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Center for the Visual Arts proves there is power in pink By Ali C. M. Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu The Pink Progression art exhibition brought together local artists and poets with a unified message towards women’s rights, race and LGBT issues with the rose-colored glasses off. The Center for Visual Arts held the third version of the exhibition subsequent to smaller shows at the Boulder Public Library and Denver Public Library. Students and locals could enjoy the various shades of paintings, installations and other mediums free of charge, from May 31 through Aug. 18. The exhibition began as an idea of featured artist and Pink Progression organizer Anna Kaye’s following the first Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017. She said she asked friends if they’d like to create artwork based on the march or concerns with the Trump administration. From there, they reached out to more artists until they reached over 50 participants. “The group explored their expressions with their individual artworks to power the community,” Kaye said. “The Women’s March brings up relevant and critical social issues that span from women’s rights to LGBTQIA, to black rights, civil rights, and these are issues that as a culture and all over the world experience, so they’re kind of universal.” With increasing participation and their most recent venue, the pink-tinted show progressed. Kaye said that the larger gallery gave artists enough space to hold their grand ambitions. MSU Denver alum Danielle Cunningham Tierney collaborated with assistant professor Natascha Seideneck on an installation piece named “Intellectualizing the Unicorn’s Vagina.” It filled the venue’s audiovisual room with lights, glitter streamers and, of course, an abundance of pink. Patches of AstroTurf created a walkway, similar to a stone path, towards a pile of lifestyle books and magazines with a satirical message above that read, “Stay on path. Read these if you can reach. If you can’t reach, don’t go off the path. Boundaries must never be challenged.”
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INSIDE NEWS
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SGA takes break from daily grind with Coffee Monday
OPINION
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In defense of free press
FEATURES
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Niall Horan brings thousands to Red Rocks’ stage Photo by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
Sommer Browning, Auraria Library librarian and “Words Resist and Persist” poet, and daughter Georgia Browining, 5, picking up plastic gems in the “Intellectualizing the Unicorn’s Vagina” installation at the Center for Visual Arts. Sommer performed a poem during the closing reception on Aug. 18.
SPORTS
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Volleyball sets new season against CSU
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Mondays • 1–2:15 p.m.
Focuses on the impact of trauma in the present, how to deal with ongoing difficulties and work on processing past trauma.
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Procrastination & Perfectionism: Two Roads to Shame and Suffering
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Develop personal resilience in order to form more mutual and caring relationships.
Wednesday • Aug. 29 • 10–11 a.m. Wednesday • Sept. 5 and 12 • 10–11 a.m.
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Is this Stress? Really?
Saving the Soul: Working With and Through Depression
Monday • Oct. 1 • 11 a.m.–noon
Explore experiences of depression while offering practical methods for managing life with depression.
Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Wednesdays • 1–2:30 p.m.
Identify sources of stress, observe less obvious manifestations of stress, and learn techniques for managing stress effectively.
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Succeeding Despite Bipolar Depression
I’m Familiar With Oatmeal
Monday • Oct. 15 • 11 a.m.–noon
Wednesdays • 3–4:30 p.m.
Explore contributing factors while learning skills to manage disordered eating attitudes and behaviors. Facilitator: Michael Maley, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
DBT: Better Relationships Through Better Boundaries
Thursdays • 10–11:30 a.m. • Starting Sept. 13
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes group skills training classes in areas like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and effectiveness.
Bipolar depression can be challenging but managed with the right types of interventions, support, treatment and coping strategies.
Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Dream Interpretation Tuesday • Nov. 13 • 11 a.m.–noon
Share dreams and try to interpret and make sense of them. Discuss sleep physiology, sleep talking and sleepwalking, and common themes in dreams. Facilitator: Mike Malmon, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Facilitator: Vicky Tuakoi, Psy.D., Staff Psychotherapist
Grieving the Loss of a Loved One Thursdays • 2–3 p.m.
Understand the stages people go through when grieving and how to regain a feeling of equilibrium.
Facilitator: Jeanne Burkhart, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Heading for Authenticity Thursdays • 3–4:30 p.m.
Relate to yourself and others while thriving on diversity as members discover their common bonds through emotional and relational experiences. Facilitator: Michael Maley, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Mind Your Own Mind Fridays • 1–2 p.m.
Practice mindfulness and integrating skills into a mindful approach to life.
Facilitator: Ray Gornell, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Thursday • Oct. 4 • 1–2 p.m.
Tuesday • Oct. 16 • 11 a.m.–noon
Grow insight and awareness of self and others by relating effectively with others.
Facilitator: Michael Malmon, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Battle Plan for the A+: Study and Exam Strategies for Success
Successful Student What is the Answer? My Mind Has Blanked!
Thursday • Sept. 20 • 1–2 p.m.
Assists students who are typically well-prepared for tests, but who lose confidence and blank out on the day of the exam. Facilitator: Anne Edwards, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Road to Success When Driving Distracted Thursday • Sept. 27 • 1–2 p.m.
Struggling with staying on task or focusing or being organized could be related to ADHD. Learn basic information and resources about ADHD. Facilitator: Anne Edwards, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Facilitator: Douglas Graves, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Thursday • Oct. 25 • 1–2 p.m.
Discover techniques to escape and avoid the traps of procrastinating to the point of extreme stress or struggling to make deadlines.
Facilitator: Douglas Graves, Psy.D., Staff Psychologist
Diversity Veterans and Resilience
Tuesday, Sept. 25 • 1–2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11 • 1–2 p.m.
Identify ways to bolster resilience for veterans in six domains: physical, interpersonal, emotional, cognitive, behavioral and spiritual. Facilitator: Steven C. Lee, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Workshop Series: Dealing With Ongoing Stress Tuesday, Sept. 18 • 1–2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 • 1–2 p.m.
Explore areas of stress and offer healthy coping techniques for DACA students dealing with employment, access to health care and threats to traditional family values. Facilitator: Steven C. Lee, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
LGBTQ Coming Out Celebration and Support Thursday • Oct. 11 • 10 a.m.–noon.
Celebrate and support the LGBTQ community to live their lives in pride and love in this informal event with LGBTQ history, local resources and treats. Facilitators: Douglas Graves, Psy.D., and Steven C. Lee, Ph.D., Staff Psychologists
International Students: Embracing a New Home Away From Home Friday • Oct. 26 • 10:30 a.m.–noon
Help international students adjust to a new culture by sharing cultural norms, values, customs, traditions, and finding ways to be included in new groups. Facilitator: Gail Bruce-Sanford, Ph.D., Staff Psychologist
Gender on a Spectrum: Transgender Day of Remembrance and Support for the Non-Binary Community Tuesday • Nov. 20 • 11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Remembering the losses, celebrating the lives and supporting the trans and non-binary communities with this informal event, including local resources and treats. Facilitators: Douglas Graves, Psy.D., and Steven C. Lee, Ph.D., Staff Psychologists
NEWS
AUGUST 22, 2018
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SGA plans for the future By Isaac Banks
aware of. SGA is co-sponsoring multiple
cbanks17@msudenver.edu
events through the semester, which Andres hopes will boost involvement with SGA
The new MSU Denver Student
and snowball into more students getting
Government Assembly is looking to connect
involved with clubs and intramural sports.
with students and take a more proactive
Andres and SGA President Justin Darnall
approach to student outreach this semester.
also want to lower the barrier of entry
A step they have taken to achieve this
for SGA, targeting the minimum credit
goal is Monday Coffee, run by first-time
requirement. As it stands now, if a student
senators, and sisters, Haleigh and Hannah
wants to participate in SGA they need at
Vaughn. The event provides students an
least six credit hours. Because of this, those
opportunity to interact with SGA members
in their first semester, freshmen and transfer
and get free coffee and snacks. Hannah said
students can’t join. The problem became
that the idea of the event has been around
apparent last semester when a transfer
for a while but was dormant. They want to
student confronted SGA about the issue.
make it weekly event so that students have
“For senators, I do not think that there
a direct line of communication to SGA.
should be an hour requirement. Because
“We want to get students to come in and
you can kind of jump in and get the
talk to us,” Haleigh said. “And if they have
requirements,” Andres said. “But for SACAB,
any issues this is one way to get to know
AVP, trustee, vice president, president, we
what’s going on, and how they feel about
are going to keep the hour requirement.”
the campus and what can be improved.”
In order to remedy the situation, Darnall
Welcome Week is a tool that SGA used
and Andres decided to open up the member-
to increase their presence on campus. Senator David Andy joined SGA this year to connect with nontraditional students, like transfers and working adults. He said that
Photo by Isaac Banks | cbanks17@msudenver.edu
SGA member David Andy, Joe Brant and Braedan Weart talking to a student about involvement on campus during Welcome Week on Aug. 20.
he did not see much of SGA last year and
student myself, being in my late 20s coming
wants to change that for other students.
back to school,” Andy said. “I just want
said that he wants to break down barriers
“I am excited to connect with the older
to make those people feel comfortable on
so students can connect with different
students on campus. I am a nontraditional
campus that are in the same boat as me.”
clubs and events that they might not be
John Andres, vice president of SGA,
at-large position to try to include students that have yet to meet the credit requirement. A member-at-large would be able to sit in on different committees, like the budget committee, to help keep students informed with changes to MSU Denver administration. Monday Coffees with SGA are scheduled to continue, starting at 10 a.m.
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OPINIONS
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AUGUST 22, 2018
Freedom of the press
Editor-in-Chief Ali Watkins awatkin9@msudenver.edu
By The Metropolitan Staff
news they need, the reviews
yes, even The New York Times.
expediency, but these attacks stick
Managing Editor
and features they want and the
All of these publications are
Isaac Banks cbanks@msudenver.edu
coverage our athletes deserve.
held to a standard, one of evidence,
failures of the cable and internet
and peer revised by our fellow
age. Scoffing and dismissing the
Photo Editor
What is a country without the
This is not to say that we
largely because of the journalistic
fourth estate? With just three —
are perfect. In January, we
journalists. We are scrutinized no
charge of “fake news” out of hand
the nobility, the clergy and the
reported a false number of
harsher than by each other because
disregards the actual foundation and
commoners — the powerful are
school shootings, and promptly
we know we can do better.
historical realities underlying that
untouchable and the commoners
acknowledged such mistake the
We are not your enemy.
political defense. Good journalistic
submit to the will of just a few.
following issue. In March, a writer
Your enemy would not
work needs to be defended, and
Assitant News Editors
The fourth estate is, of course,
mixed the dates for the softball
practice diligent objectivity.
the protections of journalists in
James Bofenkamp jbofenk1@msudenver.ed
the press. And with the press,
team’s next series, and promptly
Your enemy would meddle with
the law should as well. We should
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the voiceless are spoken for, the
acknowledged and corrected the
your democracy for the sake of
also strive to bring the public’s
power are held accountable,
error in the next week’s issue.
chaos. Your enemy would be
trust back to us, which is markedly
indifferent towards the caustic
difficult for many local and national
attacks against the fourth estate.
journalists whose fantastic work
Kaileigh Lyons klyons9@msudenver.edu Assitant Photo Editor Joel Mathew jmathe19@msudenver.edu
Features Editor Megan Webber mwebber6@msudenver.edu
and the dirty jobs are done. Last Thursday, following
Journalists are fallible. Many stories are sidelined for an anchor
rampant and more vicious attacks
or writer to snipe at Trump. The U.S.
Assitant Features Editor
against journalists by our elected
support for war crimes in Yemen
work you don’t want to do and
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officials in Washington, more
and Gaza, the endless occupation of
reveal information the corrupt
Trump is not that he’s a Republican.
than 350 newspapers across the
Iraq and Afghanistan — continuing
wants hidden. It is not your job to
It is that he is threatening the very
country published staff editorials
to cost billions of dollars and
pour over countless documents
foundation of our democracy
like this one in defense of a free
countless lives — and countless
and fill out dozens of public
with his unscrupulous, bombastic
Director of Met Media
and open press. With pieces
more hard policy consequences take
records requests to expose and
and baseless attacks on people
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ranging from small weekly papers
the furthest back seat to political
learn of hidden information, but it
doing their job. It is not untruthful
to the prominent dailies, each
punditry and entertainment.
is the job of journalists. Without
to fact-check one of the 4,229
the press, the voiceless remain
lies he has said in office.
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echoed the same sentiment: the press is not your enemy. Serving MSU Denver, the staff
Whether it’s one person
A free press exists to do the
reading us or a hundred, we at The
silent, the hurt remain in pain, and
Metropolitan hold objectivity to the
the immoral remain powerful.
is all-too-often sidelined. Our problem with President
It wasn’t fake news when Trump bragged about grabbing women
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members of The Metropolitan,
utmost importance. And it’s not just
We sit in your classes and
“by the pussy,” it wasn’t lying and
like our peers in the professional
us, but those still standing at the
listen to hour-long lectures. We
dishonest when Trump was unable
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world, work a thankless job.
gouged Denver Post hold the same
walk the same paths on campus
to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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We sit at the faculty senate and
morals. As do our colleagues at the
study in the same library, we
student government meetings
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worry about our student debt
duty as citizens to find them, even
so you don’t have to. We commit
Gazette and Colorado Sun, and
and hike the same trails as you.
when the powers that be discredit
ourselves every week to bringing
stretching to The San Diego Union
our fellow Roadrunners the
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Here in Denver, we are currently
residents of El Jebel, Colorado —
in stage 1 fire restrictions. Fire Capt.
United States. Twelve of those are
175 miles west of Denver — sparked
Greg Pixley said there’s no reason
currently eating up over 100 acres
a massive wildfire by shooting tracer
why Denver residents should worry
of Colorado’s forests and fields.
rounds, which are alrge bullets that
about being affected by the current
Half of these fires are more than 90
explode when they hit the target at
wildfires. However, keep in mind
percent contained, but the other
the Basalt Public Shooting Range.
that weather conditions are still
half continue raging unpredictably.
extremely hot and abnormally dry.
Let’s rewind to June, when
Smokers should responsibly dispose
I got an internship at the local newspaper in my hometown of Glenwood Springs, Colorado. My
By Megan Webber
editor sent me down to the fire
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department to talk to the fire chief
“ Nearly anything can trigger a wildfire, from bullets to lighting.”
of their cigarettes, if only to avoid a scenario like the fires that have erupted along Interstate-70 between Grand Junction and Glenwood
In stage 2 fire restrictions, tracer
Springs when smokers carelessly
about local fire restrictions. He told
fire restrictions would mean the
rounds are explicitly prohibited.
tossed their cigarette butts out the
me that the city had just moved
closure of entire sections of forest,
However, it is not illegal to lawfully
car window onto dry, dead grass.
up to stage 2 fire restrictions.
which happened this past June
shoot firearms on federal lands. The
This means that all fireworks,
in the San Juan National Forest.
Basalt range is owned by Colorado
wherever there is sufficient fuel,
firearms, open fires, charcoal
The entire forest was closed
Parks and Wildlife, and CPW Director
meaning large expanses of dry
grills, spark-emitting construction
due to extreme fire danger for
Bob Broscheid said he was looking
foliage. Let’s not forget that with
equipment and outdoor smoking
a week while the 416 and Burro
at all the options as to how to safely
the scant amounts of snow we
were to be prohibited within the
wildfires raged near Durango.
maintain the shooting range while
saw this past winter, a drought
defending the decision to keep
has descended upon Colorado
it open in stage 2 restrictions.
in a very real way. Across the
city limits until further notice.
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Just before dark on July 3, two
burning across the Western
Stage 2 is different from stage
On the Fourth of July, I was planning for a festive summer
Nearly anything can trigger a
High winds can spark a wildfire
1 because in the first stage fire
holiday with my family in Aspen
restrictions, you can still cook on
when I heard about the Lake
wildfire, from bullets to lightning.
state, there is not really enough water to go around, and when
your charcoal stove and even light
Christine Fire, which erupted just
Another common forest fire
it comes to starting a wildfire,
fireworks. Alternatively, stage 3
up the road from my neighborhood.
starter are lit cigarettes.
a little can go a long way.
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Pink Progression art exhibit challenges social justice issues Continued from cover
Tierney said that she abides by practical rules, like stopping at a red light. However, when it comes to social norms, like gender roles in the workforce, she wants to challenge them. She identified herself as a rule-breaker against social pressure to abide by traditions for women in American culture. “I’m always thinking about boundaries and how in my own art practice, and my own life, I really want to push those boundaries so far to the limit that they actually dissolve and cease to exist,” Tierney said. She noticed that one theme attendees identify with was the choice of motherhood.
“ That’s why I make artwork, because I want to be a vessel for touching people in some way.” – Danielle Cunningham Tierney Whether or not a woman wants
Photos by Ali C. M. Watkins | awatkin9@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver alum Danielle Cunningham Tierney stands inside of her interactive installation “Intellectualizing the Unicorn’s Vagina” before the Pink Progression closing reception on Aug. 18. She collaborated with assistant professor Natascha Seideneck. her art was exhibited, a couple
stereotypes like the color pink and
the collection was influenced by
shared their personal stories
glitter. Tierney feels blessed that
her position as a woman, citizen
movement, her poem is a
Inspired by the #MeToo
of motherhood with her. One
someone would feel comfortable
and mother. Sommer has begun
message for her friends and
to follow the route of marriage
woman had an abortion and the
enough to share intimate moments
talking to Georgia about the ways
family who have experienced
and having children should be
other suffered a miscarriage.
from their life with her.
people are treated differently
discrimination or sexual assault.
her choice and accepted.
She was surprised by how they
“If you’re a woman you should
“That’s why I make artwork,
based on socially constructed
“I found that the less I say,
took the concept of a unicorn’s
because I want to be a vessel
gender stereotypes, an issue that
the better, although the thing I
get married and have a baby,”
vagina literally, since nothing
for touching people in some
impacts both adults and children.
found myself saying often that
Tierney said. “And if you’re 34 like I
represented anatomically correct
way,” Tierney said.
am and you’re not doing that, people
images of the female reproductive
sort of raise an eyebrow at you.”
system. It was instead, imagery
were impacted by Tierney’s
that she connected with feminine
work were Sommer Browning,
She said that during the time
As a librarian, and owner of a do-
Two of the attendees that
librarian at Auraria Library, and her daughter Georgia Browning, 5. “Intellectualizing the Unicorn’s Vagina” was Georgia’s favorite piece of artwork at the show. She enjoyed how oversaturated it was with pink and played with
believe you,’” Perry-Smith said.
“I hope as a city and as a society and a nation we can continue to peacefully heal together and congregate against the forces that don’t represent us.” – Eleanor Perry-Smith
small, fake gems on the ground. To compliment the exhibition,
Half way through the performance, she took a moment for herself and joked that she should write in a “cry break” after singing the first of the repeating line, “I believe you, I believe.” Along with the rest of the poets and artists, she aligns herself with the beliefs of the Women’s March. “I hope that as a city and
it-yourself gallery out of her home
as a society and a nation that
Kaye gathered 13 poets and comic
near the CVA, titled “GEORGIA,”
we can continue to peacefully
artists, including Sommer, to
Sommer feels grateful to have her
heal together and congregate
write the book “Words Resist and
creative and working worlds collide.
against the forces that don’t
Persist,” a collection of poems
“I am so fortunate that my
and comics that paired with the
community and my work, artistic
artwork. The profits from book
and professional, so often crossover.
elated day for Kaye. After finding
sales reached $300 on the last
That I could read poems at Metro’s
and collaborating with over 50
day of the exhibition, which
art space in front of my community
artists, showcasing at three
will be donated to the nonprofit
felt really good,” she said. “I
gallery spaces, Pink Progression
organizations Safe House Alliance
think when you are able to create
proved to be a success. She
and the Gathering Place.
connections between a lot of parts
hopes this isn’t the end for the
of your life it strengthens them all.”
collaboration and that more forms
At the closing reception on Aug. 18, Sommer read her
Eleanor Perry-Smith also
submission “Zygote” along
contributed to “Words Resist
with other original poems.
and Persist,” and performed at
“It parodies the ways we are told
Eleanor Perry-Smith makes a joke that she should write in a pause to cry during her poetry performance of “Old Dominion” at the CVA on Aug. 18. Her poem is in support of the #MeToo movement.
I think is the most helpful is ‘I
represent us,” Perry-Smith said. The closing reception was an
of art, like music and dance can be incorporated in the future. “Artwork is one of the creative
the closing reception. She writes
forms in which you look at and
women get pregnant,” Sommer
performative poems that she
you feel can heighten emotion
said. “For example, ‘When a
sings, but describes as being
immediately,” Kaye said. “Just one
mommy and daddy love each other
different from a song. The first
glance and you’re feeling emotions,
very much.’ There are a lot of lies,
poem she recited “Lesson No Less”
and that’s a really beautiful way
deceptions, guessing, narratives,
was from the collection, but her
to relate to a social issue.”
and stories in a woman’s life.”
performance of “Old Dominion”
She said that her work for
was one that moved her to tears.
FEATURES
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AUGUST 22, 2018
Niall Horan brings Ireland to Red Rocks By Megan Webber
the screaming crowd when he
a Denver resident in her senior
mwebber6@msudenver.edu
took the stage. “Wherever it is, I
year of high school, said the
don’t know where it is, but I wanna
concert brought back a lot of
go there. And here we are.”
memories for her and allowed her
Fans of Niall Horan and Maren Morris lined the steep path up to
Horan began his set after
to relive the One Direction days.
Red Rocks Amphitheater on Aug.
Morris’ opening act. The country
20. Nearly 10,000 people of all
starlette sang several of her hits
Direction since I was a kid, and to
ages came to wave Irish flags and
such as “I Could Use a Love Song”
finally see him today, after seven
spend a night under not-so-starry
and “My Church,” and ended the
years, was just amazing,” she said.
skies with their favorite popstar.
night with “The Middle.” Though
Despite the clouds of smoke
the amphitheater was only about
birds, arriving at the venue
covering the Denver area below,
three-quarters full at that point,
close to 4 p.m., when fans were
the stage lights bouncing off the
Morris fans were dancing their
beginning to line up. The show
rock formations made the night
way through her entire set. The
ended close to 11 p.m., and
feel far away from the realities
crowd thickened around 8:30
Horan’s departure left a massive
of the first day back to school.
p.m., just before Horan came on.
drop in energy as fans wired
Horan, accompanied by Morris
“I’ve loved Niall and One
Chavira was one of the early
Horan’s setlist spanned from
down and headed home. Photo obtained from Live Nation
and a team of English and Irish
earlier One Direction tunes to
musicians, embarked on his
Bruce Springsteen covers to
“Flicker World Tour” in March,
his new solo hits. After One
starting in Australia. He tweeted
Direction went their separate
after which Horan named his
a few songs into his set, which
“It’s hard to pick, because
the night before his show at Red
ways in 2016, Horan was the third
tour, plus a Bruce Springsteen
proved to be a crowd-pleaser.
the whole concert was amazing.
Rocks that he was looking forward
member to release his own solo
cover, a Tom Petty cover and two
The audience danced and sang
It was hard to pick,” she said.
to “the best night of my life.”
album. Inspired by artists such as
One Direction songs, “Drag Me
along for most of the night,
The Eagles and The Lumineers,
Down” and “Fools Gold.” The
when they were resting their
night in Denver, he still has 20
in my living room, and watched
Horan has described his album
first half of the show was heavy
voices from all the screaming.
more cities to hit on his way back
a YouTube show live from here in
as sounding more like classic
on slow, acoustic songs, while
1993. And I said to myself, while I
California rock, and less poppy
the second half focused on more
far to see Horan, ranging from
was standing there playing guitar
than the One Direction albums.
upbeat, high-energy rock songs.
young girls to grandfathers
Morris came back onstage to
joining their families for a Monday
join Horan for “Seeing Blind”
night concert. Ashley Chavira,
“When I was 11 years old, I sat
for the first time, ‘I want to play there sometime,’” Horan said to
The concert featured all the tracks off “Flicker,” the album
The Flicker World Tour 2018 featured Niall Horan with supporting artist Maren Morris. Horan and Morris performed in Morrison, Colorado at Red Rocks Ampitheater on Aug. 20.
Horan fan Flor Veloz said her favorite part was hearing “Drag Me Down” and “Mirrors.”
Fans came from near and
After the close of Horan’s
to California. But he sure lit up the Colorado sky for one night.
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SPORTS
AUGUST 22, 2018
7
New season to be pivotal for Roadrunners
After losing more than half of their roster, men’s soccer looks to rebound By James Burky
including reigning All-RMAC
jburky@msudenver.edu
selections Nils Runnberg and
MSU DENVER NEWS
Dylan Wood, transferred, went It’s a new year but the same story precedes the MSU
pro or simply didn’t return for undisclosed reasons.
Denver men’s soccer team’s
MSU Denver athlete dies
With just 10 players left,
2018 season: a high roster
the team began to regroup
turnover rate has hindered the
and strengthen their numbers
Roadrunners’ expectations.
with 13 new arrivals.
After losing double digits from
A loss that could
their roster for the second year in
understandably dent any squad’s
a row, MSU Denver was predicted
morale, the team rediscovered
to finish sixth in the Rocky
the culture and mentality that
Mountain Athletics Conference in
defined them before 2017.
the preseason coaches poll. The
“We’re big on culture. Last
precedence for pessimism comes
year we deviated from it a little bit
from last fall, when the team
and that was a significant part of
dropped their first five matches
how the season went,” Tittle said.
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons@msudenver.edu
of the season, highlighted by a
“We reinvented what it is, how we
1-0 loss to Colorado Christian
understand it to be, relied a lot on
University, the worst team in
our returners from this past spring
The MSU Denver Roadrunners and UCCS Mountain Lions battle for the ball at the RMAC on Oct. 31 hosted at the Regency Althetic Complex. After a previously scoreless game, MSU Denver won with a 5-3 victory over UCCS.
the RMAC. It was CCU’s only
to be building it before these guys
conference win of the season.
even showed up in August.”
After righting the ship and pulling
The positive mentality could
working for your teammate next to you. I think it’s really important.”
Bautista emphasized the importance of him and Schad
themselves to a respectable 8-9
be considered a requirement
record, they finished out the
for a roster facing such high
quickly, but in just a few short
reiterating that while it’s important
season 0-2-1, finishing 2017 8-11-
turnover, and the team will rely
weeks, after a teambuilding
to go above and beyond, it’s just
1 — a year after going 12-6-1.
on junior midfielders Yannick
camp and training in Buena
as vital to not do too much and to
Schad and Danny Bautista
Vista, preseason camp and two
be the best version of themselves
to mitigate the damage.
exhibtion games, Tittle praised the
that they can be. They’ll get that
progress he’s seen, as did Schad.
opportunity when they kick off
When January rolled around, head coach Jeremy Tittle picked his team up, dusted them off and went straight to work.
Schad is coming off his second consecutive season being named
Seldom does change happen
not going out of who they are,
And when Bautista, who was
their regular season against St.
first team All-RMAC. In 2017,
an honorable mention to the All-
Mary’s University on Aug. 31 at
done in 2017: values, culture, team
behind his field-stretching passes
RMAC team last season, hears the
the Regency Athletic Complex.
rules, all kinds of stuff. I put it up
and lethal striking ability, he
mention of the reliability of the
on the screen, highlighted it all
led the Roadrunners in assists,
coaching staff and their smooth
Roadrunners only have a short
and then deleted it,” Tittle said.
was tied for the first in points,
turnaround from their losses, his
period of time before their rebuilt
“And then I said, ‘This is a blank
and second in goals scored.
demeanor changes, brightening
roster and chemistry is tested.
like a pitch under the night lights.
Last season, they returned only
“I put up things that we had
slate. Everything you can think
While easy to get caught up in
As real competition nears, the
of, we will re-create. There’s no
his personal success, the Munich
area that I’m going to say is off
native is focused on the team
they lose big time players. But at
This year, with only five of their
limits to you guys, and we spent
building its chemistry, especially
the same time, with the coaching
top 15 players by minutes coming
all spring filling up the slate.”
considering its slew of new faces.
staff we have, their job is to bring
back, the Roadrunners have an
in the best players possible,”
uphill battle ahead of them.
As the offseason progressed,
“It’s really important for the
“Every team suffers when
the team’s roster was decimated.
season that we are one unit,”
Bautista said. “With that being
Sixteen players ranging
Schad said. “We always mention it
said, the team right now is
from freshmen to seniors,
in team meetings. Being selfless,
looking really, really good.”
four starters and started slow.
Roadrunners athletics preview
Soccer
Volleyball Women’s vs. University of Mary
Aug. 21
at California State University
San Bernadino
Aug. 23
Women’s vs. MSU Denver
at Central Washington
soccer alumni
University
Men’s vs. University of Colorado Colorado Springs
at Fresno Pacifi c University
Aug. 25
Aug. 23
Men’s vs. MSU Denver soccer alumni
at Seattle Pacifi c University
Aug. 25
Aug. 23
Aug. 25
Aug.23
MSU Denver pitcher Connor Pepin has passed away, per the Brighton Standard Blade. He was 21 yearsold and was set to begin his senior season in the spring. Over his collegiate career, Pepin appeared in 4.1 innings. He majored in sports management with a minor in marketing, and per the Blade, hoped to one day to work for the Denver Broncos or Colorado Rockies. As of press time, funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Former tennis star named new head coach The MSU Denver athletics department announced on their website Aug. 20 afternoon that Josh Graetz would replace Barrett Elkins as head coach of the men’s and women’s tennis teams. Graetz played for the program from 2013 until his graduation in May and during his tenure, was a two-time conference Player of the Year, eight time all-conference selection and an All-American in his senior season. Elkins spent just one year at MSU Denver and despite being named conference Coach of the Year, left for Mount St. Mary University. Elkins changed his occupation on his personal Facebook page — such activity is visible to the public — on July 31 and Aug. 1, but his leaving was never announced by the tennis team or athletics department on social media or their website.
Preseason cross country polls unveiled The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference revealed their preseason polls for men’s and women’s cross country on Aug. 20. Out of 16 possible rankings for both sports, the MSU Denver men’s team was selected eighth while the women’s were 11th. At the end of last season, the men fi nished ninth, while the women fi nished 12th. Colorado School of Mines edged out Adams State University for the top rank in the men’s and the latter was selected as having the best women’s program in the RMAC. Both teams will begin their seasons on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Colorado Springs.
FALL 2018 • August 20 – December 7 (No classes on September 3rd or over Fall Break)
Group Fit
Mind Body Fitness
Group Fit classes give you an effective cardio and/or strength workout while you have fun along the way. The classes are free for all MSU Denver Students. MSU Denver faculty and staff and CCD and CU Denver students, faculty and staff will need to purchase a Campus Recreation Membership to participate.
Mind Body Fitness classes give you a connection from the inside out, all while getting a great workout that relieves stress and focuses the mind. These classes are free to all AHEC, CCD, MSU Denver and CU Denver students, faculty and staff.
MONDAY Indoor Cycling & More 11:00 – 12:00pm PE 201 | Jordan & Rhea HIIT 12:15 – 12:45pm PE 104 West | Rhea Flow Yoga 3:30 – 4:30pm PE 103 | Derik Kettlebells 3:30 – 4:30pm Green Room | Vince
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FRIDAY
Complete Core & More 2:00 – 3:00pm PE 104 West | Julie
Indoor Cycling 12:00 – 12:50pm PE 201 | Aimee
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*Class will not meet on Nov 22 or during Fall break This 13-week non-credit preparation course will be taught by 25+ year certified personal trainer Christopher Tetro. He has also managed his own fitness and wellness business and taught at MSU Denver for over 13 years.
Register June 18–Aug 29 Contact Louie Morphew for more information: lmorphe1@msudenver.edu 303-615-1394
Course Materials: $129 Course Registration: $100 Exam Registration: $249 *This course does not include the ACE certification exam fees
Preparation Course
AUGUST 22, 2018
SPORTS
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Volleyball prepares for new season By Isaac Banks cbanks17@msudenver.edu
“Overall we wanted this to be a fun game where we learned a lot about ourselves,”
The MSU Denver volleyball
said senior outside hitter Taylor
started their preseason with an
Duryea. “We did a good job, for
exhibition game with Division
the most part, of competing.
I Colorado State University
It’s a learning moment, and
Rams with hopes to surpass
we’re excited to get back in the
their last season record.
gym and work on things.”
During the match, MSU Denver
Freshman hitter Avalina Lai
had flashes of brilliance but it
led the offense with 6 kills with
was not enough to hold off the
junior Morgan Weatherwax
onslaught from the Rams, losing
tallying 15 assists.
three straight sets (25-15, 25-22, 25-13) to the 25th-ranked CSU. “At times I thought we played really well and really aggressive and we caused problems for
Sophomore libero Lyric Hebert had 12 digs, including some impressive saves from monster spikes. As for the lineup going into
them,” said MSU Denver coach
the new season, Glenn said that
Jenny Glenn. “And there were
the positions are still up for
times we allowed them to stay in
grabs and to expect multiple
system and it was difficult for us.”
lineups for the season because
The loss served its purpose as an exhibition game by giving the
of the team’s talent depth. With a challenging preseason
team the chance to test different
ahead of them, facing multiple
lineups constantly rotating
top 25 teams, their path to the
setters and right-side hitters.
RMAC Championship hinges
“A couple of positions really
on their performance against
Photo by Isaac Banks | cbanks17@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver middle blocker Avaline Lai hits over CSU player Breanna Reynolds during their exhibition game at the Auraria Event Center on Aug. 15.
stepped up for us,” Glenn said.
conference rival Regis University.
“We got a lot of production out of
Currently, Regis is ranked number
Regis, just because they are
conference volleyball team, is
our right-side attack, which is an
one in preseason rankings.
our cross-town rival. And a
looking forward to leaving it all
season on Aug. 23 against
team we battle back and forth
on the court in her last season.
Cal State-San in the CWU/
area we’ve been trying to decide upon from a lineup standpoint. As for the players, they took a light-hearted approach to the game and used it for a chance to shake some of the cobwebs off.
Glenn said that the team is looking forward to the showdown and everyone gets excited to play against them. “The match we always look forward in our schedule is
with last year,” Glenn said. Stephanie Laraway middle
“I want to go out with a
MSU Denver will start their
Seattle Pacific Tournament.
bang, that’s the goal, you
blocker and recently selected
know. To go a far as we can and
to the Rocky Mountain Athletic
give it our all and see where
Conference’s preseason all-
we end up,” Laraway said.
Lynch failure proves Elway is dysfunctional By James Burky
Bill Musgrave and Mike Sullivan.
and the Denver front office have
jburky@msudenver.edu
None of them have successfully
failed Paxton Lynch and Denver
developed a raw prospect like
fans. Lynch was not ready for the
Lynch in their previous stints
NFL and had he been selected
as quarterbacks coaches.
later in the draft, there would have
When the stories of NFL lore are written, they’re rife with exhilarating comebacks and painful collapses.
These were not coaches that
been less pressure to develop him
And within, there will be the story
could solve the enigma of Paxton
quickly. But, when a quarterback
of the radioactive environment in
Lynch. When he played under
with a potential that volatile — they
which Paxton Lynch was placed.
Justin Fuente at Memphis, he was
either blow up in your face or your
a perfect fit for a spread offense,
opponents’ — is selected in the
overall in 2016, an overzealous
a system where the quarterback is
first round, it is the drafter’s duty
John Elway was enamored with the
rarely under center — something
to build him a team to succeed.
Memphis product’s shimmering,
that is required for professionals
raw athleticism so much that he was
— and often has four or five wide
blinded by the clear lack of football
receivers so that he can easily
more than two receivers in a
intelligence or development.
read the defense. He was never
draft until 2018, after the jury
taught how to run a pro style
was all but decided on Lynch.
When Lynch was selected 26th
There was a reason why Lynch,
And they failed. Spectacularly. The Broncos didn’t select
who was initially placed as a top-10
offense and was instead placed
Elway’s draft selections have
pick at the start of the draft process
in a billion-dollar stadium for an
not been to support the quarterback
in January, quickly fell to a stretch
above-average school, where he
he mortgaged the Broncos’
first-round pick. And now, after
was expected to make simplistic
immediate future on, it’s been to
another poor performance against
reads off of simplistic concepts
win now, which may not be an
the Chicago Bears in the Broncos’
so his coach could get a better
inherently dangerous mentality,
second preseason game, the case
job at a better program. With the
but is when you select a prospect
seems closed on the team’s biggest
frequency of roster turnover in
as raw and ill prepared as Lynch.
draft bust since Jarvis Moss.
college football, most coaches
He is not a good quarterback.
The masses blame Lynch and
can’t concern themselves with
Lynch is somehow worse
while he does deserve a healthy
preparing their players for the
than Tim Tebow ever was. But
amount of it, it’s a two way street
next level. They’re trying to keep
when fingers are pointed and
when a high draft pick fails.
their job or get a better one.
boos rain down, remember that
Lynch has had a different
With the revolving door
the men primarily responsible
quarterbacks coach each year
of offensive coordinators and
for this massive failure are
in his NFL career: Greg Knapp,
quarterbacks coaches, John Elway
sitting in the luxury boxes.
Photo obtained from Wikimedia Commons
Paxton Lynch adjusts his glove on the sideline during the Broncos home game against the New England Patriots on Dec. 18, 2016.
10
EVENTS
EVENTS AT AURARIA
CONCERTS
08.22
Student Involvement Fair
Location Lawrence St. Mall
08.22
Cyndi Lauper
Location Pepsi Center
AUGUST 22, 2018
EVENTS IN COLORADO 08.24
David Cross
Denver Speed Dating
Yoga, Goats & Cider Donuts
Location Paramount Theatre
Price Varies
Price $35/ $45
Time 7:00 p.m.
Time 8:00 p.m.
08.22 Location
08.22 Lala’s Wine Bar
Location The Mother Ranch
Price Free
Price $29
Price $20
Time 10:00 a.m.
Time 8:00 p.m.
Time 6:30 p.m.
08.22 08.23
Film on the Quad: Avengers Infinity War
Indigo Girls
Location Belly Up Aspen
08.24
Borgeous
Location The Church
Price Varies
Price TBA
Time 8:00 p.m.
Time 9:00 p.m. 08.24
Location Tivoli Quad
Location
Price Free Time 8:00 p.m. 08.22
Ben Hammond
Location Henry’s Tavern 08.28
Auraria Campus Blood Drive
Friday Night Craft Social
08.25
Rooney
Summer free movies at Fairmount 08.125
The Craftsman & Apprentice
Location Fairmount Cemetery
Price $34/ $36
Price TBA
Time 6:30 p.m.
Time 8:00 p.m.
Location Levitt Pavilion Denver
Price Free
Price Varies
Time 9:00 p.m.
Time 6:00 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
Location St. Catejan’s Price Free Time 10:00 a.m.
08.23
The Other Black
Location Levitt Pavilion Denver 08.21
Leadership Goals Workshop
Location Tivoli 444 Price Free Time 12:00 p.m.
08.25 Phantogram
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 6:00 p.m.
Time 2:00 p.m.
08.23 Location
Dan Cummins Comedy Works Downtown
Rockies
08.25
08.22 vs. San Diego Padres Location Coors Field Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 6:40 p.m.
Time 5:30p.m.
Swingin’ Under the Stars
Price $17/ $25
Price Free Time 7:30 p.m.
Rockies 08.23 vs. San Diego Padres Location Coors Field
Square Vail Jazz Festival
Location Vail Square
08.26
One Flew West
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Rapids 08.25 vs. Real Salt Lake Location Commerce City
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 1:10 p.m.
Time 7:00 p.m.
Location Levitt Pavilion Denver
Price Varies
Price $30
Time 6:00 p.m.
Time 4:00 p.m.
Rockies
Lake Clarity: For an immersive audio drama
08.18 vs. Washington Location Maryland
Location Little Man Ice Cream
Time 8:00 p.m.
08.23
Broncos
Location Denver Polo Club
08.21 vs. St. Louis Cardinals 08.24 Dave Mathews Band Location Red Rocks
08.19 Location
Blackalicious Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 8:00 p.m.
Time 8:00 p.m.
Location Coors Field Price Varies Time 6:40 p.m.
TRENDING NEWS President Trump’s ExCampaign Chairman Found Guilty of 8 Charges
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, was found guilty of eight charges on Aug. 21. As for the other 10 charges, a judge declared a mistrial because the jury could not come to a unified conclusion. Manafort worked on the Trump campaign in 2016, helping him securing the Republican Party nomination. Manafort was found guilty of five counts of false tax returns, two bank fraud chargers and failing to report a foreign bank account. He faces another trial in Washington.
Facebook removes accounts
Facebook has taken down 652 pages, groups and accounts linked to the spread of misinformation. The behavior originated from Iran and targeted people in the Middle East, Latin America, U.K. and U.S. “Liberty Front Press” network was linked to the Facebook accounts that were taken down. Facebook was able to link the network back to Iranian state media through website registration, IP addresses and pages with the same admins.
Measles Outbreak
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on July 14, 2018, 107 individual cases of measles in 21 states and the District of Columbia. Measles can be spread by coughing and sneezing, and is highly contagious, especially to young children. According to the CDC, one or two out of every 1,000 children with measles will die of complications. Symptoms include high fever, rash all over the body, stuffy nose and reddened eyes. Failure to vaccinate children is believed to be a direct cause of the resurgence of the disease. Cases of measles have been reported in 21 different states and Washington D.C.
Cohen Admits to Paying Hush Money
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former lawyer, testified that before the 2016 presidential election, he illegally paid hush money to two women who claimed to have an affair with Trump, in federal court in Manhattan on Aug. 21. This act was among the eight criminal counts he pleaded guilty to, including tax evasion, campaign finance violation and bank fraud. While Cohen did not name Trump specifically, his lawyer Lanny Davis confirmed who his client was speaking of.
Israel and Hamas have continued talks of easing the blockade of Gaza
Officials in Hamas, the ruling party of the Gaza strip, have been in negotiations with Israel about an easing of the blockade of Gaza. Israel launched offensives along the border in 2007, after Hamas gained control of the area, and has been blockading the strip ever since. Egypt and diplomats from the U.N. brokered talks in previous months between the two factions, which Hamas has stated will lead to a ceasefire and an end to the blockade. Israel has not stated intentions of lifting it.
BREAK
AUGUST 22, 2018
Overheard
11
Horoscopes
“It is not dry, it’s the truth.” “Isn’t there a like big a desert there. (In reference to Africa)” “Why do I have to sleep.” “I’m almost accepted by society!” “Would Harrison Ford do that if he was straight?”
Top 5 Living Photographers 1. Kathy Ryan
Capricorn
Cancer
While the weather stays nice, maybe consider one last cookout. Try a hotlink for a change or enjoy some capri-corn on the cob.
It wasn’t a good idea last week, and it still isn’t.
Aquarius
Leo
You might find yourself taking an unexpected journey this week. Beware of rogue astronauts on free-return trajectories.
“Raaaaaawr rawr rawwwr rawr raawr, rawr rawr. Raawwrr raaaawr raawwr.” - Rawrrr Rraawrr.
Pisces
Virgo
This week will leave you feeling like you’re trying to swim upstream, floundering for purchase. Don’t let yourself get caught up on every little thing.
Hydra-Centaurus has been looking at you askance this week. Do your best to ignore it and keep their attempts to pull you in out of your mind.
Aries
Libra
Aries is proud to announce Dodge as their new sponsor. Grab life by the horns.
This week, bare in mind old wisdom. Keep right except to pass, move accidents from traffic and bridge ices before road.
Taurus
Scorpio
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You may feel as though you are going in circles this week, so remember that the Earth orbits our mother star at around 30 km/s. At least you’re going nowhere fast.
You been thinking about mixing it up this week, but remain on alert. Helvetica is only a stone’s throw from Comic Sans.
Gemini
Sagittarius
You’re navigating complex paths right now. Maybe don’t take the route less traveled? Who knows when CDOT last patched those potholes.
Watch the moon closely this week. There’s no specific reason, but it might be relaxing.
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