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Senior third baseman/pitcher Sean Reeves slides into home against Colorado Christian University, April 4 at Auraria Field. Metro beaut CCU, 8-6.

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Campus soliciting: Policy and routine clash

By Kristy Chaparro kchaparr@msudenver.edu For more than five years, John Alexander has been selling the Denver Voice newspaper at the Colfax-Auraria lightrail stop. On March 6, however, he was nowhere to be found.

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According to Alexander, he was asked to leave campus after being told that where he was standing was state property, which is governed differently than city property.

Alexander explained that peddling papers was part of his typical day and had been for years. But it made no difference when campus officials said he needed a sponsor in order to sell on campus.

“Basically, under the campus events policy individuals can’t do things like solicit or hold events or rallies without being sponsored and affi liated with the campus,” said Blaine Nickeson, assistant vice president of campus relations and chief of staff with the Auraria Higher Education Center.

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Students of Auraria walk past John Alexander near the Colfax Light Rail Feb. 17 as he offers them the recent issue of the Denver Voice.

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<<continued from front page With the case of the Colfax Light Rail, it’s a little difficult because the state and city property line is in the middle of the tracks, according to Nickeson.

On Feb. 17, an AHEC campus notice was sent out warning students to be aware of magazine salespeople who have attempted to obtain personal information and solicit money.

An alert was issued to prevent students from becoming victims of these unauthorized and questionable sales activities according to Greg Stahl, interim commander of patrol on Auraria.

During the past year, 26 complaints were made to the Auraria Campus Police in relation to panhandling or sales solicitation.

“Salespersons are often from out of state and work as teams, pressuring a large number of students during a short time frame,” Stahl said. “These individuals quite often have no identification or falsified identification and on occasion have outstanding criminal warrants for their arrests.”

Although Alexander didn’t receive the notice himself, it doesn’t surprise him that it was sent out.

“When it comes to the Denver Voice or myself, that’s a class of it’s own,” Alexander said, noting that

sell items on campus.” that Alexander was asked to leave he isn’t trying to panhandle.

Stephanie Matthews, a sophocampus and has never received Either way, the police are here more at CCD, has known Alexancomplaints specifically about him, to protect students, Stahl said. der for around a year and rememhe said that if Alexander was sell“Through energetic police pabers reading the notice. She hoped ing the Denver Voice and wasn’t trol, criminal investigation, comapproved, he may have been violat- that it didn’t affect him because she munity policing, problem oriented doesn’t believe he harasses anyone. ing the Campus Exclusive Sales policing and safety management, “I think it’s ridiculous that after and Service Policy. the Auraria Police Department he’s been there for almost six years, It states that sales are allowed have brought about one of the lowonly at designated locations autho- that all of the sudden they’re going est crime rates for a large univerto have a problem with him being rized by AHEC’s Student Auxilsity campus,” Stahl said. there when he has never done anyiary Services Administration and Jerry Mason, director of thing to anybody,” Matthews student facilities said. and services with “I think it’s ridiculous that after he’s Matthews describes AHEC, said the Alexander as kind, generous, biggest challenge been there for almost six years, that patient and a man of his word. is maintaining a all of a sudden they’re going to have a But Alexander is back. quality environAnd he has met all requirement for more problem with him being there when he ments and is in compliance than 40,000 with all policies that apply to students on a 150- has never done anything to anybody.” him. acre campus.

His sponsor is the MSU This may be —Stephanie Matthews, CCD Denver’s Office of Student why the Campus Media. Being a sponsor enEvent Policies tails being responsible for comdoor-to-door or roaming sales are and Procedures have been in place plaints regarding a subject and for prohibited. Meanwhile, the Denver since the 1970s, and were updated monitoring the dates and times of Voice is a publication involved in 2013. The Campus Exclusive with the homeless community, and when they are on campus.

Sales and Services Policy, which Although he really hasn’t is sold throughout the streets of can also apply to Alexander, was roamed out of his usual area yet, Denver. updated in 2001.

Alexander now has all of 10th “With all policies, exemptions “We try to enforce all policies Street Plaza to conduct his busican be made on a rare occasion,” as best as possible,” Mason said. ness.

Mason said. “Exemptions, how“In general, we have to rely on our “The only change is I got more ever, can lead to inconsistencies limited staff to identify there is an area,” Alexander said. and can be difficult to apply and issue so we can address it.” enforce with all groups wanting to While Mason was unaware

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Prof. remembers Chavez

By Luke Faulkner lfaulkn4@msudenver.edu A recent movie about union activist Cesar Chavez brought back memories for an MSU Denver professor.

Vincent C. de Baca, associate professor of history, has taught many courses, including American Civilization, Native American History and a variety of ethnic studies courses. But he was also coordinator of security for Cesar Chavez four times during the ’60s and ’70s.

“You want to be unobtrusive,” de Baca said. “You’re there, but you’re not there.”

He explained that his time spent guarding Chavez felt like it was yesterday.

“I was coordinator of security on the day that Cesar Chavez publicly announced the victory of the Grape Strike and immediately declared that he was starting a new thing; boycotting lettuce,” de Baca said. “I was willing to take a bullet for Cesar Chavez if need be.”

But de Baca said he disagreed with Chavez on several topics.

Some disagreements included the Delano Grape Strike and how Chavez purged the activists who

began the protest.

“I had a lot of respect for him. I don’t think he was a saint,” de Baca said.

As coordinator of security, de Baca directed the guards to check or frisk every one and actually caught a man with five sticks of dynamite. He remembered when about 10 guys surrounded Chavez for protection and an NBC camera crew kept pushing de Baca. He then unscrewed a guy’s camera and stole his battery.

“He didn’t get the upfront close-up with Cesar Chavez,” de Baca said.

The history professor described the founder of the United Farm Workers Union and the struggles Chavez went through to be successful.

“People viewed him as a threat, and he fought for economic justice for a whole group of people,” de Baca said. “He would take on many causes. He would boycott lettuce, he would boycott strawberries.”

As a professor who has taught more than 20 different courses, de Baca wants his students to walk in the same shoes Chavez walked in.

“I expect my students to walk and chew gum, to understand and

integrate theory in practice,” de Baca said.

De Baca provides his students with four key ideas to examine Chavez’s leadership and the roles of his followers. One: “This is what their goals were.” Two: “Did they succeed or fail in achieving their goals?” Three: “As an independent observer, you be the judge.” And four: “If you were Cesar Chavez today, what would you do different than what he did?”

The history professor remembered Chavez as a “quiet, humble man. He understood politics and how to organize people, and he was very good at it.”

“I remember the first time I ever heard him. I think my mouth was probably open, listening to him,” de Baca recounted. “He was a very low-key, humble-looking individual.”

On a professional level, de Baca saw a much different person than what the public perceived Chavez as.

“I would see the real him behind the scenes preparing for events, and I know he could be a calculating politician,” de Baca said.

De Baca described Chavez’s

Dr. Vincent C. de Baca was the head of security for Cesar Chavez during Chavez’s height of prominence. He is now a history professor at MSU Denver.

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union as a labor union that represented the class struggle, not a race struggle.

“For Chicanos to gain equal rights as any other Americans meant that we didn’t want special rights or more rights, we wanted the same rights,” de Baca said.

When asked about one piece of advice he would give students in regards to the class struggle he fought in the ’60 and ‘70s, de Baca said, “Find your own voice and to him thine own self be true. Life is absurd, and within that absurdity you must set your own rules for

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In light of the 2014 film “Cesar Chavez,” de Baca touched on some of the movie’s nostalgia.

“The movie brought back many memories to me,” de Baca said. “The movie was very good in depicting when Cesar Chavez went on his hunger strike to prevent his members from taking the bait and fighting violence with violence.”

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AHEC eyes brewery comeback

By Keifer Johnson kjohn247@msudenver.edu The Auraria Campus is considering some big renovations.

A multiplex theater, a conference center, a craft brewing location, and a taproom for the said brewery make up the three large proposed renovations for Tivoli Student Union.

“Plans are in development for the proposed Tivoli Entertainment Multiplex,” said Barb Weiske, executive vice president for administration of Auraria Higher Education Center, in a statement in February.

While the ideas are not finalized, the plans are going well for the brewery and tap house that will potentionally bring Tivoli Brewing Company back into the old building.

“Tivoli beer has made a resurgence,” said Jerry Mason, Director of Support Services at Auraria. The hope is that they can be physically back in the building that they actually originally brewed these same recipes.”

Plans are for a taproom and restaurant serving Tivoli to be open by fall semester, with the brewery opening at a later date.

“It would take much more to build out the brewing facilities,” Mason said.

With the on-campus tap house and restaurant comes possible learning opportunities for MSU Denver students. The Hospitality Learning Center is involved in the brainstorming process for class opportunities involving the tap house.

The brewery is another chance for classes to get involved with a private company and get hands-on learning. Tivoli Brewing Company CEO Corey Marshall said he is very interested in bringing students into the company’s workings.

“There are different discussions going on about exactly how this will all look,” Marshall said. “But my vision of it is a full and hopefully the best beer education program available.”

Marshall is a brew master.

“I have been

Tivoli facts

1900—Milwaukee Brewery foreclosed and renamed Tivoli after Danish amusement park.

1866—Sigi’s Brewery founded

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1918—Tivoli produces a cereal beer called “Dash” to stay open duing Prohibition.

1879—Sigi’s renamed Milwaukee Brewery after Sigi’s death.

1966—Tivoli sees first workers’ strike. Brewery never recovers.

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in the beer business for sixteen years now, and I’ve been in all phases of the business,” Marshall said.

Beer brewing itself is one class prospect, but Marshall said Tivoli Brewing Company could offer much more than that.

“There’s so many things that we can teach that are a part of the beer industry,” Marshall said. “Including research and development to sales and marketing, brewing, packaging, welding and maintenance, etc.”

Marshall said he was excited for the opportunity to be back in Tivoli’s original brewery.

“I wouldn’t say we ever had believed that we would go back into the old brewery, but certainly it was a dream that it could happen,” he said While he is optimistic, Marshall stays realistic.

“Understand that all these things are still in discussion,” he said. “It’s a concept; it’s not locked in to exactly what it will be yet.”

The adage of beer brewing and serving would be a cost offset for the renovations of the Tivoli multiplex as well. After two years without a substantial lease deal, the Auraria Board of Directors wants to renovate the space and try a new approach to what will be in the area.

For the two floor multiplex, the suggested plan is to put a 12,000 sq. foot conference center on the top floor, and a newly renovated fi lm center on the first floor.

Mason shared that the conference center has been a goal for some time now.

“The end goal for the theater has been, as of the last couple years, to develop it into a high end conference center,” Mason said.

This conference center would be a revenue building area for AHEC, as they would market toward off-campus groups and businesses. It would also hopefully create more opportunity for student organizations to nab use of the other conference centers, such as the Tivoli Turnhalle. “(The new conference center) would alleviate some of the pressure that we have on Tivoli, on the existing conference room space,” Mason said. “A lot of student clubs and student organizations have difficulty booking space because there is such a demand for that.”

The fi lm center is being looked into by the UCD College of Arts and Media as a way to bring advantages to their students, and also to hopefully bring in some community events.

One additional piece of renovation that would happen simultaneously with the taproom and brewery is adding pocket lounges around the Tivoli Student Union. Pocket lounges are small areas renovated for student use in several ways.

“They’re taking nooks and areas in hallways and carpeting them, putting up some unique furniture, and definitely adding a lot of electrical outlets for people to charge iPads and laptops,” Mason said.

The lounges are made with a variety of seating and table sizes, so students can either study alone, in groups or just hang out.

“We’re working on some concepts of pocket lounges on all three floors,” Mason said.

1973—Tivoli placed on National Register of Historic Places.

1994—Tivoli redeveloped as the Tivoli Student Union.

1979—Tivoli privately developed into retail and entertainment center.

2014—AHEC discussed redevelopment of Tivoli Brewery, tap house and resturant and multiplex theater.

1991— Auraria students vote to buy Tivoli lease.

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Prestigous awards given

By Mariama Fofanah fofanahm@msudenver.edu MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan and Dean of Professional Studies Dr. Sandra Dee Haynes led the university by example and it showed.

Gov. John Hickenloper presented Jordan with the Colorado Nonprofit Associations Impact Award in March, in recognition for taking his institution and students to the top. For example, Jordan’s recent efforts granted undocumented student in-state tuition fees.

Jordan also received the Outstanding Support of Hispanic Issues in Higher Education Award for his unwavering efforts in leadership and support of Hispanic education issues.

The Latin American Education Foundation presented Jordan and MSU Denver with the Sol Trujillo National Lifetime Leadership Award. The award represents local and national individuals and organizations with a high level of commitment to the success of Latinos in education.

The University of Pécs in Hungary awarded an honorary doctor title to Haynes, March 13. The award was confirmed at the ceremonial meeting of the Senate of the University of Pécs, commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.

The honorary doctor title is presented to individuals with outstanding progress in their respective fields.

“I am truly humbled by this award and recognition, it’s exciting to be here in Hungary and an honor,” Haynes said.

Jordan accompanied Haynes to Paige, Hungary to receive her award.

Haynes is a first-generation college graduate. She attended MSU Denver for two years earning her general studies requirements, and then finished her undergraduate in psychology at Colorado State University. After her academic achievements, Haynes returned to MSU Denver as a faculty member.

“Sometimes I can’t believe that I made it this far, I have gotten further than I ever dreamed possible,” she said.

Currently, Haynes is the dean of the Department of Social Studies.

“I love the fact that I can help students from an administrative level, and to also be a part of shared governance,” Haynes said.

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Pot legalization a struggle of culture

By Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu I never thought being a big sister would be an easy task, but I never anticipated that living in Colorado would make it harder. Amendment 64 changed everything.

My younger brothers are 11 and 14. They’re young and learning about their culture and their place in the world. Currently, that place is a mile high and blazing a new very green trail.

Everything they’ve been taught since they were toddlers now has a caveat: “Don’t do drugs — they’re bad for you, and most of them are illegal. Except for the one that’s easiest for you to get your hands on.”

When the laws change, but the rules don’t, how do you explain it to kids? Does the literature they are given in school change with the state constitution? Do you treat it like alcohol, an inevitable finish line or reward earned once a certain age is reached?

My brothers are both very smart and understand that every action has consequences. However, this logic is hard to stand by when the already powerful insistence of peer pressure has the added reinforcement of legality. It’s the same dilemma teenagers face when a beer is put in their hand for the first time: “If I can do it in a few years, why can’t I do it now?”

Even more concerning is the issue of school funding from pot sales tax. If my brother’s middle school gets a new computer lab because of money from marijuana, what kind of effect would that have on his thinking? He would be directly benefitting from the legalization of marijuana, which might negate some of the perceived danger and consequences associated with its usage.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m definitely not of the belief system that pot is evil — I just don’t think any teenage kid should be risking their minds to get high. According to an article published by NPR in March, the use of marijuana during adolescence can disrupt the final

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stages of brain development. In the article, psychiatrist and drug abuse researcher Dr. Gregory Tau of Columbia University said it’s a logical conclusion to think that pot can have a negative effect on young minds.

“It’s not rocket science to think if you smoke weed when your brain is developing, that it can’t be ‘good’ for you, just like any ‘toxic’ substance isn’t good for you,” Tau said to NPR. A few weeks ago, I asked the older of my brothers what his exposure to marijuana has been like. He described how every day after school, he sees seventh and eighth grade students smoking pot at the skate park next to his school. While he said he doesn’t see the appeal and personally has no interest in trying the drug, the very idea that his peers are smoking weed and that the casualness with which his generation addresses marijuana is startling.

I don’t know what the answer is. I don’t think the prohibition of pot works, and I know there’s no going back from the situation we have voted ourselves into.

However, I think proper education is key here. It’s not just about keeping weed out of kids’ hands, but leading kids to their own decision to wait until they are 21 to see whether or not pot is an option for them.

I worry about my brothers all the time. Even in the decade since I was in their age range, so much has changed. They have enough to contend with, and those looking out for them already have too many things that cause concern.

The prevalence and proximity of marijuana isn’t something new, but the nonchalant and “safe” attitude toward it is. The dialogue has changed.

One of the unintended consequences of pot legalization isn’t necessarily anything tangible, but a shift in mindset that could have serious implications.

I value the future of not just my brothers, but their entire generation. Maybe the Colorado community should be more concerned with the cultivation of budding minds than of ganja.

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Hope lives on in the waiting

By Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu In 1982, my aunt disappeared.

We spent six days worrying, wondering, praying and waiting for the phone to ring. It finally did.

Searchers in La Grand, Ore. had finally found her body where it had been dumped by the man who killed her.

While there is a certain absence of closure—we still don’t know who killed her or where he is—we know where she is. After six sleepless nights, there is a certain comfort in that.

On March 8, a 777 Boeing jumbo jet disappeared with 239 people on board.

We’re tired of hearing about it. It’s on the screen every time we turn on our television, our computer, our phones.

Experts are telling us why the plane is in the ocean. Conspiracy theorists are telling us why the plane is in Pakistan. The rest of us are rolling our eyes and changing the channel.

It’s been a month since Malaysia Flight 370 disappeared. It has become the butt of jokes, the object of memes. One Facebook post

declared it the 2014 Hide and Seek Champion.

But there is someone we keep forgetting.

There are 239 families who are still waiting. Fathers have not returned. Daughters never made it home. Somewhere, a son is missing his mother’s birthday. An infant will never be introduced to family and friends.

While we huff impatiently and change the channel, we forget that there are families who won’t turn off the television, people whose only hope hangs on the words, “We won’t give up looking.”

It is so easy for us to complain about the time and money spent looking for this plane. It went down. It’s time to wrap it up. It’s gone and there’s nothing we can do about it.

But there are others who wait, every day, for the phone to ring, unwilling to accept one government’s finality that the plane and all souls aboard are lost. Because until there is irrefutable proof of that outcome, there is always a prayer. There is always hope.

It’s something you don’t understand if you’ve never waited.

Spike in heroin use hits home

By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu The heroin epidemic sweeping over the East Coast is taking the lives of young people, and many of them were people I went to high school with.

I’m from New Jersey, and in the past year, four acquaintances of mine have died from overdosing on heroin. The terrible disease of addiction is evident, and it’s so depressing to see it ruin so many people’s lives.

Since I was young, I was shown firsthand how terrible the drug is, and it’s obvious that it is. My dad was a heroin addict, and it ruined years of my childhood, crushed my mother and left us with little to nothing. Seeing these people who have it all going for them get sucked into the sickness makes me not only sad, but it also makes me angry.

What I’ve noticed from the terrible addictions of my friends has been that it doesn’t start with just heroin, but with prescrip-

tion pills. That high then gets too expensive, so they turn to actual heroin. Many of the people I grew up with never left the small area we were from, so I think boredom also plays a huge part in the issue.

The affluent area that I grew up in is what has been called the “Ground Zero” of heroin. It’s located in between New York City and Philadelphia, two cities that have some of the largest import zones for drugs.

In the past decade heroin use in New Jersey has grown by 700 percent and the state has seen 4,300 drug related deaths. The numbers shocked me. I have witnessed it, but never actually have seen it proven.

I have never personally gone through an addiction besides cigarettes, so I don’t understand the mindset of the individuals who suffer from it.

I think it’s a matter of selfcontrol and self-awareness. I would hate to see someone else who I have shared memories with lose their lives to something so evil.

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Art and Literary Magazine

Campus event proposal

By Jody Mier jmier2@msudenver.edu

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Love’s nothing like a Tarantino flick

Greetings Earthlings, I would like to ask for your help in bringing attention to a serious affliction that affects many Americans. I am tired of heavy sighing that goes unnoticed and I’m tired of the frustration. I’m writing to tell you — I am Passive Aggressive.

But ya know what? I’m O.K. with it. I really am. I’m learning to be proactive with this ailment and I’m trying to express myself assertively, but I still struggle daily with challenges. To take control of this disorder, one must know their triggers and my Passive Aggressiveness gets provoked…often. Just walking on campus can provoke an attack. There are times when I feel like I’m going to shriek and scream, “THE ZOMBIES ARE AMONG US! THE ZOMBIES ARE AMONG US! Oh, sorry.

They’re just wearing Uggs. Carry on, everybody. Carry on.”

I feel I have a social responsibility to draw attention to this potentially scary condition by proposing events to raise

awareness. I hope that we can take this opportunity to further acquire team-building skills and forge friendships to last a lifetime.

Together we can cure Passive Aggressiveness with the Zombie Drag.

No, I am not suggesting a pageant for Zombies to dress in drag and perform “I Will Survive.”

Competitors are welcome to, but to qualify for the Zombie Drag competitors must fit into any of these three categories:

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By Mariah Taylor mtayl103@msudenver.edu The first time I saw the 1993 fi lm, “True Romance,” written by Quentin Tarantino, I remember saying, “I want a love like Alabama Whitman and Clarence Worley.” A love that takes over every part of you, comes swift ly, and saves your life, seems so attractive.

In the fi lm, the two meet in a movie theater. Alabama is a call girl, sent to Clarence as a little birthday gift from his boss. But before the night is over, they fall madly in love over pie and cigarettes. Soon after, the two get married, Clarence murders Alabama’s pimp, Drexl Spivey, steals a rather large suitcase of cocaine, and the two run to Hollywood to sell it, thus the name, “True Romance.”

We can all admit that the plot here is absurd, but we often find ourselves enamored by such outlandish representations of love. The two save each other from lives of loneliness and struggle for ones fi lled with running from drug lords in a classy convertible and making love in phone booths. And while I also find this idea of love incredibly appealing, I had to ask myself how healthy this type of depiction is.

It was when I, myself, fell in love that I realized it. When love comes on so fast, taking over every part of your life then, frankly, the whole thing is doomed. It doesn’t seem at all romantic to embrace the fact that good love comes on slow. Good love isn’t shown by murdering your girl’s pimp or taking a severe beating for your guy. Good love can’t save you from a wretched life. It can only exist in special conditions, and should be seen as the cherry on top of an already structured life. It lies in a long list of things like trust and mutual understanding, of balance and communication.

Boring, I know.

1.) Those who wear Uggs or knock-offs 2.) Lazy individuals wearing 4.12: Chat with Bakheit Ibra Blair-Caldwell African American slippers to school Art 3.) andJustLiterary Magazine Research Library @ 12 p.m. lazy in general FREE and drag their feet 4.12: Creating Happiness

The Zombie Drag will begin Book Signing Party & Talk with at the Student Success Building James R. Anderson with competitors dragging their sorry asses as fast as they can down Isis Bookstore Auraria Parkway, through Campus @ 11:30 a.m. & 1 p.m. FREE Village, down to West Colfax and 4.15: Art Wine Denver up Speer Boulevard where the foot Fishy Tuesday draggers will come back down Sipping N’ Painting Hampden Auraria Parkway again and finish @ 6 p.m. $40 back at the Student Success Building.

Should a participant’s shoes burst into flames due to the friction, CONGRATULATIONS. Should the “Great art competitor’s sole wear is horseshit, out (must be both shoes), buy tacos.”

CONGRATULATIONS. -Charles Participants will then be guided to Art and Literary Magazine Bukowski the nearest “Learn How to Walk, Dammit” Clinic, sponsored by D.A.D.Y.S (Dad’s Against Dragging Your Shoes). It’s a win-win situation for all of us. We can cure Passive Aggressiveness and teach Editor people to pick up their damn feet Sal Christ: schrist@msudenver.edu when they walk.

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Artists face off at First Friday

By Stephanie Alderton salderto@msudenver.edu

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Campus events 4.10: Light Up Your Life in a New Way-Auraria Smoking Cessation Resources Tivoli Tavern @ 2 - 4:30 p.m.

On the first Friday of every month, Denver’s Santa Fe Arts District comes alive with food trucks, street musicians and art lovers of all ages.

April 4 was the first warm First Friday this year, so local artists and their fans came out in full force.

Here’s a look at just a few of the colorful galleries and creative minds on display:

4.10-4.12: Metamorphoses King Center 155 @ 7:30 p.m. $15

David Bassett @ Denver Photo Art Gallery

4.14: Mondays at MSU Denver King Center Concert Hall @ 2 - 3 p.m.

Patrons in suits and formal dresses wandered past a wall hung with images of glittering ice, snowy peaks and windswept dunes.

David Bassett, one of 15 artists currently displayed in this gallery, chatted eagerly with guests about the stories behind each of his extreme landscape shots.

He took many of them in Colorado, but several came from what he called his “vampire vacations” in Iceland, when he takes pictures instead of sleeping.

One of these, “Icebergs and Clouds,” shows a multi-faceted, deep blue ice formation floating in the water beneath a sky adorned with pale rows of clouds.

Bassett said the sunlight that illuminates the picture only shone for about two minutes before clouds covered it again.

“You know that quote about war… that it’s tons of sheer boredom with moments of terror,” Bassett said. “That’s kind of how it is here, where you make an effort, you get yourself in position and then you wait around, and then when you get the moment, it’s like you’ve got two or three or four minutes to get it.”

Bassett is a relative newcomer to the gallery. This was only his third First Friday, but he has enjoyed them so far.

“It’s just fun to get out,” he said.

“I’ve had a bunch of friends come in and they’ve been able to see what I’m doing, so that’s been fun.”

Landon Meier @ Melissa Behr Fine Art Gallery

Just down the street from the high-toned, white-walled Photo Art Gallery, the sounds of rock music and slam poetry bounced off the concrete floors of this casual space, to the delight of a cheering crowd gathered around a small

4.11: MSU Denver Big Band ft. Jose Madera. King Center Concert Hall @ 1 – 2 p.m.

4.12: Gamelan Orchestra King Center Concert Hall @ 7:30 p.m.

4.16: Woodwind Chamber Music Day King Center @ 1 – 6 p.m.

Landon Meier showcases his craftsmanship with his Hyperflesh silicone masks at the Melissa Behr Fine Art Gallery, April 4.

Photo by Charlie Hanson • chanso12@msudenver.edu

stage near the door.

Laura Cetrano @ A wide variety of contempoGrace Gallery Fine Art rary paintings, photographs and Grace Gallery was crowded Fridrawings hung on the walls in the day night, in more ways than one. main gallery, but in his studio in It’s home to more than 60 artthe back, Meier showed off a difists of every description. Although ferent art form — creepy celebrity its narrow hallways and staircases masks. were clogged with visitors, owner Meier, known on the Internet Carol Broere said, “This isn’t busy. as Hyperflesh, makes extremely de- You can actually walk around.” tailed silicone and latex versions of Grace first opened on Santa Fe stars like Mike Tyson and Stephen more than six years ago and most Colbert, plus a whole line of giant of the artists it supports have been baby heads. there since the Discon“During the time I was beginning. certing as Cetrano, they may in architecture, I always one of the many look in an art who showed up felt like I was trapped, gallery — or for First Friday, on a person this is what I was meant makes glass walking down mosaics and to be doing.” the street paintings of — they’ve animals.

— Scott Zbryk brought him One of the a bit of fame paintings she and fortune. had hung in the basement showed His “Heisenberg” mask made a blue rhinoceros looking up at headlines last fall when Bryan several colorful birds.

Cranston wore it to the San Diego “Those little birds, those are Comic Con. the disco birds,” she said. “They’re Meier said his inspiration for night birds. And the blue rhino mask-making came largely from wants you to know that he was horror films and surreal painters, the original unicorn, that it wasn’t like Salvador Dali. until many years later that these “I had an idea for the baby head horses started growing horns, about 14 years ago,” he said. “And I and they thought that they were figured, if I can make this realisall that. Well, they’re not, because tic enough, I could really (mess) they’re copycats. The rhino is the with people — make them think true unicorn, and the horses came it’s real, and give them a mid-day later. All my creatures talk to me nightmare. You know, literally when I paint them.” bring the surreal into real life.”

Scott Zbryk @ Core New Art Space

This out-of-the-way gallery had a spacious room dedicated to an MSU Denver graduate.

The exhibit displayed a series of paintings by Zbryk called, “Urban Galaxies,” that depicted buildings and cityscapes, some based on real places and some imaginary, but all bent into whimsical shapes and colored in with fantastic detail.

Most were three-dimensional, glued onto wooden blocks so that they would jump out at the viewer in Dr. Seuss-like varieties of color and shape. Zbryk said it usually takes him three months to complete one of these paintings.

“So I always have two or three projects going at the same time,” he said.

He made his first foray into three-dimensional art in 2009 with a pen-and-ink piece called “Tree House Blues,” which made use of the frame as well as the canvas to create a picture.

That was after he got his Bachelor of Fine Arts from MSU Denver at the age of 50. Zbryk worked as an architect for 26 years, but he eventually quit and went back to school because he disliked the job so much.

“During the time I was in architecture, I always felt like I was trapped,” he said. “This is what I was meant to be doing.”

4.16: Singing is Serious Business with John Baril King Center Concert Hall @ 2 – 3 p.m.

Around Denver 4.10: Cult Following Jones Theatre @ 8 p.m. $15 (21+) 4.11: Chelsea Handler - Uganda Be Kidding Me Live Bellco Theatre @ 8 p.m. $75-$165 4.12: Wayne Brady Paramount Theatre @ 7 p.m. $30-$50

Entertainment news “Denver Botanic Gardens 2014 summer concert lineup: St. Vincent, B.B. King and more” (The Denver Post) “Mike Saksa Stepping Down at Warner Home Entertainment” (The Warp) Stories streaming at time of print (4/8 - 7 p.m.)

Culture quotes “A lot of news is just entertainment masquerading as news.”

-Nate Silver

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SnowBall makes Denver debut with bright lights and big crowds

By Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu As the final bass drop from blockbuster DJ GRiZ hit the impatient crowd this past Sunday night, the party finally came to an end.

Dwarfed by the Denver skyline and the behemoth that is Sports Authority Field at Mile High sat this year’s SnowBall Music Festival April 4 - 6, in the stadium’s parking lot.

In the festival’s first year away from its previous small mountain towns, SnowBall promoters shifted their gears a bit by blending in some rock ‘n’ roll to this years lineup — something that the predominantly electronic dance music/dubstepheavy festival hasn’t done previously.

This year, SnowBall featured more than 60 world-class acts spread out over three days and four stages.

The genres were stretched to just about every possible extreme over the course of the weekend as some of the game’s heaviest hitters like Pretty Lights, Twin Shadow and Jagwar Ma — brought the heat.

“I’m so glad that I don’t have to drive to some mountain town for this festival anymore,” said Denver native and annual SnowBall attendee Jasmin Tanner. “This festival gets bigger each year and it just feels right to have it in Denver.”

Fighting their way through the EDM Friday night was the all-female indie rock powerhouse Warpaint. The

band is fresh off the release of their second full-length, self-titled album and is in the midst of a huge tour in support.

As the four angelic women began a transcendent set featuring songs new and old, fans seeking refuge from the hard-hitting bass flocked to the Ballroom Stage. Fans swilled beers, toked their hash-pens and danced about as the band got off to a quick start.

“I had never heard of these guys before so I wanted to see what they were all about,” said Brian Kinsman, who drove down from Boulder for the weekend. “I could care less about all the dubstep they brought to this festival, but I will say this: they did an awesome job bringing a diverse selection of music this year.”

Saturday got off to an aggressive start as local psychedelic rock band Rubedo kicked the day off at 2 p.m. on the Ballroom Stage. Fans trickled in to experience lead singer Kyle Gray’s enigmatic vocal’s echoed across the festival grounds.

Guitarist Alex Raymond’s distorted bliss beckoned from his hollow bodied six-string as drummer Gregg Ziemba monstrous fi lls shook the earth. The band’s vibrant sound drew fans in as they shuffled through songs from their most recent album, Love is The Answer.

The band welcomed local trumpeter Joshua Trinidad onstage for a number of jams alongside bassist Mike Brown, who made the trek all

the way from New York to transform the band into a powerful five-piece force to be reckoned with — all on Gray’s birthday.

Later in the afternoon, the experimental indie-electronic group STRFKR (pronounced Star-Fucker) hit the main stage around 4:30 p.m. after plowing through a number of technical difficulties. Joined onstage by a dancing rabbit, an astronaut and a green-spandexed dancer — a-la Greenman — STRFKR played a short but sweet set that featured a beautiful rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 classic, “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” which is also featured on their 2012 album, Jupiter.

EDM fanatics were in for a treat as Colorado native Derek Vincent Smith, aka Pretty Lights, put on a two and a half hour performance backed by a full band as Saturday night’s main event.

Brooklyn based DJ Twin Shadow brought his bittersweet blend of postdisco beats infused with a highly enticing mix of ’80s sounding electro hip-hop to the Ballroom Stage to close down the night.

Sunday’s festivities took flight as local bands You, Me & Apollo and Inner Oceans began their sets at 3 and 3:30 p.m., respectively.

“The hardest part about today (Sunday) is bouncing between these two stages,” said Jennifer Grimson, who said she specifically bought a single day ticket just to see the day’s lineup.

Afroman was also slotted for Sunday’s lineup, but he apparently backed out sometime in the previous week (SnowBall neglected to announce that Afroman wouldn’t be on hand) most likely because he got high and forgot (get it?).

However, the afternoon did feature ’90s hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes. The rapper busted a typical set that featured all of his classics, as his out-of-this-world music videos projected on screen behind him.

Australian indie-alternative rockers Jagwar Ma rounded out the weekends event on the Ballroom Stage, which no doubt was the most successful — and interesting — stage of the entire weekend.

Fans found a little bit of everything at this year’s SnowBall Music Festival, but there was a sense of something missing throughout the weekend.

Maybe it was the mountains, maybe it was the small-town resort feeling, or maybe it was because this year’s festival took place in Denver.

Either way, this year’s fest was an overall success for those in attendance.

More photos at metnews.org Background: Fans gather at the Groove Tent Stage for Kap Slap April 6 at this years SnowBall Music Festival.

Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu

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“Goat Simulator”

Denver shows 4.10: Dream Theater Paramount Theatre Doors @ 6:30 p.m.

Tickets starting at $35

By David Tan dtan6@msudenver.edu

4.15: Phantogram Ogden Theatre Doors @ 7 p.m. $25 4.16: Il Divo Bellco Theatre @ 7:30 p.m. $62+ 4.16: Chance the Rapper Ogden Theatre Doors @ 8 p.m. $35

Coming soon Movies opening 4/11 “Rio 2” “Oculus” “Draft Day”

Music releasing 4/15 Emmure — Eternal Enemies Triptykon — Melana Chasmata

Chart toppers Open Air’s Top 5 1. Beck Morning Phase 2. Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Wig Out at Jagbags 3. St. Vincent St. Vincent 4. Kyle James Hauser You A Thousand Times 5. Real Estate Atlas Source: www.cpr.org/openair

iTunes charts Top song: “Happy” — Pharrell Williams Top free app: 2048 Top paid app: Monument Valley Source: www.itunes.com

Box office chart 1: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” 2: “Noah” 3: “Divergent” Source: www.rottentomatoes.com

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“Game of Thrones” Show poster by HBO

Hot Dreams by Timber Timbre Album art by Arts & Crafts Productions

“Game of Thrones”

By Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu Sunday night, as the temperature dropped and the storm clouds rolled in overhead, it became clear Mother Nature is a “Game of Thrones” fan. Once more before Spring, “Winter is coming.”

After nine long, empty months, the HBO drama returned for its fourth season premiere. The third season ended in tragedy, leaving Westeros fragmented and fans devastated.

Despite starting up again after a jarring, heart-wrenching and abrupt stop last season, the season four premiere didn’t disappoint or even feel disconnected. Instead, showrunners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff made the brilliant and necessary decision to create a new beginning, and with it a new era of trouble.

The opening scene — one of the best in the series so far — features melting steel, burning pelts and a self-satisfied Tywin Lannister. Ned Stark’s greatsword, an heirloom of the Stark family, melts

Timber Timbre Hot Dreams

By Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu Timber Timbre is a Canadian indie-folk rock project that’s been around since late 2005.

With the release of their fift h studio album, Hot Dreams, which came out April 1 on Arts & Crafts Productions, Timber Timbre once again gave listeners a unique insight into their hauntingly beautiful take on experimental rock mixed with hints of jazz and

“Goat Simulator” Game art by Coffee Stain Studios

under Tywin’s smarmy gaze (and a blacksmith’s fire) to forge two swords for the Lannister family.

With Robb Stark dead and his army conquered in the bloodsoaked wake of the Red Wedding, the threat of the North has been eradicated. Stannis Baratheon’s army lies defeated at Dragonstone, pacifying worries of an attack from King Grumpy Uncle with his true claim to the throne and the scary red fire lady by his side. The Lannisters currently face no immidiate competition for the throne. The episode continues from here with a somber, browbeaten tone.

Here’s the recap: Sansa Stark’s life still sucks and shows no hope of getting better. Arya Stark is still pissed and set on revenge. Jon Snow is still broody and sad, but it’s okay — actor Kit Harington plays stoic oh-so-well. King Joff rey “Baratheon” is still a douche. Jaime Lannister is increasingly becoming my favorite character. Daenerys Targaryen is still in a desert.

Tyrion Lannister is still the man.

And then there’s the new guy, Oberyn Martell. So far in the show, we haven’t seen the southern kingdom of Dorne, nor had we met any of their people until this episode.

Oberyn, the younger brother of Prince Doran Martell of Dorne, is roots deeply seeded in postmodern alternative folk music.

Frontman Taylor Kirk’s voice sounds like an alluring mix of the now deceased frontman to Morphine, Mark Sandman, and Australian alt-rocker Nick Cave, all wrapped into one beautiful blend of lo-fi rock ’n’ roll.

There is a mysterious touch of fuzzy drum and bass that unfolds like a soundtrack to a “Halloween” fi lm or better yet, a well-thought-out rock saga full of surprises.

The album opens with “Beat the Drum Slowly,” an ominously relaxing track that gets off to a, well, slow start and eventually

badass, overtly-sexual and scary in a Lannisters-might-get-what’scoming-to-them kind of way. Plus, he’s pretty fine, if you like dangerous and smoldering.

Season 4 Episode 1, titled “Two Swords,” drew in 6.6 million viewers for its premiere and a total of 8.2 million viewers including the episode’s subsequent showings. According to Entertainment Weekly, these numbers made the episode the most-watched single program on the network since 2007, when the series finale of “The Sopranos” aired. HBO’s online streaming program HBOGo crashed due to the large volume of viewers. Following these staggering numbers, the show has been renewed for a fift h and sixth season.

Brimming with meaningful scenes and powerful performances from the massive cast, “Two Swords” was an exciting journey back into the world of dragons, White Walkers and conniving ploys for power. The return of “Game of Thrones” can be described in one simple sentence: “Reunited, and it feels so good.”

But don’t think this means we’ve forgiven you, George R.R. Martin. The North Remembers.

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unfolds like the theme song to “True Blood.” It’s full of twangy guitar riffs, distorted effects and intricately placed ambient sounds.

“Curtains,” track three on Hot Dreams, picks up the album’s pace in a dramatic sort of way as the four-minute song plays out like a spacey dream.

With the start of each track comes something new and exciting. Timber Timbre have created their own sound throughout the years and on Hot Dreams the band has showcased their eccentric talent to create something genuine and real — something they can call their own. B +

“Absolute mayhem” are the two words that best sum up “Goat Simulator,” which released April 1 for Windows PCs and costs $10 on Steam.

If the game’s title made you as “what the hell?” playing the game will surely make you say it again.

The game doesn’t take itself seriously and players should turn off their brain while playing.

This game is a parody of simulation games like “Farming Simulator,” where you pretend to farm and harvest crops, trying to turn a profit. While these games sound boring, they have a market.

“Goat Simulator” is the complete opposite of those simulation games. It’s really a physics simulator, where players can watch things crash into objects based on their size and weight, just to see what happens. But for “Goat Simulator,” players don’t have an objective other than to do pointless things like jump on a trampoline and do back flips.

The whole point of the game is to play as a goat in an open-world town where you can go anywhere and interact with things without any penalties. Players can charge head first into a semi-truck and see how far they get launched into the air or headbutt objects and watch them fly.

“Goat Simulator” is full of bugs intentionally left in by the game’s developers to “enhance” the player’s experience. If you get launched far enough you can escape the invisible borders of the game’s world or even fall through it.

The game is poorly optimized — its frame rate can be slowed down to a grinding halt if there are too many things going on at the same time. It’s just lazy. Developers should be doing their jobs by fi xing bugs instead of leaving it behind to “enhance” the game.

Players can get about an hour’s worth of enjoyment out of “Goat Simulator” — though not much more — and can extend the life of the game with mods, replacing the goat model for something else or adding more things to blow up. Players could also manipulate character’s faces or splice audio.

It’s easy to laugh at the game’s absurdity and how much damage players can do as a goat, but that is where the compliments end — the game is a one trick goat. D -

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CVA 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

Connect with us on Facebook for more information on events and exhibitions.

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Spring Training Media Workshops Applying to Media Jobs Plaza127 • Wednesday • April 16 • 12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Journalism Professor Doug Bell

Pitching to Magazines Plaza 127 • Friday • April 18 • 2 p.m.

Speaker: Assistant Professor of Journalism Kip Wotkyns (formerly with Time, Inc. and Fortune Magazine)

Building a Professional Network Online and Offline King 208 • Wednesday • April 23 • 2 p.m.

Speaker: Emily Frank, Career Service Offices

Wordpress Basics, Blogging and SEO Plaza 131 • Wednesday • April 30 • 2–3:30 p.m.

Speaker: Jennifer Thomé Assistant Director of Student Media

Eye-Catching Headlines and the Secrets of Quick Copy Editing Tivoli 329 • Tuesday • April 29 • 11:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.

Speaker: Steve Haigh, Director of Student Media

Building an Online Brand Plaza 131• Wednesday • May 7 • 2–3:30 p.m.

Speaker: Jennifer Thomé, Assistant Director of Student Media To sign up for a workshop, please email Jennifer Thomé, at jthome1@msudenver.edu Tivoli Suite 313 Phone: 303-556-2507 www.metrostudentmedia.com

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Runners split doubleheader

By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu Solid pitching by the Roadrunners helped them bounce back in the second game against Colorado Christian University April 5 at the Auraria Field.

Game one — L 3-2 The Roadrunners started slow and a run wasn’t scored until the bottom of the fourth inning, when junior first baseman Danny Miller hit a ball to left field to give the Runners the 1-0 lead.

That lead fell as CCU tied it up in the top of the fift h inning and then took the one run lead later that same inning.

The Cougars put away the game when Chisolm Witt hit a leadoff homer in the sixth inning.

The Roadrunners brought the game to within one run when an RBI single by senior third baseman Sean Reeves scored junior catcher Darryl Baca.

Junior pitcher Patrick Gojan took the loss, dropping his recored to 1-2 on the year. Despite the loss, Gojan had a strong outing for Metro — two earned runs in 5.2 innings— striking out four batters and walking two.

“I thought we pitched really well, our approach at the plate was really good,” head coach Jerrid Oates said.

Game two — W 11-4

The second game had a better result for the Runners.

Senior pitcher Kevin Hand got the start and the offensive output from Metro helped him in his performance.

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the third, the Roadrunners got their first run after an RBI single by sophomore outfielder Reilly Mau scored Nick Comito.

The fourth inning turned out to be a monster one for the Roadrunners as they tacked on eight runs.

Freshman catcher Marcus Bean would connect on his first career home run as a Roadrunner, bringing in Miller and senior shortstop Zac Baldini.

“It was two strikes, and I was trying to battle up,” Bean said. “I took a swing, it didn’t feel great, but I guess I got enough of it to get it out.”

Junior center fielder Mitch Gibbons added another run for Metro with a RBI double to right field which brought home Mau. Gibbons found himself coming home, and the Runners increased their lead after Baca found the right part of the ball for a two run homer to put the Runners up 9-1.

“It was funny,” Baca said.

“They gave me a change up right over the plate, and they called a balk. So it was nice to get another

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Metro sports Softball 4.12: vs. Fort Lewis (DH) Auraria Field @ 12 & 2 p.m.

4.13: @ Fort Lewis (DH) Auraria Field @ 11 a.m. & 1 p.m.

Baseball 4.11: @ Colorado Mesa Grand Junction @ 7 p.m.

4.12: @ Colorado Mesa (DH) Grand Junction @ 1 & 3:30 p.m.

4.13: @ Colorado Mesa Grand Junction @ 12 p.m.

Tennis 4.11: vs. Western New Mexico Metro Tennis Facility @ 3 p.m.

4.12: vs. Colorado Mesa Metro Tennis Facility @ 3 p.m.

4.15: vs. Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne (women’s) Metro Tennis Facility @ 2 p.m.

Golf Junior pitcher Nick Hammett got a no-decision against Colorado Christian University April 4 at the Auraria Field, a day before the April 5 doubleheader.

Photo by Danielle Shriver • dshrive2@msudenver.edu

pitch that I could hit.”

Metro added two final runs for insurance after Miller scored on a wild pitch and Bean brought home Baldini with a shot to center field.

The Cougars added three runs in the sixth inning, but it wasn’t

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enough as the Runners took two out of the first three games in the series.

Hand (2-0) had a solid pitching performance as he struck out six, walked one and gave up two earned runs.

April 6

L 4-3, W 16-6

W 14-2, W 7-1

Metro softball faced off against UC-Colorado Springs and New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas April 5 and 6 where they won three of a four-game series.

In game one April 5, Metro lost 4-3. All three of Metro’s runs came in the bottom of the seventh inning as the team tried to come back late, but fell short.

Metro answered back in game two winning 16-6 in a blowout game including 23 hits, falling just short of a school record.

Junior second baseman Kaylynn Harmon did tie a school record recording five hits in a single game when she went 5-for-5 during the big win. She also drove in five runs, and scored three times herself.

Three other players had three hits each during the game, and all nine starters recorded at least one hit.

The Roadrunners continued their offensive success winning both games April 6. They won the first 14-2 and the second 7-1.

Harmon continued her hot streak from Saturday by going 4-for-6 during Metro’s two blowout wins on Sunday.

Harmon finished the day with three doubles and a triple while also driving in four runs.

Senior pitcher Aubree Maul earned the win in the first game in relief of starting pitcher Hailey Eisenhauer who gave up two hits and one earned run in two innings.

The Roadrunners are now 20-10 overall and 14-7 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

The Roadrunners will have home field advantage in their next game against Fort Lewis April 12.

Compiled by Josh Schott jschott7@msudenver.edu

4.14-4.15: Wolfpack Invitational Pueblo Walking Stick G.C.

Track & Field 4.12: CU Invitational Boulder

Denver sports Denver Nuggets 4.10: @ Golden State Warriors. Oracle Arena @ 8:30 p.m.

4.12: vs. Utah Jazz Pepsi Center @ 7 p.m.

4.15: @ Los Angeles Clippers Staples Center @ 8:30 p.m.

Colo. Avalanche 4.10: @ Vancouver Canucks Rogers Center @ 8 p.m.

4.11: @ San Jose Sharks HP Pavilion @ 8 p.m.

4.13: @ Anaheim Ducks Honda Center @ 6 p.m.

Colo. Rapids 4.12: @ Toronto FC @ 4:30 p.m.

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Men’s tennis

Women’s tennis

Freshman Josh Graetz of the Metro men’s tennis team won his 10th straight match at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Filip Bogic from No. 47 Lindenwood University (Mo.) at The Regency Athletic Complex, April 2.

Lindenwood University (Mo.) defeated Metro women’s tennis 7-2 but the Lions couldn’t beat freshman Wanda Holopainen.

The double-digit win streak Graetz hit broke the school record of nine, established by Peter Lantz in 2000 and tied by Sascha Ruckelshausen nine years later.

Graetz’s work wasn’t finished as he paired with senior Adrien Delvaux for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.

Lindenwood registered 6-0, 6-0 shutouts at No. 5 singles over senior Becca Medina, and No. 6 singles against senior Nicole Pollack, who played her in her first career tennis match.

Tied 4-4 with the Lions of St. Charles, Mo., junior John Qualls clinched the match for the Roadrunners with a three-set win at No. 4 singles over Nicholas Bruenger (7-5, 1-6, 6-2).

Medina and Pollack pulled double duty against the Lions as both women are also members of Metro’s soccer team.

The men’s tennis team broke the .500 mark with the narrow victory over Lindenwood to improve to 9-8 on the season.

Junior John Qualls hits a forehand down the line April 2 at The Regency Athletic Complex. The No. 3 doubles team of Andrew Haralson and Qualls won 8-2 against Lindenwood.

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Holopainen had a hand in both Roadrunner wins, defeating Gloria Marras 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles and partnered with fellow freshman Cristina Oropeza at No. 1 doubles for an 8-5 set victory at The Regency Athletic Complex, April 2.

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