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CHASING CHAMPS Men’s basketball looks to return program to former glory story on pg. 11

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MSU Denver men’s basketball seniors Druce Asah (1), Kendall McIntosh (25) and Garrett Carter (10) along with the rest of the team are primed to bring the Roadrunners back to championship traditions.

INSIDE

NEWS

| pg. 3

OPINION

| pg. 7

FEATURES

| pg. 8

SPORTS

| pg. 12

MSU Denver holds DACA rally on

It takes conversation to be a good

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2”

Women’s soccer wins first playoff

campus

roommate

marks its decennial

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

NEWS

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MSU Denver shows support for DACA/ASSET students

By Herman Guzman-Ibarra hguzmani@msudenver.edu

“DACA was a temporary stopgap measure that, on its face, could be rescinded at

Students are left wondering what

any time,.” Francisco told the

the next few years of college life

Justices. “And the department’s

will be like for them. Not worrying

reasonable concerns about its

about changing their majors or

legality and its general opposition

signing up for classes, but whether

to broad, non-enforcement

they’ll still even be able to attend.

policies provided more than a

On Nov. 12, the U.S. Supreme

reasonable basis for ending it.”

Court heard oral arguments

Other oppenents argue

on President Donald Trump’s

that ending DACA could allow

administration decision to

give lawmakers to find a better

terminate the Deferred Action for

path for immigration policy.

Childhood Arrivals program.

Proponents believe that DACA helps give students a chance to

As of now, DACA provides no path to citizenship.

Michael Benitez, vice president

properly go to college and get

of the MSU Denver Office of

the same oppurtunities as those

Diversity and Inclusion, opened

born here. Opponents against

up the rally by thanking Weiser for

it say that it was never meant

organizing the event and briefly

to stay for as long as it has.

summarizing what was going on.

No ruling will occur in the

He also spoke directly to

case until June 2020, but the

students who are affected by

issue affects over 800,000

this case — like those part of

program recipients nationwide.

the Advancing Students for a

At MSU Denver, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser held a DACA rally in the Jordan

Stronger Tomorrow law — in an

Photos by Herman Guzman-Ibarra | hguzmani@msudenver.edu

Estefani Peña Figueroa, Luis Fernando Estrada Venzor and Eunice Callejas Solano sit outside the Jordan Student Success Building on Auraria after speaking at the rally.

attempt to ease their worries.

“To all the DACA and ASSET

are to the country.

Student Success Building. He

students here, I want you to know

was joined by other speakers,

that MSU Denver supports you,”

loves immigrants. The United States

including “Dreamer” students.

Benitez said. “And we believe

of America loves immigrants. My

DACA serves to give young

“MSU loves immigrants. Denver

how the country is stronger when

she was a child, not worrying about

all people have the opportunity

their status as an immigrant.

to live up to their potential.

She represented FWD.us, a non-

Afterward, Wasden mentioned the economic

our university is a better place

family comes from this immigrant

profit lobbying group advocating

impact that immigrants have

undocumented immigrants in the

because you are a part of it.”

story, so this is all personal to

for issues like prison reform and

on the community, and argued

U.S. some security from fears like

MSU Denver has stood by

me,” Weiser said. “It’s about the

amnesty for immigrants. Molina

against the harsh stereotypes immigrants have to endure.

deportation. In 2017, the Trump

these students, Benitez said. The

ethos of who we are as Coloradans

has lived in the U.S. since she was

administration announced that

university offered special tuition

– who we are as Americans.”

nine years old, and is a teacher,

it would rescind DACA, refusing

rates for undocumented students in

to take new applications and

2012. The title of being a Hispanic

musical “Hamilton” to emphasize

attempting to prevent the renewals

Serving Institution, earned this

his point that immigrants

halls of Congress to fight for our

that starts to talk about dangerous

of existing DACA recipients.

year, has been another source

“are part of the fabric of what

community, and it is because of

inflammatory rhetoric,” Wasden

General Noel Francisco, solicitor

of pride for the university.

has powered our nation.”

those tireless efforts that we are at

said. “When you start talking

the Supreme Court today, securing

about walls and deportation, it’s

general of the Department of

Benitez then handed off the

Weiser also referenced the

Meanwhile, outside the U.S.

advocate and DACA recipient.

“Two years ago, we walked the

“So when we become a nation that changes from ‘give us your tired, your hungry, your poor’ to one

Justice, spoke in the U.S. Supreme

stage to Weiser, who spoke

Supreme Court, MSU Denver

our fundamental American right

time for the business community

Court, against the policy.

on how valuable immigrants

trustee Marissa Molina spoke about

to justice,” Molina said. “We stand

to stand up and take notice.”

here knowing that the greatness

The MSU Denver student

of this country has always been

speakers spoke next. The last of

determined by the people who have

them, Luis Fernando Estrada Venzor,

dared to dream of an America that

came to the U.S. when he was about

is more just and more inclusive.”

six years old from a cattle ranching

DACA allowed Molina become a teacher that could tell her

Venzor told the audience how

students that their stories matter.

he was told to speak English in

She also talked about how people

Kindergarten, and the anxieties

need to also support all other

he’s faced over the years as

undocumented immigrants that

DACA has constantly been in the

are waiting for an opportunity

spotlight. Despite that, he has

to receive citizenship status.

studied to be an electrical engineer,

Back on campus, following Weiser were more advocates of DACA, like Colorado Secretary

and encourages people to take an active stance on the issue.

“Don’t pity us. We’re not

of State Jena Griswold and

here for pity,” hesaid. “We are

Jeff Wasden, president of the

strong. We have found a way, we

Colorado Business Roundtable.

will continue to find a way, but

Griswold told the audience that

there is only so much a human

the state is there to support them

being can handle. I would like to

and then, in Spanish, said that

say to you — I am Luis Estrada

they will always be there for the

first, I’m a human being second

students. She also told an anecdote

and I am an immigrant third.”

of an undocumented neighbor that

A “Denver (hearts) Immigrants” banner hangs inside the Jordan Student Success Building on Auraria above the audience for the DACA rally.

town in Chihuahua, Mexico.

helped her find her mother when

NEWS

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Auraria Library receives largest single-roof solar array in Denver

By Derek Brekken dbrekken@msudenver.edu incorporate into their building plans.

Auraria took a step forward on its

Energy costs fluctuate with the demand

mission to improve its carbon footprint.

placed on providers like Xcel. Another

On Nov. 12, Auraria Library hosted a

benefit of solar is the ability to produce

Solarbration to celebrate the completion

energy at a fixed cost for the campus.

of its new 779-kilowatt solar array.

“Half of our electricity bill on campus

The Auraria Sustainable Campus

comes from the energy demand that we could

Program partnered with the Auraria Higher

have at any given time,” Herr said. “We pay

Education Center and Namastè Solar

to access the amount of energy that we may

of Boulder to construct what is now the

need, and we may have the option to mitigate

largest single-roof solar array in Downtown

that cost through peak shaving in the future.”

Denver, according to Xcel Energy.

Peak shaving is the process of reducing

“To put things in perspective, this

the amount of energy purchased from

solar array will provide about two-thirds

the utility company during the highest

of Auraria Library’s power needs,” said

demand period. Battery storage options

AHEC sustainability officer Chris Herr. “The

could potentially be installed in the future

bottom line is students really wanted this,

to stockpile energy and reduce Auraria

and we worked hard to make it happen.”

Library’s peak demand, according to Herr.

The ASCP was established in 2011

As Auraria’s rooftops are replaced, Photo courtesy of Auraria Sustainable Campus Program

and is a student-driven committee

Solar panels cover the roof of the Auraria Library. The panel installation was completed on Oct. 30.

dedicated to reducing the ecological footprint left by Auraria.

they become candidates for solar array installation, and many of the roofs on campus are due to be replaced in the next year.

The committee focuses its efforts across

greenhouse gas emissions as a campus,”

the ASCP’s annual funding by 10-15%,

seven pillars that range from alternative

Herr said. “We estimate this will prevent

according to AHEC’s Director of Marketing

our photovoltaic roadmap,” said ASCP

transportation and energy efficiency to

about 1.2 million pounds of CO2 from

and Campus Relations Jane Hood. This

Sustainability Coordinator Jackie Slocombe.

water conservation and waste diversion.

entering the atmosphere each year.”

means more funding for sustainability

“We’ve identified 29 rooftops that could

initiatives for the program going forward.

be equipped with solar arrays, and we are

Auraria hosts 50,000 students, faculty

Auraria’s new 2,100 panel array will

“We have worked really hard researching

and staff from three institutions, including

supply 2.5% of the power consumed

MSU Denver, CU Denver and CCD.

annually on campus, and the energy savings

more affordable, it becomes an increasingly

from this project is anticipated to increase

cost-effective option for facilities to

“This is a big step toward reducing our

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advance our solar program here at Auraria.”

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2017 Energy use in the U.S.

Wind-6%

Solar-2%

Hydroelectric-7%

Biomass-1%

Natural Gas-32%

Other-2%

Nuclear-20%

Coal-30%

Source: U.S. Department of Energy

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

BRIEFING

5

Race, Bias and Equity Initiative hopes to make campus safer

By Ceci Taylor

and some faculty and staff, (they) said

doing,” Hughes said. “How can we do this?

From the Rocky Mountain Collegian (CSU)

this isn’t okay. This isn’t Colorado State

Does it make sense? That kind of thing.”

collegian.com

University, and we need to do something.”

Hughes said the initiative was

After the infamous blackface incident, followed by swastikas on campus and racial slurs yelled in Allison Hall, Colorado State

Hughes said once proposals are submitted, a team of people across campus

McConnell’s way of saying the school

will be asked to review the proposals

will address these incidents.

and make recommendations based on

“It’s an opportunity for us to look at things

the new ideas. The teams will thoroughly

University has implemented a new initiative

that we’ve already been doing,” Hughes said.

look into the ideas and obstacles they

that will allow students to propose ideas

“Things we feel like have been successful

may face while bringing it to life.

to improve the atmosphere on campus.

and really doing a better job of letting the

CSU President Joyce McConnell sent a

“The goal is for every single proposal

campus know about those things. … But

that we have, people will know about it,”

mass email to students, faculty and staff

what students clearly were saying to us,

Hughes said. “This is what was proposed,

Oct. 21, announcing the official launch of the

as a university, is, ‘Yes you’ve done maybe

and this is what we are responding to.”

Race, Bias and Equity Initiative and declaring

some things, but this still isn’t a place where

Blanche Hughes, Vice President for Student

we feel like we can succeed. There are still

process for brand new ideas through certain

Affairs at CSU, as leader of the initiative.

issues here that need to be addressed.’”

committees that will be able to take it up

“We do a tremendous amount to

Hughes said listening to the feedback and

promote diversity and inclusion here at CSU,

concerns from students allowed McConnell

and we should be proud of our efforts,”

to ask what those new ideas were and

McConnell wrote in an email to The Collegian.

what other steps CSU could take. This was

“Unfortunately, as we’ve seen first-hand,

the initial idea around the proposals.

promoting diversity and inclusion does

The proposals can be submitted by

Hughes said there will be a vetting

Photo by Ryan Schmidt | Courtesy of the Collegian

Colorado State University President Joyce McConnell and CSU Vice President for Student responsible for carrying out the initiative.

Affairs Blanche Hughes discuss issues regarding “The main goal of the initiative is to diversity on campus and the positive changes that transform our campus to be a place where all the university hopes to make in the Lory Student students can really live out our principles of Center Theater on Oct. 16. through the administration while remaining

community and be a place where people, no

not prevent acts or expressions of racism

students, faculty, staff or anyone who

matter what your background, no matter what

campus that provides a safe space for

or bias. That’s why I created the Race, Bias

may have an idea on how to improve the

you look like, can come on this campus and

everyone to learn, work and live in.

and Equity Initiative and why I believe it is

atmosphere around bias incidents on

feel like this is a place where they belong (and

so important to have students, faculty and

campus or how to prevent such incidents

know) that they are cared about,” Hughes said.

staff forward their recommendations.”

from happening in the future, Hughes said.

McConnell expressed her support for

“Maybe there are some things we’re

Hughes said the initiative has already

“The more voices we listen to, the greater opportunity we have to make lasting change,” McConnell wrote.

brought a lot of excitement on campus

Hughes and touched on Hughes’ leadership

already doing,” Hughes said. “We can

and said it’s clearly something people care

Contact Ceci Taylor at news@collegian.

abilities and knowledge of the student body.

enhance those things. Maybe it’s some things

about and want to be a part of. The deadline

com or on Twitter @cecelia_twt.

Hughes said McConnell introduced the

we’re currently doing that people don’t know

to submit proposals was on Nov. 11, but

about. So, how do we get that word out?”

Hughes said the university will continue to

The Metropolitan and several Colorado student

take submissions past that initial deadline.

media organizations are sharing editorial

initiative during her fall address in response to the bias incidents that have occurred on

Hughes also said new ideas don’t always

campus, including the blackface incident.

have to come from the proposals, but from

“That provided an opportunity for our students,” Hughes said. “Through (Associated Students of CSU) forums,

“That, to me, really shows the excitement

content to promote student work around the

meetings a student or faculty member

and that our campus is ready to not only

state. For more information, write to Editor-in-

may have with herself or McConnell.

continue to do the great things that we’re

Chief James Burky at jburky@msudenver.edu.

“We’re making sure we are capturing

through meetings that she’s had with

those ideas and then floating them out

students, students of color, Jewish students

there to see if this is something we could be

doing, (but) also look at ways in which we can bring in new ideas,” Hughes said.

Hughes said CSU hopes to be a model

Briefs Regis re-opens after gun scare Regis University’s northwest

ACLU sues over death at ICE facility The American Civil Liberties

Retired astronaut donates 40 acres to Rocky Mountain National Park Vance Brand, a decorated naval

Polis strategizes to lower college costs A week after the failure of

Public presidential impeachment hearings begin Wednesday After the U.S. House of

Denver campus was put on alert

Union of Colorado filed a lawsuit

officer and retired astronaut,

Proposition CC, Gov. Jared

Representatives voted on Oct.

on the night of Oct. 11 when a man

on Oct. 12 against The GEO Group,

donated 40 acres of land to Rocky

Polis isn’t giving up the fight

31 to open hearings regarding

with a gun was spotted nearby.

which runs the Immigrations

Mountain National Park, and the

for lowered education costs.

President Donald Trump’s

and Customs Enforcement

Larimer County Commissioners

detention facility in Aurora.

signed a letter in favor of

Department of Higher Education

changing park boundaries.

released a prolonged plan on

Now it’s up to Congress

Oct. 12 to make college more

Taylor, the top American diplomat

to accept the land. Brand, a

affordable in Colorado. The plan

in Ukraine, and George Kent, a

Longmont native who now resides

addresses a growing need for

senior State Department official

Students were advised to shelter in place that night, but the university re-opened for classes

The suit is based on claims of

as usual on Oct. 12. Officials were

negligence leading to the wrongful

unable to locate the suspect.

death of Kamyar Samimi in 2017.

Denver police directed

The ACLU filed the suit with

Polis’ office and the Colorado

impeachment to the public, testimonies will begin today.

First to testify will be Bill

the case to the Adams

the U.S. District Court in Colorado

in California, wrote a letter to

postsecondary degrees to fuel

in charge of Ukraine policy.

County Sheriff’s Office.

on behalf of the Samimi family,

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner urging

the state’s economy and keep it

Both men have already testified

and it names the company

him to accept the donation.

at the forefront of the nation.

that the Trump administration

A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said they were looking for

as well as the facility’s only

a man who had alluded to being

doctor, Jeffrey Elam Peterson.

“My view is that this donation

It also details a goal of 66%

acted against the law when they

is payback to the American people

postsecondary certificate or

withheld military aid in order to

in appreciation for the wonderful

degree attainment by 2025,

pressure Ukraine to investigate

weeks after being detained by ICE,

times and many benefits that I

which would mark a 10%

Trump’s political rivals.

did not know if that report

according to The Denver Post,

received from great experiences

increase from the current rate.

was connected to the man

and the suit alleges that he did

in RMNP,” Brand wrote.

seen near Regis’ campus.

not receive proper treatment for

suicidal and left home with a rifle.

The spokesperson said he

Samimi died just over two

The hearings will be broadcast live by national news outlets

office, 75% of all Colorado jobs

like PBS, CBS, The Washington

withdrawal from doctor-prescribed

bordered on two sides by RMNP

and 97% of those that pay a

Post and Fox News.

methadone. Samimi was a green

with an altitude of over 9,000

liveable wage require a college

card holder and permanent

feet, about 4 miles northeast of

degree of some kind. Polis said

resident, but was arrested by

the Longs Peak summit. Brand

the plan will lower costs while

ICE in Dec. 2017 for deportation

bought the land in 1967.

maintaining high standards.

to his home country of Iran.

The portion of land is

According to the governor’s

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OPINIONS

Column: Conversation is the key to being a good roommate C

ollege students love

about your boundaries.

to trade stories about

This leads into even more

every young person would live with their besties and

7 staff Editor-in-Chief James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu Managing Editor Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu News Editor

their dorm life and roommate

difficult conversations. There

marry the boy across the hall

experiences. Although Auraria

have been times when I could

and life would be great.

Campus is a commuter campus,

sense tension between myself

given the sky-high housing

and a roommate, but I didn’t say

will not be paying for all your

prices in Denver, most traditional

anything. I wish I had though,

phone bills or cooking you dinner

college students have to find

instead of letting the bad

every night. Instead, they’ll

Sports Editor

a roommate or two. When you

feelings fester until they boiled

leave dirty dishes in the sink

do sign a lease with a couple of

over. It’s vital to be upfront

and let their laundry sit in the

Will Satler wsatler@msudenver.edu

friends or strangers who also just

about how you feel and speak

dryer for an entire weekend.

need a place to live, it’s important

Megan Webber

I’ve had terrible roommates,

You could set an example by

Brady Pieper bpieper3@msudenver.edu

Photo Editor Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu

passive-aggressively cleaning up

Design Editor

you would if you’d grown up with

and in the worst-case scenario,

after yourself, or you could tell

Zhen Tang ztang@msudenver.edu

them living in your house. As

you’ll know to search for a new

them how you feel and ask them to

great roommates and okay

soon as you sign the lease and

roommate when your lease is up.

be more considerate. Your choice.

roommates. The obvious task

move in, you should sit down

of sharing close quarters with

with each other and ask questions

have friends over occasionally, and

someone is being clean and

like: Am I allowed to eat the food

we usually ask each other if it’s

Megan Webber is a fourth-year

financially responsible, but that’s

that you buy? Am I allowed to

alright beforehand. It’s fun when

convergent journalism major with a

not all that goes into it. Whether

watch movies on your TV? Am I

we can all hang out together, but it

minor in linguistics at MSU Denver. She

you’re rooming with your best

allowed to use your bathroom or

doesn’t always work out that way.

is currently the Managing Editor of The

friend or a complete stranger,

send guests in there? Can I wear

the most important factors to

your crocs to take the trash out?

keeping things civil at home are

Features Editor

scenario, you’ll fix the problem,

to know how to keep your home from becoming a war zone.

up, because in the best-case

But odds are your roommate

Herman Guzman-Ibarra hguzmani@msudenver.edu

Having this conversation right

My roommates and I like to

A big part of general politeness

Metropolitan and interning at KGNU

Spanish Editor Sarah Lease sarah.lease@cudenver.edu Copy Editors Daniel Sutton dsutton3@msudenver.edu Haylie Bean hkouri1@msudenver.edu Director of Met Media

is putting yourself in the other

in Boulder. In March, she won the

person’s shoes. If you wouldn’t

Denver Press Club’s John C. Ennslin

Steve Haigh shaigh@msudenver.edu

respect, honesty and politeness.

at the start sets the framework for

want to be kept awake on a

award in conjunction with journalism

Assistant Director of Met Media

Living with your first real

your entire living experience with

Monday night by the sounds of

legend Bob Woodward. Contact her

roommate — or first several

that person. It also establishes

a D&D game, your roommate

at mwebber6@msudenver.edu.

Ronan O’Shea roshea3@msudenver.edu

ones — you learn to respect that

some trust, so at least you

probably doesn’t either.

person in a different way than

know you can talk to each other

Production Manager of Met Media Kathleen Jewby kjewby@msudenver.edu

If real life was like “Friends”,

Office Manager

Column: Stop monopolizing my childhood, Disney here is something magical

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Regardless of age, Disney’s

Hercules movie is released. It

about Disney movies. Beautiful

imagery is laced in our minds.

would inevitably ruin the animated

blend with top-tier animation

in 1937. “Snow White and the

my mind. As much as I want more

to develop memorable cinema

Seven Dwarfs” leaves a lasting

“Hercules” in my life for nostalgia’s

for children and adults alike.

image in people’s heads to this day.

sake, it would feel overdone.

singing and excellent storytelling

Disney released its first movie

But there’s something that

Dopey, Grumpy and Bashful are

Hollywood has done this for

memorable characters reminiscent

years. The entire “Expendables”

from the lack of creativity and

of old folk tales with simplistic

franchise is a whole nostalgic circle

Harvey Weinstein. It’s the inevitable

emotions based on their respective

jerk, granted less contrived than a

names. 1940’s “Dumbo” draws

live-action “The Lion King”. I want to

forth memories of an elephant

see more creativity and originality

taking flight through the night sky.

in Hollywood. Disney, a company

Brady Pieper

to fans young and old — nostalgia.

Disney is at the forefront of selling

“Frozen II”, to be released on Nov.

nostalgia in place of genuine

22. While there is a lot of story

original content, whether it be the

left to tell about the two sisters

Lion King” live-action treatment. Oh

industry, should start to dig into the

plethora of sequels or remakes of

and their band of companions,

— it did. And it’s bad. It isn’t an issue

shell of their once-creative selves

Disney classics in live-action.

the second movie, for lack of

of the quality of animation — in fact,

and start innovating once again.

a better term, feels contrived

the animation is great. But it is easy

and forced from the studio.

to see through the thin veil between

The 2013 film “Frozen” received endless fan and critical acclaim.

The result: over $400 million in

Granted, I have not seen the

Envision “Dumbo” getting “The

honest nostalgia and a cash grab.

that thrived on revolutionizing an

Brady Pieper is a second-year

box office sales, hordes of fans

film yet — and I will — but it

dressed like Anna and Elsa, and

doesn’t matter if the film is good

is Disney’s 1997 “Hercules”,

at MSU Denver, focusing on

the ever-annoying “Let It Go” on

or not when the only reason why

based loosely on the Greek

convergent journalism at Met

the radio for years to come.

it exists is to make money. This

myth of Heracles, instead given

Media. He is the Features Editor

method of marketing isn’t new

the Roman name. I vividly

of The Metropolitan, hosts a bi-

“Frozen” when I was in middle

in the movie industry, but it falls

remember lying down in my

weekly podcast for Met Radio,

school. I was 13 years old, watching

short of the revolutionary mark

bed, burritoed in a blanket on a

and develops television packages

the movie from class-to-class and

Disney left on the business and

cold winter’s day, watching my

for the Met Report. Email Brady

singing the songs with friends

generations of Americans.

brother fiddle with the VCR.

at bpieper3@msudenver.edu.

I remember the release of

to our teachers’ chagrin.

The newest Disney sequel is

Some of Disney’s oldest films still bring out joy in people.

My personal favorite film

I choose not to imagine a reality where a “live-action”

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imagery that has cemented itself in

plagues Hollywood today, aside

feeling that movies use to sell tickets

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Modern Warfare 2 is the pinnacle of gaming

By Will Satler

like One Man Army noob-tubing, or

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abusing the underbarrel grenade launcher attachment, and spawn-camping. Even

It’s a chilly fall afternoon in 2009. You

in its well-regarded campaign mode, a

get out of school and fire up your Xbox 360

mission called “No Russian”, where you

or Playstation 3. You pop in your “Call of

play the role of terrorists in a Russian

Duty: Modern Warfare 2” disc. Life is good.

airport, was extremely controversial — a

For almost 17 years now, Call of Duty,

mission that most certainly wouldn’t

made by Activision, has been one of the

be able to be released in today’s

most popular first-person shooter video

world without heavy backlash.

games on the market. Worked on by

And once the game went well past its

developers like Treyarch, Infinity Ward

heyday, Modern Warfare 2 — like many

and Activision-Blizzard, the Call of Duty

other multiplayer games in the history

series defined a generation of gamers.

of video games — was littered with

There are entries that bring up memories

hackers, making the game essentially

from over the years. Attempting to beat

unplayable. Nostalgic maps like

your best score in Kino Der Toten of

“Terminal”, “Highrise” and “Scrapyard”

Zombies in “Call of Duty: Black Ops” or

were among the best balanced and

trying to unlock gold camo for a gun in

richly detailed maps ever put together

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3”. But there is no other game in the franchise that forged as many memories as their

Photo obtained from Infinity Ward/Activision

“Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2” is the sixth installment in the Call of Duty series and was released on Nov. 10, 2009.

2009 release: Modern Warfare 2.

Modern Warfare 2 was exhilarating

in the franchise, but were too cluttered with game-hacks to play after 2012.

We saw Activision attempt to prolong the feel of Modern Warfare 2 by

to try-hard and earn the Nuke. If you

three perks per class, and if you completed

remaking the maps and releasing them

and challenging, encouraging players to

wanted to go a different route, you

a challenge — earned by doing a certain

in a later game like Modern Warfare 3.

press their skills and net achievements that

could use guns like the Intervention or

amount of one thing with that perk on — you

could alter the outcome of entire online

FAMAS to give yourself a challenge.

would get the pro version of that perk.

battles. One of the greatest achievements

There were so many class combinations

For example, the perk Commando

I find myself reminiscing about the greatest Call of Duty game of all time, Modern Warfare 2. Its nostalgic

in Modern Warfare 2 was earning a Nuke

you could put together in Modern

allowed players to make lunge attacks

feel still lasts to this day. It changed

killstreak in multiplayer. Put together 25

Warfare 2, it was hard to get bored.

from further than normal. If you got

the landscape of video games forever

a sufficient number of such kills with

and it may even have changed a few lives for the better while it was at it.

straight kills without dying, and you’d earn

But it wasn’t just racking up

a reward that when called in, killed every

achievements in individual matches that

Commando equipped, you would get

single person in the lobby and ended the

made playing Modern Warfare 2 so much

Commando Pro, which in turn also granted

game with a win — no matter what.

fun, but also earning “Pro” perks. These

a player immunity to fall damage.

Weapons like the ACR and UMP45

add skills and features to your class that

The game was not without a heap of

are among the best in franchise history

allow you to have technical advantage

controversy, though. The multiplayer

and were essential when you wanted

over opponents. You were able to choose

was filled with game-breaking exploits,

“Godspell” proves MSU Denver does musicals right

By Brady Pieper

But over time, he educates them on

bpieper3@msudenver.edu

life lessons by using examples.

Judas, played by Joseph Steiner, is

If you are looking for something to do

among the individuals in the warehouse.

over the next few weeks and find yourself

Judas inevitably betrays Jesus, but

craving local theatrics, the MSU Denver

until then is one of his closest followers,

theatre department has you covered.

sometimes questioning Jesus’ teachings

The department’s newest production

but met with an answer at every turn.

provides an eclectic blend of personal

The story of Jesus plays out as it does

experiences, fresh references and

in the Bible — Jesus helping educate the

a modern interpretation of Steven

people and facing adversity, Judas betraying

Schwartz’s 1971 play “Godspell”.

Jesus and, in a beautifully designed scene,

The iteration has been in the planning

depicting the end of Jesus, leaving a lasting

stage since May 2018, and took five weeks

image in the minds of the audience.

of rehearsals for the final product. The

MSU Denver’s version of “Godspell” isn’t

theatre department’s second production

“The Passion of the Christ”, granted it isn’t

of the semester is a tale as old as the Bible,

trying to be. But the production’s blend of

literally. Jesus’ parables, particularly those from the Gospel of Matthew, are the keys to this iteration of “Godspell”. The play tackles

good singing, great choreography and an Photo by Brady Pieper | bpieper3@msudenver.edu

The MSU Denver cast for “Godspell” reaches for the sky during their dress rehersal on Nov. 11.

“Godspell” is the theatre department’s second productions for the 2019 - 2020 academic year.

issues ranging from adultery to greed, mostly the issues surrounding sins in the Bible.

The show is set in the present day, as

Throughout the play, each of the characters

well with the diversity in song genres.

do a good job transitioning between

songs ranging from hip-hop and alternative

being a listener and nararating parables,

to folk and groove. They all do well in the

looking for their own form of community.

usually followed by song and dance. The

context of each parable. The song “Save

choreography is fluid and well-versed.

the People” resonated with the audience,

The performers move through the

14-16 and 21-24, and is worth the watch.

MSU Denver’s “Godspell” features

warehouse, every person independently

all the other performers are named as

one of the best musicals I’ve seen. “Godspell” is in the MSU Denver Studio Theatre on Nov.

MSU Denver production of the same name.

the cast find themselves walking into a

With actors portraying Jesus and Judas,

engaging performance from the cast makes for

an upbeat tone contrasting with other

themselves, which makes you consider

entire stage with purpose and the cast

songs of a slower cadence. The inclusion

whether you could be in the shoes of the

shares the spotlight with the musical

of a ukulele was much appreciated.

followers of Jesus. This is an idea rooted in

numbers laced throughout both acts of

the original depiction of “Godspell” and the

the play. The mixture of voices blend

Jesus, played by Adam Biel, doesn’t gain the trust of the people, initially.

If you go: • “Godspell” • Nov. 14-16, 21-24 • MSU Denver Studio Theatre • Free for MSU Denver students

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

FEATURES

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Hot Heels supports LGBTQ+ with drag and food

By Harmony Clearo

to the city’s website, “Denver the Mile

hclearo@msudenver.edu

High City.” Jailing of said males, however, came to a halt in 1973. The abolition

Six-inch stilettos, mimosas and men

of these laws allowed Denver’s drag

saturated in makeup swept through

queen community to dress however they

Denver’s Pride and Swagger bar on Nov. 10.

choose. Drag queen shows have been

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community, Pride and Swagger hosted a

entertaining Denver residents ever since.

The popularity of drag has grown

brunch followed by a drag queen

immensely. “Rupaul’s Drag Race” is just one

performance, as they have every

example of how accepted the community

Sunday for the past three decades.

has become. The reality show was named

The vibrantly-colored bar is located

the top reality competition show at the

in uptown Denver and decorated

2018 Emmys, and then won another Emmy

with the flags of the community.

in 2019 for outstanding reality show.

Kicking off the show with no

Melissa Nawrocki Roberts, daughter

inhibitions, Brandi Roberts, founder

of the Hot Heels Brunch founder, said that

of Hot Heels Drag Brunch, strolled out

she has been doing shows and fundraising

Photo obtained from Pride & Swagger Facebook

Denver’s “Pride & Swagger” LGBTQ+ bar hosts a drag brunch every Sunday.

from behind the curtains wearing a pink

events for the LGBTQ community since she

pajama set and lip syncing “Ma He’s

was 12. She has continued for 34 years.

Making Eyes at Me” by Lena Zavaroni.

Nawrocki Roberts recalls only the brightest

appeared from behind the curtain in a

has been going strong, according to

memories from her time in the community.

neon green bodysuit. Singing and dancing

Nawrocki Roberts. Every Sunday, the

along to Lizzo’s “Juice”, she had $1 bills

community meets for no reason other

time a drag queen was performing and

flying in her direction from every corner

than to have a grand time and celebrate

leaned over my table and had her false

and crevice of the bar. Free bottles of

the community with which they identify.

teeth fall out into my drink,” she said.

champagne were given away to lucky

As an end to the show drew near, Lopez

Several men and women performed

patrons following Royalz’s performance.

asked everyone to grab their phones and

to pop songs while bottles of champagne

“This is just no place to be quiet,”

let all of their Facebook friends know that they were at Pride and Swagger.

Drunk attendees hooted, hollered and stashed $1 bills into the brassiere of the 66-year-old queen.

“I’m just so excited to be here.

I’ve been doing this since I was about 25,” Roberts said.

Upon sharing some background on

“My best memory, I think, was the

her gender transformation, Roberts

and orange juice ran dry and avocado

said Santiago Lopez, co-host to Roberts.

revealed that a few of her family members

toast was consumed. R.C. LaVera

“You need to sound like you just got

have had reconstructive surgery.

Michaels, Mr. Gay Pride of Colorado,

called down to The Price is Right.”

“Since they had reconstruction, I had reconstruction,” Roberts said.

In 1954, Denver made it illegal for males to dress as the opposite sex, according

lip synced to Lady Gaga’s “You and

In accordance with Lopez’s instruction,

I”, followed by Maverick Smith, who

women of the bar shrieked at the call

performed Max Frost’s “Good Morning”.

of their raffle ticket numbers.

Monae Royalz, another drag performer,

For 34 years, Hot Heels Drag Brunch

“I want you to let everyone know that you’re here having a great time on a Sunday morning when you could all be in church,” Lopez said. “This is my church.”

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SPORTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Roadrunners aim for RMAC domination

By James Burky

calluses on our hands. Now we

jburky@msudenver.edu

can fight through those things.”

Last season’s Roadrunners

Those championship banners

were a quilt. Each patch had a

hanging from the rafters of

different story and means of

the Auraria Event Center are

coming to MSU Denver. Some

reminders for the MSU Denver

spent two years at a different

men’s basketball team of what

school before transferring, some

the program once was. Those

had been with the program since

banners remind the team of

day one, while others were thrust

what they strive to be — great.

onto the court as freshmen.

The Roadrunners have the

Not only were they enigmatic to

highest winning percentage of

the fans but they didn’t think they

any program in Division II men’s

had a clear identity t themselves,

basketball history and have won

senior guard Druce Asah said.

two national championships.

That identity is a simplified

Last season, though, was the

approach where instead of

first in program history where

trying to devise complex

the Roadrunners missed the

schemes, the coaching staff is

Rocky Mountain Athletic

letting their players loose.

Conference tournament.

In the third season under the guidance of head coach Michael Bahl, the Roadrunners believe

The defense can be dominant, and it’s what the Roadrunners hang their hat on, Bahl said.

Senior forward Kendall

that they’re primed to breakout.

McIntosh never lets a shot go

“Everybody is team-oriented

uncontested near the basket.

and understands one another,”

His ferocity on the court helped

said senior guard Garrett Carter.

him average 1.3 blocks per game

“This program hasn’t won much

last season, according to MSU

in the last few years. We want to

Denver Athletics. And his 6-foot-

be the team that changes that.”

8-inch stature didn’t hurt, either.

Photos by James Burky | jburky@msudenver.edu

Sophomore guard Demetrius

MSU Denver forward Kendall McIntosh shows off his layup skills for a preseason photo-shoot in the Auraria Event Center on Nov. 7.

They flashed potential with a five-game win streak,

Jackson’s suffocating coverage

in which they held four high-

skills earned him minutes over

octane offenses well below

older players last season and

their season averages. But their

a starting role while Carter

inexperience showed when they

recovers from an injury.

lost 10 games by six or less points and were 2-9 on the road.

“That’s really a terrible record, isn’t it?” Bahl said. “We gotta go through those things to get better. We shot 15%-17% worse than at home and we were getting the same shots.

“That really galvanized us, put

Then there’s Elijah Straughter.

The sophomore forward who roams the court, ready to erase any open shot in an instant.

To be a complete team and make some noise in the RMAC, the Roadrunners’ offense needs to be more consistent than it was a season ago.

LIVE AND DIE BY THE (BIG) THREE The Roadrunners’ offense was feast or famine last season.

They scored 96 points in a shootout against Northwestern

Cover Asah, and you’ll have to deal with Carter, a guard who

TOUGH START, TOUGHER OPTIMISM The Roadrunners have a simple

is just as good at taking jump

mantra — don’t get too high and

shots as he is at slashing through

don’t get too low, Carter said.

the defense for an easy layup.

That motto means you treat a

Then there’s McIntosh. The

win the same way you would

91 against the University of

powerful post player will tear you

treat a loss and it’s starting to

Colorado — Colorado Springs.

apart near the basket and add a

resonate with the Roadrunners.

But those performances

dunk or two for good measure.

Nazarene University and dropped

were outliers.

According to NCAA DII

“We can hurt you in the post, we can hurt you outside.

They haven’t been able to put a full game together to begin the 2019-20 campaign.

They had a 36-34 halftime

rankings, the Roadrunners

It gives us a real balance out

were 12th in the 16-team RMAC

there,” McIntosh said last

advantage against No. 24 Tarleton

in team scoring last season,

season. “We know — me,

State University in the season

posting 71.9 points per game.

Druce and Garrett — that we

opener, but lost 85-71. Then they

gotta show up every night.”

lost to the University of Arkansas

“Last year, we’d look stagnant at times,” McIntosh said.

When Asah, Carter and

The trio bonded quickly last season. Each of them came to

- Fort Smith by a score of 81-66.

But their demeanor heading

McIntosh were rolling, the

MSU Denver as junior transfers

into their home-opener

offense flowed seamlessly. The

from California schools — Asah

Northern New Mexico College

Roadrunners were 6-4 when the

and Carter played each other

on Nov. 20 is the same as it was

trio all scored double digits and

before joining forces. Carter

before the season began.

averaged 79.4 points per game.

believes that the three of them

If that was their season mark, the Roadrunners would have been the sixth-best scoring

“We’re growing up. We’re

are going to be lifelong friends,

teenage guys. We’re in our

which helps on-court.

twenties. We know that we’re

“We hold each other

going to face adversity. Coach

team in the RMAC and in the

accountable and don’t take it

Bahl keeps everyone level-

top-third in the nation.

personally,” Carter said. “If Druce

headed — not too high, not too

gets on my head, I’m going to

low,” Carter said. “That is vital

hear him out and not jaw back.”

in life. Some people crumble in

By returning nine players and building a stronger relationship on and off the court, the

Now, the big three, along

Roadrunners believe they can

with seniors Cain Van Heyningen

move past the inconsistencies.

and Mitch Lombard, bond over

Asah is the shooting specialist who led the team in scoring a

MSU Denver guard Garrett Carter celebrates a game-winning shot during a photo-shoot with The Metropolitan in the Auraria Event Center on Nov. 7.

because that baby is going in.

a shared sense of urgency.

“For many of us, this is the last

adversity and he preaches to keep going and pushing forward.

“I struggled with that growing up. But being under his tutelage has helped me a lot, and helped

season ago. Leave him with the

time we’ll play basketball,” Asah

the team. If we stick to that,

ball and soft defense on the

said. “We have to take things more

we can be dangerous.”

perimeter? You might as well

seriously. No bad practices and

prepare to transition to offense

we need full-effort every day.”

SPORTS

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NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Women’s soccer goes 1-1 in RMAC tournament Roadrunners win first playoff game in Chao’s tenure as head coach

By Will Satler

the Roadrunners, facing only

wsatler@msudenver.edu

two shots in the 2019 campaign.

Both came up big when the

The MSU Denver women’s soccer team is just scratching

season was on the line.

“It’s big-time,” Rueter

the surface of what they

said. “We knew they were

want to accomplish.

beatable, but I mean it felt great

The Roadrunners won their first playoff game since 2016, a

winning and super sweet.”

Defender Jordan Lewis,

game in which the Roadrunners

midfielder Nayeli Baez and

took, 4-3 in penalty kicks against

all-RMAC first-team selection

Dixie State University on

Gabriella “Yeaya” Gamboa scored

Nov. 8. MSU Denver’s season

in PKs for the Roadrunners.

ended just two days later with

Gamboa scored the lone goal in

a 2-0 loss to No. 16 Colorado

regulation for MSU Denver, at 5:05

School of Mines on Nov. 10.

on a cross from Baez that helped

“The things that we’re doing and the things that we’re achieving

the team out to an early lead.

It was Gamboa’s team-leading

every year is good, but we still

sixth goal of the season and

got a long ways to go,” said

followed up her strong finish to the

head coach Tracy Chao. “We’re

end of the regular season, where

still certainly nowhere near

she scored twice in the team’s

where we need to be or want to

final four games. The goal not only

be, so it’s going to take a little

gave the Roadrunners an early

more work and preparation.”

advantage on the scoreboard,

Photos by Will Satler | wsatler@msudenver.edu

The Roadrunners’ close

but added confidence going into

win on Nov. 8 was Chao’s first

their biggest game of the season.

playoff victory since taking over

Junior Jordan Lewis (9) battles with Colorado School of Mines sophomore Eliot Edwards (10) during a semifinal matchup in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament on Nov. 10 at Stermole Soccer Stadium in Golden.

The Roadrunners lost 2-0.

“She’s been on fire, so to get

as the head coach, and one that

an early goal like that is huge,”

MSU Denver had scouted,

Roadrunners’ hope for a regular-

featured some unsung heroes.

Chao said. “That means seven

matchup with the nation’s

but the Roadrunners never

season championship. It didn’t

Defender Maddy Rueter

games now she’s put four balls

16th ranked team, Mines, the

played to their full potential.

stop them from doing something

netted the game-winning goal

in the last seven games, so it’s

tournament’s No. 2 seed on

“We knew exactly what

in PKs, while goaltender Emily

been a huge thing. It obviously

Nov. 10. Mines held almost

kind of style they were going

Kim subbed in for senior Erica

set a tone really well right away.”

every advantage possible. They

to play. We know exactly what

this program hasn’t done since

Torres specifically for penalties

A win on Nov. 8 meant a

“They’ve done something that

had home-field advantage, had

they have, we know they’re

I’ve been here: get a postseason

and made a huge save to help

legacy, making six of seven saves

played only 90 minutes on Nov.

dangerous players,” Chao said.

win and be able to play to the

MSU Denver advance.

in regulation. She finished her

8, whereas MSU Denver played

“So for us, we had a tactical

semifinals,” Chao said. “We got

MSU Denver career in net with the

110, and finished the regular

plan coming in and we were

to knock down some walls in

the entire regular season. Kim

second-most saves in program

season with a 15-2-1 record.

okay. But again, I think we were

terms of I’m asking them to do

spent a mere 36:17 in net for

history and ranked sixth in wins.

just so hesitant — so cautious

something that they’ve never

on paper, the Roadrunners held

about defending and as opposed

done. I think that’s where the

their own through the first half.

to getting into the attack.”

culture piece is. We’re getting

Reuter took just two shots

Torres added to her program

they hadn’t done in Chao’s tenure.

Despite the clear advantages

MSU Denver trailed 1-0 after

Before the season, Chao told The Metropolitan about the

things that we’re doing have been

goal at 33:05 going into halftime,

culture the team was building.

really great. The on-the-field and

mustering two quality scoring

She said their goal was to win

off-the-field, the comradery, the

chances of their own on the net.

championships, specifically a

team chemistry — who they are

regular-season championship.

together has been fantastic.”

Six minutes into the second half, Mines added to their lead

Failing to score on a plethora

when Lindsey Tornabene scored to

of opportunities through

with a 7-9-4 overall record, 6-4-3

make it 2-0. That would be the final

the heart of conference play

in RMAC play. They will return

score as MSU Denver wouldn’t

left the Roadrunners with 12

their leading goal scorer, Gamboa,

be able to put another shot on

games decided by one goal or

for a final season and they’ve

goal against RMAC Goaltender

fewer, eight of which ended

gained valuable playoff experience

of the Year Shannon Mooney.

up being losses or ties.

— something to remember

Torres made five saves in

MSU Denver freshman Maddy Rueter tries to escape a defender during a semifinal match against No. 16 Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 10 at Stermole Soccer Stadium in Golden. Reuter scored the winning goal in penalty kicks on Nov. 8 for the Roadrunners.

a lot of things ironed out, the

Mines’ Chaney Brugman scored a

It didn’t help either that the

The Roadrunners finish 2019

come crunch time in 2020.

the second half to give her

top team in the conference, the

six total while keeping the

University of Colorado — Colorado

last game of the season, it can

Roadrunners in the game. They

Springs, didn’t lose a single

be hard to consider it positively.

were unable to gain a strong

game in 2019, earning them the

But the Roadrunners can chalk

enough attack to score.

nation’s top ranking. Nonetheless,

up 2019 as a successful season

close losses dampened the

for the women’s soccer team.

Mines played to the game

When teams don’t win the

Women’s soccer weekend by the numbers: MSU Denver goalies made:

14 saves

Roadrunners played:

Game attendance:

200 minutes 430 people

Playoff wins:

1 win

SPORTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

13

Volleyball sweeps final weekend series MSU Denver didn’t lose a single set while being dominant on defense Despite racking up an absurd

By Will Satler wsatler@msudenver.edu

number of blocks, Kelling, one of the program’s all-time greatest

In the MSU Denver

blockers, only had three. As her

volleyball team’s final regular-

senior season winds down, she

season weekend series, the

sits fifth in block assists, ninth

Roadrunners packed the Auraria

in total blocks and 10th in blocks

Event Center for what won’t

per set in program history.

be the last time in 2019.

It just went to show that even

On Nov. 8, the Roadrunners

when she’s not putting up the big

got their revenge from a loss

numbers, she’s still leading the

earlier in the season when they

team, both on and off the court.

earned a 3-0 victory over South

Junior Alexis Benda, who has

Dakota School of Mines and

played with Kelling her entire

didn’t take a single step back

career with MSU Denver, said that

with another 3-0 win over Black

she is like the mom of the team.

Hills State University on Nov. 9.

“She just steps up in so

South Dakota Mines had beaten

many different ways,” Benda

MSU Denver earlier in 2019 on

said. “She’s always been on

Oct. 12 — a 3-1 loss that ended

leadership since I’ve been here,

their eight-game winning streak.

but this year specifically that fifth

The win on Nov. 8 snapped a

year senior in her, she already

two-game losing streak and kept

knows what’s going on.”

the Roadrunners afloat at second

Kelling’s leadership helped

Photo by Will Satler | wsatler@msudenver.edu

The Roadrunners’ volleyball team come together after scoring against Black Hills State University on Nov. 9 at the Auraria Event Center in Denver. The Roadrunners improved to 19-6, 14-2 on the year after winning 3-0.

place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings.

“That was a good night for

lead the Roadrunners to two more wins at home, a place where they’ve only lost once in the

us. We were able to kind of get

Regis University — a total of 23

was held to only eight kills and

redemption a little bit from the

attacking errors — MSU Denver

a .100 hitting percentage.

first time we played them,” said

did a slightly better job attacking

head coach Jenny Glenn. ”I

with only 17 attack errors.

thought we played a solid game

An aggressive but smart

as they deserve to be played.”

regular season. They’re now 19-6

The defense that came up

overall and 14-2 in RMAC play.

big against South Dakota Mines

MSU Denver needs to win just

into Saturday for Senior Night

showed up in a historic way

one of two games this weekend

in her final regular-season game

against Black Hills State. The

against Chadron University on

The Kelling show continued

from start to finish. I thought

attack was a focus before the

for MSU Denver. An official

Roadrunners racked up the most

Nov. 14 and 15 at 6 p.m. to clinch

we played much better.”

game. For Lai, it was just going

crowd of 576, the largest crowd

blocks in a single match since

second place in the RMAC.

out there and playing volleyball.

MSU Denver played in front of

2014 with 15 total team blocks.

all season, filled the Auraria

Even more impressive was the fact

host the opening round and

The difference? Serving, according to Glenn. When they

“I just really wanted to

The Roadrunners would then

played South Dakota Mines the

make sure that we were having

Event Center as the Roadrunners

they did so in only three sets, as

semifinal of the RMAC tournament

first time, they had 15 serving

some rhythm tonight,” Lai said.

prepared for Black Hills State.

the match against the University

and return to a place where they

errors against the Hardrockers and

“We tried to focus on staying

of Colorado — Colorado Springs

have been incredibly successful.

five serving aces. On Nov. 8, the

aggressive but also not being

in 2014 went all five sets.

Two wins would tie the 2018

Roadrunners only had four serving

passive because when you

errors with six serving aces.

MSU Denver was led offensively by outside hitter

For Kelling, preparing for the game was nothing special.

“Honestly, I was trying not to

Redshirt freshman Ember

are passive, I feel like that’s

think about it too much,” Kelling

Canty led with a career-high

almost certainly secure a 20th

when you get more errors.”

said. “I figured if I said it was

eight blocks as MSU Denver held

consecutive trip to the NCAA

like, ‘Oh, like, this is my big night

the Yellow Jackets to a -.083

Division II regional tournament.

But it was the defense that

Avaline Lai, who had 12 kills

shined against South Dakota

and stuff,’ it could go one of two

hitting percentage, the lowest

for the Roadrunners. Freshman

Mines. Senior Alyssa Kelling

ways. The nerves could have taken

for a Roadrunner opponent

Rylee Hladky added 10 kills

earned six blocks up front and

over or excitement for it. So yeah,

since 2011. Lai contributed on

of her own. After turning

held the Hardrockers to a .066

I’m not overthinking anything.

both sides, earning six blocks

in their worst performance

hitting percentage. The RMAC’s

I just want to go out and play

and racking up double-digit kills

attacking on Nov. 5 against

leader in kills, Dana Thomson,

each game and play each team

for the second night in a row.

MSU Denver athletics scoreboard

season win total, 21, and would

Big wins on Nov. 8 and 9 would be a step in the right direction.

Upcoming:

Women’s Soccer

Volleyball

Women’s Basketball

Who: Colorado School of Mines

Who: Black Hills State University

Who: St. Cloud State University

Where: Stermole Soccer Stadium | Golden

Where: Auraria Event Center | Denver

Where: Nemzek Fieldhouse | Minnesota

When: Nov. 10

When: Nov. 9

When: Nov. 15 | 5 p.m.

Orediggers

2

Roadrunners:

0

Yellow Jackets:

0

Roadrunners:

3

Who: Chadron State University

Men’s Basketball

Women’s Basketball

Who: No. 24 Tarelton State University

Who: No. 1 Lubbock Christian University

Where: Stubblefield Center | Arkansas

Where: Massari Arena | Pueblo

When: Nov. 9

When: Nov. 9

Texans:

85

Roadrunners:

71

Chaps:

70

Roadrunners:

Volleyball Where: Chicoine Center | Nebraska When: Nov. 14 | 6 p.m.

Men’s Basketball

60

Who: Northern New Mexico College Where: Auraria Event Center | Denver When: Nov. 20 | 7 p.m.

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Overheard

Capricorn

Cancer

It is a perfect time for Capricorn to think on those around them, and all that those individuals mean to them.

Cancer will find this week a time of renewal. They should let themselves step back from their burdens and center their lives.

Aquarius

Leo

Aquarius find themself in an ideal position to finish off old projects and close outstanding debts. Expect to feel a sense of freedom this week.

Leo has suffered a lose recently. But, peace and comfort should present themselves this week, if Leo takes the time to look.

“Oh s---! That’s where my chicken is.”

“I can’t lose it, it’s got the Peach sticker on it now.”

Top 5

Pisces

Virgo

Pisces will find their hearts as cold as the recent artic blast. Whether loves lost, or labors cast off, don’t allow yourself to dwell to harshly on your current situation.

Virgo should cherish their fortunes this week, as a period of tenuousness passes.

Look forward to a week of quite and calm.

Aries

Disney Songs 1. When you Wish Upon a Star - Pinocchio 2. Circle of Life - Lion King

Now is a time for Aries’ hard-headedness.

Despite urging to let things be, make sure you stand your ground and defend your beliefs, lest they be trampled upon.

Taurus

3. Prince Ali - Aladdin 4. The Bare Necessities - The Jungle Book 5. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

- Mary Poppins

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Horoscopes

“Pokemon is Nintendo’s ‘Call of Duty’, and that’s the saddest thing I’ve ever said.”

“You look f---ing ripe for scurvy”

BREAK

Libra Weeks of hardwork are coming to a head for Libra. Just rewards promise to present themsleves, and Libra should look for pleaant surprises to befall them.

Scorpio

Taurus is accused of being hedonistic, but theres no shame in enjoying yourself.

The season is perfect for you to sink into your follies, and savour your hard earned play.

Scorpio will find their determination flagging this week. Seek the strength of others to borrow, as you carry yourself through those final hurdles.

Gemini

Sagittarius

Others will try to tear Gemini down, but enough is enough. Gemini should seek their self love, and remember that all the slings and arrows don’t matter.

Sagittarius’ watchful nature these past few weeks has set to right many a minor wrong. This week will show how that mindful effort yields outcomes long desired.

Photo of the Week History is a complicated thing. For some

memory of the university’s players raising

it is a source of joy, for others a burden.

their trophy together fuels each team as they

This week’s photo, one of those used in the

endeavour to find that success again. And

cover illustration, shows the Roadrunners

as in collegiate basketball, so in society at

lifting their freshly-won Division II basketball

large. Photos, from journalists, artists and

championship. It also highlights that

even humble holidayers, set in cellulose or

dichotomy between celebration and regret.

bound in bytes moor us to our memories.

The 99-00 season championship was shortly

For both individuals and society at large the

joined by a second in 01-02, and leaves the

power of photos as a source of collective

MSU Denver men’s basketball program a

recollection is readily apparent and even

high bar to match. The team still strives to

in the most mundane of circumstances,

meet that challenge two decades later, each

and highlights how true the saying that “a

year beginning with appeals to relive that

picture is worth a thousand words” is.

history, most falling short. And yet, that core

Easy

Medium

Photo obtained from Roadrunner Athletics

The MSU Denver men’s basketball team hoist their first NCAA Division II National Championship trophy on March 25, 2000.

Hard

Answers:

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