Volume 37, Issue 21 - Feb. 12, 2015

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Volume 37, Issue 21 February 12, 2015

Basketball tops conference Auraria students

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create change at LGBT conference.

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Fifty shades of don’t: The many problems with E.L. James’ story.

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Haunted by the halfPAGE 9 pipe: snowboarder Kevin Pearce speaks on brain injuries.

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José González drops acoustic bliss with new original album ‘Vestiges and Claws.’

Mitch McCarron, 10, scored a career-high 36 points against Colorado Christian University Feb. 7 at the Auraria Event Center. The Roadrunners’ 88-70 win over the Cougars placed Metro atop the Rocky Mountain SPORTS PAGES 14-16 Athletic Conference.

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Auraria represented at national LGBT conference Story and photo by Kate Rigot krigot@msudenver.edu Several dozen Auraria students, alumni, faculty and staff attended the 2015 Creating Change conference of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, which was held in Denver the weekend of Feb. 4-7.

The NGLTF, a national policy and advocacy group for LGBT people, holds the conference in a different city every year. The conference, which was last held in Denver in 2009, draws attendees from around the U.S. and several other countries.

Steve Willich, the director of GLBT Student Services at Auraria, said that 34 students from Auraria, 22 of them from MSU Denver, attended the conference, in addition to several faculty and staff members. Due to this year’s location, this was more than twice the number that usually attend.

According to the NGLTF website, more than 3,500 people attend Creating Change each year. Willich said that over 40 percent of these are youth, many of them students.

Like many conferences, Creating Change included several

plenaries, a number of workshops and trainings and several caucuses and networking sessions. Many of these were specific to students and those who work on college campuses. However, unlike many conferences, this one also featured a drag show and a “MasQUEERade Ball for Youth.”

Gabe Romero, a sophomore English major at MSU Denver and staff member at GLBTSS, said that he attended several events that related to education, as well as to writing and to multi-racial and Latino identities.

Romero said that at conferences with “such a large spectrum of identities... and diverse perspectives, it’s a lot easier to get a bunch of varied panels and workshops,” as opposed to the LGBT-related events typically held at Auraria, which “have to cater to the masses and have to be palatable for everyone — at a conference like that, you can really get into some specific subject matter.”

Matthalen Lumley, a sophomore political science major at UCD, said that this year he focused on workshops that related to knowing one’s rights, including one called “Know Your Rights at

College.” Lumley said that one interesting thing he learned was that “schools can apply to be exempt from Title IX due to religious reasons, so there have been cases of religious institutions (that receive federal funding) who have applied to be exempt from Title IX so that they can refuse trans kids from being in the right dorms –and they’ve gotten that.” But he said that the workshop also let him learn about non-LGBT-specific rights, like how the First Amendment applies to students and campuses.

Many of the same attendees who valued their experiences at the conference, including Lumley and GLBTSS staff members Johanna Holmlund and Brydie Harris (both MSU Denver seniors), also expressed concerns over certain elements of it, particularly the way workshops related to trans issues and racial justice were presented.

“It’s an amazing conference and I learn a lot and I love going every year,” Lumley said, “but they have some serious problems in some areas that they need to acknowledge and fi x, such as, their racial justice institute needs to stop pandering to white people; they need to have more room for the trans-specific

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programs; and more representation in the panels.”

UCD senior Obi Oberdier, the president of the Genders and Sexualities Alliance at UCD, said that he, along with many in the LGBT activist community, recognized the importance of these concerns, but was glad that conversations were happening about them. “Everybody’s arguing that yes, we’re failing to take care of those needs right now, and I think that’s where a lot of the criticism is coming from, and I agree that that’s true,” Oberdier said. “But I think that a huge aspect of the conference was everybody sitting around figuring out how we’re going to do that.”

At Sunday’s closing plenary, the Task Force presented their annual Paul A. Anderson Youth Award to African-American transgender activist CeCe McDonald.

The plenary also featured a performance by local ensemble Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. “My father was black and my mother was white, and when they came to Denver, there was discrimination against blacks, against Jews, against gay people — against everyone,” Robinson told the audience after the performance. “And they fought for everyone.”

Creating Change 2016 will be held in Chicago. Romero hopes to return. “With this Creating Change attendees, clockwise from top, conference there’s such a MSU Denver senior Johanna Helmlund, MSU Denver huge oportunity for build- alum Kendal Holzman, and MSU Denver senior Brydie Harris, mourn the recent death of transgening community across der teenager Jessica Hernandez at a memorial set borders,” Romero said. up in her honor at the conference.

MSU Denver reviews five-year strategic plan

By Derek Hampton dhampto6@msudenver.edu Having reached the midway point of its 2012-17 strategic plan, MSU Denver has entered a time of assessment and adjustment.

The university held four forums last Thursday and Friday to revisit the five-year plan, evaluate how well the school is sticking to it, and provide an opportunity to add any relevant improvements.

Trustees, students, faculty, staff, alumni, members of the public and internal and external stakeholders attended the forums, which were conducted by planning consultant Pat Sanaghan of The Sanaghan Group. The university sourced Sanaghan in 2012 for the initial strategic plan development.

MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan brought Sanaghan back to help evaluate environmental changes and adjust the five-year plan accordingly.

MSU Denver’s plan to obtain a Hispanic Serving Institute designa-

tion from the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities was heavily mentioned in the strategic plan and the forums.

The HACU website states that any HSI must enroll a minimum of 25 percent Hispanic students. MSU Denver’s Hispanic enrollment currently sits at 20 percent, up from 16 percent, as reported in the Office of Institutional Research’s census done in fall of 2010 when the Strategic Planning Committee was established. HSI designation would help open up the university to federal Title V grants.

Focusing on more than just HSI status, some members of the administration recognized that many middle-class Americans in general are having a hard time obtaining financial aid. This falls in line with the strategic plan’s objective of expanding efforts to develop financial support for students.

The forums included breakout sessions where attendees could assess the timeline and choose what they believed to be the three most important factors to consider

before sharing their findings with the whole group. Participants were to analyze the events, trends and issues with the ability to influence MSU Denver over the next 10 years.

Several themes emerged once results from these discussions were brought together. One of these was the need to increase online education Many attendees pointed out that the university must first create such content that is high-quality.

Members of the administration took note of the needs outlined in the initial plan, and also expressed concern over the weak long-term results of “distance learning.” The strategic plan mentions the use of a hybrid learning model.

Another issue raised was that of multiple past and upcoming transitions in leadership for both the school and at all levels of government. Still others concerned aging faculty and staff, and how to best teach post-millennial students.

The plan lists several aims for student retention statistics, such as an increase from 66 percent to 75 percent in first-time, full-time

freshman retention rates; and an increase in the six-year graduation rate from 21 percent to 44 percent.

The university is also striving to increase full-time transfer student retention rates from 74 percent to 85 percent and six-year graduation rates for those students to 60 percent, up from 44 percent.

Forum concerns over the changing financial landscape included an array of areas such as a rising cost of attendance, private and public funding and the end goal of becoming completely self-sustaining. The strategic plan indicates that the school “must give business and community leaders a good reason to invest in us.”

The plan declares MSU Denver to be “Colorado’s urban land grant university,” and details how land grant universities originated with the federal government giving land to each state to assist in the establishment of higher education institutions. These institutions were intended to teach practical sciences such as agriculture and engineering, but have since expanded to

include other types of education.

While MSU Denver is not a land grant university, the school’s administration wants to “embody this ethic” as an urban institution, according to the plan.

Sanaghan has led over 100 collaborative strategic planning sessions spanning many years, and has a client list including the Arizona State University Foundation and Cornell University.

Sanaghan believes the planning sessions are a “very, very powerful strategy” for creating an effective plan for the university, clarifying that “the power is you can’t control what people put up (on the 10-year timeline).”

The university will collect the assessments from all of the forums, and as planning committee cochair Cathy Lucas explained, the university will “assess missing metrics and incorporate them into the plan,” if the university finds them to be improvements.

Overall, Lucas found the meetings to be “really productive and full of great information.”

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Black history remembered and celebrated at Auraria

By Kate Rigot krigot@msudenver.edu

Under the tagline “Black history is American history,� a diverse group of schoolchildren and others gathered in the Tivoli Turnhalle Feb. 6 for a day of education, history and celebration.

Organized by the UCD Black Staff and Faculty Affinity Group, “Our Civil Rights — Rebels to Remember� was attended by a handful of Auraria students, faculty and staff, as well as several classes of local elementary, middle and high school students.

The event featured a screening of the first part of the film series “Rebels Remembered,� which documents the history of the civil rights movement as it played out in Colorado in the 1960s. The screening of fair the recruitment film, whichsolutions aired web, broadcast and job nnect withon thePBS bestwhen local candidates for out less.in it first came our Door1999, to Better was Candidates. followed by an audience discussion with the film’s producer and director Dick Alweis. Alweis talked about his work interviewing several of the surviving members of Colorado’s chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality, as well as CORE co-founder James Farmer, whom he described as “every bit as significant (as Martin Luther King)

in the Colorado community, as far as civil rights go.�

The civil rights movement is often portrayed as being fought out largely in the South. But the “Rebels Remembered� screening, the discussions, and the displays from the Black American West Museum and the Denver Public Library’s Blair-Caldwell African-American Research Library, focused the event on the role that the movement played in local history, as well as the role Denver and Colorado played in the movement.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. came to Denver twice during the 1960s. Omar Montgomery, the director of Black Student Services in UCD’s Educational Opportunity Program, said that when King came here in 1962 on the heels of the Montgomery bus boycott, “everything was about desegregation,� but when he came back in 1968, the year he was assassinated, “he was talking about accessibility to jobs, people accessing the workplace, having a say-so in the unions, being a part of the unions — that was his conversation then. So, he was bridging the gap between race discrimination, class, and also (economic and educational) accessibility.�

CORE figured prominently in

the torch,� but wondered who was Even Martin Luther King Jr. he going to pick it up. said, “couldn’t have stayed at some After lunch, several dozen of the places he stayed without K-12 students took part in a black somebody being there armed. The history trivia tournament, which KKK woulda came and pulled him included questions on everyout. You had self-defense, you had thing from civil rights leaders to all these people who said ‘Hey, we African-American entertainers gotta protect you!’� and Olympians.

He pointed out that, furtherTo one side of the room, UCD more, “you have gun violence that staff member Mary Lassiter had was being used against the protesseveral of her handmade quilts distors, it was gun violence that was played. A small but striking quilt, used against Martin Luther King, Colorado’s civil rights movement, called “Get on the Bus,� depicted it was gun violence used against and several of its former members a bus used in the Freedom Rides Malcolm X.� spoke at length in the film about of the '60s, complete with text of Attendees of the film breakout some of the campaigns they ran, session discussed the state of racial relevant quotes transferred onto beginning with a successful one sheer fabric, and photo transfers of justice in the U.S. today compared against Denver Dry Goods. The bus passengers, some of whom had to that of the '60s. Connie Turner, film also included commentary participated in the rides. A small a Colorado native, UCD staff from Lauren Watson, who helped mirror was affixed to the quilt member and member of the BSFA found the Denver chapter of the where a window of the bus would froup, said that “growing up, I still Black Panther Party in the '60s. be. “The mirror is to the viewer,�

Montgomery, who is an adjunct think we came a long way‌ I feel Lassiter said. “Would you have like we’ve made some strides, but professor of Africana studies at gotten on the bus? Would you have on the flip side — have we really?

MSU Denver and also teaches DENVER I mean, we have, but we should also have been a freedom rider?� ethnic studies at UCD, said that be further.� She added that the >> for the full story, head over to the history of the Black Panther mymetmedia.com/news activists in the film had “passed Party was often misrepresented, as was the relationship between supposed violence and nonviolence within the civil rights movement.

This civil rights leader was the first African-American “We have to understand, when SNCC (the Student Nonviolent to serve on the Denver Public School Board of Coordinating Committee) and all Education and taught at MSU Denver, where she them other groups were staying in formed what is now the Africana studies department. houses, them houses were armed.�

“(Martin Luther King) was bridging the gap between race discrimination, class, and also (economic and educational) accessibility.�

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mnewton5@msudenver.edu “Fift y Shades of Grey” has become the pinot grigio of lady porn.

It is the first erotic novel of my time OK to read in public. It’s the topic of soccer mom book clubs, the brunch conversation with the ladies and Valentine’s Day for couples with the film release Feb. 13.

“Fift y Shades,” by E .L. James, tells the story of Anastasia Steele’s romance and increasingly “kinky” encounters with Christian Grey.

Grey is a young billionaire CEO of his own company. After an awkward encounter with the virginal Steele he is on a mission to coerce Steele into being his sex slave.

Grey’s sexual practices are often labeled as part of the BDSM sexual subculture. BDSM educator Jay Wisemen defines BDSM in his book, “SM 101,” as the “knowing use of psychological dominance and submission, and/or physical bondage, and/or pain, and/or related practices in a safe, legal, consensual manner in order for the participants to experience erotic arousal and/or personal growth.”

Outrage about the content certainly came from usual suspects, including public schools and religious groups. But outrage also came from unexpected groups — feminists and the BDSM community.

In theory, feminists would embrace mainstream discussion of female sexuality, and the BDSM community would like the awareness and curiosity. But both groups are against the book.

What made whips and chains into a novel that outsold “Harry Potter?” The guise of romance, and the titillating idea that bad boys can be tamed.

It certainly isn’t James’s writing that seduces her fans. Personally, my favorite poorly illustrated “sexy” moment is when Steele sucks on the end of an asparagus to turn Grey on. It’s the least flattering phallic vegetable to compare with poor Grey’s manhood, but it makes his jaw literally drop.

James takes an obscene amount of adjectives, lines ‘em up before a subject and shoots. The book’s chances at being a decent read were taken down by firing squad.

Among the perplexing decisions James makes is the anthropomorphizing of Steele’s subconscious — her “inner goddess.”

The inner goddess obnoxiously personifies her sex drive (or her vagina), dons red hula skirts, sambas and bitches at Steele. Her job is to convolute “pivotal plot” moments and make the reader question Steele’s sanity.

Steele and Grey’s relationship relies on misleading stereotypes of the BDSM community. Grey is painted as a dominant whose interest comes from childhood trauma — a stereotype members of the community already fight. There are no studies that support the tired idea that abuse causes BDSM preferences.

Further, BDSM is depicted as “the thing to be overcome” in the relationship between Steele and Grey. Gradually, Steele gets Grey to change many of his ways and become a gentler boyfriend.

The fantasy is, if you’re a patient, kind, good enough girlfriend, you can change the bad boy you’re with and stop him from hurting you in the bedroom. “Fifty Shades” preys on the idea that you not only can tame your sexual partner, but potentially your abuser.

The biggest problem with the relationship in this book is that it’s not healthy. Grey isn’t just dominant. He’s abusive. The role of a dominant does not include stalk-

The biggest problem with the relationship in this book is that it’s not healthy. Grey isn’t just dominant.

He’s abusive.

ing, passive aggression, isolating the submissive from others or obsession.

The most concerning aspect of this relationship is the consent factor. Even when Steele does give consent, she’s uneasy about it.

More than once, Grey plies Steele with alcohol to “ease” her mind.

Without willing and informed consent, sex becomes assault. And, no, “Okay I’ll do it if it makes you happy,” does not count as consent.

The BDSM community’s mantra is to stay “safe, sane, and consensual.” Steele’s sanity aside — there is a clear-cut moment where Grey does assault her. At one point, Steele uses the safe word (the pre-negotiated word that would stop the sexual scene) but Grey continues.

Grey feels bad for the incident and asks for forgiveness. Isn’t that the textbook pattern of an abuser?

As a dominant, Grey would be obligated to provide something the BDSM community refers to as “aftercare.” After a BDSM scene the dominant and submissive are supposed to have a period of nurturing recuperation.

Grey’s idea of aftercare is to “peace out,” leaving Steele to sort herself out and sob uncontrollably.

He threatens to spank her again for having a negative reaction to the spanking.

So, again, why did this become popular? It is, granted in an unhealthy way, introducing many people to the idea of BDSM. Hopefully, if this piqued curiosity about BDSM, readers will go and find better sources to educate themselves.

But if people want explicit content, why not watch BDSM porn and at least spare themselves from the pitiful writing?

In a book, there are only fictional victims. Perhaps women feel bad for the actresses in porn fi lms, and so, having constant, written affirmation from a character, women enjoy the graphic content more.

But Anastasia Steele is not the only victim of “Fift y Shades of Grey.” I can’t help but worry that content that normalizes sexual abuse and abusive behaviors will give “Fift y Shades” real victims: readers and viewers who learn — and whose lovers learn — from the book that abuse is somehow the height of romance.

Dear “Metro News Staff,” Every Thursday I enjoy reaching my hand into the wire baskets that hold your publication. The joy I get from reading the articles formulated by students is not of the typical type.

The joy, albeit a bit perverse, is noticing how much these aspiring column writers, journalists, and critics read remarkably similar to the contributors and authors of The Denver Post. It really is a disappointment considering that my student-peers pride themselves on individuality. To further my point, at least from my experience, the best news anchors, and writers develop their own style — copying others’ style is just... tacky.

Put simply, In the case of the Metropolitan weekly paper, it sounds like a last minute cut and paste hack job.

Another noticeable trait of the Metropolitan is just how leftwing this paper is. Remember the Election Day special? There is no way the person that wrote that piece can sleep peacefully at night knowing their writing was not stained blue.

What about the free college debate? One article stated that the sponges of society who would receive free education would put their additional money earned from a college degree back into the economy.

That hasn’t been the case with savings from the lower gas prices. Nothing makes earning more money and saving more money different, if that happens to be your rebuttal.

A caveat to this topic, while I’m at, it is that I can go out at this instant and get a job doing a skilled trade and make more money that most of the people that will graduate with a bachelor’s. In other words, college is not some safe haven to protect you or others from the fact that the world is an ugly place.

The point is, let us think about repercussions and longterm effects before a thought is put to print. What I am asking for is some objective, hard-nosed articles that look at the detail and not parrot back what their teacher who probably can’t find a real job is saying.

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Olympic snowboarder speaks at Auraria

By Timothy Miller tmille86@msudenver.edu Kevin Pearce didn’t realize a talent for snowboarding would almost take his life.

One month before the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, the professional snowboarder crashed while training in Park City, Utah.

Had his injuries been treated immediately, the subsequent concussion might not have been a threat. Unfortunately, this was not the case for Pearce.

Pearce jumped right back on his snowboard after the crash. The decision landed him in a coma after a second, more severe accident two weeks later, which was a direct result of the unmanaged concussion. Nevertheless, a champion emerged from the tragedy.

On Feb. 4, the former professional snowboarder addressed a large crowd at the Tivoli Turnhalle Ballroom to discuss the series of events, and life after a severe brain injury.

The concussion from the first crash didn’t seem serious. Pearce told the Auraria crowd repeatedly, “Our brains lie to us. That is the hardest part. I felt fine after the first crash.”

Professional snowboarders grab “big air.” They fly three stories into the sky and often slam hard back into the snow. Treacherous landings are part of the sport, part of learning and a large part of becoming a champion.

Like most elite athletes, Pearce dusted off his board and continued training after the first crash. The damage from the minor head injury led to a misjudged calculation while landing a trick two weeks later. What was usually a graceful landing turned into a disastrous crash when Pearce slammed into the half pipe headfirst.

He explained that the recovery was the biggest personal and professional challenge he had ever faced.

His message to the crowd was simple and vitally important. His tragic story held the room’s attention, but a ballroom full of people isn’t enough for the champion.

Pearce wants to inspire the world with his “Love Your Brain” campaign. The effort embodies a positive approach to brain-injury prevention and recovery. Pearce aims to connect, educate and empower people to promote a brain-healthy lifestyle.

The CDC reports that traumatic brain injuries account for 138 deaths per day in the USA. At the conclusion of the presentation, Pearce accepted questions from the audience. A mother of several teenage boys asked if he would encourage his own children to participate in extreme sports.

He explained that he did not have children. If he did, he said he would absolutely support their extreme sports aspirations.

Pearce does not believe that snowboarding led to his neardeath experience. Rather, it was his

stubbornness and lack of knowledge. The athlete stressed that if he allowed his brain time to heal after the first concussion, his second, life-threatening crash wouldn’t have happened.

A snowboarding coach then asked Pearce how to get his own students, many of which are children and teens, to take their time to heal if they sustain a concussion.

The coach explained, “To these kids, six weeks out is half of the (snowboarding) season.”

By not allowing time for his brain to heal, Pearce kept his 2010 Olympic dreams alive in vain. Two weeks later, they were gone. His career as a professional snowboarder was over and he nearly lost his life. Sitting out for half of one season doesn’t sound so bad in comparison to the consequences of his decision.

“When I’m snowboarding, I am fully present. You have to be,” Pierce said.

He spoke of a recent snowboarding trip to Japan while a video from this latest adventure played in the background. As Pearce discussed how it felt to be on a snowboard again, he was all smiles.

Alternatively, he will never ride the half pipe, catch big air or Kevin Pearce, a former American professional snowboarder, talked with students in beat the legendary Shaun White in the Tivoli Turnhalle Feb. 4 about the importance of maintaining brain health. competition again. He cannot risk Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu another head injury because it will most likely kill him.

This Valentine’s Day kit appeared on the front page of the Jan. 13, 1980, issue of The Metropolitan.

For more information on Pearce and “Love Your Brain,” visit loveyourbrain.org

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Met Trends Story and photos by Eric Tsao etsao@msudenver.edu

In a state where the weather can be unpredictable and temperamental, versatile clothing is a girl’s best friend.

Ladies of the campus show off their creativity with styles that have two things in common: leggings and boots.

Across campus, whether it is 33 or 72 degrees outside, you can find someone rocking this garment duo.

Although the two garments are present in their looks, the resulting styles are as different as the women wearing them. From scarves and hats to bags and backpacks, ladies on campus know just how to make the comfortably stylish garment combination work — a wonderful hybrid of form and function.

When it comes to being productively and comfortably stylish, our campus ladies know what they’re doing.

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JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ “Vestiges & Claws”

By Matthew Lilley lilley@msudenver.edu José González is probably best known for his solo acoustic covers and interpretations of other songs, often cutting through dense arrangements to bring out the beautiful essence of these songs.

His third solo album, “Vestiges & Claws,” is González’s first with only original material.

LAND LINES “The Natural World”

By Tobias M. Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu In a matter of a mere nine tracks, Denver-based band Land Lines have somehow managed to create the most well-rounded album of the year — so far.

The band’s second full-length LP, “The Natural World,” comes to us a few years in the making and just a few years after the group released its self-titled debut back in 2012.

Land Lines is a dynamic band comprised of three talented individuals.

JOHN CARPENTER “Lost Themes”

By Cassie Reid creid13@msudenver.edu A great score has the ability to turn a decent movie into one of legend, but some pieces never find the right film. Such is the basis of John Carpenter’s “Lost Themes.”

You know that shrill synth sound used in so many horror films? Carpenter’s success both known as a director for scary classics like “Halloween” and lesser known as the composer of

“Jupiter Ascending”

By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu Do not go see “Fifty Shades of Grey” this weekend. Go see “Jupiter Ascending” instead. You’ll laugh more, have more fun and hate yourself less.

Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) is an undocumented Russian immigrant cleaning toilets for a living

The Metropolitan review staff rates works on a standard “A to F” scale, similar to that used in MSU Denver classes.

Here the Swedish songwriter tackles some big themes with his classical guitar and sparse arrangements.

Introspective and beautiful, this is music for long walks in the woods. “What am I doing here, what’s it leading to, what’s the point of all without you?”

González sings on the sparse closer “Open Book.”

Themes of nature, passing time and doubts color this album with an autumnal hue, like Nick Drake at his most stripped down.

González, though, finds a touch of hope in the melancholy

The band has taken a minimalist approach to exploring the dichotomy between danceable pop music, and intelligently orchestrated down-tempo arrangements.

There’s a point of foregrounding ambiance and texture that the band brings to each and every song, while the echoing grooves bring a leisurely pace that’s matched by an overall haunting harmony. Each and every hook possesses an infectious harmony that digs deep.

It’s a very smooth and sexy album that feels good. The sound isn’t cluttered and comes with the perfect amount of instrumentation.

The band’s emphasis on channeling the natural atmosphere is clear with the opening track,

on the album’s centerpiece track, “Leaf Off / The Cave.” This song might be the most busy arrangement of González’s solo career thus far: clavé, shakers, claps and snaps propel this song onward. A meditation on reason and superstition, González comes in firmly on team reason: “Take a moment to reflect where you’re going / Let reason guide you / See old tracks take you out from the dark.”

As a composer, González triumphs with his subtle vocal harmonies and cascading counter melodies from his guitar. The driv-

“Rivers + Streams.” Drummer Ross Harada’s pulsating crack upon his snare sets the tone just as cellist Martina Grbac filters in with her cello’s four majestic strings. Her angelic vocals shriek like the devil’s backbone and showcase a darker side to this pop masterpiece.

Track six, “Plans,” showcases the brilliance that is James Han, master of the keys. The mellow rhythm section shines like a diamond in the rough as Grbac proclaims, “There are no right decisions, only decisions, we make.”

The consistent beats, synthesizers and vocals kind the song, and the album from falling, or feeling out of place. The songs flow from one to the next with a sense of casual

ing “Let it Carry You” demonstrates this acumen and hints at the denser arrangements later on the album.

True to the album’s theme, “Let it Carry You” embraces the mystery of nature in lyrical themes: “Tune in, realize nothing’s wrong and dissolve into the foam / Of things near, of things gone / To remind our restless souls of the beauty of being here at all.”

B ease and showcase the album’s darker moments well.

“Matter” might serve as the record’s stand out track. It takes listeners on a mystical journey through an ambient wonderland.

Grbac’s bow work reaches a peak just as her vocal range catches up.

Overall we get a solid product from the band that’s a straightforward record that hits the nail on the pop simplistic head.

2015 is shaping up to be one hell of a year for Land Lines.

“Vestiges & Claws” Album art from NPR First Listen

“The Natural World” Album art courtesy of the band

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their themes is largely responsible for this cinematic trend during the ‘80s and ‘90s. The synthesizer is Carpenter’s instrument, a tool which due to the popularity of Euro-dance music, dubstep and Daft Punk is seeing a comeback in Hollywood.

Carpenter’s choice to release the album unattached to a cash cow production is all the more remarkable for this. None of the 10 themes, plus five remixes, have been featured in film.

My rationale for this is that it works better as an album than any one track could fare on its own. The opener “Vortex” features a pulsating beat to be

sure which remains consistent throughout the album, “Mystery” seems to harken back to “The Exorcist” with its eerily dainty chords and “Purgatory” provides a nice relief from the thumping bass. Yet, as an active listener, each track has very repetitive roots. The listener comes to expect pianissimo openings, hard struck chords and discordant riffs on electric guitar. As a work to simply listen to, it is fine but potentially tedious, especially when it arrives at the five remixes which fail at drawing new light to the original pieces despite being distinctly different from Carpenter’s originals. And I don’t mean

that as a compliment.

However, the purpose of the album, I will assume, is to inspire imagery or to heighten the mundane. My first listen through took place at a table on 16th Street Mall, scoring the scores of vendors and commuters. Even the sunset seemed timed to the electronic euphony.

This is how this album should be heard. Whether people-watching, driving, finishing an assignment or simply playing images in your mind “Fantasia” style. Carpenter’s “Lost Themes” have found their own home in a genre of their own designed to inspire.

until she is whisked away to be a space princess by Manic Pixie Dream Half-Wolf Hybrid Caine (Channing Tatum).

Jupiter is the reincarnation of the queen of a royal space lineage, whose other heirs (Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth and Tuppence Middleton) want to use her to get control of Earth or kill her. Epic space battle shenanigans ensue.

Oh, and Sean Bean is a lovable

mercenary who’s half-bee.

Yeah. It’s that kind of movie.

Critics have almost universally panned the film, which is a shame — it’s not bad. It’s just not critic-appropriate cinema. It’s every story your friend or younger sibling wrote in high school, with all the ridiculous worldbuilding and plot that came with it, with a $100 million budget and directors (Andy and Lana Wachowski, best known for the “Matrix” series)

who know how to use that budget to maximum effect.

The visuals are stunning, the music’s not bad and while the dialogue could be better, it’s fun.

“Jupiter” doesn’t take itself too seriously, and neither do the actors. That’s part of it’s charm: Everyone here knows exactly what movie they’re in, and they’re having the times of their lives.

You will too.

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Metro fights off Mines, stays perfect at home

By Mike Tolbert mtolber3@msudenver.edu Metro men’s basketball surged ahead of No. 13 Colorado School of Mines to earn a significant conferencewin, at the Auraria Event Center Feb. 6.

Currently No. 11 in the country, the Runners needed the win to stay ahead of the Orediggers in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, as the end of the regular season approaches with just six games remaining.

With almost 1,100 in attendance, students and fans geared up to view this Division II top-15 matchup.

The Runners controlled the tipoff, as well as the half with their scrappy defensive style of play and their stable full-court pressure defense.

“I thought we had a blue collar effort defensively,” said head coach Derrick Clark. “We really dominated those guys. We made it extremely hard for their shooters.”

That’s exactly the outcome the Runners wanted after suffering a two-point buzzer-beater loss to Mines Jan. 10 in Golden.

“I would be lying to you if I told you we weren’t motivated about fixing what happened when we played on their court,” Clark said.

“It was a revenge game, but at the end of the day it’s just another win.

In this league you flush it and get

ready for the next night.”

Metro’s swarming defense allowed only 24 points at the half, making the score 33-24, Runners.

In the second half, the Orediggers battled back, led by senior guard Trevor Ritchie. Ritchie went 6-for-11 from the field to lead his team with 17 points.

On Metro’s side of the ball, senior center Nick Kay had a double-double with a 20-point outing and attached 13 rebounds and two assists to his stat sheet.

“Last time, they took me out of my game,” Kay said. “So tonight, I had to really be aggressive and play the style I like playing.”

With the team grabbing 14 offensive rebounds—39 total—the Runners controlled the paint with 28 points down low, 16 coming off second chance points.

“We won the war on the glass, plus-16, to score on second chance points,” Clark said.

Senior guard Mitch McCarron also had a good outing, logging 20 points, three assists and a steal.

Despite the exceptional shooting of McCarron and Kay, the Runners base their success in wins on team play.

“Our team this year is built on what our role guys do,” Clark said.

“I thought we had a pretty good game plan going in, and the players did a great job executing it.”

The Orediggers were plagued with turnovers, primarily because

of Metro’s pressure defense, which caused five turnovers in the final six minutes of the game, 11 total.

The Runners closed out the game, similar to last week, at the free throw line to stay ahead of Mines.

In their second game of the weekend, Metro beat Colorado Christian University, 88-70, at the Auraria Event Center Feb. 7.

McCarron had a dominating performance with a career-high 36 points, earning the RMAC offensive player of the week honor.

The Roadrunners took control in every aspect of the game, winning the rebounding battle 37-30, while also forcing 13 Cougar turnovers.

With No. 8 division rival University of Colorado-Colorado Springs losing to Colorado State University-Pueblo Feb. 7, Metro improved to 20-3 on the season and 15-2 in RMAC play, which moved them to No. 10 in the coaches polls, while taking over the conference’s top spot.

The Runners next game is at Regis University, Feb. 14. This will be their last road trip of the season, traveling to Fort Lewis and Adams State.

Metro (20-3, 15-2 RMAC) will return to the Auraria Event Center for its last home stand against CSU-Pueblo and a tough matchup against UCCS.

Metro senior guard Mitch McCarron attempts a long range jump shot in Metro’s 8870 win over Colorado Christian Feb. 7 at the Auraria Event Center.

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Baseball and softball eager to improve

By Megan Randle mrandle@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners’ baseball and softball programs are about improvement, consistency and teamwork this season.

With these components, Metro can keep the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships in their sights.

The baseball season started with two games Jan. 30, followed by the series finale, Jan. 31. Metro won the weekend series 2-1 against the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Softball began its season on the road with a three-day series in Tucson, Arizona. The NFCA leadoff classic started Feb. 6.

Baseball After finishing the 2014 season 14-29 overall—a six-win drop from the 2013 season—the Roadrunners are currently two games below .500, albeit 2-4.

Senior catcher Darryl Baca continues to shine by having the only home run so far this season.

With six hits out of 12 at-bats, Baca’s batting average sits at .500.

Baca played in every game last season, leading the team with 10 home runs and 29 runs batted in.

Pitcher Nick Hammett, who was given the Division II Academic Achievement Award in 2014, returns to the team for his senior year. Hammett gave up seven hits and three runs in seven innings during his first start. Last season,

Hammett pitched 50 innings and proved to be an experienced redshirt.

Metro baseball head coach Jerrid Oates enters his fourth season with Metro.

The Roadrunners have a few games on the list in the 2015 season. On Feb. 27, the ball club will take on Colorado School of Mines, who went 24-23 last year. A week after Mines, Colorado Mesa will step up to the plate as a tough conference opponent against Metro.

Mesa’s record of 47-13 last season had them sitting at the top of the Mountain Division of the RMAC. Metro is still seeking its first RMAC championship since 2002.

Softball Experienced softball head coach Annie Van Wetzinga enters her second year with the Roadrunners.

“Expectations are high as always. We want to be comfortable on the field and represent ourselves well,” Wetzinga said. “The goal is not only to see the postseason and get to the championships, but we also want to be the best we can be as a team and improve each day.”

The Lady Runners finished Wetzinga’s inaugural year 33-17 overall, a 16-win increase from 17-28 in 2013.

In her second year on the team, sophomore pitcher Cassidy Smith returns in hopes of leading Metro to the RMAC tournament

championship and the NCAA tournament. Smith played 44 out of 50 games last season with a batting average of .316. She was also named pre-season pitcher of the year.

Senior Chelsea Brew enters this season looking to dominate at the plate. Brew played in all 50 games and was second on the team with eight home runs, next to senior Kaylynn Harmon who had 10.

Feb. 28 starts an interesting weekend against CSU Pueblo, who had a 27-21 overall record last year.

The Lady Runners will be on the road the following weekend, taking on Adams State March 7. Adams State was 28-25 in 2014.

Both squads are up for the challenge of improvement.

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Lady Runners snap three-game losing streak

By Jesse Schaffer schaf14@msudenver.edu The Metro women’s basketball team defeated Colorado Christian 69-56 in front of the home court fans at the Auraria Event Center Feb. 7.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak and put Metro three games above .500 at 12-9 and 9-8 in the conference.

It was also the second consecutive win over Colorado Christian for the Roadrunners, having defeated the Cougars 67-53 once already Jan. 9.

Propelled by freshman forward/center Hannah Stipanovich, who notched a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, Metro barraged Colorado Christian offensively.

The Roadrunners took the lead early in the first half and never surrendered it for the remainder of the game, finishing with a shooting percentage of 43 percent from the floor.

Stipanovich credited the threegame skid for giving her team some added motivation to emerge victorious.

“We’ve come off tough losses, but tonight we said, ‘Nope, we’re not giving this one away,’” Stipanovich said. “We beat them once and we can beat them again. We came out so strong and you could see it.”

Stipanovich’s performance played a large role in keeping Metro ahead in the second half, as

Colorado Christian shot 88 percent from the free-throw line and put pressure on the home team to maintain its lead.

Clutch shooting from Stipanovich and the rest of the Lady Roadrunners, however, ensured that this game didn’t slip away.

Head coach Tanya Haave credited Stipanovich’s natural ability as the reason behind her offensive output.

“Hannah is so athletic and talented that it’s easy to get her going,” Taave said. “You just have to get her playing and take advantage of her skills.”

Sophomore forward Brittany Curl and freshman forward Emily Hartegan also finished with double digits in points, pitching in with totals of 14 and 11, respectively.

Paired with Metro’s suffocating defense, the Cougars struggled mightily to knock down shots throughout the game en route to a 21 percent shooting performance from the floor.

According to Stipanovich, being more diligent defensively had been a focal point since the start of the season.

“In practice since day one, our focus has been defense and we put that together tonight,” Stipanovich said. “It was physical and the second half was a lot tougher than the first half. There was fight in both teams and we both wanted it bad.”

Part of that physicality was derived from Haave’s insistence for her team to not give the Cougars any open looks at the basket.

“We made them take contested shots and work for everything that they got,” Haave said.

Metro’s aggressive defensive approach nearly backfired when Colorado Christian converted on 21-of-22 free throw attempts in the second half, which kept the score close and gave the visiting team a chance to pull off the come-frombehind win.

Metro, however, refused to be dealt another crucial loss and won the all important rebounding battle, 51-38, and prevailed in the end.

What the Lady Runners did that the Cougars couldn’t was get bench points early and often. CCU only notched nine points from its bench, while Metro had nearly half of its points come from its reserves (34).

The Cougars found themselves on a cold streak for the game from behind the three-point arc, shooting only eight percent for the game (1-for-12).

The determined defense of the Roadrunners showed in the low shooting for Colorado Christian, especially in its 21 percent on the night.

The unsung hero of the game could be sophomore guard Jenae Paine, who added nine points, six rebounds, one assist and a block.

With only six games remaining until the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, each win is key and the Roadrunners are looking at this game as a positive that will lead to a winning streak.

Metro will begin its final road trip of the season Feb. 14 against Regis and will return home Feb. 27

against CSU-Pueblo and UCCS for the season finale Feb. 28.

Metro sophomore guard Jenae Paine goes after a loose ball against Colorado Mines Feb. 6 at the Auraria Event Center. The Lady Runners lost 69-64 before beating Colorado Christian, 69-56, to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Roadrunners routed in three straight vs. Emporia Nick Hammett, who pitched four innings, allowing eight runs off nine hits, walking four and striking out five.

Metro’s bullpen was unable to contain ESU as they allowed 13 hits and nine runs, while only managing to strike out two batters.

By Jose Salas jsalas13@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners baseball team opened up their season by winning the first series ever held at the new Regency Athletic Complex last week. Things were different this week.

The Roadrunners traveled to Emporia, Kansas, Feb. 6-8 to play a three-game series against the now 3-0 Emporia State Hornets.

Emporia State 13, Metro 5 Feb. 7

Emporia State 17, Metro 6 Feb. 6 The Hornets’ displayed their offensive output within the first three innings of the game by scoring four runs. The Roadrunners came back within a run in the fourth inning, but Emporia State separated by scoring their last 13 runs in the fifth and eighth innings as Emporia won 17-6 to drop the Roadrunners to 2-2.

The Hornets scored 17 runs in as many hits and the Roadrunners had to use five pitchers in an attempt to control the Hornets’ hitting frenzy.

The loss went to senior pitcher

Pitching continued to struggle in game two of the series as the Hornets beat the Runners 13-5 for a second consecutive rout.

The struggles at the mound for Metro showed early, as Emporia State continued to show their ability to hit the ball by taking advantage of the pitches coming across the plate.

The Hornets scored six of their 13 total runs in the first three innings, while the Roadrunners struggled to cross the plate until the seventh inning.

Senior pitcher Mike Thill struggled against the Hornets’ hitters and was pulled by the end of the third inning after facing four batters. Thill allowed six runs and only had one strikeout.

Emporia State 9, Metro 0 Feb. 8 A deflated Roadrunners team showed up to the diamond to prove they were ready to move on to the next series. The senior pitcher for the Hornets, Travis Hendry, came ready to play by dominating the mound. He only allowed five hits in four innings, walked one and struck out three.

Hendry then allowed the bullpen to come in and hold Metro to its first shutout of the year, 9-0.

The Hornets came to the third and final game of the series with the hot hitters to move to 3-0, while the Roadrunners drop to 2-4.

Senior catcher Darryl Baca was the highlight of the game for Metro by going 4-for-4.

Back in 2013, the Roadrunners started the season losing nine of their first 12 away games, but finished the season by winning eight of their last 10.

The Roadrunners will return to The Regency Athletic Complex to play Sioux Falls University in a three-game series Feb. 14 and 15 for a Valentine’s weekend matchup.

Emporia State pitcher Garrett Bane earns his first save of the season. He kept Metro scoreless with three strikeouts in their win over the Roadrunners, 9-0.

The Runners were outscored 39-11 in their three-game series against the Hornets.

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Men’s Basketball 2.14: vs. Regis University, 5 p.m.

2.20: @ Fort Lewis, 7:30 p.m.

2.21: @ Adams State, 7:30 p.m.

2.12: Sleater-Kinney, Lizzo Location: Ogden Theatre Price: $27.50 Time: 8:00 p.m.

2.12: Rah, Honey Puddle, Contraband Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $10 Time: 9:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball 2.14: vs. Regis University, 3 p.m.

2.20: @ Fort Lewis, 5:30 p.m.

2.21: @ Adams State, 5:30 p.m.

2.13: No BS! Brass Band, Other Black Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $12 Time: 9 p.m.

2.13: Mountain Standard Time, Caribou Mountain Collective Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $19 Time: 9:00 p.m.

Baseball 2.14 (DH), 2.15 vs. Souix Falls Noon, 3 p.m., Noon Softball 2.13 - 2.15 WTAMU Invitational Canyon, Texas

Women’s Tennis 2.14 @ University of Wyoming, 11 a.m.

Pro Sports Colorado Avalanche 2.12: vs. New York Rangers Pepsi Center Time: 7 p.m.

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Irish singer-songwriter Hozier will play the Ogden Theatre Feb. 18.

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Auraria Events 2.12: Love is a Drag / Day of Drag Noon-6 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle

2.17: WASSUP! with internships and water careers 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

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2.12: Hot Topics: Edibles 12:30 p.m.

Multicultural Lounge

2.18: Faculty Recital: Nancy Andrew, 7:30 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall

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2.14: Ariel Pink, Jack Name, Little Fyodor Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $19 Time: 9:00 p.m.

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Retraction In our Feb. 5 issue, we referred to the Denver Brass on the front page. We regret to say the front page headline should have read “Boulder Brass Blast into King Center” instead.

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2.17: Catfish & The Bottlemen, Wild Party Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $12 Time: 9 p.m.

2.17: Kina Grannis, Imaginary Future Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $28.75 Time: 8:00 p.m.

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“FBI really doesn’t want anyone to know about ‘stingray’ use by local cops” (Ars Technica) “New York City goes a full week without any reported homicides” (CBS)

2.15: Madeline’s Revenge, Cool Dog’s in the Kennel, Realtalkr Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $25 Time: 9 p.m.

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Capricorn

Objects in mirror may be closer than they appear.

“I totally want to cut his head in half.”

The week takes a turn for the tragic when you get “What Goes Around” by Justin Timberlake stuck in your head after reading about it in your horoscope.

Leo

Aquarius

Your horoscope is never going to give you up, let you down, run around or desert you. It will also never make you cry, say goodbye, tell you lies or hurt you. It’s just a horoscope, after all.

July 23 -August 22 Th is is a good week for Leo. He still won’t get an Oscar, however.

Pisces

Virgo

February 19 -March 20 Fish heads, fish heads, eat them up, yum.

“I only go to the airport when I’m super high.”

August 23 -September 22 The stars are balls of gas, burning millions of miles away, but they still influence your week: With you, everything is gas.

Aries

“I’ve been craving noodles and soup all day, so I stood in line at the Pho queue.”

Libra

March 21 -April 19 They’ve found where you hid the bodies, and they’re coming for you. Run. Now.

“How do you feel about this knee? When you look at it, what do you think? Do you notice anything?

September 23 -October 22 Your gentle, just nature saves you when you are forced to judge a pie-eating contest between an orangutan and an angry video game critic.

Scorpio

Taurus

October 23 -November 21

April 20 -May 20 An increasingly morbid series of circumstances leads you to question the validity of the stars.

You’ve always heard you have “one of those faces.”

Th is is particularly unhelpful this week, when you are recognized from someone else’s wanted poster.

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Somehow, every episode of your favorite sitcom reminds you of your mother-in-law. Yes, even that one.

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18. King in Egyptian mythology 19. Piece of cheesecake?

20. Spicy side dish 22. It may be glossed over 23. PC display unit 24. Hardly a martinet 26. Odin’s hangout 31. Morse code sound 32. Way into a mine 33. Many millennia 35. Bellyaches 39. Plane or rail variety 40. Ancient depraved city 42. Sudden transition 43. Muscle that flexes the trunk 45. Colon variety 46. One of a British group 47. Pt. of SPCA 49. Like handsaw blades 51. Lay waste to 55. Threw one’s hat in the ring 56. Start of a drum sound 57. Salad toppings for Homer?

63. ‘’___ matter of fact ...’’

64. Practical joker, e.g.

65. Farewell, Italian-style 66. Debussy’s ‘’La ___’’ 67. Too firm, perhaps 68. Bride of Lohengrin 69. Word in a Maugham title 70. ‘’Praying’’ insect family 71. Make an effort to find

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7. Sierra Club co-founder 8. Pluvial month 9. Cleared, as a windshield in winter 10. Elderberry wine additive, in a classic film 11. 3 on a par 5 12. Recurrently 13. Provoke 21. Rosemary’s creator 25. Desserts in Siena?

26. Improvised accompaniment 27. Hubbubs 28. Type opener 29. British bathrooms 30. Much of Chile 34. Unspecified 36. Silence between notes 37. Opposite of flushed 38. Tempted a traffic cop 41. Reflected 44. This yields molasses 48. Sun’s circle of light 50. ‘’Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-___’’ 51. Type of movie 52. Art student’s prop 53. Gawk 54. Have a yen for 58. Noteworthy hotel sign 59. De Gaulle’s one-time hat 60. Anagram and synonym of evil 61. The life of Riley 62. Thoroughly moisten

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