Volume 42, Issue 12 - Oct. 30, 2019

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VOL. 42  NO. 12

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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

Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu

A view of Auraria Campus and Downtown Denver on Oct. 29 shortly before the campus closure due to the heavy snowstorm.

Hard

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Photojournalism is the form of photography that is seldom referred to as art. Yes,

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