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Volume 38, Issue 12
October 29, 2015
Turnhalle to catwalk: MSU Denver sponsors CPAC fashion show
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Fashion Culture 2.0 transformed the Tivoli Turnhalle into a fashion runway on Oct. 24 to help benefi t the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. Casil McArthur models a look from Fancy Tiger in front of a sold out audience. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu
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Paul calls for strategy change in war on drugs By Keenan McCall kmccall3@msudenver.edu Coloradans fi lled St. Cajetan’s Cathedral Oct. 27 supporting Republican senator and presidential candidate Rand Paul. Organized by Students for Rand Paul, the event allowed students, residents and others the chance to meet Paul in person, as well as hear his stances on several issues. One position Paul took was to stop damages being done to minorities in the war on drugs. “Across the country, surveys show repeatedly that kids who smoke pot are equal numbers white and black,” Paul said.
“But you know who is in the jails? A large majority are black or brown.” Paul also spoke on the issue of government’s invasion of privacy, and how citizens shouldn’t settle for so much government surveillance. Paul referenced former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis’ quote, “The most cherished right of the rights between men and women is the right to be left alone.” “This is something we shouldn’t give up on lightly,” Paul said. “It’s something that brings us together — Republican, Democrat and or independent — and it’s how we’re going to win the election because I’m going to stand up for your right to be left alone.”
When asked about the limited availability of tickets for the Republican debate in Boulder Oct. 28, Paul was in support of more open involvement of students. “I’m for more students,” Paul said. “We spend a lot of time going to college campuses just so we can interact with students.” Paul currently carries 4 percent of Republican primary voters according to a recent poll by CBS News and the New York Times. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
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IWSS hosts out-of-the-box anniversary party By Deanna Hirsch dhirsch6@msudenver.edu The Institute for Women’s Studies and Services celebrated 30 years on campus with a jazz quartet, belly dancers and a professor performing with a vagina puppet. More than 100 students, staff and faculty were treated to a catered buffet, open bar and linenclad tables inside St. Cajetans. Butcher block paper lined the walls for attendees to share messages of what the institute has meant to them and where they’d like to see it go. For Maria Rangel Leon, a member of the IWSS student staff, the Oct. 22 celebration aligned with what the institute has meant to her. “IWSS is a place where we can all come together to talk about the feminist movement in a safe environment and a place where I feel at home,” Rangel Leon said. In 1985, MSU Denver merged the women’s center with women’s studies and created the only model in the U.S. with that format. The institute was originally created as a hub to assist women returning to college. IWSS Director Arlene Sgoutas noted in her opening speech that the issues of childcare and transportation, as well as fears of inadequacy and age that plagued women back then, still exist today. MSU Denver theatre major, Renee Buchenroth, could relate. In her first year back to school since 1977, she said she knew what it was like to do everything on her own. When she saw the flyers for the celebration, she felt compelled to attend.
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“Your vagina is like a snowflake.” — Shanna Katz “I felt strongly to come be supportive of others,” Buchenroth said. “Today felt right to be here.” Some of the services IWSS provides to help students feel less alone include housing assistance, scholarships, a food pantry, loan forgiveness workshops and a community discussion series. In 2010, MSU Denver changed what was once an IDP program into an official Women’s Studies major. Sgoutas said by 2017 they plan to replace that with a new women, gender and sexualities degree. With plans to change their name as well, Sgoutas sees the institute becoming much more inclusive to the female-identifying student and those seeking a path of social justice. “We’re always looking to reach populations that don’t normally come to us,” Sgoutas said. Erica Poggenpohl was one of those people. “I came to women’s studies as an admin,” Poggenpohl said. “That first day I thought, ‘oh my God, what have I gotten myself into?’ Then I realized I’ve been a feminist my whole life.” Now program assistant for the IWSS, Poggenpohl has been compiling their 30-year history to coincide with MSU Denver’s 50th anniversary. She’s been blown away by the stories she’s heard while compiling oral histories. “For a long time I didn’t realize how much things were skewed,” Poggenpohl said. The event’s theme was billed
as a celebration of feminism and social justice, underscored by collaboration. Adriana Nieto of the Chicana and Chicano Studies department applauded what the institute has done and said she looks forward to more collaborations and curriculum development between the departments. The night was as much about having attendees love themselves as it was about showing love for the IWSS. Sgoutas introduced the Divine-Gypsy Belly Dance Troupe’s performance as, “an appreciation for our bodies as they are right now.” Divine-Gypsy performed a group dance, several duets and a solo by troupe leader and Romanian native Lia Ridley. Sgoutas hinted that the department hopes to have a four credit belly dance and empowerment class in the future. The final performer was comedienne and self-proclaimed “professional pervert,” Shanna Katz. An affiliate faculty member who teaches transgender studies, Katz took a “power stance” on stage while holding her vulva puppet, Vivian. “Your vagina is like a snowflake,” Katz said. “It’s beautiful and it’s different and it’s unique.” Katz continued using Vivian not only to get laughs and talk lady parts but to empower the crowd with her three rules for good sex. For Katz, communication is key,
Black Lives, blue collar By Keenan McCall kmccall3@msudenver.edu Black Lives Matter 5280 and the Service Employees International Union Local 105 came together, unifying for equality. “The core goal of the event was just to get some folks into a room together who would not normally be in a room together,” said Amy E. Brown, co-lead of BLM 5280 and an organizer for the SEIU Local 105. The event held Oct. 21 at the First Unitarian Society of Denver allowed attendees to open up and listen to one another. “It feels good,” said Jumoke Emery, a member of BLM 5280. “Lots of audience
Lindsey Drew Danaan Wheeler, left, and Basla Sita from the Divine-Gypsy Belly Dance troupe perform for the 30th year anniversary of the Women’s Studies & Services department at MSU Denver on Oct 22. Photo by Brandon N. Sanchez • bsanch36@msudenver.edu
lube is love and you’ve got to laugh because sex is funny and awkward. “Hopefully most of you have learned something new,” Katz said. When Katz came off the stage she shared that she’d like to see non-monogamous relationships, kink and intersex issues in the future curriculum. She called herself an intersectional feminist, one that is all-inclusive. The evening closed on that note
of inclusivity with a slideshow of photos from over the years at the IWSS while “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge filled the space. For Sgoutas, the night may have ended but the mission continues. “We need feminist voices to speak up for those that have no voice,” Sgoutas said. “To educate and support the next generation of feminists.”
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participation. As I was popping around the tables, people looked engaged having really deep conversations.” One of the core elements of the discussions was the disparity of races and economic standings in advertising, and where these issues intersected. Attendees got together into random groups and created collages from magazines using images they felt represented stereotypes or unfair representations in media. The groups were then asked to come up in front of the meeting and explain how they thought the images represented issues. “It’s always great when people are jumping up to present in front of a group of
100 people,” Emery said. For attendees like Iriana ReyesCorral, the daughter of a communications coordinator for the Local 105, the activity helped them understand the views of those in the other movement. “I thought it was really informative,” said Reyes-Corral. “Before this meeting, from what I knew about the cause, I didn’t really agree with [the Black Lives Matter Movement], but after learning about it and hearing people speak about it, I understand it more and I do agree with it.” The meeting also offered an update on the works in place by the BLM 5280 branch and the Local 105. For BLM 5280, their
main programs included the upcoming Life Beyond Bars, aimed at helping those leaving incarceration reintegrate into society, and Change the Name, an ongoing campaign to rename Stapleton after discovering the city’s name comes from a prominent KKK member. Local 105, meanwhile, continued to rally for raising the minimum wage of workers in Colorado to $15 an hour. Following the event, Brown was thrilled with the success of the evening. “In Denver to have a room that reflects diversity is a huge victory, and just to have people talking honestly to each other,” Brown said. “Those are huge wins for us. That’s all we ever really want.”
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New technology is out of this world Microlattice to shrink travel costs By Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu Boeing has created a new metal structure inspired by bones. The structure is made of 99.99 percent air, which could produce less expensive planes and air travel for consumers. “If your car is lighter, you will spend less on fuel,” said Michele Durant of HRL, formerly Hughes Research Laboratories, where the new material was designed. “If your airplane is lighter, it will require less fuel as well, making your travel cheaper.” The new microlattice structure is a culmination of work that has been ongoing since 2007. Scientists from Boeing, HRL and UC Irvine, worked in collaboration to improve and refine a prototype from 2011. According to the creators, this work led to a breakthrough metallic structure that is light enough to sit atop a dandelion, yet strong enough to hold up three apples stacked on top
The microlattice, which can balance atop a dandelion is strong enough to hold three apples. Photo courtesy of The Boeing Company
of each other. The new material was developed as part of a push to develop ultralight materials for NASA’s Mars mission. Microlattice will also be used by other aerospace projects that require light, but durable construction. Ben Menkal and Mehdi Bagheri Jafari, both aerospace students at MSU Denver, were impressed by Boeing’s new technology. “The stuff looks really insane,” Menkal said. “If they can make an airplane out of this, that’s mad.” Jafari believes that the new technology will be used to lighten the internal components of airplanes and cars, as well as for potential applications for internal organ replacement. “If fuel costs go up, then you can definitely see this out within the next 10 years,” Jafari said. With potential use extending to sports gear and shock absorption, lighter construction provides only a snapshot of the possibilities for this new technology.
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Story and Photo By Keenan McCall kmccall3@msudenver.edu Repelling the death penalty was one of several issues Denver District Attorney hopefuls were tasked with expressing their views on during the race’s first public forum. Hosted Oct. 20 at Denver Open Media by The Colorado Independent and moderated by editor Susan Greene, the forum included candidates Michael Carrigan, Beth McCann and Ken Boyd. Missing from the debate was final candidate, Chief Deputy District Attorney Helen Morgan. Other issues candidates presented their stances on included police brutality and proper prosecution of law enforcement for undue or excessive force. “We need a criminal justice system that works for everyone, not just the few,” said Stacy Anderson, founder of the Better Priorities Initiative aimed at repealing the death penalty in Colorado. Anderson cited statistics on the imbalance in race of those incarcerated by the state, including that crimes against Caucasians by minorities are prosecuted more severely. “Defendants are more likely to get the death penalty for killing white people,” Anderson said. Each candidate was firm on the need to study cases more efficiently and hold guilty officers accountable. They were frank when asked by attendee Charles Watkins whether they thought citizens should defend themselves in instances of excessive force. “I believe [citizens] should have that right, but I wouldn’t take it,” Carrigan laughed. “I wouldn’t try to use self defense
District Attorney candidates Ken Boyd, left, Beth McCann, center, and Michael Carrigan, right, listen to Forum host Susan Greene’s next question during the open forum held on on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Denver Open Media. The vote for a new DA will be held November 2016.
because I know how that would end. I would challenge that arrest later on in court.” Watkins asked why law enforcement lacked clear standards on when to use lethal force. McCann pointed to proper training of officers to prevent unnecessary deaths. “They haven’t been trained well in how to handle situations with less than lethal
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Moments: Death and life By Aaron Atencio aatenc11@msudenver.edu I sat, confused, angry and saddened. As snow fell around me, I was overcome with emotion. I placed my head in my hands and wept. Three years ago, I received the phone call from my father that cancer had taken my grandmother. I was left with a restless mind and mixed emotions. It was something we knew was going to happen. That didn’t make her death any less devastating. The digression of her health overtook her, like a violent swell swallows a ship: fast, violent and unforgiving. Experiencing the death of people we care for is something all humans inevitably encounter. The emotions and the thought
that physically they are not here anymore is a hard thing to digest and understand. When I was younger I lost my grandmother and grandfather from my mother’s side. Since they died of old age , I felt at peace with it. Though I didn’t understand why they couldn’t live forever, my youth and naivety also made acceptance easier. In my early adulthood, grieving and acceptance became more difficult. I lost three friends to drug overdose. The way I handled the deaths changed with each experience and situation. I Became more and more frustrated with each loss. I was out making photos one day. It was sunny. It was beautiful. I received another heartbreakingly familiar phone call. My friend’s mother was bedridden with cancer when he decided to go out to the
shed behind her house and eat a bullet for breakfast. I was so angry. I couldn’t fathom it. No matter how hard Sean’s life became, I never thought he would end it himself. In my eyes, it was a selfish, disgusting act. I hated him for it: for forcing his mother, his brothers and his friends to deal with the consequences of his choice. I couldn’t grasp why. I didn’t want to. After time reflecting on Sean’s suicide, I realized I didn’t need to know why. I didn’t need to understand. I had to accept it. I thought back to a moment of my grandmother saying she was scared to die, but she was going to enjoy the moments she had left. With the accumulation of dealing with death throughout life, I think it teaches us that every single moment we have is precious — every moment. From that bowl of cereal you’re eating, to the kiss
“My friend’s mother was bedridden with cancer when he decided to go out to the shed behind her house and eat a bullet for breakfast.”
you’re sharing with your true love, everything matters. Driving up Wolf Creek Pass to attend my grandma’s funeral, my father and I shared stories of grandma making Navajo tacos and hand making tortillas on the flat iron. He told me stories of her whipping him and his brother and sister with willow tree branches when they misbehaved. Recalling memories comforted me. I started recalling moments of others that had died, and I smiled. Through the loss of my loved ones, moments of recollection and bonding were gained. Life is not about death; it’s not about money or materialism. Life is a continuous moment, made up of smaller moments. All of them matter, all of them are everything. The morning of the funeral I awoke and started brewing a fresh pot of coffee. I went to the lobby of the hotel and walked outside. It gently started snowing. I sat down and the snow fell heavier, much like the day I received the news of her death. I stayed there for a moment. There were no tears, and peace came into my heart.
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By Michael Ortiz mortiz26@msudenver.edu I’ve been told my work is, “shit” and I, “make people look terrible.” Too often in today’s world, criticism is perceived as mean or intrusive. People are offended too easily, but growth and learning cannot be accomplished without criticism. Criticism is not an attack on one’s character, it’s a tool used for improvement. Studying photography and journalism has fi lled my life with constant self-analysis and
judgment. I have been told that my work is, “not at the level it should be,” and my ideas need refining and are not worth pursuing if I don’t push myself more. I’ve learned to embrace criticism and accept it as part of learning. On the other side of critique, I have also dealt with people shedding tears and getting angry at me for correcting their mistakes or discussing their intentions more thoroughly. “You’re too hard on people” my friends say when they hear about my critical process. When did the world become so soft? Is telling someone they did something wrong or distasteful? Are high expectations offensive? The process of criticism is crucial in every aspect of life. If you identify as an artist, you
should know how to conceptualize your work and be able to defend or adapt every part of your piece. Likewise, if you’re going to be a sprinter for a university’s track team and you’re not fast enough, you’re just not fast enough. In both scenarios identify what makes you weak, develop an alternative process and create the solution. After the “entitled generation,” expecting people to work a little harder seems to be too severe. Daring someone to go beyond what is expected of them has turned into an internal debate on how not to hurt someone’s feelings. I agree if something needs to be said it should be addressed in a clear, non-aggressive manner. What I don’t agree with
“People are offended too easily, but growth and learning cannot be accomplished without criticism.”
is being afraid to challenge somebody or accurately assess their work. Should I not be honest and give an opinion? The college atmosphere is a place where one learns to fail, adapt and come out the other side. More often than not, I see students who don’t receive the criticism they deserve because of a social taboo associated with fear of hurting another’s feelings. Criticism is an essential part of the learning process. Everyone should have to go through that process. Why not criticize here, in a safe learning environment and push students to excel at what they do? I know if I didn’t receive the harsh criticism in my own life, I would never have learned to excel and push myself to learn and adapt. This is college, there’s no place for quitting and there should be no participation trophies.
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Salons, Charlies and Tigers, oh my! Avant-garde galore By Mary-Kate Newton mnewton5@msudenver.edu Fashion Culture 2.0, Oct. 24, featured designs from Denver’s fashion scene to benefit the Colorado Photographic Arts Center. “Fashion and photography: there can’t be one without the other. Fashion photography is an art form in itself” said Natascha Seideneck, visiting associate professor of photography at MSU Denver.
In the second year of this event, Fashion Culture 2.0 drew around 200 people to the Tivoli Turnhalle for a pre-show cocktail party, silent auction and a fashion show featuring designs from El Salon, Charlie Price, Leon Designs and Fancy Tiger. The show ranged from ready-to-wear to avante garde. Fancy Tiger’s collection featured fall streetwear: chunky knits and sharp jackets, while El Salon’s models sported hair pieces with dreadlocks and braids that trailed the floor behind them, crochet midriff tops and black fringe.
Eva Cavecchi Fashion Culture 2.0 showcased several different designers’ avant garde fashion and transformed the Tivoli Turnahlle into a runway.
Models prepare behind a projector curtain before heading out onto the runway during the Fashion Culture 2.0, Oct. 24. Photos by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu
Running of the families, plus pumpkins Annual event gets kids of all ages into autumn spirit John, Taylor, and Mason Lundtrom search through the pumpkin patch before the Great Pumpkin Haul race at Denver Botanical Gardens in Chatfield, Oct. 24. Teams and individuals alike navigate the two-mile obstacle course in costumes and outfits featuring a lot of orange. The event is in its second year gives part of the registration proceeds to Camp Como, a Christian youth service camp. Photo by Brandon N. Sanchez • bsanch36@msudenver.edu
Part of the Charlie Price Show involved an eerie and powerful lining up of models with black tape across their mouths. The show ended with Lean Design and Elsa Long. The final looks dramatically contrasted Fancy Tiger’s ready-to-wear pieces with plexi cocoonlike garments. A packed, roaring turnhalle reflected what new CPAC Director Samantha Johnston calls an exciting time in the organization’s 50 year history, including moving locations by the end of January.
Supporters of local photography and fashion attended, including Mark Sink, MSU Denver alumnus and prominent photographer, art curator and dealer and board member of CPAC. He said this fashion show was representative of CPAC coming into its own and being an active voice in the Denver photography scene. “We used to only have small events in restaurants and such, but this is bigger scale.” Sink said. “This is representative of Colorado’s incredibly rich photographic community.”
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Charity bonds students by sewing security blankets
MSU Denver senior Jessica Ousley stands next to finished blankets that will be given to children in need. Ousley is a volunteer coordinator at Roadrunners Give Back, a program that gives students the opportunity to volunteer and get involved in their community. MSU Denver sophomore Khulan Odbayar, left, and senior Lianne Lorenzo work on their first blanket for Project Linus on Oct. 26 at the Baerresen Ballroom. The blankets are made for children in need at hospitals and in emergency situations such as floods or fires. Photos by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
Blankets were only part of the warm feeling in the room. Nonprofit group Project Linus came to Auraria Campus, Oct. 26. For 20 years the charity has made blankets for children dealing with trying circumstances. Whether natural disaster, poverty, disease or any other ill tidings, Project Linus is there to give some comfort to kids.
The event was first announced in the first week of October as part of MSU Denver’s volunteer events. The ECO-fest, Wealth in Community Knowledge and Project Linus have all visitied Auraria Campus this month. While the events are through MSU Denver, the events themselves are as tri-institutional as the campus.
Check out the Volunteer link on the Student Activities page at msudenver.edu for upcoming volunteer projects including the Great Candy Run. For more on Project Linus, visit projectlinus.org.
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Apprenticeship: A dying form of education Were you an apprentice yourself at one point? Menna: I actually wasn’t. Went to culinary school myself. However, the difference was you had to have a minimum of two years’ experience to get into the program. There were also limited classrooms, so if you were 16th to apply and there were only 15 spaces for a class, you had no chance. I went to the School of Hard Knocks first, but then I decided to go to culinary school just to get caught up. The advantage I had was that experience beforehand.
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Since the Middle Ages, master workers have gotten their start in a dusty carpenter’s shop or the dish pit of a kitchen. This chance to finally do good work was an impossible to resist lure at 18. Yet in the United States, vocational training is viewed as inferior and has taken a back seat to the good old college education. Is that really for the best though? College graduates now have a distinctly noticeable lack of jobs, alongside crushing debt. Many of them also have no true experience in their relative fields, having learned most of their trade in the classroom. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the kitchens of our country. The Metropolitan spoke with executive chef Dominic Menna along with former apprentice Dean Licata Jr. They’re both chefs at the Denver Athletic Club and outspoken about what apprenticeships have to offer.
In your experience, what differentiates apprentices from students at other culinary schools, such as Johnson and Wales or the Art Institute? Menna: Those are great culinary schools. I think the advantage with apprenticeship though, is you get training in the kitchen, and it’s hands on every day. It’s a real job, and then you also get a great education. The classes are once a week, and then you graduate after three years.
Executive chef Dominic Menna prepares for an afternoon of sauteing, filleting and baking.
I’d rather hire the apprentice, because I know they’ve got the experience. You may go to college and know a lot more than the apprentice, but if you haven’t been able to apply that knowledge, you’re really not worth that much in the kitchen. Have you noticed a lack of talented individuals applying in recent years? Menna: Absolutely. I see it with lots of people who apply here and I’ve heard it from other chefs around here. It’s really tough and it’s another reason I rely on apprentices so much. They actually care, and they get the training to do anything I need them to. As an employer, why do you believe in apprentices? Why is it you keep taking more year after year? Menna: I’ve been a mentoring chef since 1991. I’m not just getting another employee. I’m getting someone who’s looking for a career. I’ll get a lot more dedication out of them. In my eyes, that automatically makes a great employee. They want my job, which is great.
I’m not just getting another employee, I’m getting someone who’s looking for a career.
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Dean is an example of an apprentice that’s done pretty well since graduation. Menna: Dean’s the sous chef here now. He’s worked every position in my establishment, which is huge. I’ve got three kitchens and lots of caterings. He could have moved on to anywhere in the state with what he learned, but he stayed here. Personally, I’m a supporter of promoting from within, and when people do move on to greater and better things, it makes me feel good. Apprentices always have a leg up when it comes to getting to higher positions after they graduate. Speaking of Dean, what was your initial impression with the apprenticeship? Licata: It was pretty easy to start. One day a week of schooling. But once the ball started rolling… it’s definitely a program you leap into. You can’t take it lightly. You get out what you put in. But one advantage is being able to choose a sponsoring house. That’s how I ended up here. The Broadmoor down in Colorado Springs was my next choice, but that drive is way too far.
a great mentor, and now I’m second in command. Most programs also offer journeyman’s certificates upon completion too, which means that if I want to go overseas, they’ll recognize that I’ve got good training. On a personal note, have you always felt that those who go through the apprenticeship perform better in the kitchen? Licata: Yes. Every apprentice I’ve worked with has a little more pep in their step, y’know? They don’t have to work on one dish for three hours. They’ve been in the trenches before. With the college interns, we have something called the JWU [Johnson and Wales University] Lean. It’s cause they’re at the work table, and they just lean on it and goof off. They’re still good workers when it counts, but I noticed a huge difference.
“Every apprentice I’ve worked with has a little more pep in their step, y’know?” –Dean Licata Jr.
Would you say one needs a passion for cooking to do this? Licata: Without a doubt. You’ve got to love it, because it’s a hard road. You’ll get hurt all the time, you’ll be crazy tired after long nights, but if you have that passion, you’ll go far. Most of my instructors were great too. They’re walking encyclopedias of info, and they really take the time to help if you need it. Do you think all the hardships were worth it? Licata: Oh yeah. I had five years’ experience before I went in, but I was always the grunt worker doing all the bitch work. I was like, “No, I wanna be that guy at the top, at the head of the table.” So, I joined the apprenticeship program and I did my entire time here. Dominic was also
Chef Dean Licata Jr. collects essential ingredients for the nights recipes
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Sports Shorts » Cross country competes in RMAC championships Men’s and women’s cross country competed in the RMAC Championships Oct. 24 at Adams State in Alamosa. The men’s team finished seventh with 203 points and the women’s team finished ninth with a score of 224. The Roadrunners will travel to Canyon, Texas for the NCAA South Central Region Championships Nov. 7.
» Club hockey set to play Air Force at Pepsi Center Metro club hockey will take on Air Force Academy at the Pepsi Center Oct. 31. Game time is 3:30 p.m. so be sure to catch the Roadrunner club hockey team before your Halloween festivities. Info and tickets can be found at avstix.com/ HFCMetro2015. Every ticket purchased in support of Metro Club Hockey will receive access to the Avalanche vs. Flames game Nov. 3 as part of Hockey Fights Cancer.
» Men’s Basketball ranked in top 25 Heading into the 2015-’16 season, Metro’s men’s basketball is ranked No. 18 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches preseason poll. The Roadrunners have made seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances and will tip off against Rogers State (Okla.) on Nov. 13 in Fort Smith, Ark to begin the season.
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Belfrage helps hold off Griffins on senior day forward Danny Arrubla to give the Roadrunners a 2-0 lead at the 62nd. Westminster didn’t give up the fight, scoring in the 70th minute to cut Metro’s lead, 2-1 but it wasn’t enough to defeat the Roadrunners. “I had my mom and grandparents out here,” Rus said. “It’s really good to be able to show them what we have been working on all year.” The Roadrunners tied Colorado Mesa 1-1 in their final game of the weekend. Men’s soccer currently has a record of 11-3-2 (6-2-0 conference) with their final road trip beginning Oct. 30 at Fort Lewis.
By Dylan Palm-Trujillo dpalmtru@msudenver.edu Metro men’s soccer extended their winning streak to six after beating Westminster College (UT), 2-1 at The Regency Athletic Complex Oct. 23 on senior day. Junior forward Josh Belfrage scored first for the Roadrunners in the 20th minute on a breakaway goal assisted by junior forward Jack Mayfield. “Really good, really good,” Belfrage said after win. “We wanted to honor the parents and put on a good show. We kind of did that and we got a W and that’s all that matters.” From the start, the Roadrunners were the most physical team. “I felt like we played really hard tonight and we try to play hard every game and we definitely imposed our physical will on the game today, but I just got done telling them it was a little too much,” head coach Jeremy Tittle said. “We didn’t really relax enough and use the ball enough as we have in the past.” Metro’s goalkeeper Hayden Rus agreed. “It took us awhile to get in the flow of things but once we did, we started to knock it around and we started playing our game,” Rus
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Metro forward Josh Belfrage goes up for a kick as defender Hunter Stutz attemps a header Oct. 23 against Westminster at The Regencey Athletic Complex. The Roadrunner’s defeated the Griffins 2-1. Photo by Abreham Gebreegziabher • agebreeg@msudenver.edu
said. The Roadrunners didn’t take their feet off the gas and finished the night with 22 shots to the Griffins’ four. “Josh [Belfrage] is in good form right now,” Tittle said. “We have a lot of players in good form. We feel like we’re in a really good place as you said six wins in a row. We got a big goal at the end of season and we have three regular
season games left to finish it off.” Belfrage attributes his success to his teammates. “I have just been working hard,” Belfrage said. “The team has been doing well finding the ball and moving the ball well. It’s just a team atmosphere is really strong here.” As the game went on, Metro didn’t let up their physicality and scored off a penalty kick by senior
The Roadrunners have clinched a spot in the RMAC championship, and still stand a chance to make the NCAA tournament. The most impressive part about the season is that the men have managed without junior midfielder Dustin Berg, who was their most productive player before suffering a season-ending injury against Colorado Mines Sept. 25. Berg had managed six goals and four assists in seven games. Junior forward Josh Belfrage has stepped up in place of Berg with five goals and four assists thus far. The RMAC playoffs will begin Nov. 4 with the Quarterfinals.
Women split in final road trip By James Hansen jhanse58@msudenver.edu
» Volleyball continues to rack in awards For the third time in her career, junior Brandi Torr won RMAC setter of the week after her performances against Westminster and Colorado Mesa on Oct. 23 and 24. Torr had two service aces and posted 52 assists helping the Roadrunners earn a 3-1 victory. In the match against Colorado Mesa, Torr dished out 44 assists as well as three service aces on the night. Freshman setter Alyssa Svalberg was named to the 2015 RMAC Academic Honor Roll on Oct. 22. She holds a 3.74 GPA and is majoring in Human Performance and Sport with a concentration in Sport Industry Operations.
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Metro senior forward Mickinzie Rieber, 13 kicks the ball away from Regis’ Maison O’Neill during the women’s soccer game held at Regis on Oct. 21, 2015. The Roadrunners lost 2-1 before beating Adams State 2-0 Oct. 23. Photo by Keenan McCall • kmccall3@msudenver.edu
The Metro women’s soccer team grabbed a win and a draw on the road Oct. 23-24 to improve their record to 6-6-4 for the season (3-2-4 in the RMAC), keeping the chase for an RMAC championship spot alive. The Roadrunners began their travels with an emphatic 2-0 win over Adams State Oct. 23. After an uneventful first half, Metro drew first blood in the 49th minute through sophomore midfielder Elise Boisnard. Boisnard latched onto a pass from senior McKinzie Rieber to score her first goal of the season. The Lady Runners scored their second goal in the 75th minute, as senior Josalyn Martin slotted away a penalty kick for her third goal of the season. Adams State only
managed four shots on goal, while Metro directed six on target. Metro then headed to Durango the next day to face a strong Fort Lewis team. The Skyhawks took the lead in the 52nd minute as Brooke Milliet followed up a rebound. Just six minutes later, Martin scored her fourth goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Martin also benefited from a rebound following a shot from Boisnard. Both teams tried hard to break the deadlock, but neither could find that crucial breakthrough. Sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Flores made four saves. Metro had 10 shots on target to Fort Lewis’ six. The Roadrunners continue their push up the RMAC rankings with a home game against New Mexico Highlands Oct. 30 at The Regency Athletic Complex.
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Metro forward Ryan Gauthier, 4, drives through DU’s Cole Simpson, 24, Tylar Novi, 12 and Brian Desmond, 15, in the 6-4 win against DU at Edge Ice Arena in Littleton. Photos by Tom Skelly • tskelly@msudenver.edu
Metro faced the University of Denver for the second time of the season beating the Pioneers 6-4 at Edge Ice Arena in Littleton, the team’s home ice. The Roadbirds once led by four goals but survived the near comeback after forward Ryan Gauthier scored an unassisted goal in the final 20 seconds. Goalie Jake Larson defended well with 21 saves preventing DU from outscoring Metro as they captured the win.
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7:30 p.m. Metro forward Shane Doerfler, 19, gets tripped up by DU defenseman David Kaplan, 4, as forward Brian Desmond, 15, and Tylar Novi, 12, look on.
Metro forward Robert Valdez, 6, falls as he attempts a shot on DU goalie Geoffrey Dohrmann, 39, while center Doug Kurzawski, 15, and Cesar Soto, 11, battle in front of the net.
Metro forward Ryan Gauthier, 4, makes a move on DU’s Cole Simpson, 24.
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Capricorn
“That’s right. You got it going on, and in...” “How much would people really notice if we just started kissing?” “Sorry. I’m this basic bitch and I’m just trying to understand.” “You have a diabolical plan to rob me of my sanity, heart, body and soul.”
Met Picks: Cancer
Take a break from your dark subreddit threads. They are eroding at your essence.
June 21 -July 22 You will listen to so much Smashing Pumpkins that you will grow to love them.
“With the limited time I had trying to pack, kiss and leave, your pants looked like too much work for folding. I’ll plan ahead next time.”
“Mini frozen Reeses cups.” —Cass Reid
Leo
Aquarius
July 23 -August 22
January 20 -February 18 Go to the store and stock up on numerous cans of tomato sauce. You will get ass blasted by a skunk.
Pisces
Virgo
February 19 -March 20 Stay focused on the important things like pizza, bacon and love.
— Sterling Stowe “Junior Mints.” — Deanna Hirsch
August 23 -September 22 Please stop making your dog wear cardigans. It’s stupid, like your face.
Aries
Stop making lame excuses as to why you’re dodging your friends.
“Reeses.”
Hoodies and sweat pants are your new best friend this week.
“Peanut M&M’s.” —Mary-Kate Newton
Libra
March 21 -April 19
“I’m going to scour the interwebs for a word that more closely resembles how I feel.”
Across 1. Typographer’s fine line 6. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Var.) 10. Palindromic emperor 14. Socrates supporter 15. Inter follower 16. Lateen-rigged Arabian sailing vessel 17. ___ your instructions 18. Blacksmith’s tool 19. Sweet edible fruit 20. Music genre and this puzzle’s theme 21. Scalawag 24. Abrasive board 26. Classic prefix 27. Superlatively capable 29. Bunker 34. Clothes holder 35. Words with seat or heart 36. Khan III or IV 37. News item for a scrapbook, briefly 38. Uttered a shrill cry (with ‘’up’’) 39. Stretch across
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Scorpio
Taurus
October 23 -November 21
April 20 -May 20 You’ll choke on your toothbrush.
Sagittarius
November 22 -December 21
May 21 -June 20 Don’t you look up to me; don’t trust a word I say. Don’t you end up like me; if you learn one thing today.
48. Quick job turnover? 53. Toy gun ammo 56. ‘’There oughta be ___!’’
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Don’t give into the hipster beanie craze.
Gemini
40. Cyclotron bit 41. Hindu monk regarded as a holy man 42. Limpid 43. Whipped 45. Los Angeles suburb 46. Red or army 47. Type of sentence
“Reeses pieces.”
Keep up with the gym sessions. You’ll be quadzilla soon.
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___ Meany’’ 22. Some public hangings 23. ‘’___ and the Swan’’ (Yeats) 25. Face up to, as a challenge 27. Steer clear of 28. Hindu ‘’Mr.’’ (Var.) 29. Full of flavor 30. Allege as fact 31. Certain musical event 32. Twice or more (with ‘’once’’) 33. Bearlike mammal 35. Type of scout outing 38. Split 39. Heavyweight wrestling 41. Real bargain 42. Once upon a time 44. Quemoy neighbor 45. Play on words 47. Word before lather and repeat 48. Right for the disabled 49. Lotion ingredient, sometimes 50. Philatelist’s treasure 51. ‘’Field of Dreams’’ setting 52. Summoned the butler 54. Cugat’s Lane 55. Historian’s concern 59. Brit’s raincoat
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