Rash of campus assaults Auraria student safety, Night Rider service reliability addressed at town hall •A6
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METROPOLITAN Vol. 32, Issue 28
Serving Auraria for 31 years
March 18, 2010
Daring to bare her belly
Griselda Romero twirls inside a veil during a March 15 belly dancing class in the Tivoli. The free class, offered through the Healthy Moves program, meets twice a week. Photo by Chancey Bush • cbush7@mscd.edu
Students weigh in on success building cost •A3
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Notice of Intent To Hold a Referendum Vote At the February 24, 2010 meeting of the Auraria Board of Directors, the following question was approved to be put forth to the Auraria Campus
An Auraria campus-wide student referendum vote will be held on March 31– April 1, 2010 on the following question:
student population for a vote.
“Shall the students of the Auraria Campus (the Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State College of Denver, and University of Colorado Denver at the Downtown Denver Auraria Campus) authorize the Board of Directors of the Auraria Higher Education Center to collect from each institution a supplemental student fee not to exceed $61.00 per student per semester (including the institutional collection fees), from August 23, 2010 through August 21, 2011, for the purpose of establishing an extension of the Student Bus and Light Rail Pass Program?”
Polling places will be institution-speciÀc: • Community College of Denver students will vote at South Classroom • Metropolitan State College of Denver students will vote at Central Classroom • University of Colorado Denver students will vote at North Classroom
For further information, contact the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board at 303-556-4589 or at www.tivoli.org/sacab
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Metro previews plans for new ‘Success’ building
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By Jeremy Hoover jhoover9@mscd.edu The first building at Auraria to solely serve an individual school is set for construction and students recently had an opportunity to voice their opinions. The Student Success Building will house all of Metro’s needs for admissions, registry and other services currently available in the Central Classroom Building. During the spring 2009 election, only 721 Metro students voted on the construction of the new building, which is being paid for with student fees. Students will pay for construction, furniture, labs and other services, including an ongoing budget for new technology and repairs. “When we build this building, we will lose parking and there will be a tuition hike,” Metro junior Erasmo Rubio said. “I am only in support of sustainable building.” March 16 and 17 Angela Feddersen Heinze, who works with RNL Design, offered students a preview of the preliminary plans for construction of the new services building. She discussed the goals for the design company and Metro, and asked students to give input on how the new building can better serve students. “[We are] working within the guidelines to ensure they fit Metro’s plan,” Heinze said. “It’s really coming
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MULTIMEDIA Kathleen MacKay, vice president of student services, speaks March 16 at the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge to Amy Bell, left, Myles Jenkins, center, and other students about Metro’s future Student Success Building. Construction of the Student Success Building will be funded by a student fee that was approved by Metro’s student body by a vote of 53 percent to 39 percent. Photo by Luke Powell • lpowel18@mscd.edu together, it’s going to look great … it is a gateway for pedestrian and vehicular traffic.” Sean Nesbitt, the facilities manager for Metro, said the goal for the new building is to create a one-stop shop for all Metro students, including a firstyear success wing for new students. “Ten percent of the student fee is an ongoing budget that Metro hasn’t seen before,” Nesbitt said. “It is giving us a pretty good budget.” He explained the advantages of an
ongoing budget and said it has allowed for greater flexibility — within a set guideline. “Because it’s a student fee, we can’t reallocate funds without [students] telling us,” Nesbitt said. Metro has experienced problems with construction in the past, specifically with the Science Building. Nesbitt explained construction of the Science Building was stopped for one month because the crew was required to move dirt and to dispose of it properly.
To ensure the construction process is as quick as possible, the new building space has been evaluated, and a second evaluation will occur to determine the carbon footprint and safety of building materials. “There are a lot of great programs in the project and keeping the size has been difficult,” Nesbitt said. Construction on the 143,000square-foot building will begin January 2011, and it is estimated to be completed by the end of 2012.
Student feedback directed to drop boxes Classes have new options for returning faculty evaluations By Nicholas Roper nroper@mscd.edu Drop-off boxes for student feedback are being displayed across campus in an effort to help make the return of completed forms easier and safer for students. The office of academic affairs and the office of institutional research are setting up 13 green and white drop-off boxes inside buildings, in addition to three in the deans’ offices. When asked, students at Auraria still held mixed emotions on whether or not they would volunteer to hand in evaluations. “I never dropped them off anywhere. I spend enough time in class as
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it is,” Metro junior Tiffany Betz said. “[I would] if nobody wanted to or if I got over that first moment of lethargy,” she said about turning in evaluations. “I just don’t understand why they aren’t online.” Some students never dropped the evaluations off because they were too busy. Others didn’t drop them off because they didn’t understand where to go. Tommy Chase, a Metro junior majoring in special education, said he would definitely drop off evaluations now because he knows where they are. “I’m all for helping the teacher out. It is just a quicker process for them,” Chase said. Some students just don’t care enough and they would have to be coaxed into it before they’d ever drop the evaluations off, even if the box was right out front of class.
“I don’t care enough. There is always a teacher’s pet in the front row willing to do it so I never have to. I’m just very apathetic in general.” Jessica Taylor, a sophomore at Metro majoring in human services, said. With the dates for evaluations scheduled for April 5 through April 16, Metro administrators are hoping the boxes will help with the convenience of delivering the evaluations. Dean of Professional Studies Sandra Haynes said the new boxes are an “extra step” for all three of the dean’s offices but “it is well worth it. Students who have late classes often do not have access to any of the buildings the evaluations need to be dropped off at.” The deans’ offices for the schools of business and professional studies are located in the West Classroom Building. The dean’s office for the school of letters, arts and sciences is located in
the Administration Building. The deans’ offices usually closes around 5 p.m. so students with late classes have to hold onto the evaluations until their next opportunity to hand them in. “This new system allows them to just drop them off after class instead of holding onto them for several days,” Haynes said. “It could also be very troublesome for the students to walk to the buildings at night. It is safer for them this way.” The offices of academic affairs and institutional research are looking into expanding the new system by providing teachers with an e-mail notification when the evaluations have been received. For more information on where the drop-off boxes are located please visit www.mscd.edu and click on the news tab.
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DID YOU KNOW? Released in 1948, “The Fast and the Furry-ous” was the first cartoon to feature Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. • THE METROPOLITAN • MARCH 18, 2010 • NEWS • A5
Rowdy costume gets revamped SGA approves up to $16,000 to purchase two new mascots By Ben Wiebesiek wiebesib@mscd.edu Rowdy the Roadrunner, the mascot for Metro, is investing in a makeover, a facelift and a clone. The Metro Student Government Assembly Senate approved a resolution March 12 authorizing up to $16,000 to create two new Rowdy mascot uniforms for the college. SGA Vice President C.J. Garbo said it was long overdue for the student government to do something to foster pride on campus and help instill a community identity. “The mascot is extremely wornout and falling apart. ‘Rowdy’ is the symbol of this fine institution both on and off-campus,” Garbo said. Interim SGA Senator Simon Ayesse said he received the idea to sponsor the bill from a suggestion from Garbo. “I chose to sponsor C.J.’s bill to the SGA senate because in this time of deep budget cuts and harsh financial realities, I feel it’s important for the SGA to embrace visible, highprofile ways of demonstrating support for the student body and for the school,” Ayesse said. SGA Senator Katie Beals was the sole opposing vote for the resolution because of concerns she had about the number and cost of the new mascot uniforms. “I voted against it because I thought that one costume would
suffice,” Beals said. “I believe that $16,000 is a lot of money and $8,000 was more manageable. That being said, now that it has passed I fully support the initiative and am excited to provide the school with new Rowdys to be at events for Metro.” The $16,000 cost estimate seemed high for two uniforms to Carla, a purchaser for Disguises, a costume superstore in Lakewood. Carla, who only wanted to be identified by her first name, said her store works with contractors who specialize in mascot uniform production. “$1,800 would cover a basic customized mascot uniform,” she said. “It could vary according to the design from as low as $1,000 up to $2,500.” Garbo said the $16,000 budget was intended as a possible maximum based on estimates from a mascot manufacturing company, Street Characters, which produced the current mascot uniform for Metro. “While other vendors you may have found may be less costly, I wanted to do it right,” Garbo said. “This vendor was able to provide not just the materials, but the functionality needed as provided by the two students who are currently wearing the costume (and are given a scholarship for doing so) who break-dance and know the failings and limitations of cheaper costumes.” Glenn Street, president of Street Characters, said students should take a long view on the investment of purchasing a mascot costume. “First and foremost, the students should be concerned about having a character they are proud of. This is a
representative of the school and the students want something they can be proud of,” Street said. “Our costumes are light-weight and durable. They are easy to maintain, mobile and safe. What’s really important is what we produce is a user-friendly costume that’s really going to last.” Street said his company has a good working relationship with sports teams in Colorado, which includes creating mascots for the Rockies, the Mammoth, the Rapids and the Avalanche. “There’s a reason we’ve worked with more professional teams than anyone else because they’re the hardest to satisfy because the characters are extremely active and they want them to represent the organization well,” Street said. “We know what it’s like for the guys on the inside.” Ron Christian, assistant athletic director for Metro, forwarded e-mail responses from the students that perform anonymously as Rowdy. “It’s important to have a recognizable mascot for Metro State as the college moves forward with increased enrollment and master’s programs,” one of the Rowdy performers said. “People see Cam the Ram and they think Colorado State. We need a recognizable Rowdy. Our students and alumni will see Rowdy and think ‘that’s my school.’” “Health issues are our top priority. The mascots have a pretty good regimen of frequent water breaks,” Christian said. Christian will serve on a committee with representatives from SGA and the Metro office of communications to work out the specifics of
Metro mascot Rowdy the Roadrunner strikes a pose March 16 outside of St. Cajetan’s Center. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu the project, which he hopes to have complete by the beginning of the fall 2010 semester. “This is not just an athletics mascot and this is not just a sports mascot,” Christian said. “It is a symbol
of pride for anybody at Metro based on our history. Our students earned that moniker being track runners to get to class while dodging traffic.”
Ringing in a new tradition for Metro alumni Class bling shows school pride for graduating students By Andrew Flohr-Spence spencand@mscd.edu The college’s office of alumni relations unveiled a line of Metro class rings that representatives say will help Metro graduates connect with each other and drum up not only a little school spirit, but scholarship money, too. “We’re really proud to be launching Metro’s newest tradition,” Assistant Alumni Relations Director Stefanie Carroll said. Carroll, with a little help from Metro mascot Rowdy, hosted the unveiling event at St. Cajetan’s Center, which featured breakfast, a display of the full line of rings and the award of the “Win A Ring” essay contest. And apparently, a ring is more than just bling. “It’s a tangible representation of this commitment and this experience realized by graduating from Metro
Linda Mendez holds a newly unveiled Metro class ring up to the light March 16 at St. Cajetan’s Center, while Virginia Mendez examines it with her. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu State,” Ring Design Committee Member Ken Phillips said. Phillips, who graduated from Metro in 1981 and is now a professor of industrial design at the college, helped pick how the rings look. The committee, made up of students, faculty and alumni, worked out the ring designs, which feature the Roadrunner mascot, the Metro
seal and the Denver skyline, and come in a variety of metals and designs, from larger classic class ring design to slender, sleeker designs. Phillips said he hopes the rings will promote a sense of pride for Metro graduates, but he also hopes it will help get them jobs. When Metro alumni employers interview a ringwearing Metro grad, the ring could
start conversations and improve the applicant’s chances. “The biggest thing for our guys in our program … the way they find jobs is through connections,” Phillips said. “Metro has a lot of people out there in the community and here’s a great way to start that conversation.” Another ring committee member and Metro mathematics graduate, David Diaz, said the rings would help “break the ice.” Diaz, who founded and runs a local Denver business, said his wife graduated from Texas A&M, which has class rings, and that she often bumps into other graduates when they see each other’s rings. “It’d be a good way to spot fellow Roadrunners,” Diaz said. “Something as simple as a ring can really make a difference … you never know. And it’s good to have college traditions.” And for some, it’s all about the tradition. “I thought, ‘you know, I’m going to buy one anyway, so I might as well try and win one,’” said biology soph-
omore Cameron Clemmer, winner of the Alumni Association’s contest for a free class ring to the best essay on “what Metro means to you.” Around 130 students entered the competition. Clemmer, who grew up in the neighborhood and went to West High School, said getting a symbol of her time at Metro meant a lot to her, a sentiment that went into her essay, “Metro is My Band of Gold.” “I was thinking back to high school and my high school ring, which was ridiculously important to my entire family,” Clemmer said. “And it kind of hits for me everything that Metro really is: It’s a whole bunch of stuff rolled into one. It’s a lasting education, it’s choices in life, it’s places to go and it’s got that really neat continuity thing. And it’s neat to have something physical to show for that.” The rings cost between $419 and $544 and are sold by Jostens, Incorporated. Jostens donates $40 of the price of each ring back to the office of alumni relations for student scholarships.
A6 • NEWS • MARCH 18, 2010 • THE METROPOLITAN • F.Y.I: Blueberry Jelly Bellies were created especially for Ronald Reagan.
Spotlight on Safety
Attacks at Auraria
Stories by Caitlin Gibbons • cgibbon4@mscd.edu
The same day campus officials held a town hall meeting to discuss safety at Auraria, two students were assaulted a block away from campus. There have been five reported assaults on and near Auraria since Feb. 16; seven students have been assaulted and robbed. Two students were hospitalized after they were stabbed March 8 at the Inn At Auraria. One student was knocked unconscious in the parking lot at Campus Village, and the two students assaulted March 10 at the Shell Station on Colfax were beaten with brass knuckles. Neither was seriously injured.
On the street
By Ben Wiebesiek • Photos by Luke Powell
“With the recent attacks on and near campus, do you feel safe at Auraria?”
“I put the campus police phone number on speed dial in my phone. I’m not trying to get assaulted. I want to live another day to fail another test.” Aunesty Ashby Metro Sophomore
“I got a knife, bitches. I actually want to get robbed because I’m curious what I would do in that situation.” Loon Sam UCD Senior
“I don’t carry a purse on campus and my mom bought me Mace. I also don’t walk anywhere by myself. But, generally, I feel safe.” Miranda Burke UCD Senior
“I don’t have anything to worry about. I’m a 6-foot-3-inch black guy, so nobody’s ever messed with me.” Wendell Callaway Metro Junior
Campus police have urged students and community members to increase their awareness of their surroundings at all times, and utilize the services available to them on campus. One service the police recommended Aurarians utilize, especially during late hours on campus, is the Night Rider. Charlis Tharp attended the campus safety meeting March 10 because her daughter is a freshman at Auraria. She said her daughter called the Night Rider March 8 for a ride after hearing about the assaults on and around campus. “She had never expressed a concern about her safety on campus before,” Tharp said. “But when you are young you feel 19 feet tall and bulletproof.” Tharp said her daughter had made an appointment for the service earlier in the day. But when it came time for her pickup, the van was nowhere to be found. Tharp’s daughter waited for approximately 15 minutes before deciding to leave and catch the light rail. Mark Gallagher, director of parking and transportation services for Auraria, said the Night Rider service usually responds to a call within 10 minutes, and reliability of the service is the real key for Aurarians. “If the driver does not show up in the quoted time, get on the phone and call us again. If we have to, we will call for another vehicle,” Gallagher said. Gallagher said the drivers are in constant communication with the dispatch service and he said he believes riders being left behind is not a common problem. “Occasionally we will have confusion over a pickup location. In that case, it comes down to bad communication between dispatch and the driver,” Gallagher said. There are three vans in operation, which are rented from the state. Gallagher said he has not broken the cost of operating the program out of the main parking and transportation budget, but he estimates it to be around $20,000. Most of that is to pay for the hourlystudent employees salary. Mike Matulonis, transportation manager at Auraria, has worked for the campus for more than 10 years. He said he has not seen an increase in demand for the Night Rider service since the re-
ported assaults on campus. In a given week, the Night Rider gives about 50 to 60 rides a day. Spikes in demand usually are tied to inclement weather. Matulonis said the service typically gives riders about five minutes to show up to their scheduled pickup location. “If the rider takes the whole five minutes, it may stretch out the wait for another rider,” Matulonis said. The vans often schedule a series of pickups on one route. The service runs throughout campus, from building to building, or from a parking lot to a building. “Basically, the service extends throughout the core campus and the buildings in LoDo affiliated with the campus,” Matulonis said. Both Matulonis and Gallagher said occasionally exceptions to the on-campus drop offs are made, but usually to disabled students. From time to time, drivers will drop off students at the Market Street RTD Station, but that is an exception, not the rule. There is no Night Rider Service available to the campus housing facilities. The campus housing communities offer shuttles to and from their locations. The University of Colorado at Boulder also offers a free ride service to students on campus. CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard said the rider service at Boulder is funded by the Student Government, UCSU. Hilliard said the student government has worked with a task force of college administrators to improve campus safety through audits and special projects. “Safety on campus and student safety is a constant conversation,” Hilliard said. Metro’s Student Government Assembly approved a resolution during the fall to allocate funds to conduct a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design audit. The CPTED audit has not been conducted yet, but SGA Vice President C.J. Garbo said the audit and initiative have the same priority now as they did three weeks ago. The audit will look for areas on the campus that need improvement, such as increased lighting and trimming shrubs to increase visibility.
CHECK THIS OUT: Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head. •THE METROPOLITAN • MARCH 18, 2010 • NEWS • A7
Mapping the assaults
Illustration by Julie Vitkovskaya
The Inn at Auraria
7th and Lawrence 3:20 p.m. March 8 A female student was walking along 7th Street and Lawrence Street. An unknown suspect grabbed her by the arm and attempted to steal her purse.
1:45 p.m. Feb. 16
The suspect punched her in the stomach and fled in an unknown direction. The Auraria Police Department is conducting an investigation.
Two suspects entered a student’s room through an unlocked front door. The suspects knocked on the bedroom door and awoke the student. When the student opened the door, the suspects pinned him to the ground. When the student yelled for help, one of the suspects removed a metal pole from his pocket and threatened to strike the student if he did not stop. The suspects robbed the student of his wallet and fled.
Campus Village
9:45 a.m. March 8 Two suspects knocked on an apartment door. A student opened it to let them in. After the student didn’t recognize the suspects, he noticed one of the suspects holding a hatchet. He fled into the room and locked an inner door.
9:20 p.m. March 4 A student was returning to Campus Village when she got out of her car.
The suspects broke his roommate’s door and knocked him unconcious while he was asleep.
She threw her scarf on her seat and when she began to turn away from her car, something hard hit her on the right side of her face.
The first student came out and began to fight with the first suspect; he was struck multiple times with the hatchet. The fight moved into the living room and the second suspect began to strike the student with closed fists.
She later woke up on the ground and called for help.
Circle K
Going back
The UCD victim who was mugged March 10 near the Circle K gas station on Colfax shows how and where his assailants pulled a knife on him and his friend. Photo by
Luke Powell • lpowell@mscd.edu
The student began to yell for help and both of the suspects fled. A witness called 911. Officers recovered a hatchet and a knife from the suspects.
“I never would have expected something to happen a block away from school,” said the UCD student who was attacked March 10 near the Circle K on Colfax. He has asked to remain anonymous The students were waiting for the light rail when they decided to walk to the Shell Station located at Colfax and Mariposa to buy a pack of cigarettes around 9 p.m. As the two walked to the convenience store, they became aware of two young men behind them. The men began shouting at the students asking, “hey man, you got a problem?” The two students replied they had no problem with the men. “They ran up to us and just started shouting, ‘give us your shit,’” he said. One attacker had a butterfly knife, which the student recalls was approximately six inches in length, the other carried brass knuckles. “I gave one of them the $12 in my pocket, and my friend had no money on him,” he said. He said after he gave his attackers the money, they pushed him and his friend for their backpacks. The student said he talked the attackers out of taking his bag. The attacker with the knife pinned him against a retaining wall, while the other attacker tried to hit his friend with brass
knuckles. “I wasn’t really thinking about what to do, my number one priority was to not get stabbed,” he said. He said the attackers seemed confused as to what to do after they got their money and cell phones. “It was just two random kids,” He said. “They couldn’t have been 21.” He said he and his friend were bigger than both of their attackers, but with the surprise of the situation and the weapons, their psychical stature did not matter. He said he will change his behavior while walking around campus “I’m not worried that its going to happen again, “he said. “I’ve been in Denver at 4 a.m. in shadier neighborhoods and nothing happened.” He said he has been angry after the attack, but has talked to family and friends about the situation. “It freaks me out in an anxiety sense,” he said. ‘I did buy a small knife to carry around. I never plan to use it, but it gives me piece of mind.” The suspects fled down Colfax. The Denver Police Department is conducting an investigation.
A8 • NEWS • MARCH 18, 2010 • THE METROPOLITAN THIS JUST IN: Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
Auraria student governments descend on D.C. By Julie Vitkovskaya uvitkovs@mscd.edu
Students affiliated with the Auraria student governments will be travelling to Washington, D.C., to participate in a conference on higher education hosted by the United States Student Association and to lobby Congress. The conference comes during a crucial time for budget reconciliation for higher education in conjunction with the health care bill. The students will spend three days attending the 41st annual Grassroots Legislative Conference to meet with U.S. senators and representatives to speak about funding for higher education and to learn about various ways to
organize grassroots campaigns. Members will also have the opportunity to participate in a lobby day at the Capitol, which will gather student voices in support of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). The bill, which has been popular with students, promises to lower interest rates on subsidized student loans, provide a simplified version of financial aid forms and increase federal Pell Grant scholarships. Jake Stillwell, communications director of the United States Students Association, estimates 500 students will attend the conference, which is a significant increase in participation. As the Democrats begin to pass a Senate health care bill, USSA hopes to attach the SAFRA bill
in a budget reconciliation process, according to Stillwell. “The conference is always important because federal legislators are bombarded by private interest groups every day,” said Stillwell. Having students interact with elected officials and letting them hear their opinion is crucial in allowing the SAFRA bill to move forward, Stillwell said. “It’s going to be a great opportunity to meet with the legislators in Washington,” said CCD President Rob Kardockus. Kardockus said he and SACAB Representative Marcus Hopper are able to attend the event through funding provided by USSA due to their low budget.
The Metro Student Government Assembly became members of USSA this year, but has not officially taken a position on SAFRA. “We have been working really hard on the state level for higher education and we haven’t been really involved in national ones,” said Metro SGA President Andrew Bateman, “I think this is a great opportunity for us to find out, first, how you do that and, second, what those issues are.” Julie Vitkovskaya will be attending the Grassroots Legislative Conference as a guest of the Metro SGA. Read her updates on the conference at themet.metrostudentmedia.com.
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School security strikes out An emergency town hall meeting at Auraria was called March 10 to address the seemingly growing number of attacks on campus. The meeting was meant to inform students of what the campus is doing to protect them, and allowed students to voice their opinion. There are an estimated 35,000 — 40,000 students, professors and other individuals on campus Monday-Thursday. It was estimated about 100 people attended the town hall meeting co-hosted by the Auraria Police and the Student Government Association. I wonder how many students actually knew about the event. No one was really talking about it in my classes, but when I talked to students around campus, most knew about the attacks. Few, if any, knew about the meeting. The lack of participation leads me to believe there is a lack of communication among students, police officers and Metro officials. I understand most students on campus are usually in a hurry and many were simply too busy to attend the event, but there should have been more than 100
people. SGA President Andrew Bateman proposed solutions, but it seems Metro and the police are reacting to the violence on campus and fail to understand the larger problem. People I have talked to around campus explained to me several incidents that prove a lack of police presence. There are several pockets on campus where students freely smoke weed, drink beer and who knows what else. Why are there places on campus that students feel confident enough to smoke and drink, without worry of consequences? The area between North Classroom and the Tivoli seems to be very well patrolled, and I have seen cops pull over cars who illegally turned into the circle where busses idle. However, when I walk to the Light Rail station on Colfax the story is completely different. If I see a cop or RTD security guard I notice his presence — it's unusual to see them around there. The biggest question I have is about the reaction by school and police officials if there were a shooting on campus. What procedure is in place to contain the situation, when Colfax Avenue and Speer Boule-
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Jeremy Hoover jhoover9@mscd.edu vard are wide-open to public use? Auraria's urban setting may really be the problem. There are areas on the campus where anybody can walk around unnoticed and do what they please. Pedestrian traffic is heavy around Colfax and Speer, and cops have to deal with students, workers and homeless people. Metro or the Auraria police needs to address the problems on campus in a proactive approach to build a sense of safety of campus. If students are not safe on campus, parents will discourage them from attending our school and we will build a poor reputation.
The health care bill that wouldn't die After the January special election in Not because it is a great bill, it isn’t the ReMassachusetts, I thought we’d seen the last publicans that are blocking it. The Democrats have majorities in of the current health care monstrosity. I figured the Democrats would see pass- both the House and the Senate. If the bill ing health care would lose their majorities had the full support of the Democrats they in the House and Senate, and possibly even wouldn’t need any Republican votes, they sink their great communicator himself in could pass it today. It is Democrats that are blocking the bill. 2012. Why does it have to be this bill? Why I thought they might try again with a SAMUEL BLACKMER new bill and try and bring some Republi- are the Democrats willing to lose control of blackmar@mscd.edu cans along with them. I didn’t think they’d Washington for this bill? Because it would move the U.S. from a center right country dare try to push this beast through. increase the size of government unions. And yet, here we are, midway through to a center left country. I don’t know how concerned the March, and Nancy Pelosi is castleadership in Washington really is ing voodoo spells to try to resusci“While Republicans celebrate the about health care. Maybe they really tate the bill while Harry Reid is in Democrats' lack of foresight that will cost do believe this bill would improve the talks with the Devil himself. system despite all of its many flaws, And the President? He’s still them the next election, the Democrats but I don’t think so. confident he can convince the bill watch on knowing it is the Republicans If that were the case, why not to rise from the dead with his orawho don't see the big picture." start over and come up with a bill the tory abilities. All three seem, well, public approves of? This is the Demoquite happy to lose their majority The leadership in the House and the crats chance to move America to the left. and the Presidency in 2012. What gives? Why the suicidal hell bent Senate aren’t trying to sell the bill because Losing elections in 2010 and 2012 won’t push to pass a bill that Americans dislike they believe in it, they are trying to sell the be an issue if it guarantees Democrat connearly two to one on a good day. Why give bill because losing Washington, but mov- trol for the next century. At the moment, the Democrats are ing the nation as a whole to the left will up control of the country for this one bill? struggling to get the votes they need in the I know it is a big bill; the Democrats benefit them in the long run. The health care bill would make thou- house, and Pelosi will make any deal neceshave dreamed about a public health care system since FDR. But why not go back to sands of jobs currently in the private sec- sary to get this bill through. While Republicans celebrate the Demothe drawing board and see if a bill can’t be tor into public sector jobs. It would also crafted that the public at least kind of likes, increase government bureaucracy to look crats lack of foresight that will cost them and can at least drag along a few Repub- over and regulate the health care system. the next election, the Democrats watch on, lican votes — maybe even those senators People who are in government jobs tend knowing it is the Republicans who don’t to vote for the party that doesn’t want to see the big picture. from Maine. But that isn’t going to happen; the shrink the size of government. It would inDemocrats have their hearts set on this bill. crease the size of government, and it would
As Colorado Democrats and Republicans head for caucus meetings tonight, it's invigorating to again see so much energy and interest infusing the process. In key races, neither party can expect business-asusual establishment politics to hold sway, a development that creates a fertile environment for the kind of thought-provoking debate that's good for democracy. It was just two years ago voters were so enthused about the presidential race that lines of people formed outside of overcrowded caucus locations. Now, the remarkable rise of the Tea Party movement, which continues to grow despite its many factions and its overall fractious nature, has Republican candidates for the governor's office and the U.S. Senate scrambling to demonstrate conservative bona fides. Former Congressman Scott McInnis seemed a lock for the Republican nomination after challenger Josh Penry dropped out early, but Tea Party enthusiasm could make the once- overlooked businessman Dan Maes more of a threat. In an interview with The Denver Post's Nancy Lofholm, Maes sums up the Tea Party phenomenon by admitting he initially doubted the movement's momentum. Some 50,000 miles of personal travel to Tea Party meet-ups later, Maes said: "I believe that these people are going to storm the caucuses. I think that will be the first indication of just how strong this movement is." Likewise, progressives are preventing appointed Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet from an easy primary, forcing him to articulate positions he was loath to address during his first several months in office. The energy on both sides is forcing establishment candidates like Bennet and former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, who enjoy the backing of party heavyweights — including even President Obama, in Bennet's case — to argue their positions more specifically than they might have. Any time a political beauty contest can be interrupted with talk about policies, it's good for voters who want clues about how the candidates might lead. Even more significantly, activists are demanding that the idea of contemporary government itself be redefined. Those copies of the Constitution that thousands of Tea Partiers are hauling around aren't merely for show. At the core of their various arguments and agendas, the activists are calling for a more limited government, as they believe was set forth by the founders. Conversely, some progressives pushing for healthcare restructuring and a transformational approach to America's energy use would like to see a more active role for government. Coloradans benefit in having those debates now, in caucus meetings and beyond, more then eight months before Election Day. Arguing policy over and above politics is healthy — even if you have to endure some of the anger and contention that often accompanies the process. But grappling with the notion of what kind of government best suits us in 2010 is an argument well worth having, and we hope to see a vibrant, active populace at work tonight.
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Cari Jeskewitz, Jamie Petsitis, Julie Maas and Jacklyn Fischer all get their hair shaved during a St. Baldricks fundraiser event March 12 at Arvada West High School. The four women who were part of "Team Cullenator" raised more than $4,000 for the event. Photo by Steve Anderson
Metro student sacrifices tresses for childhood cancer research By Chantelle Geyer cgeyer@mscd.edu
“These little kids were walking by us, and they were little cancer patients,” Fischer said. “They had no hair and no eyebrows and they were wheeling their IV poles with smiles on their faces. That is what this event is all about." Fischer does not have any children of her own, but she sees her coworkers at the animal hospital as her extended family. “If something affects them, then it affects me,” Fischer said. With tears in her eyes, she talked about the day Cullen got sick. At first, they thought he had the flu, but shortly afterward, he was diagnosed with cancer and was having surgery within days, Fischer said. “A child went from having the flu to stage four Neuroblastoma over a weekend. That can’t not affect you,” Fischer said. Fischer is not concerned with what people might think of her because she has a shaved head. She says she knows that people on campus are going to be staring, but to her, it doesn’t matter; all that matters is raising awareness. “It’s just hair; it grows back,” Fischer said. “When you lose a child, you can never have them back.”
The event was organized by Lois Sisson and her son, Lyle, a junior at Arvada West High School. Sisson lost her youngest son, Zachary to neuroblastoma on Dec. 15, 2006 and organized the event in his memory. The goal of the event was to raise $1,000, but instead they raised an astonishing $19,661.71 in four short hours. “Every four minutes, a child in the U.S. loses the battle to cancer. It is imperative that we improve survival rates,” Sisson said. So far, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation has raised more than $10 million during the 630 events that have been organized across the U.S. in 2010. A total of 27,153 people have already shaved their heads this year. St. Baldrick’s provides more funds for childhood cancer research grants than any organization, second only to the U.S. government. “Cullen has been such an inspiration to all of us,” Fischer said. “I have learned a great deal from him about life and family dynamics.” Cullen is nearly halfway through his treatment and heading in the right direction.
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Four courageous women sat in a row gripping each other’s hands tight. As the razors started buzzing, the crowd cheered and watched as piles of hair and tears fell to the floor. On March 12, many brave individuals came together in the name of childhood cancer to make a small, personal sacrifice in the form of hair. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation hosted a head-shaving event at Arvada West High School in order to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Metro student Jacklyn Fischer was one of 64 people who shaved their heads at the event. Fischer faced the razor as part of the eight members of Team Cullenator. The team raised $4,396 and ended as the top team of the event. “It’s a small sacrifice for a bigger purpose,” Fischer said. Team Cullenator was founded in honor of Cullen McReynolds, a 4-yearold boy who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in June 2009. Neuroblamtoma is a type of cancer that attacks the nervous system typically affecting children under the age of 5.
Besides being a full-time student, Fischer is a veterinarian technician at Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital, where she works with Dr. Laura McKeever, Cullen’s mom. Team Cullenator is made up mainly of veterinarian technicians and administrative staff of the animal hospital. McKeever said she was impressed and inspired by all the support and that so many people were willing to lose their hair in order to raise awareness. “It’s amazing what people you don’t even know can say and do, and what a difference it makes,” McKeever said. Fischer has known Cullen since his birth and remembers his frequent visits to the animal hospital vividly. “Cullen was always this happy, vibrant and healthy little boy and then one day that changed,” Fischer said. Cullen celebrated his fourth birthday on March 11 — the day he started radiation. Fischer has been spending a lot of time at The Children’s Hospital at Saint Joseph’s visiting her brother’s newborn who is being treated. She talks about a moment of clarity she had while her and her mother were getting coffee on the first floor of the hospital one afternoon.
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Behind the Numbers Spring Break Style The History
Metro punk-rock professor offers no contradiction in terms By Dacia Johnson djohn205@mscd.edu
1938: Ft. Lauderdale hosted the College Coaches’ Swim Forum. 300 swimmers and students attended. 1959: 20,000 students showed up for spring break and named the city “Ft. Liquordale.” 1985: 370,000 students showed up; the mayor said they were no longer welcome.
The Destinations 500,000: Average number of student visitors Panama City, Fla. has each year. 150,000: Average number of student visitors South Padre Island has each year. 100,000: Average number of student visitors Cancun has each year.
The Arrests In 2006:
60: Percentage of students who had a run-in with the police. 1,300: Number of students arrested in Panama City Beach. 2,600: Number of students arrested abroad.
The Alcohol In 2008:
18: The average number of alcoholic beverages males drank each day. 10: The average number of alcoholic beverages females drank each day. 844: Number of arrests or citations for underage drinking in Panama City Beach.
When you think of a history professor and a punk-rock band member, few correlations come to mind — unless you are talking about Metro Professor Matthew Maher, a member of the band The Mourning Sickness and a history professor at Metro for 15 years. “When students come to see me play, they are usually a little surprised because rock and roll is a lot different than being a professor,” Maher said. “I’m certainly more subdued in the classroom, but I like to think of it as two different aspects of the same personality. I let more of the creative side come out on stage.” Maher, who grew up in Denver and later graduated from the State University of New York in Binghamton, has been playing music since he was a teenager. He plays primarily electric guitar, along with the violin and ukulele. Maher returned to Denver in 1992. “When I moved back, I hooked up with some people that I had known here previously, and we got some test stuff together, and within a year or two we had the band going,” Maher said. The Mourning Sickness is a three-piece band consisting of guitar, bass and drums. The name, The Mourning Sickness, “ … is one I thought stuck in
Metro history professor Matthew Maher picks his guitar in his office. Maher is part of the band The Mourning Sickness. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu a lot of ways,” Maher said. “Our society acts neurotic, maybe schizophrenic. It’s sick. There is something wrong with it, so that’s where the mourning comes in; it’s mourning the sickness.” Maher tells his students he is in a band and said their reaction varies. Some are really interested, largely because a lot of students like to play or listen to music. “Being in a band is easier, in some ways, to relate to students,” Maher said. “Both teaching and being on stage is very much a performance. You have to have the ability to communicate effectively and maintain people’s interest, and so both have served each other really well.”
Maher teaches mainly world and U.S. history. He said teaching is valuable, and there are a lot of people need to learn. “While I really like music, and it is an intellectual endeavor in some part, there’s a lot that’s not there, so teaching allows me to stay close to the intellectual side of things.” Maher calls his band “original progressive punk,” which he said is almost a contradiction because punk is supposed to be raw and simplistic, where as progressive has complicated arrangements and sophisticated musicianship. “Myself and the members of my band bore easily, so we like to keep things different and interesting. So
we play around with odd time signatures,” Maher said. Maher said the band’s music is something you have never heard before and after hearing it, you will not be disappointed. “Getting pumped up isn’t a hard thing to do because we love playing,” Maher said. “There are always moments when things work really well, and it’s easy to get excited.” The Mourning Sickness has an upcoming show March 26 at Moe’s Original BBQ in Denver. “If you come to see me and you think you’re going to get a history professor, you’re not,” Maher said. “It’s loud rock and roll music and a lot of fun.”
Spring cleaning offers fresh start By Dacia Johnson djohn205@mscd.edu Finally, the gray-colored drab of winter is coming to an end, and we are beginning to feel the spring sunshine on our faces again. That also means it’s time for spring cleaning. After being couped up in a basement apartment for the past six months, I’m ready to revamp my living space. Lucky for me, I am getting out, but I’m losing more than 400 square feet and gaining a roommate. This means my spring cleaning will be more like spring purging. I began with organizing my dustcovered boxes that have been sitting in storage for two years and put stuff into piles: Keep, trash, give away and save for sisters.
Everything was going smoothly, minus my interruptions due to sneezing uncontrollably from all of the dust, until I got to a “memories” box. In it, I found yearbooks, hand-written notes, a senior class picture, costumes from spirit week, tickets from prom and a volleyball blanket. I won’t enjoy the luxury of the storage I have now, so I had to decide what is important enough to keep. This turned out to be a difficult task. I don’t really need tickets floating around, but the blanket is a good keepsake I can use every day. How about a scrapbook I put hours into making that is full of pictures of my first serious boyfriend? My current boyfriend doesn’t approve of it, but my argument against tossing it is the album is more than photos of him, it is a visual document of three years of my life with photos from graduation, road trips and vacations.
I still haven’t made a final decision on the album. I cleaned out my jewelry box. I have a pair of earrings from my mother’s wedding seven years ago. I have not worn them a single time, yet the thought of getting rid of them kills me. I managed to let some things go, though. I tossed photos that were not in albums since I have most of them on my computer. I threw away makeup and perfume I haven’t touched in the past three months, and a lot of clothes. I shed a few tears when I tossed stuffed animals from my dad and old birthday cards. But now, after doing it, I feel like I am ready to move forward in my life and I have room for new memories. Spring cleaning, and even better, spring purging, is a healthy thing to do. Cleaning is a huge stress reliever for most people. It’s not healthy to
hold onto everything; sometimes you have to let memories be memories and let the material things go.
Tips for Spring Cleaning: • Start from the top and work your way down. (i.e. the attic or the top of the book shelf ). • Fresh lemon juice, baking soda and water make a great homemade cleaning solution. • Use space bags to store bulky blankets in the warmer months when you don’t need them.
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Evans’ art breaking out UCD student explodes political, urban, music themes By Taryn Jones tjone101@mscd.edu March’s first Friday found the painter, Thomas Evans, not on Santa Fe, but in the heart of Cherry Creek at a recently-opened snow and skate shop, Division West. It may seem odd to house an art show in a board shop, but really it’s a grand culmination of the many elements of the artist himself: airbrushing, music and street culture. “People ask me if I study art,” said Evans, a UCD student. “I tell them no, this is just what I like to do.” Evans started on his art at a young age. In elementary school, he repeatedly drew the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and sold them to his peers. After Evans and his audience grew out of the mutant reptile phase, he discovered airbrushing, and early in high school he found an art teacher who let him run rampant with it. So he bought some T-shirts and went to town, feeling out the freedoms and limitations of this new medium and creating a style fashioned from the soul. From postersized portraits to names dashed across clothing, requests from classmates once again came pouring in. Simultaneously, Evans was being turned on to a whole other world: the one of hip-hop. When his family moved to Germany during Evans’ sophomore year, he attended the world’s biggest breakdancing competition called “Battle of the Year.” Upon returning to the states, Evans and friends formed a crew, started traveling and competing. When he moved to Aurora, Evans continued to make both scenes happen. He sold his airbrushed T-shirt portraits on eBay under the name Detour Productions and began Auraria’s chapter of Hip Hop Congress. “Our first hip-hop event was in
Turnhalle and 300 people showed up,” Evans said. “Then I got involved in the election campaign for Obama and [Hip Hop Congress] did voterregistration and debate-watching events, just trying to get people involved.” Finding himself bored with errand-boy tasks, Evans asked Victoria Haynes of the Denver Democratic Office on Sante Fe if he could do some artwork for the campaign instead. She consented and they sold portraits of various political and civil rights leaders, adding to the campaign’s funds. Evans found new inspiration for his art shortly thereafter through a friend in Your Name In Graffiti. “[He] was doing these paintings on vinyl and I thought it was a good idea,” Evans said. So Evans started painting portraits on old albums to test it out. A week later, he came up with the idea of breaking the records and attaching them to canvas. He airbrushed a portrait over that, creating a textured background akin to broken glass, giving his pieces an added three-dimensional element that helps it pop out a little more. His first portraits in this style were of Louis Armstrong, B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix. In 2008, Evans sold some of his work at the Urban Arts Festival. Recently he had his first art show at Family Affair, a combined salon and streetwear shop, and painted a mural for them. When the owners of Division West saw his work, they wanted in on the action. “We look for art that specifically caters to our store’s demographic,” said Joel DeJong, one of the owners. Evans leaned on friends from The Gro Project, a clothing company ca-
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Thomas Evans holds one of his airbrushed portraits March 3, at Division West. Ten percent of all sales from the show went to Arts Street, a program designed to steer youths risky behavior into artistic talent. Photo by Taryn Jones • tjone101@mscd.edu tering to the same crowd, to help him get the word out. “We’re into helping artists grow,” said Matt McDonald, vice president of marketing. Evans’ popularity grew that night and his audience couldn’t get enough. Ryan Jones of Auraria’s Ski and Ride Society said the art fit the style of the store. “It looks like he’s breaking a mirror when he’s screaming at it,” Jones
said in reference to the Steven Tyler portrait hanging over the rack of locally-designed snowboards. Denver may not have an art scene like New York, but people like Evans and the current street and snow scenes he socializes in are working to create one. “I think a lot of people start to get big in Denver, then leave,” Evans said. “No one stays to help the next wave of artists. I want to see Denver blow up.”
‘Off and Running’ looks at loss, re-gain By Julie Maas pretko@mscd.edu Avery wants to know who she is. Growing up as an African-American girl who was adopted as an infant by a Jewish white lesbian mother, she obviously isn’t in a family that some would call “normal.” But what is normal? The film “Off And Running,” follows Avery and her family, to show diversity is everything, and who you are now is just as important as where you came from. A high school junior and track star, she is currently looking at her college opportunities. When she starts questioning her African-American roots, she begins to search for her birth mother. This takes Avery, and the viewer, on a mental rollercoaster you just don’t expect to experience. Her family, nicknamed “The United Nations,” is as diverse as their namesake. Two Jewish lesbian mothers, Tova and Travis, who met at a sin-
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herself is both surprising and inspiring. This film should be required viewing in every high school. Avery’s story is special. It shows that once you realize what is truly important in life, you can create a future for yourself and you can turn around from a wrong turn. You can succeed. There are so many kids out there who don’t realize they have options and they simply lose out on the future they deserve. These are the kids you normally hear about. Avery had it all, she lost it all and she got it back. Her family was always there for her and it took this journey for her to figure it out. But she got there, and when she did, she knew exactly who she was.
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There’s nothing worse than getting a new cell phone, then later realizing it either doesn’t have all the features you thought it did, or some of those “‘features’” are more annoying than useful. These days, once you’ve gotten a new cell phone, you’re pretty much stuck with it for a while, especially if you’re under contract with one of the big wireless carriers. So choosing the right phone is key. But let’s say you’re already stuck with a mobile phone and you’re not as happy with it as you’d like. Don’t worry, if your phone is still considered fairly new, you can probably get the firmware updated, an oft-overlooked solution. A lot of people don’t know this, but manufacturers make an effort to update phones’ firmware on a fairly regular basis. But what is it you ask? Every piece of computer hardware has some kind of embedded software known as firmware. Devices that you wouldn’t normally consider updatable often are, such as mobile phones, scanners, printers — stuff like that. Usually firmware updates can fix bugs, improve performance and keep hardware compatible with new media. It can also introduce new features. Most mobile phones’ firmware updates need to be ‘flashed’ onto the phone, something you can usually have done for free at one of your carrier’s local stores. So check it out.
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Ryan Taves, Boot Camp trainer, rocks his body forward before attempting a vertical jump onto stacked risers during a session. The trainers take part in all of the same activities as the participants in an effort to boost motivation. Photo by Luke Powell • lpowel18@mscd.edu
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Jeff Ingerson does sit-ups with a ball between his legs to keep his feet from touching the ground Photo by Jessica Taves • jtaves@mscd.edu
It’s a scene of organized chaos. There’s dripping sweat, sneakers squeaking on wooden floors, aching muscles and calls of encouragement for that one last push. And you signed up to do this. This is Boot Camp. Coordinated by Campus Recreation personal trainers, the six-week Boot Camp program pushes participants to the physical limits in creative and encouraging ways. Boot Camp is the brainchild of Assistant Director of Campus Recreation at Auraria Louie Morphew, and has been offered on campus since the summer of 2008. Morphew, who was hired in 2005 to develop personal training programs at Auraria, decided to test the camp out as another innovative way for students, faculty and staff to sustain certain levels of physical fitness. “At the time, boot camps were kind of the fitness craze, so I thought it might be something good to bring [to Auraria],
Rob Gonzalez successfully balances on a medicine ball during the dragon ball exercise March 17, while trainer Ryan Taves spots. Photo by Jessie Taves • jtaves@mscd.edu
Boot Camp kicks campus into shape especially providing a higher-intensity added. “A part of that is so that they don’t can sign up. “Anybody who has access to campus workout in a group setting,” Morphew stagnate. We don’t want them to reach a said. “We tried to make it a little different level of fitness and then drop off in the recreation, whether they’re from Metro, UCD, CCD or they’re faculty or staff, or first six weeks, which can happen.” than some other boot camps.” In addition to getting creative with even community members who have a The two trainers who are running the advanced Boot Camp this semester — exercises, Boot Camp offers other unique membership to campus recreation, can join the Boot Camp, which is nice,” CarlRyan Taves and Heather Carlton — am- benefits. “Anybody who participates gets an ton said. plify this sentiment. Each six-week Boot Camp costs par“We have two levels of Boot Camp, initial assessment and a post-assessment beginning and advanced, and it’s really to to track their improvements after the ticipants $80, a figure Taves considers ‘dirt cheap.’ take people and introduce them into new class is over,” Morphew said. “You go through 12 sessions, which “It is a general fitness class, yes, but exercises that they wouldn’t do normally averages out to about $6.77 in the gym,” Taves said. a session. That’s half the With limited equip- “We go into a room with new equipment and of personal training. ment and resources, the come up with an hour’s worth of exercise, and price Boot Camp is by far more aftrainers go into each onefordable,” he said. hour session with the goal it’s brutal, but people really enjoy it.” And the personal trainof creating new and inno— Trainer Heather Carlton ing program fees are nothing vative exercises with whatwe do have testing that we do to improve to sneeze at either. Priced separately, the ever tools they have available. “We go into a room with new equip- their fitness levels, which is something sessions cost just $17 each. If you buy 10 ment and come up with an hour’s worth that group fitness does not normally at a time, the price drops to $13 each. “If you compare those prices around of exercise, and it’s brutal, but people re- do,” Carlton said. “Boot Camp provides a group fitness atmosphere but with a per- the fitness clubs in the Metro area, nothally enjoy it.” ing even comes close,” Morphew said. “We definitely try to introduce them sonal training program in mind.” All of Campus Recreation’s roughly Each Boot Camp class is limited to six each session to a different style of exercise, or a different modality. So every time participants and overseen by two train- 30 trainers are either majoring in fitnessthey come in, the session is different,” she ers. And just about anyone on campus related programs or certified by organiza-
Ryan Taves, far right, and a Boot Camp participant identified only as Tony, support the bar as Jeff Ingerson does pull ups. Photo by Jessie Taves • jtaves@mscd.
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tions, such as the American Council on Exercise, the American College of Sports Medicine or others, Morphew said. Taves laughingly referred to his most recent crop of participants as his ‘ragtag crew of beasts.’ The sardonic phrase referencing the workout he puts them through week in and week out. Carlton agrees. “There’s a huge satisfaction that a trainer gets when you can elevate somebody’s fitness level, and that confidence that comes roaring out of people,” she said. “I think what people accomplish in training, is the ability to carry over the ‘I can do it’ attitude into the rest of their lives.”
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TOP: From left: Jeff Ingerson, Dele Johnson, Melissa Cheatham, Heather Carlton, Rob Gonzalez, Melissa Minsie and Jullen Langou practice an endurance exercise during Boot Camp March 11. Photo by Jessie
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ABOVE: Patricia Sander cheers after completing a three minute wall sit. Photo by Luke Powell • lpowel18@ mscd.edu
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sounding off:
T-Model Ford: A real blues man By Matt Pusatory mpusator@mscd.edu At 89 years old, T-Model Ford is one of the last of his kind. A true Mississippi blues man. Ford’s story is one of hardship and pain. He grew up in a household with an abusive father, was in and out of jail a number of times and has never learned to read or write. He didn’t actually start playing guitar until the age of 58, and before that he did any number of laborintensive jobs. “Well I drove log trucks, cut trees, cut logs, plowed mules, pulled corn. I did all kinda stuff.” Ford said. He had no interest in playing the guitar, but received one as a gift from his wife. “My third wife bought me a guitar and a little amplifier … she bought it for $50. She said, ‘I bought it for you’ and I said ‘Aw baby you spend my money on something like that? Old as I am I can’t play no guitar.’ She said ‘You can learn.’ I asked then ‘If I learn, you gonna stay with me?’ She said ‘Yeah,’” Ford said. She didn’t end up staying with him, but he didn’t give up on the guitar, and it has been good to him. Ford has released seven albums in total, his most recent coming out early this year, entitled The Ladies Man. “Because I’m a ladies man! [Laughs].” Unlike his previous releases, The Ladies Man is recorded exclusively with an acoustic guitar. “I like them electrics, but this one is acoustic and people seem to like it,” Ford said. The new album’s acoustic guitar
T-Model Ford work, interspersed with Ford’s stories of his youth, give the album a really down home vibe and showcases Ford’s authenticity as a musician while paying tribute to his major musical influences: Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. “I heard Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf when I was a little boy and I still had that sound in my head … Now I play just like Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf,” Ford said. Songs like “Chicken Head Man” and “Sallie Mae” are instant blues classics and their lo-fi, unpolished sound makes The Ladies Man sound like a lost tape from Alan Lomax.
Even at his age, Ford still tours and has no plans of stopping. He’s touring the U.S. at the moment and will begin a European stint in July with his backing band GravelRoad. “Man, I’ll go anywhere they pay me,” Ford said. In a live setting, Ford’s legitimate blues chops should really shine. Casselman’s Bar may end up feeling like a real deal juke joint. With such an accomplished career thus far, some might say it’s time for Ford to hang it up, but retirement is not something T-Model Ford is even considering.
“I ain’t thinkin’ about retiring. As long as the good Lord lets me live, I’m gonna play guitar,” Ford said.
T-Model Ford 7 p.m., March 25 @ Casselman’s $15
Road Report:
311 brings its happy family to Vegas By Matt Gypin • mgypin@mscd.edu The chants started the night before, in lobbies, bars and elevators across Las Vegas: “Three eleven! Three, three, eleven!” They were followed by high-fives and the clinks of glasses getting cheers’d among 311 fans, along with some confused looks from people who had no idea what we were celebrating. For everyone in on the joke, it was a weeklong party.
311 takes Vegas
So what were we celebrating? 311 Day. Thousands of 311 fans from around the world descended upon Las Vegas last week for 311 Day, a huge concert and party the band puts on every other year on March 11, usually in New Orleans. It started in 2000 and moved to Memphis, Tenn., in 2006 because of Hurricane Katrina. This year, a big medical convention in the Big Easy forced the band to move it to Sin City. I heard no complaints. Upon my arrival on the strip, I noticed the shirts were everywhere. It felt like going to a Broncos game in another city, with so many fans sporting 311 shirts everywhere you looked. Usually it is not considered “cool” to wear the T-shirt of the band you’re going to see. Not this time. Dave Dufek, 29, from North Las Vegas, didn’t have a 311 shirt to wear to the concert and felt so caught up in the fans’ unity that he had a friend draw the 311 logo on his blank shirt. “I felt so out of place because I didn’t have a 311 shirt that I ruined one of my own just so I could fit in for those couple of hours,” he said. “It made me want to be part of the group and that’s what I had to have. It was really cool, good camaraderie.” The show kicked off with “Jackpot,” off 2009’s Uplifter, a rocking song imploring “everybody jump” and totally a propos for Vegas. After that it was on, and for the next five hours (minus a couple intermissions) all 12,000-plus fans at Mandalay Bay’s Convention Center did just that, jumping up and down, singing along and dancing. The band played 60 songs in all, including all of their biggest hits. Surprisingly, they left off “Freak
Out” and “Prisoner,” but they more than made up for it by playing tons of obscure songs they rarely play in concert anymore, including my personal favorite, “Loco,” off 1995’s self-titled album. I went loco for that one. For others, a consensus highlight of the show was Chad Sexton’s extended drum solo during “Applied Science,” where the drum platform was raised 15 feet while rotating 360 degrees. Everybody I talked to later mentioned it. I met fans from all across the country who flew in for the show and several from other countries, including Dolores Pare-
“I love this band, and I knew it would be a fun time so I had to come out for it. I don’t regret it.” — Dolores Pareja ja, who came with a friend from Monterrey, Mexico and counted “Mix It Up” as her favorite song they played. “I am a music lover,” said Pareja, 30. “I love this band and I knew it would be a fun time so I had to come up for it. I don’t regret it.” For some, like Pareja and Dufek, it was their first 311 Day experience. For others, like Dennis Brennan of Pittsburgh, it was old hat. “This concert was the best one out of all of them,” said Brennan, 38, who went to 311 Day shows in 2006 and 2008. “The venue was nice and small and tight and everybody had a good seat. The energy of the fans was amazing, as always. The unity of the fans is like one big, happy family.”
Spring break concert calendar
In The Mix
Beats for your break
Cla$$ic: Crack Mixtape Vol. 1 & 2
By Mike Lee • leemicha@mscd.edu
Pimps of Joytime
9:30 p.m., March 19 @ Cervantes Other Side $13
Jay-Z
7 p.m., March 22 @ Pepsi Center $35.50 - $196
In his latest installment, Jay-Z proves that he is still the leader of the pack as one of the top emcees in hiphop today. He is bringing the “Empire State of Mind” to Denver’s Pepsi Center March 22 for the Blueprint III tour. Hova combines lyrical talent with amazing beats that will make it an unforgettable evening and a blazin’ good time. In his 11th studio album, Hova pulls out all the stops with guest appearances by Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Drake, Kid Cudi and many more. But don’t expect these artists to grace the stage. The Blueprint III tour is gonna be as “Real As It Gets” with musical guest Young Jeezy. What better way to spend your spring break than with the one and only H to the izzo.
By Lindsay Lovato • llovato5@mscd.edu
Portugal. The Man 9 p.m., March 26 @ Bluebird Theater $13.25
On the Record
By Dominic Graziano • dgrazia1@mscd.edu
Alaska’s Portugal. The Man will bring their progressive blues-tinged jams to the Bluebird Theater March 26. After four full-length releases and relentless touring, the band is finally playing a stage suitable for their ferocious and energetic tunes. Portugal. The Man has made several stops in Denver, never playing a venue bigger than The Marquis and while the intimate setting was nice, it should be entertaining to see what the group brings to The Bluebird. The band’s eclectic song styles lend themselves well to improvisation, giving fans something to look forward to. They have been known to perform extended versions of songs as well as a few covers at live shows. Don’t miss this excellent addition to your spring break.
Dead Kennedys devious Fresh Fruit The first time I got arrested was in 7th grade. It wasn’t my first brush with injustice, but was my first brush with the [in] justice system and left me with a sense of hostility toward our incredibly inefficient justice system. Shortly after this run-in with the law I found something that would not only comfort me but support my anti-governmental feelings: punk rock. It was more than an agenda-fueled infatuation with this sort of rampage-charged music. As it turned out to be the start of a sinister love affair. My initiation into the world of punk rock came from San Francisco-based band The Dead Kennedys. Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, the Dead Kennedys’ debut album, popped my punk cherry and started to nourish the unsympathetic, rabble-rousing side. The reckless abandonment that the Dead Kennedys offered complimented the lifestyle of a skateboard hooligan growing up in a predominantly conservative small town. The albums first song, “Kill the Poor,” is a uniquely arousing introduction to the DK’s menacing leader Jello Biafra as he screeches his way into your memory along with his up-beat West coast punk band. The inaugural song of the album related to my situation growing up in a low-income family. As I further explored the musical exploits fea-
tured on Rotting Vegetables I found that we shared common fundamental beliefs. “Your Emotions” helped to confirm a detest for conventional living and authority in general, while “Forward to Death” accurately portrayed my attitude toward the general societal structure and justice system with lyrics such as, “I don’t need your way of life,” “This world brings me down” and “I’m looking forward to death.” “Stealing People’s Mail,” a vintage Dead Kennedys track, takes you on an ominous journey through what you think is postal theft, but leaves you with a statement on the social order. “We better not get caught. We’ll be dumped in institutions, where we’ll be drugged and shocked ‘til we come out born-again Christians.” Fresh Fruit conjures up an array of memories, from juvenile pranks to back-alley meetings with some guy’s cousin who was 21. The most unforgettable songs from the album, “Kill the Poor,” “California Über Alles” and “Holiday In Cambodia,” are attached to fond memories of skating away from security guards, loud music, beer and general debauchery. Since its release in 1980, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables has transcended generational boundary lines and has helped form lasting bonds.
By Matt Pusatory • mpusator@mscd.edu
Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
“Live fast, die young” is more than a motto to the real punk rockers, but a way of life that The Dead Kennedys have fully embodied. I found the Dead Kennedys album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables provocative and deeply terrifying, but at the same time I was comforted by the non-conformist message of the album and thrilled with the effectively appalling message to authority figures.
By Josiah Kaan • jkaan@mscd.edu
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Cla$$ic was born in Oakland and raised there until age 10, at which time he moved to the mile high city of Denver. Cla$$ic began to make serious strives by the age of 15. He sold over 60,000 albums in 2006 (Pimpmatic and Be-continued). The Crack Mixtapes perfectly illustrate the environment that Cla$$ic experiences living in the Denver metro area. One thing that makes Cla$$ic mixtapes original is the interviews with local artist and entrepreneurs that he incorporates into his mixes. Cla$$ic states “It’s that crack cocaine I put in a flow.” The lyrics are catchy and the production is addictive, which describes Crack Mixtape Vol 1 & 2 to a T. Cla$$ic takes the mentality of hustling and street knowledge, to display another side of 5280. You can download Cla$$ic mixtapes for free at Dapiff.com. Also check out the interview with Cla$$ic March 27 on DJ CauseAphekz Mix Show from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Listen live at metradio.metrostudentmedia.com.
Brooklyn’s own Pimps of Joytime are playing a slew of Colorado shows before they head back home in April, that means nine chances to shake your groove thing to the band’s George Clinton-inspired funk. The Pimps were in Denver’s neck of the woods last summer during New Belgium’s Tour de Fat in City Park — through a beer haze the band managed to keep patrons’ spirits up during the unseasonably rainy weather. Most of the Pimps concerts are in mountain towns, a perfect chance to get the funk out after a day on the slopes, but the show at Cervantes will give non-powder types the chance to see the band without a trek up I-70.
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On March 18, 1941, soul singer Wilson Pickett is born in Prattville, Ala. His five No. 1 songs on Billboard’s R&B singles chart include “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)” and “Land of 1000 Dances.” He is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.
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The rites of spring have sprung There’s still time to go someplace during geek the Dodgers moved to Phoenix from their longweek — aka spring break, that has been in full standing facility in Vero Beach, Florida, to share a facility with the Chicago White Sox. The swing elsewhere for most of March. But where? Most of the hype that now passes for travel Dodgers’ new and multi-million stadium is pretwriting would have you believe the itineries they ty, but surprisingly sterile. Other than manager pimp are perfect for your budget and suggest Joe Torre and overpaid prima donna Manny something like: Wake up in your $600-a-night Ramirez, the Dodgers themselves seem sterile. Next year, the Rockies and Arizona Diahotel, enjoy your $90 power breakfast and step into the $200-per-hour spa. Now, out of the ho- mondback will move from Tucson to Phoenix tel, you’re ready to start spending REAL money. and into a new, $100 million complex East of Scottsdale. Somehow, the two teams conned the And that’s just for starters. But if your spring break budget runs more Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to Commerce City than Cancun and more Au- into building the complex on their land – with rora than Aruba, you may not buy into these an assist from the Arizona Sports and Tourism fantasies. I sure as hell don’t. For me, spring Authority, whose funds are now tapped out. break means baseball. Specifically: spring train- Which brings us to the Chicago Cubs. ing games in Arizona’s Cactus League. There, as in Florida’s counterpart Grapefruit League, spring training offers lots more than pre-season games with veterans sprinkled among the rookies, newlytraded prospects, wannabes and hasbeens all fighting for a final-cut spot If your spring break budget runs on the Opening Day roster. Aside more to Commerce City than Cancun from warm sun most of the time, palm trees and cacti beyond the and more Aurora than Aruba, you may outfield fences, spring training in not buy into these fantasies. I sure as hell Arizona is time suspended. It’s Le don’t. For me, Spring Break means baseball. Sacre du Printemps — the Rites of Specifically: spring training games in Spring — when all things are still possible. Arizona’s Cactus League. As on Opening Day, every team and every player starts with the same clean slate. Any team can, in theory, make it to the World Series,and every batter can hit .350 or better. It’s about watching leisurely baseball in the sun while Northern cities like Boston, New York, Detroit, Cleveland, ChiThe loveable-losers Cubs, who haven’t won cago, Milwaukee and Denver can look forward to a World Series in 102 years and haven’t been possible snow on ever-earlier Opening Days. Unless you’re an introvert who’s more com- IN a Series since 1945, still enjoy the Cactus fortable texting on a Blackberry than talking League’s largest and most loyal fan following. with real people, spring training is also about Last year, a record 203,105 fans caught Cubs talking with other fans. Being, on average, a bit games at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, to swell older than America’s 18-to-34 demographic darlings, some have long baseball memories and great stories to tell, if you’ll ask and listen. So you talk, enjoy the games and drink beer: Anchor Steam at Giants’ games; Old Style at the Cubs and Coors Light (redundant?) if you’re desperate at a Rockies game. You don’t get quite the same ambiance during the regular season, where everything – especially distance from the players – is on a bigger, big-league, scale. Baseball iconoclast Bill Veeck — who once owned the Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox said, maybe a half-century ago, that fans’ knowledge of and enjoyment of baseball is inversely proportional to the price of their ticket. In an age of luxury boxes and ”club” sections, Veeck’s axiom is more true today than ever. Veeck integrated the American League by bringing Larry Doby to the Cleveland Indians in 1947, shortly after Jackie Robinson started for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He also brought up Satchel Paige as a 42-year-old rookie (Robinson was 28) to his pennant-winning Cleveland club a year later. Veeck also launched what would become Arizona’s Cactus League. With little patience for completely-segregated Florida in 1948,Veeck relocated the Indians’ spring training to more open Arizona. Some clubs followed but, for years, the Cactus League’s survival was in serious doubt. The Cactus League no longer has that problem and has 15 spring training teams in Arizona; the same total as Florida. Last year,
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J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com last year’s total Cactus League attendance to a record 1.58 million, despite the economy. The Cubs’ park also has a human feel and a certain patina that’s lacking elsewhere. Naturally, plans are afoot to screw that up. Ego and money, the twin serpents in any Eden, are at work here. The Cubs’ new and multi-zillionaire owners, Ameritrade, aren’t happy with fan-friendly Hohokam and want a bigger, better and $84 million facility. As usual, taxpayers are expected to pick up the tab, and Cubs’ managements threatens to move — to Florida — if they don’t get what they want. Sound familiar? Any number of teams have pulled the same scam and got away with it — including the Broncos, who threatened to move in the mid-1990s unless they got a new playpen with mostly public money. Compliant voters complied and Pat Bowlen was home free — even if the Broncos’ future on-field fortunes weren’t. To remain in Arizona for spring training, the Cubs are demanding that the state pay $59 million of the $84 million with new taxes. The plan, in theory, is supposed to spread some of that money among the 14 other teams. In practice, it’s a bad joke that’s fooling nobody. Despite the snakes in the Garden, you can do lots worse than savoring spring training – when all things are still possible. Reality will return soon enough. It always does.
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Basketball defeated by Huskies
SIDELINE THIS WEEK
3.18 Women’s Tennis
9 a.m. vs. Cameron Univ. Women’s Tennis 2 p.m. vs. Central Oklahoma
By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The Metro men’s basketball team’s season came to an end with an 82-77 loss against St. Cloud State March 13 in Mankato, Minn. The Roadrunners finished the 20092010 campaign with a 24-7 record. “I’m very proud of this team,” Head Coach Brannon Hays said. “It’s unfortunate that we didn’t get the win tonight. St. Cloud is a great team. [They] showed a lot of poise, a lot of character out there.” In the first half, St. Cloud State went on an early 10-4 run before Metro stormed back with a 3-pointer by Metro guard Brian Minor to tie the game at 16 with 10:09 left. For the next 6:19, it was a battle. The score was tied three times before St. Cloud State went on an 8-3 run in the final 2:57. At halftime, the Huskies led Metro, 35-30. In the first half, Metro shot 1128 from the floor, including 4-10 from the perimeter and 4-6 from the free-throw line, to go with 13 rebounds and five steals. Meanwhile, St. Cloud State shot 10-24, including 3-10 from beyond the arc and 12-15 from the free-throw line. St. Cloud State also had 22 rebounds and five blocks, all of which came from St. Cloud State forward Andrew Bernstetter. In the second half, Metro came out stronger, but it was not enough. St. Cloud State jumped to a 12-point lead with 15:25 left in regulation, 47-35, its largest lead of the game. With four seconds left, Metro managed to cut the lead to one, 78-77, with a tip-in by Metro guard Donte Nicholas, but that was the last shot Metro made for the season. St. Cloud State eliminated Metro from the tournament. Metro had a chance to tie the game at 80, but the ball was stripped from Minor after the inbound pass and Metro was forced to foul. “We were in a rough spot,” Minor said. “I made the biggest mistake I’ve made all season. It hurts a lot.” In the game, Metro shot 24-52 from the floor, including 8-16 from the perimeter and 21-28 from the free-throw line. The Huskies shot 24-49 from the floor, including 5-13 from the perimeter and 29-40 from the free-throw line.
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3.19 Baseball
3 p.m. vs. Colorado- Mines
3.20 Softball
Noon vs. CSU- Pueblo Baseball Noon vs. Colorado- Mines Track and Field TBA @ Potts Invitational
3.21 Softball
11 a.m. vs. CSU- Pueblo Baseball Noon vs. Colorado- Mines
Say What?
Metro senior Brandon Johnson tries to stay with the leaders during the men’s 3,000-meter Feb. 27 in Golden. The men’s distance relay placed third at the NCAA Championships March 14 in Albuquerque, N.M. File photo by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu
Track finishes ninth at NCAA Championships By Robert Dran rdran@mscd.edu
The ‘Runners concluded the indoor track season March 12 and 13 at NCAA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M., while looking forward to starting the outdoor season. Junior Shawn Lindbom finished ninth with a time of 1:59.58 in the 800-meter run on the second day of the championship. On the first day, in
the preliminary round, Lindbom finished with a time of 1:52.31 in the 800 meters good enough for third place. The time was just .11 seconds shy of his previous best this season which was 1:52.20. Metro finished third in the distance medley relay with a time of 9:55.67, which broke the old school record of 10:02.93. It was also the
highest finish in school history. Last season, the team finished fifth in the distance medley. The team held first place through the first two runners but then fell to third during the 800-meter section of the relay. Metro managed to hold on to third place when senior Rick Bogatay beat three runners in the last lap on the final leg of the race. Continued on A16>>
“This is my first time being away from home. It’s my first time being out of state from California. So, coming all the way to Denver was definitely different. It was a big change for me. I definitely had a hard time with stuff back home. My family, and personal issues, and I had to deal with that being away from home, not being able to be there and help. Dealing with basketball and school.” MEN’S BASKETBALL GUARD BRIAN MINOR
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Softball sweeps for third time By Josiah Kaan jkaan@mscd.edu The Metro softball team stormed through Alamosa March 13 and 14, tying the single-game home run record on their way to a conference sweep of Adams State College. “We were expecting a good battle and it may not have looked like that is what we got in the scores but they were tough,” Head Coach Jen Fisher said. The Roadrunners opened up the weekend March 13 with a commanding 9-1 mercy-rule win behind another solid pitching performance by pitcher Christie Robinson and a seven-run third inning. “[The mercy-rule win] was so nice,” left fielder Jennessa Tesone said. “Christie [Robinson], her arm’s been bothering her. So, to get her only five innings, that was perfect.” The offensive production increased the second game of the doubleheader as the Roadrunners won 17-9 and set a single-game school record with eight home runs. “We were disciplined, swinging at good pitches and we were making her (ASC pitcher Sarah Lindquist) come to us,” Fisher said. “That’s what everyone is capable of when everybody gets hot.” Despite two-run home runs in each of the first three innings, Metro was down 9-8 going into the sixth inning. Center fielder Molly Clark started the scoring onslaught in the sixth inning with a home run to left field. Home runs from second baseman Sarah Rusch, Tesone and catcher
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Baseball falls to Highlands By Jeremy Hoover jhoover9@mscd.edu
Metro outfielder Danni Hedstrom anticipates a hit during a match against Regis University Feb. 28 at Auraria Fields. File photo by Matt Gypin • mgypin@mscd.edu Lauren Hainlen shortly followed Clark’s tying homer. “Our pitchers worked hard all weekend,” Tesone said. “We didn’t want to see them go down like that, so we had to step it up in the sixth.” Tesone put the game on ice in the seventh with a record-tying three-run home run to left-center field. With three home runs, Tesone tied right fielder Kellie Nishikida for the most home runs in a game. “Wish I could’ve got four,” Tesone joked. “Kellie [Nishikida] is such an inspiration to us. She’s a big lead-
er on the team. I just wanted to show her I could do it too, I guess.” Pitcher Julia Diehl pitched just over four innings for the Roadrunners, earning her team-leading sixth win of the season. Metro put the series away March 14 with a 15-2 win in the first game with help from a four-run sixth inning and six-run seventh inning, before game two was cancelled due to snow in Alamosa. “It definitely boosted our confidence,” pitcher Christie Robinson said. “It’s really no surprise to me that we scored that many runs.”
Robinson forced 17 groundouts March 14 and improved her record to 5-0. “She was really, really tough,” Fisher said. “Probably the toughest I’ve seen her all year.” Metro improved their conference record to 11-0, the best conference start in Roadrunner history, and 14-1 overall. Softball will host CSU-Pueblo March 20 and 21 in conference matches at Auraria Field.
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Tennis serves up Cougars, ThunderWolves By Enrico Dominguez edoming2@mscd.edu
The Metro tennis program lugged out the push broom March 12 and 13 for their conferenceopening matches against Colorado Christian University and CSU-Pueblo. The weekend opened up with a sweep in women’s doubles across the board with a score of 8-3 for No. 1 doubles sophomore Yerica Pessoa and senior April Hirad, 8-2 for No. 2 doubles freshmen Sam Schall and Nicole Herman. No. 3 doubles junior Alexis Alvarez and freshman Marianne Evangelista finished CCU off in doubles with a score of 8-3. The hammering continued as the women took the courts again for singles. Pessoa was on her best game, finishing off CCU’s No. 1 singles sophomore Sara Howard 6-1, 6-1. “She was pretty tough but I was on today,” Pessoa said. “I hit her with the ball twice, my feet were there and my ground strokes were awesome.” In No. 5 singles, junior Kathleen Thompson completely destroyed Colorado Christian’s Calli Morgan with a shutout 6-0, 6-0. The only matchloss the women suffered was from, No. 2 singles April Hirad, against the Cougars, Bronwyn Allmand with a score of 2-6, 4-6. “I played a tough girl,” Hirad said. “She sliced a lot and junked the ball a lot. I had a slow start, it’s just about getting that confidence in match play back after not playing matches for a while.”
Men’s doubles took a 2-1 lead early in the match with an 8-0 win from No. 1 doubles senior Georgie Perez and junior Ross Gelina, and an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles from junior Ryan Campbell and freshman Ryan Joyce. No. 3 doubles suffered the only doubles loss with a score of 8-9 from freshman Mark Damien and sophomore Mattia Ferrari. In No. 1 singles, Perez humiliated CCU’s sophomore Matt Cooper with a 6-0, 6-0 score. No. 2 singles Gelina shut out his opponent in the last set with a final score of 6-2, 6-0. “It was a little windy, a little chilly, but you kind of warm up to the conditions when your blood flows,” Gelina said. “I played pretty well today and got into the rhythm of things.” The massacre continued with wins in No. 3 singles from Campbell 6-0, 6-0, No. 4 singles Joyce with a score of 6-4, 6-3, and No. 5 singles Damien outscoring CCU 6-1, 6-3. The only loss the men’s team suffered in singles was from Mattia Ferrari with a score of 6-2, 6-3. The tennis program also beat CSU-Pueblo over the weekend making the women’s team 4-3 overall and the men’s team 4-2 overall. The Roadrunners will travel to Nebraska to take on Nebraska-Omaha and Minnesota StateMankato March 26 and Hastings College March 27. The women’s team will take on Cameron University and Central Oklahoma March 18 at Auraria Courts.
Metro senior Georgie Perez returns a ball to CSU-Pueblo freshman Tommy Chavez during a match March 16 at Auraria Courts. The Roadrunners beat the ThunderWolves 9-0. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu
The Metro baseball team beat New Mexico Highlands March 12, then lost back-to-back games March 13 in New Mexico. In the first game of the series, pitcher Jake Draeger pitched seven innings and allowed six runs off 11 hits, while striking out three. He picked up his second win of the season with help from three home runs by the ’Runners. “Game one we swung the bats well, both teams were putting the bat on the ball,” outfielder Marcel Dominguez said. First baseman Jordan Stouffer scored the first run of the game in the second inning with a solo shot off NMHU pitcher Drew Vassil, and after giving up the lead, took it back in the fifth. “First game we won, we faced the number one pitcher in the conference,” coach Tom Carcione said. “He wasn’t throwing his breaking ball and he hit his fastball well.” The ’Runners fell behind early in the first game March 13, and could never pull ahead. NMHU jumped out to a first-inning 2-0 lead, and after seven innings led 8-1. Senior pitcher Ted Jamison pitched a strong 5 2/3 innings for Metro and allowed four runs, three earned, off nine hits. Metro only managed five hits throughout the game, and no player had more than one hit. NMHU was led by second baseman David Bustillos with three hits, two runs and one RBI. In game two, the ’Runners could only cross the plate one time, and despite a strong outing from pitcher Bradshaw Perry, Metro fell 4-1. Perry pitched 5 2/3 innings, and allowed four runs off eight hits. Metro could only connect for three hits in the game, a season low. NMHU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning, and added another in the third, due to two wild pitches. Metro produced a run to cut the lead in half in the top of fifth, but NMHU responded with two more in the bottom half of the inning. “We have been doing the same thing in practice, I’m not worried, the coaches aren’t worried,” Dominguez said about the back-to-back loses. “We feel confident, in every category we feel we are on top.” NMHU outhit Metro 21-8 March 13, and outscored the ’Runners 12-5. For the weekend, NMHU had 10 more hits than Metro and now holds first place in the RMAC. The Roadrunners will play Colorado School of Mines for a four-game series March 19-21 at Auraria Field.
The first basketball game was held in 1892 and was half of the size of courts used in the NBA today. • THE METROPOLITAN • MARCH 18, 2010 • SPORTS • A16
Solo senior takes team to new heights By Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu Men’s basketball guard Brian Minor played his last game in a Roadrunner uniform March 13 against St. Cloud State in the Central Region tournament. “It’s been crazy because I was the only senior on the team,” Minor said. “It’s been up and down, a little frustrating and a little rough. We had 10 new guys on the team. Other than that, it’s been a great experience. I’ve had fun, I’ve enjoyed every minute of it.” Minor, a Clovis, Calif. native, started playing basketball when he was young, including playing two years at nearby Fresno City College prior to his tenure at Metro. “I love playing the game, I love it more than anything,” Minor said. Outside of playing basketball, Minor enjoys drawing, playing video games and hanging out with his friends and family. Minor, a criminal justice major, has a very close relationship with his family. Going to school and playing basketball at Metro was not an easy road for him. “This is my first time being away from home,” Minor said. “It’s my first time being out of state from California. So, coming all the way to Denver was definitely different. It was a big change for me. I definitely had a hard time with stuff back home. My family, and personal issues, and I had to deal with that being away from home, not being able to be there and help. Dealing with basketball and school.”
Metro men’s basketball guard Brian Minor. Photo illustration by Daniel Clements • dcleme12@mscd.edu However, this did not prevent him from leading a young Metro team and establishing himself as one of the elite defenders in the country, averaging 2.6 steals per game in the 2009-2010 season. “Minor was our only senior,” Head Coach Brannon Hays said. “He was one of our two team captains. I think he did a good job taking 10 new
’Runners prepare for outdoor season <<Continued from A13 As for the team events distance medley team consisting of seniors Nate Newland and Anthony Luna, junior Carl Arnold III and Bogatay were awarded All-American honors. This was the fifth All-American honor for Luna and second for Newland. Arnold and Bogatay got their first All-American honors. The men’s distance team scored six points for Metro, placing them 27th overall, in a tie with Stonehill College, out of 47 teams in the championship. The women’s team did not participate in the championship. Now the indoor season is over the ‘Runners can look forward to warmer and fresher air outdoors. For Head Coach John Supsic, the primary focus of the track season comes during the outdoor portion. “Our focus is outdoors. We treat the indoors as preseason,” Supsic said earlier this season. “Still that doesn’t exempt us from performing.”
Middle distance will continue to be the strong point for Metro. Middle distance’s success from the first half of the season will demand their focus for the second half. The ‘Runners largely consider themselves a middle distance team but will look to grow and expanded into other events as the team grows. But now the coaching staff will continue to take advantage of their strong point. “We have some naturally quick guys,” Supsic said. “Middle distance will continue to do what they are doing.” Metro will started the outdoor season March 20 at the Potts Invitational in Boulder.
players under his wing. He did a fantastic job leading. He’s a great person, he really cares about people and he’s a tremendous worker on and off the floor. He sacrificed his game, in terms of scoring, for the team [by] getting other guys involved.” Minor is still contemplating on whether or not he will continue to play basketball after college.
“Right now, I’m just trying to finish school,” Minor said. “After that, I want to continue playing basketball. I’m looking to play overseas somewhere. If not [basketball], I’ll probably head back home and be back with my family.” Despite graduating, Minor sees much potential for Metro in years to come.
“This past year, we were definitely young and had a lot to learn,” Minor said. “We made it really far with 10 new guys on the team and only four returners, [including] two that played a lot last year. So, they’re really young and they have a really good future ahead of them for Metro State.”
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Men ready for next season, lose one senior <<Continued from A13 St. Cloud State outscored Metro, 32-28 in the paint but each team scored 12 second-chance points, and nine bench points. “[St. Cloud State] got the ball in the paint more than we did and they converted free throws,” Hays said. “We had a couple timely turnovers, we weren’t making runs and they hit big shots.” This game was Minor’s last in a Roadrunner uniform and was unfortunate end to another great season. Despite Minor’s departure, the other four starters will return for another exciting season next year.
Metro guard Donte Nicholas drives on CSU-Pueblo’s defense during the RMAC Championships March 5 in Pueblo. File photo by Luke
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“The man who has no imagination has no wings.” Muhammad Ali • THE METROPOLITAN • MARCH 18, 2010 • SPORTS • A17
Division I College Basketball Preview The NCAA brackets are set, and with no clear favorite for the crown, the guessing has begun. Everyone knows the top seeds are forces to be reckoned with, but who else will make an impact during the March Madness?
seven of their final eight games. Georgetown lost five-of-eight near the end of the regular season, but made the finals in the Big East Conference Tournament after defeating Marquette, Syracuse and South Florida.
In the Midwest region: Kansas was rewarded the No. 1 overall seed. But they may have to face opponents such as Ohio St., Michigan St., Georgetown, Maryland and Tennessee. All of those teams had huge wins this season, and potentially could upset the top-seeded Kansas. Tom Izzo, who is perhaps the most consistent tournament coach in recent history, leads Michigan St. The Spartans are not as strong as last year’s team (who made the Final Four), but with two wins could be facing-off with the Jayhawks. Tennessee defeated Kansas earlier in the season, and had a big win against Kentucky en route to a 28-8 record. Maryland had been inconsistent in the beginning of the season, but has played well recently and won
In the East region: Kentucky is led by freshman sensation John Wall, who has averaged nearly 17 points, six assists and four rebounds per game. The Wildcats are a very young team, and are led by three freshman starters. The young team may have trouble responding if they fall behind to a team such as Texas or West Virginia. Texas was the number one team in the country at one point this season and still has the talent to beat anybody. Kentucky may have trouble with UT in the second round, and may face the Cornell Big Red in the Sweet Sixteen. Cornell dropped just four games during the season, including losses to Kansas and Syracuse. The Big Red led the nation in 3-point shooting and has seven-foot senior Jeff Foote
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The musician playing at the bar just puked inside his acoustic guitar, then sang an encore performance. I love Louisa!!!!
The other day I got pulled over by a cop for speeding. He told me, “I’ve been waiting for someone like you to come by”. I replied “I know! Which is why I tried to get here as fast as I could so you wouldn’t have to wait long.” He laughed. I didn’t get a ticket.
it is 7:54 and i am surrounded by drunk old people. drunk enough that my grandmother and her friend just compared boobs. as in, shirts off, bras coming down. save me. the brownie started to kick in before i finished the essay... it became a race against my own increasing intoxication If I had a motorized wheelchair, I’d just chase the squirrels on campus all day. People were autographing me. I’m like the spring break yearbook They’re sharing a mixed drink at a bar with straws...its like a disney movie with booze
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TripIt By April Zemyan azemyan@mscd.edu With spring break coming up, many college students are planning to take the everso-talked-about trip. Whether it’s Mexico or overseas, an important piece of traveling is an itinerary. The TripIt application for iPhone, Android and Blackberry, makes it easy to have all the necessary travel plans in the palm of your hand. How to use: First create an account on tripit.com. Then upload your travel information, flight numbers, hotel stays and dates. The TripIt application will build an itinerary for your specific trip. Advantages: Services through TripIt allows users to share their itinerary with other users. This app can be used without the phone application by using only the website. However, the phone app has the advantage of working if the Internet goes down on the computer. The application is also free and will work no matter what airline or hotel you book. Disadvantages: As with many cell phone technologies, this application might have trouble overseas.
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