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Haircuts and help for homeless veterans By Keenan McCall kmccall3@msudenver.edu A haircut, a warm meal, a source of income and an opportunity to learn: These everyday necessities and more were offered to homeless veterans during the inaugural Haircuts for Homeless Veterans event April 25. Held at the Volunteers of America Bill Daniels Veteran Services Center, the event provided several free services and supplies to homeless veterans including haircuts, dental care, hygiene kits, backpacks, blankets and food. The event stemmed from the work of Angela Schnaubelt, a community member who saw the need to assist those who had fallen on hard times. “I saw a video on Facebook of a salon that was offering free haircuts for the homeless for an entire day,” Schnaubelt said. “I was like, ‘That is so cool, we should do that here in Denver.’” Soon after, she met E.J. Walton of MSU Denver’s Veterans Upward Bound program who introduced her to Alada Oens, a former member of Volunteers of America. After learning VOA assists homeless veterans, Schnaubelt worked with Oens to change the focus of the event to assist homeless veterans in Denver and soon found an outpouring of support. Rock Bottom Brewery donated full course meals, TriGlobal provided hundreds of free backpacks, and Harley Davidson offered free shirts for volunteers and attendees. “The community kept providing us with more and more than what we had originally asked for,” Oens said. “It felt great to have a lot of positive feedback.” Volunteers expressed they were happy to offer support.

Veteran Mario Ellison has his abscessed tooth examined by dentist Countney Bourret at the Haircuts for Veterans event. The event offered a variety of free services such as dental screening, massages, haircuts, and employment resources at the Volunteers of America building April 25. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

“We pulled out all the stops and gave them what we would give someone who was actually paying us,” said Brian Mark, general manager of the 16th Street Rock Bottom Brewery. “A lot of these guys gave up a lot of their lives for what we have, and to do something as simple as this to help them is kind of a no brainer.” The event also provided services to help improve the homeless veterans’ situation including a miniature job fair and information on education Riley Bigelow volunteers his time to cut Timothy Edington’s hair during Haircuts for Veterans. programs like VUB. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu

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April 27, 2016

Election Results For the 2016-2017 Student Government Association

Election results for new student government positions next year are in. Liz Milewski won Student Government Association President and Christian Solano will be vice president. Turnout was low, with only 817 people participating. “It represents the difficulties in engaging the students on campus. All of our student organizations face the challenge of keeping our commuter students involved with the institution,” said Associate Vice President of Engagment and Development, Gabriela Rodriguez. The complete results are below.

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As thousands of glowing globes ascend into the heavens, guests are transported into a surreal Disney-like world. The Lantern Fest, a Lunchbox Production, unites attendees in a magical experience.

The festival came to the Denver area April 23 and 24 for the first time. The multi-state event donates some of its proceeds to Angels of America’s Fallen. Participants are encouraged to write dreams, wishes or loved ones’ names on the lanterns. This event has Disney character performers for children to meet and take

pictures with. In the afternoon, participants partake in face painting, lantern decorating and s’mores making. This leads into the crescendo as everyone releases their wish fi lled lanterns into the black-night sky. The atmosphere leaves everyone enchanted ready to come back next year.

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• Trump won all five states in the latest round of voting. Clinton won four states and Sanders won one. • Trump and Clinton won the New York primary last week, gaining momentum over their rivals. • Gov. John Kasich and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz have teamed up to stump Trump, ceding the upcoming primary contests to each other. • Sanders’ winning streak was broken by Clinton in New York. While Sanders still has a path to the nomination, he must clinch 60 percent of the vote in every forthcoming contest to beat Clinton

Despite the delusion befuddling the ranks of the Bernie Bros, Sen. Sanders’ path to the nomination has grown remote to the point where Clinton has all but clinched the nomination. In her latest ads she’s turned her attention to Trump, which is in the midst of a historic teardown. Sanders can still reach the convention. However, to clinch the win over Clinton he needed to win every primary after New York by at least 60 percent. Tonight, he only won one state. Having said that, Clinton is now running as Bernie’s party candidate. The senator changed the nature of the race so much that going forward the DNC has no choice but to slide left and adopt large parts of Sanders’ platform into its own. The Hunger Games: GOP Edition continues. In this chapter, John from Ohio and ‘Lyin Ted Cruz team up to thwart the Donald. However, nearly 24 hours after teaming up their alliance was nearly dead, and the next day Trump swept all five states in the Acela primary. GOP elites are so terrified that even billionaire Charles Koch went on NPR earlier this year and cried about Super-PACs. It would be exciting to see a contested convention on both sides. If Sanders reaches the convention, and it’s a large possibility, it’ll be interesting to see how the party deals with him. The DNC must keep his voters if they want to win in November. Polls show Trump sympathizers are part of the Sanders coalition. If Sanders loses the nomination there’s a good chance that some of his voters will revolt. Say what you will, but you’ll be ranting about this election to your bored grandkids.

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By Joella Baumann jbauma17@msudenver.edu It’s time to face the music. The famous burn that catapulted the Bernie Sanders campaign into the race has become more of a subtle itching. Whereas the GOP are willing to fight over a nomination like dogs fighting for scraps, the Democrats will stick with the people’s favorite, Hillary Clinton. John Kasich and Ted Cruz have pathetically decided to band together against Donald Trump in an effort to sway the Republican vote in one of their favors. I say pathetically because regardless of their efforts Trump is sweeping the remaining states like an illegal mexican maid sweeps the floors in one of his hotels. If we expect them to live up to their words, there will be a contested vote at the Republican convention this year. Should be fun watching these clowns fight over a meaningless vote, because unless Kasich, the only generally electable candidate, wins the vote there is really no point in anyone dragging this thing out any longer. Clinton will have a nice and easy stroll right into the White House. That is if she can avoid being indicted first.

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LGBTQ Resource Center celebrates grads Sean Buckley rbuckle5@msudenver.edu Auraria’s LGBTQ Student Resource Center will host their annual Lavender Graduation in Tivoli room 440 from 4-6 p.m. The event takes place May 9. The tri-institutional event serves as a ceremony to acknowledge LGBTQ students graduating this spring and those that graduated last fall. “This is an event that we host each spring to honor our graduates, and the additional effort that they had to put in to graduate,” said Steve Willich, director of the LGBTQ Student Resource Center. “College is hard enough without an oppressed identity, so we like to take the time to recognize these students.” This year’s Lavender Graduation will welcome MSU Denver alumni Zander Keig as the keynote speaker of the event. The San Diego based transgender activist is a former student employee of the LGBTQ Student

Resource Center at Auraria and MSU Denver’s 2011 Alumni of the Year. The Lavender Graduation will kick off with an introduction from the former alumni before dinner is served, and conclude with a presentation of the LGBTQ graduates who will be given a certificate, rainbow stole and lavender plant for their achievements. “I look at the Lavender Graduation as a more important ceremony than the big one the following Saturday. I would not have been able to do it without the support from the LGBTQ community and office here on campus, and to have the chance to share this big milestone in my life with the people that helped me, and at times even pushed me to reach, is super important to me,” said graduating MSU Denver senior Jessiy Ramirez. The concept of the Lavender Graduation was developed by LGBTQ activist Ronni Sanlo at the University of Michigan in 1995 as a means to celebrate and recognize LGBTQ graduates who made furthering their education a

priority. Since then, it has been adopted by campuses across the nation. Students interested in joining in the

event should RSVP by April 29 to Student Program Assistant Matt Lumley at mattjlumley@gmail.com.

Director of the LGBTQ Student Resource Center, Steve Willich. Photo courtesy of Steve Willich

Under the shadow of the Supreme Court DACA students await decision on parent’s fate Photo and story by Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu

Like any other Auraria student, Ana Perez has dreams. As a first generation full time college student she keeps up a full workweek while maintaining her grades. To her the sacrifice is worth it, because she’s planning on medical school after college. Someday, she hopes she’ll wear a white coat and start her day by asking patients how they feel. But Perez is not a U.S. citizen. She is a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA student. “It’s really hard to open up about being a DACA student, because when you’re invited to go out of [the country], you have to explain ‘well I can’t do that,” Perez said. “We can travel within the [US], but we can’t leave the country.

We can leave but we can’t come back.” In 2012, President Obama signed DACA. The order allows applicants who meet the requirements to file for two year work permits. While the program does allow applicants to find employment, it does not provide a path to citizenship. Deferred Action for Parents of Americans was announced in 2014. Under DAPA, the parents of children who are legal U.S. citizens or lawful residents would be granted deferred action. What that means is undocumented parents would not be granted legal status, but would be free from deportation for renewable three year periods. To qualify for DAPA, parents must have been in the United States since 2010.

Successful applicants are also granted a renewable work permit. Shortly after DAPA was announced in November, Texas sought an injunction against DAPA the following February. The injunction was joined by 25 other states. Colorado was not among them. The case found its way to the Supreme Court after President Obama lost an appeal to stay the injunction in Texas and lost another appeal in front of the US Court of Appeals. If DAPA is struck down, then DACA itself may be vulnerable. It’s possible that the Supreme Court could find that states have standing to sue over DACA. “For now, DACA is my only chance of having the ability to come to college, and be able to afford it,” said Maria Torres, a CU

From left to right, UCD student Maria Torres, MSU Denver senior Joanna Guzman and UCD student Anna Perez table for their sorority at this years spring fling. They are DACA students.

Denver junior. “We have to work for it. DACA is my only assistance that I have right now.” As an undocumented student, Torres does not qualify for federal or state financial aid. Any aid she gets comes from private scholarships. DACA gives her permission to work so she can pay her tuition bill. According to MSU Denver Deputy Provost Luis Torres, 399 undocumented students currently attend MSU Denver. Out of that amount, 359 students qualified for the Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow program. Colorado ASSET is a program that allows undocumented students to apply for in-state tuition at Colorado’s universities. While DACA students don’t need to qualify for ASSET to attend school here in Colorado, those who don’t end up paying higher outof-state tuition rates. DACA students are issued a temporary social security number and pay income taxes each year. Despite that, they are exempt from qualifying for financial aid and grants. Undocumented students also have on average a 2.78 GPA, a few points above the school wide average of 2.72. They also boast a good retention rate. However, a high portion of students are enrolled part time due to lack of funds. This leads to longer graduation times. Torres said that any ruling against DAPA would not directly impact DACA students who study at MSU Denver, because the DACA itselt is not under judicial review. However, the strain from the fear of having a parent deported places a psychological toll on undocumented students, who already face a tremendous financial strain while being in school. Should the court rule that the president’s order is legal, successful DAPA applicants will be safe from deportation for three years instead of two. The Supreme Court is expected to make its ruling on the case sometime at the end of June.

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By Sean Rhodes srhodes@msudenver.edu I walked into the student media office April 21, not really knowing what was going on. As I sat at my computer getting ready to work for the day, I was listening to my colleagues talk. A body had been found at Paisley Park. TMZ was already reporting that it was Prince but what do they know, right? I searched Google only seeing the same result. A body was found at Paisley Park. Not identified yet, but we already knew the truth. None of us, least of all myself, wanted to admit it. Finally I heard someone say it outright, “It was him. It was Prince, the AP confirmed.” My heart sank. Yeah, we all knew it, but there was this collective hope that it actually wasn’t Prince.

I contemplated going home. I went to my classes melancholy. I didn’t expect Prince to live forever, but I expected he’d outlive most people. I thought he’d die in his 70’s or 80’s. If there was one artist that could cheat death, I thought, it had to be Prince. I guess I was wrong. As the day went on my Facebook exploded. Several of my friends were sending me text messages and calling. By the time my mother called to ask if I was okay I knew I had to turn my phone off that day. As I write this I’m still in disbelief. I had a lot of hit songs running through my mind on a perpetual repeat. “I Wanna Be Your Lover,” “Dirty Mind,” “Controversy,” “Let’s Go Crazy,” “Little Red Corvette,” “When Doves Cry,” “Kiss,” “U Got the Look,” “Cream” and, of course, “Purple Rain,” just to name a few. Prince released 39 albums throughout his career. He started modest like most artists. By his third studio album he had defined himself. “Dirty Mind” showed the sexually energized, gender fluid person we knew him as. It

defined him. “Purple Rain,” took him to a legendary status and is likely the reason you know who he is. It’s astonishing to look at his catalog of music and realize just how transcendent and talented he was. From 1978 up until the day he died, Prince produced music. He was a legend in more ways than one.

“The reality is we grieve our favorite artists because even though we didn’t know them, we feel like they knew us" As I listened to far too much Prince music for my own good that Thursday I wondered why we mourn in such a way with artists. I didn’t know Prince. I only listened to his music. So why do we grieve our favorite artists when they die? We had to say goodbye to David Bowie earlier this year and I was particularly sad then too, but not like with Prince. Prince was my favorite. There was a Facebook meme that says that we grieve because artists help us understand

ourselves. This is only partially true. The reality is that we grieve our favorite artists because even though we didn’t know them, we feel like they knew us. They connected with us. As I struggled to know myself and who I was, Prince was there. He reaffirmed that I wasn’t alone in this crazy world. I loved Prince not just because he helped me to understand myself, but because when I listened to him the most it was in a moment where I felt he was the only one who did. The lyrics in a great deal of his songs expressed the things I wanted to say. The way he moved on stage and the way he expressed his gender and sexuality are ways that could speak to someone such as myself who struggled coming out of the closet and who struggled affirming his own gender identity at times. Who was I? Prince could speak to that long before I could. Prince was an icon. But to me he was more than just an icon. He was a personal hero. So I weep for The Purple One. A man who knew me before I knew me. Rest in peace Prince.

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It’s all about the Tubmans, baby! By Sarah Courtney scourtn3@msudenver.edu

On April 20, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. At a time when Americans have expanded their understanding of the phrase “We the People,” once reserved only for white men, this is yet another milestone toward a never ending stride for political correctness. Conservatives should be enchanted that Tubman will grace the $20 bill, she was a devout Christian and a republican after all. However, we’ve heard mostly silence from the right side with the exception of a few to be expected opinions. Of course Donald Trump commented, telling NBC’s Today Show, “I think Harriet

Tubman is fantastic. I would love to- I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination. Maybe we do the $2 bill or we do another bill.” Like Trump, Ben Carson defended Jackson’s presence on the bill and suggested Tubman be the new face on the $2 bill, which no one uses. I am glad Lew made a more meaningful choice. It matters who is on our money. Since the time ancient Greeks began stamping coins with depictions of their gods, nations have always used currency to define their heroes. Tubman is a quintessential American hero, not simply because of who she was but because of what she did. She fearlessly fought to expand the Constitution’s assurance of justice and freedom to all Americans. There are always tough critics when a big decision or change is on the horizon, the case of Tubman being featured on the bill is another typical case. Dissenters took to social media, focusing only on who Tubman was rather than how she greatly impacted our nation. Yes, she is a woman. Yes, she is black. If anyone can’t deal with those facts, and they don’t want to use the bills when they eventually come out, feel free to send them over to me. Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. She escaped to Philadelphia in 1849, but risked her life more

than a dozen times, returning to the South to lead runaway slaves to freedom. During the Civil War she lead a team of Union scouts on a raid of multiple plantations along the Combahee River, freeing more than 750 slaves and becoming the first woman, bxzlack or white, to guide U.S. troops into armed assault. Continuing her greatness later in life, she worked alongside Susan B. Anthony and other influential women on crusades for women’s suff rage for years before her death in 1913. Is it in the pursuit of political correctness and historical revisionism that we will put her likeness in our wallets? Of course it is, and it’s about time too. Over the years Americans have developed a greater understanding of freedom and equality and how many people have fought for it throughout our nation’s history. Contributions made by women, black people and other “unknowns” have been undervalued and overlooked for years. Tubman, in fighting for the rights of women and African Americans, has set an example for us all. She will be a marvelous icon on the new $20 bill set to be released in 2020, a face this country can be proud of. Like I said, it matters who’s on our money, and Tubman fits the bill. As for Jackson, let’s put him on the $2 bill, if anyone can find one.

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Continued from page 1 >> “What we’re doing is simulating the college enrollment, and this program design helps them understand what to expect when they actually do enroll in college,” said Leroy Chavez, director of the VUB program. Voter registration was available as well. “Their interests are not necessarily being taken care of by Congress,”

volunteer Robert Bowen said. “The VA is underfunded, they have issues there. There are a whole lot of other problems finding jobs and things like that. If they register they can express their concerns and do something about it.” Formerly homeless veterans took part in the event, volunteering and pushing for greater veteran acknowledgement. H.R. Gerrard, an artist who was

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homeless for 13 years, displayed his work while petitioning for expanded hours at the Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in order to offer veterans a safe place to make art. “If they can see that 250 people would like for them to open their doors, maybe they’ll listen,” Gerrard said. “There are vets out there who are creative. They don’t have a lot of places to work, and maybe this will help.”

The volunteers and organizers saw the event as largely successful and were hopeful that next year would continue the goals of the event. “I just want people to feed off of the momentum of this first event and to see that this is something. It can continue to be something,” Oens said.

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BookBar offers more than the basic bookstore By Sabrina Naccarato snaccara@msudenver.edu Though many people would like to, they can’t stroll into their local Barnes and Noble and browse the shelves with a wine glass in hand, but there is a place made for that exact purpose and the place is called BookBar. In a day and age where reading off of tablets and Kindles has overshadowed leafing through a physical book, it is odd that a bookstore which hasn’t celebrated its third birthday yet is flourishing. “I knew that a stand alone bookstore would not thrive,” Nicole Sullivan said, owner of BookBar. “But, after running the numbers and writing my business plan, I was pretty confident that a bookstore wine bar would thrive.” For Sullivan, the BookBar is a dream come true. “It was just sort of [Nicole’s] dream to just establish a place where people can drink wine as they read, as so many of us love to do,” bookstore manager Abbey Paxton said. The idea for the BookBar was developed during a transitional time in Sullivan’s life when she took time away from the working world to start a family. “One of the things I thought a lot about while I was home with my kids, was business ideas. I

didn’t really set out to start my own business, but I did have the idea of a bookstore wine bar,” Sullivan said. “I’ve always been in a book club and as all of our members began starting families, it became more and more difficult to host book clubs in our own homes.” Instead of calling it quits, Sullivan took themes from book clubs including the wine and snacks and turned them into a full fledged business. The BookBar bacame a perfect balance of bar and bookstore. When you walk into the BookBar, you can feel the indie vibe. With lots of exposed brick and books along the walls it doesn’t feel like your average Barnes and Noble, but BookBar doesn’t feel like a downtown bar either. The two parts of business complimenting each other nicely. “I love the look on people’s faces when they come in for the first time and realize that they’ve found something different. We hear a lot of comments about how warm, inviting and comfortable the store is,” Sullivan said. Even though there is a bar within the store, it does not turn off families from enjoying the experience. There is a section of the bookstore that is dedicated to kids and teenagers. Paxton talked about the young families that live in the Tennyson area and the couples that visit for a date night.

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One other aspect that sets BookBar apart from other bookstores is the fact that they are opening an AirBnb above the store soon. “The intention behind it is to have a space where we can host people, a lot of reason of why we did that is so to have a place for writers to be able to use as a retreat,” Paxton said. “We have been using that to attract authors

who do author events here.” Not only does BookBar pride itself on being independent, they also have an interest in local authors. They have a consignment program where they take local authors who have published through smaller publishers or are independently published, and work out a deal to have their books in the store. There is even a section dedicated to local authors.

“The store has been incredibly supportive of ‘The Bookseller’ and me. I’ve done several events at BookBar and I always stop there when I’m in the neighborhood to say hello and sign copies,” local author Cynthia Swanson said. Nothing accompanies a good book like a glass of wine. Not only does the BookBar provide both, it also has the aesthetic to match.

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Meagan Holcomb rode her bicycle across the country and now uses it to redistribute food to areas in need on March 1.

Megan Holcomb didn’t set out to fight world hunger, but her passions for the environment, other people and creating an impact took her down a bike path to lend a helping hand. Holcomb is known as the “nerd” and “environmental freak” in her family. “I’ve been telling my parents to turn off the lights since I was in third grade. It’s something I’ve always cared about,” she said. Holcomb followed her dreams and earned her master’s degree in Water Quality and Coupled Human-Environmental

Systems from Virginia Tech. She’s traveled around the world to places like Botswana where she worked to improve water quality. Holcomb worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington D.C., where she found the experience rewarding but felt like the research was being received too late by policy makers. “It drove me crazy being in an office from eight to five Monday through Friday doing research work that felt like it didn’t make that much of an impact in policy,” she said. Holcomb took to the road again and decided to make her way west across the country on a bicycle. Although she didn’t own a bicycle before this, Holcomb

completed her nearly 4,000 mile journey and ended in Portland, Oregon. Holcomb cut through most of the U.S. on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail and saw parts of the country she didn’t see growing up. “I’ve always intermixed school/work with little bouts of travel,” Holcomb said.

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Reviews: A Book and a Barber “The Jungle Book” lbustos@msudenver.edu

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By Luis Bustos

In an era of endless grey remakes and prequels, “The Jungle Book” was a highly anticipated film. Directed by Jon Favreau, the film is the classic story of a young boy making sense of the world around him. With a budget of $175 million, Disney kicked off its opening weekend with overwhelming success. The film earned $103.5 million in domestic revenue. This is Disney’s largest opening weekend since the 2010 Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” which earned $127 million. Raised by wolves, Mowgli (Neel Sethi) struggles to define himself outside the traditional means of man. Shere Khan (Idris Elba), the jaded Bengal tiger, chases Mowgli. Hesitant to return to man, the “man-cub” flees the Jungle. For a film that was heavily advertised as a “live-action” remake, there was very little live action. The majority of the film consisted of CGI watering holes and crumbling temples. With limited human actors, in combination with quirky talking animals, the film captures its audience instantly. The film is so captivating and at times it even feels like a dream. While intended for children, “The Jungle Book” draws the perfect line of balancing mature topics and humor. Whether it’s exploring the relationship between mankind and nature, or singing about the bare necessities, the film is guaranteed to be riveting for any age. Surprisingly enough, one of the most enjoyable aspects of the film was the lack of singing and dancing truly completed the film. Alongside minimal production for tracks, Disney strayed from its common

“Barbershop: The Next Cut” kherbert1@msudenver.edu

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By Khaleel Herbert

Calvin’s Barbershop is open and ready for business, after more than a decade with old and new faces in “Barbershop: The Next Cut.” Ice Cube reprises his role as Calvin, the owner of his father’s barbershop and proud father to his son, Jalen (Michael Rainey Jr.). Men can get haircuts and women can get their hair done at Calvin’s since Calvin joined forces with the beauty shop owner, Angie (Regina Hall). Calvin and his wife Jennifer (Jazsmin Lewis) contemplate about moving to

tactic of lightening the mood with tunes to instead better enhance the atmosphere and dream-like quality of the film. Early in the story, Sethi tended to rush through his lines. While it diminished very little from the overall experience, with Sethi as the only “real” actor in the film, it was very noticeable and distracting at times. The awkward urgency was more prominent towards the beginning of the film, but once the stakes are set and Mowgli begins his adventure this obnoxious tendency is quickly shed. Entertaining and stimulating, “The Jungle Book” is without a doubt a modern classic.

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the north side of Chicago because of the recurring gang violence on the south side. Calvin wants Jalen to be safe and avoid the gang violence and he also wants to move Calvin’s to the north side. Meanwhile Jimmy (Sean Patrick Thomas) now the mayor of Chicago, wants to enforce an enclosure project on the southside of Chicago, which will close off the barbershop from its customers. The barbershop decides to ask the gangs, the Crips and the Bloods, to hold a ceasefire for a whole weekend. During the ceasefire, Calvin gave out free haircuts in the hope that Chicago celebrities will tweet about making it trend on Twitter to stop the enclosure project. “Barbershop: The Next Cut” brings new barbers to Calvin’s. Calvin’s best friend is Rashad (Rapper Common), J.B. Smoove (“Real Husbands of Hollywood”) plays One-Stop, a barber and businessman that

Classic Game Perspective: “Ratchet & Clank” By Sean Rhodes srhodes8@msudenver.edu “Ratchet and Clank” is coming to theaters April 29, and the video game was just reimagined on the PS4 for a whole new generation to coincide with the film. Looking back it’s hard to believe that the first “Ratchet and Clank” was released in 2002. Developer Naughty Dog had just released the hit game“Jak and Daxter,” and Sony’s Playstation 2 was hitting its stride. So, Insomniac Games decided to go beyond “Spyro the Dragon” and create “Ratchet and Clank” to complement the popular console. The end result was a strange hybrid of action-platforming and third person shooting in a cartoony world. Players of the first game had to stop a race called the Blarg. The initial purpose of the Blarg was to steal resources from other plants, only to destroy it through industrialization. The Blarg are lead by Chairman Drek who uses a strong public relations campaign to hide his true agenda. Players control Ratchet the Lombax, who runs around with Clank the robot on his back. Clank can help Ratchet make large jumps or swim faster underwater, among other abilities. There are small sections where one can control Clank, but they’re relatively miniscule and more puzzle based than action based. “Ratchet and Clank” is a platformer filled with action. The signature draw to the series has always been the large amount of weapons that Ratchet has at his disposal. He has standard bombs and a typical blaster, but he also has more unique weapons. One lets him suck up enemies and fire them at other enemies and another lets him leave decoys of himself to distract enemies. This allows for various ways to play. The game is paced well enough that new and unique weapons are always being introduced to liven things up when they feel stale.

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The series continued to grow by introducing various weapons and greater locales. For those who found the game underwhelming, later games outshine it by introducing better weapons, more memorable characters and better story driven moments. Even with this in mind,“Ratchet and Clank” has aged very well. Games like “Crash Bandicoot” can feel archaic in 2016, but “Ratchet and Clank” plays just as well now as it did in 2002. The sequels may have better weapons and more memorable characters, but they also drag everything from the first game along. The sequels would be nothing without the original components, making “Ratchet and Clank” timeless. The reimagining on the PS4 is brilliant. The controls are better and it’s got a sleek new look, but you’ll notice they didn’t really alter that much about the gameplay. That’s because there was no need. “Ratchet and Clank” still plays like a modern day action-platformer. A new coat of paint is all the game needs, beyond that it’s still an undisputed PS2 classic. To hear more about “Ratchet and Clank” tune into KMET Radio, on April 28 for Playing with Perspective.

helps Calvin in his pursuit to move the shop to the north side of Chicago. Some classic characters return, bringing laughs and good times. Eddie (Cedric the Entertainer), long-time barber and friend of Calvin and his dad, tells stories about cutting Barack Obama’s hair before he was president and jokes about celebrities like Kanye West. Deon Cole returns as Dante, still the same usual customer that lives in the barbershop with no place to go. “Barbershop: The Next Cut” is as good as the previous “Barbershop” movies. The cast, new and old, come together to deliver a film loaded with comedy. The film also sheds light on the problems that Chicago and the United States face in regards to gang violence.

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Local start-up helps student athletes By Mike Tolbert mtolber3@msudenver.edu

» Golf recognized for outstanding play

Head coach Ben Portie was named RMAC coach of the year. He led his team to back-to-back RMAC titles on April 19. Junior Allie Johnston was also named RMAC player of the year after having a 76.56 stroke average. Johnston and Cha Cha Willhoite qualified for the NCAA Regionals and will compete in Stocton, California May 2-4.

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MSU Denver junior center fielder Colissa Bakovich headlined the awards by being named the RMAC co-defensive player of the season. Junior pitcher/short stop Cassidy Smith was named second team all-RMAC in the relief pitcher position and three other players were named to RMAC honorable mention list.

» Track & Field places sixth at CSM Invitational

Track and field placed sixth at the Colorado School of Mines Natures Bakery Invitational April 23. They will close out the regular season April 30 in Golden.

Student athletes can attest to the demand placed on them academically, physically and mentally. The persistence it takes to be successful in each area doesn’t always come naturally, especially if you’re working with children. Marcell Kelly, an MSU Denver student and founder of 5280 Dynamic Athletes started his nonprofit after he noticed a lack of resources for young kids trying to reach the next level in their sport. Kelly has experience training professional athletes such as Tiffany Hayes of the WNBA while earning credentials at some of the nation’s best coaching institutes. “I have a bunch of certifications with USA Basketball Youth Development and Positive Coaching Alliance,” Kelly said. “Organizations like that go with my values of coaching in a positive way but still pushing the kids so they reach their maximum potential.” 5280 Dynamic Athletes caters to multiple sports and also provides a club basketball team for kids ages 11-17 wanting another opportunity at being recruited. According to the company website, “Our facility will be open for players to come in and play a pick-up game of basketball,

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Head tennis coach Daniel Hangstefer was named women’s co-coach of the year by the RMAC and ten of his players were given all-conference honors between the men’s and women’s teams. Hangstefer is in his third season with MSU Denver and wins the coach of the year award for the first time. The Roadrunners completed their season with a third place finish at the RMAC Tournament.

volleyball or soccer. We offer training lessons in each sport to allow our players to get to the next level.” Each training session can be done individually, as a group or team. Prices range from $40/ hour individually to $350/hour for groups. One lump sum can be paid for coaches wanting their teams to have additional training. Kelly also offers a free workout session for first timers and donations can always be made. For Kelly, 5280 Dynamic Athletes has been a work in progress. His company has existed just over a year now and currently has seven student athletes that he trains consistently. “In addition to learning and developing basic skills such as dribbling, shooting and footwork, Marcell also helped my son build his confidence and desire to play better,” said Sathya Narayan who is a parent of one of the student basketball players. “He always looks foward to working with Marcell as he himself can realize how his game is changing for the better based on h i s c on s i s t e nt t r a i n i n g s w it h M a rc e l l .” These committed players are just one of the many reasons why Kelly started 5280 Dynamic Athletes. “There’s late bloomers that club organizations and college teams don’t want,” Kelly said.

“Like me. I was a late bloomer. When I finally made the varsity team in high school, we won state that year and I won the slam dunk contest.” Not all student athletes are top recruits. Many of them struggle getting to that level for multiple reasons. Among them are lack of financial means. Parents and their kids may not have the funds to afford club sports which can be expensive. Even academically, students struggle to balance classwork and training. 5280 Dynamic Athletes gives these players a platform to excel in Founder and head skills trainer Marcell Kelly started their respective sport 5280 Dynamic Athletes in February 2015 training kids and in the classroom, ages 11-17. He coaches multiple sports including bassomething that Kelly ketball, soccer and volleyball. Photo by Trish Mortel didn’t have. “I thought ‘maybe you should “That’s the reason start training players, maybe you I want to be the resource for these should become a coach.’ And now kids,” Kelly said. I can’t stop.” But the start-up hasn’t always been something Kelly planned for. The idea came to him rather suddenly. Phone: (720) 492-4346 Email: mkelly11@5280dynamicathletes.com “One day I just woke up and Website: www.5280dynamicathletes.com had this weird drive,” Kelly said.

Softball locks in No. 2 seed in RMAC Tourney By Nick Reilly

» Hangstefer wins co-coach of the year

Check out MSU Denver Baseball April 29-May 1 in their final home games of the season against No.1 Colorado Mesa

MSU Denver softball completed their regular season on a four-game winning streak after beating Colorado Mesa and Black Hills State April 23 in South Dakota. The wins secured a No. 2 spot in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament set to begin April 28. In the first game against Colorado Mesa, the 2-1 score indicated how close of a matchup it was throughout the game. With the scored tied at 1-1 and sophomore shortstop Kristyn Peters up to bat in the top of the eighth inning, she smacked a triple to deep left field scoring sophomore second baseman

Annika Anderson. Colorado Mesa was unable to respond in the bottom of the inning as the Roadrunners won the close game 2-1. Junior Cassidy Smith pitched an outstanding game allowing only one run on five hits to earn her tenth win of the season. MSU Denver came out ahead in the second game as they went on to defeat Black Hills state 9-0 in five innings. The Roadrunners started out hot and stayed consistent on offense throughout the game. In each of the first three innings they scored two runs. Smith and sophomore first baseman Carissa Terry each drove in two runs during that span. MSU Denver added another

run in the fourth inning off an Anderson single to make the score 7-0. Freshman shortstop/catcher Caitie Booco and junior outfielder Liberty Nelson made noise in the top of the fifth inning as they each drove in a run extending the large lead to 9-0. Black Hills State was unable to get a run home and the game ended with the Roadrunners victory. The strong defense came from senior Kailey Christensen as she picked up her fourth win of the season in the shutout victory allowing only five hits in the game. With the two big wins, MSU Denver finished out the regular season 31-17 overall and 25-9 in the conference. The RMAC softball

tournament bracket was announced April 24. MSU Denver will travel to Grand Junction on April 28 facing one of the hottest team in the league. To open the tournament, they will take on seventh-seeded CSU-Pueblo. The Thunderwolves went on an impressive late run to get into the competition, impressively winning their last 11 games of the year. The championship game is set for April 30, with a second game, if necessary to follow. All games will be streamed live and free of charge on RMACSPORTS.TV.com.

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National Tell a Story Day

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Spring Shower Hygiene Drive

Spring Shower Hygiene Drive Location: Tivoli 305 Time: 8 a.m.

Met Sports Baseball vs. Colorado Mesa Location:The Regency Athletic Complex at MSU Denver Time: 12 p.m.

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Sam’s Club paid internship interviews Location: Tivoli 322 Time: 9 a.m.

Met Sports Baseball vs. Colorado Mesa Location: The Regency Athletic Complex Time: 6 p.m.

Distinguished Lecture Series: Michael Sam Location: Tivoli Turnhalle Time: 11 a.m.

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