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October 16, 2014

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Zonda Rivers and her daughter Zaria, of Aurora (L-R), stack and count the meals that were packed during the Rock-A-Belly festival Oct. 11 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. The group met its goal of packing 100,00 meals, ended within four hours time . Photo by Philip B. Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu • PAGE 3

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“Without Metropolitan State University, we have no Food For Thought,” — Bob Bell, Food For Thought founder @themetonline

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Rock out, stamp out hunger with Food For Thought

By Melanie J. Rice mrice20@msudenver.edu Food For Thought, a local nonprofit organization, recently partnered with Stop Hunger Now, MSU Denver and many volunteers to fight hunger — both locally and internationally.

The first-ever Rock-A-Belly festival, sponsored by Food For Thought, was held Oct. 11 at the Tivoli Turnhalle. There, volunteers packed 100,000 meals for international hunger relief.

Food For Thought founder Bob Bell said the group partnered with Stop Hunger Now, an international hunger relief nonprofit that in some ways mirrors what Food For Thought does.

“They do it globally — we do it locally,” Bell said.

Among other things, Stop Hunger Now operates a meal-packaging program where volunteers package meals in assembly line fashion, for global distribution and crisis relief.

At Rock-A-Belly, volunteers took portions of rice and other ingredients from tubs and packed it into bags and then packed the finished bags into boxes for shipment.

Volunteers struck a gong each time 2,000 meals were packaged. Late in the day, volunteers enjoyed craft beer and food samples from local chefs, while several bands per-

After the meals are portioned and weighed, Erin Collins of Denver sealed them for packing at the Rock-A-Belly Festival Oct. 11 at the Tivoli Turnhalle. Photo by Philip B. Poston • pposton1@msudenver.edu

formed throughout the evening.

Bell said Food For Thought bought the food for the event at a deep discount.

“We had 800 people walk through the door,” said Bell. “(It was) unbelievable — way over our expectations.”

Volunteer Traci Miller said she helped set up and unload trucks of food Friday night and then returned at 8 a.m. Saturday.

“We just fi lled bags with rice and vegetables and protein and

vitamins and fi lled them up and got them all ready to ship across the ocean,” Miller said.

Packing food is nothing new for Food For Thought. Each Friday, MSU Denver’s Hospitality Learning Center is host to Food For Thought volunteers who fi ll “powersacks” with food for local school children to take home to their families.

Food For Thought’s website states that it collaborates with the Arvada Sunrise Rotary Foundation

to help feed hungry Denver area kids who rely on federally funded school breakfasts, and lunches, but may not get enough food on the weekends.

“Most people don’t realize, in this neighborhood we have a lot of impacted families,” volunteer Tracy Towle said.

Towle is a teacher at Denver’s Columbian Elementary School, which she said benefits from the Food For Thought program. She said many of the families with

started two and half years ago, so by comparison it is a relatively young water program. It was created at MSU Denver with three major goals. The first is to offer an interdisciplinary water studies minor to be paired with any major.

The second is to provide experiential off-campus activities. The third is to enhance water stewardship on and beyond the Auraria campus.

Cech said the award “reflects the support of the university and recognition by students and the community.”

Since its inception, the OWOW center has participated in river cleanup days, adopted a stretch of the Cherry Creek, and hosted over 850 Denver area 6th graders for a Water Festival held on campus in May 2013.

“We did apply, but we were asked to apply. For someone to ask that is extremely flattering,

especially as such a young organization. We had some stiff competition too; I don’t know how we did it. The fact that anyone in the water community is recognizing us is extremely flattering,” said Nona Shipman, OWOW’s outreach and recruitment manager.

In addition, the Colorado legislature hosted a meeting Oct. 1 at Auraria for the Water Resources Review Committee. The committee’s primary reason for meeting was to discuss possible answers about where the water for the projected population increase of the Denver metro area will come from.

By the year 2030, the population of the Denver metro area is projected to swell by 1.5 million people.

According to Shipman, this space between the amount of water currently available and that required after the projected growth increase is referred to as “the gap.”

“Water conservation, new water projects (like reservoirs), drying up irrigated agricultural land north of Denver, and bringing more water from the western slope, which is a controversial topic, were all proposed solutions,” Cech said.

All of these solutions come with advantages and disadvantages — so there are no easy answers.

“I feel like I agree and disagree with everything. I have mixed feelings (about these solutions) because I want to fi x the gap, but I also want to protect our natural system of rivers. I can understand the issues on both sides,” Shipman said.

In the meantime, OWOW will continue to pursue water education. The water studies minor offered at MSU Denver are interdisciplinary.

“We want a water-related cause for every focus; we really want

children at the school fall below the poverty line.

Bell said that in addition to packing meals for international distribution, the Rock-A-Belly event helped raise $100,000 for Food For Thought.

“This is the fuel that’s going to get us to not only keep those schools fed, but add additional schools,” Bell said.

Miller said she volunteers regularly at Food For Thought. She said the organization has no overhead because it is staffed entirely with volunteers.

“I order all the food that they pack every Friday for the Denver schools,” Miller said. Her boss, John Thielen, of Roth Distributing, allows her to order the food from Food Bank of the Rockies during their business hours.

Bell said he credits MSU Denver for much of the success of the Rock-A-Belly event and for the ongoing success of Food For Thought.

“Without Metropolitan State University, we have no Food For Thought,” Bell said.

Those interested in volunteering can visit Food For Thought’s website at http://www.foodforthoughtdenver.org/ to learn more about how to get involved.

Additional reporting by Philip B. Poston.

One World, One Water receives prestigious award

By Heather Pastorius

hpastori@msudenver.edu The One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship received The Greenway Foundation’s “Partners in Change” award Sept. 19. The award was in the programming, vents, and recreation category. The award was received by OWOW program creator Dr. Sandra Haynes, dean of MSU Denver’s School of Professional Studies, and program director Tom Cech.

The Greenway Foundation protects the South Platte River that runs through Denver.

“Partners in Change recognizes groups that are doing things to help protect water in Denver, which is a huge honor for us,” Cech said.

The OWOW organization

students to understand how important water is and how it affects everything,” Shipman said.

Students on the Auraria Campus do have some awareness of water’s importance.

“You need water for everything — to cook, to clean, to drink — so I would say it’s a very important topic,” said MSU Denver junior Daisy Sanchez.

To that end, OWOW is collaborating with different disciplines like industrial design and art to offer unique courses, such as a rafting class, which emphasize water education. For more information about course offerings next semester, contact Nona Shipman at nshipman@msudenver.edu, or Tom Cech at tcech@msudenver. edu

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Policy, economics dominate fracking presentation

By Douglas Hrdlicka dhrdlick@msudenver.edu Black seas of oil and gas, compressed into tiny cavities, lie 7,000 feet beneath the earth. The industrial boom demanded an energy-rich resource, and breaking natural gas free was the first initiative.

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of flooding a mixture of water, chemicals and sand deep into the earth in order to break up rock and release oil and gas.

A representative of Anadarko Petroleum, a company that prospects in natural gas and oil, gave a presentation Oct. 7 that was billed as the science behind fracking.

Robert Single, a geologist for Anadarko, said that the U.S. relies on oil and gas as primary resources for energy, transportation and electricity. He said that “without that production, (the United States) would only fall off, and we would depend on other countries.”

Single also said that Colorado is one of the most profitable states to be fracking in. Anadarko has more than 850 wells in Colorado, 90 percent of which use fracking.

Each site employs 25 to 40 people, according to Tim Crumrine, a

Robert Single and Tim Crumrine (not pictured) show the latest in fracking technology and emphasize its economic benefits in the Tivoli Turnhalle Oct. 7.

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completion engineer for Anadarko.

Both Crumrine and Single emphasized what they believe to

be the economic importance of fracking in Colorado.

Horizontal fracturing is the most recent trend in fracking technology. Rather than drilling straight down, the process allows the tunneling to take a 90 degree turn at about 4,500 feet below the surface.

In Colorado, fracking is a hotly contested issue.

“In every technology, there (are) benefits, but also some cons,” said Shamim Ashan, an environmental science professor at MSU Denver.

Ashan said many of the chemicals mixed with the water used in fracking are harmful.

One of Ashan’s concerns about fracking is the creation of cavities where oil and gas deposits rested, which subsequently cause sinkholes. Ashan also believes that oil and gas companies take advantage of the public by “green washing” them — allowing the public to believe that fracking is all benefit and no cost.

Tim Crumrine talked about the measures that Anadarko goes through in order to prevent spills.

The Environmental Protection Agency is currently conducting a study to figure out exactly what the environmental costs are.

“In every technology there (are) benefits, but also some cons.”

— Shamim Ashan, MSU Denver environmental science professor “Monitoring agencies need to be more aware, more vigilant; huge agencies can’t go unmonitored,” Ashan said. But he said that a complete fracking ban could be detrimental to our economy, because, “without energy our economy can’t function.”

Kara Patterson, an MSU Denver geology student who attended the presentation, said she didn’t know much about fracking beforehand, but hasn’t heard very many positive things.

“I see the profitability for, I see the necessity,” Patterson said. “I am still concerned about the longterm effects.”

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Disability festival brings access, awareness

By Tera Coneway tconeway@msudenver.edu To celebrate disability awareness month, Auraria hosted its annual Disability Awareness Festival Oct.1. The festival is a tri-institutional effort between MSU Denver, University of Colorado Denver and the Community College of Denver.

The event is held to raise awareness of accessibility options on campus and in the area.

The fair included booths that featured accessible resources, both on campus and in the Denver area, including Canine Companions for Independence. The nonprofit organization provides trained service dogs to clients — especially those who use wheelchairs — free of charge.

Lisa Uhlig of Canine Companions said that this $50,000 value is provided to clients free of charge. “(The)training process is rigorous, and only 30 percent of the dogs make it,” she said.

MSU Denver’s Access Center also had a presence there. The

center can help students tackle problems like test anxiety, but it also works with students with physical disabilities. It can provide accommodations, as well as adaptive technologies that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive for students with visual impairments.

MSU Denver’s Access Center recently moved to a larger space, but Access Center staff are working hard to raise awareness to get funding needed to accommodate the number of students on campus, said Ashley Tucker, president of the honor society associated with MSU Denver’s Access Center.

UCD and CCD also have accessibility resources for their students.

The festival included an adaptive yoga booth, staffed by certified yoga instructor Tom Hinojos. “(Yoga) helps to strengthen the bones and maintain muscles,” Hinojos said. “It brings a person to their own selves.”

Hinojos, who uses a wheelchair, is the executive director of Colorado Adaptive Yoga. “We want to move as fast as everyone

else,” he said. “Everything is still there — we just have to do things differently.”

The UCD Student and Community Counseling Center also had a booth at the fair. The center is open to the public, with payments on a sliding scale, and is free to UCD students.

The issues on this campus are just as diverse as the students on this campus, said Micah Romero, a master’s student and counselor at the center.

At the Tivoli Commons, a crowd of people gathered to watch members of dance group Spoke N Motion dance to Shaggy’s “Chica Bonita.”

Spoke N Motion is a dance company made up of a mix of people who share a common love of dance.

“We accept anyone with the desire to dance,” said Terri Westerman.

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Amendment 68 can double down Initiative has potential for longlasting educational benefits The first piece of information that grabbed my attention regarding Amendment 68 is that it “would establish a kindergarten through twelft h grade education fund to provide additional revenue to address local educational needs.”

“Educational needs” are the two most important words attached to this amendment.

Amendment 68 is supported by the organizations Coloradans For Better Schools, Inc. and Mile High USA, Inc., a subsidiary of Twin River Casino, which is a casino and former racetrack in Lincoln, Rhode Island.

Vickie Armstrong, a primary proponent of the amendment said, “We know Coloradans care deeply about education, but there is little appetite for broad tax increases. This initiative will not raise taxes on taxpayers by even one penny.”

By expanding gaming at Arapahoe Park racetrack, which will include slot machines and table games like craps and roulette, approximately $100 million will be generated annually to go to K-12 schools.

As seen on page four of The Metropolitan, a con of this proposed amendment is that there is vagueness about exactly how the money will be allocated to K-12 education.

This vagueness is of my extreme concern.

I see great potential in Amendment 68 to immediately address the struggles of Colorado schools and directly benefit them.

Some essential proposals for how this money can be allocated to benefit K-12 education are simple and straightforward.

For three decades as an elementary educator, my mother often took it upon herself

Mario Sanelli Commentary to personally supply her classes with ample materials. Once while her class was studying fish ecosystems, there were only 10 ecosystems for a 40-student class. To improve this situation, my mom bought the rest of the supplies, which included jars, fish, kelp and rocks, so that each student had their own ecosystem to study.

Thanks to my mom, and many teachers like her who are proactive — even when they shouldn’t have to be — this one act improved the students’ learning because the hands-on experience of having their own ecosystems was more meaningful, as opposed to having multiple students studying one ecosystem.

Other problems that classrooms face are a lack of textbooks. Teachers at my mom’s school had to share books between their classes.

Classes also had their paper supplies rationed, which usually came to one ream of paper per month. Once again, teachers bought their own

additional reams.

These are just a few examples of what teachers and classes face on a yearly basis across our state.

Two of my proposal areas for which the revenue generated from Amendment 68 should go are field trips and programs in the arts and physical education. Many of these activities and programs across our state are disappearing because of insufficient funds. I believe student participation in these activities benefits their function in the classroom and further enriches their lives.

I still remember a field trip my eighth grade class took to the Denver Zoo, because of how much fun it was, not only to be on a field trip, but also to be out of the classroom for a day.

Unfortunately for many schools, budget cuts are limiting the number of field trips classes can take, because it costs too much to get buses and pay drivers. The revenue from Amendment 68 would be able to address this problem.

Because the language around where this potential revenue will go within K-12 education is so vague, I worry that it will find its way into upper-administration salaries. It would have a far greater impact if it went directly to funding for basic supplies, materials and school programs that span K-12, all of which directly impact students and can immensely benefit them over the course of their educational careers, especially as it pertains to school programs like music and physical education.

Amendment 68 receives my vote, and with it, a hope that the revenue brightens the educational environment across colorful Colorado.

If “toga, toga, toga” isn’t your thing on Halloween...

All Hallows’ Eve, better known as Halloween, is a time when everyone gets to be something else.

Costumes have become synonymously tied with the holiday and as costume parties are becoming a norm, you have the dilemma of finding the right costume — so what will you do?

Some costume ideas: 1.) Children’s characters.

Don’t let age stop you, because you’re never too old, especially on a night when you can be literally anything. If dressing up like a classic Disney character makes you think of a time when you were younger, then revert back to those carefree days, albeit for one night.

2.) Movies and T.V. No, I’m not talking about all the same outfits that you see in Halloween stores, the Freddy Kruegers or Batmans. Go outside the box and look to your favorite

Scott Corbridge Commentary movie. Pick a character that most people wouldn’t have thought of.

Not only will you be giving props to your movie, but people will be giving you props for being creative.

3.) Couples’ costumes are better with friends.

I’m not saying finding a cool costume with your significant other wouldn’t make for an excel-

lent costume, but if you and your best friend can find a duo costume, then that makes it even more awesome.

Whether it’s Lloyd and Harry from “Dumb and Dumber,” or Wayne and Garth from “Wayne’s World,” you and your best bud can always get along and agree on a set that works. Another idea is to get a group of friends and find one topic to use. For instance, “The Hangover” crew, or everyone dressing like Will Ferrell characters.

4.) Simple is just as good as the deluxe.

If you can’t afford to get a deluxe costume, just simplify to make the same costume at a fraction of the price. If you want to be Darth Vader or Iron Man, you can always get the mask and a t-shirt with the character on it. Heck, just get socks, a button-up shirt and sunglasses and you’re Tom Cruise

from Risky Business. People will understand who you are and they might even applaud your effort.

5.) Sports can be more helpful than you think.

Get your idea from the pros.

There are many colorful sports athletes, so getting a costume based on them might actually be more fun for you.

A Seahawks jersey, dreads and a bag of Skittles equals Marshawn Lynch. Dye your hair, attach a couple lip piercings and a Bulls jersey and you’ve got Dennis Rodman. No matter what sport you turn to, never overlook the polarizing figures. They can give you the push you need.

6.) Switch roles for a night.

If you’re going to a party with your special someone, you two can be the other. Reversing the roles can make you two the life of the party.

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National Coming Out Day brings activist Zach Wahls to Auraria

By Mary-Kate Newton mnewton5@msudenver.edu

Kronda Seibert and her wife will soon be having their fourth wedding, according to the UCD graduate.

Seibert and prominent activist Zach Wahls spoke at Auraria Oct. 9, in honor of National Coming Out Day, which took place on Oct. 11. The event took place two days after the state of Colorado legalized same-sex marriage.

“Maybe this time we’ll just run off to Hawaii or something, because weddings are expensive,” Seibert said.

The first wedding was what Seibert calls her “real ceremony,” the second a civil union, the third a celebration of the legalization of civil unions — the fourth will be for a marriage officially recognized by the state of Colorado.

“It’s interesting that each individual state claims the right to define a human being’s rights.”

In 2011, the state of Iowa proposed legislation that would revoke same sex marriage and rights, which affected Wahls parents.

Wahls joined the LGBT rights conversation, or what he often calls the “QUILTBAG movement,” when he spoke at a public Iowa House Judiciary Committee hearing. The activist spoke about being raised by his lesbian moms, and his

three-minute testimony sparked conversation that challenged the idea that children should only be raised by straight couples.

The speech, which ends with, “Because the sexual orientation of my parents has had zero impact on the content of my character,” received over one and a half million views on YouTube in two weeks.

Wahls has been called a hero by many, including lesbian comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and he has continued to advocate for equal rights for LGBT people.

Though Wahls’ story struck much of the American political scene as novel, gay marriage is normal for Wahls and his family.

“This conversation is about gay marriage specifically, or as we call it in my house, marriage,” Wahls said. “My moms are not ‘gay married.’ It’s not a ‘gay marriage.’ There is not a rainbow watermark on the back of their marriage license. It’s not a ‘gay marriage’ license. It’s just a plain old marriage license.”

Wahls told a story of a hospital trip in which his mother Terry was hospitalized during an exceptionally painful episode of the multiple sclerosis, which she was diagnosed with in 2000. Wahl’s mother Jackie was denied visitation with Terry because the hospital refused to recognize the familial relationship between the two.

Without Jackie’s help explain-

ing the situation, the doctors misinterpreted Terry’s symptoms and sent her for an emergency MRI, which was so painful it nearly killed her.

“Not because my moms had done something wrong, not because they had failed to fi ll out the proper paperwork — they had. But, because when push came to shove, they lived in a state that told them ‘your love isn’t enough. Your relationship is not a real relationship.

People like you don’t have rights,’” Wahls said. “The recognition that night that my parents didn’t have: that’s what’s so important.”

Wahls said he looks forward to the day that his celebrity will be worn out, and equal marriage rights are commonplace across the country. Until then, he is part of what he believes to be an important conversation.

“Whenever we have a conversation about marriage, we have a conversation about —more fundamentally — what it means to be human, what it means to love, what family really means,” Wahls said.

Seibert, with her wife and daughter in the audience, said she is hopeful about the future of the LGBT rights movement.

“This younger generation is not afraid,” Seibert said. “My daughter’s generation is going to grow up and she is going to be confused that her parents were ever not allowed to get married.”

Zach Wahls takes a moment for a portrait after speaking at the Tivoli Turnhalle Oct. 9 for National Coming Out Day. Wahls spoke about growing up with two mothers and how having homosexual parents changed his life.

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Masters masters the king center Auraria Ski and Ride club to hold annual kick off event

By Tobias M. Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu

Martha Masters performs at the King Center Recital Hall Oct 10. Masters is a renowned American classical guitarist who is also the current Executive VicePresident of the Guitar Foundation of America.

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Thursday! Thursday! Thursday!

The Auraria Ski and Ride club is hosting their annual, fall kick off party Oct. 16 inside the Tivoli’s Multicultural lounge.

The club was founded in 2008 by several UCD students was revamped in 2011 to be a tri-institutional club.

“ASR is a club for skiers and riders to get together on campus and figure out a way to meet new people that are also skiers and riders and get up to the mountains with the hopes of car pooling and saving money,” said ASR public relations officer Jordi Eau Claire.

This years event will feature music from The Bash Dogs and Captain Nomad, as well as raffle featuring products from 7Twenty Board Shop and a chance to win a season pass to Vail. There will

also be plenty of pizza to eat and an ample amount of Red Bull to drink with the hopes of getting you excited for the upcoming season.

The club holds an annual

kick-off event just before all of the mountains open hoping attracting new members.

“The club is open to anybody,” Eau Claire said, adding “it’s a great way to meet and really get to know like-minded people. It’s also a great sense of community.”

Who: The Auraira Ski and Ride Club What: Fall Kick Off Party When: Thursday, Oct. 16 @ 7 p.m.

Where: Tivoli Multicultural Lounge Why: To be a part of a radical ski and board club UCD student Jason Roberts (left) representing Auraria Ski and Ride at Red Bull Snowwarz, a collegiate ski and snowboard competition March 22, at the Area 51 terrain park at Keystone Resort.

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Colorado’s backcountry home to UFO watchtower

By Chris Bjork cbjork1@msudenver.edu Colorado is best known for its skiing, but it’s a little-known fact that the state also has one of the best places in the world to look for UFOs. In the south central part of the state lies part of the San Luis Valley, one of the most vast and open-ended desert valleys in the country. The flat terrain stretches 75 miles wide and 100 miles long, before finally being combed over by the dues of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

In the middle of the valley sits an unusual and intriguing establishment: a UFO watchtower. Perhaps even more interesting than the watchtower itself is its creator, Judy Messoline.

Messoline’s story began in 1995 when she moved to the valley to raise cattle. Due to the harsh and unforgiving lack of vegetation in the valley, feeding her livestock didn’t work for very long.

“After struggling with cows for four and a half years, I realized they don’t eat sand real well — they just about broke me,” Messoline said.

Forced to find work at a gas station in Hooper, she began hearing countless stories of UFO sightings from locals in the valley.

Messoline said she started thinking, “we should build a UFO watchtower,” but she

never thought it would actually happen.

It all came to a head when a farmer came into her workplace one day and said, “You should build that UFO watchtower you’ve been laughing about. You’d have fun, and I’ve had fun.” With nothing to lose and plenty of open land still at her disposal after selling her cattle, Messoline began building what is now the only UFO watchtower in Colorado.

Fast forward six years and the grand opening of the UFO Watchtower was underway with the intention of it being (anything) more than a fun little joke. That all changed when things started appearing in the skies above the tower.

“Prior to opening this, I had never seen anything. I never expected too. It was going to be nothing but a little old tourist trapping business. We’ll pull the tourists in off the road and close up in the winter. I mean I had it all figured out,” Messoline said.

“Well, none of that has happened because I get all these people telling me about their UFO stories.”

Messoline has had her own experiences and stories to share alongside her collection of so many others, including the ones listed in her book, “That Crazy Lady Down the Road.” The book describes more than 70 reports of UFO sightings from the watchtower since opening.

“The closest one from here was between here and the mountains and partway down.

I called it ‘cigar-shaped.’ It was narrow and really long. It moved from the north to the south really fast. It was 11:00 at night. We had over a dozen people here and everybody saw it,” Messoline said. “Another one looked like a shooting star, but then it lost its momentum and it started to float. What didn’t make sense was that it went straight back up, so I don’t think it was a shooting star.”

With her own personal accounts of the extraterrestrial resonating as much truth as the majority of what her guests claim to

be seeing, questions remain about what is really happening in the vastness of the San Luis Valley.

Messoline stays busy keeping the watchtower open year-round, and hosts annual UFO conferences. She said she hopes to maintain the tower as a meeting place for UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike, sharing her passion for the extraterrestrial and the flying saucer trend, and educating people about what she believes is happening in Colorado.

Judy Messoline walks toward her San Luis Valley home that she turned into a UFO watchtower. She claims to have seen more than 70 UFOs since building it.

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Candidates for governor of Colorado John Hickenlooper Democratic (Incumbent)

Bob Beauprez Republican

John Hickenlooper is the current governor of Colorado. His running mate is Joseph Garcia, currently his lieutenant governor.

As governor, Hickenlooper signed Colorado Senate Bill 213, which would reform state education funding. He has also urged more funding for public schools. Hickenlooper claims a strong record on education.

Hickenlooper inherited Colorado’s adoption of Common Core standards from his predecessor, and according to the Wall Street Journal, has no problem with states modifying the standards to

best suit the education needs of their students — as he claims Colorado did.

On legal marijuana, Hickenlooper signed Amendment 64 into law in 2012. Though he has said he personally is against the issue, he will obey the will of the people. He is against minors using marijuana.

On bipartisanism, Hickenlooper works with the Bipartisan Governors’ Summit on Job Creation and spent much of 2013 pushing bipartisanship in the Colorado legislature. He once threatened to veto any bill that came across his desk unless it had bipartisan support.

Bob Beauprez is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. His running mate is Jill Rapella, Douglas County Commissioner.

On education, Beauprez has stated he would pull Colorado out of Common Core standards, and that “few things have been more destructive to a quality education than federal involvement and the undue influence of politicallycharged Teachers Unions.”

He also voted not to allow courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, to hear any challenge to the inclusion of the words “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Beauprez was also rated 17 percent on education issues by the National Education Association.

On legal marijuana, Beauprez said he wants voters to consider repealing Amendment 64.

In his time in the U.S. House, Beauprez mostly voted with fellow Republicans. Recently, he has called for bipartisanship from the governor’s office, especially in the area of job creation, where his stated opinions are generally conservative.

Finally, Beauprez has, in the past, supported a federal “personhood” law, which would outlaw all abortion, though he said he opposes such a measure locally.

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Colorado Secretary of State candidates Joe Neguse, Democratic

Joe Neguse is currently the University of Colorado Regent for District 2.

He said his biggest concern, if he is elected secretary of state, is protecting Coloradans’ right to vote and restoring trust in the office.

Neguse said he also wants to expand voting and election technol-

Wayne Williams, Republican Wayne Williams is the El Paso County Clerk.

He has in the past supported voter ID laws, but said he has also advocated for expanded definitions of voter ID to help Native Americans and military veterans to have access to vote.

Williams touts successes like the

ogy to encourage and allow more Coloradans to vote.

He also supports increased campaign transparency, a balance to the office’s budget and an end to bureaucratic red tape.

Either Way aftermath of the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs, where he says quick work by his office allowed all registered voters an opportunity to work.

He said that he is committed to transparency and the right of all Colorado citizens to vote.

Mike Dunafon Unaffiliated

Mike Dunafon is the mayor of Glendale.

His running mate is Robin Roberts, president of Pike’s Peak National Bank.

Dunafon is pro-marijuana, so much so that he collaborated in a rap video with Wyclef Jean to show how much he loves it.

He has, in the past, identified as a libertarian, though he rejects that title now. He supports lowered federal taxes, gun rights, abortion access and general government noninterference.

On education, Dunafon favors vouchers for K-12 education.

Harry Hempy Green

Harry Hempy is a software engineer. His running mate is Scott Olsen.

He supports a single-payer, universal health care insurance scheme in Colorado, believes that undocumented immigrants should be afforded the same protections under law that citizens hold (barring only the right to vote) and supports a raise to Colorado’s minimum wage.

Unsurprisingly, he is in support of a transition to clean energy, stricter regulations on fracking and an end to fossil fuel subsidies, in order to “produce a cleaner, healthier, more sustainable Colorado.”

Matthew Hess Libertarian

Matthew Hess is a systems administrator.

His running mate is Brandon Young, a photographer and graphic designer.

Hess described his political philosophy as “Spreading the message of freedom and liberty in Colorado.”

He differs from mainstream conservative candidates in that he favors same-sex marriage, as well as a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Hess supports legal marijuana remaining legal. He also favors vouchers for K-12 education.

Colorado Attorney General candidates Don Quick, Democratic

O ur Pick

Don Quick is a career prosecutor, and is running on a campaign of ending public corruption, conserving natural resources, protecting equality and civil rights and a focus on creating safer schools.

“I believe that ‘Equal Protection of the Laws’ is not simply a phrase in the Constitution; it is the cornerstone of our justice system,” Quick said.

Cynthia Coffman, Republican Cynthia Coffman is the Chief Deputy Attorney General of Colorado, and is also running on a “tough on crime” stance.

She favors applying the death penalty in severe cases, and said she vehemently opposes the governor’s decision to grant a reprieve to convicted murderer Nathan Dunlap.

Coffman supports the oil and gas industry, and has threatened to take fracking bans to court. Like her opponent, Coffman also supports increased school safety.

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Candidates for US Senator from Colorado Mark Udall Democratic (Incumbent)

Cory Gardner Republican

Mark Udall is a current U.S. Senator from Colorado.

On education, Udall has consistently voted for bills which would expand public education or give more money to public education.

He voted to allow courts to decide whether “Under God” should be in the Pledge of Allegiance, and voted against school-sponsored prayer.

He holds an 80 percent rating on education issues from the National Education Association.

Since 2001, Udall has been in favor of legalized marijuana, when he co-sponsored the States’ Rights to Medical Marijuana Act.

Udall strongly supports abortion access and opposes so-called “personhood.” He also voted to reauthorize — and co-sponsored the reauthorization of — the Violence Against Women Act in 2013, advocating for more funding and services for the victims of domestic violence with bipartisan support.

Finally, Udall is in favor of campaign finance reform and supports an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn the controversial “Citizens United vs.

Federal Elections Commission” Supreme Court ruling.

Cory Gardner is a current member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

On education, Gardner said he believes Coloradans are best served by local control over education issues. He voted to re-authorize an opportunity scholarship program in the District of Columbia, and also to allocate $550 million over five years to teach abstinencebased sex education in public schools.

Like Udall, Gardner voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in 2013, though he strongly opposes abortion access

and considers himself pro-life.

On bipartisanship, he stood with the rest of his party in voting not to compromise on the fiscal cliff issue in 2013, and stood with his party in blaming President Barack Obama for the government shutdown later that year.

On marijuana, Gardner voted against defunding Drug Enforcement Agency raids against medical marijuana facilities where states have ruled it legal.

Finally, Gardner has not come out against “Citizens United vs.

Federal Elections Commission,” despite calls to do so by his opponent.

O ur Pick

Colorado State Treasurer candidates Walker Stapleton, Republican (Incumbent) Walker Stapleton is the current Colorado State Treasurer, and said he is best qualified to be treasurer based on a successful career in the private sector as a chief executive and chief financial officer.

His biggest priority is a reform of the state employee pension system, PERA, while ensuring all employees retain the coverage they currently hold.

Stapleton is pro-business and pro-gas and oil industry, and pledges to “fight tirelessly” to prevent a fracking ban.

He has come under attack for a low number of days actually at work, though Stapleton’s campaign insists he merely forgot his key card and thus entered work without one.

Betsy Markey, Democratic

O ur Pick

Betsy Markey is a businesswoman and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

Markey said she believes in transparency in government, especially on debt management for Colorado. She believes PERA is already on a course for full funding within 30 years, and that bipartisan action has already been taken on the issue that will work.

She said her top priority will be accountability to the taxpayer.

Gaylon Kent Libertarian

Gaylon Kent is a writer, driver and messenger. He is running on a platform of free market capitalism, the adoption of a flat tax, a limit on the national deficit to 2 percent of the gross domestic product and an isolationist stance on national defense.

He favors any plan in which the government stays out of personal lives, including legalized marijuana, abortion access, an abolishment of gun control laws, legalization of gay marriage, and the right of individuals to believe whatever they want to believe.

Bill Hammons Unity

Bill Hammons is a search engine optimization consultant and previous U.S. House of Representatives candidate.

The Unity Party runs on a platform of a balanced budget, eliminating the federal income tax, a tax deduction to pay for health care, the replacement of federal payroll taxes with a “tithe pool” of less than 10 percent of earned income, term limits for U.S. Senators and Representatives and an end to district Gerrymandering.

Steve Shogan Unaffiliated

Steve Shogan is a neurosurgeon running on a platform of fed-up voters and an end to the twoparty system.

He also has a plan for health care reform that replaces most of the Affordable Care Act with a tiered system, with a plan in place to pay for health care for everyone.

Shogan also supports the decriminalization of marijuana at the federal level, allowing for regulation by the states.

How are our picks determined?

By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu When it comes to candidates for election, our goal at The Metropolitan is to provide readers with information on the issues which matter most to them.

For this election, education funding was a top issue at MSU Denver — both for higher education and for K-12 — and we’ve naturally focused on where the candidates stand on that issue.

Other strong issues included bipartisanship, women’s rights and health issues, the state of legal marijuana in Colorado and where candidates stood on overturning “Citizens United vs.

Federal Election Commission.”

When we pick a candidate, we’re considering these issues and others. We ran a poll in the office, getting a general idea where people stand, and present you with as close to our office vote as possible.

On ballot initiatives, our

thought process is much the same, with one exception: we’ll say whether we are strongly for or against an initiative, or simply for or against it.

This is because not everyone in the office feels the same way about all candidates or ballot initiatives. Some are straightticket Democrats or Republicans.

Some prefer third-party candidates. Others make exceptions to usual party lines for individuals.

Finally, some feel strongly “yes” or “no” about ballot initiatives, while others don’t.

We wouldn’t have it any other way. A diversity of ideas and political stances is a necessity in a journalism environment.

We encourage you not to simply take our recommendations, but to delve further into the issues surrounding your candidates and make an informed decision on your own.

We are, at best, a starting place from which to launch your own investigation.

Go forth and vote!

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Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives District 1

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District 6 O ur Pick

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Diana DeGette, Democratic (Incumbent)

Mike Coffman, Republican (Incumbent)

Ed Perlmutter, Democratic (Incumbent)

Diana DeGette is the current U.S. Representative from Colorado’s 1st Congressional District.

On education, she voted to fund federal education projects and voted in favor of $84 million in grants for Black and Hispanic colleges, voted against allowing school-sponsored prayer, voted in favor of comprehensive sex education, and voted in favor of cancelling college loans after students have paid on them for 10 years. She holds a 91 percent rating from the National Education Association.

DeGette voted to continue the District of Columbia’s medical marijuana program, and co-sponsored a bill that would expunge records for first-time drug offenders after probation.

She voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, to re-introduce the Equal Rights Amendment and voted in favor of a constitutional amendment for women’s equal rights.

Finally, DeGette supports the reversal of “Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission,” but stops short of calling for a Constitutional amendment.

Mike Coffman is the current U.S. Representative from Colorado’s 6th Congressional District.

Coffman is running on a platform of fiscal responsibility, creating jobs, fixing the U.S. economy, and curbing spending and debt.

Throughout his campaign, he has focused on veterans’ affairs, supporting our returning veterans and willing to cross the aisle to cut defense spending through cutting bureaucracy at the Pentagon. Additionally, he supports a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who were underage when they arrived, through military service.

Though he opposed marijuana legalization in Colorado, after Amendment 64 passed, he co-sponsored two bipartisan bills, one to end a federal restriction on banking for funds earned through legal marijuana sales and one to exempt states where the citizens have made marijuana legal from federal laws banning the substance.

Like many House Republicans, Coffman supports the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, saying Colorado healthcare was headed in the right direction already.

Ed Perlmutter is the current U.S. Representative from Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.

On education, Perlmutter voted to increase teacher funding and school construction, as well as to authorize $10.2 billion for federal education projects. However, he also voted to stress abstinence in sex education programs.

Perlmutter voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, and supported a Constitutional amendment for women’s equal rights. He supports abortion access.

He co-sponsored two bipartisan bills, one to end a federal restriction on banking for funds earned through legal marijuana sales and one to exempt states where the citizens have made marijuana legal from federal laws banning the substance, after Amendment 64 passed in Colorado in 2012.

Finally, Perlmutter supports an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn “Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission.”

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Martin Walsh, Republican

Andrew Romanoff, Democratic

Don Ytterberg, Republican

Martin Walsh is a businessman running on a platform of better economic opportunity and caring for constituents.

He strives to paint himself as a populist, small government crusader, concerned with protecting liberty and freedom.

Like many Republicans, Walsh has found a rallying point in the Affordable Care Act, commonly called Obamacare.

“The creation and implementation of Obamacare has been an unmitigated disaster,” Walsh said on his campaign website. “Obamacare has deliberately deceived the American people. Many thousands (or perhaps millions) of Americans will lose their existing health plans, despite assurances to the contrary.”

Andrew Romanoff is an educator and former Colorado Speaker of the House.

Education reform is one of Romanoff’s campaign goals.

“Our children deserve a world-class system of public education,” Romanoff said on his campaign website. “The productivity of our workforce and the vitality of our democracy depend on it. That’s why we need to expand access to early childhood education, recruit and retain top-flight teachers, and make our colleges and universities more affordable.”

On women’s rights, Romanoff said, “Full equality includes the right to choose and the right to equal pay for equal work.”

Romanoff also said he supports veterans, and as a state legislator, co-sponsored measures to provide unemployment insurance benefits for military spouses forced to relocate and provide in-state tuition for military serving overseas.

Finally, he supports an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn “Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission.”

Don Ytterberg is a small businessman running on a platform of jobs and fiscal discipline.

“Washington is pouring billions of dollars into more government and more bureaucracy,” Ytterberg’s campaign website said. “Government expansion is not the key to economic growth and job creation — America’s small businesses are.

The signs of a robust economy are when jobs in manufacturing, agriculture and extraction (mining and energy) are plentiful. These industries harness our natural resources and turn them into the things we need — cars, parts for computers, food and so on.”

Additionally, Ytterberg’s campaign platform asks for immediate immigration reform, citing a current system that is “unfair to those immigrants who play by the rules.” Immigration reform, he said, is also necessary for our national defense — on which he is also running.

Finally, Ytterberg, like many House Republicans, opposes the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.

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Colorado ballot initiatives Amendment 67: Colorado Definition of Person and Child Initiative

The latest incarnation of the consistentlydefeated “Personhood” Amendment, this ballot initiative would amend Article XVIII of the Colorado Constitution so that the Colorado Criminal Code and Colorado Wrongful Death Act would include “unborn human beings” under the definitions of “person” and “child.”

That means in any situation where a fetus is terminated, the person responsible would be liable under Colorado criminal law.

The group behind the initiative, Colorado Personhood, claims the purpose is to remedy situations like Heather Surovik’s, where a drunk driver ended her eight-month pregnancy but was charged with vehicular assault and driving under the influence, rather than for the termination of the fetus.

A similar bill, Colorado House Bill 131032, failed in committee along party lines in 2013.

A competing bill, Colorado House Bill 13-1154, which creates criminal penalties for unlawful termination of a pregnancy in situations like Surovik’s, was signed into law June 5, 2013, by Gov. Hickenlooper. This bill

specifically did not confer “personhood” status, and repealed previous statutes on criminal abortion.

Pros: Opponents to abortion access will find that this does, in fact, limit access to abortion.

Cons: Beyond the obvious implications to abortion access (criminalizing all abortion, including cases of rape, incest and probable death of the mother), even abortion opponents should find that this goes too far. The bill’s supposed purpose is already covered by Colorado law. Furthermore, it would criminalize miscarriages at any stage of the pregnancy, which would not only harm women but increase costs of medical care for pregnant women. Due to the way the bill is written, it would also criminalize many forms of birth control. Finally, the bill is poorly written, introducing terms with no legal or medical precedent. If passed, it will cost taxpayers as the state faces legal challenges to the bill.

The Met’s Position: There are no words for how strongly against this abomination of an initiative we are. VOTE NO.

Proposition 104: Colorado School Board Open Meetings This measure would amend the Colorado Revised Statutes to require meetings of any school district board of education to be open to the public, while discussing collective bargaining negotiations or employment contract negotiations.

The Colorado Open Meetings Act, which applies to all government bodies, allows for certain exceptions, which let public bodies meet in private for certain business purposes. This measure would remove one of those exceptions, specifically in regard to educators’ salary negotiations.

Pros: The more eyes on negotiations, the better the public understands them. Furthermore, according to a report by the Colorado

General Assembly, more public scrutiny could mean more fair salaries and agreements with public employees.

Cons: Open meetings could put school boards at a disadvantage in negotiations, making a final agreement harder to reach, according to the Colorado General Assembly’s report. Furthermore, “negotiations over labor contracts can be difficult, complicated and may include sensitive employment issues.”

The Met’s Position: The Metropolitan is in favor of open and transparent government wherever and whenever possible. Under this position, we are strongly for Proposition 104.

How does the Colorado ballot initiative process work?

Amendment 68: Colorado Horse Racetrack Limited Gaming Proceeds for K-12 Education Amendment

This initiative would amend the Colorado Constitution to permit limited gaming at certain locations which already allow wagering (specifically, horse racing tracks in Arapahoe, Mesa and Pueblo counties), sending any tax revenue money collected by the state and local communities to a special K-12 education fund also established by the initiative, at an initial cost of $114.5 million paid for by taxes on those new gambling facilities.

Pros: The cost of this change would be entirely paid for by the groups in question, leaving little, if any, cost for taxpayers.

Furthermore, state education funds are always lower than educators would like, and an influx of money to K-12 education is something Colorado sorely needs. Colorado already allows gambling in certain loca-

tions, and the locations affected by this amendment already allow wagering on horse racing.

Cons: Education revenue from gambling operations has, historically, been a point of contention. The plan to get money to K-12 education is vague, and it is unclear where the money will actually go. Furthermore, this initiative amends the Colorado Constitution to benefit a single facility, which may be more bureaucracy than the state needs and could result in a casino monopoly.

The Met’s Position: While we can see both sides of this, we’re tentatively for Amendment 68. Careful observation of the K-12 fund will be required to ensure the money goes to support current education needs, however.

Proposition 105: Colorado Mandatory Labeling of GMOs This measure would amend the Colorado Revised Statutes to require “food that has been genetically modified or treated with genetically modified material to be labeled ‘Produced With Genetic Engineering.’”

The measure allows for certain exceptions, listed in part on the ballot measure. It requires the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to regulate this labeling, and specifies that there is no “private right of action” for failure to label (that is, a private individual can not sue anyone for failure to label products).

Pros: Proponents of the measure say it would make it easier for consumers to identify food allergens, inform buying decisions and offer more transparency over food choices. As the “Colorado State Ballot Information Booklet” puts it, “The issue is not whether foods produced with genetic engineering are good or bad, rather that many consumers want to have the option to choose based on their personal needs or values.”

Cons: The measure’s definition of ge-

By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu Walking around near election day, one refrain can be heard repeatedly: “How did that even get on the ballot?”

The Colorado ballot initiative process is an interesting thing. No doubt, readers have been accosted by petitiongatherers trying to get their pet issue on the ballot in Colorado in the last years.

It turns out there are several steps before an issue even gets to that point.

According to Colorado.gov, a

proposal must first be submitted to the Colorado Legislative Council Staff, for a review and comment meeting to provide public notice and feedback.

This can happen several times as part of a revision process.

Next, the proposal is filed with the Colorado secretary of state. The state title board sets the ballot title and the language of the submission clause (the one that begins with “Shall the...”).

More revisions can follow, as can appeals.

Then comes the petition process, where supporters must gather a certain

netically engineered food is so broad that it applies to most foods. It puts an additional burden on farmers and food suppliers in Colorado that doesn’t exist in other states or at the federal level. The simple label doesn’t actually list ingredients or have an effect on allergens, as claimed, and the large number of exemptions make it difficult to determine what is or isn’t in a given food item. Enforcing this could cost taxpayers a lot of money, and takes away the private right to address the problem. Finally, as the ballot information book says, “the measure conflicts with existing nationwide voluntary labeling standards that already provide consumers with accurate and reliable information on nongenetically engineered and organic foods.”

The Met’s Position: Though there are plenty of flaws with this proposition as written — namely that it does not adequately address GMO concerns, nor does it have a method for funding its implementation — we feel that it is a step in the right direction.

As such, we are tentatively for this measure. number of signatures from registered Colorado voters in support before the issue can appear on the ballot (in 2014, that number was 86,105). After submitting these petitions to the secretary of state, the petitions are verified. If there are too few, proponents can submit more.

Lastly, if there are enough valid signatures, the issue goes to the ballot.

Ballot measures that amend the Colorado Constitution become amendments, while measures which otherwise change Colorado law become propositions.

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WEEZER “Everything Will Be Alright in the End”

By Lauren Elden lelden@msudenver.edu Throw on some headphones and crank it up, because Weezer is back — and still rocks.

FLYING LOTUS “You’re Dead!”

By Megan Randle mrandle1@msudenver.edu Flying Lotus is back with a new album called “You’re Dead!”

— and it is banging. “You’re Dead!” sends you on a trip with its experimental beats and ambient sounds.

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Weezer’s new album, “Everything Will Be Alright in the End,” is everything fans and listeners want plus more. With an increased tempo, foot-tapping rock melodies and memorable lyrics, Weezer stays true to what they love as a group in each and every song.

The band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles. After signing with producer Geffen Records, the band released their first album “The Blue Album,” in 1994. The album was well received by the public as a result of creative and innovative music videos and pop-like alternative

melodies, which encouraged them to continue cranking out hits.

Composing more than 200 songs for the new album alone, the group narrowed down their criteria to a slim but meaty 12 songs for the record. Two of the songs, “Cleopatra” and “Back to the Sack,” were among their pre-album appetizers for fans eager to take a bite out of the newest jams the band had to offer.

“Aint Got Nobody,” the album’s first song, comprises all the qualities that make Weezer rock.

Through memorable lyrics with an

increased pace in tempo, Weezer creates a story that sends fans back in time to the original discovery of what made people feel alive when listening to the band, and the place they found themselves.

The band stuck true to what their fans want by making rock music that not only has a great beat, but a story sewn within the fabrics of each composition.

Weezer’s newest album, Everything Will Be Alright, hit selves October 7, 2014.

of the “bump music” for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, Steven Ellison, under the name Flying Lotus, is not shy with experimenting with different sounds.

Flying Lotus has been to many music festivals and tours with artists like Thundercat and Teebs.

“You’re Dead!” features artists like Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Kimbra Johnson. The newest single, “Never Catch Me” features Lamar on vocals. Ellison wanted to work with Lamar the

most out of all other rappers, when asked by Dr. Dre. Ellison kicked off a 24-hour live broadcast of his album Oct. 3. He envisioned his newest album as an aural journey about the spirit leaving the body — which is pretty accurate. This album makes you feel high, without any type of hallucinogenics, with funky, electronic beats that lead you on a pseudo-psychedelic trip.

“The protest,” the second to

last song on the album, has a harmonic complexity and jazz snippets that bring the song to life. The entire album only adds up to 38 minutes and 15 seconds, but each second takes a different path on a musical embarkment.

Flying Lotus started a massive North American tour Oct. 9, which will include a stop in Denver Nov. 22 at the Fillmore Auditorium.

“You’re Dead!” was released on Warp Records Oct. 7.

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SPECIAL PREVIEW: Cult classic “Twin Peaks” renewed for 2016

By Kelsey Nelson

knelso60@msudenver.edu In 1990, Laura Palmer told Special Agent Dale Cooper, (better known to newer audiences as The Captain from “How I Met Your Mother”), “I’ll see you again in 25 years.” Well, it looks like that prediction is going to come true.

Showtime is set to air nine new episodes of “Twin Peaks” in 2016.

Twin Peaks focuses on the investigation of the death of homecoming queen Laura Palmer. There are eight episodes in season one, and 22 in season two. All of the episodes are available on Netflix.

The film “Fire Walk With Me” was meant to be a prequel to “Twin Peaks.” It was released in 1992, and was openly booed at the Cannes Film Festival. It is not necessary for viewers to watch the movie to understand the show, but seeing as how the new episodes are not set to air until 2016 and this is the age of binge-watching, those interested can find it online or on Netflix’s DVD service.

Like a cup of “damn good

coffee,” rumors about the show’s return started to heat up when co-creators Mark Frost and David Lynch simultaneously tweeted the same “Twin Peaks” themed tweet, “Dear Twitter Friends: That gum you like is going to come back in style. #damngoodcoffee.”

Since fans of the show know Cooper once said: if two things happen simultaneously, you should pay attention. Also notable is the fact that they posted the tweets at 11:30 a.m. the same time Cooper first entered the town of Twin Peaks. A short trailer confirming the release can be found on YouTube.

Gary Levine, Showtime’s executive vice president of original programming, claimed that “Twin Peaks” was basically the precursor to all the edgy dramas on television today. This means new viewers watching the show should find that it seems more modern.

“Twin Peaks” was ground breaking at the time, and did a lot of things onscreen that hadn’t been done before. This could be a reason Showtime is choosing to bring

back the show that started it all, and means fans can look forward to the same uncomfortable twists and turns.

Lynch and Frost have apparently been thinking of doing a reboot for years. While there have not been any casting announcements released, Kyle MacLachlan’s (Cooper’s) Twitter feed is full of hints that he will be returning.

When a show is rebooted, there is the inevitable initial excitement, followed by the worry that it won’t be as good. Where other series have fallen short, “Twin Peaks” revival is already avoiding those pitfalls.

Since it will take place 25 years later, viewers won’t need to worry about an attempt to re-enter that exact same time and location, or the exact same characters. There is no way every character will still be in it, or still relevant 25 years later.

Viewers can expect some familiar faces and locations, but the story has to have changed, since time has progressed so much. With the original creators on board, fans will likely be in for a treat in 2016.

Screen shot of the “Twin Peaks” intro taken from Netflix.com

Photo’s of co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost from Wikipedia.org

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‘Money’ Mitch ready to make it rain

By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu Last year saw the Runners finish with their best season under head coach Derrick Clark, but an unexpected exit in the Final Four ended what was such a promising season.

“Money” Mitch McCarron now heads into his senior year as the leader of the squad.

Last year’s Division II player of the year Brandon Jefferson left after graduating and is now playing overseas while McCarron looks to fi ll the shoes left behind.

McCarron is coming off one of his best seasons in terms of points per game (16.0) and rebounds (7.5), so it’s only fitting to see him become one of the leaders of the loaded squad in search of a third national title.

McCarron has spent the offseason continuing what he’s always done — playing basketball.

“I had a pretty big summer.

I went home to Australia for a couple months,” McCarron said.

“I played in a league out there, worked out and went to the gym a lot.”

With Jefferson gone, McCarron is quite aware that he needs to step up his role on the team to become a leader on the court, as well as in the locker room.

Digging deep into the mind of McCarron, it’s clear that he has one goal — bringing a national title to Denver. But it’s also clear that he isn’t superstitious about his pregame habits.

“I’m not a huge ritual guy,” McCarron said. “Sometimes I listen to a bit of music, sometimes I don’t. I like to feel a bit relaxed at first, and then I like to be nervous. During pre-game warm-ups, I like to get the jitters out.”

Although the Roadrunners lost key components, this season also brings in a recruiting class that already has college experience, headlined by junior point guard Dalante Dunklin, who transferred over from Saddleback Junior College in Mission Viejo, California.

McCarron looks to grab a hold of the opportunity to build chemistry with a new core four and make the transition to the regular season as smooth as possible.

“The coaches have recruited well,” McCarron said. “I think we’re gonna play the same way.

Senior shooting guard Mitch McCarron poses for a portrait at the Auraria Event Center. McCarron average 16 points per game and seven and a half rebounds in last season, both of which were career highs. Photo by Trevor L. Davis • tdavis84@msudenver.edu

We’re gonna be aggressive. We’re deep at every position, so hopefully we’ll make a good run. One of our biggest things here at Metro is chemistry. Our locker room is a huge part of what we do.”

McCarron stated that unless a player is fully committed to the cause and the team, the rest of the staff calls him out.

“I think that’s great. I think that that’s the reason why we are successful,” McCarron said.

Last season saw the Runners outperforming their opponents in every way, outscoring them 81.3 to 67.1.

McCarron is aware of what needs to be there in order to see the Runners back in the Final Four in March. He knows he’ll bring the

intensity, and he knows he’ll have a bigger role with the team.

“I think my style of play might change a bit. I still managed to score a little bit last year, but I might have to step it up,” McCarron said.

McCarron understands that although the title is the ultimate goal, the team has to take the season one game at a time.

“We like to take it one step at a time,” McCarron said. “Our conference is pretty strong and if you overlook somebody, chances are they’re gonna beat you.”

“Money” Mitch plans to make the most of his senior year. All he has is his team on the court, and that’s enough for him.

“These guys are my brothers.”

McCarron’s Stats 2013-2014: • 34.8 minutes per game • 16.0 points per game • 7.5 rebounds per game • .469 shooting percentage • .812 free throw percentage • Shot .355 from behind the arc • 58 steals • 15 blocks • 131 assists • Named first team all-RMAC • Elite 89 Award winner

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Women’s Soccer Wrap-up

By Josh Schott jschott7@msudenver.edu

Game 1:

Senior forward Karisa Price scored her third career hat trick as Metro shut out Regis, 4-0.

Price scored the first of her three during the 17th minute.

The next two came in the second half, at the 50th and 59th minute.

Junior midfielder/defender Jordan Post added the Runners’ final goal in the 69th minute.

Game 2:

The Lady Runners’ soccer team had a thrilling victory Oct. 12 in Grand Junction when two late goals led them to a 2-1 victory over Colorado Mesa University.

CMU got off to an early lead with a goal just after the nine-minute mark, which ended freshman goalkeeper Breanna Flores’ shutout streak at 447:23 minutes. The 1-0 score lasted for most of the game, despite Metro outshooting CMU 22-9.

Senior midfielder Carly Nelson started the comeback with a rebound goal at 82:59.

The rebound came after a shot bounced off the goal post, leading to an open net shot for Nelson.

With only two minutes left in the game, Metro drew a penalty kick and senior Abby Rolph capitalized on the opportunity and netted the shot, giving Metro the victory.

The Roadrunners improved to 9-1-2 overall with their fift h win in a row.

The Runners will be in action Oct. 17 when they take on Colorado Christian University.

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msanelli@msudenver.edu March 25, 2000 — The Metro Roadrunners become national champions for the first time in the school’s history.

Men’s basketball defeated the defending champion Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers for the school’s first-ever Division II national championship in any sport. The victory capped the Roadrunners’ 33-4 season and avenged a national championship loss in 1999.

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Lady Runners soar to a sweep over Eagles

By Mackenzie Masson mmasson@msudenver.edu Game 1: Metro State women’s volleyball swept Chadron State in their ninth game of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference competition in a 3–0 match.

The Lady Runners took on Chadron Oct. 10 and improved to 8–1 for the season.

The first set was close with a score of 21–25 but Metro took the final two sets with ease, 25–13 in the second and 25–15 in the third.

The women were led by sophomore outside hitter Michaela Smith who was 11–0–0 in kills, blocks, and aces and junior outside hitter Abbie Noland who was 9–0–0 for the match. Sophomore Brandi Torr led the game in assists with 44 total and senior defensive specialist Savannah Garcia had a total of 21 digs.

Game 2: The Runners improved to 9–1 in RMAC competition after their second home game of the weekend Oct. 11 after they took on Black Hills State. Black Hills gave Metro a challenging first set and ended

up claiming the first match point after winning the set 24–26.

However, Metro rebutted by taking the second match point closing out the second set 25–21 and continued the momentum into the third set, winning it 25–20.

Black Hills nearly made a comeback in the fourth set, which would have sent the game into a fift h and final set, but the Lady Runners ultimately prevailed and secured the fourth set 24–26 giving them the victory for the evening.

Metro was led by Smith who was 13–2–3 for the evening and senior middle blocker Kylee Hoagland, 10-0–3. Torr led with 40 assists and Garcia led in digs with 29.

Following the victorious weekend, Garcia who had a perfect 31 for 31 serve-receive record and averaged 7.14 digs, was named RMAC defensive player of the week for the week of Oct. 13.

The Lady Runners hit the road Oct. 17 and 18 to take on Regis University and the University of Colorado Springs. You can visit gometrostate.com to follow live stats of the games.

The two wins continue the Lady Runners impressive season, as they now have won their last 10 of 11 games.

Metro is currently in third place in the RMAC standings, just behind Colorado Mesa (16-3, 10-1 RMAC) and Colorado Mines (16-

2, 9-1 RMAC). The Runners lost to the Orediggers Oct. 2 but gave the Mavericks their lone loss in conference play Sept. 25.

The Roadrunners will get the chance to avenge their loss to Mines Nov. 4 when the Orediggers come to the Auraria Event Center

Metro sophomore Brandi Torr, left, and senior Kylee Hoagland, right, attempt to block a spike from Chadron State senior Hanna Flaming at the Auraria Event Center Oct.10. Metro defeated Chadron State in three sets.

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Runners overtime thrillers come in pairs

By Josh Schott

jschott7@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners’ men’s soccer team improved to 9-2-0 after a pair of overtime victories Oct. 10-12.

Game 1: The first win happened Oct. 10 in Durango when Metro beat Fort Lewis 3-2.

The game started out with a strong first half for the Roadrunners going up 2-0.

The first goal came at 18:08 when junior midfielder Pierce

Galan headed in a corner kick that was delivered on-point from sophomore midfielder Dustin Berg.

Berg also scored a goal of his own at 37:30 with a kick from the center of the box.

The momentum swung in the favor of Fort Lewis during the second half when they tied up the game and forced overtime.

In overtime, Metro got back in the game and ultimately won with a corner kick. The goal was credited as an own goal.

No. 1: Runners are champions at last

By Mario Sanelli

October 16, 2014

leyan squared off in the 1999 national championship game in Louisville, Kentucky and the Panthers defeated the Roadrunners 75-60. The two Division II powerhouses met again the following year and Metro prevailed with a 97-79 victory.

Kentucky Wesleyan reclaimed the crown in 2001, while No. 19 St. Cloud State defeated Metro handily in the semifinals, 10061. Metro again made its way back to the national title game in 2002 for yet another showdown with the Panthers, and claimed the sport’s second national championship in three years. But it was the title in 2000 that was

the sweetest.

The 2000 title game was revenge for the Roadrunners after losing to the juggernaut Panthers by 15 points the season prior.

The stretch from 1999 to 2002 marked three out of four national championship game meetings between the Roadrunners and the Panthers of Kentucky Wesleyan, with Metro prevailing in two out of three.

The Roadrunners’ 18-point victory in the 2000 title game ranks No. 1 all-time in our top10 moments in Metro sports history.

Game 2: The second game of the weekend came Oct. 12 with a 2-1 victory over Adams State.

The Grizzlies scored about halfway through the first half, giving them the early lead.

In the second half, Metro tied the score on a goal by sophomore forward Josh Belfrage.

The score remained tied, forcing the fourth overtime game this season for the Roadrunners, and the second time in three days.

In overtime, junior forward Danny Arrubla scored the game winner just five minutes into the extra frame.

The goal came off an assist by Belfrage and gave Metro its third win in a row, which put its twogame losing streak squarely in the rearview mirror as they look to extend their winning streak to four games.

Metro returns home Oct. 17 to face the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions.

Metro sports in review Another week of Metro Roadrunner sports with teams moving up and down along with wild finishes.

Here are some of the highlights: • Women’s cross country dropped to No. 19 in national poll after finishing third at the Roadrunners Invitational.

• Men’s soccer won two straight games in overtime against Fort Lewis (3-2) and Adams State (2-1) Oct. 10 and 12.

• Karisa Price got her third career hat trick as the Runners blanked Regis 4-0, Oct. 10.

• Price was also named RMAC offensive player of the week for the second straight week.

• Women’s soccer moved up to No. 15 in the Division II poll.

• Savannah Garcia was named RMAC defensive player of the week in volleyball.

• Volleyball moved up two spots to No. 23 in the national poll.

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“Imitation is obviously a great form of flattery.” -- Peyton Manning @themetonline

Events 10.17: Rachael Yamagata with The Dove and The Wolf Price: $20 - $25 Location: The Bluebird Theater Time: 9 p.m.

Doors: 8 p.m.

Women’s soccer 10.17: @ Colorado Christian Location: Lakewood Time: 11 a.m.

10.19: @ UCCS Location: Colorado Springs Time: 2:30 p.m.

Volleyball 10.17: @ Regis Location: Denver Time: 7 p.m.

10.18: @ UCCS Location: Colorado Springs Time: 5 p.m.

Pro Sports Denver Broncos 10.19: vs. San Fran. 49ers Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High Time: 6:30 p.m.

TV: NBC Colorado Avalanche 10.16: @ Ottawa Senators Location: Canadian Tire Centre Time: 5:30 p.m.

10.18: @ Montreal Canadiens Location: Bell Centre Time: 5 p.m.

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Peyton Manning, left, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick meet after the teams’ preseason game Aug. 17 at Levi Stadium. The 49ers travel to Denver for a primetime meeting with the Broncos Oct. 19 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

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Film & Literature

Theater

10.17-19: Flatirons Food Film Festival Price: Varies Location: Muenzinger Auditorium Time: Varies

9.9-8.11.15: Adventure-Prov Price: $10 Location: The Bovine Metropolis Theater Time: 7:30 p.m.

10.17: BjöRk: Biophilia Live Price: $10 Location: SIE Film Center Time: 4:20, 7:10, & 9:40 p.m.

9.19-10.25: The Last Romance Price: Varies Location: Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities Time: Varies

10.17-18: The Frame Price: $7 - $10 Location: SIE Film Center Time: 7 & 10 p.m.

10.10-11.16: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Price: Varies Location: DPAC’s Ricketson Theatre Time: Varies

Trending News “Broncos LB Danny Trevathan (knee injury) on IR-designated to return; 1st game back Dec. 14 vs. Chargers” (ESPN) “Giants beat Cardinals 5-4 as Brandon Crawford scores winning run on throwing error in 10th; SF takes 2-1 series lead” (BleacherReport) “Mark Pierson speaks about son Karl and shooting at Arapahoe High” (Denver Post) “Ebola fight takes a community-wide response” (USA Today)

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“Right-wing protesters march through Kiev” (Yahoo! News)

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“Obama says fight against ISIS will be a “long-term campaign” (CBS News)

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Concerts

Met Sports

Men’s soccer 10.17: vs. UCCS Location: Regency Athletic Complex Time: 7 p.m.

10.19: @ Colorado School of Mines Location: Golden Time: 12 p.m.

October 16, 2014

“Excavated Iron Age chariot pieces are ‘find of a lifetime’” (NBC News)

Stories streaming at time of print (10/14 - 10 p.m.)

10.17: HoneyHoney with Patti Fiasco Price: $15 - $18 Location: Larimer Lounge Time: 9 p.m.

Doors: 8 p.m.

10.18: Tribal Seeds with Ballyhoo!, Gonzo and Beyond I Sight Price: $19 - $ 21 Location: The Gothic Theatre Time: 9 p.m.

Doors: 8 p.m.

10.18: Ghostland Observatory’s Aaron Behrens & the Midnight Stroll, with Ranch Ghost and DéCollage Price: $15 - $18 Location: The Bluebird Theater Time: 9 p.m.

Doors: 8 p.m.

10.19: Dum Dum Girls Price: $13.50 Location: Larimer Lounge Time: 9 p.m.

10.21: Yelle with Lemonade and Hollow Price: $20 - $25 Location: The Gothic Theatre Time: 8 p.m.

Doors: 7 p.m.

Auraria Events 10.16: LinkedIn for Job Seekers Location: SSB 230L Time: 2 p.m.

10.20: Strong Interest Inventory Interpretation Workshop Career Services Location: Tivoli 215 Time: 2 p.m.

10.17: Beethoven or Beyoncé: The Role of A Cultural Hero as an Interpreter of Society Location: SSB 2nd Floor Time: 6 p.m.

10.21: Breaking Silence — Stories of Survival Location: Tivoli 320s Time: 10 a.m.

10.18: Friends of Music at MSU Denver Fundraiser Location: King Center Hall Time: 7:30 p.m.

10.22: Jazz Masterclass Location: Arts Building, room 295 Time: 3 p.m.

Open Air’s Top Five Albums 1. Manipulator, Ty Segall 2. They Want My Soul, Spoon 3. Brill Bruisers, The New Pornographers 4. Benjamin Booker, Benjamin Booker 5. Please, Sondre Lerche List courtesy of cpr.org/openair

Seven-Day Forecast 10.16: Cloudy

73º/43º

10.20: Sunny

71º/41º

10.17: Sunny

67º/43º

10.21: Sunny

73º/42º

10.18: Sunny

71º/44º

10.22: Sunny

71º/43º

10.19: Sunny

71º/41º

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Break

Met

“It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.” -- Jerry Seinfeld @themetonline

Horoscopes

Riddles

Capricorn

A: Why do policemen wear belts?

B: Why do people go to bed?

C: Do they have a fourth of July in England?

D: If there are three apples, and you take two, how many do you have?

E: How many of each type of animal did Moses take on the Ark?

Cancer

December 22 -January 19 With this whole Ebola thing going on, it might be a good idea to stop licking all those door knobs.

Well, “The Walking Dead” is back, which means it’s completely acceptable to talk about it whenever you have free time.

Leo

Aquarius

July 23 -August 22 Consider yourself lucky, because it’s that time of the year again where Halloween stores fi ll abandoned Blockbusters in run-down strip malls.

Pisces

Virgo

February 19 -March 20 Your lack of sleep will benefit you this weekend as “Nick at Night” decided to run the entire “Saved

by The Bell” series start to fi nish.

August 23 -September 22 Just remember that you’re the only one that can bring peace and happiness to the world. So try and get some sleep tonight.

Aries

Libra

March 21 -April 19

You’ll fi nd true love this weekend, as Aries fi nally breaks out of the “wingman” role that it’s played for the last few months.

September 23 -October 22 Your undying love for cookies will be put to the test when you enter the fi rst ever “Butterscotch Cookie Eating Contest” on the 16th Street Mall.

Scorpio

Answers: A: To hold up their pants. B: Because the bed won’t come to them. C. Yes, they have the month of July, don’t they? D: Two. E: None, Noah took them.

Taurus

October 23 -November 21

April 20 -May 20 Stay away from the Plaza Building this week.

Mainly because we’ve received word that a pack of gremlins have been hanging out near the psychology office.

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We’re not sure if you’re jumping up and down because you are excited, or you need to fart.

Sagittarius

Gemini

Consequences will be dire if you decide to dress as a wolfman this Halloween. Trust us.

Next week will bring you a life-changing moment, but sadly it will be fleeting as you will forget to check your email regarding the outcome of said event.

Difficulty: EASY

Difficulty: EASY

Across: 1. Tone down 5. Lacking required skills 10. J. Child’s measure 14. Watering at the mouth 15. Active start 16. Agatha’s contemporary 17. ‘’Fiddler on the Roof’’ star,

Overheard on campus “What time are we going cross-fitting tomorrow?”

“I love the ’80s. They’re my favorite time of year.”

“I hate politics; what have they ever done for me?”

“I can appreciate fiscal responsibility.”

“Put your head down low.

That way she won’t see you.”

“Sometimes I find myself constantly going to the bathroom.”

“There are a lot of zombies on campus today.”

“I saw ‘The Lion King’ the other day. Did you know it has evil lions in it?”

November 22 -December 21

May 21 -June 20

Sudoku

19

June 21 -July 22

January 20 -February 18 Sadly, you’ll fi nd yourself totally immersed in the sweet, sweet tears of a mime.

October 16, 2014

combined form 19. Past participle of lie 20. Wrath 21. Dealer’s request 22. Puts in office 24. Some till fillers 25. Comes about 26. Used a hook and line

29. Public square 30. Mantle teammate 31. Brining need 32. Abominable 36. Prudish one 37. ‘’--- Coins in the Fountain’’ 38. ‘’--- at the Races’’ (Marx Bros.)

39. Bring into harmony 40. Pretentious 41. In solitary 42. Ram sign 44. Used a rotary phone 45. Auctioned again 47. Write-off 48. Lions and tigers and bears, e.g.

49. Malodorous 50. Kimono sash 53. Matter or body start 54. ‘’Cape Fear’’ actress, combined form 57. British gun 58. Utopian 59. Hymn to Apollo 60. Wear for Indira Gandhi 61. Front for wed or married 62. Shea denizens

Down: 1. Word in a DeNiro title 2. Teen follower?

3. ‘’Encore!’’

4. Psyche part 5. Pressed

Hear something that makes you laugh?

Shake your head? Roll your eyes or say WTF? Tweet it to @themetonline with the hashtag #overheardoncampus

6. They may be out on a limb 7. Cigar ending 8. Prior to 9. Put up with 10. Bald actor, combined form?

11. Prop up 12. Narrow cuts 13. Jots down 18. Prides of lions 23. Ms. Taylor 24. Famous designer, combined form?

25. One place to find cats 26. Fuse measurements 27. Not one 28. Cheshire cat’s feature 29. Segments 31. Destroy documents, in a way 33. Punk rocker Billy 34. Space between the dotted lines 35. Watched carefully 37. Sudden collapse into failure 41. Wedding way 43. Deteriorate 44. A way to be sure 45. Oscar de la --46. ‘’Purple People ---’’ (Sheb Wooley hit) 47. Faithful 48. Sport fisherman’s catch 49. Rode the wind 50. Ornamental arch 51. Get the better of 52. Highway stopovers 55. Keat’s work

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