Volume 35, Issue 30 - April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013

Volume 35, Issue 30

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4/20 rally ends less than peacefully MetNews Theater in SSB takes education to new level

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InSight Last week’s tragedies

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Shawn Eash sits in shock after three people were shot at the record-breaking 4/20 celebration April 20 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

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Hi-tech theater offers education in 3-D Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver is getting more high-tech in its education with a new $3 million dollar theater located in the Student Success Building, room 420.

The CAVEA, or Center for Advanced Visualization and Experiential Analysis, combines a theater space with advanced technology, allowing users to make better decisions through the use of computer modeling and simulation and allows users to analyze their decisions and policies before they’re applied.

Features include three-dimensional video, hi-fi audio, seven 103inch projection screens positioned 270 degrees around the seating area, video conferencing capabilities, on-site and remote access, and two adjacent conference rooms with connecting audio and video.

The theater’s cost was already included in the budget for the SSB, which all comes from studentapproved fees, according to Cathy Lucas, associate to the president for marketing and communication.

While visiting Arizona State University on a leadership exchange program, Denver-area leaders agreed that a cutting edge decision-theater, like the one at ASU, would be right for MSU Denver as part of its role as an urban land grant university committed to community betterment.

“The mayor — now governor — said, ‘If you don’t build this, then we will figure out a way for the city of Denver to do this,’” Lucas said.

“It really is a significant investment in our academic excellence. This is really giving students the opportunity to work in this environment and gain this experience where they can’t gain anywhere else in Colorado at this point in time.”

Susan Lowrence, CAVEA theater director, sits with the glasses necessary to experience the full effects of the theater. The theater combines a space with advanced technology that allows users to make better decisions through the use of computer modeling and simulation.

Photo by Philip Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu

On April 17, Professor Jose Lopez, of the aviation space department, successfully used the theater to create a 3-D simulation of air flow going over the wing of a landing space shuttle for his orbital mechanics class.

“Front Range Airport is trying to get a license to be a spaceport.

So they got to do analysis because Front Range Airport is between Buckley and DIA, so you have all that traffic. We’re trying to create some tools that will allow us to compare traffic and see what impacts,” Lopez said.

Lopez’s students have already simulated landing a spaceship at the airport and have presented to the FAA, Front Range Airport and local companies.

Lopez is thinking of creat-

ing a class around the simulation software.

The newly appointed director of the theater, Susan Lowrance, said students and faculty in almost every discipline, from nursing to sociology, would be able to use the theater for research, presentations and simulations, and that students can also learn to run the technology behind CAVEA to prepare for their futures in a high-tech world.

“We’d have participants remoting in to the theater. If we have complex data, we can break it down and have different images of it. We might have a PowerPoint or another kind of presentation that we would want happening at the same time. We may want to expand [Lopez’s] model and look at what are the elements going into

creating that visualization, so we better understand why the air is moving in the way that it is,” she said. “There’s so many different applications.”

MSU Denver mechanical engineering graduate and employee of CAVEA, Dan Ausmus, talked about the theater’s other capabilities.

“For example, access to areas in the coral reefs and the pyramids in Giza are limited,” he said.

“What they can do, though, is have archaeology or wildlife students come in here and we can use the technology to give a tour of somebody who’s actually physically in Egypt, in the pyramids. And the students could take part in that without having to go there and damage the tombs or the reefs.”

Although CAVEA’s website says it can be used by different organizations for things like crisis preparedness or water management, Lowrance said it was initially geared for MSU Denver. Outside pricing hasn’t been determined, but it isn’t off the table. Grants or partnerships for funding are also possibilities.

“No one who needs to use the facility won’t have access to it because of money,” Lowrance said.

The CAVEA faces little to no competition in the Rocky Mountain region, according to Lowrance, and will officially open for fall 2013. To access or reserve the theater, contact Lowrance through the website, msudenver.edu/cavea.

Spring Fling moves indoors to escape winter weather Kaylin Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu Snow and cold weather caused the annual Spring Fling event to be moved from the Tivoli Commons into the Turnhalle.

“The last several years for Spring Fling, and even once for Fall Fest, we’ve had rain and we’ve had some cold days, but nothing has really looked like this year,” said Matt Brinton, assistant direc-

tor of student activities. “I’ve been in this position since the fall of 2010 and this is the first time since I’ve been here that we’ve moved it inside.”

The snowfall, which meteorologist Mike Baker told The Denver Post, was between 2 to 5 inches in Denver on Wednesday, caused the Office of Student Activities to cancel many of the events planned.

One such event was the zip line, which according to Brinton was a

favorite activity last year.

After the student activities staff decided to bring the event inside, they had to pick a space that could accommodate the tables they needed for participating groups.

With more than 90 student organizations and almost 70 campus departments and non-profit vendors as well as the corporate sponsor and vendor tables, they needed to be strategic about picking a space.

However, the space in the

Tivoli wasn’t able to accommodate all of the original booths. Student activities staff brought only some of the vendors and corporate sponsors into the Turnhalle.

As snow was falling outside on Wednesday, only eight of the 23 planned food trucks were scattered around campus. Thursday April 18 was sunny and brought a little more popularity to the trucks. Even then, only 15 or 16 food trucks showed when 24 were

scheduled.

Luckily for students who were holding their breath about the cancelled zip line, it will be brought in for a different event, Brinton said.

Denim Day, an annual event where people wear jeans to protest the overturning of a 1997 rape conviction in Italy, will have the zip line instead.

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First Year Success honors mentors Kristy Chaparro kchaparro@msudenver.edu Two student ambassadors presented awards for peer leader, mentor and instructor of the year at the First Year Success Student Choice Awards April 18.

“The student choice awards is basically an event where the First Year [success program] students at MSU Denver get to recognize people, such as other students, faculty and staff who’ve made an impact on their first-year experience,” said Antonia Garza, the first year success lead student ambassador.

The event started off with socializing and food. Attendees were encouraged to sign in, lineup for food and wait for the event to get started.

Before presenting the awards, other student ambassadors spoke and offered advice.

“As first year students, we’re going to move on and want to hear more about what’s past the first year,” said Garza, who cohosted this year’s awards ceremony with Ana Aguirre, another student ambassador.

Daralynne Harris, an ambassador and MSU Denver senior, encouraged students to build relationships with professors. “[Professors] are the people that we speak with most and that know the material we’re studying so well,” Harris said. “They are so helpful and having that relationship is so great.”

Courtney Bruno, a student ambassador who has been with the program for four years, followed with advice on how to not feel pressured to graduate in a certain amount of time.

“If you’re not happy you should change your major,” said Bruno, who has changed her major twice.

Bruno urged those who feel overwhelmed to drop some classes and take it slower.

She also encouraged students to discover themselves through involvement, whether through a club or work-study.

“It made a big difference for me in the end, as far as feeling like I had a place on campus,” said Bruno.

Student Ambassador Dominic Rossi encouraged students to build relationships with other students, especially within their departments.

He said these connections make group work and new classrooms easier.

Garza warned that despite the many supporters one will encounter in their college experience, there will be negative people too.

“Don’t listen to what other people have to say, and follow your heart,” Garza said.

The first award, for Instructor of the Year, went to Amy Zsohar, a communications professor at MSU Denver.

Zsohar’s nominations came from her public speaking students who said she made public speaking fun.

“They really showed that she actually cared about the students and that she engaged them,” said Garza.

The next award went to Alex Barragan for Mentor of the Year.

The award for Peer Leader of the Year went to Kevin Breidt, an MSU Denver aviation major.

Breidt thanked a few individuals, including Camille Armas and Ben Rastle.

Rastle, who nominated Breidt, has known him since they started attending MSU Denver and describes him as someone to rely on.

“I wanted him to know he’s a great student, a great friend and a great study buddy,” Rastle said.

All nominees received certificates.

Among the nominees were Joey May, Erin Parrish and Garza.

Garza thanked the crowd for attending and encouraged attendees to hang out, eat food and network.

Kyle O’Neal, the First Year Success IT and assessment coordinator, said the pro-

gram serves around 1,200 students a year and continues to grow.

“We are planning on serving 1,600 students starting Fall 2013,” said O’Neal.

Bruno said the program was a good way for students to start at Metro.

“I feel like if the transition isn’t smooth, students can get frustrated easily,” Bruno said. “It’s important for them to feel involved and like they’re welcome, because if they don’t, they don’t want to stay with the school and finish their education.”

Since moving the first year success office from the Central Classroom to the Student Success Building, Bruno feels like it has

given the program staff more opportunities to do student outreach.

She said 65 percent of freshman who participate in the First Year Success program return for their second year at MSU Denver, which is 10 percent higher than students who do not participate.

Students in the program are offered additional resources, such as supplemental instructors and student ambassadors.

“Having these extra resources allows students to feel engaged in their classes,” said Garza. “It also instills a sense of community.”

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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.

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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.

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.

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4/20 rally ends in gunfire, three injured

(Left) Two suspects run away after allegedly being involved in the shooting injuries of three people at the 4/20 rally April 20 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

Photo by Alexander Pringle • apringle@msudenver.edu (Right) Shawn Eash sits in shock after three people were shot at the 4/20 rally April 20 at Civic Center Park in Denver.

Photo by Trevor Davis • tdavis84@msudenver.edu

Trevor Davis tdavis84@msudenver.edu Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Usually a peaceful gathering, this year’s 4/20 celebration at Civic Center Park in Denver turned violent when three attendees were shot.

Shots were fired around 5 p.m. when a fight broke out, sending tens of thousands of attendees scrambling for safety. Several min-

utes after the shooting, a group of Denver Police officers were observed running south on Lincoln Street.

The rally’s organizers suggested that Denver’s 4/20 rally was the largest in the country. They were expecting a turnout of 75,000 to 80,000 participants. Police said that less than 80,000 people were in attendance but did not give an exact number.

Shawn Eash said that he found himself on the ground defending himself. He then

claims to have seen someone pull out a gun and start shooting, hitting his friend in the leg and injuring a woman.

Eash said he didn’t realize he was injured in the right side of his torso until he stood up.

“Denver 420 shooting broken ribs and blood yeah id say it was a bad day [sic],” Eash posted on his Facebook page.

According to police reports, a man and woman were shot in the legs. A minor was

grazed by a bullet and walked to a local hospital.

All of the injured are expected to recover.

Denver Police are looking for two suspects. One was described as a black male with a light complexion, 6 feet tall and about 180 pounds. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a Carolina baseball cap.

The other was described as a black male wearing a black and white checkered shirt.

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True fear

The true scope of tragedy Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu

Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu In the shadow of the Boston bombing, a horrifying thing happened in Washington D.C. — the House passed CISPA. CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) had first been seen in the House Nov. 2011, but was botched after failing to pass through the Senate.

Now the bill is back. It passed the House 288-127 April 18 and is lingering outside the Senate.

As PC Magazine article explains, CISPA would allow for voluntary information sharing between private companies and the government in the event of a cyber attack. At the same time, companies like Facebook or Google could inform the feds if they notice unusual activity on their networks that might suggest a cyber attack.

Due to its vague wording, CISPA could potentially be an undemocratic breach of privacy, given that private companies could hand over personal information to the government if they deem it “unusual activity.”

Expect to hear more about CISPA in the coming weeks, but don’t feel like all you need to do is read headlines and vent on social media sites. You are more powerful than you think.

Do some research, and if you feel CISPA is a breach of personal privacy, call your representative, write letters to Congress, and sign the petition. Know that we the people are the voice and the decision makers of this country.

Signatures for the petition were due March 15, but if people keep signing it can make a difference. Visit the following website to show opposition for CISPA: https://petitions.whitehouse. gov/petition/stop-cispa-cyber-intelligence-sharing-andprotection-act/19sQhBpy

Zahara will probably never remember her father, but the rest of the world will never let her forget him.

Anzor and Zubeidat will never have their little boys back.

In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, more stories of heroism and tragedy surface every day. What many forget is that there were far more victims than the three who died or the more than 250 who were injured. Every person who has ever cared about Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a victim too.

Tamerlan, the 26-year-old suspect who was killed in a police shootout, was married with a 3-year-old daughter.

His wife, Katherine Russell, now will have to undergo intense investigation into her personal life, her marriage and her history.

She will have to mourn her hus-

band while reliving all of his faults in front of the entire country.

His daughter, Zahara, will live the rest of her life under the shadow of her father’s crime. Chances are that because of her age, she won’t even have any memories of him, but that won’t stop people from judging her because of her relation to him.

Following the tragedy, CNN interviewed several of the high school and college friends of Dzhokhar, the 19-year-old suspect who is still in serious condition.

All of them said that there was never an indication that he was anything but a normal teenager.

From here, there is nothing that any of his friends can do but analyze every interaction they ever had with Dzhokhar. Any memories they have of their friend now have a dark tint to them, and the meaning behind every word they ever exchanged will forever be in question.

The parents of the two sus-

pects, Anzor and Zubeidat, now have to live with knowing that their sons are responsible for one of the worst terrorist attacks in the U.S. in the last decade. They have to rationalize through the lives of the children whose diapers they changed, whose tears they dried and whose hands they held.

The world is calling their sons monsters. Anzor and Zubeidat now have to handle their grief for Tamerlan and their worry for Dzhokhar all while answering to a world with a long history of a blame-the-parents mentality.

When tragedies like this happen, there really are no winners – those present and those injured or killed at the marathon are the obvious victims. And they deserve all the respect and sympathy possible. The hurt, however, goes deeper. The actions of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar have damaged the lives of their family and friends more profoundly than anyone can imagine.

Bound together through tragedy, for now Lee Ridley lridley1@msudenver.edu Americans are facing another round of tragic injury and death with the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings. People are bonding together and setting aside differences as they try to recover.

Unfortunately, based on past tragic events, this bonding will be temporary for many, according to University of Arizona psychologist Jeff Greenberg.

“When death is percolating close to consciousness, people become more ‘us vs. them’ — they become defensive of their belief system, positive toward those they identify with and more negative to those who espouse a different belief system,” Greenberg told NPR in an article published April 17.

We all have beliefs and biases that influence our behavior. Countless studies show we gravitate toward those who share our views about race, religion, politics and social issues such as gay rights and abortion. Apparently this same pattern of behavior helped us determine friend from foe when we roamed the earth as early humans.

The problem isn’t that we spend energy pursuing people and activities that reinforce our beliefs. The problem is disliking,

mistrusting and even harming others who don’t share our views.

And it’s getting worse, according to many political scientists and researchers who study these trends.

Why? Difficult economic situations can make us feel scared, so we seek safety in familiar environments. Ditto for situations involving violence and tragedy.

However, there is nothing wrong with needing familiarity in tough times.

We believe what we want to believe, and we selectively fi lter out information that contradicts our views, according to Steven Strauss in an Oct. 2012 Huffington Post article. Sherman defined this as “confirmation bias” as “seeking and finding confirming evidence in support of already existing beliefs and ignoring or reinterpreting disconfirming evidence.”

The Internet has increased our access to information in immeasurable ways. However, what many of us may not realize is that we live in a “fi lter bubble.” A fi lter bubble is caused by website algorithms choosing what information to show us based on our location, previous search history and browsing behavior. That doesn’t sound so bad until you realize that these algorithms can prevent us from seeing information that

differs from our typical browsing behavior, so we remain in our ideological bubbles.

Sites like Google, Facebook and news media are “all flirting with personalization in various ways,” Eli Pariser said in a March 2011 Ted Talks video on Ted.com.

“And this moves us very quickly toward a world in which the Internet is showing us what it thinks we want to see, but not necessarily what we need to see,” Pariser said.

Pariser described how he asked friends to Google “Egypt” and then take screen shots of their results and send them to him.

The differences in the results were remarkable. Some received many links about the protests that were happening at the time. Others only saw tourism-related links, nothing on protests.

What can we do about this trend toward further polarization? Nothing is likely to cause Fox News fans to suddenly flip to MSNBC for an alternative view of an issue and vice versa, but understanding why polarization exists — and may be getting worse — is a start. Public outcry on algorithmic fi ltering of news would also help. Educating ourselves and our next generation on recognizing our biases and allowing them to be challenged is crucial.

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EVENTS HIV Question and Answer Roundtable and Support Group This is an opportunity for all students who have questions about HIV/AIDS, know someone living with HIV/AIDS, or are living with the virus themselves to ask questions in a supportive, safe, and confidential environment.

11 a.m. a.m – 12 p.m., For the exact room location, either stop by the GLBT or contact the group facilitator at 720-588-5188 with questions.

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Philanthropy Day brings sweet opportunity Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu Add in a pinch of caring, and flour, sugar and cinnamon become ingredients for opportunity.

All it took was a dollar and a cookie to make a difference April 23 in the Tivoli lobby. “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships,” a project for National Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day, gave students a chance to give back while adding to each school’s general scholarship fund. There was a table set up in the Tivoli Lobby full of donation jars and cellophane-wrapped snickerdoodles.

“It’s just for fundraising, just for scholarships for the three schools,” said Anthony Tillman, a UCD junior volunteering at the booth. “We have no set amount, we try to encourage people to donate a dollar, but if they only have a penny, if they only have a quarter, that’s fine. We allow them to grab a cookie.”

Spearheaded by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the national celebration was held officially on Feb. 28, but for the organizers at Auraria, any day seemed an appropriate day for giving.

“We’re really just raising awareness on the importance of philanthropy and giving back to the institution,” said Janell Lindsey, the director of alumni special initiatives at MSU Denver.

“State dollars are diminishing, and maybe we can make up that number with donors and to be generous and to give back to the deserving students.”

In one day of fundraising, “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships” raised $300 for the MSU Denver general scholarship fund. From there, the funds will be divided up among future scholarship recipients.

“The big thing is for students who’ve gotten scholarships to give back to get scholarships for other students,” said Ambrosia McPherson, CCD sophomore and volunteer. “Their generosity gives other students the ability to get a scholarship.”

The event was put together by the Alumni Office at MSU Denver, the Alumni Office at UCD and the Advancement Office at CCD. This was the first year for National Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day, and 150 colleges and universities nationwide partici-

Top: Ambrosia McPherson (left) of CCD, and Anthony Tillman (right) of UCD explain “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships” to a student passing by April 23 in the Tivoli. The program is dedicated to raising money for academic scholarships for all three schools at Auraria to commemorate National Student Engagement and Philanthropy Day. Bottom: The Colorado Cookie Company made the cookies and offered them at a discount to organizers for the “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships” program.

Photos by Amanda Sutherland • asuther6@msudenver.edu

pated. For Lindsey, the goal is that Auraria keeps the dough rising year after year.

“Almost 50 percent of our students are on scholarships, so chances are that those who are giving are on scholarships and those who aren’t can definitely apply for scholarships,” Lindsey said.

This year, MSU Denver took the lead on the project, but organizers hope the schools will alternate over the next few years.

In preparation for “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships,” Lindsey and her colleagues solicited donations for necessary materials, like aprons for volunteers and the snickerdoodle cookies themselves.

“In our philanthropic spirit, we tried to get as much donated as possible,” she said. The aprons were donated by ProCorp Images, and the cookies were given at a discount by Colorado Cookie Co. Though “Snickerdoodles for Scholarships” was originally supposed to take place at Spring Fling, which cancelled their nonprofit portion due to weather, Lindsey thought the difference in venue might have brought an advantage.

No matter the venue, though, the purpose of the event was still the same — encouraging generosity and giving.

“It’s important to always give back,” Lindsey said. “It feels good to give back, we know that you always make a difference in some-

one’s life.”

She also stressed the importance of college students remembering that we all need acts of philanthropy in our lives.

“None of us got to where we are without somebody’s help,” Lindsey said. “There are folks that say, well

you know, pull yourselves up by your bootstraps, but somebody had to make the boots, someone had to teach you how to put on the boots. You still never get anywhere by yourself, so you always have to remember that and give where you can.”

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Local Chicano poet “Lalo” Delgado celebrated posthumously at Auraria Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu

Top left: MSU Denver senior Michael Diaz Rivera takes advantage of the food provided at the Lalo Delgado Poetry Festival April 23 in the St. Cajetan’s Cathedral. The festival was sponsored by the Metro State Chicana/o Studies Department.

Bottom left: Native American crafts were on display and for sale at the Lalo Delgado Poetry Festival held at St. Cajetan’s April 23. The festival was sponsored by Metro State Chicana/o Studies Department.

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MSU Denver honored late activist poet Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado with its 6th annual event and scholarship awarding.

On April 23, starting at 9 a.m. with a blessing and performance by Huitzilopochtli Aztec Dancers, St. Cajetan’s Center hosted a festival filled with homages to Delgado.

Paintings and photos of the poet lined the front of the building, along with posters with his poems and even a small frame with the news clipping of his obituary from 2004. There was even a T-shirt with his photo.

“Lalo was my mentor, I knew him since 1972,” said Dr. Ramón Del Castillo, chair of the Chicana/o Studies department. “Lalo revived the concept of the tlamatinime, which were Aztec poets — we’re modern day tlamatinimes.”

The event was not only a celebration of Delgado’s life, it was also a celebration of poetry as a driving force for activism and change.

Before reciting some of her own poetry, Dr. Sandra Doe of the English department gave testament to the importance of teaching poetry.

“We should continue to keep our students writing poems,” she said.

The event included several speakers, poetry performances and a musical section of Poe Jazz with Del Castillo and Freddy Rodríguez Jr. Both of the keynote poets, Molina Speaks and Dominique

Ashaheed, who performed at the event, use the art form to drive social reform. Ashaheed has been doing slam poetry since 2011.

“Writing for me is a deeply personal process,” she said. “I mean what I write, so I don’t really have to conjure up anything because it’s stuff that lives in my body anyway.”

There were also several different booths at the event, including one for the Auraria Campus Bookstore and a booth selling Native American artwork. The Tamale Kitchen provided lunch for the attendees.

The winners for the Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado Memorial Scholarship were announced as the festival drew to a close. The scholarship promotes the school’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The recipients received $500 for the 2013-2014 academic year.

A professor in Metro’s Chicano Studies department for 17 years, Delgado had a personal connection to the university. He was an internationally known poet who received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005 from the city of Denver and was posthumously declared Denver’s first poet laureate by Gov. John Hickenlooper in 2004. His most well-known poem is “stupid america.”

“Lalo brought [poetry] back to life, he reinvigorated poetry and shared with us and taught us that it was important,” Del Castillo said.

“That poets played a role in society and that their role was to teach and to use poetry as a healing force.”

Top right: Luis Torres, MSU Denver deputy provost for academic and student affairs, recieved a signed copy of Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado’s poem titled “Fast for Understanding, We Hunger for Education.” April 23 at the sixth annual poetry festival at St. Cajetan’s.

Bottom right: A painting of Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado and his wife of 51 years Lola Delgado.

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By Abelardo “Lalo” Delgado stupid america, see that chicano with a big knife on his steady hand he doesn’t want to knife you he wants to sit on the bench and carve christfigures but you won’t let him. stupid america, hear that chicano shouting curses on the street he is a poet

without paper and pencil and since he cannot write he will explode. stupid america, remember that chicanito flunking math and english he is the picasso of your western states but he will die with one thousand masterpieces hanging only from his mind.

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album.

“Just One Yesterday,” the track featuring Foxes, is a sort of love song, in its own way. The lyrics are sad involving the writer blaming himself for the lost love, saying he would give her all his love just to take it away. The harmony

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Remember when the Yeah Yeah Yeahs promised that our heads would roll?

Well, with the release of their fourth studio album, the New York City trio has backed up that promise with a new post-punk alternative rock album called Mosquito.

Formed back in 2000, the group consists of flamboyant vocalist Karen O, keyboardist/guitarist Nick Zinner and percussionist Brian Chase.

With three solid alt-rock albums under their belts, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have become one of the most sought-after acts in the “indiesphere” today.

Their lavish performances have been quite the spectacle to see and experience. The band has been able to constantly reinvent their patent sound with stylistic twists on that which made them popular.

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Save Rock and Roll is Fall Out Boy’s first album since the miserable failure of Folie á Deux, released in 2008, because let’s face it, we all lost faith in bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz when he married Ashlee Simpson.

The band has the same style of music that they did back in the day.

Singer Patrick Stump can still belt and the lyrics are still long-winded.

Their first single of the album, “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘Em Up),” was enough to take me back to high school and remember why I loved this band. In particular, the power behind Stump’s vocals add to the quick rhythms of the verse’s thrumming guitar.

They’ve also kept up with their eclectic choices in guest artists that they had on previous albums. Courtney Love and Elton John both have tracks on the new

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Mosquito is an alluring yet delirious fusion of pop songs that explore various musical genres that range from neo-psychedelic postpunk to good old fashioned indie electro-pop music.

The album’s passionate foot stomping opener, “Sacrilege” is quite possibly the best new song I have heard all year.

The mesmerizing track is luminously constructed with solid drum and bass work accompanied

by Karen O’s radical vocals and a full gospel choir backing her soulful voice.

“Under the Earth,” the album’s fourth track, is a copacetic change of pace and brings the album to a down-tempo carnivorous feeling that sounds like an indie-electronic dance anthem.

With a number of amazing musicians like James Murphy of LCD Soundsytem and Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio helping out in the producer category, the Yeah’s music mirrors something that Iggy Pop was doing in the late 70s and into the early 80s.

provided by Foxes adds a sadness to the song that boosts the feel of the lyrics.

The split of Fall Out Boy may have ended the “scene kid” reign, but Save Rock and Roll shows that the band is back and they’re here to stay.

Director Joseph Kosinski delivers a raw sci-fi thriller with his new film “Oblivion.”

The movie surprised me with the quality of production that went into the storyline, special effects and overall content of the movie.

It reminded me of four other sci-fi films: “Tron: Legacy,” “Equilibrium,” “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome,” and “Independence Day.” “Tron: Legacy” was a no brainer, considering Kosinski directed both it and “Oblivion.”

It reminded me of “Tron: Legacy” because of the set design— both films had very contemporary and simplistic designs. The costumes reminded me of Christian Bale’s white suit in “Equilibrium.”

The location of the “bad guys” had the Mad Max feel. And the way the movie ended reminded me of “Independence Day” significantly.

The film follows Tom Cruise’s character Jack, a pilot/handyman that fixes drones. The drones protect giant machines that suck up oceans, convert the water into

fusion power, and leave the earth as a barren wasteland. By day, Jack fixes drones and fights off “scavs,” enemies of Jack and his employers.

By night, Jack enjoys the company of his wife Victoria (Andrea Riseborough) in their contemporary home above the clouds. Jack begins having flashbacks, even though his memory was supposedly erased, and begins to remember a woman he knows but has never met. When Jack discovers a beacon in the wasteland that the “scavs” sent out, he destroys it and later finds out the beacon brings a secret his superiors don’t want him to know. The secret ties together his daydreams, the “scavs” and their intentions, and the truth about the organization he works for.

Tom Cruise proves once again that the talent he brings to screen is undeniable. The vehicles he pilots and drives are things only one can dream of owning. The special effects of the crippled earth and destroyed moon are painfully beautiful. The storyline invites the audience into its mysterious plot, and keeps them engaged from beginning to end.

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Oh Yoshimi, you’ve done it again. Wayne Coyne and the embryonic members of The Flaming Lips have provided listeners with yet another psychedelic space-rock album.

The Terror, released April 16, is one more piece of the Norman, Oklahoma natives’ rocky road to music stardom. Plagued with various road blocks, such as addiction, spider bites and rotating band members, the Lips have somehow overcome all of these seemingly endless obstacles. With the release of their thirteenth studio album, Coyne and Co. have summed up their roller coaster career in one superb album.

The avant-garde electronic music the Lips have been producing for almost three decades has now surpassed everyone’s imagination each time they put out a new record. 2002’s release of Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots saw the Lips’ status soar as they topped festival bills like Bonnaroo

and Coachella. Coyne’s trademark, crowd-pleasing “bubble ball walk” through the audience has made the neo-experimental rockers a household name throughout the world.

The lyrically talented Coyne has given listeners another album full of eerie and synthesized sounds that mimic the popularity of The Soft Bulletin, Yoshimi, and Zaireeka.

The nine -track album flows from one song to the next like the grand score to a horror flick. It might freak some people out, but The Terror houses swirling fearful noises backed by a series of rigorously recorded instruments, giving it a truly epic musical experience.

The Terror is closely related to the psychedelic albums Pink Floyd once put out. Deep, mysterious voice-overs mimic early Dark Side recordings that only some can pick up on at the right time.

The album’s fourth track, “You Lust,” features indie electro-pop greats Phantogram, and clocks in at over thirteen minutes. The song bobs and weaves and takes you places as if you were stuck in a

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labyrinth with Jack Nicholson, a la “The Shining.”

The Terror itself is a fantastic listen. It reminded me of why I listen to music in the first place: exploration and finding out new things about what artists are doing today.

The Flaming Lips have never stopped evolving and continue to inspire many musicians. That’s something that can’t be said for most musicians today.

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Runners Wrap-up Softball

Metro softball took one of four games versus New Mexico Highlands University April 20-21 in Las Vegas, N.M. The Roadrunners jumped to an early 2-0 lead in game one before the Cowboys scored 10 unanswered runs in a 12-5 loss. Metro junior first baseman Stephanie Dunham and junior catcher Kelsey Tillery each collected two RBIs, as Tillery went 3-for-4. Junior pitcher Monique Hernandez took the loss, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits over 1.2 innings, dropping her record to 6-7.

Metro dropped game two, 9-8. The Runners scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning to take an 8-4 lead. The Cowboys answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth and three runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Junior center fielder Dani Sandel went 4-for-4 in the game with one RBI and one run scored.

Junior pitcher Alyssa Ramirez took the loss in 4.2 relief innings of senior starting pitcher Brittany Moss.

In game three, the Runners scored in the top of the first on a single by sophomore left fielder Mary Towner and again in the top of the fourth with an RBI single from Sandel. Metro carried its 2-0 advantage into the bottom of the sixth inning before N.M. claimed the lead with three runs. Hernandez took the loss, giving up three earned runs on 10 hits over six innings.

Metro claimed an 8-5 victory in the final game of the series.

Tillery, Brew, and Towner scored, giving the Runners a 3-0 lead by the top of the second inning.

The Cowboys tied the score in the bottom of the inning. Metro reclaimed the lead with two runs in the top of the third, when senior second baseman Annalyse Garcia added to the 5-3 lead with a single in the top of the fifth.

Brew capped the inning with a two-run homer to right field.

N.M. cut the lead to 8-5 with two runs in the bottom of the fifth, but Moss shut the door, pitching two shutout innings in the sixth and seventh earning her fourth win and the team’s 14th.

The Lady Roadrunners are 14-27 with four games remaining in the regular season.

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Runners split two against ThunderWolves Nick Ohlig nohlig@msudenver.edu At least Metro doesn’t have to play Colorado State UniversityPueblo any more in the regular baseball season.

Metro split a doubleheader April 21 against CSU-Pueblo at Auraria Field. In game one, sophomore starting pitcher Nick Hammett pitched seven innings and allowed only one run. Despite having two throwing errors, Hammett struck out eight ThunderWolves on 114 pitches. Coming into the game he had the second lowest earned

run average on the team: 3.71.

“I was just locating all of my pitches for strikes,” Hemmet said.

“I felt good in the bullpen. It felt good to translate what I did in the bullpen out on the mound. “ Along with the solid pitching, the hitting got the job done. In the bottom of the second inning, Metro sophomore centerfielder Mitch Gibbons hit his third triple of the season to score two runs. CSUPueblo responded by scoring two runs in the top of the third. In the bottom of the fourth sophomore first baseman/catcher Darryl Baca hit his first homerun of the season to give the Runners a 2-0 lead. The 2012 first team all Rocky Mountain

Athletic Conference player had 11 homeruns last year.

“I was really trying to do too much at the beginning of the season,” Baca said. “I kind of lost the swing a little bit, trying to make things happen.”

The Roadrunners 6-2 win ended not only their six-game losing streak but their six-game losing streak against ThunderWolves.

In the second game Metro got off to a 1-0 lead off a single by senior third baseman Jacob Nelson.

In the top of the second, CSUPueblo scored four runs, as Metro starting pitcher, sophomore Mike Thrill, struggled to find consistency. Thrill only lasted 3.1 innings,

Umpires give Metro baseball players a warning during the second game of a doubleheader against Colorado State UniversityPueblo April 21 at Auraria Field. Roadrunners’ pitcher Carlos Luzon, assistant coach Mark Martinez and head coach Jerrid Oates were all ejected from the game. Photo by Cos Lindstrom-Furutani • clindst1@msudenver.edu

allowing seven earned runs and walking three. In the top of the fourth, however, things got uneasy.

After Thrill was relieved, senior pitcher Carlos Luzon threw a pitch that was low and inside against CSU-Pueblo’s Evan Kenebrew and got ejected. Metro head coach Jerrid Oates came out to defend his reliever and got ejected along with assistant coach Mark Martinez.

The Metro bench was screaming in disbelief, and just when it seamed the game would get back to normal, senior leftfielder Alex Schrupp was ejected as well. The umpires didn’t give any warnings to both benches. A few innings later, Metro freshman outfielder Reilly Mau was hit by a pitch, the umpires gave warnings. That fourth inning also had CSUPueblo score four more runs, the ThunderWolves were up 8-1. The ThunderWolves would go on to win 11-2. Despite the game two ejections and defeat, Oates was very optimistic about the remaining eight games of the season.

“We just have to go out and compete, and win, and find a way to get into the tournament,” Oates said. “We’re in the driver’s seat we’re in total control of our postseason right now.”

Metro has two series remaining on their schedule: Adams State and New Mexico Highlands. The Runners are 14-22 overall ,10-17 in RMAC play.

T’Wolves sweep Roadrunners Zee Nwuke znwuke@msudenver.edu Metro baseball dropped a doubleheader to Colorado State University– Pueblo April 20 at Auraria Field.

The first game was a challenge for the Roadrunners, losing 10-1 to the ThunderWolves, led by pitcher Jeremiah Struble, who kept the Roadrunners scoreless through the first six innings.

“Their starting pitcher, Strubble, is really good. He spots up well,” Metro senior pitcher Justin Arceneaux said. “We knew from the beginning that it was going to be difficult to string hits together against him, so we just tried to put good AB’s together.”

Alex Schrupp crossed the plate in the seventh inning off a pinch-hit from Chris Spirek for the Roadrunners’ only run.

The Roadrunners played a stronger second game against the ThunderWolves, losing 8-5.

The Runners scored one run in the second but the ThunderWolves led 5-1 after the top of the third inning, off of Roadrunner errors.

“We just came out with more fire and energy the second game, and just started to see the ball better, and putting the bat to the ball,” sophomore pitcher Patrick Gojan said. “The hits started falling for us and runs started coming across.”

The Runners were down 6-3 going into the seventh inning, but the Wolves answered with two, making it 8-3. In the bottom of the inning, freshman infielder Andrew Paust had a pinch-hit home run, scoring two Runners, but ending the game with an 8-5 loss.

Metro junior second baseman/shortstop Zac Baldini rounds third base during a doubleheader against Colorado State University-Pueblo April 20 at Auraria Field.

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Tennis Wrap-up

Senior Alicia Holm. Photo courtetsy of Andy Sclicting, MSU Denver Athletic Department

Metro tennis wrapped up their season with the women earning third place and the men fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament April 20-21 in Grand Junction.

The No. 2 seeded women fell to Colorado Mesa University in the semifinals 5-3, but went on to beat Colorado State University-Pueblo 5-0 for the bronze.

Freshman Cara Cromwell and senior Alicia Holm won at No. 1 doubles 8-1.

Cromwell went on to win in No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-3, for her thirteenth victory at No. 1 singles, moving her into second place all time in Roadrunner history. Head coach Beck Meares holds the number ones spot with 14 wins as a freshman. Cromwell was

named RMAC Freshman Player of the Year, and Meares Coach of the Year.

The No. 4 seeded men beat No. 5 seeded CSU-Pueblo 5-2 in the tournament quarterfinals then fell to No. 1 Western New Mexico 5-2 in the semifinals. The men then lost 5-1 to Montana State-Billings to take fourth in the RMAC. The women were 14-14, while the men ended their season 12-16.

The women will graduate five of their six players, while the men will graduate three of their seven man squad.

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Track and Field Wrap-up

Redshirt freshman Breanna Hemming. Photo courtesy of Rachel Fuenzalida

Runners from the Metro track and field teams set new school records and posted qualifying times for nationals April 18 at the SAC Relays and April 20 at the Beach Invitational in California.

Sophomore runner Kirk Harvey qualified in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a new school record of 9:01.50. Senior Eiger Erickson also qualified in the steeplechase with a 9:09.22. Sophomores Nick Kadlec, who ran the 10K in 30:16.15, and Michael Warburton, with a 1:52.37 in the 800-meter, rounded out the national qualifier list for the men.

Redshirt freshman Breanna Hemming

also set a school record, running 4:26.55 in the 1,500-meter. Hemming also broke the record with a 2:11.69 in the 800-meter, qualifying for nationals in both events.

Freshman Janelle Lincks ran a 16:55.55 5K for ninth out of 35 runners, giving her a provisional qualifying time.

The Roadrunners will compete in a pre-conference meet at Colorado School of Mines April 27.

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Taurus

Capricorn

April 20 -May 20

August 23 -September 22

If you think you’re overwhelmed now, just wait — fi nals week is coming.

If you read your horoscope off of a whiskey-soaked napkin, you probably shouldn’t trust the stars this week.

When you’re feeling uncomfortable with a situation, it’s probably not OK to yell, “beam me up, Scotty” as a means to get out of it.

Aquarius

Difficulty: EASY

Virgo

December 22 -January 19

Gemini

January 20 -February 18

May 21 -June 20

You will walk through a door, and an abnormal number of white doves will be released behind you.

You will feel like a complete badass, even if you are just entering Wal-Mart.

As a Wal-Mart employee, you will have to clean up a lot of dove shit in the next week. You can thank those of the Aquarius sign.

Pisces

Cancer

February 19 -March 20 Blackbirds don’t sing in the dead of night.

They’re asleep, like most animals.

June 21 -July 22 You will fi nd a mysterious treasure map that ends in an “X.” It will lead to nothing but a pile of pinecones and dog poop.

Leo

Aries

July 23 -August 22

March 21 -April 19

If you decide to go swimming with dolphins this week, you will realize that you are not Elijah Wood and not all dolphins are like Flipper and won’t save you from a shark attack.

If you decide to get into the new TV show “Defiance” and buy the counterpart video game, you may have more time for real life.

Libra

September 23 -October 22 If you’re feeling stressed out, maybe you shouldn’t wait til the day before to get all your homework and assignments done. Just a thought.

Scorpio

October 23 -November 21 Holy crap, summer is almost here and there’s still snow on the ground. Yup — you live in Colorado and the universe doesn’t care.

Sagittarius

November 22 -December 21 Go outside and look at the stars. Maybe they’ll speak to you.

Difficulty: HARD

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