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Six years in the making, a home for diversity opens its doors

Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver senior Jessica Compaore places a pin on Nigeria on a world map at the grand opening of MSU Denver’s Center for Multicultural Excellence and Inclusion on Nov. 13. Attendees were asked to pin where they are from or a place they want to visit. Compaore placed her mark for her Nigerian father.

By Rich Allen

13 when the school held the grand

diverse university in the state of

rallen@msudenver.edu

opening of its Center for Multicultural

Colorado,” said CMEI Director Cynthia

Excellence and Inclusion in the

Baron. “We have a social responsibility

Jordan Student Success Building, a

to the communities we serve to provide

student population is made up of

new student lounge and workspace

access. I hope and pray that CMEI

minorities, making it one of the most

designed to accomodate students of

can be a leader in making sure our

diverse universities in Colorado. But,

all races, genders and sexualities,

students’ needs are met and served.”

there has not been a multicultural

and make them feel comfortable. The

center to serve Roadrunners of

space and CMEI employees will host

different cultures — until now.

multicultural events and give students

Nearly half of MSU Denver’s

MSU Denver further solidified itself as an ally to diversity on Nov.

INSIDE

OPINION

| Continued on pg. 3

a judgment free space on campus. “MSU Denver is the most ethnically

| pg. 4

How Stan Lee shaped a young mind

FEATURES

| pg. 6

SPORTS

| pg. 1b

Roadrunners prepare to take off for study abroad

Special basketball preview section: nothin’ but net

program in China

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NEWS

CMEI holds grand opening Continued from cover

what the word “belonging” meant

census, 44.7 percent of the student

to them inside their outline.

body is composed of students of

Inclusiveness and belonging Currently, CMEI is only staffed

color. The school saw an increase

are aided by the proximity to the

of 5 percent, or 409 students,

full-time by Baron and Assistant

office of the Center for Equity

from the last school year.

Director Juan Gallegos, with a

and Student Achievement,

supporting cast of eight student-

which is next door. Furthermore,

met the demographic requirement

employees. Both Baron and

Gallegos, Baron and other

to apply for Hispanic Serving

Gallegos formally signed onto

school employees’ offices sit

Institute status. In the month

CMEI within the last two years,

across the hall, giving students

preceding that announcement,

but the launch of the center was

easy access to them.

President Janine Davidson came

in the making for much longer. A committee was formed to

Being present and available for student needs, whatever

In October 2017, MSU Denver

to the defense of the Deferred

begin research on feasibility

they might be, is a cornerstone

program and the “close to 300”

six years ago, Baron said.

of CMEI, according to Gallegos.

undocumented students at the

He said his own multicultural

school, which is believed to be

around two weeks into the

center at Seattle University was

the most of any higher education

fall semester, it’s had its

instrumental in his success.

institution in Colorado.

With construction completed

doors open for six weeks.

“It was that community that

Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu

Action for Childhood Arrivals

MSU Denver’s approach

Director for the Center for Multicultural Excellence and Inclusion Cynthia Baron smiles as she thanks everyone for their support of the new MSU Denver’s multicultural center in the Jordan Student Success Building on Nov. 13. bearing fruits, and did so before

emotional meaning and standing

the Center was even completed.

behind it this did. This actually got

The project converted a

really launched me into my

to diversity is making strides,

former Writing Center into a

decision of what I was going

even outside the school.

lounge with modern couches,

to study as a major, into what I

a projector system, fridge,

ultimately what I wanted to do

diverse population means that

construction to support his

microwave and support desk.

with my life energy,” Gallegos

these beings will be retained and

girlfriend, who is taking 24 credits

top of being a common space.

The “Come Say Hi at CMEI”

“To be able to support the

Dominic Somma was an

me super excited to come back to

MSU Denver student before

school. I have somewhere to be

taking a semester off to work

and more so it helps me to fit in.” CMEI will host events on

said. “What these centers

be able to graduate,” said Omar

at CU Denver. He was assigned

Currently, it is supporting CESA’s

event showcased the center’s

represent to communities of

Montgomery, director of Black

the CMEI project, and said it

Native American Heritage Month

ideology. Culinary options from

color in higher ed cannot be

Student Services at CU Denver.

validated his desire to sign up

efforts with a display, and will

several different cultures were

underestimated. It’s going to be a

“This is the type of support

for classes again in the spring.

be the gathering place for MSU

served. Visitors could also take

key ingredient to helping us create

system that every university

part in activities, like putting a

what we want to see as a more

needs and I’m glad to see that

people coming in and stopping

Sister Circles. It has a quick

pin on a world map where they

inclusive campus climate where

Metro is going in that direction.”

in to say hi and tell me good

turnaround before its next event,

held heritage and a hand-tracing

people do feel like they belong.”

morning,” Somma said. “I don’t

sponsoring the Aztec Stone Art

think anything has had the

Workshop in JSSB 230 on Nov. 14.

station, where visitors wrote

Per the fall MSU Denver

The support system that CMEI is based around is already

“It was just the amount of

Denver’s Brother2Brother and

OPINIONS

4 staff

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

TABOR stifles economic progress

Editor-in-Chief Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu

around encouraging healthier

found and exploited loopholes and

The federal tax cuts passed

Managing Editor

decisions, and Proposition AA

exemptions from TABOR to ensure

in Congress last year may have

Isaac Banks cbanks@msudenver.edu

in 2013, which imposed both a

hospitals are still built, schools

a similar effect to TABOR. If

sales tax and an excise tax on

keep running and roads are at

a budget demands funding,

the recently legalized Marijuana

least usable. The perceptions of

the money must come from

industry. Fiscal conservatives

underhandedness in politics only

somewhere. With fewer taxpayer

may very well see this as a sign of

increase as more workarounds are

dollars flowing in, budgets must

TABOR’s success. After all, taxes

written into law so Colorado can

be cut, and departments must find

are being more strongly regulated.

keep moving forward. The distrust

other ways to fund their needs.

in politicians managing the budget

This will almost certainly be

grows and population continues

appropriately then reinforces the

passed onto states through cuts to

to increase, gaping holes in

notion that adding more taxes is

programs and services that receive

the budget remain unfilled.

unnecessary because crooked

both state and federal support.

politicians are the problem.

Content Manager Rich Allen rallen57@msudenver.edu Assistant News Editor James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.ed Features Editor

As the state’s economy

Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu Sports Editor James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu

By Rhiannon Goodrich

Legislators are trying to fund

Assistant Sports Editor

rgoodri1@msudenver.edu

Colorado’s 2018 financial needs

Beyond requiring that all

funding will put further strain on

with a 1992 budget. With such a

additional taxes or bonds must

Colorado’s already overextended

thriving economy, there should

be approved, TABOR established

budget. Our schools, both K-12

defeated taxes and bonds, and

be no excuse for school districts

a strict spending cap based on

and higher education, need

no one should be surprised.

to cut bus routes or roads to

statewide population growth

money to continue operating.

When Coloradans approved

be repeatedly patched instead

and the Denver-Boulder-

Our emergency responders

the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights in

of repaving. The money for

Greeley consumer price index.

need money to repair and

1992, they wanted to have more

education, infrastructure and 26

Any revenue collected beyond

replace essential equipment.

Copy Editor

of a say in both government

years worth of inflation must come

this cap must be refunded to

Our transportation department

Daniel Sutton dsutton3@msudenver.edu

spending and new taxes being

from somewhere. However, voters

taxpayers. Average personal

needs money to repair crumbling

levied. The result is legislators

turn down nearly every attempt to

income growth is considered

bridges, expand freeways and

abusing loopholes to combat one

meet these needs and other steps

irrelevant, despite being a

keep bus fares affordable.

funding crisis after another.

have been taken to find the money.

significant part of economic

Colorado voters need to start

health. No matter how strong

taking care of this state before it can no longer take care of them.

Deicy Luevanos dluevan3@msudenver.edu Photo Editor Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu Assistant Photo Editor Joel Mathew jmathe19@msudenver.edu

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Last week Colorado voters

Since TABOR passed, voters

This is not to say that the

have only approved two tax

politicians stowed money away

the economy becomes, there is

increases: Amendment 35 in 2004,

from voters until needed. Rather,

no excess money in the budget

a tobacco tax increase framed

members of state congress have

to fill gaps with this system.

Any reduction in federal

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Excelsior! Thank you for your work, Mr. Lee

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serial cameos from the ‘90s, and

by Gerry Conway and Gil Kane. The

him preaching to be yourself. A

rather new concept. Twenty years

exhilarating X-Men tale, “The Dark

cliche sentiment, perhaps, but

ago, before Tobey Maguire slung

Phoenix Saga,” was penned by

one that stuck not only with me,

webs around the Upper East Side

Chris Claremont and David Byrne.

but scores of young boys and

and before Robert Downey Jr.

But if not for the ideas of Lee, those

girls in the lower, middle and

rocketed about fighting baddies,

stories would have been left untold.

upper classes across the globe.

the extent of what was known

By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu Stan Lee’s wondrous imagination

When our books were punched

Because of Stan Lee, this decade

about these characters was that

out of our hands, our glasses

has its established film culture,

they were the purview of outcasts

were knocked off and our value

but before the Marvel Cinematic

and nerds. They immersed

was diminished by the grade’s

Universe made its silver screen

themselves in worlds existinng

tough guys, it was Lee — with his

debut, generations were given an

merely in graphic novels. Those

disarming smile, skunk-palette

outlet of hope when there was none

kids were different, so the only

facial hair and wholesome,

at school or home. And to see the

natural response was to stuff them

ambiguous pronouncements of

genre Lee popularized 50 years ago

in lockers and belittle them.

“Excelsior!” — that kept us going.

rightfully embraced by the masses

Sure, the jock-vs.-nerd bullying

Latin for “ever upward,” Lee’s

is vindicating, not because of our

dynamic is a bit dated, but the

motto only added to the mystique

egos, but because the world is

physical bullying that defined the

and heroism he left on us.

understanding his creative prowess.

For me, when one too many

Thank you for your creations,

is imprinted in modern pop

hardships of glasses-wearing,

culture. From the golden age of

X-Men reading kids in the ‘80s was

sixth graders called me a “faggot”

Mr. Lieber. Few are able to bridge

comics to the groundbreaking

replaced for emotional torturing

for having “homos in tights” on

generations, redefine their art, or

“Iron Man” film, his genius has

in our q age. And the characters

my shirt, and when death was

touch the hearts of their audience

finally been embraced, and

Lee created gave us an escape

more appealing than walking

so well. You did all three. For

for those who grasped at his

from that troubled reality.

into my classroom the next day,

one final time, “Excelsior!”

creations as an escape, it’s further

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Spider-Man story arc, was written

Embracing nerd culture is a

who traded prose for pow.

Lee was never the greatest

vindication of the belief that

storyteller. “The Night Gwen Stacy

he was a modern Hemingway

Died,” often hailed as the greatest

I remembered “Excelsior!” I remembered Lee telling audiences in reruns of his numerous

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

OPINIONS

Letter to the Editor

In response to The Metropolitan’s coverage on the Colorado midterms Wayne Lela is the founder Heterosexuals

have also deprecated homosexual activity.

devoted to promoting the acceptance of

homosexual consenting-adult incestuous

It’s relatively easy to point out serious

BDSM---sexually deviant bondage, discipline,

people! Whoopee! Anyone who thinks

in Downers Grove, Illinois. Opinions in

flaws in all the arguments heterophobic

sadism, and masochism. That’s right. If you

this is progress is deluding him/herself.

Letters to the Editor reflect the authors’

homosexuals use to try to rationalize

are a psychologically disturbed student

homosexual activity. So, to put voluntary,

who gets sexual thrills from hurting people,

in, where people whose values are upside-

Organized for a Moral Environment based

views and are presented as is.

These are truly strange times we live

aberrant, homosexual activity on the same

some colleges like Harvard now have groups

down and backward actually think they

Colorado Democrats just took a huge

level as, for examples, involuntary skin color

for you! Is that bizarre or is that bizarre.

are “progressive” while they are trying to

step backwards by electing the first openly

or age is obviously absurd and is downright

homosexual governor. Thinking people

offensive to many people of color.

have known for centuries that homosexual

The whole movement to normalize the

Those paying attention can see that the

take us back over 2000 years to the ancient

“logic” of heterophobic homosexuals is

Greek and Roman times when relatively

rapidly leading this society down a slippery

primitive and ignorant people irrationally valued homosexual activity. Unreal.

activity is clearly immoral (Plato, for example,

abnormal is a real threat to the psychological

slope to a more aberrant, disordered,

perceptively taught that over two thousand

well-being of our nation. It may surprise

and irrational society. Legal polygamy is

years ago) and a bad legal precedent.

you that some colleges like Harvard now

coming soon. Maybe down the line we’ll

Many other intellectuals over the years

have officially recognized student groups

see “marriage” between straight and

Sincerely, Wayne Lela

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FEATURES

6 By Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu Students wanting to venture

Bahl will be leading the trip

place like China as being exactly

to Shanghai. She has led the

what it looks like in the media

study abroad three times. The

— a country full of chopsticks,

program was developed four

pork and, of course, pandas.

to Shanghai will have the

years ago, and has traveled to

opportunity to participate in a

Costa Rica until this year.

professional, interactive business

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

“I believe in this kind of puzzle

Donald Chang, professor of marketing, will also be joining the students on the trip. Originally from

study abroad experience in

in life, if you want something,

Taiwan, he has traveled all over the

Summer 2019. A 10-day summer

somehow, some way, it will

world for business and leisure. He

trip packed with Chinese culture,

take you to this country or this

has been to China several times,

visits to the Great Wall and the

place in the world. So most

but has yet to hold a panda.

Forbidden City, meetings with

importantly, go,” Bahl said.

successful businesses and

She said she wants students

“I have been to the panda reserve twice, but I never got

government organizations, and

to be aware of how to conduct

a chance to hold a panda. And

more await Roadrunners on

themselves in China. Visitors

I have been to Easter Island,

the other side of the world.

should keep in mind that things like

where no human beings are,”

toilet paper aren’t always readily

he said, prompting laughs from

available in China, so it’s a good

the gathering of students.

The Global Business Experience in China is open to all MSU Denver students, but is aimed at those

The application deadline is

studying business, marketing,

Feb. 1, 2019. To apply, email Bahl

communications or journalism. The

at abahl@msudenver.edu or visit

three-credit course will consist of

MSU Denver’s education abroad

three pre-travel meetings, travel

website. The first step in the

through China from May 24-June

application process is payment.

5 and a post-travel meeting.

The total cost is $4,000, and

The trip coordinators arranged meetings with companies like Coca-Cola and Lenovo in Shanghai and Beijing. The purpose of the time in China is to meet with international businesses and learn how to work in a professional setting. After the trip, students will write a short paper on one of the companies and be graded

Travel and take charge in China

on their participation. Angelica Bahl, professor of marketing, said the days will be full and intensive, including hands-on experience and cultural excursions. Kelly Huang works for the

idea to carry tissues at all times. Huang also said many people in

MSU Denver International Studies

Shanghai wear their backpacks in

Office and has volunteered to

front of them so they can protect

travel with the students to China.

themselves from pickpockets.

Originally from Shanghai herself,

The trip will not be a vacation,

Huang said she wants to share

but students will be able to

this can be paid all at once on Feb.

her homeland with the students.

explore the city of Shanghai and

1 or in two chunks. The first $2,500

the surrounding area in between

should be paid by Feb. 1, and the

the real China, cause you might

meetings and tours. Shanghai

remaining $1,500 should be paid

understand, might see China

is physically the largest city in

by Mar. 1. The next informational

from the U.S. media or other

China, and it is also the country’s

meeting will be on Jan. 31.

newspapers,” she said. “So if

business and technology capital.

“I do want to show our students

you really want to understand

Shanghai

Students interested in learning about international business or communications can apply and register for BUS 3010, an interactive study abroad Graphic obtained from Free Vector Maps.com | Photo obtained from Pixabay

Because China and the U.S. have

the country or the culture, the

distinct cultures, Bahl and Huang

best way is to just be there.”

said it can be easy to perceive a

Much of the same in another middling Imagine Dragons album By James Burky

their fourth studio album, “Origins,”

Records, is clear even after a single

Dragons style down to an algorithm:

or Alex Da Kid, and we have yet

jburky@msudenver.edu

they unleash a 12-track barrage of

listen: the album lacks sincerity.

simple lyrics, indie-pop or EDM

another Imagine Dragons tune.

anthemic choruses, watered-down Imagine Dragons, consisting of

Music, at its best, is not

melodies, a verse-chorus-verse-

lyrics on uplifting themes and a

formulaic with a manufactured

chorus structure and boring

frontman Dan Reynolds, guitarist

copy-and-paste structure that has

smile. It’s passionate, sometimes

rhyming patterns. Throw in dashes

Wayne Sermon, bassist Ben McKee

plagued their music since their 2012

abrasive, with a genuine expression,

of repetitive verses and echoes,

and drummer Daniel Platzman,

debut record, “Night Visions.”

whether that be bone-crushing

top it off with bubbly production

depression or life-saving happiness.

from a myriad of smash-hit

have erupted as one of the world’s most successful groups. And on

The problem with “Origins,” released through Interscope

Reynolds has the Imagine

producers like Mattman and Robin

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VOL. 00

NO. 00

The Student Newspaper of MSU Denver

Ballers: The 2018-19 MSU Denver basketball teams

Jaryn Taylor Forward

Jaelynn Smith Guard

MONTH 00, 2000

MSU Denver Basketball

By the Numbers

71.4 average points scored per game for MSU Denver in 2017-18, 13th in the RMAC.

33.5% opponents’ three point percentage — third best in the RMAC

9 freshmen on this year’s team 3 players returning who were in the top 10 in minutes played on the team

finished fifth in the conference.

67.5 points per game average last season

Players to Watch

— best in the RMAC

Jaryn Taylor— Forward

Jaelynn Smith—Guard

10.6 points per game

11.1 points per game

5.8 rebounds per game

4.8 rebounds per game

27 steals

4.7 assists per game

Enrique Cortez-Zotes—Guard

Emily Hartegan—Forward

3.6 points per game

8.9 points per game

3.7 rebounds per game

5.1 rebounds per game

23 steals

87.5% free throw percentage

11.1 points scored per game from Jaelynn

Smith. She was 20th in the RMAC and third on the team, leading all returning players in points

1257 rebounds MSU had last year, second in the RMAC

MSU Denver’s placement in the preseason RMAC poll

and scoring was hard to come by

Cameron Williams, we’re never

for the Roadrunners, ranking 13th

going to replace Peter Moller, we’re

a family of basketball and

like senior Jaryn Taylor know that

in the RMAC in points per game

never going to replace a Bounama

football players, is an eager

success is a norm that the team

with 71.4. And when given an easy

Keita,” Bahl said. “But what we do

6-foot-2-inch guard. He had

basketball team steps onto the

has deviated from, and they’re

chance at the free-throw line, they

have is a Garrett Carter, we have a

some division I offers, but was

basketball team faces the

average of 12 points. Seniors Emily

court for the first time in the 2018-19

hungry to get back to winning.

shot a meager 62 percent, worse

Kendall MacIntosh. You just change

enamored by the campus and

daunting task of replacing

Hartegan and Jaelynn Smith will be

court, she has to learn to be more

than 289 teams in Division II.

the name, we’re really excited

program at MSU Denver.

last year’s leading scorers.

stepping into the roles Ohrdorf and

patient and improve as a leader.

Squires-Horton filled last season.

The 6-foot forward from Texas

to hit some threes, Jaiden to

“It started off a little rocky

is used to leading with actions,

do pretty much anything she

By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu When the MSU Denver men’s

season, they’ll be looking to find

The players know this. Weapons

“We gotta get over 20 wins,

the path to success, a road they’ve

that’s what Metro State is all

strayed from in recent years.

about,” Taylor said. “We’re trying

had came from standout Cam

to bring that tradition back, and

Williams. He’s gone, though.

For nearly two decades, the Roadrunners were Division II royalty, winning 20 or more

playing defense is where it starts.” Defense was the strong suit

What little offense the team

about the guys we’ve brought in.” MSU Denver welcomed eight

Jackson, who comes from

“I came out on my visit

By Deicy Gomez

need to replace their main scorers.

Juozapaitis, from Sonohomish,

44 percent of their shots, thanks

dluevan3@msudenver.edu

Ohrdorf led the team with an

being put into a new role,

Washington, Jaiden Galloway from

in large part to a pair of lights

average of 15 points per game,

Haave expects the offense to

Aurora, Colorado and Morgan

out performances by Hartegan,

Squires-Horton was second with an

flow through Hartegan.

Lewis from Pagosa Springs,

who nailed 68 percent of her

Colorado all figure to be key cogs

attempts for 40 points over the

in the Roadrunner machine.

weekend. Hartegan was named

The MSU Denver women’s

In the 2017-18 season, the

“You can expect Abbie J

Roadrunners finished second

new players: three transfers

city, loved the campus, loved

in the Rocky Mountain Athletic

but it’s getting better. The

but noticed she needs to be more

wants and Morgan is just our top

So is Keita.

and five freshmen. Two of those

everything about it,” Jackson

Conference with an overall record

more we play, the more we

vocal with her new teammates.

secret dawg, we can’t tell you

And so are key players

transfers, Carter and Druce

said. “The thing that sold me the

of 23-9 and a 17-5 conference mark,

practice, the easier it’s starting to become,” Smith said.

for Taylor and Co. a season

Peter Moller, Shane Fox, Shane

Asah, led their teams in points

most was the players and the

and lost in the second round of the

In their 2017-18 campaign, MSU

ago. The junior transfer was

Lawson and Allec Williams.

per game a season ago.

winning culture. The trophies and

NCAA tournament. They were first

Smith faces struggles with

Denver finished 15-14 overall,

second on the team in defensive

banners from all the sports.”

of 16 in the RMAC in points scored

her new role. She is looking to

their lowest win total since

rebounds and steals, and third in

and Lawson graduated, while

Demetrius Jackson of El Toro High

and eighth in points allowed.

become more efficient on offense

going 13-13 in 1996, the school’s

blocks. Spearheaded by former

Allec Williams transferred

School in Orange County stuck

a summer surgery, but the senior

“We lost three seniors, and so

inaugural season in the Rocky

Division I player Bounama Keita,

to South Dakota School of

out to Bahl and Taylor the moment

expects himself to be at full

a lot of scoring,” said head coach

Mountain Athletic Conference.

the Roadrunner defense held

Mines and Technology.

he visited the Mile High City.

capacity by December, leaving an

Tanya Haave. “We still have a lot

avenue for the defense-oriented

of experience, but we got a lot of

opponents to 69.4 points per

With her new role on the

and I loved it here. Loved the

games 17 times from 1997-2015.

In fact, MSU Denver has not

Smith isn’t the only one

Williams, Keita, Moller, Fox

Such losses can handicap a

Among those freshmen,

“He’s a multi-dimensional

Taylor is fully recovered from

Hartegan had a team-high 87.5 free throw percentage and shot 50.2 percent from the field — third on the Roadrunners.

about Morgan,” Smith said. Juozapaitis’ athleticisim also caught the eye of Hartgen. “Turning around jumping,

RMAC Offensive Player of the Week after her stellar start. Beyond Hartegan, the Roadrunners struggled to score. Smith shot just 6-of-18 from the floor in both games, including a rough 2-of-7 outing against Commerce. Heading forward, the

The Roadrunners will also

she’s like a little junior Emily,”

Roadrunners will need to improve

and defense, while improving

be counting on forward Jonalyn

Hartegan added about Lewis.

defensively. In their loss to

her on-court communication.

Wittwer to help with scoring, as

Smith’s 50 steals last season

MSU Denver began the season

Lubbock Christian, they allowed

well. Starters Mikayla Gonzales

playing in the Taj Hospitality

three players to drop 15 or more

led the Roadrunners, and

and Bree Wellington are also

Classic in Lubbock, Texas, losing

points on them, while four players on Commerce scored 10 or more.

reached the 20-win benchmark

game, second in the RMAC and

program, and second-year head

player, he can score from all three

Jackson to squeeze his way onto

people in new roles, so our goal is

she was third in the RMAC in

entering new roles this year and

to No. 10 Lubbock Christian

in the any of the previous three

in the top 50 in the nation.

coach Michael Bahl is aware of how

levels,” Bahl said. “His ability to

the court when the Roadrunners

to get a little better every day and

assists per game with 4.7.

Haave believes their development

University 73-53 on Nov. 9,

The Roadrunner’s first

impactful, but he’s confident that

guard really caught my eye. It’s

begin a season of redemption

they do a really good job with that.”

will be key for the Roadrunners.

and Texas A&M University-

home game of the season will

Commerce 71-66 a day later.

be on Nov. 17 against West

seasons, the longest drought the

The defense wasn’t what

program has seen since the early

held the team to a skosh

the players the team has added will

really rare to find a guy that wants

against Stanislaus State on Nov.

90s. In the preseason RMAC poll,

over .500, however.

bring new dynamics to the team.

to guard first. I’m actually telling

16 at the Auraria Event Center.

“We’re never going to replace

him, ‘You have to shoot more!’”

the Roadrunners were picked to

The offense was often anemic

With the absence of J’nae

“It’s one thing to say something but it’s another thing

Both seniors are players to

Squires-Horton and Georgia

to say something with a meaning

watch, but there are new faces

Ohrdorf, the Roadrunners will

behind it,” Smith explained.

to look out for. Guards Abbigail

The Roadrunners excelled at

Texas A&M University at

shooting from the field, making

the Auraria Event Center.

MSU Denver Home Basketball Schedule Auraria Event Center - 900 Auraria Pkwy, Denver

Women

Men

NOV 17 (SAT) 7 P.M.

NOV 16 (FRI) 5 P.M.

VS WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

VS STANISLAUS STATE

NOV 23 (FRI) 5 P.M.

NOV 23 (FRI) 7 P.M.

VS MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD

VS NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

NOV 24 (SAT) 3 P.M.

NOV 24 (SAT) 5 P.M.

VS WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY

VS TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - COMMERCE

DEC 15 (SAT) 4 P.M. RMAC

DEC 15 (SAT) 6 P.M. RMAC

VS COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY

DEC 16 (SUN) 4 P.M. RMAC

DEC 16 (SUN) 6 P.M. RMAC

VS WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY

VS WESTERN STATE COLORADO UNIVERSITY DEC 19 (WED) 3 P.M.

JAN 4 (FRI) 5:30 P.M. RMAC

VS NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

VS FORT LEWIS COLLEGE JAN 4 (FRI) 7:30 P.M. RMAC JAN 5 (SAT) 5 P.M. RMAC

VS FORT LEWIS COLLEGE

VS ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY JAN 5 (SAT) 7 P.M. RMAC JAN 18 (FRI) 5:30 P.M. RMAC

VS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY PUEBLO

VS ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY JAN 18 (FRI) 7:30 P.M. RMAC

VS COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - PUEBLO JAN 19 (SAT) 5 P.M. RMAC

VS NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY

JAN 19 (SAT) 7 P.M. RMAC

VS NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY JAN 25 (FRI) 5:30 P.M. RMAC

VS COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES WE BACK PAT NIGHT FOR ALZHEIMERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S JAN 26 (SAT) 5 P.M. RMAC

VS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS FEB 15 (FRI) 5:30 P.M. RMAC

VS BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (S.D.)

JAN 25 (FRI) 7:30 P.M. RMAC

VS COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES JAN 26 (SAT) 7 P.M. RMAC

VS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT COLORADO SPRINGS FEB 15 (FRI) 7:30 P.M. RMAC

HOMECOMING WEEKEND, PLAY4KAY & THINK PINK NIGHT

VS BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (S.D.)

FEB 16 (SAT) 4 P.M. RMAC

FEB 16 (SAT) 6 P.M. RMAC

VS SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY HOMECOMING WEEKEND

HOMECOMING WEEKEND

VS SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES & TECHNOLOGY HOMECOMING WEEKEND

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MAR 1 (FRI) 5:30 P.M. RMAC

VS CHADRON STATE COLLEGE SENIOR NIGHT

MAR 1 (FRI) 7:30 P.M. RMAC

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track, “Zero,” which was written

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EVENTS

EVENTS AT AURARIA

CONCERTS

11.15

Aztec Stone Art Workshop

Location SSB230G

11.15

Typesetter

Location Summit

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

MSU DENVER SPORTS 11.15

Goopsteppa

Price Free

Price $5 — $10

Price $15 — $20

Time 12:30 – 1:45 p.m.

Time 7 p.m.

Time 6 p.m.

11.15

Hot Topic: Native American Veterans

Location Center for Visual Art

11.16

Aaron Lewis

Location Fillmore

Women’s Basketball 11.17

vs W. Texas A&M

Location Denver Price Varies

Price Varies

Time 7 p.m.

Time 5 p.m.

11.16 Sarah Chang

Price Free

Price $35

Price $20

Time 7 p.m.

Time 7:30 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball 11.15 vs Mines

BFA Thesis Exhibition — Opening Reception

Location Center for Visual Art

Location Texas 11.17 Eli Young Band Location Grizzly Rose

11.17 The Motet

Price TBA

Price $25 — $35

Time 6 – 8 p.m.

Time 8:30 p.m.

Time 9 p.m.

Price Free Time 6 – 7 p.m. 11.17

“Still Life with Iris” by Steven Dietz

11.17 S. Central Championships Location Denver

Price Varies

Price Free

Time 7:30 p.m.

Time 10:30 a.m.

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS

Senior Recital: Eric Anduha, jazz guitar

Location BarFly

Cross Country

Location Ogden

Price Free 11.17

11.16 vs Stanislaus State Location Denver

Location Macky

Time 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. 11.16

Men’s Basketball

Location Cervantes’

11.18 Dom Kennedy Location Cervantes’

11.18

Carlo Lio

Denver Broncos

Avalanche

Location Beta

Price $25 — $87

Price TBA

Time 7:15 p.m.

Time 9 p.m.

Location King Center

11.18 at Chargers Location L.A.

10.26 vs Capitals Location Denver

Price Varies

Time 2:05 a.m.

Time 7 p.m.

Price Free Time 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. 11.20

Inclusive Yoga

Location PE Building 111G Price Free

11.19 Twenty One Pilots Location Pepsi Center

11.19

Lucy Dacus

Location Ogden Theatre

Price TBA

Price $23 — $25

Time 7 p.m.

Time 7:15 p.m. 11.15 vs Hawks

Time 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Location Denver 11.20 OSHUN Location Summit

11.20

Waterparks

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Nuggets 11.17 at Pelicans Location New Orleans

Price Varies

Time 7 p.m.

Time 5 p.m.

Location Oriental

Price $15 — $50

Price $17 — $150

Time 7 p.m.

Time 6:45 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Lake Clarity: For an immersive audio drama

Nuggets

11.21

Lindsay Ell

Location Summit

11.21

Justin Martin

Colorado Buffaloes

Air Force

Location Ogden

Price $10 — $15

Price $25.75 — $30.75

Time 7 p.m.

Time 9 p.m.

11.17 vs Utes Location Boulder

11.17 at Cowboys Location Wyoming

Price Varies

Time 11:30 p.m.

Time 2 p.m.