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OCTOBER 30, 2019
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Auraria calls it a day after heavy snowstorm story on pg. 2 Photos by Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu
Top left: John Garret with Auraria Higher Education Center takes a quick break from snow sweeping Top right: A squirrel trekks through snow to get up a tree on Auraria Campus on Oct. 29. in front of the Tivoli Student Union on Auraria Campus on Oct. 29. Bottom right: Amanda Mora with AHEC scrapes ice off of sidewalks after shoveling on Auraria Bottom left: Students walk through the snowy weather two hours before Auraria Campus closure Campus on Oct. 29. AHEC employees spent hours shoveling before the campus closure on Oct. 29.
INSIDE
NEWS
| pg. 2
OPINION
| pg. 4
FEATURES
| pg. 6
SPORTS
| pg. 8
Denver sorority hosts meeting on
The Metropolitan’s guide to
Auraria students reflect on
Cross country off to strong start to
U.S. Census
Halloween costume ethics
Halloween experiences
championship season
NEWS
2
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Frigid fall snowstorm closes Auraria By Megan Webber
typically do not align with
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
those of Denver Public Schools, largely because the campus is
Auraria Campus closed
not responsible for transporting
at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29 due to
children. AHEC consults with
a heavy snowstorm. The
Chief Operations Officer JaNae
closure was scheduled to last
Nelson to determine the safety
until 10 a.m. Wednesday.
and accessibility of the campus,
The second snow storm of
which is the ultimate factor
the fall season was expected to
in closing, said former chief
bring five to 10 inches of snow
operations officer Jeff Stamper.
to the Denver area over two
As was the case on Oct.
days. The National Weather
29, schools across Colorado
Service suggested residents stay
released students throughout
indoors and wait out the storm
the day to be safe. Community
due to icy roads and below-
College of Aurora, Regis
freezing temperatures. The
University, the University of
storm also prompted the closure
Colorado Boulder, University
of Denver Public Schools.
of Denver and the University of
Angela LeValley, director of the Tivoli Student Union, said closures
Northern Colorado all closed at some point during the day.
are all weather-dependent and
said she planned to go straight
Center was not anticipating a
home after her 12:30 class instead
closure past 10 a.m. Wednesday.
of staying to extra homework
According to AHEC, campus
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver junior Jamie Ray
the Auraria Higher Education
Student Alexa Montoya walks through Auraria Campus bundled up and holding a Starbucks coffee before the total closure on Oct. 29.
done on campus. She takes the
of the parking garage at the
hit the Denver area. The blizzard
chilling precursor to Halloween.
closures are decided by the
Flatiron Flyer bus from Union
same time as everyone else.
brought up to two feet of snow
9News says that the skies are
Auraria Executive Council, made
Station toward Boulder, which
to the Front Range and resulted
expected to be sunny once
up of MSU Denver President
even in winter conditions is a
“When we had a lot of those
in Auraria closing for an entire
again with temperatures nearing
Janine Davidson, CU Denver
fairly easy commute since the
closures last spring, I had to
day. The storm was sparked by
50 degrees by Thursday.
Chancellor Dorothy Horrell, CCD
bus runs every 15 minutes.
drive all last semester because
a tropical wave off the western
of work. At that point, everyone’s
Baja Peninsula and swept
braving the cold in their spooky
across the entire Midwest.
attire, although the storm will have
President Everette Freeman
Ray said she’s indifferent
“That’s terrible,” she said.
and AHEC CEO Colleen Walker.
about the closure this time since
like, ‘Oh, I guess I’m leaving
All closure decisions are made
she takes the bus home, but in
at 2.’ So instead of having a
based on information from
the past, the most problematic
trickle out, it’s a parking jam.”
the NWS’ office in Boulder.
thing about weather closures
AHEC said Auraria’s closures
has been trying to get out
This week’s storm was less
For those worried about
passed, as the sun goes down
characteristic of a tropical
on Halloween night, trick-or-
Auraria closed on March 13
storm, bringing freezing fall
treaters will want a warmer layer.
after a powerful bomb cyclone
temperatures, perhaps as a
Sorority debriefs students on US Census years in jail and be fined $250,000.
By Sydney Ross sross39@msudenver.edu
Niyat Ogbazghi attended the event. She is a member of the Zeta Pi Chapter
The Zeta Pi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
but goes to Colorado College.
Sorority hosted two representatives from the
“I was very ignorant about it,” Ogbazghi
U.S. Census in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge
said. “I thought it happened every year.”
on Oct. 24 to talk about its importance.
Hector Rodriquez, a resident of
The Census occurs every 10 years. The
Colorado Springs, said he just knows the
information taken from the Census can be
Census is used to collect information.
used to help fund many social services. The
Another main topic at the meeting
Federal Pell Grant Program is one service
was the job opportunities that
that is funded by the information collected.
come with the 2020 Census.
The goal of the presentation on Oct.
The Census committee has a number
24 was to address how the public can
of openings, they said. In Denver County,
help these groups take the Census.
a Census worker is paid $20.50 per hour,
There are some communities that are
according to the official website.
more difficult to get information on for
Kassandra Hill, the president of the
the Census. These groups include non-
Zeta Pi Chapter at MSU Denver, said
English speakers, LGBTQ members, those
she invited the 2020 Census because
who do not live in traditional housing and
it was very important to her.
people who distrust the government.
“I picked it because I knew there was Photo courtesy of Kassandra Hill
The 2020 Census will now be offered online. In the past, it was only offered through mail and over the phone. The representatives
Students eat free food and learn about the U.S. Census in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge on Oct. 24. Two representatives were there to answer questions about the process.
said that it’s hoped that by providing online access, people in nontraditional housing or
going to be jobs, I knew there was going to be a lot of information, also it is online this year for the first time,” she said. Hill added that she wanted to bring it
There are some people who are
are uncomfortable with disclosing.
non-English speakers will find it easier to
not comfortable with the Census.
take the Census. If none of those methods
Census questions ask for information
Census employees must abide by oath
are utilized, then a Census worker will
such as name, sex, age and where
to protect everyone’s information. If
visit those who have not responded.
respondents live, which some people
that oath is broken, they could serve five
The speakers wanted to clarify that
to MSU Denver because the school has a diverse student body, including students who fall into those hard-to-reach populations.
OCTOBER 30, 2019
BRIEFING
3
A student’s rights to educational privacy in the digital age Parents only have certain rights over a
By Delaney Allen From the Rocky Mountain Collegian (CSU)
student’s educational records once the child
collegian.com
reaches 18 years old. Schools and universities must have written permission from the
In an age in which so many people are
student in order to release any information
reliant on the internet, privacy is an aspect of
from a student’s educational record.
life that can be invaded at the click of a button.
Students may be unaware of the
A situation involving the breach of
rights they have to privacy under FERPA.
a Colorado State University student’s
However, schools are required to annually
educational privacy occurred on Oct. 13 when
notify students and parents of any
Cherie Nelson, a composition teacher at
changes to FERPA to ensure students
CSU, posted a video on her public Instagram
are aware of their right to privacy.
story that revealed several of her students’
In the event that a student believes
course grades on her computer screen.
their right to educational privacy has
The video briefly showed the computer
been violated, that student may issue a Photo by Addie Kuettner | Courtesy of The Collegian
screen before panning up toward the sky,
After a controversial video showing many students’ grades in a class, questions have been raised about what educational privacy students have.
showcasing the mild weather compared with the snow earlier that week. “I inadvertently panned over my
FERPA complaint form and include specific information as to the nature of the violation. General information, as well as FAQs about FERPA, is available on the U.S.
computer screen, making visible the
immediately took action to correct the
how common it is for professors or
names (whole or partial) of students
mistake by connecting with her supervisor
university officials to accidentally disclose
in a course I teach, as well as a few of
and department head upon learning what
student information to the wrong parties
their grades on individual homework
had been shared on her Instagram account.”
and what consequences they face.
assignments,” Nelson said of the video.
Nelson has since apologized, deleted
“The most powerful influence over
Nelson was not made aware
her Instagram account and contacted
student privacy is FERPA,” Ciaravola said.
that names were visible in the video
the impacted students to minimize the
“It governs student privacy here at CSU.”
until the evening of Oct. 14, after the
harm that was caused by the video.
post expired from public view.
The Family Educational Rights and
“I apologize for this incident,” Nelson said
Department of Education website.
Contact Delaney Allen at news@collegian. com or on Twitter @DelaneyAllen0. The Metropolitan and several Colorado student media organizations are sharing editorial
Privacy Act is a federal law that protects
content to promote student work around the
in a statement. “While it was unintentional,
the privacy of student educational
state. For more information, write to Editor-in-
when she captured the image on her laptop
I recognize that this has the potential to
records. The most common third party
Chief James Burky at jburky@msudenver.edu.
at the time she recorded the video,” said
negatively impact my students, and I’m
involved in a privacy breach other than
Dell Rae Ciaravola, public safety and risk
sorry for any harm it has caused them.”
the student and the university itself is
“Ms. Nelson made an inadvertent mistake
communications manager at CSU. “She
An event like this brings to question
the student’s parent or guardian.
Briefs SGA offers free coffee on Mondays The Student Government
Election Day coming next week. Drop off ballots by Nov. 5. If you’ve been keeping up,
RTD updates legislators on projects, addresses controversy Embroiled in controversy, the
Bus hijacker pleads guilty to series of crimes Solomon Garcia pleaded guilty
Denver Public Health investigating another MSU Denver tuberculosis case For the second time in seven
Assembly would like to invite
you should know that Nov. 5 is
Regional Transportation District
to the Aug. 26 stealing of an
months, Denver Public Health is
students to converse with their
Election Day in Colorado this
testified before the Transportation
RTD bus, along with carjacking a
investigating a case of potential
student representatives at the
year, and the last day to drop
Legislation Review Committee
woman’s vehicle and getting into
tuberculosis exposure at MSU
next two Free Coffee Mondays
off ballots at select locations –
at the Capitol on Oct. 28.
accidents in both vehicles. The
Denver, the school said in the
on Nov. 4 and 18 from 10:30
including on campus at the Voter
charges included two counts of
Early Bird newsletter on Oct. 29.
a.m. - noon in Tivoli Room 307.
Service and Polling Center in
with RTD, and Dave Genova,
endangering public transportation,
the Tivoli. Ballot issues include
general manager and CEO,
two counts of aggravated
case from March, the newsletter
Next SGA Meeting:
Proposition CC, which has been
addressed the lawmakers as part
robbery, two counts of first-
said. Anyone who may have been
Nov. 1
supported by MSU Denver’s
of an annual debriefing. But the
degree aggravated motor vehicle
in contact with the individual has
12:45 p.m.
Board of Trustees, Proposition
2019 iteration carried extra weight.
theft, one count of attempted
already been contacted directly.
Barb Weiske Senate Chambers
DD and other tax referendums
RTD is short 93 bus drivers of
aggravated robbery and one count
As with the earlier case, there
Tivoli 329
specific to districts and counties.
its budgeted 1,083 and is down 56
of attempted second-degree
is no risk of transmission to
light rail operators. The shortage
burglary. Garcia first stole an RTD
other students and classes are
This brief was provided by
can be linked to the company’s
bus before crashing it moments
allowed to operate as normal.
MSU Denver’s SGA.
mandatory overtime policy,
later. He then attempted to steal
or “mandating.” The practice
a car from a nearby homeowner
requires drivers to work a sixth
before carjacking a woman at
day. Seniority rules when it comes
West 6th Avenue and Frontage
to mandating, so new hires are
Road. He proceeded to crash
stuck with the undesirable routes
that vehicle as well. He is facing
and working conditions, leading
four to 10 years in prison.
Doug Tisdale, a district director
to the retention problem. To alleviate stress, RTD is considering temporary drivers and temporarily cutting service routes, though the latter is a long and nuanced process and Genova said that it is the last-case scenario.
There is no connection to the
OPINIONS
4
OCTOBER 30, 2019
How to not wear a racist Halloween costume
staff Editor-in-Chief
By The Metropolitan Staff
Halloween as a child. Back then,
James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu
mymetmedia.com
sure, it was cute, but a white
Managing Editor
20-something-year-old dressing
Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
H
alloween is not just
up as Pocahontas or Moana
for candy and bloody
could become problematic.
demons. It’s also the one time of
News Editor Herman Guzman-Ibarra hguzmani@msudenver.edu
Our News Editor Herman
year when people can become
Guzman-Ibarra says dressing
Features Editor
whoever they want to be, from
up like Pocahontas or another
fairy princesses to mad scientists.
character from a race different
Brady Pieper bpieper3@msudenver.edu
from yours might constitute
Sports Editor
age, you begin to realize that
asking someone of that race
some costumes may not be
whether they think your idea of
Will Satler wsatler@msudenver.edu
cute, but plain offensive. Our
the costume would be offensive.
Once you reach a certain
staff has some tips to help
Photo Editor Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu
There are ways to make sure
you keep your Halloween
you are respecting the character,
Design Editor
costume funny for everyone.
according to The Metropolitan’s
Zhen Tang ztang@msudenver.edu
It can be hard to define what
Spanish Editor Sarah Lease. She
Spanish Editor
constitutes a “racist” or otherwise
says that if you’re planning on
offensive costume, since that
dressing up as a character that
means something different to
does not share your ethnicity,
everyone. This is where your
you should strive to do it justice
better judgment comes into play.
and respect the culture of the
for wearing racist costumes,
attempt to change their skin
Clearly, some of us lack in
character. For example, if you
such as blackface or a Native
color. Copy Editor Daniel Sutton
that area, particularly when we
were to dress up as Miguel from
American headdress. Not doing
agrees, saying limiting people
are so excited about a costume
“Coco,” you should avoid a
so allows the notion that it’s okay
— not just whites — to costumes
that we take it a little too far.
sombrero and instead replicate
to demean people to permeate.
of their own race or culture can
This happened to Canadian
his face paint and outfit.
Photo illustration by Kaileigh Lyons | kylons9@msudenver.edu
A variety of culturally insensitive Halloween costumes that you should definitely not replicate. Just don’t.
Sarah Lease sarah.lease@cudenver.edu Copy Editors Haylie Bean hkouri1@msudenver.edu Daniel Sutton dsutton3@msudenver.edu Director of Met Media
be unnecessary and unfair. He
Steve Haigh shaigh@msudenver.edu
important. For example, it’s not
says that the most important part
Assistant Director of Met Media Ronan O’Shea roshea3@msudenver.edu
Lease added that context is
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
Guzman-Ibarra added that
who was criticized just months
while sugar skull makeup or a
okay to dress up as President
of choosing a costume is that it
before re-election for wearing
mariachi outfit would be “cool,”
Donald Trump or wear a MAGA
doesn’t degrade the humanity
brownface makeup to an Arabian
adding specifics like a mustache
hat because what the president
and value of another person or
Nights-themed party at a private
or a ladder would be too much.
does is scarier than anything on
their background, intentionally
Kathleen Jewby kjewby@msudenver.edu
school where he taught. He
He says it’s worth asking if
Halloween. Dressing up doesn’t
or not. That means choosing
Office Manager
had dressed up like Aladdin,
you’ve gone too far, but if you
mean you are endorsing him,
positive characters and respecting
and it reflected badly on him.
have to ask, then you have gone
but it does detract from the
the customs and boundaries of
Elizabeth Norberg enorbert@msudenver.edu
too far. And no, it is not okay to
severity of his racist comments.
any group you are celebrating.
This is the issue with dressing up as famous characters. Disney characters are so well-known and
just tell people to lighten up.
We hope that this guide will
already privileged enough, our
provide some light at the end of a
loved that they should belong to
up as a character that isn’t of
Features Editor Brady Pieper said
dark tunnel for those questioning
everyone and anyone. But when
your ethnicity does not redefine
that given all the colonizing white
the ethics of their Halloween
Halle Bailey was cast as Ariel in
that character as your ethnicity.
people have already done, there’s
costume. If not, please let us
the upcoming live action “The
For example, if someone of
no reason to take another person’s
know in a letter to the editor at
Little Mermaid,” fans resisted en
Asian descent dresses up as
cultural identity for a holiday. Find
mwebber6@msudenver.edu.
masse, arguing that she looked
Raggedy Ann, that does not
representation from your own
When in doubt, you can always
nothing like Disney’s animated
make them Asian Raggedy Ann.
culture and family heritage instead
choose an animal onesie from
Our Editor-in-Chief James
of borrowing from others, he says.
those in stock at your local
This notion prompts debate
Halloween costume shop.
Ariel. If Disney characters should
Lease also said that dressing
As if white Americans weren’t
belong to anyone, why is it so
Burky said if there is a voice
shocking that Bailey should
nibbling at you when you look in
even among the editors of The
play Ariel instead of a ginger?
the mirror at your costume, that
Metropolitan. Our Photo Editor
is your conscience telling you it’s
Kaileigh Lyons said it’s okay for
Editor Megan Webber remembers
not right. He says it’s also up to
a white person to dress up like
dressing up as Tiger Lily one
us to call out family and friends
Beyonce as long as they don’t
The Metropolitan’s Managing
5 tips on how not to wear a racist Halloween costume 1. Ask your conscience if it’s okay. 2. No headdresses. It’s not cool. Seriously. 3. If you can’t help choosing a racist costume, just keep your butt at home. 4. Just go as yourself. That’s way cooler than a racist costume. 5. You shouldn’t need 5 tips. Be better.
Production Manager of Met Media
Sales and Marketing sales@mymetmedia.com marketing@mymetmedia.com Brady Nelson bnelso73@msudenver.edu
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FEATURES
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OCTOBER 30, 2019
Local students’ experiences with Halloween With thousands of holiday backgrounds, Auraria has a lot different opinions
By Brady Pieper bpieper3@msudenver.edu
Halloween, or All Hallows Eve, started in the Celtic festival “Samhain”, where people would
The breeze rustles the bush you’re hiding in. The cold air caresses the top of your ears. A
light bonfires and dress in costumes to ward off evil spirits. The tradition carried on
child dressed as Batman, followed
with Pope Gregory III, when
by a few of their brave friends
he decreed Nov. 1 as a day
donning other hero costumes,
to celebrate all saints. Some
approaches your front door.
celebrants adopted some of the
Just as the super squad reaches
traditions used in Samhain.
the door, you jump out of the
Today, the holiday has
shrubbery, frightening the young
developed into something a little
kids. They sprint away into the
bit different than the once-Pagan
night. For they came expecting
religious celebration. Keeping
a treat, but alas, it was a trick.
the costumes, modern Halloween
Halloween is rich in spooky
involves the tradition of trick-or-
experiences. There is fright-
treating, the process of walking
filled trots through haunted
from house to house in search of
houses, trick-or-treating through
treats or less exciting, tricks. While
brittle cold or sleeping humbly
time has changed the celebration
through the constant doorbell
of Halloween into something more
rings. But the experiences of
about fun and less about religion,
Auraria Campus students are
the enthusiasm still remains, as
unique to many of those across
over 41 million five to 14-year-
the state and even the country. As one grows up, religion, ethnicity and preference play
olds dressed up and searched for treats in 2010, according to the
Photos by Brady Pieper | bpieper3@msudenver.edu
This pumpkin-skeleton hybrid animatronic sets the stage for thrill-seekers attending the haunt at the “Terror in the Corn” haunted corn maze at Anderson Farms in Erie on Oct. 25.
United States Census Bureau.
a role in the shifting of their
A person’s experience with
originated. Manuel Saldana, an
carrying different stories of how
encouraged celebration and the
Halloween experience from
Halloween can be shifted by their
MSU Denver student pursuing a
they came. Estevan Quintanilla
chance to partake in the traditions.
good to bad and vice versa.
birthplace or where their family
degree in Spanish and a minor
spent his childhood looking on
in English to interpret for his
as other children celebrated the
studying recording arts,
non-english-speaking parents,
spooky holiday. The MSU Denver
remembers the days when
didn’t take the typical route many
student and Roadways lead peer
she went to Party City, looking
Americans did to celebrating
mentor spent a large portion of
at the walls of options and
Halloween. He still thinks very
his childhood being restricted
picking out cheap costumes.
highly of the spooky day, though.
from celebrating the holiday
“Halloween is a time in the year where you could go out with
“My mom grew up Catholic,
“We would always dress up and we would go trick-or-treating,” she said. “We weren’t all out though,
your friends and create memories
so Halloween, for her, was out
like creating a haunted house
that will last forever,” Saldana
the window,” Quintanilla said.
in our garage, but we ended up
said. “Although some people
“She saw it like celebrating
getting candy and dressing up.”
may not agree with the traditions
demons and saying that it
of Halloween, those memories
was radical. Halloween, for
many good memories. One
will always still be there.”
me, was staying inside.”
of her favorite memories was
A reality that many immigrants
Despite his mother’s grievances
Halloween for Blehm spawned
dressing as a plague doctor.
face coming to the U.S. is
the holiday, Quintanilla and his
She grabbed an old granola bar
the assimilation of tradition.
stepfather love the festivities.
box from her kitchen and went
His parents immigrated from
Quintanilla recalls his favorite
to work, printing out patterns
Mexico and learned to explore
Halloween and dressing in
online and tracing it on the
new holidays. Halloween was
costume. In 2011, he dressed
cardboard. Finally, the costume
something Saldana’s family heard
as the Joker from “The Dark
was completed with the mask.
of but never celebrated in Mexico.
Knight” and embraced the
Their journey north gave them
holiday for the first time.
the first chance to try it out. “When I was younger, from
“That was my first time
Her experience embracing Halloween gave her a positive outlook on the holiday,
experiencing trick-or-treating and
an experience that shifts
the ages of six to 12, I went trick-
I loved it,” he said. “It was a lot
depending on who you talk to
or-treating every year,” Saldana
of fun getting candy. I was like,
on campus. With a plethora
said. “It was traditional for the
‘I am never going to sleep.’”
of experience and variety of
U.S. For my parents, they had
Quintanilla’s experience as
backgrounds on campus, there
to adopt to those traditions.”
a child shifted his opinion on
can be some debate regarding
Embracing the holiday
Halloween every year since.
the controversial holiday.
season left a lasting effect on
He is excited to participate in
Saldana, who remembers the
Halloween by trick-or-treating
about being scary, but it’s not,”
time he dressed up as Tigger
with friends this year.
Blehm said. “It’s more about
from “Winnie the Pooh” as a
Just as one person’s Halloween
“I know it’s a whole holiday
just having fun and dressing
child. Building memories was
experience is shut down, another’s
up and being silly like you
a large part of his Halloween.
is embraced wholeheartedly.
don’t even need to dress up
Candy, decorations and the whole
scary to have a good time.”
However, things change
An actor with a chainsaw prop takes a rest between groups at “Terror in the Corn” haunted corn maze at Anderson Farms in Erie on Oct. 25.
due to a religious mother.
Blehm, a CU Denver student
from family to family. Auraria is
shebang encapsulate Emily
home to over 40,000 students
Blehm’s Halloween. Her family
SPORTS
8
OCTOBER 30, 2019
Promising performance for cross country at RMACs Men take fifth, women take seventh in start to championship season at Colorado Mesa and 42nd place freshman Jenna By Will Satler
Howard and sophomore Makenna
wsatler@msudenver.edu
Kemp posted impressive times just three tenths of a second apart, at
The MSU Denver cross country teams
22:25.3 and 22:25.6, respectively.
embarked on a busy postseason with a
Freshman Bekah Moenning finished
strong showing at the RMAC championships
in 47th place with a time of 22:40.2 after
in Grand Junction on Oct. 26.
a 21-day hiatus since her last race. Even
The women’s team finished in seventh
though she hadn’t raced since Oct. 5 in
place of 16 teams while the men finished
the Roadrunner Invitational, Moenning’s
in fifth. For juniors Alden Gruidel and
performance impressed her coach.
Jacob Link, top performances for their
“She hasn’t run a race for us
team meant breaking multiple school
for several weeks and today she
records in the process and cementing
just showed up,” Lara said.
themselves at the tops of the Rocky
The Roadrunners women’s team just
Mountain Athletic Conference.
missed having their top five runners finish
Link led the way with a time of 24:35
in the top 50, with senior Brittney Kocman
in the men’s 8-kilometer race, which
finishing 52nd with a time of 22:47.8.
broke the previous school record of
In the most competitive NCAA’s cross
25:03.2, set in 2015 by Nick Kadlec.
country conference in Division II, the men
In the women’s 6-kilometer, Gruidel
turned in an impressive team performance
continued her dominance this season
that has them staged to make some noise in
with a time of 20:36.2 — 40 seconds
the regional and national championships.
faster than Breanna Hemming, who set
Strong top-25 performances from senior
the program record at 21:16.7 in 2013.
Sam Berg, 24:59.5, and freshman Yonatan
“She’ll be ready to go,” Nick Lara told
Kefle, 25:01.8, left them 23rd and 25th,
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
Yonatan Kefle runs the last stretch of the Roadrunner Invitational at Washington Park in Denver on Oct. 5.
Roadrunners Athletics. “Alden was third
respectively. Both finishes were personal
bring home the conference championship
to the athletes really buying in and
or fourth pretty much the whole way.
bests, joining Link’s record-breaking finish.
and Colorado School of Mines took home
listening. They’re reaping the rewards of
the men’s crown. Individual winners
listening and buying in and asking them
right here,” Lara said. “Everybody keeps
both came from those two schools, with
to do what I’ve asked them to do.”
scoffing at me, looking at me like I’m
Adams State’s Stephanie Cotter winning
championships clinched her a spot
crazy (for thinking that), and we had
the women’s side and Dylan Ko from
higher than fourth in the South Central
on the all-RMAC first team, marking
five guys under 26 minutes today.”
Mines winning the men’s competition.
Regional — the women most recently in
She was picked up by a couple of people coming to the line. She looked good.” Gruidel’s performance at the RMAC
her first time on any of the all-RMAC
Sophomore Nick Nowlen, 25:45.5,
teams in her MSU Denver career. It’s not just Gruidel that is in position for success heading into regionals after competing in Grand Junction. Coming in back-to-back in 41st
“We have five 25-minute guys sitting
Two weeks from now on Nov. 9, the
MSU Denver has never finished
2014 and men in 2013. It would be the
and freshman Jadon Bennick, 25:49.1,
Roadrunners will head to Canyon, Texas
fifth top-5 finish in the NCAA regional for
rounded out the under-26-minute
for the NCAA South Central Regional.
the women and the sixth for the men.
group, finishing 53rd and 58th.
Lara believes his team is ready.
National powerhouse Adams State University topped the women’s rank to
Quotes for this story were obtained from
“I’m just excited we’re moving in the right direction,” he said. “It’s a tribute
Nate Lake and roadrunnersathletics.com.
Nuggets back to their winning ways By Will Satler
Nuggets basketball, it’s that this
half due to foul trouble — was
really matter but it’s nice, of
in a row after 27 points against
wsatler@msudenver.edu
season is not going to be boring.
impressive, to say the least.
course, but it doesn’t really
Phoenix. Despite struggling
mean anything to me.”
on opening night in Portland,
On opening night, a close win If there is one thing we’ve
Featuring a new addition to
against the Portland Trail Blazers
the rotation, forward Jerami
learned from watching the first
— despite star center Nikola
Grant, Denver went into Portland
traveled to Sacramento to take on
regular-season week of Denver
Jokic being limited in the first
looking for revenge after their
the Kings in what was the worst
Game 7 defeat in the Western
offensive performance so far.
familiar spot after winning their
Conference Semifinals last season.
The team was led by 18 points
first three games last season.
They got just that, spoiling the
from guard Jamal Murray and a
And similar to last season, their
Trail Blazers’ 18-game opening
stellar defensive performance
defense — not their patented
night winning streak, 108-100.
from Gary Harris on Buddy Hield
explosive offense — has been
— holding him to a mere five
the reason. Their 100.3 defensive
after free throws. Jokic’s 20
points. The Nuggets came away
rating is tied for the eighth-best in
points and 13 rebounds led
with a 101-94 win, again sneaking
the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks.
the way for the Nuggets.
away late thanks to free throws.
Denver pulled away late
Their home opener in Denver
Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray dribbles the ball during a game at Pepsi Center. The Nuggets started the season 3-0, behind a strong scoring performance from Murray.
“Buddy Hield is a tough guy
he’s now averaging 19.7 points per game, tops for the team. At 3-0, the Nuggets are in a
Despite struggling offensively to start the season, there is no
brought even more drama as they
to guard and Gary Harris was
need to worry if you’re a Nuggets
snuck away with an overtime
all over him, making him feel
fan. The prolific depth and
victory versus the Phoenix Suns,
him for 48 minutes,” Nuggets
addition of Grant to allow Malone
108-107. Jokic earned his 29th
head coach Michael Malone told
to play off matchups late in games
career triple-double, which
Nuggets.com. “When Gary is
on a nightly basis has shown
helped him pass Michael Jordan
aggressive, shooting the ball
its head early on — two unique
in all-time triple-doubles.
with confidence and guarding
parts of a championship team.
“Nice! Hopefully, I’m going Photo by Ron Chenoy | USA TODAY Sports
Then on Oct. 28, the Nuggets
to pass him in rings,” Jokic told Nuggets.com. “That would be nice. Triple-doubles don’t
like that, that’s a tremendous two-way player for us.” It was Murray’s second strong offensive performance
It’s too early to crown them the best in the West, right?
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OCTOBER 30, 2019
Overheard
Horoscopes
“I like my blood to be boiling at all times.” “You stopped talking to me after I got monkey balls.” “Anyone else feel like an emasculated Build-a-Bear?” “Company policy states dying during work hours is prohibited.”
Top 5
Capricorn
Cancer
Although you like to take your time doing things the old-fashioned way, others may tease you for not taking advantage of newer devices. Don’t let it get to you, Capricorn.
It’s hard not to be stung by others’ inconsiderate actions, but try not to take it all so personally. You’ll be better off in the long run.
Aquarius
Leo
Your humor is your most wonderful trait, Aquarius, but some people take it a little too seriously. Be careful not to hurt others’ feelings.
You often wonder why it’s so hard for people to get along, but there are forces bigger than us that drive people apart. Don’t take it to heart.
Pisces
Virgo
You’ve been struggling lately with your self image and how you’d like people to see you. Take some time this week to be true to yourself and do what you love.
No one likes to be the third wheel, so do what you can to create conversations that everyone can contribute to equally.
Aries
Halloween movies
Reality isn’t always fun to look at, so you tend to retreat to your fantasy world. But don’t forget to bring your attention back to those who need you.
1. Ghostbusters 2. Beetlejuice 3. The Nightmare Before Christmas 4. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 5. Hocus Pocus
Libra Your imagination often takes you places, but someone could try to give you a reality check very soon. Don’t lose sight of your goals.
Taurus
Scorpio
You have a strong sense of self-confidence, which can threaten other people. This week, try to be a little gentler around strangers so you don’t scare them off.
It’s hard for you to slow down your artistic mind, but relaxation time is important, too. Remember to take a break now and then.
Gemini
Sagittarius
You often feel like a mediator between your friends’ feuds, but this week, you may be the one in need of mediation.
Your playful spirit could get you into trouble with someone who’s trying to get things done. Remember to calm down around others you don’t know very well.
Photo of the Week experience and make it look like it wasn’t shot in the midst of a blizard. Kaileigh Lyons’
photojournalists strive to report the news as
photo shows that there is some beauty in the
factually as possible, but that doesn’t mean
hectic day-to-day lives of college students
there can’t be some artistic element to their
confronted with a blustery day in October.
work. This week, Denver was hit by record-
Photojournalists must report the news, but
breaking low temperatures and a powerful
they also must show the human impact of the
snowstorm, which caused the closure of
news. They do this all while battling less-
Auraria Campus and other Denver-area
than-favorable weather, trying to protect their
businesses and schools. It takes patience
camera gear and also do the job well. How is
and skill to capture a moment of that chaotic
that different from what any other artist does?
Do you have a funny quote you overheard on campus or an interesting photo you just have to share? Submit to Managing Editor Megan Webber at mwebber6@ msudenver.edu.
Easy
Medium
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A view of Auraria Campus and Downtown Denver on Oct. 29 shortly before the campus closure due to the heavy snowstorm.
Hard
Answers:
Photojournalism is the form of photography that is seldom referred to as art. Yes,
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