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Drag performer Diamond Starr readies himself for her set at the drag show in the Tivoli Turnhalle on Feb. 14. Love is a Drag was put on by the MSU Denver LGBTQ Student Resource Center.
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National emergency crosses a line
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Denver teachers strike gold in clash with DPS By Madison Lauterbach
2021-22 school years, totaling an estimated
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$50 Million in increases over the next 3 years. Will Jones, the director of media
After 15 months of negotiations and
relations said that this funding would
three days of striking, the Denver Classroom
come from extensive cuts to central office
Teachers Association and Denver Public
positions at the price of $10.5 million
Schools have reached a historic agreement.
and “significant investments of any new
Just before dawn on Feb. 14 the two sides put an end to a dispute that gained national attention after an overnight
funding from the state to ensure that we can provide these guaranteed increases.” The biggest disagreement between
negotiation. The deal, which still has yet
the two parties came over the incentive
to be approved by the union’s membership
pay for teachers working at the districts
and the district school board, was the result
30 designated high priority, or Title I,
31 hours of bargaining over two separate
schools. These schools are prioritized
sessions which spanned just over three
largely based on the number of students
days. The agreement puts an additional
on the free and reduced lunch program.
$23.1 million toward teacher pay or $25.2
Gould said that these incentives can be
million with incentives, awards educators
unreliable and unpredictable because
average raises of 11.7 percent next year and
the district can change the designation
establishes a new salary schedule that starts
based on a handful of missing forms
at $45,800 a year and tops out at $100,000
for free and reduced lunches.
annually, according to The Denver Post. Robert Gould, the lead negotiator
“The school may be five or six forms
Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
Robert Gould braces for the cold weather at a union press conference on the steps of the Capitol the week before teachers went on strike on Feb. 4.
short of the required percentage. The
for the union, said that despite the
teachers would then lose that status, and if
Students and parents were happy to
us truly realize the impact the strike had
huge wins for Denver teachers, the
it happened a few years in a row they would
have their teachers back in the classroom,
on our students and put our dedication
deal ultimately puts them in the middle
completely lose that status,” Gould said.
as videos were shown of educators being
to our students in physical form.”
of the pack when it comes to pay in
In the new agreement, the amount of
Colorado and across the country. “We definitely got a lot of great wins
greeted with high-fives and hugs at schools
Online voting by educators to ratify
the Title I bonus was lowered from $2,800
throughout the district. Allison Hicks,
the strike-ending agreement will begin
to $2,000, but the smaller bonus will be
a teacher at Colfax Elementary School,
Tuesday, and an informational meeting
for teachers. It’s a huge victory, but at the
given to all the schools that are labeled
said that it felt great to be back in the
will be held the same day. A simple
same time, when you look back at what
Title I by the government, not the district.
classroom and she missed her students.
majority is required to ratify the deal, and
happened over the last 10 years, it’s like
The remaining difference of $800 per
‘O.K. good, we’re catching up finally’.
bonus goes into base pay. Jones said the
worth it. The day all of us teachers came
We’re not losing ground,” Gould said.
district agreed to this proposal because
back our students rushed out the doors
they understand that retention at these
and showered us with love and hugs,”
high priority schools is a “critical need.”
Hicks said. “This moment alone made
The district also offered guaranteed cost of living raises for the 2020-21 and
“Going on strike was exhausting but so
if it fails, union leaders have said they will return to the table with the district.
Ballot initiatives set for May municiple election Design by Zhen Tang ztang@msudenver.edu
$15 Minimum Wage for DIA Workers
The Right to Survive Initiative
Massive development has taken place at Denver International Airport over the last few years as it takes the place of the fifth busiest airport in the country. The initiative would mandate that wages for all workers at DIA be increased to a minimum of $15 an hour by 2021 to keep up with cost of living.
The initiative asks Denver voters whether the city should allow people to rest, sleep and eat in public. The initiative is intended to overturn the city’s ban on camping that has been in place since 2012.
FOR
Homeless advocates like Denver Homeless Out Loud and Occupy Denver say the camping ban is used by Denver Police as a way of conducting “street checks” and the subsequent tickets or court summons can be costly to people that are already struggling.
FOR
Supporters of the initiative are UNITE HERE Local 23, the Denver Area Labor Federation, the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and Together Colorado.
AGAINST
AGAINST
The group Denver Concessionaires Association, which represents most airport service companies, is against the mandated change but not opposed to paying a higher wage to remain competitive.
The group Together Denver says the overturn could be detrimental because it would enable people to camp and establish structures in parks, on sidewalks and other public property.
Denver Internet Initiative
Psilocybin Initiative
This initiative would ask voters whether they want the city to offer fiber-optic Internet to every home in Denver, rather than residents signing up with Internet service providers like Comcast and CenturyLink. The idea is to ensure net neutrality and to treat access to the Internet as a public commodity.
This initiative would decriminalize personal use, possession and growth of psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, for Denver residents 21 and up.
FOR
Supporters of the measure believe relying solely on profit-seeking companies for internet risks Denver’s ability to provide the critical service for its residents in the future.
Backers Decriminalize Denver argue that the hallucinogen can be used to treat severe depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The initiative has also received official endorsements from both the Denver Green Party and the Libertarian Party of Colorado.
AGAINST
AGAINST
FOR
There are no outspoken critics of the initiative.
There are no outspoken critics of the initiative. Sources: Google Image, Westword and the Denverite
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FEBRUARY 20, 2019
End of notice-and-comment period for Title IX By James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.edu The extended notice-and-
as opposed to the victim.” The changes were in general
process,” Goddard said. However, some of the changes
made to protect the rights of
may drastically affect the scope
students who were accused of
of protections schools can
comment period for proposed
sexual misconduct by their peers.
offer. Currently, students who
Title IX changes ended on Feb. 15,
For instance, for a school to
are assaulted or harassed by
closing the window for concerned
make a ruling against an accused
peers off campus can still file
students to share issues and ideas.
student, the standard of evidence
their complaints with the school
used to be, “the preponderance
to seek relief on campus. The
open for 60 days after the
of evidence.” Under the new
proposal would change that by
changes proposed by Betsy
regulations, there would need
removing schools’ abilities to
DeVos, secretary of education’s,
to be, “clear and convincing
investigate events that happen
Department of Education. However,
evidence.” This matches with what
off campus, even at events that
due to technical difficulties on
DeVos has said about her goal
are sponsored by the school, like
the last day of commenting,
of righting what she described
a sporting event or study abroad.
the period was reopened for
as the overreach of Obama
This makes the police the only
one day only on Friday.
administration guidelines.
recourse a victim may have.
The period was initially
Some of the proposed
Carole Goddard, MSU
Some of the other changes
changes include tightening up the
Denver’s Title IX investigator and
may reduce the number of
definition of sexual harassment
student conduct specialist, said
reports made by allowing live
as well as removing the ability for
that due to the changes being
cross-examinations of victims.
schools to move students from
regulations, they may directly
According to Know Your IX,
shared classes and dorms with
affect MSU Denver’s process.
victims may be unwilling to relive
their accusers. The alterations
However, because the changes
their assault in a live setting, and
are also going to be regulations,
are not finalized, she could not
requiring them to do so may lead
as opposed to guidelines, which
accurately describe the new
them to avoid reporting the assault
have generally been used.
processes that might be required,
at all. However, this is a revision
but was confident that students
of an earlier version, which
would still be treated fairly.
allowed the accused to cross-
“What I think that a lot of people don’t understand is what it’s like to be a victim in that
Photo obtained from Wikimedia Commons.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. MSU Denver student Mariah
“MSU Denver will continue to
examine the accuser themself.
Rex weighed the changes and
case,” said MSU Denver student
provide an equitable process and
The current draft only allows a
struggled in some cases to find a
Elee Gregory. “I feel like this is
resources to support students who
representative of the accused
truly right answer. But, taking the
far too protective of the accused
find themselves in an investigation
to engage in the examination.
changes together into account, she
said she was concerned about the direction the changes were going. “I think it’s leaning more toward bad,” Rex said.
MSU Denver Counseling Center is hosting
National Awareness and Screening Days CU Denver Counseling Center Screening Day Tuesday, February 26, 2019 1–4 p.m. Student Commons, Boettcher Conference Room MSU Denver Counseling Center Screening Day Wednesday, February 27, 2019 11 a.m.–2 p.m. Tivoli 640 (Use elevator across from Tivoli Brewery) Eating Disorder Foundation 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Tivoli Tavern Activities and Awareness
The MSU Denver and CU Denver Counseling Centers will provide free screenings that are open to the Auraria community. Mental Health Professionals will be available to answer your questions and concerns relevant to the day’s topic and provide resources, as appropriate. For special accommodations please contact us in advance. MSU Denver Counseling Center 303-615-9988 msudenver.edu/counsel Campus Box 05, P.O. Box 173362 Denver, CO 80217-3362
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
OPINIONS
Trump overstepped the boundary The president announced a state of emergency, building a wall no one wants
5 staff Editor-in-Chief Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu Managing Editor Isaac Banks cisaacbanks@gmail.com News Editor
various government projects and agencies. The
58 percent of all new unauthorized immigrants.
plan is to pull $2.5 billion from the military’s
As stated by the Cato Institute, “A wall not
drug interdiction program, $3.6 billion from
only will do nothing to stop these people from
its construction budget and $600 million from
entering, but it may actually incentivize more
the Treasury Department’s drug forfeiture
people to stick around without authorization.”
fund, according to The New York Times. Since the signing of the National Emergencies
President Trump was running for reelection in 2020, it became blatantly obvious on Feb. 15 when he declared the “crisis” at the border a national emergency. The 47-minute
James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.edu Features Editor Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
that “vast illegal drugs, including meth, heroin,
Sports Editor
cocaine and fentanyl” come through the southern
subsequent president has declared a national
border into the country. But according to Vox,
James Burky jburky@msudenver.edu
emergency. The focus of these declarations
drug trafficking through a legal port of entry is
have ranged from President Carter’s blocking
how most illegal drugs make it into the U.S. and
Deicy Gomez dluevan3@msudenver.edu
Iranian government property after 52 American
a border wall won’t stop loaded cars or planes.
Photo Editor
A physical border will also cause extensive
Tehran in 1979 to President Obama’s declaration
damage to wildlife in the area, threatening
over the H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009,
diverse landscapes and exacerbating flooding,
according to Snopes. And most of these have
according to National Geographic. Construction
been very real, justifiable emergencies.
of a border wall would not have to meet the
mlauter1@msudenver.edu If we as citizens weren’t already aware that
Assistant News Editor
Act by President Gerald Ford in 1976, every
diplomats and citizens were taken hostage in
By Madison Lauterbach
Trump is largely correct in his assertion
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“A physical border will also cause extensive damage to wildlife in the area, threatening diverse landscapes and exacerbating flooding. ”
address was a twisted impromptu campaign
Assistant Sports Editor
Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu Copy Editor Paige Pakkebier paige.pakkebier@ucdenver.edu Copy Editor
requirements of more than 30 sweeping federal
Daniel Sutton dsutton3@msudenver.edu
environmental laws, such as the Endangered
Director of Met Media
Species Act, the National Environmental Policy
Steve Haigh shaigh@msudenver.edu
Act, the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. These laws could be bypassed by Homeland Security in the name of national security because of the REAL ID Act that was passed in 2005 in
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response to the 9/11 attacks. This means it could
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speech, one which showed little regard
This situation is certainly not one of
leave a wake of permanent damage to the area’s
Office Manager
for the gravity of the situation at hand.
those, a fact that was acknowledged by the
natural flora and fauna, and even if you aren’t
president himself during his address.
an environmentalist, you should absolutely
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Trump’s decision to bypass Congress to get the $5.7 billion required to build a wall at the
“I could do the wall over a longer period
southern border had been expected for weeks.
of time,” he said. “I didn’t need to do
He made little headway fulfilling the promise
this, but I’d rather do it much faster.”
on which his 2016 victory was built even with
This statement is not only absurd and proof
the longest partial government shutdown in the
of his abuse of power, but completely self-
country’s history. After the three week pissing
defeating. The president’s desire for speediness
contest between the commander in chief and
in pleasing his base does not a crisis make.
congressional Democrats, Trump signed a
There are several crucial reasons why we
give a shit about the 200 species of butterflies that could be endangered or go extinct.
“In 2006, the Pew Research Center calculated that more than a third of all unauthorized immigrants entered lawfully and then overstayed their visas.”
spending bill on the same day as his declaration,
as Americans and our elected representatives
providing less money for his pet project than
should not allow the president to abuse this
the one last proposed in December. The bill
power and go through with building this
avoided another partial shutdown and ensured
ineffective barrier. The list is extensive, but
reason to stop this action in its tracks is the
full-year appropriations, but only provided $1.375
here are just a few alarming statistics:
precedent this sets for future presidents.
billion for physical barriers along the border. However, the president is able to bypass this
In 2006, the Pew Research Center calculated
Perhaps the most glaringly obvious
Shortly after the declaration, Speaker Nancy
that more than a third of all unauthorized
Pelosi issued a direct warning to congressional
restriction with his declaration, which will allow
immigrants entered lawfully and then overstayed
Republicans: you let your president get away
him to reappropriate the required funds from
their visas. By 2012, visa overstays accounted for
with this and the next one could do the same with guns. This is a dramatic expansion of executive power that no doubt will be abused even further later down the line. David Bernstein, a professor of law at George Mason University told FiveThirtyEight that, “It gives the president more power to act unilaterally, and that’s not the way our system is supposed to work.” The latitude of presidents to act extraconstitutionally with signing statements, executive orders and executive privilege has gone unchecked for some time now. Add the use of declaring national
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emergencies to that list, and we’ll be taking a giant leap toward authoritarianism. To those Republicans hoping to wait it out until the courts decide on the matter: have a backbone for once during this administration. How can this country be “great again” without our elected officials operating as the check and balance on the executive branch as they’re supposed to? Photo obtained from AP Photo by Susan Walsh
President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Feb. 15 to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border
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Annual drag show sweeps students off their feet By Kristina Vasquez
around drag culture by providing
the night, Diamond Starr, reflected
kvasque2@msudenver.edu
several workshops from drag
on just how important drag is to
makeup to drag performance.
the LGBTQ community. By day,
The Tivoli Turnhalle was
“This event is one people
Starr is a market researcher and
dimly lit with hues of red and
really look forward to. We get
pink on Feb. 14 during the
around 150 to 200 people in
a drag performer by night. “Drag is an art form for me.
annual “Love is a Drag” show.
attendance and it’s growing
I don’t want to live it, but I also
The seats were so full that a few
each year,” Willich said.
can’t live without it,” said Starr.
rows of people had to look on
Willich said he enjoys
from the back of the ballroom.
seeing students grow from
he was afraid of drag queens.
“Welcome, everybody, to
Starr said that at 18 years old,
being shy and unsure of
One night, a friend dared him
the ‘Love is a Drag’ show,” said
themselves to fully blossomed
to go to a club dressed in drag
host Dixie Crystal. “Who needs
and confident human beings.
and a drag queen called him out
one day dedicated to chocolate?
The first performer of the night
I don’t get this body from just
was Onyx Steel, who strutted on
one day of chocolate. Well
stage with a timid demeanor. Once
that’s what Spanx are for.”
the music played, he turned into
In 2010, an unusually large
on his beginner makeup skills. “She said I should never do drag again, and from then on I just had to prove Photo by Jacob Wilson | jwils146@msudenver.edu
a professional performer. Steel
MaveRick performs to a rendition of “Cry Me a River” originally by Justin Timberlake at the Love is a Drag event in the Tivoli Turnhalle on Feb. 14.
number of youth who were
danced around the stage to “Love
gay or perceived to be gay
Someone” by Lukas Graham and
committed suicide. Thus, the
interacted with audience members
LGBTQ Student Resource Center
by grabbing them out of their seats
“Drag is so much fun to
Center decided to host an annual
and twirling them around. Viewers
drag show to promote inclusivity
her wrong,” Starr said. Starr has been performing drag for 15 years. Previously, Starr struggled with drug abuse,
garnered applause, screams and
but thanks to the influence of
watch and just an overall great
heaps of cash. Each tip given
drag he has been sober for 12
would bow to the drag performers
performance,” Wolf said. “I
to the performers was a direct
years. Without drag, Starr said
and provide a safe place for
while they danced through the
think having a drag show on
donation to Rainbow Alley, a safe
he feels like there is no outlet.
students to express themselves.
crowd collecting dollar bills.
campus is very important. It
space supporting LGBTQ youth
promotes acceptance, love and
from ages 11 to 21 in Denver.
closed the show with a stage full
“Eight years ago, we decided to
Among many of the attendees
Starr’s second performance
put on a drag show. We said let’s
plucked from their seats was
inclusivity. It really is somewhere
Just like Crystal said to every
of donations and sent the audience
just be out and proud,” said Steve
Cersilla Wolf, an MSU Denver
safe to go on campus.”
performer, “Collect that cabbage
home with smiles on their faces.
Willich, director of the center.
freshman who said she really
These shows create education
enjoys the art of drag.
The night was filled with back
for Rainbow Alley, honey.”
to back drag performers who
One of the many performers of
Campus talk Last week, the first teachers’ strike in Denver in 25
psilocybin, or so-called “magic” mushrooms. In other
years dominated local headlines, with images of students
news, a Colorado man out jogging was attacked by a
and parents marching in solidarity with teachers. Also
mountain lion — and escaped with his life by suffocating
in Colorado, a group of activists have collected enough
the animal. Meanwhile, in Russia there are reports of
signatures for voters to decide in May whether to decriminalize
marauding polar bears terrifying townspeople. What to
make of all this? We hit the streets to ask some questions.
Interviews conducted on campus the week of Feb. 11 by MSU Denver Journalism 2100 reporting students.
Joshua Quiban
Renee Thompson
Lency Chukes
CU Denver freshman
MSU Denver
MSU Denver junior
By Jennifer Hernandez
By Lindsey Brill
By Polina Sarana
jhern176@msudenver.edu
lbrill@msudenver.edu
psarana@msudenver.edu
Who is your all-time favorite teacher and why? Well, a teacher off the top of my head is my core
Who is your all-time favorite teacher and why? I’d say it’s actually a professor I have now. I’ve
Who is your all-time favorite teacher? My high school English teacher in freshman year. He was
composition teacher from last semester because
had him a couple of times. Because I’m in the school
like a friend to me. We went on lunch together and just talked
he was very laid back but he also had this authority
of education, he takes math instead of like doing it
and he helped me with college essays. He didn’t treat me like
that made you want to do your best in his class.
without understanding why you’re doing it, explaining
he was above me, he would always help me with homework,
it-like he explains absolutely everything.
gave some deadlines extensions. He was just very nice.
What do you think about legalizing mushrooms? Do you think ‘shrooms should be legalized?
What do you think about legalizing mushrooms?
I don’t know much about mushrooms, but if it’s beneficial then sure.
That’s an absolute no. I have kids. I don’t want them to ever do anything that’s going to hurt their brain or their body.
Is that some weird drug or something? I think not, I don’t think it is going to be a use for anyone.
What would you do if you were attacked by a polar bear or mountain lion?
If you ever got attacked by a mountain
What would you do if you got attacked by a polar bear?
lion, what would you do? If I was attacked by a mountain lion or polar bear I would just die. Nature is going to do what it’s going to do.
I guess I would call to the place who takes care of animals, a I’d fight back, cause [with] mountain lions their prey doesn’t usually fight back. So I think if I fought back it would get freaked out and run away.
rescue center. I wouldn’t try to kill it, I would try to get out and call to somebody to take the animal back to where it is from.
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Serving The Auraria Campus Since 1979
beat the Mountain Lions in
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his back. Both players received yellow cards for the incident.
Denver junior forward Rafael Munoz-Vega was fouled and UCCS senior Casey Collins laid
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COVERING THE AURARIA CAMPUS SINCE 1979
INSIDE
TIMELINE
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FOUNDERS
| pg. 2–3B
PROFILES
| pg. 4B
PHENOM
| pg. 5B
See the visual history and changing
Meet the team who launched
Where are they now? Alumni reflect
Catching up with professional
face of the student paper.
The Metropolitan.
on their time at The Met.
basketball player Mitch McCarron.
40TH ANNIVERSARY
2B
BEFORE THE METROPOLITAN The campus didn’t lack for student newspapers and journalists, but by December 1978, they had all folded.
Published: Sept. 1961–June 1978 Sponsor: UCD Final editor: Pat Happel
Published: Feb. 1968–May 1973 Sponsor: MSC Final editor: Dennis Wanebo Published: Sept. 1973–July 1974 Sponsor: MSC Final editor: Doug Albrecht
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Setting the foundation The Metropolitan launched in 1979 as college fought off UCD merger in legislature By Steve Haigh
up with the $15,000, a
Director of Met Media
cantankerous typesetting
shaigh@msudenver.edu
machine, a photo enlarger, a few layout tables and a set
The yellowing newsprint
of empty basement rooms
from Feb. 28, 1979, shows a
in the old student union,”
student holding a crude box
Schwartzkopf said. Joined
viewer over his head to watch
by production manager and
the total solar eclipse. Two
photographer Peter Duray-
years ago, Auraria students
Bito, Sal Ruibal, Mullen and
used mass-produced,
others, The Metropolitan was
certified safe eclipse glasses
born in the basement of what
to track the moon’s progress
is now the Plaza building,
between the Earth and sun.
which held the student union.
“I’d better check this out
“All of us had worked
now. I’m not sure I’ll be alive
Published: Sept. 1974–May 1976 Sponsor: MSC Final editor: Emerson Schwartzkopf
for the campus newspapers
in 2017,” said a man quoted by reporter Frank Mullen in his front-page article for
that died. We were
More enduring than the eclipse, Peter Duray-Bito met his future wife, Sally, on the same day outside the Student Center.
The Metropolitan student
Published: June 1976–Dec. 1976 Sponsor: MSC Final editor: Rosemary Cowles
Published: June 1978–Sept. 1978 Sponsor: MSC, UCD and CCD Final editor: Dan Smith
Published: Sept. 1978–Dec. 1978 Sponsor: Independent Final editor: Frank Mullen
with The Metropolitan,’’ said Mullen, who followed
newspaper. While gazing
the same vision for the
there were plenty of
Schwartzkopf and Ruibal
in wonder at the celestial
tri-institutional campus. By
veteran student journalists
as editors-in-chief and took
phenomenon, Metropolitan
late 1978, all of the papers
at Auraria, but no student
over in September 1979.
staff members had plenty
– The Paper, The Auraria
newspaper, until Emerson,
of reason to wonder about
Transcript, Cherry Creek
managed to secure the
staff of talented writers from
their own futures.
Pioneer, The Auraria Times,
funding to start The
the beginning,” Werges
The Auraria Sun, The Fourth
Metropolitan in early 1979.”
said. “Moreover, we had the
The Metropolitan
Published: Feb. 1977–Sept. 1978 Sponsor: Independent Final editor: Rosemary Cowles
determined to get it right
“We had an incredible
published its first edition
Estate (UCD) and a Denver
Feb. 21, 1979, in a cloud of
edition of the Colorado
The Met’s first editor-in-
the Journalism Department
uncertainty over student
Daily – had folded for a
chief, and business manager,
chairman and a city editor of
journalism. It turns 40
variety of reasons, including
Steve Werges, presented
the Rocky Mountain News.
tomorrow, with similar
canceled funding, insufficient
their business plan for
From the beginning, we were
turbulence confronting
advertising revenue,
a new student paper to
putting out serious articles
the newspaper industry.
malfeasance and radically
Metro administrators and
that at times would scoop
irresponsible reporting.
secured $15,000, helped
every newspaper in town.”
Auraria didn’t lack student newspapers and journalists
Mullen, who went on to a
Emerson Schwartzkopf,
along by Schwartzkopf’s
support of Greg Pearson,
In the spring of 1979, with
to cover the controversies,
long career as a newspaper
frugal reputation from
the survival of their college
feuds and turf fights among
reporter, freelance writer
his days as student
at stake, The Metropolitan’s
Metropolitan State College,
and journalism professor,
government president.
founders offered “factual
the University of Colorado
remembers how The
Denver, Community College
Met got started.
of Denver, AHEC and the legislators who didn’t share
“It was November of 1978,” Mullen said, “and
“We’d both worked for
of proposed legislation
and knew what – and what
that would have merged
not – to present. We ended
Through the years
A visual history of The Metropolitan Illustration: Madison Faulkner | mfaulkn5@msudenver.edu
1979
and by-the book” coverage
other campus publications
1980
40TH ANNIVERSARY
3B
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Met thrived under Lutrey, Pearson Kate Lutrey was on hand to guide The Metropolitan through its growing pains. Lutrey died
The founders, Emerson Schwartzkopf, Peter Duray-Bito, Steve Werges and Frank Mullen pose at a 2010 reunion holding a photo of their pose in 1997. Inside the held photo is an image of the four men posing in 1980.
in November 2012 but told The
Photo courtesy of Frank Mullen
responsibilities had grown to
MSC with UCD. “It’s debatable whether the legislation could’ve made it all the
Met’s reporter Tara Moberly in 2009 about her beginnings. When Lutrey took over as business manager in 1982, the paper was still laid out by hand, with editors making corrections by pasting over the errors. By the late ‘80s, computers had replaced typesetting and Lutrey’s
Kate Lutrey
include operating Metrosphere,
anyone else, for the survival of
and accurate media
consultant, and editor/
in working at the Met
the student arts and literary
the publication for 40 years.”
voice for the college and
publisher of several
and the other papers are
magazine. Met Radio and Met
the campus at large.”
trade magazines.
lessons that I’ve used
Report joined the Student Media
Metropolitan’s early days
every day for 43 years.
office in the early 2000s.
would be complete without
Ruibal and Mullen
Duray-Bito finished
way to the governor’s
followed Schwartzkopf
his journalism degree
desk for approval,”
as editor in the first year.
at MSC in 1982. After
my students’ careers will
editor-in-chief in 1985-1986, Lutrey
Pearson, chair of the Journalism
Schwartzkopf said, “but
Werges sold ads, took
two years in the Army,
look like, except to say
became the college’s director
Department and a city editor at
we kept the spotlight
photos and distributed
he started his career
that their careers will
of student publications. She
the Rocky Mountain News.
on its progress and
the paper. Werges also
as a securities broker
not resemble mine. But
earned her bachelor’s degree in
repercussions.”
designed the first logo.
and financial analyst.
I tell them to take full
journalism from Metro in 1988
actual stories, not rote exercises,
“I remember one
“I have no idea what
After a year-long stint as
No report on The
mentioning the late Greg
Pearson’s students worked on
Mullen wrote multiple
He has worked with
advantage of writing/
and, over the course of her 30-
said Frank Mullen, a founder of
instance where we held a
stories each week.
Fidelity Investments and
podcasting/filming
plus years on campus, served as
The Metropolitan. “He edited copy
story until Frank (Mullen)
Duray-Bito “was a gifted
Fidelity’s temporary-
campus (and off-campus)
director of student media three
as though it was going on Page
could track down all
photographer and had
staffing partner,
publications while they
times. She was also executive
1, above the fold. He taught us
the members of a state
strong opinions on the
Veritude, since 2004.
are students. They will
assistant to the
that when the events of people’s
Senate committee on a
graphic look” of the
Werges graduated
gain skills and learn
vice president
lives pass through our fingers to
particular question, with
paper, Werges said.
in 1980 and became a
if they are really cut
of student
be set in neat rows of type, we’d
Frank finally finding the
“However, Emerson
web printer, print broker
out to be journalists,
services and
better get it right the first time.
last senator on a phone
was the editor, and
and owner. He’s also a
whether or not that
concierge
call to the milking barn
he had very strong
country music guitarist.
profession will survive
director,
serious about journalism, the
of his farm at 6 a.m.
opinions as well. One
the digital disruption.
managing the
goal was to make stories good
information
enough for Greg, good enough
“The bill finally
“Student journalism
“I came to Metro with
“For those of us who were
of our early expenses
at Metro was my baptism
petered out. Metro hasn’t
was the replacement of
in the business,” said
an ambition, not knowing
desk in the
faced elimination since.
a piece of glass on one
Mullen, who has taught
that it was the perfect
Student
he encouraged us to get them
I like to think we had
of our layout tables as
journalism classes part
place to make that
Success Building.
published. He urged students to
a hand in part of that.
the object of someone’s
time at the University
dream a reality for the
”Mullen added, “The
forceful opinion.”
of Nevada in Reno
rest of my life. I’ve been
undefinable-but-distinct spirit
a freelance piece. Those of us on
since 1999. “The things
blessed in that I made
of The Metropolitan going
staff at the Met strove to make
Greg Pearson
“She probably kept that
for us. If the tales passed muster,
work on the paper, or at least pitch
merger bill went down
After his MSC
to a humiliating defeat
graduation in 1979,
I learned in Greg
a living telling stories,
long after the rest of us left,”
the publication as professional
in the state Senate and
Schwartzkopf became
Pearson’s classes (and
and that’s something
said Emerson Schwartzkopf,
and as reliable a news source as
(the) Metro community
a business reporter
in so many other MSC
I’d do for free.”
the paper’s first editor. “She
possible. We had his full support.”
saw the value of a strong
and editor, a printing
professors’ classes) and
1981
deserves the credit, more than
1982
– Steve Haigh
40TH ANNIVERSARY
4B
40TH ANNIVERSARY
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The Metropolitan alumni: journalists, professors and cheese astrologists
Q&A: Catching up with a Roadrunner legend By James Burky
Spain after college. For me, that
least I like to think I was. I just took
jburky@msudenver.edu
was a really fun time and probably
it to a whole new level in terms
final moments of the 2013
the standout experience because I
of academics and performance.
championship loss.
had no idea what life would be like
You truly judge yourself every
It’s a tough one. I remember
his phone so that everything
in Spain. It really opened my eyes
day. Did I get better today? Did
we gave up an offensive rebound,
from the shoulders up is visible.
to the world of basketball, and we
I try my best? You can really set
we got a steal, then someone
He rests on his back on his pale
actually won the championship.
your mind to something and do it.
got a foul and I remember just
couch. It’s game day for the
So for me, it was a crazy year
And if you don’t do it, that’s your
looking around. Nobody had
Melbourne United point guard
to adjust, fit into everything
fault. I think that’s something that
quit, but reality does hit you
Mitch McCarron positions
Laurence Washington 1987–1988
Tabitha Dial 1999–2004
Laurence Washington only spent a year
After Tabitha Dial graduated from MSU Denver in 2004 with a degree in English she decided to move to
and MSU Denver alumnus.
but also stand out as an import,
I really carried on to being a pro.
when you’ve thrown away a
time at the paper as eye-opening.
Lexington, Kentucky to be near his hometown and to
Melbourne is playing the Perth
which is a weird balance, and
If I don’t play well, it’s my fault,
lead, you realize that you have
“It was a reality check,” he said. “The
find a fresh start. Dial said the Lexington community
Wildcats in Round 18 of Australia’s
ending it with a successful year.
it’s not someone else’s fault.
to make a play now or you won’t
Met offered me a sneak preview of what I
is a lot like Boulder, because it is its own little pocket
National Basketball League,
What was the biggest
would encounter in the world of journalism.
of liberal arts surrounded by more conservative
and McCarron has played a
adjustment you had to make from MSU Denver to Spain?
The experience opened my eyes to reporting and increase my desire to write.”
towns. In May 2018, Dial published a book called “Creative Divination: Read Tea Leaves
large role in getting Melbourne
He went on to work for The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News and Boulder
and Develop Your Personal Code.” After the publication of the book, Dial started a cheese
to the brink of the playoffs.
Daily Camera. Along the way, he wrote two books before returning to MSU
astrology business, where she now works full-time on creating a cheese astrology deck
Denver to spread his knowledge of journalism to up and coming journalists.
of cards and a new book. “My motto for my business is, ‘Create your own fate.’ I really
In the college system —
win. BJ [Brandon Jefferson] and
Did you ever expect to reach
Nick missed the free throws. If
the heights that your team did? Not expecting in an arrogant
we’re in that situation again, I’m
way, but certainly in a talent
sending them both back to the
especially at Metro under coach
way. I remember thinking, ‘Man,
line. I was more shocked than
and grabbed 8 rebounds in
Clark — we would move the ball
this team is not a DII team.’ We
anyone. Recalling it now is hard.
want people to feel empowered,” Dial said. “People think I’m a fortune teller, but I want
Melbourne’s 81-70 win against
a lot, he didn’t want us dribbling
had a lot of guys that were more
people to create their own fates. They deserve to spend time on what they love.”
the Perth Wildcats. Now, the team
and not doing anything with
than happy for the team to just
will face the Sydney Kings in the
it. In Spain, they’re more than
win, I think that was the biggest
playoffs. McCarron isn’t a stranger
happy to have the point guard
part of it. At the end of the day, if
one of the darkest moments of
to athletic success. The Brisbane
take more than 30 dribbles if
guys didn’t have their best night
my life basketball-wise. It was a
native starred for MSU Denver
it’s what it takes to get things
shooting, everybody would be
moment where I sat and thought
Metropolitan. His most memorable column was a
from 2011-2015, finishing his
going. It’s hard to break habits.
happy we won and everyone would
for a long time about what
piece coming out against rebranding MSCD, which
career in the top 10 in the school
celebrate, and that was something
happened, I was genuinely sad.
according to Henry caused a bit of an uproar. Being
record books in points scored,
differences you noticed coming
that was maybe not the same with
I felt like we deserved it, and we
rebounds, assists and steals.
from Australia to MSU Denver?
every college team. No one was
threw it away. Everyone had given
greedy, we just wanted to win.
their all and it didn’t go our way.
Travis Henry worked as a columnist for The
Tobias Krause 2013–2014
a writer, he missed out on production night but still met some good people. “I met some of the smartest people on the planet and lifelong friends, not mutually exclusive,” he said. Henry worked at multiple newspapers and media companies, including the Rocky Mountain News. He
Krause works as the event director for the most
is now the vice president of content, marketing and communications at Closetbox.
Ian Gassman 2008–2014
well known Denver music festivals, Underground
McCarron dropped 15 points
He was named Rocky Mountain
What were some of the major
You go from being a child
Athletic Conference Player of the
in Australia, where you you’re
Year for the 2014-15 season.
growing up and think you
After graduating, he played
understand the world, and then
What was it like in the locker room afterward? Really tough. I’d say that was
What made those
Do you have a game that you
teams so great?
think about and think, ‘God,
We were fit and really
that was an amazing game?’
Music Showcase, and the senior event manager
for Palon Baloncesto in Spain’s
you go to college. You have
competitive — I think our best
at Two Parts. Although he doesn’t work as a
Liga Española de Baloncesto,
a university that has a level
attribute was our competitiveness.
semi before that championship
journalist, he said that he learned invaluable skills
winning a championship before
of expectation and you sign a
My junior year when we
game. West Liberty scored, I
working in The Metropolitan’s newsroom. “I had
joining the NBL in 2016.
scholarship. You say, ‘I will do
went through the conference
don’t know what it was, I wanna
this or you can cut me.’ You
undefeated. No disrespect, but
say like 120 a game or something
a really great experience working for The Metropolitan. Although I don’t work in the
I called McCarron via
That’s easy, the West Liberty
Photo by Michael Ortiz, Met Media almunus
Mitch McCarron drives the lane against Colorado Christian on March 3, 2015 at the Auraria Event Center during the first round of the RMAC Shootout.
journalism world any longer, being a manager and a leader in that newsroom really
FaceTime to check up with the
don’t have that in high school,
practice was our best game
ridiculous [West Liberty averaged
taught me a lot of life skills and things to take into my professional career,” he said. To
Roadrunner legend and reminisce
you don’t have that playing club
sometimes. There’s that fine line
102.8 in 2012-13]. We tried zone
the feeling in the locker room
as a writer before becoming the music editor in
this day, Krause said the newsroom still holds a special place in his heart, “I use that
about his collegiate career.
basketball. In college, you get
of ‘I wanna be better and I want
defense to start the game and
after the game, it was the true
2010. He later became the managing editor and
kind of stuff every single day in my career as an event planner and concert promoter.”
up at 4:45 or get kicked off the
more minutes’ and ‘I accept my
because West Liberty was such
essence of if you stick to the plan
team. Grow up or get out.
role and I’ll do what I can for
a high-scoring team, no one
and you do your role, you win.
the team’ and that’s something
wanted to zone them because
not everyone can find. No one
then West Liberty would shoot a
got drunk with success.
lot of threes and attack the rim.
conducted, condensed and
It worked for us, and I remember
edited by James Burky.
Ian Gassman began his time at The Metropolitan
Give me an abridged version of
said that one of his least favorite memories is of
your professional career. What’s
distributing the paper in the winter. Gassman went
the standout moment from your
on to work for The Denver Post before switching
time playing professionally?
career paths. He now studies marketing communications at the University of Denver
This is my third year in the NBL,
and works as a project manager and copywriter for a local content marketing agency.
1984
Walk me through the
with The Metropolitan, but describes his
Travis Henry 1992–1997
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and then I played a full season in
1986
1987
1990
How did that learning experience influence you? It had a massive impact. I was always pretty accountable, at
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
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The Metropolitan alumni: journalists, professors and cheese astrologists
Q&A: Catching up with a Roadrunner legend By James Burky
Spain after college. For me, that
least I like to think I was. I just took
jburky@msudenver.edu
was a really fun time and probably
it to a whole new level in terms
final moments of the 2013
the standout experience because I
of academics and performance.
championship loss.
had no idea what life would be like
You truly judge yourself every
It’s a tough one. I remember
his phone so that everything
in Spain. It really opened my eyes
day. Did I get better today? Did
we gave up an offensive rebound,
from the shoulders up is visible.
to the world of basketball, and we
I try my best? You can really set
we got a steal, then someone
He rests on his back on his pale
actually won the championship.
your mind to something and do it.
got a foul and I remember just
couch. It’s game day for the
So for me, it was a crazy year
And if you don’t do it, that’s your
looking around. Nobody had
Melbourne United point guard
to adjust, fit into everything
fault. I think that’s something that
quit, but reality does hit you
Mitch McCarron positions
Laurence Washington 1987–1988
Tabitha Dial 1999–2004
Laurence Washington only spent a year
After Tabitha Dial graduated from MSU Denver in 2004 with a degree in English she decided to move to
and MSU Denver alumnus.
but also stand out as an import,
I really carried on to being a pro.
when you’ve thrown away a
time at the paper as eye-opening.
Lexington, Kentucky to be near his hometown and to
Melbourne is playing the Perth
which is a weird balance, and
If I don’t play well, it’s my fault,
lead, you realize that you have
“It was a reality check,” he said. “The
find a fresh start. Dial said the Lexington community
Wildcats in Round 18 of Australia’s
ending it with a successful year.
it’s not someone else’s fault.
to make a play now or you won’t
Met offered me a sneak preview of what I
is a lot like Boulder, because it is its own little pocket
National Basketball League,
What was the biggest
would encounter in the world of journalism.
of liberal arts surrounded by more conservative
and McCarron has played a
adjustment you had to make from MSU Denver to Spain?
The experience opened my eyes to reporting and increase my desire to write.”
towns. In May 2018, Dial published a book called “Creative Divination: Read Tea Leaves
large role in getting Melbourne
He went on to work for The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News and Boulder
and Develop Your Personal Code.” After the publication of the book, Dial started a cheese
to the brink of the playoffs.
Daily Camera. Along the way, he wrote two books before returning to MSU
astrology business, where she now works full-time on creating a cheese astrology deck
Denver to spread his knowledge of journalism to up and coming journalists.
of cards and a new book. “My motto for my business is, ‘Create your own fate.’ I really
In the college system —
win. BJ [Brandon Jefferson] and
Did you ever expect to reach
Nick missed the free throws. If
the heights that your team did? Not expecting in an arrogant
we’re in that situation again, I’m
way, but certainly in a talent
sending them both back to the
especially at Metro under coach
way. I remember thinking, ‘Man,
line. I was more shocked than
and grabbed 8 rebounds in
Clark — we would move the ball
this team is not a DII team.’ We
anyone. Recalling it now is hard.
want people to feel empowered,” Dial said. “People think I’m a fortune teller, but I want
Melbourne’s 81-70 win against
a lot, he didn’t want us dribbling
had a lot of guys that were more
people to create their own fates. They deserve to spend time on what they love.”
the Perth Wildcats. Now, the team
and not doing anything with
than happy for the team to just
will face the Sydney Kings in the
it. In Spain, they’re more than
win, I think that was the biggest
playoffs. McCarron isn’t a stranger
happy to have the point guard
part of it. At the end of the day, if
one of the darkest moments of
to athletic success. The Brisbane
take more than 30 dribbles if
guys didn’t have their best night
my life basketball-wise. It was a
native starred for MSU Denver
it’s what it takes to get things
shooting, everybody would be
moment where I sat and thought
Metropolitan. His most memorable column was a
from 2011-2015, finishing his
going. It’s hard to break habits.
happy we won and everyone would
for a long time about what
piece coming out against rebranding MSCD, which
career in the top 10 in the school
celebrate, and that was something
happened, I was genuinely sad.
according to Henry caused a bit of an uproar. Being
record books in points scored,
differences you noticed coming
that was maybe not the same with
I felt like we deserved it, and we
rebounds, assists and steals.
from Australia to MSU Denver?
every college team. No one was
threw it away. Everyone had given
greedy, we just wanted to win.
their all and it didn’t go our way.
Travis Henry worked as a columnist for The
Tobias Krause 2013–2014
a writer, he missed out on production night but still met some good people. “I met some of the smartest people on the planet and lifelong friends, not mutually exclusive,” he said. Henry worked at multiple newspapers and media companies, including the Rocky Mountain News. He
Krause works as the event director for the most
is now the vice president of content, marketing and communications at Closetbox.
Ian Gassman 2008–2014
well known Denver music festivals, Underground
McCarron dropped 15 points
He was named Rocky Mountain
What were some of the major
You go from being a child
Athletic Conference Player of the
in Australia, where you you’re
Year for the 2014-15 season.
growing up and think you
After graduating, he played
understand the world, and then
What was it like in the locker room afterward? Really tough. I’d say that was
What made those
Do you have a game that you
teams so great?
think about and think, ‘God,
We were fit and really
that was an amazing game?’
Music Showcase, and the senior event manager
for Palon Baloncesto in Spain’s
you go to college. You have
competitive — I think our best
at Two Parts. Although he doesn’t work as a
Liga Española de Baloncesto,
a university that has a level
attribute was our competitiveness.
semi before that championship
journalist, he said that he learned invaluable skills
winning a championship before
of expectation and you sign a
My junior year when we
game. West Liberty scored, I
working in The Metropolitan’s newsroom. “I had
joining the NBL in 2016.
scholarship. You say, ‘I will do
went through the conference
don’t know what it was, I wanna
this or you can cut me.’ You
undefeated. No disrespect, but
say like 120 a game or something
a really great experience working for The Metropolitan. Although I don’t work in the
I called McCarron via
That’s easy, the West Liberty
Photo by Michael Ortiz, Met Media almunus
Mitch McCarron drives the lane against Colorado Christian on March 3, 2015 at the Auraria Event Center during the first round of the RMAC Shootout.
journalism world any longer, being a manager and a leader in that newsroom really
FaceTime to check up with the
don’t have that in high school,
practice was our best game
ridiculous [West Liberty averaged
taught me a lot of life skills and things to take into my professional career,” he said. To
Roadrunner legend and reminisce
you don’t have that playing club
sometimes. There’s that fine line
102.8 in 2012-13]. We tried zone
the feeling in the locker room
as a writer before becoming the music editor in
this day, Krause said the newsroom still holds a special place in his heart, “I use that
about his collegiate career.
basketball. In college, you get
of ‘I wanna be better and I want
defense to start the game and
after the game, it was the true
2010. He later became the managing editor and
kind of stuff every single day in my career as an event planner and concert promoter.”
up at 4:45 or get kicked off the
more minutes’ and ‘I accept my
because West Liberty was such
essence of if you stick to the plan
team. Grow up or get out.
role and I’ll do what I can for
a high-scoring team, no one
and you do your role, you win.
the team’ and that’s something
wanted to zone them because
not everyone can find. No one
then West Liberty would shoot a
got drunk with success.
lot of threes and attack the rim.
conducted, condensed and
It worked for us, and I remember
edited by James Burky.
Ian Gassman began his time at The Metropolitan
Give me an abridged version of
said that one of his least favorite memories is of
your professional career. What’s
distributing the paper in the winter. Gassman went
the standout moment from your
on to work for The Denver Post before switching
time playing professionally?
career paths. He now studies marketing communications at the University of Denver
This is my third year in the NBL,
and works as a project manager and copywriter for a local content marketing agency.
1984
Walk me through the
with The Metropolitan, but describes his
Travis Henry 1992–1997
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and then I played a full season in
1986
1987
1990
How did that learning experience influence you? It had a massive impact. I was always pretty accountable, at
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
This interview was
1996
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A half century of student voices Past, present and future of Met Media By Derek Brekken
and going before The Metropolitan’s
dbrekken@msudenver.edu
appearance in 1979. The Metrosphere arts and literature magazine debuted
In 1968, MSU Denver published
1984, and in the early 2000s Student
the school’s first enduring student
Media added Met Radio and the Met
newspaper. It was titled, simply,
Report newscast. Student Media
The Paper. The first words
rebranded to Met Media in 2014. With
printed in its 10th issue were
the installment of the latest version
dedicated to the memory of Martin
of MyMetMedia.com, Met Media
Luther King Jr., who had been
now offers 24/7 internet radio, and
assassinated a week earlier.
online access to Metrosphere, The
Steve Haigh, director of student
Metropolitan and Met TV, which has
media, describes a time from 1968
added a Spanish newscast, Noticiero
into the 1980s when members of
TVMET, and other programming.
the Black Student Union and other
As the future of media merges
groups would gather outside the
with the internet, so do the
office and protest the editorial
products offered by Met Media.
content of the student newspaper. “You won’t see anything like that now,” Haigh said. While there may not be the
When asked what his plans for the magazine were going forward, Metrosphere’s Editor-in-Chief Estevan Ruiz said, “Engaging the audience
political electricity of the Civil Rights
by converging into more multimedia
Movement motivating student
content, and going beyond just print.”
engagement in the same way today,
While the future of student
Haigh said that participation in student
media ultimately lies in the hands
media has been up in recent years.
of the students themselves,
“There are more students
the faculty leadership also
around, primarily because of the
plays a role in determining the
availability of work study funds, and
success of the programs.
also the need for students to develop their media portfolios,” he said.
Photo by Estevan Ruiz | eruiz8@msudenver.edu
The spring 2019 Metropolitan staff: (Bottom) Zhen Tang, Kaileigh Lyons, Madison Lauterbach, Megan Webber, Ali C. M. Watkins, Deicy Gomez, James Burky, (Top) Daniel Sutton, Isaac Banks, James Bofenkamp and Tony Almanza in the newsroom on Feb. 19.
Assistant Director Ronan O’Shea shared that one area the faculty
working at Met Media is producing
It hasn’t been all smooth sailing
In the past 50 years, the field of
leadership has been working
a video package every week, who is
into the digital era for Met Media, and
journalism has been transformed, not
to improve is the relationship
going to have a better resume?”
it will need to evolve to meet industry
only by the Civil Rights Movement,
between Met Media and the
but also by the rise of the internet,
university’s academic programs.
smartphones and social media. A brief
“Getting students to see the value
It isn’t just the faculty who see the value in the future of student
user interface and functionality have
years ago. Each year since has
media, however. “Marketing is
made it difficult for students to get
witnessed new challenges and growth. As Met Media takes on
going to be a super vital part of the
their stories out in a timely manner.
media at MSU Denver reveals an
can make a real difference when
future of student media’s success,
“That’s a high priority, to get
effort on behalf of the students and
it comes time to apply for jobs,”
especially with the thousands of
staff to acknowledge these changes.
O’Shea said. “If a video production
different ways to get the word out
student has three assignments a
about your company, ” said Brady
fees allocated by the Student
semester, and the equivalent student
Nelson, Met Media’s sales manager.
Affairs Board, which annually
1997
1998
1999
The voices of students at MSU Denver were first heard over 50
in creating an extensive portfolio
with several student papers coming
bring to MSU Denver students.
standards, O’Shea said. The website’s
review of the evolution of student
The Paper closed its doors in 1973,
assesses the value that programs
2000
the site up to date,” Haigh said. Met Media is funded by student
2001
2002
2019, one thing appears to be clear: as long as there are important stories to be told, students at MSU Denver will find a way to tell them.
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Overflow sends students to Starz On Jan. 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the city of Port-au-Prince, rendering at least a million homeless and a reported 150,000 dead. The effects of the worst natural disaster in Haitian history has been felt by the international community – including Auraria.
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Hope for
A boy sits atop a grave in a traditional Haitian cemetery near the coast in Petit Trou de Nippes Jan. 21, 2006. Though Petit Trou de Nippes reported minimal damage after the Jan. 12 earthquake, the small village located 80 miles west of Port-au-Prince is quickly running out of food reserves. Photo by Leah Millis • lmillis@mscd.edu
“This isn’t just a problem for Haiti. It’s a problem for humanity.” - Olynda Mileon, UCD student and native of Haiti
Auraria unites with aid organizations to show students and faculty how they can help in the relief effort.
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Out of sight is not out of mind. After the news cameras leave, who will remember Haiti for what it is or was?
A student’s story of resilience and survival as he returns to his native country to help his family.
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Did you enjoy the timeline of Auraria’s past as depicted through The Metropolitan? See the full exhibition and make history with us!
Celebration & Installation Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:30–7:30 p.m. at St. Cajetan’s
Drop in to share in our acheivement and enjoy: • Auraria History
• Speakers
• Meet the Founders
• Burrito Bar
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Bonfire lights up third annual car bash Food, fire, and heavy metal made for a smoking-hot combination at MSU Denver’s Homecoming Bonfire. The MSU Denver Student Activities Committee hosted the third annual bonfire and car bash in the Dogwood parking lot, Feb. 7. Included in the event were several well-known food trucks from the Denver area, MSU Denver Battle of the Bands winner Devoutcast, a humongous fire capable of melting orange safety cones and an old junker truck just begging for a beat down. It was the last event in Homecoming Week, and all of the proceeds from the event went towards the MSU Denver Food Bank. There was school spirit aplenty as the evening kicked off with Mark Jastorff, MSU Denver director of Alumni Relations, giving recognition to the MSU Denver men’s and women’s basketball teams. Stephen Jordan, MSU Denver’s president, then took the stage after Jastorff and spoke about the good things that have happened over the past year at MSU Denver, including being officially recognized as a university. “Is it a great day to be a Roadrunner? Absolutely.” Jordan said. “A lot has changed since we were here one year ago.” Once the bonfire was lit, the students gathered. The bonfire sent a pillar of smoke into the sky, providing a signal, attracting students from across campus, like UCD Biology major Linh Ho. “We actually thought the garage was on fire at first, and we were like, ‘oh my god our cars are in there,’” Ho said. Students huddled around the giant flames to keep warm while last week’s Battle of the Bands winner Devoutcast provided some background noise for attendees. “They’re amazing. They’re doing really well for themselves, especially lately,” said Nikki Rumian, a UCD freshman. In keeping with the university’s tradition, students also had the opportunity to smash an old junker truck with a sledgehammer.
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Red Flag Campaign unfurls over Campus
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Students, along with MSU Denver mascot Rowdy, appeared to enjoy bashing the oversized piece of scrap metal for charity. The family of an MSU Denver student donated the truck for the festivities. Several food trucks from around the Denver area also parked in Dogwood for the majority of the day and into the evening, providing students with some fine and diverse hometown eats — all for free, too. Some of the trucks in attendance were Manna From Heaven, The Pink Tank, the Denver Cupcake Truck, and the Crock Spot. The bonfire and car bash has become somewhat of a staple for MSU Denver’s Homecoming Week over the past few years. “It is a tradition that we have added to homecoming,” said Matt Brinton, assistant director of Student Activities. “To my knowledge, [MSU Denver is] the only urban campus in the U.S. that hosts a bonfire. It’s a great event.”
Thousands of little red flags were placed on the lawn between the library and the Emanuel Gallery, just north of the Plaza building, to be on display from Sept. 8 to 19 to alert students about the statistics relating to dating violence on the Auraria campus. The Red Flag Campaign is a “bystander intervention campaign” to address the issue of dating violence, said Kate McCord, communications director for the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance. “It’s a campaign to encourage friends to say something when they see warning signs, or red flags, for violence in their friends’ relationship,” McCord said. Domestic violence doesn’t only occur within the NFL. There are about 43,000 students on the Auraria campus, and statistics from the National Coalition against Domestic Violence show that one in five of them will likely experience violence in their relationship. The face of the campaign is a series of eight double-sided posters, featuring students from various racial and ethnic backgrounds and representing both different-sex and same-sex relationships. Each poster focuses on a particular component of dating violence, (emotional abuse, excessive jealousy, isolation, victim-blaming, coercion, sexual assault and stalking) and how friends can intervene when they see warning signs in their friends’ relationship. Continued on page 3 >>
Rowdy the Roadrunner goes in for the kill at the Homecoming Bonfire in the Dogwood parking lot. Photo by Scott Lentz • slentz@msudenver.edu
Eric Ybaria, a freshmen at Metro, practices his contact juggling skills during the 2013 Homecoming Bonfire held in the Dogwood parking lot outside of the Student Success Building, Feb. 7. Photo by Heather Newman • hnewman3@msudenver.edu
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Top left: President Davidson enjoys the Silver Soiree in the Tivoli Turnhalle on Sept. 13. Top right: Local drag queen, Dixie Krystals, conducts the event by engaging the audience in trivia and musical verses in the TIvoli Turnhalle on Sept. 13. Bottom: Associate director of Gender Institute of Teaching and Advocacy, Eneri Rodriguez dances to show off her purple and silver themed outfit. in haute couture competition. The LGBT Resource Center was founded in 1992 as Colorado’s first on-campus LGBTQ support organization.
Heather Moruzzi holds a candle June 13 at Cheesman Park to support the tragic event at Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
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Investigators are trying to determine if ISIS was directly responsible or if Mateen was a lone wolf. Reports are circulating that Mateen went to Pulse for at least three years. Users of gay dating aps Grinder and Jack’d claim to recognize him.
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National Response
Paul Ryan, GOP Speaker of the House, called GOP nominee Donald Trump’s Muslim ban as not reflective of GOP or U.S. values. President Obama called Trump’s mindset “dangerous.” Senate Democrats pushed a bill to stop terror suspects from buying guns.
By Tyler Miller
now it’s up to McKenna, Dr. Bracket
tmille94@msudenver.edu
and company to save the day. The plot itself doesn’t matter.
The summer season is coming to a close with one of the most
“I feared for my life as I was a boy. I know what it is to play a good poker hand to save your life. Britt Clark, left, and Adriana Walker embrace each other during the candlelight vigil in Cheesman Park on June 13. Clark and Walker have been friends for six months and were part of the massive crowd who attended the event. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu
-Robert Merriman
entertaining movies of the year. “The Predator” is not only a fresh Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
Moms Demand Action prepares to lead the march for March for Our Lives in Denver’s Civic Center Park on March 24. Protests took place around the United States to bring awareness to gun violence and address mass shootings.
have been enacted in Connecticut,
By Forest Wilson
Red flag laws found center stage among the impassioned
so that we have a background check system across the country
These laws allow judges to issue law enforcement court orders to confiscate firearms from individuals who are considered a
Red flag laws are a form of gun
danger to themselves or others. “I would like to see our
all of our students, teachers, and community members in
Douglas High School on Feb. 14.
that works with state and local
Sen. Michael Bennet voiced his approval for the goals of
think that we should figure out
organizations such as NAC as he
how to pass a red flag law here in
marched alongside protesters.
Colorado and also in Congress.”
of Never Again Colorado. Under Anderson’s leadership,
should close those loopholes and
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evidence. He ships the suit back home, but a slip up at the post office
the human villain of the story. “The Predator,” however, Holbrook seems flat and miscast as the lead, never demanding the same
odd fascination with Christmas, we get Halloween with “The Predator.” Despite some of these setbacks,
attention as the rest of the cast. The
“The Predator” was one of the
editing of the last hour feels rushed
most purely entertaining trips to
box and accidently signal another Dr. Bracket, played by Olivia
and messy. It’s already known that
Black brings his usual enthusiasm for action movie tropes and knows
The end result leaves you with a
Crowds gather to sea ancient
Roadrunner invited to Outlaws
of the captured predators and
happy ending you didn’t expect.
artifacts
training camp
calls for McKenna to be brought in for questioning. But when he and
the theater I’ve had in some time.
the film’s post-production had some issues and massive reshoots.
Munn, is brought in to study one
Dreams remain unrealized 50 years on from MLK’s death
Denise DeNarrias, right, and DJ Janis, center, show support at the candlelight vigil at Cheesman Park June 13 to honor victims of Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
types and of course seasonal obsession. But instead of Black’s
does suffer from some problems.
leads Mckenna’s son Rory, played by Jacob Tremblay, to find the
Former state legislators impart wisdom at MSU Denver
a bus of other troubled soldiers
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here in all their glory, including outrageous action and gore, a sassy kid actor, buddy cop character
discovers the wreckage and decides
| pg. 11
Weapon” to darker crime dramas like “The Last Boy Scout,” Black has been one of the Hollywood
and hilarious roles, while Sterling K. Brown also gets to shine as
predator ship to land on Earth.
| pg. 4
Black has an impressive track of the most exciting and quotable
A-list. Some of his trademarks are
Aguilera all portray memorable
begins with a predator spaceship
to keep the predator’s suit as
“I think that as a country we
NAC organized Denver’s March for
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steals his every scene as the laidback chain-smoking leader. Thomas Jane, Keegan-Michael Key, Alfie Allen and Augusto
crashing in Mexico. A sniper named McKenna, played by Boyd Holbrook,
governments,” Bennet said. “I
the state,” said Tay Anderson, a march organizers and member
legislature pass the red flag
was featured in the first film. record as a writer, delivering some action movies of the last 30 years.
species for sport. The movie
| Continued on pg. 4
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film’s most quotable lines. Now he has made a film that seems to be built on the kind of humor that
From his debut with “Lethal
race which enjoys hunting different
strengthen background checks
Never Again MSD was created by students at Marjory Stoneman
demonstrators at Denver’s Center Park on March 24.
Our Lives. NAC was founded after
enacted before the end of this session, so that we can protect
March for Our Lives at Civic
violence protection order. They
bill and make sure that it is
Washington, Indiana, California, Oregon and most recently Florida.
Joining McKenna is a group of troubled troops, forming an odd-ball team. Trevante Rhodes, known for his work in “Moonlight,”
Shane Black can still leave me with a big smile on my face. The Predator is part of an alien
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This is a movie about characters, especially some of Black’s wackiest.
take on the franchise, but a loud and wacky experience that proves
“The Predator” shows writerdirector Black returning to this popular sci-fi action franchise. In
how to twist cliches into an artform. Even the death scenes have a sense of gritty edge and comic book style, like one nasty bit with an eyeball and a tranquilizer dart.
arrive, the predator escapes, with
the original 1987 “Predator,” Black
It may not be the most logically
a new mission to find the missing
played the dirty joke-obsessed
sound movie, but in terms of crowd
suit and kill all those in its way. So
Hawkins, who had some of the
pleasing, it delivers the fun.
Photo obtained from IMDB.
“The Predator” is the fourth film in the Predator series. This science fiction thriller was released on Sept. 14 and was produced by Shane Black.
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was homeless. “Show me a homeless character, and you’ll see someone dealing with circumstances outside of their control,” said Alexander, local vendor of the Denver Voice, public speaker and mentor. The story of the wolf and the pig is one which Alexander has told many times as part of his goal to educate people and humanize
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Dragon is launched into orbit and crashes into the Pacific.
Fourth failure to land a Falcon 9 on a drone ship. April 8, 2016
Dec. 17, 2012
Fifth attempt of a Falcon 9 landing on a drone ship finally successful.
Grasshopper takes off and lands, signaling the start of the Grasshopper tests.
“The world as we know it will not exist in a couple short decades if we do not take action immediately.” – Dezy “Qween Phoenix” Nolde
Opinion
One of the leading organizers of the protest, Dezy Nolde, also known as Qween Phoenix, is a social activist who helped organize the event by creating an event page on Facebook.
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First attempted Falcon 9 rocket landing on a drone ship fails.
Feb. 6, 2018 Falcon Heavy launches Elon’s red tesla roadster on a path to Mars. Does not make it back in one piece.
New marketing campaign strives for appeal By Warner Jackson
advertising budget into digital
logo’s design was to emphasize
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advertising, because it reaches
the fact that MSU Denver had
potential students and existing MSU Denver’s Run Your
The Run Your Own Road campaign was a marketing effort
Summer means bike trails hit hard in Colorado mountains. Bike challenge brings the best to the slopes.
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| pg. 8
In addition to changing to the informal mark, Surine simplified the Run Your Own
The school hopes to reach potential students while retaining old ones through new messaging.
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Lucas, senior director of Integrated Marketing and Communications.
the school’s Marketing and
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students where they live,” said Julie
Own Road marketing campaign is getting a makeover from Communications department.
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Elon Musk created SpaceX with the ultimate goal of colonizing Mars. SpaceX is currently working on vehicles to accomplish this goal.
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Is the drama over? The monologue continues in the shape of post election turmoil and outrage.
cbjork1@msudenver.edu The cries of thousands of Colorado citizen’s echoed through the streets of Denver on Nov. 10 to protest against the recent president-elect, Donald Trump. Denver was one of several cities across the country that experienced protesting following the election results. Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, New York City and many others reported having thousands protesting in the street on Nov. 9. Denver was included in these nationwide outcries with around a hundred protesters who assembled at Barnum Park Wednesday evening. Thursday night’s protest, however, gained even more traction, with thousands of participants marching from Capitol Hill to 16th Street Mall and winding up at the State Capitol Building.
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April 14, 2015 Second attempt to land a Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship fails.
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Drama over healthcare bill in D.C. trickles down to Colorado. MSU Denver students grapple with new healthcare realities.
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Davidson plans to lay out in September. “Davidson is all about students,” said Joshua
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Protestors spill feelings on Keystone XL
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started in 2017 to reach students considering MSU Denver as their college of choice. Looking to expand beyond traditional
Run Your Own Road’s updated look and digital interaction were released to the public in January 2018.
Road logo to include a hashtag. The Marketing and Communications department will be running ads through YouTube,
Scott Surine, interim director
Pandora, Google, Facebook and
of Brand Strategy was in charge of
other sites present on the digital
the visuals. His main goal was to bring the MSU Denver brand to life. “One of the most important things to note from a visual standpoint is that we’re using
landscape. This is new territory for the school’s marketing department. MSU Denver sophomore “I would have never noticed if
outreach methods like print and
what we call the informal
you didn’t point them out, but it
TV, the department has enhanced
mark,” Surine said.
does look a lot better,” Plasz said.
its digital presence by improving its visual presentation. “We’re investing more of our
The informal mark is the
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Taylor Plasz likes the changes.
Recognition of the new logo
“We’re trying to elevate our brand, excite interest in students and potential students and
current roadrunner logo that
will take time to filter through the
their families in coming to MSU
MSU Denver uses. The goal of the
entire MSU Denver community.
Denver. And educate them about
the careers and various options available to them,” Lucas said.
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
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From refugee camp to university
Student from Myanmar and former teachers reunite at MSU Denver
By Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
educating in Cameroon and Nigeria. “We just wanted to teach overseas and have that cultural
When Mu Yo crosses the stage
experience,” Kay said.
to receive her diploma in May
In their 28 years in Nigeria,
2020 she will appear to be an
they had three daughters who all
ordinary MSU Denver student.
returned to the U.S. for college.
But her path from Myanmar to
Because Colorado was home
Denver has been anything but
to Albert, the family had a place
normal, since becoming a refugee
to return every now and then for
when she was just six years old.
work and school. Kay earned a B.A.
Around 2001, Yo and her family
in education from MSU Denver in
were forced to flee Myanmar
1993, and then a master’s from CU
due to the ongoing civil war
Denver in 1998. Meanwhile, Albert
and sought refuge in Thailand
would teach on and off at MSU.
at a camp called Mae La, which houses over 9,000 refugees. The camp stands today and is made up of many refugees who, like the Yo family, belong to the Karen tribe, which makes up 7 percent of the Burmese/Myanma population. It was at this camp that Yo first
“I was pleasantly surprised that the schools were well-supplied. The staff and students were wonderful.” – Albert Bierling
crossed paths with Albert Bierling, an affiliate mathematics professor at MSU Denver, and his wife Kay. “My first impression of the camp
Even after the couple’s numerous trips to Africa, the Mae La Camp was Photo courtesy of Kay Bierling
a game changer for the Bierlings
was that it was crowded and located
when they arrived in 2008. Mae
on a very steep hill,” Albert wrote in
La sits on the border of Thailand
an email to The Metropolitan. “Not
and Myanmar, and is the oldest
a good place to have thousands
and largest camp in a system
of people living on that hillside. I
of nine Thai refugee camps.
Mu Yo, front left, sits among other children at Mae La, a refugee camp in Thailand, in 2008. Yo’s family fled Myanmar and sought refuge in the camp. center and recognized herself
unsure of the path to take to reach
about the students was their colorful
Kay said something she noticed
in a photo Kay showed to the
her goal, but she wants to start
class of her time in Thailand.
working for an organization in
was pleasantly surprised that the
“We knew some people with
book bags. The Karen children
schools were well-supplied. The
the Free Burma Rangers in Chiang
wore special clothes that were
staff and students were wonderful.”
Mai, so we drove up north after
specific to their tribe and they all
college at CCD as a social work
following her passions elsewhere.
Bangkok and met with them,”
carried handmade, brightly colored
major while working with her
She also said seeing how social
the camp to teach, and they were
Kay said. “Then we stayed at Mae
handbags instead of backpacks. Yo
mother in a Thai restaurant called
workers behaved around her
well-accustomed to teaching abroad
Sot and were given permission
was one of Kay’s students that year,
Aung’s Bangkok Cafe at Downing
inspired her to take part in a career
by then, having spent 33 years
to go into Mae La Camp.”
but the two didn’t communicate
Street and Hampden Avenue. Kay
that she could make her own by
said she walked in for dinner one
working with people from all over
night and immediately recognized
the world and being active.
Albert and Kay had come to
outside of class. “I didn’t know I met her in
After high school, Yo began
the camp,” Yo said. “I knew
her waitress. The two have kept
there were strange white
in touch as friends ever since.
people, but we never saw white people in the camp, and then we saw people taking pictures of us, but I wasn’t paying attention to who they were.” It wasn’t until 2009 when Yo and her family were resettled in Aurora, Colorado
Aside from school and work, Yo said she likes staying active outdoors in her free time, and enjoys hiking, walking in nature and playing volleyball. She also likes to sew and do craftwork, something she has enjoyed ever since she was young. Yo still
Because CCD’s social work
lives in Aurora with her parents,
program only consists of
High School in Denver. That
prerequisites, Yo transferred to
year, South was the only
MSU Denver last year to continue
said the thing that sticks in her
school in the Denver Public
her education. She said she hopes
mind is when she was back in
School district to have a
to work in the future with nonprofit
Denver and realized she was
Newcomer Center, a place
organizations that help vulnerable
meeting Yo for the second time.
where students who don’t
people living in similar situations
speak English can go during
to what she went through. “I can relate to refugee
brother, sister and 3-year-old son. After all these years, Kay
“Having taught English literacy at the Mae La Camp and she was in my class, and then was at South High
their English learning. Since
immigrant populations, cause
School also in my class as a student,
then, the program has grown
I was once in their place, so I
I mean, who would have known? All
to include the rest of DPS
definitely understand what they
the way from Burma and Thailand
schools. Coincidentally,
have to go through,” Yo said.
to Denver, Colorado,” she said.
Yo was enrolled at the
Mu Yo listens to her class discussion on Feb. 13 in Central Classroom.
and what I’m looking for.”
Newcomer Center at South
the school day to continue
Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
“When I look at social work, it just inspires me,” she said. “This job is fun and it fits my personality
“I can relate to refugee immigrant populations, cause I was once in their place, so I definitely understand what they have to go through.” – Mu Yo
that she and Kay reconnected. Kay was teaching at the
Denver to get experience before
As a junior, Yo said she is still
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SPORTS
ROADRUNNER BRIEFS
Offense sparks sweep of Cougars
Men’s basketball sweeps to keep playoff hopes alive The MSU Denver men’s basketball team beat Black Hills State University by a score of 72-51 on Feb. 15. Demetrius Jackson scored a careerhigh of 15 points, and then scored 16 the next night against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The Roadrunners defeated the Hardrockers 80-60. The wins keep MSU Denver’s slim postseason hopes alive. Should they lose any of their fi nal three games, it could mean the Roadrunners miss the RMAC tournament for the fi rst time in school history. They will visit New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 22 and CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 23.
Gonzales scores season-high as Roadrunners win weekend series The MSU Denver women’s basketball team beat Black Hills State 62-50 on Feb. 15. Mikayla Gonzales scored a season-high of 14 points. The next night, the Roadrunners beat South Dakota Mines 70-58. Like the men, the women will visit New Mexico Highlands on Feb. 22 and CSU-Pueblo on Feb. 23.
Softball emphatically punctuates homecoming weekend MSU Denver avenged a 10-2 loss to Montana State University Billings a week prior by sweeping the Yellow Jackets in a doubleheader on Feb. 15. The Roadrunners outscored Billings 16-3. Pitchers Darby McGhee and Julia Heitz combined for 17 strikeouts, while JJ Shepard had a pair of doubles. The team will visit Chadron State for a pair of doubleheaders on Feb. 23 and 24.
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Adame becomes the first Roadrunner to hit for the cycle By Deicy Gomez
in five innings. This earned him
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the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week.
The MSU Denver baseball
Matt Malkin, a transfer student
team swept the University of
from University of Alabama,
Sioux Falls a week after going
hit his first home run as a
winless themselves, bringing
Roadrunner to pair with four RBIs.
their record to an even 3-3. The weekend started slow
MSU Denver then ended the night with a score of 13-3
offensively for MSU Denver. By the
in the second game. Logan
third game, however, it became
Soole started and pitched four
little more than batting practice.
innings, allowing one run and
The Roadrunners ended the
striking out five players. Javi
homecoming weekend’s three-
Vega came in relief and struck
game series by outscoring the
out four batters without allowing
Cougars by a combined 37-5. The
a single run. Malkin added two
Roadrunners had a .413 batting
home runs and recorded four
average on the weekend, and
RBIs. He finished the weekend
senior Draven Adame became the
with a .571 batting average,
first Roadrunner to hit for the cycle
three home runs and 11 RBIs.
in the team’s 51-year history. “The main thing was getting
Photo by Deicy Gomez | dleuvan3@msudenver.edu
Austin Stone winds up a pitch in the first inning of MSU Denver’s 5-1 victory against Sioux Falls at the Regency Athletic Complex on Feb. 15.
“That’s what I am here for,” Malkin said about his three home
Denver resumed with their 6-0
22 players stepped onto the
reps. Part of the issue early in the
runs. “I haven’t always had the
lead. The skies were clear, but the
field, whether it be on defense
year, you get a certain amount
power, I’ve always had to work
Roadrunners drenched Sioux Falls
or for a plate appearance.
of live at-bats but you’re always
for it, so I am appreciative of
with runs, winning 19-1. Soole
facing your own guys, so getting
that. I just gotta help the team
began the day hitting a triple to
everyone was seeing the ball
used to facing different teams is
win and that’s what I did.”
left field and was brought in by
well, hitting well. Pitching did
Malkin who hit a single to center.
great this whole series. If we
something our team needed to
The final game of the weekend
“Everyone was clicking,
do,” said head coach Ryan Strain.
started at noon on Feb. 16 but
Adame, who singled and homered
continue to do that, we’re going
“With 21 new guys and starting
didn’t end until 11:30 p.m. the
the day before, added a double
to be a great team,” Adame said.
a lot of new players, it’s going to
next day. The match was delayed
and triple to become the first
take a little bit of an adjustment
in the top-of-the-fourth due to a
Roadrunner to hit for the cycle.
period for them to get used to that,
brief snow storm. Chase Anderson
but I think they’ve done that.”
started the game with a single
double after I hit that triple
the Regency Athletic Conference
hit to left field and was brought
today,” Adame said. “So I was
on Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. They’ll
the weekend winning the first
in by a hit from Logan Soole. In
like, ‘Alright, just down the ball
have a doubleheader on Feb. 23
game 5-1. Austin Stone was lights
the bottom of the third inning,
and hit it to the right side,’ and
starting at noon and will finish the
out on the mound, totaling eight
Adame hit a three-run home run.
that’s what I did and it worked.”
series on Feb. 24 with the game
strikeouts and allowing one run
After a 22-hour delay, MSU
The Roadrunners opened up
“I knew I had to get that
By the end of the game,
The Roadrunners will be back for a four-game series against Lubbock Christian University at
set to begin at noon as well.
Roadrunners athletics review
Men’s and women’s tennis face Western New Mexico The men’s tennis team lost to Southern Utah University 7-0 on Feb. 15. At the Trailblazer Invitational hosted by Dixie State, the women’s tennis team defeated Western New Mexico University 4-3, while the men lost to the same school 6-0. Due to rain on Feb. 17 and snow on Feb. 18, the women’s team was unable to face Stanislaus State or Dixie State. Both teams will visit Colorado Mesa University on March 1.
Club Hockey team wins BMHC playoff championship The MSU Denver club hockey team won the Big Mountain Hockey Conference championship on Feb. 17, defeating University of Northern Colorado 4-3. Tied at 3 in overtime, Zach Goberis scored the winning goal off an assist from Austin Shea.
Men’s basketball
Women’s basketball
vs. Black Hills State
vs. Black Hills State
Feb. 15
Feb. 15
W
W
72-51
62-50
Softball vs. Montana State
University Billings
Feb. 15 W 62-50
vs. South Dakota
vs. South Dakota
vs. Montana State
School of Mines & Technology
School of Mines & Technology
University Billings
Feb. 16
Feb. 16
W
W
80-60
70-58
Feb. 15 W 70-58
EVENTS
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
EVENTS AT AURARIA
Auraria Campus Blood Drive Date Location
Feb. 21 St. Cajetan’s
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LOCAL EVENTS
Visiting Artist Series Date Location
Feb. 22 King Center Concert Hall
Susana Baca Date Location
Feb. 19 La Rumba
ADAM RAY Date Location
Feb. 21 Comedy Works Denver
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
$45-55
Price
$16
Time
10 a.m.— 3 p.m.
Time
7:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
Time
8 p.m.
Flute Choir Day Date Location
Feb. 23 King Center Concert Hall
JC Penney Suit-Up Event Date Location
Feb. 24 JCPenney Store at Northfield
WHOSE LIVE ANYWAY? Date Location
Feb. 22 Fort Collins Lincoln Center
LANGSTON KERMAN Date Location
Feb. 24 Comedy Works Denver
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
$39.50
Price
$14
Time
8 a.m.— 4 p.m.
Time
6:30 — 9:30 p.m.
Time
7:30 p.m.
Time
7 p.m.
ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS
Men’s Basketball VS. N.M. Highlands Date Location
Feb. 22 Las Vegas, N.M.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Women’s Basketball VS. N.M. Highlands Date Location
Feb. 22 Las Vegas, N.M.
Nuggets VS. OKC
Avalanche @ Blackhawks
Date
Feb. 26
Date
Location
Denver
Location
Feb. 2 Chicago
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
7 p.m.
Time
5 p.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
5:30 p.m.
Baseball VS. Lubbock Christian University
Softball @ Chadron State College
Date
Feb. 23
Date
Location
Denver
Location
Feb. 23 Chadron, NE
Nuggets VS. Utah Jazz
Avalanche @ Predators
Date
Feb. 28
Date
Location
Denver
Location
Feb. 16 Nashville
Price
Free
Price
Free
Price
Varies
Price
Varies
Time
12 p.m.
Time
12 p.m.
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
3:30 p.m.
CONCERTS
Pat Green Date Location
Yesterday — The Beatles Tribute Feb. 22 Grizzly Rose
Date Location
Feb. 22 Your Mom’s House
Blackstravaganza Date Location
Feb. 23 The Black Buzzard
Clay Walker Date Location
Feb. 23 Cervantes’ Other Side
Price
Varies
Price
$13-15
Price
$20
Price
Varies
Time
8:30 p.m.
Time
8 p.m.
Time
2:00 p.m.
Time
9 p.m.
Y La Bamba Date Location
The Toasters Feb. 24 Larimer Louge
Date Location
Feb. 24 Black Sheep
Serengeti Date Location
Feb. 25 Black Sheep
Price
$14-18
Price
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10
BREAKS
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
Overheard
Horoscopes
“The voice of the stupid shouldn’t be given a platform over the voice of the not stupid.” “I wanted to wipe the grease off the mouse.”
Capricorn
Cancer
You’ve been working hard lately, so go ahead and book your next vacation. You need it.
It’s time you take out the diary and reflect. You’ve had a tough month, but don’t be too harsh on yourself.
Aquarius
Leo
The days to come promise heartache, so steel yourself, and remember it will pass in time.
With the end of the month around the corner, expect more than just the calendar to change on you.
Pisces
Virgo
If you enjoy being alone, this will be your week to hide away in your cave.
You’ve been surrounded by a lot of bad vibes lately, don’t stress about it and remember to breathe.
Aries
Libra
You’re full of ideas, so don’t forget to express them at work or during your downtime.
Remember that you need to take time for yourself to reconnect.
Taurus
Scorpio
If you were hoping for a break, the week ahead is unlikely to acquiesce.
Time to get off the emotional rollercoaster you’ve trapped yourself on, go out and let loose.
Gemini
Sagittarius
“I accidentally gagged myself.” “You gave it to me, forcefully.“ “You’re too steel on yourself. Go a little yougurt.”
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Medium
ACROSS
44. Met solo
2. Tragic king
35. Zodiac ram
1. Tribe
45. Turtle
3. Poker bet
36. Taunt
5. Emergency tire
47. Brawls
4. Sniffer
38. Recipe direction
10. Prehistoric dwelling
49. Compass pt.
5. Oozes
40. Bargain bonanza
14. Nevada town
50. Penned
6. Pale color
43. GI’s club
15. Artist’s stand
52. Brief
7. Donkey
46. Has creditors
16. Genesis locale
53. Fawn’s mom
8. Whirl
48. Engrave with acid
17. Cereal grains
55. Rocker ____ Clapton
9. In addition
51. Wiped clean
18. Road curves
57. Assumed names
10. Desist
54. Fertile spots
19. Ardent
61. Clung
11. Indiana Jones, e.g.
56. Graven images
20. Displace (a TV show)
66. City vehicles
12. Blood vessel
57. Sour
22. Reduces
67. Cowboy’s tool
13. Outcomes
58. Lord’s wife
24. Secondhand
69. Explorer Marco ____
21. Mongrel
59. Antlered animals
26. Egg source
70. Not active
23. Mets’ old stadium
60. Sensible
27. Blouse
71. Prepare to propose
25. Exhaust
62. Grand
31. Rent contract
72. Capri or Wight
27. Say
63. Thorny bloom
34. Make a doily
73. Stains
28. Wading bird
64. Fashion magazine
37. Religious beliefs
74. Future flowers
29. Astonishing
65. Easy ____ it!
39. Enjoyment
75. Mediocre grades
30. Musical symbol
68. Watch
41. Circle segments
DOWN
32. Capone and Pacino
42. Oklahoma city
1. Farmer’s yield
33. Stitched line
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