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Metro’s budget half full Jordan: students should not see a change in available services •A3
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Classical burlesque dancer Michelle “Vivienne VaVoom” Baldwin removes her gloves with grace at the beginning of her performance Nov. 19 at Bender’s Tavern in Denver. Baldwin, who has been shimmying in Denver for over 10 years, was performing in the Black Box Burlesque show following a ‘Vivienne VaVoom School of Burlesque Graduation Ceremony’ for one of her former students. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu •B4
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Government Assembly Town Hall Meeting Come enjoy free pizza and meet the Metro Cheerleaders and Met Radio DJ Mike Lee as the SGA representatives address issues surrounding the state budget. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tivoli 307
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Recession ‘detours’ school budget Metro president mulls ‘unpopular’ tuition increases By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu College administration is thinking outside the box to ensure state budget cuts to higher education will not affect the college’s primary goal — serving the students. Metro President Stephen Jordan held a town hall meeting Nov. 19 in the King Center to again outline the effects of most recent budget cuts to higher education. “If you have always been one of the least funded institutions in the state, you have to think differently,” Jordan said. Metro’s budget was reduced by $10 million, roughly 20 percent of the total operating budget for the 2009-2010 fiscal year. The total state funding for higher education stands at $706 million. One-time federal stimulus money accounts for more than half of the total, $377 million, and $329 million is derived from the state general fund. Thinking outside the box for Metro’s administration has meant utiliz-
ing federal stimulus money to invest in temporary positions, to “right-size with technology.” The college is working to increase the technological infrastructure of the school until the federal stimulus money runs out, which will be in the 20102011 fiscal year. Jordan quoted Mary Kay Ash in the beginning of his speech, saying, “When you come to a road block, take a detour.” He explained that Metro’s long history of being underfunded per student compared to other Colorado institutions has spurred a culture of doing more with less. Metro’s inequitable funding was recognized by the legislature during the 2008-2009 fiscal year, and the college received the largest proportional increase in funding from the general fund. However, in light of lower than anticipated revenue projections and the effects of a nation-wide economic recession, the state has reduced Metro proportionally to the increase. “When the fiscal crisis hit, and the state began the process of reducing the budgets, suddenly the notion of equity went away. So on the downside, they simply said, those who had gotten the largest increases in the past two years, would take the largest decreases going
back down,” Jordan said. The decrease in funding to each institution of higher education was decided on previous increases, irrespective of enrollment changes. Jordan said in the short term, regardless of the cuts, students should not see a change in available services at Metro. The college plans on continuing to increase the number of tenure and tenure-track faculty, which will, in turn, increase the access to faculty advising. Jordan also said he thinks students will see an increase in services due to the right sizing with technology measures. “Until we get the new space on board, [The Student Success Building] we are going to try and hold our enrollment where it is at. We will be making decisions about admission, that we may not have made in past years in order to constrain enrollment,” Jordan said. There have been discussions surrounding an increase of tuition in coming years. Any tuition increase must be approved by the legislature, and Metro’s Board of Trustees. Jordan said it is a reality that tuition revenue will be needed to offset the loss from the state. “We believe in the long run, you’re
not going to solve this problem by state money alone. Tuition is going to be a part of it. It’s not a popular thing to say to students, but it is the reality,” Jordan said. Jordan said he believes a five-year tuition plan would be equitable for students, if the legislature would approve such a measure. As the process stands now for determining tuition, the state budget is typically finalized in May. A long-term tuition plan would also allow the administration to plan how to use the tuition revenue instead of merely “plugging holes.” One other source of revenue the college is looking at is the new addition of master’s degrees. Jordan said as soon as fall 2010, two of the three programs could be implemented. The revenue from the post-graduate programs would not only pay for themselves, but also provide a return to fund baccalaureate-level courses. Jordan and Metro administrators will meet with the Joint Budget Committee Dec. 2 to discuss the colleges funding. The college will maintain a presence at the capital throughout the upcoming legislative session. “In spite of all the difficulties, there are great things that are happening, and we continue to do,” Jordan said.
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Breaking the silence, fighting stigma By Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu and Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu Talking about suicide is never easy. The overwhelming emotional and social stigma surrounding the subject can make people back away — more afraid of facing an issue that is the second leading cause of death among college students. Suicide doesn’t affect one person; it sends ripples of stress throughout any community. Friends, family, faculty and administrators are often scared of speaking out on a topic that a silent college majority faces. But it’s real. It’s a dark corner in life that can be embarrassing, classified and daunting to talk about. However romantic suicide has deemed itself in literature and pop culture, the truth is less poetic. In the last six months there have been two reported suicide attempts at Auraria. “Campus-wide, if it’s an issue that people are addressing directly, then it would make a positive impact,” said Jarrod Hindman, program manager for the Office of Suicide Prevention for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The OSP was created by the Colorado General Assembly in 2000 and has enacted legislation related to suicide prevention. According to Hindman, discussing suicide can carry negative and positive outcomes. However, the benefits of open, wide-spread discussion for suicide prevention outweighs any potential harm. Specifically, Hindman said that the contention of discussing suicide can influence other at-risk students, and even prove contagious, is largely a societal myth. “There’s still a whole lot of social stigma on suicide… [that says] if you talk about suicide you may plant the idea. There’s lots of research that deems that as false,” Hindman said. Reese Butler, president and founder of the Kristin Brooks Hope Center, confirms this idea with extensive research, student surveys and school evaluations. “There is no evidence of established school suicide prevention programs increasing suicidal feelings among at-risk youth or increases of a sense of isolation,” Butler said in an email. The KBHC has led the effort of suicide prevention with programs such as the National Hopeline Net-
Warning signs: If you or someone you know exhibits several of the suicide warning signs listed, immediate action should be taken
work. The hot line partners with the Pueblo Suicide Prevention Center, creating a network of individuals providing statewide suicide prevention, intervention and postvention.
Research has shown In a study published in 2008 by the American College Health Association surveying 40 schools, approximately one in every 15 students seriously considered suicide and one in every 77 attempted suicide. The survey also concluded that 91.9 percent of females and 77.4 percent of males felt overwhelmed by all they had to do within the last 12 months. According to a study tracking suicide prevention efforts in Colorado, published by the Colorado Trust and Colorado division of Mental Health America, an estimated onethird of Coloradans who need mental health services each year actually receive it. According to an article published in the July 2007 Medical Care journal, university students did not receive services due to a lack of, “perceived need, being unaware of services or insurance coverage, skepticism about treatment,” and “low socioeconomic background.” The conclusion of that study states most students, even with access to short-term psychotherapy, did not receive treatment. So how can counseling centers reach out to help with suicide prevention? The Counseling Center at Metro declined a formal interview with The Metropolitan. According to their website, http://www.mscd.edu/~counsel, an individual can call or come in to schedule an appointment with a counselor. A counseling center employee determines the nature of the problems and works to find treatment options. The center provides crisis intervention, and if anyone needs assistance after the general office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., they are directed to a crisis phone number, that pages counselors after hours.
Community outreach Generally speaking, Hindman said sometimes college administrators are wary of discussing such topics. Outside Auraria, the Denver community offers many resources. For more than 20 years, Richard Berger has worked to prevent suicide in Denver. The Lisn’n Crisis Hotline he operates today stemmed from the
•Appearing depressed or sad most of the time •Talking or writing about death or suicide •Withdrawing from family and friends •Feeling hopeless •Feeling helpless
Suicide Depression Anonymous Program, which held group meetings and focused on the homeless. “Suicide is really heavy-duty because… it’s kind of like a giant,” Berger said. When someone calls in, Berger typically asks about his or her situation without trying to intimidate the caller. After offering some reflection, Berger directs the individual to three other hot lines – The Comitis Crisis Center, Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver and the National Suicide Hotline. Berger began looking for help 30 years ago when he was diagnosed
If you are in crisis and need immediate help: If you are contemplating hurting yoursef or attempting suicide, tell someone who can help immediately: Call your doctor’s office Call 911 Go to the nearest emergency room Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK
Resources: Auraria Counseling Center 303-556-3132 After 5p.m. or weekends: 303-352-4455, Identify yourself as an Auraria Student Jefferson Center for Mental Health 303-425-0300 or 1-800-201-5264 24 hours, seven days a week Lis’n Crisis Hotline 303-860-12001 Youth Support Line 303-894-9000 Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network 303-795-6187 The National Hopeline Network 1-800-SUICIDE Colorado Division of Mental Health America 720-208-2220 •Feeling strong anger or rage •Feeling trapped-like there is no way out of a situation •Experiencing dramatic mood changes •Abusing drugs or alcohol •Exhibiting a change in personality
with multiple sclerosis in college, but found very few resources. Now, there’s a lot more help in Denver. “I think there’s quite a bit of resources. Unfortunately, [people] don’t know how to access those resources,” Berger said. Berger usually listens to less than 10 people a day, but he would like to reach as many people as possible. “Having M.S. as I do, it’s one of the few things I am able to do,” Berger said.
“It’s not something that defines me” Valor has lived with the social stigma of suicide. “It is something that happens, and it’s how I feel, but it’s not something that defines me,” Valor said. Valor, is the pseudosym the editors of The Metropolitan will use for an Auraria student they have guaranteed anonymity. Since the age of 5, Valor has dealt with mental health issues. Now, as a young adult, Valor is being treated for three different clinical diagnoses and pays $140 per month in medication and $80 per week for intensive therapy. As a student, Valor holds a 4.0 grade point average, despite six hospitalizations this year. Valor praised the Auraria Access Center for their resources that enabled doing well in school to remain an option despite the silent war waging within. “It’s something that is always on the back of your mind, it’s always prevalent, it’s always kind of a dark shadow that you try to mask,” Valor said. After more than one attempt, Valor is coming to realize the triggers that lead up to contemplating suicide. “Knowing those triggers, like finals and the stress of college life, all of that is just something that is prevalent in society, but not everyone can deal with it, like the average person can,” Valor said. Valor has learned to seek help when feeling down to the point of contemplating suicide. Valor has also learned that there is always help, whether it means calling hot lines, or in some situations, going to the hospital. Being able to branch out during those low times is the one thing someone should always do, Valor said.
Recognizing the need for help Clinical psychologist Randi Smith said depression is the clinical
•Acting impulsively •Losing interest in most activities •Experiencing a change in sleep habits •Experiencing a change in eating habits •Performing poorly at work or in school
diagnosis most often associated with suicide. Smith, who is also a psychology professor at Metro, said when she talks to patients about suicide, she asks a series of questions to assess the risk level of the patient. “What have you thought about? Tell me about those thoughts. Where they are most likely to come when you have them? What do you imagine yourself doing? Do you have a plan, do you have the means to carry out that plan?” Smith also discusses ways patients can keep themselves safe while dealing with suicidal thoughts. “Some people are better than others about thinking about a safety plan. That is really a good prognostic indicator,” Smith said. As someone who has come to recognize triggers for feeling suicidal, Valor said spending time with supportive people is helpful for forming a safety plan. “The best thing I’ve found is to surround myself with people. If you isolate, it just keeps going, and it’s this unimaginable pattern of wanting to do something,” Valor said. Talking with friends about feeling suicidal is not always easy for Valor. “A lot of times I’ve had friends that just back away,” Valor said. “I have some of friends who can support me and some can’t. I know that I have to be kind of closed off a little bit, because I want to respect their boundaries. A lot of people set boundaries to protect themselves. And by protecting themselves, sometimes they will hurt you, just because that is their way of dealing with it.“ Talking about suicide with a person who has expressed having those thoughts is difficult, but also necessary, Smith said.
Breaking the silence “The common lay-person’s fear is that talking about suicide might give someone the idea about suicide. This is really a myth,” Smith said. “Try not to be scared to talk about it. Ask those hard questions. The question is probably more jarring to the person asking than it is to the person answering.” Valor said feeling suicidal is frustrating because it is an ailment that cannot be seen and does not have a set course of treatment like a broken bone. However, if a person realizes they are not alone, that there is help available and that their feelings don’t define them—there is hope.
•Giving away prized possessions •Writing a will •Feeling excessive guilt or shame •Acting recklessly Courtesy of www.suicide.org
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Campus art looks into impact of AIDS Event challenges HIV prevention misconceptions By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu Education is the best prevention — “What you don’t know can kill you,” Colorado AIDS Project Volunteer Penny DeNoble said at the fourth annual Dec. 1 World AIDS Day. Student groups from Metro, CCD and UCD sponsored the event at the William Shapless Jackson, Jr. Enhanced Learning Center in the Auraria Library. Nancy Aeschlimann, one of the event organizers and a case manager for the Community College of Denver Center for Persons With Disabilities, said Dec. 1 used to be commemorated on campus as the Day Without Art through the 1990s. “We used to go around campus and cover up any artwork in memory of all the people who died of AIDS. But, over time, that lost some momentum,” Aeschlimann said. Four years ago, Aeschlimann said she and several other people on campus, including Billi Mavromatis, a health educator at the Auraria Health Center, worked to bring back a Dec. 1 World AIDS Day commemoration using an AIDS-themed student art exhibit. Mavromatis said the student artwork helps provide context for students who come in for health information. “We do a lot of teaching, not only of the disease but also about prevention because people are still dying every day in the hospices in Denver because of this disease. The information is just not getting out in the same degree that it once was,” Mavromatis said. Metro biology student Kaniesha Ross said she attended the event to
Juanita Patricia Gutierrez, right, laughs as she takes a condom from Auraria Health Educator Billi Mavromatis, left, Dec. 1 during the World AIDS Day forum at the Auraria Library. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu educate herself on the facts of HIV and AIDS because many of her friends are part of the populations hardest hit by the disease. “I have a lot of African-American male friends who are homosexual so I like to pick up some knowledge to pass on to help raise awareness. I can’t sit there and preach to anybody about AIDS and say that you need to do this or you need to do that when I don’t know the facts,” Ross said. At the Colorado AIDS Project information table, DeNoble engaged Nyadak Pal, a CCD nursing student on the forces spreading AIDS across the U.S. and in Africa, where the
United Nations estimates more than five percent of adults are living with the virus. “Sub-Saharan women cannot negotiate safe sex because of the power imbalances with men. They can’t tell a man that they need him to put on a condom. That is not negotiable in a lot of cultures,” DeNoble said. Pal, who was born and raised in Sudan, countered that the prevalence of sexual education in U.S. culture was part of the problem. “Here, sex is talked about 24 hours a day, seven days a week but not over there in Africa. The only rea-
son for people to have sex is if they’re married. That’s how it’s supposed to be,” Pal said. “That’s the key word, ‘supposed’ to be. But that’s not the reality,” DeNoble responded. “There are men who go out and have sex with other women and they bring [HIV] back to their virgin brides, who are infected and affected. Pal disagreed with this portrayal of African culture and said that Americans often have a distorted view of the impact of AIDS in places they haven’t visited. “That was very inaccurate. It is good to talk about some of the
negatives in other cultures, but that wasn’t what I experienced living there,” Pal said. Metro student Anne Latimer won the People’s Choice Award at this year’s exhibit for her watercolor painting, which featured three images Latimer painted from a photo she found of an HIV-positive orphan from South Africa “I was moved by the emotion in his eyes. The reality of being alone was apparent in his eyes. He seemed to look at the camera saying, ‘Why is this happening to me? What did I do wrong?’” Latimer said. “The reality is that he did nothing wrong.”
sources to quit smoking, but it also gave Clean Air Auraria an opportunity to gather students’ opinions regarding the creation of a policy that would prohibit smoking anywhere on campus; an idea that is gaining momentum across the nation. The Clean Air Auraria committee originated from the peer education group, the BACCHUS Network. The committee was born from the idea that the three Auraria institutes working together could more effectively spend state grant money — money designated for tobacco cessation and policy change programs — that was given to each school’s BACCHUS chapter. Julie Weissbuch, BACCHUS’ director of Colorado tobacco prevention and control initiatives, said, “There is a big movement for smoke free campuses.” She quoted the
American Lung Association’s announcement that in October there were 176 campuses in the country with no-smoking policies. Started in 1977 by the American Cancer Society, the Great American Smokeout aims to inspire smokers to reconsider their vice, a vice that claims more than 4,200 lives a year in Colorado, according to the 20042010 Colorado Tobacco Prevention and Control Strategic Plan. The Smokeout finds its roots in Randolph, Mass. where in 1971 Arthur Mullaney, a guidance counselor at a high school, persuaded Randolph’s citizens to stop smoking for one day and to donate the money saved by doing so to a scholarship fund for his students. In between a flurry of people entering the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge for the Smokeout and sign-
ing their names on a log sheet, Clean Air Auraria events coordinator Tamara Johnson relayed the logistics of the Smokeout. “We’ve had at least 200 people come through … and basically it’s a resource fair to give students resources to quit,” Johnson said. Students shuffled through the Multicultural Lounge, going from table to table, gathering resources to help them kick their habit. The Metro and UCD counseling centers were both present with tables offering emotional support and tips for coping with the transition to a smoke-free life. Other tables offered quit kits, information on nicotine replacement therapy and information about the dangers of secondhand smoke. When asked what Clean Air Auraria is doing to make the campus
smoke-free, Johnson said, “We’re not there yet. Right now we are seeing what the campus wants, so we’re surveying to gather information.” Smoking a cigarette, student Dimitriy Datskevich voiced discontent about a smoke-free campus. “Smoking should be allowed on campus,” Datskevich said. He then questioned the degree to which people are affected by secondhand smoke when the smoking occurs outside. Johnson said Clean Air Auraria will analyze data collected from their 2000 online surveys and 500 paper surveys next semester to decide if initiating a campus policy change is in order. “We’re finding more people want a smoke-free campus than don’t,” Johnson said.
Event helps smokers snuff cigarette habit Committee works to make Auraria a smoke-free locale By Ryan Seylhouwer rseylho2@mscd.edu Signs placed in campus ashtrays for the 33rd annual Great American Smokeout Nov. 19 encouraged smokers to make the cigarette they were putting out their last. The Auraria Campus Smokeout was sponsored by the tri-institutional committee Clean Air Auraria. This was Auraria’s second year of hosting the Smokeout, an event that provides resources to students who are trying to quit smoking. Not only did the Smokeout serve as an avenue to give students re-
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INSIGHT
"They had to be bringing it at every meet, and the growth from the first meet to the last meet was pretty exponential." — INTERIM HEAD COACH SEAN NESBITT ON A11
Opening the debate on human trafficking By Beth Norris enorri5@mscd.edu
It seems we are bombarded daily with some new insurmountable global issue that would require the efforts of millions to truly overcome. Everything from combating AIDS to exchanging traditional light bulbs for the LED variety appears in sound bites on the nightly news or are shoved into a politician’s re-election speech -- all in an effort to spark some small change toward a better and safer world. While these calls to actions are vital, it seems they are quickly forgotten and end up in the realm of disingenuous social obligations that are repeatedly brought to light and never solved. The overwhelming complexities of crimes like human trafficking can discourage people from educating themselves on the issue. The term “human trafficking” can conjure up images of drug mules and mail-order brides making shady deals in the back allies of Thailand or Moscow. But here in the United States, and more locally Colorado, human trafficking is a real issue that is gaining much needed attention. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) estimates that 700,000 people enter the world of trafficking each year, and some estimates show that as many as 200,000 of those victims are American children. The loss of interest by the general public to combat the global issue of trafficking happens for many reasons. People are busy. We are all burned out, broke, or maybe just apathetic to
the idea that in today’s world someone else’s problem is rapidly becoming our own. It would seem that human trafficking has become our current hot button issue for activism efforts. Along with calls for peace and an end to extreme poverty, President Obama stated during his November speech in Tokyo that, “…we will stand with all of our Asian partners in combating the transnational threats of the 21st century by … shutting down the traffickers who exploit women, children and migrants, and putting a stop to this scourge of modern-day slavery once and for all.” Other mainstream efforts are beginning to emerge to combat trafficking as well. British actress Emma Thompson is currently showing an exhibit about human trafficking at New York’s Washington Square Park. Entitled “Journey” the exhibit features interactive art displays meant to force the viewer to better understand trafficking and even experience what it is like to be trafficked. The fact that our president even mentioned human trafficking is a pretty big deal and projects like Thompson’s “Journey,” are sure to educate the public. These are no doubt steps in the right direction, but can the problem really be solved with short talking points by celebrities or politicians? The magnet for trafficking can stem from several angles. In Colorado, migrant workers seeking seasonal jobs in our massive agricultural industry can become victims of employers who withhold paychecks, visas and other
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A fond, wary farewell Dear Metro, It has been fun seeing you grow up for the past four and a half years. I have seen you set in motion the future look of the campus and a place for students to gather. I have seen you get the OK for that graduate program you always wanted. I have also seen you have a few controversies with supposed liberal bias in the classroom, possible conservative bias in the administration and professor firings. It’s almost like you are growing up big and strong like your cousin who lives in Boulder. As much fun as it has been seeing you turn into an adult, I feel like I must give you a few pieces of advice before I go. First, be careful of running institutions of higher learning like a business, consolidating professionals and culling from the workforce those who disagree or stand in the way of exercising ultimate authority to make a profit. If a business can
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turn on a dime, it can probably pick up that dime and invest it. Maybe turn it into 25 cents. But one thing that the current economic crisis has taught us is that businesses fail, and the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Businesses provide products or services, schools provide learning and more importantly, life lessons. Running a school like a business condones self-exploration through knowledge generation, to a product or service devoid of any actual soul and relegates higher education to a cash transaction repeated ad nauseum day after day in the world’s richest society. Just like a buck can get you a burger, a few bucks can get you a McDiploma. Don’t let those who claim market forces can fix everything turn you into an uncaring and soulless institution devoid of experiential resources and actual learning. Next Metro, don’t let those other institutions push you around.
Colin Seger cseger@mscd.edu Although you might not get as much funding as they do, can’t spend as much per student, or even if you have more students than they do, that doesn’t mean that you can’t be a leader and innovator in what you do. You are better than them in many ways. You can offer non-traditional students a better program while still offering a traditional college experience. You are not as good as them in some ways. Funding tends to be given to those institutions that show the greatest potential for return. Research institutions will always garner much more cash than you. However, you deserve it and have proven yourself to be not only
a place of refuge for those who cannot or don’t want to pay the higher costs at other institutions, but also the money you bring in to your community far outstrips the money invested. That is something that not every institution can claim. So for that, you deserve more funding to increase the community wealth. Lastly, be weary of large egos and small minds. Those who try to change you without a concrete understanding of what the problem is are doomed to make things worse. Worse yet is allowing someone to continue to flail and turn things inside out. Standing by and watching things plummet with a sense of moral apathy is destructive for everyone. You need to foster relationships with your students, faculty and staff, Metro, and in turn they must develop relationships with each other and with the surrounding community. Strengthening the community helps you to not only secure your rightful place among higher education institutions in the state, it will help you to grow in a
positive direction that benefits everyone and strengthens the learning environment you provide. In short, you have become an adult. But the real world is fraught with challenges, nefarious characters and ideologies that inhibit your attaining with ease the goals you have set for yourself. But don’t give up, don’t drop out and most of all live your adult life like you had a second chance at childhood. And now, with a heavy heart, I must go. My time is up here, and my financial aid has run out. But remember what I told you: You are not a business, you are an institution of higher learning. You deserve to play in the big kids sand box. Tell them you are ready down at the state house, and don’t fall victim to those who wrestle with egos and fail at basic logic. Oh, and no more dumpy brick buildings. Those weren’t even popular in the 1970s. It makes us feel as though we’re cattle and not part of the farm. Look me up on Facebook-we’ll keep in touch.
Matthew Stafford, UCD senior
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What I learned in 2009 (in 9 words or less)
Scribbling, scratching and looking into the clouds for advice, students from Metro and UCD have words of wisdom for you. We've asked students reflect back and take inventory of what 2009 has taught them — if anything.
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Chris Rothwell, Metro junior Julie Vitkovskaya Features Editor uvitkovs@mscd.edu
Hope Muszynski, Metro sophomore
Gabrielle Porter Assistant Features Editor gporter8@mscd.edu
Laura Terwilliger, Metro freshman David Crumbaker, Metro junior
Ashley Moreland Assistant Features Editor amorela1@mscd.edu
B2• FEATURES • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
To die is hard if you’re not laughing The role of English teacher is usually an unassuming one, most commonly associated with horrible books, symbolism and Shakespeare. Every once in a while, it’s impossible to judge a book by its cover (pun intended). Metro’s own Glenn Berggoetz not only teaches three classes a semester, but also moonlights as a successful screenplay writer. His newest feature length film, “To Die Is Hard” plays Wednesday, December 2 at Starz Film Center at the Tivoli. So to get to know the man behind this action film spoof, the Metropolitan sat down with the home-grown talent in the English department.
By Katie Kwiatkoski • kkwiatko@mscd.edu At what point did you decide to write for film? I began writing short stories and novels during my senior year of college, and did that for about 10 years. I wrote three novels and dozens of short stories during that time. The novels were all quite dreadful, and none of them were published, but a handful of the short stories were tolerable and were published in small literary magazines. In the late ‘90s I decided to write my first screenplay. I loved the format and length. Is comedy your preferred genre, or do you dabble in other areas? I’m definitely a comedy freak. Comedy is so rewarding in that it’s very difficult to pull off, so when we do pull off a joke or a scene or especially an entire film, it’s a fantastic feeling. How do you balance a life with filmmaking, teaching and family? It’s not too difficult. Since I only teach three classes a semester, the teaching load is not overwhelming, and since none of my family lives within 800 miles of Denver, I tend to have lots of time to invest in filmmaking. When we do go into production mode on a film, life gets a bit hectic.
Who do you hope to inspire? I just want to make people laugh and enjoy their day a little bit more. We can never have too much laughter in the world, and if I can help to increase the amount of laughter in the world, I will be happy with my contribution to the planet. Do your students know that this is your passion? I do let my students know about my filmmaking activities, and some of them have been very supportive over the years. One student even ended up helping me out as a crew member in one of my short films. And with “To Die is Hard,” this is the first time I’ve offered any extra credit regarding one of my films. Was it difficult to pitch new ideas in such a fast paced and competitive field like film? Since at this point I’m making my own films (including funding them), I don’t have to pitch them to anyone other than trying to get cast and crew members on board who are excited about the project and want to be involved. It did take quite a bit of work to line up a distribution deal for my first feature film, “Therapissed,” but I’m hoping things get easier as we get more films out there and develop a following. And when I hopefully do get a meeting with execu-
Screenwriter and Metro English professor Glenn Berggoetz, left, and Alan Dague-Greene strike a pose Dec. 1 in the Starz Film Center projection room. Dague-Greene serves as both director of photography and editor on Bergoetz latest film. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu tives at a major production house, since I have 11 finished feature film scripts that are waiting to be produced, hopefully it won’t be too difficult to get them excited by at least one or two of the scripts. What is your favorite part of the new feature film “To Die Is Hard?” My favorite aspect of the film is that there is no part of the film that lags. Typically in even really good comedies there’s an eight- to 10-minute spot in the film that just isn’t that funny as plot issues are being resolved or as the material just doesn’t quite work, but in the two times I’ve watched edits of “To Die is Hard” with two or three other people, we’ve never had that lag between laughs. I hope that continuous laughter is something every audience that views the film experiences.
Setting up for success By Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu The students of Jennifer Garner’s art thesis for the Bachelor of fine arts class began to set up artwork in the Center for Visual Art for the second part of a show presenting student work from Metro art students. “Mixtape: Part 2” is the second installment featuring 18 different artists from the 36 who are currently enrolled. This show presents more ceramics and three-dimensional works of art when compared to the first – which featured a large portion of the photography students and more personal works. In addition to creating the art itself, students translated their ideas into writing and cultivated their artist’s message. The students, who have split up into eight committees, have different roles in administrating the show, ranging from fund raising to advertising. “I always saw that this show is 100 percent student produced,” Garner said. Six students volunteered to work on curating the show — presenting the artwork in a way that functions with the space of the CVA and highlighting the pieces in their own individual ways. Valerie Wilkinson, the chair of the curating committee, looks at how the different artists’ works relate to each
other and pairs them with their appropriate match. “I was most drawn to the more problem-solving and the puzzle of where everyone will go,” Wilkinson said. In choosing how to fit pieces together, Wilkinson looks for the rooms that divide the space and refers to harmony, color and content. Having everything in the show come together – the artwork, the displays and the names in vinyl – feels very professional, Wilkinson said. Ben Coleman’s collection of illustrations and patterns placed into various-sized frames he gathered from thrift stores is laying on the floor, but soon, it’ll stretch across two walls. A collage of the illustrations show glimpses of Coleman’s life — one of them was used for the cover of literary magazine “Metrosphere.” Helping to set up the show, Coleman sees the extension of personalities in each of the pieces. Between the classes and the physical aspects of setting up a show, the students spent nine weeks organizing and putting everything together. “It’s just a juggling act,” Garner said. “It does give a perspective of what it would be like as a professional artist.”
Metro ceramics major Benjamin Coleman, left, and Metro Assistant Professor of Art and Director / Curator Jennifer Garner ponder where to move the next senior thesis project Dec. 1 at the Center for Visual Arts downtown. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu
“Mixtape: Part 2” Center for Visual Art, Dec. 4 — Dec. 10
CLUB BEAT
Campus Connections By Ashley Moreland amorela1@msn.com and April Zemyan azemyan@mscd.com
You see them every day in class, but you have no idea what their names are. Many people make life-long friends in college, but the commuter campus setting of Metro makes it hard to create meaningful relationships with these familiar faces. “I know it’s hard, especially with the model of Metro and the community,” said Kassie Seddon, president of the Feminist Alliance. “I think there’s a disconnect for a lot of students for how they feel about their school.” Seddon said being in a student organization has enhanced her college experience. She thinks it’s a great way to create a sense of community on campus and make friends with those who have similar interests. “Most people keep to themselves,” UCD freshman Spencer Hale said. Hale said he liked the idea of having clubs on campus. “Its useful, I think it will help with community ties.” Metro has numerous student organizations, as well as sororities and fraternities. A full list of active organizations can be found on the Student Activities website: www.mscd.edu/studentactivities/organizations. If you can’t find an organization that suits your interests, you can create your own. The Student Activities website says students on a commuter campus are “less prone to the norms of the college experience” and starting a student organization helps them become involved. More information on creating a student organization can be found on the Student Activities website. “Its cool; we had it in my high school it’s a good opportunity for people to do their own thing,” Metro freshman Page Bassett said of being able to create a new club. So, while you’re registering for classes and ordering books over winter break, check out the various organizations’ websites and consider starting your semester as a member of a group. “I would just encourage people to get involved because it really will enhance not only your [college] experience, but it’s also such a great place to network,” Seddon said.
THE METROPOLITAN • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • FEATURES • B3
What’s his secret?
Best-selling Post Secret author talks about the latest unhushed collection of post cards and his visit at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9 at the Tattered Cover Book By Dominic Graziano • dgrazia1@mscd.edu Store in LoDo How’s the tour going? It’s going really well. It keeps me very busy because it’s a combination of a college tour plus promoting the book. But getting out and meeting the Post Secret community and sharing the stories behind the secrets and listening also allows me to grow the project in I think its most meaningful way. I’ve seen you speak a couple times; it’s fantastic to see how the crowd reacts. Well, it feels meaningful to be the spokesperson of Post Secret, but that means a lot of the time is just to listen to people who are part of the community and allow the project to grow in a self-defined way, which I think is exciting now, especially with this new communication we have online that allows us to have these new exciting conversations. How is the [online tool] working out for you? I continue to be completely optimistic about the future of the web and how we can share new stories in new ways, and I think in some ways you and I are in the same business — finding these voices that are not getting heard and giving them voice and allowing them to be shared. And I think for me the most exciting part of it is how this website creates this online community that can now make that jump onto the real world, and so wherever I’m going in America and outside of America, if I put that information on the web, into the Post Secret com-
munity, I go there and there’s an audience of 600, 700, 1,200 people there. Strangers who have come together to kind of share this message and this feeling and their secrets. You have a new formatting for the book. Yes, we have a new format that’s a little more intimate and it reproduces all the postcards actual size, which is some feedback I had from previous books. It’s also less expensive than previous Post Secret books. So I think a lot of
those factors are something that we’re excited to share because one of the values of Post Secret for me is to continually try to experiment and try new things and discover what works and what doesn’t. I think that allows the project to stay fresh and vital. Where is the project headed? Well, we have more than one art exhibit traveling the country and one outside of the country and the new book reached number one on the Times best-seller list. The website continues to grow and develop and
the Post Secret events have never been better attended. So in all different platforms and waves it seems like people continue to be fascinated by these secrets—hearing them and also sharing them. I don’t know where the project is going to go next. I try not to set goals I try and follow where it leads. One idea, we’re trying to move slowly, and discover if there are ways for film and television to tell a longer narrative of some of these stories behind the secrets, so we’ll see where that goes. Tell me about the new book. With every book I try to tell a different story about us using these secret sacred seeds from peoples’ lives and just like the other books Post Secrets: Confessions on Life, Death, and God has sexual secrets and funny secrets and shocking and hopeful secrets, but more than the others has some of the more soulful or spiritual secrets that I’ve been noticing more and more after five years of the project. What has been your impression of Denver in the past? There’s certain communities I feel have a affinity for the project and they’re usually places that I really dig and enjoy myself. Sometimes its not a state; sometimes its a city, like Austin, Texas is one of those. But I connect with the whole state of Colorado. I feel like there’s a stronger sense of openness, and empathy too, and I really relate to that; I just have a little trouble adjusting to the altitude.
Remnants of socialism underlie film By J. Sebastian Sinisi sinisi2@msn.com In the decades after World War II, Italian coalition governments had all the stability of the San Andreas Fault, but Italian filmmaking ranked with the best the U.S. and France had to offer on a world stage. From sets at Cinecitta , outside Rome and elsewhere, legendary directors like Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vittorio de Sica and Lucchino Visconti shot some of their most memorable films. Concurrently, Rome’s swank Via Veneto held sway as an international “jet set”capital and was the backdrop for Fellini’s 1960 “La Dolce Vita” classic with Marcello Mastroianni. Today, Cinecitta has lost lots of luster and, while the lights are still on along Via Veneto, the party was over long ago. But director Marco Bellochio, with his 2009 “Vincere,” which was screened at the Starz Film Festival Nov. 16, does more than merely maintain the tradition of excellence in Italian cinema. Bellochio, who has had nine of his films shown in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, burnishes and buffs his craft with a well-constructed and compelling tale of love and betrayal, church and state and follow-the-leader folly in Mussolini’s preWorld War II Fascist Italy. Cutting back and forth between stark black-and-white and subdued color, Vincere tells the little-known story of Ida Palser, one of Mussolini’s early mistresses, who subsidized the young Duce and bore his first son, only to have him take up with a bimbo who isn’t half as bright and not nearly as attractive as Ida.
Ida buys none of it and refuses to go quietly when the fast-rising Duce first puts her under house arrest and then consigns her to a mental institution run by nuns. His son is sent away to school. For years, Ida fights to have her marriage to Mussolini. Her Kafka-esque quest is courageous, poignant and –ultimately – doomed. Along with many-textured performances by Giovanna Mezzogiornio as Ida and Filippo Timi as Il Duce, we get large rooms that dwarf the people in them, snow falling and murky, dark and wet cobblestone streets. There also actual footage of Mussolini’s strutting, postering speeches and cheering crowds in Rome’s Piazza Venezia in Duce’s equivalent of Nazi torchlight parades during the same era. In lesser hands, this juxtaposing could have been quite clumsy. Bellochio does it masterfully. Mussolini’s handling of his wife and son were a metaphor for what the once-idealist Socialist did to Italy. Mussolini dreamed of restoring the glories of the Roman Empire and destroyed some of Rome’s history along the way. But his disastrous alliance with Hitler led to bombed-out ruin and heavy civilian suffering. And while Hitler committed suicide in a bunker under the Berlin Reichstag, Mussolini and a later mistress were riddled with bullets and hung, upside-down, by Italian partisans in Milan in 1945. Neither Ida nor his son were around to see it. This isn’t the kind of film likely to make it to a mall metroplex that caters to teens. But, when it comes to a Denver art house, don’t miss it.
Chris Mixon as Sidney Hopcroft in the Denver Center Theatre Company production of Alan Ayckbourn’s holiday comedy Absurd Person Singular, directed by Sabin Epstein. Photo courtesy of DCPA.
A not so silent night A dark look at the holidays expresses emotional woes Lindsay Allen lallen31@mscd.edu “Absurd Person Singular” chronicles the lives of six friends across three years of disastrous Christmas parties in a dark British humor style. The series of inane parties show the development of relationships between the characters and their fortune (or misfortune) from the previous year. If you’re not one who frequently laughs at suicide attempts, “Absurd Person Singular” will change your habits. During the second Christmas party Eva Jackson (Kathleen McCall) is depressed at her husband’s inability to remain faithful, and spends the entire scene trying to kill herself in every imaginable way. Geoffrey Jackson is a despicable character and David Ivers does a superlative job at portraying him as the cretin that he is. Eva’s faithful friends, attempting to enjoy the holidays with her, truly are possibly blind to her obvious decline. Her suicide notes are taken to draw pictures and diagrams on, and generally overlooked for what they really are. Her suicide attempts are misconstrued by her friends as her need to clean the oven, fix the plumbing or simply change a light bulb. Eva never speaks during the second and most comical scene, furthering the confusion. The three women’s friendship is called into question throughout the play, especially in the final scene with Eva taking care of a distressed Marion Brewster-Wright (Jeanne Paulsen) during the third Christmas. Marion’s primary characteristic
is persistent caustic remarks showing mercy to no one. Her comments fall primarily on her husband, Ronald Brewster-Wright (John Hutton), who masterfully reinforced the humor of the play even through serious situations. Modern culture is depicted with the rising of the young Hopcrofts and the slow decline of the more established Brewster-Wrights and Jacksons. The play also emphasizes societal themes. During the first Christmas party, Sidney (Chris Mixon) and Jane Hopcroft (Magan Byrne) struggle to be accepted among colleagues in the professional world Sidney is rising up in. The important political undertone of this play may be lost as it is running as the antidote to “A Christmas Carol.” Perhaps this is why the play originally opened in July. Writer Alan Ayckbourn wrote more than 70 plays, “Absurd Person Singular” being one of the earlier popular plays. It debuted in London in 1972 and ran a healthy 973 performances. Though Ayckbourn was aiming to bring to light conditions in the 1970s, his ideas are still relevant to current social and economic issues. “Absurd Person Singular” is modern, edgy humor that we should all feel guilty pleasure for in the light of its dicey nature.
“Absurd Person Singular”
Space Theatre, DCPA Nov. 13 — Dec. 19
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DecEMBER 3, 2009 • METROSPECTIVE • b5
ABOVE: Amanda McNeill or “Abby Trouble”, 30, left, practices her routine backstage while Teri English or “Sinthea La Fee” adjusts her hat before their performance.
Bringing back burlesque Photo Essay by Leah Millis
VaVoom rests her hands on her hand-made costume as she waits to perform.
Eight women transform the stage at Bender’s Tavern for the evening as they shimmy, prance and shake their way out of their elaborate costumes until there is little, but enough left for the imagination. This is adult entertainment as it should be. Burlesque. Vivienne VaVoom and Cora Vette, both veterans of the art, lead the show with their inviting smiles, mesmerizing moves and dirty jokes. Vavoom, also known as Michelle Baldwin and Vette (Reyna Von Vett) created and hosted the Black Box Burlesque show, which featured a special Graduation Recital of one of VaVoom’s recent burlesque students, Amanda Bourgeois, 32, or “Jeanette Sais Quoi.” Bourgeois enjoyed the freedom of the class and praised Baldwin’s open nature, saying “girls of all shapes and sizes” were welcome. Bourgeois graduated after performing in front of a live audience, receiving a certificate at the end of the night. The Black Box Burlesque will be showing “Naughty Noel” at Bender’s Tavern downtown Dec. 3, 10 and 17.
TOP LEFT: Kat Bond or “Evelyn De Sade”, 21, applies lipstick in the dressing room of Bender’s Tavern Nov. 19 before performing in the Black Box Burlesque show and Graduation Recital put on by Michelle Baldwin or “Vivienne VaVoom” and Reyna Von Vett or “Cora Vette” in Denver. ABOVE: VaVoom gives it her all for an adoring audience on stage. LEFT: Vette sings jazzy tunes between sets to entertain the audience during the Black Box Burlesque show she helped start with VaVoom.
B6 • AUDIOFILES • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
SOUNDING OFF: Doomtree’s Dessa discusses new disc Doomtree, a nine-person hip hop collective, record label and sometimes publishing house made up of five emcees and four DJs, has been tearing up the underground hip hop scene with their unique brand of rap music. The group has one official release as a collective and will soon be releasing their 15th unofficial album under the False Hopes moniker. Dessa, an emcee as well as writer (she published a book of poetry last year), talked about the crew’s new release, and upcoming projects. Interview by Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu MP: What is Doomtree? D: Doomtree is a collective of musicians based in Minneapolis. We’re rappers and DJs and producers and friends who started a business together to release our music. Most of the guys have been friends since high school. Although everyone in Doomtree is a solo act, most of us have lived together at some point, and all of us occasionally pile into a tour van to perform as a crew. MP: Why is your logo wings and teeth? D: MK Larada, one of our producers, designed the logo. The teeth in the center are his — the image was created from an oral X-ray. He’s better at explaining the aesthetic than I am, but I know that there’s a certain menace implied by both components. Teeth? Scary? Flying teeth? Terrifying. MP: What is the False Hopes series and how does it differ from the self-titled album? D: Our False Hopes discs are unofficial releases. If you’re familiar with Atmosphere’s Headshots series, you’ve got a good point of reference. We don’t push a False Hopes commercially in the same way that we try to push our official discs. Instead, the False Hopes primarily serve as offerings for fans who are already in the know — they’re an opportunity for us to provide previews of new work, to release some special content, and to make some music
without drafting a business plan. MP: This is the 15th False Hopes album, how do you think Doomtree has grown since the beginning? D: Our growth as an organization had been slow and steady--and hopefully sustainable for that reason. In the beginning, we played at basement clubs and burned our own CDRs to sell at a dim little booth in the back of the room. Now, we still play some basement clubs, but we’re manufacturing our discs properly, we’re working with a distributor and we’ve learned to promote our work to really try to reach listeners with an appetite for music like ours. By reinvesting a large share of our earnings, we’ve been able to purchase the services of some great independent partners. We work with Spectre to promote our material on the radio and with Biz3 for publicity. MP: Are there any plans to re-release the older False Hopes albums? D: Not yet. Our primary focus now is on releasing our upcoming material. 2010 looks busy. MP: Excluding other Doomtree releases, what are some of your favorite albums of the year? D: Oh man. I’m horrible at questions like this. I always regret my response as soon as I hit ‘send.’ MP: What kinds of things influenced the album? D: Not to get hopelessly philosophical, but I’m
Dessa of Doomtree not sure that musicians — or artists in any field — are always aware of their influences. I certainly couldn’t speak for the rest of the guys in Doomtree, but False Hopes are usually quick and casual projects. I’d be surprised if anyone of us would cite Dante’s Inferno as a major influence just for this project. MP: What’s your song writing process like? Does someone come in with a beat and say “I want you and you on this” or is a more organic process? D: A collaborative album usually starts with the producers. Lazerbeak and Paper Tiger are responsible for most of the production on our latest disc. They burned CDs full of beats and passed them out to the rappers. Then the rappers chose the beats to write to. We all drafted our verses, occasionally meeting to touch base and trade notes. MP: How do you decide who is on which track and which ones you record as a whole group? D: Usually we write to the beats that we like the most. Sometimes, we’ll all really want to rap on a given beat. Sometimes a track will seem bested suited to a particular rapper’s style. So far, we’re not terribly formulaic. We’ll be listening to beats in Paper Tiger’s living
room and one of the emcees will shout out, “I like number four. Anybody want to rap on it with me?” MP: Will there be a tour to support the new album? D: Members of Doomtree will be touring throughout 2010, but so far we don’t have a tour on the books that would have the whole collective performing together. MP: What are your thoughts on the current state of hip hop? Is there any autotune on the record? D: No autotune. To my knowledge, Doomtree has never gone down that road. MP: What’s next for Doomtree? Any new projects in the works? D: Doomtree has quite a few projects lined up for the next year. On January 22, I’ll be having a release party for my new album, called A Badly Broken Code. Both Lazerbeak is now mixing a solo full-length and Paper Tiger is amassing material for one of his own.
Doomtree
False Hopes XV In Stores Dec. 5
On the Record: Jawbreaker’s jawdropping Dear You “Naw, man. Sorry,” the record-store guy said. “Great album though.” Before Kazaa, iTunes, Napster, this is the year 2000, and this is 32nd record store on the list of record stores in the phone book. Alphabetical order. Alphabetical disappointment. Any ideas? “The only copy I know where to find is at my house.” A laugh. Unlike Jawbreaker’s Dear You, even in the year 2000 assholes were easy to find. But I couldn’t blame him. That was the reaction the album evoked: That rare, attained secret that you held to your chest like a kid on a playground. And it almost never got made. In 1995, the San Francisco trio had brought themselves, and their integrity, pretty far. A cultish, if fickle, following of DIY punkers, a tour invitation from Kurt Cobain, and three hardcore, punk rock, respectable albums. But Dear You, released that same year, would be their last. I knew nothing of this. Nick knew this. In the mid-‘90s I was entering high school and met Nick, who had an unpronounceable last name, a leather jacket, a penchant for belly shirts and great taste in music. Being from Detroit, he, his pink Mohawk and midriff slipped into the North Dakotan locale like a prison shank. We got along. He was punk. I was as punk as it really gets in a town of 15,000. Anyway, he was my introduction to Jawbreaker. Nick wasn’t only good at getting his ass kicked on the day to day from the less “open-minded” of the community — he also could throw one hell of a party.
There was a keg, girls and dozens of people. And I remember red cups, all stacked one and then another into each other on end tables, tables and flat surfaces. That’s what I got from a night I’ll never forget. Visually anyway. What stands out isn’t a scene or a moment. It’s a riff. One that didn’t so much as start playing as stumbled into the room over the speakers. And that damned voice. “I couldn’t wait to breathe your breath/ I cut in line/ Now I bled to death” “Who the hell is this?” to no one, bracing myself in front of the cheap six-disc changer. “Jawbreaker, man,” Nick, suddenly to my left, said. “Jawbreaker.” Granted it was the group’s most accessible work, a reaction by the band to avoid their inevitable break up. And producer Rob Cavallo polished up their blue-collar grit, while majorlabel marketing tried to pimp it to the public. I didn’t know any of this, but still hadn’t heard anything like it. Understand, mind you, that this was before any hint or sense of ‘emo’ or whatever the hell you kids call it — cardigans were simply cardigans; horn-rimmed glasses weren’t chic; and journaling in public was still just pretentious. “This is the part I wouldn’t show you/The part where you say I don’t even know you” I hadn’t heard anything like it. On the outside I was Propaghandhi and NoFX. But on the inside I was probably getting into Counting Crows’ August and Everything After waaaay more than anyone should.
Jawbreaker • Dear You
But standing in front of a Sanyo CD player. Listening to Blake Schwarzenbach scratch his voice down meaningfully. I really got something. This was the love child of The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers, who grew up and said, “fuck you” to his parents and then majored in literature. “A near miss or a close call/I keep a room at the hospital” It was the most honest thing I’d ever hear put to music. A few years later, hunched over a phone book, I didn’t give a shit if it took 57 record stores.
By James Kruger • jkruger1@mscd.edu
Met’s Music Picks
B7 12.3.2009 THE METROPOLITAN
out of 5 Jamie Cullum • The Pursuit
Them Crooked Vultures, the latest in a long line of ’09 super groups, brings some pure, kick-you-in-the-teeth rock ‘n’ roll to your ears. Made up of Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, it’s a trio with some real rock chops, unfortunately the band isn’t all that mind-blowing. Them Crooked Vultures has a lot in common with desert rockers Queens of the Stone Age. Both stylistically and in terms of line up (Grohl was a member during the Songs For The Deaf era) the band doesn’t really break any new ground. They do manage to take that QOTSA formula and up the ante to create monstrous guitar-laden and sometimes trippy jams the likes of which have not been seen since rock ‘n’ roll’s heyday. “No One Loves Me & Neither Do I” kicks off the album in raucous fashion. With pounding drums (including cowbell), roaring guitar and a breakdown that’s made to blow out some speakers, it is a great opener. Where the album hits some snags though is when the band gets too psychedelic. With three songs over six minutes, the album can sometimes drag and “Interlude With Ludes” is just too spacey. It ruins the flow of the album. Even though Them Crooked Vultures’ debut is on the long side, clocking in at over an hour, it’s worth picking up for any fan of the three members’ work.
Within the confines of good taste and seasoned artistry, there are two things that a musician must consider: Playing an original composition or reveling in a classic cover. However, for the British-born artist, Jamie Cullum, there is no struggle when appealing to both of his own interests. Behind his albums, the listener will always find Cullum balancing effortlessly between writing original material and dusting off the book of standards. The Pursuit begins with a rendition of Cole Porter’s “Just One of Those Things”, sports the notable “If I Ruled the World”, has a Rihanna cover as the centerpiece and beautifully renders “Not While I’m Around” from the Tim Burton musical, Sweeny Todd. Yet, Cullum penned the rest of the eight tracks himself, letting his niche for song writing shine. Cullum’s subtle piano riffing paired with his warm vocal lines are not the only highlight to each song. “I Think, I Love” lets Cullum’s softer side remain, as a testament to a relationship and perhaps Bill Evans body of work. Saccharine lyrics and power-pop choruses carry The Pursuit and maybe that isn’t so bad. Since his start in the late ‘90s, Cullum has epitomized crossover jazz. Not only does he cover a song, he breathes new life into each note he arranges. But his consistent, original song writing has kept his work refreshing and colorful over the years.
By Ian Gassman • img2007@comcast.net
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
Tom Waits • Glitter & Doom Live
Felt • 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez
After almost 40 years of making music, Tom Waits doesn’t tour very often anymore, and when he does, it’s nowhere close to a nationwide undertaking. Thankfully there is a new live album chronicling last year’s Glitter and Doom tour. The album is more of a compilation of performances rather than a single live show. It functions as a highlight reel, including performances from nearly all legs of the tour. The legendary showman is in top form on this album, allowing listeners a rare glimpse at his live persona, which is somehow more crazy and eclectic than his studio albums. The songs range from his most recent album, Orphans, to the classic Rain Dogs sometimes re-imagined and always fun to listen to. Disc two of the album consists a compilation of all Waits’ hilarious between-song banter. The second disc is more like a stand-up comedy routine and it compliments the music well. It’s a great record for any Waits fan, and a fantastic gift for the holiday season.
The hip hop duo known as Felt, one part Slug from Atmosphere and one part Murs from the Living Legends, has stepped up their game on their third release A Tribute to Rosie Perez. Featuring beats from another underground hip hop luminary Aesop Rock, the album is an all-around joy for fans of independent rap. On the opener “Protagonists” Murs claims the album is “everything you love about rap on one disc” and it’s true. Over the course of its 21 tracks, the record covers just about everything. There is a broad range of subject matter, from serious to humorous, heavy banging beats to more subdued samples, and all points in between. It’s a dizzying effect, but it is pulled off effortlessly. Altogether the album is never too heavy and never too light. Aesop Rock is the icing on the cake with his great beats and production skills. He even makes an appearance on the chorus of “Give It Up.” A Tribute to Rosie Perez isn’t a perfect disc, but it’s worth cranking up and experiencing these three hip hop heavyweights.
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
Year-end shows: End the year on a high note
Slim Cessna’s Auto Club w/ Paper Bird
8 p.m., Dec. 30
This New Year’s Eve, two local favorites will be available for your entertainment for two nights so don’t miss out. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club and Paper Bird will be performing together at the Bluebird on Dec. 30. Then, on New Year’s Eve, you will have a chance to catch them each again. Paper Bird will be headlining at the Hi-Dive and Slim Cessena again at the Bluebird. Paper Bird brings their beautiful harmonies and bluegrass-inspired guitars and banjos, and this year, they are also adding a new haunting sound while touring for their new release, Thaumatrope. A little less bluegrass and a lot more dreamy. Slim Cessna’s Auto Club contrasts the sweetness found in Paper Bird vocals with a country punk. Bringing clever tongue-in-cheek sermons to the songs, it’s hard to decide whether you are there to rock out or confess your sins. Either way, both bands are jewels of the Denver music scene and should not be missed. By Julie Maas
w/ Munly & The Leprechauns
8 p.m., Dec. 31 @ Bluebird Theater, $26
pretko@mscd.edu
Paper Bird w/ Dovekins
8 p.m., Dec. 31 @ Hi-Dive, $20
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THE METROPOLITAN • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • INSIGHT • A9
A Cranky Carol to Christmas magic If childhood, as someone once wrote in Esquire magazine, “happens so fast that it seems to enter memory without ever passing through experience,” then Christmas in America has grown more elusive even as it gets more intrusive. Christmas hype has been on TV, in the stores and in our faces since shortly after Labor Day, so that we’re weary before it ever takes place. Through the magic of advertising — that, like TV, can make anything trivial — we suffer from Christmas fatigue well before the holiday arrives. Capping the drawn-out festive season, Christmas Day can be a lackluster anticlimax; filled with too much food, football and more of the lame TV Christmas “specials” that haven’t had a fresh idea in years and have been boring us for weeks. It all adds up not exactly what the Wise Men may have had in mind. Were the sages around today, they’d have FedEx-ed their gold, frankincense and myrrh before Thanksgiving, because — in today’s America — if you don’t have all your gifts wrapped and shipped by turkey day, you’re out of luck. If the first week of December rolls around without us having spent gobs of money and even more to priority-ship to assure on-time arrival, we’re supposed to feel hugely guilty if we buy into the hype. A less-than-robust economy put the brakes on some of the spending — even among big-ass high-rollers — last year in a scenario likely to be repeated. Retailers are hoping a tsunami of hype may stimulate enough spending to keep this year’s sales “flat.” And in the logic of marketing hucksters, “flat” is now the
J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com new “increase.” For years, archaic and painstakingly slow hand-done Christmas cards sent via snail mail have been one of my ploys to counterattack the assault of Christmas hype — even if only in my mind. Real Christmas trees, far from cheap, were another antidote. And no Christmas is complete without seeing a movie version of Charles Dickens’ 1843 “A Christmas Carol.” Not only do I insist on the 1951 version with Alistair Simm as Scrooge, but am capable of tears when Scrooge asks the Ghost of Christmas Present if Tiny Tim will live. And the ghost gives a grim reply: “…I see a vacant place by the chimney and a crutch, carefully preserved … If these shadows are not altered …” In a losing battle that also exists only in my mind, I still hold on to memories of long-ago childhood Christmases — not in the serene Middle America landscapes of Christmas cards, but in 1950s Brooklyn with real Christmas trees sold from real stores on real streets in a real neighborhood that had real people. In malled-over America, that world is as dead as the Brooklyn Dodgers and snowy-sleigh scenes in Currier & Ives’ imagined America. But if we can’t keep some mag-
ic dreamscapes, however blurred, what are we left with? I also refuse to let advertising replace idealized Christmas memories with the over-priced, plastic ones pitched today. And I’m enough of a Luddite to sometimes believe Christmas hasn’t been done right since Dickens’ England, when hand-weavers who feared the effects of the Industrial Revolution in England, sabotoged textile machines and factories. For me, maybe it comes down to the illusion of a hand-made vs. machine-made Christmas of the mind. My most idealized Christmas came about a century after Dickens’ Christmas tale. Christmas, 1947. I’m age five, and fathers, brothers and uncles are home from the war. But the diaspora to Levittown and other ’burbs (no money down for a new $8,000 home under the GI Bill) had not yet begun. My extended family, including two uncles who’d survived the war, and their young families, is still intact in the neighborhood. On Christmas Eve, the entire extended family is in my grandfather’s smallish house with a blizzard outside and nobody can go anywhere. Traffic was tied up for days and piles of plowed snow in the streets seemed half as high as a house. On that magic, snowbound Christmas morning, I got a set of Lionel electric trains — complete with track, signals and a “village.” At that age, I still believed Santa Claus had delivered those gifts. Never again would Christmas hold quite the same magic, and I feel bad for kids who now expect and get gifts costing hundreds of dollars — but might never feel that kind of magic, despite the excesses
of affluence. This Christmas, friends from Egypt will visit us with small children who’ve never seen snow. So maybe there’ll be some of the Christmas magic that little kids make possible. If we must, we’ll drive to Loveland Pass for the snow. Long before Nintendo games, San Francisco beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti published a 1958 Christmas poem called “Christ Climbed Down.” Some may find it offensive, but the beats were religious in their own untraditional and Zen manner. Today, Ferlinghetti’s imagery seems almost as dated as Dickens’ when he says, in part: “Christ climbed down/from His bare tree/this year/and ran away to where/there were no rootless Christmas trees/hung with candy canes and breakable stars/…and no pink plastic Christmas trees/… hung with electric candles/and encircled by tin electric trains/and clever cornball relatives… …to where/no Bing Crosby carollers/groaned of a tight Christmas/and where no Radio City angels/ice-skated wingless/thru a winter wonderland/into a jinglebell heaven/daily at 8:30/with Midnight Mass matinees… …Christ climbed down/…and stole softly away into/some anonymous Mary’s womb again/where in the darkest night/of everybody’s anonymous soul/He awaits again/ an unimaginable/and impossibly/Immaculate Reconception/ the very craziest/of Second Comings…” Merry Christmas! Without the humbug of “happy holidays” PC crap, but Merry CHRISTMAS! And a Happy New Year.
THE POINT: EDUCATION NEEDED WHERE RECOGNITION FAILS Continued from A8 documents indefinitely. Demand for inexpensive restaurant work, day labor and prostitution drive human trafficking. Victims trafficked into the sex industry in Colorado are often recruited by traffickers and pimps who prey on vulnerabilities like drug addiction and homelessness. Young people who have been displaced from their families are targeted by those seeking to exploit them. Some are abused or ostracized within the home and search for a way to escape. Mary Robertson, a sociology graduate student and researcher at the University of Colorado at Boulder, also attributes recruitment by sex traffickers in part to the age of the victims. “My own kind of feeling from the people I’ve talked to and a lot of
my own research is there is a good community of GLBTQ youth,” Robertson states.“Kids who don’t know about sexuality are not sexually empowered and are more vulnerable to being exploited.” Demand is often the part of the trafficking equation that is rarely discussed, according to Robertson. Cheap labor has always been an important part of the American economy. But the manipulation, exploitation and abuse of laborers is best accomplished when the populations undergoing this treatment are invisible. “It’s all this big, invisible population that we prefer to keep invisible because then we don’t have to be concerned with their rights as workers,” Robertson states. Those who seek out trafficking victims are, according to Robertson, “…one part of a whole bigger picture that involves all of our culpability and want for cheap prod-
ucts of all kinds.” Human trafficking is a complex crime, but it is swiftly becoming one of those global issues that requires vast efforts by millions. Even Auraria is making monumental efforts to spotlight human trafficking and is continuing to bring the issue to the minds of students. Earlier this semester our own StarzFilm Center held one of the country’s only screenings of the gripping documentary about American children trafficked into the sex industry, “Playground.” Perhaps the most poignant effort to fight trafficking by Metro is a course focused entirely on the subject. The Women’s Institute at Metro has been offering a course that centers on human trafficking for the last five semesters. Entitled “Human Trafficking and Modern-Day Slavery,” the class has elements that involve law enforcement and psychology. For
this reason it is cross-listed with six different academic departments including African American Studies and Social Work. Instructors Amanda Finger and A.J. AlejanoSteele both work with the Colorado branch of Polaris Project, a national non-profit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking. Resources are becoming increasingly available to those interested on the subject and those who mean to do something about it. And although this, and countless other global problems, beg our attention, the first step always seems to be education. Fortunately, human trafficking in Metro Denver and Colorado in general can become less and less concealed with every person that simply becomes aware of it.
THE METROPOLITAN Since 1979 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Dominic Graziano dgrazia1@mscd.edu MANAGING EDITOR Lindsay Lovato llovato5@mscd.edu NEWS EDITOR Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu FEATURES EDITOR Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu ASST. FEATURES EDITORS Gabrielle Porter gporter8@mscd.edu Ashley Moreland amorela1@mscd.edu MUSIC EDITOR Matt Pusatory mpusator@mscd.edu SPORTS EDITOR Kate Ferraro kferraro@mscd.edu ASST. SPORTS EDITOR Josiah Kaan jkaan@mscd.edu PHOTO EDITOR Drew Jaynes ajaynes1@mscd.edu ASST. PHOTO EDITORS Leah Millis lmillis@mscd.edu Ryan Martin martirya@mscd.edu Daniel Clements dcleme12@mscd.edu COPY EDITORS Matt Pusatory Morgan Bia mbia@mscd.edu Sam Blackmer blackmar@mscd.edu Dacia Johnson djohn205@mscd.edu Matt Gypin mgypin@mscd.edu J. Sebastian Sinisi ADVISER Jane Hoback hobackje@comcast.net ADVERTISING Tucker Knight tknight7@mscd.edu GRAPHIC DESIGN Kathleen Jewby kjewby@mscd.edu DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Dianne Harrison Miller harrison@mscd.edu ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT MEDIA Donnita Wong wongd@mscd.edu The Metropolitan is produced by and for the students of Metropolitan State College of Denver and serves the Auraria Campus. The Metropolitan is supported by advertising revenue and student fees and is published every Thursday during the academic year and monthly during the summer semester. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of Metropolitan State College of Denver or its advertisers. The Metropolitan accepts submissions for the Insight section in the form of topicdriven columns and letters to the editor. Column article concepts must be submitted by 1 p.m. Thursdays and the deadline for columns is 9 p.m. Sundays. Columns are typically 700 to 1,000 words in length. Letters to the editor must be submitted by 5 p.m. Mondays to be printed in that week’s edition. There is 500-word limit for letters to the editor. The Metropolitan reserves the right to edit letters for formatting and style. All submissions should be sent by e-mail to dgrazia1@mscd.edu.
A10 • december 3, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN
SPORTS
“I think there’s a disconnect for a lot of students for how they feel about their school.”
-KASSIE SEDDON, PRESIDENT OF THE FEMINIST ALLIANCE, METROSPECTIVE, B3
Kate Ferraro • SPORTS EDITOR • kferraro@mscd.edu
SIDELINE THIS WEEK
12.4 Women’s Basketball
5 p.m. vs. Ft. Lewis College Men’s Basketball 7 p.m. vs. Ft. Lewis College
12.5 Men’s Basketball
3 p.m. vs. Adams State College Women’s Basketball 5 p.m. vs. Adams State College Track and Field TBA @ Mines Alumni Extravaganza
12.12 Women’s Basketball From left: forward Becca Mays, defender Nicole Renko, and forward Jen Thomas console each other after a tough season-ending loss against Colorado School of Mines Nov. 20 at Auraria Field. After remaining scoreless through the game, the Roadrunners fell by one goal in the shootout. Photo by Leigh Rockwood • lrockwoo@mscd.edu.
metro 0 - Mines 0 (Lost In Shootout 4-3)
Roadrunners falter in shootout By Matt Gypin mgypin@mscd.edu The Metro women’s soccer season ended with a 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado School of Mines in the NCAA Central Region championship Nov. 20 at Auraria Field. The game was scoreless after regulation and two overtime periods before Mines made one more penalty kick than Metro to advance to the Final Four in Tampa, Fla. “It was a little disappointing to end our season on penalty kicks, especially since we beat Mines earlier in the season pretty easily,” Head Coach Adrienne Almaraz said. “I really thought we outplayed them the whole game, but at the end of the day they came out with the win on PKs and we couldn’t score during regulation and that’s just the way it goes I guess.” Metro had several opportunities to break the tie before the shootout, putting 12 of their 22 shot attempts on goal. The Orediggers managed only seven shot attempts, putting just three of them on goal. “It definitely wasn’t how we
wanted our season to end, so soon, but we tried to do everything we could,” forward Becca Mays said. “We were great offensively and defensively, we just never caught that lucky break.” The Roadrunners finished the season with a 21-1-2 record, including a perfect 16-0-0 regular season in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, winning the conference for the eighth straight time. After the game, Almaraz told her team to keep their heads high. “I just told the girls that no matter what, even though we didn’t reach our goal, which is getting to the Final Four and winning a national championship, doesn’t mean that we failed,” Almaraz said. “We were very successful this year, our players did a great job and it was a great group to be around.” Mays finished her career ranked second all-time in Metro history with 170 points, 71 goals and 23 gamewinning goals. She said it was tough on the seniors to go out with a loss, but thinks the team’s future is in good hands. “Most of the seniors were too
upset after the game to actually say anything,” she said. “I think everyone knows how we felt, with all the heart and all the hard work that we put in this season. We gave them all that we could. It sucks that we couldn’t take it to the end, but I think with some of the things we taught them in practice and in games that they will be well off next season.” Senior goalkeeper Becca Maloney ends her career as the most accomplished goalkeeper in school history, holding career records for save percentage and goals-against average, while finishing third in shutouts and wins. “I’m proud of the team,” she said. “They all fought really hard this
season and I hope that they continue on in the future and work hard towards winning it next year.” Almaraz said she is looking forward to next season, with a new group of players. “I’m just looking forward to seeing which players are going to step up,” she said. “Every year after the season is done, the seniors move on and you develop a new sense of leadership and a new sense of team. Every year, every team is different. We have a great core of returners and I’m really looking forward to trying to reach our goal once again and that’s to play for the national championship.”
Shootout Scoring summary
NCAA Third Round - Nov. 20 vs. Colorado School of Mines MSCD Becca Mays [MISS] MSCD Caitlin Oliver [SCORE] MSCD Courtney Ryan [SCORE] MSCD Ashley Nemmers [MISS] MSCD M. McQuilliams [SCORE] MSCD Kathryn Gosztyla [MISS]
CSMW Kayla Mitchell [SCORE] CSMW Caitlyn Ruegger [MISS] CSMW Kelsey Lang [SCORE] CSMW Jessica Stark [SCORE] CSMW M. Woodworth [MISS] CSMW D. Herling [SCORE]
MSCD Goalkeeper - B. Maloney
CSMW Goalkeeper - B. Schulze
6 p.m. @ Western State College Men’s Basketball 8 p.m. @ Western State College
12.13 Women’s Basketball
5 p.m. @ Mesa State College Men’s Basketball 7p.m. @ Mesa State College
Say What? “It’s pretty much just showing us what we can do. It shows us our potential. We got a lot of young guys on the team, but we’re just trying to put everything together that we’ve been doing in practice and stuff like that.”
METRO MEN’S BASKETBALL GUARD DONTE NICHOLAS, A13
A ‘face-off’ in hockey was originally called a ‘puck-off.’ • THE METROPOLITAN • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • SPORTS • A11
metro 3 - SWMS 2 • Metro 3 - Minn. Duluth 0 • Metro 0 - Concordia-St. Paul 3
‘Runners fall to Concordia in playoffs By Enrico Dominguez edoming2@mscd.edu The Metro women’s volleyball season came to an abrupt end Nov. 21 against No. 1 NCAA-ranked Concordia-St. Paul; on a 70-match winning streak, in the NCAA Central Region championship match. The women’s team ended the season with an incredible record of 26-8, winning the last 13-of-14 matches. The match began with a slow start in the first set, trailing early 6-1. But the ’Runners quickly found a groove to cut the lead to 17-16 after three straight kills from outside hitter Emily Greenhalgh, middle blocker Julie Causseaux, and outside hitter Bri Morley. Concordia quickly regrouped, taking a 20-17 lead but Metro fired back — scoring five of the next six points to cut the lead to 22-21. Concordia, after a timeout, came back and forced two attack errors on their way to a 25-23 victory. The second set was even-keeled with the score 14-12 midway through until Concordia caught fire, scoring the next four-of-five points to make the score 18-13. Metro fired back sporadically, but was unable to catch up as Concordia scored the last four-of-five points for the 25-17 victory.
The final set was dominated by the Golden Bears with Metro scoring almost minimally for a final set score of 25-15 for the match victory. Metro hit a .171, while CSPU hit a .352. Morley had 11 kills and seven digs; setter Gabe Curtis served up 26 assists, seven digs, four kills and two blocks. Libero Amy Watanabe backed them up with a match-high 18 digs. “We are very optimistic,” Head coach Debbie Hendricks said about next year. “We are obviously going to miss those three seniors a lot. They each bring very special qualities to our team, and contributed a lot to our success this year.” Metro started the playoffs on a roll beating two top-15 teams in a row, proving to onlookers they deserved to be ranked among the best in the nation. They began with a five-match win over Southwest Minnesota University Nov. 19th in St. Paul, Minn. The team continued their hot streak with a win over their next top15 ranked opponent, Minnesota Duluth, in three sets. The women held Duluth to an .088 hitting percentage while hitting .278. Watanabe ended her last match with 18 digs making her the match leader, and Curtis ended the match with 26 assists, seven digs, four kills,
and two blocks. Middle blocker Anna Mapes, who did not play against Concordia, set a new Metro single season-high hitting percentage, hitting at .396 on the season. Watanabe stands as Metro’s alltime digs leader with 1,640 career digs. Curtis took the second all-time in assists with 3,331 in her career at Metro, and fifth in assists per set at 10.96. “Its an honor,” Watanabe said. “It shows that all your hard work and commitment to the program pays off eventually.” Metro also had four players named to the Central Region AllTournament Team, which were Watanabe, Curtis, Morley and Causseaux.
CCU outside hitter Brooke Whittmayer hits the ball past Metro middle blocker Anna Mapes (left), and outside hitter Emily Greenhalgh (right), Nov. 7 in Lakewood. The Roadrunners lost to Concordia-St. Paul Nov. 21 in the regional championship in Minnesota. File photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu
metro Men 14th Place - Metro Women 21st Place
Individual efforts place teams at NCAA finals By Scott Bassett sbasset4@mscd.edu The Metro men and women’s cross country teams capped the 2009 season Nov. 21 at the NCAA Division II National Championships in Evansville, Ind. Neither team had a runner with All-American honors, but in the end, both teams made it to the national meet for the second consecutive year and gained a ton of experience. “That was huge,” senior Danielle Kehoe said. “No one really thought we [the women] could do it.” Kehoe finished as the top runner for the women in 72nd place overall. As a team they finished 21st, which left them a little disappointed. However, Interim Head Coach Sean Nesbitt felt otherwise, not only due to how they ran, but by the fact that they made it to nationals. “That’s pretty incredible what they were able to do,” he said.
Metro cross country senior Danielle Kehoe runs up a hill on the Rocky Mountain Shootout course Oct. 3 in Boulder. File photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu
The women’s team had virtually no depth as the complete line-up consisted of only six runners. They thus had virtually no room for failure. But they stayed focused, healthy and progressed as the season carried on. “They had to be bringing it at every meet, and the growth from the first meet to the last meet was pretty exponential,” Nesbitt said. The men’s team, led by senior Anthony Luna’s 55th place finish overall, placed 14th in successive years at the national tournament. “The outcome wasn’t there and sometimes that happens,” Luna said. “It’s unfortunate that it happens at a championship meet, but you live and learn.” Metro Athletic Director Joan McDermott quickly named Nesbitt head coach of the cross country team after former cross country and track coach Pete Julian accepted a coaching job at Washington State University a week before practice began. But he responded well and led the team to “exponential” growth throughout the season including the best placement for the men’s team at a regional meet.
He managed to balance a family and another job, which proved challenging, but it paid off in the end. “I’m a completely different person today than I was at the beginning of the season,” he said. Luna considered transferring to WSU to join Julian, who coached him throughout his entire college career until that point, but he decided to stay loyal to Metro. “I knew that now that Pete wasn’t here to lead this team…I was the guy to do it,” Luna said. Luna embraced the role and, not only did it profit the team, but he as well. “It’s helped benefit my character in the way I’ve become a runner,” he said. “I’ve learned to be more of an aggressive leader.” By and large, the 2009 cross country season was a huge success and the future of the program will strongly benefit from the experience gained throughout it. Although neither team gained the honors they deserved, they had tremendous success, and the dedication they displayed throughout is a testament not only to their ability, but teamwork as well.
A12 • SPORTS • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • THE METROPOLITAN • Formula One racecars generate so much downforce that it can drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel when going 120 miles per hour.
Maloney ends record-breaking career at Metro By Matt Gypin mgypin@mscd.edu
Thank a sibling rivalry for creating one of the best goalkeepers in Metro women’s soccer history. When Becca Maloney was 4, her brother turned her into not only a soccer player, but a goalie specifically. “My brother played soccer, he’s older than me, and he would just make me stand in the goal so he could shoot on me,” she said. “And then after awhile, I wasn’t afraid. So I had to play.” The 21-year-old senior from Colorado Springs has grown up, and after starting only two years during a three-year Metro career, Maloney ranks first all-time in school history in save percentage and goals against average and is third in shutouts and wins. Not bad for someone who spent her freshman year at Wofford College in South Carolina before transferring to Metro her sophomore year- where she rode the bench all season. “She came in her sophomore year and basically was the thirdstring goalkeeper and didn’t really get any playing time,” said Head Coach Adrianne Almaraz. “Then
the next year she came in and earned the starting spot and hasn’t looked back since. “Her junior and senior seasons say a lot about her character. She wasn’t going to give up, she didn’t get deterred and she became more determined along the way. She has a great work ethic on and off the field. The last two years she has had great seasons and to be honest, I think it says a lot about her ability to achieve.” Maloney’s teammate, forward Becca Mays, said her work ethic is inspiring and has paid off. “Becca [Maloney] is awesome, she is one of the most inspiring players on the team that I’ve ever seen,” Mays said. “She puts so much work in and has so much heart and passion for the game. Every practice she strives to get better and better and she does. Having her in the back definitely gives us a lot of confidence. Plus, she’s just a great person to be around, you know, fun, always being sarcastic about a lot of things.” Maloney wasn’t laughing Nov. 20, when her season ended in heartbreaking fashion. The Roadrunners lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Colorado School of Mines, a team Metro beat 6-1 earlier in the season.
“Shootouts are tough,” she said. “Shootouts can really go either way and I don’t think they are an indicator of who the better team is. I just try to make one save. If I make one save and everybody else does their job, then we’re likely to win. So I just try to make one save.” Maloney said she has enjoyed her time at Metro and has no regrets, except for a few missed saves. “My experience overall has been fantastic,” she said. “I got to know a really great group of girls and made some great friends and I had a lot of fun. I will miss the team the most. I miss hanging out with all the girls everyday already.” Off the field, Maloney has earned a 3.74 grade-point average while double majoring in philosophy and women’s studies. She will graduate in May 2010 and would like to go to law school eventually, after taking some time off. In the meantime, she works as a ski instructor at Winter Park. “I really like skiing,” she said. “I try to get up there at least three times a week, sometimes more. Over break, I’ll probably spend more than half my time in the mountains.” That sounds a lot better than getting kicked with soccer balls by an older brother.
Women’s soccer goalkeeper Becca Maloney. Photo by Leah Mil-
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All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job. • THE METROPOLITAN • DECEMBER 3, 2009 • SPORTS • A13
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metro 44 - WTAMU 57 • Metro 76 - USNM 46 Metro 57 - ENM 53 • Metro 54 - NMS 53
Metro men dominate in opening weekend By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu It’s basketball season, the moment Metro basketball fans have been waiting for. In front of a vocal crowd, the NCAA 12th-ranked Metro men’s basketball team started the 2009-2010 season with back-toback victories. On opening weekend, Nov. 21 and 22, they defeated South Dakota Mines, 82-51, and defeated Johnson and Wales the following evening, 82-57. Metro guard Donte Nicholas said he believes this indicates Metro’s potential this season. “It’s pretty much just showing us what we can do,” Nicholas said. “It shows us our potential.” In game one, the Roadrunners took advantage of SDMT early by going on an 8-0 run in the first 2:55. SDMT had five of the team’s 12 first-half turnovers during that run. Metro went on to lead SDMT 39-18 at halftime. Nicholas led Metro with 13 points in the first half. In the second half, Metro continued to dominate both sides of the court. The team had 11 of their 19 steals and 18 points off turnovers. Metro outscored SDMT 43-33 in the second half, cruising to a victory. In his first college basketball game, freshman forward/center Jonathan Morse also contributed 11 points, nine rebounds, a team high, and two blocked shots in 22 minutes. “It’s just a starting point for us,” Morse said. “All of us just wanted to go out here and play and go against somebody in a different colored jersey.” Metro’s win was very promising, but Head Coach Brannon Hays said he thinks it is not time to celebrate right now. “Everyday, we’re trying to get a little bit better,” Hays said. “A win is a win. At the same time, we don’t get too excited and we don’t get too down. Even though Metro played well, Morse and Hays said there is
Basketball bounce back to win 3 straight games By Lauren Schaedig lschaedi@mscd.edu In their home opener Nov. 27, the Metro women’s basketball team defeated Eastern New Mexico University 57-53, improving their record to 2-1, while ENMU fell to 0-4. The Roadrunners’ victory carried over into their next game of the Metro Thanksgiving Classic as they defeated Northwest Missouri State, 54-53, Nov. 28. Their victory over the NWMSU came down to the last 15 seconds when Emily Wood sank a 10-foot jump shot from the baseline. Although the Roadrunners struggled to find the basket for both games, shooting 31.5 percent against ENMU and 35.3 percent against NWMSU, their solid defense kept opponents away from the net and sealed two home victories. “Our defense is ahead of our offense right now,” Head Coach Linda Lappe said. “There is a lot of room for improvement, but we haven’t had time to gel yet. The offense will catch up. It’s about taking correct shots, having confidence in your shots and all the little things that go into a good offense.” In their first game against ENMU, forward Rae Bean made a stunning debut in her first game of the season with 20 points, hitting six of 17 shots from the floor and
making eight of 11 at the line. She also added seven rebounds. Metro guards Chelsea Williamson and Jasmine Cervantes also lead in points, adding 12 points and 11 points, respectively. Williamson sank two free throws with six seconds left, sealing the Roadrunners’ victory. “They were a really tough team,” Lappe said. “We hung on throughout the game, and we’re happy it went our way.” Hot off their win against ENMU, the Roadrunners continued to dominate the floor in their second game, keeping NWMSU off the boards with a second night of solid defense. The Bearcats only shot 19 of 56 from the floor and had 16 turnovers. Although the Roadrunners struggled to find the net, their strong performance on defense kept them in the game as they battled down to the last few seconds. “We had to keep playing and could never let down,” Metro guard Kristen Valencia said. “We put together two halves, and when Emily [Wood] made that shot, the team came together and didn’t let them score again.” For the second night in a row, Bean lead the team in points, scoring 14 with four rebounds. The Roadrunners will face Fort Lewis Dec. 4 at the Auraria Event Center.
Metro guard Reggie Evans shoots a jump shot against Colorado School of Mines Nov. 21 at the Auraria Event Center. The Roadrunners won the game 82-51. Photo by Nicholas Duckworth •nduck-
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work to do. “It gives us confidence and it gives us a basis to work on stuff,” Morse said. “Some stuff was sloppy. We’ve got to take care of the ball a little bit more.” Hays shares the same opinion. “The area we need to improve on is taking care of the basketball,” Hays said. “Right now, we’re preparing for everything we need to work on. We’re trying to get everybody on the same page. That takes a little bit of time.” In game two, against Johnson
and Wales, Metro guard Reggie Evans scored a career-high 18 points, shooting 8-14, including 2-4 from the three-point line. Minor and Nicholas added 17 points apiece in an 8257 win. During the Thanksgiving Classic Nov. 27 and 28 in Grand Junction, Metro beat CSU-Pueblo, 87-72, before falling to Mesa State, 61-56. Metro will host Fort Lewis and Adams State Dec. 4 and 5 at the Auraria Event Center.
Metro guard Leandra Sands dodges around Eastern New Mexico guard Sorrel Huntington during the ’Runners’ game against the Zias Nov. 27 at Auraria Event Center. Metro won 57–53. Photo by Drew Jaynes • ajaynes1@mscd.edu
roadrunner WINTER BREAK Schedule men’s basketball 12/18 7 p.m. vs. Carroll College 12/19 3 p.m. vs. Black Hills State 1/1 7 p.m. vs. Western Oregon
1/2 5 p.m. @ Northwest Nazarene in Golden 1/9 3 p.m. vs. West New Mexico
1/15 8 p.m. @ N.M. Highlands 1/16 8 p.m. @ CSU-Pueblo 1/19 8 p.m. @ Regis University
women’s basketball 12/18 5 p.m. vs. Dominican Univ. 12/19 5 p.m. vs. Mont. St.-Billings 12/30 2 p.m. @ Xavier
12/31 Noon @ Grand Canyon 1/9 5 p.m. vs. West New Mexico
1/15 6 p.m. @ N.M. Highlands 1/16 6 p.m. @ CSU-Pueblo 1/19 5 p.m. @ Regis University
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