Volume 34, Issue 32 - May 3, 2012

May 3, 2012

Volume 34, Issue 32

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Metro custodians march against AHEC Joe Deras jderas1@mscd.edu A group of Auraria custodian workers marched at Lawrence Plaza April 25 to protest the unfair way they believe they are being treated by their supervisors and the Auraria Higher Education Center.

“Si se pude. Yes, we can do it,” the workers and their union allies chanted around campus.

Protestors held signs demanding, “respect now” and proclaimed that “all labor has dignity.”

It’s been a little over two months since custodian workers decided to unionize. At the heart of this unionization effort lies what custodians have described as unfair and degrading working conditions.

Manuel Montes, one of the most vocal advocates for his fellow custodians, claimed that, “they scream at us, they intimidate us, there’s no respect.”

Custodians are voicing their grievances through a drafted bill of rights. The custodian’s bill of rights identifies seven of their most important issues, including a recent change in working hours for employees who work the graveyard shift.

“I’m indignant, they treat us like mops,” Berrta Ribota told her fellow workers during their work break. “I’ve worked here for 18 years, and just like that they told me, that if I didn’t sign the shift change form, that they would move me from the evening shift to the graveyard. After I signed, they still changed my shift.”

Manuelo Monteon, right, and Fabiana Martinez, center, lead custodial workers in protest of unfair working conditions and treatment April 25 in the Lawrence Plaza. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

The workers allege that in a meeting last November, Auxiliary Operations Director Tara Weachter presented the custodian staff with a form that effectively changed their work schedules from the graveyard shift of 10 p.m. - 7:30 a.m. to a shift that ran from 5 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.

“Tara Weachter gave us a paper to sign, but they never explained it or gave us copies in Spanish, we didn’t know what we were signing.

This change in hours shaved 7 percent of their pay,” Rosario De Baca, a union organizer said.

Custodians are demanding the right to refuse to sign any document that they do not receive a copy of.

Undergrad research conference a success Metro’s first Undergraduate Research Conference was held April 20. The conference highlighted outstanding accomplishments of Metro students and their respective field research.

More than 160 students showcased projects from more than 30 departments.

Six awards were given to the individual or group whose presentation stood above the rest.

“[The custodian staff] had time to take [the notice] home, review it with their families and there was no pressure to sign anything,” Weachter said. “When we have employees sign documents, they are not signing it to acknowledge that they agree, it’s acknowledging that the information has been presented to them.”

She also said that the difference in pay was incorrect, and that the actual difference is about 2.5 percent.

“Typically in a state classified system, employees need to be given two week’s notice that their schedule is changing,” she said. “The folks within these work units were

given over a month to adjust their personal and home life schedules and things of that nature.”

Weachter said that she prefaced the changes in working hours to the custodian staff with statistics suggesting that graveyard shifts are unhealthy for the workers, causing problems like heart disease, digestive problems and insomnia from unnatural sleep and work hours.

“I felt very strongly about bringing them into the environment,” Weachter said. As a former custodian worker, she believes that graveyard shifts alienate workers from the community and their own families.

Weachter said the allegations

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on not translating the letter are also untrue, and that department director Edward Hinojosa translates for them regularly.

In the short time that the custodians decided to unionize, they were able to collect about 700 student and staff signatures in support of their effort.

They believe that through a strong labor union they will be able to fix their working conditions, which is why they are asking for the right to join a union, and the right to be free of intimidation and harassment for union activity.

AHEC’s own policy on unions protects the workers from harassment and allows them to talk about union activity during their own time (breaks and lunch).

“They gave us a paper that said that we had the right to talk about the union during our lunch and breaks, but the supervisors tell us, that we weren’t allowed to talk about it,” Montes said.

According to Weachter, the discussion are fine before working hours, after working hours and during lunch — as long as they have scheduled and booked a room that is away from the rest of the workers.

Currently, AHEC is drafting a response letter to address the concerns of the handful of workers who presented their bill of rights to the department.

“We’re going to keep up the pressure,” De Baca said.

Additional reporting by Megan Mitchell and Brad Roudebush

Front page look back The Metropolitan’s front page graphic represents Metro’s most recent change: the new Student Success Building, which opened March 26.

In a sense, this new building incorporates all the importatnt events and achievements that Metro has experienced in the past year, including continued athletic success, a handful of new masters programs and the construction of a new Hotel & Hosptality Center. And, of course, we have become a university.

By looking at the Student Success Building as a whole, we also take a final look back on our last issue of the semester.

Design by Andrey Matveyev • amatveye@mscd.edu

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Executive hopefuls appeal disqualification “We won the election by a margin of 24 percent,” said Washington who received 582 votes. “I just don’t see how those alleged The results of Metro’s 2012 genviolations could make up for 136 eral elections are in question after votes.” a presidential and vice presidential According to Murlowski, the candidate were disqualified from election commission reviewed the race. numerous other alleged violations “Jeffery Washington and Scott by the pair, but only held them Hirsbrunner have been disqualiresponsible for three. The others fied. That [decision] is currently were dismissed. going through appeals through the After last year’s race, the election commission rewrote the codes and bylaws for this year’s election. Included was a “3-2-1” policy to regulate campaign violations.

The code dictates that if a candidate commits three separate violations, a repeat violation, or a single major ethical violation, the candidate will be disqualified from the election.

Murlowski Metro Student Government Assembly presidential candidate Jeffery Washington (right) and vice explained that if a presidential candidate Scott Hirsbrunner at a meet-the-candidates event April 5 in the Tivoli Multicandidate is indeed cultural Lounge. Photo by Brian McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

Brad Roudebush wroudebu@mscd.edu

student court,” said Election Commission Chair Amy Murlowski.

The election commission found Washington and Hirsbrunner had committed violations by: • Campaigning in the Student Government Assembly office • Campaign posting violations • Campaigning at a table they had not reserved from Auraria Campus Event Services

disqualified for violations, they “are either incapable or disinterested in following the rules.”

This senate, of which both Washington and Hirsbrunner serve as senators, approved the election commission’s new codes and bylaws in January 2012 Other candidates also received violations, but only Washington and Hirsbrunner received the minimum three needed to prompt the election commission to disqualify the two executive hopefuls, Murlowski said.

“I’m not saying there is, but there’s enough evidence to suggest that there could be some bias based on their reasons,” Washington said. “I don’t know whether it’s race, or whether it’s gender, or whether it’s religion, or political views or what it is, but there is enough evidence to suggest that there is the possibility of a bias in this election.”

Hirsbrunner said the personal attacks started more than a year ago during his run for a senate seat when, he alleges, attempts were made to keep him from running.

Asked if the candidates were being disqualified for any reasons regarding their race, gender, political views or religious beliefs,

Murlowski said, “Absolutely not.”

“It’s not that the commission may have a responsibility to deal with any violations found, the commission has a distinct responsibility.” Murlowski said.

Washington and Hirsbrunner are appealing the latest violation for posting campaign materials, as it is the only one that is within the five-day window to fi le appeals.

They can’t appeal findings of fact, just that the election commission acted within its codes. In essence, the violations will stick as long as the election commission did not act outside of its codes and bylaws.

The appellate pretrial begins May 2, and Murlowski hopes the court rules as soon as possible.

“Right now it’s a 50-50 chance [we win the appeal],” Washington said.

In preparation for the trial, Washington and Hirsbrunner fi led a motion May 1, asking to court to issue a summary judgment.

“This is a case of ‘respect the vote,’” Washington said. “The students voted. We won. Respect it.

The fact that they disqualified us after they already knew the results — I mean, I just don’t know where else that would happen.”

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Chris Swain cswain2@mscd.edu

When Metro opened its doors in 1965, 1,189 students were enrolled. Some 47 years later, Metro has close to a 2,000 percent increase in enrollment and educates nearly 25 percent of all undergraduate Coloradans. Almost 24,000 students enrolled at Metro during fall 2011.

In order to remain competitive and continue providing education to a growing student body, Metro is receiving a face-lift. In the past year, the institution has changed its name, instituted graduate level degree programs, and opened a 145,000-square-foot Student Success Building.

Metro’s new facilities at Auraria help to distinguish the new university from other institutions and increase its presence and visibility on campus. Though most of the excitement with the name change has passed, there are still loose ends to tie and celebrations to have in the fall semester.

Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center Construction of Metro’s own Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center is well underway with completion scheduled for August 2012.

The estimated $45 million project includes academic space as well as a fully functioning SpringHill Suites by Marriott, where hospital-

ity students can gain hands-on experience in a real world environment.

The students enrolled in the program will be able to take advantage of two actual functioning restaurants, four state-of-the-art kitchen laboratories, a 3,100-bottle wine cellar, as well as a “sensory analysis” laboratory where students learn the characteristics of beer, wine and spirits.

Metro’s Board of Trustees has approved the creation of a nonprofit “special purpose corporation” called HLC @ Metro Inc., which will own the proposed facilities. The project is being funded completely without tax dollars.

The Student Success Building

The Student Success Building opened March 26, just in time for students returning from spring break to enjoy.

In the new facility, students can take advantage of student services such as tutoring and advising. In addition to student services, the Student Success Building also houses classrooms and administrative offices.

The Student Success Building will have its grand opening ceremony at the beginning of September.

Pilot Water Studies Minor In lieu of growing concerns about Colorado’s limited water supplies, Metro has instituted a new minor, water studies, which is

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set for launch Fall 2012.

The program, One World One Water Center for Urban Water Education and Stewardship, will educate students about the potential water shortages Colorado may be facing in the foreseeable future.

Students will also learn the necessary skills to help preserve one of our most important resources through applied learning activities, internships, coursework and co-curricular events.

The namesake for Metro’s new program was inspired by the One World One Water sculpture that is slated to be installed and dedicated at the south entrance of the Student Success Building on Wed, May 2 at 4:30 p.m.

Ban on public camping could target homeless Kate Rigot krigot@mscd.edu

A Denver-city ordinance that would prohibit unauthorized camping on all public or private property is currently working its way through the city council. A lengthy public hearing on the pro-

posed ban was held April 30.

The proposed ordinance, CB12241, is sponsored by council member Albus Brooks (District 8) and is currently set for a vote May 14.

If passed, the ban would make it illegal to sleep overnight on public or private property without a permit, although it is still unclear

exactly how it would be enforced.

Overnight camping in Denver public parks was previously made illegal several years ago.

More than 150 people packed the city council chambers and one overflow room at the hearing for a chance to speak on the proposed ban.

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Opponents, many wearing buttons saying “homes not handcuffs,” attacked the ban for what they say criminalizes homelessness instead of solving problems.

Supporters, however, many of them owners of downtown businesses, cited safety concerns and praised the ban as a “positive first

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Although the final vote isn’t scheduled until May 14, council members took a preliminary vote at the end of the hearing. Nine council members were in favor of the proposal and four against.

If passed, the ordinance would take effect May 29.

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Change to a university, re-branding, not worth it For these past several years leading up to Metro’s imminent transition to a university, I have been surprised at how few people have publicly questioned this decision and whether a university degree is in fact “worth more.” I am dismayed at how much attention has been devoted to the question of where to put the U-word in the name and how little, if any, of the remaining attention has looked at whether switching to a university is even a good idea in the first place.

I can see how having a piece of paper saying you have a degree from a university and not “just a college” might seem like a good and valuable thing on the surface, but from my perspective it’s not.

I spent six years with a bachelor’s from a major research university not finding much in the way of jobs, and finally conceded that despite having a strong academic background, I didn’t really have any solid job skills I could actually use. Like many other non-traditional students, I decided to take some classes at Metro to remedy this, and have not only been very happy with what I’ve been learning (on an undergraduate level), but I’ve already earned more money off what I’ve learned at Metro so far than I have from my degree.

Not that going to college is all about a monetary return on investment, but the administration is trying to feed us this unsubstanti-

ated line that our degrees will be “worth more” once Metro becomes a university. If the trustees would focus on continuing to make the quality of the education here as excellent as it can be, that will speak for itself (as it has already), instead of contriving something that will speak for us but will be empty.

Besides, the job market is so flooded with college graduates these days, that employers can’t afford to just hire some one because of an academic background that comes with a “good reputation” or some other nebulous thing like that — they want applicants who actually know how to do things and have real-world experience.

Metro has such a strong background in training students in solid skills that are relevant to the job market — it should just continue to focus on that instead of on “re-branding” itself as something different from the reasons we’re all here.

Think about it: we add four master’s programs, and all of a sudden we have to be a university and make plans to add a bunch of other grad programs too? Metro has a recent history of strong academics for its undergraduate programs and meeting the needs of both traditional and non-traditional undergrads. I can’t see how shifting focus to developing graduate-level and research programs does any justice to those of us who are already taking classes here.

And after attending a major research university, I’ve seen firsthand how, despite what they want us to think, having a bunch of graduate programs and faculty research shifts focus away from undergraduate programs, or at least the attention will be divided; those of us that are here for undergraduate work will lose out.

Besides, if people want to take graduate level classes, they can just take them at UCD. Why do we have to compete with them and be redundant, given that we’re right here on the same campus?

Why can’t we continue to do our own thing and do it well and preserve the wonderfully convenient balance of having three different but complementary flavors of schools on one campus? Given that there aren’t really any other four-year colleges in this area but there are already several universities, what kind of gap is this leaving? The new (fake) prestige and resulting selectivity will clash with Metro’s “We educate Colorado” ad campaign and with our tradition of giving back to the community by being a high-quality learning institution that is also remarkably accessible – and affordable (don’t think this isn’t going to increase our tuition).

And don’t think that it’s just me. The administration didn’t even bother to ask the students if they favored becoming a university, they just assumed we did or

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Kate Rigot krigot@mscd.edu didn’t care, and eventually everyone swallowed the hype whole. But every time this came up in a class I had last year, pretty much everybody would exclaim, “Why are they doing this? I like Metro the way it is! This is stupid!”

Indeed, I can’t even count how many Metro students I’ve run into in my community who love going to Metro, love it the way it is, and have nothing but good things to say about it. For the most part, students are at Metro because it is the kind of school that it is; if we wanted to be at something different, we would be somewhere else. Why the administration would want to destroy, or even just contort, the good thing that it had going, is beyond me. I’m inclined to think the Board of Trustees cares more about their own egos and being able to say they are on the board of a university than they do about the needs of Metro’s students.

Her Advice: Year-long relationship is turning bad Dear Casey, So, I have been dating this guy for well over a year now and recently he has been pulling away. I have given him my all…been there when he has no work (he is selfemployed) and by his side helping him when he does have work. I’m not the best cook, I have kids of my own and I myself am unemployed.

He has multiple baby mamas and I do my best not to be the jealous type. But he always brings up the mother of his only son, which is also his most recent ex. As I said before he has been pulling away recently, which means fighting with me a lot more, saying mean and hurtful things, and throwing her in my face.

What have I done wrong to deserve this from this man? What do I do from here? I do love him.

I read your last column and it was inspiring and you sound strong-minded, can you give me

some advice?

Sincerely, So lost.

Dear So lost, Sweetheart, first of all let me tell you from one single mom to another, you have an obligation first and foremost to your children to be the role model of the adult you would like them to be.

If you have girls, you are setting forth the example of what type of woman they should be in their own relationships. Do you want them to be weak and tolerant of abuse or strong, independent women? If you have boys, they will look to you as an example of the wife they may one day bring home to you. What type of woman do you want your boys to love, or better yet, for you to tolerate as a daughter-in-law? Now, this may not always be the case.

Sometimes no matter what you do,

your children will have their own taste and values, but nine times out of ten, we as single mothers, bear the responsibility of teaching what women and men are all about, on our own.

Secondly, from the sounds of it, this guy was never meant to be “a keeper” anyway. Sometimes he works, sometimes he don’t, multiple kids from multiple relationships -- hello, BIG RED TRUCK!!!

Honey, those are red flags screaming to be recognized. And to bring up a past relationship to you continually and put you down is so disrespectful and downright mean.

Sounds to me you have lost your self worth somewhere and need to find it. You say you love him, but let me tell you that the love you can possess for others is everything that runs over from your own cup. We each have a cup that needs to be fi lled with love for ourselves. Everything that over-

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Casey Cardenas crodri44@mscd.edu flows from that is what we can give away – to our kids, our family and loved ones, even a spouse.

The only thing I can say that may be wrong is that you need to fall in love with you all over again.

Take a day to yourself and figure out what needs to be changed in your own self, and in doing so you just might figure out this “relationship”.

Hope it helps, Casey

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Performers with Not Literally, a Harry Potter-themed comedy group, pile together in a “Hufflepuddle” while shooting their Hufflepuff music video at the Old Studio in Denver April 29.

Photos by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

Nathalia Velez nvelez@mscd.edu It all started with the Boy Who Lived.

J.K. Rowling created a generation of magic-lovers with the Harry Potter saga. Ginny DiGuiseppi and Dana Ritterbusch, creators of Not Literally, are part of that generation.

Not Literally produces Potterthemed music and comedy videos.

“A year ago, I was a member of this Tumblr Hogwarts group, and in order to gain Ravenclaw house points I decided to make a video,” DiGuiseppi said. “I figured that just a talking video was too boring, so I decided to do a ‘Friday’ [by Rebecca Hall] parody.”

DiGuiseppi wrote, fi lmed and edited the video in one day, and it went viral.

“It got like a bazillion views — that’s not an exact count,” DiGuiseppi said. “People started asking for other house parodies.”

DiGuiseppi teamed up with Ritterbusch, who she knew from a singing group at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, and Not Literally was born.

On the Web Not Literally website www.not-literally.com Not Literally on YouTube youtube.com/user/notliterally

“We were very familiar with each other musically and it was just very natural for us to continue doing them and pair up, and it ended up being really great,” Ritterbush said.

A month later, the golden trio was completed when they met Erik Tande at a 24-hour fi lm festival.

Tande liked the idea of doing Potter videos and became their director and editor.

“He spontaneously agreed to devote hours and hours of his time, which is valuable because he does independent work,” DiGuiseppi said.

In July 2011, Not Literally premiered a Slytherin house video, “We R Slytherins” — a Ke$ha parody. They recently finished fi lming the video for Hufflepuff, which they hope to release in June, at the Old Studio in Denver.

Every couple weeks, DiGuiseppi and Ritterbusch post “Ask Hogwarts” videos, where their personas for each Hogwarts house answer questions sent in by fans.

They tailor the answers based on the archetypes for each house, which they know from the Potter books and fi lms.

“It’s sort of like writing fiction,” Ritterbusch said. “The characters, as we progress, are really developing personalities of their own.”

While the “Ask Hogwarts” videos take a couple of weeks to produce, the more elaborate music videos for each house are timeconsuming. The Slytherin video

took a month to finish, but Hufflepuff has been in the works for four months now.

“It takes a lot of planning and hard work to produce a video, and Ginny, Dana and I all put in a lot of hours writing, brainstorming [and] scheduling,” Tande said. “It’s a fun process, though, especially when an idea clicks and takes off.”

To fund the Hufflepuff video, they turned to Kickstarter, a website where people can raise funds for creative projects. DiGuiseppi and Ritterbusch have also received help from companies like Alivan’s, which makes wooden wands and

other magical props.

“We talked to them about maybe giving us some discounted merchandise,” DiGuiseppi said.

“And they actually donated us a couple of Hufflepuff sweaters and robes for our music video.”

With more than 1,000 fans on Facebook, more than 2,000 subscribers to the Not Literally YouTube channel and more than 200,000 views on their videos, their fan base continues to grow.

DiGuiseppi and Ritterbusch said they are surprised and grateful to have so many fans, and they are certain it would not happen

without social media.

“The amazing thing about the Internet is that you can reach an enormous audience,” Tande said.

“Our goal is to gain a new fan every time someone finds a Not Literally video.”

After the music videos for each house are done, DiGuiseppi and Ritterbusch hope to expand Not Literally to include other fi lms, television shows and novel sagas like Game of Thrones, The Hunger Games and Firefly.

“We are so much more than just Harry Potter,” Ritterbusch said. “We have many nerdy loves.”

Not Literally co-founders Dana Ritterbusch, front left, and Ginny DiGuiseppi, front right, record a rave sequence for their Hufflepuff music video.

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Yves Saint Laurent designs on display at Denver Art Caitlin Sievers csievers2@mscd.edu

The Denver Art Museum is the only place in the United States where people can check out the fashions of revolutionary designer Yves Saint Laurent firsthand.

Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective, an extensive collection of Saint Laurent’s designs, has traveled from Paris to Madrid to Denver, its only stop in the United States.

Although financially strug-

gling students might think haute couture (high fashion) has no bearing on their lives, most women have worn clothing influenced by Saint Laurent’s fashions.

“We all dress like this now,” said Tara Moberly, communications associate at the Denver Art Museum. Any woman who’s ever worn a pantsuit to a job interview or donned a pea coat on a cold day has dressed in something inspired

by Saint Laurent.

“A lot of these outfits, you still see variations of them today,”

The Denver Art Museum displays designs by Yves Saint Laurent, inspired by famous art pieces, at “The Retrospective” exhibit April 25. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

said Karen Macfarland, a Parker resident.

Full of soft lighting and quiet music, the exhibit immerses the viewer in tranquil ambiance.

In addition to Saint Laurent’s fashions, the collection features photographs of the artist, drawings of his designs and videos showing his rise in the fashion world.

The exhibit chronicles 40 years of fashion, from the beginning of Saint Laurent’s career as head of the House of Dior to his retirement in 2002.

Saint Laurent became the head designer for Dior in 1958 when he was only 21.

His collection of 1940s-inLeft: “Paris rose” 1983, a long evening dress, is displayed at “Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective.”

Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

spired garb was not well received by the press. Displayed with a backdrop of its negative newspaper reviews, “The Scandalous Collection” was inspired by WWII-era dress in France. During this time, prostitutes were the only women who could afford the styles Saint Laurent was inspired by, according to Moberly. This didn’t stop everyday women in the early 1970s from falling in love with his designs.

One of the first to use nonwhite runway models, Saint Laurent also made waves by clothing high-class ladies in pants.

“He really took the pants suit and made it a feminine staple,” Moberly said.

Before Saint Laurent began designing pantsuits for women, it wasn’t generally acceptable for females to wear pants for formal occasions.

A narrow room lined from floor to ceiling in a rainbow of fabric swatches is named “The Shock of Colors.” The walls are covered with pages taken from the designer’s old notebooks.

Saint Laurent found inspiration in the works of artists like Vincent Van Gogh. A sequined evening

jacket covered with flowers looks uncannily like a Van Gogh painting.

Although not a world traveler himself, the exhibit’s “Imaginary Journeys” shows that Saint Laurent traveled all over the world in his mind. He designed outfits inspired by traditional clothing from many countries including Spain, Russia, and Japan. Saint Laurent often feminized men’s clothing like his Torero (bullfighter) outfit featuring a pink cape and a gold and pink bolero tie.

Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective is presented by the Denver Art Museum in partnership with the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent. Curator Florence Miller and designer Nathalie Criniére put the exhibit together.

The Fondation Pierre BergéYves Saint Laurent was founded to preserve thousands of Laurent’s designs and sketches as well as to organize exhibits of these treasures. Pierre Bergé was the designer’s partner in business and life until Saint Laurent’s death from cancer in 2008.

The exhibit began in March and runs through July 8. Admission is separate from the museum and costs $18 for students. It has seen a high volume of visitors since its opening.

“I think it’s about time some high fashion comes to Denver,” said Jessica Montour, a Denver resident.

Left: Shades of bold fabric samples from Yves Saint Laurent’s folders cover the walls in the shock of colors section of the exhibit. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

On the web Denver Art Museum www.denverartmuseum.org

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Panal S.A. de C.V. Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu Panal S.A. de C.V. aren’t afraid to break the traditional rules of music. With songs that clock-in at upwards of six minutes with no vocals, the group’s members have their own idea of the songs they want to play, and they aren’t about to be limited by traditional song structures.

The group’s name comes from the Spanish translation of “honeycomb,” paired with an acronym for corporate copyright; it can be a mouth full.

“It’s a little nod to our heritage and also makes it a little unique,” guitarist Enrique Jimenez said.

The group usually goes simply by “Panal.” Formed in 2007, Panal began playing live in 2008 and has had its current lineup since 2010. It would be easy to lump the band into the post-rock/instrumental category if they didn’t always keep evolving.

“We have four or five new songs that we’re working on and getting ready for our live set,” Jimenez said. “It’s a little bit different than what we’ve been doing, we’ve been using a lot more electronic stuff.”

The group hopes to have recorded versions of these new albums out by late summer or early fall. They are looking to incorporate visual mediums into their live show to accompany the new material.

“We are going to start integrating video as well. I want it to actually be part of the song, part of the performance,” Jimenez said.

Instrumental bands must overcome a hurdle that traditional rock band’s don’t face. The lack of a vocalist leaves the casual audience member feeling like something is

Enrique Jimenez, left, and his bandmates are hungry to play some new tunes and tour around.

amiss, but Panal hasn’t let its lack of singer slow them down.

“We do have to compensate for not having a focal point, in terms of a singer for people to focus on. But at the same time, on the flip-side, this allows us to communicate with music,” Jimenez said. “I think sometimes [that is] much more effective than the single focus.”

A champion of the Denver music scene, Panal is trying to expand their fan base across America with a tour of the Northwest this year.

“So far we’ve toured the Midwest, we’ve gone out east a couple of times and we want to go up to the Northwest,” Jimenez said.

“We’re just trying to reach a broader audience, and sometimes Denver is so isolated that it’s good to get out and see what the other music scenes are like.”

Although all the members of Panal were born outside of the Untied States — three are from Mexico and bassist, Enoc Torraca, is from Puerto Rico — the group seems proud of its Denver home.

Photo courtesy of Panal S.A. de C.V. “What’s really exciting about Denver is that on any given night, you can go to a really good show. The amount of talent that’s here and the amount of people doing things is great,” Jimenez said. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see more national acts come out of here, I see a lot of people who should be national now.”

Bands like Native Daughters, Cult of the Lost Cause and Trees are among Jimenez’s favorite Denver instrumental bands.

“Those kinds of bands are a bit heavier, but those guys are phenomenal,” Jimenez said.

The next chance to see Panal and just about every other good band in Denver in one spot is at the Mini-fest, taking place on South Broadway at 3 Kings Tavern and the Hi-Dive.

“It’s happening [during] Cinco de Mayo weekend,” Jimenez said. “It’s always a good time, and Denver is one of the cities with the biggest Cinco de Mayo celebrations.”

When it comes to the band’s future, Panal has a lot to celebrate, as well.

To see an ecletic mix of Denverbased bands all in one place, look no further than the inaugural Mini Fest, taking place May 4-6, at South Broadway’s staple venues: 3 Kings Tavern and Hi-Dive. From Panal S.A. de C.V. to The Morning Clouds, each venue will host a handful of bands each night for a cheap price.

Mini Fest May 4-6 @ 3 Kings Tavern, Hi-Dive $20

WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO? Every semester, we at The Metropolitan see plenty of Auraria students wrapped up in their little worlds — complete with a personalized playlist. This leaves us with one prying question: “What are you listening to?”

With this feature, we want students to pull off their headphones and tell us their favorite songs.

Interviews by Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu Photos by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

ABOVE: Brandy Anderson Grad student @ UCD. “Summer Girls” by LFO. RIGHT: Gian Rodriguez Junior @ Metro. “Little Black Submarines” by The Black Keys.

ABOVE: Jonathan McCorey Professor @ CCD. “World at Large”

by Modest Mouse.

LEFT: Itzel Gourmelon Sophomore @ UCD. “A Postcard to Nina” by Jens Lekman.

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2012 FESTIVAL GUIDE

Sasquatch leaves festive footprint In our continuing feature, The Metropolitan will highlight different music festivals taking place throughout the year. From Snowball to Bonnaroo, we will be giving you the low-down on the line-ups.

This week, we present another mainstay festival known as Sasquatch; this wild bacchanalia of music takes place over Memorial Day weekend, May 25-28 at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Wash.

Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu

When the Sasquatch Music Festival started in 2002, one of its strongest selling points was its setting. The Gorge is a beautiful outdoor amphitheater perched on a grassy hill overlooking the Columbia River in the small town of George, Wash.

Unlike the harsh, desert-like conditions of Coachella or the hellish, sweaty environment of Bonnaroo — which happens later this year — Sasquatch takes place in the Northwest, where the weather is at least mild.

Being just two hours outside of Seattle, Sasquatch typically features an indie-rock centered line-up with a few folk, hip-hop and electronica acts thrown in for good measure.

At the same time, a handful of slated comedians will help keep the festival diverse

and, hopefully, pretty damn funny.

This year’s Sasquatch festival will take place across five stages over the course of four days. Compared to the roster at Coachella or Bonnaroo, there aren’t as many acts at Sasquatch. Still, plenty is offered on this year’s line-up.

Among the marquee headliners who will be gracing the main (a.k.a. Sasquatch) stage, Jack White will be showing off his new solo project and Tenacious D will be playing in support of their brand-new release, Rise of the Fenix. Otherwise, The Shins, Pretty Lights, Bon Iver, Beck and Feist will be present.

What the festival lacks in, say, a performance by Radiohead or a hologram of Tupac, it makes up for in multitudes of rising “buzz” bands like Kurt Vile, Deer Tick,

Even the coolest bands will have to compete with The Gorge’s beautiful, surrounding scenery.

Photo courtesy of Sasquatch Gardens & Villa and The War on Drugs.

At this point, tickets to Sasquatch are as elusive as the fabled creature itself. This festival is completely sold out. Those with passes can enjoy an expanded version of the decade-old festival by seeing more performances on a new stage. For those without passes, a steep ticket price might be worth it.

After all, the festival will continue into Monday night, allowing for more performances.

For anyone attending a festival, it is almost impossible to avoid the overlap between set times. After finding the funds and organizing the logistics of a trip, the real challenge for most festival-fanatics lies ahead: they must study the schedule carefully and plan out exactly what they want

to see, as well as where they need to be. Any scheduling conflicts at Sasquatch this year will depend on one’s taste in music. Undoubtedly, festival planners will do their best to catch overlapping sets by both Bon Iver and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy.

While this year’s schedule probably won’t go down as one of Sasquatch’s greatest, it should be a memorable chapter in the festival’s already rich history.

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Roadrunners’ run ends in RMAC tourney Metro’s season over thanks to huge third inning from Lopers Ben Bruskin bbruskin@mscd.edu On a cold, windy day at Regis University, one of two field sites hosting this year’s RMAC softball tournament, Metro was soundly defeated by University of Nebraska-Kearney 8-3, ending the Roadrunners’ tournament run.

The April 27 game was tied 1-1 headed into the third inning, when the Lopers exploded for four runs off junior pitcher Aubree Maul, including two doubles and a home run.

UNK would not relinquish the lead, and Metro’s season subsequently came to an end.

“They just came out swinging and they got a lot of hits,” Maul said. “We had our opportunity on offense, but we just didn’t really capitalize on it.”

Metro left 10 runners on base during the game, including leaving the bases loaded in both the third and fifth inning.

The bigger story though was the third inning that UNK had on offense.

Maul recorded a strikeout to start the inning, but not an out.

UNK’s Whitney Frederick reached first on the dropped third strike.

After Frederick advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt, she was driven home on a double by Ali Seberger.

With the score now 2-1 in favor of the Lopers, Maul gave up a tworun blast to UNK’s Sarah Rome.

That home run, putting the Lopers up 4-1, proved to be the gamewinner. Maul would give up one more double that inning, and UNK scored one more run, making the score 5-1 Lopers.

“You just have to kind of decide whether to stop the bleeding at that point when they start scoring runs,” head softball coach Kristi Lansford said about the decision to stick with Maul. “The thing is, Aubree’s been tough for us all year long. She’s had a great year, and you just kind of go with who’s hot and hope that she pulls through it.”

Maul did not pull through it, and in fact was herself pulled after giving up another run in the fifth.

A day before the game against UNK, Maul pitched in two games, going 1-1, as Metro marched through the tournament into game three. She does not believe pitching those games was a factor.

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“I wasn’t throwing as well as I have been but, I mean, I’m not going to blame it on that,” Maul said.

Metro tacked on one run in both the fifth and sixth innings, settling the score at 8-3 headed into the seventh, but could not push their way through.

The ‘Runners finished the season with a 26-27 record overall, 22-16 in conference play.

“If you would have asked me in the beginning of the season if we would’ve ended up .500, I’m not sure that I would have said yes,” Lansford said. “I’m really proud of them, it’s been a lot of fun to watch.”

May 3 - May 8

Baseball: Baseball wraps up another regular season when they face CSU-Pueblo in a three game series May 4-5 at Auraria Field.

Softball Season Roundup • 26-27 overall record • 22-16 conference record

Tennis:

• Junior pitcher Aubree Maul named 1st team AllRMAC • Sophomore catcher Kelsey Tillery and senior center fielder Molly Clark named 2nd team AllRMAC

Junior pitcher Aubree Maul winds up for a pitch against CSU-Pueblo April 26 at Regis University during the RMAC tournament. Metro won 3-2, as Maul recorded her 19th, and final, win of the season.

Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

The men’s team lost 5-3 to University of Nebraska-Kearney, in Kearney, in the Central Region of the NCAA Tournament April 30, ending Metro’s season.

Track and field: Both the men’s and women’s team will compete at the RMAC Outdoor Championships in Gunnison May 6-8.

Metro senior center fielder Molly Clark safely slides into second base after Alexa Snyder from CSU-Pueblo dropped the ball April 26 at Regis University. Metro was eliminated from the RMAC Tournament the following day after losing to the University of Nebraska-Kearney 8-3. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

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UCLA transfer Reed hurdles over competition, life obstacles Angelita Foster amayer1@mscd.edu Metro hurdler Darius Reed is determined to make the most of his second chance at a college education and a career on the track.

The 6’5’’ junior is ranked second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in the 110 hurdle event, and 14th nationally, proving that with hard work and determination he can overcome adversity.

Those close to Reed knew the truth about why he lost his track scholarship from UCLA in 2008, and there were those who fueled rumors about his dismissal — including drugs and prison.

“The truth is that I was ready athletically for the caliber of school UCLA was, but not academically,” Reed said.

While at George Washington High School in Denver, Reed was a four-year letter winner. He was a state champion in the 110 and 300 hurdles, an All-Colorado and Denver Prep League most valuable player and ran the 110 hurdles in 13:46, the second-fastest time in Colorado high school history. During his senior year, Reed finished the 60-meter hurdles with a 7.77 and took second-place at the Nike

managing their time.

Indoor National High Reed admits that when School track and field he missed two weeks of championships. class a month for track Reed was candid meets, he didn’t make about losing his scholup the work. arship, saying it was a “I’m not going to combination of poor say that I couldn’t have decisions and struggling worked harder and I with attention deficit am disappointed in disorder. Reed did well myself that I didn’t,” in high school and had a Reed said.

3.75 grade point average Reed says it has when he was recruited been a tough road by the PAC-12 school. back, but he is happy “I did struggle in for the opportunity, high school, but was able which he seems to be to manage my A.D.D making the best of on with medication and I the Roadrunner team. got good grades,” Reed This year, between said. “But when I got Jan. 13 and May 1, to UCLA, I wasn’t as Reed has nine top-3 focused so I struggled.” finishes in hurdle Reed said he lost events in different focus in the classroom indoor and outdoor because he stopped takmeets. In addition, ing his medicine, due Reed broke the school to its appearance on the record in the 110 banned substance list, hurdles with a time and didn’t want to jeopof 14.09 (wind aided) ardize competing.

Metro junior Darius Reed breaks the school record in 110 hurdles April 28 at an outdoor “I found out too late April 28 at the Mines Quad Meet in Golden. meet in Golden. that I could get a waiver Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu.

Reed took first for my medicine and lete’s to achieve in the classroom place in that hurdle event and also once you are behind it is too hard as well as in their sport is high, helped his team take first place in to catch up,” Reed said. and sometimes young athletes the 4x100 relay.

The expectation for college ath- don’t make the right decisions in

“His journey has been a pretty tough road and he is overcoming those obstacles, and we are happy to have him on the team,” head track coach John Supsic said.

Although Supsic is impressed with Reed’s achievements on the track, he is just as impressed with the example Reed sets for the team.

“When athletes are struggling in the classroom, Darius is there to say ‘hey, been there and done that, I’ve gone through these things, learn from me and my poor decisions and make the right decisions instead of going through the struggles that I had to,’” Supsic said.

Reed’s goals at Metro are to get a degree in human performance and sport and to be a national hurdles champion.

“Darius told me he wants to coach and I told him to coach collegiality he needs a degree, so that is the number one goal,” Supsic said.

“Beyond that I want to see him win nationals, and he is capable of doing that. If he puts together everything that he did this year for a consistent year next year, then we are going to see him on top of that podium in May.”

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Denver hits on a few, but selections lack overall sizzle

Nick Ohlig nohlig@mscd.edu Coming into this draft, the Denver Broncos had four needs: defensive tackle, cornerback, running back and quarterback of the future, so did the Broncos fulfi ll those needs? Not really.

Compared to last years draft, in which the Broncos selected rookie of the year Von Miller, a cornerstone at tackle in Orlando Franklin, and two highly regarded safeties, Rahim Moore and Quinton Carter. This draft did not have a lot of sizzle.

The Broncos originally had the 25th pick in the draft. Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower was there for the taking. Then the Broncos traded out of the first round to the New England Patriots, a move I am not pleased with. Hightower has the potential

to be a solid linebacker. With the D.J. Williams situation up in the air, the Broncos might have found their linebacker of the future, but they passed on him.

So, in the second round their first pick was defensive tackle Derek Wolfe, out of the University of Cincinnati. Wolfe is a high energy guy who can help this porous run defense. While he was a Bearcat, he led all defensive tackles with 21.5 tackles for loss. Although I like this pick, I don’t see Wolfe making a big impact on this defensive line.

Whenever I saw Cincinnati play, he never did anything to make me say, “wow, he can play at the next level.”

The Broncos’ two fourth-round picks were something I wasn’t crazy about. Omar Bolden is a cornerback out of Arizona State University. He has good cover skills and punt return ability, but is injury prone. He missed the entire 2011 season with a torn ACL, and that is always a red flag when it comes to football players.

What frustrates me the most is who the Broncos passed over.

In the second round they had an opportunity to take a highly tal-

ented cornerback Janoris Jenkins.

Now, Jenkins is the classic case of high talent, low character. He was kicked off the Florida Gators roster for marijuana issues. He would have been a perfect fit for the Broncos, however, they decided to go in a different direction.

The other fourth-round selection was center Philip Blake out of Baylor. Blake has a lot of potential to be a good center in the future.

But he will be 27 years old once his rookie season starts. That means his ceiling will be lowered compared to a younger player. Another thing that concerns me is his struggles in the pass blocking area.

With Peyton Manning running the show, every offensive lineman must be a great pass blocker.

Ok. Enough with the negativity. The Broncos did have a few good selections as well.

In the second round they found their quarterback of the future in Brock Osweiler. I like this pick. Osweiler has all of the potential to be a productive quarterback in the future. He has a great arm, good mobility and has a great work ethic, but he is a project. However, what

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The Broncos also got a good running back in the third round.

San Diego State running back Ronnie Hillman is decent. He has good speed and is a very underrated receiver. Plus, he had 311 carries last year, which means he is durable. I think he will replace Bronco running back Knowshon Moreno in the future.

A few rounds later, the Broncos selected Tennessee Volunteer Malik Jackson. I really like the value of this fift h round pick. Jackson has the potential to be a versatile defensive lineman, who could send former Volunteer Robert Ayers to the bench for good.

Finally, in the sixth round they selected Danny Trevathan, a highly productive player out of Kentucky.

Remember Broncos linebacker Wesley Woodyard? I see a lot of Trevathan in him. Besides both of them are Kentucky Wildcats. I think Trevathan will be a highly productive player.

If I was to grade this draft I

would give it a C+. I like the later picks and the Osweiler selection.

But passing on a couple of potential good players? I am not liking the sizzle.

2012 Bronco Draft • Round 1: No pick • Round 2: 36th overall, Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati; 57th overall, Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State

• Round 3: 67th overall,

Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State

• Round 4: 101st overall,

Omar Bolden, CB, Arizona State; 108th overall, Philip Blake, C, Baylor

• Round 5: 137th overall, Malik Jackson, DE, Tennessee

• Round 6: 188th overall,

Danny Trevathan, LB, Kentucky

• Round 7: No pick

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Week 5.3

Cinco de Mayo Celebration 9 a.m.

All campus outdoor spaces Join us in celebrating all that Mexican culture has to offer! Food, music, crafts and fun.

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Cinco de Mayo Festival 10 a.m.

Civic Center Park

The celebration will include food, music, tranditional costumes and arts and crafts.

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5.7 Roger Waters “The Wall” 7 – 9 p.m.

Pepsi Center Starting at $54

5.8

The Brian Jonestown Massacre 8 p.m.

Bluebird Theater Starting at $22

Metro Baseball Across 1- Soaks (up) 5- Convocation of witches 10- Get ready 14- H.S. exam 15- Willow provision 16- Gutter locale 17- Writer Wiesel 18- Small house 19- In ___ of 20- Violation 23- Metal-bearing mineral 24- Sternward 25- Unreachable 33- Cathode’s contrary 34- Eight furlongs 35- Nasser’s org.

36- ___ yellow ribbon...

37- Gettysburg general 39- Calf-length skirt 40- Suffix with ball 41- Monetary unit of China

42- Vends 43- Haphazard 47- O.T. book 48- “Wheel of Fortune” buy 49- Yielding garnets 56- Narrative poetry 58- Deadly virus 59- Carpeting calculation 60- Choir attire 61- Philosopher Kierkegaard 62- Refuse curtly 63- Long poem, such as those attributed to Homer 64- Hagar the Horrible’s dog 65- Gen. Robert ___ Down 1- Blueprint detail 2- Scandinavian capital 3- Physical suffering

4- Keep it, to an editor 5- Steep bank under a rampart 6- Youngster 7- Small child 8- Score after deuce 9- Arm of the sea?

10- Jai alai ball 11- Shower 12- She raised Cain 13- Little, in Lille 21- Thick cord 22- ___ hollers...

25- Conjunction 26- Very much 27- Nabokov novel 28- Saudi neighbor 29- Assist 30- Constructed 31- Soup server 32- Greek goddess of strife 33- Yours, in Tours 37- Greatness 38- Musical gift 39- Cry ___ River

41- River of Flanders 42- Dagger of yore 44- Momentarily 45- Protective envelope 46- Baby 49- Mongolian desert 50- Black 51- Sped 52- Broccoli ___ (leafy vegetable) 53- Face-to-face exam 54- River to the Ubangi 55- Japanese rice wine 56- Before 57- Explosive sound

Texts From Last Night My roommates just built a mini golf course upstairs while I was sleeping.

We definitely need to avoid these “I’m gonna get stabbed if I stay here any longer” parties.

I have 3 texts in my phone that say “Thanks King Tyler”. I think I’ve successfully drank myself into a monarchy.

Apprently after I bit that bouncer, it all went down hill.

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Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Metro’s Concerts Promotions and Production class organized this end-of-semester show, featuring The Foodchain, Broken Tounges and Filthy T. $20

Today in History 5.3 1855 - Macon B. Allen becomes the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.

1859 - France declares war on Austria.

1865 - President Lincoln’s funeral train arrives in Springfield, Illinois.

1952 - The first airplane lands at the geographic North Pole.

1971 - James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King’s assassin, is caught in a jail break attempt.

1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman prime minister of Great Britain.