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From student to the sidelines
Bahl’s plan for bringing Roadrunners back to the top
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver Men’s Basketball head coach Michael Bahl talks to Demetrius Jackson before he subs back into the game against Chadron State on March 1 at the Auraria Events Center.
“I wouldn’t change it for anything
By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu Michael Bahl is about to sit down in a plastic, cushioned chair in his office on the third floor in the Tivoli. Before he can though, his phone
school history. In his senior season, he
in the world,” he says softly. “The
drained 52 percent of his threes, a mark
best part of my day is when I get to
that led all of the NCAA’s Divisions I and II.
go home and see my family.”
His dream wasn’t to nail game-winning
fellow-assistant Adam Wall took over
buzzer beaters and to wear the admiration
as co-coaches to finish the season.
spent 15 of those years at MSU Denver.
and cheers of thousands of fans. His dream
That summer, Michael was hired as
was much more modest with much less
the sole head honcho. It took seven years. No shortcuts. The job was his.
From 2003-2007, Michael played on the MSU Denver men’s basketball team. A star
glitz. Michael wanted to be a coach. A
accompanied by his three daughters:
at Broomfield High School, he rode the
coach for the MSU Denver Roadrunners.
Alice, Abby and newborn Annie Bahl.
bench to start his career, but once given
After graduating from MSU Denver,
his chance, blossomed into one of the
Michael briefly worked in banking
Daddy!” like an unrehearsed trio. To
most reliable three-point shooters in the
before coaching at the high school
Michael, it’s nothing but heavenly. Family
country. Michael shot 45.9 percent from
level. He was hired as an assistant to
is the most important thing for him.
beyond the arc in his career, sixth best in
join Derrick Clark’s coaching staff at
INSIDE
Clark was fired in spring 2017 after multiple DUI arrests, Michael and
Michael Bahl is 34 years old. He’s
buzzes. It’s his wife Amy on video chat,
His children shout, “Happy birthday,
MSU Denver for the 2010-11 season.
| Continued on pg. 10
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Break in at Los Molinos
TV won’t survive the streaming era
La Casa art reception celebrates
Women’s basketball season comes to
students’ heritage
dissapointing end
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Combatting Racism with Education
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Campus restraurant broken into on Friday By Heather A. Davis
off and by the time police arrived on
hdavis16@msudenver.edu
the scene, the suspect had fled. The burglar attempted to break into
Before the sun was up on Friday morning, a burglar was breaking into the Los Molinos restaurant at the corner of Ninth and Curtis streets. The suspect broke in through the front door and stole $160 out of the register
numerous cars before they were able to pry the door of Los Molinos open. “If you happen to see things when people are pulling hard on doors trying to break them open, that would be a time to call us,” Phibbs said.
drawers. Los Molinos has stayed busy since
Students and faculty received a timely
its grand opening in late January. Co-owner
warning notification email Friday morning
Sergio Perez said that since Auraria Campus
regarding the burglary. The suspect is
isn’t their only location, they know that
believed to be a white male in his 20s.
anytime things are going well, unfortunate
At the time of the break-in, the suspect
incidents happen — like a grill breaking
was wearing a long-sleeved blue shirt,
down during opening week, or a burglary.
green pants and carrying a white bag.
Diego Casillas, manager and chef, said,
Phibbs said that they are working on
“I still feel safe, and we got a very good
the investigation and following leads,
response from the community here in
but at the time of publication had no
the campus, so that makes me happy.”
new information to report. On Friday he
No employees, students or faculty were on the scene at the time of the burglary.
suspect, they may release more information
The break-in occurred 45 minutes before
to get help from the community.
the head-chef was due for her shift. While it
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
said that if they are unable to locate the
The newest campus restaurant, Los Molinos, is located on the corner of Ninth and Curtis streets. The restaurant experienced a burglary early morning on March 1.
The suspect isn’t believed to be
was frightening for the staff that morning,
dangerous. Perez said he believes the
that the community helped to make up
they said they weren’t scared off.
burglar wasn’t a student or an employee. He
for the loss by coming in for a meal and
said the person responsible was someone
encouraging their friends to as well.
“They didn’t even look around for more money,” Perez said. According to Michael Phibbs, chief of
who just wandered onto campus. Even though Los Molinos has only been
Perez added, “We are thankful and
everything they did for us on that day.” Perez said people can expect the event to happen sometime in May. Although there weren’t any witnesses
we’re happy with the response we’ve
around to call the police regarding this crime,
the Auraria Campus Police Department,
in this location for a little over six weeks, the
had with Metro or with the campus
Phibbs said that people should always report
the suspect was only in Los Molinos
Auraria students and faculty have shown
overall. And we’re planning on doing
suspicious behavior when they see it.
for about 90 seconds. The alarm went
their support for the restaurant. Perez said
something special to show love for
MSU Denver’s declining enrollment By James Bofenkamp
students, and so the effects can be more
jbofenk1@msudenver.edu
easily absorbed. MSU Denver does not actively court out-of-state students, with about 97 percent of students being residents.
MSU Denver’s enrollment has been falling
In order to help improve the experience
since 2011 despite growing brand awareness.
of students, and encourage more local
The decrease in full-time-equivalent students inversely follows the growing
enrollment, Middlemist says that the school is
economy, with numbers dropping after
focusing on services like Roadways and peer
the great recession ended. To combat the
mentoring. MSU Denver is working on taking
downturn, MSU Denver has been working
advantage of its reputation and aggressively
on getting its name out and changing its
recruiting and marketing itself not as a fallback
role as a university. The school wants to
school, but as a first-choice institution.
grow from a transfer school to students’
“I just googled number one veteran
original, permanent choice for education.
friendly colleges in Colorado,” said student and veteran Shane Miller on his decision
“If we hadn’t added any credit hour production or students, this year we’d have
to enroll at MSU Denver. While he was also
$22 million more that we’d be working
influenced to come to the school because of
with to provide services and support to
an older sibling, the reputation played a role. The amount of transfer students
our students,” said George Middlemist,
the school gets is also dependent on
associate vice president for administration.
its reputation. Much like Miller, Alyssa
According to Middlemist, non-traditional Photo courtesy of MSU Denver.
students seek out an education at schools like MSU Denver during an economic downturn
Students travel across Auraria Campus in 2017. Student enrollment has dropped since.
Wilhoite, another MSU Denver student, had a sibling who attended the school. “Coming from a community college,
in order to improve their employability. With the economy improving since the
bit more non-traditional adult learners,
look up for those who may be graduating,
I was looking for something that
end of the recession, fewer potential
we see more students migrating back
leaving for work or working in lieu of school,
was affordable,” said Wilhoite.
students find the need to do this.
into the workplace,” Middlemist said.
the university itself begins to suffer.
Starting fall 2011, new enrollment
Despite the shrinking number of new
Middlemist said that MSU Denver is not
MSU Denver relies upon its reputation, as well as economically-minded Colorado
began to slow. This includes people
students, he said that the number of students
the only school struggling for enrollment.
residents. Student success and a growing
graduating from high school, transferring
who graduate every year has been growing
Not only are community colleges hit hard as
economy are good reasons to have
or returning to education after time
for the last 10 years. However, as more
well, but schools like University of Colorado
problems, but they are problems which
away, not those continuously pursuing
students finish each year, that leaves more
Boulder, Colorado State University and
will affect students nonetheless.
their education at MSU Denver.
spots for students to fill. The combination
Colorado School of Mines are also seeing less
of a growing economy and increasing rates
enrollees. However, nationally-recognized
of graduation means that while things
schools have a much larger pool of potential
“As the economy improves, for our institution, which tends to have a little
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MARCH 6, 2019
Getting to know you: 2019 city council candidates By Zhen Tang and Madison Lauterbach ztang@msudenver.edu mlauter1@msudenver.edu
Council At-Large
Council District 1
Sabrina D’Agosta
Praj Kulkarni
INCUMBENT
INCUMBENT
Robin Kniech
Deborah Ortega
Council District 10
Council District 9
Wayne New
Albus Brooks
Christopher Herndon
INCUMBENT
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Scott Alan Durrah
Council District 11
Blair Taylor
David Sabados
Stacie Gilmore INCUMBENT
Patrick Floyd Thibault Christopher Hinds
Amanda Sandoval
Council District 8
Candi CdeBaca
Miguel Adrian Ceballos-Ruiz
Christine Alonzo
Mike Somma Antonio Mendez
Tony Smith
Council District 5 Council District 3
In the next municipal election, all 13 city council seats will be up for grabs, including 11 from each district and two at-large. City council members serve Jamie Torres
four-year terms. All but two districts will
Veronica Barela
Mary Beth Susman INCUMBENT
have an incumbent running for the seat. Rafael Espinoza, sitting city councilman from District 1, has suspended his campaign. Paul López, sitting councilman from District 3, will not be running for re-election due to term limits. López is Annamarie Martinez
expected to run for clerk and recorder.
Raymond Montoya
Michele Fry
This list includes only candidates that have sufficient information on denvergov. org, but the filing deadline is March 13.
Council District 2
Council District 7
Council District 6
Council District 4 Stephen Replin
Kevin Flynn
Jolon Clark
Paul Kashmann
Kendra Black
INCUMBENT
INCUMBENT
INCUMBENT
INCUMBENT
Amanda Sawyer
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OPINIONS
6 staff Editor-in-Chief Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu Managing Editor
MARCH 06, 2019
A college education is not complete without seeing a play
Isaac Banks cisaacbanks@gmail.com
only entertain, but to haunt you
Acting classes and productions
News Editor
long after you’ve left the venue.
can also help with public speaking
in tolerance and critical thinking
Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu
You’ll want to rewatch renditions
skills. Not only do actors learn how
skills than those who hadn’t.
of a show until you understand
to project their voices to an entire
So those are the statistics. Am
every scene, number and line.
room full of people, but they also
I more tolerant or empathetic than
Assistant News Editor James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.edu
who saw a play scored higher
College is a great time and place
learn to tackle stage fright and how
a non-theater-goer? I can’t say. But
Features Editor
to start searching out your favorite
to compose themselves before any
I can say that I love the experience
Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
dramas in an affordable, accessible
public appearance. The article says
of going to see a play I have never
Sports Editor
way. Even if you don’t have the
theater is also a way to meet new
heard of and being blown away
James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu
time to participate, or you don’t
people and expand your pool of
by the sets, the costumes, the
consider yourself a fan of the
connections, whether you’re looking
lighting, the acting, the music or
performing arts, you should make
for friends or someone who can
all of the above. In my three years
a point to see at least one play.
nudge you into your desired field.
in college, I have seen a variety of
From the perspective of the
musicals and non-musicals. Each
Assistant Sports Editor Deicy Gomez dluevan3@msudenver.edu Photo Editor
Theater plays many positive
Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu Design Managing Editor Zhen Tang ztnag@msudenver.edu Copy Editors Paige Pakkebier paige.pakkebier@ucdenver.edu Daniel Sutton dsutton3@msudenver.edu Director of Met Media Steve Haigh shaigh@msudenver.edu
roles on a college campus. For the
audiences, a study from 2015
one has surprised me in more ways
By Megan Webber
students involved, participating in a
shows an increase in knowledge,
than I expected, and I have walked
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
theater production is a way to build
tolerance and empathy in students
away with a new favorite show.
a skill set applicable to almost any
who regularly attend the theater.
field. According to a 2016 article
Education Next found that when
place late at night so that students
From a young age, I sang, danced
in College Candy, acting helps
students went to see a live rendition
will be able to go see them after a
and acted in all the school plays.
relieve stress, teaches students
of a work, as opposed to reading
long day of classes. There’s really
When I came to college, my studies
how to work well in a group and
it in a book or watching the film
no reason not to go check it out.
and work responsibilities prevented
builds confidence. Performing in a
version, 63 percent of students out
I was a theater kid in high school.
Most college productions take
Megan Webber is the features
me from getting back onstage.
play opens a person up to positive
of the sample 670 people, had a
Assistant Director of Met Media
But I have always loved watching
and constructive criticism. Most
better understanding of the events
Ronan O’Shea roshea3@msudenver.edu
editor at The Metropolitan and
musicals and imagining that I am
importantly, a theater production is
in said work. The study also claimed
a junior at MSU Denver.
Production Manager of Met Media
playing the lead role just as much
a team effort. If one cast member
that students were more equipped
Kathleen Jewby kjewby@msudenver.edu
as I love actually being in the show.
or tech volunteer doesn’t show up,
to read the emotions of others after
Theater has the ability to not
the entire show can be jeopardized.
watching a play, and that students
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Netflix killed the TV star
Millinennial watching habits are putting cable out of business
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included with a regular package,
liked in the past. Users also
generation leaving cable has been
viewers only watch a handful of
benefit from limited commercials,
growing over the last few years.
them. Cable bills have more than
making binge-watching more time
Customers are leaving in large
doubled over the last decade and
efficient without long breaks.
quantities and the industry lost
the national average bill – currently
1.7 million, or 1.7 percent of its
$90 a month – will hit $200 in 2020,
home with my parents, who are
customers in 2016, according to
according to market researcher The
cable subscribers, that I wasted
MoffettNathanson. In 2018, the
NPD Group. If millennials can barely
much of my time watching shows
broadcast satellite sector was
afford health insurance, you can bet
that I didn’t like just because they
hit particularly hard when it lost
that they won’t be wasting money
were the only thing that was on.
726,000 subscribers in a three
on a service they don’t actually
Now, instead of just turning the
month period, which the Kagan
use. Alternatives to cable rely on
TV on and watching whatever is
research group deemed the sector’s
a wireless internet to connect to
available, I work on other projects
“worst quarter on record.”
apps. Paying for wifi in our internet-
or homework and only watch
driven economy is already a given
programming with a purpose.
The phenomenon of the younger
With alternatives like Roku,
I found that when I lived at
The problem isn’t millennials
By Madison Lauterbach
Apple TV and Chromecast, it’s a
and a much cheaper option, even
mlauter1@msudenver.edu
wonder anyone has cable at all
with the added cost of media
killing the cable industry. It’s that
anymore. According to research
platforms like Netflix and Hulu.
companies choose to not get ahead
We’ve all seen those op-eds
firm Growth from Knowledge, 30
Cable is also a waste of time.
of streaming services by offering
written by bitter baby boomers
percent of millennials are cord-free.
As options of shows and channels
lower prices and tailored channel
blaming millennials for the death
I hate to say it, but if you still use a
have increased, so too has the
packages that millennials are
of every industry from casual
cable box, you are probably “too
amount of time we spend surfing
interested in. In a society where
chain restaurants like Applebee’s
old” to understand how one of these
those channels to find something
people can buy everything from
to diamond engagement rings.
alternatives works. That same study
we as consumers want to watch.
shampoo to dildos customized
There are so many reasons
found that just 16 percent of baby
According to Smithsonian Magazine,
to the individual, it’s not rocket
for why younger people don’t
boomers moved to an alternative.
the average American TV viewer
science to figure out where cable
want to indulge in a 2-for-$20
So why are millennials now
spends over a year of their life
companies are going wrong. We’re
meal or waste thousands of
“attacking” the very thing that has
searching through the mass
just asking to get more of what we
dollars on a sparkly rock. But
represented the nuclear family
quantity of programs. Instead, à
actually want for what we pay.
the one industry that should
since its inception? Traditional
la carte streaming service users
watch out for “unpredictable”
television is a waste of money
can find programs they might
and “crazy” millennial trends
and time. Out of hundreds, if not
enjoy using algorithms based on
news editor at The Metropolitan
is the cable TV industry.
thousands of stations that come
other shows or movies they’ve
and a senior at MSU Denver.
Madison Lauterbach is the
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Tivoli Commons home to La Casa art installation By Deicy Gomez
because just as much as we need
transfer student from Front
dluevan3@msudenver.edu
that embrace, just as much as we
Range Community College,
need the country, it needs us.”
presented two pieces. The first
On March 4, La Casa put
was a mandala that represented
If you were to look up the definition of “home,” a
together an event called
herself and her family. It was a
dictionary would say that it is
“Bridging Borders” to talk
mixture of La Loteria cards, Frida
where someone permanently
about the art installation that is
Kahlo portraits, artwork done by
lives. But not everyone defines
hanging in the Tivoli Commons.
Diego Rivera and other symbols
home the same way.
La Casa held a reception that
that represented her family’s
President of the Latino and
would allow the MSU Denver
background. Her second piece
Chicano Art Student Association’s
community to come together.
was inspired by a quote from
La Casa, Adrian Cuevas, explained
The green, white and red
a poem by Jorge Luis Borges
that it is an uncertain concept for
strings at the bottom of the
titled “A Poem for All of You”
those who migrate to the U.S.
installation represent the colors
when translated into English.
Cuevas and his team wanted to
of the Mexican flag, which
“Plant your own garden and
find a way to promote culture and
signifies the backs of immigrants
decorate your own soul instead
diversity around MSU Denver.
who built this country. The
of waiting for someone to bring
La Casa recognized that
blue, red and white strings
you flowers,” Borges wrote.
there was low representation of
represent the American flag and
Hispanics within the MSU Denver
the success of the country.
community. So they created a
For Treasurer Maria Solis, it
club that artists and students
was more than sharing art with
could join to share their art.
people. It was about talking to
“Who better to trust with the preserving of a nation than
Rascon said that she connected the feminine aesthetics of women and flowers together. The painting is about self-love. La Casa thanked everyone Photo by Deicy Gomez | dluevan3@msudenver.edu
for taking time out of their
Daniela Rascon’s portrait inspired by the quote from poet Jorge Luis Borges displayed at “Bridging Borders.”
day to visit the exhibition,
the MSU Denver community and celebrating with food.
people who have come from
She said she wanted
other nations that do not have
people to discuss the art as it
what we have here?” asked
appears in the midst of a highly
we just want to celebrate and
enjoy while eating chips and
Cuevas. “We see how unique
charged political climate.
have a moment of happiness.”
guacamole, jalapeño poppers
opportunity is. We were asking for that respect in that regard
tender hugs and departed.
“Not that we’re being
Inside, La Casa set up a small
impassive or indifferent, but
thanked their families with
gallery that students could
and cheesy quesadillas. Daniela Rascon, a first-year
Campus talk Colorado Rockies All-Star Nolan Arenado recently
Baseball. The deal comes out to $32.5 million per year – or
signed an eight-year $260 million deal. It’s is the second-
$625,000 per week. That begs some questions: How much
highest per-year contract in the history of Major League
is too much? What would you do with that kind of money?
Interviews conducted on campus the week of Feb. 11 by MSU Denver Journalism 2100 reporting students.
Kate Knight
Jeff Barr
Sarah Betz
MSU Denver student
MSU Denver senior
MSU Denver senior
By Dylan Brattain
By Kia Jones
By Olivia Goodman
dbrattai@msudenver.edu
kjone140@msudenver.edu
ogoodma1@msudenver.edu
A Rockies player just signed a $260 million contract. What
How much is too much to pay an athlete?
What would you do with $260 million?
I definitely think they get paid too much. I think of what they
I don’t know, I would probably never work again, and travel.
would you do with that kind of money? Ooh, with that kind of money I think I would go and live on an island somewhere, you know? Away from everybody and
do and what other people do which seems unbalanced. We could be paying teachers those billions of dollars instead.
How much is too much to pay an athlete?
everything. If you were a professional athlete who would you be? What How much should an athlete be paid?
is your net worth?
I think it should be on par with the military, definitely not like celebrities. It’s a little crazy that someone puts on a helmet and
I’d be that pitcher for the Dodgers. Clayton Kershaw. I’m not that big into sports.
Definitely not $260 million. I think they should be paid well, but they shouldn’t be millionaires for playing a sport. What professional athlete would you be? And how much a year would you be worth?
catches a ball and gets paid more than someone who defends our freedom.
What would you do with that money?
No idea. I am not into sports, but I would want to be paid at least six figures.
Personally I would donate most of my income to a charity or
If you were a professional athlete who would you be, and how much money would you be worth?
invest in one because I don’t need all of that money like others do.
I’m not really into sports, but I’d probably want to be Tony Hawk. He seems like a cool, down-to-earth guy.
MARCH 6, 2019
REVIEWS
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“Crushing” has set the bar for indie music in 2019 By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu
of the record — breakup.
a skip if shuffled into your
“Body” details when she left a
general playlist due to the risk of
childish, toxic man who only held
dampening the mood. But when
her back. “I threw my luggage
in a dimly lit room with a drink
“Crushing” is the second studio
down/ I said, ‘I’m not a good
and a pair of headphones, it acts
album from the Australian-
woman when you’re around,’”
as the best confidant for whatever
born singer/songwriter Julia
Jacklin sings in a cold rage.
bottled up feelings you have.
Released on Feb. 22,
Jacklin. And from the get-
A standard kick and snare
It’s hard not to compare the
go, it’s tough to digest, but
drum beat join “Body” with a
record to recent break-up albums,
enthralling nonetheless.
warm piano melody as Jacklin’s
particularly Ariana Grande’s
anger devolves into fear.
“thank u, next,” or Lorde’s
It’s the first astounding album of 2019, but it doesn’t act like it.
She commits to taking control
“Melodrama.” These two records
“Crushing” is not a conceptual,
of her life and body, and allows the
took the concept and gave it an
hour-long critique of systemic
listener into her deepest, romantic
innovative art-pop twist for a
issues. It’s not an exhilarating
fears from the start of the album.
mainstream audience. Jacklin,
“You took my camera/ Turned
meanwhile, simply straightens
exploration of genres backed with the greatest musicians alive.
to me, 23, naked on your bed
It’s a stripped down testimony
looking straight at you,” she
that’s more folk than rock, and
sings. “Would you use it to hurt
has more electric guitars than folk
me?/ Well, I guess it’s just my
album’s personal themes and
oversaturate the line of mass-
purists would want. Jacklin trades
life/ And it’s just my body.”
instead hit them with a truck-load
consumed break-up albums.
of heartache pays dividends.
There’s no chart-topper with a
reflective indie album born out of
deconstructing the large-scale
“Crushing,” released through
out the approach and uses vintage Photo obtained from Julia Jacklin
sound — there’s some clear Bob Dylan and Fiona Apple influence — to tell modern problems. “Crushing” is a stern and self-
effects of unhealthy relationships
Liberation records, sounds on
groovy hook or a dance-floor
the #MeToo era. It’s likely to go
and sexism for anecdotes that
monotonous on the surface.
musicianship for the listener to
banger. What makes up the
unnoticed outside of Australia, but
only she and those closest to
But beneath the thin blankets
hide their ears behind either.
39-minute album is unadulterated
its message knows no borders.
her know the consequences of.
of smooth guitars, albeit
Producer Burke Reid, known for
emotional honesty and all of
The album opener and lead
There’s no complex
unremarkable, are yarns spun
her work with Courtney Barnett,
the uncomfortable baggage
single, “Body,” is a hauntingly
by a woman who is frayed and is
gives the album’s production an
that comes along with it.
serene retelling of Jacklin’s
now tying herself back together.
aesthetic so bare and honest that
breaking point. In five minutes,
The Melbourne native’s decision
it mirrors Jacklin’s lyrics to a T.
Jacklin sets the overlying theme
not to ease the listener into the
Jacklin isn’t trying to
4.5/5 records
The third track, “Don’t Know How to Keep Loving You,” is a midtempo rock ballad that commands
Free-to-play battle royale game gives the competition a run for their money By Isaac Banks
real money are cosmetics. There
a fun thing to do. Luckily, Respawn
cisaacbanks@gmail.com
are two characters that have to be
has created a solution for not
unlocked with in-game currency or
wanting to talk to random people.
real cash, but they are not necessary
The ping system is the most creative
to win and are not unbalanced.
system in the game. To tell your
Apex Legends is the latest entry in the battle royale genre. It sets itself apart from the crowded space
Even though each character
team where an enemy is, just
by combining the tried and tested
brings a different ability to the table,
look at the enemy and ping them.
battle royale mechanics with class-
the gameplay levels the playing
To tell your team where you are
based characters, called legends,
field. Each gun is well-balanced for
going to look for loot, ping it. From
and solid shooting mechanics.
the situation it is meant for. That
where to drop at the beginning
means shotguns are dangerous
of the game to the area a player
behind the Titanfall series,
up close and snipers can easily
is looking at, almost everything
Apex Legends is set in the same
take out an enemy at range. There
can be communicated with the
universe. Players find themselves
are some standouts like the R-301,
ping system, almost eliminating
which is a well-balanced gun that
the need to use a mic. The system
can handle most situations when
is not perfect though. There is
it has maxed out attachments.
no way to tell your team if your
Made by Respawn, the team
Photo obtained from Apex Legends
choosing from eight different heroes to jump onto an island. All of the battle royale gimmicks
in battle. Wraith, one of the most
a large character and, as of now,
are here. Players drop onto an
popular legends, has a tactical
has a larger hitbox. This makes
island, search for loot and engage
ability called, “Into the Void” that
him a bigger target, giving him a
makes it easy to pick up and attach
enemies all while staying inside an
allows her to go into a different
disadvantage when compared to
them to weapons. The moment a
ever-shrinking play area. What sets
dimension avoiding all damage for
the smaller characters like Wraith.
player picks up a gun it is equipped,
royale game out right now. Being
Apex Legends apart is the choice
a short period of time. Her passive
Being a multiplayer game, there
loaded and ready to go. If a player
free to play makes it easy to pick up
of characters. Players do not create
ability lets the player know when an
is little story to go along with Apex
finds additional attachments for a
and try while the unique characters
their own characters, as they would
enemy is looking at them and her
Legends. But each of the characters
weapon, like an extended magazine,
and rock-solid shooting mechanics
in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
ultimate ability creates a portal that
has a short summary of their past
it is automatically attached to the
keep you coming back for more.
or Fortnight. Instead Respawn takes
links two locations. Her skills make
and motivations. They are not as
proper weapon. If the attachment is
a route similar to Overwatch. There
her a perfect fit for an aggressive
fleshed out as the characters in
not for the gun or a player already
are six legends to choose from,
player to engage and disengage
Overwatch but it helps Apex stand
has that tier, the game will indicate
with two that can be unlocked with
enemies with relative ease.
out from an over-saturated genre.
what weapon it is for or if you
real money or in-game currency. Each legend has a unique
There are some balancing
The game is free to play,
Speaking of attachments, Apex
already have it. This streamlined
issues with the characters’
and features plenty of micro-
system cuts down on time wasted
tactical, passive and ultimate ability
hitboxes, the area which registers
transactions. Luckily, the only
looking through your inventory.
that can give players an advantage
a hit from enemies. Gibraltar is
things that can be bought with
Playing with randoms is never
ultimate is charged or for Lifeline to drop her drone to heal you. Apex Legends is the best battle
4/5 remote controls
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SPORTS
MARCH 6, 2019
Bahl setting foundation for success Continued from cover
won’t give you chiseled abs.
Annie, Amy was the head coach
Progress takes time, and that’s a
campus and I come in — I’m the
of the Evergreen High School
concept Michael is instilling on the
and trying to eke out a 17-win
15th or 16th guy. You didn’t really
girls’ team, winning the 2017
Roadrunners. When he was hired
season and a shallow run into
understand what work was,”
and 2018 state championships.
as head coach in 2017, Michael
the RMAC tournament, Bahl and
was working on a wet foundation.
assistant coach Jeremy Johnston
“I think I’m the big man on
Michael knows that the path to
some of the guys on that floor.”
basketball. Until giving birth to
seasons, taught him otherwise.
Amy said that Michael kept
So, instead of hauling ass
this point required hard work. He’ll
Michael said. “You can get by
be the first to tell you that change
in high school not necessarily
her grounded when she was
doesn’t happen overnight and that
working as hard. I worked hard,
flying high. She did the same
a distraction, and the
methodical approach. Set the
working hard, trusting the process
but not as hard as I needed to.”
when Michael was unsure if he
Roadrunners were two years
foundation, then build the house.
would be Clark’s successor.
removed from their last NCAA
and leaning on the family will help
He continued to learn from
The Clark debacle was
tournament appearance.
“I wasn’t home much. Amy
have opted for the longer,
There’s a formula for building a successful college
you get there. It’s a philosophy
failure when it reared its ugly
he learned at a young age.
head. Whether it was when he
understands, she was a college
was humbled by coach Dunlap, or
basketball coach at Fort Lewis too,
on his first team graduated or
Bahl family: There’s Jenny, Matt,
when MSU Denver blew a 12-point
so she understands the world that
transferred from the program.
Stephen and lastly, Michael. The
halftime lead to Drury University
we live in in athletics,” Michael
When MSU Denver took the court
players with a good ratio of
Bahls are a family of, well, ballers.
in the 2013 DII championship
said.“Knowing that she takes
for the first time this season, only
athletic talent and decency. No
game and Michael, an assistant
care of what needs to be done
seven of their 17 players were on
athletic freaks with massive
at Mullen High School in Denver.
coach, could only watch helplessly
at the house is by far the most
the roster last year, and only three
character flaws on this team.
His mother ran track at Fort
as their season unraveled.
important job. This is nothing to
of them saw playing time. Facing
Just as integral is having the
There are four kids in the
Michael’s father played football
The majority of the contributors
program, and Michael is meticulously following it. The formula requires finding
Morgan High School. Michael
players be coaches on the court,
and his siblings did it all, but the
which requires hammering a
focus was on basketball. Jenny
culture into them. This means
played for Fort Lewis College, Matt
not overloading with transfers as
played for Colorado College and
so-many “win-now” teams do. The final part of the equation
Stephen was an All-American at
has Michael applying his
the Colorado School of Mines.
philosophies and learning
Michael’s philosopy can be boiled down to three concepts:
experiences onto his players.
Always work hard, learn from
Everything he learned when
failure and love your family.
he was pinned by Stephen and Matt, when coach Dunlap
“Seeing my dad get up in the morning — he owned his own
told him to, “shape up or ship
janitorial service — he worked
out,” when he and Amy were
from basically 4 a.m. until 9 at
uncertain if he’d even be in this
night. He never missed any of our
position, he diligently passes
sporting events, he was always
these lessons onto his players
there for us,” Michael said. “The
not just to make them great on
same was for my mom. She was
the court, but off it as well. “He’s kind of someone you can
working two full-time jobs while going to physical therapy school
look up to because he has so much
while having four kids. You’re
passion and drive for every single
a product of your environment,
thing he does,” said freshman
and it started with my parents.”
Demetrius Jackson. “He taught me that even when times are hardest,
Implementing a culture of hard work in an athletic
Photo by Taelyn Livingston | tliving4@msudenver.edu
to competition. Michael and Stephen are less than two
Michael Bahl relays his gameplan to the team during a timeout in the second half of the Roadrunners’ 80-60 win over South Dakota School of Mines and Technology on Feb. 16 at the Auraria Event Center.
In the living room of their
and pushing until times get better. He’s a really great guy. He’s everything you want in a coach.”
years apart in age, a reality that engendered a combative rivalry.
you need to get up and go to work no matter what. Just keep pushing
household naturally leads
“That’s why athletics are so great in general. The life
The sum of this process is,
raising kids and being a mom.
nationally ranked schools like
She has the much tougher job.”
Mines, the enigmatic quilt that is
ideally, MSU Denver running
childhood home, Stephen and
lessons you teach are not
the Roadrunners predictably tore
the RMAC year-in and year-out.
Michael would square-off in
terminal,” Michael said. “Okay,
be away from the family he loves
in a few places throughout the
There’s no guarantee it happens
“knee” football. The football
we lose a game. How do you
so much. Even now, two years
season, finishing 12-14. A losing
next season or the one after, but
would quickly devolve into
handle it? You lose your job?
into the 10-12 hour work days,
season is rare for the school.
Michael guarantees the winning
wrestling until a winner was
That’s a lot more severe than
he finds time for his family.
called. The loser would have to
a stupid basketball game, but
face the oldest brother, Matt. And
you handle it the same way.”
It sounds crazy for Michael to
MSU Denver is the winningest
ways will return. That is, as
men’s basketball program in
long as it’s his way. Through
girls, trying to influence them
Division II history. Not only did
hard work, picking yourself
in a positive way,” Amy said.
they miss the NCAA tournament
up after failing and, above all,
or failure, Michael applies the
“He’s great with the girls when
for the fourth straight season,
putting loved ones first.
their friends, such as future NBA
third and final philosophy:
they get a little emotional, he
but they missed the Rocky
forward Nick Fazekas, Michael
loving his family.
brings them back down.”
Mountain Athletic Conference
job and you have two kids you
tournament for the first time.
need to support. What are you
Michael was usually the loser. Playing against his siblings and
lost — a lot. He was sore loser
When faced with uncertainty
In Michael’s eyes, there’s
“He’s always there for the
Today, Michael is an
“The only pressure is the
“God forbid you lose your
going to do then?” Michael said
and would often throw tantrums
something special about family.
amalgamation of these notions:
after coming up short. But loss
They’re with you every step of
hard work, learning from failure
pressure I put on myself,”
with fire. “We use the game of
taught Michael hard lessons. He
the way. Through the hirings and
and prioritizing family. He’s had
Michael said. “I understand the
basketball to teach them that.
went on to star at Broomfield
the firings, family keeps you from
to apply these lessons as head
tradition here, I’ve been a part of
Okay, you didn’t play as well
High School and become one of
getting too high and too low.
coach of a program looking to
it, but that can’t consume me. I
as you wanted to, what are you
return to its former glory.
can’t be so gung-ho toward that
going to do about it? Are you
because then you’re going to
going to feel sorry for yourself,
start skipping steps. You’re going
or are you going to look in the mirror and say, ‘I can be better.’”
the best players in Colorado. Michael thought he knew
Michael met his wife Amy in a fitting setting — coaching
* Change doesn’t happen
hard work. Mike Dunlap, MSU
children at basketball camp
Denver’s coach for Michael’s
hosted by the Colorado School of
overnight. If you want to bulk
to start taking short cuts, you’re
freshman and sophomore
Mines. Both played and coached
up at the gym, a day of leg lifts
going to start short-changing
SPORTS
MARCH 6, 2019
Women’s basketball falls to Regis Season comes to end after unbalanced loss
By James Burky
there’s only one team that’s happy
jburky@msudenver.edu
at the end and it just wasn’t us.”
Jennifer Hankins led the MSU Denver women’s golf team at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout. Hankins kicked off the spring season with an 11-over par 83. She is also tied for 63rd in the 104-player tournament. The Roadrunners will be traveling to Wichita Falls, Texas to play at a Midwestern State University Women’s Invitational on March 11.
while dampened by a handful
powering through defense and
of bad shots — gave the
fighting for rebounds defined the
Roadrunners a necessary
MSU Denver women’s basketball
spark to keep them alive.
team’s season-ending 63-56 loss
Coming out of the locker
to Regis University on March 5
room for the second half,
at the Auraria Event Center.
the Roadrunners were in
The Roadrunners offense
Softball snowed out
desperate need of one.
lived and died with their starters.
Smith ignited the team with
Jaelynn Smith, Emily Hartegan
The MSU Denver Softball doubleheader against Colorado Christian University was cancelled due to snow on March 2. The chance of the doubleheader has a possibility of being scheduled, but as of right now it is not probable. The Roadrunners will be back on March 9-10 to face the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and New Mexico Highlands University in a four game series.
10 points in the third quarter.
and Mikayla Gonzales scored
The Regis defense adapted,
40 of the Roadrunners’ 56
though, and prevented the
points. Smith, a first team all-
Roadrunners from taking
conference selection, took 22
the game in the third.
shots and only made seven.
The fact that MSU Denver, who
“Jae is very instinctive
had the third seed in the Rocky
that if we’re timid or we’re not
Mountain Athletic Conference
scoring, she’s going to take it
tournament, were here in the first
upon herself,” said head coach
place migh be surprising to some.
Tanya Haave. “I think that’s kind
The Roadrunners were
of what happened, and then
just 5-10 by mid-January.
you have a little bit of forcing
Tennis calls it due to cold weather
That was when the
things. Credit Regis, they did
Roadrunners turned a corner, and
a good job defensively, but I
embarked on a hot streak where
think we were too timid.”
they won 11 of their last 13 games.
Apprehensive ball-handlers
The MSU Denver women’s tennis team duals set for March 5 against Concordia University were cancelled due to low temperatures and will not be rescheduled, according to MSU Denver Athletics. The Roadrunners will be traveling to Wichita Falls, Texas on March 8 and will be traveling to Lawton, Oklahoma on March 9, fi nishing the weekend back in Wichita Falls.
Haave commended her seniors
plagued a young Roadrunner team.
—Smith, Hartegan, Gonzales
They took 49 shots – eight under
and Jonalyn Wittwer — for their
their season average — and made
impact on and off the floor. For
just 38 percent of those shots.
Hartegan, a fifth-year senior who
In the fourth quarter,
was also named first team All-
the Roadrunners were just
RMAC, the loss was a devastating
4-of-14 from the floor.
end to her career. Like Smith,
“If we made just one more play, hit a couple more shots, that’s
ROADRUNNER BRIEFS Hankins shines at tournament
Smith’s performance — Forty minutes of trading blows,
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these girls are her family. “I was blessed to be here for an
it,” Smith said. “Nobody wants
extra year,” Hartegan said, fighting
to lose, nobody wants to lose at
back tears. “This is my family.”
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyon9@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver senior guard Jaelyn Smith takes a shot against Regis University in the RMAC tournament at the Auraria Event Center on March 5. The Roadrunners lost 63-56.
home. It wasn’t an ideal thing, but
Roadrunners athletics review Men’s basketball
Baseball vs. Colorado Christian
University
Feb. 28 vs. Chardon State
March 1
L 0-7
W 79-66
vs. University of Mary
March 1 W 31-3
In last week’s story, “Roadrunner playoff hopes hinge on foes,” we incorrectly stated that the tiebreaker for the RMAC basketball tournament relied on overall record. According to the RMAC manual, tiebreakers fall into four scenarios: head-to-head regular season records, a point system that awards a score to a team based off a quality of opponent, comparing win percentage and if all else fails, a coin flip.
Dynamic Duo recognized Jaelynn Smith and Emily Hartegan from the MSU Denver women’s basketball team, were named to the All-RMAC fi rst team. Smith is currently the only player in the NCAA Division II averaging 15.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.3 assists and two steals per game. She is the program’s all time leader in assists and free throws with 549 and 481, respectively. She also led the RMAC in assists. Hartegan averaged 14.4 points, grabbing 8.1 rebounds and was fourth in the RMAC in rebounding and second in field goal percentage at 53.3.
Asah earns All-RMAC Druce Asah from the MSU Denver men’s basketball team, was named to the second team All-RMAC. During the 2018-19 season, Asah lead the Roadrunners with an average of 16 points while averaging 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. In the RMAC, Asah was ranked ninth in scoring.
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MARCH 06, 2019
Bats start swingin’ in weekend split NATIONAL BRIEFS Knee sprain sidelines Williamson Freshman Zion Williamson from Duke University will be sitting out for a fourth straight game due to knee sprain he suffered in the opening minutes of the 88-72 loss to the University of North Carolina on Feb. 20. Williamson currently ranks second in the Atlantic Coast conference, averaging 21.6 points per game. Without their star freshman, Duke is currently 2-1.
MLB looks to expand active rosters in 2020 The Major League Baseball is near an agreement with the players’ union about expanding the active rosters to 26 in 2020. The 26-player maximum would also apply to the postseason and instead of having 13 pitchers, teams will be increasing to 14 beginning on Sept. 1, 2019. The deal includes increasing the injured list minimum for pitchers, giving them 10-15 days to recover. They also made a small change to the All-Star Game rules allowing a player on second base if they were to go into extra innings and giving MLB the right to shorten the breaks between innings.
Kalpan sends message to recruiters Former Adidas executive James Gatto, and business managers Merl Code and Christian Dawkins, were sentenced to prison on March 5 for persuading college recruiters to influence high-profile athletes to attend schools who are sponsored by Adidas. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he wanted to send a message to others who maybe commiting similar crimes and have not been prosecuted. Dawkins and Code are facing six months in prison and each were ordered to pay $28,261 to the University of Louisville. Gatto was sentenced to nine months in a minimum security prison recommended by Kaplan.
Pardres outfielder expected to miss several months Padres’ outfielder Travis Jankowski, will be missing the first three months of the season as he recovers from surgery. Jankowski broke his right wrist while diving for a f ly ball against the Texas Rangers on March 3. Wil Myers, Franmil Reyes, Hunter Renfroe and Manuel Margot are expected to split playing time in the outfield while Franchy Cordero is expected to take Jankowski’s place in the lineup.
Roadrunners defeat Marauders with a combined score of 44-11
By Deicy Gomez
think they had a little bit more
dluevan3@msudenver.edu
motivation today to be ready to play and they came out here and
The MSU Denver baseball team won two of their three home
swung the bats pretty well.” MSU Denver began their
games from Feb. 28-March 1 at
three-game series by scoring
the Regency Athletic Complex,
11 runs in the first three innings
putting them at 6-5 on the season.
against Mary. But in the fourth
On Feb. 28 the Roadrunners
inning, the Marauders racked
beat the University of Mary
up eight. With the help of Matt
Marauders 13-8, then were
Malkin’s sacrifice fly to center
defeated by the Colorado Christian
and Jake Kistaitis’ single in the
University Cougars, 7-0. MSU
eighth inning, Zach Paschke and
Denver ended the series on
Logan Soole were able to add two
March 1 crushing the Marauders
more runs. Paschke went 3-for-5
31-3, the most runs the program
with one RBI and has a batting
has scored in nine years.
average of .364 on the season.
First baseman Jake Kistaitis
Photo by Deicy Gomez | dluevan3@msudenver.edu
After a three-hour break, the
Austin Stone winds up a pitch in the sixth inning against the University of Mary on March 1 at the Regency Athletic Complex. The Roadrunners won 31-3.
went 5-for-11 with three RBIs
Roadrunners came back to the
and now has a .439 batting
RAC to face Colorado Christian.
average. During the first game
MSU Denver tried battling through
against Mary, Carter Akerfields
the Cougars’ defense but was only
pitched for three innings and
able to obtain two hits out of their
returned to the RAC for a come
struck out two batters while not
29 plate appearances. The pitching
back from their 7-0 loss. In the
wanted to score a lot of runs,”
allowing any runs. Shortstop
staff faced a mound of troubles
first inning, they scored five runs
Lightley said. “Especially after last
Ty Lightley went 6-for-14 with
themselves. Starter TJ Egloff
and then added 11 more to the
night when we didn’t score any.”
three RBIs. He’s arguably the
struck out two batters and walked
scoreboard in the second inning.
team’s most proficient hitter
three in less than three innings of
MSU Denver then added 15
the RAC to face Colorado State
with a batting average of .447.
work. The Roadrunners burned
more and ended the game 31-3.
University-Pueblo from March
through five pitchers in the game.
This put them close to beating
8-10 in a four-game series.
their record of 34 runs in one
First pitch will be at 3 p.m. on
“I told our guys that was the worst game I have coached,
“We kinda gave it up
On March 1, the Roadrunners
RMAC player of the week. “I think overall as a team we
MSU Denver will be back at
whether it being an assistant
yesterday and that hurt,”
game, set in 2010. Soole’s eight
March 8, 1 p.m. on March 9
or head coach,” said head
Soole said. “We never want
RBIs is tied for the most in one
and noon on the final day.
coach Ryan Strain, referring to
to do that, but it is baseball,
game by a Roadrunner. For his
the Roadrunners’ 7-0 loss. “I
anybody can win on any day.”
performance, Soole was named
NL West figures to be baseball’s best in 2019 San Diego
and Pedro Báez. The Dodgers also
By Isaac Bugarin
team succeeds, it will be a result
ibugari1@msudenver.edu
of the pitching staff. The top of
Padres - The Padres
signed A.J. Pollock to play center
the rotation will feature Cy Young
have one of the
field to replace Yasiel Puig and
candidate Zack Greinke, with Zack
best infields in the
Matt Kemp. Corey Seager is also
Godley and former All-Star Robbie
National League with $300 million
returning from an ACL injury which
be the tightest division in all of
Ray following. The back end of the
third baseman Manny Machado.
limited him to 25 games last season.
baseball in 2019. It’s not coming
bullpen will have Archie Bradley
They have two former World Series
The Dodgers will be going for their
down to a game between the Los
and All-Star closer Greg Holland.
Champions in Ian Kinsler and Eric
eighth straight NL West title.
The National League West could
Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco
Hosmer to play second base and
Giants anymore. The entire division has a reason to believe
first base. The Padres have the Colorado
No. 2 prospect in all of baseball in
San Francisco
that they will be crowned NL West
Rockies - The
Fernando Tatis Jr. to play shortstop,
Giants - The Giants
champions in late September.
Rockies haven’t
who will likely make his debut in
struck out on the
won a division title
May. They also have veteran Wil
Bryce Harper saga
since entering the
Myers who is making a return to
Yes, the Dodgers have won the last seven titles, but all
and let Andrew
teams have been aggressive in
league in 1993. But they have reason
left field. The Padres have a good
McCutchen walk to Philadelphia.
making offseason moves with
to believe this is the year that could
young core to build around and will
But they still have some big names
intentions of winning in 2019.
change. The Rockies have made the
not be a pushover team in 2019.
with experience that, if healthy,
Consider each team:
playoffs two straight years, and it
can help them contend in 2019.
came down to game 163 between
The infield features Gold Glove
the Dodgers and Rockies in 2018. Arizona
Nolan Arenado will anchor the
winners Evan Longoria, Brandon Los Angeles
Crawford and Buster Posey.
Diamondbacks -
lineup and likely win another Gold
Dodgers - The
Notable Giants pitchers include
The Diamondbacks
Glove, even with Daniel Murphy
Dodgers have
Cy Young candidate Madison
traded away
playing first base. The starting
won 10 of the last
Bumgarner, Derek Rodriguez
first baseman
rotation also features Cy Young
20 division titles
and new closer Will Smith.
Paul Goldschmidt, the face of the
candidates Kyle Freeland and
including seven straight. They
franchise. The Diamondbacks
German Marquez who are entering
added relief pitcher Joe Kelly to help
also let A.J. Pollock walk to the
their third year in the league.
the back end of the bullpen which
Dodgers this offseason. But if this
already features Kenley Jansen
EVENTS
MARCH 06, 2019
EVENTS AT AURARIA
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LOCAL EVENTS
Sexuality & Disability
March 6 Tivoli Multicultural Lounge
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Date Location
March 7 Tivoli Multicultural Lounge
Disney In Concert: Mary Poppins Date Location
March 8 Boettcher Concert Hall
Face Vocal Band with the Colorado Symphony Date Location
March 9 Boettcher Concert Hall
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Time
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Time
7:30 p.m.
Time
7:30 p.m.
“Sweet Charity” Date Location
MSU Denver Spring Choral Concert
March 8 King Center
Date Location
March 10 King Center Concert Hall
Repticon Denver Reptile Show Date Location
March 9 Arapahoe Country
Frozen Dead Guy Days Date Location
March 9 Nederland, CO
Fairgrounds
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
$12
Price
Varies
Time
7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Time
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Time
4 p.m.
Time
4 p.m. - 1 a.m.
ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS
Men’s Tennis VS. St. Edward’s Date Location
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Women’s Tennis VS. St. Edward’s
March 7 Wichita Falls, Texas
Date Location
March 9 Wichita Falls, Texas
Nuggets V.S. Lakers Date Location
March 6 L.A.
Nuggets V.S. Stars Date
March 6
Location
Dallas
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
9 a.m.
Time
8 a.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
6:30 p.m.
Baseball VS. CSU Pueblo Date Location
Softball VS. NM Highlands University
March 8 Denver
Date Location
March 9 Las Vegas, NM
Nuggets V.S. Warriors
Avalanche V.S. Sabres
Date
March 8
Date
Location
Oakland
Location
March 9 Denver
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
3 p.m.
Time
3 p.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
1 p.m.
CONCERTS
Knowmads Date Location
Yheti March 7 Lost Lake
And The Kids Date
Location
March 7 Aggie Theatre
Date Location
March 8 Larimer Lounge
Koe Wetzel Date Location
March 8 Grizzly Rose
Price
$12 - 17
Price
$10/15/18
Price
$10 - 13
Price
TBA
Time
8 p.m.
Time
9 p.m.
Time
9 p.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Romeo and Juliet Date Location
March 9 Cheyenne Civic Center
Crumb
Ian Moore
Date
March 9
Date
Location
Summit
Location
March 10 Soiled Dove Underground
Price
TBA
Price
$15/17
Price
$15 - 18
Time
7:30 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
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BREAK
MARCH 06, 2019
Overheard
Horoscopes
“My salad will cancel out these Cheetos.” “I like to poke the holes.”
Capricorn
Cancer
Time to save some money this week, pack a lunch and take the bus.
Communication is hard, keep at it and make sure people understand you.
Aquarius
Leo
Rules are meant to be broken, but it is the week to follow them.
Trust that little voice in your head, it is right most of the time.
Pisces
Virgo
A coworker will cover you this week, make sure to thank them.
You worked hard last week. Take this week off and have some fun.
Aries
Libra
Do not make your problems any harder than they have to be.
Meeting new people is always hard, but do not shy away from it this week.
Taurus
Scorpio
Sometimes advice is just someone’s twocents that is not worth listening to.
Short and sweet is how you should keep your personal interaction this week.
Gemini
Sagittarius
“I like to cut things.” “You think water is spicy!” “Bringing these Cheetos to my desk was a mistake...”
Top 5 Nintendo video game consoles 1. SNES 2. Switch 3. N64 4. GameCube 5. NES
Trying new things is not only fun but educational.
Your larger-than-life attitude will benefit you this week. Take risks and book a trip.
Do you have a funny quote you overheard on campus or an interesting photo you just have to share? Submit to Managing Editor Isaac Banks at cisaacbanks@gmail.com
ACROSS
37. Grad, for short
65. Furze
31. Urgent delivery for painter?
1. Violin ancestor
38. Competing
DOWN
32. Sing in the Alps
6. Gumbo
39. Lacking refinement
1. Irritate
34. Ceremonial fire
10. Twinge of pain
40. Sesame plant
2. Paradise lost
36. Hitchcockian (Var.)
14. Paragon
41. Bad guys on ‘’Law & Order’’
3. Aching back?
38. Poisonous
15. Tip in Tabriz
42. More prudent
4. Polish off
39. Diana of ‘’The Avengers’’
16. Downfall
43. Brings into harmony
5. Trounce
41. Mountain lion
17. Slow, for Vivaldi
45. To a great degree
6. Church staple
42. Very attractive
18. ‘’Chicago’’ lawyer, really
46. Roman lover’s intro
7. Ukraine capital
44. Labeled, as luggage
19. Animated schoolteacher
47. Beatnik drum
8. Reply to the waiter, perhaps
45. ___ polloi
Krabappel
48. Boastful street kid?
9. Tipping off
47. A neighbor
20. Part to grab hold of, maybe
53. Field’s Norma
10. Movie sneak peek (Var.)
48. Drained liquid from
21. Critique of our military
56. Coat length
11. German export
49. Auditioner’s goal
dancers?
57. Kind of history
12. Three squared
50. ‘’You Are My Destiny’’ singer
24. Herald of spring
58. Britain’s ‘’Jewel in the
13. Chew persistently
51. Bear in the stars
26. Plato’s T
Crown’’
22. A ‘’Road’’ destination
52. Flunk
27. Hi-fi successor
60. Peter’s ‘’Shot in the Dark’’
23. Icicle’s anchor
54. Lends a hand
29. Wheel past
co-star
25. City on Utah Lake
55. With the greatest of ___
33. Pointer’s beam
61. Voice of America agcy.
27. Lattice piece
59. Classical lead-in
34. Trim
62. Requirements
28. Actress Shire
57. “Sure thing!”
35. Wade opponent
63. Type of duck
29. Faucet failings
58. La-la lead-in
64. Sodium chloride
30. Operates
Answers:
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