Volume 34, Issue 18 - Jan. 19, 2012

January 19, 2012

Volume 34, Issue 18

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Narrah Padilla-Smith sits on his father’s shoulders before the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade Jan. 16. A “Marade,” is a term coined by former Denver First Lady Wilma Webb in 1985 for an event that combines a march and a parade. According to event organizers, more than 27,000 people gathered in City Park to honor the late Civil Rights Movement leader. Refer to page 6 for The Metropolitan’s coverage of the MLK Peace Breakfast held on the Auraria Campus Jan. 13.

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Apples at the core of Tivoli thefts Snowy day Holiday break-in raises security concerns Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu A recent break-in and theft in Tivoli has brought security into focus for the Auraria Higher Education Center and Auraria police.

Friday Dec. 23 after midnight, two individuals broke into the building and stole several Apple computers and a large 52-inch television set, according to the police report.

A warrant was issued for one suspect with two charges of second degree burglary.

Auraria Chief of Police John Mackey identified the two suspects as transients, making them hard to track down or identify for warrants.

Mackey noted the break-in was not an isolated incident.

“We’ve had quite a few burglaries in the past few months,” Mackey said.

Mackey explained that as foot traffic slows near the end of the semester, the police do not staff as many people to patrol the building.

“The challenge with this building is it’s an old building and there are a lot of nooks and crannies,” Jerry Mason, director of student facilities and services said.

There are over 35 exits and entrances into the Tivoli, with eight of them being designated as primary entrances.

Mason cautioned that people utilizing exits for smoke breaks and propping open

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A student walks by the Intercollegiate Athletics office, where a 52-inch TV was stolen during the Tivoli burglary. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

the doors, or students and staff not properly closing doors after hours heightens the risk of burglaries in the Tivoli.

“Your safety system is only as good as the people who are in the building,” Mason said.

Mason also encouraged tenants to lock their interior office doors and not just their main entrances.

Increasing patrol during low traffic days at the Tivoli instead of decreasing it is an-

other possibility for preventing thefts from the building, Mackey explained.

AHEC and police will continue discussions regarding ways to secure Tivoli against future break-ins, Mason said.

During the first two weeks of the semester, the Auraria police will be contracting State Patrol officers. The increased activity on campus would otherwise leave the police force spread thin, according to Auraria Police Sgt. Jason Mollendor.

HiFi WiFi slotted for springtime

Brad Roudebush wroudebu@mscd.edu

Metro’s Department of Information Technology is currently working on a complete $750,000 overhaul of the campus’ WiFi system by the end of June 2012.

The new platform will allow Metro students, faculty and staff to connect to the internet at a faster speed than was possible with the nearly 10-year-old technology.

“We are having to install new data jacks, install new switches. It’s a total redo — a

modernization,” said Senior Network Engineer David Schuette.

Once connected to the new network, users will be able to securely browse the Web and print to any Metro computer lab printer.

Additionally, students could possibly use the network as a cloud system and utilize school licensed software packages.

Students should notice more reliable coverage and faster internet speeds on the unsecured Auraria Campus network in most buildings, but not all coverage dead zones have been remedied yet.

“There are technical problems that we haven’t been able to overcome yet,” Schuette said.

IT’s tentative schedule is to roll out the new, faster wireless internet throughout the spring semester, and to have the network fully functional by summer.

In the meantime, Schuette advises Metro students who are having technical issues with any network on campus to call the Metro IT Help Desk for assistance.

WiFi: Did You Know?

Auraria WiFi is a combined effort.

Auraria campus WiFi is actually three networks maintained by UCD, CCD, and Metro. The networks are all operating under the same name, “Auraria Campus.”

The networks are seamless, which is no easy feat. That means if you were at an access point set up and maintaned

by UCD and moved across campus toward a CCD access point, your coverage would not be interrupted (unless you lost the signal).

freezes out freshmen

WiFi Blossoming at Auraria

Photo illustration by Andrey Matveyev • amatveye@mscd.edu

The First Year Success Program tried for first semester success with its New Student Convocation, a one-day welcoming ceremony that took the place of the welcome program for new students attending Metro.

The Convocation, on Jan. 11, gave students an idea of what Metro is about and what the college has to offer. It also introduced new students to key faculty such as provost and vice president for academic affairs, Vicki Golich.

Previously, welcome programs had been coordinated through FYS Learning Communities — general studies classes linked together ensuring students are enrolled in more than one class with the same group of their peers.

Students who were part of the Learning Communities were invited to participate in a welcome program. The program welcomed one group at a time.

In an effort to make the program more cost-effective and efficient, FYS came up with the idea of a convocation that would mirror what other universities, such as UCD, offer.

“We were doing welcome programs individually … it made more sense to do it all at one time,” said Senior Student Ambassador Courtney Bruno.

Metro will also be switching to full-day orientations.

Additionally, the convocation will be open for any first year Metro student to attend. Transfer students and others who didn’t qualify to be part of FYS were not able to participate in the welcome programs in the past.

FYS hoped to see somewhere between 250 – 300 people attend, but only had 25 – 30 students at the event. Attendance was affected by inclement weather, student ambassador Zak Wziontka said.

On the day of the Convocation, Denver had 5.2 inches of snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.

Despite low attendance, the Convocation will go into full implementation in the fall, and attendance will be “encouraged as mandatory” for students involved in FYS. “It’s the bookend to graduation,” Wziontka said. “Bribery with food always seems to help,” he added.

Forty-eight percent of students involved in FYS last semester had a GPA of 3.0 or higher, according to the Metro census, while only 44 percent of uninvolved students fell into the same category.

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Library renovations underway

AHEC gives financial priority as 35th birthday present Megan Mitchell mmitch46@mscd.edu The 35-year-old Auraria Library’s face lift has been pushed off for more than a decade. As of this week, the Auraria Higher Education Center voted to move the aging renovation plan to the top of their to-do list.

The multi-phase upgrade project will cost an approximate $30 million and take up to five years to finish, once funding is in place, said Catherine Ostrander, Auraria Library’s director of development.

A private donation of $500,000 kicked off the construction on Oct. 5, 2011.

“It’s extremely exciting,” said Ostrander.

“For years they’ve been telling us ‘you’re ten years out, you’re ten years out,’ so being bumped to the number one project on campus is a big deal.”

The library’s Board of Directors hope to raise $6 million more in private donations to use as leverage when they go to the state and request the additional $24 million needed to complete the building.

The decision to renovate rather than rebuild was considered economical and environmentally sound, since an entirely new building would cost about $160 million.

“Repurposing the building not only preserves an architectural treasure,” Ostrander said. “It creates a solution to a pressing need at a fraction of the potential cost.”

Construction on the first phase formally began when all library administration offices were torn out and consolidated at the back of the building, opening up large free-space areas in the lobby. Ideally, this would improve communication and efficiency with faculty who were previously spread throughout the massive 180,000 square-foot building.

The first floor bathrooms will be expanded and brought up to ADA accessibility standards, and six new student study rooms will be added to the first floor by the begin-

Anticipated upgrades Study • Create many enclosed study rooms • Replace and increase study carrels • Replace/increase student computers New • The Center for Colorado and the West at Auraria Library and lecture area.

Amenities • Develop a coffee shop • Replace and enlarge gallery exhibit • Develop a special events area Operations • Evaluate reference, technology and help desk location • Consolidate staff locations • Consider restricting homeless access Building • Correct HVAC system deficiencies • Evaluate greener facility opportunities • Improve lighting

ning of April. A tenant café will eventually occupy the entire northwest corner, pending a bidding process that has not yet been scheduled.

“It’s really going to change the way the library is being used and the appearance,” Terry Buck, AHEC project manager said.

“For so long it was just glass and concrete, but I think some of the projects that we’re doing now and some of the future projects are going to give it a lot more life and vitality.”

There are five major program objectives under the development plan outlining the long-term goals of a state-of-the-art library and data exchange institution. The list includes increasing group study environments, creating new areas for unique learning centers, improving amenities, expanding operations for the library program and updating system features in the entire building.

Part of the later phases incorporate a brand new “Center for Colorado and the West,” which will be an interactive data exchange of research and oral history that can be used in school curriculum.

“Right now it’s a virtual center online,” Ostradner said. “But there will be a physical center in the building. We’re partnering with the Denver Public Library and History Colorado, but we’re not duplicating the efforts of similar projects.”

According to the proposals, the first floor will undergo significant organizational changes, whereas changes to the second floor will be less cosmetically drastic.

“It’s a growing campus, so we have to keep up and improve things and make it better for the students one step at a time,” Buck said. “That what we’re here for.”

Photo renderings provided by Catherine Ostrander.

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MLK Peace Breakfast honors spirit, soul Jessica Wacker jwacker1@mscd.edu When Bennie Williams came on stage to accept the Community Award at the

21st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Breakfast Jan. 13, she told a story.

Her neighbor, simply called Aunt Clay, was a former slave. She remembered seeing the stripes across Clay’s back from being

whipped. Williams would listen to her tell stories and sing spirituals, some of the same spirituals she teaches today.

“If we keep our spirit alive, then nobody can destroy us,” Williams said.

Living in the present and holding an active memory of a former slave, Williams is a testament to how far society has come and how radically it has changed since the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

“Since I have been around for almost a hundred years, I have seen the progress, and we are progressing,” said Marie Louise Greenwood, a 99-year-old educator and winner of Metro’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

The Peace Breakfast was hosted by Gloria Neal, KCNC-TV Broadcaster and awardwinning on-air talent, and featured keynote speaker Maria Guajardo, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office for Education and Children in Denver.

Four Peace Award recipients were honored: Candace Johnson, who received the Student Award for her work to increase access to local organic food and raise awareness of health issues in African-American and Latino Communities; Lisa Ingarfield, who received the Staff/Faculty award in part for her instrumental involvement in setting up the Phoenix Center and her extensive work as a victim advocate; Williams, for her work as artistic director of Denver’s Spirituals Project. Greenwood was honored for her groundbreaking contributions to equality in education and as the first teacher of color to receive tenure in 1938 from Denver Public Schools.

(FROM LEFT) Michele Fry, Anthony E. Graves and Susan Noble join hands and sing “We Shall Overcome” at the 2012 Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Breakfast Jan. 13 in the Tivoli Turnhalle. The breakfast and award ceremony is organized every year to honor those who have demonstrated peace, justice and compassion in the community. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

SGA shows support for DSU name change Brad Roudebush wroudebu@mscd.edu Metro’s Student Government Assembly voiced the student body’s desire to change Metropolitan State College of Denver to Denver State University at a Jan. 6 Board of Trustees meeting.

The meeting was supposed to be the climactic announcement of the school’s new name. But once again, the Board had to postpone the decision citing a need for continued legal counsel and a loss of quorum.

SGA Sen. Jeffery Washington presented a stack of nearly 100 letters written by Metro students in support of DSU to State Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Colo. and Sen. Lucia Guzman, D-Colo.

Duran voiced her support for pushing a name change bill through the house, though not necessarily DSU. “There is no reason why the term ‘university’ should not be able to be in that name, and also that the term ‘Denver’ should not be able to be in that name,” Duran said.

“We have a beautiful and diverse city — I don’t think the city is owned by any particular entity — to me, Metro signifies and is one of the most important educational institutions in the city of Denver.”

SGA Sen. Simon Ayesse urged the board to make a decision as quickly as possible so the school can move forward and embrace the future rather than continue to struggle over the issue.

“I would like our name to represent that [we are] from Denver,” Ayesse said. “I want people to know that I am representing the

A temporary sign has been placed on the top of the Student Success Building marking Metro’s newest addition. Stock Photo

state college of Denver.”

One of the most compelling arguments against DSU is that the name does not take the past into consideration and many alumni may feel sighted due to the word ‘metropolitan’ being omitted.

“I think it is really important to keep

the history of ‘metropolitan’ here at Metro,” said SGA President Jesse Altum. “Not always does the name present the culture in which we live. If we move forward with a name without the word ‘metropolitan’ in it, we would never forget where we came from. We would never forget what we started out as.”

SGA Sen. David Jones believes DSU is a strong name and has been widely supported by student body.

“Making sure that we are the one choosing our name and no one else is choosing our name is probably what is most important to us,” Jones said.

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InSight

Stock Show belongs to Denver, not Aurora It’s January. So, along with the new semester, that means Denver’s annual Stock Show. Properly called the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, the show runs through Jan. 22 and has been around for 106 years.

Nobody guessed back in 1906, when the show debuted without the rodeos that came later, that its January timing would prove so well suited to the realities of recent years.

Now, the Stock Show, with its rodeos, livestock shows and auctions, food, music and all manner of merchandise for sale, offers a welcome respite from the gray, chill days of January. It’s also a psychic antidote for post-holiday letdowns after a season of excess when – like the upcoming Super Bowl extravaganza – reality seldom seems to match the hype.

East of Denver, the city of Aurora is even older than the Stock Show and dates to 1891, when Denver real estate speculator Donald Fletcher started selling lots. More than a century later, Aurora – now the state’s third-largest city – is still speculating. Some might argue whether a municipality made up largely of subdivisions and military installations anchored by rows of strip malls without a significant downtown really adds up to a “city.” But nobody can accuse Aurora of not thinking big.

Aurora Mayor Steve Hogan recently denied any such intent, but early in 2011, Aurora launched a serious effort to steal the Denver Stock Show and its more than 600,000 annual visitors who add close to $100 million to the local economy.

The original pitch called for the Stock Show to replace its aging facilities off Interstate 70 and Brighton Blvd., north of downtown Denver, to an Aurora site near Denver International Airport . It would be adjacent to a planned $800 million, 1,500-room “Western-themed” hotel and conference center to be operated by Nashville-based

Gaylord Entertainment.

Gaylord – with properties in Dallas, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Orlando, FL, has its flagship installation outside Nashville, at the suburban “Opryland” theme park that moved the venerable “Grand Ol’ Opry” country music venue — sans its soul — from the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. That venue was the launching pad for many of country music’s brightest luminaries for five decades.

While the 1,511-room Dallas Gaylord sports Texas excess, the Orlando site mimics an early-20th century Florida mansion while the Opryland venue oozes fake antebellum charm. In raising fake to a “themed” art form, Gaylord appeals to the growing number of Americans who not only can’t tell the difference between real and fake, but prefer the latter.

Gaylord may yet come to Aurora, but not with new Stock Show facilities next door.

Stock Show officials — citing a cramped, 95-acre site, aging facilities and inconvenient parking that keeps it from being “competitive,” — have talked about moving for nearly a decade. Last spring, the Aurora City Council approved an incentive package worth $300 million in subsidies to help lure Gaylord because, nowadays, developers won’t go to the men’s room without a subsidy. Aurora is also seeking an $85.4 million subsidy from the state Regional Transportation Act. When it became obvious that Aurora meant to steal the Stock Show, Denver auditor Dennis Gallagher – to his credit – was the first to object to what he called “corporate welfare.”

Supporters of a move call the current and admittedly aging Stock Show facilities “crumbling” – a favorite ploy of developers seeking subsidies. “Blight” is another buzzword.

Initially, Denver seemed supportive.

Until separate studies done by Visit Denver, the city’s convention and visitors bureau,

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J. SEBASTIAN SINISI sinisi2@msn.com showed the Gaylord plan siphoning $186.3 million a year in visitor spending from the metro Denver area, with another $31.3 million lost in off-site visitor spending, along with heft y tax revenue losses.

Early last November, the Denver City Council, in a 13-0 unanimous action, pulled the plug on Denver supporting the Gaylord plan with a letter to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock that said, in part, “… our opposition … (to the National Western’s) removal from Denver is not merely borne of sentiment and nostalgia. Certainly, the stock show is part of our history and character as a city, but it is also vital fuel for Denver’s economic engine.”

The Aurora City Council says it will go ahead with the Gaylord plan without the Stock Show piece, which it now claims it never really wanted in the first place. Yeah, right. Meanwhile, the Stock Show is looking at several alternatives. One of them is a 75acre expansion site at the Pepsico bottling plant, a few blocks south off Brighton Blvd.

The Stock Show and its venue may be old, though hardly “blighted,” smelly, and in need of a serious facelift. But it belongs in Denver, dammit – and not in some fake theme park in the ‘burbs. More than 600,000 visitors can’t be wrong.

GOP Circus Everywhere I go, I am reminded of the looming presidential election and the wacky circus of GOP candidates who are competing against each other for their name on the ticket.

It seems that whenever there is a presidential election, the craziest people from both of the political parties, Democrat and Republican, all behave as if they should be committed.

This year is no different. Each and every single one of the GOP candidates running against Obama, have acted completely absurd or idiotic at one point or another during their campaigns for the Oval Office.

Rick Santorum seems to be representing the average religious American with his

typical religious conservative views. Santorum has gone on the record numerous times against gay marriage, abortion and other social issues just like all the other average religious GOP candidates before him.

I just wish that for one election and presidential term, all candidates would keep their religious beliefs to themselves instead of trying to push them upon the entire country.

Newt Gingrich may be somewhat intelligent, but he continually has problems with ethics, personal conduct and behavior.

During Gingrich’s term as Speaker of the House, the House Ethics Committee fi led 84 ethics charges against him. If I ever had 84 ethic violations at my job, I would be fired and barred from ever returning, yet Gingrich still is allowed to run despite his shady record in U. S. politics.

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Nov. 10, 2011, during the GOP debate in Michigan, Rick Perry announced his “plan” to eliminate three government agencies, but he couldn’t name them all. Hell, he can barely craft a coherent sentence when he speaks at debates or any other television show. If you can’t properly form a sentence and remember your own plans for the leading the country, you shouldn’t be running for president.

Perry may have great charisma, but it’s obvious that he surrounds himself with “smart” people who tell him what to do.

When left to his own devices, Perry continually demonstrates just how unintelligent he really is.

If these are really the best candidates that the GOP has to offer for the most powerful position in the free world, we are screwed.

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Rhino horns and unsuspecting cannibals Metro Theatre to perform ‘Rhinoceros,’ ‘Sweeney Todd’ turn them into meat pies. Although this story is 160 years old, it carries messages that are relevant today.

“It explores many themes of revenge, obsession, greed, justice, and to some extent madness as a result of circumstances and choice,” said Scott Lubinski, who will be directing the musical. “It is also about people who are pushed too far and don’t care about the consequences, which links closely to today’s modern terrorist, mad dictator or even youth gang in the midst of social and economic unrest.”

The stories and their messages are brought to life through other aspects like stage design and lighting.

“Both productions require a delicate balance between style and storytelling,” said Professor Jacob Welch, who is in charge of lighting. “Both productions need a very specific aesthetic and point of view, but not at the expense of the message and story of the script.”

A large set, a script full of bloody action and a chair that shoots people down to a basement are some of the challenges that come with “Sweeney Todd,” according to Lubinski. But he expects they will overcome these and put together a successful show.

“We do try to maintain a high standard of performance for all the shows, so we really make sure that whatever we do, we do it with excellence with the talent that we have,” Lubinski said.

The first goal of a play is usually to entertain the audience, but Welch hopes these productions also get the audience talking.

“I always find that my favorite theatergoing experiences are when I am thinking about and discussing the show on the way out to the car, on the drive home, and in the days and weeks after,” Welch said.

Choosing the productions for each semester can take six months to a year, according to Euler.

“We take into account requests or recommendations that students have,” Euler said. “We poll the faculty on shows that they might be interested in doing, particularly the people who would be directing.”

After the department compiles a list, the

members read each play and begin to narrow it down.

“We look at the big picture and see ‘do we have a large pool of actors right now? Do we have a smaller pool of actors right now?

What shows fit the time period we are living in?’” Euler said.

“Rhinoceros” opens late February and “Sweeney Todd” opens mid-April. For more information, call the theatre department at (303) 556-2152 or visit their website at www. mscd.edu/theatre.

Institute, Ala., is particularly of note, as it fed African-American pilots directly to the newly-activated 99th Pursuit Squadron at At first glance, George Lucas’ “Red nearby Tuskegee Airfield. The 99th became Tails,” which hits theaters Jan. 20, looks the first all-black air unit in the U.S. like standard inspirational action Army Air Corps. story fare. It’s even “based Every pilot in the 99th held on a true story.” But it’s the a college degree, even the history behind the film that enlisted corps, which at that gives it the potential to time didn’t even require blow other Oscar-bait out a high school diploma. of the sky.

As former 99th Pursuit While the U.S. Army Squadron Cpl. John Elder was segregated well before said, “they got the very best World War I, our story beof black America.” gins during the rise of Ameri“The ‘Tuskegee Experi99th Pursuit Squadron can air power between that ment’ was a program designed image courtesy of the war and World War II. While U.S. Air Force to fail,” said former 99th Sgt. the War Department built up John Flanagan. “President [Franklin D.] a store of pilots to go with its ever-more-adRoosevelt started it to appease the American vanced aircraft, qualified African-American public.” pilots were repeatedly rejected.

Flanagan said it surprised everyone.

In 1939, the War Department re-allocatDesigned to prove that African-Americans ed funds meant to train African-American couldn’t fly combat aircraft, it instead promilitary pilots to form the Civilian Pilot duced the units with the best escort record Training Program. While several colleges of World War II: the Tuskegee Airmen. participated, historically-black Tuskegee The 99th joined the 332nd Fighter Group

as the only two African-American units to see combat in World War II. The 332nd specifically painted the tails of their P-51 Mustangs red, and were known derisively among brass as “Red Tails.” The bomber crews they escorted, however, called them “Red-Tailed Angels” as a mark of respect.

Popular legend has it that the Red Tails never lost a bomber, though a 2006 Air Force report suggests the units may have lost as many as 25 bombers during World War II. Though accounts differ on exactly how successful the Tuskegee Airmen were, all accounts agree that they were successful: other escort squadrons were losing up to 25 bombers each mission, the total the Tuskegee Airmen may have lost during the entire war.

Though the pilots continued to struggle with racism at home, their record contributed to President Harry Truman’s executive order desegregating the military in 1948.

Former 99th Pursuit Squadron commander Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (later to become the first African-American general in the Air Force) helped write the desegregation plan.

“Red Tails,” starring Terrence Howard

and Cuba Gooding Jr. and directed by Anthony Hemingway, opens Jan. 20 in theaters everywhere.

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If a vengeful barber turning people into meat pies and humans turning into rhinoceros sound more entertaining than odd to you, you might enjoy the upcoming theater season.

After a long selection process, Metro’s theatre department decided on two bold productions for this semester: “Rhinoceros” and “Sweeney Todd.” These plays are very different, but they do have one thing in common — they illustrate themes that are part of daily life through unlikely stories.

“Rhinoceros,” written in 1958 by Eugene Ionesco, brings up some existential themes.

“It’s about changing, it’s about conformity, and certainly we have all those things going on in our lives and in society right now,” said Megan Euler, production manager for the theatre department. “Our society struggles to maintain community—good community— with all of the technology we have today.”

It tells the story of a man who realizes he is the last human on Earth after everyone else has turned into a rhinoceros. This play is part of the Theater of the Absurd, a genre of existential plays that explore the results of broken communication.

The story of “Sweeney Todd,” originally written in 1846, has been reinvented many times, but essentially remains the same — a barber is wrongfully sent to jail and returns to take revenge on everyone involved by killing them and having his ally, Mrs. Lovett,

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‘Red Tails’ to blast Tuskegee story onto big screen

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Lisa Law photo show savors the ‘60s J. Sebastian Sinisi sinisi2@msn.com

Back in the pre-history of the 1960s — before PCs, laptops, digital communication toys and universal computer access — information storage depended on quaint “punch cards,” or actual rectangular cards with oblong holes punched in them for scanners to read. From that arose the late-‘60s phrase, “… do not fold, spindle or mutilate …” that came with political overtones.

In a fine irony, the 1960s era itself — endlessly mythologized and commoditized to sell stuff — has become “folded, spindled and mutilated” in the worst sense of that ‘60s term.

No matter. Interest in that romanticized era today seems stronger than ever — with a spate of museum showings, collections and retrospectives celebrating a time many of today’s viewers are far too young to have caught when the drama, good and bad, played out in real time.

We had Roberta Price’s “The Great Divide” photo show that focused on ‘60s Colorado communes at the main branch of the Denver Public Library.

Still running, through Feb. 19, is the more comprehensive “West of Center/Art and the Counterculture Experiment in America, 1965-1977” at Denver’s Museum of Contemporary Art in LoDo. The latest entry is Santa Fe photographer Lisa Law’s “Flashing on the Sixties” collection of photos that opened on Jan. 16 at the Byers-Evans House Gallery, 1310 Bannock Street, near the Denver Art Museum and Public Library with a free show that runs through Feb. 29. (www.history-

colorado.org/museums).

Law, now 68, wasn’t a mere outside observer with a camera, but an active participant in the scenes she recorded in hundreds of images on pre-digital film. With the famed Hog Farm Colorado commune, she helped feed some of the multitudes — more than 400,000 — at the legendary 1969 Woodstock festival in upstate New York that became a defining image for an era. One of the Hog Farm’s pots used to serve mush at Woodstock is on display in the Byers-Evans courtyard adjacent to the gallery.

“I was 26 then,” Law recalled at the Byers-Evans opening, where more than 75 first-nighters of all ages packed the smallish room where music by the Doors and Grace Slick of the Jefferson Airplane helped set the mood and may have evoked acid-flashbacks for those old enough to remember. Many in the crowd — contrary to the cliché “if you remember the ‘60s, you weren’t there” — were there and did remember.

Law’s intimate photographs offer unguarded moments with icons Bob Dylan, who’s still with us, and Janis Joplin, who left us in 1970. The brooding Dylan, with a dark mane and sporting darker shades, was shot in Los Angeles in 1966. The 30 or so photos in the Byers-Evans gallery include the Beatles, Joplin’s Big Brother and the Holding Company group; folk singers Peter, Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio; music luminaries John Sebastian, Otis Redding, and Roger McGuinn; actors Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Harrison Ford and Cher. Plus counterculture guru Tim Leary and poet Allen Ginsberg at

“I saved all of my negatives, because who knew? Today, some are in the Smithsonian.”

—Lisa Law

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Lisa Law poses in front of her photography exhibit at the Byers-Evans House Gallery in downtown Denver.

The free show runs through Feb. 29. Photo by Gregory Daurer.

the “Human Be-In/Gathering of the Tribes”, a seminal moment in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park early in January, 1967.

The Denver show was co-organized by volunteer curator Paul Harbaugh and collector David Tippit. They met at a Law showing in Budapest, Hungary.

In the mid-‘60s, Law was an assistant to Kingston Trio manager Frank Werber and used her backstage access to get close to the Trio and the galaxy of notables she later captured.

“I saved all my negatives,” Law said, “because who knew? Today, some are in the Smithsonian.”

With four decades of photography to her credit, Law continues to capture slices of ever-changing American culture and has been shown in venues ranging from Budapest to a 1999 show at the Smithsonian Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., where 208 of her images are in the Smithsonian archives. She has appeared in

85 books and documentaries and her “Flashing on the Sixties: A Tribal Document” has been seen on Cinemax, the Discovery Channel and PBS. Law, who’s still feisty with a takes-noshit demeanor , shot from the hip, so to speak, during and after her opening night talk. After describing the ‘60s as “… a time of consciousness and exploration,” she said the ‘60s legacy lives on in environmentalism, “green” buildings, organic farming, gender and gay rights and political protests.

“The music was great,” she said, recalling a time when music actually said something.

She urged listeners to keep that legacy alive by “getting off the couch and getingt out the vote. Because, if Obama doesn’t get re-elected, we’re in big trouble.”

If you missed the ‘60s, don’t have some huckster sell a piece of it back to you for a hefty price — which has been going on for years. Instead, savor this show — for free.

FIFA 12: Frickin’ Insane Foot Action points over time.

With the exception of questionable controls for whenever one’s team is on defense, such as shifting to and from different deMetro’s 2011 soccer season is over, but fenders, the controls are straightforward and you can still cherish the game in the form of are relatively easy to a video game: “FIFA pick up.

12,” which was released The graphics are in September. also solid. It’s up“FIFA 12” provides to-date, meaning intimacy, intensity they’re much crisper and, at times, drama. and less grainy.

And it’s addictive, Whether you’re especially if you follow a die-hard soccer soccer more than the fanatic or a casual average person. gamer, “FIFA 12” “FIFA 12” allows is an ideal sports you to play using any game for the avernationality, whether age person. it’s the United States, When you’ve Mexico or Germany. settled indoors for This game even allows the winter months, you to play as a Major you won’t have League Soccer squad, to wait until the which is essentially the Image courtesy of EA Sports following year to soccer version of the watch soccer live or on television. If they major American sports leagues. have one of the major video game consoles, There’s also a tutorial segment, which helps you adapt to the game play. Afterward, including the PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, those players have an enticing soccer game you take the field. Depending on how you at their fingertips. do in the game, you would earn experience

Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu

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January 19, 2012

Don’t skip breakfast, skip complicated prep Kate Rigot krigot@mscd.edu

It’s a new year and a new semester, and maybe you’ve resolved to not skip breakfast anymore. In general, it’s good for your digestive system, your brain, staying fit, etc. etc.

The problem for many busy students in particular is not why one should eat breakfast in the first place, but how to do this — that is, how to actually accomplish this when you were up late studying or working and now you’ve got to run out the door for an 8 a.m. exam.

While most of us are not going to ever figure out how to be making omelets and pancakes and fresh-squeezed orange juice every day, there are still ways to squeeze in what is often referred to as “the most important meal of the day.” Here are a couple of recipes and tips to help you do this. Makeahead grab-and-go foods and other recipes that put the bulk of the prep work ahead of time are key.

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Instant Oatmeal Mix

Overnight Oatmeal

Whole Grain Fruit & Nut Bars

Makes about 6 servings.

You could buy packets of instant oatmeal. Or, you could make your very own tasty oatmeal mix for a fraction of the cost (it just takes a few minutes), and use a scoop of that every time you want an instant, healthy breakfast.

If I know I’m going to be really, crucially, in a hurry the next morning, I skip the extra step it takes to make instant oatmeal by making oatmeal that is all ready and waiting for me in the morning. Setting the ingredients in the fridge overnight softens the oats so that you don’t have to cook or heat them. This recipe has the additional advantage (over the Instant Oatmeal Mix) of not requiring powdered milk.

Cold oatmeal may sound unappetizing, but it’s really not bad — it’s actually sort of creamy and custardy. Just make sure to add enough dried fruit and spices.

This is another easy grab-and-go breakfast, except more nutritious and delicious than store-bought cereal bars.

Sift or whisk together: 1 cup of whole grain flour, such as whole wheat or spelt 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon ½ tsp. allspice ¼ tsp. ground cloves (*or use 1 ¾ tsp. pumpkin pie spice in place of all spices) In a separate bowl, beat thoroughly: 3 eggs Add gradually to the eggs, while beating: 6 T. honey OR maple syrup OR brown sugar (or a combination) 1 tsp. vanilla extract Add sifted flour mixture to the egg mixture gradually, and beat until well blended. Fold in using a spatula or large spoon: 1 cup chopped mixed dried fruit (I use a mix of raisins, dried apricots, dried cranberries, dried apples, prunes, and sometimes dates) ½ - ¾ cup chopped nuts (walnut, pecan, almond, cashew, or a mix) ¼ cup sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds (opt.)

Grease and flour a 9 X 13-inch baking pan, and pour in batter, spreading it out evenly in the pan. Bake at 325° for about 25 — 30 min., or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

3 cups “quick” oatmeal (not the “oldfashioned” style) 3 — 6 T. powdered milk or soymilk powder ½ cup raisins, dried cranberries or blueberries, dried apples, banana chips or other Dried fruit to taste (Mix it up! Make it different each time!) ¾ cup chopped nuts such as walnuts, pecans, almonds or cashews (opt.)

2 T. chopped crystallized ginger (opt.) ½ — 1 T. cinnamon, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, or other spices of your choice ¼ — ½ cup brown sugar (opt.)

1. Do ahead: Mix everything together.

Store it in an airtight jar or container. A cleaned-out, reused spaghetti sauce jar works great.

2. When it’s time for breakfast, put a scant ¾ cup or so in a mug or thermal jar and pour about 1 ½ cups hot water over it (use a tea kettle or electric kettle).

Once you get the consistency right, you won’t even have to measure. Stir to mix it all up. Cover and let sit for at least a minute before eating.

¾ cup rolled oats (“old-fashioned” style; you could use quick oats but it will make it a bit mushy) ¾ cup milk or soymilk 2 T. raisins or other dried fruit ½ tsp. cinnamon, allspice, pumpkin pie spice, or other spices of your choice honey or other sweetener, to taste (opt.)

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl, mug, or travel mug.

2. Put in the fridge overnight. Even if you won’t be sleeping for a full 7-8 hours, I’ve found that this oatmeal can “cook” itself in as little as 4 hours.

3. Oatmeal will be ready for you in the morning. Just grab it out of the fridge and take it with you. Don’t forget a spoon!

Adapted from “The Student’s Vegetarian Cookbook” by Carole Raymond.

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Bag Raiders invade Larimer Lounge Formed in Sydney, in 2006, Bag Raiders got its start — and received its name — when members Chris Stracey and Jack Glass began rifling through their friend’s record bags in search of material. After producing successful remixes and tracks for other artists, Bag Raiders began to write its own songs. The group’s self-titled debut included the singles “Shooting Star” and “Way Back Home,” both of which became popular internationally.

The Metropolitan skyped with one of the bag-raiding DJs, Jack Glass, about the duo’s tour, their intricate music video for “Way Back Home,” their upcoming album and why they like playing rock venues instead of clubs.

Interview by Wesley Reyna • wreyna1@mscd.edu WR: You guys got your start remixing other artists. Do you plan to continue with that?

JG: We’ve done a couple remixes since we finished the album. We did one for The Ting Tings the last time we were in America, in the tour van and hotel rooms.

WR: How did the songs for the first album come about?

JG: We wrote “Shooting Star” and I think that’s when everything sort of changed for us. It was a b-side, but we got such a good response and it was so much to write a vocal and the lyrics. It was a turning point. We decided to do an album. Then we got more interested in, and involved in, songwriting and the process behind that.

WR: Who sings on your first album?

JG: There are three or four guests, three songs that Chris does, and then I sing a couple songs. I don’t know what we’re going to do for the second album. Maybe we’ll do the same thing. It seemed to work pretty well.

WR: Are crowds in America different than crowds in Europe or Australia?

JG: I would say so, definitely. America is actually a pretty awesome crowd. It’s good to look out and see people with energy, it gives you energy. I think Australia and the West Coast in America [are] similar cultures.

WR: How did you decide to wrap up touring for the first album and hit the studio for the second?

JG: If we didn’t put a stopping point with our agents, we would tour forever and eventually die of exhaustion, but we’re doing a few odd gigs now that we’re here. We toured the world for a year, so doing the odd show isn’t going to kill us.

WR: How has your song writing process changed?

JG: We’ve had to get good at writing on the road. We have a lot of old keyboards that we love and we’ve had to do without them, and a bit more writing separate and bringing ideas in.

WR: The video for “Way Back Home” seemed like an intricate shoot. What was the process like?

Jack Glass, left, and Chris Stracey comprise one of today’s best house duos, Bag Raiders

Photo courtesy of Bag Raiders JG: It’s one shot, the process was a nightmare, [the director] was really adamant that we needed to get this special fi lm stock only Jay-Z uses on his videos. It was ridiculously expensive, you know, per roll. We only had enough fi lm to do six takes. It was high pressure, the first two takes were just total disasters, and all this stuff could go wrong and we were getting covered in blue paint, but I love the [video]. Its probably my favorite that we’ve done.

WR: How is the new album coming? Any release date or any tentative timeline?

JG: Yeah, we have a tentative timeline, but I’m afraid to say it. But we want to get a single or two out by the end of the year and the album will drop maybe early 2013. We have a bunch of ideas but we haven’t taken them into the studio and worked out what we want to do yet. That’s coming, next week we’ll be hitting the studio and getting back into it.

WR: Are you looking forward to the upcom-

ing Larimer show? How was the last one?

JG: That was one of our favorite shows on the whole tour. It feels like the end of a massive journey, the shows are going to be really fun for us and I think they will be kind of special in a way.

WR: Why rock clubs like the Larimer Lounge instead of dance clubs?

JG: I think because we DJ as well, it’s important to us that there’s a distinction between the two. We want to be a band, so we like to play in band venues.

WR: What do you plan on doing while you are in Denver?

JG: I’m curious to do more exploring on the Denver airport — apparently there are some weird conspiracies about it.

Bag Raiders 9 p.m., Jan. 21 @ Larimer Lounge, $25

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Jim Norris benefit show bites back In early November — long before the good tidings and healthy resolutions of the New Year — Three Kings Tavern owner, Jim Norris, was bitten by a spider and nearly died.

Since his brush with death, Norris has made a full recovery. But without stable health insurance, he’s been dealing with some insurmountable hospital bills. Fortunately, Norris has friends, like John Baxter of Zetakaye House promotions, helping him out.

Over the past two months, Baxter has been working hard to organize four benefit shows for Norris.

Part one, which took place on Jan. 12, included a few of Three Kings regular players and seemed to draw in a little money for Norris. Part two, however, will take place on Jan. 19 and feature four more bands. From the danceable, indie rock of Achille Lauro to the sleazy swoon of Champagne Charlie, each performance will carry on the beneficial cause.

Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu

Ross Etherton and The Chariots of Judah, rocked out at the first in a series of benefi t shows for Jim Norris on Thursday, Jan. 12 at Three Kings Tavern in Denver.

Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

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School Knights brings it all back home A house show is a powerful life force — helping new bands find an audience and allowing bigger groups to skip out on the venues and connect with music lovers in an intimate setting. It’s a party, and steep ticket prices aren’t invited. On Jan. 21, Boulder-based garage punk quartet, School Knights, will be throwing a special house show to celebrate their opening slot for Bleached, on Jan. 22 at the Hi-Dive. School Knights’ frontman, Michael Stein, spoke with The Metropolitan about house shows and why he still likes playing them.

Interview by Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu IG: What is the best house show you’ve ever played?

MS: Um, it would be a toss up between these two: When I was in [my old band], Weed Diamond, we played at this house in Sacramento, Ca. on our second West Coast tour. All of the bands played in this crowded basement that had an obscenely low ceiling.

By the end of our set, all of our guitars had come unplugged and beer was dripping off of everything. With School Knights, we played this show in Austin during South

by Southwest last year. The cops showed up halfway through our set, which is always awesome, and Ben, our bassist, disappeared, shirtless, by like 7:30 p.m.

IG: School Knights has and could play Denver’s bigger venues. Why a house show?

MS: For me, it’s what’s familiar. Playing places like the Bluebird is awesome, obviously, but it’s this whole ordeal. There’s something about playing house shows that’s just easy. I want to I specify that, for me, [house shows] have nothing to do with a sense of community or with the DIY aesthetic. Fuck all that. What I like is showing up, plugging

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in my stuff and playing on the floor. I like that house shows are free and that you can generally figure out a way to drink for free no matter how old you are.

IG: What will this Jan. 21 house show offer?

MS: As far as the organization of this house show goes, that’s mostly [handled by] Zack Roif, our drummer. He ran the warehouse venue, Astroland. And now that it’s closed down, Zack is doing his part to make sure there is something to do in Boulder — besides getting date-raped on “the hill” or listening to STS9.

IG: Well, have you reserved a keg shell?

MS: I think we are getting a keg of Everclear; keg stands will be mandatory.

IG: Who else is playing?

MS: Denver’s Mancub is playing along with SamuraiDENVER Buck and Colorado Spring’s Conjugal Visits. It’ll be a good compromise and an awesome party.

IG: Also, when do you think the cops will be called?

MS: I will be calling the cops at 10 p.m. so I can be in bed by 10:30.

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Metro claws past UCCS Mountain Lions

Matt Hollinshead mhollin5@mscd.edu

In recent weeks, the Metro women’s basketball team’s biggest asset has been defense.

Although the offensive numbers have dipped substantially since scoring 83 points against Western State College on Dec. 31, Metro has averaged 58 points per game since and the Roadrunners’ defense has helped preserve additional wins.

Metro won at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs 55-48 Jan. 14.

The Roadrunners are now ranked fift h in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II top-25 poll.

Those wins improved the Runners to 14-1 this season, including 10-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

“I think we need to work on putting some teams away,” said Metro head coach Tanya Haave. “Having said that, it’s a win on the road against a really scrappy team.

[I’m] really proud [of] how we held our composure. Overall, [I’m] really pleased.”

In the first half, the Mountain Lions knocked down their shots and manufactured a 15-6 advantage over the Roadrunners.

Despite the early deficit, Metro got its act together on defense, forcing numer-

Metro junior center Desiree Collins fights past CSU-Pueblo sophomore guard/forward Paige Ramm Jan. 13 in Pueblo, CO. Metro won 55-49.

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ous UCCS shot clock violations. They also started to find their groove on offense, as Metro hit a couple 3-point shots to cut the lead to 15-12.

The Runners obtained their first lead of the game, 21-19 when Metro senior guard Alyssa Benson scored a layup with less than five minutes left in the first half.

Metro continued making baskets on offense and shutting UCCS down on defense.

The Roadrunners went into halft ime with a 31-23 lead.

In the second half, UCCS started playing more aggressive basketball. They fought their way to the post and took multiple trips to the free-throw line in the process.

At one point, the Mountain Lions clawed their way to a two-point deficit.

Down 49-47 with less than two minutes left in regulation, UCCS’s defense started letting up and struggled to execute offensively.

The Runners pulled away for the win.

“We fouled when we didn’t need to foul, our transition (defense) got really bad, and we didn’t execute offensively,” said UCCS head coach Corey Laster. “We’re walking into some territory that we haven’t been [in] before.”

Metro senior forward/center Caley Dow had a masterful performance with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

“We knew they were a transition team, wanted to push the ball,” Dow said. “[They’re] very guard-oriented. I thought we did a pretty good job for 30, 35 minutes, but again had that little dip. So, [it’s] something we’re definitely going to work on, really driving it home that we’re a talented basketball team.”

Metro will return to the Auraria Event Center to face Fort Lewis College (ranked fourth in Division II) Jan. 20 and Adams State College Jan. 21.

Metro at CSU-Pueblo:

Redeeming themselves after their 67-59 loss at Colorado Christian University Jan. 7, the Roadrunners beat Colorado-State Univeristy at Pueblo 55-49 at Massari Arena in Pueblo Jan. 13.

Senior Caley Dow recorded 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Roadrunners.

Metro sweeps weekly awards:

Dow won RMAC Offensive Player of the Week Jan. 16, while junior guard Kristin Valencia won RMAC Defensive Player of the Week honors that same day.

Denver thrived in 2011 with Tebow Dear Tim Tebow doubters: Shut up.

Who led the Broncos to a mile high upset? Tim Tebow. Who made the Broncos relevant again? Tim Tebow. All he does is win.

Yet, there are still doubters out there.

May I remind them that Tebow took over a sorry 1-4 team that was on the verge of having another embarrassing 4-12 season?

He also won all of Denver’s AFC West road games this season and led the Broncos to their first division title since 2005.

And somehow, the Tebow doubters are still not satisfied. They point out that the Broncos limped into the playoffs and their playoff victory was luck. Plus, they mention the New England Patriots’ 45-10 thrashing over Denver.

All I have to say is this: He went 8-5 this season. And the last time I checked, quarterbacks are defined by wins and losses.

“Who led the Broncos to a mile high upset? Tim Tebow. Who made the Broncos relevant again?

Tim Tebow. All he does is win.”

Were those victories considered “ugly?”

Yes. But consider this: Let’s say Tebow had Aaron Rodgers-like statistics. The Denver Broncos would not be in the playoffs.

In fact, they probably would not finish the season at the .500-mark. Just because a quarterback can throw for 4,000 yards does not mean the team gets an automatic playoff berth.

In 2008, Jay Cutler recorded 4,526 yards.

However, Denver missed the playoffs. This season, Tony Romo threw for 4,184 yards.

The Dallas Cowboys failed to make the playoffs. Matt Ryan threw for 4,177 yards this season. The Atlanta Falcons were one and done in the NFC playoffs.

Yet Tebow, who mustered only 1,729 yards passing, led the Broncos to an improbable playoff victory.

What drives me insane is what the Tebow doubters will say during the offseason, “He won a playoff game because of luck and looked bad against the Patriots.” All I have to say to those doubters is this: Look at the facts.

Tebow won a playoff game against the vaunted Pittsburgh Steelers defense that was ranked No. 1 in pass defense this season.

The Steelers have a Hall of Fame defensive coordinator in Dick LeBeau, and have a roster full of defensive playmakers. However, the Tebow doubters will mention that the

Nick Ohlig nohlig@mscd.edu Steelers were injured and their secondary had a bad game.

Again, let’s look at the facts. The Steelers lost two players in the game: Casey Hampton and Brett Keisel. Both of them are good defensive linemen, but they are not pass-rushers. Hampton had zero sacks this season and Keisel only had three. So, the fact is that the Steelers did not miss much with those two players out.

Pittsburgh’s Ryan Clark also did not play because of his sickle-cell affliction. Did the Steelers defense struggle with Clark not playing? Yes. But, ESPN NFL expert Eric Mangini mentioned that Clark’s backup Ryan Mundy was a better pass defender than Clark.

Tebow threw for 316 yards against the top-ranked pass defense and played great against arguably the best secondary in the league, but the Tebow doubters are still not satisfied.

As “Broncos Nation” knows, the game at New England was an ugly loss. But remember, the Pats are one of the best teams in the league, and they have one of the best quarterbacks of all time, Tom Brady. The Broncos took on the buzz saw that was New England and got cut into multiple pieces.

Bottom line: The Broncos lost to a better team that was determined to not lose a fourth straight playoff game. Prior to the win over Denver, New England won its last playoff game Jan. 20, 2008. They beat San Diego 21-12 in the AFC Championship game.

This season, Tebow’s five losses were against respectable teams. Tebow lost to the Patriots twice, and New England now has a good shot of winning the Super Bowl.

Tebow lost to the Lions, a team which made it to the playoffs. Tebow lost to the Chiefs, the team that gave the Packers their first loss of the season. Tebow lost to the Bills, who treated their final home game as their Super Bowl.

Finally, I ask Broncos Nation this simple question: If Kyle Orton or Brady Quinn were starting over Tebow, how many wins would the Broncos have had this season?

I am not a math major, but if the Broncos kept up the 1-4 rate with Orton as their quarterback, they would be somewhere around 3-13. No AFC crown, no playoffs.

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Slightly Impossible 7 p.m.

Lumber Baron Inn 2555 West 37th Avenue

Three Colorado magicians combine their talents in this “one of a kind” show. $12

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Art Collectors Summit 7 p.m.

Space Gallery 765 Santa Fe Drive Across 1- Thighbone; 6- Accent; 10- Breakfast brand; 14- Home ___; 15- Winglike parts; 16- Dog-powered snow vehicle; 17- Assert as a fact; 18- Attention; 19- Fork feature; 20- Hesitant; 22- Understand?; 23- Editor’s mark; 24- Exhales violently; 26- Double curve; 29- Leg unit between tarsus and femur; 31- PIN requester; 32- Fish eggs; 33- “Java” trumpeter; 34- Pretended; 38- Board on water; 40- Silent assent; 42- No-win situation; 43- Aztec god of

rain; 46- Asian sea; 49- Nine-digit ID; 50- Altdorf’s canton; 51- Snack in a shell; 52- Sighs of relief; 53- Page for page; 57- Nope; 59- Eat away; 60- Formation of the ovum; 65- Singer Amos; 66- Batting Babe; 67- Stare angrily; 68- Work without ___; 69- Small blemish; 70- Inventor Howe; 71- Full of streaks; 72- Driving aids; 73- Actor’s parts

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1- Truth; 2- Fashion mag; 3- Complain; 4- Single things; 5- “Rocky II” climax; 6- Inclined to silence; 7- Norwegian king; 8- Nostrils; 9- Shoebox letters; 10- Prestigious; 11- Ostentatious glamour; 12- Bottled spirit; 13- “Awake and Sing!” playwright; 21- Actress Garr; 22- Obtains; 25- Doze; 26- Formerly, formerly; 27- Redding’s genre; 28- Antitoxins; 30- Brown ermine; 35- Bear in the air; 36- Morse

element; 37- Possesses; 39- Ability of a substance to flow; 41- Game of checkers; 44- Writer Sarah ___ Jewett; 45- Spy org.; 47- Advil target; 48- Goldbricker; 53- Flower segment; 54- Rice-___; 55- Bridge expert Charles; 56- Jeweler’s tool; 58- Greeting; 61- Plains native; 62- Travel on water; 63- Dies ___; 64- Cong. meeting; 66- Queue after Q

Texts From Last Night i’m currently connecting with my tribal roots aka i just found my recorder from 3rd grade music class... be ready for the recording All I remember is this kid kept saying that he has a dream that white kids and black kids can take shots together as one, and just we’d keep drinking to that.

Art Collectors Summits focuses on a different artist, and feature a small group of his/her collectors, each talking briefly about why they collect the artist. Time will be devoted to audience questions, and collectors will show how the work displays a wide variety of art.

Free, refreshments provided

1.21

Chinese New Year at the Denver Art Museum 10:30 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.

1.22

Bridal Event & Fashion Show

1 p.m.

Denver Center for Performing Arts Sip champagne, snack on bites from Epicurean Catering and visit with some of Denver’s top florists, rehearsal dinner spots, hotels, photographers, bridal boutiques and cake vendors.

$15

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Last Day to Drop Classes for Full Refund Petitions for In-state Residency Due

1.24

Avs vs. Wild 7 p.m.

Pepsi Center

1.25 The Citation Project 10 – 11 a.m.

Auraria Library

This workshop will feature a presentation from Elizabeth Kleinfeld on “The Citation Project,” a project responding to educators’ concerns about plagiarism and the teaching of writing.

Free

The event will mark the Chinese New Year as well as the final days of the Chinesethemed exhibits. $11

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Today in class my teacher said that the janitor found wierd things in almost all of our desks. She took out a clear bag filled with them. They were wizard wands. Glad to see that my class comes to school prepared. MLIA

Families aren’t spending enough time together, so it is no wonder a mother took her 5-year-old son on a bank heist.

Lauri Ruble, 30, is accused of taking her son with her as she and her boyfriend, Brandon Stancliff, robbed a bank in Illinois.

“The Chicago Sun-Times” said Ruble’s son was in the car as she went into the bank to check the number of tellers, and when Stancliff robbed the bank armed with a knife.

Ruble was bonded out of jail, but now child welfare is investigating to determine if something should be done about her child — they don’t think this was the best option for a family outing.

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16 January 19, 2012 MetSports TheMetropolitan

Roadrunner road trip revives ranking

Men’s basketball team climbs to fourth in the country Zee Nwuke and Matt Hollinshead The Metro men’s basketball team was in for a bigger battle than they bargained for Jan. 14 when the Runners traveled to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Although the Roadrunners had a 20-point lead in the first half, UCCS fought back in the later phases of the game. Although only five points separated Metro and UCCS with three mintues left in the game, the Roadrunners hung on for another win, beating the Mountain Lions 89-78 in Colorado Springs.

Metro improved its record to 15-1 (10-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference).

Both teams started the game playing very aggressive defense. UCCS played a zone, while Metro started the game in a full court press.

The score was 7-7 early. The Roadrunners started pulling away as they got hot and built a lead. Metro was soon up by 11 only five minutes into the game.

“We came out and we were aggressive,” Metro senior guard Reggie Evans said.

Metro kept up its offensive intensity and frustrated the Mountain Lions defensively.

The Roadrunners were grabbing rebounds and hitting shots from everywhere.

“We just got stops. We made them shoot contested jumpers,” Metro assistant coach

Michael Bahl said. “We got rebounds. That was the biggest thing.”

UCCS fought to get back into the game at the end of the first half. They got more aggressive defensively and made Metro fight for every point. The Mountain Lions cut into the lead, but the Roadrunners still had control of the game leading 52-38 at halftime.

“We just let up. We let our guard down,” Evans said. “I think we underestimated them, and we can’t do that with teams.”

UCCS came out hot in the second half.

The Mountain Lions caused multiple turnovers and hit 3-pointers as they made a small comeback. UCCS cut Metro’s lead down to eight points early in the half.

Metro increased their lead again, but UCCS was playing aggressively and Metro’s head coach Derrick Clark had to call a timeout.

“We were really frustrated with the first half because we didn’t rebound well,” UCCS guard Jake Darby said. “We just tried to come out and play as hard as we could because you don’t get an opportunity like this very often.”

The Roadrunners regained their composure after the timeout and added to the lead.

With three minutes left in the game, the Mountain Lions cut the deficit to five points.

However, the Roadrunners kept their heads and finished the game strong.

“We wanted to come out firing,” Metro

junior forward/center Jonathan Morse said.

“Unfortunately, we let up when we got to that point. (UCCS) played hard throughout the entire 40 minutes. They did not let up one bit. They started closing the gap, but luckily, we came out with the win.”

Reggie Evans finished with 28 points while Morse finished with 21. The Roadrunners have never lost to the Mountain Lions.

“We had some ups and downs, but at the end of the day we got the job done,” Bahl said.

Metro State will play Fort Lewis College and Adams State College Jan. 20 and 21 at the Auraria Event Center.

Metro at CSU-Pueblo:

Despite matching up neck-for-neck with Colorado State University at Pueblo early in the first half, the Roadrunners eventually pulled away for a 69-49 win at Massari Arena in Pueblo. Sophomore guard Brandon Jefferson scored 27 points.

“It was a great team effort,” Metro head coach Derrick Clark said. “We just gutted it out. When we make the extra pass, we can put (shots) in. Reggie [Evans] caught fire and made two of them early, and it was contagious.”

Jonathan Morse:

The junior forward/center won 2011-2012 RMAC Academic Player of the Year honors.

Metro sophomore guard Brandon Jefferson shoots a layup on a break away against CSU-Pueblo guard Arden Dennis Jan. 13 in Pueblo, CO. The Roadrunners won 69-49. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

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The voice of Metro volleyball, basketball

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Andy McLure’s devotion to sports and faith define him Matt Hollinshead mholin5@mscd.edu Andy McLure is more than just the man behind the microphone at Metro volleyball and basketball home games. He is a man of faith, serving as an ordained minster since 1992.

“Sports can get down to a very intimate level because it’s going to war in some cases,” McLure said. “You truly get to know people, and you truly get to know their passions and their heart. So, ministry works with sports very well. That’s why you will frequently find professional, collegiate sports that will have a chapel available.”

McLure, 50, blends his public-address duties with his ministry work in one particular way: At the end of every sporting event at the Auraria Event Center, he signs off saying, “Have a safe trip home, God Metro volleyball and basketball public-address announcer Andy McLure. Photo by Steve Anderson • bless, good night.” sande104@mscd.edu McLure believes most people are comfortable with that sign-off, no matter school, he’s there to remind us that we have McLure said. what level of faith they might have. He cited bigger things to give back to. As a minister, McLure is also in charge of Metro’s Felthe American dollar bill and coinage, which he’s really dedicated to his work, I can tell. lowship of Christian Athletes group. He and read, “In God We Trust,” as a reason that his He’s passionate about it. He doesn’t try to the students take part in various projects for sign-off is acceptable. and push his beliefs or anything on you. He’s the community. In the process, the projects McLure has served as the Metro basketjust there completely for support no matter have helped some student athletes grow ball public-address announcer for the past what.” personally and spiritually. six seasons. He’s also done the same for the A 1983 Northern Arizona University “He’s inspired me to give back as much past five seasons. graduate, McLure proved to be a versatile as I can,” Metro softball utility player and “I started calling and announcing colannouncer from day one. He has announced FCA Vice President Annalyse Garcia said. lege ball games back when I was in college,” multiple sports outside of volleyball and bas“Sometimes, when we get lost in practice or

ketball, including baseball, football, rodeo and swimming.

He also shows he can handle more than just college sports.

Aside from Metro, McLure announces for several high schools in the Denver area.

In addition, he has had the opportunity to announce for professional teams.

McLure was a finalist for the Phoenix Suns and the Colorado Rockies announcer.

However, neither job panned out.

“It’s very subjective,” McLure said. “It came down to somebody’s opinion, and you can’t argue that. It’s like [the television show] America’s Got Talent.”

Sports announcing and faith define McLure. His wife and three daughters have also been a strong influence on him. For McLure, balancing his ministry work and announcing can be hectic, but he manages to make it happen.

“Andy’s done such a phenomenal job for us with P.A. announcing ever since I’ve been here,” Andy Schlichting, Metro athletics’ sports information director, said. “He’s got such a great voice for that. He’s a really personable guy. I’ve had the pleasure of working with him in Fellowship of Christian Athletes here. He helped us start that on campus, and it’s been a great addition for our studentathletes. He really has a deep passion for his faith.”

ATTENTION METRO STUDENTS! Student Lab Hours & Locations

DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR COMPUTER LABS ARE? LAB

Platform

Mon–Thurs

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

KC

317

PC

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

PL

246

PC

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

PL

307

Mac & PC

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

SI

1058

Mac & PC

7 a.m.–10 p.m.

7 a.m.–8 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

12–4 p.m.

SO

103

PC

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

SS

119

Mac

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

Closed

TIV

225

Mac & PC

8 a.m.–9 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

WC 244

Mac & PC

7 a.m.–10 p.m.

7 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

WC 243

PC

7:45 a.m.–9 p.m.

7:45 a.m.–5 p.m.

8 a.m.–5 p.m.

Closed

Metro South

PC

8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Closed

Metro North

PC

9 a.m.–8:45 p.m.

9 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

9 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Closed

(varies)

Metro State IT Computer Labs have implemented a printing policy. For detailed information, please visit: www.mscd.edu/infotech/complabs/policies.shtml Remember, no drinks or food allowed! • IT Labs can not be responsible for lost items including jump drives. Please visit the Tivoli lost and found for assistance.

Metro State IT Computer Labs is thrilled to announce the introduction of Windows Professional 7 along with the updated Microsoft Office in all academic computing labs. Windows 7 contains the newest and updated features that Windows has to offer.

Not only does Windows 7 have an abundance of improved features, but this update will also provide the community of Metro State with the most efficient and up to date software available. In addition to the updates being made to the Windows operating system, all users will now have access to the most cutting-edge versions of Microsoft Office. Any machine operating on the Windows operating system will run Microsoft Office 2010; any machine operating on the Macintosh operating system will run Microsoft Office 2011. These updates represent our aspiration to help equip all our students with the most current and advanced technology to best prepare them to fully achieve their goals in today’s globally driven landscape. Metropolitan State College of Denver has always been a pioneer in providing the most pertinent service to its students and prided itself on maintaining high levels of competency in light of the constantly fluctuating academic environment. These newest additions

reflect our commitment and ongoing dedication to working alongside the faculty and students of the Metropolitan State College of Denver; helping lay the foundation for Metro to become “the preeminent academic institution.” Please come by and see the most recent enhancements we have made to help serve you more adequately!

A wealth of information about the Metro State Computing Labs can be found at www.mscd.edu/infotech/student.shtml. Here you will find information on lab hours, lab locations, software availability, policies or employment opportunities.

Students using Metro State IT Labs and associated resources should be aware of the rules and procedures that make up the Metro State Responsible Usage Policy.

To learn about responsible use of information technology resources at Metro State, go to: www.mscd.edu/infotech/complabs/policies.shtml.

Metro State has labs that are equipped with PC or MAC systems. The computer labs are not just for students taking computer classes. Any Metro State student who is currently enrolled may use the equipment.

Word processing, spread–sheet, database and programming software is available. Laser printers are available in each of the labs as well as access to the World Wide Web.