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Nikki Amos (left) and Nicole Herrmann (right) hi-fi ve their Metro State tennis teammates on senior awards night April 13 before a match at the Gates Tennis Club. The seniors were all honored for their outstanding Roadrunner careers. Photo by Cos Lindstrom-Furutani • clindst1@msudenver.edu

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The right glass for the right fermented fruit 9

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Red Flag Rally works to prevent relationship violence 4

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Undocumented journalist gets personal

Jose Antonio Vargas spoke about his experiences as an undocumented immigrant forging documents and exposing himself as such at the Higher Education Diversity Summit April 10 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Danielle Fairbairn • dfairbair3@msudenver.edu

Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Jose Antonio Vargas knows about keeping secrets. In a bold act that stunned those who knew him, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist revealed in a June 2011 New York Times essay that he was an undocumented immigrant. Vargas quickly became the proverbial poster child for immigration issues, a place in a spotlight for which he was not striving. “As a journalist you’re not supposed to put yourself in the story,” he said. “What I’ve done is plop myself in the middle of the story, and it’s a little bit uncomfortable.” While preparing to reveal his undocumented status, Vargas created a non-profit campaign called “Define American.” Displaying video clips and narratives, the campaign is an open dialogue about the status of immigration in America that moves the issue from political to personal. MSU Denver senior Megan Fowler attended the talk and was encouraged by Vargas’ less than academic approach to the problems facing undocumented immigrants, including gay immigrants who cannot marry their way into citizenship. “It was powerful to hear about the intersection between immigration and queer issues,” Fowler said. “But the personal approach versus the political approach is something that I find very progressive.”

DefineAmerica.com allows undocumented immigrants and their allies to upload videos and tell the stories of who they are and what it’s like to be an undocumented immigrant or the loved one of an undocumented immigrant. “[The question was] how could I take an issue that is so controversial, so political and so partisan and make it personal,” Vargas said. “It couldn’t be just about me. I’m just one story—one in 11 million people.” Vargas’ story started in the Philippines. His mother was married, and could not be sponsored by her parents in America. Grandparents also cannot sponsor grandchildren. Despite the obstacles, Vargas said his grandfather, a naturalized citizen who worked as a security guard, saved $4,000 and purchased Vargas a passport and green card. “I’m here because of the sacrifices of my grandparents,” Vargas said. “My mother gave me up to give me a better life.” Vargas said he was unaware of his undocumented status until he went to the California DMV with his green card and high school ID to apply for a driver’s license. He was told by the woman at the counter his green card was fake. “[My grandfather] said two things to me,” Vargas said. “He said, ‘What are you doing showing this [green card] to people?’ and he said, ‘You’re not supposed to be here.’” Vargas said he floundered,

figuring out where he fit in, until an English teacher sent him to a journalism camp a year later. He saw his byline in a newspaper as a way to validate his existence in a country he did not belong to. In 1999, while watching a film on Harvey Milk in an English class, Vargas came out as gay. “All I knew is that I couldn’t be in the closet about two things at once,” Vargas said. “I had to get out of one of them.” Not content to work under the table until he married a U.S. citizen as his grandparents had planned, Vargas illegally acquired a social security number and a driver’s license and began a career in journalism. “You have to understand that to be undocumented is to be obsessed with pieces of documents,” he said. Vargas gave his social security card to his employers, the Pulitzer Board and the White House. He obtained an Oregon driver’s license to complete an internship for The Washington Post. “I thought I could just write my way into America,” he said. “I thought I could just succeed my way to citizenship. I worked my ass off. By the time I turned 30, I just kind of snapped.” Vargas was interviewing Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg when Zuckerberg asked him where he was from. Vargas realized he didn’t have an answer. He decided he was done lying. “I felt like a coward,” he said. “While all of these DREAMers were coming out left and right, risking their lives, wanting to be seen as regular human beings, declaring themselves undocumented, I was sitting in a newsroom and in my nice one-bedroom apartment in the West Village of New York doing nothing, saying nothing and being a coward.” The DREAM Act is the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act. Vargas said becoming successful made carrying his secret harder, leading to depression. By that time, he had not seen his mother in nearly twenty years, and he was afraid of trusting his status to a long-term relationship. The result of his breaking point was a 4,000-word essay telling his whole story—including his identity fraud—that appeared in the June 2, 2011 edition of The New York Times Magazine under the title

“My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant.” Fifteen years after finding out he wasn’t supposed to be in the country, Vargas admitted his undocumented status. “They gave me an award,” Vargas says, referring to the June 2011 Sidney award for sociallyconscious journalism awarded by the Sidney Hillman Foundation each month. “I don’t know why they gave me an award. All I did was stop lying.” Vargas said his life now hangs in a different limbo than the one he lived in before. He is still waiting to hear whether or not he will be deported. His lawyers have warned him that because he has admitted to fraud, there will be breaks for him should the government decide to deport him. He said he won’t be asking for any breaks. “I can’t go there and say let’s save my ass and not anybody elses’,” Vargas said. While he waits, he fights for immigration reform, including testimony at a Senate Judicial Committee hearing in February. Vargas said the question he hears most since his revelation is why he doesn’t just make himself legal, a process that has no clear definition. “It shows how people don’t

understand the process,” Vargas said. “No matter how many times politicians tell us to get in the back of the line, no one seems to tell us where the line is.” Alejandra Bengor, an MSU Denver junior, attended Vargas’ talk. She immigrated illegally from Mexico with her mother when she was a child and remembers missing a lot of grade school as her parents struggled through red tape to make her and her mother legal. “I became a citizen in high school,” she said. “People think documentation and citizenship is the same, but documentation is very confusing and can take years.” In June 2012, Vargas wrote an essay for Time magazine and posed on the cover with 35 other undocumented immigrants from 15 different countries. The day after the magazine hit the newsstands, President Obama announced his administration would halt deportations of immigrants under 30 who met the requirements for the DREAM Act. This move offers hope to thousands of immigrants but none to Vargas who turned 32 in February. “I am an American,” he said. “I’m just waiting for my country to recognize it.”

Documentation is not just a Hispanic issue In June 2012, Vargas and 35 other undocmented immigrants posed on the cover of Time magazine to emphasise the true diversity of people affected by immigration reform. Their countries of origin are listed below:

Magazine cover courtesy of Time magazine

Peru Mexico Chile Germany Brazil India Israel Ecuador

Armenia Dominican Republic Honduras Philippines Nigeria Colombia Guatemala South Korea

The DREAM Act is still only found in dreams Undocumented Americans could be eligible for two-year, renewable conditional permanent residency if legislation passes the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Of the 11 million immigrants in the U.S., only some apply for residency, according to the Immigration Policy Center’s 2012 demographic profile of immigrants. To qualify for the DREAM Act, one must meet at least these four requirements, among others: Must be under the age of 31, but have entered the U.S. before age 16. Must have lived continuously in the U.S. for at least five years. Must have not been convicted of a felony, “significant” misdemeanor or three other misdemeanors. Must be in school or have graduated from high school, earned a GED or served in the military.

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Local poets slam for relationship awareness Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu Head bopping, finger snapping and community outreach highlighted Auraria’s third annual Red Flag Rally, which was brought indoors due to cold weather. On April 10, the Tivoli Turnhalle hosted the rally’s national campaign, which raises awareness and promotes the prevention of relationship violence on college campuses by encouraging people to “say something” when they see warning signs, or “red flags,” in an unhealthy relationship. Red flags lined the walls and stage of the Turnhalle along with campaign posters of college students holding red flags with phrases like, “This new boyfriend got extremely mad over something small, that didn’t sit right with me.” The posters modeled problems with both heterosexual and same-sex relationships. As students and faculty entered the Turnhalle, they were greeted by Red Flag flyers and sounds of the hip-hop duet Wheelchair Sports Camp while campus mascots danced in the hallways. Wheelchair Sports Camp’s lyrics were politically charged, and rapper Kalyn Heffernan gave homage to the campaign by dedicating a song to her late friend Abby, a victim of domestic violence whose unhealthy relationship went mostly unnoticed. Three local poets also addressed the issues of rape, stalking and dating violence by

shouting, singing and gently reciting poetry. Suzi Q! recited an explicit poem entitled “Get your Tickets,” which talked about a girl being raped multiple times as opposed to how she wanted to love. Danielle Brooks’ poem “Constricted” highlighted intense abuse and bewilderment in relationships by metaphorically linking to a “Wild West Ex.” “Saloons would vacate… And after drinking one another under the table we’d attempt to mend bullet wounds… It hurt so good that just to keep the cycle going we’d skip the draw, go straight to the brawl, knowing that at this rate one of us would never see dawn…Our love was…like 49ers, it was just rushed,” Brooks recited. Dominique Ashaheed, the secondranked female poet in the world, according to Poetry Slam International, did not step on stage or use a microphone as she told stories of her own struggles — living with an abusive “monster” stepfather, losing her virginity and growing up with “rapacious” men who sexually commented on her preteen body. “Don’t just be talking to young girls about how to avoid rape, talk to young men about not raping. I’m over it,” she yelled before beginning her poetry. Ashaheed teared up during her poem “Confessions,” before receiving a standing ovation from the audience. “Or the three years, nine months and 17 days of sunlessness in your stepdaddies’

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home… [Who] burglarized your tiny womb over and over again until your labias grew barbed wire around them... And his love tells your shame to be still… And the mental nausea of throwing question marks around your selfworth… You are done with being tragic,” she recited. Carisa Weaver, an employee of the Women’s Resource Center at UCD who attended the event, said she enjoyed the recognition the rally brought to the issue of relationship violence and that it is problematic that some sports and pop culture makes violence or non-consensual sex seem “sexy.” “[We need to talk] to not only young men, but also looking at our broader culture and what says that it’s okay to keep perpetuating violence in a public sphere—not just in interpersonal relationships, but why is violence OK,” she said. Sponsors of the rally included The Phoenix Center at Auraria, The Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, CU Denver Women’s Resource Center, The Counseling Center, Health Center at Auraria and Students Against Interpersonal Violence, a newly created UCD group looking to expand throughout the campus.

Dominique Ashaleed recites a slam poem at the Red Flag Campaign event, April 10 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. The Red Flag Campaign raises awareness about abusive relationships. Photo by Amanda Sutherland • asuther6@msudenver.edu

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Cesar Chavez blood drive visits campus The Cesar Chavez Blood Drive drew students to the Bonfils bloodmobile April 10 near Seventh and to Curtis Streets to help donate blood in order to help save lives. The blood drive honors civil rights activist Chavez who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association and visits around 250 college campuses during its campaign. MSU Denver student, Selena Batrez, was eager to help out. Photo by Katie Avery • kavery1@msudenver.edu

Lee Ridley lridley1@msudenver.edu Twenty-four donors each gave a pint of their blood during the National Cesar Chavez Blood Drive Challenge on April 10. MSU Denver’s College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) sponsored the drive behind the Arts building at Seventh and Curtis Streets in conjunction with Bonfils Blood Center. CAMP provides academic, financial and social support for pursuing higher education to migrant and seasonal farm workers and their children. According to a Bonfils fact sheet, one pint of blood can help up to three people who need transfusions, so up to 72 people could benefit from the donations. CAMP changed their original goal of 100 donors to a more ambitious 120 for the challenge, but fell short, partly due to the cold weather, said Ricardo Rocha-Rangel, an MSU Denver sophomore and CAMP mentor who organized the drive. Bonfils also had a donation center set up in the North Classroom building the same day, where they collected 89 pints, according to Dianna Hemphill, Bonfils’ public relations specialist. Rocha-Rangel said about 10 of the 35 students who are CAMP members donated during the drive. The drive was part of a national event honoring Cesar Chavez’s legacy as an American civic leader dedicated to improving the quality of life for the migrant/seasonal farmworker community. Chavez cofounded the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers union. Rocha-Rangel said the Chavez name helps motivate Hispanics to donate blood because they feel a connection. “The sense of activism that comes from the name Cesar Chavez, and the meaning behind it, pulls [people from] the ethnic background closer to donating,” Rocha-Rangel said. “In our culture, it’s not normal for us to become donors. It’s not usual, to give something away from inside to others.” Rocha-Rangel described how a 10-yearold girl spoke during a recent CAMP meeting to inspire members to sponsor the drive. “She gave us her story. She had heart problems when she was little and how blood saved her life. The students were all in awe,” Rocha-Rangel said. MSU Denver freshman and CAMP member Blanca Reyes said she had always wanted to donate but didn’t really know how to go about it. She donated for the first time during the drive. “It was a great opportunity to be able to donate. You get the virtue of saying you got the chance to save someone’s life,” Reyes said. Selena Batrez, another CAMP member and MSU freshman, also became a first time donor because she wanted to help RochaRangel reach his goal and had been inspired by the little girl’s story. “The fact that you’re going to help save somebody’s life is pretty important. It’s something big,” Batrez said.

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Runner’s take on Boston explosions Mike Fabricius mfabrici@msudenver.edu What started as an ideally crisp day for running ended with sadness, anger and confusion. April 15 is Patriot’s Day, a state holiday in Massachusetts, where citizens have the day off to have fun and enjoy themselves, however, this year a horrific event occurred. It was the 117th annual Boston Marathon, the most prestigious marathon in the United States. I had just gotten home from taking an exam. I was feeling accomplished. As a runner myself, the feeling was similar to that of finishing a long run after you weren’t sure if you could. That’s when the article about the marathon bombing appeared in my news feed on Facebook via The Denver Post. I had been following the journey of Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher, two exciting American runners expected to do very well at the Boston Marathon. The elite runners dedicate their lives preparing mentally and physically for

races like Boston. Their entire lives revolve around training for race day, to prove to themselves that all the hard work would pay off. Boston is the highest plateau of distance running, the World Series of races. As I read the article, I learned the explosions went off just over four hours into the race. As I continued to read, however, I slumped into my chair. It has been my goal to run Boston before age 30. The feeling of being just a few steps from the finish line is one of the most euphoric and divine experiences possible in this fragile life. I clicked a link that brought me to the video that the finish line camera captured. My heart quickly ripped to shreds as I listened and watched the images of smoke, dust and debris rising into the air as the powerful shock wave knocked down a runner and paralyzed a number of others in their tracks. The runners were just strides away from reaching their goal. Spectators are just as important to a race as participants. They feed off each other and develop an intimate relationship as they cheer on the runners. The finish line, in a literal sense, is exactly what it sounds like. Symbolically, the finish line holds much more emotion than

can ever be put into words. Some run a marathon to abolish their sense of inner doubt, others do it to prove to themselves they have the persistence and will to Photo by Sean Kelly, courtesy of fox17online.com endure while giving thanks bitter morning. But all eyes were to those who supported them. on the tragic events that unfolded. Distance running isn’t about How or why would someone do forcing one’s ego upon another, it’s such a thing on the happiest day of about following through with your the year in Boston? initial goal that you set months — There should be no room on perhaps even years — in advance. the finish line for anything but Crossing the finish line is the end uplifting emotions and tears of of one journey and the starting joy. The running community is point of another. shocked and left with feelings of Running 26.2 miles changes “why us?” your life and the finish line is Runners are the most committhat marker that molds you into a ted, passionate and caring types new person. A sense of joy, pride of people. As a marathon runand accomplishment overwhelms ner myself, I hope we can come you as your eyes fi ll with tears together, be strong and not let fear while the biggest smile of your life keep us from pushing our physical glosses your face. You know you limits. We will win by remaining achieved it. courageous and compassionate as For some their hopes, dreams we cope with these devastatingly and aspirations were crushed that difficult emotions.

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I’m not even going to try to be politically correct about this Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu For all of our lip service, all of our posturing, all of our sanctimonious speeches, we are not a country that wants tolerance. Not really. The latest target of the nation’s effort to remain biased is the Brad Paisley/ LL Cool J duet “The Accidental Racist.” Part ballad and part rap, the song tells the story of a Southern man who walks into a New York coffee shop with his cowboy hat and a Lynard Skynard T-shirt depicting a Confederate flag to be served his coffee by a black man. In the song, Paisley’s protagonist talks about how he understands how the barista might feel seeing someone like him walk into the coffee shop. His character admits “I try to put myself in your shoes and that’s a good place to begin, but it’s not like I can walk a mile in someone else’s skin.” For his part, LL Cool J acknowledges a little prejudice of his own with the lyrics “When I see that white cowboy hat, I’m thinking it’s not all good. I guess we’re both a little guilty of judgin’ the cover not the book.” It’s a song of understanding, forgiveness and moving forward. Yet it has come under vitriolic criticism not only for its message, but for its lyrics, its melody — nothing is left unscathed. Political pundits have suddenly become music reviewers and no one is happy with the song. Both Paisley and LL Cool J have been forced to explain themselves for a song that should be giving everyone warm, fuzzy feelings rather than making them angry.

So what is wrong with the song? It is about unconditional, unadulterated tolerance. And we just can’t have that. What we really want to do is walk around with an unjustified chip on our shoulder and complain about how marginalized and mistreated we are. Any breakthrough that might lead to a resolution is over-analyzed until we find something to use against it to abolish any progress that might be made. The scream for equality is nearly deafening. At the same time, though, everyone wants to make sure they have their own little pigeonhole in the name of diversity. And, as typical human beings, we all feel that our pigeonhole is more fair, more justified and more marginalized than anyone else’s. We will fight to be part-time activists and God forbid some dumb hick country singer should team up with a New York City rapper and offer us a peaceable solution. We have come to a point where our ire at injustice defines us and we are afraid to let go of it. Americans are not passive. We are not people who take our hurts, real or perceived, sitting down. So we will go on, the Christians hating the gays hating the Republicans hating the immigrants hating the fi ll-in-the-blank. We hold onto these little battles because we don’t know how to live without them. They are the vehicles of our self-worth and are fueled by the hate we claim we don’t have. We are afraid of tolerance. We are afraid of equality. We don’t really want them. If we don’t have those to fight for, then we have lost what defines us. And that scares the hell out of us.

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Riedel provides the proper tools for the taste Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu For some, wine glasses are a vessel for fermented fruits; for others, they are an art that takes spirit to craft. Maximilian Riedel, the CEO of Riedel Crystal, led a wineglass

seminar at the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center April 11. Riedel is the 11th-generation head of the family-owned company based in Kufstein, Austria. The conference room was full of well over one hundred predominantly middle-aged attendees dressed in fancy blouses and

business suits. Even MSU Denver President Stephan Jordan was in the crowd. As patrons took their seats, they were faced with three large wine glasses, white chocolate, dark chocolate, an empty plastic cup (for spitting), water, and three smaller cups full of wine. Doug Reed, a regional manager

Maximilian Riedel, the CEO of Riedel Crystal, is the 11th-generation head of the family-owned glassware company. He visited campus and led a Riedel Glass Seminar, where he guided patrons through using the right glass for the right wine April 11 at the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center. Photo by Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

at Riedel, started the event with a brief introduction and clarification of the pronunciation of the company’s name. “For those of you that were wondering, I promise you it is ‘Riedel’ like needle,” Reed told the crowd. “I’m constantly reminding people that Rydell is the high school from ‘Grease.’” After a couple minutes and a short spiel from Jordan, Riedel took the stage. He explained his history, the wineglasses, and what the guests would be doing, all in an Austrian accent. The event was not like a typical wine tasting, but instead focused on the shape and design of the glass and how it influences enjoyment when drinking wine. “I am very proud about calling myself a glassmaker, but more importantly is that we are tool makers,” Riedel said. “So what I’m going to introduce to you to today are the tools, the instrument. Only a few of instruments are allowed to touch your lips, think about it. It’s a musical instrument and it’s a wine glass.” The glasses used in the tasting were from the company’s VINUM XL glass collection. XL is no understatement: the glasses are so gigantic, you can almost fit an entire bottle of wine in them. Each of the glasses was meant for one of three wines: pinot noir, syrah or caber-

net sauvignon. Guests were asked to pour one wine at a time evenly into each of the three glasses, then start with the glass meant for the wine and work their way down. There were quite a few stages to the tastings. For each wine, guest had to swirl their wine, smell it, taste it, spit it out and occasionally pair it with the chocolates. It may seem like the vessel wouldn’t really make a difference, but the sounds of the crowd said otherwise. After starting with the intended glass for the wine, the “mmms” and “awws” that escaped from the lips — after they politely spit the liquid out — suggested the pairing was flawless. The “ughs,” puckered faces and hurried spits from the final glass — meant for another wine — showed that the glass really makes a difference, since it was the same wine from the first glass. Patrons left the seminar with fruity lips and a complimentary set of the VINUM XL glasses. A few even took a tour of the Hospitality Learning Center. “The Hospitality Learning Center and its students have already benefited immensely from the generosity and expertise of Maximilian Riedel and his team,” Jordan said. “All of the glassware here at our learning center comes from Riedel.”

“The Heidi Chronicles” shows 30 years of individualism Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu Feminism, heartbreak and selfdetermination throughout three decades are all present in MSU Denver’s new featured play, “The Heidi Chronicles.” The play follows Heidi Holland, who is introduced in 1989 as a successful art historian focused on bringing recognition to forgotten women in art. It then flashes back to 1965 at a high school dance where independent wallflower Heidi meets her best friend Peter Patrone — a high-spirited, funny companion who Heidi cannot pursue in the future because of his openly gay status. Fast forward to college in 1968, where Heidi meets her love interest, Scoop Rosenbaum, the arrogant editor of a left-wing newspaper who keeps his wits up with Heidi and remains a source of

tension in her life. The play moves throughout Heidi’s life as she makes friends, deals with heartbreak — more than once — and tries to stay true to her own individualism and goals in a male-dominated society. Comedy is showcased in a baby shower and brunch scenes with Heidi’s girlfriends, while drama is presented with her male counterparts and in a monologue scene where Heidi drunkenly addresses a women’s conference about feeling stranded even after the height of the feminist era. The late Wendy Wasserstein wrote the play in 1988 and actresses like Jamie Lee Curtis have played the role of Heidi. Jean Egdorf, who plays Heidi in MSU Denver’s production, said doing the show reminded her how much she loves being onstage, and that the role was one of the most rewarding experiences of her life.

“Heidi believes, [as in a] line from the play, that ‘All people deserve to fulfill their potential.’ And to her, this means everybody, not just women,” Egdorf said. “Heidi, as a character, is remarkably similar to how I am in real life. So much of my job as an actor is finding the ways in which Heidi is not like me, and there are a lot of ways she differs, of course, and understanding why she makes the choices she does.” Director David Wygant said “The Heidi Chronicles” was always one of his favorite plays, and that one of his favorite things about production was seeing the actors research topics and terms on their own to bring to the rehearsal process. “I was confident that we had a good show on our hands, but I was nervous about how all the many different elements would come together. Ultimately, I couldn’t be

happier,” Wygant said about opening night. “The Heidi Chronicles” features throwbacks to the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s that older generations can appreciate, and leaves audience members to come up with their own conclusions about the theme. MSU Denver junior Monique Archuleta worked behind the scenes on the play and offered her

thoughts about the story. “Stay true to yourself. Life generally changes and people change, but stay true to yourself and stick to your goals, and you will achieve,” she said. “The Heidi Chronicles” will be showing again at the King Center April 18-20 at 7:30pm and April 21 at 2:30pm.

Correction An error was printed in the April 11 issue of The Metropolitan. In a paragraph concerning the Jane Goodall Institute, the reporter stated that the institute does not deal with global health but only with chimpanzees. The Jane Goodall Institute does work with global health, clean water and education, including HIV/ AIDS prevention and girls’ Peer to Peer education.

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Shed a tear watching “42,” love every minute Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu

Anyone who knows anything about sports knows the number 42 is a symbol. Jackie Robinson was a man who broke the boundaries of race in the great American pastime: baseball. In his film “42,” director Brian Helgeland depicts Robinson’s powerful struggle as the first AfricanAmerican major league baseball player. I have loved baseball since I was a kid— I’ve been going to Rockies games ever since I can remember. Being in a ballpark with a beer and my family is enough to make my summer, and hearing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” just makes my heart feel lighter. It is a truly beautiful thing to see someone take your feelings for the game and translate them on the big screen. After a quick introduction covering the status of baseball after World War II, the scene is set with

Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford) in his office with two associates. He has just calmly told them he plans on bringing an African-American player into Major League Baseball. The story is wholly about Robinson’s (Chadwick Boseman) first year in the major leagues. It starts with him being selected from the “negro leagues” that were running at the time, to his time with the Monarchs, a minor league team owned by the Dodgers Association. It peaks with him signing a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, the team he played with until he retired in 1956. Boseman does a phenomenal job of playing a man who is plagued by racism in the sport he loves. You can see and feel his pain while he takes the harsh words thrown at him like fastballs at the mound. Yet he does nothing to stop it. This is where Rickey’s character comes in. In my opinion, this man could have a movie made of his story alone. A man far ahead of his time,

he single-handedly broke down racial barriers in order to love baseball again. It is Rickey who councils Robinson that if he strikes back, the American public would rip him apart. Robinson is the only player in the MLB to have his jersey number permanently retired by the entire league. In fact, he is the only athlete in any sport to have that honor. Additionally, the timing of the movie has significance of its own. It came out on April 12, and Robinson signed his contract with the Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Each year on that day, every player in the MLB wears a jersey with the number 42 to honor his accomplishments both in and out of baseball. It is a movie of struggle and overcoming adversity. There were moments where I felt the utmost disgust at the human race and the will to put down anyone who is different. But the movie shows that there are those willing to stand up and make a difference — even if it is just for the love of the game.

“Evil Dead” an interesting remake

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This movie wasn’t as groovy as the original — obviously — it’s hard to surpass perfection. The thought of getting a revamped “Evil Dead” movie got a lot of movie-nerd juices astir — whether bubbling with excitement or boiling with anger. The original Sam Raimi classic, “The Evil Dead,” ranks high in both horror and comedy genres, and was the start to a glorious trilogy. The 2013 “Evil Dead” is con-

sidered a reboot and continuation of the series — though it definitely stands out. Raimi was a producer in the flick and picked Fede Alvarez, a Uruguayan filmmaker, to direct the film as his first fulllength feature. Alvarez knows what he is doing. He has directed multiple shorts and comprehends how to capture the imagery of a story and show it on the silver screen. “Evil Dead” was a well-filmed and wellwritten number, though it cut away from the classic horror vibes found in “The Evil Dead” and went for full-on gore. There is still plenty of suspense in the revamped version, but instead of falling bookcases and cheap make-up, there’s dismembering and lots of blood. For those unfamiliar with the original, the story is fairly simple. Five friends go on vacation to a cabin tucked away in the woods and come across the “Book of the Dead” and end up awakening

flesh processing demons. In the remake, the characters are a lot more developed and have plenty more back-story. Eric, the passive teacher, and Olivia, the know-it-all nurse, are a couple that are good friends with Mia, the drug addict who pours out her stash in order to recover, again, and David, Mia’s brother who’s been away for a while. There’s also Natalie, David’s good-looking girlfriend who doesn’t really do much. There’s also the addition of a four-legged friend. Just because this movie doesn’t live up to its classic predecessor doesn’t mean it’s terrible. It’s still a great movie and gave the original a decent 21st Century makeover. Here are two closing notes: don’t bother seeing this flick if you have a fear of blood or queasy stomach and make sure you stay till after the credits — it’s five seconds that are totally worth it.

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Comeback for indie rockers Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu

British Sea Power has been filling peoples’ ears across the world since late 2003 with the release of their debut album, The Decline of British Sea Power. Years later and a number of sold-out tours have raised British Sea Power to one of indie rock’s staple sounds. With the release of their fifth studio album, Machineries of Joy, the English alternative indie rockers are back after a brief hiatus and are ready to rock again. The album is named after a series of short stories by Ray Bradbury, which have influenced the band’s songwriting for years now. Gaining a lot of attention across the pond, it is an industrial math-rock-sounding set of songs that seems like it should be in some neo-noir psychological thriller film. I can remember the first time I

heard British Sea Power like it was yesterday. My sister was home on vacation from living in Scotland and sat me down to listen to what she had been listening to. As she pressed play, this incredibly loud rock ‘n’ roll noise hit my eardrums like a ton of bricks falling from a roof. I remember hearing sounds that reminded me of Joy Division or The Cure, and even subtle hints that made me think of Arcade Fire’s Neon Bible record. The opening track “Machineries of Joy,” the post-punk pop song suggests that there are big things to come from this album. Tracks like “K Hole” and “What You Need the Most” show that this album has a lot of promise of what is to be expected from the boys over the years. Machineries of Joy is a sentimental and stylishly cohesive album, ready for any long car drive, or just a walk in the woods with a solid pair of headphones.

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Killswitch Engage brings energy Folking with Dawes Aaron Lambert alamber8@msudenver.edu

Killswitch Engage is a band whose impact on the modern metal scene cannot be understated. Their modern-day classic Alive or Just Breathing influenced modern metal in a similar way that Iron Maiden’s Piece of Mind and Metallica’s Ride the Lightning did during their respective eras, and Killswitch Engage has since spawned a legion of copycats — some good, some not so good. Disarm the Descent is somewhat of a spiritual successor to 2002’s Alive or Just Breathing, as it sees the return of original Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach, whose performance on Alive or Just Breathing remains timeless. Leach rejoined the band after Howard Jones left in 2011. When you listen to a Killswitch Engage album, you know what you’re going to get: crushing riffs, catchy melodies, and a stark contrast between harsh and clean vocals. At its core, the album is no different than any other Killswitch album, but the execution by the band is still just as impressive as it’s ever been. Cuts such as “The Hell in Me,” “You Don’t Bleed For

Me” and “No End in Sight” prove this. Disarm the Descent displays a newly invigorated Killswitch Engage full of fresh energy. Leach is certainly a welcome addition back into the band. It’s clear just how much he’s grown as a vocalist in the 10 years he’s been absent, and these songs likely would have been very different had Jones been singing them. Additionally, the songwriting is as strong as ever, full of melodies that will be replaying in your brain for days to come. Among

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Leave The Shins for better things Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu

What do you do when one of rock’s biggest bands politely asks you to leave? Team up with another excommunicated member of said band, The Shins, and form the alternative indie rock band known as Sad Baby Wolf. After what some fans might say was a not-so-friendly dismissal, Marty Crandall teamed up with other ex-Shin member Neal Langford to form Sad Baby Wolf, along with guitarist Jason Ward, bassist Sean McCullough and Crandall’s younger brother Maury on drums. The five-piece band released their debut album, Electric Sounds and are ready to take the world by storm. The musicians came together to produce a ‘90s-sounding take on what made bands like The Shins or Modest Mouse popular in the first

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these, “Always,” and groovy guitar gallops and chugs that will unleash the inner headbanger in you, such as “Turning Point” and “All We Have.” The downfall of Disarm the Descent, if it has one, is Killswitch Engage’s refusal to stray from their own formula. Long time fans will embrace the album, while others may criticize the band for not showing enough growth. Time will tell how it stacks up to the rest of their catalog.

place. Electric Sounds in an eightsong effort that seems as if it were seamlessly produced in a major studio somewhere in Los Angeles or New York. Alas, the boys got together in an under-heated studio, munching down on pizza and playing music together until they got everything just right. Marty Crandall’s voice sounds like something off The Beach Boys’ epic Pet Sounds —bold statement, I know— and packs a punch that shows this new project is thankfully not just a new take on the classic Shins tracks that made them popular. The independence and soul behind the album is inspiring and makes the statement that Sad Baby Wolf being a force to reckon with among the independent genre. Electric Sounds is quick and to the point. Tracks like “Roaming” and “The Warnings” are tried and true indie rock songs that sound like something from early 2000s college radio. Embracing that musical time period throughout the entire album, the seventh track, “Survival Guide,” is a slowed-down beautiful song that sounds like a post-punk alternative version of Radiohead’s second studio album The Bends. It seems as if Marty Crandall and Langford haven’t been missing their former band too much and that Electric Sounds promises big things to come from this fearless quintet.

Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu

American rock band Dawes has released their third record, Stories Don’t End, displaying their folk rock Americana soul yet again. Dawes has a deeply rooted sound closely attributed to that Laurel Canyon sound of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Pulling inspiration from a vast amount of classics such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Crosby, Stills & Nash, the album is such a true testament that even Jackson Browne himself would have wished he’d produced it. The Los Angeles-based group has produced a solid contemporary album that strays a bit off the path from 2009’s North Hills. The throwback sound to complement said greats is still there and fits perfectly in this ever-present “Occupy” era, but the album is full of ultramodern guitar licks and solos back by the Goldsmith brothers’ harmonious vocals. The constant use of the pedal steel guitar complements this postfolk rock contemporary album. The creative success of the fourth track, “Someone Will,” takes the folky-foursome out of

their comfort zone a bit, while the vocals range from deep lows to the highest of highs while conveying a message of peace, happiness and “everyone will get the best of you/if someone won’t tell you, I will.” It’s an alt-rock album filled with promise that mimics what The Counting Crows and The Wallflowers were doing in the late ‘90s. Stories Don’t End is not a modern album, nor an anti-war protest folk album — instead, it’s a modern testament to new wave folk and rock ‘n’ roll music that blends the sentimental sound of the last four decades and gives it a smooth grooving singer-songwriter feel to it.

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Part two for Stone Sour is golden Aaron Lambert alamber8@msudenver.edu

Stone Sour have really stepped up their game. Their House of Gold & Bones concept album seemed a bit too ambitious for its own good, what with its two parts and a comic book tie-in. However, last year’s critically acclaimed House of Gold & Bones Part 1 was a hard rock masterpiece, full of pounding drums, crunchy guitars, and even a few ballads thrown in for good measure. Its success left mouths watering for Part 2. It’s apparent as soon as you hit play that House of Gold & Bones, Part 2 is the darkest Stone Sour album yet. Part 1 kicked things off with the one-two punch of “Gone Sovereign” and “Absolute Zero.” Part 2 begins very differently, with an eerie piano and a mournful Corey Taylor on the doomy “Red City.” It’s not what you’d expect to hear on a Stone Sour album, but it still seems natural somehow. The album is rich with some of the best jams Stone Sour have ever written. You won’t know whether to bang your head or shake your booty to the dance-beat groove of

“Black John,” whereas “Do Me a Favor” is as catchy as a cold. “The House of Gold & Bones” closes the album out, and it’s easily the heaviest song Stone Sour has ever written. Part 2 is best experienced with its counterpart, as the band revisits musical themes introduced in Part 1. Guitarists James Root and Josh Rand are tighter and more varied than ever, busting out the acoustic guitar for several passages and

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even dabbling in more atmospheric guitar work, such as on “Blue Smoke.” Additionally, John Bonhamworshipping skinsman Roy Mayorga has never sounded better behind the kit. For those worried about redundancy, don’t fear: Part 2 is not simply a rehash of Part 1. It is a completely different animal. It’s heavier, faster and darker.

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Mav’s gore Roadrunners on diamond No. 7 Colorado Mesa University has four-game sweep over Metro Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu In a game that tallied zero multi-run innings, No. 7 Colorado Mesa University edged Metro baseball 3-2 in extra innings April 12 at Auraria Field. An infield single in the top of the first inning, off Metro sophomore starting pitcher Patrick Gojan, came around to score the first run of the game. Both teams traded zeros during the second and third innings, as Gojan locked in and retired six straight Mavericks batters, four via groundouts. “Patrick pitched really well again this weekend,” senior third baseman/pitcher Jacob Nelson said. “He’s really going to help us out in the conference tournament.” When Alex Schrupp stepped to the plate in the bottom of the fourth, the senior outfielder sent a game-tying home run over the left-center field fence, his first hit in a 3-for-5 day at the plate. The Roadrunners threatened to break the 1-1 tie in the fift h and six innings, but left two runners on base in each frame. After senior catcher Markie Ortivez led off the bottom of the seventh with a single and advanced into scoring position on a passed ball, sophomore outfielder Jeff Levett put the Runners up 2-1 with an RBI double to left field. Gojan backed up his team’s offense with a 1-2-3 inning in the

top of the eighth. Metro left two runners on base in the bottom half of the inning for the third time in the game. Mesa starting pitcher Nolan Snell went 6.1 innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits, with three walks and striking out five. “Snell — he’s top of the leaderboard in ERA and strikeouts,” Nelson said. “He made it tough for us to drive in those runs. I feel like he buckled down when runners were in scoring position.” The inability to add insurance runs late in the game proved to be costly for the Roadrunners, as Mesa tied the game at two in the top of the ninth inning, with a two-out single to left field. Senior shortstop Erik Cammall drew a one-out walk in the bottom of the ninth, but was followed by backto-back strikeouts, which pushed the game into extras and pulled Metro’s starting pitcher out of it. “It was really unfortunate we couldn’t get the win for Patrick,” Nelson said. Gojan exited with a no-decision, after throwing nine strong frames for the Runners, giving up two earned runs and six hits, with one strikeout and no walks during his second nine-inning game in three starts, and his fourth such outing this season. The Mavericks ended their offensive day the same way they started it — with a base-knock that came around to score. This

Metro sophomore first baseman Danny Miller reaches to tag out a Colorado Mesa University runner. The Mavericks swept the Roadrunners in a four-game series April 12-14 at Auraria Field. The losses make Metro 13-20 overall. Photo by Cos Lindstrom-Furutani • cllindst1@msudenver.edu

run, however, held to be the game winner. Junior middle infielder Zac Baldini singled with one out in the bottom of the 10th, and advanced into scoring position on sophomore first baseman Danny Miller’s groundout to his position counterpart. Freshman third baseman Andrew Paust, 0-for-4 on the day, was pinch-hit for by sophomore first baseman/catcher Darryl Baca, who struck out swinging to end the game. The Roadrunners are 13-20 overall, 6-9 at home, and 9-15 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Series Wrap-up Metro dropped game two, 132. Four errors led to a 12-0 deficit after two innings. Freshman pitcher/outfielder Derek Stimpson stabilized the Runners defense, pitching 4.2 shutout innings in relief of senior starting pitcher Justin Arceneaux, who took the loss. Levett’s two-run homer to left field in the bottom of the third inning put Metro up 2-0 in game three. Mesa tied the game 2-2 in the top of the sixth, and posted the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning on an RBI single off junior relief pitcher Kevin Hand,

who took the loss. The Mavericks capped the sweep with a 16-3 rout in game four. Trailing 8-1 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, the Runners posted two runs. Mesa added to its lead with a run in both the seventh and eighth innings, followed by a six-run frame in the top of the ninth. Metro committed six errors in the ballgame to the Mavs’ three. Sophomore starting pitcher Nick Hammett took the loss, giving up eight runs (five earned) on eight hits, with four walks and six strikeouts over 3.1 innings.

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Adams State catcher DJ Consonero blocks home plate to deny Metro junior shortstop Dani Sandel from scoring during a fourgame series April 13-14 at Auraria Field. Photo by Cos Lindstrom-Furutani • cllindst1@msudenver.edu

Softball wins one in four-game series Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu A three-run sixth inning pushed the Lady Roadrunners past conference rival Adams State for a 7-6 come-from-behind win April 14 at Auraria Field. A scoreless first inning led to a 1-0 Adams State advantage in the top of the second, when Carly DeLorenzo’s single to right field scored Shaena Connelly, who led off the inning with a single of her own. Senior second baseman Annalyse Garcia singled to begin the bottom half of the second, and crossed home plate four batters later off sophomore third baseman Amanda Taney’s single to center field, tying the game 1-1. After junior starting pitcher Monique Hernandez surrendered a go-ahead RBI single in the top of

the fourth, Metro’s bats reclaimed the lead with three runs. Sophomore left fielder Mary Towner jacked a two-run homer over the fence she played in front of defensively, and freshman right fielder Brandi Roundtree’s one-out walk was cashed in by sophomore shortstop Susie Oury, who doubled to right-center field two batters later. Metro head coach Kristi Lansford said of Towner, “she’s been on fire lately, and has been coming up clutch. She’s fun to watch.” The Grizzlies narrowed Metro’s 4-2 lead with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, and added three runs on two RBI singles the following inning to tilt the score in their favor, 6-4. Junior first baseman Stephanie Dunham sent a single into right field to lead off the bottom of the sixth and freshman outfielder Brooke Quinlan came in to pinch-

run for Dunham. Roundtree’s sacrifice groundout moved Quinlan to second base and Taney traded places with her on a grounder up the middle. Sandel’s double tied the game at six as she moved into scoring position for the next batter, junior catcher Kelsey Tillery, who capitalized with Metro’s third consecutive double of the inning, giving them a 7-6 lead. With two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Hernandez got DeLorenzo to send a grounder to the second baseman Garcia, onto first for the final out and into the win column for the Lady Runners, who snapped a six-game losing streak. “We did a great job,” Lansford said. “We got down early and the game could have gone either way. We did a great job battling back.”

Series Wrap-up Metro softball took one of four games versus the Adams State Grizzlies, April 13-14 at Auraria Field. In game one, Metro fell behind 3-0 after the first inning, and two runs in the top of the second made the deficit 5-0. Junior catcher Kelsey Tillery put Metro on the board in the bottom of the third with an RBI single that scored sophomore shortstop Susie Oury. Junior middle infielder Dani Sandel scored on a throwing error, making the score 5-2. The Grizzlies added one run in the top of the sixth and two the following inning, handing the Runners an 8-2 loss. The Roadrunners fell behind early in game two after a two-run first inning by the Grizzlies, but senior second baseman Annalyse Garcia gave Metro the lead in the bottom half with a three-run homer. Adams State tacked on two runs in both the second and third innings, extending its lead to

6-4. After sophomore infielder Amanda Taney’s RBI single brought Metro within one run, freshman infielder Brandi Roundtree scored on an error by the shortstop to tie the game at six in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Grizzlies scored four in the eighth, handing Metro a 10-6 loss. Sophomore left-fielder Mary Towner’s two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth inning put Metro up 2-1 in game four. The Grizzlies tied the score 2-2 in the top of the fifth and added two more runs in the top of the seventh, handing the Roadrunners a 4-2 loss. Towner went 2-for-3 from the No. 6 spot in the lineup, with two RBIs and a run. Senior starting pitcher Brittany Moss went all seven innings for the Runners, her fifth such game this season, but took the loss, dropping her record to 3-14. Moss gave up four runs (three earned) and seven hits, facing 33 batters.

Metro men’s and women’s tennis finished the season strong, pulling out victories against Colorado Christian University, Hastings College (Neb.) and CSUPueblo April 12 and 13 at Gates Tennis Club. The men’s team improved their overall record to 11-14, earning the No. 4 seed for the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament. The women ended their regular season 13-13, and earned the No. 2 seed going into the post-season. Metro overwhelmed Colorado Christian Friday, with the men defeating the Cougars 9-0, and the women winning 8-1. The Roadrunners had a similar result against the Hastings College Broncos Saturday, with the men winning 8-1 and the women 9-0. Metro men finished the night, beating CSUPueblo 7-2, and the women getting another 9-0 shutout. Metro’s No. 1 doubles Adrien Delvaux/Gabriel Vlahos won 8-2, while No. 2 Nick Baker/Alec Parmenter won 8-5. No.3 doubles John Qualls/Ryan Joyce also pulled out an 8-3 victory for the Roadrunners. “In the doubles it was relatively easy for all the guys. We all played really well. We played our game today. We brought it and we all got easy wins,” junior Adrien Delvaux said. The men took the momentum from doubles in to singles play, winning five of six matches. The women produced similar results as they shut out the Broncos. They got off to a fast start and made some great plays throughout the game. The Roadrunners No. 1 doubles Carra Cromwell/Alicia Holm took their match 8-1. Sam Schall and Marianne Evangelista won 8-1 in the No. 2 spot, while No. 3 Nikki Amos/Nicole Herrmann beat their opponents 8-4.

“I felt pretty confident coming into this match. I think we played them last year and we did really well,” senior Holm said. “It was a good confidence boost from last night that we carried into today.” The women’s team continued their impressive performance, sweeping in singles. There were a few tough matches, but each player did what they had to do to get the win. No. 1 singles Cromwell won 6-1, 6-0, No. 2 Holm won 6-2, 6-0. Evangelista won 6-2, 7-5 at No. 3, while No. 4 Amos won 6-4, 6-0. “We treat each match quite differently. When you take that the guys and the girls played well yesterday, it was good to round off our conference season with a win on both sides,” head coach Beck Meares said. “We hadn’t played Hastings for a couple years and we didn’t know what to expect. We have to go out there and take care of what we control on the court and not worry too much about who we were about to play.”

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Metro men defeated Colorado Christian University 9-0 April 13 at Gates Tennis Club. Metro sophomore Nick Baker didn’t lose a point in singles or doubles play. Gabriel Vlahos/Adrien Delvaux defeated their opponents in No. 1 Doubles 8-3. Vlahos went on to win in No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-0. The women beat the Cougars 8-1, maintaining their second place hold in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The women won in No. 1 and No. 3 Doubles, while sweeping the Cougars in singles play.

The Roadrunners ended the regular season, celebrating senior night with wins over CSU-Pueblo April 13 at Gates Tennis Club. The men won 7-2 and the women dominated with a 9-0 shut out. The men swept in doubles play but lost two of six matches in singles. Cara Cromwell/Alicia Holm won 8-5 in No. 1 doubles, making Holm the sixth in Metro State history for the most wins in No. 1 doubles. The seniors were all honored for their outstanding Roadrunner careers.

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Spring 2013 Schedule

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January 22–May 18 • No classes over Spring Break (March 25–29) Please check online for updates: www.msudenver.edu/healthymoves

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All classes are in PE 103 unless indicated below. Class participation is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis for the Auraria Campus community. (Students have priority.)

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Pilates

10–10:55

Yoga for Stress Management

Noon–12:55

Pilates

1–1:55

Nia

11–11:55

3:30–4:25

Flow Yoga

4:30–5:20

Belly Dancing

Belly Dancing Zumba®

5:15–6:15 5:30–6:30

Friday

Hatha Yoga

Tivoli 640

Class time: 11–12:10

Zumba®

Class time: 12:15–1:10

CONTESTS Friday classes sponsored by: MSU Denver First Year Success

BELLY DANCING

YOGA NIDRA (DEEP RELAXATION)

Women of the Middle East have enjoyed belly dancing for centuries, celebrating life and the joy of the soul through this expressive art. This fun and exciting dance form is a great aerobic and toning workout, providing the means for improving posture and self-confidence.

Take time out from your busy life to recharge your batteries. Yoga Nidra is a simple, deep relaxation and meditation practice done from lying down. It is a systematic method of releasing accumulated tensions, resulting in profound physical, mental and emotional relaxation. Use this ancient yogic tool to manage stress and improve sleep. The first part of the class will prepare participants for deep relaxation through simple yoga asanas and pranayamas (postures and breathing).

NIA A creative, free-spirited and fun barefoot fitness dancing form, Nia combines principles and concepts from the dancing arts, healing arts and martial arts.

PILATES Pilates is a series of floor exercises that increase strength, coordination and flexibility, while promoting uniform muscle development and enhancing postural alignment. All of the exercises are linked to a specific breath pattern that deepens core engagement and helps relieve stress. Pilates believes that all movement stems from the core and can therefore be performed safely.

FLOW YOGA Flow Yoga is an active style of yoga linking poses together with rhythmic breathing. Generally more physically challenging than Hatha Yoga, Flow Yoga calms the mind and tones the body.

HATHA YOGA Postures play a primary role in Hatha Yoga, as do specific breathing techniques and meditation practices. All are intended to calm the mind and uplift the spirit, and nourish the mind and body on every level.

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Yoga for Relaxation

YOGA FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT This class is designed for all ages and all levels of fitness with a systematic and safe approach to yoga. Students learn simple yet poweful yogic tools for stress management at the physical, mental and emotional levels, and build abilities to cope with stress.

ZUMBA® Zumba® combines dance and fitness exercises with international dance rhythms such as African, salsa, meringue, cumbia, and reggaeton. These awe-inspiring movements are meant to engage and captivate for life. Every class feels like a party!

Sponsored by Health Center at Auraria & Campus Recreation at Auraria For more information, contact Health Center at Auraria Plaza 150 • 303-556-2525

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Horoscope

Capricorn

December 22 -January 19 It shouldn’t be a surprise — it snows in April. Quit complaining and go build a snowman.

By Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

Taurus

April 20 -May 20 When you’re feeling like you’re in a rut, don’t expect a talking baboon to hit you on the head with his staff to get you out of it.

Aquarius

January 20 -February 18

Difficulty: EASY

Gemini

May 21 -June 20

Netfl ix recently added a bunch of classic Cartoon Network shows. So when you feel like procrastinating on homework, relive some wonderful childhood memories.

Remember — you need the right glass for the wine, and the bigger the better.

February 19 -March 20

Pisces

Cancer

June 21 -July 22

When your panties are literally in a bunch, you may want to consider getting different underwear.

The term “bookworm” may take on a new meaning when you go to open an old book in the library and fi nd a worm mashed between the pages.

Aries

March 21 -April 19 You may want to start taking apart your Oreos® — you never know what may be squished between your cream and cookie.

Leo

July 23 -August 22 Celery, peanut butter and raisins make for a great study snack.

Virgo

August 23 -September 22 Whenever something is easy and you yell, “piece of cake,” don’t expect to actually get a piece of cake for it. Life isn’t that rewarding.

Libra

September 23 -October 22 If you think life is nothing more than gym posts, memes and people bitching, you may want to delete your Facebook and actually go outside.

Scorpio

October 23 -November 21 Buy a coloring book and some crayons and go to town.

Sagittarius

November 22 -December 21 A hearty breakfast is a great way to start the day — but cookies and ice cream don’t count as proper breakfast foods.

Difficulty: HARD

Brain Teasers

Comic created by Jorge Perez-Garcia • jperezga@msudenver.edu

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Events Around Denver 4.18-4.21 Blue Man Group Buell Theatre Times vary $20-$85 4.18-1.28 A Weekend with Pablo Picasso Ricketson Theatre Tue-Thur 6:30pm Fri-Sat 7:30pm Sat & Sun 1:30pm $57-$67 4.20 Butterfly Pavilion $5 Day Butterfly Pavilion and Insect Center @ 9 a.m. - 5 p.m $5

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