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November 8, 2012

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President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd in the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Thursday Nov. 1, 2012, just fi ve days before winning his second term in office and the 2012 election. Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@msudenver.edu

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Election 2012 left Colorado seeing blue and green.

After a week packed with statewide campaign stops from both presidential candidates, Colorado voters swung to the left of the spectrum and sent their nine electoral votes to President Barack Obama.

As a whole, the state moved toward Obama’s former slogan of “change,” with voters approving all three state constitutional amendments. The passing of Amendment 65 will limit Colorado campaign finances.

With Amendment S, new regulations were implemented on state personnel. And, in what was possibly the most controversial measure on the Colorado ballot, Amendment 64 legalized marijuana use to be regulated like alcohol.

Though marijuana will now be considered legal by the state, officials have raised concerns about its federal legality.

“The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will,” said Gov. John Hickenlooper, an open dissenter of marijuana legalization. “This will be a complicated process, but we intend to follow through. That said, federal law still says marijuana is an illegal drug so don’t break out the Cheetos or gold fish too quickly.”

With a Denver polling place located at Auraria, the frenzy of Election Day was apparent on campus. This week, the school was covered in chalk art and posters campaigning for various issues, as well as people coming to cast their ballots.

“I voted here last time, and this time I didn`t know where my precinct was,” said Denver voter Paul Jurado. “I think I was a little mixed up about early voting.”

For many Colorado voters, the process seemed difficult and full of hiccups. According to The Denver Post, thousands of mail-in ballots were rejected because of issues with signatures or identification, and many voters faced long lines at the polls.

“I don`t understand why it’s so complicated,” Jurado said.

For some Coloradans, casting their ballot came down to the last second.

“I got there with 30 seconds left,” said Dan Sharkey, an MSU Denver sophomore.

“It feels good contributing, knowing that I put in my opinion. I’m hoping it’s going to count and make a difference and hopefully more people do it.”

In their speeches following the election results, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Obama thanked all voters, including supporters and dissenters.

“I want to thank every American who participated in this election,” Obama said in his victory speech. “Whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you, I have learned from you, and you’ve made me a better president. And with your stories and your struggles, I return to the White House more determined and more inspired than ever about the work there is to do and the future that lies ahead.”

In his concession speech, Romney also thanked those who volunteered in his campaign.

“Thanks for all the hours of work, for the

President Barack Obama speaks to a crowd in the Coors Event Center at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder on Thursday Nov. 1, 2012. Photo by Jessica Cuneo • jcuneo2@msudenver.edu

calls, for the speeches and appearances, for the resources and for the prayers,” Romney said. “You gave deeply from yourselves and performed magnificently, and you inspired us and you humbled us. You’ve been the very best we could have imagined.”

For Obama, the focus of his victory speech — similar to his campaign as a whole — was not what has been accomplished in this election, but what is still left to be done.

He also emphasized the importance of both parties working together as a whole, despite their differences.

“Forward. That’s where we need to go.

And we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, on how to get there,” Obama said. “As it has for

more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts. It’s not always a straight line. It’s not always a smooth path.”

With the results of this election so close, Obama also emphasized the country’s unity, despite individual affiliations.

“I believe we can seize this future together because we are not as divided as our politics suggests,” Obama said. “We’re not as cynical as the pundits believe. We are greater than the sum of our individual ambitions, and we remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America.”

New grading system has pluses and minuses Daniella Hernandez dherna27@msudenver.edu Students this semester will be learning the ABCs — and D’s — of the new grading system.

At the start of the fall semester, MSU Denver instituted a new grading system.

Grades will be based on a plus/minus structure with the expectation that grading will be more accurate.

Before the change, any grade ranging from 90-100 percent was an A. With the new system, any grade below a 93 percent will become an A-, which could lower many students’ GPAs. It is still impossible to get an A+ or a D- in a class.

“The pros of such a system include being able to more accurately measure student performance, make better grading decisions in borderline cases, and reduce grade inflation,” said Sandra Haynes, dean of professional studies. “It should be able to signify to the students and the faculty early on in their careers here about what their performance is

so they can either reprimand or the student can realize and take advantage of the support systems we have in place for students that are struggling.”

Not everyone is happy with the new system.

“I don’t like that our GPAs are going to be affected by this,” said MSU Denver freshman Samantha Kastanek. “I work hard to get my grades, and if I get a 91 percent, it shouldn’t mean my GPA drops below a 4.0.”

The new grading structure will not affect grades earned in other semesters.

“We can’t go back and change the grades that students have already gotten, obviously,” said Vicki Golich, vice president of academic and student affairs. “There will be some impact [on GPAs]. Hopefully it won’t be horribly significant. The A and B students should be okay.”

The idea behind the new policy is to not only to recognize when students need extra

assistance, but to help professors see who are their stand-out students.

“I think it’s great that this change is happening,” said Deserae Hunter, a freshman at MSU Denver. “It’s going to give the students who work harder the recognition they deserve.”

Although this is the university’s new grading system, it will vary from department to department, Haynes said that each department has decided on its own direction.

“Most four-year institutions across the country have plus/minus grading in place,” Haynes said.

English professor Gloria Powell is happy to implement the new grading system in her classes.

“There’s a large difference between an 89 percent and an 80 percent, and the pluses and minuses will show that,” Powell said. “I think it will work well.”

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Veggie oil leads to alternative fuel source Maalikah Hartley mhartle8@msudenver.edu Here’s the drill: MSU Denver is taking cooking oil out of the kitchen and putting it into the gas tank.

With the help of the environmental science, chemistry and engineering technology departments, the Hospitality Learning Center will recycle its vegetable oil to fuel a new biodiesel prototype project.

Using a $2,500 seed grant, Shamim Ahsan, assistant professor of environmental science, will begin the project in January in a building that will be called the Fifth Street Hub. The building will house a bioreactor, which will heat and filter the vegetable oil into usable biodiesel.

Ahsan and his team hope to receive a larger grant from private, public and government donors to fund a permanent operation if the project is successful by summer and receives a positive community response via surveys. Ahsan also hopes to create a course in sustainable energy for students of the involved departments.

“Energy is a global issue. The demand is exponentially growing,” Ahsan said. “Unless we find some alternative resources we’ll keep relying on dirty fuels. In Colorado, people are aware about green energy, but there are not too much initiatives here.”

The process will start at the HLC, where gallons of vegetable oil will be collected from the learning center’s kitchens, the Red

Robin’s Burger Works and the SpringHill Suites Hotel. The oil then will be taken to the bioreactor at the Fifth Street Hub, where the chemistry department will oversee the process of changing the oil to biodiesel while researching ways to make the biodiesel purer and more efficient.

The environmental science department will look into the environmental effects of burning the biodiesel and the engineering technology department will test the efficiency of the fuel on engines. The oil will be heated and filtered to create usable biodiesel, and by-products such as glycerol will be sold to soap companies for usage, Ahsan said.

“I wanted to be involved to test the effect of the biodiesel fuel on engine components and to determine the power output of the fuel,” said Richard Pozzi, the chair of the engineering technology department. “The mechanical engineering technology department is very interested in testing the fuel in engines. Once involved, I worked with the new hotel to obtain the rights for all their grease to use as the input for the biodiesel project.”

Pozzi would also like to power the entire operation using solar panels, creating a “totally green process.”

Chad Gruhl, department chair of the hospitality, tourism and events department, said he is always looking for ways to recycle and collaborate with other schools.

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Shamim Ahsan, assistant professor of environmental science, explains his new project of turning vegetable oil into usable biodiesel that will fuel utility vehicles on campus.

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we possibly can from a green standpoint.

All of the carpeting here is made of plastic bottles and almost all of our rooms are on sensors. After a guest walks out the temperature drops as well as the lights.”

Gruhl said the biodiesel project will help his department to reach gold in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification — the recognized standard for measuring building sustainability.

While Ahsan admitted the process behind the creation of ethanol from corn and sugar cane is flawed because of soil degrada-

tion, population relocation, and rising corn prices, he says his project is not implicated since it is using resources that would otherwise be wasted. In the future, Ahsan also hopes to test other products such as algae, which can be grown out of small ponds, into making biodiesel. The biology department would also then have to come on board the project. “[Much] of the ecosystem we have already degraded,” Ahsan said. “But we are not creating new land. So we have to just remediate those lands.”

Cough no cause for alarm Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Whooping cough is getting a lot of press lately, but according to Dr. Paul Schadler, it’s nothing to worry about.

Schadler, medical director of the Health Center at Auraria, said that 10 to 32 percent of adults and adolescents suffering from a cough for more than seven days have whooping cough, or pertussis.

“In adults it’s not a very dangerous disease at all,” Schadler said. “You just don’t like it because you cough for a long time. The Chinese name for pertussis is ‘cough of a hundred days.’”

It’s not a dangerous cough, but you don’t sleep very well and it just drives you crazy.”

Around 1,200 cases of pertussis have been reported in Colorado since the first of the year, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

While averages this year are higher than the monthly average over the past five years, Schadler said this year’s numbers look a lot like the numbers of pertussis cases in 2005.

“There’s no reason [the numbers] should be higher one year than the next,” Schadler said. “You have good years and you have bad years.”

Because it is impossible for a patient to tell the difference between a bad cold and pertussis, Schadler said that many cases go unreported.

He said the medical community is getting better at diagnosing the disease, but that tests for pertussis are expensive, not all that

accurate, and tend to return results after it’s too late to start treatment.

“Patients should be treated within the first two to five days or you’re not doing them any good,” Schadler said. “Testing everyone who comes in with a cough is expensive, and by the time the results come back, it’s too late to treat them. If you give everyone who comes in antibiotics, you create antibiotic-resistant organisms.”

A fact sheet put out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pertussis vaccinations for all age groups, but does not mention that treatment is ineffective after seven days.

Schadler said that the Health Center at Auraria has found a balance by treating non-stop coughing rather than coughing as a whole.

“All adults, especially those who are around infants should be immunized,” Schadler said. “Those little tiny babies, the one- two- and three-month-olds can actually die from pertussis.”

Schadler believes that there have been cases of pertussis on campus, but they are cases that have not been proven because the patients were treated rather than tested.

He encourages students to avoid pertussis by staying current with their tetanus shots which have been combines with the pertussis vaccine for the past five years.

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The big election: nothing for people to be proud of Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu Well, congratulations. Another election is in the bag. Too bad this means diddly squat.

Every four years we convince ourselves that we are these powerful beings who can control the future of this nation by filling in a few bubbles. What we need to realize is that there is a lot more that has to change than the next picture in the presidential timeline. We need to reform the entire voting system if we really want to see this country and our opinions go anywhere.

Having the ability to cast a ballot or push some buttons on an electronic voting machine doesn’t give us the power we think it does.

The bigger issue is the Electoral College, which is the system that decides our president. Instead of just taking each individual vote into account and tallying everything nationwide, our votes are reduced to the number of representatives and senators we have. Based on that number, each state is given a certain number of electors. Colorado, for instance, has nine electoral votes (for our two senators and seven representatives) and these nine electors represent the views of close to 3 million registered Colorado voters.

I can’t say I’m fan of math, but wouldn’t it just make more sense to take all of our votes into account individually? The Electoral College is written in Article II, Section I of our Constitution. But to be fair to every voter in this nation, this should be reformed and made simpler. Yes it’s our Constitution, but our Constitution can be changed if we as a nation decide it is necessary.

Of course, the Electoral College determines the winner between the two

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Car theft is one of those things that people faithfully believe will never happen to them.

Even after the first time my car got stolen I simply thought, “this could never happen to me again.” Same for the second time — surely this could not happen to one person three times.

But, after the third time my car got stolen, I had to ask myself why does my busted, old, ’97 Honda Civic keep getting stolen?

One of the biggest factors is simply the kind of car that I drive. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau the Honda Civic is the second most stolen car, not only in Colorado, but also the United States.

Car theft is also considered a “transitional crime,” meaning people don’t always steal cars, just to steal cars. There is often a motive behind it, such as identity theft or stealing items left in cars.

In an effort to combat car theft in Colo-

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candidates the masses are aware of on the presidential ballot. I say aware of because there are far more choices than the Republican and Democratic candidates. But thanks to the influence of corporations and Super PACs, these two parties are given a ridiculous amount of support for campaigns and advertising in the months leading up to Election Day. Opensecrets.org does a phenomenal job of not only describing Super PACs (PACs are political action committees), but also showing which organizations and PACs donated what funds to what parties.

As their website says, “Super PACs may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individuals, then spend unlimited sums to overtly advocate for or against political candidates.”

The site also adds that, “Super PACs are prohibited from donating money directly to political candidates.”

So all the political ads we’ve been avoiding and resenting for the last few months can mainly be blamed on these PACs. And we can also blame them for the fact that we, essentially, only have a choice between two fancy rich guys to represent one of the three branches of government that run this nation.

Like I said before, I’m not the best at math, but everything about our voting system and elections just doesn’t add up. I hope that the rest of the nation sees this too and, better yet, decides to act and do something about it as a whole. Let’s believe in our nation again and make this a country that is truly for the people, by the people.

Only vigilance can stop car theft complications Kailyn Lamb klamb6@msudenver.edu

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rado, a group called Coloradans Against Auto Theft created a website called lockdownyourcar.org. This is the same group that has been putting up advertisements about how car theft can also lead to a stolen identity. If you’re like me, the first thing you thought was “well that’s just ridiculous.”

But according to this website, 50 percent of auto theft happens because the keys were left in the car. Something that I never did.

This website also explains exactly how a car thief can steal your identity after stealing your car.

When personal items like, wallets, bills, registration, and garage door openers are left in the car, it is as simple as putting the pieces together for the car thief to steal your identity. Your car registration has your address on it, and your car has your garage door opener in it. Therefore, the thief now has access to your house.

The site has a list of things you can do to prevent auto theft, many of which fall into the lines of common sense, like not leaving personal items in the vehicle and where to

park your car.

The Colorado Auto Theft Investigator Association has its own list of prevention tips, that is very similar to CAAT’s list, but with more detail. For the full list of prevention tips, visit their website at coloradoautotheft.org.

The website also took the NICB’s point tracking system and modified it to Colorado’s needs. The point tracking system shows you what level of prevention you should follow based on what kind of car you have and where you live.

On average a car is stolen every minute in the U.S. So, it pays to know the details of the car you own. It may seem like a lot of money now on a student’s budget to invest in things like a kill-switch, immobilization device or what have you, but in the long run it is much cheaper than getting a whole new car.

The police recovered my car the first two times, but the third time hasn’t been a charm. I’m still car-less and walking.

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Day of the dead takes on many faces Corn Mothers join festivities at CVA Nate Hemmert nhemmert@msudenver.edu Even the dead need art.

The Dia de los Muertos celebration Nov. 2 at the Center for Visual Arts marked the end of the Return of the Corn Mothers exhibit.

With traditional Aztec dancers outside and an accordion player welcoming patrons through the door, the festivities attracted quite a crowd.

“Last time I checked the counter, we were at 300 people for the evening,” Stefanie Gerber Darr, gallery manager of CVA, said an hour after the show began.

Inside the gallery, visitors found a variety of Latin-inspired art ranging from traditional storytelling to sugar skull paintings, tapestries and weavings.

“When you get into the Latin art, you have a lot of history built into it,” said Violeta Polk, a regular patron of the Santa Fe arts district. “I’m glad to see it’s flourishing and being accepted.”

Jeff Polk, Violeta’s husband, also enjoyed the Latin-influenced art offered at the gallery.

“I love the color, the contrast and then, really, the stories that the pieces tell,” he said.

The exhibit didn’t just feature stories told by the art itself. Each artist with work in the exhibit was photographed and interviewed

by Todd Pierson, a Art Institute of Colorado graduate.

Afterward, the photos and stories were all compiled and displayed beside the artist’s work.

Each of the corn mother biographies featured a photo of the artist, their philosophy and a quote that they live by.

“La burla es las careta de la ignorancia,” or “To make fun of someone is the mask of ignorance” was the quote chosen by Rita Flores de Wallace, one of the corn mothers and a weaver of bordado mágico – or magic embroidery.

The plaques were especially important because of what the women stand for. The corn mothers of the Southwest are multigenerational and multicultural. Their influence has created change in their communities through activism and creative endeavors, according to the exhibit.

The gallery wasn’t just host to a bunch of art on walls. There was a candlelight procession with Aztec dancers and drummers, a place for children to paint their own sugar skulls and a Dia de los Muertos face painting

Lucero Juarez performs with her mariachi band, Azul Tequila, during the Dia de los Muertos: Wisdom Passed celebration Nov. 1 at St. Cajetan’s Center.

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Celebration educates the living Collene Lewis Clewis66@msudenver.edu

MSU Denver senior Megan Funk, left, paints Chicana/o Studies professor Dr. Renee Fajardo’s face for the Dia de los Muertos celebration Nov. 1 at St. Cajetan’s Event Center.

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With a family-friendly atmosphere, the exhibit got a lot of attention from visitors to the Sante Fe art district and passersby.

“It’s been phenomenal. This show has been packed,” said Dr. Renee Fajardo, coordinator of the Journey Through Our Heritage program — a division of Chicana/o studies —and curator for the Return of the Corn Mothers exhibit.

The department of Chicana/o studies partnered with several other departments on this project, she said.

The department of African and African American studies, the institute for women’s studies and services, the art department, and the school of letters, arts and sciences all contributed the to exhibit.

“Our mission is to bring the culture and knowledge of indigenous people back to students,” Fajardo said.

Fueled by traditional prayers and tamales, attendees celebrated life at Dia de los Muertos: Wisdom Passed.

The stained glass windows and paper mache flowers on every table created a rainbow of color during Dia de los Muertos: Wisdom Passed Nov. 1 at St. Cajetan’s. With the help of mariachi band Azul Tequila and sugar skull-inspired face painting, the event had a vibrant feel.

The energy in the room was reflected in the introduction to the ceremony, as Desirae Sarabia, from MSU Denver’s Institute for Women’s Studies and Services, asked that attendees to let go of worries and attachment to lost loved ones. Students should instead explore their passions and share their wisdom with others, Sarabia said.

“It is not to be sorrowful or sad,” Sarabia said. “But there is reason to be thankful in

people we surround ourselves with.”

Attendees engaged with one another and were encouraged to join in traditional prayers and blessings for the dead. Clouds of incense rose in puffs and many hands were held up to the ceiling as those present celebrated this traditional Mexican holiday.

Carolina Arellano, an education major at MSU Denver, said she enjoyed how traditions blended together at the event. Arellano has attended many Dia de los Muertos celebrations before, but said she enjoyed MSU Denver’s celebration and felt that the mariachi band was a nice touch.

“This is a tradition that will continue from generation to generation,” Arellano said.

The activities at Dia de los Muertos: Wisdom Passed were not limited to prayers and blessings, as attendees were served pan de muerto (bread of the dead), tamales and aguas frescas.

Curiosity brought one visitor to the celebration. Kyle Konishi, an undeclared major at MSU Denver, wanted to gain more knowledge on how the holiday is typically celebrated. Attending the event gave more insight into Hispanic culture, Konishi said.

“You can try to see the world from someone else’s perspective,” he said.

Other attendees found a new respect for the holiday. MSU Denver student Pat Clark, 70, said the event was significant not only because it was her first Dia de los Muertos celebration, but also because it honored death. Clark said instead of recognizing death, American culture ‘stuffs it away’ with phrases like ‘time heals all wounds.’ She likes the way the holiday brings death out into the open.

“They face it and embrace it,” Clark said.

About Dia de los Muertos Dia de los Muertos began centuries ago in Mexico.

Today many people still create altars in their homes to honor their deceased loved ones.

People also clean their loved ones’ graves and then decorate them with things such as flowers or pictures Some stay up all night telling stories about their ancestors.

Many believe that during this time, the dead return to the earth to visit their living relatives and loved ones.

Xochilt Chavez of the Huitzilopochtli traditional Aztec dance group performed Nov. 2 at MSU Denver’s Center for Visual Art’s Dia de los Muertos Celebration and closing of the “Return of the Corn Mothers” exhibit.

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Abundance of religious groups available to students Cassie Ballard cballar7@msudenver.edu College can be the perfect place to acquire knowledge and understanding about a variety of spiritual beliefs.

The topic of religion on college campuses can be controversial. Some college students turn to atheism and agnosticism instead of religious groups.

“I do not conform to any specific religion,” said Cassandra Souchek, an art student at MSU Denver.

Not all students feel this way, however.

Hamid Hadi, president of the MSU Denver Muslim Student Organization has a different

viewpoint.

“We are open to everyone,’’ Hadi said. “It is our responsibility to invite with equity. We call that Daw’ah.”

The Muslim Student Organization is tied to UCD and MSU Denver. The goal of the organization is to educate people about Islam. There is no better way to learn more about a religion than directly from the source, Hadi said.

“I do recommend coming to one of the association’s presidents to talk about religion, just because there are so many that do not completely understand the religion,” Hadi said.

Groups not directly affiliated with the campus offer other forms of spirituality and religious education to students wishing to learn more.

Wednesdays at 5 p.m. a group of Christian students gets together to join in a prayer group at the Student Success Building to pray for each other and the campus.

UCD student Daniel Kim heads the group with support from his sister, Grace Kim, also a UCD student, and Hope Guan, a minister at Newgate Church.

“We pray for what moves hearts,” Grace Kim said.

Another form of prayer can be heard

most days at the center of campus. Next to the library sits a group of Krishna Bhaktas usually consisting of devotees Noah Mcelwain, Adam Copeland and Peter Costello.

Their chants are accompanied by the harmonium — a combination of an accordion and a piano — and the mridangam, a two sided drum made of cow hide and clay.

As they play, they chant a mantra that begins with: “Hare Krishna Hare Krishna.”

The vibrations of the mantra are meant to bring joy and connection. The group shares their meditation through song and welcomes anybody to speak with them and join in.

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Women’s soccer bound for NCAA tourney Justin Taylor jtay111@msudenver.edu Despite a 1-0 loss in the semifinal round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout to the Colorado School of Mines, Metro women’s soccer earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

In the 63rd minute, Oredigger midfielder, Aubrey Bagley split Metro defenders Haley Renko and Brittany Cito just inside the penalty area to score the lone and deciding goal. It was Bagley’s first goal of the season.

The Roadrunners subsequently pressured Oredigger’s goalkeeper Jalyn Yates.

Junior midfielder, Nicole Pollack, sophomore forward, Brandi Farley and senior defender, Kelci Newlin, all had good looks at Yates after Bagley’s goal, but the freshmen ’keeper closed the game her eighth shutout this year.

Maybe it was the artificial turf — Metro is 3-9-1 over the least 13 games on fake grass — or maybe CSM was due; Mines had lost both regular season games to Metro. Either way, CSM went on to win the RMAC championship and is in the same bracket as the Runners in the NCAA tournament.

The Roadrunners were selected as a No. 3 seed to their 11th consecutive NCAA tournament but the Runners have looked for results that have eluded them since 2006, when they won their second national championship.

They will have a chance to exorcise the turf demon in Austin, Texas, Nov. 9 when they play 6 seeded West Texas A&M Univer-

MSU Denver senior defender Hayley Renko controls the ball against Colorado School of Mines forward Anna Evans in a 1-0 loss Nov. 2 in Golden, Colo. The Roadrunners earned the No. 3 seed to advance to the Division II NCAA tournament Nov. 9, and will play No. 6 seed West Texas A&M University in Austin, Texas. Photo by Melanie J. Rice • mrice20@msudenver.edu

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“At the end of the season, I don’t see myself without a ring on my finger,” said Metro sophomore defender Shelby Stephenson, “not a wedding ring, a national championship ring.”

Stephenson is part of the deep MSU

bench. Her minutes have been limited due to a position change from high school and the talent of Renko, Cito and Newlin.

West Texas finished the season 13-6-1 and are led by forward, Leslie Briggs. Briggs has 45 points on the season and is averaging two goals per game. The Buffalos finished the

season as Lone Star Conference Champions and have won six of their last seven games.

Last season MSU had a first round exit after losing to Minnesota State University 1-3 and have been bounced out of the tournament within two rounds for the past three seasons.

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MSU Denver men’s cross-country runner junior Nick Kadlec gets assitance at the finish line Nov. 3 at the South Central Region championship at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver. Kadlec placed 23rd in the 10K race in 33:17 and earned a spot in the NCAA championship Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo. Far right; freshman Janelle Lincks finished 12th in 22:41 and will join Kadlec at nationals . Photos by Angelita Foster • amayer1@msudenver.edu

Metro men finished 8th and women finished 12th at the South Central Region cross-country championship Nov. 3 at Willis Case Golf Course in Denver.

Because of their finish, sophomore Nick Kadlec and freshman Janelle Lincks will run for Metro in the NCAA Division II championship race Nov. 17 in Joplin, Mo. Kadlec finished 23rd overall in the 10K race, beating runners from 22 teams, and crossing the line first for the Roadrunners in 33:17, improving his personal best by 36 seconds.

“I was surprised I made it individually,” Kadlec said. “I had a lot of confidence in our team and I am a little disappointed they didn’t make it.”

Last season, Kadlec joined juniors Kellen Fockler and Kirk Harvey at the national championship, where Harvey finished 79th.

Kadlec said he was a little surprised that Harvey, who led the Roadrunners all season, is not making the trip with him.

“I was aware of it when I passed him in the last half mile, but I didn’t realize I would put him out of the championship,” Kadlec

said. “I train with him and I know that he is a really strong runner. I want to be satisfied with the race — I really want to prove to myself that I deserve to be there.”

Lincks earned her spot in the championship despite her own skepticism.

“I really wasn’t expecting it,” Lincks said. “We have some really strong freshman runners and I thought, maybe we would make it as a team next year.”

Lincks said her strategy for the regional race was to stay in the middle of the pack or the bottom third, but wasn’t able to maintain that the entire time. Her strategy for her first national race is simple.

“I hate it when people pass me, so the biggest thing is not to try to be up front with everybody else,” Lincks said. “But I definitely need to be more aware of my pace.”

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Volleyballers split two Matt McVey matt.mcvey49@gmail.com Metro pushed to five sets in back-to-back volleyball games at home, winning one and losing one making their record 16-9 on the season.

The No. 23 Roadrunners lost 3-2 Nov. 3 against a tough No. 15 Colorado School of Mines, and won on Nov. 2 against Colorado Christian University 3-2 at Auraria Event Center.

Metro came out slow letting CSM jump out to an 8-4 lead but quickly found their way back into the match, tying it 11-11, with a kill by junior outside hitter Alyssa Heath, who finished the set with eight kills. Freshman defensive specialist Tammy King also had a great first set as she came away with seven digs. The Roadrunners kept the pace up and won the set 25-19.

The Roadrunners fell early in the second set 11-5. It was a shaky set for the team as they would not be able to find a single block the whole set and would go on to lose 17-25 in what was a quick set.

The lady volleyballers also lost the third set. The team came back 18-18 on the heels of a great serving stretch by freshman outside hitter Kylie Haun. Haun held the serve for five straight points and keep the Roadrunners in the set and the match. The Runners lost the set however, 25-22 as a result of their poor serving with seven service errors.

The Roadrunners started the fourth set

with a 10-5 lead. The set would be defined by the great hitting of Heath once again as she came away with seven kills pushing her total to 25 to this point on the night and she would end with the second highest kills for Metro since 2007 with 26. Metro would come away with a dominating win 25-16.

The final set was a rough one for the Roadrunners as the Orediggers came out hot and poured it on to start the match 11-4. The Runners tried to comeback late in the set, but it wasn’t enough, as the Orediggers won the set 15-10.

“They were just better then we were in the fifth set. In the sets that we won we served them tough and we made them struggle to run their offense the way they wanted to,” head coach Debbie Hendricks said.

Metro outscored CSM 79-67, but the team’s 42 errors proved costly.

Despite the loss the team was still pleased with their performance against the Orediggers.

“We all felt pretty good about it. Even though we lost, we all worked really hard and we know we are right there,” Heath said.

There is a good chance the team will get another shot at the Orediggers in the postseason when it really counts, and the Runners feel pretty good about their chances.

“They can’t beat us three times in a row.

We wont let that happen,” sophomore right sider Lauren Quijano said.

It was a well-rounded night with multiple players making major contributors.

MSU Denver senior Vanessa Gemignani sets fhe ball for junior middle blocker Daleah Whitaker in the Roadrunners 3-2 loss at Colorado School of Mines Nov. 3. Photo courtesy of Andy Schlicting • aschlic1@msudenver.edu

Haun led with 15 kills followed closely by Heath with 12. Junior defensive specialist Alex Green led with 16 digs and sophomore defensive specialist Savannah Garcia had 13. Senior setter Vanessa Gemignani led the team in assists with 46.

“I feel pretty confident. We’re slowing peaking and its really good and I’m just really excited to play,” said Quijano about next week’s matchup.

The Roadrunners will finish the season on the road against Black Hills State University Nov. 9 and Chadron State College Nov. 10.

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Freshman forward Danny Arrubla leads Roadrunners soccer offense Maranda Ryser mryser@msudenver.edu

Metro freshman forward Danny Arrubla fights for position against Oredigger defender/midfielder Sean Helster in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference semifinal Nov. 2 at Colorado Mines. The Roadrunners lost 2-0. Photo by Melanie J. Rice • mrice20@msudenver.edu

Danny Arrubla is only a freshman but is already a leader.

Metro forward Arrubla led the men’s soccer team in every offensive category this season.

To top it all off, Arrubla recorded the first hat trick of his collegiate career, making him the first freshman to achieve a hat trick in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game, against Adams State University Oct. 23.

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have a hat trick, so I was really excited about it,” Arrubla said.

Roadrunner head coach Ken Parson said that a hat trick is not something you normally see.

“I think Danny does well with his chances,” Parson said. “That was a game where he had three solid looks at goal and was able to put away all of them. You don’t expect that every game from him.”

Arrubla, from Chandler, Ariz., started 20 games for the Roadrunners and led with 33 points, 13 goals, seven assists and four game-winning goals. Arrubla also had 32 shots on goal with a .457 percentage rate.

“We did not go into the season saying for us to be a good team he has to be productive and score a lot of goals for us,” Parsons said.

“It has been a pleasant surprise to see him respond so quickly in his career.”

Arrubla’s teammates are also happy about his contributions.

“He is always there to score when we need him to,” freshman midfielder Jacob Candelaria said.

Parsons added that Arrubla is not only a good player but a good teammate.

“He is not a ball hog and he has got plenty of assists on the year. He can bring other players into the game,” Parsons said.

Arrubla may lead the team offensively, but he is not selfish with his reason.

“I’m working for the seniors on the team because I know it is their last year in college.

I’m trying to make it the best for them,” Arrubla said.

As Arrubla’s freshman year of soccer came to an end in the 2-0 RMAC semifinal loss, which was against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 2, he continues to have high hopes for his team.

“The guys on this team have a lot of heart. I hope we win an RMAC championship in the years to come, and that we can give it a good run in the NCAA tournament in the future,” Arrubla said.

Arrubla has proven his dedication and success as a freshman and has many excited to see where he goes with his years left, including his coach.

“I do not think we go in with any hopes and dreams for our players, other than the fact we want to them to have a quality experience here, and to get their degrees,” Parsons said. “We give them the best opportunity to be productive as soccer players, and Danny has demonstrated that early on.”

Metro men’s soccer Metro men’s soccer end their season with a 2-0 loss at No. 23 Colorado School of Mines duriing the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament semifinals in Golden, Colo.

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