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Lunar shadow shrouds Auraria
Solar eclipse launches fall semester By Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu The moon’s shadow swept over Denver on Aug. 21, inflicting a bout of eclipse fever on the student population at Auraria. However, Denver received 93 percent of solar coverage during the eclipse as the city lay outside the path of full totality. Clustered in small groups throughout campus, many students muttered between each other their expectation that the sky would go totally dark. They registered their shock that 7 percent of the sun was still enough to keep the sky bright, if somewhat subdued. “It would have been really cool if we saw the total eclipse,” said MSU Denver student Alex Davis. Before the culmination of the Moon and Sun’s celestial dance however, Denverites shared the hype over the upcoming eclipse with the rest of the nation. Eclipse glasses sold out
Photo by Emilee Moyer | emoyer2@msudenver.edu
at retailers. Distributors ran out and desperate consumers
Students, faculty and the MSU Denver Meteorology Club kicked off the fall 2017 semester by watching the Great North American Eclipse in front of the Tivoli.
went online to buy them last minute at $45 per pair on eBay. The Denver Museum of Nature
on Aug. 17, was dedicated to the
to view the sun’s surface, and its
space science curator, delivered
helping them understand the
science behind eclipses. On the
sunspots, through the telescopes.
a lesson on eclipses and their
geometry of our solar system,” he
history to visitors who stopped
said. He added that the museum
The museum made its sky
and Science did its fair share
fourth floor sky terrace, volunteers
of pumping up Colorado for
had the museum’s collection of
terrace available to watch
by the museum’s IMAX theater.
ran out of its supply of 4,000
Monday’s show. The museum’s
telescopes posted at the sun.
the eclipse on Aug. 21.
Using audience volunteers, he
glasses in around 4 hours.
monthly science lounge, held
Special lens filters allowed visitors
Ka Chun Yu, the museum’s
demonstrated what makes it
Elsewhere, volunteer Jose
possible for eclipses to occur. He
Zuniga led museum visitors in
also spoke about the importance
a round of eclipsercise. Those
that historical eclipses have
who partook in the activity used
had in furthering scientists’
their bodies and arms to simulate
understanding of the universe.
the moon’s motion around the
One eclipse in 1878 was used to
sun. Zuniga stood in the center,
predict the discovery of helium,
shifting awkwardly inside a lumpy
and another eclipse in 1919
sun costume. He said that getting
was used to confirm Einstein’s
guests physically engaged helped
general theory of relativity.
dispel myths about why eclipses
“Solar eclipses are exciting
don’t happen every month.
because everyone can see them. They also engage people in
Continued on pg. 6
INSIDE NEWS
| pg. 2
Coloradans call for peace.
OPINION
| pg. 4
Securing a future by eliminating waste. Photo obtained from NASA
FEATURES
| pg. 5
New students balance family, career and education.
SPORTS
| pg. 9
A new spin on a Denver legacy.
NEWS
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AUGUST 23, 2017
Coloradans rally for peace after Charlottesville By James Bofenkamp
President Trump’s election
his kids to a movement of
jbofenk1@msudenver.edu
win, protests spread across the
peace was important to him,
nation, in some cases turning
he said. His daughter, Raina,
violent. Violent incidents took
said she was there to, “Learn to
songs invaded the steps in front
place during inauguration day
participate and not stay quiet.”
of the Colorado State Capitol.
protests. Further protests, such
Tie-dye T-shirts and protest
On the afternoon of Aug. 20, protesters with concerns ranging from racial tensions to fear of nuclear war rallied in Denver.
The rally also drew noteworthy
as those in Berkeley earlier this
local speakers like Leslie Herod,
year, repeatedly turned violent.
the first LGBTQ African-American
In a nation with neo-nazi
member of the Colorado
and antifascist organizations
state legislature and the Rev.
coming to blows, Queen
Timothy Tyler of the Shorter
dawned on me that everything
Phoenix, the organizer of the
Community African Methodist
I fought for in the last 50 years
Denver rally, wanted to reinforce
Episcopal Church. Both touched
was in jeopardy,” said Linda
peaceful protest ideals.
on issues of race and unity.
“In the past election, it
Garrison, a lifelong activist. Since President Donald Trump’s
“Let’s open the conversation
Facebook RSVP’s numbered
of how we can healthily prepare
700. Each of the speakers and
election, many heavily publicized
ourselves and how we can
performers drew large applause
protests and rallies have taken
better direct our resistance
and cheers, especially as the
place. While the majority of these
to create the change we
speeches praised the resolve of
have remained peaceful, there
dream of,” Phoenix said.
the crowd and shared optimistic
have been instances of violence.
The Facebook event page
visions of what they could achieve.
Photo by Esteban Fernandez | eferna14@msudenver.edu
Tay Anderson excoriates President Donald Trump for abetting racism during a peace rally outside the Colorado state capitol on Aug. 20. before the election to register
simply because I’m running
people to vote. She was outraged
out of time,” she said.
Counter-protester Deandre
asserted that protests in
Harris was assaulted by white
Denver have remained peaceful
optimism and energy was a
at the actions of the right wing
nationalists and a vehicular attack
despite violence breaking out
displeasure with the current
protesters as well as what she saw
ongoing struggle that would
claimed the life of Heather Heyer.
as recently emboldened racists.
never truly end and that needed
“It seems like racists feel
young people to keep it strong.
Mixed with that eager
She noted that it was an
in other states. A statement
state of affairs. Many cited
The Denver rally took place one
on the group’s website said
great discomfort with President
week after the protests that turned
the Colorado resistance has
Trump’s actions and those of
like they can be out in the open
violent in Charlottesville, Virginia
remained consistently peaceful.
white nationalist protesters
again, and spew their hate on
people, Egbers had high hopes for the result of the rally.
and one day after 15,000 counter-
However, protests at the
emboldened by those actions.
very undeserving and very
protesters in Boston marched
Western Conservative Summit
Multiple people noted how the
good people,” she said.
against 50 anti-muslim activists.
hosted at the Colorado Convention
president at first delayed speaking
Center before the election in 2016
out against white nationalist
looking to the future. While she
fractured into a shoving match.
protesters in Charlottesville who
isn’t done with protesting yet, she
carried Nazi and KKK flags.
was happy to look around and see
The peace rally formed in opposition to the rising wave of violence that is beginning
The protest’s peaceful
to color the political discourse
aims drew families like Cliff
in America. Immediately after
Davidson’s to the rally. Exposing
Protester Alison Egbers was on the MSU Denver campus
Garrison, on the other hand, is
As one of those younger
“I hope it gives people hope and a sense of unity and community,” she said.
people of all ages at the protest. “I thank the younger people
Colorado Open Records enters the modern era By Joseph Potts
This is not changing what is
said that the Colorado Attorney
jpotts11@msudenver.edu
a public record,” he said.
General and the governor’s office
Politicians made compromises On Aug. 17 the Denver Press
were opposed to the additions.
to get the amendments passed
The two departments pushed
Club celebrated the modernization
into law. Among the compromises
back over the same reason that
of the Colorado Open Records Act,
is one that exempts police reports
higher education did, which was
which was updated with two new
from being covered under the act.
cost recovery. The governor’s
amendments earlier in the month.
Pushback to the law
office changed its tune after
Previously, CORA was not updated
came from higher education,
they realized the bill would
for 20 years and did not account for
according to Colorado State
pass, Sen. Kefalas said.
the technological advances of today.
Senator John Kefalas.
Speakers from government,
“I think whether it was Photo by Madision Lauterbach | mlauter1@msudenver.edu
media and a nonprofit spoke at a panel hosted by the DPC. ”All the specific things that are
Panelists Jeffrey Roberts, Sen. John Kefalas, Nicole Vap and Nick Coltrain discuss CORA modernization at the Denver Press Club on Aug. 17.
in the open records act are what
These amendments do not change what makes a public record.
community colleges or four-
These amendments simply focus
year colleges, one of the
on the format in which the public
issues was cost,” he said.
will receive public records that
He also mentioned that the
are requested. During the panel
keep us free, because politicians
digital record in a sortable format,
Colorado Freedom of Information
University of Colorado claimed
discussion at the celebration
can’t lie and know they can get
like an Excel spreadsheet.
Coalition Executive Director Jeffrey
that it would cost them millions
there were hints at more work to
Roberts spoke about how privacy
of dollars to comply with the new
be done with CORA. However,
cooling off period when dealing
issues were raised when the new
amendments to CORA. However,
no comments were made with
with CORA disputes that reach a
law was being drafted. It was
he went on to say he did not believe
regard to what is next.
of democracy, said Imse at the
point where litigation is considered.
determined that privacy would
they could justify that claim.
celebration of the new amendments.
Plaintiffs denied public records
not be affected by the proposed
At one point, higher education
the panel that, “what we put
A statute protecting open records is
under CORA have to wait 14 days
changes. The CORA workgroup
even requested an exemption
in place currently, we need to
the most important law supporting
days to challenge the denial in court
was not interested in adding any
from the new amendments.
make sure it is carried out.”
democracy as a practical matter.
under the new law. The prior waiting
new exemptions or exceptions
period was three business days.
to the Open Records Bill.
During the panel discussion,
“This is about format.
away with it,” said former Rocky Mountain News reporter Ann Imse. Open records are a crucial part
The senate bill mandates that government maintain a public,
The house bill established a
Sen. Kefalas said during
Other government departments besides higher education resisted the new amendments. Sen. Kefalas
.
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What We Do
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revor Siemian has once again
when a cornerback steps in front
could look at bringing in Kirk
been named the starting
of the receiver that Lynch has
Cousins, Matthew Stafford or
quarterback for the Denver
stared down on his entire route and
Jimmy Garoppolo for a more
Broncos. After three weeks and
takes it back the other way. Lynch
veteran and tested answer. There’s
two preseason games, Siemian
seems lost on the playing field,
also the possibility of bringing
put himself head and shoulders
often failing to diagnose defenses
in an aging Drew Brees and
above Paxton Lynch, who will
or go through his progressions.
hoping lightning strikes twice.
spend another year on the bench
Options are also available in the
trying to learn a system and better
used to taking snaps from under
2018 draft as well. Sam Darnold
his quarterbacking abilities.
center. Coming out of Memphis,
out of the University of Southern
Lynch is still used to a spread
California is currently being
offense and still seems extremely
prospected as a top five draft picks.
uncomfortable when asked to do
Josh Allen from the University of
camp, throwing interceptions
anything, even handoff the ball,
Wyoming is also being considered
games in his second year,
regularly and being outperformed
from anywhere except shotgun.
one of the top quarterback
completed 15 of 21 passes for 81
by Siemian, and sometimes even
Does this mean Siemian
yards and zero touchdowns, good
Sloter. His large, slow throwing
deserves to be the long-term
for a QB rating of 74.2. Compare
motion resembles that of Tim
solution for Denver? Not necessarily.
this to undrafted rookie Kyle Sloter,
Tebow, starting wide and pointing
Siemian will be the starter this year,
the goodwill of being a first-round
who went 13 of 12 for 144 yards
the ball downward, telegraphing
but he also needs to improve on
pick wears off on the coaching staff.
and 1 touchdown, good for a QB
the direction he’s going before
a 9-7 effort from last year, which
Next training camp will require
Rating of 138.5. Lynch also regularly
snapping his arm up and forward.
came with a terrible offensive
some major changes in his game to
failed the eye test. His behavior
Compare this to Siemian, whose
line and a separated shoulder.
still be considered worth working
included abandoning plays early to
motion resembles Peyton Manning
Otherwise, his future in Denver
with. Unfortunately for Lynch, a
scramble, staring down receivers,
with a quick up-and-forward release
may be in question as well.
throwing motion and ability to
and completely missing targets.
and next-to-no telegraphing.
It’s all for naught though, as Lynch will most likely be
Matthew Stefanski
cut by next training camp. Lynch, across two preseason
In his second year, Lynch found himself lost in training
There’s speed and power in Lynch’s arm, but that won’t matter
prospects, and probably drafted within the top ten picks. Lynch has one more year before
Next offseason brings the
read defenses, as we learned with
NFL a powerhouse class of free
Tebow, is very difficult to change.
agent quarterbacks. The Broncos
Smaller footprints for a better future
T
oday, global warming is
repercussions. It explained
I would only refill growlers
finally considered a real
the damage of all forms of
and excuse drinking at the bar
threat to the majority of
transportation, including boats. It
because it was communal and I
the population, but a decade ago I
explains how the ghastly amount
could convince the bartender to
was just beginning to chip the still
of cows on packing farms, was not
refill my same glass all night.
frozen iceberg of global warming
only inhumane but also contributed
and climate change knowledge.
to the overload of greenhouse
and baking soda and would wash
gasses because of their farts. A
out ziplock bags to reuse them. It
very funny but serious realization.
got serious and time consuming.
In 2007, I moved to the majestic town of Glenwood Springs, Colorado for community college
The teacher then made us read
because my high school English
I cleaned everything with vinegar
The crazy thing was that, with
a book about a couple who only
time, it got easier. The less I bought,
ate food sourced within a 100 mile
the less trash I would worry about.
radius of them. I was hooked. I
Sourcing locally made me eat
illuminated cloud across the sky.
decided to radically change my life
healthier and it made junk food
remember strongly believing the
While packing in, I heard some
by reducing my carbon footprint
or fast food look repulsive. Even
environment was reserved for tree
of the kids who grew up in the
as much as possible. I started
cravings like chocolate eventually
hugging hippies to worry about. I
mountains venting about piles trash
by quitting driving. Glenwood is
replaced cravings for fresh fruit,
remember reading about people
in the dorm parking lot. This was
a small town, so it wasn’t hard.
nuts, cheese and honey.
helping the environment and
when my complete transition began.
I moved on to food, only eating
I realized my actions weren’t
Obviously, it is not OK to litter
food that was sourced within a
just helping the environment on
teacher advised me to go to break
Cassandra Ballard
the bubble of suburban influence. The week before I left, I
thinking they were wasting their The Metropolitan accepts submissions in the form of topic-driven columns and letters to the editor. Column article concepts must be submitted by 1 p.m. Thursdays and the deadline for columns is 9 p.m. Sundays. Columns range from 500 to 600 words. Letters to the editor must be submitted by 5 p.m. Mondays to be printed in that week’s edition. There is a 500-word limit for letters to the editor. The Metropolitan reserves the right to edit letters for formatting and style. All submissions should be sent by email to themetonline@gmail.com. The Metropolitan is produced by and for the students of Metropolitan State University of Denver and serves the Auraria Campus. The Metropolitan is supported by advertising revenue and student fees and is published every Wednesday during the academic year and monthly during the summer semester. Opinions expressed in The Metropolitan are not necessarily those of the university and/or members of the university, nor Met Media’s advertisers.
Let’s not forget that he still isn’t
time on something that wasn’t that
where there are no community
100 mile radius of me, like the
a small scale, they were helping
big of a deal. One time, I even had a
service workers and where animals
book. That made life a lot harder
animals and other humans. I
bunch of trash in my car, including
roam wildly. Also, in general,
and much more expensive.
felt better about myself but I
a styrofoam to-go box tightly
it is not nice to burn down the
Luckily, there were cow, elk
wrapped in a white plastic bag. I
habitats of animals and use up
and bee farms within that radius.
threw it out the window onto a busy
all the water. But global warming
street because, “It will give people with community service something to do.” I was an ignorant jerk. My first night in there, I drove
also felt better in general. It was an extreme, pretentious,
I would meticulously sort
tedious, educational and
and climate change was a concept
through trash with bare hands to
fulfilling time in my life.
I couldn’t have fathomed.
recycle and compost everything
It all changed with one article
Since I moved back to the city, I
because plastic gloves were bad. My
quit a lot of this behavior. I became
by the New York Times. It was a
mini trash can would take months
lazy and started driving daily, eating
four miles to the top of a mountain,
requirement for the an English
to fill and honestly, it felt great.
fast food occasionally and I even
where the tiny school and dorms
class and it hit me like a wave
sat in the center of woods. It was
of disgusting, plastic filled sea
hand and dumpster diving was
plastic container this week. Past me
so secluded, animals roamed the
water I would soon learn about.
an exception to the radius rule.
would disown the person I am now.
campus without concern and the Milky Way shone like a bright
The article went into detail about global warming and the
Clothes could only be second
Alcohol was my only cheat
bought a Starbucks ice coffee in a
I miss that person.
but even that had exceptions.
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MSU Denver redefines what it means to be a student By Emily Moyer
and two kids. Collins is hoping to
emoyer2@msudenver.edu
return to school to get a degree in Environmental Sciences
MSU Denver held an open house in the Student Success Building on Aug. 16 for potential students 20 years and older. The session focused primarily on nontraditional students who
and wants to work at the fish hatchery after she graduates. “I studied english, which I haven’t used at all,” Collins said of her first attempt at school. She wanted to go
are returning to college with
back to college to pursue
priorities like family and work.
a different degree.
Admissions Assistant Director
“I chose environmental
Paul Cesare specializes in
sciences because I really
aiding nontraditional students
enjoyed hiking and being
at MSU Denver with getting
outdoors,” Collins said.
started and throughout their
Collins is a former Roadrunner.
journey as a student. He hosts
She said what really appealed
an open house for nontraditional
to her about MSU Denver is its
students every semester. Cesare
affordability, good reputation
answered questions during
and job placement programs.
the open house and offered
MSU Denver offers countless
guidance for students wanting
opportunities to kickstart a
to continue their education.
career for students going back
“These students might have
to school. Many degrees require
children, a full-time job, take care
an internship. These allow
of elderly parents,” Cesare said.
students to gain experience
“They might be economically
and can lead to a job as well.
independent. School might not be their number one priority.”
Adults 20 years or older who apply to MSU Denver are only
Photo by Emily Moyer | emoyer2@msudenver.edu
Paul Cesare, assistant director of Admissions/Nontraditional Student Services, hosted a seminar to share the many programs MSU Denver offers to support incoming and transfer students.
Students 25 years and older
required a high school or GED
qualify as nontraditional students
transcript and an application.
and make up approximately
The admissions staff welcomes
one third of the population at
adult, veteran and nontraditional
students to the university is how
MSU Denver. Cesare advocates
students and sees students
affordable it is for students in the
scholarly moment with her son.
program, and said it helped her
for students who haven’t
through until graduation.
Denver Metro area. It also offers
“He graduated from preschool,
find a job after graduating.
a variety of degree programs that
while I graduated with my degree
benefit busy working students.
in journalism, and I’m now
point in my life without Metro,”
working in my degree field.”
Silva said, “I am really grateful
Silva now works in public
to have graduated from there.”
stopped pursuing a degree. “Learning is lifelong,”
Cesare said his door is always open for students to come visit
palatable to their lifestyles. Part of what draws many
parttime for 13 years while also
patients with doctors. Silva
working and being a mother.
applied for internships using TIP
Silva said she shared a great
Cesare said, “it’s meaningful
him, ask questions and get on
and it enriches our lives.”
track to graduate. Cesare said that
Nicole Silva graduated in May
Returning MSU Denver
MSU Denver offers these students
2017, she finished her last
relations and does social media
student, Jenny Collins, attended
more degree options than other
semester taking full-time credit
work for Healthgrade, a company
the meeting with her husband
schools in the state and is more
hours. Silva attended school
that specializes in helping match
MSU Denver graduate
Online, MSU Denver’s internship
“I would not have gotten to this
Denver goes down the rabbit hole By Avery Anderson aande133@msudenver.edu
Frequent theatergoers might
best local talent that Denver has
be shocked at the unconventional
to offer. Those who have already
instructions of the show. Usually
performed include Anthony
patrons are instructed to turn off
Adu, Adrian Egolf and Emma
the rabbit hole with “White
their phones and stay in their seats;
Messenger. Still to take the journey
Rabbit Red Rabbit” the most
Not at “White Rabbit Red Rabbit.”
are Andrew and Kelly Uhlenhopp,
unique and original theatrical
The audience is asked to leave
Chloe McLeod and many more.
production currently in Denver.
their phones on as they will need
Take an unexpected trip down
Although the title makes one think of “Alice in Wonderland” and her adventures that is not what this production is. This show by Iranian playwright
The show ran for nine months
them and are called up during the
in New York City with actors such
show to help the actor perform.
as Darren Criss (American Horror
The largest difference between
Story), Michael Urie (Ugly Betty),
Soleimanpour’s play and others is
Nathan Lane (The Producers) and
that once an actor has performed in
Whoopi Goldberg (The View).
Nassim Soleimanpour is a
the show they can never do it again.
conversation between the actor,
Meaning that every performance
to perform this show beautifully
audience and Soleimanpour
has a new actor who has never seen
the night I attended. She kept the
himself. As the show unfolds
the show or read the script before.
audience engaged and incorporate
he tells the story of a red rabbit
Once the whole audience is
Emma Messenger was able
her iconic satirical humor and
and white rabbits and how
seated, the actor for the night is
facial expressions, making the
they relate to the audience.
handed a sealed envelope with
audience laugh and feel at ease.
Soleimanpour has never seen
the script inside. When the show
If you want a night at the theater
Photo Courtesy Pipedream Productions
***
“White Rabbit Red Rabbit” (out of four stars) Drama. Presented by Pipedream Productions until September 11. notes for the actors, but it is up to the performer to create the world
his play performed as he does not
begins they are able to open the
with a full scale production then this
with just one glance. If you want
have a passport and is forbidden to
script and perform as they read.
is not it. “White Rabbit Red Rabbit”
something that is unlike anything
Pipedream Productions is
is, in essence, an improvised script
you have seen before then take
his work was able to make it out
staging this interesting and ever
reading. There are some set pieces
a trip down the rabbit hole.
and is now traveling the world.
changing show with some of the
and a couple of stage direction
leave the country. Luckily though,
Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun Tickets: $13-$15. www.whatiswhiterabbitredrabbit.com
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Photo by Esteban Fernandez | eferna14@msudenver.edu
Students near the Mercantile building on campus were underwhelmed by Denver’s partial eclipse on Aug. 21. However, some still left class to watch.
Continued from cover
Platte County School District 2 in
Loud cheers greeted the eclipse
Guernsey, Wyoming. He, along
from the crowd gathered on the
with Glen Suppes, principal of
football field at Guernsey-Sunrise.
people, less stuffy,” said visitor
Guernsey-Sunrise K-12 School,
Sunlight returned after totality,
Kelsey Appleby about the activities
turned the school grounds into a
which lasted a total of 2 minutes and
at the museum’s science lounge. “It
campsite. They charged visitors to
15 seconds. Birds chirped again.
makes it fun and engaging. It makes
camp overnight for the eclipse.
“It makes science tangible for
it more important and tangible to someone who isn’t a scientist.” She and her husband planned to drive to Glendale Reservoir to view the eclipse.
“So we said, ‘hey, let’s embrace
Back in Denver, Alex Davis and her friend, fellow MSU Denver
it. Let’s do something to help
student Bailey Nelson, said that
people come to the eclipse and also
although they didn’t get the
help our students,’” Beard said.
full excitement of totality they
Some Wyoming entrepreneurs
appreciated the half-moon shadows
embraced the spectacle a little too
that the trees made during Denver’s
Coloradan to leave the city to
gleefully. The weekend before the
partial eclipse. Denver barely missed
view the eclipse. Totality would
eclipse, some motel rooms were
totality this year but the community
pass through Wyoming, making
listed as high as $2,500. Some
aspect was said to be appreciated
an awe-inspiring experience a
MSU Denver students who left
by many students on campus.
day’s drive for most Coloradans.
to witness totality made do by
Appleby wasn’t the only local
“Everybody said that all these people were going to come to
camping or staying with relatives. Minutes before totality, the
town and basically you could
temperature dropped and the
either fight it or embrace it,” said
sky turned a twilight hue. Birds
Mike Beard, superintendent of
silenced as darkness approached.
“It was wicked but it was more cool to see the people that gathered for it,” Nelson said. The next eclipse to touch the
Photo by Madison Lauterbach | mlauter1@msudenver.edu
Paul Shubert and his son Matt brought a reflector telescope from their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico to the football field at Guernsey-Sunrise K-12 school in Guernsey, Wyoming to view the eclipse on Aug. 21.
United States will take place in 2024. Additional reporting by Madison Lauterbach and Cassie Ballard
Solar eclipses are not as rare as people think, occuring nearly every 18 months. However, what does make them rare is where they fall over the Earth. A quirk in orbital geometry is responsible for solar eclipses. The moon lies about 5 degrees off of Earth’s orbital plane around the sun.
This small variance keeps solar eclipses from happening every month. Typically, the moon’s shadow falls either below or above the Earth. Every once in a while though, the angles align and one lucky country is treated to one spectacular sight.
AUGUST 23, 2017
FEATURES
7
Hellzapoppin Circus brings power cords and swords to Denver By Maria Muller
Sperry. “It’s not just a show for
was set on fire. All to the heavy
mmuller4@msudenver.edu
gross out. It’s very cool, just bizarre
beats of metal and rock music.
things that you don’t get to see. The intense beat of punk rock
“We want our fans to feel
Even at a stupid frat party when
like they’ve been to a Pantera,
songs like “Killing Strangers,”
someone’s drunk enough to try
Avatar, Motorhead concert,”
“Shut Me Up” and “Black Betty”
something they saw on YouTube.”
Wollins said. “Because of Riot
filled Summit Music Hall at a level
Bryce “The Govna” Graves
Fest we’ve got a fairly decent
that vibrated the floor and coursed
created the show in 2008. Prior to
sized fan base. And we always
through the body. The music
Hellzapoppin, Graves managed
get more fans after the show.”
amped the scenes on stage as one
rock groups, TV personalities and
performer slid a 37-inch sword down
an authentic old style freak show.
her throat and another devoured
“I fell in love with it the second
a handful of razor blades one by
I set eyes on it,” Graves said of
one, followed by a string, and then
the freak show. “I knew I wanted
pulled a string of razor blades from
to do that for the rest of my life.”
his mouth in one smooth motion.
Graves said the show toured
Just a taste of the extreme
with Ozzy Osbourne in 2006 when
“Forget about everything you thought you knew about what you can or can’t do.” – Vivianne Oblivion
performances experienced at the
their show was accompanied
Hellzapoppin Circus Sideshow
by Gavioli organ. But he wanted
of five or six people that put on
Revue on Aug. 13. The show
the freak show to have the same
a 90 minute show. Graves said
featured entertainers that exposed
energy the rock bands received.
they work with over 30 sideshow
their bodies to brutal treatment by
“The only way to get that
props that got longer, sharper and
energy was to change up the music,
more dangerous with each act.
change up the costumes, change up the performers,” he said.
“You get hurt all the time but nothing serious. The show is blood-free when everything goes right.” – Ryan Stock
The only consistent performers
Hellzapoppin usually consists
performers that they rotate out every couple of months. Sperry refers to his part of the show as weird strange magic tricks. Before swallowing a
are Graves and his partner, Aaron
handful of razors, Sperry allowed
Wollins, also known as Short E.
audience members in the front
Dangerously. Wollins is a half
row to touch and authenticate
man performer and co-hosts
them. As he swallowed a woman
the show with Graves. Wollin’s
yelled, “Don’t do it!” and another
stunts Sunday night included a
shouted, “You’re crazy!”
“There aren’t too many
hand balancing act on unstable
Ryan Stock’s stunts had some
sideshows that tour anymore,”
bowling balls and walking with
audience members covering their
said magician and illusionist Dan
his hands on broken glass that
eyes and turning their heads as he swallowed curved swords and 3 foot long rotating drill bits. “I do comedy mixed with stupid shit,” Stock said. “You get hurt all the time but nothing serious. The show is blood-free Photos by Montana Martin| mmart427@msudenver.edu
when everything goes right.” Vivianne Oblivion started performing with Hellzapoppin
Half-man performer Short E. Dangerously finds balance during his performance at Hellzapoppin.
in 2010. She made swords, saws and coat hangers disappear
sword swallowing and thought
act she will drops a few swords
as she devoured them.
that it was really cool.”
beforehand to loosen things up.
“I was really into human
After she graduated she wanted
For the final act Oblivion was
anatomy,” Oblivion said,
to learn sword swallowing. She
put into a box that Graves fills
remembering how she started.
researched the subject and talked
with squared saw blades. He puts
“I studied it for three years. I
to different people about it.
them through the box at different
came across an article about
Oblivion said to warm up for an
angles, and manages to avoid slicing through Oblivion. The audience is then allowed on stage to make sure she’s still in there. “Come with an open mind,” Oblivion said for anyone wanting to check out Hellzapoppin. “Forget everything you thought you knew about what you can do and can’t do. But don’t try any of this stuff at home.”
Ryan Stock stretches his face and the audience’s limits with the support of Vivianne Oblivion.
“The Govna” Graves blows the audience away with his fire tricks during the opening act of Hellzapoppin.
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SPORTS
AUGUST 23, 2017
MSU Denver volleyball visits Nicaragua By Matthew Stefanski
MSU DENVER NEWS
mstefan3@msudenver.edu The MSU Denver volleyball
Athletics department launches Roadrunner Rewards app The MSU Denver athletics department announced on Aug. 22 that they have added an app to their Roadrunner Rewards program. The app features seven tabs that perform different functions. The tabs include events, rewards, awards leaderboard, Roadrunners social media, video highlights, roadrunners athletics news and a gear store. Students and fans can earn rewards and unique athletic experiences in a variety of ways, including checking into Roadrunner athletics events, sharing Roadrunner news on social media and by downloading and signing up for the app. The app is free, available to everyone and can be downloaded for free on the Google Play store or on the Apple app store.
team has a unique team-bonding tradition. For one week in July, the team made their way to Nicaragua as part of a quadrennial tradition. Across the cities of San Juan Del Sur, Granada and Managua, the players took part in community service outreach, cultural immersion, teambuilding activities and of course, volleyball. The team started their trip in San Juan Del Sur, a town of fewer than 10,000 on the Pacific coast known for its beaches, including Maderas Beach and Marsella Beach. Here, the players had a chance to visit a preschool and spend time with Manos Unidas. It’s an organization that works with disabled people to make products that improve their quality of life. There, they practiced and had a chance to assist the
MSU Denver tennis still without a head coach With just about three weeks until their opening competition, the MSU Denver men’s and women’s tennis teams are still without a head coach. Daniel Hangstefer was the coach for both teams last season, but left after the season to take the same position at Ferris State University. Both the men’s and women’s teams won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference regular season championships last year, the first for the women since 2004 and the first for the men since 2009. The athletics department has confirmed that they expect to make a hire for the position in the next few weeks. The season for both the men and women begins on Sept. 14 at the Regency Athletic Complex in the CSU-Pueblo Duals against the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
Photos courtesy of MSU Denver Athletics
introducing themselves in Spanish workers in their projects.
A worker watches as one of the MSU Denver volleyball players helps make a hammock during a day of community service for Tio Antonio’s Hammock Collective. The collective employs workers who are deaf.
“They showed us how they make these bags and they get so
our match,” Kelling said. “People
said, ‘Welcome to our world,’”
last time at their training center.
excited about making them. It’s
would just feed in and out as
Kelling said. “We put them on
The building had open windows
really cool because it generates
we were playing, and they had
at the end of lunch and it was
toward the roof that birds flew
income for them,” said Alyssa
music going.” The Nicaraguan
an emotional, eye-opening
in through. They occassionally
Kelling, a redshirt sophomore
national team won the match 3-0.
experience for us. I think there
interrupted the match by leaving
were a few tears for some people.”
droppings on the court. MSU
middle blocker. “The kid that
After a day spent surfing
I was with was probably the
and zip lining through the
happiest person I had ever met.”
jungle to wrap up their time in
The girls were shown how to
San Juan Del Sur, the players
Kelling’s comments. “I think the hammock
Denver ended up winning the match 3-2 and the series 2-1. Despite the challenges of
make bags, bracelets and other
moved on to Granada, a tourist
collective impacted me the most,”
playing a high-level team in an
items out of recycled materials.
city of 117,000, located on the
Laraway said. “I think just to
unfamiliar country, the players
coast of Lake Nicaragua. There
see how blessed I am. I couldn’t
loved the opportunities offered to
they spent the day with Tío
imagine not hearing, hearing is
them. They took the experience
Antonio’s Hammock Collective,
a huge part of everyday life. To
to grow closer to each other.
a cooperative that employs deaf
experience that was big for me.”
After each outreach project,
workers to make hammocks out
In Granada, the team had
the team had a chance to play the
of recycled materials. The team
a chance to play at an indoor
“Knowing that we could compete
Nicaraguan national team in each
learned how to make hammocks
venue. The venue was like their
at that level was a good challenge
of the three cities. In San Juan
by assisting the workers.
own practice facility back in
for us. It brought us together,
During lunch with the
Denver, with the main difference
a lot. We got to get to know
collective, the team received
being that it still had a concrete
the new girls and learn some
an emotional gift.
floor. MSU Denver won this
new things about the players
match 3-1 over the Nicaraguan
we’ve played with. We got to
national team. The next day, the
understand each other better.”
“These are bags that they make out of recycled rice, sugar and corn,” said Steph Laraway, a junior middle blocker.
Del Sur, they found themselves on an outdoor concrete court. “We got to watch as the sunset went down on the beach during
“They gave us earplugs that
Cross Country season set to commence The MSU Denver men’s and women’s cross country teams are preparing for the beginning of the 2017 season. Trent Mack enters his first year as the head coach of both teams after Nick Maas moved on at the conclusion of the 20162017 academic year. The men are returning after finishing the 2016 season in ninth place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and 12th in the South Central Region. The women finished 2016 in 11th place in the RMAC and 15th in the South Central Region. Their first meet is at Colorado State University on Sept. 1 at the CSU Duals.
Laraway echoed
players ran a volleyball clinic. Here the team had a chance
As the semester and season starts, the players will use
to teach the game to children
the opportunities to help
who had only played on dirt,
them in their studies, their
or never seen a court.
play and their own lives.
“It was impactful for me
“As a student, it makes me
because we had grown up
more appreciative of the things I
in a gym with the lights and
have, and how blessed I am and
stuff,” Kelling said. “I think we
how much I have to give. Some
do kind of take it for granted.
of the people there had close to
They were excited once they
nothing, and they were some of
got going and were willing to
the happiest people I had seen,”
learn and use the court.”
Laraway said. “As a player, we
The team moved on to
have this concept of ‘love and
Managua, the capital of Nicaragua,
respect the game,’ and I think it
for the final leg of their trip. Here
really came out on that trip.”
they had a chance to play against
Defensive specialist Jackie Lopez recieves a serve during a match against the Nicaraguan national team. MSU Denver won the game 3-2 and won the overall series 2-1 during their time in Nicaragua.
“It was exciting more than anything,” Laraway said.
the Nicaraguan national team one
SPORTS
AUGUST 23, 2017
9
A new spin on a Denver legacy
New MSU Denver baseball coach Ryan Strain looks to expand family name
By Richard Allen
were successful 76.9 percent of
rallen57@msudenver.edu
the time, the best success rate in
NATIONWIDE BRIEFS
the conference and well above its 73.6 percent average. This allowed
When it was announced on Aug. 8 that Ryan Strain would become the
the team, which held a batting
12th baseball head coach in MSU
average eight points lower than
Denver history, everything came
the MVC average, to produce runs
full-circle for the Denver native.
at a middle-of-the-pack level. This is a sharp change in direction
For Strain, the roots run deeper than just growing up in the city and
for the Roadrunners, who were
being a three-sport star at Cherry
27-for-39 in stolen base attempts
Creek High School. The Strains
last season, ranking second-to-last
have had a presence in Denver as
in the Rocky Mountain Athletic
coaches since 1958. Joe Strain Sr.
Conference in tries. This new strategy
and Jr., Ryan’s grandfather and father,
is a great opportunity for some
respectively, both led Denver area
of the team’s players, including
high school basketball teams to state
speedy outfielder Aaron Germani. “It helps excel my game, and it’ll
championships. The elder became a city prep legend after serving for
help us win games, any time you can
more than three decades and winning
take that extra base,” Germani said. The similarities between Strain’s
nearly 300 games before concluding his career after a one-year stint as
game plan and his personality
MSU Denver’s leader. Joe Strain
are beyond conspicuous. As a
Jr. followed a career in MLB with a
dynamic, industrious individual,
successful tenure at Cherry Creek High
he wants to inject that personality
School on the basketball court and
into his players and their skillset. “The first thing I told those guys
is now a scout for the San Francisco Giants. His other grandfather was also
was, ‘It’s going to be energy.’ That’s
a high school coach, leading Thomas
who I am. I think the team feeds
Jefferson High School’s football team.
off what their head coach is like
Now the baton is passed to Ryan.
and what his style is. That’s going to be one of my things that I push
“It’s exciting for me to come back and be home. I’ve been gone for a long
for every day, because if we can
time so this opportunity, when it came
do that, everything else is going
up, was a no-brainer,” Strain said.
to fall into place,” Strain said. Strain’s unique approach gives
In the first head coaching job of his career, Strain looks to build on both
Photo by Montana Martin | mmart427@msudenver.edu
his family name and the experience
New head coach Ryan Strain poses in front of the Regency Athletic Complex on Aug. 18 after being named the 12th in school history, replacing Jerrid Oates after six years at the helm.
he has gathered over his own travels. After graduating from high school,
himself from his family’s legacy and expand it. In terms of Denver coaching, the Strain name is synonymous with hoops, but is branching
he played at North Carolina State University and then at University
and I got immediately along. He’s
and forcing the other team’s hand
of Nevada before a two-year career
an energetic, passionate guy.”
an outlier amongst most high-level
in the minor leagues of the same
him the opportunity to distinguish
It was that energy and passion
competition. The results show. The environment of
outward in its third go around. “When both your grandads were great coaches and your dad’s a great coach, in the state of
San Francisco Giants organization
that drove Strain to reinvent SIU’s
that his father played for and would
offense this past season and cement
aggressiveness made Strain’s SIU
Colorado, and you’re coaching here,
eventually become a scout for.
his name on the coaching map. At 5
team not only the most willing to
there’s some expectations with
feet 8 inches, he naturally didn’t have
swipe a bag in their conference,
that, so I’m excited,” Strain said.
played for the independent-league
slugger power and emphasized his
but also the most successful. In
Rockford RiverHawks and got his
game on aggressiveness and applying
their 130 stolen base attempts, they
coaching career underway.
pressure as a player, which translated
Once he left the Giants, he briefly
Highlighted by his seven seasons
to his coaching style. After stealing
of work at the University of Southern
nine bases in 90 games professionally,
Illinois, Strain built an extensive
he led the 2017 Salukis to 100 steals,
resume as a hitting and infield
42 more than the next best team in
specialist. In 2008, Strain joined
the Missouri Valley Conference.
University of Northern Colorado as
“Baserunning has kind of been a
hitting and infield coach. He joined
lost art,” Strain said. “That’s kind of
two other future MSU Denver head
my philosophy when I started putting
coaches in more modest roles: current
some of this stuff together. Our team
volleyball head coach Jenny Glenn
is very talented, but the other teams
and first-year women’s soccer head
are talented, too. So, what can we
coach Tracy Chao. During an office
do that another team might not be
renovation, he wound up sharing
able to do or they don’t work at?”
an office with Chao, UNC’s first women’s soccer assistant coach. “It was tiny to the point where
1974, averaging only .52 per game
if either of us rolled our chairs
in each of the last three seasons in
backwards, we would hit the other
MLB. This makes Strain’s approach of
person in the back,” Chao said. “Ryan
applying pressure on the base paths
Denver Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian has emerged the victor of the much discussed position battle between him and Paxton Lynch, dubbed The Decision 2017 by some circles. Siemian will enter the 2017 campaign as the Broncos’ starter for his second season. Head coach Vance Joseph announced on Aug. 21 that he had made his choice. “We’re pleased with both guys, but overall the operation of the entire offense, decisionmaking, ball placement, was more consistent with Trevor,” Joseph told media on Monday. In two preseason games, Siemian completed 14 of his 18 passes for 144 yards, while Lynch completed 15 of his 22 for a gain of 81 yards. Lynch, a 2016 first round draft pick, will play second fiddle once again after following Siemian’s lead in 2016.
MLB holds first Little League Classic Amid a crowd of little leaguers, their parents and a comparatively small contingent of fans, the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals competed in the first Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. With the Little League World Series underway, the focus shifted from prospective big leaguers to current ones for one night on Aug. 20. After spending the day with the youth tournament participants, the Pirates and Cardinals donned the colorful Little League-inspired Player’s Weekend uniforms for the first time. They then played a regular season game in front of a modest crowd of 2,596 people. The results of the game were an afterthought as the event was built on the foundations of sportsmanship that are emphasized heavily in Little League, exemplified by the same iconic handshake line that every youth player partakes at the end of every game.
49ers hire first LGBT coach in NFL history
At the professional level, stolen bases are at their lowest level since
Trevor Siemian wins QB battle
Photo courtesy of MSU Denver Athletics
While third-base coaching at the University of Southern Illinois, Ryan Strain implemented a system of aggressive baserunning that helped their offense produce at a higher level than their statistics would allude.
Katie Sowers became the first LGBT coach in the NFL when she was hired by the San Francisco 49ers on Aug. 13. She became the second assistant coach in the league when she was brought on, and later publicly came out, breaking a new barrier in doing so.
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EVENTS
EVENTS AT AURARIA
CONCERTS
8.23
Welcome Week: Student Involvement Fair
8.23
2 Chainz
Location Ogden Theater
AUGUST 23, 2017
ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS 8.25
Get Along
Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Location Mercury Cafe
Price $32.50
Price $20-45
Time 9 p.m.
Time 5 p.m.
8.25 vs. CSU Pueblo Location Pueblo Time 7:30 p.m.
Location Lawrence St. Mall Price Free
8.26 vs. Alumni Location Home Time 4 p.m.
.
Time 10 a.m. 8.25
The Midnight Club
Location Outlets @ Castle Rock 8.23
Meet the Greeks
8.25
Capital Cities
Location Boulder Theater
Price Free
Price $12-15
Time 6 p.m.
Time All day folk festival
Volleyball 8.26 vs. Alumni
Location St. Cajetan’s Price Free Time 5 p.m.
8.25
Andrew Bird
Location Fiddler’s Green
8.25
Men’s Soccer 08.26 vs. Alumni
Location Home
Location Home
Time 5 p.m.
Time 6 p.m.
Father John Misty
Location Red Rocks
Price $30
Price $45
Time 7 p.m.
Time 7 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 8.23
Welcome Week: Movie Night
8.25
Depeche Mode
Location Pepsi Center Location Tivoli Quad
8.25
Shatterproof
Rapids
Rockies
Location Marquis Theater
Price $39.50+
Price $10
Time 7:30 p.m.
Time 7 p.m.
8.23 vs. Portland Location Away
8.24 vs. Royals Location Away
Price Free
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 8 p.m.
Time 8:30 p.m.
Time 12:15 p.m.
8.26
LP
Location Breckenridge Brewery 8.24
Welcome Week: Outdoor Activities
8.26
KEVIN MORBY
Location Globe Hall
Price Varies
Price $15-17
Time 7 p.m.
Time 8 p.m.
Rockies 8.25 vs. Braves Location Away
Location Lawrence St. Mall Price Free Time 10 a.m.
8.26
itchy-O
Location Gothic Theater
8.27 Emancipator Ensemble Price $37.50
Time 8 p.m.
Time 5:30 p.m.
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 5:35 p.m.
Time 5:10 p.m.
Broncos 8.26 vs. Packers 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
The Lumineers
Location Fiddler’s Green
8.26 vs. Braves Location Away
Location Red Rocks
Price $20
8.27
Rockies
8.27
Lucero
Location Botanic Gardens
Price $30-65
Price $57-62
Time 6:30 p.m.
Time 5:45p.m.
Location Home
Rapids 8.26 vs. Real Salt Lake Location Away
Price Varies
Price Varies
Time 7 p.m.
Time 8 p.m.
discuss the week’s news with a guest. mymetmedia.com
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Put on your shades and turn around, bright eyes. Bonnie Tyler announced that
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of heart complications in his Las
hit “Total Eclipse of the Heart”
Live” spinoff, “Weekend Update
June that “Sense8” would not
the VW bus) will be making a comeback in 2022 at an electrical
Vegas home. He starred in such
during, yep, the total solar eclipse
Thursday.” Fey, a University of
be renewed for another season,
outlet near you. The panel van,
films as “The Nutty Professor” and
over North America on Monday.
Virgina alumn, came to the desk
porn site xHamster made a
best known for its hippie/beach
“The Bellboy.” He is also known
Tyler performed aboard the Royal
to vent her frustrations about the
serious offer to revive the series
bum aestetic, will be staying true
for his comedy act and film work
Caribbean’s Total Eclipse Cruise
protests that occured on the lawn
through their highly-trafficked
to its original two-tone design.
with the Rat Pack’s Dean Martin.
during the moments the eclipse
of her alma matter. Her segment
platform. The sex-positive and
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Lewis was also synonymous for
passed over the ship. The song
was based on the idea of directing
LGBTQ represented show, created
which Volkswagen has named
his telethon hosting duties, the
also made it to No. 1 on iTunes
frustrations towards said protests
by the Wachowskis, only lasted
the VW I.D. Buzz, will be fully
biggest of them being the annual
on Monday, beating out radio
into a sheet cake, dubbing the
two seasons. Alex Hawkins,
electric. Currently the 111 kWh
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earworm “Despacito.” No word
new resistance movement as
vice president of xHamster said,
battery has a range of nearly 300
dystrophy. His time with the
yet on Tyler’s plans for 2024.
“sheet caking.” However, Fey adds
“We’re not talking about a parody,
miles per charge. When the initial
telethon from 1966-2010 helped
the disclaimer during the sketch
or something less than, but an
plans were announced in January,
raised close to $2.5 billion for the
that she can’t take full credit for
actual revival of the series.”
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess
Muscular Dystrophy Association.
this new grassroots movement.
Following backlash from fans,
said, “The iconic car of the electric
“Most of the women I know have
Netflix responded by sending
age must be a Volkswagen.”
been doing this once a week
the show off with a two-hour-
since the election,” she said.
long farewell episode in 2018.
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AUGUST 23, 2017
Overheard this week
Horoscopes Capricorn
December 22 - January 19 You can take off your eclipse glasses now, Capricon.
Aquarius
January 20 - February 18
"I can’t believe no one is smoking weed right now." “I wish I could react to this with gifs.” “Sorry to call your daughter a bitch, but,
Don’t cry over spilled La Croix. It’ll only smudge your aesthetic.
Pisces
February 19 - March 20 Lest we forget, Pisces, that your financial aid refund needs to last until January.
your daughter’s a bitch.”
Aries
March 21 -April 19
“I’d say that this is my average hair
Taurus
“How tiny is her?” “I love her. I wish she liked me.”
April 20 - May 20 Your addiction to gum is on par with Sean Spicer. Cool it with the Orbit, man.
Gemini
May 21 - June 20
Hear or see something that makes you laugh? Shake your head? Roll your eyes or say WTF? Tweet it to @themetonline with the hashtag #overheardoncampus
Being 15 minutes late for your first class of the semester does not mean anything. But being 15 minutes late for it next week might say a lot.
Met Picks:
Cancer
June 21 - July 22 Buy yourself a planner before you get too deep into the semester, Cancer. And then enjoy living in the delusions that you’ll actually use it.
“A dog’s butthole.” — Ali Watkins
Leo
July 23 - August 22 The plural of vinyl is vinyl. Just so you know.
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
“My ass.” — Maria Muller “Chris Christie’s brapants.” — Richard Allen
Empty out your Amazon cart right now. Don’t argue with me, just do it.
Libra
“A dead tooth.” — Madison Lauterbach
September 23 - October 22
Your Instagram theme needs a serious upgrade. You’ve got potential, kid. Just not the right fi lters.
“Esteban’s face.” — Cassandra Ballard
Scorpio
October 23 - November 21 McDonalds knowing your order is not the same as Starbucks knowing your order. Stop fooling yourself.
“FUBU-wearing racists.” —Miriam Mimi Madrid
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21 Don’t be the kid in class that asks the person next to them for a pen; neither ink or vape-based.
Sudoku
Difficulty: Medium
Crossword Across 1. One-time Winter Palace dwellers 6. Agrippa’s wrap 10. Drink without a pause 14. Open, as a bottle 15. Graven image 16. Sprinter’s assignment 17. Alternative to a towelette 19. Word with catch or hang 20. Chest thumper 21. Terrier type 22. Reversed an action 23. Lollobrigida of ‘’Hotel Paradiso’’ 24. Increase threefold 25. Bordeaux wine 28. Kampala is its capital 30. Pervasive emanations 31. Practices on the canvas 32. Greenskeeper’s supply 35. Exemplar of innocence 36. Geographic depression 37. Stew pod 38. Deal prerequisite 39. Backing for an exhibit 40. Like Alexander 41. Scale’s reading 43. Bug on the road 44. Pipe types 46. Presidential power 47. Word with charlotte or Ballet 48. Field of endeavor 50. Cul-de-___
Things besides the eclipse to avoid looking at directly.
53. Climax beginning 54. Where to find time on one’s hand? 56. Point of honor settler, once 57. Suggestion 58. See ya in Hawaii? 59. Agile 60. Equalizing allowance
61. Went off course Down 1. Porous limestone 2. Salon sound 3. Teenager’s bane 4. Newspaper, derogatorily 5. Biological subdivision 6. Fibula neighbor
7. Fragrance 8. Surgeon’s work attire 9. Word with thumbs or ears 10. Replicated, in a way 11. Certain woven container 12. Up to such time as 13. Crystal-lined stone 18. Bombastic speech 22. Upscale coffee pots 23. Type of bag 24. Mountain pool 25. Advanced math course 26. Island feast 27. Supplier of pressure? 28. Sports surprise 29. Olympic medalist Devers 31. Window frame 33. Verbalized 34. Dinner and a movie, perhaps 36. They may be checked 37. Nabisco cookie 39. Leprechaun land 40. Brief vacation 42. With little effort 43. Misshapen 44. Finishing nails 45. Accumulate, as a debt 46. Bulletproof apparel 48. Saharan 49. Natural coat 50. Place in a hold 51. Feel pain 52. African republic 54. Reporter’s question Source: http://www.onlinecrosswords.net
Difficulty:Hard
Answers:
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Splurge for the cup Ramen every now and then. At least that way you’ll have the illusion of veggies in your diet.
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MUSIC at
MSU DENVER
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African Drumming & Dance
Men’s Choir
Tuesdays 5:30-7:20 pm, CRN 52491 No experience required
Tues & Thurs 12:30-1:45 pm, CRN 50819
Auraria Chorale
Opera
Tues & Thurs 3:00-4:15 pm, CRN 53272 No experience required
Chorale
Mon & Weds 4:30-6:20 pm, CRN 501030
Audition required, contact robergen@msudenver.edu
Symphonic Band
Mon & Weds 12:30-1:45 pm, CRN 50410
Audition required, contact kruegema@msudenver.edu
Gamelan Orchestra Tuesdays 3:30-5:20 pm, CRN 52499 No experience required
Jazz Big Band
Mon & Weds 12:00-1:50 pm, CRN 50413
Audition required, contact dbyron3@msudenver.edu
Mariachi
Thursdays 3:30-5:20 pm, CRN 52741
Tues & Thurs 12:30-1:45 pm, CRN 51989
String Sinfonietta
Tues & Thurs 11:00-12:15 pm, CRN 52218
Symphony Orchestra
Mon & Weds 12:00-1:50 pm, CRN 50412
Audition required, contact bmatthe8@msudenver.edu
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Women’s Choir
Tues & Thurs 12:30-1:45 pm, CRN 50818