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METROPOLITAN Vol. 32, Issue 35
Serving Auraria for 31 years
May 27, 2010
Na’im Ali McKee, who studied marketing, cheers as he crosses the stage to receive his diploma at Metro’s commencement ceremony May 16 at Auraria Field. This year 1,615 students represented the Class of 2010, a 27 percent increase from 2009. It was also the first time the ceremony was held outside and on campus. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu
Grads spring out of Metro Class of 2010 continues commencement growth for fifth consecutive year •A3
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“We marched into the 3,000-seat auditorium while the organ pealed “Pomp and Circumstance.” I’ve always found that march poignantly bittersweet ... ”
- J. SEBASTIAN SINISI, INSIGHT on A8
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SPORTS Keep up with the softball team’s postseason run at the College World Series in Saint Joeseph, Mo.
Blast from the Past 9 a.m. — 11 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays In Our Humble Opinion 11 a.m. Mondays to Fridays Nicholas Koc, 26, adjusts his cap while taking a smoke break May 16 before Metro’s graduation ceremony held at Auraria Field. • Photo by Leah
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Grads embark on next chapter Class of 2010 basks in sunshine, accomplishment By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu “Is it a great day to be a Roadrunner?! Come on!” Metro President Stephen Jordan shouted to the crowd of 1,615 graduation candidates at the May 16 Spring Commencement Ceremony. Jordan’s question was directed to the eager students in caps and gowns in front of him, but the cheering response was twice as loud from the jubilant gathering of faculty, friends and family surrounding the class of 2010 on all sides of the Auraria Athletic Fields. “Today, we break from tradition by holding our first-ever outdoor commencement ceremony,” Jordan said, smiling in the sunshine. “And what a gorgeous day to do it!” The outside ceremony didn’t set the only precedent that day. The headcount of spring graduation candidates marked a 27-percent increase in the number of graduates from 2009. The 2010 commencement marks another landmark in Metro’s history.
“We also mark the start of Metropolitan State College of Denver’s celebration of its 45 anniversary,” Jordan said. Jordan said he took the personal stories of Metro students as the muse for his commencement address. “I’m inspired by mother and daughter first generation graduates, Veronica and Angelica Franco,” he said. Veronica, a hospitality, tourism and events major, received her diploma alongside Angelica, who majored in Chicana/o studies. The two commuted together from Pueblo as they pursued their degrees. Many of the graduation candidates knew that the sunshine of commencement would not match the cloudy forecast for employment in the worst recession since the Great Depression. However, that’s not the case for Metro track star Anthony Luna, the NCAA Division II 2009 National Champion in the Men’s Indoor/Outdoor 800-meter run; he’s already lined up employment for at least the next two years.
MORE GRADUATES, FEWER JOBS
For the 10th consecutive year, Metro sent a record number of graduates out into the workforce. But these new alumni will join the swollen ranks of unemployed workers competing for jobs in the struggling economy. 2,000
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DID YOU KNOW? In its 45-year history, Metro has graduated more than 67, 500 alumni. • THE METROPOLITAN • MAY 27, 2010 • NEWS • A5
Fair peers into the unknown, offbeat Campus mad science event probes mysteries of life, death, big foot By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu The usual shoebox diorama depicting life in an ancient pueblo was missing. The gurgling volcano of vinegar and baking soda couldn’t be found. And the brightly-colored diagram of the nitrogen cycle might as well have been printed on the side of a milk carton. This is not your parents’ science fair. Auraria’s first Mad Science Fair arrived May 21 at the Tivoli Turnhalle replete with ghost hunters, Sasquatch chasers and UFO believers. The event, sponsored by the Metro Crypto Science Society, aimed to explore the intersection of scientific inquiry and paranormal mystery. Crypto Science Society President Jemé Conrad said her organization created the event to be a forum for students to submit their research or experiments they have done in a wide variety of categories. “[It] is a mad science event because our organization deals with all sorts of science that’s not necessarily considered mainstream,” Conrad said. “The Metro Crypto Science Society, we’re a science organization that explores the gamut of science so we look at everything from metaphysics to ghosts to string theory to time theory to anything we want to talk about that’s not necessarily a part of the scientific landscape.” Conrad said her organization was trying to bring back the high school science fair experience so students could interact in a fun environment while hearing different scientific presentations from different speakers on a variety of topics. “We try to be as inclusive as possible so we don’t want to draw the line for where science stops,” Conrad said. “Science intersects and interconnects all of these discussions, and one of our biggest goals is to create a feeling of accessibility and fun.”
Lucia, right, performs an angel card reading for Virginia Mays during the Mad Science Fair May 21 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. “I also do tarot card readings,” Lucia said. “The difference between angel cards and tarot cards is the angel cards are based on the angels and the saints, which are recognized by all religions.” Photo by Dan Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu Arvada resident Terry Meyers said he definitely didn’t find the fair boring. “This was really cool,” Meyers said. “I really liked the giant spider booth. And the speaker had some really good points about what ties the universe together and how we should all be looking into it.” Claude Swanson, a physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Teaching Center and the Brookhaven National Library, gave the keynote address. “We are in a revolution in science. This is a whole new era,” Swanson said. Swanson’s presentation focused on phenomena, such as teleportation, long-range healing and extrasensory perception, which he said were proved by experimental research but
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unexplained by scientific theories. “Several years of intense research revealed a number of phenomena which are real and yet violate current physics,” Swanson said. “The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research lab conducted large scale tests of ESP and what they found on the effects exceeded chance by cumulative odds of trillions to one.” Swanson, who received his Ph.D. from Princeton, asked the audience how science could possibly explain it all. “It means we have psychic abilities and not just a few of us,” Swanson said, “We all have this ability. But we have to learn to quiet the chattering mind.” Swanson said his principal interest has been a so-called “theory of everything,” a con-
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“How do you plan to take over the world?”
“I can’t express the specific details. What I can say involves a super-human army of genetically-altered mutants, an autonomous mountain palace and a letter of marque from the U.S. Congress to establish a privateering industry.” Jason Cordova Metro Graduate
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cept he explores in his book, “The Synchronized Universe.” Metro marketing student Kathyrn Moberg, was skeptical of the intentions of some at the event. “I just started to get the impression that everybody was out to sell something,” Moberg said. “People should give away a little more. If you give more, you get more and people are more apt to become your customer.” For Eva Wheelock, Cat Shaubach and Jim Lilly, paranormal investigators with Para FBI, the event wasn’t about displaying how common, sometimes cheap, electronics could be used to investigate some of the mysteries that go bump in the night. “We are ghost hunters,” Wheelock said. “We go into residents or where anybody wants our help or just wants to find out what’s going on. We use a lot of equipment and that’s why we’re here today to show how we have taken equipment from other applications and other fields and adapted them to our needs.” Shaubach demonstrated the motion detectors, infrared digital cameras and ultra-sensitive sound microphones, the group uses. “This infrared helps us to take the pictures without the flash and without hurting the picture,” Shaubach said. “Basically, it’s all to provide as many ways to measure the environment we can in a paranormal investigation.” Lilly said the biggest misconception the public has about paranormal investigation involves the motives of the investigators. “The impressions is we’re actually out there trying to prove something we think is there as opposed to we’re out there collecting evidence to discount what we see as paranormal investigators,” Lilly said. “We try to explain phenomena by natural means. When we get to paranormal that’s when we can’t explain it naturally, and that’s why we have so much equipment.”
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DID YOU KNOW? The practice of wearing graduation caps and gowns by every student started in the early 12th century. • THE METROPOLITAN • MAY 27, 2010 • NEWS • A7
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A view of the Tivoli Auraria Parking Structure located north of the Tivoli along Auraria Parkway. Effective Aug. 9, 2010, parking customers will no longer be charged a flat fee of $5.50. Instead, all TAPS customers will be assessed a fee of $1.50 per half hour, not to exceed a maximum of $8 for customers with an Auraria Campus identification card and $10 for customers without ID. Customers who park in the TAPS garage for less than 20 minutes will not be charged a fee.
<< Continued from A3 “Anthony is now going to train for 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London,” Jordan said. Luna said the location of graduation, on the athletic fields of Auraria, was special to him because that’s where he did his college training. “I remember being 19, having a new child and not knowing what to do,” Luna said. “Metro State really helped me find my way. I’ve had five great years here.” Bridget Braun, recipient of the 2010 President’s Award, advised the freshly minted Metro alumni to follow the Dr. Seuss classic, “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”: “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away!” Braun, a German major, said these words reflect why she and the other students had persevered to graduation. “Today is our day,” Braun said. “It is time to celebrate this achievement. Whether we celebrate with friends or family members, this is a day that should be remembered for the rest of our lives.” Braun wore a gray cord recognizing her involvement in Metro’s honors program and a silver and blue cord signifying her graduation as magna cum laude (with great praise) for a cumulative grade point average of 3.65 or above. After the ceremony, Carlos Valdivia-Luna gathered with his extended family to snap a few quick photos in his cap and gown before leaving campus to celebrate. “I love Metro and Metro has been good to me,” Valdivia-Luna said. Valdivia-Luna, a technical communications major, has overcome a language barrier to earn his diploma; he didn’t know English when came to the U.S. from Mexico in 2000. “The ceremony was very good,” he said. “I liked the words of President Jordan. They were very motivating.” Erik Skelton was also happy with how Metro conducted commencement, but he was happier just to be graduating. “I thought it went very well; all of the speeches were great,” Skelton said. “It’s been a heck of a ride, and I’ve enjoyed my time here.” Skelton, who studied business management for four years at Metro, plans on being a police officer after he receives his degree. Eric Peterson, president of the Metro Alumni Association, told the graduates that commencement would not mark the end of their involvement with the college. “You will miss this place,” Peterson said. “It may not be tomorrow, but it will definitely happen, and you will want to come back.” Peterson reminded the crowd that alumni played a pivotal role in bringing master’s-level programs to Metro and securing funding for the new science building. And there would be more work to do in the future, he added. “Our voices as alumni and our contributions make a difference,” he said. “Please stay connected.”
The Tivoli Parking lot southwest of the Tivoli will also have a change in rates Aug. 9. Parking customers will no longer be assessed an hourly rate. Instead, a flat fee of $6 will be collected from all vehicles exiting the lot. This fee will be good for all-day parking. According to a statement from parking and transportation services for the Auraria Higher Education Center, the changes in parking rates are being implemented in preparation for the upcoming construction of Metro’s Student Success Building. The 143,000 square foot Student Success Building will be the first building in the Metro neighborhood at Auraria and will be located west of the TAPS parking garage along Auraria Parkway. Photo by Ben Wiebesiek • wiebesib@mscd.edu
Metro, Albanian college sign agreement University of Shkodra enters sister-university deal after Auraria tour By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu Metro is in talks to develop a collaboration with a school in Albania to help create new study abroad opportunities and to share the experience and knowledge of faculty members. A five-member delegation from the University of Shkodra recently visited Auraria April 30 to May 6 to sign a sister-university agreement with Metro. After his visit, the rector of the Shkodra university, Artan Haxhi, said he was looking forward to working with Metro. “It was nice to meet with people who would become good friends, who are also specialists in their disciplines,” Haxhi said. The exchange program will involve two professional studies programs, hospitality, tourism and events program as well as the teacher education program, at Metro and their counterparts at the University of Shkodra. According to a press release from the Metro Office of College Communications, the agree-
ment, when finalized, might include collaborations in the areas of writing and research, faculty exchange and lecture exchange programs. Executive Director of the Metro Office of International Studies Akbarali Thobhani said the agreement would be positive for everyone involved. “Albania is a country that has broken out of the former Soviet Union’s area of influence,” Thobhani said. “There are opportunities there that students can look into, especially in the area of teaching.”
“President Jordan signed an agreement for participation and now the plans are to build a relationship that is mutually beneficial from an academic point of view.”
— Akbarali Thobhani Executive Director Office of International Studies
Thobhani, who is also the interim chair for the department of African and African American Studies, said the Albanian university is optimistic about the effects the agreement will
have, and he believes it will be positive for everyone involved. “President Jordan signed an agreement for participation and now the plans are to build a relationship that is mutually beneficial from an academic point of view,” Thobhani said. He said after follow-up meetings this summer, Metro would possibly be able to implement some of the ideas for the sister-university agreement by the spring semester of 2010. “They would like some of our faculty to go over there short-term to teach in their courses and to develop some study abroad courses,” he said. The agreement comes about two years after professor of elementary education Peggy Fraser traveled to Albania to speak to their students. “She was invited to give a speech in Albania,” Thobhani said. “Her presentations were received quite well by the faculty and students there, and that triggered their interest in developing a long–term relationship with Metro.” For more information and advice about available study abroad programs and beginning the program application process, visit the Office of International studies in Central Classroom Building 206, or check out the website at http://www.mscd.edu/internationalstudies.
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INSIGHT
"It's just amazing to our team. We worked really hard, and I think we didn't set any limits on what we could do this year. We knew we had the potential to be great."
— SOFTBALL PITCHING ACE CHRISTIE ROBINSON • A9
Taking stroll down memory lane When the half-dozen or so of you last looked at this space, we talked about my 50th high school class reunion — a topic that no doubt commands widespread interest. What follows is the second half, for those who may still be awake. During the 36 years I’ve lived in Denver, I’ve been “home” to Brooklyn and New York City in general dozens of times and to Brooklyn Tech, my high school, on maybe half dozen occasions. Like the Grand Canyon in different light at different hours, it’s always different. I’ve also seen the city evolve though ups and downs — it’s been on an upswing since the early 1990s. But little remains unchanged from the memories of youth — seeming centuries ago when Eisenhower was in the White House, the subway cost 15 cents and the Dodgers still played at Ebbets Field in Flatbush. The Dodgers and Giants were gone to L.A. and San Francisco at the end of the 1957 season when I was a sophomore at “TECH.” Ebbets Field was demolished my senior year. Entire neighborhoods are now home to ethnic groups different from the Jews, Italians, Irish and Scandinavians who were Brooklyn’s backbone during my high school years. In one of the neighborhoods I lived in, Bay Ridge — immortalized-in-reverse in the 1978 John Travolta movie “Saturday Night Fever” — Chinese have largely replaced Scandinavians, Irish and Italians. The neighborhood looked improved when I saw it in late April. Amid all that change, TECH has remained and still rises with 1932 art deco lines eight stories over an entire city block and opposite Fort Green Park. When I went to TECH, the Fort Green area was a Puerto Rican slum. Today, gentrification has made it the domain of well-paid professionals who prefer its leafy streets and ornate sandstone town houses to Manhattan. The morning of April 23 allowed me to stroll TECH’s long corridors and center lobby with its murals painted in 1939 by WPA artists (working under Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration). Morning ceremonies gave way to lunch at Junior’s restaurant, four blocks from TECH and famous for its cheesecake. But I go there for the pastrami. After lunch, about 20 of us hung out at the corner of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues, just as we had on neighborhood corners when nobody had cell phones. Across Flatbush Avenue, in what is now Long Island University, once stood the old, ornateinterior Brooklyn Paramount Theater. There, in the spring of 1958 I caught Alan Freed’s live rock ‘n’ roll show with more than a dozen performers, including Jerry Lee Lewis and “Tom and Jerry,” before they became Simon and Garfunkel — all for the princely price of $3. The afternoon was sunny and bright. So I walked from Junior’s down Fulton Street — once Brooklyn’s classiest shopping venue — past Brooklyn Boro Hall, in front of whose Greek columns and stairs I attended a “Keep the Dodgers in Brooklyn” rally in April, 1957, during my freshman
year at TECH. By the following October, the Dodgers were gone to California, taking the Giants with them. Past Boro Hall, I strolled the brownstone streets of Brooklyn Heights and its pre-Civil War townhouses that were New York City’s first suburb, decades before the Brooklyn Bridge opened in 1883. Early in my marriage, we lived there from 1966 to early 68, when the top rent for a brownstone apartment was $125 a month when I was making about $8,000 a year. Today, rent for comparable spaces run at least $2,500 a month. April 24 at TECH started with schmoozing in the main gym — that seemed to have grown smaller over the years, just as the auditorium seats seemed to have shrunk. Seventy-five guys from my class showed up, some from California, Hawaii and France. I ran into a gentleman who was my assistant editor on the school paper, the TECH Survey. Bob Robins is still an aerospace engineer in Seattle. Our reunion packets held gold sashes identifying our class as the “golden anniversary” year. We marched into the 3,000-seat auditorium while the organ pealed “Pomp and Circumstances.” I’ve always found that march poignantly bittersweet and was in tears. I expect to always keep that 2010 “Pomp and Circumstance” moment in what Pete Hamill (recalling the Brooklyn Dodgers) called “the treasure house of memory.” Lunch with classmates in the sprawling 8th-floor cafeteria brought back more memories, not all of them good. For me, afternoon tours of the latest technology labs and shops, where everything is computer-directed, held less interest than talking with old grads. Lots of us didn’t want the reunion to end that afternoon. It didn’t. Saturday night offered a reception for 1960 alums at the carefully restored (a 20-year job) Park Slope
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J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com townhouse of Jerry Krase, now a professor of urban sociology at Brooklyn College. Krase used to kick extra points for the TECH football team when kicks were straight-on and not soccer-style. In the Krase’s built-in-1900 home with stained glass and wood craftsmanship long extinct, the smaller-scaled gathering was a perfect coda for a reunion that, for me, had exceeded all expectations at a time when few things do. There was still a Picasso show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a CartierBresson photo exhibit at the Modern on a rainy Sunday in Manhattan, followed by a drive down to Chesapeake Bay to crack some steamed crabs by the water and an Orioles game at the architectural gem Camden Yards ballpark in Baltimore (the O’s beat the Yankees). Then there was the more memorable architecture (Victorian) at Cape May, New Jersey, and at Princeton University (Gothic), before driving back to New York and LaGuardia Airport. After the TECH reunion, some of it seemed slightly anticlimactic. So maybe you can try to go home again, notwithstanding Thomas Wolfe, who said you can’t. Just don’t expect anything to be the way you think you remembered it. As San Francisco The Examiner columnist Herb Caen once wrote: “Nostalgia is a nice place to have lived. But you wouldn’t want to visit.”
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Building a community to help women thrive The women behind iThrive celebrate a new way of life Story by Christin Mitchell cmitch39@mscd.edu Photos courtesy of Courtney Scherer It was “friendship at first sight” when Randi Waldman and Daniela Abbott met on the elevator of Auraria’s North Building in 1992 as two UCD graduate students. Today, that friendship exists in a community they’ve started called iThrive. Despite a 15-year age difference, the two women shared similar ideas and their lives would take similar turns. They supported each other through their divorces and the aftermath of re-identification. “Being divorced was a pivotal point,” Abbott said. “Women are educated in believing in having careers and being mothers … rather than making divorce a time of sadness, we made it a time of rebirth.” Abbott and Waldman started attending different events. When they shared their experiences from the events other women took interest. Together, the two started to think how they could formulate a similar atmosphere of women supporting each other. They started iThrive in 2003, a community geared toward helping women wondering what to do next in life and others who just want to connect with other women. The women created a curriculum using their knowledge from degrees in education and psychology. For now, iThrive does not have a specific location, but rather a community that exists between women who are members. The two hope to grow the community so that one day they can impact women from all around the world. They hope to join leaders in the women’s movements together with iThrive members and non-members to share their stories. “Our dream is to one day host an event that brings together leaders in the feminist movement, past and present, such as Gloria Steinem, the women's peace movement, such as Jean Shinoda Bolen, and the emerging voices of young women creating paths for women today,” Waldman said. iThrive is constantly growing through word of mouth and the exposure it receives from events like the Floralia Festival, May 21 at the City Hall Amphitheatre. “It took a while to grow, but we are growing,” Ab-
bott said. “And it’s growing on its own.” As proof, more than 200 people attended the Floralia Festival, and 70 percent of them were new to iThrive, according to Waldman and Abbott. The night was all about the ladies at the premiere iThrive Floralia Festival: A Festival of Wine, Women, Spring and Song. Women, and a few men, poured into the amphitheatre on Broadway to enjoy food, music and the company of others. According to iThrive’s website, Floralia, also known as Florifertum, was a Roman festival dedicated to Flora, the goddess of flowers and vegetation. It symbolized the renewal of the life cycle and featured dancing, drinking and flowers. Guests dressed in floral prints and bright spring colors. Everyone enjoyed the indoor-outdoor amphitheatre. The outdoor portion was quiet and perfect for networking and meeting new friends. The indoor portion was bustling with vendors, a lively emcee, food, drinks and band performances. The event was warm and gave women the opportunity to dance, talk and enjoy themselves. Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Vajtay, a 2002 Metro graduate, attended her first iThrive event. “It was amazing. I was so surprised by the community of women,” she said. “[iThrive] is supportive, it’s uplifting and there is a sense of freedom.” Bands like Low Flying Knobs, Somethin' About Lulu, Olive Street Rehab, Sunday Girl and The Byron Shaw Projex all played sets. All the bands featured a female lead singer. Everyone rushed to the dance floor as Sunday Girl rocked out to classics like Kim Wilde’s “Kids in America” and Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation.” The buffet-style menu included vegetarian bean wraps and quinoa with vegetables and soups. The foods were fresh, seasonal and healthy, including the gluten-free, wheat-free and dairy-free brownies. A variety of vendors sold everything from handbags and scarves to jewelry and flip-flops. Lori Husted, owner of luvNsweets, received a lot of business. Husted, who was conveniently positioned toward the
food table with its healthy choices, sold chocolates in all flavors. What initially look like truffle balls, were actually fine ground cookies mixed with chocolate, then covered in a hard shell of chocolate. Husted, who just started the business in February, created the recipe herself. She found out about iThrive through a friend and was asked by iThrive to be a vendor. It couldn’t have been a better venue to broadcast her business because “women love chocolate,” Husted said. “I believe in what [iThrive] believes in,” she said. “Life isn’t over as we get older.”
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iThrive co-founders Daniela Abbott (left) and Randi Waldman pull names for door prizes May 21 at the Floralia Festival at City Hall Amphitheatre.
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Randi Waldman sits in front of the iThrive poster.
Christin Mitchell Assistant Features Editor cmitch39@mscd.edu
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Hot date with summer By Dacia Johnson djohn205@mscd.edu Summer equals more free time than usual, so here is a whole month of fun stuff to do to keep your boredom at bay. Places like the zoo and museum offer free days every few months, and hey, why not set up a slip ’n slide in your back yard for some inexpensive fun in the sun. Denver has a lot of parks and trails that will keep you busy for days, and your pup would love some playtime at one of the many dog parks in the Metro area. We may not have a beach here in Colorado but that doesn’t mean you can’t swim, boat, Jet Ski or lay by one of the many reservoirs. Camping is a great option too; there are loads of places to choose from to set up camp and adventure through the mountains. Nobody said roasting marshmallows were reserved for the mountains though, so invest in an outdoor fire pit and make s’mores in your back yard all summer long. For a shorter trip head up to Red Rocks Amphitheater for their moving screening Film on the Rocks, or check out some art at the First Friday Art Walk on Santa Fe which is free! And of course, summer in Denver is full of festivals, festivals and more … festivals.
PrideFest is a huge two-day celebration in the heart of downtown at Civic Center Park. Here you will find parades and fun costumes in a rainbow of colors. Making its 35 appearance in Denver, PrideFest is a celebration of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and culture. Taste of Puerto Rico is a festival celebrating the music and food of the country. There will also be a lot of salsa dancing. The Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods People’s Fair is one of the largest two-day festivals in the country with more than 250,000 fairgoers. The festival will feature homemade arts and crafts, food from local restaurants and live local entertainment. There will also be a wine pavilion and a mural project. A productive way to spend a Sunday is at the Walk for Lupus Now. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease and 1.5 million Americans have the disease according to lupus.org. If you need a break from the sun you can always pop some popcorn and have a movie marathon, or spend some time cleaning out that closet that looks like Pandora’s box. A lot of these things are free or low in cost, just remember to slather on the sunscreen and stay hydrated. You have until Aug. 23 to jam in as much fun as you can!
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Pennsylvania folk outfit Good Old War is a simple band that creates simple songs. Vocal harmonies and song writing are at the heart of the trio’s self-titled sophomore effort due out June 1. Lead vocalist Keith Goodwin talks about the new, selfrecorded release. Interview by Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu MP: How would you describe your sound? KG: It’s acoustic music with a lot of harmonies. It focuses mainly on the harmonies and the song writing. It’s definitely a little folk and it’s poppy.
MP: Does every member of the band contribute to the song writing? KG: We all do. Dan [Schwartz] and I wrote most of the first record; we’ve been trying to write all together as much as possible. MP: Can you tell me a little bit about the new album? KG: Sure. A couple of months after we put out our first album we all took a couple of months off in January and February. The album came out in November, so instead of just sitting around we decided to go up to the mountains in Pennsylvania and record some new songs. We got 15 or 16 songs in a month. We did it ourselves. Just the three of us, in a house and got most of it done. And then the rest of it like the overdubs and whatever changes we needed to make we just made in between tours all year long. Then we had a buddy who recorded “Coney Island” and a couple of songs from our first record, he mixed it. It was basically like Survivorman, you know? Going up just the three of us with some recording equipment and
doing it. None of us are engineers or anything so we just kind of called people and asked them for advice. It turned out pretty well. MP: You worked with Anthony Green on the last record. Did he have any impact on this one? KG: No, he’s not on the new record. We did record some new songs with him for his solo stuff but not for this record. But he has been a big help for our band. He gets the word out through his band (Circa Survive) and just playing with him definitely helps. MP: I read you’ve been doing some shows on the Internet. What’s that like? KG: It’s funny, every day we get together and practice. We treat it like it’s our job, so we’re always together, we warm up and play songs with just acoustic guitar, without the drums and stuff like that, and I was just like, ‘How can we figure out a way to show people this?’ Because even when we’re not on tour we still get together and play and Ustream [.com] was like the perfect place to do it. I never even knew about it before the last couple of weeks. My computer has one of those built-in cameras on it, and we just set it there and we sit on a couch. I have a bunch of video from my flip camera that I’ve taken from tours
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From left: Tim Arnold, Keith Goodwin and Dan Schwartz are Good Old War Photo courtesy of Big Hassle Media
and recording, and I just play a bunch of video that I have, but we also just sit there and answer questions. People ask questions, and we can answer them live and then we play songs. It’s a good way to interact with our fans. MP: That’s really cool. KG: I was nervous the first time because I didn’t know what to expect so I got all these videos prepared, and then it ended up being kind of cool because people could see what’s going on behind the scenes and who we are as people. It’s actually really fun. MP: What’s your live show like? KG: Live shows are cool. People come out and they sing along, I think that’s the coolest part about it. There’s a big sense of community in the room. The three of us play, we’re trying to learn as many instruments as we can to kind of switch it up because there’s only three guys. Sometimes we do a full band, and sometimes we do acoustic with just one guitar around one microphone. It’s really relaxed though. It’s a good time.
MP: Can you explain how the band got its name? KG: It’s a piece of each one of our last names. My last name is Goodwin, our drummer’s last name is Arnold, so that’s the ‘old’ and our guitarist’s last name is Schwartz, so that’s the ‘war.’ We couldn’t think of a name in the beginning, and then my wife called us and said ‘What do you think about Good Old War?’ and then she broke it down, and we were like that’s pretty cool. We thought about just using our names, but our full names Goodwin Arnold and Schwartz kind of sounds like a law firm. MP: What’s next for the band? KG: We write songs constantly, so we have another album’s worth of music already, so I guess next is just tour for this record, get in front of some people we haven’t been in front of yet, then get in the studio, record another record and do it all over again.
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8 p.m., May 31 @ Marquis Theater $12
The Black Keys • Brothers
The Powerless Rise, As I Lay Dying’s latest album, took the Christian metal band’s fame to new heights when it was released this April. They’ve always stood out for their contemporary blend of Swedish melodic death metal and East Coast hardcore, but this album is heavier and more musically mature. The Powerless Rise is, by far, their best album ever, blowing Shadows are Security and An Ocean Between Us out of the water. This album is excellent from start to finish, with the same heaviness fans would expect, but with more emphasis on melody. Virtually all the tracks are strong. This album fits into more of the melodic death metal genre, as opposed to the metalcore genre. One song that stands out the most, while exemplifying the whole album, is “Anodyne Sea,” which depicts Tim Lambesis, the band’s lead vocalist, standing up for his faith and sending a message, saying it is still important to speak about God to those who believe in Him and that nonbelievers will “walk alone.” Overall, this album is incredible beyond almost any metal album that has been released. It could arguably be the best metal album of 2010, unless bands such as All That Remains and Disturbed pull off better content when their albums come out later this year. For now, there is nothing but great things about The Powerless Rise, and As I Lay Dying is on the rise because of it.
After nearly 10 years as a band, it’s become easy to trace The Black Keys’ influences as a band on their sixth album, Brothers. After working with hip-hoppers from all over the map on last year’s collaborative effort Blakroc and producer-turned-Gnarls Barkley member, Danger Mouse, on Attack and Release, it should come as no surprise The Keys have embraced a fuller, bassheavy sound. Recorded at the legendary Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, where the likes of Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin have cut records, it should also come as no surprise that Brothers has a much more distinct soulfulness than previous efforts. From the opener “Everlasting Light,” which features great falsetto vocals from Dan Auerbach and a touch of throwback backing vocals from the lovely Nicole Wray, it’s clear the band has set out to make a different kind of record than the dirty blues rock of old, and they succeed at every turn. Whether it’s the radio-ready riff of “Tighten Up,” the instrumental “Black Mud” or the slow burner “The Go Getter” there is not a weak track here. The strongest offerings though are the murder ballad “Ten Cent Pistol” and the near-perfect “Sinister Kid.” If you’ve followed The Black Keys at all, Brothers should feel like a logical next step in their catalog, and even if you haven’t, it should still stand up as one of the best of the year.
By Matt Hollinshead • mhollins5@mscd.edu
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
As I Lay Dying • The Powerless Rise
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Quest to be the best
SIDELINE 2009-2010 RECORDS Volleyball (26-8 overall, 14-5 RMAC)
Women’s Soccer
(21-1-2 overall, 16-0 RMAC)
Men’s Soccer
(11-7-3 overall, 8-4-2 RMAC)
Men’s Cross Country (14th overall, 4th RMAC)
Women’s Cross Country (21st overall, 5th RMAC)
Men’s Basketball
(24-7 overall, 14-5 RMAC)
Women’s Basketball
(17-12 overall, 11-8 RMAC)
Softball*
(51-4 overall, 37-2 RMAC)
Baseball
(21-23 overall, 18-12 RMAC)
Men’s Tennis
(6-10 overall, 2-4 RMAC)
Women’s Tennis
(7-12 overall, 2-4 RMAC)
Men’s Track and Field* (6th RMAC)
Women’s Track and Field (10th RMAC)
*As of May 25, 2010
Say What?
Metro left fielder Jennessa Tesone, left, is greeted by celebrating teammates at home plate after hitting a walk-off, two-run home run May 21 at Auraria Field. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu By Josiah Kaan jkaan@mscd.edu After fighting their way through the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament and the regional tournaments, the fourth-ranked Metro softball team is headed to its first-ever College World Series to contend for the Division-II softball national championship versus 19thranked Angelo State University. Metro is the first RMAC school to make it to the national championship. “It’s just really amazing to our team,” Roadrunner pitching ace Christie Robinson said. “We worked really hard and I think we didn’t set any limits on what we could do this year. We knew that we had the potential to be great.” Metro beat Wayne State College back-to-back in a three game series May 21 and 22, winning its first super-regional since the program was reinstated in 2008. Both defenses were on top of their game during the first match-up of the super-regional final, as Robinson and Wildcats pitcher Katie Goetzinger dueled for five scoreless innings before a run was put on the board. With a runner in scoring position
on third base, Wayne State leftfielder Hannah Engelkamp singled into right field to bring in the tie-breaking run and give Metro a 1-0 deficit. The Roadrunner offense could not find an answer for the run in the bottom of the sixth but held the Wildcats scoreless in the seventh, as Robinson retired three straight batters. Metro third baseman Tara Mickelson worked Goetzinger and drew a lead-off walk, thanks to a 10-pitch plate appearance, before left fielder Jennessa Tesone stepped up to the plate. Face with a 2-2 count, Tesone crushed a two-run, walk-off home run over centerfield to give Metro the series lead with a 2-1 win. “When I saw coach Becerra, she was out of control and it was just awesome to have that coach feel that with you,” Tesone said about the game-winning homer. “[I was thinking], ‘Did I really just do that? No way, I’ve never hit a walk-off like that.’ So it was pretty cool.” Metro started off game two in almost identical fashion, keeping Wayne State scoreless through five innings while putting up a run in the top of the fifth, due to a left-field single from Mickelson. See SOFTBALL on A13>>
“I think we have some talent here and we’ve got to go out and get some pitching for this upcoming season. Overall, it was a frustrating year.” BASEBALL HEAD CAOCHTOM CARCIONE A13
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The number of Metro student athletes and coaches that graduated this year. Thirty-one of the graduates were student athletes, nine of which graduated in the Fall of 2009 and the remaining 22 graduated in Spring of 2010. The remaining graduate was assistant women’s soccer coach Dave Morgan. Eleven of the graduates completed their collegiate athletic careers at Metro. Track,
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Metro third baseman and senior Tara Mickelson prepares to throw a runner out at first after fielding a grounder May 22 during their game against Wayne State at Auraria Field. Photo by Leah Millis lmillis@mscd.edu
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Luna - 1st 800m • Lindbom - 10th 800m • Arnold - 5th 1500m • Bogatay - 9th 1500m
Metro sends runners to NCAA after RMAC By David Loewen gloewin@mscd.edu Metro’s track and field teams gathered at Colorado State University-Pueblo on May 10 and May 11 to compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships. The focus for Metro differed among the athletes. “Preparing for the RMAC, we broke up the team,” Head Coach John Supsic said. “Guys that already qualified for nationals trained through RMAC.” The championships became a venue for the runners to sharpen their skills and build confidence for nationals. The conditions in Pueblo were less than favorable, Supsic said. “The weather has been bad the entire season,” Supsic explained. “There has only been one decent meet the entire year.” The windy conditions made the meet difficult but all the schools were forced to compete in the same weather. “It’s not the preferred conditions but we did it with a smile,” Supsic said. Metro’s runners performed with confidence even with the windy conditions. The program had top five performances in the men’s 800-meter and 1500-meter running events, as well as a championship finish. Anthony Luna entered the meet as defending champion in the 800-meter run and repeated as RMAC champion with a 1:50.68 run time. Shawn Lindbom finished
Kellen Fockler breaths deeply after his 800m run April 20 in Golden. Metro has four runners who have qualified for the NCAA finals, two in the men’s 800 meter run and two in the men’s 1500 meter run. File photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu fourth, a few seconds behind Luna, with a time of 1:51:21. “Shawn, did great and he’s ready to roll at the national championships,” Supsic said. There are two ways to qualify for nationals. Athletes need to run an automatic qualifying time or meet a provisional time. The provisional time needs to place in the top 16 of their respective event. A qualifying time can
be met at any event during the season. Lindbom earned a spot at nationals with a provisional time that places him in the top 10 nationally. Luna earned a spot in his first meet of the season with an automatic qualifying time of 1:49.10, which remains the fastest in the nation. Rick Bogatay and Carl Arnold III both finished in the top five at RMAC in the 1500-meter run. Bogatay finished
third with a time of 3:53.16. He entered the championships with a spot at nationals. Arnold finished fifth 3:54.14. He earned his trip to nationals at the Colorado Mines Last Chance meet. The meet was a last chance to secure a trip to the NCAA Championships in Charlotte, N.C. Arnold competed May 16 in Golden. He lingered around the 16th spot in the nation going into the meet and the condi-
tions at Last Chance were ideal for him to secure his spot. “Ironically, the meet had really good weather,” Supsic said. Arnold ran 3:53.01 and finished second at the meet. The RMAC Championships proved to be a place for younger athletes to develop their talent. “Derek Fiorini finally turned his season around,” Supsic said. The sophomore sprinter finished third in the 200-meter dash. He also earned a fourth-place finish in the 100-meter dash. Fiorini struggled throughout the season but found his stride at the championships. No female athlete will compete at nationals, however, a few athletes had their best performances of the year at RMAC. Danielle Kehoe finished seventh in the 5000-meter dash. “The women were a little further behind than I thought we’d be,” Supsic said. “There were still very strong performances by certain athletes. Danielle Kehoe had a great meet.” Metro will continue to improve their standings at future RMAC championships. The absence of field events puts the school at a disadvantage when competing for a team championship. “Once we start adding field events we’re going to keep moving up,” Supsic said. The Metro track and field team will compete at the NCAA Championships May 27 through May 29 in Charlotte.
metro 15 - Mesa 16 • Metro 3 - Highlands 4
Metro’s season ends at RMAC tournament By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu
The Metro baseball team was eliminated from the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament after dropping back-to-back games against Mesa State on May 5 and New Mexico Highlands May 6 in Kearney, Neb. Metro finished the season 21-23. “We kept repeating ourselves in certain areas of the game of baseball,” Head Coach Tom Carcione said. “That’s why we couldn’t get any winning streaks together. I think it has a lot to do with how our pitching staff went this year. We’ve had our opportunities out there and hopefully it’s a growing experience.” The Roadrunners jumped to a 3-2 lead versus Mesa State after one inning before the Mavericks put more runs on the scoreboard. They appeared to have the game in the bag, leading 14-11 after eight innings, before Metro stormed back to take the lead, 15-14, in the top of the ninth inning. Unfortunately, Metro could not maintain the lead, as Mesa State came back to win in 10 innings, 16-15. “I think we played our hearts out
Catcher Brett Bowman slides safely back to first base during a game against Mesa State April 17 at Auraria Field. Photo by Steve
Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu
and did everything we could,” first baseman Jordan Stouffer said. “Sometimes, that’s how baseball goes.” Carcione also reflected on the game. “It was a high scoring affair,” Carcione said. “It was back and forth, pretty much, the whole game. From a pitching standpoint, every time we got back into the game we gave it back up. But, our guys offensively, kept fighting back. We just wound up going to extra innings and couldn’t get the big hit[s] when we needed it. Mesa got the big hit[s] to win the game.” Metro hit 12-39 in the game.
Stouffer had his best performance since April 3 against CSUPueblo, hitting 4-6 with three home runs and five RBIs. “It was good feeling,” Stouffer said. Pitcher Ted Jamison went three innings in his final game with the Roadrunners, giving up nine runs on 10 hits, walking three and striking out two. “What I’ll miss most is coming to the field every day, hanging out with the guys and the camaraderie we have between everybody,” he said. Carcione also took note of Jamison’s last game.
“I think his leadership is what you [will] miss,” he said. “He’s the big horse of our pitching staff and hopefully the guys that will be returning have picked up on his work ethic, his leadership and what it takes to be the first guy out of the rotation on the weekends.” May 6 was a pitchers duel, as Metro pitcher Bradshaw Perry pitched eight solid innings, allowing three runs on nine hits, walking five and striking out four. Perry’s performance was virtually the same as Highlands pitcher Drew Vassil, who also went eight innings, allowing three runs on nine hits, walking two and striking out four. Unfortunately, Metro fell 4-3 in 10 innings, concluding their season. Metro hit 9-34 in the game, led by Stouffer, who hit his 17th home run of the season and was named to the All-RMAC team. The Roadrunners look to the offseason and will return to the diamond in February. “We have a lot of returners coming back,” Carcione said. “I think we have some talent here and we’ve got to go out and get some pitching for this upcoming season. Overall, it was a frustrating year.”
Metro vs. Mesa Box Score
Redding Krueger Fox Stouffer Brown Perry Kaplan Coffey Lopez Henry Trimble Jamison Walter MacDonald
ab 4 4 5 6 5 4 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 0
r 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
h 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
rbi 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
bb 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
so po a lob 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 1 9 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
Score by innings
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Metro................... 3 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 0 15 12 0 Mesa.................... 2 4 1 3 1 0 0 3 1 1 16 22 4
Metro vs. NMH Box Score Redding Krueger Dominguez Fox Stouffer Brown Henry Kaplan Trimble Coffey Altman Frikken Perry Van Bibber
ab 5 4 1 5 4 4 2 2 2 1 0 4 0 0
Score by innings
r 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
h 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
rbi 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
bb 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
so po a lob 0 5 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 R H E
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Sepak Takraw is a form of volleyball described as ‘kick volleyball’ and is played in southeast Asia. • THE METROPOLITAN • MAY 27, 2010 • SPORTS • A13
LIBERO/DEFENSE ALEX GREEN • SETTER SARAH MCGAFFIN • LIBERO/DEFENSE NIKKY SAPP • OUTSIDE HITTER KAYLA COLLIER-VIGIL
Volleyball adds four to 2010 roster By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu
The Metro volleyball team recently added four new players for the 2010-2011 season. Libero Alex Green from Peoria, Ariz., setter Sarah McGaffin of Phoenix and former University of Wyoming libero Nikky Sapp, an Arvada native, join Kayla Collier-Vigil, a Highlands Ranch native, in the 2010 recruiting class. “Other than the fact that it’s close to home, they have a really good, strong volleyball program,” CollierVigil said. “I [also] have a lot of family that lives here, so I just wanted to stay close [to them]. “I’ve lived in Colorado most of my life. I went to Thunderridge High School and I’ve played volleyball since I was nine. I’m really excited for next year.” Collier-Vigil, who signed with Metro in November, also apparently has a deceptive appearance on the volleyball court. “I’m kind of the person that looks like the underdog,” Collier-Vigil said. “I [also] have a really strong attitude, a lot of endurance and power.”
The recruits will add plenty of depth to a team who will be without outside hitter Amanda Cook, setter Gabe Curtis and libero Amy Watanabe, all of whom were seniors last season. Green, who led Cactus High School (Arizona) in her four-year tenure there, won numerous awards last season, namely 2009 region player of the year, first team All-Arizona and first team All-West Valley. Green, 5’8”, has a calm presence on the court and interacts well with teammates. “I’m just a really hard worker and I’ll just do whatever [I’m told],” Green said. “I’m [also] pretty flexible. So, whatever they tell me [to do], I’ll just do it.” Green also explained what factored into her decision to join the Roadrunners. “Our recruiting person for our [volleyball] club was her (Coach Hendricks) former player,” new libero Alex Green said. “So, she said that she’s awesome. I was like ‘okay.’” McGaffin, 5’11”, led Horizon High School (Arizona) to the Class 5A state title this past fall and was named back-to-back All-Arizona 5A and all-region three years in a row.
Metro riding 10game win streak <<SOFTBALL continued from A9 The Wildcats tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning off a single to center field to tie the game up going into the seventh. A defensive battle ensued, sending the game into extra innings before the Metro bats ignited. In the top of the ninth inning, second baseman Sarah Rusch doubled into left-center field and driving in short stop Amber Roundtree. As she has done her entire career, Mickelson came up big when the ’Runners needed her, smashing not only a two-run home run over center field but also Wayne State’s spirit. Right fielder Kellie Nishikida drove in a run to close out the ninth-inning scoring for Metro, brining the score to 6-1. “We were really threatening a lot more offensively that game than the day before,” Head Coach Jen Fisher said. “What sparked it was just good at bats. We were working deeper into
the count and maybe just wearing Goetzinger down a little bit.” Wayne State’s comeback attempt fell short as Robinson and the Metro defense only allowed one run in the bottom of the inning, sending the Roadrunners to compete for their first national championship after the 6-2 win. With the win, Robinson improved her overall record to 28-2 off a 14-groundout performance that allowed only two earned runs. Metro will face a fast and powerful Angelo State in the title match-up, May 27 through 31 in St. Joseph, Mo., but is confident in its potential to take home the championship, Fisher said. “We know they’re quick; we know they have a lot of lefties,” Fisher explained. “They probably have a lot more speed than us; we probably have some more power numbers than they do. We expect a lot out of them (Angelo State).”
METRO VS. WSC BOX SCORE (GAME 1)
METRO VS. WSC BOX SCORE (GAME 2)
Roundtree Nishikida Rusch Mickelson Gertner Tesone Clark Maul Diehl Hainlen Robinson
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As a starter in her four years at Horizon, McGaffin had 2,235 set assists, 1,491 digs, 684 kills, 197 service aces and 180. “I really like their program,” she said. “The girls are really nice, and their volleyball program is really successful.” McGaffin also explained what led up to her volleyball career. “I have three brothers, so I’ve grown up playing a lot of sports with them,” she said. “I enjoy playing volleyball.” Sapp, a 5’3” libero, transferred to Metro from the University of Wyoming, where she received limited action on the court, appearing in only 27 sets with 19 digs, but had a .902 serve receive percentage with only five errors in 51 attempts. Sapp, a 2008 Pamona High School graduate, was a four-year letter winner and three-time all-conference honoree. After finishing last year’s campaign with a 26-8 overall record, including 14-5 in the RMAC, Metro looks to build on last year’s successful 2009-2010 season with a new look on the court.
Volleyball Head Coach Debbie Hendricks addresses her team during a home game at the Auraria Event Center. Photo courtesy of the
Metro Athletic Department
World Cup full of promise Olè, Olè, Olè, Olè … The four-year wait is over for soccer fans worldwide, as the 2010 FIFA (Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association) World Cup arrives on the historic shores of South Africa June 11. Thirty-two teams from six continents will be competing to be crowned as the world’s premier soccer nation, a crown that can be worn four years. The 2010 World Cup marks the first time an African nation will be hosting the tournament and is a salute to not only the unity South Africa has built among its citizens, but also to 32 nations uniting in sport. Tournament play does not start immediately in the World Cup, as each team is placed in a group that contains three other teams. The four teams within each group play each other for the right to advance to the round of 16, where it is a win or go home scenario for each team from there on. The defending champions, Italy, will be looking to defend its title as they kick off play against Paraguay, in a weak group that also features New Zealand and Slovakia. The Italians may be the most hated team on the planet, as their arrogant mannerism are as much apart of their game as their fast paced play. The Italians cruised into elimination play during the 2006 World Cup, playing their closest game in a 1-1 tie in a game with the United States in which the Italians put one in the back of both team’s net. Italy has played more World Cup games than any other nation and have won the championship four times, second to only Brazil who has
JOSIAH KAAN jkaan@mscd.edu five, and have the experience on their side to make a run at another title. Brazil, the team most associated with both ‘futbol’ and the World Cup, will be in the fight for gold in a group it shares with the Ivory Coast, North Korea and Portugal.
The 2010 World Cup is sure to be full of competition, renewed rivalry and heartbreak, but the chance to watch the best soccer players in the world on the biggest stage in the world only comes, well, once every four years. With a roster that resembles an all-star team, Brazil is always a fixture of the championship discussion as they have won the World Cup more times than any team, the last one in 2002. The Brazilians play, probably, the most entertaining and fast paced style of soccer but were left short in 2006 with a 1-0 loss to eventual runner-up France in the quarterfinals.
Look for Brazil to streak their famous green and yellow jerseys into the final four and possibly beyond. Former host nation Germany showed it is a force to be reckoned with during the ’06 World Cup, as they dropped all-world forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to place third. Midfielder and captain, Michael Ballack, will be thirsty for a title, as he has come up short on all of soccer’s biggest stages. Behind his leadership and the acquisition of Brazilian-born, goal-scorer forward Claudemir “Cacau” Barreto, Germany has the talent and leadership to be crowned as the best. The ever-skilled Netherlands fields its best team in the World Cup yet, yearning for the cup more than anyone. The Dutch are the best team in the world to never win the tournament and look to make themselves the best team in the world, period. Led by the young phenom KlaasJan Huntelaar and veteran Dirk Kuyt, Holland opens up against 35th ranked Denmark and is expected to make elimination play in a pool that contains Japan and Cameroon to round out Group E. Watch for the orange jerseys of Holland to push for their historic first cup title. Thirty-two teams all fighting for one goal: the right to call themselves the best in the world. The 2010 World Cup is sure to be full of competition, renewed rivalry and heartbreak, but the chance to watch the best soccer players in the world on the biggest stage in the world only comes, well, once ever four years.
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MISSOULA, Mont. - Montana police said a 24-year-old man was arrested twice for drunken driving in the span of five hours. Police said Frank Rees was arrested at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving and posted a $500 bond just before 5:30 a.m. About two hours later, Rees was again arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, this time after police reported he hit a parked car.
Rees gave a breath sample the first time he was arrested and a blood sample the second as he was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the crash. -The Associated Press
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Saleh “Anthem” Al-Ahdali of Denver practices a breakdance move May 25 in the Auraria Event Center. Al-Ahdali is part of the dance crew “Get With This” which will be performing at Universe Juice, a festival celebrating Colorado’s hip-hop music and culture. Photo by Daniel Clements•dcleme12@mscd.edu
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