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Colorado politician eyes 2020 Hickenlooper kicks off presidential campaign
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John Hickenlooper kicked off his campaign for the 2020 presidential race at Denver’s Civic Center Park on March 7. Hickenlooper served as Denver’s mayor from 2003 to 2011 and served as the governer of Colorado until 2018.
By Megan Webber
SuCh and Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night
Wynkoop brewery with three business
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
Sweats. In the background of the cheers
partners when the area was still
is the man to send to the White House in
from the crowd and calls from the stage,
undeveloped. He was elected for his first
2020 because he gets things done and is a
shouts could be heard from protesters that
term as mayor of Denver in 2003 and
man of the people. Mayor Michael Hancock
in 2020, former Colorado Gov. John
surrounded the park. According to Fox 31,
re-elected in 2007. He then served two
said he is a mix of dreamer and doer, which
Hickenlooper held a kick-off rally at Civic
a plane flew over the rally with a sign “Big
terms as governor of Colorado from 2011
the country needs now more than ever.
Center Park in Denver on March 7.
Hickup for 2020: Jetgate scandal,” alluding
to 2018. Throughout his time as a Denver
to the ongoing ethics investigation into
politician, locals remembered him for the
his traveling while he was still governor.
brewery he started, which was reflected
With his gaze set on the White House
The rally featured several speeches from Denver politicians and locals who support Hickenlooper and musical performances from local musical artists
INSIDE
NEWS
Hickenlooper has an unusual past in Denver. In the late ‘80s, he opened the
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Denver renters may recieve relief
OPINION
Speakers at the rally said Hickenlooper
in the signs that supporters held, some of which read, “Change is brewing.”
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FEATURES
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Opponents should take Hickenlooper’s
New program offers students with
Board of trustees discuss transition to
bid for the presidency seriously
autism a place to flourish
Division I
NEWS
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MARCH 13, 2019
Rapid rent escalation may finally relent Denver metro market,” he said.
By Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu
commuter in Denver uses more public
Some of the late-year downturn in 2018 could be attributed to the seasonality of
Those hoping to gain some form
being the owner of the student housing.”
transportation and not so many cars.”
MSU Denver students have three
High rent prices can also have an effect
privately owned options for student
apartment searches and moves, however.
on students at MSU Denver and other higher
housing — The Regency, The Auraria
of relief from high rent prices in
Anyone following the most recent averages
education institutions located in the city.
Student Lofts and CoLab apartments— all
Denver may soon be rejoicing.
will notice that average costs spiked again
According to the MSU Denver housing map,
of which are on-par with average city-
in March, returning to $1,602. According
approximately 7,916 MSU Denver students
wide prices. The university may soon be
Denver tenants are starting to catch a break.
to Apartments List, searches tick up
have had residences with Denver county zip
remedying this problem. MSU Denver
Although the housing market started off hot
from December to January and grow
codes over the last three years. The average
put together a task force late last year to
in the beginning of 2018, rent prices began
consistently to their peak in July. Moves
enrollment for this period was 20,038
explore options for students, faculty and
to decline in the last two fiscal quarters
begin to increase in March and dramatically
students, and of those living in Denver
staff. The report is due out later this week,
of the year. Rents peaked in the second
ramp up to their peak in August.
made up just 39 percent. Some students
which will be used to determine the demand
are looking to live in the suburbs of the
for affordable, accessible and attainable
After years of rapidly escalating rents,
quarter at $1,484 and ended at $1,456.
The influx of tenants beginning to move
The $28 decrease in the average price
in now may be causing this recent surge.
city or with family until they graduate. One
housing, said Tina Wells, director of
represents a drop of 1.9 percent over the
However, that doesn’t mean the market
MSU Denver student, Olivia Keena, said she
Facilities Planning and Space Management
past six months, according to the Apartment
won’t level off again at the end of 2019.
lives with her grandmother in Parker so she
at the university. Once the demand is
Association of Metro Denver. The decline
Nicolás Cachanosky, an associate professor
doesn’t have to pay expensive rent prices.
understood, the group will be able to
is attributed to steadily increasing vacancy
of economics at MSU Denver, said average
rates throughout the Denver market, which
rents of primary residences in the Denver
bedroom. Even sharing is rough. I’ve tried
reached 5.8 percent by the end of the year.
area at-large is still growing, but the rates
splitting the rent with people and it still
too late with the decline in growth rate,
The construction of 12,324 new apartments
of that growth are starting to slow down.
takes away my whole paycheck,” she said.
Wells said, “From a strategic planning
These long commutes can take a toll on
and master planning perspective, it is
in 2018 — a number nearly three times
Cachanosky said rent and home
greater than Denver’s long-run average
prices have far-reaching consequences
construction levels — was a key factor.
in other financial sectors and suburbs.
Mark Williams, executive vice
“They are so high and you get like, one
recommend solutions to those affected. When asked if the task force is too little
students, said Cachanosky, for two reasons.
never too little too late. The demographics
“One, students have to live further away
“Some of the effects are, of course,
of our population often struggle with
from campus, which affects how much
housing affordability regardless of
president of the AAMD said the long-
people trying to move to the suburbs of
time they need to spend coming to campus
how the local market is performing.
awaited surplus of apartments could
Denver where the prices might be cheaper.
instead of working, studying and so on,” he
Determining short, mid and long term
bring more long-term respite.
Other effects might be delaying buying
said. “Another issue is that there might be
strategic housing solutions will be
a house, or maybe not buying a house at
a side business where firms build student
important for our university community.”
rental market, which should provide
all,” he said. “I don’t know about this, but
housing in different areas and they rent
some relief to rental seekers in the
I wouldn’t be surprised that maybe the
that to students instead of the university
“This signals a leveling off of the
Average rent prices over the years By Zhen Tang and Madison Lauterbach ztang@msudenver.edu mlauter1@msudenver.edu
$$$$$
THE MOST AFFORDABLE NEIGHBORHOODS
Congress Park ($2,280)
Mar Lee ($943)
Cherry Creek ($2,154)
Barnum ($943)
LoDo ($2,131)
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,029
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,261
John Hickenlooper elected as
Home prices in Globeville
governor and Michael Hancock
and Elyria-Swansea escalated
elected as mayor of Denver
nearly 70% since 2013
AVERAGE PRICE: $978
$$$$$
THE MOST EXPENSIVE NEIGHBORHOODS
Westwood ($943)
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,082
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,602
Colorado is one of only 15 states to make a full recovery
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,364
from the recession
Population of Denver reached 704,621
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,035
2006
2007
2008
2009
AVERAGE PRICE: $997
2010
2011
2012
2013
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,026
2014
2015
2016
2017
stock market crashed
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,143
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,532 Jared Polis elected governor
becomes legal in Colorado. AVERAGE PRICE: $1,048
2019
Amendment 64 is passed and recreational marijuana
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,045
2018
AVERAGE PRICE: $1,314 Denver City Council approved
Sources: Department of Numbers, Rent
10-year, $150 million fund to
Jungle, Rent Café, Trulia, CNN Business
support affordable housing
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Hickenlooper kicks off presidential run
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MARCH 13, 2019
Hancock’s sentiment that he will bring people together to solve the nation’s problems.
“We worked side by side on
Despite his low national profile
a lot of issues,” Hancock said.
and moderate background,
“Through it all, John brought
Hickenlooper said he is confident
people together and got down to
his name is the one to remember
tackling the issues that needed
going into the next election.
tackling. He didn’t ask if you
“Let me tell you: At four
were Democrat or Republican,
syllables and 12 letters,
he said, ‘Let’s get it done.’”
‘Hickenlooper’ is now the biggest
In his speech, Hickenlooper compared himself to President
name in the race,” he said. His speech briefly touched
Donald Trump by attacking
on the policy platform he will
the president’s temperament,
run on, most prominently health
which The Denver Post said was
care, climate change and voting
“uncharacteristic” of the former
rights. He recounted some of
governor, who is known for his
the accomplishments he made
positive outlook. He said Trump
during his tenure as governor,
measures his success based on
such as his experience expanding
how many enemies he makes.
Medicaid and the aftermath of
“He believes that by tearing
the 2012 Aurora shooting. By
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
John Hickenlooper steps onto stage and hugs former mayor of Denver, Wellington Webb, who endorsed him as a 2020 presidential candidate at Hickenlooper’s campaign kick-off rally at Denver’s Civic Center Park on March 7. “That’s what you can
issues rather than the parties.
others down, somehow he
the end of his time in office, 95
do when you bring people
raises himself up. These are
percent of Coloradans had health
together,” Hickenlooper said.
not the metrics of America’s
care coverage and he helped pass
greatness,” Hickenlooper said.
universal background checks on
onstage, other Hickenlooper
gets things done, and I think that
“It’s not how many times you
all purchases of high capacity
supporters echoed his sentiments.
lack of slickness is refreshing
say, ‘You’re fired!’ It’s how many
magazines. Hickenlooper was
Boulder resident Sara Brito said
and what we need,” she said.
times you say, ‘You’re hired!’”
also able to cut methane gas leaks
she supports him because of
by 52 percent. Under his office,
his record of leading a purple
Hickenlooper set off for Iowa
end to the divided state of the
Colorado jumped from 40th in
state and bringing people
and then Austin, Texas to
country and its politics, restating
job growth to number one.
together by focusing on the
continue his campaign tour.
The candidate called for an
“He might come off as not as sleek as Trump or someone else,
Apart from the speakers
but he’s a man of integrity who
After the rally in Denver,
March sees crime alert spike By Heather A. Davis
don’t send timely warnings because there
hdavis16@msudenver.edu
is no need to get help from the community. They believe the perpetrator was working
The past two weeks have been busy for
alone and that he was responsible for
the Auraria Campus Police Department. In
both burglaries at the restaurant.
total, three burglaries were reported — one
March 7 was also the day that the
that ended in a foot chase and an arrest —
aggravated assault occurred in the Student
and an aggravated assault that occurred
Commons Building. The timely warning
in the Student Commons Building.
notification email said the suspect threw
According to the Auraria Higher Education
a chair from the second floor, injuring
Center website, there have been three
two students, and then fled the scene.
timely warning notification emails sent to
“He was not associated with
students this year already, when just six
campus, but he was known to us so
were sent out during the entirety of 2018.
we’re looking for him,” Phibbs said.
The first warning came through the
Even though there seemed to
system on March 1, which said that
be an increase in crime, one student
there had been a break-in at the Los
wasn’t worried about her safety.
Molinos restaurant just after dawn. As
Sarah Shumate-Connor, a senior
mentioned in The Metropolitan’s previous
at MSU Denver, said, “I do feel safe on
coverage, the perpetrator got away,
campus. Although we are located in
though he wasn’t believed to have any
a busy, downtown metropolitan area, Photo obtained from 5280Fire.
association with the Auraria Campus. The second warning was sent on
presence throughout the area.”
March 6, regarding another burglary in the West Classroom building. “I don’t think that person has campus
campus police seem to have a constant These notifications didn’t follow the
Molinos, for the second time in less than
wanderer that noticed that the restaurant
only crimes that have happened on campus
a week on March 7. According to Phibbs,
had a steady flow of customers and
recently, but they are the only ones that fit
affiliation either, based on their age, their
the overnight ACPD team pursued and
several easy-access windows.
the timely warning notification system’s
appearance, the stuff they were carrying
arrested the suspect after a foot chase
and so forth,” said Michael Phibbs, chief of
that led them between the University of
but I believe it’s because of our
regarding these or other timely warnings,
the ACPD. “They don’t fit the image of what
Colorado building and the Performing Art
delicious snacks,” Perez joked.
people can visit the AHEC website.
we see for the bulk of our population. It’s
Center, where they finally arrested him.
not impossible but it doesn’t seem to fit.” The third incident was a break-in at Los
Sergio Perez, co-owner of Los Molinos said that he believes the burglar was a
“So, there could be many reasons,
For the second burglary, students did not receive a notification. According to Phibbs, if the police catch the suspect, they
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Hickenlooper: Silly name, serious candidate
Editor-in-Chief Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu
Hickenlooper served as mayor of Denver for
Managing Editor
politically divided as it is now as the Civil War.
eight years, following that up with another pair
The solution to bringing a country back from the
of four-year terms as governor of Colorado. In
edge isn’t to give it a love tap but to calmly take
News Editor
that time, he diligently worked with Republicans
it by the hand, lead it away and figure out how to
Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu
to pass meaningful legislation, such as
solve the problem. Hickenlooper has proven he is
methane restrictions — while not ceding too
capable of doing that through his political career.
Isaac Banks cisaacbanks@gmail.com
Assistant News Editor
much ground to the environmentalists — and
James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.edu
Questions remain about his views toward
universal background checks. He’s a self-
fracking. Leaning right on the issue might attract
Features Editor
proclaimed progressive who not only can play
some moderates but alienate the primary voting
Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
traditionalist ball but even chooses to at times.
base, and he’s in the midst of a relatively minor
And that’s where detractors enter to
Sports Editor
delegitimize Hickenlooper’s young 2020
James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu
campaign. Arguments against the former
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ethics investigation. These issues have weight, but they don’t overshadow the campaign. Unlike Booker, Hickenlooper isn’t
governor range from him being too entrenched
an opportunist who takes advantage of
in the system to truly bring about change to
legitimate issues and uses them to advance
Photo Editor
that his collaborations with Republican John
his image. Unlike Warren, Hickenlooper
Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu
Kasich point towards him not being a true liberal.
never lied about his ethnicity or ancestry.
Design Managing Editor
Maybe they have a point, or maybe they’ve been
And unlike Sanders, Hickenlooper isn’t too
so poisoned by a toxic political environment
far left to dissuade compromise. This isn’t
that they’ve mistaken antidote for rat poison.
an endorsement for Hickenlooper, rather it’s
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By James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu John Hickenlooper doesn’t have the
While Bernie Bros want the lovable, old northeasterner to go the distance this time
a defense of his campaign’s legitimacy It’s too early to accurately predict
around, and Kamala Kids think she’s already
who emerges as the Democratic
locked up the nomination and can be the first
nominee for president, but Hickenlooper
sound bites Bernie Sanders does, nor does
woman to hold the country’s highest office. Doing
isn’t going away anytime soon.
he have the name recognition of Elizabeth
so without even considering Hickenlooper is
Assistant Director of Met Media
Warren or Corey Booker. But, Hickenlooper is
akin to ramming a car into your burning house.
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a pragmatic candidate who has one uncanny
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ability few of his opponents can claim to
its limits. A number of political commentators,
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have — finding tears in a state legislature
professors and guys like Hick himself, have
and stitching solutions across the aisle.
pinpointed the last time America was as
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The fabric of America is being stretched to
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Ted Bundy v. Jack the Ripper
They have more in common than people think
What we do
Ripperologists who are still not 100 percent
Whitechapel — he, too, spent time deciding
certain of its authenticity or lack thereof.
who to target and where. This organized
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because they were methodical, whereas more
includes audio bytes of Bundy’s interviews
sporadic killers would be easier to catch.
with Stephen Michaud and Hugh Aynesworth
The Ripper was nearly 100 years before
from his time in prison. Bundy made a name for
Bundy, and while both held only brief episodes
himself in 1978 as the country’s most elusive
of terror, they both managed to frighten the
and notorious serial killer, terrorizing women
world for generations. The Whitechapel murders
between Washington state, Colorado and
suddenly and mysteriously stopped in November
Florida. In February of that year, he was finally
1888, and because the true identity of the Ripper
arrested in Tallahassee, Florida and on Jan.
is unknown, it is impossible to say how many
24, 1989, he was executed by electric chair.
deaths he is responsible for. Officials say that
The two men had more in common than
although Bundy confessed to murdering 32
you might think. They both blended into
women across five states, bodies are still being
society well, being middle class, socially
found in the woods in Washington and it is
charming and good-looking. This allowed them
unknown how many victims he actually killed.
to entice women to lead them somewhere
However, there is one area where the
quiet and solitary where they could strike.
Ripper got it right and Bundy clearly made a
They were also the first of their kind in
big mistake. Bundy got caught. The reason
By Megan Webber
their respective regions. Bundy’s 1978 trial
that “The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper” is
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
was the first murder trial to ever be televised
such a mystery is because no one knows who
nationally, and this sparked a mania that still
he really is. There are no records of his true
lasts today. The Ripper was the first to terrorize
identity, no proof that Carnac is who he says
the most infamous serial killers. Besides
the poor neighborhoods in London’s East End,
he is. The Ripper probably died an old, sour
their names’ notoriety, the dangerous men’s
which was enough to scare locals for years.
man in his sleep, while Bundy, for whatever
behavior eerily mirrored each other.
He is still known as a villain, depicted in horror
reason, allowed himself to be captured three
movies as a bloodthirsty, hooded figure.
times before it finally cost him his life.
Jack the Ripper and Ted Bundy: two of
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criminology makes them both terrifying
called “The Ted Bundy Tapes.” The show
In 2008 in Montacute, England, Alan Hicken discovered a manuscript in a box titled “The
Another similarity was their methods of
Bundy and Jack the Ripper have gone down
Autobiography of Jack the Ripper,” penned by
killing. Bundy is classified as an organized serial
in history as modern history’s most terrifying
James W. Carnac. The manuscript recounted
killer, which means he spent time deciding how,
killers. The question is, who will be next?
the Ripper’s early life and the events leading
where and when to target his victims, and who
up to the murders of 1888 which terrorized
they should be. He would pretend to be injured
London, making him the world’s first and most
or in some kind of trouble so he could appeal
infamous serial killer. Corgi published the
to the good nature of young girls. Judging by
manuscript in 2012 with detailed notes from
the Ripper’s victimology — all prostitutes in
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ISSAC gives students with autism needed access By Megan Webber
have support available for people
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
who are different from us.”
Cristina Donahue, a postbachelor MSU Denver student
Since the program started at College can be daunting for
in the SLHS department, is
the beginning of the semester,
also helping Santhanam as a
all students, but having autism
Santhanam has identified 45
peer mentor. She said she is
makes it even more so. Siva
MSU Denver students who
comfortable working with students
priya Santhanam, Ph.D., an
have autism, and she has been
who have autism, having grown
assistant professor in the MSU
meeting with them. Together,
up with an older brother who
Denver Speech, Language and
they practice skills that would
was diagnosed at a young age.
Hearing Sciences Department,
seem like everyday normalities
“I feel like we have this weird
said college-aged people with
to a person who does not have
idea of how autism is portrayed,
autism are bright enough to be
autism. These skills include time
like in the media, cause you see
accepted to college, but find
management, academic planning,
‘Rain Man’ or Sheldon from ‘Big
group engagement and social
job searching, organization, social
Bang Theory,’” Donahue said.
interaction with professors and
communication, verbal speech,
“If you’ve met a person with
other students to be difficult.
and reading and writing. Because
autism, you’ve met a person
Santhanam, along with
the autism spectrum is so wide,
two of her students, created a
each student expresses their
new program for MSU Denver
challenges in different ways and
students with autism. The
needs a different kind of help.
program, called Integrated
with autism. There’s such varied Photo courtesy of Siva priya Santhanam | ssanthan@msudenver.edu
Peer mentor and SLHS major Ashley Rawlings working with an MSU Denver student with autism who did not wish to be named on Feb 15.
In order to educate the campus
ability with that, at the end of the day, just like any other group of humans, they’re just people who come in all shapes and sizes.”
Support for Students with Autism
on ISSAC, Santhanam has been
major who has been working with
with general disabilities. There
spectrum disorders in College,
offering info sessions to campus
Santhanam as a peer mentor,
are even schools geared towards
three info sessions to MSU Denver
is designed to aid students with
offices and students on how to
said the purpose of ISSAC is to
students with autism. But no
staff. She will give an info session
autism in social, academic and
help people with autism. She has
help these students identify their
other university has a place
and Q&A at the Counseling
executive functioning skills.
worked closely with the Access
challenges and overcome them.
designed to help students with
Center on March 19 and a public
There is no other program like
Center in past weeks to identify
autism with their specific needs.
info session on March 22 from
this anywhere in the U.S.
students who struggle with autism
because of its service to college
“In the university area, it’s
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Plaza 122.
and give them the help they need.
students. Around the country,
lacking. There’s a lack of direction
what autism looks like, and
Santhanam hopes to offer two
there are many programs that help
and access for the students,”
it’s also important to build
sessions a week in the fall for
adults or K-12 children who have
Rawlings said. “Students that go
a more inclusive campus,”
students to come and get help.
autism, and lots of universities
to our university that have autism
boast programs to aid students
get the help that they need.”
“It’s important to understand
Santhanam said. “We need to
Ashley Rawlings, an SLHS
She also said ISSAC is unique
So far, Santhanam has given
Campus talk Last week former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper jumped
can make for a congested — and potentially dangerous
into what is becoming a crowded Democratic field running
— mix. And finally, the question everyone always has an
for president in 2020. Here on campus, traffic is always on
answer for: what would you do if you won the lottery?
Interviews conducted on campus the week of Feb. 10 by MSU Denver Journalism 2100 reporting students.
peoples’ minds, as cars, trains, bicycles and pedestrians
Amanda Riddick
Griffin Heikka
Nila Niroula
CU Denver student
CCD freshman
MSU Denver senior
By Polina Sarana
By Kia Jones
By Jennifer Hernandez
psarana@msudenver.edu
kjone140@msudenver.edu
jhern176@msudenver.edu
Q: Who would like to see run for president?
Q: Who would you like to see run for president?
Q: Who would you like to see run for president?
A: I think Bernie Sanders because he has always been such
A: I think Bernie Sanders or Oprah. I wouldn’t be surprised
A: I would like to see John Hickenlooper. I think he’s very
a great advocate and he tries to make good things for people
to see we don’t have a president after this, it honestly wouldn’t
cool especially for younger people like the policies that he’s
and society.
surprise me.
talking about. I think he would be a good candidate.
Q: What would you do if you got hit by a car?
Q: What would you do if you got hit by a car?
Q: Have you ever almost gotten hit by a car here on campus and if so how did you react?
A: It depends on how bad is the injury. If there is no big
A: I would sue them. Definitely sue them.
injuries I wouldn’t make a big deal out of it. If it’s bad injures I wouldn’t want to pay for my medical bills. I would probably ask
A: Oh, no, I haven’t yet on campus or in my life, but I think Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?
that would be a terrible scene.
for help. If my car would get scratched on the campus, I wouldn’t care if it’s small.
A: I’d wear a mask when I pick up the money so nobody
Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?
would know I won it. Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?
A: Awesome! My intentions are to get into a graduate school. If I won the lottery that would be my first priority. Then
A: I would take care of my family, pay all bills and go travel.
I would think about buying a house or something.
MARCH 13, 2019
FEATURES
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Mardi Gras tribute band throws party at Dazzle By Dorothy Harris
this community coming together
come into the picture, as soon as
dharr108@msudenver.edu
that enjoyed New Orleans music,
he came in he was a good fit as
then we began adding stuff like
a rapper, but also a good fit into
hip-hop, R&B, heavy metal and
the family,” singer and trumpet
flooded with the sounds of New
salsa where we’re moving out
player Shane Jonas said. “So we
Orleans on Friday night when
from usual jazz roots and trying
started to evolve the way we wrote
Lowdown Brass Band brought
to create this new thing.”
to include him, and it’s really
Downtown Denver was
Mardi Gras to the Mile High City. Lowdown has played at
With the band’s combination of
changed our writing process and
different rhythms, there is a sound
made us more accessible to lots
events such as their hometown
for every listener to enjoy, which
of different people. Ultimately
Chicago’s Jazz Fest, Alaska’s
reflects in the audience. From
that’s what we’re trying to do,
Salmon Fest, a Montreal set as
the melodious speech of Levine
reach as many people as possible
headliner and so many more. On
in between songs to the smooth
with this music that we love.”
March 8, they were invited to play
raps of Camp, all three sets had
a three-set concert at Denver’s
the crowd up on their feet.
very own Dazzle jazz nightclub to pay homage to Mardi Gras. According to their website,
During intermissions, the band took the time to come
“Jazz, funk and hip-hop all
out into the audience to speak
come from the same place,
with fans and connect with Photo by Taelyn Livingston | tliving4@msudenver.edu
so we’re just adding on top of
Lowdown is an all-inclusive jazz
what the natural progression of
band that bases its music off of the
American pop would be. We’re
high-energy street beat of Chicago
bringing all the generations
all while intertwining the hip-hop
together,” Camp said.
Lowdown Brass Band plays at Dazzle for their Fat Tuesday show on March 5. The band mixes jazz, hip-hop and other sounds in their high energy music.
them. Lowdown drank with the crowd while discussing their performance, as well as throwing out some funny rejoinders
to the band, which recently
while on stage to make the
performance, Lowdown played
celebrated its 15 year anniversary.
environment more comfortable.
passionately to the easy sound
songs from their newest
When Lowdown heard how
hip-hop and reggae coalesce
of the sax while a mother and
album Lowdown Breaks
Camp’s smooth raps combined
tour are in Milwaukee on April 13
like space particles, almost
daughter wildly moved to the
including, “2nd Line Hop,”
with their rambunctious jazz,
and Chicago on April 20. Tickets
gravitating to each other,” said
beat of the pounding drums. The
“Ponder This” and “Ghost
the band decided to write their
and information are on the
baritone sax player and band
packed club didn’t stop anyone
Town,” composed by Camp.
music with him in mind.
Lowdown Brass Band website.
leader Dave Levine. “It was like
from enjoying Lowdown.
poetic rhymes of MC Billa Camp. “This love of jazz music and
Older couples danced
Within their three-hour
Camp was a later addition
The upcoming shows on the
“It’s been great having Billa
Frozen Dead Guy Days puts a silly spin on history By Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu Frozen Dead Guy Days attendees braved the elements in Nederland, Colorado March 8-10, but mud-caked shoes and chilling winds could not stop the crowd from watching the fan-favorite Coffin Races. Nederland began its annual celebration 18 years ago inspired by the bizarre tomb of Bredo Morstoel. His body was frozen immediately after his death in 1989 in the hopes that he could be reanimated one day. Though the town was once at odds with keeping Morstoel on ice, his story is now preserved through a weekend of beer-drinking and game-playing. The Coffin Races are amongst the popular activities. According to the FDGD website, teams are required to consist of one “corpse” who is carried and six “pallbearers.” Participants are encouraged to pick themes for their “coffins” and wear costumes. Teams raced through the Guercio Field, slipping on mud, snow and ice on Saturday. For five years, The Nerds team schooled the competition, but it was the Hozen Dead Guys who took the 2019 first prize. The Blue Barracudas were the runner-ups. Originally covered for The Sentinel.
Bottom left: The Veggie-Weggies climb up a snow mound at the Frozen Dead Guy Day Coffin Races on March 9. The team lost in the quarter-finals. Bottom center: Space Monkey Mafia takes a tumble during the Frozen Dead Guy Day Coffin Races in Nederland, Colorado on March 9. Photos by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
The Bone Zone team performs a “Chinese fire drill,” where participants run around the coffin and switch positions, during the Coffin Races in Nederland, Colorado on March 9.
Bottom right: Mystery INC. goes toe-to-toe with the Hozen Frozen Dead Guys during the semifinal round of the Coffin Races on March 9. The Hosen Frozen Dead Guys won the competition, dethroning the 2018 winners, The Nerds.
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MARCH 13, 2019
Athletics, board of trustees mull Division I transition By James Burky
feasibility study, which began in
is approximately $5.6 million,
jburky@msudenver.edu
late October, cast a deep shadow.
which ranks second-to-last when
A standout figure from the
compared to the rest of the WAC.
The proposition of MSU Denver
feasibility study was one that
Further financial changes
joining NCAA Division I athletics
highlighted MSU Denver athletic’s
that MSU Denver would need
seems to be in doubt after a
fall in competitiveness.
to make are: an approximate $1
board of trustees meeting on
Russell Wright of Collegiate
million budget increase for both
March 11 in the Student Success
Consulting pointed out the
men’s and women’s athletics,
Building, where the results of the
school’s plummet in the Learfield
$1.3 million increase for athletic
DI feasibility study were unveiled.
Directors’ Cup standing, an
scholarships and a student
aggregation that ranks every
athletics fee increase from
commissioners from both the
school in their respective
$39.20 to $81.60. Overall, MSU
Western Athletic Conference — the
collegiate division based off of
Denver would need to increase
DI conference that invited MSU
athletic success. From 2009-
its Athletics operating budget
Denver — and the Rocky Mountain
13, MSU Denver’s average rank
anywhere from $4-6 million.
Athletic Conference, the school’s
was 35th of 400 DII schools in
current home. WAC commissioner
the nation, according to the
DII, saying that he’s proud to
Jeff Hurd was joined by Grand
study. Since 2013, the school’s
represent Grand Valley in a state
Canyon University president Brian
placement fell to 155th.
that features seven DI schools.
The board hosted
Mueller, who used his private
This was just one of
Selgo passionately defended
“Central Michgan, Eastern
institution’s anecdote as an
many points of weakness in
Michigan, Western Michigan,
example of the ceiling of success
Wright’s SWOT analysis.
all great institutions — I’m quite
in the WAC. Afterward, RMAC
“Number one, urban
Photo by James Burky | jburky@msudenver.edu
Russell Wright of Collegiate Consulting unveils the results of MSU Denver’s Division I feasibility study to university coaches and the MSU Denver board of trustees on March 11 in the Student Success Building.
confident in saying that Grand
commissioner Chris Graham and
institution in a professional sports
Valley, a Division II institution,
and-a-half hours, causing a
MSU Denver isn’t ready to
Tim Selgo — a representative
town,” he told the board. “The
has surpassed all of them in
handful of members to leave
transition into DI athletics.
of Grand Valley State University
basketball arena not controlled
many categories,” Selgo told
during the unveiling of the
from Grand Valley, Michigan
by Athletics, especially as a
the committee. “Our annual
feasibility study results.
— pitched their case on behalf
Division I institution, that probably
collegiate athletics budget is
of the DII conference.
becomes more of a concern.”
about one-third of their budgets.
their next meeting in early May
area and the surrounding states,”
Who’s making up that two-thirds
on whether or not to approve
Grant said. “The philosophy of
difference? Their students are.”
the transition, but key members
Division II athletics fits more
have made up their mind.
seamlessly than Division I.”
The bright potential Hurd
The study also showed how
and Mueller promoted was
behind MSU Denver would be
darkened by Graham and Selgo’s
compared with current members
The board did not make a
pragmatism. Furthermore, the
of the WAC. The operating budget
final vote on the matter because
results of Collegiate Consulting’s
for the athletics department
the meeting ran roughly three-
The board will likely vote at
“This institution is a regional comprehensive institution, so our footprint is within the local
Director of Athletics Anthony Grant was convinced that
Legacy of success: Haave’s road to MSU Denver After she graduated from Tennessee she spent 14 years
By Deicy Gomez dluevan3@msudenver.edu
overseas. She played in France, Italy, Spain, Australia, and Sweden. While playing internationally, she was a 12-
MSU Denver women’s basketball head coach
time All-Star player and coached in Sweden for a year.
Tanya Haave is considered one of the most decorated
“One of the strengths that I do have is that I am very
female high school athletes in Colorado. For her
adaptable,” Haave explained about her adjustments
success throughout her career she was added to
overseas. “You either adapt or you don’t make it,
the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.
not everyone can go to Europe, play and live. A
Haave was born in Evergreen, Colorado and
lot of Americans do not make it, so it takes a little
graduated from Evergreen High School. Growing up
bit of mountain toughness to live over there.”
she loved being out in the mountains and showed
Haave always knew she wanted to be a coach, so when
her competitiveness through her love of sports.
she came back to the United States she was an assistant or
“It was great. At that time it wasn’t extremely
head coach for multiple schools in Division I and Division
diverse, but to grow up in the outdoors you’re always
II. Haave started her first season as head coach for MSU
active and I just love all kinds of sports,” Haave said.
Denver in 2010-11. In her first season, she helped the
While she was in high school she played basketball
Roadrunners win the first RMAC Championship since 1998.
and volleyball. When she graduated in 1980 she was
“She’s competitive, she works hard, I always explain
named to the all-conference and all-state basketball
to that she’s kind of a players coach,” said assistant
teams. In volleyball, her team was undefeated for
coach David Wells. “She isn’t as authoritative as some
two years and during her senior year she received
coaches, like tell them exactly what to do all the time.
the all-conference and all-state awards. For her performance in both sports, she was named Athlete of the Year by the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and Sportswoman of the Year by the Sportswomen of Colorado. As a top 20 player in the country, schools from all over
They get the opportunity to lead the program.” Photo courtesy of MSU Denver Athletics
MSU Denver women’s basketball coach Tanya Haave coaches her team in a game against Colorado State University-Pueblo at the Auraria Events Center on Jan 18.
the nation tried recruiting Haave. At the time Pat Summitt
After losing against Regis University in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference playoffs on March 5, Haave wanted to give them perspective on how, despite a slow start, they had a great run. The team and seniors, like Jaelynn Smith, set records
had just started coaching at the University of Tennessee,
As a basketball starter for the Lady Vols’, Haave helped
this year. Then ended her speech reminding the team
and wrote Haave a letter inviting her to visit campus.
her team to four Final Four appearances and was named
about how much she appreciated and loved them.
Not only did she love the campus but also Summit’s
All-American and All-SEC in the 1982-83 season.
honesty, genuine concern for the student-athletes and the way she helped the team achieve their goals. At Tennessee, Haave played all four years for the basketball team and two years on the volleyball team.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better experience,”
“It was important for the rest of the girls to hear because I got that same talk my freshman year
Haave said. “The only thing that would’ve
when we didn’t even qualify for the RMAC playoffs,”
been better is if we could’ve won a national
Smith said. “It wasn’t the outcome we all wanted,
championship cause we were second twice.”
but it is something you guys to build on.”
MARCH 13, 2019
SPORTS
11
Heavy bats salvage series against Pueblo By Isaac Bugarin
order that carried the weight
ibugari1@msudenver.edu
on the afternoon of March 10. The team was able to cross 13
MSU Denver battled on
runs on 16 hits while still being
Sunday to split the series
patient and drawing nine walks.
against CSU-Pueblo
Matt Malkin, Cade Peters and
The MSU Denver baseball
Draven Adame — the fourth, fifth
team capped off a weekend series
and sixth hitters in the lineup
with an offensive explosion to
— combined for nine hits and
beat Colorado State University-
drove in four runs. The three
Pueblo 13-5 at the Regency
also scored seven of the team’s
Athletic Complex on March 10.
13 total runs in the last game.
The Roadrunners dropped the
“For any team, you’re only
first two games in the series as
going to go as well as the middle
they struggled at bat. They lost
of the order goes,” said head
the first game in the series on
coach Ryan Strain. “If they swing
March 8 by a score of 3-2 and the
the bats well, we’re going to win
first game of the double header on
games. If they don’t swing the
March 9, 7-2. The team changed
bats well, it’s going to be more
their plate approach in the final
difficult on us. It feels good for
two games, looking for fastballs
them to get some confidence.”
early. In the last two games, the
The Roadrunners were
Roadrunners were able to cross 19
swinging for the fences on Sunday
runs and hold Pueblo to just seven.
scoring four runs off of three hits in the first inning and in large part
Photo by Deicy Gomez | dluevan3@msudenver.edu
for offspeed early in the count, just
thanks to a two run inside the park
mostly fastballs and then adjusting
homer from Adame. The senior
Draven Adame and Logan Soole meet Matt Malkin at home plate after he hit a home run in the seventh inning against Colorado State University-Pueblo at the Regency Athletic Complex on March 10.
to offspeed late in the counts and
transfer from Lamar Community
not swinging at stuff up or down,”
College hit a line drive to straight
said shortstop Zach Paschke.
away center field where CSU-
“I’m very proud of the team just
Pueblo’s center fielder, Adrian
bats the last two games whereas
knowing that if you go down two
Martinez, slid only to come up
the first two games we were
games in the series you can still
short and let the ball roll to the
swinging at stuff that was in the
team will continue RMAC play
come back in the last two just to
fence. Adame reached base safely
dirt,” Adame said. “I just go into
and be on the road for the
make it even which is great for us.”
in all five plate appearances
every at-bat, regardless of what
next two weeks. They travel
and came up a triple shy of the
happened in the at bat before, just
to Las Vegas, New Mexico to
“I think just mainly not looking
It was the middle of the
cycle with a pair of walks. “We were grinding out at
thinking to myself that this guy
kick off a four game series
can’t beat you so just stay in there.
against New Mexico Highlands
If you get a pitch to hit, hit it.”
University on March 15-17.
The MSU Denver baseball
Roadrunners trampled by Lady Buffs By James Burky
that, that’s when the flood gates
jburky@msudenver.edu
open,” said head coach Annie Van
and they missed their shot. “They’re not amazing. I think
Wetzinga. “If you’re not mentally
we made them look a lot better
When it rains, it pours.
checked in, along with physically, it
than they actually are. Give them
And though the weather was
can get ugly against quality teams.”
credit, their hitters are really
a comfortable 60 degrees and
Van Wetzinga commended her
good,” McGhee said. “We’re way
sunny on March 11, the West
pitchers’ composure. The staff
Texas A&M University Lady Buffs
never lost their cool, but were
rained down runs against the
shellacked by one of the best
series came in the second game
MSU Denver softball team in a
offenses in Division II softball.
from the bat of third baseman
mid-week doubleheader sweep.
Ace Darby McGhee started the
Laney Sheppard. With McGhee
first game strong, but a pair of
on second after driving in a run,
and 7-3 in the RMAC, faced a
errors led to the team’s fifth inning
Sheppard looked to save face and
daunting break in their conference
collapse where they surrendered
put up a fight in a 13-run game.
schedule. After splitting their
six runs. McGhee was relieved by
She ripped Kyra Lair’s pitch over
four weekend games against the
Destinee Lopez in the sixth who
the right field wall for a two-run
University of Colorado Colorado
didn’t fare much better, throwing
home run. It was the lone moment
Springs and New Mexico Highlands
40 pitches against seven batters
in the two games when there was
University, MSU Denver looked
and surrendering three runs. In
any power in the Roadrunners’
forward to the challenge of hosting
game two, starter Kylee Burnside
aluminum bats, a recurring theme
the No. 9 team in the nation.
was pulled in the first inning
for the 2019 Roadrunners.
Through four innings of game
before she could get two outs.
one, the two teams were tied,
The pitching staff has been
1-1. The game, and eventually
The Roadrunners, 11-13 overall
better than how we played.” The lone highlight from the
The Roadrunners are among
Photo by James Burky| jburky@msudenver.edu
First baseman JJ Sheppard ensures West Texas A&M batter Alyx Cordell is thrown out in the first game of a double header on March 12 at the Regency Athletic Complex. are third-to-last in the conference.
.500 but at 7-3 in conference play,
the Rocky Mountain Athletic
“A lot of people on the team
they still rank in the upper echelon
efficient and reliable all season
Conference’s best in terms of
have a lot more power in the bats,”
of the RMAC. The Roadrunners,
the series, then went south. The
long, but their workload — they
hitting. They ranked in the top
Sheppard said. “I can feel it, we’re
determined to not let one day
Lady Buffs took advantage of
threw 141 more pitches than the
five in batting average prior to
coming closer and closer every day.”
define their season, will host
costly errors and absent hitting
Lady Buffs — against one of the
the West Texas A&M series, and
to dominate the Roadrunners
best offenses in the nation was a
with the outlier game, still have
away from Tuesday’s collapse is that
Mesa University on March 16-
24-4 across the two matches.
losing equation. The games were
a respectable mark of .307. The
these losses don’t count against the
17 in a pair of doubleheaders.
a chance for a young Roadrunners
Roadrunner lead the RMAC in
Roadrunners’ conference record.
team to prove themselves,
doubles, but their 10 home runs
Their overall record dropped below
“When you do that against a team that can swing it like
One of the few positives to take
conference opponent Colorado
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MARCH 13, 2019
Browns brewing something special
Trading for OBJ shows Cleveland is determined to win ROADRUNNER BRIEFS
By James Burky
Nick Chubb at running back. The
jburky@msudenver.edu
Browns not only fielded their most talented offense in 20 years,
Former Roadrunner joins soccer staff Head coach Jeremy Tittle is adding a familiar face to his coaching staff. Former Roadrunner Jake Beerman is coming back as an assistant coach for the men’s soccer team, according to the university’s athletics department. Beerman played for MSU Denver in 2011-12 before he transferred to Indiana Wesleyan University and graduated in 2015 with a degree in exercise science.
After a string of head-turning transactions, the Cleveland
The MSU Denver women’s golf team placed 11th at the Midwestern State Invitational from March 11-12 with a score of 681, 105 over par. Jennifer Hankins tied for 29th with a score of 164 after being ranked 51st the day before. On March 12, junior Kika Dzoan fi nished second for the Roadrunners with a score of 88, over par. The Roadrunners will be traveling to Pueblo to play at the El Cheapo Classic on March 24-25.
Women’s tennis falls in weekend series The MSU Denver women’s tennis lost to Cameron University 5-0 on March 9. Olivia Kaiser and Eliza McKean were the only ones to win a match against the Aggies, but the Roadrunners weren’t able to win their other two matches. The Roadrunners also fell to Southern Arkansas University, 4-1. Their next match will be against Colorado State University-Pueblo on March 15 at the Regency Athletic Center at 11 a.m.
Men’s tennis comes up short against Aggies The MSU Denver men’s tennis team fell to the Cameron University Aggies 6-1 on March 9. Alejandro MartinezMorilla was the only one to earn a point against the Aggies with a score of 6-4 and 6-3 in the third match of singles. The Roadrunner’s next match will be on March 15 against Colorado State University-Pueblo at the Regency Athletic Complex at 11 a.m.
young units in the entire NFL.
Browns are on track to achieving
Beyond the skill positions, the
the most improbable feat in sports
Browns were able to turn massive
this century — make themselves
draft bust Greg Robinson into a
relevant. It doesn’t feel real
respectable offensive tackle and
writing that, but it’s true — the
have one of the league’s most
Browns are building a playoff
underrated guards in Joel Bitonio.
contender. Yes, those Browns. Let’s just rattle off a list of
The offense is set. The defense? Further along than one
standout players the Browns
may think. Adding Richardson
have added in 2019: Kareem
creates a terrifying front duo with
Hunt, Sheldon Richardson,
Myles Garrett. Joe Schobert has
Olivier Vernon and now
quietly become one of the league’s
Odell Beckham, Jr.
more reliable linebackers, and
Four players. Six pro
Hankins finishes in top 30 at tournament
but one of the most appealing
Photo obtained from USA Today Sports
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield barks orders to his team in their game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 23.
defensive back Denzel Ward had
bowl appearances. Five
a phenomenal rookie season.
all-pro selections.
Plus, the Browns have been linked
These additions alone wouldn’t
to signing safety Earl Thomas.
be enough to elevate the Browns
aging Ben Roethlisberger.
This isn’t smoke. This
below-average defense.
This isn’t a definitive take,
Don’t be mistaken, though.
from ass to class, but they’re are
isn’t wishful thinking. The
though. Freddie Kitchens, last
This is year two of the biggest
added to a stable foundation.
Browns are young, talented
season’s offensive coordinator,
turnaround in professional
and hungry for respect.
may have been stellar, but he has
football. For years, the Browns
never been a head coach at any
were the Chicago Cubs of the
Cleveland surpassed expectations in 2018, going 7-8-1
And when looking at the rest
and showed their first glimmer of
of the NFC North division, there’s
level. Furthermore, there are a
NFL — then the Cubs shook that
hope in 11 years. No. 1 pick Baker
little reason to not believe that
number of character concerns
moniker and won the World
Mayfield solidified the Brett Favre
the Browns can take it by storm.
on the team. The Browns
Series. The Browns have been in
have merely added to their
a league all by themselves, one
comparisons, throwing 30-plus
The Cincinnati Bengals are
yard touchdowns with artistic
in year one of a massive rebuild
foundation, should they draft
of such ineptitude that it only
ease. His 93.4 passer rating was
and the Baltimore Ravens have
poorly or spend too much money
commands pity. Now they have
the best output from a Cleveland
a number of offensive needs
on the offense and therefore
their most talented squad since
quarterback since their re-
to address to help quarterback
short change the defense, then
the Clinton Administration.
expansion in 1999. He did this with
Lamar Jackson succeed. The
they’ll set themselves up for
the help of franchise-changing
biggest threat to a Browns
nothing more than mediocrity.
pieces like tight end David Njoku,
Cinderella story are the Pittsburgh
receivers Jarvis Landry and
Steelers, who have a damaged
that the Browns shift focus
Rashard Higgins, and the agile
offensive core surrounding an
from the offense to their
In fact, it’s imperative
The Browns are doing everything they need to become a competitive team, and it’s about dang time.
Roadrunners athletics review Baseball
Softball
Golf
vs. Colorado State
at New Mexico
at Midwestern State
University-Pueblo (DH)
Highlands University
Women’s Invitational
March 9
March 10
L
L
3-7
2-8
W
at Colorado
6-2 vs. Colorado State
State University Colorado Springs
March 11 Placed 10th of 15
at Midwestern State
Women’s Invitational
University-Pueblo
March 10
March 12
March 10 W
L
Placed 11th of 15
13-5
2-4
EVENTS
13
MARCH 13, 2019
EVENTS AT AURARIA
Hot Topics Date Location
LOCAL EVENTS
OrchestraPalooza March 14 Tivoli Multicultural Lounge
Date Location
March 15 King Center Concert Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 6 Date Location
March 15 & 16 Boettcher Concert Hall
Dior: From Paris to the World Date Location
March 15 Denver Art Museum
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
$28
Time
12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Time
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Time
7:30 p.m.
Time
9 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
EOP String Competition Date Location
March 16 King Center
Discover STEM Event Date Location
March 16 Tivoli Baerresen Ballroom
Venus Cruz’s Birthday Bash Date Location
March 15 Dazzle Denver
JOHN CUSACK Date Location
March 17 Paramount Theatre
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
$5
Price
$33.95-69.95
Time
noon - 3 p.m.
Time
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Time
9:30 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS
Men’s Tennis VS. CSU-Pueblo Date Location
March 15 Denver
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Date Location
March 16 Pueblo, CO
Nuggets VS. Dallas Mavericks Date Location
March 14 Pepsi Center
Rapids VS. Sporting KC Date Location
March 17 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
11 a.m.
Time
TBA
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
Baseball VS.New Mexico Highlands University Date Location
March 15 Las Vegas, NM
Softball VS. Colorado Mesa Date Location
March 16 Denver
Nuggets VS. Indiana Pacers Date Location
March 16 Pepsi Center
Avalanche VS. Ducks Date Location
March 15 Denver
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
3 p.m.
Time
Noon
Time
7 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
CONCERTS
The Drood Date Location
Jon E. Boothe March 14 Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Date Location
March 14 The Black Buzzard
Granger Smith Date Location
March 15 Grizzly Rose
Adia Victoria Date Location
March 15 Larimer Lounge
Price
$7 - 20
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
$13-15
Time
9 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
9:30 p.m.
Wicked Saints and Shaman’s Harvest Date Location
March 16 Thunder Mountain
Price
Amphitheatre TBA
Time
7 p.m.
Shovelin Stone Date Location
March 16 Hodi’s Half Note
Dirty Rotten Rhymers Date Location
March 17 Soiled Dove Underground
Price
$10/15
Price
$5/10
Time
9 p.m.
Time
8 p.m.
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BREAK
MARCH 13, 2019
Overheard
Horoscopes
“I do not know if you meet the students here.” “I pride myself in my roundness”
Capricorn
Cancer
They say no two snowflakes are alike. Believe in yourself, unicorn.
It’s no use crying over spilled milk. Get out and enjoy the snow!
Aquarius
Leo
When the moon is in the seventh house, then peace will guide the planets.
Some children never see the snow. Be grateful for the life you’re given.
Pisces
Virgo
Just keep swimming, just keep swimming. What do we do? We swim, swim, swim.
You haven’t seen your best friend in weeks. Take them sledding this weekend.
Aries
Libra
The groundhog was wrong. Winter is coming.
Watch out; you’ve been sick for weeks and this winter storm won’t help. Take a day to rest.
Taurus
Scorpio
You need a day in with some hot cocoa, a warm blanket and a good book.
You deserve a free day from that diet. Treat yo’self.
Gemini
Sagittarius
You’ve been dying to try some new recipes. This weekend is the perfect time to do so.
You, on the other hand, have been playing too much. Don’t let those grades slip.
“Don’t tell me how to do my job, boss!” “You think water is spicy!” “Bringing these Cheetos to my desk was a mistake...”
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ACROSS
Famous Teddy Z”
DOWN
30. Formal letter opener
1. Place for some pads
43. Unlikely fable loser
1. Cabinet drawer opener
34. L.A. rival
5. ___ California
44. Joran van der ___ (name in 2005
2. Word after maiden or pen
35. Susan, on “Desperate Housewives”
9. Strike lightly
news)
3. Italian spewer
37. Nickname of the youngest major
14. Chris Rock “SNL” character with
46. Cancel, as a space flight
4. Isn’t imaginary
leaguer to reach 400 homers
“the only 15-minute show on TV”
48. “Am ___?”
5. Nerd
38. Microscope part
15. Some TVs
49. “The drapes,” in a bawdy matching
6. Large property size, for residences
40. Contemplation of the sound of one
16. Growing egg
question
7. Big name in smoothies
hand clapping, e.g.
17. Science magazine launched by Bob
51. The Hebrides, e.g.
8. Org. with a common interest
42. 1998 movie with the quote “I saved
Guccione’s wife
53. Lunar-sounding first name for
9. Lob motion
Latin. What did you ever do?”
18. Weaponry
hippies
10. Actress Gardner of “The Night of
45. The Dalai Lama’s language
19. Italian city famed for its cheese
57. Mansion man, for short
the Iguana”
47. “Sacre ___!”
20. Group whose members include
58. Address bar entry
11. Tour for which Sheila E. opened
50. Like one of the Pac-Man ghosts
Mike D
59. He played the movie character
for Prince
52. One of seven
23. Dog or cat, or what you do to it
immortalized by the song “Axel F”
12. Kind of stone head Mr. Burns gave
53. Community art project, maybe
24. Late dinner time
64. Bonnie with the 2005 album “Souls
the Simpsons
54. Take to the soapbox
25. Resort town on the Pacific
Alike”
13. “So cool!”
55. What “X” may mean
27. Car part
66. Go back a step, in word processing
21. Cram session reason
56. Sal who co-starred with James
31. Charlie Brown’s got eaten often
67. “What’s the big ___?”
22. Talk nonstop
Dean
32. Fish that’s jellied in British cuisine
68. One way to get lost
26. State at the Four Corners
60. Fall site
33. Make dirty
69. Skeezy look
Monument
61. Blackberries and Palm Pilots, e.g.
36. Major pro-choice org.
70. “The Alienist” author Caleb
27. Animation collectibles
62. Grinder
39. Miss out on
71. Pucker producer
28. Get better
63. Crocheting need
41. Jon who starred in the sitcom “The
72. Sound quality
29. Focus of the group started by Bill W.
65. Queen song “___ Torriate”
73. Nirvana’s “Been ___”
Medium
Hard
Answers:
Easy
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