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Ryan Rice works on a new piece that he is completing for the next Tennyson Art District’s Art Walk on First Friday.

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Reflecting on reality “Oculus” crew talks movie, inspiration By Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu Take a moment to think about all the mirrors you’ve looked into in your lifetime. You may think you’re seeing reality, but in all actuality you’re seeing a distortion of what really is. “Everything we think we know about ourselves and our perception on even how we think we look is based on what we think we see in the

mirror, but it’s actually wrong,” said “Oculus” director and co-creator Mike Flanagan while at Auraria March 27. “For one thing, it’s backwards and for another thing, every mirror has inherent flaws in the glass. So there are distortions to that reality that we don’t really perceive; we assume it’s real. I loved that idea that looking into a mirror is giving us an illusion of reality that isn’t really true.” Continued on page 11>>

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SGA Elections are underway By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu It’s election season at MSU Denver. The Student Government Assembly (SGA) elections will begin April 6, and will allow students to vote for their peers for leadership positions on campus and online. The 13 candidates are running for president, vice president, the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board representatives (SACAB),

trustees and senators. Only one student, Patricia Ordaz, a political science major, is up for the race as president and there is only one student up for candidacy of vice president, Morgan Swaney. Each candidate brings a different background of leadership experience to the table, as well as each having certain issues that they believe are important to the student body of MSU Denver. For more information on each candidate, check out the full article on metnews.org.

The Roadrunners running: Candidacy: President Patricia Ordaz

Major: Political Science

Anna Temu

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

Matthew Austin Candidacy: Senator Major: Psychology

Candidacy: Vice President

Experience/Platform: Currently she is the Speaker of the Senate at MSU Denver. Her platform focuses on building better relationships with student organizations and obtaining student representation on faculty and administrative committees regarding students. She is the president of the Rotaract Club, secretary for Student Economic Organization, a member of the Student Alumni Association and a board member of Food for Thought Denver.

Mauro Villaseñor

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

David Jackson

Candidacy: Senator Major: Management

Austin Banks Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Human Services

Morgan Swaney

Major: Marketing

Christa Darrow

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

Aaron Futrell

Candidacy: Senator Major: Criminal Justice

Ariel DeGruy Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Integrative Therapeutic Practices

How to vote: Students can vote online at ConnectU starting on April 6. Online voting will close on April 11. On campus voting will take place at St. Cajetan’s and Lawerence Street Mall from 9 - 4 p.m. April 8-10. Free food and swag bags will be provided.

Experience/Platform:

Currently she is the SGA Director of Marketing and Public Relations Her platform focuses on building better relationships with students and organizations. She wants the desire to maintain student representation on faculty and administrative committees that make decisions. She also is the secretary for the Student Marketing Association, Chair of the Student Advisory Council to Dean Murphy and a member of the Students of Business.

Dominick Boss

Candidacy: Senator Major: Intl. Business

Joseph Boss

Candidacy: Trustee Major: Hospitality

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Auraria events 4.3: Spring Job Fair Tivoli Turnhalle @ 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 4.4: Last day to withdraw (fullsemester classes) 4.4: Mentor training workshop Office of the President (SSB 440A) @ 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 4.4: The New York Times in education CN 103 @ 12 – 1:30 p.m. 4.8: Equal Pay Day Institute for Women’s Studies and Services @ 2 – 3:15 p.m. 4.8: Let’s talk about sex, violence and the media! Tivoli 542 @ 3:30 p.m.

News to know “Russia tightens financial grip on Ukraine, NATO members meet” (Al Jazeera) “Glenn Beck sued for defamation after calling victim of Boston Marathon bombings the ‘money man’ behind attack” (The Washington Post) Stories streaming at time of print (4/1 - 7 p.m.)

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Kyra DeGruy

4.7: Partly Sunny 52°/31°

Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Unknown

4.8: Partly Cloudy 60°/33° 4.9: Sunny 65°/36°

Dates to remember: April 6: Online voting opens April 8: On-campus elections open April 10: On-campus elections close April 11: Online voting closes

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The Roadrunners running: Candidacy: President Patricia Ordaz

Major: Political Science

Anna Temu

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

Matthew Austin Candidacy: Senator Major: Psychology

Candidacy: Vice President

Mauro Villaseñor

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

David Jackson

Candidacy: Senator Major: Management

Austin Banks Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Human Services

Morgan Swaney

Major: Marketing

Christa Darrow

Candidacy: Senator Major: Unknown

Aaron Futrell

Candidacy: Senator Major: Criminal Justice

Ariel DeGruy Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Integrative Therapeutic Practices

Experience/Platform:

Dominick Boss

Candidacy: Senator Major: Intl. Business

Joseph Boss

Candidacy: Trustee Major: Hospitality

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Weather forecast 4.3: AM Snow 45°/25° 4.4: Mostly Sunny 58°/31° 4.5: Partly Cloudy 61°/35° 4.6: Partly Cloudy 56°/35°

Kyra DeGruy

4.7: Partly Sunny 52°/31°

Candidacy: SACAB Rep. Major: Unknown

4.8: Partly Cloudy 60°/33° 4.9: Sunny 65°/36°

Dates to remember: April 6: Online voting opens April 8: On-campus elections open April 10: On-campus elections close April 11: Online voting closes

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Netflix star speaks truth By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu Transgender Day of Visibility is a way for members of the transgender community at Auraria to come together to show their pride. Laverne Cox, one of the stars of the hit Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black,” spoke to a crowded Tivoli Turnhalle on March 20 at the annual event. She didn’t hold anything back from the audience and let them know her story about growing up not identifying with her assigned gender. “Everybody was calling me a boy, but I knew I was a girl,” Cox admitted with pride. Her journey to become a woman was not an easy one, but she pulled through and now speaks as a transgender activist to various college campuses across the U.S. “Every day from kindergarten to high school, I was bullied,” she said. Cox grew up in the south going to school, including a fine arts school in Birmingham, Ala. She started identifying herself more when she was there, and it was when she started experimenting, wearing makeup women’s clothes. She loved that school, and it made her realize that she wanted to move to New York City. “I think if we have something in our lives that we truly love, it could be life saving,” she said. Cox also discussed with attendees her

relationship with her mother. She didn’t initially understand what Cox was going through, but now she completely supports her. “Now, I’m happy when someone uses the wrong pronoun when they refer to me,” Cox said laughing. “Now, my mom corrects them.” She eventually did move to New York City, and that’s where Cox really found herself. “New York was the ultimate goal for me,” she said. She met role models that helped her through the confusing time in her life, including a woman she identified as Tina Sparkles. Shortly after, Cox started hormones to become a woman, and has been since. After sharing her story, Cox touched on the violence that transgender people face. She told the story of Islan Nettles a woman who was killed, for being trans and began to tear up while sharing. After her hour-long speech, Cox took questions from the audience. “One is not born a woman, one becomes one,” Cox said. Transgender Day of Visibility is a way for transgender students to identify themselves. Other events coming up by the GLBT Student Services at Auraria office include Queer Symposium April 10 and April 17 will be Day of Noise, a slam poet event. Look for Cox June 6 in the second season of “Orange is the New Black.”

Laverne Cox speaks to students about her experience as a transgender woman March 20 at Transgender Day of Visibility in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Cox is one of the stars of the Netflix original series, “Orange Is The New Black.” Photo by Amanda Sutherland • asuther6@msudenver.edu

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University to celebrate 50 years

Mini documentary planned for 2015 release date By Luke Faulkner lfaulkn4@msudenver.edu Next year is a golden year for the university — a golden anniversary, to be specific. The History Committee of MSU Denver is putting together a miniseries of documentaries to be released in 2015 to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the university’s establishment. The committee is made up of two parts, the departmental committee and the interview committee. The interview committee has already been conducting interviews for the documentary film. “Our main goal is to get as many people interviewed as possible so we have this historical record for the school,” said Mary Kardoes-Bleecher, a 1976 alumni, interview committee chair for the development of the series. “The first one that we’re working on right now, which is a prototype, will be on the creation of Metro.” The documentaries’ title and release date have not yet been confirmed, but the first documentary will be released in 2015. A few of the titles being considered are “The Vision” and “The Creation.” “We have about 75 interviews from alums, administrators, the people that were here the day we opened up,” said Gini Mennenga, office manager and program support

Kardoes-Bleecher and the interview for the Office of Alumni Relations. “We have committee have three big questions they’ve a wonderful extended interview on tape of been asking those interviewed for the film: Governor Romer who was not only instrumental in helping us build the university, but why did they come to Metro, what was when he was a student, he was really in those Metro like, and what were hurdles did they have to overcome? very first instrumental conversations as to “We’re trying to locate as many of the why we came together.” people who were active in establishing Mennenga’s knowledge of the history of Metro,” Kardoes-Bleecher said. “Some of our the university is expansive. She explained people have passed on, and so it’s been our why this school of opportunity came about priority to get to as many of the vital people in Downtown Denver. as much as possible.” “(Denver) The History Commitdidn’t need scien“What (Denver) needed was a tee is made up of voluntists and lawyers and doctors. well-educated solid workforce” teers and their vision of preserving MSU Denver’s What they needed was a well—Mary Kardoes-Bleecher history is real. Accordong to Megeeducated, solid ath, they want to capture workforce. And that fantastic spirit that started Metropolitan so Metro came together to meet that need,” State College in 1965. Mennenga said. “What we want to document in the first Joe Megeath started at the college as an of, we hope, several mini documentaries, is assistant professor through the School of that we’ve grown with Denver and that we Business and worked his way up to Dean of came together because of a need for educathe School of Business before retiring. tion,” Mennenga said. He recalls his 26 years of teaching at the Mennenga is hopeful that these mini then brand new school. documentaries will reach a diverse com“The students were a major force in lobmunity. bying the legislature, the legislatures at that “We hope that this gets a lot of play on time, to keep Metro a separate institution and not be swallowed up by the University of campus,” Mennenga said. “We hope to have it on the video screens that are in all of the Colorado,” Megeath said. buildings now. We also hope that it gets The History Committee will preserve made available to let people know it’s here.” these mini-documentaries when published.

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Feb. 21 April 5 Collaborations, interactive artwork and programming that reaches across the artist-viewer divide.

Notable almuni Pam Grier Actress of 1970s prison movies. Called “the first female action star” by Quentin Tarantino

David W. Ball Author of the novels “Empire of Sand” and “The Sword and the Scimitar.”

Todd Schmidtz Assistant coach of the 2012 Women’s Olympic swim team

Richard T. Castro Former Colorado representaitve, educational and civil rights activist and professor of Chicano Studies at MSU Denver.

Hayden Smith Tight end for the New York Jets.

Joe Rice

CVA Iraq War veteran, former Colorado representative, former mayor of Glendale, Colo.

Art, Action, and Collaboration

New York Artists’ Collectives from the ‘60s to the ’80s featuring Deanne Pytlinski and Doug Singsen March 21, 5 p.m.

Creating Collaborative Immersive Video Installations featuring Tomiko Jones and Chris Dacre April 2, 4, 5 7 p.m. — Performance at CVA

Making Contact : A Dance Experiment CVA and Colorado Ballet April 4, 7 p.m. — Performance at CVA

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Public pot should be considered By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu It seems as if Denver has its regulated marijuana laws under control for the most part, except for one big issue. The state allows tourists to come to Colorado and purchase and consume up to a quarter ounce of pot, but where are they allowed to smoke it? You can’t smoke it on the street or in public venues and you can hardly smoke it in hotels. I don’t understand the point of out-of-towners being able to purchase pot, but not being able to enjoy it. Recently, I interviewed David Maddalena, the editor-inchief of The Hemp Connoisseur Magazine, for another story. His magazine was supposed to hold an event called “The Marijuana Home Growers Competition,” where growers and bakers were going to go head-to-head in a March Madness-style bracket, to see who came out on top with the best goods. Law enforcement threated to shut his event down because, supposedly, the event was breaking public consumption laws by being in a venue. So he decided not to take the risk and to shut it down all together. Every time I go to a concert and even in bars, there are people smoking weed inside. It makes no sense to me that the city is trying to refrain that. One of the best things about being a Colorado resident is being able to toke up at one of your favorite shows, especially since the artists are more stoked than the crowd about the legalization. I understand that Colorado is basically the guinea pig for recreational pot and there are still a lot of kinks to work out, but it’s time that they make up their minds as to where weed is allowed to be consumed. The states favorite holiday is quickly approaching, 4/20, where numerous venues and bars are advertising events revolving around pot smoking. If the state is going to put a restriction on this, they need to make it more clear before the city ends up in smoke.

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“Noah” just a movie, not doctrine By Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Growing up an independent Baptist, I have always known something that most authors learn the hard way—Hollywood is the devil and it will twist your stories into something that barely resembles the original just to see what kind of public reaction it gets. Throw a religious story into the mix and the result is laughable. That being said, I have been a bit flummoxed by the reaction of religious fundamentalists over Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah.” I always find it odd that Christians really think they’re going to find a Bible-based movie in Hollywood that they will be happy with. If you think about it, they never have. This time around isn’t going to be any different. Given their attitude about Hollywood, I can’t understand why Christians would look to the theater to have their religious satisfaction and viewing pleasure wrapped together in a neat little package. If you want a Bible story, go to Sunday school. Hankering for

sound doctrine and biblical accuracy? Go to church. Hollywood is not about accuracy. It’s about entertainment at any price. Just ask fans of Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” or Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby.” Instead, pastors, teachers, elders and Christian pundits are beating down the doors of theaters and forking over the faithfully tithed money of their parishioners to see a movie they’re going to decry as unscriptural. Well, duh. Where do I start — with the fact Aronofsy is an unabashed atheist or the fact he himself has already called this movie “the least Biblical Biblical movie ever”? For Christians, the Bible is Fact with a capital F. So I find it unfathomable that any religious leader would even waste his time on a religious movie made by an atheist. And with Aronofsky already stating that the movie is not Biblical, it seems to me church members can figure out on their own that the adaptation is questionable at best. But pastors and other leaders are watching the movie and calling

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it “dangerous,” suggesting that it might lead believers away from their faith. I would submit that if that’s the case, the believers were preparing to abandon ship before the movie came out. I will admit that I have this slightly evil (okay, really evil) desire to see Aronofsky thanking Christians for the success of his box-office-dominating weekend. “And finally,” Aronofsky says in my little fantasy, “I would like to thank the 20,000 religious leaders who came out this weekend to see my movie so you could tear it apart in your church services the next morning. We would never have been this successful without you.” I’m not advocating “Noah,” but I’m not advocating a boycott of “Noah” either. I think that people are capable of making their own choices, and it was made fairly obvious from the beginning that this movie should be viewed as a historical/sci-fi/fantasy with a Bible character dropped into the middle of it. “Noah” is not meant to be taken as gospel. Seriously, guys. It’s Hollywood.

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I went to Taco Bell for breakfast last weekend and it was really kinda depressing. It was one of those rare weekends that my girlfriend wasn’t around and I had no one to get brunch with. So I took the opportunity to head on down to Taco Bell for breakfast. Oh, and by the way, yes I was sober. I jumped off the bus around 10 a.m. eager to try the recently released Waffle Taco. I was surprised to find the place all to myself because I figured the place would’ve been packed. I had my sights set on that damn waffle taco everyone had been talking about since Taco Bell made “the big announcement.” I mean, what doesn’t sound good about a waffle folded in half, topped with a slab of sausage, eggs, cheese and drizzled with some sort of syrup. Taco Bell’s stellar PR campaign was full of promise and hope that was sure to deliver. But let me tell you this, it was anything but stellar. The waffle was hard and under cooked. The sausage thing that came on top of the waffle was dripping with grease and smelled so foul I almost vomited. Then on top of that, they threw some sort of yellow and orange mush that I would assume was supposed to be the eggs and cheese. I could barely eat it. I don’t know what was more depressing, the lame attempt at a breakfast sandwich Taco Bell gave — or the fact that I was at Taco Bell eating breakfast alone.

Digging yourself out of financial vulnerability is a daunting task for many families and students in America. Who’s to say you shouldn’t check if you are eligible to receive benefits? Benefits.gov offers an easy way to achieve financial stability with their Path to Government Benefits. The idea of accepting help from the government may require a person to swallow their pride; though many of the benefits are made to help struggling students get by. Not everyone has family to back their college expenses that exceed any maximum student aid offered. Too many Americans have struggled recently due to companies they work for cutting their hours in half to avoid penalties from Obamacare. Placing profit over providing health care for the people employed doesn’t exactly make for healthy and happy employees. Even working two jobs doesn’t ensure financial stability when hours are cut so drastically. Overworked and underpaid, starving students in need don’t have the time to visit multiple government offices to determine benefits eligibility, nor are the brave enough to go against the stigma associated with accepting government benefits. Get over it. Most students would rather ruin their credit with multiple credit cards, rather than going through the process to get aid from the government that is going unclaimed.

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Did you happen to see my Spring Break? By Jody Mier jmier2@msudenver.edu Greetings Earthlings, The first few days after Spring Break are always the toughest. It never really seems long enough, does it? It isn’t a genuine break when you have papers to research and write. That’s not a break. Now, I’m on the sunny ledge of Spring Break, and the ledge is hanging precariously over the canyon of what remains left of this semester. I am clinging desperately to my Spring Break. I don’t want her to go. What an odd relationship I have with Spring Break—maybe leaning a tad toward the unhealthy side. She drives me crazy with her teasing and leading me on, and yet if you told me Spring Break was going to be canceled, I don’t know what I would do. I can’t live without her. It’s my fault. Why do I even have such high expectations from her short visit? Why should this year be any different? Why do I even bother? Wait! No! I didn’t mean it. Please, Spring Break. Come out from behind that cloud—there, there. You’re right. I should consider myself lucky to have you. Yes, dear. I love the hyacinths and anemones. They’re as delicate and dainty as you. Apollo and Aphrodite would be pleased with your batch of flowers. I know I bemoan the brevity of our vernal intermission, but please understand: You are my hope. Don’t leave me. Why don’t you whisper in my ear all the sweet hints of summer, while I visualize tearing off months from the calendar—March, April, May, and—GASP! What might this wonderful sight be? June! Oh, how I adore June. Look at my lips. Just saying her name causes them to pucker for a kiss from her: June, June, June. Ahh… don’t you just love her carefree days, her warm evenings, her—wait! Where are you going, Spring Break? Don’t leave! Whoa—ow! What was that for? Well, aren’t you a finicky season. I get a week with you and Summer Break gives me three months—oh, now you’re going to snow? Real mature. What are you doing? Is that a snowball?

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List of accepted artists ART

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Jean Egdorf Alison Craven-Lyons Jody Mier Vinh Nguyen Mike Anthony Brandon Beecroft Amanda Trujillo Roger McDowell Drew Reichl Mery Johnson Joe Honsberger

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Rodney Dean Drew Reichl Marianne Page Carla Cannalte Joshua Rudnik Joel Byerly WRITES OF SPRING 2013

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Humanity in photography By Mariah Taylor mtayl103@msudenver.edu The first time I saw a John Oliver Hodges’ photo, I was moved. That’s not a word I use often—“moved”—because it seems so seldom that a person actually feels it. But there was something about this photo that brought emotions I forgot were there. In it, a woman stares straight into the camera, her white tank top pulled up over her breasts revealing a simple white mesh bra. I couldn’t tell you what it was that I found so magnetic. Maybe her gaze. Maybe my confusion in her representation. Why was her shirt pulled up? Who was she looking at? Her hair was wet and unkempt, and she clearly gave not one shit. So, naturally, I looked for more of this captivating work by the late John Oliver Hodges. What I found was a series of photos like the one I had first seen, of human beings and nothing more. Hodges took many of his photos between 1984 and

1987, many at Daytona Beach in Florida, where he grew up. What I found in Hodges’ photography is the exquisiteness of the human being. We are, as Hodges clearly knew how to depict, fascinating creatures. And who knew that a black and white print of a person doing the silly things that people often do could prove so profound? In what came to be another one of my favorite photos, a man and woman stand in front of what looks like a carnival as a Ferris wheel turns in the distant background. He, with his swollen belly and exposed tattoos, holds her white flip-flops in one hand and clutches her back with the other. She, squinting in the sun, shorts pulled up to her navel, holds a baby bottle as her stringy hair blows wildly in the wind. And I fell in love with the two of them somehow.

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By Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu In the suburbs of Arvada there exists a magical thing — a secondhand culture shop called Black & Read. The store focuses mainly on literature and music, but is also has board games, movies, video games, posters and all that jazz. Amidst the chaos of moldering shelves strewed with age-scented books and records, there is something glorious — a small section of bookcases overflowing with graphic novels and mangas. Spread across the floor beneath them are boxes wildly packed with thousands of comic books. It is easy to spend hours of the day thumbing though the wrinkled covers and worn plastic wrap of comics that beg to be taken home. It’s also just as easy to walk away with a stack of books half your height. While sitting on a small stool rifling through a box of comics, I came across a cover I couldn’t resist. I knew I couldn’t live without it. “Void Indigo” is a fantasy thrill ride. You start in the middle of a barbarian war with demon wizards that end up torturing and killing the barbarian warrior leader and his lover. All their spirits — including the wizards — enter the Void and are reincarnated to different times and parts of the universe. The warrior leader, now called Jaghur, ends up in an alien race. Eventually he finds his way to Earth, where the demon wizards and his beloved have been reincarnated as humans. Jaghur changes his appearance to a human being and calls himself Mick Jagger, then sets off on a quest for vengeance. Barbarians, outer space, aliens, Los Angeles, and Mick Jagger (not the real one of course) — you can’t go wrong. And how does this incredible story end? The comics never tell. The series was released in 1983 — it started as a graphic novel that was supposed to have six issues to follow, but publication stopped after issue two. After its release, the series received terrible criticism. It was seen as much too harsh, violent and vulgar for its time. After the second issue, Epic Comic’s editor-in-chief Archie Goodwin stopped publication of the series. When I got home from Black & Read after finding my new favorite graphic novel, I tried looking up the next issue and learned of the

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David Foster Wallace once said in an interview that “fiction’s about what it is to be a fucking human being,” but frankly, the human experience doesn’t equate to a perfect three-act narrative structure with some sort of resolution at the end of whatever chapter you’ve just ended. The human experience is better described by haiku: spots of time, bare boned moments stripped of expected final destinations. Brandon Hobson’s newest novel, “Deep Ellum,” is, at its core, an uncomfortable and sometimes terrifying spot of time in the tapestry of one family’s existence — both for the characters living out their lives on the pages and for the reader taking it all in. And most uncomfortable? The lack of resolution for any of the characters or the situation presented at the outset. Set in a shaded, seedy rendering of the Deep Ellum neighborhood of Dallas, Texas, three siblings converge on the family homestead after their mother’s suicide attempt, but not without blatant and implied drug parties, arguments, flashbacks to childhood, and nighttime hours that feel subtly inappropriate with a brother and sister sharing a bed (and a coat, incidentally) a little too closely. From the beginning, one futilely expects

“Void Indigo” cover.

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tragedy that was the “Void Indigo” series. I was heartbroken. How a publisher could put an end to such an amazing series that was way ahead of its time was — and still is — beyond me. I mean, sure it was brutal and sexual, and there was violence, but come on… it was the 80’s. Despite the major cliffhanger in the printed editions, the plot to the rest of the story was posted online by the author, so fans aren’t left completely in the dark. The story is, simply put, fantastic. The art is beautifully detailed with vibrant coloring. It may be difficult to find a copy from a used bookshop, but you can snag these puppies for a few bucks on Amazon. So if you’re into vengeance adventures and fantasy that takes you all over, you need to check out “Void Indigo.”

or hopes a reconciliation regarding their mother’s suicide attempt; one futilely expects the entire familial unit to congeal or solidify; one futilely expects a much happier yarn than what follows. And yet, the relationships between Gideon, Meg, and Basil do synergize as they ricochet off one another like electrons, crashing about from one bed to another, from one sibling’s absence to another, from one job to another, from one memory to another. The three appropriately crash into supporting characters throughout, too — including Meg’s overly friendly neighbors, another neighbor with a challenged son, their stepfather, Gene, and a cast of dramatics that one pictures cleaning up lines of cocaine with their noses in posh art galleries too snobby to cater to hipsters. Although told from Gideon’s point of view, we are as much entrenched in his experience as we are in the absent experience of his sister, Meg, who may or may not spend her time strung out. Their younger brother, Basil, is almost an appendage that’s along for the ride, but is equally eccentric and troubled in his own way. Are these people family or lovers or merely enablers of selfdestruction? But perhaps the story told isn’t so important as the way it’s told. Hobson hasn’t dumbed down the tragedy of a damaged family with proclivities toward self-destruction by way of drug use, violence, and suicide, but he also hasn’t dumbed down the human experience in order to leave the reader with a cogent sense that these people will survive their own flaws.

Instead, Hobson permits the reader a look into the household through the laundry room window for several days or maybe a few weeks before drawing the blinds closed — a brave decision in a culture so desperate and hungry for that it’s high on Upworthy. com headlines and constant electronic contact. Though short, “Deep Ellum” accomplishes what Wallace talked about with regard to the purpose of fiction: Hobson has captured what it means to be alive right now. “Deep Ellum” is available for purchase from Calamari Press and on Amazon.

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Campus events 4.4: Making Contact: A dance experiment Center for Visual Art @ 7 p.m. 4.4-4.5: Opera Theatre Ensemble King Center @ 7:30 p.m. 4.5: Visiting Artist Series: Boulder Brass Ensemble King Center Concert Hall @ 7:30 p.m. 4.7: Vocal Jazz Ensemble: Sol Phase D Note (7519 Grandview Ave. Arvada, Colo.) @ 7 p.m.

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Entertainment news “J.K. Rowling to pen three ‘Harry Potter’ spin-off movies” (NY Daily News) “Rolling Stones to resume world tour in May after L’Wren’s death” (New York Post) “Colorado Convention Center is for convening, but also for public art (The Denver Post) Stories streaming at time of print (4/1 - 7 p.m.)

Culture quotes “Before machines, the only form of entertainment people really had was relationships.” -Douglas Coupland “I’ve actually gotten so I don’t associate television with entertainment very much.” -Dick Cavett The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment. -Isaac Bashevis Singer

Artist Ryan Rice stands with one of his pieces at the new R2 Gallery and Studio. The gallery is currently featuring Rice’s work, which he describes as “punny surrealism.” Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

Metro alum paints Tennyson red By Bryan Luchene bluchene@msudenver.edu Ryan Rice’s artistic license has yet to expire. Rice, an MSU Denver alumnus, is painting First Fridays red while laying fresh paint in his new studio and gallery in the Tennyson Arts District. Rice describes his style as bold and vibrant. He draws on pop influences, adding a touch of surrealism. He’s best known for his play-on-word paintings and uses visual cues to create a sort of word puzzle. As you walk into his gallery, one of the first paintings to grab your attention is a large painting of a donkey wrapped in a number nine. “Another name for a donkey is an ass, so it’s an ‘ass-in-nine,’” Rice said. “And it wasn’t until later – I think while I was painting it – I thought that it’s just so asinine to have an ass in a nine.” “Asanine” is a large 36 x 36 painting done with oil paint on canvas. Rice says his art is more then

a double-entendre. His new work is peppered with pop icons, scenes from Coen Brother’s fi lms and extreme close-ups. He likes that his art provides humor, but is also satisfied with less comedic themes. “I like that humorous aspect, I want the work to stand alone as a

“I’m not trying to save the world with my art or anything. I hope the humor lightens people’s days.” —Ryan Rice piece of fine art where people don’t necessarily realize it, but then it kind of comes later – the joke.” Rice started his schooling at MSU Denver with an emphasis in art education. He moved on to fine arts after spending a semester teaching in an inner city middle school. “I’m here to admit I was the weak one. I just couldn’t deal with all the discipline problems. I

have the utmost respect for all the teachers out there for what they do. It’s a tough job. Until you walk a mile in those shoes, you just never realize,” Rice said. Rice had nothing but praise, however, for his professors at MSU Denver. “The teachers I had were just wonderful. And even the ones I didn’t see eye to eye with, I took something away from every class.” Rice wasn’t originally planning on becoming a full-time artist. “It’s just a passion of mine. It’s just a part of me,” Rice said. But Rice took that passion and made it practical, leveraging it toward his new studio in the Tennyson Arts District. “I’m not trying to save the world with my art or anything. I hope the humor lightens people’s days and when they see it they’re like ‘yeah I needed that,’ but that’s not my main emphasis. I just paint what I like,” Rice said. Rice’s advice for students is for them to follow their passions. “Your life is always going to lead back to that. No matter how hard you try get away, it’s always

going to catch up to you,” Rice said. “Life is short and you got to just do what you love.” You can catch Rice in his studio regularly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. He displays his work on First Fridays for the Tennyson Art District’s Art Walk.

The inside scoop Ryan Rice’s gallery is located at 4426 Tennyson St. Denver, Colo. For more information visit: www.ryanricefineart.com For information on other galleries, shops, bars and restaurants on Tennyson Street and other what they will be doing on First Fridays, visit: www.berkeleydistrict.com/ first-friday-art-walk-denver.

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BasketballSpecial Runners’ hopes rise, final shot doesn’t sink

Junior guard Mitch McCarron shows elation after he’s fouled to head to the free throw line with a chance to tie the Roadrunners’ Final Four game against the University of Central Missouri at 69-69 with seven seconds left in regulation. McCarron would convert both free throws and, after the Mules would regain a 71-69 lead on the ensuing possession, took the last shot of the game off an inbounds pass from junior forward Sam Porter. Photo by Lorenzo Dawkins • ldawkin1@msudenver.edu

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Still reasons to celebrate By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners’ 2013-14 campaign ended with a two-point loss to the eventual Division II champion University of Central Missouri Mules. But Metro’s record book season won’t be defined by its last 40 minutes in Evansville, Ind. The Roadrunners began this season ranked No. 1 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches and Division II Bulletin preseason top-25 polls Nov. 14. Head coach Derrick Clark and his squad went on to become the first DII team to win three games in the NCAA Division I National Invitational Tournament Season Tip-Off with victories against Fairleigh Dickinson Nov. 19, Elon Nov. 25 and Canisius Nov. 26. After winning their regular season opener over St. Martin’s (Wash.) by 17 points Nov. 29, the Roadrunners suffered their first — and only — regular season loss a game later against No. 7 Western Washington in Bellingham, Wash. From that Nov. 30 loss, Metro built a 28-game winning streak that carried them through the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship game and South Central Regional with wins over UC-Colorado Springs, Colorado School of Mines and Midwestern State University (Texas), which propelled the Roadrunners into an Elite Eight matchup with Tuskegee University (Ala.) in Evansville. Metro moved into the Final Four after downing Tuskegee 106-87, becoming the first team to crack the century mark in points in this year’s tournament. The appearance also marked the Roadrunners’ 6th trip to the Final Four since 1998 — the most by any DII school. As junior guard Mitch McCarron’s game-winning attempt fell to the ground in a 71-69 Final Four loss against Central Missouri, the last chapter in the Roadrunners’ storybook season came to an end. Although the Roadrunners didn’t capture their third national title, they left behind a season of broken records, impressive wins and immense passion. They won with fervor, lost with grace and represented the university with pride.

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29 game winning streak ends in DII Final Four By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu

Long road to run

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Junior guard Mitch McCarron’s 3-pointer with one second left hit inside the front of the rim before it bounced off the backboard and fell to the ground as the Roadrunners’ hopes of a second straight national title appearance fell with it. “I certainly thought that Mitch’s shot was going to go in,” said University of Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson. Metro called timeout once Central Missouri took a 71-69 lead in the Final Four game at the Ford Center. Coming out of the timeout, junior forward Sam Porter slung a one-handed pass from the opposite baseline to McCarron, who gained position on his defender while the ball was airborne and elevated to grab it with his back to the rim. McCarron faced up to the basket and launched. “We were just trying to distract up front and throw it long,” McCarron said. “You’ve got to not give up and always get a shot at the rim.” The Roadrunners played from behind for a majority of the game as the Mules’ lead hovered around nine points toward halft ime, taking a 42-34 lead into the break. UCM ran its advantage to 11 points — its largest lead of the game — roughly three minutes into the second half. But as the second stanza wore on, Metro

continued its relentless pursuit at closing the gap and began to do so as regulation neared nine minutes. A layup by senior guard Jamal McClerkin with 3:41 remaining tied the game 62-62 for the first time since 20-20. “My thoughts were just ‘keep praying, believing in God that he’ll get us out of this situation,’ and he did,” McClerkin said. “We had opportunities on the floor to seize the game. It didn’t go for us.” The Roadrunners took 10 more shots than did the Mules, but only 19 of their 59 attempts found the bottom of the net. “When you get closer to the prize and playing for a national championship, the margin (for error) shrinks,” head coach Derrick Clark said. “Like Jamal said, we had a lot of opportunities — maybe a free throw here, a free-throwline blockout, but again, that’s the margin I’m talking about in these kind of games.” Metro outscored UCM 30-22 in points in the paint and translated 11 turnovers into 18 points. Senior guard Brandon Jefferson accounted for 12 of the Roadrunners’ 29 points from the charity stripe and tied a tournament record for made free throws by being perfect from the line, finishing with a game-high 21 points. “It’s an unusual stat line to see,” Clark said of his team’s advantages in specific categories. “The only thing we didn’t do was score the basketball. Some shots that we normally make just didn’t go down.”

Nov. 19

Metro becomes first DII team to win three games at DI NIT. The Roadrunners’ first win was over Fairleigh Dickinson.

Senior guard Brandon Jefferson collides with University of Central Missouri junior guard Preston Brunz (4) during the NCAA Division II Final Four game at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. March 27. Photo by Lorenzo Dawkins • ldawkin1@msudenver.edu

The Roadrunners’ two-point loss in the Final Four ends a record book year that saw the No. 1 nationally ranked Division II team suffer its first and only regular season loss Nov. 30 before building

Feb. 15

Head coach Derrick Clark records 100th career win at Metro as Roadrunners defeat Regis University.

a 29-game winning streak. “We had a great season,” Jefferson said. “We’re not going to let this 40 minutes (against Central Missouri) define us.”

Feb. 21

Roadrunners post 103 points in win over Fort Lewis College. First 100plus point game of season.

For more coverage of the Roadrunners outstanding season, visit metnews.org

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Metro defeats UCCS 77-71 for Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title.

Class of 2014: Seniors, leaders, champions

Roadrunners miss by a feather

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Class: Senior Position: Guard Height: 5-foot-9-inches Weight: 175 lbs. Hometown: Flower Mound, Texas Accomplishments: Brandon Jefferson has been a key player for the Roadrunners for the past few years. This year, he was named NCAA Division II national player of the year, which made him the second player in Metro’s history to win the award. This season, Jefferson played 34 games and scored an average of 21.6 points per game, which is the highest singlescoring average in school history. The senior guard led the Roadrunners to the Final Four this year and to the championship game in the 2012-2013 season.

Raul Delgado #11 Class: Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-foot-2-inches Weight: 195 lbs. Hometown: Chihuahua, Mexico Accomplishments: Raul Delgado played 29 games this season as a Roadrunner, averaging 6.1 per game with a field goal percentage of .404. Before playing at Metro, Delgado played at NCAA Division I Brigham Young University, where he reached the semifinals of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

At the Roadrunner Send-Off in the Tivoli Commons March 20, head coach Derrick Clark addresses the students gathered around to support the men’s basketball team. Photo by Nikki Work • nwork@msudenver.edu

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Jamal McClerkin Class: Senior Position: Guard Height: 6-foot-2-inches Weight: 200 lbs. Hometown: Van Nuys, Calif. Accomplishments: Senior Jamal McClerkin led the Roadrunners to the Final Four this year and played 34 games, averaging 24.4 minutes per game, with 7.3 points per game. His season high for scoring was 12 points against New Mexico Highlands Jan. 4.

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In the midst of the Roadrunners’ record winning streak, head coach Derrick Clark became the second Metro head basketball coach to reach 100 career wins when his team defeated Regis University Feb. 15. Clark’s 100 wins in 119 games surpassed his predecessor Mike Dunlap’s 100 victories in 121 games. Clark is a finalist for the Clarence Gaines National coach of the year award. His positive attitude and complete belief in his team was upheld even after the Roadrunners’ season ended prematurely. “There was no panic on our bench,” Clark said. “There was a sense of belief all the way to that last second that we were going to find a way to get the win. Our guys stayed focused and kept fighting till the very end.”

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Brandon Jefferson scores seasonhigh 37 points against UCCS in regional quarterfinals.

Roadrunners take care of Midwestern State University 78-56 to win region and advance to Elite Eight.

Metro defeats Tuskegee University 106-87 to advance to Final Four. Photos by Scott Lentz, Philip Poston, Lorenzo Dawkins and Nikki Work

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Producer Trevor Macy (left) and director Mike Flanagan (right) visited Auraria March 27, to discuss their inspiration and the filming process for their new horror film, “Oculus,” which is set to hit theaters April 11. Photo by Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

<<continued from front page It was this idea that helped bring the newest horror movie to the silver screen — “Oculus.” The movie tells the story of the past and present of a brother/sister duo whose lives were sent into chaos after the brutal murder of their parents when they were children. As adults, the two struggle to deal with their past in their own ways

and learn that reality isn’t always what it seems. “Oculus” doesn’t feature your typical antihero and villain. Instead of a monster, individual or even artificial intelligence, the terror in this movie is the Lasser Glass—a seemingly simple, though vastly complex mirror that leaves a trail of death and disaster wherever it goes.

“The idea of the mythology of mirrors combined with the brother/sister dynamic in the movie was really what I thought would make this fresh and different and lend itself to the braided story lines in the picture,” producer Trevor Macy said. It is not often that a horror movie focuses on an inanimate object as the source of evil, which really sets “Oculus” apart from other movies in its genre. “What’s particularly different about this film, just from my perspective, is that it has a very elaborate structure to it,” Flanagan said. “It’s two stories kind of told in completion. Two very developed stories that are woven together in a very interesting way that I think people will be surprised by. And it’s also, I think, a movie that focuses on an inanimate object as the source of its horror element, so that’s not something that has been done too often, so I think that really sets us apart.” Originally, “Oculus” was a short genre film. “It was always kind of a dream

that we would expand it into a feature,” Flanagan said. “If I’m really honest, it’s far surpassed my hopes for what this story could be back in ’05 when we were making the short. It’s turned into a much bigger and more exciting thing then I think I ever really imagined.” Now, the terrifying hour and forty-five minute film is preparing to hit theaters nationwide on April 11, with an original story and all-star cast, including; “Battlestar Galactica’s” own Katee Sackhoff, “Doctor Who’s” Karen Gillan, “Home and Away’s” Brenton Thwaites and TV/film veteran Rory Cochrane. “When I got the script for Oculus, I read it in an hour and instantly knew I wanted to be a part of it,” Sackhoff said. “How Mike builds the story in a way that gets you so invested in the Russell family’s relationship shows his strength and skill as a writer.” Before you catch the movie in theaters, you may want to think twice before looking long and hard into the mirror, and remember this poem by Flanagan:

“See the mirror, hanging there Face of silver, frame of black Oculus of glass, I stare  I can feel you staring back I hear your voice  Believe your lies A window, portal, darkened door Should you claim my staring eyes My soul you’ll hold... forever more...”

Want more “Oculus?” Check out more from director Mike Flanagan and producer Trevor Macy at metnews.org and metreport.org Check back with The Metropolitan for a review of “Oculus” in the coming weeks

The War On Drugs transcend in Denver By Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu Philadelphia-based indie rock band The War On Drugs powered their way through Denver March 26, at the Bluebird Theatre during their tour across the states. Led by the affable frontman Adam Granduciel, the band put on a memorable performance for the ages after what he described as a near death experience on their way to Denver when their tour bus was run off the road. “My stress level is at about a three out of six right now — but we’re glad to be here,” Granduciel announced to the crowd. The band is fresh off the release of their most recent album, Lost in the Dream and right in the middle of their coast-to-coast tour. Opening the night was the self-proclaimed future-tech band White Laces. A perfect blend of genres for the evening, White Laces warmed up the sold-out crowd. Just before 9:30 p.m. the lights went dim, as Foreigner’s “Feels Like the First Time” belted out from the house speakers to the excited roar that came over the crowd. “You know you’re in for a treat when Foreigner comes on,” said Denver native Lauren Batelsky. Batelsky and her boyfriend came up from Colorado Springs so as to not miss the show. “I’ve been waiting forever for these guys to come

back,” Batelsky said. A long drawn-out ambient intro from Granduciel and drummer Patrick Berkery got the night started as they burst into “In Reverse,” the tenth track from their latest album. The distorted bliss of reverb echoed from Granduciel’s cherry six-string. The band added a simple mix of electronic loops, noises and effects that transformed their jams into a multiverse of a uniquely blended mix of rock music only The War On Drugs can call their own. Bassist David Hartley found his groove on the set’s second track, “Under the Pressure,” with his hard-hitting basslines that caught him deeply rooted in the track. With the start of each song, the band’s recently released anthems sounded pure and from the heart and like nothing they had done before. Running the gamut of songs from their new album, the band clocked in a few covers and hits from their 2011 album, Slave Ambient. The overall mood of the night was that of a gentle sway, as fans slowly swayed back and forth, grooving to the music. In a postmodern Bob Dylanmeets-Bruce Springsteen kind of way, The War On Drugs were able to transform the small theater into a long, drawn out, progressively building concert fit for an auditorium or large scale theatre.

Walter Barr, center, performs with Ritmo Jazz Latino for a jazz performance class March 19, during a Visiting Artist master class in the Arts Building. Photo by Amanda Sutherland • asuther6@msudenver.edu

Ritmo dazzles for jazz class By Amanda Sutherland asuther6@msudenver.edu Groovy rhythms by Ritmo Jazz Latino, one of Denver’s finest Latin jazz ensembles, created an inspiring atmosphere for music students on March 19. Former chair of MSU Denver Music Program Walter Barr brought his jazz ensemble to a visiting artist master class. The group of seven musicians performed and spoke about the music industry. “This was very fun for us,” Barr said. “It’s an opportunity to bring in professional people from the community for more than

just a lecture.” Ritmo Jazz Latino is a recent addition to the Denver jazz scene. Created by Barr and bandmate Fransisco Mejias, Ritmo brought together seven gifted musicians who specialize in the rhythms of Latin jazz. “It’s a rather amazing circumstance to have these guys all together. It was the right time, right place, right people,” Barr said. The master class Series features artists who aim to inspire MSU Denver students through music. “It’s structured loosely to play and talk about music — break it down, pull it apart, and have the kids clap along with us,” Barr

said. Ritmo began playing songs as students bobbed their heads to the music. Between each song the members of Ritmo would talk to the students about salsa and Latino jazz as Mejias would match beats from his congas, with Mestas accompanying on piano. The ensemble spoke about coming together and how each member’s has a unique contribution to the group. Afterward, students stuck around the talk to Barr and his group about the industry, jazz music, and the life of a professional musician.

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Denver shows

By Kailyn Lamb See Judy Garland like you’ve never seen her before in the Arvada Center’s production of “End of the Rainbow.” On Christmas of 1968, Garland is in London with her new fiancé and manager, Mickey Deans, to do six weeks of shows at a club called Talk of the Town. Garland starts her performances strong, having left drugs and alcohol behind. But it doesn’t last for long. As Garland begins to tire from doing so many shows she begins begging Deans and the pianist Anthony to let her have just a few pills. Anthony, who really cares about Garland and wants to see her stay clean, refuses to do it. But Deans is more easily swayed. The show is a combination of scenes in their hotel room and the stage of Talk of the Town. In the hotel scenes Garland flits around from spot to spot and is often twitching. When she’s on stage however, she is calmer and holds more bravado as she serenades her audience. As the drugs begin to take over her life again the shows begin to fall apart, and Deans is willing to give Garland whatever she wants as long as she completes the run. Tari Kelly, who plays Garland, gives the audience an intimate view of how Garland’s life became a mess. Showing until April 13 at the Arvada Center, “End of the Rainbow” is a strong bio-pic of some of Garland’s last performances on stage. Filled with 10 of her hits that make you feel all of the feels and then some, the show may just turn you into a Garland fan at the end.

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4.5: George Strait Pepsi Center @ 7:30 p.m. Ticket price varies 4.9: MS MR Bluebird Theater @ 7 p.m. $22-$25

Coming soon Movies opening 4.4 “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” “Under the Skin” “Alan Partridge” “Frankie & Alice” “Afflicted”

Music releasing 4/8 Patton Oswalt —Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time Carlene Carter — Carter Girl Martina McBride — Everlasting Tari Kelly as Judy Garland in “End of the Rainbow” Photo courtesy of The Arvada Center’s flickr page.

“Divergent”

By J.R. Johnson gjohns93@msudenver.edu Books targeted at young adults have found huge success, but also huge failures. For every “Harry Potter” or “Hunger Games,” there are dozens of popular books in line hoping to swim their way into the live-action realm of cinema. But when they arrive, they sink. “Divergent,” the fi lm-adaptation of Veronica Roth’s popular novels, is the latest to make the which is taken from Wes Anderson’s 1998 fi lm, “Rushmore,”) were launched into indie-blogosphere fandom after her YouTube and SoundCloud channels blew up back in 2009. When she released her first set of demos, she somehow managed to create some sort of mystery and bedazzling metaphor behind whomever Mr Little Jeans was. But, now she’s dropped her first proper full-length, Pocketknife, solidifying her electro-pop

Pocketknife by Mr Little Jeans Album art by Sony Music Ent.

jump to the big screen in hopes of triumph. “Divergent” tells the story of Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) and her excursion through a dystopian world, divided by special factions founded off the merits of humanity. A special test is used to separate future generations into these factions. Once you take the test, you know where you belong. But for Tris, the tests are inconclusive, making her a “divergent” and a threat to the new worlds vision that must be eliminated. Tris attempts to hide in one of the many factions before she’s discovered. For a fi lm intertwined with a heavy layer of science fiction, presence. The album features a number of multi layered synth grooves to back her deep, dark, yet sensual voice that gives listeners chills from the get go. Her lofi-pop choruses are catchy and easy to follow while generating a deeply rooted passion, or desire to keep listening. Pocketknife also features several cover songs, most notably — Arcade Fire’s “Suburbs” on track nine. Birknes’ version is

“Divergent” Movie poster by Summit Ent.

“Divergent” misses a huge opportunity to create and paints a very dull picture. It necessitates a forgiving audience to imagine and interpret this post-apocalyptic future. The story is telescoped and it suffers deeply as does its relatively strong cast. Imagination is almost a requirement, which is unique for a big budget movie, if you want to sink into the essence of this fi lm that is sorely absent. “Divergent’s” first step is more of a stumble, nearly a fall. The only good thing is that there really is nowhere to go but up for the next few fi lms.

severely slowed down and drawn out. While drawing listeners in, Birknes delivers a slow but steady beat that echoes throughout the air. “Heaven Sent” is a beautiful ballad that showcases her postmodern pop ways better than anyone could have imagined. The great thing about Pocketknife is that the entire album builds momentum, peaks and then delivers a beautifully ambitious ending.

Chart toppers Open Air’s Top 5 1. St. Vincent St. Vincent 2. Beck Morning Phase 3. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Wig Out at Jagbags 4. Kyle James Hauser You A Thousand Times 5. Damien Jurado Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Sun Source: www.cpr.org/openair

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Box office chart 1: “Noah” 2: “Divergent” 3: “Muppets Most Wanted” Source: www.rottentomatoes.com

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Deleted B Scenes Lithium Burn

“Dixie’s Tupperware A Party”

By Tobias Krause

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The newest album from arthouse rockers Deleted Scenes is a hard-hitting display of pure, unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll. The band has always been known for their experimental elements of combining various genres together. Ranging from math rock to indie pop, all the while channeling a solid punk-meetselectro-clash-rock vibe — making it somewhat difficult to label the band as one specific thing. Either way, these guys can do it all. Lithium Burn, out April 15, picks up right where the Washington, D.C. band left us in 2012 after they released Young People’s Church of the Air. The newest album opens up with a punch on “Haircuts/Uniforms.” The expressive harmonies and distorted guitar licks power through an epic rhythm section that sounds like nothing less than what fans have come to expect from the band over the years. The next highlight that stuck out for me after several listens came about halfway through on track six, “Debussy.” The use of synthesized sounds balance out the ambient track in a David Lynchmeets-Alfred Hitchcock inside an abandoned building kind of way. The tight drumrolls fi lled in with harmonious basslines mesmerize listeners as the track slowly segues into “Stutter,” a post-production haven fi lled with looping vocals and distorted electronic sounds that remind me of some sort of drug induced “vacation” of sorts. Deleted Scenes never cease to amaze with their musical risk-taking and desire to achieve ambient success. Lithium Burn is no different from this.

If you don’t like to laugh, don’t go see “Dixie’s Tupperware Party” at the Garner Galleria Theatre. Once Dixie Longate was released from prison, her parole officer told her that in order to keep custody of her three kids, Longate needed to get a job. One jewel-like candy dish and a newfound love of Tupperware later, Longate was off doing her one-woman show. Right off the bat Longate tells you that Tupperware is more than just bowls, showing off her cake - holding piece that also can conveniently hold Jell-O shots. In fact, Longate had more creative uses for all her great “plastic crap.” Longate will leave audiences rolling on the floor laughing as she tells you all about her collection and the ways you can buy it from her. She’ll also tell you all about her idol, Brownie Wise. This is where Longate sets most of the humor aside and gives the history of Wise as the founder of the Tupperware Party. In this way, Longate presents a quick moral to the show where the humor comes to a screeching halt. She tells the story of an abusive ex-husband and how it lead her to realize that Tupperware parties, and the love she was getting there, made her matter. She made sure the audience knew that everyone in the room mattered as well. Longate has all the charm and wit that will make the audience fall instantly in love with the show and all the plastic crap she’s showing off. With audience participation that keeps the improv rolling, the show is worth a see.

“Muppets A Most Wanted” By Cherise Scrivner cscrivn2@msudenver.edu If you’re ready for an excellent laugh-riot comedy that’s worth the price of admission, “Muppets Most Wanted” will be perfect for your low-key night out. It may be rated PG, yet the family comedy encourages consistent laughter, leaving moviegoers intrigued no matter their ages. The fi lm hit theaters March

Lithium Burn by Deleted Scenes Album art by Park the Van Records

Future Islands A Singles By Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu Everyone is talking about the Baltimore based synth-pop band Future Islands — for good reason. David Letterman and that guy who plays keyboards for him — Paul something-or-another — practically fell to their knees after the bands most recent visit to “The Late Show” debuting the lead single “Seasons (Waiting On You)” from their new album, Singles, which came out March 25 on 4AD Records. After watching that performance over and over, I finally figured out why I love Future Islands so much. Not trying to pull rank here or anything, but when the band dropped their album In

21, earning nearly $5 million its first day. On a grand world tour starting in Europe, the Muppets are unswervingly faced with a Kermit look-alike named Constantine, the world’s number one criminal. Constantine manipulates the Muppets crew with the help of his sidekick, Dominic Badguy (Ricky Gervais). The two villains join forces in an action-packed adventure to pull off one of the largest jewel heists in history. Constantine, a recently escaped convict from a Siberian gulag, traps Kermit the Frog, then swaps places and uses

Singles by Future Islands Album art by 4AD Records

Evening Air back in 2010, I knew they were destined for big things. Four years later and frontman Sam Herring is still one of the most charismatic musicians I have ever had the pleasure of laying eyes on. I was lucky enough to catch them open for Phantogram this past Oct. after years of listening to the band from Baltimore. His stage presence was bold, daring and risqué. He thrust his body along with his microphone in the air all the while not skipping a beat. Herring’s passion for perfection rang through the speakers like an echo from above. Now with the release of their fourth full-length album, the little band from Baltimore that could — is finally getting the recognition they deserve after all these years. Bassist William Cashion’s incredibly sound groove line explodes on the album’s second track, “Spirit.” The rhythm section rounded out from Gerrit Welmers on keys and Michael Lowry on the kit

Kermit’s identity to destroy the Muppet crew, break Miss Piggy’s heart and use the Muppets as a cover to commit an international crime spree at some of the world’s greatest destinations. Writer Nicholas Stoller and director James Bobin have a successfully unique way of making the fi lm extremely funny for all ages with witty humor, jokes and stunts to keep the viewer entertained. Throughout the fi lm, Stoller and Bobin did a great job intertwining jokes, new musical acts and a series of crime spree heists creating a sequel with triumph.

“Muppets Most Wanted” Movie Poster by Disney

make for musical perfection as synthpop masterpiece flutters about. Singles unfolds track by track in some sort of energetic art-pop meets new wave explosion of sound. Tracks like “Back in the Tall Grass,” “Like the Moon” and “A Dream of You and Me” solidify everything that I have ever wanted from a band. The up-and-down progressive beats showcase the consistent musical brilliance the band encompasses. The album is easy to fall in love with. The steady, repetitious and ever-growing basslines bounce between my eardrums and the vocals of Herring — a seemingly square, confident and fearless frontman relentlessly build up my emotions, feeding my soul with each and every note. The worst part about Singles? When it ends.

To see what else we’re ranting and raving about, head over to metnews.org and follow us @themetonline. This week: “Titanfall,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and more.

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March 28

4.5: @ New Mexico Highlands Las Vegas, N.M. @ 11 a.m.

The Runners split a doubleheader with Regis University March 29 after losing 11-8 and then won 6-2. The Runners found themselves in an 11-3 hole in Game 1, after a seven-run third inning by the Rangers. Metro rallied back to within three after scoring five in the top of the fifth as both freshman catcher Marcus Bean and junior center fielder Mitch Gibbons doubled. Gibbons contributed by going 5-for-7 with three RBIs, two doubles and a home run over the two game span. Gibbons homer sparked the Runners in the first inning, as Metro tacked on five. Sophomore outfielder Alex Walker lead off the top of the sixth with a triple to add one more to the 5-1 lead the Runners had built. Senior pitcher Kevin Hand made his first career start, giving up two runs over seven innings.

4.5: @ UC-Colorado Springs Las Vegas, N.M. @ 1 p.m. 4.6: @ New Mexico Highlands Las Vegas, N.M. @ 10 a.m. 4.6: @ UC-Colorado Springs Las Vegas, N.M. @ 12 p.m.

Baseball 4.4: vs. Colorado Christian (DH) Auraria Field @ 3 p.m. 4.5: vs. Colorado Christian (DH) Auraria Field @ 12 & 2:30 p.m. 4.6: vs. Colorado Christian (DH) Auraria Field @ 12 p.m.

Tennis 4.4: @ Montana State-Billings Billings, Mont. @ 4 p.m. 4.5: @ Colorado State-Pueblo Billings, Mont. @ 9 a.m.

Golf 4.7-4.8: Maverick Springs Invitational Grand Junction, Colo.

Denver sports Denver Nuggets 4.4: @ Memphis Grizzlies Memphis, Tenn. @ 5 p.m. 4.6: @ Houston Rockets Houston, Texas @ 5 p.m. 4.9: vs. Houston Rockets Pepsi Center @ 7 p.m.

Colo. Avalanche 4.3: vs.New York Rangers Pepsi Center @ 7 p.m. 4.5: @ St. Louis Blues @ 12 p.m. 4.6: vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Pepsi Center @ 6 p.m. 4.8: @ Edmonton Oilers @ 7:30 p.m.

Colo. Rapids 4.5: @ Vancouver Whitecaps @ 4:30 p.m.

March 29 Metro junior DH Chris Spirek takes a strike in his first at-bat which ended in a walk during Metro’s first game of a doubleheader versus Colorado School of Mines, March 23. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

Runners rally from 3-0 deficit By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu Metro softball moved up to second in the standings after sweeping the Adams State Grizzlies in a doubleheader March 29 at Auraria Field. It was senior pitcher Aubree Maul who yet again pitched a strong outing in Game 1, as she threw a three-hit shutout with four strikeouts, while only walking one in the 6-0 win. “She hit her spots all day and it was a big help,” junior Kaylynn Harmon said in an interview withMetro State Broadcast Network. Junior shortstop Susie Oury led off the bottom of the first with a home run to left field, and junior left fielder Mary Towner put the Runners up two after scoring off a double from senior catcher Kelsey Tillery. During the third inning, Metro added another four runs, as Tillery

had another RBI double and later would score on a Grizzlies error. In Game 2, the Lady Runners had to overcome a 4-1 deficit. In the bottom of the third inning, the Runners scored four to take a 5-4 lead after Mary Towner hit a tworun home run to left field. Tied at five in the fift h, Metro went up for good as they hit a couple of two-run homers by Harmon and junior first baseman Chelsea Brew to put the Runners ahead 9-5. “I was struggling a little bit, but I had so much support,” Harmon said to MSBN. “So having our offense on today one after another is really great.” Freshman pitcher Cassidy Smith, who is 8-3 on the season, with a 3.69 earned run average, calmed down after a rough start to allow one run over the final three innings as she gave up three runs over the seven innings. Maul is 7-4 on the year with a 3.67 ERA.

March 30 game wrap-ups Women’s softball had another big pitching outing from senior Aubree Maul as the Runners took Game 1, 3-2, of a doubleheader with Adams State March 30 at Auraria Field. Maul allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings for the game, having shut out the Grizzlies the last time she faced them. Kelsey Tillery drove in a run in the bottom of the first inning, while ChelseaBrew brought home Kaylynn Harmon and Dani Sandel after getting caught. The Lady Roadrunners are 17-9 overall and 11-6 in the RMAC and will travel to Las Vegas, N.M. April 5 and 6.

Four hits each by senior outfielder Gavin Purvis and junior center fielder Mitch Gibbons gave the Roadrunners a 11-4 win at Regis University March 28. Metro led with Gibbons and junior first baseman Darryl Baca scoring on a double in the top of the first. Purvis drove in Gibbons in the third with the score tied at two with a single to left-center field. Gibbons tied it at 4 a piece in the fifth inning with an RBI single that drove in junior shortstop Danny Westerberg. Senior second baseman Zac Baldini doubled and scored sophomore outfielder Alex Walker and senior third baseman Sean Reeves for the 6-4 lead in the top of the eighth. Metro never looked back when they drove in five more runs in the top of the ninth after the Runners capitalized on a pair of walks, a hit batter and an error by the Rangers. Junior pitcher Nick Hammett pitched a strong game over seven innings, as he struck out five batters.

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Golf

Men even record, women fall further behind By Scott Corbridge

The Roadrunners golf team tied for third place along with Colorado Christian, at the Regis Invitational at the Fox Hollow Golf Course with an overall score of 683 (353 for Day 1, 330 for Day 2). Junior Nathalie Gallacher shot a Day 2 score of 75 for a final score of 153, which put her in third place for individual standings. Juniors Jazmine Roland andjobDani Look finished broadcast and fair recruitment solutions with the best local candidates for less. withCandidates. a final score of 175 Door to Better and 177 respectively, sophomore Valerie Cruz came out with a 179, freshman Sabrina Naccarato finished with a 188 and sophomore Lauren Barrett came in 39th with a score of 198.

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Wanda Halopainen hits a forehand during a match against Newman University at the Regency Athletic Complex March 20. The women’s team lost 0-9 to Newman, 4-12 overall. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu

March 26 Men’s tennis captured its fourth consecutive win as they shut out Colorado College 9-0. All of the singles matches were won in straight sets. The Runners won all three doubles competitions, with sophomore Chris Anderson and senior Jonathan Evangelista cruising to an 8-0 win March 26. Women’s tennis lost to Colorado College 6-3 in Colorado Springs. Freshman Wanda Halopainen (6-1, 6-2) and Kaitlyn Miller (6-3, 4-6, 6-2) won their singles matches. Halopainen also won her doubles competition with freshman Christina Oropeza 8-3. The Roadrunners competed in two matches March 28 at the Regency Athletic Complex. Holy Names (Calif.) beat the Runners 5-4 early that morning before Metro earned the 8-1 win against Hastings College (Neb.). Freshman Josh Graetz and sophomore Chris An-

derson went 2-0 on the day in singles competition. Graetz also competed in No. 1 doubles with senior Adrien Delvaux, as they went 2-0 with a 9-8 (18-16) win against Holy Names. March 28 The Lady Roadrunners tennis team came away with an 8-1 win against Hastings College (Neb.) March 28 at the Regency Athletic Complex. Halopainen (6-0, 6-0) and Oropeza (6-0, 6-1) won both their singles match and doubles match (8-0). Junior Whitney Vaswig and Miller also won their singles and doubles match. The Runners improved to 4-12 on the season and will be at it again April 2 against Lindenwood (Mo.) at the Regency Athletic Complex. Sonoma State (Calif.) served Metro men’s tennis an 8-1 loss March 30 at the Regency Athletic Complex. Graetz earned the Roadrunners their only win, (6-4, 6-3) at No. 1 singles. Both squads travel to Montana to face Montana State-Billings and CSU-Pueblo April 4.

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Riddles A: What loses its head in the morning and gets it back at night? B: What is the easiest way to poke a balloon without popping it? C: A rooster lays an egg at 6:00 AM. When does the farmer find it? D: The more places I be, the less you can see. What am I? E: Is an older one-hundred dollar bill worth more than a newer one? F: He has married many women, but has never been married. Who is he? Answers: A: A pillow. B: Do it when it’s not blown up. C: Never, roosters don’t lay eggs. D: Darkness. E: Of course it is. A $100 bill is worth more than a $1 bill (newer one) F: A preist

Horoscopes Capricorn

December 22 -January 19

Just remember kids, if you have a punctual drug dealer, chances are he’s probably a cop.

Aquarius

January 20 -February 18

If you stood in line to be one of the fi rst to try Taco Bell’s new breakfast menu, your life is probably more depressing than you think.

Source: goodriddlesnow.com/short-riddles

Pisces

February 19 -March 20

Sudoku

Th is week, you will develop a new theory for inertia. Unfortunately, it won’t gain any momentum.

Aries

March 21 -April 19 Of course Bruce Willis is going to keep playing the same movie roles. You know what they say about old habits.

Taurus

April 20 -May 20 Try to avoid making rash decisions based on your drunk friend’s suggestion this weekend. More specifically, don’t go punch that guy or jump off that bridge.

Difficulty: EASY

Gemini

May 21 -June 20 Next time you have an update on your iPhone, you may want to consider reading the Terms and Conditions. Adam and Eve were the fi rst people to agree to the Apple Terms and Conditions without reading them—and look how that ended up.

Brain Teasers Difficulty: HARD

Last issue’s answers (reading from right): chicken dinner, blue in the face, the last straw, the first Noel, cabin by the lake, fill in the blanks, inner strength

Overheard on campus Cancer

June 21 -July 22 If you’re looking to make a little extra money this summer, consider a lemonade stand. And remember, a successful lemonade stand always has vodka.

Leo

July 23 -August 22 It looks like Casa Bonita turned 40 last week, or something. Head on over if Taco Bell isn’t depressing enough for you.

Virgo

August 23 -September 22 If you thought Jimmy John’s was fast, you won’t believe how quick you’ll be in the bathroom after eating it.

Libra

September 23 -October 22 You’re starting to regret that ICP tattoo on your neck, because now everyone looks at you like you’re some sort of clown.

Scorpio

October 23 -November 21 Don’t believe anything Keanu Reeves says. That dude owes us $5.

Sagittarius

November 22 -December 21 If you’re allergic to peanuts and have a hankering fro Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, keep your epi-pen handy and your doctor on speed dial.

“I used to be a D.A.R.E. kid, but now I DO drugs.” “AMANDA, AMANDA, AMANDA, AMANDA” “I found Carmen San Diego. All I had to do was go to Nebraska, which made no sense at all.” “Does the light rail go to Ft. Collins?” “Hitting the printer only helps a little bit if it’s frozen.” “I was just groovin’ to G Love and The Special Sauce.” “Wiggles the cat is a bitch— she wouldn’t endorse any of my skills on LinkedIn” Hear something that makes you laugh? Shake your head? Roll your eyes? Tweet it to @nikki_ themet with the hashtag #overheardoncampus

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1385 Santa Fe Drive

Walking distance from the campus!

Miko Peled is an Israeli peace activist and author of e General’s Son, the Journey of an Israeli in Palestine. He maintains a blog “dedicated to tearing down the separation wall and transforming the Israeli apartheid system into secular democracy, where Israelis and Palestinians will live as equal citizens. His book chronicles his transformation from a staunch Zionist, the son of an Israeli general and war hero, into a peace activist. When, on September 4, 1997, his niece Smadar, 13, was killed in a suicide attack on Jerusalem, Miko desc describes how he was driven to explore Palestine and its people, and their stories.

Student Meal! Two beef tacos and a small fountain drink for $5.50 plus tax or Small smothered fries and a small fountain drink for $5.50 plus tax Student Meal Deals (with ID)

303-997-8366

50% OFF

Huevos Rancheros One coupon per customer per visit

Must present coupon!

Expires April 10, 2014

Special happy hour menu items from 4 –7 p.m. Watch for our ads/coupons in upcoming publications. We invite students to input their cell phone numbers into our database at the restaurant in order to get all of our discounts/specials for the week.

www.msudenver.edu/aurariaquits

Plaza Suite 150 • 303-556-2525

New Free Smoking Cessation Program This free, confidential and one-on-one tobacco cessation support is available to all Auraria students, faculty and staff.

Participant Options Light Up Your Life In A New Way Auraria Smoking Cessation Resources

• Self-Guided Workbook • Online Tobacco Cessation Program • Medical Intervention: Free 3 offices visits (value of $200) and free 3 month medication supply (value of up to $700)

Light Up Your Life in a New Way Launch Week April 7–11 Information Tables April 7

April 10

11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Tivoli Tavern

Cherry Creek 2:30–5 p.m.

Cherry Creek Tivoli Tavern 2:30–4:30 p.m

Spring into Wellness April 8 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

Tivoli Commons Free chair massages Tobacco Cessation resources Nutrition demos Sustainability Campus resources

Stress Busters Day April 9 24/7 Auraria Campus Emergency Phone Numbers Protocol to Contact the Auraria Police Department From any campus phone, CALL 911 From off-campus phones or cell phone, CALL 303-556-5000

After-hours mental health crisis and victim assistance CALL 303-352-4455

Tivoli 444 • free refreshments 9–9:30 a.m. Stress Reduction Aromatherapy 9:30–10 a.m. Herbs for Stress Reduction 10:15–10:45 a.m. Intro to Meditation 11–11:30 a.m. Intro to Meditation 12:30–2:30 p.m. Stress Less Workshop