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Volume 39, Issue 23 February 22, 2017
Annual Black World Conference focuses on youth leadership By Cassie Ballard cballar7@msudenver.edu
As a word, leadership is usually defined singularly. One person taking leadership over a group. It is rarely associated with a group taking leadership together, but with numbers comes strength. In African American history many of the iconic leaders have been portrayed as singular. However, the community has suffered a noticeable loss of leadership within itself. This problem is not new and continues. This loss is no coincidence, nor lack of ability but a silent battle that has been overlooked. The studies of the term, school-toprison pipeline, is one of the strongest examples of what might have happened to this leadership. The pipeline is a phrase referring to – in most cases– a ‘No Tolerance’ policy that pushes students from early punishment to juvenile and eventually adult criminal justice systems. Unfortunately, this pipeline affects minority children the most. “When our youngest children are suspended and expelled, there is racial disproportionality, so black and brown children are suspended and expelled more,” said Rosemarie Allen, assistant professor of early childhood education. “Studies are showing that in preschool, by the time they are three, they can be kicked out of school a couple of times.” On Feb. 15 and 16 MSU Denver hosted the 34th annual Black World Conference, during which, the school-toprison pipeline became a largely discussed issue. This is mostly because it seems to be the root of many of the issues in the
Chaka Ka M-Zee speaks about gentrification in Denver’s Black community at the 34th Annual Black World Conference at St. Cajetans’s on Feb. 15. Photo by Victoria Edstedt • vedstedt@msudenver.edu
black community. “For me, having been suspended myself, it impacts who you are and who you feel like you can become,” Allen said. In early education, minority children have struggled with cultural expectations in the classroom. Out of 935 new teachers who joined Denver Public Schools last year, 70 percent of teachers were white,
compared to 4 percent black and 19 percent Hispanic. In contrast only 22.7 percent of DPS students are white. The cultural norms and expectations of white teachers are much more likely to align with those of white students. However, the majority of students are minorities, causing a break in communication and understanding between a large portion of
the student population and their teachers. “I believe that there is a disconnect between the culture that a child lives in at home and the culture and expectations at school. Especially because most children of color don’t have teachers that look like them,” Allen said.
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Alumni, President Jordan inducted into Hall of Fame By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan is honored by Athletic Director Anthony Grant and the athletic department before the game against UCCS at the Auraria Event Center on Feb. 18. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver inducted three student-athletes, one team and one contributor on Feb. 17 at the 2017 Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Charlie Blueback and John Liese represented the MSU Denver track and field team. One of Blueback’s notable highlights is finishing in third place in the mile run at the 1982 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics national meet. Liese was a NAIA all-american in 1983 and 1984. Kira Sharp is remembered for an important goal that came in the 2006 national championship game against Grand Valley State. In overtime with the score tied at zero, Sharp stepped up to take a penalty kick and buried it scoring the only goal of the game.
She secured the national championship for the Roadrunners. The 1993 volleyball team that went 32-5 overall was also honored at the ceremony. Outgoing MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan was the contributor inducted. He touted the value of athletics during his eight minute acceptance speech. “It is absolutely true that athletics prepares people for adversity. It prepares you for losing and picking yourself up and going at it again,” Jordan said. “Athletics is an amazing way that we prepare young people for a future life, and I’ve always felt as a president it was my responsibility to foster that kind of environment at any university that I was responsible for leading.” MSU Denver Director of Athletics Dr. Anthony Grant was on hand to present the award to the many recipients.
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GOP bill may affect DACA students By Maria Muller mmuller4@msudenver.edu
The introduction of a new bill presented by state Rep. Dave Williams, R-Colorado Springs, has received varied reactions from politicians and Colorado residents. The Colorado Politician Accountability Act makes it a crime for elected officials to enact sanctuary policies. The term “sanctuary city” is a name given to cities that have adopted a policy of protecting undocumented immigrants by not cooperating with federal law enforcement on immigration policies and forbids police officers from inquiring about an individual’s immigration status. The bill, which will be voted on Feb. 22, would also allow any victim of a crime committed by an illegal alien living in a sanctuary city to file civil action for damages against the elected officials responsible for creating the sanctuary policy. Denver has been considered a sanctuary city since 2006 and Boulder City Council voted to make their city an official shelter for undocumented immigrants earlier this year, making many elected officials in these cities targets for the proposed bill. Many students who attend classes on Auraria are concerned with how Williams’ bill would affect them and their families. There are close to 400 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and Advancing Students for a Stronger Tomorrow students on campus. Student Government Assembly Sen. Cesiah Guadarrama Trejo said that ASSET
students are undocumented students who aren’t protected against deportation by DACA. Trejo said that some students have voiced unease over the fact that this bill was brought forward by an elected official. Trejo said that students hear about raids in other states and there is a fear that Colorado will be targeted next. “As a community we’re strategizing as to what we will do to help each other,” Trejo said. “When a person gets detained, one, it costs a lot of money with all the legal stuff, and two, it basically puts the whole family in a different position.” Intern immigrant specialist Ariadna Ochoa said that Williams’ bill has DACA students worried about their families and being separated from their families. “Some of our students have decided to stop coming to school,” Ochoa said. “They don’t see any reason to continue with their education. For example, if they have DACA status and the government takes that away, they would have a college degree, but they would not be able to do anything with it because they would lose their work permits.” The bill has also gotten a strong response from State Rep. Joseph Salazar D-Thorton. “His bill isn’t going to go through,” Salazar said about Williams’ bill. “His bill is hateful, it’s spiteful, it terrorizes Latinos and immigrant communities. We’re going to stop it here in the House. It essentially requires law enforcement to engage in racial profiling, to hold people in jails who have committed no crimes, and over all it destroys community and police trust.” Salazar has presented his own counter
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bill. The Ralph Carr Freedom Defense Act prohibits a state from complying with any federal agency to divulge the race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status or religious affiliation of any Colorado resident if it is for an illegal or unconstitutional purpose. “My bill is designed to protect the state of Colorado and its residents,” Salazar said. “We want them to know we as legislators are here, and we’re listening to their concerns and angst and fears and bringing them something designed to protect them.”
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Colorado teachers worried over DeVos By Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu Students and teachers in Colorado are concerned with Betsy DeVos’ confirmation as secretary of education. Although the Colorado state legislature has more influence over Colorado’s schools than DeVos may have, she does have the power to push her policies. “DeVos’ policies will affect my school
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along with other public schools because her policies devalue the institution of the public school system. This means teachers and the students we serve are also devalued,” said Meg Zimmerman, a teacher from the Denver Center for International Studies. Many Colorado teachers are nervous that the accountability of the public school system to provide every child with a fair education could be jeopardized. DeVos’ policies on school choice and charter schools could have the potential to take money away from public schools, and “by funneling money into schools without accountability, accommodations for disabled and transstudents will no longer be the law,” Zimmerman said. Students that come from already disadvantaged neighborhoods or backgrounds could face even more severe consequences than those who don’t. The Senate’s confirmation of DeVos as secretary of education on Feb. 7 was highly contentious because of her prior campaign funding of the same senators responsible for her approval. According to the Washington Post, “DeVos has lobbied for decades to expand charter schools and taxpayer-funded vouchers for private and religious schools.” These policies concerned Democrats and
school teachers throughout the nation and sparked statements from education, civil rights, disability and community organizations such as the National Parent Teacher Association and the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in a press release that “DeVos is the most ideological, anti-public Education nominee put forward since President Carter created a Cabinet-level Department of Education.” Sonny Zwierkowski, a teacher at Compass Montessori School, said that although he agrees with a voucher program for charter schools, the proposed system under DeVos “seems to be a convenient way of expanding her religious beliefs and keeping the rich richer.” The potential for DeVos to push a single religion through education could have devastating long-term effects for those who fall outside of the belief system Zwierkowski said. Aside from two Republican senators, Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, senators voted down the party line. Vice President Mike Pence had to cast a historic tiebreaker vote, a move that marked the first time such a vote was needed to confirm a cabinet secretary.
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Trump Watch: Accountability News Briefs MSU Denver >> TRIO day at State Capitol MSU Denver has seen great success with the TRIO program, a national federally funded program that promotes access to education for disadvantaged communities. TRIO Day brings together program members and other educational access programs from across Colorado. Their goal is to tell state legislators about the valuable work the programs do to create access to college and improve college completion rates of disadvantaged students.
Colorado >>Weed delivery bill A bill introduced last week in the Colorado Senate by three state Representatives would open the door for home-delivered recreational and medicinal marijuana. SB-192 would allow for dispensaries and pot shops to apply for licenses to deliver marijuana products to the private residences of Colorado adults and medical patients. The bill is modeled after Oregon’s newly launched homedelivery regulation. The bill also creates a “safety valve” for state operations in the instance of a federal crackdown, and affected businesses would be allowed to transfer their inventory to a medical dispensary.
>>Congressional Town Halls Members of congress have had the last week off to work in their districts and hold meetings with their constituents. Colorado seemed to be lacking in planned town hall meetings, with three out of the nine member delegation were out of the country. Those who were in the country largely avoided town hall meetings, which upset constituents and activists across the state. The groups pushing for town halls are often linked to Indivisible, a network of former Democratic congressional staffers who wrote a Tea Party style guide on how to “resist the Trump agenda.” Some of these activists started petitions demanding town hall meetings, specifically from Sen. Cory Gardner.
According to NPR’s Alina Selyukh, ethics experts have said that President Trump’s continuing business connections both in and outside of the country could influence his thinking now that he’s sitting in the Oval Office. President Trump has dismissed these concerns, citing that presidents are exempt from the conflictof-interest rules that apply to other government employees. Despite exemption, past presidents have willingly complied with those rules. Of the 10 ethics-related promises President Trump made on the campaign trail, none have presented evidence of being resolved after his first month in office. Four of the issues are complex, multi-step plans that will span his entire presidency.
Promises with no clear evidence of progress:
Promise to watch while Trump is President:
• “I will be leaving my great business in total...” -President Trump Dec. 7, 2016 This statement suggests the intention of a complete sale of all assets, or at least placement into a blind trust. This has been a practice of past presidents to prevent companies, people or countries from having influence over the president’s policies. • “When the audit ends, I’ll present them.” -President Trump May 13, 2016 In reference to his unreleased tax returns, the president said he would release them after his audit
• “No new deals will be done during my term(s) in office.” - President Trump Dec. 12, 2016 This statement was later ammended by the president’s lawyer, Sheri Dillon, to clarify that no new foreign deals would be made, while domestic deals would be accepted after “vigorous vetting.” Since then, the Trump Organization has dropped deals with some countries, like Argentina, Brazil, Israel and Vietnam, while proceeding to make deals with countries like Scotland.
Side effects may include Lack of marijuana research could lead to public health risks By Valentina Bonaparte vbonapar@msudenver.edu Colorado may have unintentionally opened a can of worms after it legalized marijuana in 2012. A study from Colorado published in December 2016 revealed that there may be a link between chronic marijuana use and acute pain symptoms in certain people. Marijuana’s illegal status under federal law has led to a dearth of research on the plant’s pharmacological effects. “This is a small population that does actually adversely respond to cannabis the way there is a large amount of population that responds adversely to opioids,” said Steven Bennett, who holds a P.h.D. in Neuroscience, “We owe this plant the scientific rigor that we’ve given everything else we discovered like strychnine and saccharin. ‘Does cannabis do this?’ We don’t know. I would say that everybody that is afflicted with this syndrome or with what they perceive as a syndrome, deserves an answer,” Bennett said. He was referring to Cannabinoid Hypermesis Syndrome, which may manifest after chronic marijuana use. CHS is characterized by cyclic nausea, vomiting and abnormal pain. The syndrome was first reported in 2004 in Australia. Symptoms can be relieved with compulsive hot showers but the best treatment for CHS appears to be the cessation of cannabis use. It is uncertain why only some individuals are affected by CHS disease. According to a study published in the American College of Medical Toxicology, scientists found a link between chronic marijuana use and CHS symptoms but were unable to determine the cause of the disease. It is also unknown what consumption amount triggers the symptoms. Andrew Monte, Doctor at UCH Hospital, said that without treatment the syndrome can lead to other conditions such as renal failure, hyponatremia, GI bleeding and severe dehydration.
“Many people still believe marijuana is solely an antiemetic,” Monte said. An antiemetic is anti-nausea medicine. Monte said that because patients believe marijuana is a pain reliever, they continue intake despite that it may be causing their symptoms. “And most importantly for patients, the syndrome is horrible. It can cause people to lose their jobs and the vomiting is profoundly uncomfortable,” he said. The United Nations reports that 277 million people worldwide have used cannabis and according to National Center of Biotechnology Information each year 2.6 million Americans become new users. Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area reports that the latest 2013-2014 results show Colorado college adults ranked number one in the nation for current marijuana use, up from number three in 2011-2012. Despite the rising number of marijuana users, there is not much research on the pharmacological effects of the plant available for the public. The number of people currently suffering from CHS may be statistically
insignificant and its negative effects may be compared to any other drug intolerance or food allergy, but for the small portion of the population suffering from the disease, and for the increasing number of people resorting to cannabis medically or recreationally, the topic does matter. Michael James, who’s name was changed to protect his privacy, has a rare form of epilepsy. Using traditional drugs would alter everything about him. “Life was easier just having the episodes”. The use of cannabis has improved his condition, “I have not had an episode in 10 years. No night spasms or anything.” James says that doctors cannot prove if cannabis is helping with epilepsy. But they know the epilepsy no longer strikes. “It’s so vague and gray, they’re just happy it’s not a part of my life,” he said. Lack of federal funding as well as lack of public will for research into marijuana may limit how much scientists can learn and understand about cannabis, even as more and more people partake of the drug day after day.
Aaron Drew, 22, smokes a blunt at 4:20 p.m. at Civic Center April 18, 2016. Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana could lead to a rise in CHS cases. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
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A mother’s heartache
By Maria Muller mmuller4@msudenver.edu
The first time I caught my daughter drinking she was only 12 years old. That seemed really young to me, but I didn’t panic. I had gone through my own drinking phase at a young age, and I refused to believe that my sweet little girl had a real problem. Then she turned 13, and it got so much worse. I was called to the school almost every week to pick her up for underage drinking. She was ticketed and suspended each time. Visits to the Aurora Municipal Courthouse became routine. I received calls constantly while at work. “Your daughter walked out of school today, your daughter was caught shoplift ing, your daughter is in the ER.” None of my punishments or long talks got through to her. My child needed help that I couldn’t provide. Despite having raised three kids before her that had turned out fine, I was in over my head. First, I reached out to the counselor at her middle school, who put me in touch with a program through Arapahoe County. They asked us to go in for an intake which was done at a corrections facility. The doors that led to the office were cold metal bars that were opened from a distance by stern uniforms that sat behind a thick sheet of glass. I shivered. This is where I would be visiting my child if things didn’t get better soon. After three hours of answering questions I was given a list of places to call that dealt with teen drinking, along with the conclusion of their analysis. Your daughter has a real problem. Really? I’m pretty sure I told you that when we got here. I left feeling as frustrated as when I had arrived. The next few days were spent calling any place that Google suggested when I entered
the words ‘teen’, ‘alcohol’ and ‘help’. I was told time after time that she was too young for their program or that they only took boys. Apparently alcoholism was agist and sexist. The next three years are still difficult for me to think back on. I watched helplessly as the beautiful little girl that used to play with Barbie dolls and dress up like Disney princesses became mean and ugly. I could always tell when she was drinking. It was the only time she smiled. I finally got her into a full-time rehab school that she attended her sophomore year. Our days were a blur of therapy sessions, Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, random urinalysis tests and court dates. We had monthly meetings with her probation officer, guardian ad litem and case worker. They all sincerely wanted to help her. We held her down and applied layers of duct tape, but we couldn’t fi x her.
“I was told time after time that she was too young for their program or that they only took boys. Apparently alcoholism was agist and sexist.” My sweet baby girl had become a monster I despised. I hated myself for hating her. I hated myself for failing her. I hated the tears that fell every time she went missing. I hated that feeling of defeat that made me want to give up on her. It took a better understanding of what an alcoholic is for me to finally forgive her for that fours years of hell she put us through. I only recently forgave myself for being angry with her for having a disease. She told me one time that she never let the disease take 100 percent control. I asked her how she knew that. She looked at me with tear-fi lled eyes and answered, “Because if I had, I would be dead.”
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Family and politics I tried to explain to him that there are a lot of people here under programs that offer work permits but not citizenship and they’ve been here for a long time making arguably greater contributions to society than he or I, but he’s past the point of debating. It’s as though the people who are onboard with this president and administration are all in, despite logic or reasoning or human compassion. It’s terrifying and the only thing I can compare it to is that movie “Body Snatchers.” It looks like my father but yet something far more sinister is really behind the wheel.
By Jonson Kuhn jkuhn2@msudenver.edu
I wish I didn’t passionately hate my coworkers. I wish my dog wouldn’t eat through the trash and drag it all over the living room. I wish my daughter didn’t shit her pants. I wish I didn’t suspect my wife of faking orgasms. And I wish my mother wasn’t so boring to talk to on the phone, but maybe the thing I wish the most in life is that my father wasn’t such a racist, conservative douchebag. I called him up on the phone weeks ago and as usual that was a mistake. I’m old enough now, so I should have known better than to do something like that. I should have seen trouble coming. Politics have always been a sore subject between us and even though I tell myself every time that I’m not going to take his bait and start talking politics, I inevitably take the bait almost every time. My dad just got laid off from his job. He’s getting too old for labor intensive work, so truthfully speaking I think more than anything he’s relieved to be laid off without having to quit and admit it was becoming too much for him. I initially called just to say hi and see how he was doing, but once he started giving me shit about going to a protest against the Muslim ban I couldn’t help myself and I said something about how he shouldn’t worry too much about being unemployed because Trump was bringing back jobs, so at the very least maybe he could help build the wall. He failed to see the humor in my remark. At one point in the conversation the man actually said the words “fake news,” to me and I was honestly taken aback, like a little part of me died inside. He said to me, “Why can’t they just enter the country legally? What’s so wrong with that?”
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“Politics have always been a sore subject between us and even though I tell myself every time that I’m not going to take his bait and start talking politics, I inevitably take the bait.” If you too can relate and have a loved one who has their head permanently placed within their ass then I’m afraid I don’t have much advice for you, as I’m obviously struggling with the same dilemma. I think the thing I struggle with the most is how he has this strange flat-out denial of the increased level of violence and intolerance that Donald Trump and his administration have incited. I made mention of the fact that swastikas and neo-nazi’s started popping up everywhere after the election, and again, to him it’s all just fake news and propaganda. But yet apparently Bowling Green and the terrorist attack on the Swedes was real news? Both my wife and daughter are Jewish and I really like potato latkes, so I’m not quite a Jew, but I’m close. Things like that don’t seem to register with him. Back at the end of January at the Jewish Community Center in Boulder they had to temporarily close because of a bomb threat. At my daughter’s preschool at the Temple they had to heighten their security. It’s not all in my head, these are hostile times and I honestly have no idea when I’ll be calling my dad again.
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Youth impacting change at local level
Sarah Jones joined the 34th Annual Black World Conference at St. Cajetan’s on Feb.15. This year’s theme is dedicated to crisis and opportunities within the Black community. Photo by Victoria Edstedt • vedstedt@msudenver.edu
in new relationships. This induces a cycle of negative behavior. These children are then living up to expectations, even when negative. “Children who are suspended, they don’t see school as a safe place for them so they are more likely to drop out. More likely to have low achievement and pretty much disengage,” Allen said. “It shapes their perception of themselves and teachers perceive them differently.” Calvin Pope, one of the presidents of African American Male Empowerment at Hinkley High School has personally felt this pressure growing up. “We are put in an environment or community to where it is natural to go to jail or to be incarcerated,” said Pope. Leadership becomes a hard concept to grasp when society is only able to perceive people in a negative light. Even young students are told they will never make it, and are encouraged to just give up. When society keeps pushing an image on a person, it becomes hard to fight it. The young leaders at Hinkley High School have felt his burden and chosen to become their own leaders, not as singular representatives but united. Rajae Drew, a senior at Hinkley High School and president of Student African Female Empowerment, is just one of those leaders. “It just surprises me so much that within SAFE, some of our girls, they don’t feel confident in themselves because they are black. That’s why we have SAFE to empower them and make them feel like they are powerful and they mean something,” Drew said. “I have gotten to this point because I know I can do just as much as a man can and people have always told me that I’m not going to make it and I just want to prove people wrong, period.” Other leaders of Hinkley High School
have found inspiration from role models and leaders in their own lives, and feel a great need to pay the respect to younger generations to build leaders with them. These students see themselves and younger generations as the future. “It’s like a chain reaction. I had positive role models in my life and we see that they don’t have those and it makes me feel like I have to put myself in a position to be one of those role models for kids that don’t have it,” said Peter Michael Ferdinand, one of the presidents of AAME at Hinkley High School. Community leader Jeff S. Fard is happy to encourage leadership and help the younger generation use their resources to make a difference. He is also known as Brother Jeff, and founded Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center. “With students, I wanted them to think critically about systems analysis and policy. The importance of being in a position to impact, policy and of course the lynch pin came to all of that is education. If you are not pursuing education at the highest levels then you are usually excluded from the methods or how change occurs at a systems level,” Fard said.
“I have gotten to this point because I know I can do just as much as a man can and people have always told me that I’m not going to make it and I just want to prove people wrong, period.” -Rajae Drew
>> Continued from cover “Children who are suspended, they don’t see school as a safe place for them so they are more likely to drop out. More likely to have low achievement and pretty much disengage. It shapes their perception of themselves and teachers perceive them differently.” -Rosemarie Allen
Allen explained this disconnect in her own experience. When she was called on by her family members, she was expected to respond quickly with respect. One time, when she was teaching in a predominantly white school and she called on a student, he replied with, “what?” Although this would be considered very normal in some households, she found it disrespectful. “It was a difference in culture. At his home, that was perfectly ok. In my home, it was seen as rude and inappropriate. So when we have those disconnects then children are getting in trouble more for things they do at home and many times, they don’t even know why they are in trouble,” Allen said. As children grow, they become accustomed to the label they are assigned. This can follow them and create problems
Sitina Sado, left, and Diana Owusu lilsten to guest speakers. The conference featured activists who spoke about population surge on crime, education, housing and other social services that affect the Black community in Colorado. Photo by Victoria Edstedt • vedstedt@msudenver
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Vale Anderson in the STEM lab on the Auraria Campus on Feb. 20. Photo by Carl Genn Payne • cpayne16@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver alumna makes waves in STEM By Dayna L. Himot dhimot@msudenver.edu Vale Anderson was intimidated by the thought of going to college during her early twenties. At the time she was unaware she wanted to earn a degree in the the science, technology, engineering and math related fields. Five years later in 2013, Anderson graduated from MSU Denver with a degree in electrical engineering technology, a minor in mathematics and a concentration in power control systems. Anderson recalled her first semester of school enrolled at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton. At ACC she realized in a short time that she was not ready for school. She spent the next year working for attorneys during a boom in the foreclosure industry, only to learn that the foreclosure business wasn’t for her. She had to do something different. She decided to give school a second chance. During her initial semester at ACC, Anderson took a placement test to see where she was regarding math and English in order to verify whether or not she needed to take any remedial courses. Anderson tested into college algebra. She didn’t think anything of it, but the school told her the results were outstanding and no one ever tested this high in math after being out of school for so long.
The seed had been planted, and she realized math was something in which she excelled. “I had associated math with being a nerd and not cool. At this point I was an adult and I was like ‘maybe I can learn math, maybe I could not care what other people think,’” Anderson said. The next nudge into a STEM related career came from one of Anderson’s math teachers, who she described as a strict, opinionated, conservative retired marine. While she struggled with math labs, he asked her if she had considered working in the science and technology related fields. “Some people think that being an engineer or anything math related requires some innate talent,” Anderson said. “That is not the case, it requires you to be extremely stubborn or to be mule headed. He saw that I was stubborn and interested and made a suggestion.” She was surprised by his remarks and they remained at the forefront of her mind. When she enrolled at MSU Denver she researched careers that were available to her that were math related. Anderson was frequently the only female in her classes, but after awhile she stopped paying attention to that. She was more interested in what she was learning. The relationship with her advisers and mentors was very important. In addition to the advising she received, Anderson spoke about the uniqueness of MSU Denver. “What Metro does really well is that a
lot of our professors work in the industry, so they have the ability to help us network to help us get internships to help us meet people, to introduce us to people to interview with and to start forming those relationships,” Anderson said.
“Some people think that being an engineer or (doing) anything math related requires some innate talent. That is not the case, it requires you to be extremely stubborn or to be mule headed.” -Vale Anderson The relationships that Anderson built before, during and after earning her engineering degree are pivotal to her successes today. Her first job after graduating was in an entry level position that she learned about from networking in a senior design class. Networking is important to Anderson because the engineering
community is small. After years of desensitizing herself to the fact that she was often the only female working on a jobsite for a client, she doesn’t notice it now as much as she used to. There were times when it was difficult for her to decide the best way to handle a situation without making a fuss or drawing attention to herself. Her initial response was that she had no shame in doing any type of job, but knowing when to stand up for herself was essential to getting her job done. On the rare occasion there was confusion as to her role out in the field, she reminded herself that she did not go to school to clean construction trailers, she went to school to be an engineer. She has learned not to overthink or beat herself up, but rather be assertive and proactive, but not aggressive. Setting boundaries and voicing needs is an art often misinterpreted as being bossy, and it can be hard but it’s not out of the realm of possibility. “I have no problem saying what I mean and if I think I’m missing something, I will say, ‘I am missing something,’” Anderson said. Now in her early thirties, Anderson works in an office where she is, once again, the only female engineer. She gives back to her community by mentoring elementary age aspiring female engineers. Anderson also serves as industrial board member of the MSU Denver Electrical Engineering Technology Advisory Board.
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Highlights from the February Red Bull Sound Select
Fans enjoy the Red Bull Sound Select at Summit Music Hall in Denver on Feb. 17. Red Bull Sound Select gives new artists a chance to perform at bigger venues in front of larger crowds. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
Aja Black of the hip hop duo The Reminders performs on Feb. 17. The duos’s other member Big Samir and Black are locals from Colorado Springs. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
Denver based DJ CRL CRRL performs for the crowd. Carl Carrell is a R&B and funk singer, writer, DJ and producer. Photo by Karson Hallaway • cgonza88@msudenver.edu
Antoine Reed aka Sir Michael Rocks performs for the crowd. Reed is part of the duo The Cool Kids. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
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February 22, 2017
Kakawa Chocolate House The Christ?ans Taste of heaven in the land of enchantment Faith and doubt at the crossroads By Avery Anderson aherre38@msudenver.edu
Owner Tony Bennett and front manager Julayne Farmer inside of the well-known chocolate house in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Sept. 15, 2016. Photo Andrea Herrera • aherre38@msudenver.edu
By Andrea Herrera aherre38@msudenver.edu Bittersweet chocolate is one of the main things that attracts the customers here at the traditional Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The only one of its kind in the nation, Kakawa Chocolate House specializes in Mesoamerican Chocolate. It is similar to hot chocolate but flavored with spices and chili rather than sugar. Eyes sparkle as customers roll through the door. As they bend over and look through the shiny reflective glass, where nearly 300 kinds of chocolates lie, their excitement shows. Like that of a ten year old. Having a hard time choosing which one to buy is part of the excitement that you experience here at the original chocolate house. Choosing between goat milk cheese and Mexican spiced chocolate is one of the hard decisions that you come across in this very well-known traditional chocolate house. Allowing their sense of smell to run wild and free is probably one of the reason you see customers with their nose up to the celling, sniffing up the air trying to figure out the different sort of smells. Some of the customers at Kakawa seem at peace, reading from their book as they enjoy the light that comes in from that right side blue window. Others close their eyes, noses brining in the smell of homemade sweet coffee. Now, not all of it is silent and sweet at Kakawa Chocolate House. Kids run wild around the tables and chairs as they dodge one another waiting for their samples to be brought out. On the wall is where the Kakawa Chocolate Coffee is set up. With over 50
different coffee flavors to choose from, the stand starts from one side of the store continuing all the way toward the end and diving in the middle where the hallway to the kitchen entrance begins. Starting with the Mexican vanilla coffee and ending with the honey and cinnamon flavors, Kakawa Chocolate house serves it all. Underneath the coffee stands lie four chairs and two traditional glass table from Cuernavaca, Mexico. Here people converse as they wait for their order of chocolates to be brought out, or wait for the queue to shorten from a long line 15 people deep.
Some would say that theatre and religion can not connect and cross paths. That statement is not true in The Christ?ans. This unique play recently finished its run at The Stage Theatre with the DCPA’s Theatre Company. The production looks at the idea of faith and how fragile and flexible faith can be. Audiences are introduced to a stereotypical mega-church, where there are thousands of attendees and group of pastors to lead their flock. The main plot begins as head pastor Paul (Kevin Kilner) announces that he and subsequently the church no longer believe in hell. He justifies the claim by asking, what if someone is a good person but dies before they accept Jesus, do they really go to hell? This causes chasms within the church, eventually leading to the church’s closure completely. Throughout the show pastor Paul must have some very difficult conversations with his family and other members of the church because of this new statement. This is a truly thought-provoking show that is executed perfectly. The scenery and setting is so convincing and spot on that at
one point some members of the audiences bowed their head in prayer because it felt so realistic. The large screens and carpeted floors bring a mega church feel to life. As with any mega church there’s a fun and uplifting choir and this show pulled out all the stops. The church choir not only provided some fun gospel music but was used to set the tone and feeling of scenes. The amazing cast also brought these characters to life. Krystel Lucas, pastor Paul’s wife, delivered some amazing and powerful monologues while playing the part of a supportive wife for as long as she could until eventually leaving her husband. Robert Manning Jr. delivered a strong and willful performance as Joshua the rival pastor. He questioned the pastor at every turn and challenged the blind faith that so many had in the pastor himself. Kliner’s complex performance of a man who leads so many away while just wanting to help and express himself is fantastic. ‘The Christ?ans’ is a compelling and insightful show that will challenge some conventional beliefs and ideas around religion while allowing the audience to appreciate the feeling and setting of a large church.
As they bend over and look through the shiny reflective glass, where nearly 300 kinds of chocolates lie, their excitement shows. Like that of a ten year old. From the moment they open the doors in the morning til closing time the chocolate house maintains a well-run business filled with happy customers throughout the day. As they leave with their hands full, their belly’s about to burst and their throats cleansed from all the spices the customers in Santa Fe share their last laughs with the employees and owner of Kakawa Chocolate House. That is until they come back for more; which by the looks of it in this small town will probably be within a couple of days. Especially with the great customer service.
Kevin Kilner as pastor Paul in ‘The Christ?ans’. Photo courtsey of Sam Adams and Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Photo courtesy of Sam Adams and Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
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Students gather to discuss student-athlete compensation By David Schaut
“The funds that the football team is bringing in would have to be better utilized going back into their organization.” -Stephanie Tennison A University of Colorado-Denver student only wishing to be identified by her first name, Lydia, said that she believes that the scholarships and benefits studentathletes already receive is more than enough. “I went to Georgia for some time, and it was a little frustrating to see the football players having mopeds and iPads and all of these things they didn’t need while I was in the science department. The building was rusted, horrible,” Lydia said. “If a beaker broke it was a big deal because it would take a lot of money to replace it. They should be compensated, but I don’t think they should get as much as they do.”
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dschaut@msudenver.edu The ongoing issue of studentathlete compensation was debated by MSU Denver Associate Director of Athletics John Kietzmann and MSU Denver Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Ethics and Social Justice Samuel Jay on Feb. 16. Kietzmann, Jay and about 20 students gathered for the conversation, which was a part of the weekly tri-institutional Hot Topic series. The debate was centered around the nearly $1 billion in revenue that the National Collegiate Athletic Association generates and whether or not student-athletes deserve compensation in addition to the scholarships that they receive to cover college attendance costs. There were differing opinions among the students in attendance.
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Denver Nuggets rookie guard Jamal Murray led Team World to a victory and won the Most Valuable Player award at the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge on Feb. 17. Murray scored 36 points, dished out 11 assists and hit nine three-pointers en route to the award. He is the third Nuggets player to win the award. Kenneth Faried won it in 2013, while Carmelo Anthony won in 2005. Murray was joined on the Team World roster by fellow Nuggets Nikola Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay. Jokic had 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists in the game and Mudiay didn’t play because of an injury. Associate Director of Athletics John Kietzmann and Speech Communications Professor Dr. Samuel Jay discuss whether or not collegiate athletes should be paid on Feb. 16 in the Tivoli’s multicultural lounge. Photo by David Schaut • dschaut@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver senior Stephanie Tennison disagreed. She said that whoever generated the money deserves to reap the benefits. “I was in marching band and in color guard all throughout high school,” Tennison said. “However, people were not attending those football games to watch our halftime show. That’s not why they were paying money to come there. The science department isn’t exactly bringing in funds to the institution, so the funds that the football team is bringing in would have to be better utilized going back into their organization.” One thing that Kietzmann wanted to point out is that the revenue the NCAA generates isn’t just used to line the pockets of already wealthy people. It’s used to fund different events across all three NCAA divisions. “Even though you have that $1 billion out there, that is all built around Division 1. So the Division 1 TV contract is the $1 billion. Here’s the crazy part,” Kietzmann said. “What they actually do with that money is they divide it among all three divisions. So, everything for conference championships for like Metro State is actually funded by that Division 1 TV contract. So all of the travel, all of the stuff we are able to do here at Metro is done because of that. That’s the driver that gets us going.” He also mentioned that the money is used for other initiatives like wraparound services, which, among other things promotes the
punishment. hiring of more female coaches. It is “Often times in this also used for grants to help former conversation about whether or student-athletes to return to school not student-athletes should be and complete their degree if their paid and we’re talking about the professional career didn’t pan out. money that is generated, especially When it comes to the NCAA, in Division I sports, the NCAA many people think of college often becomes a scapegoat in a lot football as the big money of ways,” Jay said. “I think for me, generator, but this type of thinking as someone who has written and is misinformed. The NCAA researched on this, my critique actually doesn’t receive any of the is that the NCAA as a revenue produced by disciplinary institution, bowl season. All that’s kind of the of the college problem to me.” bowls are Jay went owned by 2015 NCAA Revenue: $912 on to cite private million the NCAA’s companies, Salary of President: $1.9 treatment notably million of Southern ESPN, Methodist who put NCAA March Madness TV University’s the bowls on Contract: $10.8 billion football team because of the over 14 years when they were massive amounts found guilty of recruiting of money they can violations. make from advertising dollars. SMU was given the ‘death “During this bowl season, penalty,’ which banned SMU from ESPN is dying for content to put fielding a football team for the on. So what they do is they build following year. The case has been all these bowl games, they invest criticized as being too harsh and in those because they can make ruined the school’s prominent more money off of the advertisers football program. of you sitting and watching a bowl So the question becomes game than they can by losing when whether or not the NCAA should they open up the gates and there’s remove some of their current only 10,000 people in a 70,000 seat programs or lower the pay of football stadium. They don’t care current employees in order to because they’re still making that further compensate the more than money,” Kietzmann said. 480,000 student-athletes who Jay pointed out that the NCAA compete. often gets demonized because they are the sanctioning body responsible for meting out
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» DeMarcus Cousins traded to Pelicans Polarizing star DeMarcus Cousins was traded from the Sacramento Kings to the New Orleans Pelicans on Feb. 19. The embattled forward has been the subject of trade rumors and controversy for the past three years in Sacramento. The Pelicans received Cousins and veteran guard Omri Casspi in the deal, while the Kings received rookie Buddy Hield, veteran guard Tyreke Evans, guard Langston Galloway, and the Pelicans 2017 first-round and second-round draft picks. Kings General Manager Vlade Divac said that it was difficult trading Cousins, but that it was necessary to change the culture within the organization. The Kings also released NBA journeyman Matt Barnes on the same day.
» Nikita Zadorov out for season with ankle injury Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov will be out for the remainder of the season after fracturing his ankle during practice. The 21-year-old became entangled with right wing Mikko Rantanen during a drill and fell awkwardly leading to the fractured ankle. The good news for the Avalanche is that defenseman Erik Johnson should be returning from his injury soon.
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Win streak continues with RMAC tournament in sight By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu As the regular season comes to a close, the Roadrunners’ women’s basketball team is playing their best basketball of the season. The Runners have won seven of their past eight games, a mark that includes wins over three teams in the top five of the conference. Junior guard Georgia Ohrdorf is on one of the best scoring tears of her career and has averaged 21 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in the past three games, all while shooting 52.6 percent. Junior guard J’Nae SquiresHorton has also been playing well in her own right. In the past three games she’s averaged 18.6 points and a steal a per game. Sophomore guard Jaelynn Smith is playing the role of facilitator and has dished out 25 assists over the same period of time. Their solid late season play has brought the team to 17-10 overall and 13-7 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They are currently positioned in sixth place in the conference and are half a game behind Fort Lewis and Regis, who
are in fourth and fifth place, respectively. While it’s prudent for any team to rise up in the standings as far as they can to receive the most favorable RMAC tournament schedule as possible, the Roadrunners just may want to stay where they are. If the season ended today, the Runners would take on the third place team, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Mountain Lions, who they swept in the regular season by a combined score of 138-120. The RMAC tournament will feature the top eight teams in the conference in a singleelimination tournament hosted by whichever team has the higher seed. At this point, the Runners have a slight chance that they could gain the fourth seed and be the hosts of their first round game, but both Fort Lewis and Regis would have to go 0-2 in their last two games of the season, which is unlikely. The Runners will need to go on a good run in the tournament in order to secure a berth in the NCAA championship tournament, but with the way Ohrdorf and company are playing right now, it’s a definite possibility.
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Roadrunner News » Softball finishes second at Rattler Invitational The MSU Denver softball team went 3-2 in the Rattler Invitational Feb. 17-19 to come in second place. The Runners beat the No. 12 University of Central Oklahoma Bronchos twice in that time period and added a win over the St. Edwards Hilltoppers. They made it to the final game of the tournament to take on the No. 10 St. Mary’s Rattlers, the only team that had beaten them in the tournament previously. The game was tied after the sixth inning, but the Rattlers broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth. They scored three runs, the Runners couldn’t overcome the deficit and the game ended 2-5. The Runners finish non-conference play with a record 6-7. They begin their Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference slate at the Regency Athletic Complex against the CSUPueblo ThunderWolves Feb. 25 at noon.
MSU Denver guard Jaelynn Smith takes a contested shot during the game against UCCS on Feb. 18 at the Auraria Events Center. Roadrunners won the game 82-66. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
Men hitting stride in time for RMAC tournament By Jordan Roland jroland1@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver guard Cameron Williams throws a pass during the game against UCCS at the Auraria Events Center on Feb. 18. Roadrunners won the game 65-59. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu
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With the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament a week away, the question remains, where will the Roadrunners be placed in the seeding? The Roadrunners are currently 16-10 overall and 21-8 in conference play with two games remaining in the regular season against Colorado Christian and Colorado School of Mines. This was not the type of season the Runners predicted. Record will play a huge role in their placing in the tournament, but now is not the time to panic. The two remaining regular season games are crucial for the Runners going forward. They have the opportunity to split the regular season series with School of Mines and Colorado Christian as they did with Regis University. The tournament will begin Feb. 28 and the Runners are now in a position to tighten up their offense to match their defensive productivity. While their record leaves a question of where they should be placed in the
tournament, it’s the least of their worries. According to MSU Denver cumulative season statistics, the Runners have dominated their opponents in rebounds, points off turnovers and steals on a game to game basis. They are solid on defense, however, pulling ahead of their opponents on the offensive end has been their biggest struggle. The Runners are arguably the most efficient and aggressive team in the RMAC conference and that will be a huge factor going into the tournament. If the Roadrunners can dominate on the offensive and defensive end in their two remaining games, it will generate momentum going into tournament play. Aside from off-the-court distractions, the Runners are in a position to surprise everyone in the tournament. The health status of junior forward Sunday Dech, who suffered a concussion on Feb. 10, will play a big role in how they perform. Even though they may be looked upon as the odd man out, there is still room for improvement going into the RMAC tournament.
» Men’s tennis begins 2017 season The Roadrunner’s men’s tennis team began its’ 2017 season with a 4-3 win over the Division I University of Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Feb. 18. The Runners won all three of their doubles matches. Junior Josh Graetz and sophomore Joey Tscherne won their match 6-3, sophomore Keenan Kaltenbacher and senior Sam Stember won theirs 6-1 and junior Calum Hayes and freshman Alejandro Martinez-Morilla won 6-3. Graetz, Tscherne and Stember were all victorious in their singles matches as well, while Martinez-Morilla and Kaltenbacher both lost. The Runners will hit the road to battle their next opponent, the Division I Air Force Academy Falcons, on Feb. 24.
» Track and field runs at Joe Davies Invitational Roadrunner’s track athlete Zach Boyd finished in first place in the men’s 200-meter when the track and field team competed at the Joe Davies Invitational. Sophomore Tina Maas had the highest finish for the Runners in the women’s 800-meter and finished in 11th place. The women competed in the 4 x 400 relay and finished in fourth place, while the men finished the same competition in second place during the men’s race.
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It’s important that you spend the next week learning everything about the migration habits of the North African Yellow Stone Frog. It has to do with you winning a lot of money, so just do it.
Today you will fi nd yourself in a very difficult or very fantastic position involving a family member or person who has a face.
Leo
July 23 - August 22
January 20 - February 18 Th is week take the plunge and be adventurous. Order the new dish at that restaurant. Also, get a more interesting life.
“Trap beats are sick beats.”
“Taste so good, it makes you wanna slap your momma.”
“We’re riddled with holes. We’re what
The rising moon on the tipped axis of Uranus says you were once born, and at some point in the next few days or weeks you will meet someone else who was once born.
“Someone who hides so much, and still manages to keep her head up high. the one who isn’t afraid to say what she means. “ —Lauren Cordova
inside the whitest of white guys, and if released will grant that guy all the women he could want.”
Scorpio
—Esteban Fernandez
October 23 -November 21 You are super scary and not to be trusted.
“A fascinating person. (Mad-ihhh-sun) She enjoys the simple things in life, and the things few people
Sagittarius
Gemini
tend to notice. Basic but eclectic.” — Madison Lauterbach
November 22 - December 21
May 21 - June 20
Gernreich 60. Salesman’s beat 62. This is one 63. Yawn-inducing condition 64. Mater or Gluck 65. High slopes 66. American Beauties 67. Waterfall emission
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You will fi nd your soulmate this week. Look to your left . You will be passionately kissing that person by the end of the year. If there’s nobody sitting there…Well, sucks to be you I guess.
When Jesus said, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do,” he was probably looking at a gaggle of Gemini.
ever.”
That person you have a crush on is part of an internet group for people who think the Earth is flat. So just sit with that for a little.
Taurus
“Keeping up with the Catarashians”
by boys who can’t be with her. Most wanted girl
September 23 - October 22
April 20 - May 20
“Jazz makes me feel so white.”
earth. Hated by girls wanted to be her, and hated
Libra
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the disease couldn’t kill.”
Across 1. First inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame 5. Wicked place 10. Having the means 14. Soprano’s big moment 15. City on the Nile 16. Make turbid 17. Tape recorder type 19. Uses a battering log 20. Cow catcher 21. One way to slug it out 23. Some mag pages 24. Hope-Crosby destination 26. Firth of Clyde port 27. Where I-90 runs 33. Dull with drink 36. Best’s obverse 37. Dog of ill repute 38. Like Garfunkel’s pretentious collectibles? 39. Actress Miles and author Brittain 40. Day-saver in comics 41. French inc. 42. ‘’A Touch of Class’’ actor 43. Examined a joint? 44. Like a frank conversation 47. Rob’s boss 48. Direction from Buffalo to NYC 49. Exaggerate, as expenses 52. Kind of correspondence 57. Come up with something 59. Fashion designer
The equilibrium of the planets are super weird this week. That could go either way, so try not to do too much speaking or walking or living.
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“Be weird and break all the rules.”
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February 19 - March 20 You will encounter frustration this week when you come across a Capricorn trying to research a made up animal. Remember: snitches get stitches.
“Small, yet most beautifulest girl on the face of the
Did you know that if you spill coffee on a white shirt, the best way to remove the stain is to smother it with red wine and then pat it down with sugar crystals?
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“It’s fat shaming without the context.”
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Aquarius
“What are trap beats?”
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What does your name mean on Urban Dictionary?
Cancer
December 22 - January 19
February 15, 2017
Th is week, everything will become just as clear as it is unclear. Because when a blind man holds the key to life’s acorn tree, purple monkey dishwasher.
Down 1. ‘’Cheers’’ character 2. Companion of Artemis 3. Coffin supports 4. Crosby-Hope destination 5. Nova’s companion 6. Hand-operated propeller 7. South Beach, for one 8. Snack item since 1912
9. Treacherous spy 10. Gulch near Phoenix 11. Regattas 12. It may be a stretch 13. ‘’Or ___!’’ (veiled threat) 18. Member of a reader’s deck 22. Press Secretary’s asset 25. Lake Ontario port 27. Like a shrinking violet 28. Temple reading 29. Rose’s home, in song 30. CIA’s forerunner 31. Fully convinced 32. Tramped 33. One of the Three B’s of music 34. 15 miles of song 35. Like a post-shower mirror 39. Lab treater 40. Head liner? 42. Manche capital 43. Something to believe in 45. Improves the bow 46. Given current conditions 49. 1777 battle site 50. They might be smashed 51. Perform an exterminator’s service 52. What Willie of ‘’Free Willie’’ is 53. Void’s companion 54. River bordering Germany 55. ‘’___ Nanette’’ 56. Years upon years
Sudoku
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty: Hard
58. Dutch cheese town 61. Regret it ever happened
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