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Mother of Metro

Joan McDermott has been director of athletics at MSU Denver since Nov. 2, 1998.

On April 1, she will officially begin her tenure as A.D. at California State University, PAGE 15 East Bay after 17 years as a Roadrunner.

First of three parts.

Seniors and Freshmen: Have a Voice. We are Listening. $2 will be donated to the MSU Denver Food Bank from the Office of the Provost for every NSSE survey completed by May 1.

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“NSSE not only provides participating institutions a valid and reliable sense of how their students are learning through engagement with the institution but also how this compares to other institutions.

That’s powerful information for a student-centered institution.”

— David A. Longanecker, President, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

Register by September 25, 2014 at nsse.iub.edu

Starting in mid-February, please check your MSU Denver email for more information or contact Lou Moss, lmoss3@msudenver.edu, 303-556-3457.

devaluing the domestic. We are devaluing a traditionally feminine sphere.” —Pink Pitcher, artisan

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Unraveling the shrouded history of women textile artisans — one yarn at a time

By Cheyenne DeChristopher cdechris@msudenver.edu

Women’s experiences have long been written out of history, but Friday’s presentation about women and textile arts publicly spun tales of women contributing to history in their own ways.

This month’s Feminist First Friday event, “Hand Spinning Our History,” was held March 6 in the Plaza building and marked the beginning of Women’s History Month. The MSU Denver Institute of Women’s Studies and Services’ Feminist First Fridays allow scholars on campus to present and discuss feminist research and creative works.

MSU Denver alumna and local artisan Pink Pitcher and MSU Denver history professor Kimberly Klimek spoke about the significance of textile arts in history, and of the importance of recognizing the women who mastered them.

Clothing is obviously still a necessity today, but Pitcher, who earned an IDP degree in women

and textiles in history in 2012, said that it used to be of such great importance it was considered currency in some places, like Ireland.

But Pitcher addressed more than just the material side, speaking about the association of thread

with magic. She said the formation of something tangible like thread from the “nothingness” of raw fibers was a source of fascination for ancient people. Interest in this “magical” act can be seen in myths such as those of the Greek Fates

who were thought to measure and cut the thread of life.

But despite the cultural importance of textile arts — including spinning, weaving, sewing and embroidery — the lives of women doing them were formerly

not deemed significant enough to study historically.

Throughout her presentation, Pitcher demonstrated the use of a hand spinning device called a drop spindle. She later showed attendees how to do basic weaving techniques on her tapestry loom.

Klimek offered insight into feminism, activism and women’s history. She said that it was not until the 1973 Berkshire Conference of Women Historians that women were even considered a valid object of study. “Activism was really a central part of the addition of women’s history in scholarship,” said Klimek. Early academics spent time in the feminist movement and vice versa, according to Klimek, and together their work prompted the field to include women in history. However, she emphasized that the field’s current understanding is still not intersectional, and that

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MSU Denver alumna Pink Pitcher, left, and history department professor Kim Klimek weave yarn on a loom to begin a tapestry at March 6’s Feminist First Friday. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

Women’s conference teaches leadership strategies In search of shared governance

By Dylan White dwhite68@msudenver.edu The UCD Women’s Resource Center’s 19th annual Women’s Leadership Conference, held March 5 in the Tivoli, was the most attended such conference of the last five years.

This year’s conference, “Is Sisterhood Dead?,” included a speaker, six workshops and a networking function. It started off with keynote speaker Sandra Kim, the founder, CEO and co-publisher of EverdayFeminism.com.

The popular feminist website, which sees about 4.5 million visitors monthly, is dedicated to creating a learning space to educate people on things like gender inequality, stopping racism and everything else under the umbrella of feminism. A statement on the website says that it aims “to shift our culture to end the everyday violence, discrimination and marginalization that people face due to their gender, sexual orientation, race, class, size, ability and other social differences.”

Kim’s speech focused on inclusive leadership in the workplace,

and on building a work environment that brings in people of diverse backgrounds instead of hiring people who are similar to the leader, in order to build stronger, more dynamic teams of employees. “Look to create a team where people have different perspectives and skill sets to be more creative and think of more innovative solutions,” Kim said.

Kim stressed how new employees need to learn to do what she called “managing up.” She told attendees to build “influence with your manager by helping them do their work better, faster and easier,” she said.

Kim told students a story of how she worked her way up in an organization she worked for by doing independent projects unrelated to her job for a person in the company she knew she wanted to work for, emphasizing that employees should try to take on problems outside of their normal job descriptions in order to move up. “Fast forward: I’m getting a promotion and was moved under her supervision,” Kim said. With a higher position in the workplace an employee has more influence to create an inclusive environment.

MSU Denver psychology major Anastasia Zavilla said she appreciated Kim’s unique speaking style, because of “how she engages the audience as equals, (which) fit(s) right in with her theme of inclusive leadership.”

After Kim’s speech, organizers set up a station for people to decorate T-shirts and held six workshops and a networking function where attendees could meet with women from different career fields.

Conference workshops covered topics such as budgeting and the paradox of empowerment. Amy Friedman, CEO of a Denver nonprofit called Book Trust, held a workshop on women’s leadership in a nonprofit space. Kim held a workshop explaining how inclusive leadership is critical for feminist integrity and how decisions manifest themselves in the workplace.

The night ended with the chance for attendees to meet state Representative Angela Williams, as well as several local businesswomen.

“I heard from everyone who came out that it was phenomenal,” said Weaver. “It feels like a smashing success this year.”

By Derek Hampton

dhampto6@msudenver.edu The university’s new shared governance task force has been busy with a campus-wide survey and multiple focus groups to quell dissatisfaction expressed by certain university constituencies.

MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan initiated the task force in fall 2014 to respond to dissatisfaction expressed by certain university constituencies. Africana Studies Department chair Winston Grady-Willis and associate vice president for student engagement and wellness Braelin Pantel serve as co-chairs.

“Shared governance” is defined in a task force statement as the goal of all constituencies having “a role and a responsibility in assisting the college to achieve excellence in all areas of college activity.” The many stakeholders targeted by the effort include staff, students, administrators, the faculty senate, trustees and the President’s Cabinet.

The 12-question survey had just over 200 respondents, 60 of them students. Three students attended the March 5 focus group.

The students at the focus group were concerned with accountability at all levels of the university, including what they saw as a lack of a process to hold offices accountable. They said the university should enact clearer processes for creating student participation and increasing communication down to the student level. This prompted the group to question the effectiveness of information dissemination by the university via school email.

While Grady-Willis stated that “every constituency needs to have a voice, and need to feel their voices are genuinely heard,” students didn’t seem to feel particularly connected to or engaged in university decision-making that directly impacts student lives.

Grady-Willis explained that “students undervalue the power they have” and that he gets “disheartened when students say ‘this doesn’t matter to me.’”

It was this lack of meaningful opportunities to provide feedback on university decisions that prompted Jordan to establish the task force in the first place, according to a Jan. 20 press release.

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scholars should strive to include representations of transgender women and genderqueer people — and of all types of women, including those who are more stereotypically feminine or domestic.

“It is important to not ignore the easily forgotten,” Pitcher said, adding that women textile artisans significantly contributed to their own cultures.

Clothing formerly was often used to show a person’s status, religion and age, and some embroidered tapestries even served as records of events. For example, the Bayeux Tapestry took 30 to 50

women over 18 months to complete. The 11th-century embroidered cloth details the Norman invasion of the English.

Pitcher said the contributions of these women are just as important as those who stand out in history, and that every woman’s impact regardless of how traditional or domestic should be recognized.

“If we ignore the domestic, we are devaluing the domestic, a traditionally feminine sphere,” said Pitcher, adding that without them, culture would be significantly different.

The next Feminist First Fridays event, “Women and Sustainable Community Agriculture,” will be held April 3.

Local artisan Pink Pitcher holds prepared wool in her left hand and winds finished yarn onto a drop spindle March 6 at the “Hand Spinning Our History” event.

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“Hot Topics” evaluates physician-assisted suicide

By Jesse Schafer

jschaf14@msudenver.edu Regis University professor of health care ethics Jenny McCurdy presented her reasons for supporting physician-assisted suicide March 3 in the Tivoli.

The Office of Student Activities hosted the event as the latest entry of its “Hot Topics” series.

Physician-assisted suicide allows medical officials to provide patients with the means to end their own lives if patients request it. But the question of whether people should be allowed to make that choice for themselves is the subject of debate.

“If we can choose how we live, should we be able to choose how we die?” McCurdy said.

Not to be confused with euthanasia, in which a doctor directly ends a patient’s life, in physicianassisted suicide the patient self-administers a lethal and quick-acting dose of medication. A physician prescribes the necessary drug, but only if the patient gives capable, informed consent. It cannot be prescribed to anyone projected to live more than six months.

McCurdy said she thinks it could be a reasonable option to anyone who meets these requirements and is experiencing a very

painful and drawn out end to their life due to an illness.

“There becomes a certain point where pain becomes severe and feeding someone isn’t going to make them better,” McCurdy said.

“Putting them in a hospice will make them comfortable, but won’t make them better. Those options simply prolong the suffering a person can go through.”

Physician-assisted suicide became a hot topic recently with the case of Brittany Maynard, an Oregon woman diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Maynard opted to end her life before the cancer did.

Erin Parrish of the Office of Student Activities said she believes Maynard’s situation is worth talking about.“The case of Brittany Maynard was controversial and current, so we wanted to bring that news to the students at Metro,” Parrish said.

Physician-assisted suicide is legal in five states, and McCurdy anticipates that it could soon be a possibility for Colorado as well.

In February, a state house bill that would have legalized assisted suicide was rejected 8-5 by the Public Health and Human Services Committee.

McCurdy thinks it’s important for students at MSU Denver to familiarize themselves with the

subject and determine their position, as the opportunity to legalize it may come up again. McCurdy said that 68 percent of Colorado residents polled said they would vote for legalization. She expects that another attempt will be made to legalize it for Colorado in 2016, possibly as a ballot initiative.

MSU Denver’s political science department chair Robert Hazan believes that patients and their families should be able to choose whether or not to end their lives.

“They should absolutely have that option,” Hazan said. “Amid all the sadness and sorrow, I would have a hard time making that decision for another family. They have to be in the moment and be confronted with that choice.”

McCurdy said part of the reason that such a law has yet to be passed in this state is due to the lack of safeguards. The fear is that if insurance does not cover certain treatments, a patient may opt for the cheaper option of assisted suicide instead.

“Physician-assisted suicide isn’t an all-or-nothing, it isn’t a yes-orno and it isn’t a right-or-wrong,” McCurdy said. “It’s very complex.

Everyone in our society has different ideas about what’s right and what’s wrong, but we have to figure out what we are going to do so we know whether to vote for it or not.”

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By Dean Reeves reevedea@msudenver.edu From the day I walked through the doors of MSU Denver 33 years ago, as a freshman from Pomona High School in Arvada, I have been fortunate to have witnessed some exceptional men’s and women’s basketball at our great school, including two national championships.

On March 7, in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship game, the Roadrunners unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of the fi nal score and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Mountain Lions were crowned tournament champions.

However, we won something more important than another

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basketball game. That night, I witnessed something that made me more proud of my school than the outcome of any sporting event: another demonstration of the fantastic caliber of students we have at MSU Denver.

Throughout the game, I observed a positive Metro student section who yelled good, clean, family-friendly cheers and even made me laugh out loud. The pep band added to the fantastic environment at the Auraria gymnasium, while the student fans displayed signs and donned funny costumes.

By contrast, the students from the opposing school primarily shouted negative comments toward Metro players and fans and made more than a few heads turn in disgust because of the constant obscenities.

One moment I was listening to

Metro students chant “MVP, MVP, MVP,” for star Roadrunner Mitch McCarron, and the next, saw a father of two young boys nearly forced out of his seat to confront UCCS students who continued to yell “bulls---, bulls---!” every time a call went against the Mountain Lions.

These examples are not isolated, cherry-picked anecdotes, but remained the rule all game long.

As I drove home from the game, I thought to myself, “Character matters.” This is where good, successful people are made. Yes, as an affi liate professor, I certainly believe what happens in the classroom is important, but how students conduct themselves outside the classroom is critical to success in their community.

I have been lucky to have student-athletes in my classroom, and

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By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu Even in this digital age, when Internet coverage and social media make political scandals nearly impossible to cover up, it’s rare to hear something so ludicrous that it makes you stop and say, “Wait, what?”

That was exactly my reaction Tuesday morning, when I read that 47 United States senators, all of them Republicans, sent a letter to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran condeming President Barack Obama’s ongoing efforts to reach a settlement on Iran’s nuclear program.

The letter, the brainchild of Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., attempted to give a patronizing civics lesson in foreign relations, pointing out that because the Congress, not the President, has the power to ratify treaties, any agreement they reach with Obama is only valid until he leaves in 2017.

Never mind that agreements like the one the President is attempting to forge are the way the last four Presidents of this country — including both Presidents Bush and frequent GOP graven image Ronald Reagan — have governed, and neither Democrats nor Republicans have seen fit to interfere at this level in foreign policy under those Presidents.

As one Internet commenter put it, “Imagine if Democrats tried to mess up Nixon’s talks with China or Reagan’s talks with the USSR. The GOP would be howling ‘treason!’”

Treason is definitely a few steps too far, but this blatantly partisan move was classless, to say the least.

Indeed, the Internet is already howling that the letter violates the Logan Act, a little-used piece of legislation criminalizing interference in U.S. foreign policy by any unauthorized citizen.

However, several lawyers note that Congress’ mandate to advise the executive branch on foreign relations may cover this action legally, as would the First Amendment to the Constitution. Indeed, some signers of the bill, like Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., are quick to say this is just them doing their job.

“Letters go out from Congress all the time,” McCain said in an interview with NPR. “And as important as they are, I’m not sure that the ayatollahs will be surprised to hear that Republican

senators want to have the advice and consent role.”

But as any student of ethics will tell you, just because these senators can do this legally doesn’t mean they should. Nor is Iran taking it seriously: Their foreign minister dismissed the letter as a piece of propaganda. In the end, all this letter does is make the U.S. look worse on the international stage.

That may be what Cotton and some of the other signers wanted — that is, to make President Obama look bad. Unfortunately, all this letter did was make the country as a whole look bad. I can’t believe McCain, at least, wanted that result.

It’s no secret that Congressional Republicans oppose pretty much everything the President stands for, and it often seems as though they oppose it just because he’s for it.

Back during the midterm elections, I expressed hope that Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., would keep his party in line, but sadly, McConnell signed too.

Let me finish with a nod of respect and admiration to those seven Republicans who, for various reasons, had the good sense not to sign this festering pile of partisan propaganda: Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn.; Jeff Flake, R-Ariz.; Susan Collims, R-Maine; Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.; Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska; Dan Coats, R-Ind.; and Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

I know the kind of young men and women that are being recruited to MSU Denver. Coaches like Jerrid Oates, Tanya Haave, Derrick Clark and Annie Van Wetzinga, among others, find quality young people to fi ll their rosters. My March 7 experience is proof that these values are, in turn, passed on to the student body.

Looking at the scoreboard when the clock hit zero on March 7 was disappointing, but leaving that game knowing the kind of students we have here at MSU Denver was one of the most encouraging feelings I have had at our school in 33 years.

Dean Reeves is an affiliate professor in the MSU Denver Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, and a 1986 MSU Denver graduate.

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Native American Studies has new director

By Taylor Hensel

thensel@msudenver.edu Two bookshelves stuffed with textbooks, a desk cluttered with papers and a few framed photos of smiling children: At first glance, Dave Weiden’s office informs visitors that he is a scholar, professor and father. What his office does not reveal is that he is also a novelist, lawyer and the new director of MSU Denver’s Native American Studies program.

“The focus of our program here is not just for Native students, but it is for all people who are interested in learning about the native experience. All students are welcome.”

— Dave Weiden A Native American action novelist, enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation and political scientist, Weiden replaced long-standing director and founder of the program Oneida J. Meranto last year.

The Native American Studies program on campus is going

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through significant changes — due to Weiden’s fresh energy and forward thinking approach to improving the program.

Weiden, a Colorado native, returned to his Denver roots after teaching at Hofstra University in New York. He aims to improve the department by bringing expansion and awareness to the program.

Inspiring and engaging students to learn about Native

American culture in the classroom is a goal of the department. In efforts to reach more students, new courses are being added and more professors are being hired.

As a professor, Weiden strives to bring American Indian cultures alive to his students by teaching about tribal law, politics and the religions of native peoples through literature.

“I can lecture about the various

laws that have been passed by congress, but it can get boring at times.

My classes are heavily influenced by political science, but I also bring in law, literature and native spirituality,” Weiden said.

Along with more course offerings, a Native American club on campus is in the works. The club will allow Native American students and non-tribal students to connect and engage in a setting

designed to bring awareness to Native American issues, topics and events.

There is a common misunderstanding among students that only tribal students can take Native American courses, however this is not the case.

“The focus of our program here is not just for Native students, but it is for all people who are interested in learning about the Native experience. All students are welcome,” Weiden said.

Although the Native American Studies program is currently offered only as a minor through the Political Science department, the program has hopes that in the future it can gain the funding needed to stand as a Majors program.

Native American studies courses are not merely history-based, but are encompassing of presentday society. It uses history as a tool to give students the perspective needed to view the Native American culture as active and thriving rather than ancient and irrelevant.

“We want to examine natives right now, how Native Americans are shaping arts, law, and how they are interacting in American society,” Weiden said.

Weiden’s passion for Native American Studies certainly shows as he brings his personal experience, knowledge, and skill to the table as the new program director.

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“I like hanging out at home in my pajamas.” – Keilani Porter, UCD freshman

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“I like relaxing when I can. Sometimes I go mountain biking.”

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“Sweatpants. Netflix. Beer.”

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“Smash Bros. All day, every day.” – Nick Gallegos, MSU Denver sophomore

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“Video games. Lots and lots of video games.” – Althea Roman, MSU Denver junior

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Selected Shows 40 West Arts Title: Dates: Location: Contact:

“The 4 Seasons of Colfax: A Year in the Life” Feb. 24 - March 27 1560 Teller St., Lakewood, CO 40westarts.org

Republic Plaza Title: Dates: Location: Contact:

“Photo-Synthesis SW Voices” March 5 - March 27 370 17th Street, Denver, CO 303-514-8182

Hinterland Title: Dates: Location: Contact:

“What Has Never Been...

Is” March 5 - April 3 3254 Walnut Street, Denver, CO hinterlandartspace.com

RedLine Title: Dates: Location: Contact:

“Playing With Beauty” March 5 - April 25 2350 Arapahoe Street, Denver, CO 40westarts.org

Mark Sink is the founder of the Month of Photography, as well as the director and curator. Sink attended MSU Denver, but never finished his degree. He now works as a private art consultant and photographer, as well as exhibits his work worldwide. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu

Denver focuses on Photography

By Melanie J. Rice mrice20@msudenver.edu From the collective of young street photographers working in film at DATELINE to surrealism featured at Hinterland to documentary-style photos at 40 West Arts Gallery, Month of Photography Denver delivers a taste of delicious photographic images, with something for everyone.

Wende Nossaman of Denver said she was looking for inspiring art at Hinterland on Walnut Street.

“I think it’s important to have art in communities,” Nossaman said. “My mother’s an artist, so it’s part of the life blood.”

MoP Denver founder and director Mark Sink said since the events’ inaugural run in 2004 that included 50 to 60 galleries, it has flourished and now includes more than 160 galleries, many with multiple events.

“Its a monster now — everybody is jumping aboard,” Sink said. “Photography is the the hottest medium going today. It’s a mirror of our culture and societies’ social communication.”

Sink, a former MSU Denver student, said he left for New York immediately after meeting Andy Warhol. “New York was my graduate school,” he said. Sink has works in numerous museum collections and now works in Denver as a photographer, educator

and curator, based out of RedLine.

Much of Sink’s work today incorporates what he calls, “reverse technology.” His studio is lined with ethereal collodion wetplate portraits, cameraless images and other alternate process works.

“It’s a monster now — everybody is jumping aboard. Photography is the the hottest medium going today. It’s a mirror of our culture and societies’ social communication.”

— Mark Sink The collodion wet-plate process, popular from the 1850s to 1880s, involves wetcoating photographic material for immediate exposure and processing. This requires a portable darkroom for work outside the studio.

“The older I get, I’m sort of on a quest for things that are just honest and true,” Sink

said.

Christine Ann Verhoeven, an MSU Denver senior art major with a BFA concentration in photography, got in on the MoP action. She has four photos from her series “Nature vs. Humans” in the “Photo-Synthesis SW Voices” show at Republic Plaza. She said these pieces explore the relationship between humans and the environment by looking at what humans have taken from the earth.

Verhoeven said part of her inspiration comes from her childhood in Europe, where she established a strong connection with nature and the environment.

“I feel like we’re kind of going on this road where if we don’t stop and pause and think about what we’re doing, I don’t think we’ll be in a good spot — I think we may end up destroying everything,” she said.

MoP includes “The Big Picture,” which Sink also founded. It’s a global exchange of black and white images, printed in large format and displayed as paste-ups in Denver and worldwide.

As for the future, “Film is back,” Sink said. “See the show at DATELINE. The gallery is run by 20-somethings — super place.”

There’s still plenty of time to experience some great photography — many shows run into April. To learn more and for a complete listing, see mopdenver.com.

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CVA presents ‘Spatial Stories: Topographies of Change in Africa’ Story and photo by Michael Ortiz mortiz26@msudenver.edu MSU Denver students and faculty joined Yomi Ola in an influential night at the Center for Visual Arts.

The CVA currently hosts “Spatial Stories: Topographies of Change in Africa,” a gallery exhibit that contains atypical western photojournalistic pieces from African artists, addressing the change in the literal and figurative landscape of Africa formed from political, social and physical change.

Yomi Ola teaches general and African art history courses at Spelman College in Atlanta, Ga. He is currently working on his second book, which he began working on after he published his first book, “Satires of Power Yoruba Visual Culture,” in 2013. Spelman was founded in 1881 as the Atlanta Female Baptist Seminary, but in 1924 became Spelman College. The student body is comprised of over 2,100 females of black descent from 41 states and 15 foreign countries.

Ola’s studies include the study of visual satires of power in Africa, as well as the African Diaspora.

Surrounded by African artists work that shows the topography and current state of African life,

Ola spoke about his visual satire studies and of the strange nature of power in Africa. Ola’s lecture included many different satirical artists work, including Hans Witte and Yinka Shonibare.

“They speak to important issues in society, so in a way, one could say they are satirical, because they criticize the way the environment has been handled.”

Ola said about the photographic work in the gallery “The lens is not just a lens to take pictures, but to restore, to rehabilitate. Photography is being used as a means of rehabilitation.”

Yomi Ola returns to Spelman College to continue his research as well as continue teaching his history courses. “Follow your art and follow your passion, don’t look at what you don’t have, because there will never be a perfect setting to work,” Ola said to aspiring artists who are working in difficult situations, such as the ones in the Spatial Stories exhibit at the CVA. The Spatial Stories gallery is featured in The Month of Photography, and will be on view until April 4th, 2015.

Yomi Ola gave his lecture at the Center for Visual Arts during their showing of Spatial Stories: Topographies of Change in Africa on March 4th.

Bao Bao Festival drums up momentum at King Center

By Dayna L. Himot

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Adjei Abankwah, founder and co-producer of the BaoBao Festival, dances to the drums on stage at the King Center for the 12th annual BaoBao Festival March 4.

Photo by Sara Hertwig • shertwig@msudenver.edu

34 performers comprised of MSU students, International, and local drummers and dancers, joined creative forces to extend the branches of the famed African Baobab Tree, during the 12th Annual Bao Bao Festival for the visiting artists series, hosted by the MSU Denver music department.

MSU Denver’s African Drumming Ensemble partnered up with Bao Bao Festival visionary and MSU faculty musicology teacher and former Ghana National Dance Ensemble, Adjei Abankwah and the Boulder based Mokamba Ensemble on Wednesday, March 4, for an interactive night of celebration, education during the week-long annual Bao Bao Festival, which Abunkwah founded in 2004.

“We share and educate, but we use the energy from people in attendance,” Abankwah said. This interaction of energy is the platform for their performances.

“I am making my debut as a dancer — going out of my comfort zone,” said Bobby Ferguson, a junior at MSU Denver. Ferguson an aspiring professional drummer, alongside 10 fellow members of the MSU Denver African Dance Ensemble, opened the night’s performance by individually freestyle dancing onto stage one by one while accompanied by the beat of bottles being clanked by each member as they found their mark on stage.

The third act of the evening featuring the Boulder based Mokomba Ensemble, had the audiences full participation, while performing contemporary West African dances and drumming.

Kasey Schelling of Mokomba stole the show with her incredible energy and spirited response to her peers of Mokomba, consisting of ten dancers and drummers.

Bao Bao members were greeted with enthusiast applause as the second half of the show concentrated on Bawa — a traditional harvest dance from the Upper West region of Ghana, to Legend of the Leopard Skin Story, as told by Akramah Coofie with the perfect com-

bination of eloquence and the innocence of a child. The room rumbled similar to that of a great thunderstorm as Baba Ala, professional drummer from Ghana, captivated the audience as if he was back home in Sabon Zongo telling a story through music to his community.

Ghana choreographer Christian Adeti, now residing in Minnesota is one of the 14 members of the Bao Bao festival that is flown annually to Colorado by Abankwah. He is passionate about “infusing awareness of our beautiful indigenous (Ghana) music and dance to the rest of the world who have no knowledge about it.” Adeti adds, “Bao Bao is not only about dancing, it is also about education, it is a blessing to (be able to) raise awareness to the community to the schools because it is joyful to interact with students, education through entertainment.”

Bao Bao Festival has one opportunity a year to fly all of it’s members to Colorado, and share this message of music, and dance, and in turn the money raised is going back to the Bao Bao Library Project. Abankwah and his partners are in the process of building a library community center to give back to their brothers and sisters in Ghana who do not have access to books and computers.

They have raised more than $17,000, collected thousands of books and laid the foundation for the library, but there is still more to be done.

From the principals of Bao Bao, to Mokomba, to the students and the audience who experienced this call and response that had many objectives, the prevailing theme was joy. Patience Sewor one of the lead choreographers, was beaming when asked about Bao Bao project, “if they appreciate what we do here, that’s my joy.”

Since performing on wednesday at the Bao Bao Festival MSU Denver Senior Rachel Studebaker said “over the last few days I’ve felt more confident in myself, I encourage others to express themselves more through dance and music and I can’t stop dancing myself!”

To learn more about the Bao Bao Festival visit baobaofoundation.org/about-us.html

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“Whiplash”

By Robert Kemp rkmep9@msudenver.edu There’s no room for humanity when it comes to artistic immortality. Or so “Whiplash” would have us believe.

The film stars Miles Teller as Andrew Neiman, a freshman drummer studying jazz at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory in New York.

When conductor Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) plucks An-

“The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”

By Cassie Reid creid13@msudenver.edu Who knew there was a profitable niche of Bollywood-loving AARP members?

Based on the book series by Deborah Moggach, “The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” is essentially an excuse for veteran British actors to vacation in India.

It is charming, but perhaps “second best” is too complimentary.

“Lazarus Effect”

By Samantha Coulter scoulte3@msudenver.edu This movie relies more on suspense than gore to scare viewers, and establishes the characters enough to inspire empathy for them. Yet this results in a slow start, and relatively little action compared to the amount of buildup.

The actors do an excellent job in their roles, and Olivia Wilde is chilling as a demon. The movie is certainly frightening, but also frus-

SCREAMING FEMALES “Rose Mountain”

By Chris Bjork cbjork1@msudenver.edu This year has been a good one for the Screaming Females.

Not only does 2015 mark the band’s tenth year anniversary, it also marks the release of their sixth full length album, “Rose Mountain.”

The bands signature visceral and charismatic punk rock attitude and explosive energy echoes its way all across this album.

“Empty Head” serves as the

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

drew from his freshman band and places him as an alternate drummer for his studio band the abuse begins.

J.K. Simmons, who won an Oscar for his role as Fletcher, demolishes every scene he appears in.

When Andrew cannot keep proper tempo Fletcher hurls a chair at his head and slaps him across the face repeatedly screaming, “Was I rushing or dragging?”

Teller, better known for movies such as “Divergent” and “The Spectacular Now,” delivers a fantastic performance as Andrew becomes

ever more obsessed. Speaking at a dinner table with his family, Andrew says, “I’d rather die drunk, broke at 34 and have people at a dinner table talk about me than live to be rich and sober at 90 and nobody remember who I was.”

The story of “Whiplash” is a familiar one. The unconventional teacher sees potential in a student whose talent is underrated and pushes him to grow. The twist is that Fletcher has no interest in the wellbeing of his students, and Andrew has no regard for his own health. Andrew grows not into a

beautiful flower but something closer to an awe inspiring fungus.

The film is impressive in its execution. The performances delivered

by Teller and Simmons are absolutely spot on. The editing is snappy and immersive and the cinematography is beautiful.

“Whiplash” lives up to its title and leaves your head spinning with delight. If you haven’t seen the film yet, I urge you to go and see it immediately.

Manager Sonny Kapoor, ( the energetic Dev Patel), is on the way to marriage with Sunaina, (Tina Desai), and to a franchise with comanager Muriel Donnelly, (Maggie Smith). As the film prepares, the film tells, 3.5 other tales as the elderly and beautiful residents of the hotel, (Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie and Richard Gere), struggle with budding relationships, new jobs, fidelity, proposals from wealthy geezers and the exciting realm of hospitality ratings.

There is so much nothing in this plot, with rapid editing to convince you that there is some plot motion or dynamic characters in the film.

By the finale, most characters are in exactly the same state as they were

in the beginning. A lot of the charm from the first movie came from the characters changing without any grand plot at the root of each of their new views. Each actor was also in a role notably different than their norm. Dench played a sensitive introvert rather than her normal cold, bad ass boss lady, and Smith wasn’t simply snide and condescending, but downright racist. Here, however, they slip into their tropes.

While you will find no one better at expressions that scream, “Oh, I say!

The nerve!” than Smith, the bit does get old after prolonged exposure.

All that said, this is a deeply charming movie that energized rather than exhausted. Other than dry spells of what is trying to be

the plot, the queer sense of humor found in the self-deprecating title is pretty consistent throughout the movie, largely provided by Patel’s zealous delivery and grand motions.

In an age of copy-and-paste films of things going boom, young adults in a dystopia or dialogue probably stolen by or from Nicholas Sparks, “Second Best” provides first-rate relief.

Still, when the most famous line from your last film is, “Everything turns out alright in the end. If it isn’t alright, it isn’t the end,” it is a good idea to quit while you’re ahead.

trating. Although the film touches on profound themes such as religion and the afterlife, it fails to follow through with the questions it raises and leaves the viewer with the sense that it was cut off in the middle rather than ending.

An experiment gone awry brings a scientist back from the dead, giving her supernatural powers in this slightly disappointing thriller that warns of the dangers of playing God. Frank (Mark Duplass) and Zoe (Wilde) are a couple of scientists in love who, with the help of their team, are testing a serum injection

and brain shock combination to bring people back to life. They test the procedure on a dog successfully, although the animal has some strange side effects.

When a pharmaceutical company pulls the plug on the team’s research and takes their data, the group breaks into the lab at night in an attempt to re-create their results before the thieves can steal the credit.

While trying to resurrect a second dog, Zoe is electrocuted and killed. Frank, desperate to save her, ignores the qualms of the rest of the group and tries the procedure

on her. Zoe comes back to life, although it soon becomes clear that something is very wrong with her.

Intense brain stimulation has caused her to develop psychic powers and viewers learn that something horrible happened while she was dead.

Terror ensues when the team becomes trapped in the lab with this monster of their own creation.

Save your money at the theater and wait to see this until it comes out on Netflix.

opening track, topped off with fuzzy guitars, front woman Marissa Paternoster’s flashy vibrato, and a fiercely stylish guitar solo at the end.

The most outstanding difference in this album’s aesthetic to past releases is the polished production. “Wishing Well” is a perfect example of this, with the crisp clean production complimenting the chilled out vibe.

The gentle guitar riff glitters over the pulsing rhythm section along with Paternoster’s vocals detailing about tossing dimes in a wishing well after being broke from a failed relationship.

Songs like this are where the production really works, revealing the bands technical progression.

However, songs like “Hopeless,” are where I felt the band’s grittiness was sacrificed. I constantly wondered what the track would’ve sounded like if it had the low fidelity and simplified recording quality that some of the band’s best past albums. When the keys enter in midway through and layer over Paternoster’s vocals, I long for the older type of production that would’ve had the potential to help make it a superior song.

“Rose Mountain” showcases the bands best songwriting in years.

“Burning Car” is one of the album’s standouts with the driving rhythm section beautifully interweaving with Paternoster’s thunderous vocals and guitar riffs.

At the end of the day, “Rose Mountain” offers something special for any music fan who appreciates punk rock.

Fans of Screaming Females will have plenty to appreciate with this release and newcomers to the band will find this album equally accessible.

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Joan McDermott’s journey before MSU Denver

By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu The game of life took Joan McDermott away from home and shaped her into one of the most powerful women in Colorado sports. Decades later, it now brings her back.

When McDermott officially begins her tenure as director of athletics at California State University, East Bay in less than a month, she will leave behind an unrivaled legacy at MSU Denver in exchange for some familiarity and a new endeavor.

“I’m from San Francisco, so that’s another reason for me to go to East Bay because that’s in the San Francisco Bay Area,” she said.

“I have always wanted to go back home, even though it’s hard to do that because it’s so hard to leave here.”

Waiting for McDermott in California is a familiar face, one she hasn’t seen as often as she used to — her husband, Dan. Dan McDermott was the head baseball coach at Regis University for 14 years before accepting a job in the same position with The Academy of Art University in San Francisco in June 2014.

When the athletic director position at Cal State East Bay became available in September 2014 for the first time in 15 years, Joan applied.

“I put my name in thinking, ‘I’m not really excited about it, I don’t want to leave Metro, but family is family,’” she said. “Once I got there for the in-person interview, I realized it’s very similar to here. It’s a very diverse campus. They believe in athletics — that’s an integral part of the university.”

Joan and Dan’s reunion in California bookends where it all

began for the McDermotts.

After graduating from the University of San Francisco, Joan balanced three part-time jobs as high school volleyball and women’s basketball coach, in addition to teaching physical education at elementary schools. “(I was) just trying to get the experience I needed, plus I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do,” she said. “I kind of felt like I wanted to be in athletic administration.

I didn’t know how to get there, so I coached as much as I could.”

Joan earned her master’s degree from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, three years after graduating from USF. “That was a one-year program, four quarters, 12 months,” she said.

“It was the busiest year I’ve ever spent in my whole life.”

After three years as a high school coach and athletic director, Joan became the head volleyball and softball coach at St. Mary’s College in California, where she met Dan. “He was the assistant baseball coach when I took over as the volleyball coach,” she said.

Through Dan, Joan was introduced to Bill Helman. Helman was the Metro State athletic director from 1979-1998 and the man Joan would later replace for her second stint as a Roadrunner.

“I was here for a couple years in 1988 and ’89,” she said. “A lot of people don’t know that.”

Joan served as the head volleyball coach at Metro State for those years before again uprooting with Dan. This time to Iowa, where Dan became the head baseball coach at a small private school.

“I moved there without a job,” she said.

After three months, Joan land-

Joan McDermott, right, was the women’s head volleyball coach at Metro from 1988-1990 and again in the mid-90s before becoming athletic director in 1998. Photo courtesy of MSU Denver Athletics

ed as a head volleyball coach with Division II Morningside College.

Within a year, she became part of the athletic administration.

“I was thrilled,” she said. “I got to continue coaching but (also) be an assistant athletic director.

That’s where I got my experience in athletic administration.”

In addition to being a coach and an administrator, she is also the mother of six children.

Her youngest, Jackson, 13, — a 7th grader at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Wheat Ridge, his father’s alma mater — will join her in California two months after her move April 1.

“With coaching and athletics, you have to have a passion and it’s really a way of life,” she said.

“The kids are blended (into that lifestyle). They’re all part of a bigger family.”

Part II: The Metro Years, coming March 19.

Metro hockey in national tournament for first time

By Mike Tolbert & Scott Corbridge mtolbert3@msudenver.edu, kcorbrid@msudenver.edu

Metro men’s hockey was edged out by California University of PA, 3-2 in its first ever appearance in the Division III National Tournament in Pelham, Alabama March 10 at the Pelham Civic Complex.

Currently No. 3 in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, the Roadrunners hold a 28-8-2 record.

Most of the action came early in the third period. Down by two goals, Metro came alive after a strike from forward Shane Doerfler. Not long after, Bobby Valdez scored to tie it up.

Roadrunner goalie Evan Hyndman was unable to stop, what would be the game-winning goal.

Separated by pools, Metro is in pool D which consist of some of the regions toughest matchups.

The Roadbirds will continue

its playoff with a game against tournament favorite Oakland University March 11 then against Ole Miss March 12.

Whichever team has the best tournament record in that three-day span will advance to the semifinal game March 13.

Metro shutout Iowa State 7-0 Feb. 21 in Chicago to earn their spot in the national tournament.

Travis Battista led the scoring with an incredible “hat trick” in

what was the biggest game of the season to that point. Hyndman notched his third shutout of the season and second in his last three starts.

Along with Battista, four other Runners scored a goal to assist in the shutout.

The Runners were riding a seven-game winning streak entering the game against the Vulcans from California, Pennsylvania.

Metro has played very aggres-

sive hockey that shows in the goal differential in which they have outscored their opponents 216-179.

With winning streaks of two, four, seven and 10, The Roadrunners are a very consistent club whose longest losing streak was three games back in October.

In what was a long regular season beginning back in September, the Roadbirds hope it doesn’t come to an end anytime soon.

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Metro optimistic despite UCCS upset in RMAC title

Roadrunners earn No. 2 seed in NCAA Division II tournament in Texas

By Mike Tolbert mtolber3@msudenver.edu From the viewpoint of the coaches’ poll, UCCSs’ 82-65 victory over the Roadrunners was an upset; that was all but true given this highly competitive contest if witnessed in person.

The No. 21 Mountain Lions faced off against No. 11 Metro in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship game March 7 at the Auraria Event Center.

Having been tournament champions for two-years running, the Runners lost the title along with its 41-game home winning streak, second longest in school history.

With an electrifying atmosphere in full effect, the home squad won the tip and jumped the scoring off with a streaking Mitch McCarron down the lane for a layup. The fast-paced, up-tempo offense from both teams only aided in this championship rivalry game.

“Tempo, it’s all about tempo,” said UCCS head coach Jeff Culver.

“Today we played much closer to

our game than last time, and that was the difference.”

Tempo was indeed the word of the night as the Roadrunners, at times, ran the floor extremely well scoring seven fast break points, five in the first half.

RMAC player of the year from Brisbane, Australia and All-Conference First Teamer McCarron led Metro in scoring with 27 points and four assists going 11-for-19 shooting from the floor.

Although McCarron, among others, gave a commendable effort in scoring throughout the half, the Runners struggled against the Mountain Lions’ zone defense game plan.

“Coach Clark has to do a better job and give us more stuff against the zone,” said head coach Derrick Clark; putting himself in third person to signify his responsibility in the matter. “I didn’t do a great job of getting us enough space against their aggressiveness.”

With just five seconds remaining in the first half, junior guard Jourdon Hunter pulled up from the top of the key and made a remarkable three-pointer, cutting

the Mountain Lion lead to 42-38 at the break.

Right out of the gate UCCS didn’t let up when their own AllConference First Teamer Derrick White assisted on a jumper and scored on a gorgeous three-point shot within the first two minutes of the second half.

Now down by nine, the Roadrunners continued to contest shots that were thrown up by White as he went 11-for-21 from the field off a game-high 37 points.

“He just made some great plays,” Clark said. “You have to give White and his unit credit.

They had a tremendous sense of urgency.”

Meanwhile, Metro relied heavily on its three-point shooting to get out of jams, going 9-for-18 from behind the arc.

The Runners got UCCS’s lead down to four again after another three-pointer from junior guard Eric Rayer midway through the second. That margin quickly vanished once more with the consistent shooting and aggression from the Mountain Lions.

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Defense, something the Roadrunners prides itself on, combined for only 18 defensive rebounds and caused 13 Mountain Lion turnovers. On the boards for the Runners was senior center Nick Kay with six and McCarron with his own three defensive boards.

“In order to be a championship team, you can’t be on the negative side of the rebounding battle,” Clark said. “They imposed their will on us and that was one area.”

With the lead extending to a 15-plus margin, UC-Springs sealed its RMAC championship after a closing three-pointer

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from senior guard Alex Koehler with only a minute and a half remaining in the game.

When everything was said and done, the Mountain Lions shot an astounding 55 percent from the field to Metro’s 43.

Clark was confident in his team’s ability to rebound from this disappointment in order to get back on track for the NCAA Division II quarterfinals held in Stephenville, Texas March 14.

“This is not a funeral, this is about us regrouping, holding our shoulders high and not about letting one defeat define who we are,” Clark said. “We’re going to be one of 64 teams that continues to compete. That’s what I can say for certain.”

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3.14: No. 2 Metro State Roadrunners vs. No. 7 Midwestern State Mustangs 3.14: No. 3 Texas A&M-Commerce Lions vs. No. 6 Angelo State Rams 3.14: No. 4 UC-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions vs. No. 5 Colo. Mines Orediggers Photo from pg. 16: Metro senior guard Mitch McCarron makes a strong move against UCCS senior guard Tim Billingsley March 7 at the Auraria Event Center.

Metro lost 82-65 in the RMAC Championship.

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Lady Runners go 2-2 vs. Griz

By Jesse Schaffer jschaf14@msudenver.edu The Metro softball team dropped both games in its doubleheader against Adams State, losing 6-7 and then 4-6 on March 7.

After racing out to a 4-2 lead in the first inning of game one, thanks to RBI doubles from senior Kaylynn Harmon and junior right fielder Lani Redmond, the Roadrunners were outscored 5-2 for the rest of the game. Metro retook the lead 6-5 in the top of the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly by senior shortstop Susie Oury, but couldn’t hold the one-run advantage. Adams State won the game in the bottom of the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Taylor Else.

Redmond went 2-5 with a double and three RBI’s, while left fielder Britney Thomas went 3-5.

In the second game, the Roadrunners saw a 1-0 lead quickly evaporate in the bottom of the first inning, as Adams State jumped ahead 2-1. Metro managed to tie the game 2-2 in the top of the second when Oury scored on a throwing error, then again 3-3 in the top of the third on a sacrifice fly by Harmon, but couldn’t pull ahead.

Junior pitcher Nicole Larsen picked up the loss and surrendered six runs, five of them earned, and eleven hits. The losses put Metro’s record at 10-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference.

Metro bounced back on Sunday with back-toback wins in the second doubleheader, defeating Adams State 9-7 and 9-8 on March 8.

The first game was a wild, back and forth affair, as the Roadrunners had to battle back from 3-6 deficit in the favor of Adams State. Metro responded with a monster fifth inning on the plate, racking up 4 runs to take a 7-6 lead.

Tied at seven in the top of the eighth inning, Metro scored two runs on an RBI single by Harmon. It was the second hit of the night for Harmon and gave her a total of four RBI’s for the game.

Senior Mary Towner went 3-4 with two doubles and a walk.

Metro again trailed 4-1 early on in the second game, needing a three run fourth inning to tie the score. A monster five run sixth inning featured singles by Oury, Redmond and others and gave the Roadrunners final edge that they would need.

Redmond went 3-4 with an RBI while freshman Carissa Terry finished 3-4 at the plate with a triple and two RBI’s.

The Lady Runners will be in action again March 14-17 for two seperate series against the Western New Mexico Mustangs and the Fort Hays State Tigers.

All three days are double headers at the Regency Athletic Complex for Metro, who are 12-6 on the year and in fourth place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

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Auraria Events 3.12: MSU Denver Symphony Orchestra and String Sinfonietta 7:30 p.m.

King Center Concert Hall 3.13: Undergraduate English Conference SpringHill Suites 3.16: Visiting Artist Workshop: Music Education through Movement with Emma Shubin, Dalcroze specialist 2 p.m.

King Center Music and Dance Studio 3.17: Distinguished Lecture Series: Frank Warren of PostSecret 11 a.m.

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Denver Concert Calendar 3.12: Bark Wilson, Ancient Elk, Josh Moorehead & the Guestlist, The Bell Hours Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $10 Time: 9 p.m.

3.12: Nahko and Medicine For The People, Jon Wayne and the Pain Location: Ogden Theatre Price: $25 Time: 8:30 p.m.

3.12: Mile High Sound Orchestra Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $10 Time: 8 p.m.

3.13: Lil Dicky, Lily Fangz, Optycnerd Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $20 Time: 9:30 p.m.

3.13: Twiddle, The Revivalists, Jaden Carlson Band Location: Ogden Theatre Price: $25 Time: 9 p.m.

3.13: Manic Focus, Prob Cause, Illenium, Toy Box Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $18 Time: 9:30 p.m.

3.14: Cornmeal, Coral Creek Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $20 Time: 9 p.m.

3.15: Mlima, Whiskey Tango, Dandu & Friends Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $13 Time: 8 p.m.

3.16: The Dodos, Springtime Carnivore Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $19 Time: 8 p.m.

3.17: St. Patty’s Punk Throwdown, Poison Politiz, One Time Crime, Imaginary Points, Finger Pie, Bootjack & Bonz Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $8 Time: 9 p.m.

3.17: Frontside Five, Judge Roughneck, The Dirty Femmes (Violent Femmes Tribute), Rockin’ Rascals Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $13 Time: 9 p.m.

3.18: Race to Neptune, We Were Cosmonauts, American Grandma Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $10 Time: 9 p.m.

OpenAir 1340 Top Five 1. I Love You, Honeybear, Father John Misty 2. Stranges to Ourselves, Modest Mouse 3. Vestiges and Claws, José González 4. Policy, Will Butler 5. I Want to Grow Up, Colleen Green

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“Executed by a child: ISIS video: Child kills captive” (CNN)

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“‘ NOT PLAUSIBLE’: GOP leaders slam Hillary over private email explanation” (Fox News)

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“WHAT HILLARY DIDN’T SAY: Nine unanswered questions about Clinton’s emails” (MSNBC)

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