Volume 35, Issue 4 - Sept. 6, 2012

September 6, 2012

Volume 35, Issue 4

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Women’s soccer sweeps Labor Day games

Roadrunners kick off MSU Denver’s new season 2-0 MetNews Denver changes transit fines 3

InSight Supreme Court: High rollers skew election results 6

MetSports Roadrunner season opener wrap-ups 13

MetroSpective Food trucks park it like it’s hot 8

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MSU Denver junior Maggie Rojas, left, jumps into sophmore Karisa Price’s arms after Price scored a goal in the 57th minute against Rollins College, where MSU Denver defeated Rollins College 4-2 in the 2012 season opener, Sept. 1 at Auraria Field. Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@msudenver.edu

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Obama/Biden campaign takes its turn in NC Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden accepted the nomination for their second term in office at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC. The convention began Sept. 4, and focused on the party’s emphasis on building a

stable, long-lasting economy.

“Gov. Romney thinks that if we give a $250,000 tax cut to folks making over $3 million a year, that somehow jobs are going to appear and prosperity will rain down on everybody else,” Obama said in a national college reporter conference call on Aug. 28. “I don’t believe in top-down economic policies. That’s what got us into this mess in

President Obama spoke on May 23 in Denver at the Hyatt Regency for a fundraiser.

Photo by Christopher Morgan • cmorga37@msudenver.edu

the first place. I believe in middle-out and bottom-up economics where everybody’s getting a fair shot and we’re opening up opportunity and investing in our young people and our future.”

Much like in the Romney campaign, these economic issues will be more important than the social issues, said Dr. Robert Preuhs, assistant professor of political science at MSU Denver.

“I think ultimately, the economy is the number one priority for a vast majority of Americans,” said Preuhs. “Certainly, that plays well for the Republicans, as usually the incumbent doesn’t do so well when the economy isn’t doing so well. However, the Obama administration has moved the debate away [from economic issues] and to the social issues. They have brought those up, but not to the forefront. The economy is still going to be the No. 1 issue.”

Obama’s biggest weakness will be the currenthigh unemployment rates. But his strengths lie in optimizing target demographic groups, such as female and minority voters, Preuhs said.

“President Obama — the son of a single mother and the father of two daughters — understands that women aren’t a special interest group, they are more than half this country,” according to the Democratic Party

Platform. “[They] believe that women have a right to control their reproductive choices.

Democrats will continue to stand up to Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood health centers.”

On Aug. 8, Obama spoke at Auraria to promote his women’s health programs, and a year ago, Obama came to campus to speak about his student loan program.

“Democrats believe that getting an education is the surest path to the middle class, giving all students the opportunity to fulfill their dreams and contribute to our economy and democracy,” according to the platform.

“We are committed to ensuring that every child in America has access to a world-class public education so we can out-educate the world and make sure that America has the world’s highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.”

The Obama campaign will reach out to younger voters, as it did in 2008.

“Regardless of who they support, I want to make sure as many students as possible are voting this year,” Obama said. “I hope once again young people take their futures into their own hands. If they do then I’m optimistic that we can rebuild the economy, protect the promise of this country, and remind the world why America’s the greatest nation on earth.”

Transit laws changed, commuters get fined

By Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko and Ariel deGruy • ktomko@msudenver.edu, adegruy@msudenver.edu MSU Denver students carry the power to move in their pockets, but now this privilege comes with a bigger price tag.

In an interview earlier this semester, Emilia Paul, vice president of student wellness and engagement, called the school’s student ID/bus pass one of the university’s greatest resources.

Not only does the card have the ability to give a student entrance to a number of campus functions, it can also transport a student to points off campus via RTD buses and Light Rail.

For $74 a semester, university students are granted a bus pass that will take them further than a regional RTD pass that rings in at $1,936 a year will. Students carrying ID/bus passes are also allowed to use the RockiesRide or BroncosRide to ball games, benefits that have an additional cost for a regional pass holders.

Though the university is not requiring students to carry their student IDs this semester, anyone planning to use RTD’s transportation services need to carry their ID at all times. No student can travel by bus without either showing his or her student ID with a current RTD sticker or by paying a cash fare. Security guards wander Light Rail cars and randomly ask to see proof of a paid fare whether it be by bus pass, validated

ticket or transfer.

“They’re on the bus to check passes in the morning, usually,” said Thompson Mahon, MSU Denver sophomore. “I forgot my pass once and they gave me a warning.”

Assistant City Attorney Kory Nelson said that as of June 8, riding without a fare has become a civil Class B traffic infraction rather than the petty criminal offense that it used to be.

When the violation was charged as a petty offense, students could bring proof of paid student fees to court and charges would be dropped. Under the new law, students will be fined regardless of whether they prove they paid the RTD fee with their tuition.

“The failure to have the proof of fare payment at the time is the violation, and presentation of said proof in court is not a legal defense,” Nelson said.

Nelson’s warning is timely, as many students riding the Light Rail and buses are unaware of the change.

“I’ve never heard of it,” Mahon said. “I don’t think anyone else has either.”

As a civil traffic infraction, Nelson said a fare citation will not result in jail, and a jury trial is not possible. This is a matter deal with in an informal matter in traffic court.

The fine and smaller fees attached come to $82.50.

That doesn’t mean, though, that students don’t have to take the fine seriously. If a student chooses not to appear in court or pay their fine, a $30 fee is attached and a letter is sent out from the Department of Motor Vehicles warning the student of a six week timeframe in which to pay the fine.

“Students move around a lot,” Nelson said. “The DMV is going to send the letter to the last known address. If the student doesn’t get the letter and doesn’t pay the fine, their driver’s license is going to be suspended.

Driving with a suspended license can result in jail time.”

The first step for students riding the bus, then, would be to carry their student ID with a current RTD sticker. Being caught without it can be costly.

The Light Rail was busy as the fall semester started on Aug. 20.

Photo by Melanie J. Rice • mrice20@msudenver. edu

Get there fast, save some gas — Auraria guide to RTD Students can access RTD to get to school from several different directions. Route 15 brings students to the north end of campus from Colfax Avenue, routes 20 and 1 service the west end at the Auraria Parkway, and routes 30, 16 and 8 stop at the south end of campus. Those who prefer to ride the rails can catch Light Rail lines H, F and D at Colfax on the south end of campus and lines C and E at the west end near the Campus Village at Auraria.

RTD offers several ways for students to plan their trips or check schedules: MyStop numbers on each RTD sign can be checked via the RTD phone system at (303) 2996000. The website at rtd-denver.com is easy to use and regularly updated with current changes to help keep travel flowing as smoothly as possible. Buses also carry schedules for the routes they are traveling. Drivers will call out stops on request.

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HLC to continue opening celebrations Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu

The Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center has opened for business, featuring the fully functioning hotel, Marriott’s SpringHill Suites, and state-of-the-art classrooms.

Located just northwest of the Tivoli, the HLC is gearing up for a Sept. 14 opening celebration and a Sept. 27 community gala and fundraiser.

While the hotel already had its ribbon cutting ceremony and officially opened for business Aug. 3, the Sept. 14 opening celebrations will be geared toward the faculty and staff of the HLC and MSU Denver. There will be open house tours on rotation where guests will tour the hotel’s property and guest rooms, view MSU Denver students’ artwork that fills the HLC and tour the classrooms, all while snacking on hors d’ouvres and sipping on wine presented by the hotel’s banquet chef. The first tour is scheduled at 2:30 p.m and the day will end at 6:00 p.m.

The hotel is operated by the professional hotel management firm Sage Hospitality, and provides hands-on training opportunities for students in MSU Denver’s Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department.

“What’s really nice is that the hotel and classrooms are connected, so it gives a great opportunity for students to see a full Marriot in action and how it works,” said Anne Frye, director of sales and marketing for the Marriott. “There’s only 10 [buildings like] these in the country. The point of the project is to provide a learning center for hospitality students to be the next generation of hospitality

professionals not in just Denver but in the whole country.”

The community gala and fundraiser on Sept. 27 will be a public event, with tickets priced at $100 and $125 at the door. The event is to promote community involvement and interest in the HLC at MSU Denver and to learn about why it is important for the city and university. Gov. Hickenlooper and Mayor Hancock are among the invited attendees. All proceeds from the event will go to the HLC. No taxpayer dollars were used

Bryce Walker, a senior at MSU Denver, talks about workingn as the Sales Coordinator at the new Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center.

Photo by Heather Newman • hnewman3@ msudenver.edu

in funding the HLC or hotel — rather, it was a public-private partnership. HLC @ Metro is a non-profit corporation.

“Anyone that wants to be in hospitality I would definitely recommend working and being in the hospitality program,” said Bryce Walker, an MSU Denver senior. “Having the opportunity to open a hotel has been an amazing experience — to work with the university , work with Sage hospitality and the great Marriott Hotel, its been a amazing experience. We’re excited to have the internships come aboard.”

Walker has three classes left to graduate and unfortunately has not taken any classes in the HLC. “It’s state-of-the-art classrooms — the wine analysis labs, the quality food labs, they’re just some really cool classes. It makes me want to start all over again,” Walker said.

According to Frye, business is good at the hotel and with a great location, design, and student involvement, they’ve already been booking with many popular corporations and businesses, including MSU Denver itself.

Cathy Lucas, associate to the president for marketing and communications, said it was worth the investment as well.

“Keep in mind no taxpayers’ dollars were used,” Lucas said. “The economy was starting to slip into recession when this project was first initiated. Both our foundation board and our trustees wanted to move forward with this project so we could provide teaching and learning for our faculty and staff. Also it’s a way to infuse additional dollars in the tourism industry.”

SGA reaches out Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu The Student Government Assembly acts as a governing body for the students of MSU Denver. As a group, the SGA works to represent the student voice in decisions that the university board and administration make.

In addition to promoting involvement and helping to resolve student disputes, the SGA sponsors student organizations like the university food bank.

“Students should know that we’re tabling this semester,” said Falyn Swerer, Freshman Council Chair. “We’ll be setting up our tables around the Tivoli so students know that they don’t just have to come to the office to talk to us.”

Last year’s SGA president, Jesse Altum, released an annual report of last year’s assembly accomplishments, including a student organizational summit, improved WiFi on campus, and the passing of two assembly senate bills.

Assembly senator Clair Tralles said that the SGA gets involved with student activities and encourages other students to participate.

“We want the student body to be active,” she said. “Students can find out what we’re up to on OrgSync.”

Student organizations, including SGA, can post their events on metro.orgsync. com. The SGA keeps their site up-to-date so students can keep up with what the assembly is doing and where they’re going to be.

This year’s president and vice president are Laura Noe and Anthony Sylvester, respectively. Their office is Tivoli 307.

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Student Success Building celebrates opening Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu MSU Denver celebrated the grand opening of the new Student Success Building and the new status as a university at a ceremony on Sept. 5.

The celebrations kicked off at 11 a.m. at the SSB plaza with swag tables of free items, speeches from members of MSU Denver’s Board of Trustees and SGA, and the cutting of a ribbon by President Jordan. After the president’s remarks, attendees enjoyed a free barbecue, as well as the chance to be part of a giant ‘U’ photo, comprised of students and faculty, for the cover of the fall issue of

Metro Magazine.

“I just want students to come out and be proud of their community, of their now university,” said Leticia Duarte, a MSU senior who is a special event assistant working on the logistical aspects of the ceremonies.

“Students could come out and bond with their fellow classmates, meet the administrators, and kind of have that school pride.”

The ground breaking for the SSB began in Dec. 2010 and the building opened in March 2012. Once the building is paid off, it will have been entirely funded by studentapproved fees and provides a one-stop spot for a wide range of MSU Denver support services. Some of the services include academic

advising, financial aid, tutoring, admissions, cashier’s office, and the scholarship center.

“Before we were scattered all over,” Duarte said. “For us to get anything signed or anything, we’d have to walk 20 minutes just to go somewhere and come back. It really helps [the administration] out.”

The new SSB is located just southwest of the Tivoli building. In addition to providing multiple student services, the lobby features open areas to study.

“I think it’s pretty nice and convenient,” said Mike Lavin, MSU Denver sophomore.

“I like the outdoor cafe here. [The building] looks expensive — I know where my tuition is going.”

Clarification

The new Metro State Student Success Building, located at 890 Auraria Parkway, Denver CO. Photo by Heather Newman • hnewman3@msudenver.edu

The Metropolitan article “Times a’changin’, housing is not” featured in the August 23 issue cited the provost’s office as saying that MSU Denver was not considering university dorms. Provost Vicki Golich has clarified that information.

Golich mentioned that 97 percent of the university’s students are Colorado residents who not only live at home but often care for children and parents. They are not looking for other living arrangements. A universityspecific dormitory has been discussed, but is only possible if the dorms can pay for themselves.

“The campus incurs debt when students default on the loans they were given as part of a financial aid package,” Golich said.

The upcoming festivities for the new SSB, along with the upcoming opening celebrations for the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center, MSU Denver is putting itself on the map.

“Both these buildings are changing the look and feel of Auraria Parkway,” said Cathy Lucas, associate to the president for marketing and communications. “They’re major cornerstones in our neighborhood.

We now have a Metro State University of Denver neighborhood.”

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“The rate of default (that is, the number of students who have stopped paying off their debt and that now the campus holds) is increasing and -- because of federal regulations — now affects the timing of when we can pay out our financial aid dollars.”

Debt has also been incurred in the building of the Student Success Building, and, to some extent, the Hotel and Hospitality Learning Center. Athletic fields will have to be moved to the other side of Colfax due to AHEC’s plans with the campus.

“Building residential halls is an expensive proposition and we are not now at a point where we can take on more debt for the reasons explained above,” Golich said.

“This does not mean that the answer is ‘no.’”

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Election for Sale: High Rollers Only Need Apply Tropical storm Isaac – or was it a hurricane? – missed Tampa, but whacked a day from a carefully contrived Republican coronation carnival. But the storm had no effect on the hurricane-force flood of money now pouring into both campaigns — mostly for negative TV ads — in an arena where Democrats are being far outspent by big guns from the right.

Isaac meant one less day for the party conclave to sell Mitt Romney to America as not only human, but just a regular-guy multi-millionaire who really cares about women, students, young people, the poor, minorities and other constituencies Republicans may need in November.

Romney must be sold to at least some of those voters because the 1 percent superrich who’ll benefit most from Romney-Ryan policies, and the spear-carriers far down the food chain who vote GOP against their own interests, may not mean a majority.

In a tight race, the GOP may need help from the Electoral College or the U.S. Supreme Court or voter disenfranchisement now underway in many states, including Colorado, under the fiction of guarding against “voter fraud.”

Last week, barely half-truths and flat-out lies flowed in Tampa. All delivered with the straight face and choir-boy countenance of vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan – whose facial nuances ask “Would I lie to you?”– while making some of us want to smack him.

One of the big lies that show no sign of letting up accuses Obama of eliminating all work requirements for welfare payments and requiring welfare recipients to do nothing more strenuous than pick up their check.

When a reporter questioned a party hack

J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com about that claim, the reply was “we won’t be governed by fact-checkers,” which pretty much says it all. Now, lies are the only currency needed – backed by very big bucks.

Those bucks – scores of millions – can now be funneled anonymously, thanks to the 2010 landmark U.S. Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision, by Super PACs backed by billionaires with more than a casual stake in the election outcome. The big boys expect value for their money — in the form of relaxed regulations, lids on federal investigations of corporate wrong-doing and a laissez-faire climate that’s “business-friendly” — all assured in a Romney administration.

The 5-4 Citizens United ruling allows anonymous groups to make unlimited “independent expenditures” because such spending amounts to “political speech.” A later lower court ruling (Speechnow.org v.

Federal Election Commission) allows individual donors to pool unlimited funding to support or criticize candidates – so long as those efforts are not explicitly tied to official campaigns.

Comic by Jorge Perez-Garcia • jperezga@msudenver.edu

Enter the “Super PACs.” By July of 2012, the two biggest pro-Romney Super PACs – Restore our Future and American Crossroads – had raised $122 million, while their pro-Obama counterparts –Priorities USA Action and American Bridge 21st Century – could show only $30 million, according to an article on campaign funding by political reporter Jane Mayer in the August 27 New Yorker magazine. At the same time, Americans for Prosperity — funded by industrialist billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch — bought $25 million in TV ad time, whose spots are now airing in 11 swing states that include Colorado.

Pro-Romney casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who’s worth $24.9 billion, has already spent $41.1 million to defeat Obama and has pledged to spend as much as $100 million. Adelson’s casinos in Macau, near Hong Kong, just happen to be under investigation by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission for irregularities that include tax fraud.

While Democrats earlier this year estimated that the Republican indirect-donation network was capable of raising $800 million to defeat Obama, the total now may exceed $1.2 billion.

Obama’s chief strategist for the 2012 campaign, David Axelrod, fears for the democratic (small “d”) process, and said: “The Supreme Court says campaign spending is a matter of free speech. But the more money you have, the more speech you can buy. If your party serves the powerful and wellfunded interests, there’s no limit to what you can spend and you have a permanent, structural advantage. In many ways, we’re back to the Gilded Age. We have robber barons buying the government.”

What we did learn from Tampa is that the GOP has moved so far to the Right that its official platform, that opposes abortion with no exceptions, would draw no complaints from Missouri Senate Republican candidate Todd Akin, of “legitimate rape” fame. Romney could have chosen several blander running mates, but long before the convention went with Paul Ryan, a smirker who gives “extreme” a bad name. And we still don’t know who short-on-specifics Mitt Romney really is, what he stands for this week or how he’s going to create 12 million jobs. Maybe he doesn’t know himself. Meanwhile, his income tax returns remain off limits.

For college students facing the albatross of student loans, the GOP answer is marvelously simple: hit your parents for more money. The big-bucks boys are counting on you to believe your vote doesn’t count.

But it does, more than ever in swingstate Colorado. In an arena where an election is for sale, don’t sell your vote too cheaply to the huckster who makes the most noise.

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Local quidditch club seeks success Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu

Joe the Jackalope leads quidditch tryouts for The Denver Dementors Sept. 2 in City Park Photo by Thomas Stipe • bstipe@msudenver.edu

The Denver Dementors are the metro area’s very own Quidditch team. Created in 2005, quidditch is an up and coming sport, which was adapted from the Harry Potter book series. it combines elements of other sports to create an entirely new one “It’s chaos at its most brilliant, epic level,” Sven Ceelen, chaser for the Dementors, said. “It’s such coordinated chaos, that the only way to be able to win is to maneuver through it.”

Ceelen is a 26-year-old MSU Denver student whose spare time revolves around Quidditch. A little more than a year ago he heard about the game online and tried it out.

Now, as the Dementors’ second season approaches, they have 12 solid players and are looking to expand.

According to Ceelen the game is very accurate to the book, with a few minor exceptions. In the muggle version, there are seven players on each team, they all must be “riding” a broom at all times. The keeper guards the three goal posts from chasers who are trying to score. The three chasers use a “quaffle,” or volleyball, to pass and score points. The two beaters throw “bludgers,” or dodgeballs, at the other players in order to prevent them from scoring. The last player is the seeker who tries to find the “snitch” runner. The snitch runner is an individual who is not on either team, and has a tennis ball that is placed into a sock tucked in the back of his or her shorts. The runner can use

any means necessary to avoid being caught by the seeker.

Unlike in the books, the snitch is only worth 30 points, but the capture of it still ends the game. The game also includes several kinds of fouls and rules of conduct.

For the Dementors, training involves splitting the different types of players into groups. Chasers practice passing, dodging, and tackling. The beaters also practice tackling as well as getting bludgers from the other team and then hitting other players with the balls. Keepers practice goal tending.

The seekers mainly practice cross-country running for endurance and wrestling, in order to be prepared to be thrown down by the person playing the snitch.

The game has been standardized internationally by the International Quidditch Association. In 2005, Quidditch was originally adapted from the novels by Xander Manshel, a student at Vermont’s Middlebury College.

They played as an intermural team until 2007 when Middlebury played Vassar College. It was then that Alex Benepe founded the IQA. As of the fifth edition of the association’s rulebook from 2011 there were 300 teams playing internationally. There is a college and a high school level world cup, which both last a period of a couple days.

“It actually is the best sport I’ve ever played,” Ceelen said.“There is just a dynamic that you can’t meet in any other sport because there is so much going on, it asks so much of you, but it’s so fun.”

Troy Walker serves up laughs in Tivoli Food Court Austin Kramer akramer8@msudenver.edu The afternoon of Aug. 30 was a great time to be munching down some lunch in the Tivoli Food Court. Auraria had the honor of hosting one of Denver’s most popular comedians, Troy Walker, a regular headliner at Comedy Works, and frequent performer in comedy festivals all over the country.

Walker has been dishing out the laughs since his days spent at MSU Denver. Along with his opening act, fellow comic Deacon Gray, Walker and company brought a bit of fun to the end of the second week of classes.

“It was really good entertainment for lunch,” Nicole Studebaker, a MSU Denver student, said.

Students from all three schools were able to enjoy the show. Judging by the laughter the overall consensus was positive.

“Troy Walker was brilliant. I was psyched to see him during lunch,” Dennis Hurst another MSU Denver student said.

Walker, a Denver native, received his political science degree from MSU Denver a few years ago and recently graduated from

Denver University with a degree in law. Visiting his alumni was a treat for him.

“I’m kind of a nostalgic person, so it’s cool to be back on campus,” Walker said.

Walker actually started his comedy career while attending MSU Denver. He performed in open mic nights around the city, and even hosted an open mic on campus a few years back. Eventually his talent grew and he is now regarded as one of Denver’s best, performing up to four times a week at Comedy Works. Walker said some of his favorite comedians include Bill Burr, Mitch Hedberg and Louis C.K. Students at Auraria got to enjoy this comedy show as part of their student feefunded activities.

Stand-up info The next on campus open mic night is 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept.

26 in the Tivoli Boiler Room.

On the web: comedyworks.com Local comedian and regular headline at Comedy Works, Troy Walker, livens up lunchtime in the Tivoli.

Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@msudenver.edu

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When food trucks compete, everyone wins Brent Zeimen bzeimen@msudenver.edu The mouth-watering aroma of food cooking permeated Auraria campus on Aug. 30 near the Tivoli building as the finalists of the Food Truck Challenge’s first round faced off in a showdown, attempting to garner student votes through culinary mastery.

The winner of the final round will receive five days of their choice on campus without competition from other food trucks.

The six trucks that competed in the first round of the showdown on Aug. 27 have become like familiar faces on the campus since the beginning of the semester. Trucks on the ballot included Crock Spot, Hey PB & J, Manna from Heaven, NZ Smoking Guns, Pink Tank, Saj Express, Sully’s Slice Truck, and the Vegan Van. Each truck gave out free samples to those attending the event and then students voted for their favorite.

The competitors in the finals were Manna From Heaven, Saj Express, and Crock Spot. The heat didn’t deter the crowds waiting in line for each truck. By the end of the event, Crock Spot had almost sold out according to one of its co-owners.

The Manna From Heaven truck serves Vietnamese cooking, and offered samples of their rice boat. The rice boat started with steamed rice, topped off with half of a potsticker laid alongside a spoonful of their manna salad. It was well composed for a sample, offering a good preview of how the full dish might taste.

The Manna truck is a regular around campus, and is easy to spot with its blue sky and green field paint-job.

The Saj Express truck worked to give students a wide variety of everything they serve. The sampler plate contained hummus, some beef and chicken shawarma, a falafel and a bit of salad. The truck was giving away so many samples, they had to later reduce the portion size so they wouldn’t run out of food entirely.

The Crock Spot truck offered custom samples for each student, allowing them to pick a grain, protein, and sauce of their choice. The menu for the Crock Spot rotates fairly often, so the customers always have something new to try. The Crock Spot seemed quite popular with the crowd.

After the sample giveaway ended, the Crock Spot was announced the winner.

Crock spot also got first place in the first round Aug. 26.

“That felt really good. Today was awesome too,” said Mandy Birks, who co-owns the truck with Stephen Daniels. “But the first day we were competing against seven other trucks. I thought we would get top three, but I was really honestly surprised when we got number one.”

The Food Truck Challenge was an interesting addition to the usual start-of-year activities put on by the campus life organizations from each of Auraria’s schools.

“It adds a fun environment to campus.”

Sam Smith, a theater, film and video production major at MSU Denver said. Smith had one of the Crock Spot’s jasmine Thai rice bowls with savory pork and chipotle sour cream for lunch.

He went on to express how he felt the event, although fun, makes him think that

MSU Denver Communication Design senior Rachael Stamps adds sauce to her food from the Manna From Heaven food truck on Aug. 30. Manna From Heaven placed second in the Food Truck Challenge.

the campus is trying to sell the students on certain food trucks by pumping up interest in them.

“Part of me likes it, part of me feels like they’re using me,” Smith said.

According to Matt Brinton, interim assistant director in student activities, the challenge and the roller rink at the second day of the challenge, are just the first glimpses of their plans to get students engaged.

“We’re trying to carry the fun from orientation and bring it back to campus,” Brinton said, “We’re trying to do more things to get students to have fun while they’re here.”

Whether or not that is the case, the Food Truck Challenge sure was a delicious event.

Additional reporting by Kailyn Lamb

Max Ugas, a MSU Denver aviation management sophomore orders a meal at the winning food truck, The Crock Spot. Co-owners of The Crock Spot, Stephen Daniels and Mandy Birks of Denver prepare his food in the background.

Photos by Melanie J. Rice • mrice20@msudenver.edu

TheMetropolitan MetroSpective September 6, 2012 9

Punks end the season with ‘SummerGrind’

Scott “Stza” Sturgeon-Ercin, from Leftover Crack, rocks out on The Gothic Theatre main stage.

Four Summergrind attendees hang out in the sun Sept. 1 in front of The Gothic Theater. The event lasted nine hours and featured 24 eclectic bands.

Story and photos by Chris “Spike” Todd • ctodd15@msudenver.edu Every summer there are countless festivals that occur all over the country. There are the popular ones and the not-so-popular ones. And then there are the special ones.

To help summer come to a close in Denver, Gothic Theatre talent buyer Danny Sax wanted to create a festival for a number of groups that are often overlooked.

On Sept. 1, SummerGrind brought together punk, ska, metal and grind in a nine hour extravaganza loaded with 24 bands.

Although Sax only had the Gothic’s main stage and Moe’s smaller platform to work with initially, SummerGrind was able to accommodate the large number of acts by turning an extra parking lot into a stage area complete with vendor tents and a half pipe.

With three stages altogether, the set transitions were quick. One band played on each stage with no overlap.

The eclectic concert featured many local acts like The Ska Skank Redemption, Captain Blood, Speedwolf, The A-Ok’s, The Potato Pirates, Frontside 5 and more, as well as touring acts such as Stolen Babies, The Dwarves, and headliner Leftover Crack.

Unfortunately, the outside stage — which featured a lot of these bigger artists — fell silent at 8 p.m., when the Englewood police decided they had heard enough of SummerGrind and told Sax to shut it down.

Fortunately, the remaining headliners were able to play inside. Otherwise, throughout the day, each stage featured its share of

said local and touring acts. Frontside 5, a long time Denver “skate punk” band, was the outside headliner and was, of course, moved inside after the police came.

Lastly, Speedwolf tore up the Moe’s stage while Leftover Crack destroyed The Gothic main. With punks packed shoulder to shoulder, ass to crotch, sweat dripping down foreheads, everyone sang, danced and enjoyed the last moments of one of the greatest Denver festival events I’ve ever seen.

With such a good turnout and eclectic bill, I hope Summergrind will continue in the future. If it does, more esoteric local acts can get a chance to show off to a fan base they would not normally reach.

Matt Emrick of local punk-rockers, The Potato Pirates, screams for the audience during the band’s set at SummerGrind.

Taste of Colorado spices up Labor Day weekend Story and photos by Melanie J. Rice • mrice20@msudenver.edu

Taste of Colorado drew crowds of thousands over the Labor Day weekend to send summer off in style. More than just food and entertainment, Taste of Colorado 2012 — held Aug. 31 – Sept. 3 at Civic Center Park­— offered artisans, culinary demonstrations, kids’ rides and games for young and old.

Five stages kept the music flowing and featured local and nationally known bands such as Head East, G-Love & Special Sauce, The Cactus Jack Band, The Hazel Miller Band and The Pointer Sisters. Crowds of people enjoyed the music and some took to the makeshift dance floors.

Vendors displayed colorful wares from clothing to leather goods. Several artists set A large crowd swarms into Taste of Colorado, Sept. 2 at Civic Center Park. up shop and some even demonstrated their ethnic cuisine and more. trades for delighted spectators. One such artiTaste of Colorado was more than just a spectator event. Kids san was David Norrie of the David Norrie Blacksmithing School in enjoyed the rides, inflatable slide, water balls and other attractions.

Berthoud, Colo. who set up a blacksmithing shop to show off his craft Organizations such as the Raptor Education Foundation, Feed Your for fascinated onlookers.

Mind and Date Night Denver provided enrichment opportunities.

Hungry fairgoers could choose from roasted turkey legs, corn People came from not only the metro area, but throughout the state on the cob, cotton candy, snow cones, funnel cakes, ribs, wild game,

Cesar Jurado flips elk burgers at the Barbed Wire Reef booth Sept. 3, at Taste of Colorado.

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Metro students channel passion for charity Collene Lewis clewis66@msudenver.edu

How to help the cause To join the walking team or donate funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma research, go to: http://pages.lightthenight.org/rm/DenverL12/MetropolitanStateUniversityofDenver.

You can sign up to walk with the team for free.

All donations are welcome, no matter how small.

know that they have lost someone.”

Light the Night was a way to honor KeFor a group of MSU Denver students pler’s high school friend and an opportunity and faculty, volunteering is a passionate and to build community between survivors and personal experience. supporters.

With 17 students and faculty on the ros“I made a new friend while I lost another ter, MSU Denver’s Light the Night walk for one,” Kepler said. leukemia and lymphoma team aims to raise She brings this positive attitude with more than $3,000 to fight cancer and blood her as she walks with MSU Denver’s team disease. Every participant who raises more this year, and she encourages other students than $100 floats an illuminated balloon dur— regardless of whether or not they have ing the walk. This token not only guides the a personal connection — to join the Light teams through the walk the Night walk for a ‘good itself, but also represents a cause’. symbol of hope for support- “Once you get there Metro’s team capers and survivors. and read people’s tain, Ryan Campbell, was Light the Night starts badges, you know inspired to volunteer for a at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 in similar reason.

Denver’s Washington Park. that they have lost As MSU Denver’s proThe walk attracts more someone.” gram coordinator for the than 250,000 participants Center for Urban Connecannually according to The Kati Kepler tions, Campbell wanted to Leukemia and Lymphoma walk to honor his father.

Society.

His Mom and siblings walked for Whether these participants are college Light the Night in years past, but the 2012 students or community members fighting event will be his first year to walk and capfor the cause, Light the Night is the biggest tain the MSU Denver team. evening fund raiser walk in America.

“My father had lymphoma and was diagKati Kepler, an MSU Denver junior, nosed in 1995,” Campbell said. “He battled helped volunteer for the Light the Night Lymphoma off and on up until 2008.” walk in 2010, and got to meet the younger Even though it’s difficult to get a comsister of a high school acquaintance at muter campus together for a charity event, Eaglecrest High School, who was diagnosed Campbell said he still has hope that attenwith Leukemia and had recently died. dance for Light the Night will increase.

“It’s very emotional,” Kepler said. “Once

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you get there and read people’s badges, you

TheMetropolitan MetroSpective September 6, 2012

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Denver FilmCenter brings Studio Ghibli to Denver Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu

Walt Disney Studios adapts Studio Ghibli’s films before they air in the U.S. This usually entails dubbing over the movie so that audience members can listen to the dialogue instead of reading subtitles. After this major modification, the script undergoes minor changes from the original presentation.

“Studio Ghibli films show major world problems through a child’s eyes and make it appreciable for a larger audience,” said Alana Murphy, a film student at CU Boulder. “Disney has to keep the original meaning. If they want to change the dialogue they should just make their own stories and movies.”

A majority of the films being presented by the FilmCenter are being featured with subtitles, with the exception of select showings of “Princess Mononoke”, “Ponyo”, and “Howl’s Moving Castle” which are dubbed.

Anime lovers are in for a treat with the Denver FilmCenter’s event “Castles in the Sky: Miyazaki, Takahata and the Masters of Studio Ghibli.”

The event, which began Aug. 17, features 15 films from Studio Ghibli, a highly acclaimed Japanese animation company founded in 1985 by directors Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata, who have individually directed several of the company’s films.

Studio Ghibli is responsible for masterpieces such as “Spirited Away” (2002), which won a Golden Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival and was the first non-American animation to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The animation studio also received the Anime Grand Prix award from the Japanese magazine “Animage.”

Denver FilmCenter Information

“Castles in the Sky” film schedule

$9.75 – Non-members $7 – Members $7.25 – Students and seniors

2510 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80206

Box office: 720.381.0813

“Porco Rosso” (1992)

Sept. 7 – 13:

“My Neighbor Totoro” (1988) “Whisper of the Heart” (1995) “The Cat Returns” (2002) “Castle in the Sky” (1986) “Kiki’s Delivery Service” (1989)

“Princess Mononoke”

Aug. 31 - Sept. 6: “Nausicaa of the Valley of

the Wind” (1984)

Showtimes: 303.595.3456

(last showings Sept. 6 at 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.)

www.denverfilm.org

(last showings Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.)

“Pom Poko” (1994)

Sept. 21 – 27:

Next up*:

Previously Shown:

(*showtimes TBD)

(1997)

“My Neighbors the Yamadas” (1999)

“Ocean Waves” (1995)

Sept. 28 – Oct. 4:

Sept. 14 – 20: “Spirited Away” (2002)

“Howl’s Moving Castle” (2005) “Ponyo” (2009) “Only Yesterday” (1991)

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September 10

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September 11

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Science 1086

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For more information, please contact: Jennifer Provizer, Study Abroad Advisor Office of International Studies Central Classroom 206 studyabroad@msudenver.edu 303-352-7236

• Classes are multi-disciplinary and every major is encouraged to participate.

• Financial Aid is available for all study abroad programs.

• Classes are designed to take full advantage of London as a classroom-would you rather be on the Auraria campus or in one of the world’s premier cities?

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Holiday for women’s soccer, winning two Zee Nwuke anwuke@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver women’s soccer hit the pitch in their season opener Sept. 1 against Rollins College at Auraria Field. The Roadrunners defeated the Tars 4-2.

Head coach Adrianne Almaraz said her team played well overall in the first regular season game. The Roadrunners have 17 returning players and eight newcomers, building on a base of experience.

“I think we have a little bit more experience under our belt,” Almaraz said. “Last year we were very young. We’re still very young this year.”

The Tars made the first attack putting pressure on the Roadrunners early in the game. The ‘Runners remained composed and responded with great defense, then attacked with just as much intensity. MSU Denver scored first when forward Tess Hagenlock got an open look at the goal in the 18th minute.

Rollins tied things up 1-1 at the 29:48 mark with a goal by Breanna McKee, but less than a minute later, Hagenlock scored her second goal of the game and the Roadrunners closed the first half up 2-1.

“I think we came out a little bit shaky just ‘cause it’s the first game and we’re all a little excited and nervous,” senior Haley Renko said. “But we scored two and got a good lead.”

The second half of the game mirrored the first. Both teams played with a lot on intensity. The Lady Roadrunners showed a lot of poise as they kept up their defense to maintain the lead.

MSU Denver sophomore Karisa Price, right, dribbles the ball away from Rollins College senior Whitney Rohrer, left. MSU Denver defeated Rollins College 4-2 in the 2012 season opener at Auraria Field Sept. 1. Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver sophomore Karisa Price broke free and got an open look at the goal.

She shot a goal right past the goalie to make the score 3-1. Five minutes later sophomore Abby Rolph, who led the ‘Runners with 10 goals in 2011, scored to put her team up 4-1.

Rollins defender Azure Dorsey put one

in the net in the 75th minute, but the Florida team wasn’t able to make up the deficit and the Roadrunners came away with the win.

“I’m excited. I’m pumped,” Hagenlock said. “We came out here to win and we got it done.”

It was a perfect way to start out the 2012

– 13 season. The team has high expectations this year and they are determined to reach them. So far they are off to a good start.

“We want to win a national championship,” Renko said. “But we take it game by game so every game we just play to win.”

Roadrunners start season 2-0 Matt McVey matt.mcvey49@gmail.com It was a great end to Labor Day weekend for MSU Denver women’s soccer, with a decisive 3-0 victory over Western State College of Colorado Sept. 3 at Auraria Field.

The Roadrunners took an early lead over the Gunnison team with a goal by junior forward Tess Hagenlock, 2:37 into the game.

Hagenlock scored off a cross from senior forward Aubrey Fondy, putting it in the top center of the goal.

Hagenlock has made an impact already this season with three goals.

“I’m really pleased. I did a lot of work over the summer to get myself on the field,” Hagenlock said.

MSU Denver kept up the pace throughout the whole first half, peppering the Mountaineers with several shots on goal.

Then sophomore forward Karissa Price found the back of the net on a shot from outside the box off a long, precise pass by junior midfielder Becca Medina.

The final point of the half came on a

goal by junior midfielder Nicole Pollick with just under fifteen minutes remaining in the game. Freshman midfielder Noemy Polanco made the play happen with a great cross off a free kick that Pollick put away with an aggressive header.

It was a dominating first half. The Roadrunner offense had 18 shots on goal and the defense didn’t give up a single point.

The trend continued throughout the game as MSU Denver kept the tempo up with 13 shots in the second half despite the inability to find the net. The Mountaineers’ troubles continued with only three secondhalf shots.

Despite the controlling nature of the second half, the Roadrunners did come out a bit sluggish, giving up a couple of shots right off the bat. It was long before they stiffened up and controlled the pace like before.

“We were a little more relaxed in the second, but I don’t necessarily think we played as good as we should have played or could have played, but that’s something we need to work on,” Price said, talking about the second-half performance.

MSU Denver junior forward Tess Hagenlock scored early in the game Sept. 3 in a 3-0 win over Western State College. Photo by Cosme Lindstrom-Furutani • clindst1@msudenvre.edu

Hagenlock agreed with her teammate.

“We kind of played down to their level a little bit, our speed of play wasn’t as fast.”

Altogether, it was a successful day for the lady Roadrunners. The team won its second

game of the regular season, making them 2-0. The ‘Runners prepare for their first away game Sept. 7 against St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.

TheMetropolitan

Women’s volleyball game wrap-up MSU Denver women’s volleyball split two matches Sept. 1 at the Grand Canyon Invitational, falling 24-26, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-21 to Central Washington, before rebounding with a 26-24, 25-14, 25-11 win over No. 17 UC San Diego.

The Roadrunners are now 3-1 after the season’s opening weekend. CWU Tritons improved to 3-0, while the Wildcats of UCSD dropped to 1-2.

The Tritons were the second-ranked opponent the Roadrunners defeated during the invitational after upsetting No. 3 Cal State San Bernardino on Aug. 31.

The ‘Runners had problems with serve-receive in its first match of the day as CWU converted 14 service aces. The Roadrunners also hit just .169.

MSU Denver junior Alysa Heath led the offensive attack with 14 kills, followed by 13 from senior Amy Wong and 10 from sophomore Lauren Quijan.

Wong had a double-double with 11 digs, while junior Alex Green led the team with 15 digs and sophomore Savannah Garcia joined Wong with 11.

The Roadrunners shored up their passing against the Tritons, making just five receiving errors and outhitting UCSD .269 to .058.

Quijano had a match-high 10 kills and Heath added nine with eight from Wong, who also had four aces. Redshirt freshman Audri Marrs had four kills in

eight attempts and three blocks.

Green dug up 15 attacks and Wong had 13 digs. Senior setter Vanessa Gemignani assisted on 30 kills.

MSU Denver fought off set point at 24-23 with a kill from Quijano. Gemignani and Wong each followed with kills to end the first set. It was all Roadrunners from that point on as they got off to a 13-3 lead in the second set and a 10-2 lead in the third.

The Roadrunners will host the Colorado Premier Challenge Sept. 7 with nine of the 12 teams ranked in the preseason American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll, including four of the top five teams.

Courtesy of Metro State Sports Information

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Men’s soccer game wrap-up MSU Denver men’s soccer kicked off regular season play Aug. 31 in Fayette, Iowa, with a 3-0 victory against the Upper Iowa Peacocks.

The Roadrunners took a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute. Freshman forward Danny Arrubla took a pass in the center of the box from team captain Marc Herschberger.

Junior midfielder Andy Lopez converted a corner kick and headed the ball in at the far post at the 25:20 mark, putting the Roadrunners up 2-0 and giving Herschberger his second assist.

Arrubla scored a second goal in the 65th minute.

The Roadrunners had 22 shots on goal. Arrubla and Brenden Hughes led the team with six shots each. ‘Runners defense held the Peacocks to six shots on goal.

The men ended their effort in the Peacock Soccer Classic Sept. 2 with a 3-0 win over University of Mary-North Dakota, leaving the Roadrunners 2-0 for

the season.

Lopez headed one in on a corner kick from freshman midfielder Dustin Berg, Herschbergr put one in the back of the net from 26 yards out, and Hughes scored the final goal off Andrew Mejia’s free kick. The Roadrunners outshot the Marauders 14-8.

The men play their home opener Sept. 7 in the Texas A&M International at Auraria Field.

Courtesy of Metro State Sports Information

MetOnline Visit www.metnews.org for more information on MSU Denver game results and schedule information.

Graduating this semester?

Here’s what you need to know: The deAdline To submiT The ApplicATion for grAduATion is 5 p.m., sepTember 14 in The regisTrAr's office, ssb 160. if mAiled They musT be posTmArked on or before sepTember 14.

1. All students wishing to graduate must apply for graduation.

Applications are available in SSB 160 or online at www.msudenver.edu/ registrar/student/forms.

2. You must meet the following requirements by the end of the semester you apply for graduation:  Minimum of 120 semester hours  All requirements for your major and minor  All General Studies requirements  Minimum of 40 Upper Division credit hours  Multi-cultural requirement  Cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher

3. Walking in the commencement ceremony does not guarantee that you have graduated.

4. It is your responsibility to report any repeated courses to the Office of the Registrar. Failure to do so may negatively affect your ability to graduate as planned.

5. If you apply for graduation but end up not meeting all requirements, you must reapply for a subsequent graduation.

6. Diplomas are not provided at Commencement. You will be notified on how to obtain your diploma.

For additional information, visit:

www.msudenver.edu/registrar/student/ graduationevaluation and www.msudenver.edu/commencement.

Office of the Registrar

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TimeOut

This Week

37- Hard water; 38- Enamel; 39Euro forerunner; 40- Bog down; 42- Jittery; 43Hostess Mesta; 45- Sandy shores; 47- Warned; 49- Suffi x with ball; 50- ___ du Diable; 51- Slope; 54- Guardian; 60- Villainous character in Shakespeare’s “Othello”; 61Country singer Travis; 62- VCR alternative; 63Average guy?; 64Friday’s creator; 65- Just manages, with “out”; 66Anthem opener; 67- Nuremberg trial defendant; 68- Dreadful;

Down 1- Home of the Bruins; 2- Duo; 3- Blueprint detail; 4- Orthodox Jewish school; 5- Dexterous; 6- Not working; 7- Large cat; 8Obscene; 9- Sky light; 10- Part-time player; 11- Met highlight; 12Young male horse; 13- Pop; 21- Free from bias; 22Drinking cup; 24- River sediment; 25- Scale; 26Desi’s daughter; 27- The end of ___; 28Highways, e.g.; 29- Country singer Tucker;

30- Movie critic Roger; 31- Plinth; 32- Swung around; 35- Hog; 38- Hammer end; 41- Thrift y management; 43Brazilian soccer star; 44- Put up; 46- Like Phoenix in summer; 48Scattered rubbish; 51- ___-Japanese War; 52- Neighbor of Cambodia; 53Mogul capital until 1658; 54- Get ready; 55- Teeming; 56Siouan speaker; 57- Polynesian carved image; 58- Above; 59Ascended, flower; 61- NFL scores;

My Life is Average I went onto Google and typed in “Google can” and it autocompleted with “Google can’t find Chuck Norris.” Then I typed in “Google will” and it autocompleted with “Google will not search for Chuck Norris.”

MLIA Today, I went to NYC with some friends.

While walking around, I saw a tour guide leading her group with a plastic lightsaber. MLIA

3MG w/ special guests

Cervantes’ 9 p.m. $18 presale/$22 Day of Show

9.6

9.8

GIG series: Justin Berndt

23rd Annual Denver Art Museum Friendship Powwow

The GIG series kicks off with Colorado singer/songwriter Justin Berndt Tivoli Atrium 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Free

Across 1- ___-daisy; 5Small mountains; 10- Pouches; 14Cod, Good Hope, or Canaveral, e.g.; 15- Old French expression meaning “goodbye”; 16Switch ending; 17- Falsehoods; 18- Inflated; 19- Temperate; 20- Chief fiend; 22- Mazda model; 23Proverb ending?; 24- Eat dinner; 25- Musical instrument keyboard; 29Large, striped female feline; 33- Pertaining to the moon; 34Fall birthstone; 36- Ancient Greek coin;

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9.6

Castles in the Sky: “Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind”

A Studio Ghibli film presented with subtitles. Last showing.

Denver FilmCenter 4:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m./ $9.75 nonmembers/$7.25 students

Texts From Last Night Bro... You handed me an ice cube from your drink and said “tell me if it tastes like pickles”.

She wanted to make popcorn, but the air-popper was broken. So she dumped the entire container of kernels into the clothes dryer. Drunk movie night was a success!

Just had a heart to heart with my John Belushi poster.

You never know how much you love your bed until you sleep with 4 other people in your car.

I’m pretty sure I’m the first person in the history of this college to rollerblade their walk of shame.

Dancing, pageantry, mural project, and prizes.

Denver Art Museum 10 a.m.

Free

9.10

San Francisco Giants vs Colorado Rockies Coors Field 6:40 p.m.

Tickets starting at $5

Today in History 9.6 1522: Magellan’s expedition circumnavigates the globe.

1781: American Revolution: British Brigadier General, Bennedict Arnold orders the burning of New London 1901: President McKinley is shot.

1915: First tank, dubbed Little Willie, produced in England 1943: High speed train derails on its way from Washington D.C. to New York City, killing 79.

1997: Princess Diana’s funeral is held, an estimated 2.5 billion people around the world watch televised broadcasts of the funeral.