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September 5, 2013

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Lady Runners ready to serve

Metro Volleyball head coach Debbie Hendricks gathers her players around for a quick huddle during the friendly match against the Metro alumni volleyball team on Aug. 31 at the Auraria Event Center.

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“Evil Dead: The Musical” humors Denver 7

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Everyone included in GLBT welcome back

CCD sophomore Jay Pathak plays a game of “ladder golf” during the LGBTQIA Welcome Back Week event, Aug. 28, at 9th Street Park.

Photo by Timothy Hurst • thurst3@msudenver.edu

Maureen Bayne mbayne@msudenver.edu @maureen_themet The GLBT Student Services hosted their biannual welcome back event Aug. 28, providing food, fun, games and awareness for students on campus.

“The event is mostly to let people know, ‘hey, we’re here, here’s what we do, come meet and greet,’” said Sam Smith, a junior at the University of Colorado-Denver.

The GLBTSS also wanted to create a safe space for new and returning students who consider themselves members or allies.

“We’re open to everybody,” said Craig Toth, a sophomore at MSU Denver.

Steve Willich, director of the GLBTSS, encouraged students who want to get involved to come visit their office in Tivoli 213.

“It’s a great place to meet folks,” Willich said. “If you need the services, we’re there. If you want the community space to hang out in, or a safe space to come hang out in—that’s what we’re there for.”

This year, the organization has a lot of events planned for those who want to get involved.

“Our next event that will be coming up will be the High Tea,” Smith said. “It’s a — basically, a fancy tea party that we do every year to honor our allies.”

Other events include Bisexual Awareness Day in November, Day of Drag, Holocaust Day of Remembrance and National Coming Out

Day. “National Coming Out Day is probably our biggest event that we’ve got this semester,” Willich said. “We have Dan Savage coming to speak on campus for that.”

Colorado saw a dramatic change in gay rights over the past year.

In May, the Colorado Civil Union Act went into place, making Colorado the latest addition to states that allow same-sex civil unions.

“More and more everyday, we gain more acceptance, but, at the same time, it’s still really hard,” Smith said. “People are still really ­— they stigmatize us, I guess is the best way to put it. And there’s inner-stigmatization too. There’s a lot of conflict in between the ‘G,’ the ‘L,’ the ‘B’ and the ‘T.’” Willich said that, although Denver is a more liberal city in comparison to other places, there are still some instances of discrimination on campus.

“We help take care of them, whether it’s through student conduct or conflict resolution, things like that,” Willich said. “We’ll help take care of those issues when they do come up.”

While they are happy with the passing of the Colorado Civil Unions Act, many people in the GLBT community are not satisfied with how slowly change is coming.

“Yeah, we got the same-sex rights going on,” Smith said. “We finally have civil unions, but we’ve got a long way to go.”

GLBT Events Sept. 25: High Tea 3-5 p.m.

Tivoli 440 Oct. 10: National Coming Out Day Starts 11 a.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle Nov. 1: Co-LEADS Conference Starts 8 a.m.

Tivoli Turnhalle Nov. 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance Starts 10 a.m.

Mulitcultural Lounge Above: MSUD senior and GSA Vice President Cara Holmes, right, adds some flavor to MSUD junior Sam Leifheit’s snowcone during the LGBTQIA Welcome Back Week event, Aug. 28, at 9th Street Park.

Below: MSUD junior Ashley Amaya plays a round of croquet during the LGBTQIA’s Welcome Back Week event, Aug. 28, at 9th Street Park.

Photos by Timothy Hurst • thurst3@msudenver.edu

Dec. 2: World Aids Day Starts 9 a.m.

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Financial act leads to financial aid changes Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu @nikki_themet With the Aug. 10 passing of the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, interest rates are going down, but financial aid confusion isn’t going anywhere.

With the new rules in place for the 2013-2014 school year, interest rate rules are changing. Though it is a change for the cheaper, it’s a change that just keeps fluctuating.

“This legislation has adjusted the interest rates on Federal Direct Stafford and PLUS Loans effective July 1, 2013, tying them to the 10-year Treasury Bill note plus a statutory add-on,” said Cynthia Hejl, director of financial aid at MSU Denver. “Moving forward, Federal Direct Loans will be ‘variablefi xed,’ meaning students would receive a new rate with each new loan, but then that rate would be fi xed for the life of the loan.”

Originally, rates were supposed to rise on July 1, but the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act reversed and reduced the current rates, even capping future interest rates.

With student loan debt rising every year, legislation like this has more impact than ever. According to the Colorado Department of Higher Education, the average debt for a student completing their Bachelor’s degree is $24,850.

“In 2011-2012, $1,256,673,056 in loans were issued to students in Colorado,” said Celina Duran, the financial aid administrator at the Colorado Department of Higher Education. “That’s annual debt, not debt upon graduation. The most recent default rate for Colorado is 10.1 percent The rate varies by institution. In 2011-2012 58 percent of graduates had some amount of loan debt.”

According to the Office of Financial Aid, the act will make rates 3.86 percent for both subsidized and unsubsidized Undergraduate Stafford Loans, 5.41 percent for Graduate Stafford Loans and 6.41 percent for Parent PLUS and Grad PLUS Loans.

“Students will need to be mindful of their current interest rates every year and be careful with their borrowing levels,” Hejl said.

She said it’s this mindfulness students need to keep up throughout their college career and time borrowing, “Students should read our website on understanding information regarding their loans,” Hejl said. “We also send out yearly emails to students to inform them of their current loan debt. Students should always be aware of how much loan debt they have and to not try and borrow the maximum amounts each year. They need to understand how much their monthly payments will be when they are in repayment. The government has expectations when students are on financial aid. Students should read our emails carefully and also review our website to understand how financial aid works and what may be requested by our office.”

According to the Office of Financial Aid, about 70 percent of MSU Denver students have loans. It offers several resources to students to help manage their debt, including a debt management web page and email address. Duran also stressed the importance of financial literacy for all students.

“Students should only borrow what they need and take as many classes as they can handle,” Duran said. “If students can finish in four years or less, they should. The longer it takes to complete, the more a student is likely to borrow. A rule of thumb is that a student should not borrow more than the expected starting salary of a job out of college.”

On Sept. 11, MSU Denver will launch a financial literacy program in accordance with American Student Assistance called $ALT, which will provide services like tools to track loans, tips for borrowing and money management, discounts and scholarship,

internship and job help. “$ALT is a game-changing new membership program that helps students and families navigate financing a higher education, successfully manage any resulting debt, and build money skills for life,” according to the program’s website, saltmoney.org. “$ALT gives you in-depth information on a range of financial topics, without any of the mumbo-jumbo you don’t need.”

Healthy Pursuits

A Full Spectrum of Fitness and Wellness Fall 2013 Class Schedule Monday 11–11:50 a.m.

Abs & Back PE 104E • Julie

Tuesday 11:00 –11:50 a.m.

Yoga for Stress Management PE 103 • Svetlana

Wednesday Thursday 11–11:50 a.m.

Abs & Back PE 104E • Julie

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Indoor Cycle

Pilates

Indoor Cycle

Pilates

Hatha Yoga PE 103 • Derik

Adaptive Fitness (free for students) One-on-one training custom designed for people with disabilities.

12:30–1:20 p.m.

12:30–1:20

12:30–1:20 p.m.

12:30–1:20 p.m.

noon–12:50 p.m.

Personal Training

Total Fitness

Warrior Women Total Fitness

Warrior Women Total Fitness PE 111G • Maureen

PE 201 • JD

One-on-one or buddy trainer designed to fit individual or partner goals.

12:30–1:20 p.m.

12:30–1:20 p.m.

noon–12:50 p.m.

Boot Camp

Hydrobix

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PE 201 • Jody

PE 104W • Will

PE 103 • Beth

PE 111G • Maureen

PE 201 • Jody

PE 104W • Will

PE 102 • Rachel

PE 103 • Beth

PE 102 • Rachel

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This 8 week weight management program includes group exercise training (advanced and beginner) and nutrition coaching.

Classes start on September 16.

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For more information about a program please call 303.556.3210

Fall 2013 Drop-in Schedule Fitness Center – PE 110

Monday–Thursday 6:30 a.m.–8:50 p.m.

Friday 6:30 a.m.–5:50 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m.–3:50 p.m.

East Court – 104 E

Monday/Wednesday 9:15–10:45 a.m.

Tuesday/Thursday (drop-in soccer) 12:30–1:45 p.m.

West Court – 104 W

Monday/Wednesday 9:15–10:45 a.m., 1:30–6 p.m.

Tuesday/Thursday 12:15– 3:45 p.m.

Friday 1– 5:50 p.m.

Fitness Loft – PE 201

Monday– Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Pool – PE 102

Monday/Wednesday 6:30–8 a.m., 12:15–2 p.m., 5–7 p.m.

Tuesday/Thursday 7–9 a.m., 12:15–2 p.m., 5–7 p.m.

Friday 7–9 a.m., 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

Saturday 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Racquetball/Squash – PE 111 Dance Studio – PE 215

A high intensity class. You must be able to run 1 mile, perform 20 push-ups and have no current joint issues. Classes begin on September 16.

To reserve the court or studio please come to PE Room 108 or email Mary Kay McCue at ballma@msudenver.edu

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A member of the family: Precious pooch lost, but never forgotten Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu @nikki_themet The love of my dog was more than I ever could have imagined, and more than I could ever forget.

Rudy was all fluffy ears, floppy paws and curly strawberry blonde fur. I was 10 years old when my dad brought home the 2-year-old cocker spaniel in the back of his pickup truck, and I immediately was enamored.

My family gave him a blue collar, and he gave us a wagging tail, muddy paw prints and a foreverpuppy smile. Nearly 12 years later, he gave his last breath, and we gave a lifetime of love to take with him.

But even that could never be enough for all the happiness he gave me and my family. Even at his cleaning-up-poopiest, his chocolate-eating-grossest and his bark-at-everything-loudest, he was still the best pup I could imagine.

For every scold-worthy moment, there were dozens of endearing ones. My two younger brothers and parents loved him dearly, and he loved them back from wet nose to little stumpy tail. Rudy filled our home and family with plenty of cuddles and unconditional love.

He was my baby boy.

The jingle of his tags always announced his arrival, along with the pant of his open-mouthed joy. His nails on the linoleum floor always ruined his attempts to sneak into the kitchen.

During the colder months, he begrudgingly wore striped and argyle sweaters, and as much as he hated them, he wore them like a

little champ.

My boy was best friends with everything, from our cat that hated him to the critters that would steal pieces of his food. My childhood home was like a beacon for every squirrel in Lakewood to come and get a free meal. Rudy wouldn’t chase a single one away, as he happily sat aside while they enjoyed his kibble.

Once, on an icy early winter day, a garter snake froze to death in our yard. Being the good pawmaritan that he was, he took him to his water bowl and propped him up in the hopes that a drink would save him.

Rudy was about 4 years old when he started having seizures. In his last few years, he started to go deaf. As most elderly dogs do, he began to have a hard time moving around.

The last couple years of his life were undoubtedly difficult, and it hurts my heart to think he was in pain, but he never showed it.

Even up until the day before he left us, he was smiling his youngat-heart smile and wagging his little tail as fast as ever.

On Aug. 31, my mother and brother found Rudy crying and struggling in the backyard. He had a seizure, and my brother carried him carefully to his bed so he could be comfortable. Amidst my brother’s tears, Rudy calmed down, at peace in the arms of one of his loved ones.

At about 11 a.m., Rudy left his body, but he will never leave us.

Even in his last moments, as I pet his gray-furred face and felt his heart stop beating in his chest, his

I lost the ability to drive three-and-a half years ago.

Before the day I turned in my driver’s license, I loved to drive just to see how far I could go before it was time to turn around and head home.

I used to pack my 13-yearold son into my little car, cash my paycheck and head for Colorado Springs.

I’m not sure how we started our twice-monthly treks to the Springs.

We hit the Air Force Academy once and my son took the opportunity to ride the slide at Focus on the Family, something he’d passed on when he was a wee lad of five.

Usually, though, our destination was Garden of the Gods.

Walks were short. Our ultimate goal was the Garden of the Gods Trading Post.

There were closer places to

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brown eyes showed as much soul as any human’s. As my youngest brother and I cried, petting him and begging him to hold on, he looked up at me, eyes as kind and loving as they were when my dad opened the shell of his truck to show me my new pet.

He held on long enough to see his people again and to say goodbye. Everyone but my dad got to see him before he bounded off to the big dog park in the sky. His whole life was dedicated to loving us, and I hope that we provided him with as happy a life as he gave us.

Rudy will always be my dog, my family’s forever-fur-friend.

Even now, as the pain of losing him

is raw and aching, the relief that he is no longer hurting and the memory of the love he brought us fills my heart with happiness.

I was lucky to have had such a beautiful little boy in my life, and just his furry little gingery paws running through my mind are enough to remind me how lucky I was.

If all dogs go to heaven, I hope that other critters do too. My Rudy deserves some company.

And I know that someday, he will be waiting there for me to bring him a new blue collar and to reluctantly don an argyle sweater.

Until then, baby boy.

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get huckleberry chocolate bars and tacky shot glasses, but those other places didn’t have sluices to “pan” for polished rocks ($5 a bucket).

Hitting a closer place like Lookout Mountain was not the same as getting lost in the circular streets of Castle Rock on the way south.

The Garden of the Gods Trading Post is historic and has been there forever.

Okay, it’s been there since the 1920s, but we couldn’t think

of a better place to browse for overpriced tourist merchandise.

Another payday would roll around and we would be off.

My son is now carrying the keys to an Acura in pocket and is two weeks away from his driver’s license.

He’s been going over my schedule looking for just the right day. We’re trading seats, cashing my paycheck and heading for Colorado Springs.

We plan to get lost in Castle Rock on the way.

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Resurrecting a cult classic with harmony Cast Ash: Jason Lythgoe Scott: Chris Arneson Cheryl: Erica Trisler Linda: Savannah Lake Shelly: Natasha Gleichmann Jake: Preston Adams Annie: Ember Everett Ed: Eli Stewart Moose/Knowby/etc: Patrick Brownson Tree/Tech: David Ballew

Crew Left to Right: Natasha Gleichmann (Shelly), Chris Arneson (Scotty), Jason Lythgoe (Ash), and Savannah Lake (Linda) played major roles in The Bug Theater’s “Evil Dead: The Musical.”

Photo courtesy of The Bug Theater and Equinox Theatre Denver’s Facebook.

Jason Lythgoe (Ash) and Natasha Gleichmann (Shelly) both took part in The Bug Theater’s “Evil Dead: The Musical.”

Photo courtesy of The Bug Theater and Equinox Theatre Denver’s Facebook.

Kayla Whitney kwhitne2@msudenver.edu @kayla_themet The Bug Theater is getting groovy and Bruce Campbell would be proud.

The infamous horror flick and cult classic “The Evil Dead” has been revived by Denver’s own Bug Theater and retitled “Evil Dead:

The Musical.”

That’s right — a musical based off the horrific, yet hilarious Sam Raimi original. The score features a variety of comical songs including, “Look Who’s Evil Now,” “What the Fuck was That?” and “Do the Necronomicon.”

“What I’m really amazed with is the caliber of the production,” the show’s director Deb Flomberg

told Westword. “We’ve gone to great expense to make sure that this is a fully realized, really strong production. My cast is absolutely incredible. Jason Lythgoe, who plays Ash, is so fantastic, down to the Bruce Campbell chin. He even looks the part. Everybody in the cast is fantastic.”

When choosing seats, audience members are warned of the “Splatter Zone” — which are the first four rows. Anyone sitting in the zone is prone to be doused with fake blood throughout the performance. The “Splatter Zone” experiences a bloody end to the first act with a deadite (zombie) beheading and squirt guns filled with fake blood drenching the crowd from beneath the stage. The second act doesn’t get any more forgiving. “[The fake blood] tastes horrible,” said Heather Peters, an audience member who sat in the “Splatter Zone” and was wearing a white poncho spattered with blood.

“It was in my drink, I got it in my eyes. We had these fans to help keep us cool and I was trying to protect my face.”

Peters is normally not a horror fan and had never seen the original “The Evil Dead” film. The gore and fake blood didn’t stop her from enjoying the show. “[It] was absolutely outstanding,” Peters said. “I think I have pain in my face from smiling and

laughing so hard.”

The premise to the show is simple: five friends — Ash, Scott, Cheryl, Linda and Shelly — set out to spend their spring break in an abandoned cabin in the woods.

As the cast jokes about in the song “Cabin in the Woods,” what could possibly go wrong? Of course, everything goes wrong and the group slowly becomes demons after they recite a passage from the “Necronomicon” (the Book of the Dead).

Thankfully, the legendary Ashley “Ash” Williams (originally played by Bruce Campbell) saves the day with his trusty boomstick — aka his shotgun — and a chainsaw that takes the place of his hand after he cuts it off because it became possessed.

“Evil Dead: The Musical” doesn’t just focus on “The Evil Dead,” but includes bits from its sequels, “Evil Dead II” and “Army of Darkness.” The end of the musical is bound to catch the attention of diehard “Evil Dead” fans.

Whether a fan of Raimi’s cult classic or not, “Evil Dead: The Musical” is a fantastic homage to the original film. The overwhelming amount of farce, parody, horror and humor is perfect for horror and comedy fans alike.

The Bug Theater will be showing the musical until Sept. 14, every Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Director: Deb Flomberg Assistant Director/Choreographer: Christian Munck Music Director: Hunter Hall Stage Manager: Kate Blair Makeup: Evan Cannon

Upcoming Sept. 5: “Pink Floyd: The Wall by Northern Strangers” 8:30 p.m.

Sept. 19: “Emerging Filmmakers Project” 8 p.m.

Sept. 20: “Mike Boryla The Disappearing Quarterback” 7 p.m. $25-$30 Sept. 27: “The Grawlix” 10:30 p.m. $10 Oct. 4 – 26: “Night of the Living Dead” Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m.

Additional reporting by Joseph Rios • jrios11@msudenver.edu @joseph_themet

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New CVA craft exhibit thinks outside the socks

Amber Alves pauses in front of her art piece, “The United States of Cuteness” Aug. 30 at The Center For Visual Art.

Artist Francine Campone talks about her handmade art piece, “Koan #1: Joshua’s Dog,” with Lorraine Heth Aug. 30 at the Center For Visual Arts.

Photo by Charlie Hanson • chanso12@msudenver.edu

Stephanie Alderton salderto@msudeenver.edu @stephanie_themet

Francine Campone’s “Koan #1: Joshua’s Dog “ on display Aug. 30 at The Center For Visual Art. Photo by Charlie Hanson • chanso12@ msudenver.edu

A string of cast-iron buttons the size of dinner plates hangs off the wall. The outline of a paper lace dress glows luminescent against a backlight in the corner. On the floor sits a much-larger-than-life pincushion prickling with footlong needles.

The “Art by Craft” exhibition at MSU Denver’s Center for Visual Art showcases the work of artists who use traditional craft materials to make more than just sweaters and socks.

The exhibit, which opened

Aug. 30, is put on by the Denver Handmade Alliance, an organization that works to support the craft community of the Denver area.

“The whole mission of the program is to show elevated craft,” Erin McMillin, director of the DHA, said about the exhibit.

Although this is the DHA’s fifth annual “Art by Craft” exhibition, it’s the first to collaborate with the CVA. McMillin said the pristine, white-walled gallery “serves everyone’s art well because it shows it to be at that level.”

At the opening reception on Friday, the gallery space housing the exhibit was crowded with artists and their admirers. Cecily Cullen, the creative director at the CVA, said she expects an even bigger crowd Sept. 6, since the gallery is open late on the first and third Friday every month.

Laura Rogers Phelps, a featured craft artist who is also a performance artist, will be performing a piece that night.

Not all the six artists featured in the exhibit are DHA members, but they all have backgrounds in art or crafts, or both.

Francine Campone, who is being featured in the exhibit for the first time, said she has been sewing and knitting ever since she was a kid, but began experimenting with

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less practical, more artistic forms of craft just four years ago.

Her exhibit piece, “Koan #1: Joshua’s Dog,” is a piece of cream-colored fabric draped over a pedestal, with the words “Does a dog have Buddha nature or not?” scribbled over and over on its surface. A piece of patchwork embroidery running down the middle depicts many-colored fish, and two intricate knots grace either side of the piece. Campone said her Zen Buddhist faith inspired the work.

“I do Koan practice, which means the teacher confronts you with a story which presents you with an unsolvable question,” she said. “This [fabric] is the robe I wore when I was working on this koan and I want to convey the experience of wrestling with this paradox. You sit with a koan and it seems like it’s written into your skin, and eventually you become the question, become very intimate with the question.”

The knots and the fish also convey Zen symbolism: the fish represent the metaphor of salmon swimming upstream, used to symbolize the search for enlightenment; and the knots are the kind made by Japanese monks as gifts to those who help them.

Another artist, Sista Luna, has a different story. She has a fine arts background but said she enjoys

working with craft materials as well. This is her second year in the show. Her piece, “Mark Making,” looks like an abstract black and white drawing, but instead of ink on paper, it is done in cross-stitch in a circular frame about three times the usual size.

“I’ve always been very interested, throughout my thesis work in college, in mark making,” Luna said. “I’m interested in authenticity in artwork, and I feel like the marks that you make are kind of like leftover whispers of that creative moment.”

She said her piece is based on the idea of “drawing with thread.”

It’s larger than a typical crossstitch pattern because she enjoys drawing large, and this is essentially a drawing.

Each of the seven pieces in the exhibit is unique, but they all have one thing in common: they have much more to say than the average handmade sweater.

The “Art by Craft” exhibit is on display until Sept. 21 at the CVA at 965 Santa Fe Drive in Denver.

The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. It is open until 8 p.m. on the first and third Fridays. All current exhibits are free and open to the public.

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The Blue Rider refines their psychedelic sound Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu @tobias_themet Since late 2011, Denver rock band The Blue Rider has been transmitting alternative psychedelic sounds and honing their rock ‘n’ roll image. Their live shows glisten with a dynamic glowing energy and are more like a psychotherapeutic experience than anything else.

The boys in The Blue Rider have evolved into a rock powerhouse and are ready to release their self-titled debut album on local indie record label, Hot Congress Records, on Sept. 10.

Headlining at the Hi-Dive on Aug. 30, The Blue Rider celebrated the pre-release of their album alongside electro-sensation Kitty Crimes and the party-pop garage rockers, Dirty Few. The Metropolitan was able to catch up with keyboardist/organist/piano player, Mark “Shoosz” Shusterman to inquire about what’s going on in the life of The Blue Rider.

The Metropolitan: How did The Blue Rider come together?

Mark Shoosz: Apathy and bud-hood.

Met: What bands were you guys in prior to forming The Blue Rider?

MS: Widowers, Constellations, Warhawk and more. We’ve all been in bands since we were kids.

Met: How would you describe the sound you guys play to those that have never heard you guys?

MS: Psych-soul.

Met: There’s a strong psychadelic influence in your music, what are some influences: living, dead, local and national that you guys are into?

MS: 13th Floor Elevators, Night Beats, Broken Spirits, Rolling Stones and Jack Nicholson.

We had a lot of fun with that video.

Fez is even in it!

Met: Can you tell us about your self-titled album that’s about to come out?

MS: The self-titled album was a trip for us. We recorded it in a basement with more whiskey than food. When a human being doesn’t see natural light for three days straight, it starts to question things. Thus the birth of this album.

Met: How has the process been since releasing the single,

“Way Out West” in 2012?

MS: The process since “Way Out West” has been great. We’ve done some short tours, gotten into fist fights with each other and gotten into the pocket, deep.

psychedelic-air-and-space that reaches around backward to the greatest moments in the history of music and reaches forward to the day they clone Will Smith (not as far off as you might think).

Met: How stoked are you guys for the album release show?

MS: We are super stoked 3000 for the release show. We are all gonna shave.

Met: What does the future hold for The Blue Rider?

MS: The future. We hope to travel. Probably a European tour and maybe some new shoes. We will have another recording coming out this winter. The future is now.

Met: What can viewers expect?

MS: Viewers can expect a lot of deep-in-the-cut rock ‘n’ roll with

Met: The new single, “12-610” is super rad, can you tell us about what went into writing that song?

MS: Rett [Rogers] and Scott [Beck] were surfing, talking music and Martin Buber. Scott mentioned an address, a place he used to know. Rett said, “bub, that’s a song.”

Met: And how about the video for “12-6-10.” Where did the inspiration come from for that?

MS: Bruce Conner, check him out. The effects of shooting on fi lm.

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Right place right time for Franz Kailyn Lamb klamb@msudenver.edu @kailyn_themet

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The beat-heavy Scottish band Franz Ferdinand have returned with their fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right

Action.

Though the band seems to have more commercial success in the U.K., the singles that do make it here are stuck in your head for years to come. “Take Me Out,” a single from the 2004 self-titled album, still gets airplay on the radio every so often.

The thrumming beats found on old hits like “Take Me Out” and “No You Girls” are still present on the newest album and may have even been perfected.

Songs like the album’s second track “Evil Eye” refuse to be used as background music and instead pull you in with a steady

drumbeat mixed with quirky sounds and Alex Kapranos’ vocals that make you get up and dance.

The album’s first two singles that leaked, “Right Action” and “Love Illumination,” were released digitally via YouTube on June 27, a full two months before the album’s release date of Aug. 27 in the states.

With “Right Action” as the opening track for the album, it is hard to not get sucked in, and then immediately fall in love with the rest of the record.

Songs such as “Bullet” blend sound and vocals harmoniously, while even the lyrics seem geared to the toe tapping, stuck in your head goodness.

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is worth a listen, or two, or maybe even 10 just for good measure.

It leaves die-hard fans like myself hoping that I won’t have to wait five years for the next album.

New Dodos album hits home Tobias Krause tkrause3@msudenver.edu @tobias_themet

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Since 2005, Meric Long and Logan Kroeber, better known as The Dodos, have stuck to a rather non-traditional method of mak-

ing music.

The Dodos released their fifth full-length album, Carrier, on Polyvinyl Records, full of a wide-ranging selection of powerful but emotional songs.

Their alternative takes on making music feature Kroeber on a standard drum kit sans a bass drum, with a tambourine fashioned to his boot. Long is a finger picking guitar wizard who traditionally plays on acoustic guitars but rather favors an electric six-string, which works well in his favor on Carrier.

Carrier features another different approach of song writing from the San Francisco alt-rockers. The duo ventured outside of their typical acoustic recording process by the inspiration of former Women guitarist and Dodos touring musician Christopher Reimer. His untimely death in 2012 brought a great deal of despair and remorse to the lives of the Dodos musical family, but his

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Photo courtesy of Polyvinyl Records

artistic talent and unique recording process of laying down vocals before finishing all of the instrumental recordings lives on. It drove Long and Kroeber to create something powerful and memorable.

The end result is a full length LP that unfolds like a storybook. Themes ranging from losing a loved one (Reimer) and being forced to pick up the pieces and start all over again, line the eleven-track album.

Reimer’s death brought out life-changing feelings of remorse specifically on the albums fourth track, “Stranger.” The intense electric finger picking from Long carries a world on his shoulders while bringing a sound of life back through an excellent approach of song making, while Long’s lyrical arrangement flow perfectly alongside Kroeber’s pristine rhythm section.

The emotion put into each and every track on Carrier is reminiscent to a Jose Gonzalez masterpiece without copying an identical feeling from the singer/songwriter.

The Dodos may have been carelessly overlooked because of bands such as the Fleet Foxes and The Shins, but after Carrier hits your eardrums, they are surely to become the next big thing on indie pop radio stations across the country.

Tasty tunes at Denver festival Rodney A. Dean Rdean8@msudenver.edu

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The great Downtown Denver tradition of music, food, art, crafts and crowds at the Taste of Colorado Festival held on Labor Day weekend.

The “people watching” was exceptional and so was the food. One of the keys to the success of the Taste is the musical acts brought in to entertain the holiday audience. This review is to acknowledge a job well done, and to thank the powers that be for bringing the Aaron Neville Quintet to Denver Saturday evening.

Aaron Neville is the consummate performer, and the supporting cast of characters in the quintet are just as professional and talented. The musical set was geared toward people like myself, ones who remember listening to Aaron Neville music at high school house parties and dancing the night away.

The performance at the Taste of Colorado main stage was classic Aaron Neville, and the vibe the music created allowed strangers to dance together like old friends and old friends to act like, well let’s just say better old friends.

The Aaron Neville Quintet saxophonist, and Neville brother Charles, provided the crowd with blistering melodic saxophone interludes which added to an already eclectic, and energetic atmosphere. The group used the energy the crowd provided to activate the innermost dancing desires and to deliver a world-class musical performance on the Access Health Colorado Main Stage at the Taste of Colorado.

The performance was epic, and the audience was very receptive to the musical selections that included classic standards and new material as well. All in all, the entire event was a great happening and is a reason to return to the Taste of Colorado year after year for the food and the tasty tunes.

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“Madden 25” bringing back great replay value Brandon Hart bhart14@msudenver.edu

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Normally playing sports games online after the season is over can be annoying if it’s not playing friends online, but this year’s installment of the “Madden” football series, “Madden 25,” is different from previous years.

It’s now possible to play friends, a variety of other teams and various game modes.

This installment of the “Madden” football series has an in-depth online feature that makes all other online features of Madden look terrible.

Features like Madden Ultimate Team, Connected Franchise, and an enhanced online gameplay give Madden and impressive replay value.

Any of the aforementioned features can be played in an online format.

This year they have added an active statistics update feature, now gamers can have bragging rights over their friends.

Madden’s any player trading card ingame feature known as Madden Ultimate Team has been clunky and awkward in

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recent years, but really comes to fruition this year with a roster of full seasons which include playoffs, Super Bowl appearances and cards for multiple year contracts.

This year’s “Madden” release features past and current players, coaches, stadiums and jerseys that provide a near limitless stream of game playing possibilities.

Connected Franchise mode is another awesome feature.

It includes coach mode, owner mode and player mode, which can be interchanged between each entity provided gameplay is taking place online.

Coach mode allows users to be the coach of the team and control all players and player aspects.

That means that organizing the depth chart, making trades, adding and dropping players, contract negotiations, player drafting and player development are all at the gamer’s fingertips.

Owner mode allows all of the same customization features, but it also allows gamers to move their team’s city to any number of cities across the United States, London and Mexico City.

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The RMAC ­– and all the way back Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu @mario_themet

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is the fifth oldest collegiate conference in the United States, and the oldest in Division II, surpassed only by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (Div. III, 1888), the Big Ten (Div. I, 1896), the Ohio Athletic (Div. III, 1902) and the Missouri Valley (Div. I, 1907) conferences.

Founded March 6, 1909, the RMAC was originally the Colorado Faculty Conference and included four charter members: the University of Colorado, Colorado A&M (now CSU), Colorado College and Colorado School of Mines.

In 1910, the name was changed to the Rocky Mountain Faculty Athletic Conference and membership grew to seven schools. By 1921, the conference expanded to 12 teams, and jumped to 14, three years later.

Shortly before World War II, the RMFAC went through a major shake-up as half the conference defected. CU-Boulder, CSU, BYU, Utah State, the University of Wyoming and Denver University broke ties with the RMFAC and formed the Mountain State Conference, also known at the time as the Skyline Conference.

The year 1967 marked a drastic overhaul to the conference – 15 school presidents wrestled league control away from the faculties that originally lead the league and changed the name to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The league was then given a dramatic facelift as 11 teams were

added and two divisions (Mountains and Plains) were formed.

In 1972, the two RMAC divisions were split into separate conferences due to economic reasons. The Mountains Division kept affiliation with the RMAC and the Plains Division became known as the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

Both divisions operated under the Mountain and Plains Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for a few years until the MPIAC dissolved in 1976.

Shortly after the dissolvement of the MPIAC, Paul Brechler became the first commissioner of the RMAC and was assisted by his wife, Wanda Brechler.

Women’s sports became sanctioned in the 1978-79 season. The RMAC headed into the 1980s with 10 teams.

The majority of the new decade was turbulent for the conference.

Regis declared independence from the RMAC in 1983, and by 1988, two more teams had withdrawn, dropping the membership to seven.

Just before the 1980s concluded, the RMAC saw more departure when Southern Colorado and Western New Mexico stated they would leave by 1990.

No problem. Chadron State College, Fort Hays State University, Kearney State (now the University of Nebraska at Kearney and current member) and Wayne State announced intentions to join in 1989.

However, there was a problem.

Kearney State and Wayne State withdrew their memberships during the 1990 RMAC Spring meetings.

In Aug. 1991, Kurt Patberg

took over as RMAC commissioner.

Under Patberg, all RMAC athletic institutions agreed to a three-year commitment to the league and the RMAC moved into the NCAA Division II ranks.

Anheuser-Busch, Rawlings, Phillips 66 and the Ramada HotelDenver West partnered with the RMAC as corporate sponsors, and the conference adopted a new logo.

The RMAC seal would now don all official league items.

On July 1, 1996, Metropolitan State College of Denver and Colorado Christian University became league members. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs also joined as an associate member, and Denver University was accepted back as an affiliate member. The RMAC also welcomed back Regis and Southern Colorado in the 1996 class.

The conference was now a two-division, 14-member conference and the league office relocated from Golden to Colorado Springs.

The RMAC came under new leadership Aug. 15, 1997, as Tom Wistrcill replaced commissioner Patberg, who resigned to pursue his doctorate degree. Wistrcill served three years as commissioner of the Northern Sun Conference before joining the RMAC. In 1998, the RMAC men’s and women’s postseason basketball tournament became the first conference event broadcast on live television, as Fox Sports Rocky Mountain carried the two championship games on regional cable TV. When the new millennium commenced, the national championships within the RMAC began

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piling up.

In 2000, Metro joined Adams State and Western State as national champions.

Metro won the men’s basketball championship, Adams State claimed the women’s cross-country title and Western State captured the men’s cross-country title. Fort Hays State also advanced to the finals of the Division II Baseball World Series that year and the Mesa State softball team earned its first trip to the Softball World Series.

After a three-year tenure with the RMAC, Wistrcill stepped down as commissioner in Nov. 2000. The council of presidents elected Joel R. Smith as the fourth commissioner of the RMAC in Feb. 2001.

A new commissioner for the RMAC, and more national championships for its members

followed.

In 2002, Metro won its second NCAA men’s basketball national championship. Women’s soccer brought Metro back into the national spotlight, with titles in both 2004 and 2006, bookending three consecutive years of RMAC national soccer championships. In men’s soccer, Fort Lewis College went 22-0-1 in 2005 to win its first national championship.

Since joining the NCAA in 1991, the RMAC has housed 44 NCAA national champions, and more than 30 NCAA runner-ups.

In July 2002, Smith implemented the RMAC Hall of Fame.

The first induction class was Paul and Wanda Brechler, the parents of RMAC commissioner lineage.

>>RMAC membership chart on page 13

Women’s volleyball serves up new season Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu @mario_themet

Betty Van Lith sets the ball to Vasati Fiatoa at the Metro alumni volleyball match, Aug. 31 at the Auraria Event Center.

Photo by Timothy Hurst • thurst3@msudenver.edu

After defeating the alumni Aug. 31 in the annual game, Metro women’s volleyball begins its season with a four-game tournament in Monmouth, Ore. Sept. 6-7.

The Runners will return home Sept. 13-14 for the Colorado Premier Challenge, a four-game tournament hosted by Metro that leads up to the official regular season opener Sept. 20 versus Chadron State in Chadron, Neb. In 2012, Metro finished 18-11. Of the 18 wins, 13 came during conference play, as the Runners qualified for their thirteenth consecutive NCAA tournament appearance under head coach Debbie Hendricks, who enters her fourteenth year as the leader of the Lady Runners.

Hendricks is the longest tenured coach at Metro, and is 290-118 (.711) during her career here.

“We have created a culture of winning here, and doing the small things that lead to those types of accomplishments. We’re very focused on our work ethic, our attention to detail in practice, we’re very fundamental. I think winning breeds winning and it’s as much a mentality as anything,” Hendricks said.

“We’ve been fortunate enough to have so many great coaches and players in this program that buy in to that, and help create that culture, and winning kind of takes care of itself.”

In June, Hendricks traveled to China as an assistant coach with the USA volleyball development team, which played top pro teams in and around Shanghi and Beijing.

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>>continued from page 12 “I got to watch some of the best coaches and athletes in our country. I really enjoyed the aggressiveness of their [the Chinese national team’s] game,” Hendricks said. “We’ve always run a fairly fast offense [at Metro], but we’re running it even faster this year and I think that’s partially because of my experience [in China]. There were so many little things I picked up there that I’m quietly implementing into our game. [The trip] was a great way to grow as a coach and also have a cultural experience.”

Metro was picked second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, behind preseason favorite Regis University.

Metro lost seniors Vanessa Gemignani and Amy Wong to graduation following the 2012 season, but returns an integral part of last year’s roster in junior Lauren Quijano, who was selected to the preseason all-conference team for a second consecutive year.

“Lauren has that way of easing everybody and the tension on the floor, that’s just her personality,” Hendricks said. “You don’t ever see her get too affected by things, and in a way that’s a leadership role.”

Libero Alex Green and outside hitter Alysa Heath are the only seniors on Metro’s 2013 team.

“We’re really calling for [Alex], especially in the libero position, to be the defensive and serve-receive captain,” Hendricks said. “To be more vocal in that leadership role, and she’s embracing that.”

Green played in all 29 matches and all 114 sets as the libero in 2012. Heath played in 27 matches and 108 sets at outside hitter, and led the team in kills.

“Alysa’s one of our main go-to attackers. She’s a very physical player and she just needs to be consistent in that role,” Hendricks said. “It doesn’t mean she’ll never make mistakes, but it does mean that she’ll show up every night with the same mentality of being the person that wants the ball, the person our setters have confidence in giving the ball to.”

Hendricks added, “Both of them are stepping into the leadership roles that were left from last year, and they’re doing a great job.”

The women’s volleyball team also welcomes six true freshman heading into this season: Tiffany Harris, Ryan Hoerdemann, McKenna Franzen, Brandi Torr, Mackenzie Campbell and Vasati Fiatoa.

“Honestly, they’re one of the neatest classes we’ve had in a long time,” Hendricks said. “Their buyin and commitment to their work ethic is pretty special.”

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RMAC MEMBERSHIP Emporia State 1967-1972 1909-PRESENT Adams State 1956-Present Black Hills State 2012-Present Brigham Young 1918-1937 Chadron State 1989-Present Colorado 1909-1937 Colorado Christian 1996-Present Colorado College 1909-1910, 1914-1967 Colorado Mines 1909-Present Colorado State 1909-1937 Colorado State Pueblo 1967-1972, 19761990, 1996-Present Denver Universty 1910-1937, 1996-1997

Fort Hays State 1967-1972, 1989-2006 Fort Lewis 1967-1990, 1994-Present Idaho State 1948-1958 Mesa State 1975-Present Metro State 1996-Present Montana State 1917-1959 New Mexico Highlands 1968-69, 1974-1988, 1990-Present NebraskaKearney 1989-90, 1994-2012 Nebraska-Omaha 1967-1972 Northern Colorado 1924-1972

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Pittsburg State 1967-1972 Regis 1967-1983, 1996-Present Southern Utah 1967-1986 UC-Colorado Springs 1997- Present Utah 1910-1937 Utah State 1914-1937 Washburn 1967-1972 Wayne State 1989-1990 Western New Mexico 1967-1990, 2006-Present Western State 1924-Present Westminster 1977-1978 Wyoming 1921-1937 Chart courtesy of rmacsports.org

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June 21 -July 22 When you fi nally come to terms with your fear of ketchup, mustard and relish it might be time to quit your job at Jack in the Box.

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August 23 -September 22 If you happen to come across David Lee Roth eating rotisserie chicken in his car with the windows up in a motel parking lot, keep walking.

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September 23 -October 22 The next flute player you see on the street will be the star behind the groovy hold music you have to put up with waiting to talk to a banker.

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