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Roadrunners tell San Francisco tales

President Jordan gives spring update.

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Bruce Adams, left, and Kenneth Gerner transfer swordfish from the boat, Capt. Kenneth, March 20 at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. The boat traveled more than 2,000 miles in 30 days from Hawaii to San Francisco to catch hundreds of swordfish.

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Minimum wage rally, bill unite workers at Auraria

By Cassie Reid creid13@msudenver.edu Hundreds of workers will congregate on Auraria campus campaigning to raise the national minimum wage to twice its current value.

Several articles recently went viral concerning the cost of living and distribution of wealth.

Minimum salary required to rent an apartment, the 1 percent and the shrinking middle class have become familiar terms in headlines.

This focus is well timed, as April 15 is a day on which Fight for $15 calls countries to action.

Founded in 2012, Fight for $15 is an international organization aiming for worldwide coverage of the cost of living and freedom for workers to unionize. The goals will not only benefit employers and employees, but clients as well, as discussed in a panel March 31 promoting the April 15 event and setting a goal of 1,000 participants.

“We definitely think we’re reaching a tipping point in the campaign, attracting more workers who find they can’t make ends

meet in Denver with sky-high rents,” said Jenny Davies-Schley, a promoter for the event. “It’s exciting that adjunct professors, college students, health care workers and others are joining in to make this a real movement.

Hundreds of rallies will occur April 15 that span six continents, including one at Auraria Campus.

According to the panel, there will be rallies starting at 6 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, will bring over a thousand supporters to Auraria campus. The issue is prevalent locally due to the motion to reinstate Colorado House Bill 15-1300 Local Government Minimum Wage, a bill which would enable local communities to control minimum wage internally. “(Representative Dominick) Moreno and I had sought a way to help families bring in minimum wage,” said Representative Jovan Melton, District 41 representative and cosponsor of HB15-1300.

Wage restrictions are set in the Colorado constitution, a document difficult to amend. That is until Moreno and Welton found a previously repealed bill enabling local wage control.

The House Committee of State, Veterans and Military Affairs first saw the bill March 19, passing the committee vote 6-5, and has since passed its second and third readings after being referred to the House floor.

“This bill empowers businesses in a way not possible since its repeal in 1999. The Fight for $15, meanwhile, helps local leaders to look further into livable wage in their community,” Melton said. “(The jump to $15) will be difficult to pass. Also there is debate about increasing minimum wage $1 per year until it reaches $12.50 in order to advance the conversation, while allowing businesses to gradually adjust.”

No official action with the bill has taken place, but the rallies for April 15 are gaining more support. “(You have) got to speak with state legislation,” said Patrick Ulibarri, panelist. “One voice is very powerful.”

average for similar universities.

Jordan affirmed the importance of the plan to achieve status as a Hispanic Serving Institution, a goal set in 2007. The increase in enrollment of Hispanic students to 25 percent needed to achieve HSI status would bolster the school’s enrollment and open up the school to federal grants.

All higher education institutions are seeing similar drops in funding. Colorado House Bill 1319, signed into law May 2014, is projected to adjust retention and graduation performance criteria to be much more performance-based.

Jordan said the university would receive an increase of 14.9 to 17 percent in funding, amounting to an additional $6.5 to $7.4 million.

The university is “limited to a tuition increase of no more than 6 percent,” according to Jordan.

If the state allocates more money, he will have a more difficult time justifying a higher tuition increase.

Degree production has increased by 62 percent over the past 10 years. Jordan nonetheless concluded, “We can do better.”

He added that the university’s

tuition policy of providing up to

Right: Home health care worker Ethel Ayo talks about how we should Fight for $15 an hour in between Tivoli and the Auraria Events Center Mar. 31.

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Jordan outlines state of the university goals

By Derek Hampton dhampto6@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan gave his annual spring update on the state of the university March 19 at St. Cajetan’s Center.

Barbara Weiske, Auraria’s executive vice president of administration, provided details relating to university projects.

Jordan outlined seven key priorities for the university that would help create “an oasis in the middle of the city.” These include university culture; retention, recruitment and graduation; the aerospace and engineering sciences initiative; implementing Colorado House Bill 1319; achieving Hispanic Serving Institution status; increasing local and national visibility; and collegiate restructuring.

Retention and graduation is “job one for us as a university,” Jordan said. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the current 62 percent first-time freshman retention rate, saying it was “not satisfactory,” and said he is aiming for 75 percent, which would surpass the national

Jordan’s Seven Priorities

• University culture • Retention, recruitment and graduation • The aerospace and engineering sciences initiative • Implementing Colorado House Bill 1319 • Achieving Hispanic Serving Institution status • Increasing local and national visibility • Collegiate restructuring

six additional credit hours at the base rate of the 12-credit course load “makes a huge difference” to students, allowing some to only pay for the equivalent of two and a half years of tuition while obtaining four years of credit to graduate.

Last year the university provided $16 million worth of free credit hours, and Jordan said he would like to see that increase.

Tuition, however, is slated to go up by some amount. Students will vote in April whether to approve a fee that would help complete the $3.2 million Tivoli Park project, along with others.

Plans are in place for restruc-

turing Tivoli Park as part of the university’s 50-year anniversary.

Larimer Street would extend farther into campus to connect to Auraria Parkway. The Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center would be connected to the rest of the campus, which would receive more bike paths, a beer garden and other outdoor features.

Renovations of the two interior courtyards will take place to make the spaces more usable.

As part of the set of slated campus improvements, the RTD Colfax at Auraria light rail station will become a “much more comfortable location,” according to Weiske. She detailed the “very pedestrian friendly improvements” projected, such as the addition of a median, the removal of the dedicated bus pullout and an increase in the width of the platform.

Weiske concluded that “we anticipate so much our ability to move forward on this thanks to the funds that are already available, we will be breaking ground May 18.”

Administration hopes to begin construction of a new building in August that would house the Aero-

space and Engineering Sciences initiative. The AES initiative was created in response to an insufficient workforce within the state for the space and aviation industries.

The department plans to begin offering a bachelor of science in advanced manufacturing sciences for fall semester 2016. More than 25 new courses have been created for the program.

The Colorado State Capital Development Committee recommended the project as one of its six highest priorities for higher education.

Finally, the university has been working alongside Major League Baseball to increase use of The Regency Athletic Complex for inner-city baseball. MSU Denver is also working on inner city soccer and softball.

These partnerships double as recruiting efforts. “Along the way, maybe get (the kids) interested in coming to our university,” Jordan said.

To watch the update in its entirety, go to www.msudenver. edu/president/speeches/springupdate2015/

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Pack back Packer’s head, N’awlins!

By Cassie Reid creid13@msudenver.edu An iconic body part, from deep in the bowels of Colorado history, was robbed from us long ago. Now it is time to “Bring Our Cannibal Back.”

Lack of cannibal representation in public education has left our state with high school graduates entirely unaware of the existence of Alferd Packer, so allow me to play Polly Pry. And yes, the squiggly line on Word is wrong, it is in fact Alferd, not Alfred.

In the winter of 1874, Packer

and five other pioneers set off on a trek toward the San Juan mountains. Six went up, one came down — Packer — with a belly full of his comrades, two months after beginning their journey.

The following 20 years is a saga of confession, conviction, escape, capture, confession, confession again and parole, each action tinted by the fact that all of Packer’s meals were Democrats. Unsurprisingly, a liberal judge sentenced him and a Republican judge put him on parole.

It should also be noted that Packer became vegetarian sometime around 1875.

Packer is one of those figures that gives cannibalism a good name and gives Coloradans a tough edge generally associated with New York’s cab drivers.

His name adorns a grill at CU Boulder with the subtitle “Have a friend for dinner.” Without him, two other notorious Coloradans — Matt Stone and Trey Parker — would never have had a topic for their first collaboration, “Cannibal:

The Musical!”

So you can imagine my horror when I was perusing Murderpedia and found that Packer’s head is claimed to be in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! museum in New Orleans.

What is all the more infuriating is that no curator for the so-called museum will provide any DNA evidence.

“You can believe it or not,” said an anonymous curator. Maybe.

There is allegedly a group in Littleton called Bring Our Cannibal Back demanding the head be tested for DNA evidence and, if authenticated, returned to its original owner in as intact a state as possible.

Hashtags like #PackerHeadsToColorado and #ReMemberPacker have hit a record trends on the group’s page, totalling 20 retweets between them.

“The remember is like an opposite word to dismember,” said a committee member’s daughter, who is responsible for the group’s Twitter feed. #ReMemberPacker is the most popular of these, though this

might be attributable to an unintentional “dick joke.”

The movement also seems to have caused a separate hashtag, undoubtedly due to autocorrect, encouraging others to #BringOurCannabisBack.

“Dude,” said a member of the new group.

The FBI, for whatever reason, has not commented on the quest to seize Packer’s cap. Finding proof of his missing head is difficult given the 140-year gap and legal issues.

“I have doubts about the story as well,” said an anonymous former member of the Littleton Historic Preservation Board. “But I know how we could find out. What are you doing around midnight?”

The Metropolitan does not condone, nor does it condemn, any activities that may have hypothetically happened following this conversation.

For the sake of Colorado history, we must restore the anatomy of one of the finest cannibals in history. Let’s trend #ReMemberPacker and get the head back.

The eternal debate continues: Do cats have souls?

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By Mister Tibbles [EMAIL REDACTED] Caticus cuteicus eat a plant, kill a hand knock over Christmas tree; jump off balcony, onto stranger’s head.

Sleep in the bathroom sink, leave dead animals as gifts, or if it fits, I sits. Spot something, big eyes, big eyes, crouch, shake butt, prepare to pounce.

Purr for no reason. Play riveting piece on synthesizer keyboard need to chase tail shove bum in

owner’s face like camera lens, intently sniff hand scratch the furniture chase imaginary bugs, or has closed eyes but still sees you.

Jump launch to pounce upon little yarn mouse, bare fangs at toy run hide litter box until treats are fed flop over make muffins, and stick butt in face, or vomit food and eat it again.

Get video posted to internet for chasing red dot loves cheeseburgers, spread kitty litter all over house scamper but hide when guests come over hate dog bathe private parts with tongue then lick owner’s face.

Scratch the furniture swat at dog jump off balcony, onto stranger’s head so spit up on light gray carpet instead of adjacent linoleum but leave dead animals as gifts.

Under the bed scamper and chase dog then run away, for cat snacks. Jump launch to pounce upon little yarn mouse, bare fangs at toy run hide litter box until treats are fed hide at bottom of staircase to trip human so stare at the wall, play with food and get confused by dust and poop.

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By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu Where my learned colleague Mister Tibbles left off was proving whether a soul exists. I don’t know.

What I can argue is personality.

It has long been said that “dogs have owners, birds have slaves and cats have staff.”

Or, as Winston Churchill once said, “Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.”

The point is, in looking down at us humans, cats become as human as we are. After all, who has not known a haughty friend or co-

worker who looks down on them?

Who but humans have staff ?

Granted, the cat life is a good life, as evidenced by the statements of my esteemed colleague. Most needs are taken care of, and cats can sleep for 16 hours a day. Plus, kittens. How cute are they?

I join with actress Evanna Lynch, who said at one convention, “Today I want to tell you about another dream. A dream that, despite my hardest and best efforts will never come to manifestation. And that, nonetheless, I cannot help but spend hours pondering over. It’s my long held, completely impractical dream to become a cat.”

Brave words, especially as we’re still not sure if cats have souls, or even if they exist.

Souls, that is. Not cats. We’re pretty sure they exist.

Anyway, my point is that cats are basically tiny, arrogant people, and thus if humans have souls, cats must also.

Also that kittens are adorable.

I mean, come on. No one’s arguing that they aren’t, right?

I hope not.

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Friday Night Bazaar Is North Denver’s newest weekly attraction a burden or a blessing?

By Maureen Bayne mbayne@msudenver.edu

Attendees dance to swing music at the Friday Night Bazaar in RiNo discrtict.

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“I’m interested in pictures and words because they have specific powers to define who we are and who we aren’t. And those pictures and words can functionin as many places as possible.”

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Candy war

Untitled (Money Can Buy You Love), 1983

by Liam Clarke

Trudging the side of a cratered, cracked road walks a boy.

A young dusty stranger. Anonymous.

He knew I’d have the gift for him.

A bag of candy.

I held the candy in my hand – Reds, and yellows, and greens.

My present.

I reach back, ready to toss Snapshots.

Pictures of people planting bombs.

I saw their faces in his.

Those we killed on these same dusty roads Those dead creators of craters.

Those, who got away.

Children too. The boy.

In my hand, the bag of candy stuck, on pause, ready to throw.

Maybe I had thrown a gift to one of them.

The crater creators.

A bag of candy for the killers.

The ones who took my brothers last week, on this road.

This boy?

Here to make friends We fight a war.

They don’t understand back there – home.

They’ve never had to throw this, a bag of candy.

They think it’s about oil.

I toss the bag to the boy and out of love hope I never see him again.

For me, it’s about candy.

I grab another bag.

The snapshots start over.

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It’s no mystery that the fastest growing neighborhood in Denver is the River North District, aka RiNo. Last month, RiNo celebrated a new addition to the plethora of businesses sprouting up like weeds— the Friday Night Bazaar.

Occupying what used to be a repair shop, the Bazaar features food trucks, local artisans, beer and music. There seems to be no slowing down for this business, even after about four weeks of existence.

People from all over the state are braving the traffic of Brighton Boulevard to eat from delicious local food trucks and to buy clothes/ jewelry from local vendors.

There’s even more than that— attendees can also play cornhole, purchase booze that is outrageously overpriced and swing dance to inoffensive live music that even the grumpiest grandma would enjoy.

It is, in a way, the newest fun thing to do on a Friday in Denver.

What could be wrong with that?

Not surprisingly, there are a few complaints, especially if one wants to consider the symbolism of such a place. “Gentrification” is always the first word that comes to mind. As inner city Denver’s rent increases at a rate beyond minimum-wage expectations, people are forced to flee to the outskirts of the city. Often, those neighborhoods just on the outside of the city become a refuge for young, poor artists and musicians.

RiNo has been that place for the artistically inclined for a while,

especially because of its dilapidating infrastructure, poorly maintained roads and cheap property.

It’s a situation that has created two scenarios—the expansion of occupants seeking low rent and the opportunity for small business to redefine the monetary value of the land. As new businesses that move in, residents will see higher property taxes and an increase in overall living expenses.

The Bazaar obviously attracts a certain kind of crowd—one that can only be defined as youthful, out of town professionals who have a fortune to spend. This is disconnected from the surrounding characteristic of the neighborhood, including DIY venues, such as Rhinoceropolis, which is located across the street. It’s reminiscent of the type of crowd typically seen drunkenly meandering through LoDo on a Friday night.

It also begs the question—how much should the city change and how should they change it? Clearly, RiNo needs new roads and sidewalks, but does it need high-rise penthouses and parking garages?

Does it need new businesses that transform its surroundings into Garden Grove, Los Angeles or another LoDo? Places like The Source have already proven that there is a lot of money to be made in RiNo, which means that new businesses are destined to appear more and more rapidly.

The next couple years will bring lots of changes to north Denver. One can only hope that it’s for the best.

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Latino Leadership Summit honors César Chávez

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Members of the Huitzipotchli Aztec dancers perform in front of St. Cajetan’s at the closing ceremony for the 11th Annual Latino Leadership Summit March 31. The event celebrated the life and work of labor and Latino activist César Chávez. Photo by Renee Fajardo • efajard3@msudednver.edu

Students, faculty and staff from all three Auraria schools gathered at St. Cajetan’s March 31 to celebrate the life, legacy and leadership of César Chávez.

The Latino and labor activist, who was born March 31, 1927, died in 1993.

The celebration was part of the 11th Annual Latino Leadership Summit, a triinstitutional event that also included a series of workshops, a keynote speaker and the 2015 Auraria César Chávez Peace and Justice Leadership Awards.

According to the event program, the Chávez Awards require that students “demonstrate a history of social justice and activism, engage in empowering through organizing, fight for the peace and dignity of their community and fight to better the lives

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of others.”

This year, the awards went to CCD student Reydesel Salvidrez, MSU Denver student Jessica Madrid and UCD student William Mundo.

Nolan Cabera, an assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, was the keynote speaker.

Workshops at the event included a discussion on personal branding; a panel called “Know Your Rights,” aimed at helping students successfully interact with law enforcement; “Food Justice and Familias,” about food justice; a discussion on social entrepreneurship; and a workshop aimed at students studying under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

Additionally, a discussion of responsible food gardening centered around the Auraria Community Garden, continuing Chávez’ legacy.

Deep ponderings and revelations shed PostSecret light

By Robert Kemp rkemp9@msudenver.edu A small crowd of Auraria students gathered in the Tivoli Turnhalle March 17 to hear Frank Warren, the founder of the blog PostSecret.com, speak.

Warren was seated on a stool on the stage and wore glasses, slacks and a button up shirt. Behind Warren was a blank projector screen. On a small table next to him was a laptop with a sticker of Snow White on it.

“In November, 2004 I printed up 3,000 postcards,” Warren said.

“They were blank on one side and on the other side they had instructions encouraging people to share secrets they’ve never told anyone before. After work I would drive my truck down the dark streets of Washington, D.C., and walk those sidewalks soliciting secrets from strangers.” He leaned back in his stool and said, “Yeah it felt as weird as it sounds.”

Warren picked up the remote and clicked it. The image of a flattened Starbucks cup with a phrase scrawled on it flashed onto the screen behind him. Warren turned in his stool to read the phrase, “I give decaf to customers who are rude to me!” Once the audience’s laughter died down, he continued.

“I’ve had secrets mailed to me on seashells, polaroids, dollar bills, a sonogram, a flip flop and an uncooked Idaho potato, which I

didn’t even know was legal.”

Warren went through more slides of secrets he had received over the years and read all of them out loud.

“If you had asked me at the time why I was doing it, I would not have been able to give you a good answer,” Warren said. “But it didn’t take long for my crazy idea to stop sounding so crazy.” He said that he began receiving secrets from all over the world.

“It was then I realized that I had accidentally tapped into something that had been there the whole time,” Warren said.

Warren clicked the remote and the screen went blank. “My original goal was to receive 365 secrets,” Warren said. The next image on the screen was of a woman standing on her tip toes, reaching up toward the top of a room-sized pyramid constructed solely from bundles of post cards. “This is my collection today. That’s my wife struggling to reach the top of the collection made from over a million secrets,” Warren said.

He clicked the remote and the image of a door with holes smashed in it and a phrase written on it appeared on screen “Everything changed when I received this particular secret,” Warren said before reading the phrase. “The holes are from when my mom tried knocking down my door so she could beat me.”

Warren gazed out at the previously boisterous audience as silence filled the Tivoli Turnhalle.

or that one community where we safe. Where we don’t have to keep “The day I posted that secret, over can be our full and true and whole any secrets.” a million people visited the site.”

He clicked through more postcards selves,” he said. “Where we can feel of smashed doors. He said, “I received an email from one girl who wrote, ‘Dear friend, I saw all those pictures of broken bedroom doors on PostSecret and it didn’t depress me because all this time I thought I was the only one.’”

With yet another image of a broken door on the projector behind him, Warren explained it was then that he realized why he started the PostSecret project. “There are two kinds of secrets. Those that we keep from others and those we keep from ourselves,” Warren said.

He said that he was also a victim of child abuse. “I started PostSecret in order to reconcile myself with the secrets I was in conflict with from the past,” said Warren.

Warren said he had battled depression in the past and that at one point he was homeless.

“Secrets are the currency of intimacy,” said Warren.

Warren invited the audience to share their secrets or stories openly. One student in the front row stood up and said, “I graduate in a couple months and I can’t figure out why I chose the major I did.” Another student shared a story of how she prevented her friend’s suicide by making a collage of posts from postsecret.

Applause punctuated every story shared by students.

Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret, spoke with students in the Tivolli Turnhalle Warren ended his presentation about the roots of his project, secrets of his own, and shared anonymous postcards from Coloradans March 17. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu with one last observation, “We’re all trying to find that one person

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By Brittney Vargas bvargas3@msudenver.edu SAN FRANCISCO — Among the boats that line the port in the San Francisco Bay Area, three Vietnamese immigrants unload 35,000 pounds worth of swordfish but are unable to step foot off the boat once their job is complete.

Troung Trung, Dung Pham and Wes Karotu travel 2,000 miles for a month at a time starting in Hawaii to long line fish the sapphire waters for big-eyed tuna and swordfish.

Long hours are demanded of the crew members and their day begins long before the sun rises. Around 12 a.m. they begin to thread fishing line through at least 40 hooks that feed the ocean for up to 50 nautical miles.

Team effort is crucial as the three of them lift each catch, weighing up to 400 pounds on board and begin the cleaning and cutting. Everything must be cleared out of the fish before it can be lifted and hauled down to the bottom of the boat. The crew members pack the fish with ice to be preserved until their journey is done.

Trung, Pham and Karotu head to their cramped room for a quick two hour nap on beds only as wide as a bench, then repeat the process. During their most recent trip, the crew members worked to preserve more than 500 swordfish and 30 big-eyed tuna.

While the captain of the boat Phi Nguyen makes more than $5,000, crew members Trung, Pham and Karotu only made $300 each for the entire month.

Immigrants who are contracted to work jobs for far less money than the average American is not the only ethical concern with long line fishing vessels such as Cpt. Kenneth. As the boat drifts in open water, the fishing lines trail behind for up to a day.

With the intention of only catching swordfish and big-eyed tuna many other species are caught on the hooks.

“We caught about 30 sharks and they were already dead, so we just threw them out,” Nguyen says.

Along with sharks being dragged in, dolphins, seabirds and endangered turtles can also be victims of long line fishing.

According to World Wildlife, an organization that opposes fishing techniques such as this, it is the single greatest threat to ocean wildlife. While a record must be kept of how many sea turtles were caught once fisherman reach the shore, there is no record of what happens on international waters and it is a continuous battle between fishing vessels and wildlife conservationists.

Nguyen has been with the Cpt.Kenneth fishing company for just over a year now and plans to hang his hat up after two more quests.

“It is hard being out there for a month at a time. I’m ready for something different,” Nguyen said.

As for Trung, Pham and Karotu they are forced to remain on the boat for the entire five years or risk being deported if they try to jump ship.

Immigrants stuck on a boat for five years

Wes Karotu, 28, from Kiribati, has been working on the boat, Capt. Kenneth, for a year. He uses the giant hook to transport the fish from the boat to land March 20 at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

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Dung Phan, 29, from Vietnam, sprays off several Tuna to wash away excess ice that remains March 20 at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

Below: a fisherman is lowered by rope into the hull of the boat to gather fish to be brought up to sell.

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Stanford grad leverages ‘human-power’ in business

A worker at Rickshaw Bagworks puts the finishing touches on a new messenger bag March 19 in San Francisco.

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By Timothy Ulrich tulrich2@msudenver.edu SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Dwight isn’t the typical Stanford Master of Business Administration grad. He left a world of fast money

to bring value back to his community.

Dwight is the founder and CEO of Rickshaw Bagworks, located in the Dogpatch neighborhood.

The factory produces high-quality messenger bags, laptop bags and

many other products aimed at the urban commuter.

The company isn’t driven by the bottom line. While Dwight’s competitors might outsource labor to decrease costs, his business plan keeps manufacturing local while

using domestic materials.

“We’re not here to make as many bags a possible,” Dwight said, “We’re here to make as many bags necessary to run the business we want to run.”

Dwight uses a manufacturing method called “low-volume output.” His shop may not make the most bags, but they produce enough to continue making them.

Low-volume output drives what Dwight refers to a “human-scaled operation.”

The name of the store lends itself from the “rickshaw,” a vehicle that requires human power to work. Much like the rickshaw, Dwight’s shop runs on human power. Instead of relying on massive factories that equate labor to just another part of the machine, Rickshaw Bagworks embraces the human element.

“You feel like you’re wanted,” said Joseph Lacount, a cashier and salesman at Rickshaw Bagworks.

Lacount is one of 20 other employees who work for Dwight.

Seamstresses, designers, advertisers and the sales team all work in a single warehouse. The shop makes about 100-200 bags a day, selling directly to the customer. Orders range from single online purchases to large corporate orders.

The store offers corporate

branding, and draws big names.

Customization includes a vast array of color options, logos and printed fabric. Dwight said corporate clientele includes the “who’s who of tech companies.” Including Airbnb, Uber, Ebay, New Relic and a handful of other small companies that use corporate branding options.

One of the larger clients, TED Talks, has played a significant role in the company’s success. TED Talks is an international conference, focusing on technology, entertainment and design. Dwight originally launched the product at a TED Talks conference. Since then, Dwight and his store donated bags to the events. Dwight joked that he has “the most expensive seat in the house,” because of how many bags he donates to the conference.

Dwight still has many ties to the tech industry, such as TED Talks, due to his prior career in the field. His experiences in large-scale operations inspired him to put the human element back into business.

The outcome is handcrafted, highquality bags and accessories.

Rickshaw Bagworks is located at 904 22nd St., San Francisco, CA 94107.

Chinatown finds sanctuary at Gold Mountain Monastery

By Timothy Ulrich

tulrich2@msudenver.edu SAN FRANCISCO — The entrance to the Gold Mountain Monastery is more of a gateway than a door. It’s as if a portal opens, and beyond the threshold is a transcendent realm secluded from the noisy city.

The monastery is an oasis for many Chinatown residents. Here, the congregation amasses to pray, chant, sing and find inner peace.

“In her home, she has no patience,” Dale Feng said, explaining how peaceful her mother is when they come here, “She comes to the temple, she is nice, patient and very respectful.”

Feng and her mother are one of many Buddhists who attend the daily recitation. While the traffic outside is loud, the recitation continued. “The noise doesn’t bother us,” Feng said. “It’s so peaceful.”

For 30 years, Feng and her mother have came to the Gold

Mountain Monastery. They moved from Taiwan, like most of the congregation. Feng ran a shop for a while in Chinatown but has since retired and devotes most of her time to the monastery. Now, she serves the food at the weekly school luncheon.

The leader of the temple, the Dharma Master, eats one meal a day. “Vegetarian only,” Feng says.

“It keeps the mind clear for meditation.”

The Dharma Master’s practice plays a major role in the temple.

According to Feng, students and attendees can go to the Dharma Master to seek answers.

The Great Compassion Repentance is held daily at 1 p.m., and the school is every Saturday from 9 a.m., followed by a lecture by the Dharma Master. The services are in Chinese only.

To attend a service, the monastery is located at 800 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94108.

Complimentary literature is given to English-speaking visitors.

Dale Fang attends daily service at the Gold Mountain Monastery where she sings and prays March 20 at Chinatown in San Francisco. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

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“Hollywood’s Best Film Directors”

By Ruby Onofre ronofre@msudnever.edu “Hollywood’s Best Film Directors” is a 20-episode documentary now on Netflix that entails revealing interviews with the top film directors. Directors discuss their upbringing in the cinema world, their biggest failures, biggest blockbusters and curious anecdotes of their biggest hits.

The documentary starts off

“Lucid Dreaming”

By Christina Serieno cserieno@msudenver.edu Brush back the cobwebs of music history and re-enter a simpler time within the anthology of symphonious euro-electro-pop.

Say Lou Lou’s twin headliners, Miranda and Elektra Kilbey have debuted their first fulllength album, “Lucid Dreaming” on NPR’s “First Listen.”

Their synth-suffused, disco infused pop sound recalls the era

“The Lost Lords”

By Cassie Reid creid13@msudenver.edu A retraction is due. Giving the previous episode — “Iron from Ice”— an “A” was a mistake, for this is Telltale Games and HBO on their “A” game.

“The Lost Lords” is the second installment of a six part series in the “Game of Thrones” canon.

Each plotline has roots in House Forrester — ­ the family of Ironrath — which struggles to remain strong while under both physical and political attack.

Exanding from the first episode, players now have four characters to play rather than the three in “Iron from Ice.” A strange feat of mathematics given that — spoilers — Lord Ethan

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with the Ivan Reitman episode.

The list of movies he has directed include movies all the ‘80s kids might of grown up watching.

“National Lampoon’s Animal House,” “Meatballs,” “Stripes,” “Twins” and “Kindergarten Cop” are some of the movies he has directed.

Not to mention “Ghostbusters,” a film that is still a top favorite today among many.

Reitman discusses how the movie was made in less than a year with no script. Their development of the plot was guided solely with the idea for the movie. After the screenplay was written, Reitman

reveals that he actually convinced the creators of “Ghostbusters” to change the setting from outer space to it being set in New York.

Although he won’t be a director for the new “Ghostbusters” trilogy, which will come out next year, we can be sure that he will not disappoint because he will be one of the producers. The director will be Paul Feig who has done hilarious films such as “The Heat,” “Bridesmaids” and “Bad Teacher.” As for the “Ghostbusters” trilogy, we will have to wait for next year to see what direction Feig will take the story.

Episodes from “Hollywood’s Best Film Directors” following the Ivan Reitman episode include Francis Ford Coppola, Barry Levinson, Rob Reiner and George Lucas.

This documentary gets a B- because it gives a different perspective coming from the directors themselves and not the actors, which is the only perspective we usually get. Also, I saw that many well deserving directors did not make it on the list.

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of Abba and the unabashed wailing about female authority.

A melodic demeanor throughout the whole album could at points put someone to sleep, but if you close your eyes and keep swaying you might be able to stay awake.

Their molasses like nu-disco homage can be experienced at well-known gay nightclubs like Heaven in London and New York’s grungy hole-in-the-wall, The Mercury Lounge.

The whole album twinkles themes of glitter, gold and of

course boys.

The 22 year-olds’ almost identical voices surround a head nodding, body swaying rock band. They seem to be the contemporary Donna Summers in a Cyndi Lauper music video.

Portraying naughty girls whom boldly do what they want.

If you are a purist like me and judge an album from beginning to end, you could argue the beginning of the record is more appealing, but becomes almost boring by the end.

It’s like starting in a sweaty,

Swedish club where a slow-motion wave of bodies breaks up the heavy air, then sloppily ending the night curled up with a pint of ice cream surrounded by rockinfused whiney refrains that run into each other.

Overall it’s worth the “First Listen” on NPR’s website. Would I buy the record on iTunes? No. Would I add four of their 13 tracks onto a ladies’ night dance playlist? Yes.

Forrester — spoilers — the freshly appointed lord player embodied in the first episode — last warning — was stabbed in the jugular at the last minute of “Iron from Ice” — warned you.

In his place, players get his two older brothers: Asher Forrester is a sellsword in arid Essos, exiled from his family after a forbidden love affair and now sought after to bring an army to their aid, and Rodrik, presumed to be killed in the Red Wedding during “Iron from Ice,” takes his rightful place as Lord of Ironrath, which he finds infested with enemies and in dire need of allies.

The two other characters carry over from “Iron from Ice:” Gared Tuttle, former squire of the deceased Lord Gregor Forrester, must train at Castle Black with the help of a bastard with luscious locks in order to become a ranger, and Mira Forrester, handmaiden to Margaery Tyrell, must monitor

every nuance and balance every alliance in King’s Landing under the tyrannical rule of the Lannisters.

Given the abnormal length of that summary, some basic understanding of “Game of Thrones” is advised. I personally am only a bit into the second book, but I am massively grateful for what understanding I have. In any case, “The Lost Lords” is a near perfect embodiment of storytelling in the age of the Xbox One and YouTube gamers with subscriptions in the millions.

The oil-based animation, whether due to previous exposure or simply better artistry, is gorgeous; each location having its own unique palette that contributes as much to the atmosphere as the rich dialogue does. Mira and Rodrik’s storylines intertwine beautifully, the others less connected more for reasons of fictional geography than poor

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storytelling.

The one flaw large enough to mention is Asher’s role in the episode, or seeming lack thereof. It seems that the primary reason for having an exiled brother is to improve the chance of players running into a certain fan favorite and her three teenage creatures. That said, this is his first episode and, in the midst of three other storylines, it would have been overwhelming if his plot were much more than an introduction. The finale is probably the most cinematic three minutes in Telltale’s history, and boy does it pay off beautifully.

“The Lost Lords” is available to play on multiple platforms along with the next serial “The Sword in the Darkness,” to be reviewed next week.

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Roadrunners struggle to find swing early The Roadrunners took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the seventh but ThunderWolves junior catcher Beau Cebulski doubled and scored two runs to tie the game. Later in the inning, senior catcher Tyler Landrith singled through the right side to score the game winning run for CSU-Pueblo.

Game 3: 12-1, L Game three was a blowout in which the Roadrunners pitching struggled to stop the bats of the ThunderWolves. Redshirt freshman Julian Garcia gave up five runs in three innings for the Runners. Metro was only able to muster up three hits as CSU-Pueblo senior pitcher Victor Soto threw five inning and gave up one run.

CSU-Pueblo dominated the game against Metro and scored 12 runs off 14 hits.

Redshirt freshman third baseman Hunter Donaldson is congratulated at home plate after scoring the winning run off a walk in Metro’s March 28 matchup with the Regis Rangers. The Roadrunners won 7-6 and took three out of four against Regis after losing four straight on the road against the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves. Photo by Mackenzie Masson • mmasson@msudenver.edu

By Jon Thorne jthorne7@msudenver.edu A rough outing for the Metro Roadrunners as neither pitcheing or hitting helped as the boys dropped each contest to CSUPueblo (21-3, 13-1 RMAC) March 20-22 in the four game series.

The Roadrunners struggled to improve their road record, where they fell to 3-12 away from the Regency Athletic Complex, losing 3-2, 6-5, 12-1 and 8-5 in Pueblo.

Game 1: 3-2, L Senior pitcher Kris Lalk took to the mound for the Roadrunners. He threw seven innings and allowed one earned run. The Roadrunners took a 2-1 lead into the eighth inning, but ThunderWolves senior outfielder Mike Wagner hit a game tying homerun in the bottom of the eighth. In the bottom of the ninth, ThunderWolves senior infielder Austin Mascorro singled to right field to score the winning

run. The Roadrunners were led by junior second baseman Nick Comito, who had two hits in four at bats.

Game 2: 6-5, L The Roadrunners lost another close one in Pueblo. Senior pitcher Mike Thill took to the mound for the Roadrunners, throwing five innings with three earned runs. Redshirt freshman Hunter Donaldson led the Roadrunners offensively, batting for two hits and two RBIs.

Game 4: 8-5, L In the final matchup against the ThunderWolves, Metro State senior pitcher Nick Hammett took to the mound. Hammett threw three innings and gave up five runs against the ThunderWolves.

The Roadrunners’ batting was led

by Hunter Donaldson, who had two hits and two RBIs, and senior second baseman Chris Spirek, who had one hit with two RBIs. The ThunderWolves held off the Roadrunners thanks to Wagner, who had two hits and three RBI’s for the ThunderWolves. After their road trip, Metro (9-12, 4-8 RMAC)

found their winning stride against Regis University (9-14, 5-9 RMAC) at the Regency Athletic Complex March 27-29.

In a four-game series against the Rangers, the Roadrunners took three.

In the opening game, the offensive was hitting on all cylinders in the second inning, Metro scored four runs and never relinquished the lead, taking Game 1 of the series 11-1. Shortstop Jake Thurston went 3-4 with two RBI’s and both junior left fielder Alex Walker and Hunter Donaldson went yard for the Roadrunners. Senior pitcher Kris Lalk earned his second win of the year (2-0).

The Runners edged the Rangers in Game 2, 7-6. After Regis took and early 6-1 lead in the second inning, Metro struggled until the seventh inning when they scored five straight runs to tie the game.

Redshirt freshman third baseman Trent Maloney brought in the winning run after being walked with the bases loaded. Sophomore pitcher Ryan Baca (2-1) was credited with the win, pitching five innings, striking out four.

Regis took Game 3, 3-2 after Metro took the early 2-0 lead. Finally, the Runners secured the final win, 7-4, March 29. The Runners never trailed after a quick 7-2 lead.

The Rangers rallied with two runs in the seventh inning but stalled.

The Roadrunners are 12-13 overall.

McCarron named NABC DII player of the year; Smith earns first RMAC pitcher of the week

By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu

Senior guard Mitch McCarron is the third Roadrunner to win the award.

Photos by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu

Two Roadrunners earned honors this past week. Senior guard Mitch McCarron was named the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II Player of the Year and sophomore pitcher Cassidy Smith was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Association pitcher of the week.

McCarron led the Runners to a 26-6 record and a third-consecutive RMAC regular season title, while averaging 20.2 points per game, six rebounds, 4.5 assists and shot 49 percent from the field and 85 percent from the freew throw.

McCarron also won the RMAC player of the year, RMAC academic player of the year, and the RMAC Summit Award for highest grade

point average at the conference tournament site. McCarron also earned Capital One First Team Academic All-America and second team All-America.

McCarron recorded 11 points, 11 assists and 13 rebounds against Colorado Christian University in the first round of the RMAC tournament. The triple double was only the third one in Metro school history and McCarron’s first.

McCarron will join Division I player of the year Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin and Division III Aaron Walton-Moss of Cabrini.

All three will receive their awards from the NABC during the Final Four in Indianapolis.

Smith earned conference pitcher of the week for the first time this season and second time in her career after going 3-0 with

a 1.56 ERA for the Roadrunners, winning three out of four March 28 and 29.

In a 10-1 win over Black Hills State March 28, Smith allowed a single run and for the first of three complete games. In a seven-inning, 4-1 win against the Yellow Jackets, she caught five swinging and saw five get on base.

In her final outing, Smith pitched the second game of a doubleheader March 29 against New Mexico Highlands and held the Cowgirls to two runs off seven hits in the 11-2 victory.

Smith improves to 10-5 in the circle and was picked as the RMAC Preseason Pitcher of the Year and named to the RMAC Preseason All-Conference Team after leading the Lady Runners to the RMAC tournament championship in 2014.

Senior pitcher Cassidy Smith went 3-0 with a 1.56 ERA over March 28 and 29. Smith is 10-5 on the year. It’s the second time the sophomore has earned the honor.

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Legend leaves lasting legacy

By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu Final of three parts.

A departure from the upper echelon of Roadrunner athletics has left emptiness in its wake.

Joan McDermott’s influence as athletic director went beyond the position she held.

To the people closest to her, she was everything. From a leader, to a competitor and a visionary, one profound label distinctly defines McDermott. “‘Legend’ is the first word that comes to my mind,” said head volleyball coach Debbie Hendricks. “She’s definitely leaving a legacy here at Metro State, both as a coach and an athletic director.”

The working relationship between McDermott and Hendricks extends back almost two decades.

“I knew Joan before I got here,” Hendricks said. “We’ve developed a relationship and a friendship through the years that is dear to me.”

The season that followed a national championship title for Hendricks’ team at West Texas A&M set the stage for an ironic end to her career in the Lone Star state during a regional tournament in the late ‘90s.

“When I was at West Texas, we were in the region with Metro and the rest of this (Rocky Mountain Athletic) conference,” Hendricks said. “Joan’s next-to-last match as a volleyball coach was my last match at West Texas. We played each other, and she won.”

McDermott hired Hendricks in 2000 to be her replacement after McDermott pulled double duty as head volleyball coach and athletic director for two years. Since then, Hendricks has established herself as Metro’s longest-tenured head coach.

“I always thought Joan would be fantastic to work for and I thought living in Denver would be perfect for me,” Hendricks said.

“I felt more comfortable knowing Joan and knowing who I’d be working for to make that kind of move in my life.”

On April 1, McDermott officially became director of athletics at California State University, East Bay. She is no longer the leader

Joan McDermott built a strong team of coaches during her 17 years as director of athletics at Metro.

McDermott viewed Debbie Hendricks, Adrianne Pietz, Ken Parsons and Derrick Clark as “the rocks of the department.” Photo courtesy of MSU Denver Athletics

maybe I wanted to hear, but she was always honest with me and told me the things I needed to hear,” Pietz said. “She’s given me the tools and the resources to be successful. I was young but I definitely was eager and she took the chance. Not only did she take the chance, but she took the time to groom me into who I am today, personally and professionally.”

In 2008, Pietz’s first season as head coach, her team reached the NCAA Final Four.

“Joan is so revolutionary in the fact that she just knows what’s right,” said Ken Parsons, head coach of the men’s soccer team since 2004. “Metro State athletics became a brand under her leadership.”

of the Roadrunners, but her impact as a teacher will remain on the sidelines of every women’s soccer game through Adrianne Pietz.

“She gave me a phenomenal opportunity,” said Pietz, head coach of the women’s soccer team. “When I interviewed (for the head coaching job), she believed in me. Even more importantly, she mentored me.”

Pietz’s interest in leading student-athletes sparked a flame within McDermott to mold the Metro alumna, who won national championships with the Roadrunners as a player in 2004 and again as assistant coach in 2006, into a collegiate head coach. The glow from that fire lit Pietz’s path to success.

“She didn’t always tell me the things that

McDermott’s tangible achievements as A.D. are reflected in her guidance that brought a state-of-the-art athletic complex to MSU Denver. Her greatest accomplishment, however, is the content of her character.

“She’s a great leader, but her leadership isn’t a hierarchy,” Parsons said. “It’s not like you have ‘the administrators’ and ‘the coaches.’ She’s an administrator that you can go and talk to like a colleague, as a friend.

She’s not an ivory tower kind of A.D.” Being a former coach strengthened the bond between McDermott and her staff and solidified their union.

“Joan has a great understanding of the job we do, how difficult our job is, the decisions we have to make, everything that goes into it,” Parsons said. “She was a coach. She was down in the trenches, so she understands coaches. She understands coaching.”

“Given her background, she’s one of the most respected A.D.s in the country at any level because of the service she’s had over many years,” said men’s basketball head coach Derrick Clark.

McDermott’s departure opens the door of transition to her replacement, who has yet to be named.

“She’s left behind a legacy,” Clark said.

“The core stuff will live on, how she did her business here. She hired very competent, great people that are able to work together.

That’s one gift Joan has is the ability to see how a person’s going to fit in the environment.”

Now, McDermott will be the person who acclimates to a new setting.

“People follow strong leaders, and that was a characteristic of hers,” Clark said. “She has great people skills, and that translates to any environment.”

“It’s hard to articulate how much of an impact Joan has had in 17 years here,” Hendricks said. “The change to the athletic programs is obvious. She should be credited with all of that. Where we are today as an athletic program has a great deal to do with Joan McDermott. We get a lot of support from our entire administration, but she’s been the visionary and the leader. We’re all extremely grateful for what she’s done and wish her the best as she takes her next step.”

Joan McDermott’s journey Graduates from University of San Francisco.

Leaves coaching from St. Mary’s college in California.

1976

Becomes director of athletics at Metro, replacing Bill Helman Nov. 2.

Head volleyball coach at Morningside College in Iowa.

1990-1996

1987 1979

Earns master’s from Stanford University.

1988-1990 Head volleyball coach at Metro.

Named NCAA Division II Athletic Director of the Year.

1998 1996

Returns to Metro as head volleyball coach, women’s administrator and assistant athletic director under Bill Helman.

Named NCAA Division II Athletic Director of the Year a second time, becoming only RMAC A.D. to win award twice.

2014

2008 1999

Denver Post names McDermott one of the most powerful women in Colorado sports.

2013 Broke ground on state-of-the-art outdoor athletic facility, overseeing campaign for its creation.

2015 Began tenure as director of athletics at California State University, East Bay April 1.

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4.3: Fun Fit Friday: On the Mat Noon SSB Second Floor Lounge

4.2: Oh Honey, Public, Nick Santino Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $18 Time: 9 p.m.

4.4: Colin Hay Location: Gothic Theatre Price: $45 Time: 8 p.m.

4.3: Feminist First Friday: Sustainable Community Agriculture 12:30 p.m.

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4.2: Rocktin Grove, Mama Magnolia, Real Talk Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $13 Time: 8 p.m.

4.5: Lieutenant, Yukon Blonde, Sound Studies Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $15 Time: 8 p.m.

4.3: Junior Recital: Sofia Rivera 4 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall

4.3: Edison, Rob Drabkin, Science Partner, Maxwell Hughes (formerly of the Lumineers), Crl Crrll Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $10 Time: 9 p.m.

4.5: Phox, Daniel and the Lion Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $15 Time: 8 p.m.

4.6: Visitng Artist Masterclass: “Classical Jam” 3 p.m.

King Center Recital Hall 4.6: Women’s Choir Festival 7:30 p.m.

King Center Concert Hall

4.3: Dan + Shay, Canaan Smith Location: Ogden Theatre Price: $20 Time: 9 p.m.

4.3: Westword Presents Joe Pug, Field Report (Solo) Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $15 Time: 9 p.m.

4.7: MTBI Workshop 3 p.m.

Tivoli 215 4.8: Hot Topics: Emily May — Domestic Violence 12:30 p.m.

4.8: Faculty Recital: Emily OndracekPeterson, violin, and Tamara Goldstein, piano 7:30 p.m.

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4.3: Discount Cinema, The Mansfields, Scarlight, Eyes Like Embers Location: Gothic Theatre Price: $13 Time: 8 p.m.

4.4: Hawthorne Heights, Courage My Love, Mark Rose, Shane Henderson, Rumors Follow Location: Larimer Lounge Price: $25 Time: 9 p.m.

4.4: The Sing-off Live, Motive Location: Ogden Theatre Price: $35 Time: 8 p.m.

4.4: Reverent Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Leopold and His Fiction, Champagne Charlie Location: Bluebird Theater Price: $20 Time: 9 p.m.

OpenAir 1340 Top Five 1. Strangers to Ourselves, Modest Mouse 2. Policy, Will Butler 3. Another Eternity, Purity Ring 4. The Legend of Chavo Guerrero (Single), The Mountain Goats 5. No Cities to Love, Sleater-Kinney

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“Debunked: Inside 3 big myths about religious freedom law” (MSNBC)

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Overheard this week “You are loved.”

“I thought you didn’t like passive voice?”

“Two for one! Two for one!

Come on! Let’s get drunk today!”

“Well, NOBODY LIKES YOU.”

Horoscopes Capricorn

What are the pros and cons of solar flares? Better research that fast. You’re going to need to know the answer.

“Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.”

Hear or see something that makes you laugh?

Shake your head? Roll your eyes or say WTF? Tweet it to @themetonline with the hashtag #overheardoncampus

Leo

July 23 -August 22 “Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow.”

Pisces

Virgo

February 19 -March 20

(Sound of extended, unprintable swearing) “So how come accordians aren’t on every street corner?”

I’ve got one word for you, just one word: plastics.

Aquarius

The good news? You can feel your mouth again.

The bad news? YOU CAN FEEL YOUR MOUTH AGAIN.

August 23 -September 22 You are in the awkward situation of debating a cat... and the cat is winning.

Aries

Libra

March 21 -April 19 It’s a mad world, Aries. The only cure? Unfettered optimism. Or possibly a tiny puppy.

September 23 -October 22 You will create the greatest April Fools’ Day prank in history... one day too late.

Scorpio

Taurus

October 23 -November 21

April 20 -May 20 DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY SAY. APRIL FOOLS DAY CONTINUES APACE.

The future is yours, Scorpio, and your future is magnets!

66. None at all 67. Raven peer?

68. Assuage 69. Venusians, e.g.

70. Bug 71. Choreographer’s creation

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Down

“I’ll use small words, so you’ll understand, you warthog-faced buffoon!”

— Mary Kate Newton “You putrid sack of rancid, steaming mixed metaphors!”

— Kate Rigot “You’re a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.”

— Cassie Reid “Do you listen to yourself talk, or do you just drift in and out?”

— Sean Rhodes “You uncultured potato!”

— Timothy Ulrich (unfiltered sarcasm)

— Taylor Thornton

November 22 -December 21 Once upon a midnight dreary, I saw a vision. And you were there, Sagittarius. The third eye blinks, the red star beckons. War is upon us.

Across

1. Stare awkwardly 5. Pulitzer Prize contenders 11. H&R Block employee 14. Ardor 15. Aglow at dusk 16. 1963 March on Washington mo.

17. Be outrageous 19. SUV path 20. Smile sarcastically 21. Arrive, as darkness 22. Beat it 23. Orchestra’s spot 25. Put into code 27. Instructional methods 32. Dennis the Menace’s friend 33. Pig product 34. Young zebra 36. Closer to the door?

39. Paleozoic, for one 40. Wheel fasteners 42. Israeli-designed weapon 43. Ethnic prefix 45. New Orleans veggie 46. Jiffy 47. River bottom substance 49. Ship captains 51. Like many soft drinks 54. First name in ‘’The Producers’’ 55. Bobby of the Bruins 56. Bumbling 59. Artifices 63. Kimono cincher 64. Suffer a minor injury

“You festering pile of antiquated feces!”

— Steve Musal

Sagittarius

Gemini

May 21 -June 20 Consider learning to fly. I mean, it beats the alternative, doesn’t it?

Favorite (printable) Insult:

June 21 -July 22

January 20 -February 18 I’ve got a fever, and the only cure is more Aquarius.

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Cancer

December 22 -January 19

April 2, 2015

1. Catches 2. Actor Arkin 3. Stop sleeping 4. Cushion for a cap?

5. Last of many a try 6. Is in arrears 7. Smoking, gambling or drinking

8. Greatly please 9. Fondness 10. Sign-painter’s patterns 11. Sing satisfactorily 12. Provide with lodgings 13. Celeb’s hiree 18. Calc kin 24. Trendy protein source 26. Cell messenger 27. Supplication 28. Clear 29. Hot rodders’ hangouts 30. Type of dancer 31. Winner of the 2000 ‘’subway series’’ 35. Lie in wait 37. Kaiser kin 38. Targets for weight watchers 40. It gets a good licking 41. What a Manx is missing 44. Torched 46. Wedding acquisitions 48. Professor’s goal 50. Cuzco’s country 51. Staggering order?

52. Go around the world 53. Meat markets 57. Builder’s purchase 58. Account 60. ‘’Amscray!’’

61. Otherwise 62. Leak 65. Sea for Debussy

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Difficulty: Easy

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