Volume 34, Issue 5 - Sept. 15, 2011

September 15, 2011

Volume 34, Issue 05

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A somber America on 9/11

The docking bay of the Centurylink building grew silent as 343 firefighters, their family members, and volunteers bowed their heads during a morning prayer as part of a Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony before the Stair Climb. From the left, Robbie Brown, Jon Seastone and Fernando Martinez are seen. The three men serve together on Engine 23. See stories on pages 4-5, and 7. Photo by Jessica Wacker • jwacker1@mscd.edu

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MetNews Gonzales visit sparks debate, ire Nathalia Velez and Ramsey Scott nvelez@mscd.edu rscott42@mscd.edu Controversy seems to follow former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales wherever he goes. His speech at the Tivoli Turnhalle Sept. 8, where he was met with a mix of applause, boos and shouts from the audience, was no different.

Gonzales’ visit, which drew more than 300 people, focused on the changing roles of the presidency and the Department of Justice after Sept. 11 and spurred debate among Auraria students, staff and faculty.

Gonzales’ involvement in providing the Bush administration with legal justification for its response to Sept. 11 was persistently brought up during his campus visit.

Protestors interrupted his speech at several points. Some stood silently wearing black hoods over their heads similar to those worn by abused prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, while others called him a war criminal before being removed from the room.

“Our goal was to show the three institutions that we notice who they are getting here, and we know when we’re not OK with who they’re bringing,” said protestor Rachael Boice. “Especially when they’re not here to educate. They’re here to propagandize and to make the institutions look good when it makes the students look like idiots basically.”

Members of the University of Colorado at Denver political science department handed out an open letter at the entrance to

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales drew protesters’ wrath during his visit Sept. 8. Photo by Brian McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu the speech detailing the legal basis for their objections to using student fees to bring Gonzales to Auraria.

The event cost $20,000 and was paid for by all three schools, according to Matt Brinton, Metro’s interim assistant director of Student Activities.

UCD political science professor Tony Robinson, who signed the letter, said being part of a political science department on a college campus comes with the responsibility to question the selection of guest speakers.

“I think you have a special obligation, when power-holders come to the university, to make sure we critically examine who they are, what they stand for and be willing to name crimes when we see them,” Robinson said.

Robinson said the department did not write the letter to discredit Gonzales’ opinions, but to address some bigger issues tied to bringing Gonzales to campus.

“People that have been material contributors to war crimes like torture and withholding Geneva convention rights and withholding rights of habeas corpus as Gonzales [has],” Robinson said. “I don’t believe the campus needs to celebrate them as distinguished lecturers or give them tens of thousands of dollars in the name of free speech.”

Joe Halter, UCD assistant director of student life, anticipated opposition to this event. He said it started conversation among students and faculty.

“It really kind of sparks an educational dialogue about what is right [and] what is wrong,” Halter said.

Gonzales, unfazed by the protests, addressed the controversy surrounding the decisions made by the Bush administration. He declared that he did not believe in torture, that the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used after Sept. 11 did not constitute torture.

Norman Provizer, Metro political science professor and moderator for the event, said he thought the speech was generic and that controversial issues were not addressed in depth.

“Was it an intricate legal analysis with details and arguments as to why they were justified from their perspective in doing what they did? No, it wasn’t,” Provizer said.

Halter said the decision to bring Gonzales as a speaker was based on various reasons, including his knowledge of issues related to Sept. 11 and how the government has changed since then.

“Whether you like it or not, he was a big part of that,” Halter said.

Another driving factor was that Gonzales was the first in his family to attend college and became the first Hispanic Attorney General, which is a compelling story. “[He] has a really cool kind of background and experience that I think some of our students can relate to,” Halter said.

Robinson said he hopes this event reminds students they are participants in politics and should speak up whether they agree or disagree with the government.

“We cannot just sit back and be an audience and let the world kind of roll on and operate without us, but we have to be critically engaged in that,” Robinson said.

Wesley Reyna contributed additional reporting to this story.

New water fountain savings pour in Brian T. McGinn bmcginn@mscd.edu Gone are the days of tipping your water bottle sideways at a drinking fountain, waiting for your share of unfiltered tap water or trying to keep your lips from touching a dribbling spout.

Now you can hold a bottle upright to the sensor at the EZH20 hydration stations and a stream of cold, filtered water is available for the convenience of everyone on campus.

The aim of the stations, which are placed in high traffic areas, is to reduce Auraria’s water bottle waste, according to campus planner Jill Golich.

The 30 hydration stations on campus cost between $2,000 and $2,700 each to install. Of those, 29 were funded by student fees from Auraria’s Sustainable Campus Program and the 30th station was paid for

by Metro.

“I like how the new water fountains have filtration systems built in. I feel like I’m drinking cleaner water – like it isn’t swarming with germs,” said Kendra Montoya, a Metro sophomore.

CCD freshman Kathrine Tsiopelas agreed.

“The new fountains are a good idea though, especially if they prevent waste from plastic bottles and if the water is filtered,” Tsiopelas said.

An indicator light signals when the filters, that cost around $100 each, need to be replaced, according to Peter Candelaria, project manager for Auraria operations and services.

“Each location has different usage, but on average, we are replacing the filter at around 20,000 [12 ounce] bottles saved from landfill,” Candelaria said in an email.

The transition to a more environmentally friendly campus will require faculty and students to change some habits.

“It’s the whole idea of reusing what you have instead of buying new and, throwing it in the dumpster,” Candelaria said. “In other words, to get the students to purchase water bottles and use those instead of just purchasing the plastic water bottles from the vending machines.”

Older fountains remaining in areas with less traffic might be replaced later, joining the stations that have been upgraded with the new and more distinctive bottle filling units.

The hydration stations have not yet had their desired impact on some students.

“I don’t use the water fountains because I usually bring something to drink with me every day,” said Kameisha Wiley, a Metro senior. “I don’t think they’re dirty or anything. I just don’t have a need for them.”

Caitlin Sievers,Wesley Reyna, Ryen Robnett

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Remembering 9/11 and all Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu I saw anguish, agony and remembrance this past Sunday, which was the 10-year anniversary of the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

I saw television footage play over and over again whenever the date Sept. 11 came before us.

Although I was a child when the New York City

Denver resident Richard Finley stands with flag in hand, clad in 9/11 face paint during the Colorado Remembers 9/11 Ceremony at Civic Center Park Sept. 11.

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Six-year-old Ian Taff (right) rests on Luisa Barlow’s shoulders during the Colorado Remembers 9/11 Ceremony at Civic Center Park. Taff’s father, Ronnie, drove wreckage from the World Trade Center to the event.

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World Trade Center was attacked, I remember that dreadful day. I may not have understood what was going on at the time, but as a 12-year-old, I knew that America had been attacked on its own soil.

On the 10-year anniversary, I saw videos of victims’ loved ones standing at their gravestones, setting flowers on top of them and kissing the markers to express their love.

I saw a gray-haired man perform a touching song in

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those affected by the tragedy New York City, helping us recall what happened and how our nation grew stronger.

Americans united in the aftermath of 9/11, despite our political differences.

And, as tragic as the attacks were, they reminded Americans about who we are as a country.

Former President George W. Bush and President Barrack Obama came to New York, expressing their con-

dolences to those affected directly by the attacks. Bush praised the courage of those involved. And Obama commended Americans on their unity during times of hardship.

Whether you are a Democrat, Republican or neither, we are Americans first. Even if you might not agree with what the other side has to say, we are Americans. And this was an attack against all of us.

Let’s not forget who we are as Americans and what we stand for in this nation that we call home.

I have never seen such unity in our country. Normally, it seems like all liberals and conservatives do is bicker with each other.

We may bicker. We may, at times, be mean to each other. But when those behind the attacks hurt one of us, they hurt us all. In the end, we set aside our differences and stood strong as one nation again.

A visitor photographs pieces of wreckage from the World Trade Center on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11. Police estimate 35,000 people attended the memorial celebration held at Civic Center Park in Denver.

Photo by Floyd Brandt • fbrandt@mscd.edu

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Let’s remember Sept. 11 by being Americans again Ten years after Sept. 11 changed life in America forever, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales – a key player and policy-shaper in the post-9/11 response by the George W. Bush administration – defended those policies in the Turnhalle on Auraria campus Sept 8.

Responding to questions after his talk, Gonzales – who gave a green light to the torturous interrogation methods used on post-9/11 al-Qaida prisoners – said, “I don’t believe in torture, and neither did George W. Bush.” He also insisted that “America is safer” today as a result of the homeland security measures – including torture – adopted after Sept. 11.

Protesters in Gonzales’ audience stood up wearing the black hoods used in “waterboarding” torture, where water is poured over the covered face of a detainee, restrained on an inclined board, to simulate drowning.

A group of UCD political science professors passed out a three-page letter objecting to the use of $20,000 in school funds to bring to campus “persons who support torture and inhumane treatment of detainees.”

While we’ve spent $3.3 trillion on antiterrorist responses since Sept. 11, according to the New York Times, many Americans wonder whether we’re any safer today.

Immediately after Sept. 11, Bush was alongside New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the rubble at ground zero. Bush talked tough, but his eyes were confused; only a bit less so than when reading to Florida schoolchildren when informed we’d been attacked. Bush had continued reading and looked utterly befuddled on fi lm; possibly because nobody had yet told him what he should do.

New York went from the city America loved to hate to one everybody loved. First responders and firefighters rightly became folk heroes while America had much of the world’s empathy and a huge fund of international good will.

Bush’s boys frittered that away within six months.

We went into Afghanistan in October, to root out Sept. 11 perpetrator Osama bin Laden. Bush was also determined to attack oil-rich Iraq. When a White House innercircle member pointed out that Iraq had nothing to do with Sept. 11, Bush replied, “Find something,” and we were fed the “weapons of mass destruction” lie. We invaded Iraq in March 2003, and are not out yet after a useless, trillion-dollar war that has claimed more than 5,000 American lives and many times that of Iraqi civilians.

Conspiracy theorists claim the Bush Administration planned Sept. 11 in a nefarious plot with Big Oil, but institutional incompetency is harder to ignore. Many warnings had been sounded as early as June of 2001, mainly by British intelligence. But the half-dozen U.S. agencies, then in charge of national security, ignored the warnings.

Egos and turf battles kept them from sharing information that might have “connected the dots” in time to thwart the attacks.

For months after Sept. 11, surviving family members of the 2,977 who died in the attacks asked basic questions about many aspects of the carnage that just didn’t compute. Most of officialdom, especially the White House, stonewalled. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, testifying before the Sept. 11 investigative commission, lied shamelessly. The commission’s official report was a whitewash. And dissenters who

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Ramsey Scott rscott42@mscd.edu MANAGING EDITOR Walt House whouse1@mscd.edu NEWS EDITORS Nathalia Vélez nvelez@mscd.edu Wesley Reyna wreyna1@mscd.edu FEATURES EDITOR Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR Christin Mitchell cmitch39@mscd.edu MUSIC EDITOR Ian Gassman igassman@mscd.edu SPORTS EDITOR Daniel Laverty dlaverty@mscd.edu

J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com urged a thorough investigation at the Sept.

11 remembrance and Beach Boys concert last Sunday in Denver’s Civic Center Park called attention to ignored and unfinished business.

Meanwhile, we have a growing surveillance state armed with electronic tools that George Orwell, author of “1984,” could not have imagined. The Patriot Act’s tentacles reach into every aspect of American life – from phone wiretaps without warrants, to library checkouts and bookstore purchases.

Homeland Security gave us ever-more intrusive Transportation Security Administration arrogance at airports, and a peep of protest marks you as unpatriotic and pro-terrorist.

The surveillance state continues under Barack Obama. Ten years after Sept. 11, we’re deeply politically divided, economies of the Western world are crippled, we still live in often-contrived fear of new al-Qaida threats and basic American freedoms are seriously eroded. To that extent, terrorists have won – until we stop cowering and start being Americans again.

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Police officers ‘beat’ firing

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Who watches the watchmen?

–Juvenal, Roman Poet Last week, the Denver Civil Service Commission reinstated Officer Devin Sparks and Cpl. Randy Murr to the Denver Police Department. The reinstatement was based of a procedural technicality. If you are unfamiliar with Sparks and Murr, perhaps you are familiar with why they were fired. These two fine, upstanding members of Denver’s police force starred in a little video back in 2009 of the beating of then-23 year-old Michael DeHerrera in the middle of LoDo.

Originally, Sparks and Murr were merely suspended three days for lying during the investigation. They claimed their actions were justified because DeHerrera attempted to strike one of the officers.

Yet the video clearly showed an unarmed DeHerrera talking on his cell phone before the officers violently took him to the ground and beat him.

Once the video became public, the police department’s hand was forced. After two years, Sparks and Murr were fired.

The fallout from the incident cost the city safety manager Ron Perea, who gave out the original three-day-suspension, his job and focused a harsh light on the use of excessive force in the Denver Police department.

While the actions of these two are

inexcusable, it seems that the DPD are more than ready to make excuses for these two.

Instead of calling out their fellow officers for abusing their position of trust, the ‘boys in blue’ rallied around their brothers. The head of the police officers union, Nick Rogers, dismissed the rational for the firings; saying to 7News that the firings happened because of the “political outcry” after the video was released.

Yes Mr. Rogers, the two were fired because of a political outcry. That is how democracy works. When justice is not served, people get upset. When two men, entrusted to protect and serve the citizens of this great city, beat an unarmed man to a bloody pulp, we tend to get a little snippy.

The DPD needs to realize that when

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it puts a higher priority on protecting its officers from justice than on protecting its citizens, we in the public are going to stop trusting the police.

While these two officers won this battle, it seems the war is not over. Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration has already gone on record as saying they will fight the reinstatement. If there is any justice left in this city, these two will never be put back on the force.

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Climbing to honor 9/11 heroes 5th annual memorial event pushes local firefighter’s endurance

Story and photos by Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu The first beads of sweat began to drip down firefighter Jon Seastone’s forehead as he marched up the narrow stairwell. He was carrying more than 70 pounds of gear he would normally use to fight a high-rise fire.

On his body was his bunker gear — jacket, pants and boots — his air tank, helmet and a 30-pound, 2.5-inch hose. The stairwell was dimly lit and hot. The conditions were excruciating, but he remained unfazed.

As he marched up the stairwell, he held the picture of firefighter Timothy McSweeney in his hand. There was no fire to fight today. Rather, it was the memory of firefighters who had given their lives that motivated Seastone as he climbed. Seastone recalled looking down at the picture and thinking of the family McSweeney left behind when he died during the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center.

McSweeney was one of 341 firefighters lost during the attack, and Seastone was one of 343 firefighters climbing the Centurylink building in downtown Denver, on the morning of Sept. 11, to commemorate them. It was the 10th anniversary of 9/11, and the 5th Annual Denver Memorial Stair Climb.

Seastone, who currently serves with Denver’s Engine 23, has served as a firefighter in the Denver metro area for seven years.

“He did what he did,” Seastone said. “He made the ultimate sacrifice for people, probably strangers. I hope that I could. I hope that if I had to, I could meet that standard.”

Firefighter Jon Seastone poses his gear just before climbing the Centurylink building in downtown Denver during the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

The building is only 55 stories, so participants made the climb twice to total the 110 stories of the Twin Towers.

During the second round, Seastone and his comrades donned their self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA masks. As Seastone ascended, a cacophony of sounds painted the walls of the stairwell: the march of 682 feet, the sound of SCBA masks — their deep and rhythmic breathing — shouts of encouragement, of commands.

“I felt like I was praying for the family that lost [McSweeney],” Seastone said.

Eventually, the warning alarms began to sound, signaling the depletion of oxygen in the firefighters’ air tanks. Green and red LED lights flashed, masks start to vibrate.

“You will complete this climb,” one firefighter shouted to another as Seastone marched past with his crew. Fellow crew member, Fernando Martinez, lead them, struggling to set the pace for the others. No one would get left behind.

That morning, Seastone’s wife left him a tearful message on his cellphone, telling him how amazed she was he was doing this.

Tears came to his eyes as he finished the climb. An unexpected reverence moved him, and he walked down the long hallway to the roof, carrying McSweeny’s photo in his hands, following hundreds of others to meet the sunshine.

Pausing for a quick breath, Jon Seastone looks through the SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) worn when smoke or other environmental factors deplete oxygen levels on scene. The eerie echo of assisted breathing filled the stairwell, alongside shouts and heavy footsteps. As the climb progressed, the warning alarms for tanks running out of air joined the chorus. During the second round of the Stair Climb, firefighters went on oxygen to simulate climbing in the smoke-filled or hazardous conditions they would have been experienced in the World Trade Center.

A photo of NYC firefighter Timothy McSweeny rests in Jon Seastone’s hands. Each of the 343 participants carried with them a picture of a firefighter who died during the attack on the World Trade Center.

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Mural class makes their mark Painting students complete phase one of community project Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu Artistic collaboration can be a tricky thing, since most artists tend to be lone wolves living in their own colorful minds.

When they must come together, however, despite their conceptual differences, beautiful things are born of struggle and compromise.

Sixteen Metro students in associate art professor Carlos Fresquez’s Community Paint: The Mural class knows this very well.

An eight-week condensed course, the community mural class breaks into three groups every fall semester and focuses on the basics of the public art procedure, including commissioning clients, designing proposals, presenting them for review and finally executing the approved piece — all before the snow and Oct. 15.

“The primary goal of the class is to give to the community,” Fresquez said. “In the teaching sense, they learn to work together as a team, as a unit – which is really unique because most artists work independently.”

This semester’s class is also very unique in that Fresquez has assigned the challenging task of creating two separate, full-scale wall designs; one for Su Teatro in the Denver Civic Center and the other at Metro’s Center for Visual Arts building on Santa Fe Drive.

For the past few weeks, the students have butted heads and put in long hours to pump out dozens of proposals for the two remarkably different projects.

“The Su Teatro piece is so oriented toward heritage and culture,” Fresquez said.

“And the other is part of our culture — the fabric of our culture: contemporary art.”

For each client meeting, the students were given ideal guidelines for what kind of murals they would create. Fresquez included several community and board members for each pitch session, ensuring that the students received massive, diverse critiques.

“The important part about the proposal stage is that they create a piece that speaks to the client’s needs,” Fresquez said.

“Because, ultimately, you have a client that wants specific things in the mural.”

The Su Teatro design is centered on storytelling and symbolism. This semester, the class is working on the front wall of the building, but Fresquez plans to finish the other walls with his class over the next three years or more. The challenge with this piece

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is creating a mural that can be added to in a way that is consistent around the entire theater.

“We have a primary goal of definitely finishing the CVA mural,” Fresquez said.

“It’s smaller and much more manageable since the design is very simple and a little more graphic.”

“They learn to work together as a team, as a unit – which is really unique because most artists work independently.”

—Carlos Fresquez

The above images are original design proposals showing the creative progression of the chosen mural project for Metro’s Center for Visual Arts, made by Community Paint: The Mural class. Student artists Fritz James, Jason Clark, Tim Arndt, Lolly DuRand and Craig Grivy created the collaborative piece in Photoshop and manipulated it several times to illustrate its versatility and phase development. Students began priming the wall Sept. 13, and hope to finish it and another larger mural by Oct. 15. gy to keep our focus on our schoolwork and all the other trials we may face throughout our day. Though, sometimes we can’t afford it due to the cost of living as a student, and we have to go without eating one of the three meals of the day.

Some of us must use our hard-earned cash to pay rent, utilities, car payments and cell phone bills. In the end, we’re left with barely enough money for a new pair of shoes, let alone a decent meal.

So, here are a couple of tips that can keep some extra green in your wallets, while

still keeping your stomach full: Avoid eating out. It’s expensive to do multiple times a week, even if you’re eating off the dollar menu at McDonalds. Instead, get some ingredients from the grocery store to make a meal and it cook at home. In the long run, you’ll be saving more money than dining out, especially if you save the leftovers.

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The CVA proposal was quite specific.

“I don’t want this to look like any mural that anybody has seen anywhere else,” Jennifer Garner, director and curator of the CVA said. “I don’t want any sort of design patterns or text or people in it that would remind people of other murals or traditional murals. Not that they’re not valid and wonderful, but considering who we are and what we do, we definitely need something very artistic and fun and kind of breathtaking.”

The idea behind the piece was to represent the type of gallery that the CVA is: modern and edgy. They wanted the design on the outside to directly and indirectly reflect the type of exhibitions the CVA attracts.

“They all did a fantastic job with their design concept, but one of them kind of hit the mark,” she said. “There was this abstract approach to a contemporary art design that was excellent. They were also very smart in how they used our branding palate.”

Numerous versions of the same design were presented, which allowed for multiple perspectives, change, fluidity and outside input.

“We loved that,” Garner said. “Then we challenged [them] to come back with simplified, modified versions and multiple designs and then we can talk turkey.”

The class began cleaning and priming the CVA wall Sept. 13. They hope to start painting by the end of the week, and move on to Su Teatro the following week. Both proposals are still being tweaked and finalized, but at the halfway point, the cohesion is certainly there.

taurants. Leftovers are money-saving meals that only need a little non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation love from your microwave. All too often, leftovers are put in the refrigerator only to be forgotten until a foul odor is detected upon opening the refrigerator door months later.

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Sounding Off

The wealth of Goldrush During Spring 2011, Ryan Pjesky (the founder of the Magic Teepee blog) approached two of his fellow music bloggers and presented them with the idea of the Goldrush Music Festival.

Once Crawford Philleo of Tome to the Weather Machine and Jake Martin of Speaker Snacks harnessed the power of their trendy websites and long email lists, Goldrush was underway. But Pjesky, Philleo and Martin didn’t coordinate this weekend-long ode to fall to gain hype or mere profit. They did it to see more than 30 of their favorite indie acts perform right in their respective backyard.

The Metropolitan spoke to Pjesky about Goldrush, how it compares to other festivals and why its lineup will be the highlight of autumn.

Ryan Pjesky. The man who struck musical gold.

Photo courtesy of Ryan Pjesky

Interview by Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu IG: Beyond your need to curate a festival, what inspired you to organize Goldrush?

RP: The inspiration for the Goldrush Music Festival came from being a music blogger. As a music blogger, you get to see what’s surfacing on the Web. And, in the end, you really begin to realize how much amazing music is being made on a daily basis all around the world. The Internet has changed music so much and, ultimately, it’s for the better. Yes, artists might not be getting paid as much for their actual music, but the pipeline for creativity, autonomy, and the ability to access people’s ears is infinite. We’re truly in a “golden age” for music and, while we might not [recognize] it now, someday we will.

IG: From what I’ve read, Goldrush is dubbed as an autumn festival that celebrates the fall season with music. Are you going to coordinate a new festival with every coming season?

RP: The goal is to definitely do this festival again; in some way, shape, city or form … we have lots of ideas circulating right now, but it really depends on the outcome and vibe of [the festival].

IG: Do you think some of the bands on Goldrush’s roster have

Goldrush’s lengthy roster features plenty of Denver bands, as well as artists from all over North America.

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a sound that relates to the fall season?

RP: We just finished putting the final touches on the official Goldrush compilation featuring about 15 tracks of unreleased material from various Goldrush artists. [Now] the compilation [has] hit the Web via our friends over at www. yourstru.ly … go download the compilation and judge for yourself. What do you feel when you listen to these artists?

Autumn is definitely a time when all life in the temperate zones begins to either slow down, break down, goes dormant or dies. Autumn is truly life’s “grand finale” for the year. We feel very confident our artists will represent the season.

IG: How would you describe this lineup?

RP: The Goldrush lineup is filled with artists who are changing the game of music as we speak. It sounds silly to think people as creative and successful as Kanye or Lady Gaga would be taking notes from artists who have zero representation and, maybe, only a few tracks on the Web, but trust me, they are definitely taking notes. We have a lot of young artists on the lineup, a lot of electronic stuff, but most of all, the lineup features sounds created today that will erode and carve a new musical landscape for tomorrow.

IG: Which local and national festivals are you a fan of? Have you been to one recently?

RP: I was a super huge fan of Monolith. [Monolith had] some of the most amazing lineups ever created for a festival at, hands-down, the best venue on Earth. I’m a huge fan of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival for their ability to mix bluegrass with other genres, while still keeping [an] amazing community vibe intact … My family lives in Chicago, so I always try to make a point to visit them when Pitchfork occurs in mid-July. Love or hate Pitchfork, they curate and put on an awesome festival. There are never any bullshit bands at Pitchfork that you know were just put on the lineup to increase ticket sales.

IG: Would you say the Goldrush festival is similar to any other festivals out there? Is it one of a kind? What makes it stand out from all the rest?

RP: Goldrush is different than other festivals for all the reasons I’ve already talked about. It’s our mission to make a festival that has a more family-based, do-it-yourself concept behind it. It’s not our goal to start a festival in a city, grow the fuck out of it and, in the end, sacrifice anything in our paths in an effort to make tons of cash. I’m not saying money is the “root of all evil,” but there’s a fine balancing act between maintaining your original visions and watching a festival grow and become successful. We’ll see how good we are at that balancing act when future opportunities arise. But, the bottom line is: we’re all a bunch of kids that

love art and the scene, we’re not business people … we want to do something that hasn’t been done before. We want to focus on rising independent artists and we want to stay true to ourselves.

IG: I noticed there aren’t a majority of local artists on the Goldrush roster. Why did you decide to get so many national acts involved even though your blogs are based primarily out of Denver?

RP: The Goldrush lineup is about 50 percent local artists and 50 percent national artists. We have [so] many festivals or events in Denver that primarily focus on local or regional artists … we blog about national artists just as much, if not more than local artists. It’s our intention to support our local artists here in Denver, while also drawing in national artists to make the overall scene just that much more tightknit.

IG: Did it take you a while to narrow it down and pick a list of artists or did it all come together naturally?

RP: The Goldrush lineup came together pretty naturally.

[Crawford, Martin and I] gush over so many artists [as] bloggers, but the ones on the lineup are truly some of our favorites. Teen Daze was the first official artist to sign up for Goldrush, and that was in the spring. After that, the lineup grew and, honestly, we still talk about adding artists even though the lineup, and our budget, is maxed out.

IG: Which artists are you looking forward to seeing the most and why?

RP: That’s a really tough question. It would seem lame for me to say all of them, but it’s the truth. We hand selected all 30 of these artists. We would not have picked them to play the festival if their music and live performance hadn’t moved proverbial “mountains” for us at one point in time.

I’m really excited to see Steffaloo, Corduroi, CVLTS and Teen Daze play Friday night. As far as Saturday goes, there are just too many amazing artists to list.

IG: Is there anything else you’d like to say on behalf of the festival?

RP: We really hope to see everyone out there representing Denver during Goldrush, but tickets are limited [because The Mine Stage’s] capacity is 265 per night. I can pretty much guarantee that, as you read this, you could go to HiDive’s website and buy tickets for both nights. But if you’re one of those procrastinators, you might be disappointed.

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Moon Tides

CVLTS

7:50 p.m. on Friday @ Hi-Dive

10:20 p.m. on Friday @ Delite

Together, Lexa Harper and Dillon Groeneman make up the local duo Moon Tides. Unlike many of the artists on the Goldrush roster, these two aren’t really focusing on electronic sounds. What makes them stand apart is their well written, guitar-driven pop music. And while their recordings are flush with various production elements and layers of reverb, their live setup is stripped down to only a few samples, a couple of drums, some bright chords and their harmonizing vocals. This allows the two-piece to convey more of their energetic spirit ­— making their brand of pop all the more enjoyable live.

Teen Daze 12:20 a.m. on Friday @ Hi-Dive With such expansive songs, it’s odd that this Vancouver-based artist (who simply goes by Jamison) didn’t pick a better name for his new project. Beyond the name, however, Teen Daze has depth. According to the project’s lengthy bio, Jamison came back from his time studying in Switzerland with a knack for reading fiction. And, any time he wanted to transport back to the Alps, he would create a new song to get there. Still inspired, Jamison took his imaginary journeys to a more realistic level and began writing a soundtrack to a C.S. Lewis book “Out of the Silent Planet,” which is all about traveling to new lands. Now, Jamison will make his way to Denver, bringing his lush and atmospheric chillwave soundtrack with him.

CVLTS considers itself a post-post duo and, oddly enough, this genre tag isn’t really meaningless — especially if you’re a band coming from a place as culturally stagnant as Kansas City, Mo. The last time an indie band came out of the Kansas City scene was probably in the late 2000s, when The Republic Tigers found some minor label success. Hopefully CVLTS will change this sentiment with their inventive and altogether interesting music. Their most recent release, Theta Distractions, features an ambient backdrop of static and dripping synth sounds, as well as washes of filtered loops that draw from all the elements of musique concrète.

Quiet Evenings 9:50 p.m. on Saturday @ Hi-Dive For several years now, Rachael and Grant Evans have been making slow-moving ambient music in their small hometown of LaGrange, Ga. under the moniker Quiet Evenings. And while their acousmatic sounds can leave all sorts of imprints and impressions throughout one listen, some might say that certain passages conjure up images of the haunted South. Yes, in some eerie way, Quiet Evenings captures the characteristics of a sleepy, dreary post modern Southern town within their dark, gothic undertones of synth and static.

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Dave Sonner balances songwriting with studies Since April 2011, Dave Sonner has been playing music with his band The American Campus, finding work as a sound engineer and traveling back and forth to South Africa to do mission work. On top of all this, he has been obtaining his second degree at Metro. But Dave makes this entire routine look easy. Because, to him, music is his life and school is a necessary part of sustaining that passion.

The Metropolitan spoke to Sonner about The American Campus, his mission work and what it means to be a student musician.

Interview by Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu IG: Although you’re a musician, you’re also a student. What is your major and how long have you been attending Metro?

DS: My major is marketing and I have been attending Metro since spring of 2010.

IG: Your group is obviously fronted by you, but your backing band is called The American Campus. What is the significance of this name? Did walking around Auraria all day inspire this moniker?

DS: No, actually, the name “The American Campus” is the title of the record. This project was originally just supposed to be a studio project. However, a band formed out of us [musicians] spending time together, working on music and, by the time the record was finished, the guys that helped me on the record were like, “So, you guys want to play some shows and be a band?” The band just assumed the name … the actual name comes from the writing of the songs.

These are songs I wrote over a period of

about six years, during which I was working on my first college degree. I spent time at a few different schools. Then, [I] spent about a year touring the country as a sound engineer with a Broadway show. So the songs are from my education at “The American Campus” [laughs].

IG: How would you describe your sound?

DS: We get everything from Johnny Cash, to Journey, to the Goo Goo Dolls and everywhere in between. I would say it’s a mash up of Southern rock, country, pop and punk.

IG: Is it hard balancing your school life with your life as a musician?

DS: No. It’s not hard balancing school with my life as a musician. It’s hard balancing being a musician with life [laughs].

IG: Well, beyond managing everything here in Denver, you also do mission work in South Africa. What is that like? Does your music have anything to do with this work?

DS: Yes. I have been working with a mis-

Dave Sonner (far right) and The American Campus in the studio.

Photo courtesy of Dave Sonner sionary named Lincoln Smith in Rustenburg, South Africa for about two years.

Basically, [the profits] we make from the sale of our track, “Lerato” on iTunes goes directly towards [Smith].

IG: So, would you consider music a hobby or something entirely different?

DS: Well, playing music is currently a hobby, but I am a sound engineer professionally. I manage Summit Road Recording Studios in Parker. I am a producer and

sound designer at Red Rocks Church in Golden. And, I freelance for a few production companies in and around Denver. So, no … music is pretty much my whole life.

IG: What is on the horizon for you and your band?

DS: As far as the horizon goes, we just got a new drummer and we added a second electric guitar player. So, now that we have all the players, I would really like to get started on the next record.

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Volleyball set for RMAC play Metro takes third place in Colorado Premier Challenge Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The inevitable materialized. The Metro volleyball team’s streak of not dropping a set all season ended at 19 during the Colorado Premier Challenge against Kansas’ Washburn University, who was ranked fourth nationally, Sept. 10.

Metro defeated Pennsylvania’s Lock Haven University 3-0 and Southwest Minnesota State University 3-0 at the Auraria Event Center Sept. 9. The next day at Regis University, they lost to Washburn 3-2, but defeated California Baptist University 3-0 for third place in the tournament.

Metro is now 7-1 this season, hoping for another fresh start going into Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.

“We have a championship mentality right now,” senior outside hitter Bri Morley said. “Any time that it comes down to the nitty-gritty, we have it in our hearts to put balls away and to finish the game.”

Match one In the opening match against LHU, the Runners continued their dominance from the “Oredigger Classic” last weekend.

The Runners had very little trouble on both sides of the court. After Metro took the first set easily, 25-15, the Lock Haven Lady Eagles’ defense started picking up. Metro realized that LHU wasn’t going to go down easily, leading by a mere two points, 11-9.

However, Metro used their depth to their advantage for the remainder of the set. They remained composed and took the second set, 25-15, thanks to jaw-dropping defense and their offensive prowess.

After scoring easy points early, the latter stages of the third set were troubling for Metro. Up 20-14 and with the Metro crowd excited about what had transpired leading up to that point, LHU started fighting back.

Metro’s lead was cut to one, and head coach Debbie Hendricks didn’t have a choice but to call a timeout.

“Lock Haven made some fantastic defensive plays, and we made a lot of errors,” Hendricks said. “That’s the most error-ridden set that we’ve had so far this season.”

Afterward, the Roadrunners got their act together and were able to take care of business. They won the third set, 25-22.

“I think we got a little bit comfortable,” said sophomore right-side hitter Alysa Heath, whose offensive consistency from the previous weekend continued. “Once we knew we needed to just push through the end, we turned it on, and we finished.”

Match two Metro’s streak of not dropping a single set continued against Southwest Minnesota State, who was ranked sixth nationally go-

ing into the Colorado Premier Challenge. It was no easy task.

“We had to make a lot of adjustments,” Hendricks said. “I think our team responded really well, and this is a big win for us.”

In the opening set, Metro led 6-2 before SWMSU got back into the contest. For the majority of the set, it went back-and-forth.

Toward the end of the set, though, the Runners started hitting more effectively and took the set 25-22.

“We scouted them, and we knew what we needed to do,” Heath said. “We knew that they were going to be tough. It was just a battle back and forth.”

The second set was special for senior middle blocker Julie Causseaux. On the mend from a rolled ankle, she came through big time for Metro with four key blocks and two of her six kills. Metro took the second set 25-19.

“Going into that game, I already had a lot of adrenaline going for me,” Causseaux said of her second-set performance.

In the third set, Metro had the match in the bag. By then, the Auraria Event Center was ridiculously raucous. Some of the Metro baseball players were in attendance and blatantly showed their support.

“It really keeps your momentum up,” Causseaux said of the crowd. “It keeps your energy going whenever things get tough.”

Metro secured the match, winning the third set, 25-14. “[Being the] sixth-ranked team in the nation, they’re not just going to roll over on you,” Causseaux said of the Mustangs. “We expected a fight. We just pushed harder.”

Although Causseaux came in and made a significant impact, Debbie Hendricks was conservative in her approach of when to bring her into the contest, due to the fact that Causseaux’s ankle isn’t 100 percent healed.

“We’ve been using Julie sparingly,” Hendricks said of Causseaux. “We just can’t overuse her right now. Julie did exactly what we expected her to do.”

Match three The next day, Metro traveled to Regis University to face Washburn. Early on, the Runners struggled, as the first set virtually went back and forth. Almost every time Metro got ahead of the curve, WU was quick to respond. However, Metro finished the opening set strong, 25-19.

In the second set, the Lady Blues took a commanding 19-12 lead shortly after a controversial two-hand touch call, jeopardizing the Roadrunners’ 2011 perfection. But, Metro fought back aggressively, only trailing 20-23. The inevitable happened, though, as Washburn took set two, 25-21. Metro’s streak of not dropping a set ended at 19.

Story continued on page 12>>>

ABOVE: Sophomore middle blocker Daleah Whitaker spikes the ball during Metro’s first match of the Colorado Premier Challenge Sept. 9.

Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

BELOW: The Roadrunners celebrate after winning a critical point during their match against Washburn University Sept. 10 at Regis University.

Photo by Matt Hollinshead • mhollin5@mscd.edu

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Metro beats two ranked foes Goalkeeper Quigley posts first shutout, team now 4-0

Paul Meyer pmeyer8@mscd.edu What had to be one of the toughest weekends for the Metro women’s soccer team, as they took on two nationally ranked opponents, turned out be a significant confidence-booster before starting Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.

Metro defeated No. 21 Minnesota State University 2-1 Sept. 9. On Sept. 11, the Roadrunners’ momentum continued, defeating No. 12 Winona State University 1-0.

“We needed to get the results. These games mean huge things for NCAA tournament [hopes] and getting into the tournament. So, it was great to get two results and two wins,” head coach Adrianne Almaraz said.

Friday’s game Metro started the weekend off with a game against the Minnesota State Mavericks at Auraria Field. Minnesota started strong, outshooting the Runners in the first half, 6-1.

However, Metro’s only shot in the first half was a great one, as junior forward Aubrey Fondy had a pass go off her chest and behind Maverick’s goalkeeper Molly McGough for a goal. It was Fondy’s first goal of the season.

“I kind of closed my eyes, and it hit my chest and went in,” Fondy said.

The Mavericks had their opportunities, but junior goalkeeper Danielle Quigley kept coming up big for the Roadrunners.

“She came up with a couple of great saves,” sophomore midfielder Becca Medina

said about Quigley.

Minnesota State finally got past Quigley with less than four minutes left in the game, as Tori Meinhardt tied it up at one apiece.

With 2:57 left in regulation, Medina hit the game-winning goal to help seal the victory and the upset for Metro.

“It felt really good ‘cause overtime was not going to be a lot of fun for us,” Medina said.

It was a huge victory for Metro, beating a ranked opponent.

“It feels good,” Almaraz said. “Just to get the result and the way that we responded after we got scored on, it was great.”

Sunday’s game The weekend ended with a game against the No. 12 Winona State Warriors. The Roadrunners’ defense came up big again and kept Winona State off the board.

“It was very good. Lots of players did well,” Almaraz said.

The Runners outhustled the Warriors all game. Freshman forward Abby Rolph scored the only goal of the game after a great pass from junior defender Hayley Marsh. The goal was Rolph’s third of the season.

“Our possession was a lot better [against WSU]. That tires out a team when you have a lot more possession,” Rolph said.

Quigley held her own and came up big again in goal. She recorded five saves and her first career shutout.

Metro will finish their home stand, starting RMAC play against Adams State College Sept. 16 and New Mexico Highlands University Sept. 18.

<<<Continued from page 11 A significant portion of the third set was stomach swelling, and that might be an understatement. With both sides’ fans roaring, it was a suspenseful fight to the end.

Metro faltered in the closing phases of set three, unable to execute. Washburn won the set, 28-26.

“It’s part of the competitive drive,” Bri Morley said. “You never give up, you never want to lose. Any time it comes down to a situation like that, you’re always fighting to be the best.”

Down 2-1 and losing hope on their lossless season, Metro persevered in the fourth set. Hoping to avenge the previous two sets, they relentlessly pounded the ball.

Ultimately, winning the set, 25-21, was a momentum changer going into the fifth set.

In the fifth set, both sides were brilliant offensively, but WU came through victorious, 15-12. Bri Morley led Metro with 17 kills.

“It was a hard-fought match,” Coach Hendricks said. “What I appreciated about the way we played [against Washburn] is that we didn’t quit. We battled through kind of a rough day [against them].”

Match four The Roadrunners concluded the weekend with a sweep over the CBU Lancers.

Metro seemed to respond well by getting an array of contributions from numerous players on both sides of the net.

The Runners won each set 25-20, securing third place in the Colorado Premier Challenge. Bri Morley and senior outside hitter Emily Greenhalgh tallied a combined 24 kills. “[It was a] very good weekend for us,” said Julie Causseaux, who had six kills and led Metro with three blocks. “We want to prove ourselves and make sure that we’re still on top of things.”

A successful tournament brought respect and recognition for the Roadrunners, both locally and nationally.

Bri Morley, Emily Greenhalgh and Ngoc Phan were named to the Colorado Premier Challenge all-tournament team. Phan was also named RMAC defensive player of the week for her efforts.

Metro also moved up to No. 7 in the American Volleyball Coaches’ Association Division II top-25 poll.

They will start RMAC play Sept. 15-17 at Colorado Mesa University, Fort Lewis College and Western New Mexico University, respectively. Afterward, they’ll return to the Auraria Event Center Sept. 20 to face Regis.

“It’s going to be a long trip,” Causseaux said. “It’s going to be tough, just like this weekend was.”

Winona State forward Rachel Neuemann, left, attacks Metro junior forward Aubrey Fondy for the ball Sept. 11 at Auraria Field. The Roadrunners escaped with a 1-0 victory over the No. 12 ranked team in the country.

Photo by Joel Baud • jbaud@mscd.edu

The Runners’ Run Down Men’s Soccer

Metro traveled to Washington for a set of weekend games. Metro defeated St. Martin 3-2 Sept. 8 and lost to Seattle Pacific 2-1 Sept. 10.

The Roadrunners dominated early against St. Martin, taking a 3-0 lead before the 24th minute. Metro needed all three goals, as senior defender Dele Johnson received a red card and forced the Roadrunners to play a man down. Metro held on for the 3-2 win.

Two early goals for Seattle Pacific and Metro not being able to take advantage of six corner-kick opportunities proved costly for the Roadrunners. Junior defender Jeremy Brooks scored the only goal for Metro.

Seattle Pacific won 2-1.

Tennis

The men’s and women’s teams both opened the 2011 season with 8-1 wins Sept.

8 at CSU-Pueblo. The men’s team continued their dominance in Pueblo Sept. 9, beating Colorado Mesa and Nebraska-Omaha 8-1 in both matches.

The women’s team wrapped up the weekend losing to Emporia State 7-2 Sept. 9, and winning 5-4 over Fort Hays State and 5-4 over Colorado Mesa Sept. 10.

Both teams will compete at Colorado Christian University Sept. 14.

Cross Country

The men’s and women’s cross country teams competed in the Rust Buster Open, hosted by University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Sept. 10.

Seniors Carl Arnold and Eiger Erickson finished in sixth and seventh place, respectively, for the men. Junior Carissa Sinda also had a top-ten finish for the women, taking ninth place. Junior Julie Hernandez also finished 14th.

Men’s Basketball

The men’s team was picked ninth in the Sporting News Division II top-10 preseason poll. Senior guard Reggie Evans was named honorable mention All-America in the same poll.

Women’s Soccer

Women’s soccer, previously unranked, jumped to the 11th in this week’s National Soccer Coaches of America Division II top-25 poll. Metro defeated two ranked opponents over the weekend.

Check out metnews.org/sports for all your Metro athletics coverage!

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RMAC trip first test for Metro

The Metro volleyball team got off to a phenomenal start at the Oredigger Volleyball Classic Sept. 2 and 3, sweeping all four matches. They also won three of their four matches at the Colorado Premier Challenge on Sept. 9 and 10, starting 7-1.

There’s just one question, though: are they good or great? Ultimately, their upcoming three-game road trip to start conference play will answer that question.

“We have to mentally overcome everything that we’re going to face,” senior outside hitter Bri Morley said. “It’s going to be a test of us being able to prepare ourselves.”

The Roadrunners will travel to Colorado Mesa University (formerly known as Mesa State College), Fort Lewis College and Western New Mexico Sept. 15-17.

Although these are teams the Roadrunners took down last season, this could be a tough task because all three teams made it to last season’s Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament, held at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

These ladies have the determination, work ethic and heart to have a dominant season.

Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu There’s no doubt these three teams thirst for revenge.

“We want to start off the conference [matches] strong,” senior libero Ngoc Phan said of the upcoming road trip. “We want to prepare right, just play our game [and] worry about our side [of the court].”

Yes, Metro’s next three opponents started 2011 a bit sluggish, but there’s a reason all three teams went to the conference tournament.

Colorado Mesa won the RMAC West division title last season and finished 20-9 overall.

Fort Lewis and Western New Mexico also shone at times, despite finishing 15-12 and 13-12, respectively.

Although they got off to a 0-3 start in 2010 RMAC action, Fort Lewis won their next six matches, including matches against Colorado Christian University (20-17 overall, 8-10 in the RMAC) and WNMU. Their number of wins and losses fluctu-

ated the rest of the season. Don’t get me wrong, they’re 3-5 as of Sept. 10, but they’ve proven they can surprise their conference adversaries.

As for Western New Mexico, the Mustangs have shown glimpses of promise.

They’ve shown that they can pound the ball.

They also have sophomore outside hitter Angelina Pulu, who was named to the 2011 RMAC preseason all-conference team.

If there’s one potentially defining weekend out of the whole season, it’s Sept. 15-17.

Considering six of the Runners’ next eight matches will be on the road, it’s important for them to start conference play strong by winning their first three road matches because their schedule won’t get any easier afterward.

Metro will face Regis University at home Sept. 20 before playing at CCU - who gave Metro a bit of a scare last November in Lakewood - Sept. 24 and 2010 RMAC tournament champion University of Nebraska at Kearney Sept. 30.

For the time being, the Roadrunners are playing with composure, discipline and a sense of team unity.

This might be the most unified and most exciting Metro volleyball team I’ve seen since I started covering the team two years ago.

These ladies have the determination, work ethic and heart to have a dominant season.

This weekend will be a defining one and a testament to the type of team Metro has.

“When you go on the road, (opponents) have an advantage,” said head coach Debbie Hendricks, who also mentioned that looking past opponents was something her squad mistakenly did in past seasons. “We have to make sure that we take it one match at a time, just stay focused on what we want to try to accomplish and not get ahead of ourselves.”

Senior volleyball libero Ngoc Phan prepares to serve the ball to California Baptist University Sept. 10 at Regis University.

Photo by Matt Hollinshead • mhollin5@mscd.edu

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9.15

Fall Fest

All day Tivoli Commons and outdoor areas Gathering of all Auraria departments, student organizations and offices. There will be community vendors, food, games and live music, as well.

Free

9.16 Constitution Day 3-8 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle Across 1- ___ were 5- Legal rights organization 9- Harvests 14- Zilch 15- Crowd sound 16- Everglades bird 17- In debit 19- Drench 20- Trouble 21- Thick-skinned charger 22- Beg 23- Dues 24- Cabinet dept.

25- Cuban dance 28- Bunches 31- Waterfall 32- Campaigned 34- Swerve sharply 35- Glossy 36- Skater Lipinski 37- Shoebox letters 38- Director Kurosawa

39- Kitten 40- Hard to define 42- Prefix meaning “beneath” 43- California wine region 44- Skill 48- Dens 50- Masculinity 51- African language group 52- British lowercourt lawyer 53- Chip maker 54- In ___ of 55- French military cap 56- Buy alternative 57- Probability 58- “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto)

Down 1- Battery terminal 2- Eurasian juniper 3- That is, in Latin 4- Salt of tartaric acid 5- Debt that remains unpaid 6- Seashore 7- Rules 8- Coffee container 9- Radiance 10- Self-centered person 11- Make a ___ for it 12- Cancun coin 13- Sault ___ Marie 18- At the bottom of the barrel 21- Answer 23- Animal life 25- Congo, formerly 26- Ages 27- Crew needs 28- Half a fly 29- Peter Fonda title

role 30- Combustible matter 31- The Hindu Destroyer 33- Negative vote 35- Passes over 36- Fistulous 38- Generally 39- Perfidious 41- Combines 42- The Dog Star 44- Put away papers 45- Locations 46- Halts 47- Eagle’s nest: var.

48- Alley 49- Organization to promote theater 50- Empty 51- Puppeteer Baird 52- ___-mo

Lectures will be related to President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Civil War in honor of the war’s 150th anniversary.

Events will also take place 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Sept. 17 in Tivoli 320. Visit http:// guides.auraria.edu/uscivilwar for more information.

Free

9.17

Civil War Ball

7 p.m.–12 a.m.

St. Cajetan’s Center

Dress in Civil War-era attire as part of Auraria’s Constitution Day festivities and enjoy period and dance lessons. Visit guides.auraria.edu/uscivilwar for more information.

Free

9.18 Faculty Recital

4 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall

Music by internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Judith Christin and collaborative pianist Tamara Goldstein.

Visit www.mscd.edu/music for more information.

Free for Metro community with valid ID

9.19

Geshe Yonten: Film Screening and Discussion 12:30 p.m.

Tivoli Multicultural Lounge

Screening of the film “Journey from Zanskar: A Monk’s Vow to Children” presented by Tibetan Monk Geshe Yonten.

Discussion to start at 2 p.m.

Free

9.20 GLBT High Tea 2 p.m.

Tivoli 440

Meet staff of Auraria’s Office of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Services and learn about your sexual identity on campus. Refreshments and GLBT resources provided.

Free

9.21

Evening of Peace 6–9 p.m.

Denver City Park 2001 Steele St.

In honor of International Day of Peace, festivities will include music and a candlelight meditation walk.

Free, donations accepted

Photo of the Week

Texts From Last Night It’s like even though I’m not in college anymore my body still knows it’s September and is putting itself into competitive binge drinking mode.

I just took my birth control on the way to class with a 1/2 melted jello shot I happened to find in my purse from Friday night. I told you I was going hard this year.

Retraction

Because of a reporting error last week, a photo on page 11 was improperly identified.

The caption should have read Austin Minney, of the Denver-based band Flagship.

Mike Henderson, president of the Colorado Bartenders Guild, and associate Ali Terrill mix custom cocktails at the seventh-annual Denver Food and Wine Festival Sept. 9 at Auraria. Photo by Thomas Stipe • bstipe@mscd.edu