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CollegePass still working out bugs Collene Lewis clewis66@msudenver.com A word of caution to student commuters: the CollegePass comes loaded with mismatched deadlines and incompatible card readers.

From Jan. 7 to 26, students can pick up their CollegePass, free after student fees, in the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge. After this January deadline, students can pick up their passes at the Tivoli Commuter Resource Center. The CollegePass replaces the decal students have used to access the light rail and bus systems There are several issues linked with the CollegePass, though, as the Tivoli Commuter Resource Center has pushed the deadline for fall decals into February, but RTD drivers will only accept decals through January 31. In addition, some RTD card readers are not recognizing the CollegePass as valid.

Anayely Morado, a Commuter Resource Center employee, said several students have approached her with CollegePass complaints.

Morado said the passes are ready to use when students receive them, but many have told Morado that their pass reads invalid when they scan it on the card reader.

“It’s not the cards. It’s the (card) readers,” Morado said. “On the back of the ID it gives you the RTD number, and you can call them.”

That’s not the only complication. After waiting in line to get a CollegePass, students are receiving green slips of paper, indicating they need to update their card because their picture is outdated.

It goes so far that bus/ light rail drivers will confiscate passes if the student doesn’t look enough like the picture.

Students may be better off skipping the lines and updating their Rowdy Card and a new picture first. Students can bring in their old ID to the Commuter Resource Center and receive a new ID at half price.

In hope of establishing a grace period while card readers are being fi xed, the deadline for decals has been moved from the end of Janu-

ary to Feb. 9. Alex Lopez, another Commuter Resource Center employee, said students would not be penalized if their card remains invalid, but he also recommends that students call RTD via the number on the back of the CollegePass.

“It shouldn’t eat into their warnings [for not tapping their CollegePass card] because this is a trial period,” Lopez said. “It’s not the students’ fault it’s not working.”

These complaints have not gone unheard by RTD, and they are attempting to remedy the problem. Scott Reed, the Denver RTD assistant general manager, said the newly installed card readers that have hiccups are being closely monitored and fi xed as issues arise. “[RTD] Employee ambassadors have been out at our light rail platforms during rush hours for the past several weeks to assist people,” Reed said.

Though no set date was given as to when the card readers will be fi xed, Reed emphasized that drivers will only be accepting decals through Jan. 31.

These differing deadlines could

cause problems, as students can have their card suspended and accrue fines if their pass is invalid and they are unable to pay their fare. These penalties add up to the confiscation of a CollegePass after four offenses, according to RTD’s CollegePass frequently asked questions.

Got Questions?

The CollegePass number found on the back of the card is a dedicated CollegePass number, so there is no waiting while operators answer general or transport-related questions.

If there is any problem with the card or if it is lost or stolen, call (303) 299-CARD (2273)

The Student Voice: The new CollegePass

Do MSU Denver students prefer the pass or the sticker?

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“I prefer the stickers because it kind of sucks having to carry around two cards instead of just one. I know where it is.

“It’s more convenient just to hop on the train, like you could do before.

How they do it now isn’t really convenient for any of us- or even them.”

“I like the stickers just because personal tracking concerns.

But it’s not that big of a deal. This works just as well.”

>John Andrade, MSU Denver freshman

>Danielle Malinowski, MSU Denver junior

>Zach Burck, MSU Denver junior

“I think it’s pretty cool.

It’s a lot of work implementing it, but I think it’s gonna work for the better. I like that it’s a smart card.

It’s more complicated but it works better than the sticker.”

>Michelle Donovan, MSU Denver senior

“[I prefer] the card.

It’s pretty easy. You flash it up. It’s pretty quick and that’s cool.”

>Terrill Wallace, MSU Denver freshman

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Complex cleanup costs $1.2 million Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver’s new athletic complex will be costing a little bit more than previously expected.

Due to soil degradation at the site that will house the new complex, an extra $1.2 million on top of the already $10-12 million project will be used to fix the contaminated soil before construction ensues, according to Sean Nesbitt, director of Facilities Planning & Space Management.

When the Auraria Higher Education Center purchased the property from Quadrant Properties, previously owned by Chevron and Unico, a hazardous material called toluene was leeching into the soil and down into the valve water for the past 25 years. Along with that, the previous structures that were removed from the site had asbestos-containing materials that also leaked into the soil.

“It shouldn’t be assumed that the entire site is contaminated,” Nesbitt said. “It just appears to be in pockets of where older facilities may have been located or contaminants may have leaked.”

Deep dynamic compaction will be the primary process for the cleanup. Because the current soil is also not dense enough to build on top of, 3 to 5 feet of clean “fill” will be placed on top of the old compacted soil, which will be more stable to build on.

“So digging down into that and removing all the soil that had that

contamination, the standard is that you would have to go to native soil and bring in all new fill,” Nesbitt said. “The process we’re looking at, you do not have to remove the soil or take it off site—you’re basically just containing it and keeping it in place. It’s more affordable than trucking it all off.”

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will be working with Nesbitt’s team throughout construction.

No student fees will be used in the building of the new athletic complex but rather by MSU Denver and possible grants, sponsors, and future corporate partnerships that will get naming rights to the property.

The complex will house eight tennis courts, a baseball and softball field, a soccer field, and a locker training facility. Depending on funding available at the time of construction, the complex will be built in phases. The tennis courts will be first.

The Hospitality Learning Center has money left over from it’s budget to replace the tennis courts they razed, according to Joan McDermott, athletic director at MSU Denver.

“The plan is that the tennis courts will be up and running by fall ’13,” McDermott said. “Because the plan is that these fields will be synthetic turf and lighted in the tennis courts, they’ll be used nonstop by the whole campus community as well as the neighborhood.

“This will continue the physical transformation underway on our campus and is the type of facility that our students and student athletes deserve.”

—Dr. Stephen Jordan

We love where we are [now], but the one downfall is the natural grass.”

The new field will host varsity athletics, intramural sports, club sports, academic programs, and activities for the surrounding community’s youth. McDermott is currently working with Denver Parks and Recreation to make this happen.

The 13-acre complex, which will be breaking ground this February will be located at the corner of Old Colfax and 5th Street.

Nesbitt said that it will hopefully be completed in 3 to 5 years.

President Stephen Jordan officially announced plans for the new state-of-the-art complex back in November.

“This will continue the physical transformation underway on our campus and is the kind of facility that our students and studentathletes deserve,” he said.

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Biofuel may not be good alternative Maureen Bayne mbayne@msudenver.edu Recent data is showing that biofuels come with drawbacks.

A study conducted by the National Non-Food Crops Center in 2012 found the potential of biofuels is diminished because they could be emitting more greenhouse gasses than scientists originally thought.

The study found that greenhouse gas savings, especially carbon dioxide, could range from positive 76 percent to negative 109 percent.

“Biofuels, in and of themselves, are carbon based, so burning biofuels doesn’t help us get away

from putting carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere,” said Davinroy, professor of geography at MSU Denver.

There are more ethical dilemmas concerning this alternative according to some MSU Denver students like senior Victoria Ives, a resource management major.

“The problem with biofuels is that really the only biofuel that has a high energy output is algae, and algae is actually water pollution,” Ives said. “To grow corn, you have to do monoculturing, which ruins agriculture and raises food prices.

Is it really ethical to be using corn to power our cars, when people are starving?”

According to the MIT Technology Review, government subsidies of biofuel crops has increased production fourfold, leading some experts to correlate rising food costs with this transformation of our agricultural landscape.

“The only reason people like corn is because it’s being subsidized,” said Mitchel Jouse, president of the MSU Denver Geoscience Association. “People are getting money for it.”

However, due to recent bad weather, increasing oil prices and increasing demand, farmers are raising their prices.

A bushel of corn in 2009 cost $3.61. For 2012, the MIT Technol-

ogy Review puts it as high as $8.

There is also concern in the amount of energy it takes to produce these crops. A scientific study conducted at the University of Minnesota said that the overall carbon emissions of the equipment used to grow, transport and process the corn, add pollution to the atmosphere.

The study shows the corn will also be in “competition with food production.” This means agricultural areas that are needed for food are being used for fuel production.

More problems arise when scientists have to consider temperature as an influence “Biodiesel is very feasible for

those in warmer climates,” Jouse said. It’s really bad when it gets cold. It gels up.”

Even with the long list of cons for biofuels, a large number of scientists are in support of their use, according to a pledge signed by more than a hundred of them on biodieselsustainability.com.

“Eventually, we won’t have access to fossil fuels, and so biofuels are a key part of maintaining the kind of infrastructure we have today,” said Dr. Davinroy. “They are a critical part of the future.”

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Auraria schools feel the need to feed Reeanna Lynn Hernandez rherna60@msudenver.edu Auraria Campus is hosting a month-long competition to help fight hunger.

Feed the Need: Combating Hunger on Auraria Campus is an event that is meant to allow students to make a difference in the community and inform them of the serious issue of hunger that many in the campus population are faced with every day.

The event challenges any group on campus that would like to participate to register themselves with Feed the Need and work together to gather food items from Jan. 28 through Feb. 28. These groups can consist of academic groups, clubs or even a group of friends who would like to participate and collect non-perishable food items to be donated. The food items will then be distributed to food pantries on campus to help students in need.

Braelin Pantel, associate dean for student engagement and wellness, encourages students to realize the importance of having an event like Feed the Need.

“It is a unique concept to encourage donations but do so with friendly competition,” Pantel

said. “It is meant to bring students together. Our food bank helps so many students who are struggling to get through their week with school and homework and not be worried about being hungry.”

Michael Curry, a UCD sophomore, appreciates the convenience Feed the Need offers for students.

“I think it’s great,” Curry said.

“It’s nice to feel like you can get involved and help our student community, especially when it is so easy to participate.”

MSU Denver junior Jessica Barnes was glad to know of a way to help students.

“I think it’s a very good idea that this is on campus,” Barnes said. “You see a lot of people in need here. You wish you could help them, but you don’t always know how. This is a great way to do that.”

The group that gathers the greatest amount of food will be awarded a special food collection trophy to celebrate and commemorate their dedication to the community.

Along with the food drive, Feed the Need will also be holding different events and classes on campus geared toward raising awareness of the issue of hunger.

These include Feed the Need’s Hunger Banquet, which is held to

educate students on hunger and poverty.

Classes outlining resources for combatting hunger and cooking on the cheap will be offered, as well as a screening of a film on hunger in America.

To register your group for the food drive or to sign up for one of the events, you can visit www. feedtheneedauraria.org.

Feed the Need activities The Hunger Banquet—Jan. 28 5 p.m. Tivoli 440 Resources for Combatting Hunger—Feb. 6 11 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Tivoli 320 B Creative Cooking on the Cheap—Feb. 13 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tivoli 440 Screening of “Hunger in America”—Feb. 19 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tivoli 320 A

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Professor’s experiences drive class

Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu While most professors are qualified to teach in their fields, some are uniquely qualified. According to his students, political science professor Dr. Michael McNeal falls into the latter category.

McNeal, a political science professor, will be teaching American Foreign and Military Policy this semester in the South classroom building.

McNeal’s experience came in the form of a stint in the Navy as well as political science studies in Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union.

“I joined the Navy after high school to get out of Dodge,” McNeal said. “Everyone that I went to school with was being tracked toward college. I was just tired of it.”

McNeal said that the Navy recruiter had a map of the world behind his desk with pins showing where the recruiter had been. That map made the decision easy.

“The Air Force guy was talking about North Dakota or Texas,” McNeal said. “So I joined the Navy and that proved effective in getting me out of the country and around the world.”

He spent the latter part of the

1980s shuttling between Bahrain and Dubai before being assigned to a non-combat destroyer-tender with a nuclear repair facility on board for eight months during the Gulf War. McNeal refers to his interest in political science as inadvertent.

After gaining an undergraduate degree in liberal arts upon leaving the Navy, he started a new degree in political science.

“I started with ten weeks in the Soviet Union just as it was falling,” he said.

He visited eight former Soviet republics during the summer of 1992 before going to study in Budapest, Hungary. He went home to study for a year and then went back to Europe, this time to the former Yugoslavia. His “inadvertent” study in political theory became a doctorate in international studies.

As a professor at MSU Denver, McNeal has become a well-respected instructor whose classes have the reputation of being challenging but rewarding.

Senior Mitch Lantz said that McNeal’s experience overseas made the class seem more relevant.

“His experience relates to so many politacal topics,” Lantz said.

“I had never heard stories about the fall of the Soviet Union before.”

Senior Zach Fedor said that he

recommends this class to anyone taking political science courses.

“I feel that you learn more when you are pushed mentally,” he said. “Professor McNeal encourages you to go beyond your comfort zone.”

Fedor said that it was McNeal’s experiences that increased his credibility as a professor.

“He could tell us what his preconceptions about the places he visited were,” Fedor said. “And he could tell us how those preconceptions changed.”

Pete Theodratos graduated in December with a degree in history and a minor in political science. He took four of McNeal’s classes over the course of his college career, starting with political theory.

“I never learned as much in any

other class as an undergrad,” Theodratos said. “The professor’s classes are very challenging, intellectually, and you do a lot of work, but none of it is busy work.”

McNeal does have his detractors. A quick look at the website Rate My Professor shows a few students who would rather not have taken his classes. But the ratio of two complaints out of eleven mirrors McNeal’s popularity on campus.

“He’s relatable,” Fedor said.

“His courses are difficult, but he has a little fun in class. He has some great sarcastic comments.”

McNeal’s students are fiercely loyal. When a serious complaint was publically levied against him by a disgruntled student last semester—an offense from which

McNeal has been cleared—his students came forward to protest the accusations.

“He has an outside perspective that brings a lot to the course,” Theodratos said. “He has a very thorough, very strong base in what you’re learning.”

Fedor agrees.

“I think his status as a veteran is a plus,” Fedor said. “He was a balanced, unbiased professor.”

The class, PSC 3310 in the catalog, will be offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. If the opinions of many of McNeal’s former students are any indication, it will be a class worth taking.

“If you walk away from one of his classes without learning something, it’s your own fault,”

Student finance team competes in challenge

On your mark, get set…analyze!

A group of business and financial students from MSU Denver will compete with similar groups from other Colorado universities in the Colorado chapter of Chartered Financial Analyst’s annual research challenge.

Students involved in this research have been conducting an investment analysis of the Ball Corporation in Broomfield. They will present their research to a panel of investment experts in Denver. Winners of the challenge will proceed to a regional competition in Toronto, Canada in March. Winners of the regional competition will go to the global competition in London in April.

The group from MSU Denver will be competing against groups from University of Denver, the University of Colorado-Boulder, University of Northern Colorado and Colorado State University. Each group also includes an academic advisor and a mentor from CFA Colorado.

MSU Denver students participating in the challenge are Scott Dorr, Marcello Alaniz, Adam Peters, Hiro Nakakura and Valeriy Glushenkov. They are led by finance professor Adrian Shopp and mentored by Bryce Coward of the CFA. Final presentations for the challenge will be made at an event at the University Club January 23 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a free event and the public is welcome to attend.

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Looking out for the Avs post-lockout Nick Ohlig nohlig@msudenver.edu Colorado Avalanche fans can finally rejoice— the National Hockey League is back. Avs fans have one message to Gabriel Landeskog: it is your turn to be a captain.

After a half season lockout, the NHL finally got their situation fi xed. Now, mourning Broncos fans can finally watch some hockey. I cannot wait to watch one of the youngest teams in the league play their 48 game schedule.

When the puck drops against the Minnesota Wild Jan. 19, one of the things I am intrigued about is how the new captain, Landeskog, will play. At the age of 20, he will be looked at for leadership on a team that is in prime condition to make it back into the playoffs.

Last season, the Avs could have made it to the tournament but faded down the stretch.

As frustrating as that was, I think it was a good thing for the Avs to miss the playoffs. I hope they learned their lesson about beating opponents they should beat (does the Columbus Bluejackets ring any bells?). Last year, Landeskog showed he had poten-

tial to be another great Colorado Avalanche forward. Let’s hope he realizes his potential and takes the next step forward.

Another potential star could be Matt Duchene. I really like what he could become, but he has to stay healthy. One of the reasons the Avs were so inconsistent was because Duchene got injured and there really wasn’t a true scoring threat.

That resulted in more pressure on the defense and on the goaltender.

Speaking of defense, I have one concern with Erik Johnson.

Are you going to finally live up to your No. 1 overall pick status? Are you finally going to validate the trade that sent you from St. Louis?

Johnson has a ton of potential. I like his aggressive game. He can become a solid defensemen and an anchor for the Avs, but he has to stop making so many dumb penalties. If he can figure out how to play the game right he should help the Avs get back into the playoffs.

If he makes more knuckle-headed plays, than the Avs will struggle this season.

The offense has a star in Landeskog, while the defense has a potential star in Johnson. Meanwhile, the goaltender situation is a little less star-studded. Semyon Varlamov has been a frustrating player to watch since he became an Avalanche player. He showed he could play for the Washington Capitals in the 2008-09 postseason.

The Avs management is high

on him, as well they should be, because Varlamov can play, but he struggled last year. In fact, some might argue Jean-Sebasten Giguere was a better goaltender down the stretch. I still think Varlamov can be a top-10 goalie, but he has to learn how to handle a rebounded puck better.

Finally, if the Avs are serious about being a complete team, they must re-sign another underrated player in Ryan O’ Reilly. O’ Reilly is one of those players that can complement Landeskog or Duchene. He might not be a star player on this young roster but whenever Duchene or Landeskog have off nights, he could help the Avs win.

This season, the 48-game schedule will only feature teams from the Western Conference, so the Avs will have to deal with the Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks. Plus, the Northwest Division is going to be tough with the Vancouver Canucks and their Western Conference best of 51 wins last year.

But I do think the Avs can make it to the playoffs this year.

The West isn’t that tough and this team has a good mix of youth and experience. But, the Avs’ new captain must perform at a better level if the Avs want to play postseason hockey.

Reeanna Lynn Hernandez Rherna60@msudenver.edu “Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it.

Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.” ~Goethe It is a new year for 2013. A new semester. A new season. A new beginning. The spring is coming.

The trees will soon be blossoming.

Life will begin again. And, finally, this year has the potential to be all you want to be.

These notions are a seemingly redundant theme for the

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Colorado Avalanche January Schedule 1.19 Avalanche vs. Wild 7 p.m.

1.22 King’s vs. Avalanche 7 p.m.

1.24 Blue Jackets vs. Avalanche 7 p.m.

1.26 Avalanche vs. Sharks 2 p.m.

1.28 Avalanche vs. Oilers 7:30 p.m.

1.30 Avalanche vs. Canucks 8 p.m.

1.31 Avalanche vs. Flames 7 p.m.

Clichés and all the intrigue of an amazing new year cold and dreary season of January.

They offer a glimpse of warmth and hopefulness into a seemingly touchable view of all that life could be. Clichés may be redundant, but sometimes we take them for granted. We forget to realize that, as college students, clichés may be exactly what we need.

The life of a college student is no easy task. It is a life of pressure to balance classes, jobs, pursuing careers, meeting deadlines, being with family, friends and romantic interests. At the end of the day, we consider ourselves lucky if we find three minutes to grab a latte, sit down and breathe. Yes, stress in life is inevitable, but that is all the intrigue of it.

Clichés, especially ones regarding the New Year, hold many truths. They can inspire us to stay determined, and to keep our passions focused and within

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our reach. They can enlighten us, provoke us and cause us to be bold in life.

Maybe last year, for you, was a year of pure bliss and you feel that you need no new sense of hope and enlightenment for the New Year. If that is you, I would say that it must be just so wonderful to feel that way. Also, really? How does that even happen? But if you are among the rest of us, you may look back at 2012 and see a year of obstacles, accomplishments, tragic endings, beautiful beginnings, laughter, tears.

Yet, through it all, you may have found a stronger sense of self and hopefulness of a new beginning.

As a student with the same perseverance and dedication to my passions and dreams as many of you, I strive to inspire making these clichés a reality. (The

prospect of a new year can mean something to you, if you make it.)

After all, as we have been told, life truly is what you make it.

This spring semester, if you know what you want, pursue it. If you know who you want to be, be it. You have the ability to shape your life, whether it is with your college classes, professional career, romantic relationships or even your view of yourself and who you want to be.

As college students, for us happiness is a state of mind, and accomplishment is an achievable feeling. Passion is a desirable trait.

A life of personal fulfi llment is all within our reach. This is life, live it. No one said it would be easy, but it will be worth the pursuit.

Cliché as that may be. Have an amazing 2013.

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National Blood Donor Month saves lives Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu Bonfi ls wants your blood.

During the winter, the number of blood donations drops by about 20 percent, according to the Bonfi ls Blood Center. “[The drop in donations has] just historically been that way due to either the weather or if the road conditions are poor,” said Bonfi ls representative Dianna Hemphill.

“In the cold weather, people may be less likely to leave their homes.

Also, the cold and flu season may inhibit people from donating because they may be sick.”

To combat this, Bonfi ls is encouraging people to donate blood, platelets or plasma to commemorate National Blood Donor Month and help those in need.

“National Blood Donor Month is a time when we recognize blood donors,” Hemphill said. “It’s also a time that can help maybe encourage people to come in and donate.”

According to the Bonfi ls website, only four percent of eligible Coloradans are current donors.

Bonfi ls aims to change that.

“We really need to do more outreach in the community to make sure people are aware that they have the ability to come in and donate and that we are in need of blood product,” Hemphill said.

“Blood donation is important yearround because it’s the blood on the shelf that helps people when they’re in need.”

Bonfi ls has seven community locations — six of which are in the Denver Metro area — and holds up to 10 mobile blood drives daily across the state.

“Unfortunately people get cancer every day and they go through cancer therapies every day,” Hemphill said. “They’re in need of white blood cells or different products like platelets. There are accidents that happen every day where people are in need of blood products, so blood donation is something we try to keep on the minds of the Colorado community year round.”

This year marks Bonfi ls’ 70th year as part of the Colorado nonprofit community. To Bonfi ls, this anniversary marks another year of hard work and continuous efforts.

Bonfi ls must collect more than 3,000 donations per week to meet the needs of almost 200 healthcare facilities and to be prepared for unexpected emergencies.

“We want to continue to be the

go-to non-profit for healthcare organizations in Colorado when they think of blood products,” Hemphill said. “We strive to continue to stay a trusted community resource. I would hope that what we mean to people is that they think of us as an outlet for a community service as well as a resource in their time of need. ” Though all blood donations are appreciated, Jessica Maitland, vice president of marketing and community development for Bonfi ls, said O negative blood is most needed.

“O negative is the universal blood type, meaning it can be used for patients with any blood type in emergency situations and is more frequently utilized,” Maitland said.

Aside from blood donation, Bonfi ls also works with the national “Be The Match” registry for bone marrow and stem cell donors with their Colorado Marrow Donor program.

There are certain requirements and restrictions to donating blood, but according to Bonfi ls, it is a safe, easy and free way to help save lives.

“When you decide that you want to give blood, there is a series of questions that you are asked and you are also given a mini health physical just to make sure that you are feeling well and that you’re healthy,” Hemphill said. “After that, you go and you do the actual blood donation and that takes

anywhere from five to ten minutes, and after that you get to go enjoy some juice and cookies, and that takes probably about an hour.”

On Jan. 21, Bonfi ls will be hosting its 10th annual community partner appreciation reception at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

“This event is a time for us to recognize hundreds of blood, marrow/stem cell donors, financial contributors, blood drive host organizations, volunteers and community partners who have helped our organization grow and thrive for the last 70 years,” said Maitland. “As we celebrate our 70th anniversary, we want our supporters to know how much they’re appreciated.”

According to their website, in 2012 Bonfi ls partnered with almost 900 businesses and organizations to put on more than 2,300 blood drives. In addition to providing the state with the majority of its blood supply, Bonfi ls is one of eight community blood centers nationally who contracts with the U.S. military to supply blood when needed.

“Blood donation is a safe and easy way to give back to your community,” Hemphill said. “If you’re looking for a way to get involved, it’s a really easy first step.”

Additional reporting by Kailyn Lamb and Brent Zeimen.

One of Bonfils’ mobile donation centers took blood donations from 9:30 to 3:30 Jan. 15 at the corner of 16th Street and Curtis Street. Photo by Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

Requirements and restrictions for donating blood • Donors must be at least 18 years of age, or may be 16 or 17 years of age with parent consent.

• Donors must weigh at least 115 pounds for full blood donation and must weigh at least 110 pounds for plasma or platelet donations.

• Donors must not have made a donation within the past 56 days for full blood donation.

Donors must be in good physical health with no history of HIV/ AIDS. • Donors who weigh over 350 pounds must make an appointment to donate at the Lowry or Boulder donation locations • For their own safety, donors who are currently using crutches or other ambulatory aids may not donate until they no longer need those aids.

• Female donors who are breastfeeding are eligible to donate.

• Donors who are not feeling well, such as having a cold or other illness, should not donate.

• Donors who have or have had a history of cancer (excepting those who have or have had leukemia or lymphoma) may still be eligible to donate blood. Cancer will be assessed at time of donation.

• Donors who have type I or II diabetes are eligible to donate, excepting those who have used bovine insulin manufactured in the United Kingdom.

• Donors with high blood pressure are eligible to donate as long as their blood pressure falls within an acceptable range when tested before donating.

• Donors who are pregnant are not eligible.

• Donors who have experienced malaria are eligible if they have been symptom free for three years or more.

• Donors who have had blood or blood product transfusions are eligible if it has been at least one year since the transfusion took place.

• Donors who have gotten a tattoo or piercing in the last year are ineligible.

• For a full list of eligibility and exemptions, visit http://bonfils.org/ default/index.cfm/donate-blood/eligibility/

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January 17, 2013

Family game night just got more interesting

By Brent Zeimen bzeimen@msudenver.edu Some staples of many family gatherings, both around the holidays and not, are the humble board game and card game.

Most people play board games growing up — whether they’re good games or not, is the question.

Often, kids play the simple games: Candy Land, Sorry, Trouble, Monopoly, and Checkers. As video games and other forms of entertainment became popular, board games fell by the wayside — until now.

Now, more and more board game developers are finding audiences and funding through crowdfunding options, like Kickstarter.

One such adult game is Cards Against Humanity.

Cards Against Humanity is a word association or fi ll in the blank game, much like Apples to Apples. The cards come in two varieties, Black Cards, which display a phrase with a blank or a question, and White Cards, which have a word or phrase on them that is meant to fi ll the blank or answer the question on the black cards. Each round, a player is appointed the judge, or “Card Czar.”

This player pulls a random Black Card from the stack and reads it aloud, blanks and all.

The other players play White Cards from their hands face down to be judged. The Card Czar then reads each entry aloud

and picks the “best” entry, whether it’s the most fitting, the most disturbing, or even the funniest.

The player who played that white card then picks up the black card.

Whoever reaches a pre-determined number of Black Cards wins the game.

What makes this game unique is what is written on the cards.

Many examples couldn’t even be printed here. Each card has the opportunity to be extremely offensive, vulgar, or downright awful, depending on what other cards may be with it. White cards range from celebrities like Oprah to simple phrases, like “Bees?” to horrible mental images, like “Clearing a bloody path through Walmart with a scimitar.” Similarly, the Black Cards can be simple, like “What’s the crustiest?” Others can be more intricate, like “In an attempt to reach a wider audience, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has opened an interactive exhibit on _____.” The games can get pretty offensive and dark fairly quickly.

Adult-oriented games like Cards Against Humanity aren’t the only games finding a foothold nowadays. Games that have been popular for some time in other countries are now finding their way into the United States and finding players here. Many of the games are harder to under-

stand, but are also more interesting and better suited for adults, like Settlers of Catan Settlers of Catan is a board game that can be made unique each time it is played because of the board. The board is made of 19 separate hexagonal pieces, each with a numbered token on it. The numbered tokens range from 2 to 12, skipping the number 7. Each hexagon represents one type of land, forest, pasture, farmland, ore field, or clay deposit. These hexagons and number tokens can be placed on the board in random order, or in a pre-determined pattern.

Each player has a starting settlement, with the goal of getting 10 Victory Points by building settlements, roads, and towns. On their turn, a player rolls the dice, which distributes resources among

the players based on the board layout. The player then has the option to build something, like a road or settlement, and to trade resources they have for anything they want, amongst the other players or to the resource bank.

The game keeps a good balance of order in player turns, but players who aren’t currently in charge of the dice still have actions they can make, be it offering resources to the dice-holding player for trade or picking up their own resources if they have a settlement bordering a hexagon that had its number rolled. This keeps players engaged in the game and the random board keeps the game fresh.

There are countless other games that have come into their own recently, from deck building games like Ascension, Eminent Domain, or Thunderstone to board

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games like Last Night on Earth to interesting card games like Fluxx.

If board games haven’t seemed very interesting in the past, taking another look is probably a good idea.

Cards Against Humanity is $25 for the main box on Amazon. com, and each expansion is $10.

A free print-your-own version of the game, including blank cards is available at the game’s official website.

Settlers of Catan can be found on Amazon.com and in most stores where board games are sold for around $35-$40. A digital edition of Settlers of Catan is also available for iPad for $5, though I would recommend the physical version.

Under the radar: A look at the best unknown games of 2012

By Brent Zeimen bzeimen@msudenver.edu

Spaceteam: iPhone, iPad, free This game is a play on the techno-jargon heard in science fiction.

Each player is presented with a control panel. Several controls are on each player’s panel. Each player also gets sets of instructions, but some of those instructions are on their control panel and some are on the other players’ panels. The result is a group of people shouting technobabble at each other in order to progress to later sectors.

Fez: Xbox Live Arcade, other platforms comThe Message: browser, ing in 2013 $10 free http://ludonaut. de/the-message

This platformer was released on the Xbox Live Arcade over the summer. The key to understanding what this game really is about is to know that everything means something. Every little symbol on the walls and every diagram means something. It’s a collect-a-thon adventure, a cross between Mario Bros. and Banjo Kazooie, but the game subverts expectations to such a degree that it also feels like a Myst game.

The Message comes from Fuck This Jam, a game jam based around creating a game in a hated genre.

The Message is an interactive fiction, a choose-your-own-adventure style story with a good sense of humor. It only takes a few minutes to play through.

FTL: Faster than Light: Windows, Mac via Steam This game is a fantastic roguelike. The game features repetition and randomly generated areas and interactions. The soundtrack is great and the game itself is a good short form experience.

Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP: Android, iPhone, iPad, PC, Mac This adventure game originally was released on iOS and encouraged the use of Twitter by allowing quotes to be sent to Twitter at any time. The writing and soundtrack in this game are both great. Now the game is also available on Steam for Mac and PC, and works well with a mouse or a trackpad.

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Rants+Raves At the movies — Best of Winter Break

Django Unchained

Les Misérables

The Hobbit

Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu

Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu

“Django Unchained” is without a doubt another Quentin Tarantino masterpiece for the movie vault.

For those who like the grit and violence of westerns but can’t stand the cliché cattle wrangling, two-man showdowns, and girls tied to railroad tracks, “Django Unchained” is perfect, and is far from the ordinary spaghetti western.

Tarantino’s works are never really historically accurate, but after “Inglourious Basterds” and now “Django Unchained,” it is clear that Tarantino is not afraid to show the gruesome and darker sides of history — while throwing in a lot of theatrics, humor, and farfetched scenarios to make it more appealing and less like a National Geographic documentary. While “Inglourious Basterds” was much more fictional, “Django Unchained” incorporates a lot of brutal truth and historical accuracy to fi lms about American slavery.

The fi lm centers on issues of slavery in the pre-Civil War American South. Django (Jamie Foxx) becomes a freed slave and teams up with bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) to find his wife, who is the property of plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Oh, and let’s not forget Tarantino’s cameo as an Australian slave trader.

This movie incorporates every Tarantino essential seen in many of his fi lms. Blood, clever dialogue, violence, ideal music, a cameo, feet and more blood — “Django Unchained” has it all.

Although it didn’t win best picture at the Golden Globes, the gritty western did earn Best Screenplay (Tarantino) and Best Supporting Actor (Waltz). DiCaprio was also in the running for Best Supporting Actor with his role as Candie, the bad guy of the movie.

If it were possible, nearly every member of the cast should receive an award, especially Samuel L. Jackson who plays the role of Stephen, a house slave with a funky Uncle Tom vibe that could possibly be Tarantino’s most complicated and overlooked character. Altogether, the fi lm deals with heavy issues and complex characters due to the way America still feels towards slavery, but don’t count on those feelings stopping Tarantino from being as bold and fearless as ever in making a movie.

Regardless of Hollywood or critic approval and recognition of the fi lm, it is a must see for Tarantino fans and anyone looking for a unique and extreme take on slavery and westerns.

I’ve never been so happy to be so sad.

Based on the 1862 novel by Victor Hugo, the blockbuster musical “Les Misérables” (French for “The Miserable”) is very aptly named — it’s nearly a three-hour sob-fest.

The story spans 18 years of the life of Jean Valjean, played by seasoned songand-dance man Hugh Jackman. The movie opens with his release from a French prison after serving 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread.

Valjean breaks parole and reinvents himself into a successful, upstanding citizen, but is pursued his entire life by police officer Javert, who is played by a surprisingly riveting Russell Crowe.

In the fi lm, set during the French Revolution, Valjean and Javert clash amidst various settings of unrest and uprising throughout France. Beyond the rebellion, the supporting cast struggles to survive amidst extreme poverty and battles with the decision between love and duty to the revolution.

“Les Misérables” is an operetta — most of the dialogue is sung, along with the large musical numbers.

Vocally, the cast is stellar.

Anne Hathaway steals the show as Fantine with her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream,” a performance only rivaled by “Empty Chairs and Empty Tables,” sung by Eddie Redmayne as Marius.

Possibly the most impressive aspect of “Les Misérables” is the way the musical numbers were fi lmed. All of the singing was done live in the scenes, not during post-production in a recording studio. This technique really highlights the talent of the actors — it takes a lot to deliver riveting vocal performances while still maintaining control of the scenes and delivering real and raw emotions in their expressions.

The only qualm I have with the movie is director Tom Hooper’s fi lming style. The cameras are tight on faces, relying heavily on close-ups throughout of the fi lm. While this does highlight the drama of strong facial expressions, it blocks out the actors interactions with their surroundings and masks the intricacies of the set design. Still, from a purely entertainment standpoint, the camera angles pale in comparison to the strength of the performances.

If you’re not down to cry during a movie, “Les Misérables” is not for you. However, don’t discount this as just another tear-jerker — with moving characters, plotlines, and ridiculously awesome vocal performances, “Les Misérables” is a powerful fi lm, start to finish.

Peter Jackson is making some big business with some little hobbits.

In the first of a three-part movie series, Jackson has again returned to J.R.R. Tolkien’s world of Middle Earth to bring life to “The Hobbit.”

However, the question most people are asking is how did Jackson make a 320-page children’s book three movies long?

In addition to the original story line, Jackson has added smaller side-plots as well as material from Tolkien’s other works “The Silmarillion,” “Unfinished Tales,” and pieces from the appendices in “The Return of the King.”

In the first part of the movie series, “An Unexpected Journey,” the lovable hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is asked by the wizard Gandalf to take part in a journey with a band of dwarves. Bilbo is to leave his cozy hobbit hole to help them regain their home from the dragon named Smaug.

Much of the goings on, from dialogue to small descriptions, are taken directly from the book despite the added material. It is, I believe, the only benefit to the length of the three-hour fi lm.

It also enables Jackson to take the smaller things that Tolkien mentions in the book and make them into beautifully crafted, CGI-enhanced scenes.

In order to help with the pacing of the movie, Jackson added a band of orcs that chase Gandalf, Bilbo, and the dwarves throughout the story.

The added pieces from Tolkien’s other works help to better connect the story of “The Hobbit” to the “Lord of the Rings” series. However, this is a connection the books were never intended to have.

Overall, the fi lm is a good adaptation of the book that leaves the viewer waiting for the next part in the series.

For the hardcore fans, though, it is the embodiment of the thought that some Tolkien is better than none at all.

Photos courtesy of Wikipedia and IMDB

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Runners Wrap-up Women’s basketball Metro 62, Black Hills State 42 Senior guard Emily Wood scored a career high 22 points to beat Black Hills State University Dec 15. In the first half, Metro forced 16 turnovers and had a 16-0 run with 13 minutes left in the first half. The Roadrunners had a 30-14 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Yellow Jackets cut the lead to seven, but the Runners ended the game on a 13-0 run.

Metro 68, Chadron State 38 Metro won their fourth straight game Dec. 16, as the Runners improved to 6-4 on the season. Junior forward Amy Nelson had 20 points and junior center Tai Jenson had 10 points. After Chadron State led 7-4, the Runners went on a 29-3 run, including a 25-0 at one point.

At halftime, Metro led 33-10 with a rebounding margin of 26-11. The Roadrunners out rebounded the Eagles 45-31, tied a season high 17 steals, and set a season high 19 assists.

Metro 87, N.M. Highlands 58 Metro State defeated New Mexico Highlands on Jan 4.

Metro hit 11 three-pointers, the most in a game since 2008. Metro guard Amy Nelson had 16 points and senior guard/forward Brandi Valencia and junior guard Cassie Lambrecht each scored 15 points. The Roadrunners closed the first half with a 32-12 run and in the second half, never led by less than 18 points.

Metro 85, Western N.M. 37 Metro State dominated Western New Mexico as the Roadrunners’ defense allowed a season low 37 points. Senior guard Emily Wood led the way with 23 points as she shot 8-11 from the floor. The Runners led 42-18 at halftime. At one point, Metro had a 44-point advantage. The Runners’ 60.4 shot percentage was the third highest in school history.

Compiled by Nick Ohlig nohlig@msudenver.edu

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Road warriors remain undefeated Angelita Foster amayer1@msudenver.edu Metro men’s basketball remains undefeated and keeps the No. 2 spot on the national coach’s poll.

The Roadrunners had a successful run on the road, winning six games during the Winterim, improving to 13-0 overall and 9-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

The 77-61 win over Colorado School of Mines Jan. 12 at Lockridge Arena in Golden showcased the team’s strengths and kept them in the running for a championship title.

It was a physical first half and neither team led by more than five points. The Orediggers, third in the RMAC in free throw attempts, used the Roadrunners own defense against them to score 14 points from the charity stripe.

“That was one of the game plans we talked about,” Metro head coach Derrick Clark said. “They executed the game plan of getting us to foul, and really, that’s what kept them in the game the first half.”

Senior guard Demetrius Miller, who scored a game-high 20 points for the Roadrunners, agreed that they got caught playing the Orediggers’ game.

“When we play Mines, they tend to sink in the paint and want us to shoot the three. The first half they did what they had to do, and we had to shoot outside,” Miller said. “We didn’t really play our solid basketball. We had a lot of contested threes, and our plan coming into the game was to get the ball inside and work insideout.”

Metro center Nicholas Kay had a solid night, shooting 6-of-9 field goals, 4-of-4 from outside the arc and making both of his free throws for a total of 18 points. Kay had 11 points in the first half, hitting three from the perimeter.

“We had great ball movement and some good open shots,” Kay said. “We attacked the paint and when the defense collapsed it opened up the jump shots.”

Clark said Kay has been shooting well in practice and is being more aggressive but was surprised by his accuracy in this game.

“I had no idea he was 4-for-4 from the three until I looked at the stat sheet,” Clark said. “The thing with Nick is he is unselfish, and

he blends in at times, so this was a good weekend for him to showcase what he can do.”

The Roadrunners had a big second half, scoring 22 points in the first 14 possessions. The Runners shot 56.7 percent in the second half, hitting 9-of-12 from the outside.

“We were efficient — when

we’re efficient on all things, it leads to our defense, because we can get our defense set in our presses,” Clark said. “I had no idea we were 7-for-8 for threes in the first half, but I still say get the ball in the paint because that is a strength.”

The Roadrunners had a 14-4 run with 8:35 left in the game to stretch their lead to 66-47 and led

as many as 22 points in the second half.

“Our calling card is our pressure defense, and that takes a bit of unselfishness. You exhaust yourself to the point to need a sub and that’s kind of where we are,” Clark said. “We are a very unselfish team that plays hard, and that is probably why we are where we are at.”

Metro senior center/forward Jonathan Morse shoots to score against Colorado Christian University during the Jan. 11 matchup at the CCU Event Center. The Roadrunners remain undefeated for a 13-0 overall record and improving to 9-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Runners remain No. 2 in the national coaches poll for the fourth week in a row. Photo by Heather Newman • hnewman3@msudenver.edu

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Runners split two 9-5 overall, 7-2 in conference Zee Nwuke znwuke@msudenver.edu The Metro women’s basketball team split a two game road trip this weekend against Colorado Christian University and Colorado School of Mines. They controlled a late surge from CCU, beating them 67-71, then lost to Mines 57-56 in the final seconds.

The Roadrunners faced off against CCU Jan. 11 at the CCU Event Center.

The Cougars are a taller team than the Roadrunners, with three players over 6 feet, but the Roadrunners were able to handle them.

The Cougars got a five point lead on the Roadrunners two minutes into the game. The score was 7-2 before Metro’s offense got going. CCU pressured the Roadrunners with a full court press, but Metro remained poised under pressure.

“I think that they just came out really strong in the second half,” junior forward Amy Nelson said.

“They’re just a team that gets their respect because they’re not going to give up.”

Metro ended up picking the defense apart and getting all the shots they wanted. Metro tied the

game 7-7 after a big 3 pointer from Kristin Valencia.

It was a tough game after that.

The Roadrunners were heating up from the perimeter, but CCU was matching them shot for shot.

“I think once we got used to the tempo, we were able to get in a nice rhythm and hit some key shots,” head coach Tanya Haave said. “I’m very pleased to be able to do that on someone’s home floor.”

The Roadrunners started pulling away after a great steal from junior guard Kya DeGarmo for an easy layup, giving them an eight point lead. Metro continued to put the pressure on CCU to build an 11 point lead with 33 seconds left in the half. The Roadrunners scored five more points after a 3-pointer from DeGarmo and a layup from Valencia, to end the half up 41-27.

“We came out and we wanted to push the tempo and do our best and I think in the first half we did that,” senior guard Kristin Valencia said. “We can’t let down like we did though.”

The Roadrunners went into the second half with momentum, scoring the first five points to build their lead to 19. The Cougars then began to make a comeback. They made an 11-0 run on the Roadrun-

Metro senior guard Brandi Valencia prepares at the free throw line in a 71-67 win at Colorado Christian University Jan. 11.

Photo by Cosme Lindstrom-Furutani • clindst1@msudenver.edu

ners, making the score 40-48, but Metro bounced back and put the lead back to 14.

Again, the Roadrunners remained poised to maintain control of the game, while the Cougars were doing everything they could to close the gap. Colorado Christian was able to bring the lead back down to 10 after Jessica Murdoch got a fast break layup. She was fouled on the shot and hit the free throw to make the score 50-59.

The Cougars continued to close the gap, with 3:21 left in the game they managed to bring the lead back down to 4. The Roadrunners hit some big shots to maintain

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their lead, but the Cougars were still breathing down their necks.

The score was 62-68 with one minute left.

Metro dribbled the ball out and ran the clock down for the remainder of the game. They forced the Cougars to foul them and Metro hit their free throws to get the win.

The final score was 67-71.

Amy Nelson lead the Roadrunners with 17 points. Cassie Lambrecht and Kristin Valencia followed with 15 and 13 points respectively. Cassie Lambrecht also had 5 assists and Kristin Valencia had 11 rebounds.

Mines 57, Metro 56 The Colorado School of Mines beat Metro Jan. 12 at the Lockridge Arena, in a close nail biter.

The Roadrunners started the game strong, but Mines got hot in the second half and escaped with a one point victory. The final score was 5756, ending the Roadrunners 7-game win streak.

Senior guard Kristin Valencia and junior forward Amy Nelson each had a team high 13 points. Valencia also had 11 rebounds, to end the game with a double-double.

The loss dropped the Runners to 9-5 overall and 7-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Association where they are ranked No. 4.

TheMetropolitan Metro freshman long jumper Michael Zeller placed 14th with a jump of 5.76 meters Jan. 12 at the Air Force All-Comers Meet in Colorado Springs.

Men's runner Jon Clarke broke the school record in the 60 meters, finishing seventh out of 45 runners in 6.94 seconds, breaking the previous record of 6.97 by Derek Fiorini in 2011.

Clarke also finished fi fth out of 39 runners in the 200 meters in 22.38.

Blake Williams placed 14th in the 200 (22.97) and 13th in the 400 (51.55).

Darius Reed was 16th in the 60 (7.10). Phil Hill Jr. was 17th in 7.14 in the 60 and 15th in the 200 in 22.98. Austin James finished 16th in the 200 (23.07) and Justin Jimmerson was 19th (23.27).

For the women, Belle Kiper started her Metro career off in 10th in the 200 meters in 26.40, just one-tenth of a second off the school record. She also finished 15th in the 400 in 1:01.14.

Photo by Cosme Lindstrom-Furutani • clindst1@msudenver.edu

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3:30–4:25

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Belly Dancing

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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.

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NCAA focuses on academics with “Life in the Balance” initiative Maranda Ryser mryser@msudenver.edu With more than 400,000 student athletes in all three divisions, according to the NCAA, the shot at the dream of a professional athletic career appear slim.

Only one out of 16,000 athletes goes on to play professionally, according to a study done by a public school district on freedom.mysdhc.org and one in a hundred of collegiate men’s basketball players will make it professionally, so too for male soccer players, according to NCAA.org.

In an effort to shift students’ goals of professional athletic careers to students’ academic achievements, NCAA Division II has created an initiative called “Life in the Balance.”

“What this initiative means is that in addition to being an athlete, NCAA wants to make time for the athletes to be general students and have a life outside of their sport, which I think can get lost at the Division I level,” Metro Sports Information Director Andy Schlichting said.

With the initiative, graduation rates among student athletes have continued to climb. According to the NCAA, more than half of all student athletes will graduate with a degree. In Division II, the graduation rate is 73 percent. Metro student-athletes graduation rate jumped from 22 percent in 2000 to 46 percent in 2005.

“I think a little more emphasis is put on getting an education, because [athletes] know 99 percent of the Division II athletes are not going to go on to play professional sports and for the most part, are here to get their educations,” Schlichting said.

To keep athletes on track, the NCAA enforces a 2.0 grade point average. To guarantee students spend time in the classroom, and on top of their schoolwork, the NCAA also limits practice and training time.

Coaches are also responsible for keeping student-athletes on track. Metro men’s soccer head coach Ken Parsons knows the effects of putting education on the back burner all too well, and labels his players academic success as one of his main goals.

“We [coaches] don’t go in with any hopes and dreams for our players, other than the fact we want them to have a quality experience here and for them to get their degrees,” Parsons said.

Juggling sports and a college education can be a challenge, but sophomore basketball center Nicholas Kay continues to see the benefits.

“Playing sports and attending school is a tough combination, but is definitely worth it,” Kay said. “Basketball takes up a lot of your time, but it definitely benefits me. It gives me goals to aim towards and standards to keep up that otherwise would be a struggle.”

Division II and III pride themselves in integrating an athlete’s love for a game and educational success, state authors Sherry Watt and James Moore, in their book “Who are Student Athletes?”

“Soccer has not affected my education, in fact it keeps me motivated to continue going through school,” freshman forward Danny Arrubla said. “I know I must have a back-up plan in case something goes wrong.”

Arrubla plans to continue his education and soccer career at Metro, but won’t give up his dream of a professional soccer career “I love soccer, and although there is a slim chance for me to continue to the professional level, I will try my hardest to make it there,” Arrubla said.

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Sudoku

Horoscope

Capricorn

Taurus

December 22 -January 19

April 20 -May 20

Boohoo, the Broncos lost. Thankfully, Ultimate Fighting Championships are year-round, and it’s actually a real sport.

Spring semester starts next week. You can go ahead and cry now.

Aquarius

January 20 -February 18

Difficulty: EASY

By Kayla Whitney • kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

I’d say make sure you get all your textbooks ordered before classes start, but let’s be honest, when was the last time you remember using a textbook in a class?

Pisces

February 19 -March 20 Brace yourself, the X-Games are coming. But don`t brace yourself too hard.

Aries

Gemini

May 21 -June 20 Th is semester will be twice as fun as the last. Th is does not mean you can consume twice the amount of alcohol you ingested last semester.

Cancer

June 21 -July 22

Sometimes it is alright to go against the current. Be sure to look both ways for traffic.

Leo

March 21 -April 19

July 23 -August 22

Instead of buying that all-you-can-eat buffet membership, you probably should have gone with a gym membership. That’s usually what people do with the New Year.

If you haven’t made a New Years resolution yet, try getting into books on tape. Just make sure that in a crowded place you listen to the book through headphones and make ridiculous facial expressions along with the story. Everyone will wonder what awesome song you’re listening to.

Difficulty: HARD

Virgo

August 23 -September 22 You may miss walking around with no shoes or socks due to winter weather, but just do what hobbits do and grow an insane amount of hair on your feet.

Problem solved.

Libra

September 23 -October 22 If the freezing temperatures have been getting to you, just remember that soon summer will be here, and once every pore in your body is sweating buckets, you’ll be begging for winter to return.

Scorpio

October 23 -November 21

You should probably start budgeting an extra hour of transportation time to give your new bus pass time to get used to the changes it’s forcing you to make.

Sagittarius

November 22 -December 21 Insert clever horoscope here. The stars only had the brainpower to create 11 this week.

Brain Teasers

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Last issue’s answers (top to bottom) Highjacking, Shop Till You Drop, Trip Around the World, Up for Grabs

11.22 Welcome to Auraria!

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10 a.m. @ Tivoli Turnhalle/ Commons

Events Around Denver 1.17 For the Love of Punk presents False Colours, Black Dots, Party Like Thieves Doors at 8:30 @ Hi-Dive Denver $6 1.17 In Due Time, The Big Motif, Party Boys Of The Century, Redline Alchemy Doors at 8:30 p.m. @ South Moe’s $5-$8 1.18 John Statz 6 p.m. @ The Walnut Room on Broadway free

1.19 Blackberry Smoke with special guest Drake White Doors at 8 p.m. @ Summit Music Hall $15 1.17-2.2 The Foreigner Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Sunday 2 p.m. @ Aurora Fox Theatre 9900 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, CO 80010 $22-$29 1.12-1.27 National Western Stock Show and Rodeo Time varies per event @ National Western Complex Ticket price varies per event

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