Volume 34, Issue 10 - Oct. 20, 2011

October 20, 2011

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AHEC stalls Auraria Occupation Brad Roudebush wroudebu@mscd.edu The Occupy movement has come to Auraria, and some students suddenly have found themselves in the middle of one of the largest political protests since Vietnam.

Grassroots leaders organized a public forum in Tivoli Turnhalle Oct. 12 to discuss varying viewpoints on politics, economics and social discord. They also voted that Auraria would play host to the latest site of the Occupy movement.

According to Auraria Higher Education Center, when Occupy asked to use the Turnhalle, they did so under false pretenses.

The forum was originally approved as a panel discussion with political science faculty, but once flyers were posted, it was clear that the underlying purpose was to promote Occupy Denver.

“They misled us,” said Jerry Mason, director of Student Facilities and Services.

“The main purpose of [Occupy Denver/Auraria] is to build awareness about all these issues,” said occupier Candace Johnson, who is also a representative for the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board.

Although the movement has the support of some faculty and staff, Johnson was concerned about what ramifications there could be from AHEC. “They are the ones who are thought of as the custodians of the school, and they may have a problem with it,” she said. “We aren’t getting permission [to protest], so arrest is possible. I think that people who are agreeing to camp out are also agreeing to risk arrest.”

Mason said that AHEC is willing to work with the occupiers, but said, “According to the peaceful assembly policy, you can peacefully assemble wherever you want to on campus, but you will abide by the campus policies.”

These policies include that events on campus, unless otherwise approved, must be over by 10 p.m. There are also policies against camping on campus.

“You can’t pitch a tent on campus,” Mason said. “Whether it’s to sleep or even [if it] gives the appearance of sleeping.”

There are other restrictions on campus, such as using electronic sound amplifiers.

Mason said he absolutely supports First Amendment rights, “as long as it doesn’t disrupt classes or block egress issues and disrupting normal functions of the college campus.”

If AHEC needs to mow the lawn, workers have the right to tell the occupiers they need to leave. Similarly, previously booked events on campus, like Fall Fest, can’t be interrupted.

Auraria police enforce city and state laws on campus, but Mason warned there could be other ramifications beside arrests.

“Your own institutions and judicial processes allow them to adjudicate you or punish you for breaking a policy,” he said.

Such violations could result in suspension or expulsion from school.

“I don’t think it’s going to disrupt the running of the campus, and if it were to do that, maybe that’ll be a good thing,” Johnson said. “Maybe that’ll bring attention to the issues we’re trying to address.”

Occupy Auraria stems from the mostly peaceful protest movement that began in

“I don’t think it’s going to disrupt the running of the campus, and if it were to do that, maybe that’ll be a good thing.”

—Candace Johnson

Students participate in a meeting of Occupy Auraria, a student-centered group based around the goals and ideas of the larger Occupy movement happening around the country, Oct. 17 just outside the Plaza building on the Auraria campus.

Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu the last weeks of September in lower Manhattan as a way to express displeasure with the political and economic issues facing the country.

“One of the criticisms that have been leveled against Occupy Denver and other occupations is a lack of message,” said Chad Kautzer, an assistant professor of philosophy at UCD. “At this point it’s very messy, but I submit, those people who have issues marginal to economic justice issues are crying out for a forum, a political mechanism, an educational forum, where they can represent and pursue those issues because they don’t feel like the dominant political system is representing their will,” he said.

Others believe that the apparent lack of message comes from a lack of preparation and leadership. “[Occupy] Denver seems unorganized to me,” CCD philosophy professor Don Peter-

son said in the public forum. “I don’t know who’s organizing it, how we get the message, where we go on the Internet.”

During the forum, it was evident that some wanted a platform to voice their unhappiness with anything. One woman in attendance proposed slaughterhouses be shut down because they are cruel to animals.

On its website, the Occupy movement provides no point of contact, relying instead on social networking and comments left on blog postings.

The estimated 3,000 - 5,000 supporters who turned out for Occupy Denver’s march through downtown last Saturday suggest it works for them.

“The occupation is a statement,” Johnson said. “If someone comes for one minute or for one hour or for one day just to get some information, just to participate for a little bit, it’s just as important as people camping out overnight.”

Occupy DC gives glimpse into movement Caitlin Gibbons cgibbon4@mscd.edu WASHINGTON - The pantry is stocked with bottled water, pots are full of simmering soups, crews are collecting trash and cigarettes are being handed out to anyone in need of a nicotine fix. Welcome to the Occupy D.C. camp in McPherson Square.

The camp mirrors the structure of the government: social services are provided, and committees have been formed to solve problems like sanitation, how to handle influxes of donations and how to keep people safe in the park—where the protestors still do not have a permit.

The national Occupy movement started

in New York when an informal group decided they had enough of “politics as usual” and hit the sidewalks near Wall Street.

Critics of the movement have reported the protests as unorganized, contrary to what people on the ground have seen.

Thom Reges, 26, is the leader of the encampment’s “cigarette cartel.”

“The last thing you need in a revolution is someone having a nic [sic] fit,” he said.

He is also the so-called chairman of the sanitation committee and oversees the shifts of occupiers maintaining cleanliness at the park.

He moved from Michigan to Virginia two years ago after becoming frustrated with trying to find work in an area with 28

percent unemployment. When the Occupy movement started, he packed up a small bag of belongings and headed to the park.

The response from the D.C. community has been overwhelmingly positive, unlike the movement in New York, he said.

“It’s so inspiring, but I feel guilty sometimes,” Reges said.

Earlier in the week, a fire truck stopped across the park on K Street, home to the lobbyists of Washington. A sense of dread swept over the group as the truck lingered, without anyone emerging.

“The truck was just parked there. And then we heard a voice come on the loudspeaker: ‘Power to the people, fuck the government!’” Reges said. “The entire camp

had goose bumps and people were cheering the firefighters as they drove away.”

Celebrities have also visited the camp.

Ralph Nader came by earlier in the week, and Patch Adams also stopped in to help lift the spirits of the campers.

The community is largely supportive of the movement. Reges said his parents support him participating in the movement.

“I feel like I am representing them here,” he said.

He said he has no plans until Spring 2012 and will stay at the encampment as long as he is able.

“We don’t know if it will work, but what we have been doing hasn’t been working either,” he said.

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Metro is now able to cut out the middleman when it comes to purchasing goods, due to a change in fiscal and procurement rules by the State of Colorado.

The Metro Board of Trustees approved the new policy Sept. 8, as a response to legislation that allows colleges to opt out of Colorado’s fiscal and procurement rules. The new regulations have been in effect since Oct. 1.

Procurement refers to the purchase of any goods and services for the school’s departments, from electronics to office supplies.

The old rules held that Metro would have to go through the Colorado State Controller for approval of any purchase. Also, the school could only do business with a list of approved vendors, even if they didn’t offer the best price.

With the new rules in place, Metro can directly submit bid proposals to Auraria’s purchasing director. This serves to streamline the approval process. “[Metro] would have had to ask for Purchasing Director approval to buy from a cooperative agreement that wasn’t already approved by the State,” said Stacy Steelman, director of Procurement & Distribution Services for Auraria. “And sometimes, even if you get that approval, it would take a long time.”

The new rules also allow the school to access more vendors and choose the one with the best offer. “[Metro] can’t just go out and spend money without being responsible for it, but there is a little bit more flexibility in vendors that we use and agreements that we use to get the products and services we need,” Steelman said.

George Middlemist, Associate Vice President of Administration and Finance for Metro, proposed the new rules to the Board of Trustees. He and Steelman worked with the University of Northern Colorado, who opted out of state rules about a year ago, to draft Metro’s new procurement rules.

“I think it will make our processes a little bit more efficient, a little bit quicker, when we’re wanting to purchase things,” Middlemist said.

The new fiscal and procurement rules have many benefits, according to Middlemist. One of them is that they can be tailored to fit the purposes of higher education.

“It will be easier to address unique issues or problems because we won’t have to wait for the State Controller or the State Purchasing Director to authorize any differences,” Steelman said. “We can make the changes ourselves or authorize things in-house.”

Another benefit is that Metro will have more flexibility to negotiate agreements with other schools. The school is currently working with UNC to find items they can acquire together to lower the costs, according to

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Middlemist. Other schools in the state that have approved their own fiscal and procurement rules include University of Colorado, Colorado State University and Colorado School of Mines.

One more advantage of the new rules,

according to Steelman, is that the school will be able to get rebates offered in agreements.

“A lot of times, any kind of rebates that may have been offered from agreements went to the State,” Steelman said. “And story continues on page 5 >>>

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While it makes purchasing supplies easier, opting out of the state’s fiscal and procurement rules does not mean Metro will be completely detached from the State Purchasing Officer or State Controller.

According to Middlemist, the state still gives Metro guidance and a “framework to make sure that we are fiscally prudent, that we are transparent, that we’re accountable for what we do.”

The school also has to keep its bids within a limit. Bids that surpass $10,000 for goods and $25,000 for services will still need to be approved by the State, according to Steelman.

“Anything less than that per fiscal year can be bought discretionarily through a vendor of their choice,” Steelman said.

The purchase of land and construction operates through the State Architect’s Office and will not be affected by the new fiscal and procurement regulations.

“Construction rules, they have no option of opting out. So any procurement related to construction has to be done through the State and by the State’s rules,” Steelman said.

While bringing benefits to the school, Middlemist doesn’t think the new rules will negatively impact Metro’s rapport with the State.

“We’ve always been very transparent with the State in the way we conduct our business, so I don’t expect things to change a whole lot,” Middlemist said.

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If you can’t “Occupy,” at least get off your butt “…it is required of a man that he share the action and passion of his time, at threat of being judged not to have lived…” —U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes The “No Camping anywhere on campus” signs were soggy from on-and-off rain last Monday. But the spirits of the small group of Auraria students planning to “Occupy” Auraria were not. They were physically wet, but spiritually alive in the best sense of Justice Holmes’ measure.

Whether or not “Occupy Auraria” leads to anything large enough to create madefor-TV news confrontations with Denver police, the “99 percent” point has already been made – from the Colorado Capitol to New York, Washington, Chicago and San Francisco to London, Rome, Paris and Spain to Latin America. Whatever happens on the Auraria campus – the first strategy session was a week ago, on October 12th – has already been superceded on a worldwide stage.

But who arrived first isn’t the point.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock – or in a Facebook cocoon – you now know what the 99 percent and Occupy movement – which started with “Occupy Wall Street” protests in New York in mid-September – is about. In a month of protesting runaway corporate greed and a wholesale hosing of the American middle class by an alleged one percent ruling class, the “Occupy” movement quickly grew too widespread to ignore.

And even the mainstream media could no longer dismiss protesters as jobless jerk-offs and professional agitators with nothing better to do.

Denver TV news, usually given to puff

and fluff, delivered “Occupy Denver” reports running longer than two minutes – an eternity for local TV news – and even pre-empted in-progress shows with news updates.

And balanced Occupy Denver coverage pushed the Broncos and Tim Tebow off the Denver Post’s front page for three days running. Even on days without police confrontations that had to disappoint Denver TV crews the movement seemed to be waking up more than a few people.

The movement arrived at Auraria last week with a discussion and strategy session – sponsored by six campus groups, including Metro’s Political Science department – that drew, in shifts, nearly 100 students and faculty of all ages and ethnicities to the Tivoli Turnhalle.

Despite a sometimes fuzzy focus, sparks of energy and passion crackled. And those who remembered 1968 came away with a sense that something may be happening – off and on campus – to shake up the TV/ Facebook torpor that regulates many student lives.

1968? Google “campus protests,” “Vietnam War” and “Democratic National Convention.” Incensed by foot-dragging on civil rights and a drawn-out Vietnam War draining tens of thousands of American lives and billions of dollars that could have been spent at home (sound familiar?), students rebelled. From California to CU-Boulder to Madison, Wisconsin, to Columbia and Cornell Universities, students protested, occupied campuses and took over administration buildings. The protests at Columbia paralleled some of today’s 99 percent complaints because the biggest slumlord in Columbia’s

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1968 ended badly and was effectively over when Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s storm trooper police cracked protester heads on Michigan Avenue while the Democrats nominated Hubert Humphrey. We got Richard Nixon as president that November.

Domestic social programs were slashed and the Vietnam War dragged on for nearly seven more years before we finally pulled out of Saigon in 1975.

Few would confuse 2011 with 1968. But the American middle class is getting tired of being screwed by corporate fat cats who are not, contrary to tired scripts, creating jobs, but only amassing obscene profits.

The 99 percenters could use more focus and less of a scattershot approach, but the first shots have been fired. As students, the movement is about YOU and your future as much as anyone else’s. So, even if you don’t actively “occupy,” get involved. And pay attention. Despite right-wing shrieks, you won’t end up in a “socialist utopia.” You have nothing to lose but your Facebook cocoons.

Letters to the Editor: Reader responses to Occupy and Smoking articles Response –“Occupy Denver gears up for the long haul,” October 13.

When I first read the article The Metropolitan published on October 6th, 2011 titled “Occupy Denver gears up for the long haul,” I had mixed emotions. At first, I was bothered by the fourteen-year-old girl who was mentioned in the beginning of the article. My immediate thought was, “what does a fourteen-year-old at this point in her life know about our world and the United States economy that she feels intelligent enough to stand in front of a crowd and speak about her feelings on the subject”. Maybe I was more ignorant when I was her age, but I can guarantee that at fourteen-years-old I knew very little about our economy and even less about the world outside of high school.

Thankfully, I have matured since then. The depictions of this girl in the article at first helped me to solidify the popular belief that most of these participants can’t even pin-

point what exactly they hope to gain from these protests.

However, after a second glance my view changed. Instead of wanting to silence this teenager because I believed that she was not mature enough to grasp the entirety of the situation, I wanted to praise her. Whether or not she understands every aspect of the Occupy Denver protests doesn’t take away from the fact that this fourteen year old chose to spend her free time being an engaged and active member of our society. Instead of sitting on her couch, she made the conscious decision to be involved in something bigger than herself. It is because of this that I retract my initial thoughts and instead applaud her.

To everyone else I urge you to get involved. Don’t stand on the sidelines. Research the issues. I don’t care if you agree or disagree with the protesters; I only hope that you can gain an informed perspective on

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the issues that affect you daily. I would also like to thank The Metropolitan for promising to keep the students of Auraria campus updated on Occupy Denver. So, with my plea to ditch the apathy and get informed I leave you with a final thought… How do we want our generation to be remembered in the coming years?

—Andrea Nieto, Metro junior and English education major.

Response –“Designate smoking areas so non-smokers are free to breathe on campus” October 13.

I like to think that despite this particular article, most Auraria students believe the student body capable enough to decide whether or not to smoke on campus for themselves. Ridiculous, and patronizing —carchu14

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Cafe Cultura celebrates heritage Indigenous Peoples Day event showcases Native artists Story and Photo by Kate Rigot krigot@mscd.edu Auraria celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day Oct. 7 by hosting Café Cultura, a monthly open mic and poetry slam focusing on Indigenous and Latino/a artists.

“It’s strange being a native person but a stranger in your own land,” sang Native American hip-hop duo Culture Shock Camp.

“Everybody say ‘tura’ he’ (‘doo-dah hey’),” Quese Frejo said to the 75 people gathered in St. Cajetan’s Center to watch the show. “That means ‘I have a good feeling right here in my heart, I feel blessed.’”

Usually held monthly at Denver Inner City Parish’s La Academia, the Oct. 7 event at St. Cajetan’s Center, was billed as “celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.” Café Cultura was founded to “[showcase] the work of the Latino, Chicano, indigenous, and other underserved communities,” according to its mission statement.

Café Cultura co-founder Ara Cruz said Café Cultura “[brings] about unity and healing through creative expression while empowering young people to express themselves, reclaim written and oral traditions, and help them become leaders in their community.”

Cruz also emphasized the importance of celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day.

“With all the controversy that goes on with Columbus Day, it’s important to celebrate indigenous peoples of this continent, indigenous resistance, and the continuation of cultural traditions. I think that’s incredibly important, and vital to our moving forward,” he said.

Indigenous Peoples Day was created as an alternative to Columbus Day, which many consider to be problematic and offensive because of its association with the genocide and colonization of the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

The three Auraria schools are required by state law to “observe” Columbus Day, but do so as an “alternate” holiday – the campus is still open and classes are held, and school employees take a day off elsewhere in the year when the campus is closed.

UCD’s Director of Hispanic Student Educational Programs & Outreach Angela Brian and Quese Frejo of Culture Shock Camp, perform their blend of modern hip-hop and traditional NaMarquez said bringing Café Cultura to cam- tive sounds at Café Cultura Oct. 7 2011 at St. Cajetan’s Center. pus was in response to student requests. ment music,” combining politically charged enous rights, and Columbus Day itself.

“It’s UCD’s way of connecting with the and empowering hip-hop with spoken word Cafe Cultura is usually held the second community, letting them know we support and music from Native traditions.

Friday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at Denver them, celebrating culture and exposing the Other acts included spoken word duo Inner City Parish’s La Academia on Galauniversity community to a different voice,” NovaKane & G, Jovan Mays of Slam Nuba, pago St. at 9th Ave. Marquez said. and several student acts, including Metro’s Culture Shock Camp closed the show with an informal, yet powerful performance. own dance team, Lethal Monsters. Topics ranged from child abuse and domestic The duo, consisting of brothers Brian and violence to genocide, immigrant and indigQuese Frejo, described their style as “move-

Novel month: write here, right now Steve Musal smusual@mscd.edu At a few minutes to midnight this Halloween, an eclectic group of aspiring writers from around the Denver Metro area will gather (at Fireside Books and Coffee in Englewood), huddling around laptops and clutching what National Novel Writing Month founder, Chris Baty, calls “heartfibrillating amounts of coffee.”

Over the course of November, they’ll attempt a journey of 50,000 words as they struggle — first-timers and veterans alike — to finish a novel in a month. It’s an exercise that Baty calls “exhuberant imperfection” a write-now-edit-later approach to simply getting a novel finished, secure in the knowledge that Hemingway was right: the first draft of anything is awful.

NaNoWriMo, as participants refer to the event, is a 12-year-old effort to write a 50,000-word novel in 30 days.

“NaNo offers the opportunity to silence your inner editor,” Jennifer Goodland, a Metro affiliate faculty member and NaNoWriMo contributor since 2002 said.

“It’s about quantity over quality, and that

can be a very freeing experience.”

Goodland, with the help of the MSCD Honors Department, is continuing a tradition that started last year. Small writing groups, or Write-Ins, that are open to everyone will be held on the Auraria campus every Thursday in November (except Thanksgiving).

“The Honors Department wants to encourage creative endeavors like NaNoWriMo on campus, whether or not participants are honors students or even Metro students,” Goodland said. “We encourage students to fulfill their intellectual curiosity, whatever form that takes, and NaNoWriMo perfectly ties into that goal. So many students are afraid of writing the wrong thing, or not being perfect. While I understand the reasons behind that, it does tend to stifle creativity and expression.”

Michelle Kellogg, NaNoWriMo municipal liaison for Denver, agrees. “It’s liberating, especially for students, who are constantly editing themselves and being conscious of everything that goes into a story. The nice thing about NaNo is that you are constantly trying to get the story out; you can always worry about going back to edit later.”

Kellogg, along with her fellow municipal liaisons, runs Write-Ins throughout November all around Denver — including the midnight kickoff event at Fireside. While cities across America and the world participate in NaNoWriMo, she says Denver is pretty unique.

“We have so many veteran members who are so willing to offer support and advice if warranted or wanted; I think it really helps,” Kellogg said. “Other groups are generally college towns, so a lot of people who’ve won before move on. In Denver, we get them back.”

Goodland says the program has plenty of benefits for college students, above and beyond the sense of accomplishment from finishing a novel, and the Auraria Write-Ins are obviously aimed at them.

“The biggest benefit is enforcing discipline on yourself as a student and writer,” Goodland said. “To complete the goal, you need to write a certain amount each day – usually about 1,600 words. That might sound like a lot, but as you go on, it becomes easier and easier to do. That’s going to carry over into term papers or completing a thesis, and if you go to graduate school, you’ll absolutely

have to develop that kind of discipline in your writing.”

Despite all the talk of discipline; however, NaNoWriMo writing is usually a little more light-hearted than the image of the serious novelist, bent over an ink-splattered writing desk.

“It completely runs the gamut between serious works and the completely absurd,” Goodland said. “You really can do whatever you want.”

Auraria write-ins Thursdays in November (Except Thanksgiving) 5:30 – 8 p.m.

West Classroom 147-149 Open to everyone, especially Auraria students.

NaNoWriMo Midnight Kickoff: 10 p.m Oct. 31 – 2 a.m. Nov. 1 Fireside Books and Coffee, Englewood Open to everyone For more information: http://www.nanowrimo.org

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Beauty, brains Fathers needed Seminar encourages women Movie urges dads to step up Sydney Spivey sspivey1@mscd.edu Metro students were able to learn some stress-diminishing techniques through an enlightening seminar with key speaker Lori Hanson.

Hanson, a renowned author and motivational speaker, travels internationally to discuss how she overcame her own life struggles and how others can live a balanced and more aware life.

Over the course of a three-week seminar at Metro, Hanson discussed topics such as how to feel beautiful and what it’s like to have it all — referring to not only beauty, but also empowerment and confidence. Those who attended the final seminar received some helpful tips on how to feel empowered and free in college.

According to Hanson, there are three main ideas to keep in mind about being a student. Her first tip is that going to school is not all about the grades.

“It’s really about enjoying the experience of being in school now,” Hanson said.

In her second tip, Hanson covered the topic of change, and that is out of our control, so we must simply accept it and even embrace it.

“As you go through life, don’t get too attached to the norm,” Hanson said.

Her final tip took a different approach.

“If your car needs premium gas and you put diesel in it, how well is it going to run?”

Hanson said.

Hanson also discussed the importance of eating properly to improve one’s mindset.

If the proper kinds of food aren’t consumed, the body is left feeling both physically and mentally drained, which makes being able to focus and complete daily tasks is challenging. Metro sophomore, Natalie Zamudio said she learned a lot about the harmful effects of caffeine at the seminar.

“I really liked the nutritional part she spoke about and how what you eat affects what you do basically,” Zamudio said. “I’m a big coffee drinker and I’m probably going to stop drinking as much as I do.”

Hanson was invited to speak at Metro by the Institute for Women’s Studies. Joanna Snader, the associate director for the institute, thought that Hanson’s ideas on how to live consciously and be balanced was very insightful.

“I think it’s really important for the college population because — especially on a campus like this —our students are balancing not just school, but family, work, community and obligations,” Snader said.

“They’re under stress and developing those habits early on is going to help them to be better parents, community members and so forth.”

The Institute for Women’s Studies provides students with opportunities for students to attend other activities like Hanson’s seminar.

“We have a binder of community resources, so pretty much any questions that students have, we’re happy to help them,” Snader said. “We particularly really are into the issue of body image because it does affect so many women and now men.”

Inspirational speaker Lori Hanson tells her personal story to a crowd October 12 in the Tivoli. Hanson, who struggled with bulimia and self- image for 34 years, has written several books about managing stress and life demands. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

Christin Mitchell cmitch39@mscd.edu It has been a while since I have seen a movie that inspires me to change actions when I get up from my seat. Sherwood Picture’s latest movie, “Courageous,” did make me want to make a change but there is only one problem — I will never be a father.

Sherwood Baptist Church, in Georgia, which produced “Facing the Giants” and “Fireproof” is now taking a stand against absent fathers and men who are physically in the home but not mentally.

Using five men — four of them sheriff’s deputies — the movie shows the struggles that men have with being fathers: leading the house, managing work and family, providing for their family and overcoming poor relationships with their fathers.

All of these men make a resolution to follow what the Bible has set forth in how a man should act both with God and their families. These men ultimately dare the men of their church, on Father’s Day, to take the pledge to become better fathers and husbands, and not walk away from their responsibilities.

While some critics say the movie only applies to those who are Christians, the effects of fatherlessness can be felt throughout this country. The U.S. Department of Census

estimates there are 64.3 million men have fathered children in America, and 43 percent of American youth are living without fathers.

The U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services’ studies on fatherlessness showed 63 percent of youth suicides and 71 percent of pregnant teenagers are from fatherless homes. The USDHHS also found fatherless youth are twice as likely to drop out of high school and twice as likely to end up in jail.

While the movie has no famous names for actors, those who have seen it, say it will inspire you to make changes whether you are a current parent or aspire to be one in the future.

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MarchFourth’s party march MarchFourth Marching Band is more of an all-around party than a straightforward band. With 13 musicians, burlesque dancers, stilt walkers and maybe even fire dancers, MarchFourth is bringing their traveling circus to the Gothic Theatre (and The Fox Theatre in Boulder) in advance of their new release Magnificent Beast.

The Metropolitan talked to one of the group’s trumpet players, Katie Presley, about the band’s live show, the new album and how the two come together.

Interview by Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu MP: How would you describe your live show?

KP: Wild, exciting and sweaty.

MP: How many people are onstage at one time?

KP: Let’s see, we have 13 musicians and five dancers. That’s kind of a rough estimate, but the numbers can fluctuate depending on whether we have special guests. Which we may have. We have a lot of friends all around the United States, so someone may join us for a fire dance or some other surprising event.

MP: Are there going to be fire dancers in Denver?

KP: You never know, man. There could be.

We have friends in the area. It really depends on the venue and what their fire code is.

MP: How does the live show experience translate to a studio album?

KP: We record a lot of things together at the same time. We’ll have the drums separate in a different room than the saxes and the brass who are totally separated as well. We’re all able to hear each other and, in some cases, see each other, which is really important.

Being in such a large band you want to be able to look out for cues and stuff. It’s a little different being in a studio and maybe not being able to see one guy that you’re looking for [to give] a cue.

But we wanted to keep the energy up, so

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that’s why we recorded it that way, with everyone together.

MP: And you have a new album coming out soon?

KP: Magnificent Beast! Also the name of our fall tour.

MP: How do you think this album stacks up against previous albums?

KP: I think it’s different. It’s totally cool because we have a lot of new material that was rehearsed over January and then we toured [with] it right away. Then we did our anniversary show, went on tour and then we recorded the album. So it’s super fresh. It’s really exciting because our [baritone] sax player Taylor [Aglipay] plays a lot of guitar on the album. So that’s a somewhat new direction for us.

MP: Do you think live shows or albums are more important to the band?

KP: I don’t think anyone can harness a live show, no matter who’s playing it. It’s just one of those magical things that you have to turn up and be a part of because one live show is gonna [sic] be totally different than the next.

The album is important because we’re capturing this moment in time that we’re all here together and writing music specifically for individual players, for each other, but getting to perform it live is a whole new dimension. It’s pretty awesome.

The MarchFourth Marching Band, along with its hula hoop toting burlesque dancers, is in full swing.

Photo courtesy of MarchFourth Marching Band that many people on stage, how do you keep MP: How did this band get started? everything in order?

KP: I played the first gig and then took a reKP: We have section leaders. Or we desigally long hiatus. It really started with Daniel nate one person to start a song. John [Aver[Lamb], one of the trombone players. He called me up and was like, ‘Hey, what are you ill], our bass player, is really the leader of this band, the music director. He’s the man for doing Tuesday night?’ No musician is doing that department. anything Tuesday night, so I said, ‘Playing a MP: What’s the future hold for the band? show with you I guess.’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah, KP: We actually just started a foundation for it’s this Mardi Gras thing.’ We played a Fela kids. We just want to show kids that music Kuti song, a Fleetwood Mac tune and somecan be a lot of fun, and it doesn’t necessarthing else. Then someone asked what we ily have to be a traditional band. So we’ve were going to name the band and someone definitely started giving back to the commusaid, ‘Well that date is March 4. How about nity in addition to playing shows. Hopefully that?’ And MarchFourth was born. we can continue to interest people in playing MP: Then did you just keep adding people live music. It’s just not cultivated in public until the stage was full? schools right now. So bringing it out and KP: We did start out with a lot of people, showing kids and their parents that horns because, when you have a marching band, are cool, playing the drums is cool. Getting you have to have a drum line. So we started people excited about live music is the main out with quite a few drummers, and then in goal. order to play some arrangements we had to have several horn players to cover the parts.

Then a lot of people would improvise new parts. At one point — I think our last CD MarchFourth Marching Band release party — we might have had 35 to 40 8:00 p.m., Oct. 22 @ people on stage.

The Gothic Theatre, $15 MP: Do you have a leader? When there’s

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Five Finger Death Punch American Capitalist

Matt Hollinshead • mhollin5@mscd.edu

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Evanescence’s last release came out five years ago.

On their latest, self-titled album, which dropped Oct. 11, it’s clear that Amy Lee sounds older.

But it’s more like Lee has used the years to hone her vocal technique. On the new album, her voice is bigger, bolder and more mature. Lee — only a couple months from turning 30 — lets this new release show she still has a long career ahead of her in, or out of, Evanescence.

The band’s previous album, The Open Door, was disappointing because it wasn’t as enticing as their 2003 debut Fallen. From a compositional standpoint, the debut trumps all. This is why the band won two Grammy awards, including Best New Artist for Fallen.

This latest album features some of the best content since Fallen, but it might actually surpass that album’s emotional resonance because of Lee’s strengthened voice.

From start to finish, every song is vibrant. The instrumentation remains true to Evanescence’s sound and allows Lee’s voice to carry the album. In songs such as “What You Want,” Lee’s inflections give everything away, telling listeners that the band is returning to their roots.

With this album, Lee is helping her project get back to its prime.

On Oct. 11, the heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch released its third album, American Capitalist. Even though this album is lukewarm, it’s still garnering attention.

Formed in 2005, Five Finger has been moving through the heavy metal scene and, as of now, it seems like the sky is the limit for the quintet. Given the fact that they are touring with All That Remains for a number of October dates means they’re rising fast.

But at first listen, this new album is lackluster. Vocalist Ivan Moody’s growls are not 100 percent satisfactory to a true metalhead, but his melodic voice contains energy. While the vocals are respectable, Jeremy Spencer’s thrash-like drumming is solid and Zoltan Bathory’s guitar work gets the job done. Each song conveys what the average metal fan looks for because they are, after all, average songs.

The light at the end of the tunnel lies in Five Finger’s knack for rocking hooks. Even if the band hasn’t delivered a great album this fall, they still know how to get heavy — and this will be their saving grace. So, if you’re feeling intrigued and you want to give some heavy metal a try, American Capitalist is a good place to start.

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What Separates Me From You reveals a way home Nikki Work • nwork@mscd.edu When I moved to Ft. Collins for my first year of college, the last thing I expected was to move back home to Denver a year later.

I was excited to live on my own because I thought I could handle being an independent adult at 18 years old. I didn’t realize how wrong I was.

Although my first year started off fresh and new, it didn’t take long for things to go downhill. First, my roommate and I started fighting a guerilla war against each other.

Then, I had my heart broken. I tried to rebound, but had my self-esteem crushed. And my definitions of friendship were crumbling.

On top of it all, I was working full time and going to school for 18 credit hours. I should have been able to foresee my looming collapse, but instead, started drinking. Of course, that didn’t help at all. I was in over my head but I needed to persevere. So, I did what I’ve always done when things got hard — I turned to music The hardcore/alternative band, A Day to Remember, All released fourth Ads their Appear instudio album What Separates Me from YouWeb! in late Print AND on the 2010 — right when I was faced with all this personal turmoil. As a long-time fan of the band, I bought the record right away. At first, it was just a loud, fast rock album with some edgy hooks. But the more I listened to

each track, the more I could hear the album’s deeper meaning.

What Separates Me from You was everything I needed. At times, it was angry and unforgiving. At other times, it was sentimental and resonated with what I was going through.

The song I related to the most, “2nd Sucks,” has to be one of the best “pissed off” songs I’ve ever heard. I was mad that things weren’t going the way I had planned. I was mad that I didn’t know how to fix them.

I was mad for admitting to myself that I wasn’t as grown up as I wanted to think.

As far as sadness went, I couldn’t stop listening to the song “All Signs Point to Lauderdale.” It encompassed the lonely, outof-place feeling that I just couldn’t shake. But listening to lead singer Jeremy McKinnon singing the words reassured me that I wasn’t the only one who felt so unsure about my place in the world. What Separates Me from You didn’t simply channel my negative feelings, as much as it offered me some hope.

XA Day to RememIn the spring of 2011, ber played a show at the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver. For me, the concert was a way to escape my unhappiness in Ft. Collins. So I went and hollered along with the lyrics that meant everything to me. The entire experi-

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Men’s soccer ends three-game losing streak, wins back-to-back games Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The Metro men’s soccer team showed new life after snapping a three-game losing streak this past weekend.

After losing 3-2 against Regis University at Auraria Field Oct. 12, the Roadrunners got back into the win column and avenged their previous meeting against top-ranked Fort Lewis College in Durango, winning 1-0.

They returned home and pounded University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Oct. 16, winning 6-0.

Despite slipping to 19th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II top-25 poll, the Runners have won seven of their past 10 games. They’re now 9-5-1 this season, including 7-4 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.

Metro vs. Regis Both sides fought aggressively for possession early on, but Regis got on the board with six minutes left in the first half. RU midfielder Logan Miller scored off a penalty kick, giving the Rangers the lead.

In the second half, senior forward Scott Grode and sophomore defender Andrew Me-

jia both scored at the 38-minute mark and 32-minute mark, respectively. Grode scored off a header, while Mejia scored off senior midfielder Chris Yoder’s corner kick.

“We had a lot of opportunities, especially in the first half,” Grode said.

Regis quickly responded when Miller and defender Jordan Spring scored to give the Rangers the lead for good. Regis won 3-2.

“It’s been the same story all year long for us,” head coach Ken Parsons said. “I don’t know how many times we have to make those mistakes before we learn our lesson.”

Metro at Fort Lewis Metro got their act together in time for a rematch against top-ranked Fort Lewis. The Runners redeemed themselves in Durango.

The first half was a scoreless battle, similar to the previous meeting. Then, something unexpected happened 50 seconds into the second half: Metro had a golden opportunity to take the lead with a penalty kick.

Taking the penalty kick, freshman defender Josh Buysse was the unlikely hero. He scored past Skyhawk goalkeeper Ryan Wirth to give Metro a 1-0 advantage. “(T.J. Thiebaut) was in the corner, he dribbled [by] a couple people, and they took

him down,” Buysse said. “I got the call to take the P.K. [and] slotted in left.”

Metro kept their composure defensively for the remainder of the game. They hung on to pull off the upset.

“Being a freshman, and conquering that environment for the first time, shows a great deal of composure,” Parsons said.

Metro vs. UCCS Using momentum from the game against Fort Lewis, Metro inflicted a massive beating on UCCS. After senior midfielder Scott Crawford scored off a turnover with five minutes left in the first half to give Metro a 1-0 lead, the Runners’ offense ignited. Grode scored backto-back goals at the 32-minute and 29-minute marks.

Metro wasn’t done. Crawford scored the fourth goal with 19 minutes left in regulation, resulting in the Mountain Lions pulling their goalkeeper.

Marc Herschberger, who assisted both of Grode’s goals, scored with nine minutes left, and freshman forward/midfielder T.J. Thiebaut capped off the scoring barrage three minutes later.

“We definitely remembered our first

result against them. That was something we were mad about, and we wanted to come out and prove a point,” Crawford said.

Meanwhile, junior goalkeeper Shailer Thomas, filling in for the injured Issa Bissau, recorded his second straight shutout.

They will travel to Colorado School of Mines and Colorado Christian University Oct. 21 and 23.

Junior forward Marc Herschberger passes a ball down the field Oct. 12 at Auraria Field. Metro lost to Regis 3-2.

Photo by Ryan Borthick • rborthic@mscd.edu

Roadrunners get back on track After two winless games, Metro women’s soccer wins two out of three

off CSUP goalkeeper Savannah Thompson’s hands and found the back of the net.

“It was definitely good to know that I got the game-winning goal. It was definitely a team effort,” Karas said.

Paul Meyer and Matt Hollinshead After going winless the previous weekend, the Metro women’s soccer team compensated for their recent struggles.

First, they took on Regis Oct. 12 and defeated the Rangers 2-1. Then, they traveled to Colorado State University at Pueblo Oct. 14, defeating the ThunderWolves 2-1 in overtime. Finally, they traveled to No. 21 Fort Lewis College Oct. 16 and lost 2-1 in double overtime.

The Roadrunners are now 11-3-1 overall and 7-3-1 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. They also remain unranked in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Division II top-25 poll.

Metro vs. Regis Metro wrapped up their home stand against Regis. Early on, the Rangers controlled the ball well and constantly pressed the Roadrunners defensively. Then, Metro started finding their groove with the ball.

The first half went scoreless. Regis had a chance off a penalty kick, but the shot went off the crossbar. The Rangers got on the board first at the 68-minute mark. RU forward Chelsea Bokan scored on a turnaround shot in front of the goal.

Metro answered when sophomore midfielder Nicole Pollack scored off junior

Metro junior forward Aubrey Fondy attemps a shot against Regis University Oct. 12. The Runners won 2-1.

Photo by Carla Ferreira • cferreir@mscd.edu

defender Hayley Marsh’s corner kick with a header. The game was tied at one. Off a long pass, junior forward Aubrey Fondy bolted past Regis and scored to give Metro a 2-1 win.

“I think it took us a little while to get into this game for some reason,” Fondy said.

Despite being outshot 16-11, Metro came through.

“We knew it was going to be a battle,” head coach Adrianne Almaraz said. “After we got scored on, we responded. Toward the end, we [were] just trying to play smart.”

Metro at CSU-Pueblo Metro traveled to Colorado State Univer-

sity-Pueblo. The game highlighted freshman forward Abby Rolph’s return. She missed the last two games prior to this one with an undisclosed injury. “[It feels] so good. I hated sitting out.

Obviously, I had to limit my time, but it was great to be back,” Rolph said.

The Roadrunners found the back of the net when junior defender Allyn Parrino found redshirt freshman Karisa Price for the score.

CSU-Pueblo’s Alicia Irwin scored in the first minute and 21 seconds of the second half to tie up the game, resulting in overtime.

In overtime, Karas hit a shot that went

Metro at Fort Lewis Metro finished up the weekend with a game at No. 21 Fort Lewis College.

Fort Lewis got on the board when forward Sam Weiss scored off a turnover by junior defender Kelci Newlin.

Metro scored when junior defender Hayley Marsh took a shot that was saved, but Rolph got the rebound and found the back of the net. It was her first goal since her return and her ninth goal of the season.

This game went into overtime. Both teams had their chances, but couldn’t capitalize on the opportunities. Just like the last time these teams matched up, the game went into double overtime.

With 58 seconds left in the second overtime period, Skyhawks forward Hayley Hollenga found forward Emma Cannis, who scored past Metro junior goalkeeper Danielle Quigley.

“We had some chances to execute, and they kept us in check,” Almaraz said.

The Runners will travel to University of Nebraska at Kearney and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Oct. 21 and 23.

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Roadrunners pound their foes, win three straight matches Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu With six matches left in the regular season, the Metro volleyball team knows they’re not in complete control of their own destiny.

“We still need some help from other teams if we’re going to be in the hunt to win the conference championship,” head coach Debbie Hendricks said.

On Oct. 13-15, the Roadrunners swept New Mexico Highlands University 3-0, Colorado State University at Pueblo 3-1 and west division-leading Adams State College 3-0.

Metro finished their home stand 4-1 and are now 17-4 this season, including 9-3 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.

Metro vs. New Mexico Highlands The Roadrunners’ recent trend of slow starts ended against New Mexico Highlands. In the opening set, Metro pounded the ball effectively and kept the errors to a minimum, leading 9-2 before the first NMH timeout.

Metro continued to go at Highlands’ defense, taking the opening set with ease 25-14.

In the second set, NMH took advantage of some inconsistent Metro defense, taking the set down to the wire.

“They were doing a good job of keeping the serves tough on us,” sophomore right-

side hitter Alysa Heath said.

Tied at 23, the Runners finished strong, with junior setter Vanessa Gemignani swatting the ball for the final kill of the set.

Metro won 25-23.

“I think we showed a lot of determination not to give (the second set) away,” Hendricks said.

In the third set, the Cowgirls committed nine of their 14 errors. Metro took advantage, winning the final set 25-22. Metro sought redemption after last weekend’s fiveset loss against Colorado School of Mines and prevailed.

“After that loss against Mines, we just really needed to prove ourselves,” said Gemignani, who had 20 assists. “We need to come out and start well.”

Metro vs. CSU-Pueblo The next night, the Roadrunners continued their recent dominance against CSUP. Metro started the match strong, leading 5-1 in the opening set. They pounded the ball and took advantage of CSU-Pueblo miscues.

Metro won the first two sets 25-17 and 25-13.

In the third set, the ThunderWolves started fighting back, going back and forth with the Runners. Up 15-14, CSUP took care of business to win the set 25-22. Senior outside hitter Alea Wildman had five of her 11 total kills during that stretch.

“No matter how bad we beat them in the first two [sets], they’re always going to

come back fighting,” senior outside hitter Bri Morley said.

Attack errors became CSU-Pueblo’s biggest nemesis in the fourth set. This allowed flexibility in Metro’s attack. The Runners won the set 25-11. Morley led the Roadrunners with 16 kills.

More importantly, Metro raised $600 for “Dig for pink night,” which went toward breast cancer awareness and research.

“While we’re playing a sport, we need those types of things to keep in perspective for us,” Hendricks said.

Metro vs. Adams State Metro finished their home stand against Adams State. The Roadrunners’ defense heated up and started a block party.

Metro had 16 blocks, the highest number in a single match since 2008. Their strong defensive effort seemed to overwhelm Adams State, who had 24 attack errors.

“We really wanted to make sure we were taking care of our opportunities,” said senior middle blocker Shayne Kovach, who had seven blocks and five kills. “We have a tendency to make the really hard plays and then kind of screw up our really simple, fundamental ones.”

The Roadrunners continued pounding the ball effectively, tallying 41 kills over the course of the match.

ASC put up more a fight in the second set, but the Runners finished what they

Metro senior outside hitter Bri Morley spikes the ball past Adams State Oct. 15. Metro won 3-0.

Photo by Ryan Borthick • rborthic@mscd.edu

started. They won 25-18, 25-23 and 25-15.

“I think our team made a statement about not wanting to let up on the gas pedal,” Hendricks said.

The Roadrunners moved up to 11th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II top-25 poll. Metro will travel to Mines and University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Oct. 21 and 22.

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Sonia Nazario: Journalist & Author 2 p.m.

Tattered Cover LoDo

Across 1- Aromatic herb 6- Gorillas chimpanzees and orangutans 10- Carry on 14- Foolish 15- Enliven 16- Actress McClurg 17- Jabbed 18- Ashtabula’s lake 19- Jokes 20- Baltic feeder 21- Wagon maker 23- Boom 25- Degrees in a right angle 26- Commercials 27- Actress Verdugo 29- Call 32- Refreshment stand 33- “Hold On Tight” band 36- Denomination 37- Acclaim 38- Celestial body 39- Actress Balin

MetroSpective

A Question of Moral Imperatives with Dr. J.R. Clark Engage with Dr. Clark as he talks about exploring economic freedom and environmental protection.

Free, food provided.

10.25

Culture & Food Festival 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle

Expose yourself to differect cultures through food and music.

Free.

10.26 Open Mic 6–8 p.m.

Boiler Room

Bring your talent, whether it’s music, poetry or comedy, and express yourself.

Beverages, snacks provided.

Free.

Weird News As if Michigan doesn’t have enough problems with Detroit being the second most dangerous city in America, it is now down one caped crusader for the next six months.

Petoskey police rescued a dangling Mark Wayne Williams from a roof — while he was wearing his Batman suit — in May. Williams, then 31, had a baton, a can of irritant spray and lead-line gloves stashed in his costume. He was arrested for trespassing and carrying dangerous weapons.

Last month, his charges were changed to one count of resisting arrest and obstructing an officer. His sentenced: six months probation — during which, he must retire the costume.

Source: Huffingtonpost.com