Volume 33, Issue 18 - Jan. 27, 2011

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Welcome a-board Carroll Term-limited legislator appointed to Metro’s governing body

By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu

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Former Colorado Speaker of the House Terrance Carroll Jan. 25 in a conference room at his law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP in the Tabor Center. Carroll was appointed to Metro’s Board of Trustees by former Gov. Bill Ritter. Photo by Floyd Brandt • fbrandt@mscd.edu

METROSPECTIVE Group pushing to own poutlry sans permits • 7

ormer Speaker of Colorado’s House of Representatives Terrance Carroll is trading his inside view of the capitol ­— for one of Metro.

Carroll was appointed to Metro’s Board of Trustees Jan. 10 by outgoing Gov. Bill Ritter.

“He was such a staunch supporter while at the legislature, and now as a trustee, that support will continue. He’ll provide an additional well-respected voice for the college with government and business leaders,” Metro President Stephen Jordan said.

Keeping tuition affordable, increasing access to scholarships for students and ensuring equitable funding for the college are all on the new trustee’s docket.

“One of the most important things that the board and the administration at Metro need do is to make sure the college has equitable funding compared to the other colleges and institutions in the state. I think we are still a little bit behind the ball,” he said.

Metro receives $2,573 per pupil in state funding, leaving the college last in the state, whereas research universities receive an average of $5,200 per pupil, according to a Nov. 18 townhall meeting with Jordan.

“One of the beneficial byproducts of having been a Speaker of the House is that you know how the system works and being able to manipulate the legislative system. I think that experience will help advance the ball a little bit for Metro,” Carroll said.

Student Trustee Kat Cammack said she was really excited to hear Carroll was appointed to the board.

“I think he’ll bring new and innovative ideas to the board, especially from a legislative point of view. We haven’t had a legislator on the board,” Cammack said. “It will be interesting to

get that perspective on in terms of our projects forward.”

And although Carroll is physically removed from the legislative process, he still has a strong knowledge of the happenings under the dome.

Sens. Angela Giron, D-Pueblo, and Michael Johnston, D-Denver, will introduce a bill in the upcoming weeks to give undocumented immigrant students in-state tuition.

“I think it is a moral question that we have to address. One of my greatest regrets during my time in the legislature was that I was not able to cajole or influence or get enough votes to pass in-state tuition,” Carroll said.

Metro continues to move toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution, a designation that would help bring in more federal dollars and serve a rapidly growing demographic in the state.

“I think one of the most important things about the HSI designation, coupled with the instate tuition bill, cements Metro as a school of opportunity,” Carroll said.

Carroll said he sees Metro becoming a topflight school, like Hunter College in New York.

The Hotel Learning Center, offering graduate degrees and a number of other initiatives in the works will help Metro become a regional powerhouse.

“From when I joined the legislature eight years ago to the time I left, Metro’s reputation has grown and improved tremendously. It is no longer seen as a school where kids go to that they couldn’t get in anywhere else,” Carroll said. “It is seen as a viable first choice.”

Carroll joked if he could rename the college he would call it Terrance Carroll University.

“I kinda like the name Metropolitan State College of Denver. It’s what we do — we are metropolitan; we are a metropolis. The greeks held a metropolis as a central of culture, a center of academics. It was a place where all roads met and there was an exchange of ideas. I like that as the basis for the name of the school,” Carroll said.

The Board of Trustees next meeting is Feb. 2 in Tivoli 320. The meetings are open to the public.

SPORTS Men and women’s basketball break even while away • 11-12 Men’s soccer star practices with the pros • 13

3 • JANUARY 27, 2011 • THE METROPOLITAN “I no longer want to be told what is or isn’t feminine and that I don’t fit into that feminine mold.”

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Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia speaks to a crowd Jan. 24 in the Tivoli. Garcia addressed concerns about the state budget and funding for higher education. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

Lt. Gov offers few solutions Institutions face closures, privitization amidst budget cuts

By Alex Baskett abaskett@mscd.edu Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia knows Colorado’s higher education system, like the rest of the state, is strapped for cash.

And with more cuts possible, Garcia sees drastic actions on the horizon, including closing and privatizing schools.

Garcia spoke to about 20 people Jan. 24 in the Tivoli.

“Frankly, [we’re privatizing our instiutions] incrementally,” Garcia said. “Every year a smaller portion of funding comes from the state.”

Garcia gave the crowd of students and constituents time to air their concerns about the current financial shortfalls of the state.

The crowd seemed to focus on higher education, which will soon face similar cuts in funding as it has in years past with another $1 billion deficit.

When asked what the state would do if the higher education budget is in fact cut by an additional $100

million, Garcia acknowledged some schools would likely have to close.

However, schools would have to choose to shut their doors themselves, rather than the state to make that decision, he said.

State support for higher education is not constitutionally mandated. As the budget shrinks and costs for entitlement programs and K-12 education increase, funding becomes susceptible to reallocation to other programs.

A unique concern for Metro students is the disparity in funding each student receives from the state, when compared with other schools. One example is Adams State College, a rural school with a smaller student body that receives four times more funding per student than Metro.

Garcia acknowledged the lack of equality in the way Colorado funds it different institutions.

He offered no solutions and said that it is politically unrealistic to cut an institution that brings both money and jobs to a community. Suggestions implying that rural communities take a greater responsibility in supporting schools in their areas were quickly dismissed.

One comment from the audi-

He said it:

“For years we’ve heard we need to do more with less.

In institutions of higher education, we’re doing less with less. We simply cannot provide the amount of support that students need financially and otherwise that students need given the amount of money we get per student.”

— Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia ence, suggesting Colorado could find part of its solution in the graduated income tax rate increase, drew applause from the crowd.

Colorado currently has a constitutional limit on raising taxes under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or TABOR. Tax increases must be put on the ballot and approved by popular vote.

There isn’t an appetite in the state for a tax increase, said Garcia.

“Given our constitutional restrictions on raising money, we know the only quick way to do it is through more economic activity,” Garcia said.

Colorado was ranked No. 48 for state tax collections during the 2008

fiscal year according to Ron Kirk of the Colorado Legislative Council Staff.

Outside groups are looking into using a ballot measure that would use property, sales or income tax as a dedicated source of funding for higher education Garcia said.

A graduate of Harvard Law School and former president of the Colorado State University at Pueblo, Garcia was tapped by Gov. John Hickenlooper to head the Colorado Commission on Higher Education as well as fill out his gubernatorial ticket this year.

Gov. Hickenlooper intends to focus on jobs, the economy and the state budget Garcia said.

Garcia was immediately put on the spot by a former colleague, Stephen Smith, who inquired whether Garcia would take the $68,000 annual salary of the deputy Governor, or the $145,000 average salary for cabinet members, for his position on the CCHE. Garcia said he would opt for the higher of the two.

Afterward, State Rep. Crisanta Duran, whose district includes downtown Denver and the Auraria campus, gave a short speech outlining her policy initiative for the congressional session.

A caption on page 3 of the Jan. 20 print edition incorrectly reported the date of the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast. It was Jan. 14.

In a story on page 5 of the Jan. 20 print editon Brian Hultgren’s name was misspelled.

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4 • NEWS • JANUARY 27, 2011 • THE METROPOLITAN

Special election to fill six vacancies Two SACAB seats will be vacant for eight more weeks

By Linzy Novotny lnovntn1@mscd.edu Students will vote to fill two vacancies on the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board and four student senate seats in a special election Feb. 15.

Metro is supposed to have two representatives on the Auraria Higher Education Center advisory board.

One SACAB member resigned shortly following the Spring 2010 general election, said Simon Ayesse, speaker of Metro’s student senate. Metro’s remaining SACAB member resigned after graduating in the fall leaving no representation on that board.

The results will be finalized only after any complaints are heard March 2.

A special election was to take place during the Fall semester; however, the election commission dissolved. Student Government Assembly President Sammantha O’Brien has appointed Anne Frankovich to be the new chairwoman.

“I have been doing my finest in getting the production of the special election to commence,” Frankovich said. “If the question is to come up ‘why wasn’t this done sooner?’ the answer would be the last chair quit at a crucial time.”

The vacancies on SACAB have left some in the Metro community uneasy.

“This, of course, has started an uproar of turmoil for some in the Metro community as currently, we have no representatives in SACAB,” Frankovich said.

But Ayesse says every contentious issue was already lopsided.

“The couple of issues where Metro might have voted against the other two schools ended up being moot — even with two voting members of SACAB, we would have been minority opinion, so the outcome was the same as if we had voted,” Ayesse said.

Since the vacancies, other members of the student government have sat in on SACAB meetings.

“Jesse Altum and other members of SGA, such as President Sammantha O’Brien, have sat in on SACAB meetings and committees to ensure that Metro has a voice at the meetings even if we don’t have a vote,” Ayesse said.

SACAB’s role at Auraria is complex The Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, or SACAB, is a group of six students responsible for presenting the views and priorities of the student. Two students are elected annually from each of the three schools at Auraria. The committee oversees issues affecting all three schools, like the use of common space on campus. The group also reviews and recommends policy to the Auraria board and oversees the Sustainable Campus Program.

SGA Senator Jesse Altum has acted as an interim voice on the AHEC advisory board. He does not have a vote.

Election timeline Feb. 2

Mandatory due date for petition signature forms and intent-torun forms must be submitted to election commission

Feb. 4

First day attendance agreement forms shall be accepted

Feb. 14

All attendance agreement forms must be turned in

Feb. 15

Feb. 18

Last day of voting

Feb. 19

Preliminary votes are submitted

Feb. 23

Any complaints or disputes to be submitted by noon

March 2

Any disputes will be scheduled and notice submitted to all parties by 5 p.m.

First day of voting

SGA approves two measures for spring ballot The Student Government Assembly approved two referendums to be voted on by the student body in the spring general election.

The first referendum will be whether or not to include a fee of $5 to help fund the Sustainable Campus Program.

The second will be whether or not to accept a $10 increase for an RTD pass.

The $5 increase would be pooled with fees from all three Auraria institutions and would help to fund the Sustainable Campus Program, Senator Jesse Altum said.

The fee increase would fund future and existing projects.

Students will also decide whether or not they want to raise the RTD fee to $70 for the next school year. There was a discussion as to whether or not students should be able to opt out of the RTD fee if they do not use public transportation, and what the implications would be if there was an option.

The SGA is also considering putting charging stations on campus for electric cars.

— Linzy Novotny

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GOOD QUESTION By Alex Baskett: What’s the difference between MetroConnect and Blackboard, and why don’t they work together?

Programs offered to classrooms for different functions

Big Air means big time for Denver A construction worker oversees final touches on the 101-foot-tall, snow-covered Denver Big Air ramp Jan. 24 in Civic Center Park.

The two-day event will feature skiers and snow boarders from across the globe when they compete for an international ranking in the Federation of International Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup Jan. 25-26.

Photo by Jonathan Ingraham • jingrah1@mscd.edu

Students have a list of responsibilities when attending Metro.

Among them is learning new software — including MetroConnect and Blackboard.

The two programs run in tandem, but serve different purposes, Metro application specialist Alex McDaniel said.

MetroConnect manages student information like an electronic filing cabinet. It’s efficient, McDaniel said.

However, it could never provide the virtual classroom experience like the Blackboard system does.

Though a unified system would be simpler for students, getting all their services from a single piece of software would cost them functionality, McDaniel said.

“There is no software that meets every need,” McDaniel said. “You could type a novel in Excel, but why would you?”

Metro could use a single program, but the current mix gives student the opportunity to use the best application for its purposes, web developer Michael Erskine said.

Further complicating matters, MetroConnect and Blackboard do not directly communicate, though there is a bridge connecting the two.

Because the two programs speak different languages, seamless continuity is not a possibility, McDaniel said.

After receiving a grant from the Department of Education, Blackboard will continue to expand the capabilities of its software. Upgrades will include functions for tracking student performance and to allow faculty to focus in on those students who are falling behind in class.

While the thought of another software upgrade leaves many students queasy with thoughts of last year’s e-mail upgrade, McDaniel wanted to reassure students, “we’re not IT.” Information Technology is currently responsible for students Gmail accounts and Microsoft Exchange for faculty and staff.

Information Technology operates separately from the department of Online Activities, who manage Blackboard and MetroConnect.

THE METROPOLITAN • JANUARY 27, 2011 • NEWS • 5

GOOD QUESTION By Alex Baskett: What’s the difference between MetroConnect and Blackboard, and why don’t they work together?

Programs offered to classrooms for different functions

Big Air means big time for Denver A construction worker oversees final touches on the 101-foot-tall, snow-covered Denver Big Air ramp Jan. 24 in Civic Center Park.

The two-day event will feature skiers and snow boarders from across the globe when they compete for an international ranking in the Federation of International Skiing and Snowboarding World Cup Jan. 25-26.

Photo by Jonathan Ingraham • jingrah1@mscd.edu

Students have a list of responsibilities when attending Metro.

Among them is learning new software — including MetroConnect and Blackboard.

The two programs run in tandem, but serve different purposes, Metro application specialist Alex McDaniel said.

MetroConnect manages student information like an electronic filing cabinet. It’s efficient, McDaniel said.

However, it could never provide the virtual classroom experience like the Blackboard system does.

Though a unified system would be simpler for students, getting all their services from a single piece of software would cost them functionality, McDaniel said.

“There is no software that meets every need,” McDaniel said. “You could type a novel in Excel, but why would you?”

Metro could use a single program, but the current mix gives student the opportunity to use the best application for its purposes, web developer Michael Erskine said.

Further complicating matters, MetroConnect and Blackboard do not directly communicate, though there is a bridge connecting the two.

Because the two programs speak different languages, seamless continuity is not a possibility, McDaniel said.

After receiving a grant from the Department of Education, Blackboard will continue to expand the capabilities of its software. Upgrades will include functions for tracking student performance and to allow faculty to focus in on those students who are falling behind in class.

While the thought of another software upgrade leaves many students queasy with thoughts of last year’s e-mail upgrade, McDaniel wanted to reassure students, “we’re not IT.” Information Technology is currently responsible for students Gmail accounts and Microsoft Exchange for faculty and staff.

Information Technology operates separately from the department of Online Activities, who manage Blackboard and MetroConnect.

6 • INSIGHT • JANUARY 27, 2011 • THE METROPOLITAN

NSIGHT

“I think every player does [want the ball], especially when it counts, you want to be the one to take it. If not, why play?”

—JASMINE CERVANTES, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAURD • 11

More than just pretty in pink I’m sitting and watching TV while my brother is nearby typing on his laptop. It’s probably some cop drama or comedy since they’re all I ever watch, and a character comes on and says a cheesy television line like, “It was the beast, beauty killed.” And I’ll say something flippant and sarcastic like, “Wow, real brainteaser there.

How long did that take to think up?” My brother will inevitably say to me, “Sarcasm won’t find you a husband.”

It’s taken me a long time to realize, though humorously and probably unknowingly, my brother is telling me I need to be more feminine.

In small ways I’m told every day to be more “feminine.” Ads, TV shows, movies, family, friends — they all tell women, though we’ve gotten far in women’s rights and feminism (but not all the way), we are, above all, girls, who, so it feels, will never be anything more than girls, no matter what we achieve.

I buy into this every day in how I dress and prepare myself to face the world. Like any actor on stage, I’m acting out my gender like everyone else. We are all taught that dresses, pink and make-up are for girls, not boys (though some boys like to push those boundaries). And, as girls, we must be sure to advertise we are feminine because with so many women in fields once occupied solely by men, how are we ever to tell the difference between us?

Ever notice that the high-powered female lawyers, judges, chiefs of police and executives on TV dress as hyper feminine women in short skirts, jackets that cinch perfectly at the waist, Pantene commercial hair, with every lash perfectly curled? They snap back at their colleagues and superiors with razor wit and remarks no one gets away with in real life. These women are

forced to assert their power by being ultra-feminine. They remain objectified in order to have more of a voice. They’re walking contradictions as to what girls should aspire to. Though successful, that success comes with the price of reverting to 1960’s sexism.

We are shown in the media as strong and powerful, having conquered the battle of the sexes, but yet it’s 2011 and the number one job for women is secretary, same as it was 20 years ago. We, girls, are stuck. We want to be those high-powered, ass-kicking, mouthy women we see on TV. But at the same time we want to be what society wants us to be: demure, polite, compliant — feminine. We’re sent hundreds of mixed messages on what we ought to be, but never on whom we want to be. We’re only ever shown the extremes of female types, powerhouse women or girly girls. Where’s the happy medium?

I can’t keep pulling off this act. I want to say what’s on my mind and be the girl next door.

(Despite whatever Bridget Jones tells you we’re not all supposed to think about calorie counting, men and how many cigarettes/drinks we’ve had in a day). I want to talk about cultures of the world, historical events, the nose dive I saw someone take and that my friend is buying a beautiful wedding dress.

I no longer want to be told what is or isn’t feminine and that I don’t fit into that feminine mold. Guess what? It wouldn’t fit, anyway, because it’s meant for someone who’s a size two and has a more acquiescent personality. And this size eight to 10 (those designers need to standardize their sizing), sarcastic individual wouldn’t want to. I want to be a feminist and a little girly. I want to hate romantic com-

Auraria is a complicated place. The infrastructure resembles a mousetrap from hell from which the average person will never escape without a severe case of vertigo.

There are governing bodies for each school, then an overarching board governing the Auraria Higher Education Center, which manages the facilities and campus operations for all the schools. The Auraria Board of Directors also helps decide where new buildings will be constructed, whether or not we all get our bus passes and helps divvy out scholarships.

Breathe in. There will not be a test on the structure of the campus. Now exhale.

The important part of all this is Metro is without a voice on a crucial board, the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board of Directors. The important people who make big decisions do listen to students — at least the students of CCD and UCD this semester.

Metro’s representatives on the board are neither mute nor stricken with cases of laryngitis. They are non-existent this semester.

After the spring 2010 election, Metro had

two reps ready to sit on the board. One decided not to take the position after being elected by the student body. The other, Michelle Sprowl, did her duty and sat on the advisory committee during the fall semester. However, like all good things, her time came to an end at Metro and she graduated. No one faults her for that. Graduation is the end goal for most of us students, after all.

The rub, however, is the Student Government Assembly knew our bench was shallow and that our starter would be leaving for greener pastures — away from Metro — halfway through the year.

A special election is the answer for such quandaries. Our bench could have been filled, our recruitment done and the team stocked for the next season.

But our coaches, the SGA, did not look to recruit. They did no scouting. There was no fall semester special election and now we are left without a single player.

There is a special election slated for the week of Feb. 15. Great. Then we have another election sometime in April- May-ish for the upcoming school year.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ashley Moreland amorela1@mscd.edu MANAGING EDITOR Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu NEWS EDITOR Nic Garcia ngarci20@mscd.edu

PETRA VANNUCCI-HENKEL pvannucc@gmail.com edies — but love gothic romance, hate pink and like lilac. Where is the middle ground? Is there one?

Sure, sort of, but each of us unfortunately has to find it on our own. We have to find what works with our thoughts, beliefs and personality. Just like the women of power come in different forms, so do we. We’re not all sorted into Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice categories. Just like in the girlier fields we’re not all like Bridget Jones, Elle Woods or Cher (from “Clueless”). There are mediums, but they’re not usually on TV or in magazines. We have to find it for ourselves as individuals. Sorry, that means work, and sure not all of us think about our femininity and gender roles. But we should.

We’re not just women or girls, we’re individuals.

That individuality is what should define us, not whether we’re feminine, masculine or other.

Even I, with my big mouth and all, need to take my own advice and stop performing and start being — not my gender but who I am.

So the next time my brother makes that snide remark that sarcasm won’t find me a husband, I’ll remember to reply, “It might find me a wife instead.”

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So the people who are elected in the special election will serve until the end of this school year, and if they want to continue serving next year, well, they need to run again in the general election.

Many will be quick to point to the lack of a functioning election commission in the fall.

There was no commissioner to facilitate an election.

There is a strict timeline for how elections must be run. The SGA must provide one month’s notice to the student body before opening an election. This way, all interested players can get on the roster and gear up to campaign.

The players have to attend an informational session so they know what they are getting into and the rules of the game.

All in all, it’s a fairly time consuming process, and if a step is missed or taken at the wrong time, it can be game over.

Deep breathe again. There will be no quiz on this procedure, either. Now exhale.

In the meantime, the game plays on — plays called sans Metro student input or representation on the team.

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ETROSPECTIVE

Sustaining urban homesteads Denver residents gather signatures to 'free the chickens,' allowing the domestication of six hens without a permit

Story by Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu Photos by Luke Powell lpowel18@mscd.edu Right off Speer Boulevard, not far from Auraria, small clusters of domestic chickens softly peck around their enclosed coops in the yards of neighbors James Bertini and Keenan Conway.

“Chickens are a really good way to keep track of where your food comes from,” Conway, a Metro junior, said. “Being able to go out every morning and gather fresh eggs is a really rewarding experience.”

Bertini and Conway each own and care for about five undocumented chickens, which they raise privately for benefits such as fresh eggs and a more independent, sustainable way of urban living.

Since last December, Bertini and Conway have been working together on “Free the Chickens,” a petition initiative requesting that it be legal for Denver residents to own up to six hens without a permit.

“The law currently allows people in certain neighborhoods to apply for permits. There’s no guarantee that the permit will be granted … and it costs $150 for the first year,” Bertini said. “This law was made approximately 50 years ago when Denver didn’t want people to have chickens.”

Legally, the requirement is to have 3,900 signatures, but Bertini’s goal is 5,280, which is mainly to ensure against invalid names. He’s hoping to present the petition for the May 3 mayoral James Bertini, owner of Denver Urban Homesteading and organizer of "Free the Chickens," shows off one of ballot. his five hens Jan. 25 in Denver.

“We think it’s just asinine,” Conway said. “It should be a right of ours to own chickens without a permit. The current process is bors, Torres was granted her permit.

Torres began the process in May 2009 after she moved from way too archaic, cumbersome and expensive.”

Bertini has been the chief organizer, spreading the word about New York to Colorado. She didn’t have legitimate certification unthe initiative through e-mail notifications and working to recruit til February 2010.

“In the beginning it was like, ‘oh that would be cool,’” she said. volunteers to either sign-up or help sign-up supporters of the cause. “We tried for two years to convince city council to change “And then I thought it would teach me a little bit about chickens or the law and we had some supporters, but they just didn’t change livestock and stuff, and then it kind of became a whole process and it,” Bertini said. “And so we decided to take matters into our own now it’s about screwing the man.”

Bertini, Conway and Torres have never personally encounhands and ask the citizens to change it.”

Bertini met many of the volunteers for "Free the Chickens" tered opposition from any of their neighbors about the chickens. from his 14-month-old business Denver Urban Homesteading, Concerns like noise and odor never turn into problems because of which is the first and only indoor, year-round farmer’s market in the simple maintenance that owning a small amount of chickens calls for.

Denver, located at 200 Santa Fe Drive.

“There are other laws and regulations in Denver that say that “We sell mostly local and organic foods,” Bertini said. “We also have a homesteading school where we teach classes on how to you can have as many snakes as you want, you can have as many rats as you want, you can have up to 25 pigeons on your property, raise backyard chickens and beekeeping and gardening."

CCD senior Christine Torres responded to a notice Bertini sent no permits, not processes or anything like that,” Torres said. from the Denver Urban Homesteading mailing list. As a licensed chicken owner, her knowledge about the permit process was vital.

“I ran in one day … and said ‘I’m a documented chicken owner and I hear you guys are doing this permit thing where you don’t have to go through the process and I completely support that,’” she said. “I just kind of jumped in and I’ve been involved for the last few weeks with that.”

The drawn-out process that Torres endured currently takes more than six months to complete. It begins with a written request to Animal Control for a property inspector to check the yard for hazards and proper space before they send a confirmation letter, which must be taken to the zoning board. After another applicaMetro junior Keenan Conway feeds his chickens in tion, a $100 fee, a 45-day trial period, a $10 processing free, anhis yard in Denver Jan. 24.

An egg lays in Keenan Conway's chicken coop, which is other $50 fee and written permission from surrounding neighbuilt out of recycled materials such as broken down pallets.

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Music gear swap simplifies local trading Denver musicians come together to sell instruments Story by Linzy Novotny lnovotn1@mscd.edu Photos by Sean Mullins smullin5@mscd.edu Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom was packed with people of all ages as they searched for bargains on used music supplies, shared their knowledge, talked to long-time friends and made new ones.

Jan. 23 marked the first Colorado Music Swap. The swap, which was the brain-child of Colorado native and musician Dutch Seyfarth, was a place for musicians and local business to come together to buy, sell and trade gear, food and music knowledge.

There were tables full of musicians selling equipment and local businesses offering information about the industry. There was live music and musicians held clinics on how to play various instruments.

Instruments ranging from guitars, drums and soundboards to cowbells, maracas and a melodica were purchased. The event, which is similar to ones that take place across the country, was “a runaway success,” Seyfarth said.

Seyfarth started playing drums when he was 11-years-old. Playing on pots and pans until his parents gave in and bought him a drum set, he has been consumed by music ever since. It has been his dream to create an event that would showcase Colorado businesses and local musicians.

This event is similar to the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM).

Local drummer Christian Blochinger manned the table for Colorado Music Buzz magazine. While people joined their mailing list and took copies of the magazine’s current issues, Blochinger, a self-confessed hoarder, sold instruments and gear that he had accumulated for more than 20 years.

“A lot of stuff went to a good home, [and knowing that things he had no use for anymore had gone to someone who would make use of them] makes all the difference in the world,” he said.

This is especially true of the melodica he had sold to his friend Stephanie Fry. Blochinger had unsuccessfully tired to get his band mates to play it for years and Fry was so excited by her $20 purchase.

Fry was at the event because her friend Laura McGaughey had a booth for her public relations company, Spunky PR, and McGaughey’s husband Chris “Citrus” Sauthoff was giving a sitar clinic.

‘It was very community centric,” Fry said. “I saw a lot of the local mu-

Joe Hamilton, left, and Dan Kugler discuss handmade guitars Jan. 23 at the Colorado Music Gear Swap meet held at Cervantes. Kugler is the owner of NoName Guitars and produces handcrafted acoustic instruments.

A group of vintage guitars for sale Jan. 23 at the Colorado Music Gear Swap meet held at Cervante’s. sicians giving each other hugs and having fun conversations about their items at their tables. People were there to talk, look and listen [to local music].”

McGaughey was at the event to network. She not only represents local bands, but also other artists and nonprofits.

“I think it’s always good to have presence at events, be out in the public eye and network. Relationship building is paramount for artists and businesses of all kinds,” she said.

“We live in a world that is so focused on technology like e-mail and texting that having that face-to-face contact is becoming less and less important when really it is just as important or even more important.”

Unlike eBay and Craigslist, the event allowed people to sell and trade

in the same place without the fees associated with those public listing sites.

The only thing that was unanimously lacking was room. The Colorado Music Swap sold all the spaces it had for vendors and all proceeds went to the KGNU Community Radio of Colorado. The amount raised for the organization exceeded expectations, Seyfarth said.

For next year, Seyfarth said the event will remain at Cervantes, but the venue next door will be utilized to provide more space. He would also like to see more “mom-and-pop” shops next year.

The swap brings the music community in Colorado together — people who hold music as a large part of their life, just as Seyfarth does.

Grant Gordy jams on a vintage Gibson guitar Jan. 23 at the Colorado Music Gear Swap Meet, held at Cervante’s. Gordy works for JazzAmp, a company that makes custom amplifiers for jazz musicians.

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Journeying through the living stars The Gates Planetarium presents first new video exhibt in two years

By Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu Sitting in the center of a radiant spiral galaxy while burning stars contract and explode in what feels like six-inches away does something to your frame of mind.

You can’t stop starring, and when the scene changes and the massive planetarium becomes momentarily dark, you feel alone in space until the next wave of constellations whizz past on the screen overhead from every side and angle.

“Journey to the Stars” is the first new space education production in almost two years to show in the Gates Planetarium inside the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. The film was developed by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and as homage the opening scene takes place at sunset in Central Park.

Transfixing images of vibrant nebulas wafting like a blanket of crimson smoke through infinity and dancing stars that hurl themselves

around in combustible rings around one another have a captivating power over the audience below. Gasps of amazement continually escape at the turn of every slide.

“In the digital dome you actually get to travel both back in time and far out in space to kind of witness the evolution and the dynamics of how the stars work, their interaction and galactic formation, how they work inside, their magnetic fields,” said Dan Neafus, planetarium operations director. “It’s a very, very fast moving, visual show.”

The technology involved in both the creation and exhibition of the show involves a unique digital format specifically for the dome — the fish-eyed projection screen which makes planetarium shows engaging and stunning.

The images on the dome are shown using six projectors that blend into one super high-resolution image. It takes approximately two years for a research team to complete a planetarium film, which generally lasts only 20 minutes.

Dan Neafus, operations manager of Gates Planetarium at the Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, poses in front of a projection of Io, one of Jupitor’s fourth largest moons. Photo by John McEvoy • jmcevoy@mscd.edu

“The shows themselves are primarily done using computer graphics, but the data is based on scientific information,” Neafus said.

“The term is actually scientific visualization, which is different than, say, abstract or imaginary visualization that Hollywood might use.”

Scientific visualization is a datadriven process where astronomers generate images based on physics to discover what nebulous bodies look

like based on the real statistics and not imaginary approximations.

“The information and the visuals are state-of-the-art. The way [they use] things like magnetic field alliance and computer simulation … [creates images that are] not only pretty to look at but very accurate.”

The film progresses from a panoramic sunset on Earth to the deepest, most intricate cores of energy and matter. Despite the complex

explanations, the audience can’t help but retain some information.

“It was fascinating,” said Angela Gutierrez who visited the exhibit with her 5-year-old son. “I didn’t understand the part on fusion … but it’s … unforgettable.”

The complete encapsulation of the audience by the dome, the technology and the artistic representation are indeed awe-inspiring and remarkable.

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A wealth of information about the Metro State Computing Labs can be found at www.mscd.edu/infotech/student.shtml. Here you will nd information on lab hours, lab locations, software availability, policies or employment opportunities.

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Metro State IT Computer Labs is delighted to announce “dual boot” technology.

The West 244B and Tivoli 225 MAC labs are now tted with the latest “dual boot” technology which allows the users the exibility to choose between booting into a Macintosh operating system or a Windows operating system with a click of the mouse. These latest group of improvements represent our ongoing dedication to supporting the Metropolitan State College faculty and students who are working to make Metro “the preeminent academic institution.” Please come in and see what we have for you!

Metro State has labs that are equipped with PC or MAC systems. The computer labs are not just for students taking computer classes. Any Metro State student who is currently enrolled may use the equipment. Word processing, spread–sheet, database and programming software is available. Laser printers are available in each of the labs as well as access to the World Wide Web.

10 • METROSPECTIVE • JANUARY 27, 2011 • THE METROPOLITAN

Sounding off

Face to face with FaceMan If James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, Denver’s FaceMan is the hardest-working folk-rock trio. The relatively new band has spent the last four months planning their album release party, FaceMan’s First Waltz, which could be the biggest local show of the year. With 35 guest musicians from some of Denver’s biggest names including The Knew and Slim Cessna’a Auto Club — not to mention a giant stainless steel face sculpture — the show is sure to be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.

Talking with FaceMan himself, it’s clear he’s looking forward to the big night, not only to get people interested in his own music, but also introduce people to the great music all around the Denver area.

By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu

MP: How would you describe your sound?

FM: It would be in the folk-rock genre probably, but it’s a little bit rough around the edges in the sense that it’s not the most polished music. We do, at shows, gain fullness in the music, by bringing in a three-piece horn section and other guest musicians to fill out stuff, but it’s meant to be pretty simple.

I don’t play with any effects pedals, so I play a clean electric guitar and sing. The songs are three-minute, verse-chorus type songs. They’re meant to be accessible.

MP: Why did you decide to do your album release party this way, with all the guest musicians?

FM: The main reason is our music is simple, and we’re big on performing with other people and having fun with it. It’s fun for us to have guests.

Also, there are a lot of really talented people in this town that work their asses off doing what we do, and it’s an opportunity to bring all these different friends of ours together and perform in a format that no one’s too used to doing — in this town at least. In other music towns, like New Orleans, it happens all the time — it’s just part of the culture.

That’s what we’re really into [with this show]. We’re trying to promote [the guests’] projects as well and have them celebrate with us. We’re not covering any music, but we’re covering other Denver music. I think we have a pretty impressive list of people confirmed, and we’re gonna have a four-piece horn section with a Sousaphone player ... [and] a marching band there.

It’s gonna be like a party.

We have a band called The Construct that’s opening at 8:30 and they play for about 40 minutes, and then at around 9:30, our show starts. Basically from 9:30 to 1:30 in the morning we’re playing about 35 tunes. There’s 30 or more actual musicians coming on the stage. You wouldn’t believe this plan we have. It’s hilarious. The sound guy’s gonna hate us … It’ll be fun, man.

MP: Are you going to play the new album in its entirety?

FM: The whole album will be played, but it will be kind of in-

termingled. We’ll have a couple of sets, we call ’em mini sets, where it will be more acoustic, and then it’ll get into a little bit more rock, then we’ll break down and just be the trio for a few songs. We’re definitely playing all the album songs, and some of the songs will be in a trio form, because on the album it’s a trio.

MP: What can people expect from the album itself?

FM: I think people will find that there’s an upbeat sound and it’s folky, but the lyrics are a little bit darker. We like to say we’re death folk. We’re not technically that dark, but we’re like the GWAR of folk.

MP: When you first started playing shows you wore a mask. Why don’t you wear the mask anymore?

FROM LEFT: Ryan Elwood, Steve Bailey and David Thomas FM: I’ve never wanted this project to be expected. Bailey are FaceMan. Photo by Floyd Brandt • fbrandt@mscd.edu The mask included. Initially the mask was — Well … it was just to be anonymous. It’s like being in costume. It gave tall, copper-riveted structure. It was like his Statue of Liberty, me this ability to be more creative in my mind. It created a sort basically. It’s all hand-done and it took him seven-and-a-half of outlet. It’s like Halloween: You have this sort of unfound con- months to do it … This thing is just beautiful.

It just makes the look a little bit more professional. Not sayfidence when you have a really good costume, and you go to a really good party and you’re like, “Man, why am I such a badass ing [that] we’re always gonna have it, I just want this [project] tonight? One night only.” I just wanted to have that excitement, to keep evolving, [to] keep getting weirder and weirder. and I realized it gave me a lot of confidence for me to go [on MP: So are you commissioning a new face already? stage] and do something meaningful. [Basically], the mask was FM: No! We’re gonna sit on this one for a little bit. We’ve only done one show with it. Typically we do 10 to 15 shows with never intended to be forever. one look.

MP: Can you tell me a little bit about the new face?

[The album release] is gonna be this night where we’re all FM: This has always been a project where I have fought really hard to get the best people I could possibly get to work with, in gonna be at one place and we’re gonna party. It will be more all different types of fields … Everything about the project I’m for us. Sort of like a meet and greet. With 35 people we’re just trying to make as good as it can be. One of the things about [it] gonna have a fuckin’ blast.

It’s $10 and it’s guaranteed to be amusing. is I want the look to constantly evolve. Once people buy into the music, the look’s just fun. If you don’t like it, who cares? It’s entertainment.

We’ve gone through various different looks and I ended up 8:30 p.m., Feb. 4 working with this artist, James Ronner, in upstate New York.

He ended up building this 200-pound, stainless steel, 8-foot @ Bluebird Theater, $10

FaceMan’s First Waltz

Ch- ch- cha- cha -check it out!

Rev. Run of RUN-DMC comes to Auraria

By Stephanie DeCamp • sdecamp@mscd.edu

RUN-DMC Photo courtesy of www.woooha.com

The infamous hip-hop group RUN- DMC has been a household name for many of our lives. But with Rev. Run himself coming to the Tivoli to open up this semester’s lecture series, we found oureslves needing to freshen up our knowledge of the rap pioneers. Seeing as how many of us were born around the time of their first album release (1984), we put our heads together and came up with this very brief description of why you’ve always known, even if you’ve never heard, RUN-DMC. The group was one of the first hip-hop acts to accomplish anything in the genre. Notable firsts include the first No. 1 rap album to be on the pop charts and the first rap act with gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums. They were also the first rap act on the cover of Rolling Stone, to appear on MTV and to receive a Grammy nomination.

Also, RUN-DMC changed hip-hop in two immediately noticeable ways — first, with their simple beats, differentiating themselves from the funk- and soul- based hip-hop of groups like The Sugar Hill Gang, and second, with their fashion

sense, disregarding the pomp and style started by the few previous acts for the style of the streets: jeans, tennis shoes, gold chains and, of course, Adidas sportswear.

It’s hard to overestimate the cultural significance and vast influence the group has had on everyone from Wu-Tang Clan to Rage Against the Machine (yes, they were the first to do rap-rock, too!). So with these brief facts we can all enter the Tivoli Turnhalle feeling a little more prepared, and maybe even a little more mature, as we pull up our seats to hear what the Reverend has to say on the topics of following dreams and aspirtaion.

Check out the Rev! 12:30 p.m., Jan. 27 @ Tivoli Turnhalle

Or catch it on The Met Report, Jan. 28, @12:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 54

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“And then I thought it would teach me a little bit about chickens or livestock and stuff and then it kind of became a whole process and it’s about screwing the man.”

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’Runners stumble on road No. 5 Fort Lewis hands Metro first loss of season

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By Mark Babish mbabish@mscd.edu The Metro women’s basketball team started their heavy road schedule, six of the next eight, splitting the weekend’s series by losing against Fort Lewis College and winning a thriller against Adams State.

In a showdown of top 15 teams in the nation Metro, traveled to Fort Lewis Jan. 25 and was soundly defeated 73-47.

The game started off with Fort Lewis scoring six straight points and senior center Tawny Drexler picking up two fouls in the first two minutes.

“I expected Fort Lewis to come out strong; they’re on their home floor coming off a loss last weekend,” Head Coach Tanya Haave said.

The first half continued to see Fort Lewis dominate, stretching out their lead to more than 12 points.

Metro did do a good job limiting the Skyhawks’ shooting from the field in the first half, 35 percent, but FLC got to the line hitting 11 free throws to go into halftime up eight points.

Metro came out of the locker room ice cold as they missed their first eight field goal attempts, finally converting with just more than 12 minutes left on the clock.

While Metro couldn’t find the basket, it was the complete opposite for FLC as they shot 67 percent in the second half.

“They got some momentum going, and for them it snowballed upward and for us downward,” Haave said.

The dynamic senior duo of Drexler and Cassandra Bratton was limited to a combined eight points, four rebounds and eight personal fouls – far from their seasonal averages of 19 points and 15.4 rebounds.

“It was a rough game overall; they boxed out really well,” Bratton said. “They played well; we just played worse.”

Brandi Valencia was the leading scorer with nine points. Her sister Kristen pulled down a team high nine rebounds.

Metro was off to Alamosa to take on Adams State the following night.

It was a game featuring the top two rebounding teams in the nation.

Metro showed no ill effects from the previous night as they stormed out to an 11-point first half lead.

With Metro up by two late in the second half, Adams State’s junior guard Crystal Loch got the steal.

Loch drove past Bratton, banked a

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RMAC Awards The RMAC Preseason Baseball and Softball polls were released Jan. 25. The baseball team is picked second behind Mesa State. Metro outfielder David Fox was named Preseason Player of the Year. Joining Fox on the Preseason All-Conference team are Jordan Stouffer, Brennan Brown and Bradshaw Perry.

In softball, Metro is picked second overall and first in the East Division. First baseman Aubree Maul and outfielder Jennessa Tesone were chosen to the Preseason All-Conference Team.

They said it: “I’M STILL IN SHOCK. IT’S THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY I COULD POSSIBLY HAVE.”

-FORMER METRO MIDFIELDER STEVEN EMORY ON HIS CHANCE TO JOIN THE COLORADO RAPIDS. 13

Metro Jasmine Cervantes goes up for a shot against CSU-Pueblo Jan. 14 at the Auraria Event Center. Metro won 74-47. File Photo by Floyd Brandt • fbrandt@mscd.edu shot off the glass while being fouled to tie the game.

Coach Haave tried to use a timeout to ice Loch, but the junior guard made the free throw attempt giving Adams State the one point lead with seven seconds remaining.

Metro gave the ball to junior guard Jasmine Cervantes and let her make the play. For Haave, she wouldn’t want it any other way.

“She’s a competitor; that’s the big thing with her,” Haave said.

“When the game is on the line, you

want the ball in her hands.”

Cervantes drove the length of the floor and put the shot up. After rolling around the rim twice it finally dropped giving Metro the 54-53 lead with 1.1 seconds remaining. It was the final two of her team high 21 points on the night.

“I think every player does [want the ball], especially when it counts the most, you want to be the one to take it. If not, why play?” Cervantes said.

Adams State couldn’t get a shot

off before time expired as Metro escaped with the victory.

Metro is now tied a top of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings with Fort Lewis and Colorado Christian.

They dropped one spot to 15 in the latest Women’s Basketball Coaches Association poll. Up next for the squad is home games vs Western State and Mesa State.

Met Sports Analyst Daniel Laverty explains why the Chicago Bears have given him hope for next season’s Denver Broncos.

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Men clip Skyhawks, pawed by Grizzlies

By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The Metro men’s basketball team remains atop the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, even though their winning streak ended at 11 games.

Metro won at Fort Lewis College, 85-78, but fell at Adams State College, 59-54.

The Roadrunners are now 14-3 this season, including 11-2 in the conference.

“Coach [Clark] is doing a great job preparing us for every single game,” sophomore center Jonathan Morse said. “We just lacked execution [against ASC], [and] we learned from our mistakes.”

Metro struggled with turnovers early on at Fort Lewis, committing five in the first five minutes, which allowed the Skyhawks to go up 8-2.

Metro was able to get back in the game thanks to some help from Fort Lewis. FLC went 6 for 17 from the free throw line while Metro shot 9 for 13.

In the first two minutes of the second half, Metro drained three long bombs — two from freshman guard Brandon Jefferson and one from junior guard Reggie Evans.

This paid dividends later in the

Metro guard Brandon Jefferson faces a CSU-Pueblo defense during a game Jan. 14 at the Auraria Event Center. Metro beat the ThunderWolves 67-56. File Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu game because it started fueling the offense. However, the Skyhawks’ high-powered offense, 1st in the RMAC, began to roll going on a 154 run to take a 55-51 lead.

Metro stormed back with another trio of three-pointers, the last

by Evans gave the ’Runners the lead

for good. The squad made clutchfree throws down the stretch to secure the victory. Evans and Jefferson scored 24 points each and went a combined 9 for 13 from deep.

“It was a good old fashioned competitive game,” Head Coach Derrick Clark said. “We were very for-

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tunate to make some shots down the stretch, and we got key stops.”

The following evening, the Roadrunners traveled to Adams State, where it was a tale of two distinct halves. Metro relied on consistent shooting and rebounding to grab the early lead. Morse, who had nine

points, was dominant on the boards with 16 rebounds, including 12 in the first half.

When the second half started, things fell apart for Metro.

“We didn’t have a sense of urgency approaching that game,” Clark said. “We thought, ‘okay, we beat Fort Lewis,’ [and] we underestimated them.”

Unlike previous games, Evans struggled on the floor, shooting 1 for 11 totaling five points.

To add insult to injury, the Grizzlies successfully attacked the paint in the second half, eventually gaining the lead. ASC also hit their free throws in the final minutes, closing the game on a 12-7 run. Point guard Quaran Johnson led Metro with 16 points.

“They had a game plan, [and] they stuck with it,” Johnson said.

“We weren’t very disciplined in the second half. Their intensity picked up, [and] the crowd got into it.”

Metro is still unranked in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II poll, which was released Jan. 25.

The Roadrunners will return to the Auraria Event Center Jan. 28-29 to face Western State College and Mesa State College.

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By Cody Lemon clemon2@mscd.edu

THA – SF

Metro men’s soccer midfielder Steven Emory joined the Colorado Rapids for preseason Jan. 24 in hopes of getting a contract.

The 2010 Major League Soccer Cup champions hosted the invitational combine at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Jan. 21-23.

Emory was one of 57 players who were invited to try out for the team.

“I got invited to the combine, and on the last day they told me they’re inviting me back to preseason,” Emory said. “I haven’t signed a contract yet.”

At Metro, Emory was named two-time Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year.

Emory also played for the Rapids’ youth academy and said a lot of the MLS teams are emphasizing home-grown players coming up through Publication the academy.

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7” “They emy, they invited me out,” Emory METROPOLITAN have been watching me and how I’ve been doing [at] Metro.”

Because of his new schedule, Emory is slowing down with school and focusing more

on his game.

“I have to cut back on school and just take my online classes,” Emory said. “I have two-adays with the Rapids so there is no way I’m going to be able to make it, physically, to class.”

Emory is a senior and is only five classes away from graduating with a degree in health care and management. He said Metro is cooperating with him and his new schedule.

“They (Metro) have been really supportive,” Emory said. “They have done everything I could have possibly asked.”

Emory recalled walking into the Rapids locker room and being awed by the moment.

“It was pretty nuts,” Emory said. “You see all the people that you have been watching your whole life, and now you’re going to be playing with them. It’s hard to say the feeling because I’m still in shock. It’s the greatest opportunity I could possibly have.”

For Emory, the transition from college to professional will require perseverance and pure determination.

“I’m going to have to work really hard and earn their respect and their trust — make them believe in me and allow myself to get the contract,” Emory said.

Run Date(s) Initial Time The Rapids start their preseason training THURSDAY 1.27 Ariz. They open up the Feb. 11 in Glendale, regular season hosting the Portland Timbers March 19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

“This is a dream and I need to take advantage of it,” Emory said.

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