Volume 34, Issue 21, Feb. 9, 2012

February 9, 2012

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The Met’s response to DU’s letter on name change 7

Denver history groups help keep past alive 8

Women’s basketball falls against CCU, again 12

Romney shakes up Auraria

Former Gov. Mitt Romney R-Mass., far left, shakes hands with crowd members after his speech during Colorado’s 2012 Republican Caucus. Romney housed his headquarters in Tivoli Turnhalle Feb 7. After a close race, Romney lost to candidate Rick Santorum. Refer to page 3 and metnews.org for coverage of the event. Photo by Luke Powell • lpowel18@mscd.edu

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Metro’s Board of Trustees selects name After nearly three years, Metro has prized name in sight

Kristy Chaparro kchaparr@mscd.edu Brad Roudebush wroudebu@mscd.edu The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is especially true with the saga of Metro’s name change.

Metro’s Board of Trustees voted 6-3 in favor of a resolution to change Metropolitan State College of Denver to Metropolitan State University of Denver, Feb. 2.

The vote will serve as the catalyst for Sen. Lucia Guzman and Rep. Crisanta Duran, both D-Denver, to introduce the bill to fellow lawmakers. From there, the state legislature and Gov. John Hickenlooper must also approve the new name — hopefully allowing rebranding to begin in the 2012-2013 academic year.

“I see no reason why somewhere around July 1, we shouldn’t be celebrating a name change for Metropolitan State University [of Denver],” Metro President Stephen Jordan said.

The name change discussion began three years ago. The board extensively considered the political, legal, marketing, branding and communications aspects of a po-

tential name change this past year.

Metro representatives met with the University of Denver five times due to objections to various names being considered.

“There’s no question that this has elicited a lot of passion,” Jordan said. “It has, I think, really brought to the forefront how important this institution is to so many people in the Denver metropolitan area.”

After meetings in December and January, the representatives for both institutions had developed a contractual coexistence agreement.

According to Cathy Lucas, Metro associate vice president of communications and advancement, the agreement will be made public only after it has passed through the state legislature.

In a letter obtained by The Metropolitan, DU Chancellor Robert D. Coombe told University of Denver alumni the coexistence agreement could serve as a solution to trademark issues.

Terrance Carroll, who has been on the board since March 2011, supports the name change.

“I think it will have a great impact in a positive way on Metro State,” Carroll said. “It will finally be a public acknowledgement of what Metro has become: a fullservice, four-year institution.”

Carroll believes Metro will soon be recognized as one of the premier, urban higher education institutions in the country.

Trustee Melody Harris, a DU alumnus, voted against the name change citing the addition of a coexistence agreement between Metro and DU. “The coexistence agreement before us significantly limits what we can do with our brand. I’m telling you this because I’ve lived this. I’ve litigated this. This was my career,” said Harris, former president of Bad Boy Brands International.

“We have not, as a board, taken in any of the appropriate information around what we are agreeing to with the University of Denver.

We are being driven by a political decision instead of what I think is the best interest of this institution,” she said.

If the coexistence agreement limits how Metro is able to brand itself, Metro assistant professor of English Vincent Piturro agrees with Harris. “[The coexistence agreement] makes us a joke,” Piturro said. “We are the largest state university, and we have to do what a private institution tells us to do? It’s a joke. If we have to approve everything we do through the University of Den-

Trustee Bill Hanzlik speaks out in favor of the name change at the Feb. 2 Board of Trustees meeting in Baerrensen Ballroom in the Tivoli.

Photo by Jessica Wacker • jwacker1@mscd.edu

ver, we aren’t looking out for the best interests of our students — ­ we are looking out for DU’s students’ best interests.”

Jordan acknowledged not everyone would be pleased with the outcome.

“Like with all agreements, there is something there for everybody to hate,” Jordan said. “But when it’s all said and done, this

agreement will give to each one of [Metro’s students] the recognition [they] have earned by what [they] have done over the course of the last 46 years.”

Metro Student Government Assembly Sen. Jeffery Washington spoke in favor of the name Denver State University.

Washington doesn’t think changing the name to MSUD will do much for the reputation of the school. He didn’t want the word ‘metropolitan’ in the new name because he believes it is closely associated with many community colleges.

Although Robert Cohen, Board of Trustees chairman, voted ‘no,’ he said the name change could be positive.

“I think it elevates the status of the degree and what we’re doing,” Cohen said. “This whole process has brought light to what’s going on at Metro and how important it is to the community as a whole.”

After the vote, Cohen asked the board and students to unite behind the decision that best served the institution.

“Like any democratic process, it’s bloody and messy, but it works,” Cohen said.

Mitt comes to Metro; remains hopeful for GOP nod Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, spoke in Tivoli Turnhalle Feb. 7, in the midst of an uncomfortably tight Colorado caucus race between himself and Rick Santorum.

Santorum swept the GOP primaries Tuesday, winning Missouri and Minnesota by large margins and adding a close victory in Colorado just before midnight (40 percent to Romney’s 35 percent), according to Public Policy Polling.

Colorado House Speaker Frank McNulty, who announced his endorsement of Romney last year, said despite Romney’s projected loss in Colorado, the caucus on Tuesday would not affect the overall nomination.

“The vote tonight is non-

Former Gov. Mitt Romney R-Mass., listens to the crowd’s applause to a remark during his speech Feb. 7 in Tivoli Turnhalle.

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binding. There are no delegates associated with that because Colorado still has our primary in June, which is where the delegates will be assigned,” he said.

Shortly after 9 p.m., Romney took the stage amid a roaring crowd of supporters and announced that the results between himself and Rick Santorum were

neck-and-neck, but he remained optimistic about an eventual nomination to the GOP ticket.

“The race is too close to call in Colorado, but I’m confident we’ll finish number one or number two,” Romney said. “This was a good night for Rick Santorum, but I still expect to become our nominee.”

The former governor of Massachusetts then concentrated his speech on what he believes are the shortcomings of the Obama administration, citing the nation’s unemployment rate and economy as evidence of failure in the White House.

“Three years ago, President Obama, just after his inauguration, said that if he couldn’t turn this economy around in three years, he’d be looking at a one-term proposition and we are here to collect,” Romney said to a cheering

group of approximately 200 supporters on the floor.

Romney ended his address by reminding the crowd that he is the only nominee who comes from a business background, and has never served in Washington D.C., which, he said, characterizes his platform as the real American dream.

The event was sponsored by UCD’s Student Veteran’s Organization, who agreed in principle to host the speech last Friday.

“While we don’t necessarily support Romney, we wanted to get our organization involved in the political process,” Adam Sutton, president of UCD’s Student Veteran’s Organization, said. “This was a great opportunity for us to get involved in something that’s a little bit out of our comfort zone, so to speak.”

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All work and no snow day for grounds crew “That’s the only way we even have a chance during a storm like this,” Nichols said. “We didn’t even get the [first] storm cleaned up. We have every piece of equipment possible out here just trying to clear the walkways. We’ve run out of room to put the snow on campus “ When there is over a foot of snow, Nichols uses a device called a “snow melter.” The nearly 40-footlong piece of equipment that looks like a semi-trailer, melts snow so it can be removed from campus through drainage pipes.

AHEC decided to close campus after consulting with Colorado State Patrol and the Denver Police Department. Both agencies agreed road conditions around the greater Denver area made travel hazardous for students, faculty and staff.

Snowfall accumulation this winter

Paths cleared in the snow by the AHEC’s grounds maintenance are seen outside Plaza building, Feb. 7.

Photo by Mike Fabricius • mfabrici@mscd.edu

Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu While students and faculty were enjoying the extra sleep on a rare snow day Feb. 3, Mike Nichols and his crew were busy clearing the sloppy snow from Auraria. A 103-year-old snowfall record was broken last week when more than

15 inches of snow blanketed the Denver metro area.

Nichols, the ground maintenance supervisor for Auraria Higher Education Center said workers were put on a two, 12-hour shift schedule by midnight, Feb. 3.

“Most of my guys did more than 12 hours; they stayed late Friday,” Nichols said.

“We strive to make the decision [to close the campus] by 5 a.m.,” Blaine Nickeson chief of staff for AHEC, said. “I got the call around 4:30 a.m.”

An early decision allows time for AHEC to inform various media outlets of the closure.

“We put it out there pretty much everywhere,” Nickeson said.

The last full-day Auraria shut down due to inclement weather was March 24, 2010, according to @Metro, Metro’s official means of communication. The last multipleday closure was Dec. 2006, during a blizzard that dumped two feet on the city.

For recorded information on campus closures, students can call the 24-hour Auraria information line at 303-556-2401.

There are currently eight people staffed with grounds maintenance.

Previously, Nichols worked with a crew of 16, but recent budget cuts have led to layoffs.

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Documentary seeks humanity in villains Students take an in-depth look at violence and hate during film Story and photo by Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu For six years, Mike Ramsdell documented some of the most extreme hate groups in the U.S. and abroad.

What he took away from the experience was a sense of humanity and compassion for even the most venomous of people.

“What I found was, for me, lifechanging,” Ramsdell said. “There was no boogeyman, no devil, nor any single person or group of evil at the center of all this violence, war, and hate.”

Ramsdell directed the documentary feature “Anatomy of Hate,” a fi lm that examines shared ideologies within different cultures of hate.

The fi lm was screened Feb. 1 in the Tivoli Turnhalle, and was followed by a Q&A between participants and Ramsdell and Kerry Noble, one of the people featured in the fi lm.

Noble was second in command of The Covenant, The Sword and

the Arm of the Lord, a Christian Identity hate group which encouraged the use of violence and is classified as a domestic terrorist group in the U.S..

Noble entered a gay men’s Christian church in 1984 with the intention of bombing the building.

At the last minute, he changed his mind and left.

After spending time in federal prison for his involvement with The Covenant, The Sword and the Arm of the Lord, Noble worked to speak out against hate groups, and to bring understanding to the mentality of those involved in them.

“It took me two years to learn to hate. It took me nine years to unlearn it,” Nobel said during the Q&A. He now works full-time distributing children’s books, and occasionally speaks at law enforcement conferences, human rights organizations, schools and civic groups about the consequences of hate movements.

“To see his transformation is just amazing,” said Heather Morris, Metro adjunct professor of

psychology.

Ramsdell documented some of the most extreme ideologies and violent conflicts pertinent to the U.S. and the Middle East, including the white supremacist movement, Christian fundamentalism as an anti-gay platform, Muslim extremism, the Palestinian Intifada, Israeli settlers and soldiers and U.S. troops in Iraq.

Ramsdell used the fi lm as a way to search for an answer to the reasons we as people hate, and examine what brings people past their fear of one another and into a place of understanding.

“It’s impossible now for me to ever say, that’s a bad guy and that’s a good guy,” Ramsdell said.

Metro student Joseph Do watched the fi lm with his psychology of violence and aggression class, taught by Morris.

The concept of humanizing and listening to those with radically different views was the main thing he would take away from the fi lm, Do said. “[The fi lm] was amazing in terms of the scenarios and case

Film Director Mike Ramsdell listens to a question from the audience in Tivoli Turnhalle after the Feb. 1 viewing of the documentary film, “The Anatomy of Hate.”

During the Q&A, Ramsdell stressed the importance of sitting down with someone you vehemently disagree with and finding the human being in them.

studies they talked about,” Do said.

“It makes you look at yourself and see how you may be harnessing that same energy in terms of hate.

You can’t change a person but you can listen to them and hear where their fear is, what the source of their aggression is.”

As a member of the Auraria GLBT community, Do was most struck by Nobles story.

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“What he was talking about was really poignant for me,” he said.

The event was sponsored by GLBT Student Services at Auraria, Metro Student Activities, Colorado University of Denver Student Life and Community College of Denver Student Life.

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Letter to University of Denver Alumni This letter was sent to University of Denver alumni the week of Jan. 30 from DU Chancellor Robert D. Coombe.

The Metropolitan received this letter anonymously.

Many of you may have read the recent editorial in The Denver Post concerning the efforts of Metropolitan State College of Denver to change its name and our related efforts to convince the leadership of Metro State to do so in a manner that does not compromise the DU brand. I’m writing to you today to provide you with more information about the nature of this process, why we are involved, and where we stand.

First, we are certainly not trying to prevent Metro State from changing its name. Metro is one of the nation’s largest undergraduate colleges, with a welldefined and admirable mission focused on opportunity and access to higher education in Colorado. Metro recently established its first graduate programs, and we understand its desire to become a university. While there are those who oppose such a move based on a concern about “mission creep,” that is not our issue. Starting with initial discussions with Metro last spring, we made it clear that we do not oppose its use of the words “University” and “Denver” in its name. Our only difference concerns where “Denver” is placed in the new name.

Our interest in this matter has been solely about defending our brand. That defense has two components, one of which has to do with brand confusion and the other, and likely less significant, with trademark infringement.

We believe that the issue of trademark infringement is the more straightforward of the two and can be solved contractually.

Brand confusion is a more difficult but potentially more damaging issue.

For 148 years, a strong University of Denver brand has created great value for you, our alumni. In an increasingly complex world of electronic communications, it is critical that our name is clear and distinct from other institutions. It is particularly critical as we compete against the finest universities worldwide for students and faculty of the highest capability.

Right now, DU and Metro State are rarely confused with one another, as we have very different academic and financial structures, missions, and

audiences. This allows us each to communicate clearly with our prospective students, donors and employers.

On the other hand DU has for years been confused with the University of Colorado Denver (UCD), by audiences both in and out of state. As Metro State branches out and seeks a new name that communicates its evolution from a college to a university, we know from an independent, national research study that it runs the risk of choosing a name that creates significant additional marketplace confusion. This past August, the leaders at Metro State declined an invitation to join us in conducting a national research study to better understand the potential for brand confusion among the institutions of higher education along the Front Range. Committing substantial resources, we went forward. The study surveyed more than 1,500 respondents in key markets coast to coast, including prospective students, employers, high school counselors, community members, and alumni.

The results of that study are clear: not only is there already existing marketplace confusion between DU and CU Denver, but if Metro State were to choose a name with Denver early in the name, it would significantly increase confusion with both DU and CU Denver, both in Colorado and even more so outside the state, where 65% of DU’s students are recruited. The study clearly illustrates the potential pitfalls and confusion that might arise from such a choice. Its conclusions have been confirmed in statements by university leaders in markets such as San Diego, San Francisco and Portland, where similar harmful name confusion among universities already exists.

These findings have been consistently shared with Metro State. Very recently, nationally recognized branding experts on both coasts and in Denver have also weighed in on the dangers of serious brand confusion attendant to Metro’s name change, if the word “Denver” is placed too early in the name.

Nonetheless, the leaders at Metro State continue to pursue names that would significantly change its brand

by putting “Denver” in the first or second position, asserting that the marketplace is confused about Metro’s location. On the other hand, Metro’s mission requires that it serve the seven county Denver Metro area, 97% of its students live in the Denver area, and its own regional employer survey indicated that employers know that Metro State is located in Denver. Much of the commentary from Metro State alumni and students, both on the web and in the press, has concentrated on the desire to elevate the status of their degree.

This would clearly be accomplished by adoption of the word “University.”

Consequently, we continue to wonder what is to be gained by a name change which goes beyond the addition of the word “University” to a formulation which threatens to depreciate the value of DU’s brand.

To the extent that there are any trademark issues with a less confusing option like Metropolitan State University Denver (Which Metro’s research shows to be the most popular with its alumni and students), we believe that such matters, which are clearly governed by law, are amenable to solution via contractual co-existence agreements between the two institutions.

Throughout what has been a nearly year-long process, DU has worked with Metro State to resolve these matters, offering resources to help better understand marketplace confusion, agreeing to potential compromises, and exploring ne names that might allow Metro to better maintain its distinct brand identity rather than creating confusion with either DU or UCD. We will continue to do so, working toward a resolution with all involved, so that both institutions can again focus our energies on the business of educating our students.

As this process moves forward, please feel free to contact my office with any questions, concerns, or comments that you may have. I can be reached at chancellor@du.edu.

Sincerely, Robert D. Coombe Chancellor, University of Denver

>>Refer to page 7 for The Metropolitan’s reaction to the letter.

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STAFF-EDITORIAL

The Metropolitan’s response to DU’s letter

Since when does a private institution get to have a say over a public institution?

DU is so concerned about its brand. It’s time for us to be concerned about Metro’s brand.

We have the opportunity to strengthen our degrees and we have a neighboring university telling us that they have a problem with how we’re doing it.

This bullying by DU is insulting and demeaning. Our administration has cowered.

Metro’s Board of Trustees have shown no backbone by even considering DU’s input throughout this process. Thanks for making us look like wimps.

Does our administration have our best interests at heart or DU’s?

DU is worried about “brand confusion?”

Sorry DU, you’ve had, as you said, 148 years to establish your brand. If an institution is worried about a name change affecting that, how strong is your brand?

The esteemed DU brand shouldn’t feel

intimidated by Metro State trying to better identify our rapidly growing institution.

Should all universities start worrying that they will be confused with another university that has the word “university” in its title?

“National research study” and “nationally recognized branding experts?” Who conducted this research? Who did they talk to? Where are the hard numbers? Saying “the results of the study are clear” doesn’t automatically make it clear.

“Harmful name confusion.” It’s absurd.

How stupid you must think people are if they were to confuse DU with MSUD. Can you really say that “Metropolitan State College Denver” was our top choice?

Denver State University was our top choice.

That’s when you decided to step in.

You’re concerned with where we put the word “Denver” in our name? Who owns the rights to the word and our name? Apparently you’re arrogant enough to feel like you

can have a say. You say that 65 percent of your students come from out of state while 97 percent of our students live in the Denver area. Who represents a university in Denver better? We should be upset at your name.

We are proud of “Metro” being in our name. It represents our history and “brand.”

We are the ones at risk of losing our legacy and brand recognition with a name change.

You say that Metro State is an “admirable mission focused on opportunity and access to higher education for a very broad audience.” Please define “broad audience,” DU. There’s no need to be polite about it.

We clearly see how you feel about us. Trust us, we take pride in just how “broad” we are. Tell us about your “narrow audience.”

Does that translate to DU being “narrowminded?”

How haughty and arrogant of DU. Let’s not be quick to forget that DU almost went bankrupt in the mid-80s, when Metro was doing just fine. Had it not been for the efforts

of DU chancellor-to-be Dan Ritchie — he used his and his friends’ money to keep the school afloat — we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Hey, everybody needs a helping hand sometimes, right?

Why does this even need to be an issue?

Here’s a question: What would happen if both our universities focused this time on improving our respected institutions? What if the money spent during this ordeal was put back into our universities? It seems like a better way to spend these resources.

Yes, DU, we know we are the new guy in the university “club.” Maybe you feel that we deserve some ribbing or a humiliating rite of passage to go through. If that’s the case, I think you’ve done more than enough. Let us be. What did we ever do to you?

Seriously DU, we have enough problems with our own administration. We don’t need another school’s administration to worry about.

“What do you think of Metro’s new name, Metropolitan State University of Denver?”

Lauren Wood, Metro

Meg Shaeffer, Metro

Marla Lengwin, Metro

Michael Hewitt, Metro

“It sounds more prestigious.

Personally, there isn’t really much of a huge difference between ‘state college’ and ‘university.’ It comes down to the professors and the degree and how much work you put into it.”

“I’m pretty indifferent about it either way. I think it’s stupid that they went through all this time and money, but it doesn’t affect me either way.”

“I think its good. I think it might change the way people look at the school. Most people end up coming here for financial reasons and I guess a lot of people end up transferring out and end up going to a school that they think is going to be better for their degree.”

“I think its better. It gives a location to the school rather than Metropolitan State College. University has more clout than just ‘college,’ so I think it’s a positive thing.”

Kevin Harbin, Metro

Jacob Roe, Metro

Jessica Rouch, Metro

Michael Ivis, Metro

“I think it’s a great name but I think there’s something other than a name in a university. I hope that whatever changes they make along with the name go along with the curriculum so that everything matches up.”

“To be perfectly honest, I didn’t know about it. I had no clue. I don’t really care.

I think it might help with people’s view of it because a university sounds nicer.”

“I’m kind of indifferent. It sounds neutral to me, but it sounds better than some of the ones I’ve heard.”

“I heard they were going to, but I didn’t know that they actually did. I like the name.”

Interviews and photos by Luke Powell • lpowel18@mscd.edu

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MetroSpective

Protect the past, future by ‘Saving Places’ J. Sebastian Sinisi sinisi2@msn.com The future may not be what it used to be. The shiny world of tomorrow visions of mid-20th century world’s fairs never materialized as advertised. The future of the past is in good hands due to the efforts of preservationists to save historic legacies, in Colorado and elsewhere.

Last week, preservation professionals — plus architects, planners, city officials and students from the University of Colorado at Denver’s College of Architecture and Planning — gathered in Denver for the 15th annual “Saving Places” conference hosted by Colorado Preservation Inc. More than 800 participants from 16 states attended the three-day gathering at the Denver Convention Center that ended Feb. 3, said CPI conference coordinator Nicole Moore.

One conference thread that ran through several sessions was “adaptive re-use” of historic buildings for new purposes. Dana Crawford’s Larimer Square restoration, done from the late 1960s through the mid-’70s, is a prime Denver example and marks only the second venture of its kind in America; after San Francisco’s Ghirardelli Square that re-used a 19th-century chocolate factory. The Auraria campus Tivoli building — a former brewery — is another, and many LoDo former mercantile lofts are still other local examples.

Another recurring theme involved “heritage tourism,” a huge economic stimulator at the state and national levels. Heritage tourism is travel to experience places, artifacts and activities that authentically represent stories and people of the past and present. It could therefore range from a visit to Mesa Verde, Royal Gorge, a historic mining town or the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Studies done for the Colorado Tourism Office show that heritage visitors spend more money than recreational tourists. Heritage overnight tourists, according to one study, accounted for 11.8 million Colorado trips in 2008, with those visitors spending an average $114 more per person, per trip, than recreational visitors.

A Colorado Preservation Inc. session on Colorado’s historic rural landscapes looked at farms and ranchlands that are today threatened by developers buying up rural lands.

This is in response to economic shifts that have made smaller family farms less viable.

Losses to Colorado farm and cultural landscapes are not always as dramatic as the Army’s proposal to expand its Piñon Canyon maneuvers site — involving hundreds of thousands of acres in Southeast Colorado — said UCD professor Ekaterini “Kat” Vlahos, who heads the UCD Architecture Department’s Preservation Research Center. In far northeast Colorado,

rural Phillips Country has lost more than 500 family farms since the 1930s, she said, in favor of fewer, but much larger, farms.

“Farms representing rural cultural landscapes can’t be frozen in time and must evolve to remain viable,” Vlahos said. Part of the Preservation Research Center’s job, she added, “is to [using UCD students] survey and evaluate landscapes that are still evolving.

It’s an effort to identify the past to better understand the present and to inform the future.”

CPI Survey Director Abbey Christman, who took part in the rural landscapes discussion, traced some of the history of roadside

Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is at the height of his fame in 1927, right before the introduction of talking pictures changed the medium forever. George, like Charlie Chaplin in real life, laughs talkies off as a fad, and refuses to make the transition, to the detriment of his career.

At the same time, spunky starlet Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) finds her star on the rise after a chance encounter with George thrusts her into the public eye.

Peppy embraces the new cinematic medium, and becomes a giant star, but her deep love for George puts a damper on her success.

French Actors Dujardin and Bejo are practically unknown in America, but by the time the final credits roll, you’ll be left wondering where they’ve been all these years.

The two have such an effortless

rier. Dujardin screen presence and Uggie have that they seem to a scene early have been born on reminiscent in front of the of nothing camera, and they less than the succeed in makOceana roll ing the characters dance from vivid, realistic Chaplin’s “The and utterly loveGold Rush.” able. Without Look it up on the crutch of YouTube and dialogue to rely say that’s not on, the viewer is impressive. allowed to bask Be sure in their gloriously that director expressive faces, Michel Haand Dujardin and Image courtesy of The Weinstein Company zanavicius is Bejo have the kind of smiles that make the entire aware of the similarities, as his film is crammed with witty and knowscreen glow. ing references to films past. He The real scene-stealer, though, is Uggie, George’s adorable, impos- shoots the film in a gloriously crisp black-and-white, granting the film sibly well-trained Jack Russell ter-

The Tivoli is an example of re-use for historic buildings, as promoted by CPI. Photo by Mike Fabricius • mfabrici@mscd.edu

architecture in America in another session. In the post-World War II era, she said, the number of American motels tripled — from 20,000 in 1948 to 60,000 in 1956.

Many had distinctive architectural styles — colonial, western, Native American and even Tiki — before interstate highways and standardized chains like Holiday Inn killed individualized motel architecture in the 1960s.

History Colorado — formerly the Colorado Historical Society — presented its 26th annual Historic Preservation Awards Feb. 1 in History Colorado’s new $111 million headquarters, designed by Tryba Architects, at 1200 Broadway,

which won’t officially open until April 28.

One of the awards went to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for its discovery, near Snowmass, Colo., of an Ice Age mastodon skeleton, along with 4,000 bones of large Ice Age animals in 2010 and 2011. The site’s fossils are from an ecosystem between 40,000 and 150,000 years old and is one of the most complete sites of its kind ever found.

Accepting the award, Kirk Johnson, museum curator, quipped, “as paleontologists, we deal with things 160 million and more years old. So 150,000 years is kind of juvenile.”

Review: ‘The Artist’ paints great picture Steve Guntli sguntli@mscd.edu

“The Artist” is a silent film, and for many people this will be a problem. If anyone reading this has any misgivings about watching a 90-minute movie with almost no spoken dialogue and only a handful of sound effects, I politely encourage you to get over it.

This is not a stuffy piece of film history, yellowed by time and thick with symbolism. Despite its classical trappings, it is as modern a piece of filmmaking as one could hope for. “The Artist” is a joyous tribute to the entire medium of film. It is funny, inventive, heartbreaking and endlessly entertaining. Simply put, it’s the best film of the year.

Dapper silent-film star George

a timeless quality while simultaneously appearing fresh. It’s a silent film, but it doesn’t look like an old silent film, and that saves it from being gimmicky.

“The Artist” is a movie refreshingly free of cynicism. The characters don’t have ulterior motives or dark pasts. They all mean well but are passionate and proud, and it’s a sad truth of life that these are character traits that don’t often come together with good intentions.

There are moments of sadness as pronounced as any tear-jerker you can name, but they serve only to feed into one of the most gloriously happy endings in recent memory. It’s one of those film moments that make you smile days after seeing it. That’s a testament not only to this beautiful film, but also to the entire medium itself.

Metro’s Amazing Race

Why are these guys eating ice?

Photos by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

Above: Teammates Eric Lansing, left, and Kyle Poland transfer mouthfuls of ice to a bucket during the 2012 Amazing Race Feb. 7 on Auraria. Right: Matt Forcella eyes a marble as it glides down a wooden chute, one of the many challenges. The race also included a grown-up Big Wheel rally, a segment in which participants had to move a cookie from their foreheads to their mouths without using their hands and — in a tie-breaker event — a scavenger hunt to recruit people to sing the Metro fight song. Ten teams of four participated in the races.

MetOnline Visit www.metnews.org for a gallery of photos covering Metro’s Amazing Race 2012.

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Bar Chords

1up takes ‘barcades’ to next level Ryan Adams once crooned about his attraction to saloons in his song, “The Bar Is A Beautiful Place.” And it’s true — many musicians have made connections on either side of the beer tap.

The Metropolitan spoke with the manager of Lodo bar 1up, David Marion, vocalist for Fear Before and bartender Zac Joe who is the guitarist of local band Vimana, about the “grown-up” arcade, complete with beer, vintage arcade games and giant Jenga.

Interview by Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu WR: What do you like about working in an arcade bar?

DM: The games attract people that haven’t played them yet and the ones that have wanted to play them for years but haven’t been able to. The clientele is more eclectic than almost any bar that you can imagine, just because of the nostalgia that brings people in — it’s all walks of life. I think that is what makes it so much fun for bands and stuff.

WR: What makes 1up special or different from other arcade or pinball bars?

DM: I think it’s totally the owner of the bar, Jourdan Adler. It’s his passion; he’s working everyday to make it a better place. It’s family run and the heart is in it. There are new additions every time. We want it to be a place that people don’t get tired of coming to.

ZJ: Jourdan had a very strict, very imaginative vision and he stuck to it and it’s worked.

[He went] to great lengths to make sure that they are the original cabinets, that the original cabinets work, that he has someone on hand at all times that is a professional that fixes them.

DM: [It’s] a community. If you come in here and you don’t know how to play a game, there’s going to be somebody here to teach you a pointer or two. Some pinball regulars that come in will see me play and give me a little bit of a hint on something.

WR: Do you think 1up fits well with venues in LoDo, like The Marquis Theater and Summit Music Hall?

DM: It’s great. People can go to a show and pop in to play some games. The bands that play there want something else to do before they hit the road again. You can sit in a million back rooms, and granted the Summit is really nice, but — ZJ: For example, Ryan Adams was in here.

He tweeted that he was going to be here and there were people [waiting] three hours before he showed up.

WR: How many games do you guys usually have out on the floor?

DM: We have 45 on the floor, 12 pins and three Skee balls. We want to fill the place as much as we can, and we have — but we also have probably the same amount hiding in

Dave Marion, left, and Zac Joe don’t play. They take games and bartending seriously.

Photo by Luke Powell • lpowel18@mscd.edu garages.

WR: I hear you guys have a free Skee ball tournament.

DM: We’ve been doing free Skee ball night on Tuesday evenings, we have sign-ups at 7:30 p.m. and we roll at about 8 p.m. My wife Rochelle and I head that up, it’s fun.

ZJ: Especially once a month on K2uesday.

DM: K2 Snowboards comes in with a bunch of free swag, snowboards, skateboards, jackets, and there are three separate tournaments, one for video games, one for pinball and one for Skee ball and prizes.

WR: Who are some of the more notable gamers you have had in 1up?

DM: We brought Steve Wiebe in and he got the kill screen on Donkey Kong. He did a lesson earlier in the day where he answered everybody’s questions and told people some pointers. He was so nice and humble and just wanted to share his experience with the game. We’ve also had Dwyane Richard

in. He was 1985’s gamer-of-the-year and he came down from Canada.

ZJ: The last person I remember coming here was Gary Stern. He walked in and it was like a fucking rock star was here. I was surprised — and I suck at pinball.

DM: It’s fun because we have so many friends playing at The Marquis, Summit [Music Hall], friends that aren’t [usually] in town or you don’t get to see very often, you can be like, “come see me at work,” and they do. We’ve had Ryan Adams, members of Gwar, Every Time I Die, Saves The Day. WR: When is the worldwide “Kong Off” tournament?

DM: In November we are going to be holding the “Kong Off.” We’re going to have the top eight to 10 players in the world coming to play Donkey Kong. So we’re going to have a full on thing with Wiebe, along with [player] Billy Mitchell.

More Upcoming Shows

Achille Lauro

9 p.m., Feb. 10 @ Hi-Dive, $10

The Denver-based indie quartet, Achille Lauro, will be releasing its third full-length album, Fight or Flight, at the HiDive. Just like the band’s sophomore release, Indiscretions, this new album showcases Achille Lauro’s affinity for writing big, grooveable pop songs tinged with a hint of space rock and jazz.

Beyond most of Achille’s intriguing songwriting elements, it’s the band’s overall dance ethic, as well as its inherent sense of humor, that allows for the most fun at a show. In the past, the band has even centered their album release shows on a quirky, but memorable, theme. However, the lush tunes of Mercuria and the Gem Stars and the fiery cello rock of Land Lines will stand out just the same.

Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu

Bop Skizzum

8 p.m., Feb. 10 @ Gothic Theatre, $13

Usually, Bop Skizzum likes to make people shimmy and shake, but Feb. 10, this local upbeat seven-piece will embrace it’s inner-nerdiness by hosting the first ever Nerd Prom at The Gothic Theatre in Englewood. The band itself will likely play some originals amongst a big list of nerdy, but hilarious, covers. According to the band’s guitarist, Andy Guerrero, the list includes the “Mos Eisley Cantina” song from Star Wars and a goofy rendition of “Earth Angel” from the end of the movie “Back to the Future.” No matter the covers, it’s sure to be a dorky good time.

Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake 9 p.m., Feb. 11 @ Hi-Dive, $10

Cursive

9 p.m., Feb. 12 @ Larimer Lounge, $18

Snake Rattle Rattle Snake are set to shake Feb. 11 at the Hi-Dive with local electronicnoise duo ManCub and fellow electronic rockers Men in Burka. According to the songsmith’s Facebook page, the band will debut some new tunes and play some classics at this gig, which is a kickoff for the band’s mini-tour. Not only will the sextet be playing a few dates at South by Southwest, but they also landed a spot at the recently established Treefort Music Fest, which takes place March 24 in Boise, Idaho.

Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu Cursive returns to Denver, as well as to the Larimer Lounge Feb. 12, just ahead of their seventh full-length release, I Am Gemini. The album officially drops Feb. 21 on the band’s longtime label, Saddle Creek. Each track conveys an overall concept about the struggle between two fictional twins, Cassius and Pollock. It’s hard to say if the concept will translate very well live, but Cursive’s signature heaviness always does. Local super-group and musical force, Il Cattivo, will be opening the show along with fellow heavy-hitters, Ume.

Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu

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Check It out

KZKO radio streams the jams Nikki Work • nwork@mscd.edu When Robert Richfield and Alex Mehmen started broadcasting an internet-based radio show from Richfield’s attic in 2006, they were two self-proclaimed “schmoes” who never expected to reach 68,000 listeners a month.

Six years later, Lakewood’s Jammin’ KZKO “The Vibe” has grown to include 15 live shows and to reach listeners in 40 countries.

“It started growing with listeners each and every day,” chief executive Richfield said. “You’d see the numbers go up, and then you’d start getting bands hitting you up.”

That band contact is what created KZKO. “We started to broadcast artists across the nation, which all of the sudden became a really big thing,” he said.

As they started to stream live performances of bands online, the station really came into its own.

KZKO is classified as a top-40 radio station, but beyond the label it has a large variety of genres, including classic rock, jazz, hip hop and funk.

“We have a lot of exclusive stuff,” marketing director Bryan Moberg said. “We have exclusive labels, we have syndicated shows

and we have exclusive sports shows that no one else in Colorado has.”

The funk is brought to KZKO by the syndicated show “A Funk Above the Rest,” which is hosted by international radio personality and station partner Skip Reeves.

Though Reeves has worked on both digital and terrestrial stations, he believes that KZKO exemplifies the direction of modern radio.

“One of the things that I’m really excited about is, because of modern technology being what it is, internet radio is really starting to take off,” Reeves said. “I feel that this station is going to become as big, or bigger than some of the terrestrial stations that are in this town because of the collective support of everybody that’s here.”

That support reaches past the employees and past IP addresses.

KZKO supports many charities and local organizations, including several local high schools and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

The station is also dedicated to future radio broadcasters everywhere.

“Our big thing now is, we want to take our knowledge of radio and pass it on to other kids who are up and coming and who are

“If you have a love for this industry, you should be in this industry.”

—Alex Mehmen

DJs and other local artists perform live in KZKO’s Lakewood studio for streaming online.

Photo courtesy of Jammin’ KZKO learning all this stuff,” Mehmen said.

Along with support for young radio hopefuls, KZKO also supports The Ohio Center of Broadcasting in Lakewood, where both Richfield and Mehmen graduated in 2010.

“We want to pay it back to the people that gave us our opportunity and set us on our way,” Mehmen said.

Within minutes of meeting the KZKO staff, it became apparent how seriously they take their radio station, and how much fun they still have amongst themselves.

“We like razzing each other about everything,” Mehmen said.

With a down-to-earth nature about themselves, the KZKO staff expects nothing less

than good humor on the air.

“It’s a family atmosphere, we like to keep it that way,” Richfield said. “It’s very important to us that it remains and keeps moral values, class, and its dignity.”

And though the KZKO dynamic is complex, its focus is still on bringing their passion, music, to listeners.

“If you have a love for this industry, you should be in this industry,” Mehmen said.

With a big smile and years of radio experience to draw from, Reeves predicts, “KZKO is getting ready to take over.”

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Cougars pounce on Roadrunners again

Colorado Christian completes season sweep against Metro Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The Colorado Christian University Cougars has had their way with the Metro women’s basketball team this season.

When the two squared off Jan. 7, CCU defended well down the stretch and won by eight points in Lakewood.

In a rematch Feb. 4, the Cougars didn’t have to rely heavily on defense in the later phases of regulation. In fact, they got their offense going immediately in an 80-64 win over the Roadrunners at the Auraria Event Center.

Metro senior point guard Jasmine Cervantes surpassed 1,000 points in her collegiate career, but the Roadrunners fell to 18-2 (14-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), while Colorado Christian improved to 11-11 (9-7 in the RMAC).

“Our offense was OK, but our defense wasn’t there,” Cervantes said. “Any time we got any momentum, it seemed like they would just score a three or shoot a really good shot.”

The Cougars have now won back-to-back games against the Runners.

“These girls are starting to come together,” CCU head coach Tim Hays said of his squad. “Time and time again, people stepped up and made plays.”

CCU built a 30-18 lead in the

Candice Kohn goes for a layup against Colorado Christian University forward Kelsie Hert Feb. 4 at the Auraria Event Center. CCU upset Metro for the second time this season winning 80-64. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

first 12 minutes, and carried that scoring persistency the rest of the way.

Metro managed to cut the deficit to six points a minute into the second half, but CCU was too overwhelming.

“We missed some of those layups, especially early in the second half. I think that really affected us [and] our intensity on the defensive end,” Metro head coach Tanya Haave said. “We dug ourselves a hole that we weren’t going to get out of.”

With less than six minutes left in the game, CCU had complete control with a commanding 73-49 lead.

Although Metro started scoring late, the Runners couldn’t overcome the damage CCU inflicted.

After bombarding the Roadrunners with 25 points during the last game, Christina Whitelaw had another masterful performance with a game high 27 points.

“I think the momentum we’re going to get from this [win] is huge,” Whitelaw said.

Senior forward Caley Dow led Metro with 21 points, and Cervantes scored 12 to break 1,000 career points. The game against Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 6 bumped Cervantes’ career point total to 1,022.

“I’m glad I was able to do that,” Cervantes said. “I wasn’t aware I was that close to accomplishing that goal.”

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Nuggets have an opening to fill: a closer The Denver Nuggets have been a pleasant surprise this season.

They are one of the top Western Conference teams, and they have a team-first mentality.

However, when it comes to crunch time, the Nuggets are like a 7-Eleven convenience store — they don’t close.

Whenever the Nuggets get into high-pressure situations, they have a tendency to fall instead of rise to the occasion.

The most frustrating part for Nuggets fans is that they had a closer in Carmelo Anthony.

As we all remember, Anthony was a clutch, elite scorer while he was in Denver. Since Melo was traded to New York, the Nuggets

Nick Ohlig nohlig@mscd.edu have had a hard time finishing games. In game five of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2011, the Nuggets had the Thunder on the ropes, but failed to push them off the ledge.

This season, the Nuggets have had multiple opportunities to win

games during the final minutes, but have struggled.

Against the Los Angeles Clippers Jan. 29, the Nuggets could not close. In fact, former-Nugget Chauncey Billups showed his former team how to close.

In the final moments of a close game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets wanted to pass instead of going for the shot. When the Nuggets had a chance, Al Harrington’s final look failed.

Even against average teams, the Nuggets have struggled.

When they played against the Memphis Grizzlies earlier this year, their offense fizzled down the stretch. Too many turnovers and a lack of defensive stops cost the

Nuggets a critical victory.

So, if the Nuggets want to play basketball in early June, they must get a closer or hope one of their players becomes a closer.

Of all the title contenders in the NBA, the Nuggets are the only team without a finisher. The Lakers have Kobe Bryant, the Thunder have Kevin Durant, and the Miami Heat have Dwayne Wade.

The Nuggets? Well, they have nobody. Or do they? If there is one player who has the ability to finish a game, it’s Arron Afflalo.

Last season, Afflalo showed some signs that he has a closer mentality against the NBA-champion Dallas Mavericks. Afflalo hit the game winning shot. When Af-

flalo hit that shot, NBA commentator Kevin Harlan called Afflalo an “assassin.”

I like Afflalo’s game. He is an underrated 3-point shooter, and he is one of the best perimeter defenders in the game.

This season, he looks to be 100 percent, but has not had a chance to close. The Nuggets have tried Harrington, Andre Miller and Danilo Gallinari, all of those results have failed.

Moving forward, if the Nuggets were to get into a pressure situation, I expect them to give the ball to Afflalo and let him do his work.

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Men’s basketball bested by Mines again Roadrunners lose their first home game this season Ben Bruskin bbruskin@mscd.edu The much-anticipated men’s basketball rematch between Metro and Colorado School of Mines did not have the pre-game hype that accompanied Super Bowl XLVI, but it was just as thrilling.

Though the Runners (now 184, 13-4 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) played a closer game than their 11-point loss at Mines (now 19-2, 15-2 RMAC) in early January, Metro again came up short, losing 72-67.

After the Feb. 6 game at the Auraria Event Center, Mines maintained the top seed in the RMAC, No. 4 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II top-25 poll, while Metro remained second in the conference and moved up to 11th in the nation.

It was Metro’s first home loss of the season. “[Mines] had a sense of urgency and they made the plays down the stretch to win the game,” Metro head coach Derrick Clark said.

“Unfortunately, that’s happened twice.”

The first half featured five lead changes. Both teams were able to score 20 points in the paint and Metro scored 14 field goals while Mines had 13.

However, the Orediggers’ two 3-point shots was the difference, and Mines went into halftime with a 36-35 lead.

With Mines up 59-50 and less than 10 minutes left, Metro senior forward Paul Brotherson fouled out. After that, something clicked for Metro.

The Roadrunners went on a 1710 run, bringing the score to 69-67 Mines with 11 seconds left.

Metro was then forced to foul and hope that the Orediggers would miss free throws. However, Mines junior guard Brett Green made both shots to seal the victory.

Freshman center Nicholas Kay led all Runners in scoring with 17 points.

“It was a really, really hard fought game,” Mines head coach Pryor Orser said. “There was a time

where it could have gone either way. We’re just really fortunate we came out on top.”

Metro hit just 43 percent of their shots, and only three Runners were able to score in double digits.

“There’s a lot of offensive plays and defensive plays that we could have made to swing the game in our favor,” said Metro junior forward/center Jonathan Morse, who fouled out with 58 seconds left. “It just didn’t happen tonight.”

Metro will look to bounce back homecoming weekend when they take on Chadron State College (Neb.) and University of Nebraska Kearney Feb. 10 and 11 at the Auraria Event Center.

Metro senior guard Reggie Evans leaps toward the basket against School of Mines’ forward Brett Green during their Feb. 6 game at the Auraria Event Center.

The Roadrunners lost 72-67. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd. edu

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14 February 9, 2012 MetroSpective TheMetropolitan

TimeOut This

Week 2.9

Texts From Last Night He’s home with a concussion now...but apparently i’m still the highlight of his freshman year After the Patriots lost I punched him in the face. But I still feel like that isn’t a good reason to dump me.

You can’t start the super bowl without starting a kitchen fire making cole slaw. Its unamerican.

2.13

Come see the an art gallery inspired by man’s best friend.

Free

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tivoli Student Union 34- Heston’s org.

37- Fixed in position 38- All together 39- Coffee container 40- Sampling 41- Function 42- Erin 43- Superintendent 44- Tooth covering 47- Fancy home 49- Cry ___ River 50- Copycats 52- Sign of injury 54- Borodin’s prince 57- Nipper’s co.

58- Campaigned

Watch Metro baseball take on NebraskaKearney.

Free with student ID

Bring your lunch, friends and enjoy the music of local, national or student musicians.

Free

African American Leadership Conference

Down 1- Disfigure 2Japanese art of folding paper 3- First Russian astronaut 4- High up 5- Course list?

6- Kitchen vessel 7- Professional hunting guide 8- Attention 9- ___-mo 10- Slippery ___ eel 11- Can be maintained 12- Roman historian 13- Institution for mentally ill 19- Spring month 24- Nissan model 26- Bit of film, to a photog 27- Visions 30- Lama pacos 31- Silly 33- U.K. record label

12 p.m.

Auraria Field

Gig Series

2.10

44- Gas burner or Sicilian volcano 45- Dice game 46- Authentic 48- Where some vets served 49- The house of a parson 50- Australia’s ___ Rock 51- Demote 53- Journey 55- Back muscle, briefly 56- Spontaneous abortion 59- Loss leader? 60Designer Schiaparelli 61- Song leader in a synagogue 62- “As if!”

63- Lecherous look 64- Enrages 65- Dr. of rap

Metro Baseball

Slightly Canine Centric Art Show

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle

Across 1- Man’s best friend 4- Entertains 10- Kofi ___ Annan 14- Baseball stat 15Deadly 16- Mariners can sail on seven of these 17- Cookie fruit 18- Divination through dreams 20- Turkish honorific 21- Depression 22- For want of ___...

23- 200 milligrams 25- Like beaches 28- Heat meas.

29- Pianist Gilels 30- Broadcaster 31- Run-down quarter 32- Intellects 35- Little devil 36- Altar in the sky 37- Partly automatic

2.12

Participate in this one-day event, which focuses on relevant topics with the African American community.

Free

2.11 Metro Basketball 5 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Auraria Event Center

Watch the women’s game at 5 p.m. and the men’s game at 7 p.m. as they take on Nebraska-Kearney in this doubleheader.

Free with student ID

9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

AUM Framing & Gallery 2227 E. Colfax Avenue

2.14

Landing Your Dream Job 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Tivoli 320s & Tivoli Turnhalle Participate in employer-sponsored workshops, and enjoy a keynote luncheon while learning strategic ways to land your dream job.

Free

2.15 Drag Show

4 – 6 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle

Support the Trevor Project during this drag show fundraiser to raise awareness around issues in the LGBT+ community.

Free

My Life Is Average

Valentine’s Day Fun

Today, at the beach, I saw a woman drowning. I immediately rushed over, trying to save her. When she saw me, she said “Get out of here, I want the hot life guard.” MLIA.

More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine’s Day.

Today, I was eating a bowl of fruity pebbles, when i found a fruit loop. I am still confused. MLIA Today, I went to WaWa and my total was $4.05. The cashier said “Your total today is four-hundred and five cents.” I paid with a 500 cents bill. MLIA Today I was looking at dumb laws in the state of New York, where I live, and one was it’s illegal to where slippers after 10:00 pm. It’s 10:01 and I’m wearing slippers. MLIA

More than $1 billion worth of chocolate is purchased for Valentine’s Day in the U.S. Valentine’s Day is also celebrated in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Australia, Denmark and Italy.

About 15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine’s Day. Red roses are considered the flower of love because the color red stands for strong romantic feelings.

Source: www.sheknows.com