Volume 34, Issue 24 - March 1, 2012

March 1, 2012

Volume 34, Issue 24

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New student club helps women soar 5

MetroSpective Metro ‘Rhinoceros,’ an absurdist rampage 8

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SnowBall Music Fest brings chill tunes 13

MetSports Men’s basketball bounced out of RMAC tourney 15

Metro women drive into RMAC Shootout Story on page 15

Metro senior guard Jasmine Cervantes drives to the basket against Colorado Mesa University defenders during a quarterfinal game of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout at Auraria Event Center Feb. 28. Cervantes’ eight points and four assists helped the Roadrunners top CMU 84-61 and move on to the semifinal round. Metro will face Western State College at 3 p.m. March 2 in Pueblo.

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Klosterman speaks on memes, music, life Photos and Story by Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu Chuck Klosterman found his niché deconstructing pop-culture and using the pieces to draw conclusions about society, such as crediting the rise of the Internet meme to the fall of the music industry.

Memes are well-known inter-

net images, videos or references.

Klosterman is the author of “Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs” and a popular essayist. He spoke at Tivoli Feb. 28 to an audience of about 200 people. The speech was followed by a Q-and-A. Klosterman engaged the audience, asking them to stand while he read an essay he’d written with a list of life-dreams. He asked them to sit when he read a dream

Chuck Klosterman gives a speech about his experience with Spin Magazine and the process of becoming a published writer Feb. 28 in Tivoli Turnhalle.

they would not advise someone to follow.

Dreams included becoming the second most photographed man in America and opening a racist preschool.

Once he finished the list, he asked the audience members who were still standing why they didn’t sit down.

“Honestly, it’s no one’s business to tell you what dream you should follow or what path you should take,” said Felicia Mattera, a UCD freshman.

During the Q-and-A, Klosterman explained the desire for shared experiences used to be satisfied by music. People who owned one or two records, knew all the songs and were friends with people who owned the same records. “[The record industry] misjudged people’s relationship to objects,” Klosterman said.

They made the mistake of thinking people bought CDs, records and tapes for the item itself, “not realizing people like music for the most part,” he said.

Now, thanks to file sharing and MP3s, people can amass a

Audience members react to Klosterman’s wit and humor with smiles as they participate in a reading. High school teacher Paul Pressler stands at the front.

huge variety of music at a relatively low cost.

“It’s really hard to tell now how popular things really are,” Klosterman said.

The result: We turn to internet memes as another way to connect with each other.

This also explains why Hot Topic is failing, according to Klosterman — the binding force behind “mall-goths” was their shared music collection.

Denver Academy teacher Paul Pressler brought his class to listen

to Klosterman speak. They are currently reading Klosterman’s book, “Downtown Owl.” “A lot of my kids have never finished a book in their high school career,” Pressler said.

His class actively participated in the Q-and-A, something Pressler was glad to see.

Klosterman was brought in by the Metro, UCD and CCD Student Life offices. The cost was less than $10,000, according to Matt Brinton, Student Activities interim assistant director.

Student donations help refugees adjust Nicholas M. Roper nroper@mscd.edu The Student Service Club hosted the third annual toiletries drive Feb. 27 to raise awareness for Metro’s Alternative Spring Break program.

The drive lasts for one month and benefits refugees from all over the world who have moved to Colorado and are transitioning into American culture.

The club collects a variety of toiletries, from toothbrushes and soap, to facial wash and deodorant. The supplies are donated to the refugees — aided by the African Community Center and their partner, Safari Seconds, a local thrift store.

“A majority of the [refugee] population has not had access to certain toiletries or materials.

These donations serve as a great learning experience for them,” Phillip Haberman, club president said.

The club has worked with the community center and Safari

Martin, outreach coordinator for the community center.

“What I’ve run into the most is that refugees are confused by the amount and variety of soap we have here,” Martin said. “A lot of time the refugees won’t know what the soap is.”

The five-day event includes activities for students to build a relationship within the community. Students will be able to work with refugees and teach them how to function in our society. The refugees will learn business skills like how to make proper Phillip Haberman, left, and Stephen Lambert greet visitors to the toiletries drive orga- eye contact and shake hands nized by the African Community Center Feb. 27 in the Multicultural Lounge. firmly.

Photo by Christopher Morgan • cmorga37@mscd.edu Alternative Spring Break lasts from March 18-21. Any field experience through direct Seconds for three years. Together, enrolled student at Metro can parinteraction, discussions, teaching they developed the toiletries drive. ticipate in the volunteer opportuproper business attitude and reflecHaberman was on Metro’s Student nity.

Some students at the kick-off tion, Haberman said.

Leadership Board when the board event were happy to learn more “If refugees don’t have a job, we wanted to be charitable within the about the Alternative Spring Break. supply them with toiletries so that outside community. “[I] Just thought I’d come check when they do go for a job interThe board decided to develop it out and see what the opportuniview that they are living up to our the Alternative Spring Break proties are.

I want to volunteer and gram which allows students to gain standards of hygiene,” said Erin

help people out who are in need and don’t have many options. I want to give up a little more of my time to the less fortunate,” Caleb Olczak, a Metro senior said.

The drive helps fill gaps where government funding falls short.

Martin said the government gives $1,100 to each refugee. This money is used to procure living arrangements, food and transportation.

Things like soap, toothbrushes and deodorant are not typically purchased with the limited funding, so the donations given to the community center by the Student Service Club helps refugees stay clean.

A majority of the population of refugees coming into Colorado has not previously had access to facial wash or deodorant. It is easy to forget how ingrained these items are in our everyday lives.

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Planning leads to lower costs Police Homecoming budget reduced by $10,000

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Homecoming spending 2011, 2012 Food

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DUIs 2.23: Arrest at Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street. The suspect had no campus affiliation.

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Swag & Prizes

This year

Bonfire

Homecoming cost Metro considerably less this year, with a total budget of less than $16,000.

In comparison, Metro’s Student Government Assembly spent that much on its own in 2011, and total homecoming costs were nearly $26,000.

“We were much more intentional about looking at our budget and really trying to stay within set parameters,” said Matt Brinton, interim assistant director of Student Activities and chair of the Homecoming Committee.

This year, coordinating with other offices helped the SGA to avoid over-spending.

“We crafted a committee where five different offices would help us out,” SGA President Jesse Altum said.

“It’s very difficult to plan six days worth of events with only $15,000,” Brinton said.

The most successful event this year was Spirit Day, according to Brinton.

“That was completely conceived and put on by a group of students who came to us and said, ‘Hey, we really want to do a spirit day for

homecoming,’” Brinton said.

The Homecoming Committee worked with the students from an advisory position to help make the event possible.

The bonfire is the most expensive event.

“It takes over $1,000 to put the bonfire together,” Brinton said.

The Office of Student Activities will most likely be responsible for costs which exceeded the budget, Brinton said.

The Homecoming Committee held it’s final meeting March 1. They planned to discuss how to keep students engaged and review what worked this year and what didn’t.

“We’re looking for students who want to participate and get involved with the planning for homecoming,” Brinton said.

The budget received from the Metro president’s office was $10,000.

The Homecoming Committee received an additional sponsorship from Liberty Mutual Insurance for $5,000.

Events specific to individual offices were responsible for their own costs, such as SGA’s homecoming beanies, handed out during the bonfire.

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New student organization inspires female fliers Metro students are helping make the skies a little bit friendlier, for women, that is.

Traditionally, the fields of aviation and aerospace have been male-dominated. In 2010, about seven out 100 pilots were women, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The only aviation career not dominated by men is flight attendant. More than 80 percent of flight attendants in 2010 were women.

However, Metro students like senior Janelle Chavez are trying to narrow the gap. Chavez is the president and co-founder of Metro State Women in Aviation, a subchapter of Women in Aviation International.

According to its website, the organization “seeks to promote the many aspects of aviation and aerospace through community outreach and education, while

providing networking opportunities in a respectful and enjoyable environment.”

Joining the aviation program can be intimidating for new female students, Chavez said.

“New student orientation is a big time for us.

The girls coming in are likely to be the only females in their classes,” Chavez said. “It’s really our opportunity to let them know that they aren’t the only females in the program and they do have support and a place to go.”

Chavez and two fellow Metro students, Emily Applegate and Zia Safko, decided to start MSWA after

2.25: Arrest at Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street. The suspect had no campus affiliation.

2.26: Arrest at Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street. The suspect had no campus affiliation.

Thefts 2.21: Arrest in Tivoli.

The suspect allegedly stole a wallet.

Amount Spent in Dollars

‘Women in Aviation’ takes off Chris Swain cswain2@mscd.edu

2.24: Arrest at Speer Boulevard and Larimer Street.

they attended the 22nd annual Women in Aviation International Conference in Reno, Nev. last year.

The conference was held Feb. 24-26. Nearly 3,000 women and men, including representatives from the U.S. and 21 different countries, attended.

Nearly $20,000 was raised during the WAI silent auction.

The money will be used for scholarships and educational programs.

“It was just such a great experience,” Chavez said. “We knew we had to make it more accessible for other Metro students.”

MSWA recently held a bakesale in order to help raise funds to send students to the next annual

WAI conference in March.

Aside from raising funds to send members to the conference, MSWA is working to help send a team representing Metro to the Air Race Classic, an annual transcontinental race for female pilots.

The team will consist of three MSWA members: Treasurer, senior, Meredith Champlin, Vice President, senior, Emily Applegate and Secretary, senior, Zia Safko.

To raise the estimated $2,000 needed for the race, MSWA will hold a “Casino Bus to Central City Fundraiser” April 21, 2012.

Despite the name, MSWA is open to males and females.

“There is a lot of scholarship money out there for boys and girls and we can help you get,” Chavez said.

For more information about the fundraiser or about MSWA contact the event coordinator, Bekah Butterfield at rbutter4@ mscd.edu.

2.24: Arrest in South classroom. The suspect allegedly stole toilet valves.

2.27: Arrest at 1305 5th St. The suspect allegedly stole a motor vehicle.

2.27: Arrest in South Classroom. The suspect allegedly stole a cell phone.

2.27: Arrest at 855 Curtis St. The suspect had no campus affiliation.

Warrant Arrests 2.23: Arrest in South classroom. The suspect had no campus affiliation.

2.24: Arrest in Auraria Library. The suspect is a CCD student.

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School of Fine Arts a possiblity as Metro rises Art, music, theater departments aim to exist as one entity Kevin Hall khall52@mscd.edu A name is not the only thing changing for Metro State. A School of Fine Arts could be on the horizon soon.

Talks have begun with the three sections of the fine arts department: arts, music, and theater department. They hope to establish their own School of Fine Arts to offer students the best opportunities to further their art education.

While this is just an idea at this point, each department is excited at the prospect of their own school. “It’s an initiative that the three departments I think would greatly benefit from a school of arts or school of visual arts,� Dr. Michael Kornelson, chairman of the music department said.

Not only will the possibility of a School of Fine Arts benefit the individual departments, but it will also benefit the school in general.

Metro is starting to go through some major changes, and this new school could be the start of many things to come.

Dr. Brandon Matthews, con-

Metro State Concert Band performs Feb. 28 at the King Center Concert Hall.

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ductor of the Metro State Symphony Orchestra for the past three years, has already seen the music department go through a change.

When he took over the orchestra it was a hybrid between a college and

community orchestra.

Matthews revamped the orchestra by providing better practice schedules for students and allowing them to play in a better environment than what they previ-

ously had. “I felt that it wasn’t serving the students as giving them the most opportunity to play and learn,�

Matthews said.

Combining the music department with the others would help programs like the symphony orchestra even more. “I think it’ll help all around,�

Matthews said. “It will help the college and the changes in the college will feed back into us.

Hopefully it will continue to grow in that manner.�

As the idea of the school of fine arts develops, one of the most important factors in determining how successful it will be comes from the student population. How much funding the fine arts school receives relies on the number of students enrolled.

Metro sophomore Mia Skaff, who played with the orchestra last year, thinks the proposal is one to consider. “We have a pretty good art program, and our music program is pretty good, and the teachers are pretty good.� Skaff said. “It just makes a lot of sense creating a fine

arts school.�

With the addition of a school like this, many believe that it would put Metro on par with schools around Colorado that already have a School of Arts. “The School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences is the biggest school here at Metro,� Matthews said. “Because our three departments are fairly healthy sized, its not an unnatural idea that we can split off and make our own school and operate very well.�

While the idea of the school has a lot of support internally, it is still a few years away from becoming more than an idea. “We’re looking at budget cuts at the state, so it may not be a good time from a budgetary standpoint,� Kornelson said. “But we are hopeful. The proposal is on the table and the college is considering whether it would be good for the college and our department.�

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Where has the time gone? Metro’s name change Metro’s new name carries quite a saga.

Four years, hundreds of thousands of dollars in campus polling research, and a yearlong battle with the University of Denver over trademarks and branding rights loosely summarizes the roadblocks encountered through this process.

President Stephen Jordan and DU Chancellor Robert Coombe finally tied the last stray end Feb. 6 with the signing of a contractual coexistence agreement at DU’s insistence.

The agreement outlines DU’s proclaimed ownership of the way the words “Denver” and “university” are organized in both school’s names.

Metro “will not develop or use language, trademarks, logos or web products that emphasize portions of the new name that are or have historically been associated with the University of Denver and its brand, such as “University of Denver,” “Denver,” “DU,” or “D. “The parties understand that terms such as “Denver State” or other names with the word “Denver” in the first or second position also create confusion.”

The agreement was withheld from the public for more than two weeks.

After fi ling an unanswered CORA request, The Metropolitan asked President Jordan for the contractual coexistence agreement at the town hall meeting Feb. 22. He graciously obliged.

Going through the agreement, there was no discernible reason why it should have been withheld from the public until it passed through the Legislature. No reason, except pride.

The document is essentially the final flag of surrender. By signing his name, President Jordan formalized a concession that DU created to insert themselves into business that does not concern them. There is no confu-

ground for taking a moral stance. Metro is simply in no position to take on DU in that respect.

The real Megan Mitchell world is ruled mmitch46@mscd.edu by legislation, which in turn is ruled by money. Because of this, Denver State University had no chance. President Jordan understood that the originally proposed name change would never be approved as long as DU was terrified of losing its extremely expensive combination of the words “Denver” and “university.”

And now here we are, four years into the conversation and a year past our first choice of Denver State University.

President Jordan pardoned himself for being a little premature and politically incorrect, but said on April 6, 2011, during the groundbreaking for the new Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center, “Welcome to Metropolitan State College of Denver, soon to be Denver State University.”

He wasn’t the only one with high hopes, many of us shared that sentiment.

The blame for this disappointment can’t be assigned to President Jordan, nor can it be solely placed on Chancellor Coombe. This comes down to President Jordan trying to make his legacy and Coombe trying to protect his — both admirable stances for their respective institutions.

But it’s frustrating to try and shed an outdated image and have it be used against us in the process of forging a new one. What it came down to was the relative strength of both universities, with DU outweighing Metro by more than 100 years and even more millions of dollars.

sion between DU and Metro, no matter where the words “university” and “Denver” appear in our respective names.

President Jordan outlined six assessment goals before the name change discussions began. The new name was supposed to emphasize our status as a four-year institution, as a public institution, as a diverse, urban location and as a high-quality institution.

These are debatably satisfied with our new name, Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Where it fell short was highlighting our geographical location, which we wanted to solve by keeping Denver at the beginning of our new name. We also wanted to reflect a more memorable, easily communicable name. Replacing one single word in our old name with the golden word “university” unfortunately did not solve this.

The point is, promises were made and they weren’t kept. They were compromised.

If the rest of this drawn-out process runs smoothly, we should be MSUD by June, with a grand official ceremony at the end of August or early September.

So, the deal is done. We need to just let it go.

Except, it’s really hard to just let it go, for some boiling reason.

We could have fought it, and we would have won, too. We would have also run ourselves into a debt that would halt virtually every other major development project on campus and significantly cut program funding across the board.

As a public institution, Metro receives funding from the state and from tuition exclusively. DU has much deeper pockets with far more resources that are personally invested in ensuring the university’s unwavering elitism.

In short, DU and its army of lawyers and lobbyists could have driven us into the

Letter to the Editor: Solicitation is Not Activism: Part I There is something about college that makes us want to save the world. This is good energy and there are many ways to utilize it. Some ways are productive and yield results; many are unproductive. One such unproductive activity is soliciting donations on campus.

We have all been in this situation. We are walking to and from class or going to the library when we are suddenly accosted by strangers who ask us whether we have “time for the environment” or to “save a child” or some other general platitude intended to inspire guilt in us when we almost invariably say no. Who, after all, doesn’t have time for the environment? Who wouldn’t want to save a child? These emotionally manipulative marketing strategies are deceptive; it turns out when you talk to them, all they want is money.

Okay, so time is money, but aren’t we stretching that metaphor a little thin here?

Since when has demonstrating cost money?

Boycotts actually save you money! If someone is exploiting children, shouldn’t we do something about it? Will throwing money at an issue solve it? Isn’t it money and greed for it that caused the problem in the first place?

And why should we be made to feel guilty for telling people we don’t have “time for the environment” or to “save a child” when all they wanted was $10 to meet their quota?

There are a number of problems in the world, but I don’t believe that feeding bloated charities will fi x them. Where does that money go? Does it go to the local office staff and the glorified panhandler that preys on your conscience every time you check a book out from the library? Ask them, how many children does $10 save? Exactly how much habitat for trees and wolves am I purchasing for $10?

It seems to me these organizations are often merely peddling “guilt relief” to people who buy the jeans made by the children their dollars supposedly “save.” What really

bothers me about this is that these peddlers of guilt relief seem to say, “Give me your $10 donation and I’ll take care of the rest.” I’ve heard that before; they called it ‘taxes’. And if I don’t have any reason to believe that the government is using my money for the right reasons, why would I trust some bearded stranger from a rag-tag group of ne’er-dowells? Is this the proper way to conduct activism?

Lobbying is done with money. Can we raise as much as the wealthiest corporations to protect our interests? I suggest we use the old-fashioned ‘march with a bull-horn’ method. The best way to make change in the world is through action, not subsidy.

So march; chain yourself to a tree; boycott exploitative companies. Organization is free, and communication costs little. Spend time changing the world, instead of spending change to save time, because that leaves the world out. Convenience kills.

-Phillip Ricks, Metro senior

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Murder at the heart of Metro alum’s novel Nathalia Vélez nvelez@mscd.edu

Amanda Ferris wanted to have fun with her friends at a bowling alley for her 16th birthday. But the night didn’t end as she had planned — it ended with her body lying on a highway, bruised and lifeless.

That’s the premise of Noah Anderson’s first novel, “Sweet Little Sixteen,” which he released Feb. 9. Anderson, who graduated from Metro in 2007, is new to the world of publishing, but writing has always been part of his life.

“I’ve always been a writer,” Anderson said. “Since I was really young, I always loved writing stories.”

Reading was a family pastime in the Anderson household. Stephen King novels and scary movies were common, even when Anderson was young.

“The first adult book I read was ‘Running Man’ by Stephen King,” Anderson said. “I think I read that in the third grade and, looking back at it now, I’m surprised because it’s really violent.”

Instead of causing him nightmares, the monsters Anderson read about inspired him to create his own. He started writing and drawing his own comic books, often with violent themes.

One of the early comics he remembers creating was for a school assignment. It was about a radioactive shark that terrorized a city, destroying buildings and power lines, similar to Godzilla.

by true crime books and His family was never documentaries. He read worried about the violent “Zodiac” by Robert Graythemes in Anderson’s smith and “The Monster work as a child, because of Florence” by Douglas they knew where they Preston and Mario Spezi, stemmed from. both based on the stories “His sometimesof real serial killers. violent comics were often Anderson was inspired an offshoot of things we to create his own crimewould talk about having solving characters, detecread in a recent book,” tives John Mercer and said his father, David Catherine Harris. They Anderson. “So there are the central characters was always a context to in “Sweet Little Sixteen,” his writing and we were trying to catch Ferris’ never really concerned.” murderer, and Anderson With his experihopes to write a series of ence in drawing, Noah novels involving them.

Anderson started college What Anderson enjoys with an art degree in most about his book is mind. He even drew that it’s not just about a comic strip for The these characters who Metropolitan from 2002 have a complicated secret to 2006. After four years, relationship while trying he realized he had more to find the killer. The story credits toward writing explores some issues in and changed his major modern society. to English with a writing Noah Anderson graduated from Metro in 2007. He recently published his first novel “Sweet Little Sixteen.”

“It also focuses on concentration.

Photo by Seth Baca • sbaca22@mscd.edu social networking,” An“Taking a lot of the derson said. “I don’t want He also remembers a screenwriting classes here [at to give too much away, but the way play writing class with Professor Metro], I think, was part of what that the killer met the victim was Rebecca Gorman O’Neill. After caused me to want to be a writer,” through a social networking site.” this class and a playwriting workAnderson said. “I had some really Anderson modeled a character shop at Curious Theater, Anderson good professors and took some after Nancy Grace, as criticism to was convinced he wanted to write enjoyable classes.” what he called “tabloid journalism” One of the classes Anderson re- plays, but that started to change. that makes a spectacle out of mur“I started writing a novel and members is a creative fiction class der cases, like the one in his book. after a while I started writing a with Dr. J. Eric Miller. Anderson Once the novel was finished, couple more,” Anderson said. “And submitted the short story he wrote I think that’s what I want to write.” Anderson submitted it to differfor that class to a competition in ent agents and was rejected several With a couple stories in mind, Writer’s Digest and received an times. He wasn’t discouraged by Anderson was getting inspired honorable mention.

rejection, since he saw it as part of the process.

“One of my favorite authors is F. Scott Fitzgerald, and I read that he actually wallpapered his apartment with rejection notices,” Anderson said. “I don’t know if [that’s] true, but I know all writers have gone through [rejection].”

Anderson decided to publish his book on his own. He went to Create Space, a self-publishing service owned by Amazon.com.

“The digital era we live in is fantastic as tools and techniques are available to get your creative works out,” said Jennifer Bater, a family friend who has helped Anderson with his novel by reading the draft and giving him feedback.

With a prequel written and six more novels in mind, Anderson hopes to create a series involving his detective duo. He also has some science-fiction stories in the works, one about a zombie apocalypse and another about a secret agent.

Anderson’s advice to other writers in the beginning of their career is to take plenty of writing classes and build up a resume by participating in writing contests.

But, more importantly, he said to be persistent.

“Whether or not this novel is hugely successful, I’m going to continue to write and publish,” Anderson said. “I just hope people will enjoy my book.”

“Sweet Little Sixteen” is on sale at www.createspace.com, www. amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com.

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TheMetropolitan MetroSpective March 1, 2012

‘Rhinoceros’ charges theater season Andrea Heap aheap@mscd.edu “Rhinoceros! Rhinoceros!”

The actors’ heads swivel, fingers pointing, while the sounds of a stampede fill the Metro State Studio Theater.

“Rhinoceros!”

The Metro theatre department put on the first of two weekend performances of the play “Rhi-

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noceros” by Eugene Ionesco. The play, performed in the King Center, was directed by guest artist Edith Weiss.

The play tackles issues like fascism, conformity, and existentialism with light-hearted “absurdism” that kept the audience laughing.

Absurdism is defined as humanity trying unsuccessfully to find certainty in the meaning of life.

“The issue of conformity will

Lucas Bareis-Golumb, who plays Berenger, comforts his friend Jean, played by Sam Nicoletti, in the middle of his transformation to a rhinoceros during Metro’s production of “Rhinoceros.” Photos by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

Nicole Giordano weeps after a rhinoceros tramples her cat during Metro Theatre Department’s production of “Rhinoceros.”

always be in our society,” said Megan Euler, production manager of the Metro Theater Department.

“Our society today pushes conformity and gets upset when you do not or cannot conform.”

The play is set in a town where people begin to turn into rhinoceroses. People fear the change at first, but soon begin to embrace it and long to become a rhinoceros.

The crowd was hushed during the last powerful monologue by Berenger, played by Lucas BareisGolumb. He was the last man in the town who did not make the change into the horned animal.

During the play he was an outcast due to his heavy drinking.

It was Metro sophomore Aliana Parsons’ first play here. She played Madame Bouef in the production.

“I am a theater major and this [play] to me is exceptionally intriguing because of the absurdism and the weird nature of it all,” Parsons said. “It was interesting to see how Edith would bring it to life and make it relevant.”

Another powerful scene was when Ryan Nelson stood in army fatigues and held a sign reading “Homeless Veteran,” and everyone rushed past him until Daisy, played

by Devon Moody, stopped to give him what little money she had.

Metro junior Gena Richey, who attended Friday’s showing, was intrigued by the play’s themes.

“There are still a lot of undertones that could be relevant to things that are going on today, with people jumping on the bandwagon,” Richey said. “There was a lot of enthusiasm and I really liked the whole production.”

“Rhinoceros” is a play that will keep you thinking long after the curtain closes, Euler said.

“Is conformity bad or good?” she asked.

Nikki Giovanni speaks mind for black history Caitlin Sievers csievers2@mscd.edu Nikki Giovanni formed a metaphorical bridge at Auraria between Black History Month and Women’s History Month using humor and strongly-worded opinions.

More than 350 people gathered in Tivoli Turnhalle Feb. 23 for the campus’ 21st annual Bridge Speaker.

“This tradition is aimed at highlighting the scholarship, leadership and social justice contribution of African-American women,” said Joanna Snawder, associate director at the Institute for Women’s Studies and Services at Metro.

Author of more than 30 books for both children and adults, Giovanni stood in the packed Turnhalle and shared her thoughts on just about everything from politics to parenthood.

“We need to tell our daughters,

any old man won’t do,” she said, advising women to find partners who will treat them well.

Giovanni voiced her frustration with the health care system in America. She said she disagrees with a bill that covers erectile dysfunction pills but not abortion. The crowd cheered.

Giovanni said she is tired of “old men” deciding what young women should do with their bodies and believes that abortion is a woman’s right.

“What makes you a mother is what you love,” she said. “What makes you a father is what you love.”

A winner of the Langston Hughes Medal for poetry and the first recipient of the Rosa Parks Women of Courage Award, Giovanni has received praise and recognition from a lengthy list of organizations. She now lives in Blacksburg, Virginia where she is a

Nikki Giovanni speaks to a crowd of more than 350 people Feb. 23 in Tivoli Turnhalle on subjects ranging from health care to civil rights.

Photo by Jessica Wacker • jwacker1@mscd.edu

professor at Virginia Tech.

Giovanni said she thinks people constantly complaining about illegal immigrants feel they need someone to hate. She said if someone risks their life to come to the U.S., they should be allowed to stay.

“There’s not a job on earth that these immigrants are ‘taking’ from us,” she said.

Born in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1943 and raised in an all-black suburb of Cincinnati, Giovanni spent most of her teenage years living with her grandmother. She

admires women of past generations, who took great pride in their appearances. Her grandmother wore a skirt, high heels, and stockings every day.

“I really am a fan of black women, I just think we’re wonderful,” Giovanni said.

She said she was scared to protest during the civil rights movement, but women like her grandmother inspired her to keep going with the protests.

The cheers and laughs from the crowd showed that many of the people in Turnhalle appreciated the poet’s opinions.

“She definitely inspired me,” said Shawn Patterson, a CCD junior. “I don’t usually get chills when someone speaks.”

Her openness and straightforward way of speaking rang true with Patterson.

“You could tell she was being real,” he said.

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Cheap Eats: Give chia seeds a chance enough time to cook.

Largely flavorless but with a distinct texture, chia seeds have one striking culinary property: the ability to produce a thick, gelatinous consistency when mixed with the proper proportion of liquid.

As such, they allow a busy cook to whip up a batch of creamy (and nutritious) pudding, cereal, or other concoction in a matter of minutes, without even turning on the stove.

Lacking flavor allows them to easily soak up other flavors, and to be used for thickening stews, pie fillings and many other foods. They are a remarkably effective egg replacer in vegan and low-cholesterol cooking for some applications, particularly baked goods (and, of course, puddings.)

Kate Rigot krigot@mscd.edu This week, I bring you tips and recipes on an ingredient called chia, a highly nutritious and easyto-use seed.

First cultivated by the ancient Aztec peoples, chia is a plant in the sage family that produces a small, grey, edible seed. And yes, it is the same plant that used to be sprouted from pet-shaped terra cotta sculptures — Chia Pets..

But it’s no toy. Like flax seeds and hemp seeds, chia seeds are very high in essential fatty acids and have a high protein content, at about 17 percent. They are a high-calorie, high-energy food, at about 472 calories per 100g, and are roughly 25 percent fiber. Due to their high calorie and high protein content, they are an excellent food for hikers. Since chia seeds are usually eaten raw, they have become the darling of raw food dieters.

However, chia is not just the latest “health food” craze, an ingredient for raw-food-eating hikers who seek out (decreasingly) obscure ingredients. Beneath their glossy grey skins, they hold a secret that turns out to be incredibly useful for people who don’t have

Chia Seed Pudding This is one of the most obvious (and delicious) ways of using chia seeds. I tend to make up a batch of it and keep a jar of it in the fridge so that I can graze out of it for breakfast all week. The most important thing to note about this recipe is that it is very forgiving — you can add a bunch of extra stuff, use different kinds of milk or sweeteners, etc. — as long as you keep the ratio of chia seeds to

liquid relatively constant.

Ingredients: 1 cup milk or almond milk or soy milk 4 dates, pitted and coarsely chopped ¼ cup Chia seeds ¼ cup shredded and unsweetened coconut (opt,) ¼ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract (opt.) ¼ teaspoon spices such as ginger, cinnamon, or allspice Directions: 1. Soak the dates in the milk for about 20 minutes or longer, until softened.

2. Put the date-milk mixture through a blender until smooth.

3. Place whole chia and shredded coconut, if using, into a bowl or jar and pour the blended milk mixture over it. Stir in vanilla or almond extract and spices.

4. Let mixture sit for 10 to 15 minutes or more, until it has achieved a pudding-like consistency. Letting it sit longer (like overnight) will make it smoother and remove some of the crunch.

5. Serve cold or at room temperature, topped with fresh fruit, if desired.

Add any of the following:(hint: you can add a lot of the same stuff

you add to smoothies) 1 tablespoon cocoa powder ¼ cup dried fruit such as cranberries, raisins, or apricots a handful of chopped nuts 1 teaspoon bee pollen 1 tablespoon hemp seed 1 teaspoon whey or hemp protein powder 1 teaspoon spirulina or wheatgrass powder Makes about 3 or 4 small servings *Variations: Chocolate-almond-hemp, apple-pie-and-spice, pumpkin-raisin-walnut *Adapted from food blog www. whole-body-detox-diet.com

Quick-and-dirty version that doesn’t require a blender Ingredients: 1 cup milk or almond milk or soy milk 1/3 cup Chia seeds ¼ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract (opt.) ¼ teaspoon spices such as ginger, cinnamon, or allspice (opt.) honey, maple syrup, or agave nectar, to taste Directions: 1. Put the chia seeds in a bowl or jar and pour the milk mixture over it. Stir in vanilla or almond

extract and spices.

2. Let mixture sit for 7 to 15 minutes or up to overnight, until it has achieved a pudding-like consistency.

3. Add sweetener until it reaches desired sweetness (start with ~1 tsp., stir it in, then go from there.) *Instead of actual sweetener, you can try mashing up a banana with a fork and mixing it in.

Where to find chia seeds Sunflower Market – $5.99/lb. in the bulk section Vitamin Cottage – cheapest is $3.42 for an 8-oz. package Whole Foods – cheapest is $9.49 for a 12-oz. package Cheapest place to order online: Mountain Rose Herbs ($8.50/lb., $3.00/4 oz.) *Keep in mind that a little bit goes a long way, and is packed with nutrients. **Some Latin American grocery stores will carry chia seeds pretty cheaply, however Avanza Market no longer carries them and I haven’t yet found another.

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Flashlights shine on brand new EP Flashlights make warm and fuzzy, dream-pop, Glo-Fi tunes. If anything, the duo’s sound is similar to the feeling of having a comforter on a dance floor, or a disco ball hanging from the rafters of a toasty cabin in the winter.

Ethan Converse and Sam Martin started Flashlights as a side project, but at some point, the project took center stage. The Denver transplants signed with Binary Records briefly last year, but now they are preparing to self-release their second EP So Close to Midnight March 1, one day before playing the Ballroom Stage at SnowBall.

Interview by Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu WR: How did Flashlights get its start?

EC: We were both playing guitar in rock bands when we met, and neither of us was getting much enjoyment from our respective projects, so we kind of just put down the guitars and started over. We spent the winter of 2009 [and] 2010 with no more than a Microkorg, a Kaoss pad, a microphone, and kept going from there. Flashlights started as more of a creative project for us, so the fact that we are playing shows with our favorite bands and traveling the country playing music is pretty cool. Way more has come out of this project than we ever expected. Along with getting the call from Binary Entertainment [in LA] last spring asking us to sign with them for the release of Hidden Behind Trees. [It] was a pretty clear indication that the project had grown to new heights.

WR: Why are you guys releasing So Close To Midnight by yourselves?

EC: We are just itching to get the tracks out. We plan on releasing the EP ourselves through our bandcamp, but it will also be

[the first] release of a new label/collective forming in Denver this summer.

WR: How did writing and recording So Close To Midnight compare to previous releases?

EC: We started working immediately after getting back from our West Coast tour last fall, with the goal of writing a set of tracks that we would enjoy playing every night on the road. We wrote, recorded and produced this EP mostly in my bedroom, but it’s far from the lo-fi bedroom project sound that has been clogging the Internet recently. So Close To Midnight is definitely the most dance-oriented collection we’ve made, and the production is much cleaner and bigger.

WR: Are you excited to see and play with so many great bands at the Snowball Music Festival?

EC: Oh man, we are so excited to be a part of Snowball this year. It should be an incredible weekend. [My] top 5 local [bands are] Gauntlet Hair, Pictureplane, Option 4, Mancub, Hollagramz. [Nationally and] international, Thundercat, Unknown Mortal

Good thing these guys have some shades, because Flashlights’ future is looking bright.

Photo courtesy of Flashlights Orchestra, Small Black, TV on the Radio and Plastic Plates.

WR: What are a couple of your favorite acts right now, both in Denver and abroad?

EC: Right now my playlists have been all over the place, but the standouts would be Holy Ghost! and Fat Tony— oh, and the new Chairlift album is incredible. In Denver, check out Samurai Buck and Green Carpeted Stairs. Both have some crazy good music coming out.

WR: Is the live show an integral a part of your band? And how integral are lights to your live show?

EC: We’ve become pretty attached to our lights, that’s for sure. There’s really only so much that two people can do on stage to keep your attention, and we like turning the show into more of a production with the lights silhouetting us, and by using the rotating light beams, fog, etc. By turning off the

house lights and giving your eyes something to focus on besides just looking at us, it allows the listener to get more into the vibe of the music. I feel like, with the light show, people are more inclined to dance and that’s what we like to see from the stage.

WR: Being transplants to Denver, do you guys consider this your new hometown?

EC: Flashlights, the band, was born in Colorado, so we’ll continue to promote and represent the Denver scene as much as we can. There are so many talented musicians in this community and the quality of the music they are putting out right now is truly inspiring.

Flashlights 4:30 p.m., March 2 @ SnowBall Music Festival

2012 festival guide

SnowBall music fest keeps rolling In our new feature, The Metropolitan will be highlighting different music festivals taking place throughout the year. From South by Southwest to Coachella and Sasquatch, we will be giving you the low-down on the line-ups, as well as any hometown bands that are taking the stage. This week, we present SnowBall, a local music fest set to take over Avon, CO.

It may seem too early or too cold, but for the bravest of music fans the festival season begins March 2 with SnowBall. Those wearing multiple layers and possibly toting severe cases of cabin fever will be able to see more than 80 bands for a fairly low price.

SnowBall is setting up shop in Nottingham Park, located in Avon, CO, for the second edition of its young, frigid existence.

Lodging could be hard to find this close to the festival, but those who planned well can look forward to three straight days of skiing, snowboarding and plenty of hot beats, jams and tunes to keep them warm at night.

Huge names from across the board, like

Snoop Dog, TV on the Radio, Big Boi and Major Lazer, will round out the main lineup. Other acts, like Trampled by Turtles, Deer Tick, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra — each drawing a smaller but dedicated following — will take up the smaller stages.

Even acts with a strong local presence, like Gauntlet Hair, Nathaniel Rateliff, Pictureplane, ManCub, A. Tom Collins, The Congress, Boyhollow, The Motet and Flashlights, will get the crowds moving, doing their part to prevent hypothermia.

Performances aren’t limited to festival set-times either; there are several pre, post, after, official, unofficial and sponsor-based parties scheduled to take place (all of which Denver’s main DJ, Pictureplane, seems to be playing).

Ticket prices for the event ranged from

SnowBallin’ into the night, last year’s crowds went wild and the confetti fell like snow.

Photo courtesy of Snowball Music Festival $75 for early bird tickets, but those have sold out, along with the advance pass and the holiday special tickets, leaving only the Regular pass available, on its website at www.snowballmusicfestival.com for $159.

Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu

Snowball Music Festival March 2-4 @ Various venues, Avon, CO. Regular pass, $159

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Novus Folium’s plans to breakout Nikki Work • nwork@mscd.edu After more than seven years together, Longmont’s Novus Folium is ready to break out of Colorado with a sound that vocalist Jonathan Lee describes as “blender rock.”

Novus Folium released War Games, in 2011, its first full-length since their formation. The group has since received plenty of critical attention here in Denver, from KBPI’s “Best Band in Denver” award, to Westword’s “Best of the West” mention.

Now, after the end of what seems like its craziest year, Novus Folium is ready to make 2012 even better. The band has conquered the local scene, but now they plan to take it further.

Novus Folium will be debuting their first two music videos for tracks “Kannibal” and “Knights on Fire” March 10 at the Bluebird Theater.

“We released our album late summer last year, and [we were] doing so much to try to get things ready for this year that we forgot to make a music video right away,” Lee said.

“So we said, ‘Hey, we’d be releasing our second one right about now, so let’s do two that tie into each other and really catch people off guard.’”

Lee wrote the scripts and the storylines for both videos using his own, life experience. “‘Kannibal’ is a song that is about my addiction to love. I’m a hopeless romantic,” Lee said. “When I get attached to someone, it either builds me up to the biggest man

ever or it can just eat me alive if things aren’t going well.”

While “Kannibal” portrays the negative side of relationships for Lee, “Knights on Fire” shows the positive.

“The song was written about the battles in a relationship that you go through,” Lee said. “[It’s about] the struggle, between two people, to get along; because the relationship is so good and so worthwhile.”

After their video releases, Novus Folium is looking to spend the majority of 2012 on the road.

At the end of February, Novus Folium were announced the winners of Reverb Nation’s “Xtreme iRadio” contest. The sextet will be able to go on their own national tour this summer. They were hand-selected as the winning act out of 8,000 entries.

“We thought, ‘No way in hell we’re going to be [the winners] of this thing. 8,000 bands? There’s got to be 10 other bands out there that are better than us,’” Lee said. “I have the utmost faith in my band, and I definitely believe that we’re going to make big things happen, but man, was I shocked when I heard that.”

Beyond winning the contest, Novus Folium’s collective feet are still planted firmly on the ground.

“We’re very humble about it,” Lee said.

“We like what we do, we love our music, but we also know that we’re not all the best musicians, we’re not writing all the best songs,

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The guys of Novus folium want to branch out on a national level and reach for the sky.

Photo courtesy of Novus Folium we just love it and work harder at it than most people. [We] really put our hearts and souls into this.”

And although music is the band’s passion, it’s also become their responsibility.

Along with wanting to make a difference at the musical level, the band has been working with local charities on events for “Movember” and the Boulder County AIDS Project, among others. Recently, it has become one of Novus Folium’s biggest focuses.

“When it comes to giving money away to charities, I mean, they need it more than us,” Lee said. “When I look at my five-year-old son, I go, ‘God, the world that he is going to be raised in is just so much worse off than

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the world that I was raised in. How can I change that for him?’ Well, by using our music [to better] the world — that’s how I can change it. We give back whenever we can.”

It’s this vision that sets Novus Folium apart from other rock bands, Lee said.

“We’re different in the aspect that: our goals with this band aren’t to be ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’ or the biggest rock stars in the world,” Lee said. “Our goals are to leave a positive mark on the world through our music.”

Through their constant work to achieve these goals and to market themselves, Novus Folium is on the brink of achieving their dreams.

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MetSports Women’s basketball gets tourney win Metro advances to semi-finals with dominant second half

Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu Every time the Metro women’s basketball team faced Colorado Mesa University in recent years, the No. 7 Roadrunners were in for a fight early, and would eventually pull away.

The same thing occurred Feb. 28 when the two teams squared off in the first round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout.

In front of the home crowd at Auraria Event Center, Metro beat CMU 84-61 on a school record 61.7 percent shooting from the floor.

Metro improved to 25-2 this season, while CMU fell to 13-14.

“We picked up our defensive intensity,” Metro head coach Tanya Haave said. “As a result, we were able to really start rolling. And we shot the ball really well.”

Metro did everything in its power to attack the basket in the first half. That paid off, as they forced CMU to get into early foul trouble.

The down side, however, was that aggression resulted in numerous turnovers.

Metro sophomore forward Amy Nelson drives through Colorado Mesa defenders Hanna Bowden, left, and Alaina Brennan during the quarter-final round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament at Auraria Event Center Feb. 28.

Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

The Mavs led 15-12 after nine minutes.

That trend continued until the final two minutes of the half, as Metro built momentum by going on a 7-0 run.

Junior guard Brandi Valencia came up with three big steals in those final two minutes, resulting in points on Metro’s final three possessions of the half.

“If everyone wasn’t playing defense very hard, I wouldn’t have been able to get those steals,” said Valencia.

The Roadrunners took a 34-30 lead into halftime.

Metro pulled away in the second half. With less than seven minutes left, the ’Runners led 7052 and continued putting points on the board.

“Metro was incredible,” CMU head coach Roger Walters said. “I thought we got real antsy. The lead went from eight to 16 in a hurry because they’re so explosive.”

The Roadrunners will face Western State College in the RMAC Shootout semifinals at the Colorado State Fairgrounds in Pueblo March 2.

Overtime and out as CMU pulls the upset Men’s basketball falls in first round of RMAC Shootout

Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu The crowd inside Auraria Event Center was chaotic — and then stunned Feb. 28.

The No. 12 Metro men’s basketball team was virtually deadlocked with Colorado Mesa University in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament quarterfinals.

Then, CMU guard Mike Melillo stole the ball for the easy layup.

As a result of that layup, the Mavericks upset the Roadrunners 67-63 in overtime.

While CMU improved to 1512, Metro fell to 22-6.

“Tonight was a great example of a gutty performance,” Colorado Mesa head coach Jim Heaps said.

“When you’re playing a team like [Metro], you get hurried up. It’s tournament basketball. For us, it’s win or go home. There’s going to be a lot of intensity.”

Although the Mavs committed 25 turnovers, they shot 23 for 45. Metro shot 25 for 84, a school record low of 29.8 percent, and committed 14 turnovers.

“Just a lot of mistakes out there,” said Metro senior guard Reggie Evans, who scored 16 points. “It bit us in the butt. We’ve got to take care of the ball. That game shouldn’t have even went into overtime.”

In the first half, Metro and Colorado Mesa fought aggressively for every possession. Almost every time the ‘Runners scored, the Mavericks responded quickly. At halftime, the two squads were tied at 33.

That was before the real drama began.

In the second half, fans grew loud, very loud. They were loud during every possession.

Fans taunted CMU and joyfully screamed whenever Metro

Metro freshman center Nicholas Kay fights to the basket against CMU defender Michael Bear at Auraria Event Center Feb. 28. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

nailed a big shot.

However, the game could not be settled in regulation and went into overtime. Fans grew even more on edge.

In overtime, one play was the difference. CMU guard Mike Melillo intercepted the ball when Metro sophomore point guard Brandon Jefferson tried passing the ball to junior guard Demetrius Miller.

Melillo scored easily and ultimately won the game for Colorado Mesa.

“When you’re on the road, you’ve got to play defense,” said Melillo, who scored

a game-high 21 points. “They were trying to get Miller the ball, and I heard the coach yelling at him to try and isolate me. I just kind read the play.”

In the end, according to Metro head coach Derrick Clark, the Roadrunners were unable to execute on offense.

“That’s the bottom line,” Clark said. “When you get 40 more shot attempts [than Mesa], you have to make some of those.”

Now that Metro’s out of the conference tournament early, they will have to wait and see where they’ll be placed in the Central Region Tournament.

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Softball team struggles early in season

Metro loses three of four in weekend series against UCCS Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu After starting 2012 with a 3-9 record on the road, Metro’s softball team was ready to return to the friendly confines of Auraria Field.

However, a change of scenery didn’t reverse Metro’s fortune when they faced University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Feb. 25. The Roadrunners fell to the

Mountain Lions 8-2 and 13-7.

Metro is now 4-12 (0-2 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference), while UCCS improved to 5-3 (3-1 in the RMAC) after the teams split two games against each other on Feb. 26, also at Auraria.

“We just didn’t come through with the key hits,” Metro head coach Kristi Lansford said.

“I do think we have an offense that can take care of business. I just

Metro freshman shortstop Susie Oury looks to put the tag on UCCS’ Emily Jennings during the 4 game series. UCCS won three out of four games, which were played at Auraria Field. Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@mscd.edu

don’t think we have the personnel to hit a ton of home runs.”

In the first inning of game one, junior pitcher Aubree Maul got into trouble. With two runners on base, UCCS rightfielder Rheana Trujillo smacked the ball over the centerfield fence to give the Mountain Lions a 3-0 lead.

While Maul kept UCCS’ offense relatively at bay after the home run, Metro’s offense couldn’t compensate for the damage.

Although Metro got runners on base, the team could not get timely hits to bring in runs.

Metro stranded 13 runners on base throughout the game.

In the sixth inning, Trujillo and UCCS outfielder Jourdan Hitchings helped the Mountain Lions maintain control.

Hitchings hit a double, bringing in two runs and extending the lead to 5-2. Trujillo then added another double to bring in two more, increasing the lead to 7-2.

UCCS third baseman Christina Blanton finished the sixth inning scoring barrage with a deep, solo shot.

“They got the hits when they

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needed them,” Maul said.

Despite walking eight batters and surrendering two runs on five hits, Mountain Lion pitcher Jessica Belsterling managed to take care of business against the ’Runners, throwing a complete game.

“We know with [Metro], it’s always going to be a battle,” UCCS head coach Scott Peterson said.

“They’ve gotten the better part of us the last couple years. This is unusual to keep anybody to two runs in this league. It’s difficult.”

Just like game one, game two did not end well for the ’Runners. Despite scoring seven runs, Metro’s pitching struggled.

Although the Mountain Lions were shutout for the first two innings, it didn’t take long for UCCS’ offense to pick up where it left off.

They scored five runs off Metro junior pitcher Jordyn Randolph in the third inning.

That forced Lansford to pull Randolph from the mound and replace her with junior pitcher Brittany Moss, a move which proved to be futile.

Over the final four innings, the Mountain Lions continued to score

runs. Whether it was a single or double, UCCS consistently made contact with the ball. The Mountain Lions finished the game with 18 hits and Metro committed two errors in the 13-7 UCCS victory.

“For us, it’s conference play,” Peterson said. “Every game’s important.”

Next, Metro will travel to Spearfish, South Dakota, for doubleheaders against Black Hills State University Feb. 3 and 4.

MetOnline Visit www.metnews.org/sports for all of your Roadrunner action. Check out photos from this week’s baseball games against Regis, and follow the women’s basketball teams as they make their way through the RMAC tournament.

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Basketball seniors sent off with victory Zee Nwuke znwuke@mscd.edu Metro’s men’s basketball team outplayed Regis University and showcased its dominance in an 81-55 victory Feb. 25.

More importantly, the team congratulated senior center Paul Brotherson and senior guard Reggie Evans on senior night.

“We had to come here and send me and Paul out on a victory on our home court,” Evans said. w“We couldn’t take any more [losses] on our home floor.”

The game started with both teams being evenly matched, playing aggressively on both sides. Each team managed to make their shots, despite the well-played defense.

The score was 6-6 early in the half until Metro started playing with more of a full-court press defense. The ’Runners caused multiple turnovers, while frustrating Regis’ offensive scheme, and built a 17-10 lead.

Regis kept themselves in the game thanks to impressive shooting, but the ‘Runners also hit some shots while increasing their lead to 40-29 going into the half.

“We were getting after them

defensively,” Metro head coach Derrick Clark said. “We held them to 29 points. I thought we were doing a good job, but we just had a few too many turnovers.

That’s why the margin wasn’t bigger. We started the game with the right energy.”

In the second half, Metro came out with the same level of intensity. They stayed in the fullcourt press, harassing the Raiders the rest of the night.

Metro built a 70-44 lead by knocking down shot after shot.

Also, the ’Runners out-rebounded Regis 51-24 for the game.

“We’ve got to do that throughout the whole year [and] for the rest of the season,” Evans said looking at the two national championship banners hanging from the rafters at Auraria.

“That’s how we’re going to hang up one of these banners.”

Though Evans led all players in scoring with 24 points in the 81-55 win, eight other Roadrunners contributed points in a complete team effort. Brotherson finished with five points and nine rebounds.

“We were able to play a lot of guys tonight and keep the energy fresh,” Clark said.

Angelita Foster amayer1@mscd.edu The lady ’Runners defeated Regis University, 70-58, at Auraria Event Center Feb. 25 in the final regular season game. The win earned Metro the No. 1 seed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout with a record of 20-2 in the conference and 24-2 overall.

In a pre-game ceremony, head coach Tanya Haave recognized the four seniors who were playing in their final regular season game, and presented them with flowers.

It was Metro who came up smelling like roses when those seniors contributed 41 of the team’s total points.

Senior center Caley Dow led the Roadrunners with 14 points.

Senior guard Jasmine Cervantes added 12, senior guard Alyssa Benson 11, and senior guard Candice Kohn pitched in four points.

Kohn said this game wasn’t any different than any other game, except for wanting the win so they wouldn’t have to share the title with Fort Lewis this year.

“We wanted to prove to people that we deserve it and that we worked hard for it,” Kohn said.

“We always have a plan for every

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appears as just another notch in game we play and we went out the win column for fans, it means a there and executed it well tonight.” little more than that to the seniors Metro State headed to the who are getting ready to say goodlocker room at the half up 35-28 bye to the school and the team. and never looked back.

“It is emotional,” Benson said.

The Roadrunners went on an “I have been on this team for a eight point scoring run, pulling while. You become friends with the ahead 57-42, leaving the Rangers coaches and the team become like in the dust. Junior guard Emily sisters.”

Wood scored five of her twelve points in the second half, and freshman guard Jenessa Burke added seven in the half giving her 11 points for the game.

The Roadrunners outrebounded the Rangers 42-29. Cervantes pulled down nine, Dow seven, while Benson and Kohn each had two for the senior quad.

Although Senior ’Runner guard Candice Kohn drives to the basket against Regis Feb. 25 at Auraria Event Center. Metro won the game 70Metro’s victory 58. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

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TimeOut This

Week 3.1

Gig Series

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Tivoli Atrium

Bring your lunch and listen to the music of local, national and student muscians.

Free

3.2

16th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference 8 a.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle Across 1- Acclaim 6- ___ well...

10- ___ avis 14- Olds model 15- Coil 16- Not much 17- Extent 18- Art Deco designer 19- E-mail command 20- Ashtabula’s lake 21- Office of a bishop 23- Pedantic 25- Shudder 26- Ref’s decision 27- Gave a hoot 29- Eagle’s home 32- Descendant of Cain 33- Fish eggs 36- ___-a-brac 37- Christmas song 38- Voting-pattern predictor 39- Actress Merkel

40- Brief appearance 41- Small change 42- Head lock 43- Flight formation 44- Refrain 47- Cloths 51- Entertainment 54- Burn the midnight oil, studying 55- The King ___ 56- Tabula ___ 57- Jewelled crown worn by women 58- Worry 59- K-6 60- Computer key 61- Sardine containers 62- ___-deucey 63- Discharge

Down 1- Having auricular protuberances 2- Mild cigar 3- Russian revolutionary leader 4- Containing divalent silver 5- Digit of the foot 6Beth preceder 7- Actress Petty 8- A great deal 9- Ghostly 10- Uttered gratingly 11- First-stringers 12- Cost 13- European viper 21- That, in Tijuana 22- Hurler Hershiser 24- Tina’s ex 27- Heals 28- Peek follower 29- “Aladdin” monkey 30- Directional ending 31- Narrow inlet 32- Packs tight

33- CD-___ 34- Cheer for Manolete 35- Golfer Ernie 37- Roman capital of Palestine 38- Shrill 40- Essence 41- Ball belle 42- Characteristics 43- Covered vehicle 44- Skill 45- Artist Rousseau 46- Ancient 47- Frothy 48- Angry 49- Feels for 50- Stylish 52- Apply powder to oneself 53- Aha! 57- Driver’s aid

Texts From Last Night There is literally a full grown man stuck between the radiator and her bed. i thought i kicked him out 20 minutes ago but nope we found him So hungover ... i gave my nephew five bucks to go blow bubbles for an hour in the kitchen.

The paramedics asked what clubs id be in next weekend so they can plan ahead.

Participate in interactive sessions and programs designed to strengthen your leadership skills. Contact Student Activities for more information (303) 556-2595.

3.3 Metro Baseball 11 a.m.

Auraria Fields

Catch the baseball team as it takes on Colorado Mesa.

Free

3.4 Metro Softball 11 a.m.

Auraria Field

Catch Metro’s softball team as they take on UC-Colorado Springs.

Free

3.5

Rocky Mountain Toy Train Show

2 p.m.

Denver Merchandise Mart 451 East 58th Avenue

Come see up to 2-1/2 acres of toy trains of all scales, including over 25 operating layouts, and hundreds of tables of trains for sale. $8, under 12 & military in uniform free

3.6

Stop and Serve 10:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle Take a moment in between classes to participate in a quick service project, or find out more information about other projects.

Free

3.7 Hot Topics

11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Multicultural Lounge

Join in an intimate discussion with other students about current issues, headline news and controversial events.

Free, pizza and beverages provided

My Life Is Average

Weird News

Today it took me about 20 minutes to open a fortune cookie. When I finally opened it, the fortune said “I thought you would never get me out of there!” I was insulted by a fortune cookie. MLIA

Never return to the scene of a crime to buy your weapon back.

Cedrick Mitchell, 39, forced his way into a hotel room in Bradenton, Fl., and asked the two men inside to give him pills. They didn’t have any, so Mitchell pulled out a gun to rob them instead. A scuffle broke out, the gun fell and the men were able to recover the weapon.

Mitchell left the room, only to return with $40 in an attempt to buy the gun back. The men had no interest in selling him the gun. Another struggle ensued, during which Mitchell received a coat of pepper spray.

Mitchell was arrested and charged with home invasion, robbery and resisting arrest.

Yahoo vs Google war; I like. Yahoo: I like it. Google: I like to tape my thumbs to my hands to see what it would be like to be a dinosaur. Yess. MLIA. Today, my brother told me that he is the “goddess of rock”... he still doesn’t understand why I’m laughing so much.

MLIA. Today, I realized I can’t watch a movie with Eddie Murphy in it without imagining he’s Mushu from Mulan or Donkey from Shrek. MLIA

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