Volume 39, Issue 25 - March 8, 2017

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Volume 39, Issue 25

March 8, 2017

A week in snapshots: A lifelong student, hope and heartbreak, beer and water

Roadrunner softball team continues to dominate PAGE 12 >>

Gin Doctor’s cover a bittersweet farewell PAGE 9 >>

Beer and food make a great pair. Scientist have taken on the challenge to explain how this flavor combustion works.

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Student, teacher, administrator.

Fifty years in college PAGE 8 >>

Annual event examines importance of water management.

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The Greenway Foundation was represented by Bekky Harkins at the OWOW Career Fair at St. Cajetans on Feb. 28 Photo by Kylie Henson • khenson2@msudenver.edu

By Maria Muller mmuller4@msudenver.edu The Water Association of Student Steward Urban Program held their third annual career event on at St. Cajetan’s Event Center Feb. 28.

“This third fair was the most successful,” he said. “We’re going to maintain momentum from that and go forward,” said MSU Denver student McCarthy Kessler. He has been a WASSUP member for two and a half years, and said he thought the turnout was great.

The three hour event had a steady stream of students from beginning to end.

The event hosted numerous water-minded companies and nonprofit organizations offering jobs, internships and advice.

Director of One World One Water Center, Tom Cech, mediated the employers’ panel. They discussed what they expect from employees and shared their own stories about how they got started.

WASSUP’s Spiritual Liaison Jamie Akens, put a cultural spin on the event this year.

“It’s not just research and hard science,” he said, referring to water. “People sing about it and make art about it. It’s a lifestyle.”

Besides companies and organizations, the event also had artists displaying water influenced art and live music.

Ben Fedak, a member of the Social Action Through Art Organization, was hired to help with advertising. He displayed artwork on campus about the event, using shrink wrap as his canvas.

Colorado does not have an abundance of water, yet every day the life-sustaining liquid is readily available for us – for now – at least.

Most of us turn our faucets on every few hours

without ever considering where our water comes from.

Auraria campus offers clubs that prepare students with skills to preserve this invaluable resource. WASSUP is just one of the clubs dedicated to educating students from all three schools on campus about the importance of water.

Individualized Degree Program student, Alisha Bannon, heard about the event from one her professors. She immediately volunteered to participate in First Friday.

“I wanted to see the options in environmental fields and water volunteer options,” she said.

Every first Friday of the month, WASSUP members get together to clean up Cherry Creek using elongated grabbers and needle pick-up kits. Kessler explained that it’s one way to make an impact. “We’re doing what we can for the community,” he said, “and we see kids playing down there sometimes. We try to keep it clean.”

Kessler found volunteer work at the event as well. Trout Unlimited offered an opportunity to plant willow trees between Gunnison and Crested Butte along waterways to prevent erosion. Students from Colorado, Washington and Montana were invited.

“Costa Sunglasses will be sponsoring the event,” Kessler explained. “They’re going to put us up in a house and we’ll be fly fishing too. It’ll be community give back and a little social networking.”

The event had a big turnout and WASSUP members were pleased with how well it went.

Akens said their goal is to create relationships between companies and students, but they also want to make people aware of how much water affects us on so many levels. He reminds everyone to give a little thanks for every sip.

Financial aid and the College Opportunity Fund are two things that Colorado students heavily rely on.

COF provides a stipend to eligible undergraduate students, and College Assist is a nonprofit guarantor for the Federal Family Education Loan Program. The two work together to ensure that college can be affordable for all Colorado students.

HB17-1131, or Providing College Assist the Authority to Delegate Certain Administrative Functions of the College Opportunity Fund to the Department of Higher Education Sponsors, is a bill that has recently been introduced to Congress that encompasses how the COF and College Assist will be handled.

Kachina Weaver, Chief Policy Officer for Colorado Department of Higher Education, explained what the bill does.

“This technical clean-up bill provides clear statutory authority to College Assist to delegate aspects of the administration of the College Opportunity Fund to the Department of Higher Education, which it is a division of” she said.

HB17-1311 doesn’t change anything for students and college campuses.

Kraft-Tharp and Smallwood are two of the sponsors that explained what HB17-1131 means for students who aren’t too familiar with technical legislation processes.

“The bill codifies this existing practice into law, as recommended by the State Auditor,” Smallwood explained.

The bill is more about fixing behind the scenes processes, he said.

“Colorado Opportunity Fund thought they had statutory authority to be administered by the Department of Higher Education, so all it does is fix that,” KraftTharp said.

She also said that the bill would not affect college students and it will not make a difference on how college campuses operate.

Looks like students are in the clear, for now.

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Trans-students protected on Auraria News Briefs

By Erika Foster efoste12@msudenver.edu MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan issued a statement making it clear that the university’s non-discrimination policy will still protect transgender students regardless of the federal decision that was recently made.

On Feb. 22, President Trump withdrew federal protections for transgender students. The decision is now being left up to the states.

There are still many questions to be answered and LGBTQ students on college campuses across America have expressed concerns about their rights.

On Auraria Campus, there are Human Rights Campaign volunteers trying to get students to sign up and commit to helping defend the LGBTQ community and keep them safe.

Alexis Kincaid, a HRC volunteer, had a lot to say about the Auraria Campus and how the LGBTQ community seems to fit in.

Kincaid said she thinks the LGBTQ community is widely represented on Auraria campus. The diverse study body, the availability of resources for LGBTQ students and the eagerness from students who want to sign up with the HRC are indicators of this.

“My goal is to make sure the LGBTQ community has a powerful voice that is

CU Denver senior Emma Christian who works at the LGBTQ office in Tivoli 213 said that she is frustrated with the new directive reguarding transgender rights becuase it will directly affect her and her friends. Photo by Lauren Cordova • scordo22@msudenver.edu

heard,” Kincaid said. “There are a lot of people on the Auraria campus who share the same goal as me. I am happy to say that me and my fellow volunteers have mostly had support from the students and faculty on this campus.”

President Jordan wasn’t available for

comment but pointed to the statement released for more information.

His statement reassured students that the federal action will have no impact on MSU Denver’s commitment to support and protect transgender people on campus.

The importance of diversity at MSU Denver is reiterated in the statement, explaining that the university is a place where we can all be respected and represented.

Trevin Billinger, an MSU student, has been experiencing the effect of the decisions made by the government since day one.

“The federal decision regarding transstudents makes me extremely upset. I am not trans, however I am a part of the LGBTQ community and it feels like we are all being attacked,” he said. “I mean, we just recently got granted the right of same sex marriage in 2015 and now it feels like we are going backwards. I’m very scared that my rights might be taken away again.”

Billinger said he feels lucky that he can turn to the resources on campus.

“I think that our school does a good job in providing resources to the LGBTQ community,” he said. “MSU Denver has a very diverse population and I have always felt welcome and supported.”

Billinger plans to combat hate and discrimination that the community faces through conversation and volunteering and encourages everyone else to do the same.

MSU Denver >> UCD Student Death Last week The Metropolitan reported on the death of UCD student Avi Arora on Feb. 28 at the Campus Village Apartments.

Auraria Police Department stated that the wounds were self-inflicted and declinded to comment further.

>> Boot camp for veteran students The Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of Veteran and Military Student Services held a half-day workshop for the second year. The workshop aimed to increase the awareness of the resources available to veteran students. In addition, the workshop included a veteran student panel so faculty and staff could ask questions regarding the veterans’ needs.

MSU Denver serves over 1,600 veterans and military students, a number expected to increase as more service members are discharged.

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Forum tackles the value of free thought

By Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu MSU Denver President Stephen Jordan and Provost Vicki Golich hosted a forum on academic freedom on March 6.

The forum featured two speakers, Joe Goldhammer and Matthew Finkin, two of the country’s most respected academic freedom lawyers. Academic freedom is often misunderstood and misrepresented, which makes it an easy target. In today’s political climate, academic freedom is often attacked by lawmakers who seek to pass legislation regulating what opinions professors can and cannot research, teach and communicate.

Academic freedom is the principle that the faculty of an academic institution hold the right to do their job – to research and teach as they see fit, as long as they adhere to an agreed upon professional standard of care. Academic freedom is not synonymous with freedom of speech. During the forum, Finkin said that the two concepts have similarities and differences.

“The two overlap at times, but they conflict at times. They have different origins and different purposes,” Finkin said.

Academic freedom calls for the responsibility of faculty members to hold up the truth and to exercise their freedom with certain restraints. The freedoms provided to faculty are smaller but more protected than those outlined under freedom of speech.

“Academic freedom is narrower than the First Amendment, but it’s more protected than the First Amendment,” Finkin said.

Although lawmakers have attempted to regulate what and how subjects are taught for many years, bills seeking to restrict the teaching of evolution or end tenure for university professors have become increasingly popular in the last two decades. Much of the animosity toward

education, specifically universities, results from lack of understanding of the value of higher education.

“The value of a space where ideas can breed is immeasurable,” Goldhammer said, “I think it’s important for people to think for themselves and to be encouraged to disagree in a civil fashion. Our society is what it is because of the educated populace that we have.”

Academic Freedom Lawyers Joe Goldhammer and Matthew Finkin speak at St. Cajetans about how academic freedom differs from the First Amendment on March 6.

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The lack of understanding of the sanctity of higher education has led to states like Iowa and Missouri to propose bills, which would eliminate tenure for faculty of public institutions. Arizona has proposed a bill that would prevent curriculum that promotes division, resentment or social justice against one group of people.

Institutions in which professors are intimidated by the administration from saying things that are out of the mainstream creates an environment that is incapable of education. States in which faculty of public institutions are in fear of losing tenure are facing the same difficulties.

Sheila Rucki, associate professor of political science at MSU Denver, said that tenure isn’t about a professor having a job the rest of their life.

“The reality of tenure is it allows us to express unpopular opinions without us losing our jobs. That allows us to do the research and teaching we need to move society forward,” she said.

Universities have traditionally been places that foster ingenuity for students and professors alike. Professors agree that the role of a university is to expand the scope of knowledge, and silencing the voices of professors is not the role of administrations or lawmakers.

“Universities should be among the freest spaces in society,” Goldhammer said.

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By any other name Breaking the gridlock

By Cassandra Ballard cballar7@msudenver.edu

What is in a name, really? You have a lot of names. A first name, your given name as it’s called, and you have a last name, a family name. There are middle names, which can consist of a second or multiple given names, but carry no real convention. And there are middle names which are additional family names that hold some cultural weight. But what is the actual importance of a name? Why do people care?

On a few occasions, bosses have asked if I prefered Cassie or Cassandra.

This is when I usually crack a joke that I respond to both or even Cathy, Casey or Commander C, I really don’t care. Half of the time, people who are hard-of-hearing call me Cathy and I am too lazy to correct them. They are sweet, why embarrass them?

“And there are middle names which are additional family names that hold some cultural weight.

But what is the actual importance of a name? Why do people care?”

With my employers, this is when the conversation gets serious. The boss suddenly changes their tone to lecture mode and begins a disquisition on why I am disrespecting myself for that standpoint. I usually nod and pretend

to agree just to end the conversation as quickly as possible. In my head, I wonder why this person cares so much about someone else’s opinion on their own name.

A last name makes sense to have pride in. It is the representation of where your family came from and who they are. It is a lineage that can date back to the first jobs your ancestors had. My mother’s maiden name is Cartwright, her family came from a line of cart builders. They have a crest that I share with other people of the same last name. There is a reason to have pride.

My first name, however, is exactly what it’s called, a given name. I did not choose it, I’m not even sure I like it.

When I was young, I wanted to be called Kimberly like the pink Power Ranger.

Those days have long passed, don’t worry.

“When I was young, I wanted to be called Kimberly like the pink Power Ranger. Those days have long passed, don’t worry.”

As an adult I wonder what egotism and pride comes with this mentality.

Don’t get me wrong, I love my family. I am happy my mom thought Cassandra was a beautiful name and decided to call me Cassie since I was young, but I am also not attached enough to mind if someone mispronounces it.

The people who usually represent this stance have an unrealistic sense of self and need to find some perspective. They believe too firmly in a jumbling of letters that their parents probably picked out of a name book and then told them it was important more than was healthy. I find these people are difficult to take seriously and are nothing but grown children who still think they are the center of the universe.

Ozymandias is the only person who has the right to care so much and that is only because it is in stone and he was the king of kings. However, keep in mind that his name is engraved on a stone surrounded by a decayed wreckage of a now dead empire, buried by the dessert.

Who now trembles at his name?

“The question that we must ask ourselves is simple: why not? Why not make this switch? Surely the states could take it upon themselves to experiment with such a system.”

By Andrew Crosthwaite acrosthw@msudenver.edu The insanity of the presidential system is ruining the United States. Yes, ruining it.

Not the president, mind you, though he merits an Op-Ed all his own.

Regardless of how you feel about the sitting administration or Congress, the fact of the matter is that in any other democratic country, the head of state is chosen by parliament. But not in our country. Instead, we elect a head of state separately, whom often is in diametric opposition to the legislature with whom he or she must work.

“In less deranged years, a parliament ensures that the majority party can actually forward and agenda. This, in turn, increases the speed with which new laws are passed.”

More recently, we have elected an utter lunatic who theoretically shares an ideology with the congressional majority.

In practice, however, that is a matter of debate. Moreover, he is unstable and unpredictable, neither of which are good qualities in a president, despite what others will tell you.

In a parliamentary system, a point raised by economist Paul Krugman, a sitting parliament could declare a vote of no confidence. Out goes the madman, in comes a known quantity. When the

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sitting president is, despite having stated loyalty to the cause of the majority party, no longer fit, our current system leaves us with little recourse other than to wait for an impeachable offense or for the president to become so obviously unstable as to be committed. Whom, other than the president, does this truly benefit? No one.

In less deranged years, a parliament ensures that the majority party can actually forward an agenda. Th is, in turn, increases the speed with which new laws are passed.

It allows a faster turnaround should those laws be unpopular. If you are dissatisfied with the state of the government, you need only wait two years to vote for a new minister of parliament. When the new session of parliament takes office, they then vote on a prime minister from among themselves, thus ensure that the deadlock of the last six years never occurs.

The question that we must ask ourselves is simple: Why not? Why not make the switch? Surely the states could take it upon themselves to experiment with such a system? They are the laboratories of democracy, after all. Starting at the state level also has the added benefit of not disrupting the entire country until a perfected system can be developed.

Perhaps we could start in sparsely populated states? I propose Wyoming, first, then Colorado. Or, perhaps California could, as the most populous state, take the initiative.

When will we finally join the rest of the free world and make the change?

Obviously, never, as that would require reforms to come from those who benefit heavily from the current system. However, the need is clear. A parliamentary system precludes the ability of the easily manipulated masses from electing someone who represents a clear danger to the nation. It ensures that those who are elected to the majority are those in charge.

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Defining “scrappy”: A journey to success

By Matthew Miller mmill201@msudenver.edu Antonio Ledesma sits at his desk in the Human Services Department at MSU Denver surrounded by his years of excellence. Salt and pepper in his hair, he glides his chair into a comfortable spot and gazes at his wall of awards.

Ledesma in 1965 was one of the first students at MSU Denver when it was known as Metro State College. Ledesma has been utilizing his professional experience to prepare future Roadrunner alumni for over 20 years.

“A crucial reason that led me to return to MSU centered around diversity.”

– Antonio Ledesma While in school, he entertained the idea of majoring in criminal justice and psychology, but finished a degree in English literature. His undergraduate career, like many students, was not as linear as expected. He attended for one year, withdrew for a short period and returned to finish in 1972.

One night, during his break, while in his favorite pool hall Ledesma had a conversation with an immigrant from Greece. The man told Ledesma that he wished he had had the opportunity to get a college education so that he didn’t have to work so hard just to support his family in a new country. That single conversation changed Ledesma’s plan for his future.

At the time, he said that, “the majority of us were working, not unlike today. There wasn’t any financial aid then, so I worked my way through college, all over the city.”

Ledesma held janitorial and food service positions, worked as a tour guide for the Denver Post and held other jobs during his undergrad, even across campus.

MSU Denver Human Services professor Antonio Ledesma in his office in the West Classroom on March 6. Ledesma was one of the first students to attend MSU Denver when it opened in 1965. Photo by Lauren Cordova • scordo22@msudenver.edu

“I worked every aspect of a college position,” Ledesma said.

He started out as a clerk typist for the school, then worked in financial aid and in the counseling center.

After finishing his bachelor’s, Ledesma went on to finish two masters degrees in counseling psychology, clinical social work and then a doctorate in human communication.

As he finished his doctorate in 1988, a job opened at MSU Denver within the Human Services department, marking the beginning of his teaching career. He accepted another position in 1994 teaching graduate students at the University of Denver for six years, but was drawn back to MSU Denver.

“A crucial reason that led me to return to MSU centered around diversity,” he wrote later in email.

Both of Ledesma’s parents were Mexican immigrants and he is proud of the progress MSU Denver has made increasing their diversity, especially amongst the

Latino community. He notes that MSU Denver is close to meeting the population required to receive federal funding as a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Over the many years of educating himself and gaining clinical experience, Ledesma has developed and applied philosophies that are a part of his instruction.

“I never wanted to simply teach. I wanted to teach out of experience,” he said.

Others notice this in him as well.

“He brings passion. He cares about the students,” said Annie Butler, the Human Services Department Chair at MSU Denver.

This sentiment also reflects Ledesma’s reasoning for teaching at the undergraduate level and especially at MSU Denver.

“Many of them, it’s the first time someone in their family has gone to school,” Ledesma said.

He enjoys bringing his experience to others who are grateful just to get a college experience, as he was.

He currently teaches

“One of the best experiences I’ve had is helping men to realize what a relationship is, and to be more comfortable in a relationship.”

– Antonio Ledesma multicultural courses and other courses within the Human Services department, but doesn’t consider himself just a teacher when it comes to the multicultural course.

“I don’t think I teach that course, I think I facilitate that course,” Ledesma said.

He has been involved with MSU Denver’s multicultural course requirements since they were initiated in 1992 and although he was unsure

of teaching them at first, it has proven to be a good fit for him.

Ledesma still maintains clinical experience.

He notes that much of the clientele in the human services field is female and that he wanted to make an impact on males seeking therapy.

“One of the best experiences I’ve had is helping men to realize what a relationship is, and to be more comfortable in a relationship,” Ledesma said.

Although Professor Ledesma has been educating for 29 years, he wants to continue clinical work and teaching. Even though the idea of retirement has come across his mind, he would like to stay connected to the university, possibly as a therapist.

“It’s been a calling. I wound up with four degrees. At one point I was in college 17 years, in one 21-year block, but I really wanted to understand the phenomena of what I now teach,” Ledesma said.

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Denver’s favorite coverband plays final tribute

By Cassie Ballard cballar7@msudenver.edu The 1990s generate a great deal of nostalgia for people spanning all the way from their 20s to their 50s and even older.

The ‘90s had many bands that shaped the time and the lives around it.

For the Gin Doctors, the main goal was to bring joy and love from the ’90s back to those who wanted to appreciate it. Tyler Marchant Despres was one of the founders and most enthusiastic mover, of the idea.

“I think it’s kind of a happy medium between it being a selfish thing for us. We have fun getting to play all the songs that we grew up listening to and reliving that. And then, the side of it we didn’t expect when we first started was the community that would be built around it,” said Andrew Aranow, the drummer of the Gin Doctors.

Despres not only graced the Denver music scene with his two bands, but he also was about to finish a behavioral science degree at MSU Denver to become a teacher.

Early in the day on Nov. 1, 2016, Despres visited the doctor’s office complaining of chest pains. Later that day, while on campus, he died unexpectedly from from an aortic aneurysm at age 34.

Despres would have graduated in Dec. 2016, and would have earned a teaching degree shortly after in spring of 2017. His mother, Leigh Ann Marchant, talked about his dream of being able to teach history and social studies to students in middle and high school.

“This town is very grateful for Tyler Despres. He is a huge part of this music scene and him being an educator would have been the most incredible thing because he’s taught us all a lot. Denver loves Tyler. We miss him,” said James Morrison, the bass player of the Gin Doctors.

The Gin Doctors held their final concert on March 4 to commemorate Despres and say their goodbyes.

Hearts were sore during the bittersweet final night for the Gin Doctors. The liveliness of the band was clear through the

’90s music they were covering. As the floors got stickier, the baseboards began bouncing and the crowd lost control.

“This is all for him,” said Morrison.

For the concert, the main members included: James Morrison (Cousin Melvin) on bass, Tyler Briskie (Skeeter Cruz) on the axe, Andrew Aranow (Rip Holiday) on drums and special guest lead singer Jen Korte of Jen Korte and the Loss.

“It’s bittersweet to be here and celebrate Tyler,” Korte said.

Korte has shared the stage with her own band alongside Despres and the rest of the Gin Doctors in the past. Each of the band members knew it was a necessity to add Jen. “She saved our asses completely and helped us do this show that we never knew if we would ever do. We wanted to do something, so, we are honored to have her,” Morrison said.

Throughout the show, special guests joined the band. Many were in other bands like Despres’ second band, Science Partner including Jess DeNicola, Maria Kohler and Carl Sorensen.

“Pretty much all the guest musicians that are coming in tonight were really close with Tyler Despres and so in addition to those harmonies and those extra guitars and stuff,” Aranow said. “It’s really more about his friends playing tribute to him.”

Everyone who was there and knew Despres had nothing but good things to say.

Despres had a large community of people who cared for him.

“So much of everything is Tyler,” said Jessica DeNicola, vocalist in Science Partner.

“He resonates in all of this music.”

Despres had this presence about him, one that seemed to light up the people around him. Whether it was friends, people who attended his shows or people he collaborated with, he really impacted the people around him.

“Just the presence on stage and the way he interacted with people was something no one else could do,” Briskie said.

After a four hour set and 28 songs, the band ended with their tradition of playing “Dreams” by the Cranberries, which was perfect since it was Depres’ favorite song.

Portraits of the Gin Doctors’ Tyler are displayed on stage during their farewell show in Denver on March 3. Despres tragically passed away due to an aortic aneurysm at the age of 34 in November 2016.

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“Tyler Despres’ favorite song to play, and it has honestly become probably our collective favorite, is the Cranberries ‘Dreams’ and we end every show with it,” Aranow said.

He explained that one time during a show Despres, “declared it was his favorite song in the decade of the ’90s, ‘and no f’ing body’s going to tell me that I’m wrong.’”

Both the Denver music scene and MSU Denver have lost an inspiring and lovable person. For the members of the Gin Doctors, they lost a family member.

“At the end of the day, the four of us still got to play these songs together and I always had fun just playing in those songs with these guys. No matter where we were,” Morrison said.

Tyler Marchant Despres Scholarship Fund In memory of Tyler, family members have been working with Metro State University of Denver to create a scholarship fund. The scholarship will be offered to students who want to pursue a degree in education. It was always Tyler’s dream to become a teacher and he always supported affordable college for all students.

To learn more and contribute, visit the website below: Fans wait in line for the Gin Doctors farewell show at Stoney’s Bar & Grill in Denver on March 5. The Gin Doctors are a well known ‘90s cover band.

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March 8, 2017 Met Features

Age-old pairings brought from kitchen to lab

By Esteban Fernandez eferna@msudenver.edu Beer and food pairings are rarely combined with the calculating precision of science.

If anything, picking out the perfect cheese or cured meat to go with a glass of wine or beer growler seems more like fine art than anything else.

That said, how many combinations must one go through before finding the best combination of food and drink that amplify one another?

Through experimentation and careful note-taking, the best matches are found.

In a way, the exercise represents a microcosm of the scientific method. Through experimentation, truth is found.

Experimentation is what patrons of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science found on March 1 when the museum hosted The Science of Beer and Food Pairings, a live experiment, in which nearly 200 participants sampled pre-selected beer and food pairings to determine how they interacted with taste perception.

“It’s fun, we’re doing it with beer, it’s because people show up for beer. But, if we learn about how one thing can enhance another, or one thing makes something go down, if we did something with salt, that’s applicable to any chef,” said Nicole Garneau, the geneticist in charge of the Genetics of Taste Lab at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

According to Garneau, who

designed this experiment, the goal was to determine if the increased malt from one beer to another would impact the perception of taste in food.

Garneau first had to define what taste was to her participants which she called, “human science instruments.”

“You need to get the basic research done so you can build on that.

So you can build making medicines, making nutrition, anything else. You need to know how it works.”

– Angelica Miranda

She classified taste into five clearly defined categories: Sweet, bitter, sour, umami and salty categories.

She also explained the purposes of the study that taste and flavor were two separate things. Flavor was described as the interaction of all different tastes together to produce an overall sensation.

The definitions were crafted

by Garneau and the Beer and Food working group.

This was science at its most accessible. The lab was one of the museum’s great halls. It was lined with rows of tables neatly arranged with purple tablecloths and plastic cups. The test subjects were Denver residents.

“To be able to participate in any kind of science experiment, is really for me, a blast. It’s fantastic. It’s so fun to be able to participate and be the guinea pigs in this study,” said Kathleen Simpson, one participant in the study. Simpson is a member of the museum and a captain at the Great American Beer Festival.

Her sentiments echoed those of Charlie Winters and Kennedy Doll, who liked how this event was like activities Winters did at the museum as a child. However, the difference was that this event was for an adult audience.

Garneau guided the experiment with her warm demeanor as master of ceremonies First, each human science instrument established a taste baseline. Clear plastic cups filled with clear liquid sat at each seat, and were labeled with one of the five different tastes.

Participants sipped each cup to familiarize themselves with what each taste was.

Next came three beers, labeled 137, 538 and 739. There was a reason for the secrecy.

“Let’s say someone was like, ‘Alesmith is my favorite. I go to Fiction every Friday.’ If they knew which one was Fiction and they knew what style it was, they might try to tell us what they

Test subjects were provided with tasting samples for The Science of Beer and Food Pairings experiment at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Thursday, March 2. These samples were used to help the test subjects set a baseline for their taste assessments.

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were describing based on because they know how the brewer describes it,” Garneau said.

She added that knowing the beers had the potential to impact how a participant rated the beer and could skew the results.

After the experiment, the three beers were revealed. They were a Schwarzbier from Fiction brewery, Buff Gold from Boulder Beer and a nut brown ale from Alehouse.

Garneau programmed a survey app from Survey Gizmo to run the experiment. The app instructed participants to rate the beers according to each of the five tastes defined earlier.

Only 8 ounces of each beer were provided, and refills were out of the question. Participants had to ration their intake or in order to finish the study.

“It’s fun, we’re doing it with beer becasue people show up for beer.”

– Nicole Garneau

Felicia Doherty, museum member, pairs her food to beer during The Science of Beer and Food Pairings experiment at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science on Thursday, March 2. The experiment will be peer reviewed and published in a journal.

Once the baselines for the beers were established, the catering staff brought out the first of three dishes. In order, they were mushroom soup, a pasta dish with red sauce and finally a plate of cheese. Like the beer-only portion before, participants had to establish a baseline with each dish.

Dishes’ ingredients were disclosed due to food allergy and religious reasons. Garneau chose vegetarian dishes to expand the amount of people who could participate.

After the taste baseline was established, it was time to see how the beer affected the taste of each dish. The online app tracked whether the five taste profiles increased or decreased after the beer was consumed. Some dishes became saltier or more bitter, while others became sweeter or sour.

Good science takes time and Garneau’s experiment is no different. Last year, Garneau performed a similar experiment which she said was like the blind leading the blind. However, she didn’t trash the concept. Instead, Garneau refined it.

“As a scientist, I feel like I could always design things better, ask better questions,” she said. Garneau hopes to publish the results from this new study, however she still has to go through the data to see if the information she collected is solid. As far as her hypothesis, Garneau is uneasy jumping to any conclusions about the outcome until she’s had a chance to thoroughly examine the data.

Ultimately, Garneau hopes her research would help chefs to find flavor combinations easier and people in the food industry improve their craft.

Angelica Miranda, who works in the Genetics of Taste Lab, said, “You need to get the basic research done so you can build on that. So you can build making medicines, making nutrition, anything else. You need to know how it works.”

Garneau agrees, and recognizes the museum’s role aiding her research.

“Wherever else can you have a model of fun scientific research that you can participate in?”

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March 8, 2017

Kid Cudi: Passion, Pain & Demon Slaying

By Andrea Herrera aherre38@msudenver.edu As a die-hard Kid Cudi fan, I have always admired how unique and distinguished his style can be. His past albums have shown his audience how he can easily transform himself musically in any way he wants. Early in his career, Cudi was known as a hip-hop artist. As the time passed, this Top 5 Billboard sensation developed his skills and showed the world he could do more than simply rap. He soon decided to become a singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, music video director and film composer. Since 2008, Cudi has released several albums and in between those years quite a few mixtapes.

In 2016, he released the album “Passion, Pain & Demon Slaying.” The album was soon a trending on social media. It was recognized for its high number of plays within the first week. Cudi’s album sold 24,000 copies in a week and was named 11 in the Billboard Top 200.

It’s safe to say this album caught the attention of listeners just like me. The first time I heard this album, I was sitting

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recommend it to anyone who ever wants to to share with his fans. The variety of artists at home and it was a moment of love. I have a chill night, day or simply wants to be who are featured on this album also plays a instantly knew he had done it again and the in a great mood throughout the week. This huge role in the amount of diversity that is feeling was amazing. From “Frequency” all album will surely do that for you. Keeping shown within each songs. the way down to “Surfin,” the beats make it different and real is something you can Truly this album is one, if not the one, you feel a special way. Whether you’re always expect from the Great Cudi the Kid. of my top 5 favorite albums ever. I would cruising around in your car, relax or getting “hype” with your friends and following that Coloradan trend of “smoking it up,” Cudi delivers.

I went with the first option and decided to go for a late night ride to a friend’s house.

We sat in the car listening to each lyric, each beat and part of the song. Throughout the whole album Cudi maintains a unique and steady musical beat, making that his signature.

However, the lyrics are what truly make a difference when listening to the album. Each song has a different meaning behind it, which explains the different parts of his life and his journey and Cudi switches it up 19 times throughout the album.

Going from a sort of alternative rock to a straight hip hop/indie album is one of the Kid Cudi performing at the 2010 Sasquach! music festival. Photo from Flickr. many talents this artist is able

Theatre Corner: The Nance, a work of art

By Avery Anderson aande133@msudenver.edu

Warren Sherrill as Chauncey Miles in the Edge Theater's production of “The Nance.”

Photo courtesy of Rachel D. Graham Photography

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There are only a small handful of pieces of art and literature that are able to impact someone on such an emotional and profound level. That is why when those pieces are discovered you must cherish and hold onto them.

‘The Nance’ is certainly one of those pieces.

This Tony award winning play opened at The Edge Theater Company and lost no power and emotion during its transition from Broadway to Denver.

The regional premiere has just as much love, sadness and life in it as one could hope for.

The main character, Chauncey Miles, is a gay man who plays a homosexual, or Nance, in his vaudeville act in a time when homosexuality was not accepted in New York City. As the show progress he is faced with the decision to either stop portraying this character or get arrested. Miles in the end chooses to stand up for himself and what he believes in.

Chauncey Miles is a complex man who wants to open up to the world and be a part of it, but knows he can’t for fear of what will happen to him. Warren Sherrill does

this character justice. He is able to bring the strong and loud side of Chauncey while at the same time showing the subtleties of emotions that are trying to come through.

Sherrill is joined by fellow Colorado theatre legend, John Ashton, who plays Ephram, the burlesque manager. His comedic timing is truly something to envy.

It makes every scene perfect and keeps the laughs rolling even at the toughest of times.

The amazing women of the cast are jacks of all trades. Patty Ionoff, Emily Tuckman and Amy Gray portray women simply trying to make a dollar in the 1930s, while supporting their friend Chauncey.

This production is top notch, between wonderful direction, perfect lighting and spot on costumes the entire show is a work of art.

‘The Nance’ is a profound show that every human being should see at some point in their lifetime. It opens the mind and soul while elevating the heart to heights that most theater productions could never dream of doing.

This spectacular display of human emotion is only playing at The Edge until April 2. For tickets call 303-232-0363.

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March 8, 2017

Tournament chances dashed in season-ending loss

By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu Men’s basketball finished a tumultuous season on March 3 when they lost to the No. 14 Colorado School of Mines Orediggers 61-70 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament semifinals.

The game meant the end of the college careers of senior forward Andre Harris and senior guard Brian Howard. Howard was the second-leading scorer for the Roadrunners this season and averaged 13 points per game, while Harris was fifth on the team in scoring and second in rebounds, having averaged 8.9 and 6.6, respectively. He also led the team in blocked shots.

The Runners finished the season with an overall record of 17-13, continuing a downward trend since their NCAA runnerup 2012-2013 season, where they finished 32-3. The next season they finished 32-2, but failed to reach the championship game after being eliminated in the Final Four. In the 2014-2015 season the Runners went 26-6, and then 19-11 last year when they failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008.

While the Runners have had a couple of down years, at least where the lofty expectations of the MSU Denver men’s basketball program are considered, they are returning all but two of their players.

They return leading scorer Cam Williams, who will be a senior next year. They also return two more of their starters in junior guard Sunday Dech and junior forward Bounama Keita. Dech was the third leading scorer on the team this year and Keita was second on the team in blocked shots.

The Runners also return Alec Williams, a freshman guard this year who saw his minutes increase substantially throughout the season as he proved his reliability.

The looming question for the team is whether or not Derrick Clark will return for the final season on his contract. Clark missed the last seven games for the team after being suspended and taking an indefinite leave of absence. With recruiting season coming up, the Runners will need to have a clear leader who can ensure prospective studentathletes and their parents that playing at MSU Denver will be beneficial for them.

» Andre Bogut fractures tibia in Cavaliers debut Center Andrew Bogut, added to the Cavaliers via a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, broke his tibia less than a minute into his debut with the team. There’s no timetable for Bogut’s return but a fractured tibia takes usually between three to six months to heal. Former Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders is the favorite to be his replacement.

»Budapest withdraws bid for 2024 Olympics

MSU Denver guard Brian Howard shoots a layup against Orediggers’ forward Caleb Waitsman at the RMAC game at Colorado School of Mines on March 3.

Roadrunners lost 61-70.

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Softball sweeping conference play

By JJ Seaward jseaward@msudenver.edu The MSU Denver Roadrunners’ softball team is on a tear right now with a six game winning streak, bringing their overall record up to 12-7. Not only do they hold a solid overall record, but they are undefeated in conference play and hold a dominating record of 8-2 at home this season.

One main reason behind this season’s success is that they have an offense that is spread out throughout the roster. Carissa Terry is leading the team with three home runs on the season, and Sarena Espinoza leads the team in runs batted in with 20. The Roadrunners have also received some strong pitching from Hayley Fields, Cassidy Smith and Darby McGhee. Fields

Metropolitan State University of Denver pinch runner Liberty Nelson slides into third base on a wild pitch during the first game of a double-header against UCCS at the Regency Athletics Complex in Denver on Sunday, March 5. Roadrunners swept the Mountain Lions 1-0 and 4-1.

Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu

holds the best record with four wins and one loss. Smith has accumulated a record of five wins and four losses. McGhee

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holds a record of three wins and two losses on the season, as well as holding the highest ERA of 4.24.

Defensive play is just as

important and the Roadrunners have been dominant in this category as well.

When it comes to put outs, Carissa Terry is single-handedly leading the category. She has accumulated 148. Right behind her is Espinoza and Annika Anderson, respectively.

From March 3-5 the Roadrunners played host to the UCCS Mountain Lions, where the Roadrunners defeated the Mountain Lions twice on Saturday with the first game ending in a dominant 8-2 victory. The second game was closer, as the Roadrunners just squeezed by the Mountain Lions with a final score of 3-2. The Roadrunners continued their winning streak on Sunday, as they beat the Mountain Lions twice again to extend their overall record to 14-7 on the season.

Budapest, Hungary withdrew its bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, leaving Paris and Los Angeles as the two remaining candidates for the quadrennial sporting event. The decision to withdraw came from Budapest’s assembly where the notion was passed by a vote of twenty two in favor and six against. Los Angeles’ Kroenke Sports Complex will have been open for five years by then making the city a prime candidate for hosting the games.

» WR John Ross breaks Combine record John Ross, a former University of Washington wide receiver, broke the NFL Scouting Combine record for fastest 40 yard dash time Saturday, March 4. Ross ran the 40 yard dash in 4.22 seconds, breaking the previous record of 4.24 seconds, previously held by WR Rondel Menendez and running back Chris Johnson, who set the records in 1999 and 2008 respectively. Ross was ranked as the third best WR in the 2017 draft class by NFL Network’s draft expert Mike Mayock prior to the combine.

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Roadrunner News » Softball starts RMAC play The MSU softball team travels to Durango on Saturday to play Fort Lewis in what will be the Roadrunners’ first conference road games of the season. The teams will play doubleheaders both Saturday, March 11, and Sunday, March 12. The first games begin at noon and 11:00 a.m. respectively. The Roadrunners are coming off an eight-game winning streak, having swept two conference rivals in four games each. By contrast, the Skyhawks are on a 14game losing streak, having been swept in their last eight games.

» Women’s Basketball falls in RMAC Tournament The MSU Women’s Basketball team lost 66-62 to University of Colorado, Colorado Springs in the quarterfinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.

With this loss, the Roadrunners fell to 18-12 and the Mountain Lions improved to 21-8. The Roadrunners tightened the score in the last quarter to 63-62, but a series of fouls allowed the Mountain Lions to sink three free throws to bring the final score to 66-62.

» Men’s Basketball ends season with loss The MSU Men’s basketball team faltered in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The team failed to advance past the quarterfinals after losing 70-61 against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. With the loss, the Roadrunners finished the season 17-13. The teams were tied at the half, however, the Orediggers pulled ahead and the Roadrunners were unable to respond.

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Seasoned coach, athlete chosen to lead

By Jamel Jones jjone273@msudenver.edu Amidst the bustle of the offseason, the Metropolitan State Women’s Soccer program has landed a new head coach. Tracy Chao began her duties on March 6.

Following the departure of former nine-year head coach Adrianne Pietz, Athletic Director Anthony Grant named Chao the head coach of the program in late February 2017. The challenge of turning this period of transition into productivity lies ahead for the coaching staff and squad.

With Chao leading the pack, there is a lot to look forward to going into the 2017-2018 season.

Roadrunner defender Cassi Fischer has a bright outlook on the new coach, stating that it is “exciting” to have a clean slate to work with. She admitted that she was surprised when Pietz stepped down, but looks at it as an opportunity.

“Some of the players were really shocked. But mainly, we have looked at it as an opportunity for a new experience,” said Fisher.

Going into her senior season, Fischer played under Pietz in the previous three years. However, Fischer made room for the big change. Being a part of the selection committee prior to Chao’s hiring, she got the chance to personally learn about the incoming coach.

“My goal is to establish a culture that develops the entire student-athlete,” Chao said. “There is life after soccer, part of my job is to prepare them for that life.”

- Tracy Chao

“She has high-quality energy and a high-quality personality,” Fisher said. “If we can start to feed off her positive energy and the type of person that she is, we will become better people in the end.”

She was also practical about the status of the team.

“Our team has a ton of potential, but we don’t tap into it,” she said. “I think if she can pull us into a positive mindset and set the expectations high, everything will be 100 times better.”

Along with her personality,

Fischer believes that Chao’s stint as a student-athlete serves as reinforcement for her prowess as a mentor to the players.

“There is a different bond that you have with other female athletes. They understand what it means to be a woman in college and playing sports,” she said.

She has high-quality energy and a highquality personality.

If we can start to feed off her positive energy and the type of person that she is, we will become better people in the end.”

-Cassi Fischer

Having been a goalkeeper at Wake Forest University — earning the team MVP award in 2000 along with four trips to the NCAA tournament — Chao is no stranger to the life of a student-athlete. She described her intention as a coach.

“My goal is to establish a culture that develops the entire student-athlete,” Chao said.

“There is life after soccer, part of my job is to prepare them for that life.”

Following her collegiate career, she proceeded to be the assistant coach for a multitude of colleges.

She started at the University of Northern Colorado, moved on to the University of Colorado Boulder and most recently was on the staff of Charleston College.

Chao has accumulated a total of 12 years of coaching experience, seven of which were spent in the Rocky Mountain State.

Chao expressed her pleasure in returning to Colorado once more.

“It is awesome to be able to come back to the place I started my coaching career and establish myself a little more,” she said.

Chao mastered various office roles at Charleston and plans to make use of them coming into her newest endeavor. She looks to be off to a great start in recruitment considering the growing amount of college and club coaches that have reached out to her. Excited to successfully recruit, Chao seeks a win-win for both the program and potential athletes.

Moreover, her style of coaching consists of a similar versatility

Former CU Boulder assistant coach Tracy Chao named the head coach of the women’s soccer team at MSU Denver for the 2017-2018 season.

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that she had as a player. As an athlete at Wake Forest, Chao began as a defender and doubled as a goalkeeper. Likewise, as a coach, she partook in recruiting, equipment management, and travel and operations responsibilities.

“My playing experience allowed me to understand what it’s like to be a student-athlete and compete at the collegiate level,” Chao said. “But surely as you mature in your coaching career, you gain an understanding of what it takes to run a successful program both on and off the field.”

Surely, Chao encourages her players to be flexible as well.

“Soccer players can be versatile, and that’s exactly what I like out of my players,” she said.

“We want to train our players to have a high soccer IQ and be versatile athletes.”

Chao appears to be a promising acquisition as she plans to uphold MSU Denver’s winning tradition in years to come. She wants to start with the evaluation and development of players this spring.

“Looking forward, our goal is to win the regular season, win an RMAC championship, and get ourselves a bid in the opportunity for the NCAA tournament,” she said. “I think it’s important to be role models for the youth and be as active in the campus community as we can. We want to be acknowledged for what we do on and off the field.”

It would be most fitting to say that the sky is the limit for the Women’s Soccer program under their new leader, both on the field and in life.

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Volleyball Open to everyone and non-competitive.

Come meet some new friends!

Lawrence Street Free 7:30 p.m.

Tri-Institutional Hot Topics Women in professional sports.

Tivoli Turnhalle Free 12:30 p.m.

BaoBao Festival Featuring West African singing, drumming and dance.

King Center $10-$15 7:30 p.m.

West African Dance Class Free parking is available in the 7th Street w/ voucher.

King Center Free 6 p.m.

Politically Direct, MSU Denver’s only show dedicated to politics, airs Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Catch Devyn Deeter discuss the week’s news with a guest. Mymetmedia.com

Other News >>Trending • Colorado House comittee voted 11-2 to limit 12 marijuana plants per residential property.

• Boulder, Fort Collins and Centennial are among the top five cities where people are the least physically active during free time.

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Art Garfunkel Lincoln Center $40-$75 7:30 p.m.

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• Wildfires are plaguing Northeastern Colorado. A 30,000 acre wildfire fueled by warm, dry weather and high wind speeds kept firefighters busy.

Five homes, numerous vehicles and dozens of cattle were lost.

The fire began March 6, near the small town of Crook. The fire was listed as 80 percent contained as of the afteroon of March 7.

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Capricorn

It’s time to think about what’s important to you– but then, you don’t need to be told that. It’s probably been next to impossible for you to focus on anything else.

“I think it’s time to admit that I’m not

You’ve got the momentum to get out of any romantic rut you might happen to be in, so why not take advantage of it?

Be nice. Your feelings are going to be obvious anyway. Might as well be sure it’s the good ones, people remember.

considered an alcoholic?”

Aries

“Of course my family has a coat of arms. Doesn’t every family?”

A serious challenge is approaching – one that will take all your best efforts to resolve. Start work on that project now.

Your magnetism tempts people into doing just about anything. So when someone absolutely perfect walks by, you’ll do everything in your power to entice them into spending time with you.

Your charm will be exceeded only by your sudden magical ability to attract just about anyone and anything you want.

Scorpio

October 23 -November 21

64. Related 65. Kettle or snare 66. Author Zola 67. Barber’s call 68. Sounds of unhappiness 69. Needs another way?

“A salad.”

— Esteban Fernandez “Snail.”

— Erika Foster “Live octopus.”

— Lauren Cordova “Rocky Mountain Oysters.”

— Ed Gloor

Expect your luck to arrive through amazing situations, coincidental meetings and odd circumstances.

Sagittarius

“Human.”

- Lindsey Milburn

November 22 - December 21

May 21 - June 20 You can expect to be a veritable magnet for the attention of new admirers of the most interesting variety. The fun starts today, with the possibility of a visit from someone unusual.

— Andrew Evemy

September 23 - October 22 The scales are ever changing. Avoiding letting snags unravel your master plan. Stay the course and keep your goals in your sights.

Gemini

hash brown? Oh, wait, that’s waffles,

“Green Ketchup dyed grilled cheese sandwich.”

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April 20 - May 20

“What if we made a hashtag-shaped

Across 1. Drifting above 6. Great number 10. Basketballs, but not footballs, e.g.

14. Hermit 15. What she is in Madrid 16. Passion 17. Computer timesaver 18. Invasion date 19. Bancroft of “The Graduate” 20. An oboe, perhaps?

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24. Mature acorn 25. Certain former senior 29. He was Bjorn to serve?

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34. Novelist Jaffe 35. Lanky 37. Language for the masses 39. Grocery shopper’s claim?

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61. Strike zone?

62. Nautical prefix?

63. Carpenter who sang

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Taurus

would be a generous lover.”

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“I reckon that the Cookie Monster

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When it comes to meeting someone new, you’re always game. Your social skills may be a bit taxed now, however, take a day to rest and reconnect with yourself.

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“If I wasn’t in college, would I be

“Raw pig intestines.”

Leo

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Pisces

bloated, I’m just chubby.”

isn’t it? I’ve just invented waffles.”

Some secrets just won’t stay hidden, no matter how hard you try. When this issue just refuses to stay put, you must be able to put on a happy face.

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Turtle and everything makes sense.”

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December 22 - January 19

March 8, 2017

Believe it or not, you’re an expert at romance. If anyone can make that pizza-and-soda evening feel special, it’s you.

Down 1. ___ mater 2. Kind of shark 3. Single time 4. Nonflowering plant 5. Type of horse 6. Color over 7. Last name in classic TV sitcoms 8. Love handles, really

9. Twelfth U.S. president 10. South-central mountain range 11. Mr. Descartes 12. Downfall 13. Vehicle on runners 21. Speechify 22. American symbol 25. Get up 26. Activity center 27. Not appropriate or suitable 28. Pride of lions?

29. Type of goat 30. Informed about 31. Mug 32. Michelangelo sculpture 33. Pays to play 36. Word with master or waiter 38. Equal to the task 40. Mrs. Odin 41. Moor 47. Water nymphs of mythology 49. Stank 50. Word with secret or press 51. Smashable items 52. Scheme 53. George or Victoria 54. Alternative to Windows 55. Successor to Claudius 56. Food on the ranch 57. Like a poor excuse 58. Ireland, poetically 59. Congers 60. Dummy’s perch

Sudoku

Difficulty: Medium

Difficulty: Hard

Answers:

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Source: http://www.onlinecrosswords.net

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