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Zombie nerd and author Max Brooks flips through his book “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” before his lecture and book signing March 13 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu
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MSU Denver supports student veterans Kristy Chaparro kchaparr@msudenver.edu MSU Denver continues to explore ways it can offer support to student veterans. University President Stephen Jordan announced in January that the university would be appointing a veterans task force to study how to enhance the services the school provides to student veterans, according to Cathy Lucas, associate to the president for marketing and communications. The committee is expected to wrap up its work in 2014. Lucas said that MSU Denver has created many programs in the past seven years, including a veteran’s graduation, and has expanded Veteran’s Day celebration. There are also targeted student support services with new positions specifically allocated to better support veterans. Braelin Pantel, associate dean of student engagement and wellness, coordinates services for student veterans. In addition to appointing Demetria Martinez-
Andrews as veteran and military support specialist, Pantel said the institution is piecing together and coordinating services from those that are already in operation. “My assumption is that schools that recognize and acknowledge the veteran contingent of their student population probably are more mindful of some of the unique needs that veterans may have,” Pantel said. Veterans have been enrolling at the university since it started, but their numbers have increased recently, due to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, which provides educational benefits to members who have served since Sept. 10, 2001. Over a thousand veterans presently attend MSU Denver. “We’re careful not to make any broad swooping assumptions,” Pantel said. “We know our veteran population is diverse, even though they have a shared experience of having served our country.” In the spring of 2010, the university did a needs assessment of student veterans, asking what they need to be successful at the
university. In addition to general questions on things such as financial support, academic support and social connection, the school asked questions about campus culture. Pantel said a lot of veterans responded that it was important to be part of a community that recognizes and celebrates military service and sacrifice. “Community events really
rates and National Order of Merit scores. “Our scores at [the cadets’] summer training between their junior and senior year were 50 percent excellent rates as opposed to a national average at 17 percent,” Thomas said. Thomas said MSU Denver’s program of 47 cadets bases its selection process on the merit list. He said values found on the list, like a high GPA, physical fitness scores and leadership ability play into which cadets stay with the program. In addition to the award, eight cadets won full-tuition scholarships and stipends until graduation. “With the award we’ve been given, we’re very competitive,” Thomas said. “I was told we were too intense. Well, we have a mission to train officers in the army, so if you’re not intense and ready to do that, it’s probably not for you.” Competition aside, MSU Denver’s ROTC has resources it can count on. Thomas said freshman cadets dedicate approximately 10 hours to the program outside of their required credit hours, while juniors and seniors will contribute nearly 40 extra hours. He added
that the cadet-led program is a practical application of leadership skills. “You have someone there to critique you, and you’re getting constant feedback. We have a very robust mentorship program,” Thomas said. The MSU Denver Counseling Center also offers programs for veterans and ROTC students. Steven Lee, assistant director of the counseling center, said the center provides currently enrolled students with individualized sessions, and also offers rotating workshops. Lee said there are three recurring workshops that focus on veterans’ needs, though the workshops are open to other individuals. He also said the counseling center can create specialized outreach programs for other topics, such as deployment, if need be. The earliest workshop tailored toward veterans is April 16. “We encourage ROTC to join in any time there is a veterans’ program,” Lee said. Stephen Wiench was particularly proud of MSU Denver ROTC’s success. The program’s human resources assistant said recognition as a top school out of the total eight brigades awarded is
Demetria Martinez-Andrews works to help student veterans adapt to academic life. Photo by Katie Avery • kavery1@msudenver.edu
address that and create awareness about veterans among the overall campus,” Pantel said. “Our impact is not just on student veterans but also on raising awareness and perspective within the community at large.” After attending a symposium on veterans and higher education last month, Pantel said she realized that there’s no single way of providing these types of services. This past summer, MSU Denver started a new student-orientation program specifically for veterans. Of the 120 new student veterans, 35 attended. “Our approach thus far has been to connect the departments that have a logical role in helping support veterans,” Pantel said. “In this case, it was the new student orientation office, but we also tapped into advising, financial aid, student activities and student groups — and so we had all these different players at the table.” Jarod Solano, president of Student Veterans at Metro State, served in the Marine Corps from 2001 until 2006. Some of his concerns include the transition
between military and civilian life. “Even veterans that have been out for some time still have trouble with being comfortable,” Solano said. “I believe that the heightened sense of purpose, the intense lifestyle and a closer sense of community are things veterans will miss for the rest of their lives and will always look for again.” In the three years Solano has been at the university, he has seen great improvement in support for student veterans, including the new student-veteran orientation, a focus on credit for military experience in the Office of Individualized Learning, and the addition of a military support specialist. “Many of the programs, initiatives and the supporting culture can be attributed to great [staff ] such as Braelin Pantel and Dr. Jordan,” Solano said. MSU Denver administration is now at a point where it is going to ask questions about what approach is the right fit for the institution. “We’re always going to be asking those questions,” Pantel said.
amazing and the program should maintain the current state it’s in. “All we can do is maintain and just try to improve each indi-
vidual. I do my part. He does his part. The supply guy does his part,” Wiench said. “Just keep going.”
University ROTC wins prestigious MacArthur Award Collene Lewis clewis66@msudenver.edu MSU Denver’s ROTC is in command, with a national award under its belt. The university’s Reserve Officer Training Corps, along with two other Coloradan ROTC units, was honored as one of the eight top programs in the U.S. The 2011-12 MacArthur Award annually recognizes eight of 273 ROTC units nationwide, according to the Army’s website. The award is given to ROTC programs with achievement in cadet retention rate, performance and standing on the Cadet Command National Order of Merit list and the school’s commissioning mission. The website also lists the University of Colorado–Boulder as one of the eight schools to win the awards because it is the headquarters for MSU Denver, CU–Boulder and Colorado School of Mines’ ROTCs, all three of which collaboratively won this year’s MacArthur award. Lt. Col. Christopher Thomas, senior assistant professor of military science and leadership, attributed the success to high retention
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University staff remembers first president Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu
Dr. Ken Phillips Sr., the first president of MSU Denver — or the Colorado School of Opportunity as it was known back then — died Feb. 22 of pneumonia. He was 93. An industrial arts teacher, he lived long enough to see his vision of the school come true — that people from all walks of life could come here to get an education. Phillips was selected by the Board of Trustees in 1965 to head up the new college. With a very small supply budget, great enthusiasm and energy, Phillips got the college up and running within two months. The opening quarter registered 1,189 students. Phillips made great political progress in getting Denver’s legislators to realize the school’s potential. He did much of the
groundwork to establish a permanent campus for the school when it was scattered among rented buildings — most within a mile of the U.S. Mint on Colfax and Delaware. “He was a kind, considerate person with great enthusiasm for creating a new college. With limited resources he got the college up and working,” said Stephen Leonard, the current chair of the history department, who came to Metro in 1966. “He saw amazing growth in the years he was here, and with a lot of hard work kept up with it.” Leonard said that unlike other higher education administrators at the time, Phillips diffused the racial and anti-Vietnam War tension on the campus by reacting in a moderate, non-confrontational way. Born in Buffalo, NY in 1920, Phillips became certified to teach industrial arts (now called technol-
ogy education) after graduating from Buffalo State College. He also joined the ROTC and came out of college as a second lieutenant during World War II. After a short high school teaching job, Phillips entered the war in Europe as an army air corps communications officer on a frontline air base. There he would guide in for landing distressed warplanes that were returning from bombing raids and couldn’t fly any further. After the war, Phillips received his doctorate in industrial arts from Ohio State University and in 1950 was hired as chair of the industrial arts department at San Diego State College (now San Diego State University). In 1960, Phillips was hired as an executive dean at California State University San Bernardino. This experience helped secure his position at Metro. “Growing up he always wanted
to be a teacher,” said his son, Ken Phillips Jr., the current chair and associate professor for the department of industrial design at MSU Denver. “He was jovial, but he could also get serious and take care of business. I would say very straightforward, relatively plainspoken, not necessarily recognized as an ‘academician’ when you first meet him, but very successful in that arena as well.” In 1970, Phillips Sr. resigned from Metro to become chair of the industrial technology department at California State University Los Angeles. He also headed up a project for the California State Technical Education Association for which he created promotional and informational materials regarding industrial technology for high school teachers. He worked until he was 80. “He was proud of Metro when he left here, and increasingly so as
it continued to evolve, especially with the changes that have happened in the last few years,” Phillips Jr. said, referring to MSU Denver’s offering of master degrees. In a letter to MSU Denver faculty, President Stephen Jordan said he was saddened to hear about Phillips’ death. Jordan said donations can be made in Phillips’ memory to the University’s General Scholarship Fund. Phillips Sr. was living in Pasadena, Calif., at the time of his death. His ashes were scattered at sea. He is survived by his wife, Ellen H. Phillips, and his son and two grandchildren, John and Nicole Lillemoe. “[My mother] is okay, I mean you know, we’re all okay, but we miss him,” Phillips Jr. said. “He set a fabulous example for how somebody ought to be. He was an extremely well-liked guy, a very nice man.”
Carnival showcases student clubs and organizations Nate Kenworthy kenwortn@msudenver.edu Student organizations on the Auraria campus are seeking members who would like to get involved in the community, and civic-minded students have a lot of options to choose from. On March 13, about a dozen student organizations hosted a carnival in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Representatives presented information about their groups and were available to talk to interested students. Desiree Sarabia, a senior at MSU Denver majoring in Chicano studies, and the president of the Feminist Alliance, stated that the organization’s purpose is to start conversations about discrimination, sexism and gender. “We can learn what change looks like and be that change,” Sarabia said. She added that they are also focusing on working with other organizations with similar goals. Several club members mentioned a desire to help the community as a reason to be involved with their organization. “I’m personally involved because I really believe having a volunteer background is important, and I really just want to make an impact in people’s lives and I care about other people’s wellbeing,” Kevin Douglas, a junior at MSU Denver majoring in social work, and a member of the Student Association of Social Workers said. One concern voiced by several participants at the carnival is that because MSU Denver is primarily a commuter school, many students
don’t get involved with student groups or participate in campus life. “In high school, I used to be very involved, but when I came to college, I wasn’t involved at all, which is very easy to do on this campus, since we are a commuter campus,” said Monica Garcia, a senior majoring in journalism and a member of Pi Lambda Chi sorority. “So, I just wanted to get back involved on campus. Community service is a big thing for me.” Representatives from the various organizations said that their memberships ranged from about
ten to 60 members. Most representatives said they were unsure how participating in the organization fair affects membership, but Garcia stated that Pi Lambda Chi has seen membership increases from taking part in such events. Student attendance at the event was sparse and several attendees said they were already active in student organizations. Aline Habiman, a junior at MSU Denver majoring in biology, said she might want to join one of the organizations in the future, but she was already a member of the
Above: Volunteers help hand out concessions at MSU Denver’s organization carnival March 12 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Left: Volunteers provide information on various organizations around campus as students enjoy MSU Denver’s annual organization carnival March 12 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photos by Daniel Fairbairn • dfairba3@msudenver.edu
African Student Union. Other attendees were also ambivalent about joining a group. Kayla Greenbaum, a psychology major and junior, and undeclared freshman Elizabeth Fischer, said that they learned about some of the organizations and student activities, but are already members of the Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. In addition to information about the organizations, there was
free food, a photo booth, music and a mechanical bull. Some of the organizations and clubs present were: New Era Colorado, Mind and Body Fitness, Student Association of Social Workers, the Biology Club, the Public Relations Club, Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority, and Pi Lambda Chi Sorority.
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Don’t shoot the messenger Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu The media is not to blame for the actions of those they cover. On March 17 in Steubenville, Ohio, two high school football players were convicted of the rape of a 16-year-old girl. Photos and videos pertaining to the case surfaced on social media sites, which fueled outrage and propelled the trial. The latest social media wave surrounding the trial has been a graphic, by the Ms. Foundation for Women, describing how poorly the news has covered the case. The graphic’s designer claims news organizations have been perpetuating “rape culture” in their depiction of the both the perpetrators and the survivor. The news media is taking an unfair hit. They are not enabling “rape culture.” They are not blaming the victim. They’re trying to show that even the “good kids” are capable of bad things. What the graphic fails to show is that none of the news organizations are condoning rape. Instead, they are showing that anyone is capable of committing evil things — even kids with the world at their feet and the community at their back. As far as describing the girl’s intoxication, the news media is covering an extremely important facet of the case. This also brings up an important point, one that is often absent from education about sexual assault — the impact of alcohol on consent. Lessons can be learned from this travesty. People can become better educated on the issues surrounding alcohol and consent. Sexual assault awareness can be better taught. We need to emphasize that even the “good kids” can be behind the bad things, and the bad things can happen to good people. It is always tragic when young people’s lives are interrupted and ruined. The incident and the fallout will forever haunt the survivor of this crime. The aggressors’ lives have been ruined by their disgraceful decision. What they did is unspeakably wrong, and they should have to pay for it, but one must wonder what happened to make them think this was OK. These three lives didn’t have to be ruined.
Pope Francis: more like Jesus? First, full disclosure: I am not, and have never been, a Roman Catholic. That said, I still shared the elation felt by Catholics with last week’s surprise election of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as Pope and spiritual leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics. Bergoglio, an Argentine Italian, is the first pope ever from the Western Hemisphere — some 40 percent of the world’s Catholics live in Latin America — and the first member of the intellectually acclaimed Society of Jesus (Jesuits). He is also the first to ever take the name Francis, after St. Francis of Assissi (1181-1226), known for his voluntary poverty, humility, love of animals and care for the poor. Along with those loves and Francis’ well-documented disregard for the pomp and trappings of grandeur enjoyed by cardinals and popes for centuries, the new pope — who took public buses to work and cooked his own meals in a humble Buenos Aires apartment — twice displayed a self-effacing sense of humor in the hours after his election. First, he said the conclave had “to go to the ends of the earth” before finding him. Later, when toasting some of those same cardinals, he quipped, “May God forgive you.” No Vatican-watch oddsmaker gave Francis even a remote shot at the papacy. But his past reputation and early comments last Saturday calling for “a poor church for the poor” gave rise to hopes that this pope may be more like Jesus himself and less in the mold of his immediate predecessors, at least as far back as Pope John XXIII. John, who was pope from 1958 to 1963, promoted far-reaching change for the church, launched the Vatican II Council that examined centuries-old doctrine, and opened a window for fresh air. Although John was widely loved, his successors slammed that window shut and appeared to nail it closed. Even popes are human. And many of the 265 previous popes have been more human than others. Along with some worthy of sainthood, they’ve included bastard children (some elected through Medici politics), adolescents and madmen. In 1309, there were three different popes contending for the souls of the faithful all at once. I was no great fan of Pope John Paul II (1978-2005) when he visited Denver for the two-week-long “World Youth Day” celebration during the summer of 1993. But Denver gang violence and rampant drive-by shootings evaporated during those two weeks, and news editors and TV station managers were worried about a steady diet of good news. Covering the celebration for the Denver Post, I was close to Paul on four different occasions, and the man radiated a presence not exactly of this world — even to a non-believer. Popes hold powers not of this world, but from a moral force that — when respected — can hold sway over believers and non-believers. Soviet dictator Josef Stalin missed that point when, after being criticized by Pope Pius XII for invading Poland, cynically asked “how many (army) divisions does the pope have?” Humble Pope Francis takes the helm of a Church deeply damaged by sex abuse, financial scandal and challenges to ancient doctrine, at a time when a New York Times/CBS poll taken last week indicated 60 percent of U.S. Catholics supported gay marriage and 70 percent were in favor of birth control. Godspeed.
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The predacious food industry – you are the prey Don’t be too hard on yourself if your hand repeatedly reaches into a bag of perfectly crispy, salty potato chips and shoves the illicit treats into your mouth. You can place some of the blame on the powerful, profitable processed food industry in the U.S. Teams of scientists at major food manufacturers such as Frito-Lay®, General Mills® and Coca-Cola®, spend thousands of hours and millions of dollars developing foods designed to trigger our “bliss point,” according to New York Times investigative reporter Michael Moss. Moss has written articles on the subject and recently published a book, “Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us.” The “bliss point” refers to the point at which very carefully crafted levels of salt, sugar and fat added to foods create the strongest cravings. In his book and in a Feb. 20 New York Times article, “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food,” Moss describes how the food industry makes foods more appealing and much harder for consumers to resist. “Their tools included a $40,000 device that simulated a chewing mouth to test and perfect the chips, discovering things like the perfect break point: people like a chip that snaps with about four pounds of pressure per square inch,” Moss writes. He writes that a 2011 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that the largest weightinducing food was the potato chip. Moss also wrote in his Feb. 20 article, “The coating of salt, the fat content that rewards the brain with instant feelings of pleasure, the sugar that exists not as an additive but in the starch of the potato itself — all of this combines to make it the perfect addictive food.” Moss describes something called the “sensory-specific satiety.’’ It is the tendency for big, distinct flavors to overwhelm the brain, which responds by suppressing our desire to have more. “Sensory-specific satiety also became a guiding principle for the processed-food industry. The biggest hits — be they Coca-Cola® or Doritos® — owe their success to complex formulas that pique the taste buds enough to be alluring but don’t have a distinct, overriding single flavor that tells the brain to stop eating,” Moss writes. Moss also explains why Cheetos® are irresistible. One scientist he talked with described it this way: ‘‘It’s called vanishing caloric density. If something melts down quickly, your brain thinks that there’s no calories in it — you can just keep eating it forever.’’ Some critics compare the food industry to “big tobacco,” which secretly added nicotine to cigarettes to make them more addicting. As consumers, we can choose not to buy the offending foods, but I think the food industry’s obsession with profits is putting our health at risk, particularly our children who are more susceptible to “predators.” And have no doubt: the processed food industry is the predator and we are its prey.
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Ferry brings multiple talents to “Gig Series” Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu Folk met electronic music in the latest installment of Auraria’s “Gig Series.” March 14, in the belly of the Tivoli lunch area, a spectacled Joe Ferry played a set. Wearing a button-up shirt with a vest, the curly-haired guitarist started slow with some folk songs on his acoustic guitar. Ferry played the first piece of his set, and then stood up, telling the audience he would play some “weirder stuff” after a short break. The table next to him held his instruments for his turn toward electronic dance. He used a synthesizer as well as a theremin, which is played by moving the hands over two rods without touching them. According to Ferry, the left rod controls volume and the right is for pitch. “It’s pretty good music to eat lunch to. It sounds pretty 80s inspired, like video games,” said Ricky Schneider, a CCD freshman. “I’m a really big fan of any music made electronically, so it’s good to see.” Ferry has been playing guitar for 11 years, but only started his foray into electronic music a couple years ago. “I’m kind of just now getting to the point where I feel comfortable bringing it out into public, but I really like playing it,” Ferry said. Ferry said he also improvises the electronic part of the show, using as small of a set-up as possible. Students appreciated the music too, with several of them getting up to get a business card from Ferry in between songs. “I think it’s really unique how he incorporates a lot of different things. I like the acoustic nature because I also use that,” said Cin Mitchell, a CCD freshman. “His voice kind of projects in a good way, and then he incorporates his other style to with his synthesizer and everything like that.”
Joe Ferry performs March 14 in the Tivoli Atrium. Photo by Philip Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu
Although Ferry played his folk songs solo last week, he usually plays them with his band, Green Belt Rascals. Quite a few of the songs are ones he wrote himself. When writing his folk songs, Ferry said he typically writes about things that most people don’t go over in their songs.
“I might write love songs, but all of my love songs are really depressing,” Ferry said. Ferry also said another of his methods for writing songs is to step out of his point of view. “I don’t like the idea of there’s good and there’s bad. Everyone’s their own hero, no
one wakes up and says ‘I’m going to be evil today,’” Ferry said. “As much as some people might look down on it, I like to tell the stories of people who are perceived as evil and people who are generally just really lost and need some sort of direction in their lives.”
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It was all laughs, tactics and zombies last week in the Turnhalle. Max Brooks got super nerdy with Auraria during his book signing and lecture titled “An Oral History of the Zombie War” — conveniently the same title as Brooks’ 2006 book “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.” [For more on the book, see page 12.] It was expected that Brooks would discuss the book in relation to the upcoming movie, staring Brad Pitt, but Brooks made it abundantly clear that he had no part in the flick. “I don’t know what the movie is going to look like,” Brooks said to the crowd. “I have not read the script, but I’m pretty sure — I’m 99 percent sure — there is not a scene in that movie where somebody drinks stagnant water and craps themselves to death.” He followed that statement with a little acting, pretending to
be a man from the “Word War Z” movie who leads Pitt’s character to a helicopter before all of a sudden collapsing and defecating to death from drinking dirty water. For Brooks, survival is the true zombie story. There were plenty of survival techniques shared throughout the lecture. As Brooks explained, there are no such things as hardcore melee weapons — there are just tools that can be used as weapons. For instance, a crowbar can not only be useful in smashing the rotting brains of the undead, but it can also be used to pry things open, like collapsed doors. Brooks started off the lecture with laughs, saying that if you wanted to find a copy of his 2003 book “The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead,” you’d have to look in the humor section — but he doesn’t see the humor in that. “I don’t find anything remotely funny about being killed and eaten by zombies,” Brooks said. “I find them truly terrifying.”
Emily Easton, an MSU Denver senior who attended the lecture and book signing, shares the same fear. “I’ve always liked monsters growing up and the zombie is the truest form of terror,” Easton said. “Just because it’s a person doing things a person shouldn’t do, versus seeing a monster do bad things, it’s not as scary because you don’t expect anything else of it — but when it’s a zombie and it’s a person it’s not acting the way a person should. I think that’s where the real fear comes from.” Zombies weren’t the only thing Brooks geeked out over during his lectrue. He examined society’s take on survival, through shows like “Man vs. Wild.” Brooks’ point was that today’s reality shows have artificial drama placed in them that no longer make them real and make survival an entertainment, not an importance. “The problem in this country is we, as a society, have a flaw,” Brooks told the crowd. “I mean, every society, [all] countries have
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Survival tips from the talk
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1. Water is your salvation Just remember that the more water you carry, the more you’ll sweat — and just because it’s clear and looks clean doesn’t mean it is.
2. Hardcore weapons are called tools Consider a hardware store, not an armory. Guns need bullets, and once you’re out, you’re out. Crowbars are ideal melee weapons — they can both bash and pry.
3. Reconsider your transport Cars need fuel and have complex engines, so unless you’re a mechanic with unlimited fuel, consider a bicycle. It’s easy to get around with, and runs on fear.
4. Location, location, location The harsher, more inhospitable the climates and land, the better. There won’t be a lot of people, but there won’t be a lot of zombies either. Zombies won’t be your enemy, just the land.
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flaws, and ours is we don’t know where the line is anymore between entertainment and education.” A large portion of the discussion regarded the highly anticipated unabridged version of the “WWZ” audiobook. [For more on the audiobook, see page 12.] “I’ve been a huge zombie fan for a while,” said Jamie Boswell, an MSU Denver graduate student in attendance. “I got the [WWZ] audiobook, I think, in 2009. I was going to school in Colorado Springs and would listen to it on my drives.” The day ended with a line wrapping around the Turnhalle, with zombie lovers gripping their Brooks books, waiting for them to be signed. However, a few lucky patrons got to enjoy food from Qdoba® and Brooks’ private company in a private reception upstairs. It was here that Brooks informed these fans of his upcoming zombie comic book. As if the day wasn’t exciting enough.
Top left: Max Brooks, author of “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War,” gave a lecture and discussed his writings, society and zombie survival, March 13 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu Top right: A horde of zombie lovers lines up around the Tivoli Turnhalle to get their books signed by Max Brooks March 13. Photo Heather Newman • hnewman3@msudenver.edu
Top: Max Brooks enjoys chatting with fans at Auraria during his book signing that took place after his lecture “An Oral History of the Zombie War” March 13 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo Heather Newman • hnewman3@msudenver.edu Left: The Auraria Campus Bookstore sells zombie books by author Max Brooks March 13 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Scott Lentz • slentz@msudenver.edu
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Bowie back in action with The Next Day Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu
After a decadeplus of anticipation, he surprises us with his usual antics of perfection for his new album The Next Day. And now, Ziggy Stardust does it again. Ever since David Bowie was a skinny glam-rock musician struggling to make it in the London scene, he has perpetually reinvented his music and produced hit after hit. Winding through the glamorous 70s and the cocaine-fi lled 80s, into the awkwardly transparent avant-garde 90s that eventually brought us to the new millennium, Bowie stood atop the musicalfashion totem pole, so to speak, all the while. When he released the single “Where Are We Now?” in 2013 on his 66th birthday, die-hard Bowie
fans knew we were in for a treat. The Next Day is just that. The album is an epic mix of Bowie’s vast catalogue of musical stylings from over the last four decades. The title track, “The Next Day,” opens up the album with a fuzzy glam track reminiscent of something from Heroes which has a catchy foot-stomping hook behind it. It bobs and weaves through Bowie’s dense lyrics that add a sense of drama to this long awaited album. It’s yet another testament to Bowie’s never-ending dedication to seek perfection. “Where Are We Now?” is a soft, gentle track that gives the listener a sort that sort of nostalgic feeling of the early 80s. From the get-go, The Next Day is a collaboration of almost 50 years of making some of music’s most memorable hits. It’s 2013 and Bowie is here to stay. His energized album is full of promise, life and his apparent joy for making music.
A Tribe Called Mex serves beats with a side of soul Antonio C. Valenzuela avalen10@msudenver.edu Colorado hiphop artist Spoke in Wordz has done it again with his latest project, A Tribe Called Mex’s new album Beans, Rhymes & Rice. The clever name of the group is only exceeded by the clever rhymes and concepts that fi ll the album. Spoke in Wordz, who makes up the group along with Surpass Flavor, consistently produces projects at a pace that is surprising considering the high quality of the music released. The third track is an eartickling listen for classic hip-hop fans. Along with cuts from DJ Chonz. The song, “Another One,” features hip-hop artist 2MX2 and is up-tempo and atypical from the style fans are used to from Spoke in Wordz, but it works surprisingly well. Surpass Flavor serves as a great addition to the quick rhyme patterns of Spoke, with a more classic delivery and raspy voice. Even the tracks that sound more mainstream, like “Blown” and “Shake That,” work well.
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The only song that is out of place is the socially progressive track “Serious Discussions,” which speaks about the problems everyday people face. However, the production fits the scope of the project. Hip-hop veteran Dent appears on the last track of the album, “Rock Da Spot,” a track that rounds out the project well, jumping off with a slowed sample that is a great juxtaposition to the quick rhymes and percussion. This is a Denver bred and built project that is certainly another notch in the belt of Spoke in Wordz and a great introduction for people new to Surpass Flavor.
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“WWZ” a must for zombie fans Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu The undead have been gorging themselves on the guts of entertainment junkies for years. But if you haven’t already, say hello to Max Brooks. He’s the new zombie geek. Well, “new” is an old statement. His “Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead” was released in 2003, while his latest book “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” was released in 2006 with the abridged audiobook following in 2007. But May 14 we’ll see the unabridged audiobook hit the shelves — or speakers rather. The book itself is post-zombie war. We’re guided through the novel by an unnamed interviewer who goes around the world talking to survivors of World War Z. It’s this fundamental premise that sets “WWZ” apart from other zombie books. Instead of following a single group of survivors during the pandemic and focusing on only
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a handful of characters, “WWZ” shows people from all over the world who have experienced and survived the dead. There are seven major chronological sections, compiled from different interviews throughout the book. In the beginning, Kwang Jingshu introduces us to "Patient Zero" — a 12-year-old boy who attacked members of his small village after a fishing trip gone wrong.
As “WWZ” progresses, we see the different reaction to the pandemic from every corner and profession of the world — security leaders, CIA members, soldiers, writers, and vice presidents from Boulder to Antarctica. The abridged audiobook saw a handful of stories converted into audio tracks, but the 2013 update is predicted to convert the entire story and add five more hours to the abridged edition. Not only will the content be bulkier, but the voice actors are all-stars in the nerd world. Max Brooks is going to continue voicing the interviewer, but we’ll also hear from Brooks’ dad, Mel Brooks (“Spaceballs”), Nathan Fillion (“Firefly”), Simon Pegg (“Shaun of the Dead”) and even Martin Scorsese (“GoodFellas”). As if the abridged version wasn’t epic enough, the unabridged version will likely blow the minds of zombie fans like a shotgun blast to the dome. For people who consider themselves zombie fans, Brooks had better be on their bookcase — and on their iPod.
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Roadrunners advance to Elite Eight Angelita Foster amayer1@msudenver.edu
Eight teams enter — one team leaves. Metro men’s basketball defeated St. Mary’s University 78-70 March 19 at Auraria Event Center, and earned its second consecutive trip to the NCAA Elite Eight. The two teams matched up closely on both ends of the court, but the tough defense that has been the trademark of this Roadrunners team all season took the bite out of the Texas team, scoring 26 points off of Rattlers’ turnovers. St. Mary’s head coach Jim Zeleznak said that their game plan was to eliminate open floor mistakes and force the Roadrunners to play from half court, but his team didn’t execute the game plan. “They forced us into some uncharacteristic turnovers, and we have to give credit to their defense for that. A lot of their offense is fueled off of turnovers,” Zeleznak said. “We really just gave away too many possessions in both halfs.” The Roadrunners took a 5-0 lead at 17:38 in the first half, and never gave up that lead. “They made a run and we’d make a play. It was a total team effort by our team, and I couldn’t be prouder of our team,” Metro head
coach Derrick Clark said. Sophomore center Nicholas Kay had 19 points and three rebounds for the Roadrunners and filled the gap against Rattlers center Kevin Kotzur when Jonathan Morse got into foul trouble with 14 minutes left in the game. “Nick is kind of the forgotten man sometimes,” Clark said. “He made some big time shots when we needed big time shots, and he threw his body down there against that big fella’, and that wasn’t an easy task.” Senior guard Demetrius Miller was named the tournaments Most Outstanding Player, contributing 19 points, shooting 7-of-12 from field goal range, 3-of-6 from behind the arc, and was 2-for-2 from the charity line. “It feels amazing to win, and not have our season end, but it’s more than just being my last game,” Miller said. “It’s showing these other guys a pathway to winning, and taking this journey to Kentucky.” Morse and sophomore guard Mitch McCarron joined Miller as all-tournament players, which also included St. Mary’s Kotzur and guard Daryell Taylor. The Roadrunners will play East Region champion Franklin Pierce (N.H) in the first round of the Elite Eight in Louisville, Ky.
Metro senior guard Demetrius Miller hoists the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship trophy after Metro’s 78-70 win over St. Mary’s University March 19 at Auraria Event Center. The win sends the Roadrunners to Louisville, Ky. for the Elite Eight. Photo by Philip Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu
Metro junior guard Brandon Jefferson scrambles for the ball as Metro men’s basketball beat the Tarleton State University Texans 76-65 March 16 in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional tournament at Auraria Event Center. Photo by Scott Lentz • slentz@msudenver.edu
Senior guard Tyler Cooper goes in for a layup past Midwestern guard Kevin Grayer to help the Roadrunners to a 66-60 win March 17 in tournament semifinal play at Auraria Event Center. Photo by Philip Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu
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Metro freshman infielder Brandi Roundtree fakes a bunt during a Roadrunner 13-10 loss to Colorado School of Mines March 16 at Auraria Field. Photo by Scott Lentz • slentz@msudenver.edu
Metro softball split a doubleheader March 16 at Auraria Field, beating Regis University 8-1, and losing 13-10 to Colorado School of Mines. Sophomore shortstop Susie Oury led off with a single, and junior catcher Kelsey Tillery opened the scoring with a two-run homer to right field versus Regis. Senior second baseman Annalyse Garcia’s RBI single, scored sophomore first baseman/right fielder Chelsea Brew after Brew doubled down the left field line, putting Metro ahead 3-0 after one inning. The Roadrunners carried a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the sixth, where they added four more runs. Oury made the score 5-1 with an RBI single. Tillery and Brew provided back-to-back RBI doubles, increasing the Runners’ lead to seven. Metro senior pitcher Brittany Moss notched her second win of the season. She gave up one unearned run on six hits, with three strikeouts, and faced 29 batters over seven innings, for her second complete game of the season. “I felt more comfortable. I knew I had my defense behind me, and I knew I could trust them,” Moss said. “So it allowed me to just pitch my game.” Moss posted no-hit innings during the first and seventh, and tallied four innings in which she allowed only one hit. The Colorado native retired the final three Regis batters on consecutive ground balls to earn Metro an 8-1 win. “That’s the best game she’s thrown all year,” Metro softball head coach Kristi Lansford said.
“We really needed her to do that, and she did.” The win snapped Metro’s seven-game losing streak, which dated back to March 12. Colorado School of Mines jumped to an early 3-0 lead with a two-run home run and RBI single off junior pitcher/outfielder Alyssa Ramirez in game two, but Metro answered with four runs in the bottom of the first inning. RBI singles by Garcia and junior first baseman Stephanie Dunham tied the game at three, and a fielding error by Mines’ freshman infielder Paige Coufal put Metro up 4-3. The Orediggers grabbed an 8-4 lead in the third inning, and tacked on another run with a solo shot to left center in the top of the fourth. Roadrunners’ Ramirez exited after 3.0 IP, giving up nine runs (six earned) on nine hits. Freshman pitcher/utility player Hailey Eisenhauer surrendered three earned runs on two hits and issued six walks over 1.2 innings of relief. With the Orediggers leading 13-6 to start the bottom of the seventh, the Roadrunners mounted a comeback. RBI singles from Dunham, sophomore infielder Amanda Taney, Oury and junior middle infielder Dani Sandel, respectively, pulled the Roadrunners within three runs. Tillery’s whistling line drive with two runners on base was gloved by the Orediggers’ junior shortstop Molly Thiebaut to end the rally, the inning, and the game, handing the Runners a 13-10 loss. “I’m proud of them, the way they came back,” Lansford said. “We made a lot of mistakes early in the game to give them some runs. If we can fight like that, then we can win some games.”
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Metro senior forward/center Jonathan Morse dunks against Jakob Damstra for a 76-65 win over Tarleton State University during the first round of the NCAA Division II South Central Region tournament hosted by Metro March 16-19. Morse reached two career hightlights during the semifinal 66-60 win over Midwestern State University March 17, reaching 1,500 points scored and over 1,000 rebounds. Morse is now fi fth all-time scoring, and became the first player in Metro State history to pull down 1,000 rebounds for his career. Photo by Scott Lentz • slentz@msudenver.edu
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Baseball Metro baseball split a fourgame series against the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys in Las Vegas, NM March 15-17. Metro won 6-2 in game one. Senior outfielder Alex Schrupp collected two RBI’s, as did senior shortstop Erik Cammall. Sophomore pitcher Patrick Gojan earned the win with his second consecutive complete game. Gojan gave up two runs [one earned] on five hits over 9.0 IP. The Roadrunners won game two 11-7. Senior infielder/pitcher Jacob Nelson lead the team’s offense with four RBIs and one run scored in a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
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Junior pitcher Eli Ford secured the win for senior starting pitcher Justin Arceneaux with a scoreless ninth inning. In game three, the Cowboys turned a 5-0 lead after three innings into a 6-5 win, in a gameshortened seven innings of play due to a double header. Sophomore pitcher Mike Thill received the loss, surrendering five earned runs on six hits in three innings of work. The Runners’ offense was only able to manufacture two runs in a 7-2 loss during the series finale versus NM-Highlands March 17. Nelson’s fielder’s choice scored Cammall, and sophomore first
baseman/catcher Darryl Baca’s groundout brought in sophomore center fielder Mitch Gibbons, to put Metro up 2-0 after the first inning. The Cowboys went on to score seven unanswered runs. Sophomore starting pitcher Nick Hammett, who received the loss, surrendered four runs over 7.0 IP. Junior pitcher Alex Hill gave up two runs, and sophomore pitcher Tanner Roth gave up one in relief of Hammett. The Roadrunners are 7-12 overall, 3-9 on the road.
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Metro junior forward Amy Nelson had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the first round of the NCAA Division II South Central Region women’s basketball tournament on March 15, as the Roadrunners defeated St. Mary’s University 58-55. Senior guard Kristin Valencia had 14 points and senior guard Emily Wood had 10. Metro made 12 of 15 from the free-throw line. Trailing 54-53 with 4:07 left, Valencia hit two free throws to give her team the lead. The Runners denied the Rattlers any points in the final four minutes of the game. The women were eliminated from the tournament on March 16
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The pirate life is not for you. Boo-hoo — no yo-hos.
If Mister Rodgers is your idol and you begin every day by singing, “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” you may have a serious problem that needs immediate attention.
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Your trip to Mexico over spring break will be nice and relaxing, but your lack of sunscreen will result in a terrible sunburn that will make life impossible and make all your friends slap you when you get back.
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September 23 -October 22
May 21 -June 20 Although you consider yourself a member of the Rebel Alliance, you need to understand that monks dressed in large cloaks are not Siths and should not be attacked.
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You won’t remember one minute of your spring break — because you’ll be catching up on sleep the whole time.
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August 23 -September 22
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January 20 -February 18 The gambling addiction you thought you had under control will come back with a vengeance when you bet your friend your life savings that leprechauns aren’t real, only to fi nd one five minutes later that’s still passed out in an alley from St. Patrick’s Day.
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December 22 -January 19
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June 21 -July 22
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November 22 -December 21
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“BioShock Infi nite” comes out next week. Nothing else in your life will be of significance until you complete the game at least twice through.
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away,” does not mean you should chuck apples at your doctor when you go in for check-ups.
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3.28 HTE Student Luncheons (every Thursday till May 2) Hospitality Learning Center 101 @ 12 p.m. $15 4.1 Clothesline Project A program to address the issue of violence against women. Tivoli Atrium @ 10 a.m. Free 4.2 Last Day to withdraw from full semester classes and receive an “NC” — No Credit 4.3 Hot Topics: Transgender Day of Visibility Tivoli Multicultural Lounge @ 11 a.m.
Events Around Denver 3.23 Cephalic Carnage w/ Havok, Speedwolf, and Silencer Bluebird Theater @ 8 p.m. $12.30 3.24 Demetri Martin Comedy Works South at The Landmark @ 6 & 8 p.m. 21+ $35 4.2 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Pepsi Center @ 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $49
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