekend, it looks like the Roadrunners are up to the task. “We’re a very athletic team, a good rebounding team. We run the
floor and we’re not just a shooting team. We’re a driving team,” Williamson said. The Roadrunners victory against UNC will hopefully continue as they face some of their toughest competition of the season. As for the rest of the season though, it’s a matter of play-by-play. “We’re going to take it one game at a time,” Williamson said. “One free throw at a time, one shot at a time, one play at a time.”
“In the field of sports, you are more or less accepted for what you do rather than what you are.” Althea Gibson • THE METROPOLITAN • NOVEMBER 12, 2009 • SPORTS • A13
Curtis controls conference in senior season By Kate Ferraro kferraro@mscd.edu Metro volleyball setter Gabe Curtis has always been a Roadrunner. But for two different schools. After playing volleyball for the California State University-Bakersfield Roadrunners for two years, Metro volleyball setter Gabe Curtis came back to Colorado to play her senior year as a Metro Roadrunner. Curtis began her college volleyball career at Metro, but then decided she needed a change. She transferred to CSU-Bakersfield, redshirted for their team the first year and played the second year. Curtis didn’t like California and came back to Colorado for personal reasons. “It was completely different from here,” Curtis said. “I wasn’t in love with the school or the program out there.” Curtis was working and going to school part time when she ran into Metro’s assistant coach. After playing in California, Curtis realized how much she appreciates the way Head Coach Debbie Hendricks coaches. “She’s just really structured,” Curtis said. “When I was younger, it was a little harder for me to appreciate. But going to school where they weren’t as organized, you really appreciate a coach who puts in the time that she does, and that’s why I enjoyed coming back and I appreciate it more now.” Curtis is one of the best setters in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, behind University of Nebraska-Kearney’s setter, Cola Svec. Curtis earned AVCA honorable mention AllAmerica honors and first team all-region honors as a sophomore in 2005 at Metro, and was named RMAC Setter of the Year. She finished that season with 1,481 assists, an average of 13.11 assists per set, to rank sixth all-time in school history in assists per set in a single season. Hendricks said she believes Curtis will be missed after she leaves at the end of the year, but is confident the team will have two good
setters who are backing her up right now. “It’s going to leave a big void,” Hendricks said. “Gabe runs a great offense, she sets a great tempo. It’s been nice having her run the show this year, but we are thrilled with what we have coming in behind her.” Curtis said she has enjoyed her senior year as a Metro Roadrunner, because of her teammates. She said she believes this is the best group of players she’s ever played with. “To be able to come back, having no idea I’d ever play volleyball again, and then be with a group of girls that I get along with, it’s really cool,” Curtis said. “Whatever happens with volleyball, I have had life long friends that I’ve made with this team.” Curtis attended Arvada High School for three years, before transferring to Ralston Valley High School, where she graduated. She was named Jefferson County League Most Valuable Player in 2003 and was an all-conference selection for three seasons. She also set a school record for total assists in a season at AHS, recording 573 (9.71 per game). Curtis has been playing volleyball since she was 12 years old, and doesn’t think she’ll play after college. “I’ll miss the competitive aspect of playing college sports,” Curtis said. “No matter what league you’re on, you never had that team atmosphere where you’re with everybody every single day.” Curtis is majoring in biology with a minor in marketing. After graduation, she wants to do something with medical supply sales or pharmaceutical sales. In her free time, Curtis likes to ride her bike, hang out with friends and just relax. Curtis said she believes her team is peaking at the right time with a four-game winning streak and is excited they made it to regionals. “We just need to make sure that every game, everybody is showing up, because athletically, player-to-player, we match up with every single team out there,” Curtis said. “We have to show to be consistent.”
Metro volleyball setter Gabe Curtis. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu
Miles for Myles Metro partnered with Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Christian and Regis University Nov. 7 for Miles for Myles, a benefit for cancer research in honor of the late NCAA President, Myles Brand. The four RMAC institutions ran a three-mile run/walk around the Auraria campus. Miles for Myles was developed by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which has been joined by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), NCAA and National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), Miles for Myles provided an opportunity for the collegiate athletic community to demonstrate its solidarity and to raise awareness and contribue funds for cancer research, specifically in the area of pancreatic cancer. The disease took Brand’s life in September. “It was very successful and had an excellent turnout as far as runners,” Metro Sports Information Director Andy Schlichting said. Schlichting sad 52 runners participated and the RMAC donated $100 and gave out food and T-shirts.
Adison Hays, age 6, jogs around Auraria campus with her dad, Metro men’s basketball coach, Brannon Hays Nov. 8 in the Miles for Myles charity run. The pair ran three figure eights around Auraria campus. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu
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Today, I started the day at my local Starbucks. I was greeted with smiles from everyone I made eye contact with and left the store feeling really good about myself. I got home and checked myself out in the mirror, only to realize I had cut myself shaving and my neck was covered in dried blood. FML Today, I was falling asleep on my desk, my head on my fist. My elbow slipped off the edge of the desk and I punched myself, leaving a fist mark on my cheek. At school, people think my parents hit me. My parents think I’m getting bullied at school. No one believes the actual story. FML
WEEK{PREVIEW}
10 A.M. — 3 P.M. P.E. Events Center Free
National Mass Transit Conference 7 A.M. — 2 P.M. Tivoli Turnhalle Free
Denver Film Festival Panel ‘Women & Film’ 2:30 — 3:30 P.M. King Center $12
Foothills Art Center Holiday Art Market Opening Day 10 A.M. — 5 P.M. Foothills Art Center, Golden Free
TUESDAY/ 11.17
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« 1 — 4 P.M. Starz Film Center $15
‘Everybody Wants to be a Rock Star’ 8 — 10:30 P.M. Buntport Theatre $25
MONDAY/ 11.16
SUNDAY/ 11.15
Animation Station Workshop
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SATURDAY/ 11.14
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5 — 8 P.M. MOONDANCE BOTANICALS FREE PLUS TREATMENTS Check out a more invigorating happy hour at MoonDance Botanicals — ignite your senses, pamper your body and inspire your spirit. Aromatherapy scalp, hair and arm massages for $1/minute; two for one herbal elixirs; mini facials; henna tattoos and herbal soy candles. Live natural and live well.
WEDNESDAY/ 11.18
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Sustainable Campus Fair
FRIDAY/ 11.13
BOTANICAL HAPPY HOUR
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THURSDAY/ 11.12
‘Absurd Person Singular’
New Tech Meet Up
Gypsy Swing Revue
6:30 P.M. The Space Theatre $18 and up
5 — 9 P.M. Tivoli Turnhalle Free
8 P.M. Irish Snug No Cover
Transgender Lecture Series 10 A.M. — 2 P.M. Tivoli 444 Free
‘Faculty Upside Down’ Lecture Series 9 A.M — 3 P.M. Multcultural Lounge Free
Anthony Bourdain Comedy 7:30 P.M. Buell Theatre $35 — 60
THE METROPOLITAN • NOVEMBER 12, 2009 • A15
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