Volume 33, Issue 28 - April 14, 2011

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Background checks not required for Metro’s student government • 3

Softball team continues Students create literary rollercoaster season • 12 magazine to showcase new talent • 9

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April 14, 2011, Vol. 33, Issue 28

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FROM RIGHT: Campaign volunteers Jose Silva and Matt Carberry rally April 11, in support for mayoral candidate Michael Hancock before the Denver Mayoral Candidates Forum at St. Cajetan’s Center. Photo by Sean Mullins • smullin5@mscd.edu

Putting the party in politics Mayoral candidates show off ideas, dance moves at debate By Ramsey Scott rscott42@mscd.edu Elections and political races are often likened to circuses, and on April 6, the Candidate Survivor Debate made this literal for the 10 Denver mayoral candidates.

The debate, sponsored by two nonpartisan political organizations, New Era Colorado and One Colorado, featured six of the 10 candidates: Carol Boigon, James Mejia, Michael Hancock, Chris Romer, Doug Linkhart and Metro grad Theresa Spahn. The forum’s goal was not only to excite young voters about Denver’s May 3 mayoral race, but also the political process. “The purpose was to make sure that young people had a forum that was catered to them ...

there are a lot of young people in Denver that don’t get to ask a lot of questions,” said Shad Murib, communications director for New Era Colorado. The event brought out more than 400 people to Casselman’s Bar and Venue downtown. The standing-room-only audience, whose average age was no more than 30, witnessed a unique and bizarre event, described by the event’s co-host, One Colorado’s Jessica Woodrum as, “The biggest, baddest, sexiest debate of

the year.” There were candidates in Hawaiian shirts break dancing to a DJ-provided back beat, moderators encouraging the audience to cheer and hoot, and oh yes, drink a lot. “It was very informal, very fun,” said audience member Paul Garcia, a sales representative for a consumer electronics company.

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