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From Roadrunner to Rapid

Metro star Steven Emory signs with pro soccer team

By Mark Babish mbabish@mscd.edu Many little kids dream about growing up and playing for their professional hometown team. Only a few of those dreams are realized. Former Metro soccer player Steven Emory is one of those talented few whose dream actually came true. He signed a one-year contract with the Colorado Rapids Feb. 24, making him the first Metro soccer player to sign with a Major League Soccer team.

“That was always the goal, that was always the dream,” Emory said.

“I always wanted this my whole life since I was little. It came true. It’s amazing.”

His journey started in late January as the Rapids hosted a three-day tryout. He was the only one out of 57 other trialists to get an invitation to the preseason workouts and games. “His form within that tryout was over and above plenty of the other guys that were out there and he stood out,” Rapids Head Coach Gary Smith said. “That stand-out performance gave him the opportunity to move forward and join the senior group.”

Emory’s journey became even tougher as he was competing with seven other trialists for a spot on the defending MLS champions’ roster. He traveled with the team to Arizona for two-a-day workouts and preseason games.

Emory scored his first goal as a professional against the Columbus Crew Feb. 14. Forward Omar Cummings played a ball in to the box and Emory was able to get a foot to it and bury it in the back of the net.

The next game against the L.A. Galaxy was when he started to get noticed by outsiders and fans. Emory had an assist and a goal to help the Rapids win 4-2. On the live game

Former Metro soccer player Steven Emory brushes past Colorado School of Mines midfielder Alex Nass Oct. 22, 2010 during a game at Auraria Field. File Photo by Toby Head. chat on MLSsoccer.com, writers Jason Saghini and Jonah Freedman had high praise for Emory. “[This is the] second nice finish I’ve seen from him in two games,”

Saghini said.

“This Emory kid has done quite well in these past two games,” Freedman said. “[He’s] finding room well and making the most of his time on

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Metro needs a name change, survey shows • 3 Brains, not boobs, made actress a success • 6

the ball.”

For Emory, getting out on the field and playing against the same players he watched compete for the MLS cup just four months ago, was a

bit overwhelming.

“I was shell-shocked at first, but then you have to get over it and realize that you’re a part of that team,” Emory said. “You just got to contribute, take it every day and work hard.”

The day after the L.A. game, the Rapids coaches told each trialist they would be meeting with him individually, letting them know whether they made the team or if they were cut.

It was the ultimate “American Idol” moment for Emory, as he sat down.

The coaching staff told him he had made the team and offered him a contract.

“I was more than excited to say the least,” Emory said.

Emory survived two different try-outs and a month of increased scrutiny of every aspect of his game.

He can finally say he is a professional soccer player.

“It’s the epitome of an individual whose been given a little bit of an opening and an opportunity, and he grabbed it with both hands,” Smith said.

Watching Emory on the field, fans and coaches instantly notice the natural ability he has to see the field and make plays for himself and teammates. It’s an ability his former Metro coach Ken Parsons says makes him special.

“Steven has an uncanny ability to find players under pressure, and it doesn’t matter if he has a swarm of defenders around him, or if he has broken free in the middle of the field, he just sees the field so well,” Parsons said.

During his time at Metro, Emory was named two-time Daktronics Central Region and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year. In his senior season, he was named first team All-American, racking up 17 goals and 10 assists.

Even being one of the best players in Division II meant a huge transition to playing professional soccer.

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Denver State tops survey Board of Trustees to weigh name options in special meeting Editor’s note: The Metropolitan went to print before the Board of Trustee’s met. Go to themet. metrostudentmedia.com for coverage of the meeting.

By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu More than 80 percent of people surveyed say Metro’s name needs at least a makeover but prefer the idea of a total overhaul.

In a survey conducted by Sector Brands, Denver State University has emerged as the favorite potential name for the school, with Metropolitan State University of Denver coming in second.

“We’re looking forward to the Board of Trustees discussion and decision after the presentation,” said Cathy Lucas, Metro’s spokeswoman. “They will determine whether or not we go before the legislature and what name we seek.”

Metro’s Board of Trustees called a special meeting March 9 to discuss the results of the second phase of name testing. The first round examined the college name as is, and how the community and key stakeholders perceived it.

The second phase tested three new names in addition to the current one.

More than 300 people attended group or one-on-one sessions and more than 8,800 people voted in an electronic survey. Each phase of the assessment done by Sector Brands has come with a price tag of $25,000.

“We’re very pleased with the num-

ber of people that took the survey,” Lucas said. “Almost 9,000 votes demonstrates a very engaged process.”

Only 17.7 percent of those surveyed said they preferred the current name.

Denver State University garnered 36.1 percent of the votes. Both the faculty senate and the Student Government Assembly are in favor of the DSU name.

“The faculty focus group decided strongly in favor of the new name (Denver State University) and I agree with their decision completely,” Faculty Senate President Kamran Sahami said. “I really think the administration handled everything well. The administration gave people a chance to give their input on the new name change and the survey was done very democratically.”

The SGA passed a resolution in support of the DSU name.

“I think Metro has made some serious changes and Metro’s name doesn’t reflect the academic achievements and culture here,” SGA President Sammantha O’Brien said.

According to the report by Sector Brands, the Denver State University name is appealing with the acronym DSU and it would eliminate the perception the school is a community college.

Some of the concerns Sector Brands reported were that the name is illogical since Denver is not a state and it lacks any mention of the schools legacy. Some also felt there would be confusion with the University of Denver.

Runner up in preference, Metropolitan State University of Denver received 32 percent. The board is set to vote on the names during the special meeting March 9.

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How the names ranked with 8,777 survey respondents 36.1%

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SGA’s homecoming tab exceeds $16,000

By Ramsey Scott rscott42@mscd.edu

Photo illustration by The Metropolitan

Metro’s Student Government Assembly released its final bill for the 2011 Homecoming Week — $16,987.79.

The total for a week’s worth of events was $6,000 more than originally estimated by the SGA. Some of that budget also included overlapping costs for SGA’s special election, SGA President Sammantha O’Brien said.

The central event of homecoming, the bonfire on Feb. 17, was the biggest ticket item. The event cost $8385.85, with $6,000 going to the Auraria Higher Education Center for setting up the bonfire and renting parking Lot D. An estimated 400 people attended the event.

The Masquerade Ball was the second biggest item on the bill at $2,951, with $1554.50 going towards cater-

ing the event that drew an estimated 100 people to the St. Cajetan’s Event Center Feb 16.

“If we were going to spend a lot of money on something, homecoming is such a great cause,” O’Brien said.

While O’Brien said she was happy with how homecoming turned out, she sees room for improvement for next year’s event.

“We had mixed responses to the social dance type things and we had a lot more energy and enthusiasm for the Amazing Race … and the bonfire,” O’Brien said. “In the future, we will probably steer more away from … social dance type events.”

The Amazing Race was a competition that pitted teams of students against one another while they competed in an obstacle course that took them all across campus.

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4 • NEWS • MARCH 10, 2011 • THE METROPOLITAN

Graduation deadline extended

By James Sienkiewicz jsieukie@mscd.edu An understaffed Registrar’s Office extended the deadline students graduating this Spring needed to explain any discrepancies on their CAPP report prior to graduation.

The new deadline of March 11 was extended from March 4 after the office was unable to distribute a final CAPP, or academic compliance, report to students by the previous deadline.

The new deadline was intended to give Metro students a bit more time to describe any discrepancies on their CAPP reports in order to ensure that they will be able to graduate this Spring.

Paula Martinez, Metro’s registrar, said that although discrepancies on students CAPP reports may vary, it is important that students pay attention to the deadlines and be planning ahead. “(Students) need to pay attention to any areas circled in red on the CAPP report. In general, students need to make sure they [have met] all areas and they have a completed program,” Martinez said.

When reviewing their CAPP reports, students should make sure that all the requirements for their major, minor and general requirements have been met. CAPP reports can be mailed to a student’s house or generated electronically through MetroConnect.

“We recommend that students review their CAPP report at the beginning of every term to ensure they are meeting their program requirements,” Martinez said.

The Office of the Registrar mails these letters to students if they had applied for graduation but there are problems with their CAPP report.

Each department at Metro offers advising for students pursuing that specific field. Many of the department professors advise students who are beginning and planning out their academic careers. In many cases it is the chair of the department who can help students iron out the details on their CAPP reports and ensure that they are set to graduate.

Debora Gilliard is the chair of Metro’s Department of Management. She has been advising students this semester and said that she has not seen any students who had discrepancies on their CAPP. “Usually by the time they get to their last semester they would come in and just verify that everything on

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By their last semester, students are generally comfortable with what they need to finish. When they’re not, Gilliard said the Registrar mails the student a note explaining that they’re missing something.

“It seems like I had one early on.

It was something simple and we just re-categorized something, so it was easy,” she said According to Ned Muhovich, the Director of Metro’s Academic Advising Department, at this point in the Spring graduation process, students should be well on their way. Now it’s just a matter of finishing up and ensuring that their requirements are met.

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Students who failed to apply are no longer eligible.

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Panel wants Taco Bell to stay Auraria hopes to make Fast food chain must make improvements to keep lease

By Ryen Robnett rrobnett@mscd.edu The Food Service Advisory Committee has recommended an extension of Taco Bell’s lease in the Tivoli, but it has some reservations.

On March 4, the food committee held a meeting with the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board to discuss the possible replacement of Taco Bell and whether or not to extend its lease.

“Nothing formal happened at the March 4 meetings,” Jeff Stamper, division director for Auraria Campus Use and Support Services, said.

“The food committee is going to take the current recommendations back to SACAB for another meeting. SACAB would then make choices after talking to their consensuses (sic).”

In order for SACAB to consider extending the lease, Taco Bell would have to make some adjustments to improve the everyday dining experience for students.

“The decision was to recommend to SACAB that the lease for Taco Bell be extended contingent on negotiated agreement modifications,” said Jonathan Raabe, University of Colorado at Denver SACAB representative and Food Vendor Committee chairman.

The food committee agreed Taco Bell would participate in sustainable upgrades of the waste facilities in the food court to include recycling, composting and waste options.

“Wok N’ Roll still has a year remaining on their term,” Stamper said. “SACAB authorized another year on their agreement. We will see what happens with respect to the recommendation the food committee has for Taco Bell.”

If SACAB does not agree to extend Taco Bell’s lease, the committee would have to send out proposals to the food committee and they would need to evaluate the participating vendors and decide which vendor would be the best fit.

Students are encouraged to provide their input on which vendors should be included in the Tivoli Food Court as well as which ones should be taken out. The Food Vendor Com-

mittee would take these vendors into consideration and the possibility of new food choices on campus may arise.

“I don’t think many people will be that affected by Taco Bell being gone,” CCD junior Elisa Lopez said.

“My friends and I usually only go when we have a craving for Taco Bell and want something cheap.”

Students feel Taco Bell has a good reputation for being inexpensive, but also believe the fast food chain has a bad reputation for its food.

“I don’t think people will miss it. People are afraid of the fake meat and are probably more likely to go to McDonald’s,” Community College of Denver sophomore Stephanie Uriostegui said.

The majority of students like that Taco Bell is quick and easy on their wallets, but students also want a healthier option to be available.

“If Taco Bell is replaced with something better, I don’t mind it closing. There should be a Panda Express in its place. It’s cheap and healthier than Taco Bell,” Metro freshman Matthew Ruby said.

money from recycling

By Ali Rodgers arodger6@mscd.edu Students at all three campus institutions will have to vote whether to renew the contract governing Auraria’s recycling program, which will end this year.

The contract pays an outside company to sort the recyclables in what is called a single-stream recycling program. This means all recyclable materials can be collected in the same bins, whereas with multistream recycling, materials must be pre-sorted.

Students pay a $5 fee for different sustainable programs on campus and the recycling program.

Since the implementation of the campus recycling program four years ago, “waste diversion is 35 – 40 percent,” said Jonathan Raabe, chairman of the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board.

The waste diversion rate is the percentage of waste diverted from landfills.

Alpine Waste and Recycling picks up the recycling every day at the Tivoli.

Alpine also services other recy-

cling bins that are on-call around campus. The on-call receptacles are only emptied if they are full.

After the recycled items are picked up, they are taken to Alpine’s recycling facilities to be sorted. The thirdparty separation of recyclables is the majority of what students pay for.

If Auraria separated its own recyclables, as in a multi-stream program, it would not only cost less money, but could possibly turn a profit.

Eventually, the goal is for Auraria to get paid to recycle instead of paying a company to pick up and sort the recycling. “If [the campus] could sort the recycling they could make money,” Raabe said.

There are approximately 850 bins on campus that would have to be replaced or modified to have multiple compartments to keep plastic, glass and paper products separate.

Students will vote to either keep or cut the current program. Recycling at Auraria in any form can only continue if approved and paid for by students.

Each school is responsible for its own election schedule.

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Stay true to yourself, actress tells students The ‘foxy’ Pam Grier said brains, not cup size, key to success

By Antoinette Martin amart206@mscd.edu Self-love and self-appreciation are key to leading a successful life, actress and former Metro student Pam Grier said.

Grier spoke March 3 and 4 at Metro’s annual Bridging the Gap event, sponsored by The Women’s Institute at Metro.

Each year, the school brings in a black woman to speak during February – Black History Month – and March – Women’s History Month. Grier also spoke about women’s progression in today’s society. Approximately 300 students filled the Tivoli Turnhalle to hear Grier speak March 3.

“I’ve been in this business for almost four decades. And in the end it was my brain, not my bra size, that kept me relevant,” Grier said.

Grier’s career as an actress began in the late 60s and continues to blossom today. She’ll star opposite Tom Cruise in a new movie, she said.

Most famously known for her roles as Foxy Brown and Coffy, her career took her to many places, in-

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A collage of photos of actress and former Metro student Pam Grier served as a back drop at her speeches March 3 and 4. Grier spoke at Metro’s 20th annual Bridge event. Photo courtesy The Met Report cluding TV shows “The L-word” and “Miami Vice.”

Grier stressed acting isn’t all bright lights and red carpets. She said she faced numerous struggles being a black woman.

“As an actress and author, I’ve seen the good the bad and the ugly

and I’ve experienced firsthand how looks can get you in the door, and how quickly that same door slams when you’re no longer considered cute or sexy,” Grier said. “Just like the end of a film, your career fades to black. That’s why I made it my business to learn everything about show business.”

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At one point in her career, Grier was named one of the most attractive women alive, but still could not go into certain department stores in Colorado to try on clothes.

“I was accustomed to the Jim Crow practice that I had grown up with so I had a barrier and a stiff up-

per lip,” she said. “I said ‘Well OK,’ because that was the time. You had to learn how to navigate your life and find the best out of it.”

In 1998 she was diagnosed with cancer and was given 18 months to live. She lived and the cancer hasn’t returned.

Tears flowed when she pointed out the most important lesson she’s learned: “I wake up and I’m breathing. And when you wake and have such gratitude for such a journey it moves you forward.”

Grier also commented on how she was glad to be back at Metro.

“Today I believe I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be and I am humbled and honored to have been chosen as your 20th Bridge speaker. I am back where I started and I have crossed many bridges to get back here today.”

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Alumni Association may cover some costs << Continued from 3 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien also said that while events like the Masquerade Ball were not as successful as she had hoped, they do serve a purpose in connecting campus organizations to one another.

In the future, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien hopes events like the Masquerade Ball and the Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day dinner could be combined to provide a format for organizations to interact while saving costs.

While the SGA spent more than in previous years for homecoming, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien wanted to put that number into context. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you look at other schools, they drop like $80,000 on their homecoming,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said.

Metroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighbor to the north, the University of Colorado at Boulder, spent $33,852 on its fall 2010 homecoming week. One of the major draws of CU Boulderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming week is the midweek concert according to Kaela Zihlman, CU Boulderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Student Government Director of Homecoming.

The concert this year featured national recording artist RJD2 and was sold out of its 1,100 tickets.

Zihlman said that the student government budget for homecoming varies year-to-year depending on which musical group they bring to campus. The year before she estimated the student government spent around $50,000.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien wanted to see Metro pull in a big name to perform at next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming.

The Committee tried to bring in a comedian for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event but faced difficulties trying to book one.

While attendance was sporadic for home-

coming, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien believes there is a desire for such events on campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think students here do want some of that traditional college experience, or at least the availability of itâ&#x20AC;Śstudents do have a lot of pride in this school,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said.

The SGA might be getting some of their final bill covered by the Alumni Association.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien at press time was waiting for the Alumni Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final tally of their expenses. Since the Alumni Association did not spend their total budget of $10,000, there is a chance that some of the unspent money will end up going to the SGA to help cover their expenses.

In the past, SGA and the Alumni Association did not work together to help plan Homecoming Week. This year was the first time that the SGA had participated heavily in the planning and execution of the event with the Alumni Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were impressed by the commitment of the students to make things happen. We learned a lot and are excited to build on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success to make next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homecoming even more special. Homecoming should be and will be a tradition of note at Metro,â&#x20AC;? said Mark Jastorff, director of Alumni Relations for Metro.

While members of the Homecoming Committee were pleased with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s events, planning has already begun on next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to come back in five years and the parade is bigger and the socialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s are bigger and the bonfire is bigger,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said.

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NSIGHT

“That’s about the epitome of survive-and-advance.”

—TANYA HAAVE, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HEAD COACH • SPORTS • 14

Athletics finally gives spirit a lift STAFF EDITORIAL After a poor showing of Metro students at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout in Pueblo — there fewer than 30 students in the crowd for the women’s championship game — the Metro Athletic Department is now offering a bus to transport students down to Durango for the women’s NCAA Tournament.

We have to ask: why didn’t this happen sooner?

During the semifinals of the RMAC Shootout, the men had a chance to tie the game with less than thirty seconds remaining but lost.

Would a bus full of fans have made a difference?

We think so.

During the women’s RMAC Championship game, where home court advantage for the NCAA tournament was on the line, Fort Lewis fans were there to support their team in mass when their team needed support. But when Metro was down 10 with 10 minutes to go, there were no students there to help them out.

As the final buzzer sounded, we have to wonder

could Metro fans have helped our team get back in the game?

We think so.

Five years ago, the Student Government Assembly helped hire a bus that went with the nationally ranked men’s basketball team to Minnesota for the NCAA tournament. The SGA packed the bus with students to help support our team on the national stage. The question remains that if Metro could pack a bus for a road game 15 hours and 924 miles away back then, why didn’t anybody think to pack a bus for games only two hours and 120 miles away?

The Met’s staff started to look into why there was no bus going down to Pueblo. Athletic Director Joan McDurmont told our staff that lack of support for the teams was one of the concerns for not hiring the bus.

While Metro’s home game attendance has been historically low in comparison to other schools in the RMAC, games like the women’s RMAC championship are the perfect opportunity to bring students onto the Roadrunner bandwagon. Not only would you build support for the basketball program, but also for all of the

other nationally ranked teams in Metro’s athletic department.

After the SGA spent almost $17,000 on Homecoming to help foster a sense of community on campus, don’t you think that spending a fraction of that on a bus would go a long way in keeping that momentum going?

We think so.

This time around, Metro Sports spokesman Andy Schlitching came up with the idea to fill the empty seats on the band’s bus with students who were looking to cheer for the Runners on the road but who might not have been able to make the trip to Durango on their own.

It is a step in the right direction for the Athletic Department to realize that in order for students to show support, sometimes a little support is needed for the students. Considering how Metro has been trying to change its image from a commuter college with no student involvement to a university with school spirit, one of the biggest factors in that is the student body.

We at the Met feel that the entire administration missed a great opportunity to help make that vision a reality.

Dreams of the boys of summer, The Duke Once upon a time, we had heroes instead of disposable celebrities better known for rants, substance abuse binges and rehab than for any talent. For me, as a kid, Duke Snider was one of those heroes.

The “Duke of Flatbush,” who died Feb. 27 at age 84, played center field for the Brooklyn Dodgers of my youth. Voted into baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1980, the Duke not only played center field with verve and grace, but was a leftyhitting slugger who hit 40 or more home runs for five consecutive seasons – in a pre-steroids era when 40 home runs meant something.

During the 1950s, he hit more home runs than either Mickey Mantle or Willie Mays – with whom he was always linked, as in the “Talking Baseball” tune that sings of “Mickey, Willie and the Duke.”

At the time, the three best center fielders in all of baseball played in New York: Mantle in old Yankee Stadium, Mays in the Giants’ Polo Grounds and Snider in Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field.

All three were only a 15-cent subway ride away.

Statistics, the life-force of a fan sub-species that dissects them the way American Lit scholars sniff for symbolism in Hawthorne and Melville, only tell some of the story. Duke’s Dodgers won two World Series, including the first and only Series win while the Dodgers were in Brooklyn, in 1955. He posted a .295 lifetime batting average, was an eight-time All-Star and had 407 career homers. Snider also hit four home runs in two of the six World Series he played in. Nobody else did that: not Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig or Reggie Jackson. Nobody.

The Duke was a main face for the Dodgers’ “Boys of Summer” teams, immortalized in Roger Kahn’s book of that title. Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Roy Campanella, Gil Hodges, Carl Furillo, Snider and pitchers Carl Erskine, Clem Labine and Don Newcombe were loved by fans far beyond Brooklyn. I was lucky to have

seen them all play and, when the Dodgers left for Los Angeles after the 1957 season, I was crushed at age 15. Some pitchers may yet live, but Snider was the last surviving position player from those teams.

The Boys of Summer live on in the memories of a generation of men my age, scattered across America, for whom the Dodgers’ departure from Brooklyn was a major adolescent trauma. You still see some of them at Dodgers’ spring training games, being played right now in Arizona. They’re white-haired men in their 60s and 70s, still wearing Brooklyn Dodgers caps and jackets. It’s great to swap baseball stories with them.

At a time when only the game’s biggest stars made $100,000 a year, the Boys of Summer never came close. Roy Campanella, THREE times the National League’s Most Valuable Player, made $35,000. But, like their ballpark, the Boys were human-scaled, lived in Brooklyn neighborhoods like Bay Ridge and shopped in neighborhood stores with mere mortals.

One sunlit memory of the Boys had me see Jackie Robinson – old by baseball’s calendar at age 37 – save a no-hitter for Carl Erskine against the despised New York Giants with a spectacular play at third base. It was May of 1956 and I was in junior high school. The other was at the next-to-last-game ever at Ebbets Field, against the Phillies, in late September 1957.

In his first at-bat, the Duke hit a towering home run off future hall-of-famer Robin Roberts. It sailed over the right field wall onto Bedford Avenue, for his 39th of the season. The Duke needed one more to tie Ralph Kiner’s National League then- record of 40 or more home runs in five straight seasons.

Number 40 came later that game when Snider hit a line drive off reliever Don Cardwell, that bounced in the seats beyond the 393 FT sign in center field. That Sunday afternoon re-

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J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com mains vivid five decades later; preserved in the amber of what author Peter Hamill, writing about his beloved Dodgers, called “the treasure house of memory.” Bittersweet, it came against a backdrop of everybody knowing – sans any official word – that the Dodgers were leaving for L.A. One of the rewards in the news business – it sure as hell isn’t money – is you may get to meet some of your heroes. Willie Mays was a jerk the first time, though better the second.

Mantle, who seemed sad, was gracious enough.

But I had a sit-down session with the Duke at Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel when he was on a 1988 book tour. Snider was self-effacing, would not disclose what the Dodgers paid him and thought post-free agency players were entitled to all they could get. When I got back to the Denver Post newsroom, friends asked how it went. “The Duke,” I said, “was ten minutes late.

But I waited 31 years.“ Now, all the Boys of Summer are gone. And when I look at baseball and its .240 hitters and pitchers with losing records making many millions, I think of them. My Dodgers were gone long ago, and I no longer root for them when their faceless facsimiles come to Coors Field.

But thanks for the memories, guys.

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Breaking it down underground Second annual Queenz of Hip Hop dance battle helps celebrate Women's HERstory Month

By Christian Mitchell cmitch39@mscd.edu They popped to the hard beats, grooved to the house music and battled like men on the front line — and one of them did it with red lipstick.

Sigi’s Cabaret, in the Tivoli, became ladies’ night March 5 — but the boys still came out. Under the dim lighting, girls from all over the city danced all styles during the 2nd Annual Queenz of Hip-Hop battle.

“In Sigi’s, it felt like a real underground room, it is a nice and intimate setting,” Hip-Hop Congress President and University of Colorado Denver senior Spenser Bernard said.

“Everybody’s really close to each other. The only downfall is it limited how many people we could fit inside, and we couldn’t have more than two-ontwo battles.”

UCD’s Hip-Hop Congress hosted the event to recognize Women’s HERstory month, paying homage to all of the great women in the hip-hop community.

“It was an idea — since it’s Women’s History Month — to honor women in a culture that is male dominated,” Bernard said. “There are so many males doing [hip-hop] right now. It was an attempt to show people that women can do it too.”

More than 300 people crammed into Sigi’s for the event, bringing with them 424 canned goods to be donated to the Auraria Food Bank.

Local artist Bianca Mikahn, an active contributor in Colorado’s HipHop community, hosted the event.

Mikahn also volunteers with Check Your Head, an organization that creates environments for youth to talk about and understand themselves.

“It was my first time being involved,” Mikahn said. “It was really fun to keep something like that cohesive with the DJs, dancers and the energy … In our patriarchal society it’s really cool to have the ladies lifted up.

Everyone was so positive and all the elements were represented.”

Those elements were DJs, live art, poetry, live performances, hiphop’s history and battling – there was even a photo booth with a pink background for dancers to strike poses or hold freezes in their pictures. DJ Kool-Aid worked the turntables during a couple battles, but the ladies worked the ones-and-twos, including

DJs Manizer and Shor-T. The main events were the Octagon, the Bonnie and Clyde, and the 7-to-Smoke battles.

Dancers were confined to the space inside eight cones arranged in an octagon connected by caution tape. They couldn’t move the rope or else they would be eliminated, and nearly all the competitors were too tall to fit inside of the area without bending some part of their body.

During the second battle, the teams were comprised of a boy and girl. To make it harder, the pairs were picked at random — so dancers did not know their partners until they were called up. DJ Kool-Aid added rhythmic difficulty by mixing in songs like “It’s Raining Men” and “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”

“I really liked the Bonnie and Clyde competition because it allowed for all styles of dance,” Bernard said.

“The partners were picked at random, so it’s fun to watch.”

Audrey Gibson, who has been dancing for six years, competed at Queenz of Hip-Hop this year for

the first time. She popped her way around the dance floor wearing red lipstick during the Bonnie and Clyde battle, but was knocked out in the second round.

“I was pretty bummed,” said Gibson. “If you get paired with someone who’s never competed before it’s kind of hard. But you’ve got to give everyone a try.”

TOP: Charlie Dando busts a move between battles at the annual Hip Hop Congress event on March 5 at Sigi's Cabaret in the Tivoli. Photo by Stephen Cummings • scummi15@mscd.edu

RIGHT: Members of the band Wheelchair Sports Camp perform during the second annual Queens of Hip Hop battle March 5 at Sigi's Cabarett in Tivoli. The event was hosted

by UCD's Hip-Hop Congress to honor Women's HERstory month. Photo by Sean Mullins • smullin5@mscd.edu

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UCD Student laces up for Golden Gloves

By Daniel Laverty dlaverty@mscd.edu Sarah Stothoff never thought she would be a boxer. Stothoff, a self-proclaimed “girly-girl” and photography major at University of Colorado Denver, certainly never thought she would be competing in the Colorado Golden Gloves State Tournament March 5.

“This isn’t the sport that I would’ve ever chosen for myself. I would never see myself … boxing. I danced for 10 years and then

I just wanted to try something different. I like to do stuff that’s unexpected,” she said.

Golden Glove competitions are held all over the United States for amateur boxers to fight and test their skills. This particular competition allowed winners to advance to regional and national tournaments, with the champions given a chance to earn a berth on the 2012 U.S. Olympic team.

Stothoff is part of a boxing team called the Grudge Fight Team, named after Grudge gym where they all train. The team is made up of Stothoff, Courtney Scherer and Wayne Medley.

All members agree the team is now more like a family. All of Grudge’s members entered the Golden Gloves competition.

Stothoff enjoys the balance between school and her sport.

It’s a tough job, since she trains and works out everyday.

“I plan my class schedule around my boxing schedule,” Stothoff said. “It’s worked out pretty well. My coaches understand that homework comes first.”

Stothoff ’s life isn’t just hitting the books and other boxers, though. She still finds time to hang out with friends and pursue her hobbies and passions.

“Being a photography major, art is really important in my life,” Stothoff said. “I love going to museums and going to art lectures.”

Every fighter has a different experience during the moments before a match. A mix of nerves, confidence and composure can flood a boxers mind.

“This time I was really nervous,” Stothoff said. “My coach was telling me to relax and calm down.”

Stothoff lost her fight after the referee decided to end the match. She’d been punched in the face multiple times, hard. Her opponent was over-powering and did not allow Stothoff to get into a groove.

“I’m not going ‘pro’ anytime soon,” Stothoff laughed.

The future fights, challenges and experiences ahead are uncertain, but one thing is for sure; Team Grudge will continue to train, help and take each punch as it comes.

TOP: UCD senior Sarah Stothoff fights Mandy Kuhlman March 5 during the 2011 Colorado State Golden Gloves Tournament. Stothoff lost the bout, but her teammates from the Grudge gym won both of their fights. Photo by

Thomas Stipe • bstipe@mscd.edu

ABOVE: Stothoff, right, and Courtney Scherer stretch before their bouts March 5 at the 2011 Colorado State Golden Gloves Tournament. Stothoff and Scherer fight for the Grudge Fight Team, representing the Grudge gym.

Photo by Sean Mullins • smullin5@mscd.edu

Sorority helps give back to the community

By Linzy Novotny lnovotn1@mscd.edu The Eta Pi Chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma was founded at Metro in 2003. Known as Tri-Sigma, the sorority is made up of a diverse group of women ranging in ages between 18-30. Members are of different cultural and religious backgrounds and have their own interests and lives outside of Metro, President of the Eta Pi Chapter of Tri-Sigma Sandra Morriss said.

Wanting more than just classes, Morriss was looking for extracurricular activities or clubs to join to add to her college experience, she said. “I wasn’t aware that we had sororities on campus and I was thrilled to find Tri-Sigma.” Morriss joined the sorority in April 2010.

The sorority raises money for their philanthropic foundation, The Robbie Page Memorial. The foundation was started as a way to honor the son of the sorority’s national president who died in 1951 because of complications due to polio, Morriss said.

Funds pay for therapy for terminally ill children and children who spend an extended amount of time in hospitals.

Locally, the sisters volunteer at The Children’s Hospital, The Ronald McDonald House and Extreme Neighborhood Makeover.

On campus, the sisterhood held a food drive in the Fall 2010 semester and most recently helped with the Read Across America project.

The sorority holds chapter meetings each Wednesday following a study hour. There is an annual formal dance, biannual weekend retreat to educate new members and each summer there is an alumnae tea, Morriss said. There are also several leadership conferences held throughout the year they attend locally and nationally.

Although recruitment nights were held throughout February for the spring 2011 semester, enrollment to Tri-Sigma is open. This is due in part to Metro’s designation as a commuter campus. With this classification, the sorority does not have to hold formal recruitments, which traditional institutions have to follow, Morriss said. “We, however, are permitted to recruit all semester long both in the fall and spring.”

“I think that because of the nature of this campus, we operate differently as a chapter than we would on a campus with more on-site housing, with a larger Greek influence, and with a more traditional college atmosphere,” Morriss said.

Because many sisters work on weekends, events are planned Monday through Thursday. Meetings and events are not held late to allow time for members to drive home, Morriss said.

“On a campus where it’s difficult to make long-term friends, the sorority has been a way for me to meet and keep close friends,” Morriss said. “It also allows me to get more involved on campus through volunteering, through participation in campus events and through other clubs as well.”

Recruitment Director Danielle Danchetz can be reached at trisigma.recruiter@gmail.com for any questions regarding the sorority or recruitment.

FROM RIGHT: Metro senior Staci Callaway, sophomores Briawna Lewis and Jackie Esquybel play a game of musical chairs Feb. 7, during a Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority recruiting event in the Tivoli. Photo by Sean Mullins • smullin5@mscd.edu

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Pirate ship comes ashore in Denver New exhibit features the only authenticated vessel

By Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu Barry Clifford’s lifelong passion for exploring led him all over the country from his college experience at Western State College to the discovery of the first and only authenticated pirate ship.

The fruits of his labor and passion are now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in the newly-opened exhibit, “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship.”

“When we look for exhibits, we look for passionate people like Barry,” Mark Lach, senior vice president of Arts and Exhibitions International said.

Clifford has been exploring all of his life. He said as a kid he always had a lot of energy, and he loved to be outside.

While he attended Western State College on a football and track scholarships, Clifford was inspired by his history professor and friend, Duane Vandenbusche.

“He was really enthusiastic. He was a very, very positive influence on me in terms of history and exploring,” Clifford said.

“We used to talk about ghost towns. And we would go up exploring, to a place called Florestea, it was almost like no one had been there since the 1800s.”

Clifford said he would explore ghost towns and old mines in Colorado after hearing their stories. “[Duane] sort of instilled that in me. He helped me get going in the right direction. We would hop in the Gunnison River in just a pair of cutoffs and just float out into the Black Canyon,”

Clifford said. “This was before the kayak, we couldn’t afford a kayak then. We would just put on our shorts and hop in and float down for 10 miles.”

Tales of ghost towns were not the only inspirations for Clifford’s explorations, though.

Growing up, he’d heard stories about the pirate ship Whydah from his Uncle Bill, a fisherman, when he would return from fishing expeditions.

His uncle told him the tale of a slave ship captured by pirates and crashed just off the shore of Cape Cod. Clifford said he knew his whole life where the ship rested and soon found he was right.

It was buried under 30 feet of sand and sediment and about 1,500 feet from the shore.

But it wasn’t until Clifford and his team found the ship’s bell that they truly knew they had not only found the Whydah, but the only certifiable pirate shipwreck in the world.

“Any archeological find is like a giant crime scene,” Clifford said. The bell was the key piece of evidence to solving the mystery of the Whydah.

Clifford consulted maps housed at Harvard University to verify the position of the ship and to gain more insight into the vessel’s history.

His discovery of the ship was more than just the vessel and its treasure.

“It was a discovery of an experiment in democracy,” Clifford said. “The ship was captured by outlaws, and one-third of the crew were slaves.”

Pirates claimed the Whydah 50 years prior to the American Revolution, and the treasure helped pay for the freedom of the crew, Clifford said.

“The treasure we are bringing up paid for people,” Clifford said.

Exhibit hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. - Thurs.; 9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Fri. - Sat. Adults $20 ; children/students $11 (ages 3-18 /with student ID); seniors $14, (ages 65 and up)

Underwater explorer Barry Clifford holds some of the treasures recovered from the wreck site of the Whydah, which sank in 1717. Many of these artifacts are on display in the National Geographic exhibition, “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship.”

Photo by Bill Curtsinger ©2008 National Geographic

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Sounding off

Tytanik: Only getting bigger

In the last few years, the rapper Tyson Turner (known as Tytanik) has been writing some great songs, most recently the single “iShuffle.” Growing up in Montbello, Colo., Turner focused on writing lyrics at an early age and by his freshman year in high school, he had formed his first rap group. Now he’s truly graduated to being Denver’s premier emcee. This week, The Metropolitan caught up with him to ask a few questions about the collaborations on his new project, Turf Bosses, due out March 9.

Interview by Antonio Valenzuela • avalen10@mscd.edu AV: You really have the streets buzzing right now with your “iShuffle” song. Where did the concept come from?

TT: The concept came from big bro, Innerstate Ike. He had the “Coon Juice/Moolah Shuffle” song and in Colorado we got the shuffle movement poppin’, so I came up with something to let people know that I shuffle, too!

AV: What is the relationship between you and your fellow rapper T.C. Crook?

TT: Man, T.C. Crook is my bro. We first hooked up and started on this Turf Bosses tape back in 2008 and our chemistry is dope. We’ve been rocking ever since.

AV: How long have you known DJ K-tone?

TT: I’ve known K-tone since 2005 [or] 2006 and we’ve been working since I did the mixtape with Innerstate Ike. AV: What does the new mixtape Turf Bosses consist of? Will there be any special features?

TT: That [mixtape] consists of “slaps.” The whole thing “slaps!” It’s got T.C. Crook’s beats on there, features from Mr. Midas & Yung Tilt, drops from Young Doe, Innerstate Ike, Ji-

mathez, Pelee Yellowstone and Ktone.

AV: Who are some other artists that you have tracks in the works with?

Who else do you want to work with?

TT: I have songs [in the works] with rappers Julox, Young Doe, Nyke Tytanik • Photo courtesy of Tytanik Nitti, Andre Fabre, Innerstate Ike, Fetti Lootch, Lil’ Bad, Jimathez, Tone Skarfo, AP, D-Girl, Hypnautic to par with what they got going on ... I’m trying to change that.

AV: What do you think your next move is after Turf Bosses? and more … I’m trying to work with Ray Ray & Doe [from Upset TT: After this Turf Bosses [mixtape], I have a couple more Records as well as] G6, Rockie, C-noteshce. Man, I’m trying [to] mixtapes, including my new mixtape, Get Rich Or Die Shufflin. work with everybody for collaborations.

AV: Why do you think artists from the east side and west side of Which, more than likely, will be mixed and hosted by DJ Top Shelf. I’m also in the process of working on my debut album Denver are not very familiar with each other?

TT: Because artists ain’t [sic] crossing them streets. They Colorado I.D. ain’t over there fooling with artists like they should be. Each side has a different sound and most artists are scared to switch 9:00 p.m., April 14 it up and collaborate with somebody who makes different kinds of music [because], generally, they feel like that artist ain’t up @ Casselman’s, $20-$25

Check It Out

Metal Wars: The battle has begun

Tytanik

Photo FlashBack: Tickle Me Pink

By Ian Gassman• igassman@mscd.edu

Since the dawn of man, wars have raged.

But when it comes to music, there hasn’t been much fighting going on. Of course, there’s always room for some competition and this is where Metal Wars steps in.

Sponsored by the Colorado Music Buzz magazine, the Metal Wars is a simple contest that offers some worthwhile prizes to winning bands. First — as the moniker implies — Colorado’s heaviest bands can sign up via CMB’s website. Then the runner-ups will be decided through an online voting process that ends on March 17. Finally, these popular bands will Metal Wars Logo • Photo courtesy of duke it out in a live setting by April.

Colorado Music Buzz According to the CMB’s longtime writer Once live shows commence in April, the and Metal Wars founder (who simply goes by Groovey), nearly 50 bands have signed up so online winners will play preliminary shows at far and more than 1,200 people have voted for the Toad Tavern, the best bands will move on their favorite group. This is the part that really to the semifinals at the Marquis Theater. Then excites Groovey, for he has seen the power of hose winners will have a chance to give it their voting throughout other CMB sponsored com- all during finals at the Summit Music Hall. In the end, the true facemelters will be featured petitions.

In February, for instance, nearly 1,000 on the CMB’s June cover, receive 32 hours of people showed up for the final round of the free recording time at Ten/Six Studios and get CMB’s 2nd Annual Bandwagon 2 contest. some free promo shots from Less Than Three This is what inspired Groovey to start the Photography. Otherwise, the online winners Metal Wars. “[Bandwagon 2] was so amazing will get some photos and 16 hours of free that I went to the powers that be at the CMB recording, as well. It’s hard to believe metaland said, ‘hey, you know, I’m sort of a metal heads are so damn generous.

While Groovey doesn’t have a favorite dude. I want to apply this to the metal community.’ Because … I saw a way that [Metal Wars] band thus far, he still wants his metal-loving could unify the scene even more,” Groovey ex- brethren to sign up and start voting. Because with Metal Wars, it seems like recognition is plained.

Online voting started March 1 and a hand- the ultimate prize. “I would encourage bands ful of bands have already been pushed to the to get involved,” Groovey said, emphasizing top ranks. As of now, in first place with 110 that, “if anyone wants to check where [Colovotes is the brutal quartet, Iconocaust. How- rado’s] metal scene is right now, all the bands ever, Bodies We’ve Buried, with their dark, have posted their music on the CMB website soaring melodies, is trailing a mere three votes and it’s a snapshot of the Colorado metal scene behind. Next is the oddly named Pile of Priests based on 50-some bands. It’s a really good footprint of where the heck we’re at.” with 94 votes.

Tickle Me Pink rocks out during their final show March 5 at the Summit Music Hall • Photo by Javid Rezvani • jrezvani@mscd.edu

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MIle hIGh anD RIsInG

Ninja emcee Acezi Miyamoto

By Antonio Valenzuela • avalen10@mscd.edu The moniker of emcee Acezi Miyamoto conjures up images of sword-wielding ninjas infiltrating the house of their nemesis. The truth is Miyamoto, affectionately known as “Ace,” is really throwing his dagger-like lyrics to the people.

Being an artistic emcee is not the only skill Miyamoto has obtained throughout the journey of life. The young media guru has also worked on a groundbreaking video series.

This self-proclaimed “Sesame Street for adults” is a video representation of music, art, business and family values called “Grits.”

Grits is a media venture between several partners within the local production community. Together, they’re creating a reality show highlighting their artists collectively. Grits finished up filming season one in 2010, with line-ups including rappers like The Foodchain, Lamp, Girl Grabbers, Paradox, Why Gee, Venuz Cruz and many others. Grits is currently filming season two every Monday at Casselman’s Bar and Venue on 26th St. and Walnut St. As a former Metro student, Miyamoto uses his skills in video, graphic design and music to help on the Grits series.

But as an emcee, Miyamoto embodies his aforementioned moniker to the maximum. While he is usually reserved at local shows, wearing a baseball cap, rocking to the beat or working on his laptop, he is focused with a mic in his hand. Slashing through beats with precision and articulate delivery.

Although his style could be categorized as underground, or more conscious East Coast rap, he actually grew up listening to the gangster rap of the West Coast.

“Anything [West Coast].

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Met Radio General Manager Acezi Miyamoto • Photo courtesy of Acezi Miyamoto Dr. Dre or Ice Cube … was banging,” said Miyamoto.

“One time someone played Wu-tang for me and I actually thought it was whack,” he added. “But RZA [of Wutang] is now my favorite producer, that’s why you hear a lot of the sounds and Asian material you do in my music.”

Miyamoto worked closely with Gyp Da Hyp and Qknox of Girl Grabbers Beats for his most recent project Ronin 001: White Lotus. The project is filled with topical samples, movie excerpts and precise, head-knocking beats. Miyamoto laces the beats with

thought provoking rhymes and surprising bravado that works perfectly. “Money” is one of the shining tracks, as he raps, “the Federal Reserve act came into existence, through Rockefeller and Morgan’s persistence.”

Grits and Miyamoto have several big shows on the calendar. May 25 fans can catch all of Grits, with Ace, Lamp, Why Gee and The Dendrites, at the Pepsi Center’s Ridgeline Lounge. April 2 Grits will host Black Thought from the legendary Roots at Casselman’s with several other acts.

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PORTS

“I plan my class schedule around my boxing schedule. It’s worked out pretty well. My coaches understand that homework comes first.”

—SARAH STOTHOFF, UCD STUDENT • 10

Metro loses RMAC Championship Women take No. 2 seed in NCAA central region tourney Mark Babish mbabish@mscd.edu The Metro women’s basketball team lost their second game of the year, to Fort Lewis College in the championship game of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout. The Runners are now 272, only losing to Fort Lewis College.

“I just think we had to many mistakes and mental errors at critical times that we could never get over.” Head coach Tayna Haave said.

To make it to the championship game, Metro had to take on Adams State College March 4 at the Colorado State Fair Grounds. It was a tale of two halves for the Roadrunners.

The first half saw Metro limit ASC to a school record of eight points in the first half. The Grizzlies shot 21 percent from the floor and their leading scorer senior Vera Jo Bustos had only four points as Metro went into halftime up 24-8.

“We weren’t going to let Bustos see any kind of daylight,” Haave said.

Adams State roared back with a 13-2 run to get back within striking distance, with 12 minutes remaining. The Grizzlies than took the lead 32-30 after Crystal Loch made a couple of free throws with two minutes remaining.

When it mattered most, Metro once again gave the ball to junior guard Jasmine Cervantes. She delivered as she tied the game twice with less than a minute remaining as the teams headed to overtime tied at 35.

“I was just able to get open and I just took advantage of the opportunity,” Cervantes said. “I was able to hit some shots in the end.”

In overtime, Metro scored 13 points in the five-minute period, which was just two more points than the team scored in the entire second half. The Runners went on to win

Metro players Alyssa Benson and Cassondra Bratton block Fort Lewis’ Mary Rose Paiz’s shot at the Colorado State Fairgrounds Event Center in Pueblo, CO March 5 . The Roadrunners lost 5765. Photo by Ryan Borthic • rborthic@mscd.edu the game 48-37.

“That’s about the epitome of survive and advance,” Haave said.

That set up the matchup, Metro vs. Fort Lewis, in the championship game.

Prior to tip-off, Wayne State, currently second in the region, lost in the Northern sun intercollegiate semi-finals, which meant the winner of this game would host the NCAA central region tournament.

Fort Lewis came into the game ranked first in offense while Metro is first in defense. Early on it was Fort

Lewis asserting their dominance as senior guard Abby Jackson and RMAC Player of the Year junior forward Dana Schreibvogel combined for FLC’s first 13 points putting them up by five with just less than six minutes played.

Metro knocked the lead down to two but the Skyhawks went on a 9-0 run in the span of a minute to launch the lead to double digits. The ’Runners then responded with an 11-2 run to get the deficit back down to a one-possession game.

With less than 10 seconds re-

maining in the half, FLC’s Jackson banked home a 3-pointer. Metro sophomore guard Emily Wood took the inbounds pass and nailed a halfcourt bomb to put Metro only behind by two.

“That shot at the end really got our momentum going,” Metro junior guard Alyssa Benson said. “We went into the locker room knowing that we would come out in the second half on fire and really focused.”

Minutes into the second half, Metro tied the ball game at 30. Immediately following the tie, FLC made a 9-2 run to retake the lead.

The ’Runners came back with 6 straight points making it a one-point game after junior guard Candice Kohn knocked down a 3-pointer with a little more than thirteen minutes left in the game.

The next two and a half minutes was where the game was decided.

Fort Lewis went on a 9-0 run and saw Metro miss three shots and a free throw. FLC was perfect going 3 for 3 from the field and also hitting two free throws “That is fort Lewis’ strength,” Haave said. “They are a team that makes runs. We talked about minimizing those runs but that is what [Fort Lewis does].”

Metro was never closer than seven points throughout the rest of the game.

It was the FLC’s senior Jackson who had so many previous heartbreaks in this tournament and shut the door for good, draining a three with just over two minutes remaining in the game.

Up next for Metro is a trip to Durango for the NCAA tournament.

They were awarded the No. 2 seed in the central region and face seventh seeded Winona State. Fort Lewis is the No. 1 seed and will face Adams State in the first round of the tournament.

“I told my staff at the end that I hope we get another shot at [Fort Lewis],” Haave said

Metro midfielder making magic happen << Continued from 1 “Everybody [here are] top players from big D-I schools,” Emory said. “It’s a big change but I love soccer. I couldn’t ask for anything more.”

Emory remains five classes and an internship away from graduating with a degree in health care management and a minor in business.

He had to drop three of his class-

es when the Rapids signed him, but has kept his two online classes.

His contract is for a guaranteed year with three club option years as well. Emory wouldn’t disclose the amount he is making with the team.

“Its good for my rookie year,” he said with a grin. “I’m satisfied.”

The Rapids kick off their season March 19 at home against the Portland Timbers. He will be on the active roster and will also get time dur-

ing reserve games for players who don’t get to see the field every match allowing them to get playing time.

Right now, Emory’s main goal is to contribute and help the team repeat as champions.

“I’m looking forward to having a great season with these guys,” Emory said. “We’re going to do well.”

Rapid midfielder Steven Emory.

SIDELINE This Week

3.11 Baseball

6 p.m. @ Colorado School of Mines

Women’s Basketball

3 p.m. vs Winona State, Minn. @ Durango, Colo.

Men’s and Woman’s Track and Field TBA @ NCAA Indoor Championships

3.12 Baseball

1 p.m. @ Colorado School of Mines (Double Header)

Men’s Basketball

8:30 p.m. (CST) vs University of Mary, N.D. @ Mankato, Minn.

Women’s Basketball

TBA vs Central Region Semifinals @ Durango, Colo.

Softball

12 p.m.vs Colorado State-Pueblo (DH)

Men’s and Woman’s Track and Field TBA vs UC-Colorado Springs @ Boulder, Colo.

3.13 Baseball

12 p.m. @ Colorado School of Mines

Softball

11 a.m @ Colorado State-Pueblo (DH)

3.14

Women’s Basketball

TBA vs Central Region Semifinals @ Durango, Colo.

RMAC Awards The Metro inline hockey club team won the Rocky Mountain Colligiate Roller Hockey Association Division I Championships. Metro played a best of three game series vs.

Colorado State University for the regional championship.

Metro won the first game in overtime 6-5. The series was forced to a game three after CSU won game two 5-4.

Senior captain Bobby Derian scored the game winning, overtime goal in game three (3-2) sending the Runners to nationals for the third straight year.

Did You Know: Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.

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Skyhawks edge Metro in semifinals Men’s basketball loses to Fort Lewis in final seconds

By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu What initially was a close battle in the first eight minutes of the game quickly became a struggle for the Metro men’s basketball team March 4.

The Roadrunners lost, 56-54, to the eventual 2011 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament champions, Fort Lewis College, in the semifinals in Pueblo.

Metro struggled on both sides of the floor early on and are now 21-7 this season.

“We didn’t have defensive intensity,” Head Coach Derrick Clark said. “We didn’t have that sense of urgency. Had we played like we did the last seven and a half minutes, maybe [there would have been] a different result.”

Fort Lewis shot 55.6 percent in the first half, but Metro refused to go down without a fight. Down 41-26 in the second half, Clark knew it was now or never for his squad to rally.

“What I was trying to do is set the tone, [which is] ‘we’re never going to quit,’” Clark said.

Following a timeout, the Runners went at Fort Lewis’ post, hitting their free throws in the process.

Both sides knew the game would be down to the wire when Metro freshman guard Brandon Jefferson sunk a three-pointer to cut the deficit to three, 52-49.

At that point, Metro’s adrenalin started kicking in.

Metro junior point guard Quaran Johnson made a crucial layup with 30 seconds left in the game, cutting the Skyhawks’ lead to just one.

Hope later turned to heartbreak when Jefferson missed a three, followed by senior guard A.J. Flournoy stepping out of bounds with six seconds left, forcing Metro to foul FLC immediately.

After Fort Lewis only hit one of their two free throws, Metro still had an opportunity to pull off an unthinkable win, but junior guard Reggie Evans missed a half-court shot at the buzzer, allowing the Skyhawks to advance to the RMAC title game where they beat Colorado School of Mines, 72-67.

Although Johnson was the only Roadrunner to score in double figures, there was a good distribution in points. Glenn Miller, Jonathan Morse and Brandon Jefferson scored

eight points each.

“Anybody on our team can score, but it was about defense,” Johnson said. “We started off a little slow, [and] it was too late [to come back].”

Over the course of the game, FLC did everything well, from shooting to transition defense.

The Skyhawks aggressively attacked the post and were dominant on the boards with 33 total rebounds, including 25 on the defensive end.

In doing so, they capitalized in transition by scoring 16 points on turnovers.

This game was a great example of March madness, with both sides not knowing what to expect.

“We both won a lot of close games over the years,” Fort Lewis Head Coach Bob Hofman said. “Metro’s tradition has been so superb.”

Despite being knocked out of the RMAC tournament early for the first time in three years, Metro enters the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the Central region and will play No. 4 University of Mary, N.D. in Mankato, Minn. March 12.

Metro junior forward Glenn Miller fights for a lay-up in their loss against Fort Lewis, 56-54. Photo by Andy Schlichting •

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Did You Know: The Ivy League Conference is the only D-I conference not to have a post season basketball tournament.

Softball soars over the Skyhawks Metro hits 13 home runs, scores 42 in series Daniel Laverty dlaverty@mscd.edu Senior shortstop Amber Roundtree put on a show in Durango against Fort Lewis College March 5 and 6, hitting five home runs and helping Metro to a 3-1 series win over the Skyhawks.

Roundtree posted a .500 batting average, 10 RBIs, walked four times and scored nine runs over the weekend.

“I was just really seeing the ball well,” Roundtree said. “It was just one of those weekends.”

The Runners are now 5-3 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play, 10-6 overall.

In game one, senior Julia Diehl took the mound for the Runners. She was roughed up early, allowing nine runs and was pulled before the end of the third inning.

Sophomore Jessica Mattes was called in for relief. Despite giving up four more runs, Metro’s huge day at the plate allowed Mattes to get her first win of the season.

Game one featured enough of-

fense to fill a full-season highlight reel. Both teams combined for eight homeruns, 28 runs and 30 hits.

Metro came out on top of a wild one, 15-13.

“We really stepped it up,” Head Coach Vanessa Becerra said. “We’re starting to be more confident.”

The Runners’ bats kept dominanting in game two, as Metro torched Skyhawks’ pitcher Alyse Harris for four homers and eight runs.

Roundtree started off the game with a home run, giving Metro the early 1-0 advantage. She would also homer her next visit to the plate in the third inning.

Metro enjoyed a 3-1 lead going into the bottom of the fourth inning, but committed two errors and allowed Fort Lewis to tie the game at 3.

Diehl answered with a three-run bomb in the top of the fifth inning to put the Runners up 6-3. Junior outfielder Molly Clark would add a tworun shot in the top of the seventh inning for some insurance runs.

Despite giving up 12 hits, Maul held the Skyhawks to four runs as Metro claimed the 8-4 victory.

Roundtree continued swinging a hot bat into the double-header March 6. She started game one with yet another lead off homer. In the

Metro catcher Lauren Hainlen tags out UMD outfielder Carlie Schnoebelen Feb. 19, during a 5-1 Metro win in the first game of a 1-1 split with UMD. File photo by Sean Mullins • smullin5@mscd.edu third inning, Clark scored on a Hainlen fielder’s choice to stake Metro a 2-0 lead.

Diehl surrendered a solo homerun and an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth, allowing the Skyhawks to tie 2-2. Hainlen answered back with a two-run bomb in the

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fifth inning to regain the lead 4-2.

Metro was still leading 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh when the Skyhawks scored four runs, including a walk-off, three-run homer from Cierra Walters, to stun the Runners 6-4.

Diehl, the staff ace, struggled in

Durango allowing 15 runs and 18 hits in her two starts.

“She was leaving her pitches up [and they] weren’t moving much,” Becerra said. “When Julia misses [her spots] hitters take advantage of that.”

Fort Lewis continued the momentum into game two. After a quick three and out for the Runners, the Skyhawks homered back-toback in the bottom of the first inning to lead 2-0.

Metro answered by scoring at least two runs in every inning after that. The Runners scored five times in the top of the second, including a three-run homer by Roundtree, her fifth of the weekend.

Diehl and Clark each hit a home run. Senior rightfielder Danni Hedstrom was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate. Metro used the mercy rule and won 14-3 after five innings of play.

“We still have a lot of work to do,” Becerra said.

Maul allowed only three runs on four hits, needing only 59 pitches to complete the game. She picked up two wins over the weekend, improving her record to 5-3.

Metro will look to continue their winning ways hosting the Colorado State at Pueblo ThunderWolves March 12 and 13.

Did You Know: Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game.

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Runners off to a rocky start in the RMAC Late inning struggles, Metro gets swept for first time since 2008

By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu After a promising start to the 2011 campaign, the Metro baseball team’s pitching staff lost its composure at Mesa State College March 4-6.

The Mavericks completed a four-game sweep of the Roadrunners. The Mav’s won game one 10-9, game two 2-1, game three 13-5 and game four 9-7.

The last time Metro was swept in a four game series was back in 2008 by Mesa State.

“We definitely had an opportunity to win [the games],” senior pitcher Bradshaw Perry said. “It was just unfortunate events that happened. Other than that, I have complete confidence in all those guys.”

The Roadrunners dropped to 3-5 this season, opening Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play at 0-4. “[The] defense was shaky,” Head Coach Tom Carcione said. “We can’t make errors against good teams. We didn’t expect to be 0-4 after the first week [of RMAC play].”

Despite the rough start to conference action, Metro isn’t concerned about moving forward.

“We’re just not clicking right now,” senior outfielder David Fox said. “There [is] only a couple instances [where] we weren’t getting

the job done. We’re getting everybody just locking down in their position, taking care of their position.”

In game one, the Mavericks broke out in the fourth inning with a three-run shot to take a 4-2 lead after Metro committed two errors.

Despite Metro unleashing a five-run onslaught in the seventh inning to retake the lead 8-4, courtesy of first baseman Jordan Stouffer’s grand slam, errors would continue for Metro.

Mesa State took advantage of a wild pitch

by Metro freshman reliever Alex Hill, scoring the game-winning run in the process.

In game two, Metro senior pitcher Bradshaw Perry had a solid performance. He threw six innings allowing two runs on four hits and striking out four, despite taking the loss.

“I have some stuff to work on, [but] hopefully, I can keep putting together good starts,” Perry said.

After a one-two-three inning in the sixth, Metro had a golden opportunity to tie the game at two in the seventh inning. With a man on second base, senior third baseman Everett Altman struck out ending the game, 2-1.

In game three, Metro came out firing with back-to-back shots from Fox and Stouffer, but the Mav’s responded with a seven-run first inning.

Eventually stretching their lead to 10-3 after the third inning, Mesa sent senior pitcher Corey Collins to the dugout for the rest of the day.

However, Metro’s bullpen managed to hold

Metro pitcher Jake Draeger throws a fastball Feb. 26, during a two-game-sweep over CSU Pueblo. Metro won the games 7-2 and 11-7. File photo by Jonathan Ingraham

• jingrah1@mscd.edu Mesa to three runs for the final four innings.

The sixth was Mesa State’s only scoreless inning.

In the final game of the series, Metro’s bats came alive with a 7-3 lead after four innings, but the pitching troubles returned when the Mavs fought back to cut the deficit to 7-6.

In the ninth inning, Metro closer Nate Van Bibber allowed the tying-run.

After Metro went three-up-three-down in the top of the tenth, Mesa’s Greg Anderson belted the game winning, two-run shot down the left field line winning the final game by a

score of 9-7.

“We [have] got to have our bullpen come in and be throwing strikes,” Fox said. “We had a couple inconvenient walks. Mesa’s a heck of a team, and they came out firing. Mesa being prepared and ready to fight was the deciding factor this [past] weekend.”

Metro will look to get back in the win column as they travel to Colorado School of Mines, 2-10 overall and 0-4 in conference play, for a four-game series March 11-13.

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