Volume 39, Issue 31 - April 26, 2017

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Volume 39, Issue 31

April 26, 2017

Civic engagement takes over downtown Denver

Science fights back at Civic Center Park

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Mile High city lights up

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Atypical sounds emanated from the Rackhouse Pub on Friday night.

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Auraria Higher Education Center partners with the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board to adjust pricing programs for exterior and interior spaces on Auraria Campus.

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After enjoying a five game winning streak, the MSU Denver softball team has lost four in a row just prior to the conference tournament.

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News Briefs Criminal Justice majors fight negativity MSU Denver >> Masters of the Beer-verse In March, MSU Denver’s brewing program was recognized by the prestigious international beer industry group Master Brewers Association of the Americas. The program appeared on the list alongside other academic institutions that have met or exceeded the association’s guidelines and learning outcomes.

The MBAA is the currently the only entity that’s attempting to recognize or accredit universities teaching beer-related subjects.

>> Colorado General Assembly honors Jordan ahead of retirement President Stephen Jordan was honored April 19 by leaders in the state legislature. The leaders praised the growth and impact of MSU Denver under his leadership such as his initiative to recruit and retain students of color to attain an HSI designation, achieving University status and creating public-private partnerships, like the Hospitality Learning Center.

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By Madison Lauterbach mlauter1@msudenver.edu A new activist group called Of the People held trivia night for its soft opening on April 20. The group is currently composed of eight criminal justice majors dedicated to combating anti-government, pro-militia and white supremacist ideologies.

“We want to defy the hate ideology by promoting nothing but positivity,” said associate professor of criminal justice and criminology Jennifer Bradford. She serves as the group’s adviser. “So for every one act of violence or hate, we have 1,000 acts of kindness.”

The group was founded in December 2016, but launched online two or three weeks before the event. Currently, the group is focusing on spreading their message on social media and building their presence online. However, they have a continuous goal of putting together rapid response teams to show up when an act of hate occurs, like those at Jewish cemeteries in New York last month.

“It’s immediate response with something positive, it’s not taking a sign and saying ‘darn you white supremacist.’

It’s saying ‘what can we do to help fi x this so you don’t have to do this all by yourself,’”

From left, James Adam, Will Crabbs, Nick Portnoy, Brittany Fitzgerald, Allison Carlson and Dacia Messing in front of the criminal justice board in the west classroom building on Apri 20. The criminal justice and political science students are memebers of the new campus group Of the People. Photo by Lauren Cordova • scordo22@msudenver.edu

Bradford said.

Dacia Messing—a criminal justice major and member of the group—said that

How the North Korean missile crisis developed 2011 Kim Jong-il dies and is succeed by his son Kim Jong-un.

January 2016 North Korea announces first hydrogen bomb test.

>> GOP backs down from wall funding in spending bill Congressional negotiators are working toward a potential agreement on a spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump’s request for border wall funding. However, the proposed measure would increase the defense budget and eliminate the threat of a government shutdown on Trump’s 100th day in office on April 29.

Trump and his GOP allies said that they’re willing to back down and wait until the Sept. 2017 spending bill to request approximately $1 billion for funding the wall.

the message against hate speech and white supremacy is important, especially after the last election. She said the election worsened growing social divides.

“We’re trying to breed and cultivate a more positive society, instead of everyone trying to be negative towards each other all the time,” Messing said.

Another member and criminal justice major, James Adam, said he joined the group because he, “wanted to make a difference and help people that are victims of extremism.”

Adam said the group stresses the need to put the unity back in community and also to work in partnership with others to create good.

“Today it seems like there’s a lot of me vs. you going on and that’s not how it should be,” Adam said.

The group hopes to expand their message at their launch party on May 4. Their goal is to continue with the project beyond this semester and register as an official student group on campus. This would open the group up to students of all majors.

“The more we can spread the message, the more we can get people to understand that it doesn’t have to be this way. We don’t have to have this inherent bias or prejudices,” Bradford said. “We can try to improve the system from within.”

November 2016 The UN Security Council cuts one of North Korea’s main exports, coal, by 60 percent to further tighten sanctions.

March 2017 North Korea fires a total of four ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.

April 18, 2017 There was a reported missile test that exploded almost immediately. Bruce Bennett, a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corporation, said he thinks the missiles were not the kind that could reach the United States’ mainland.

September 2015 North Korea confirms that the nuclear power plant, Yongbyon is back in operation.

August 2016 North Korea submarine fires a ballistic missile. It traveled 300 miles before falling into the Sea of Japan.

January 2017 China expands its ban on products to North Korea that could potentially be used for weapons, like drone software and high speed video cameras.

April 9, 2017 Trump administration announced that they would be sending a carrier battle group to the Korean Peninsula.

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Earth Day the Denver way: March for Science

By Karson Hallaway cgonza88@msudenver.edu The morning of April 22 greeted Earth Day marchers with cold and rain, but the clouds parted and sun welcomed an estimated 10,000 attendees at Denver’s first March for Science Rally in Downtown Denver. Marchers gathered in and around Civic Center Park’s amphitheatre to march for the spirit of Earth day. The event took place at 10 a.m., with the march winding through the east-side of downtown. While the majority of those in attendance marched for 14 blocks through 15th and 17th Street and back around to the Colorado State Capitol, there were still activities, information tables, and live music for people to engage with.

Organized by the Sierra Club, a grassroots organization where multiple guest speakers from green energy sponsors to elected house officials were scheduled.

“It demonstrates to lawmakers how many people really care about climate change and caring for the Earth,” said Jeff Neuman-Lee one of the organizers for The March for Science event.

A number of marchers formed a human ring around the Colorado State Capitol to signify the importance of working together for this one planet, while others gathered environmental information from vendors and listened to house representative and their policies.

Government officials, such as Colorado State Representatives Chris Hansen and Joe Salazar, gathered before the capitol to address the crowd on the importance of

Alex Osmond waves flags in front of the Colorado State Capitol on April 22.

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renewable energy while also noting the accomplishments Colorado has made with environmental practices.

“Colorado has been a leader in the new energy transition, but we cannot rest on our past success. We must recommit to the goal of a clean energy system, which will help create jobs, grow our economy, and protect our environment,” Hansen said.

Elected officials couldn’t stress enough the importance of young minds in the new scientific fields relating to clean energy systems in the near future.

Democrat Leslie Harod, of Colorado House District 8 and first LGBTQ African American to serve as a state representative,

said that science literacy is a starting place for many young minds today.

“We need to make sure that all of our schools, all of our communities young and old, black and white, that all of our young people have an opportunity to learn about science,” Herod said.

Several sponsors and guest speakers engaged with marchers at booth tables, informing marchers how to get involved in their community. One of many ways to get involved is through the Sierra Club, a grassroots organization dedicated to the education and practices of Earth’s natural ecosystems and environmental resources.

The organization also works with community

TImothy Mayfield protesting for science in front of the Colorado Capitol Building on April 22.

members by providing guidance on how to move forward and create environmental change . Multiple communities and resources are available for today’s youth culture to help educate the future scientist of tomorrow, such as new science programs in schools and through higher education.

What elected officials couldn’t stress enough is the importance of youthful influence on matters like climate change.

Hansen and Harod are both supporters for the presence of unity around the issue of climate and environmental concern. Earth Day brought 10,000 people together, not only to celebrate the earth, but to generate awareness for it.

Committee re-evaluates Tivoli event pricing >> Continued from cover Auraria is home to more than 44,000 students at three different higher education institutions. While many know of the collaboration between the three schools, there is an overlooked price students pay for their presence here on campus.

This past semester has brought new concern to the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board about the day-to-day operations both on and off campus. Due to high volume of students using the campus space, SACAB officials are revisiting how public areas are to be more efficiently utilized for generating revenue while maintaining the upkeep and overall maintenance on campus. For example, the Tivoli Quad, 9th Street Historic Park and the Lawrence Street Mall are all areas available to the public and students for club and event functions.

However, excessive usage has caused wearand-tear to the locations.

In a recent statement provided by SACAB, “The objective of the Auraria Student Union is to enhance student life and collegiality by expanding opportunities for community interaction and involvement.”

SACAB has confronted multiple issues associated with breakage and loss of revenue from outside groups. Additionally, numerous spaces are being used by groups claiming to

Auraria campus students dance to music outside of the Tivoli Student Union during the Spring Fling Festival on April 20. The Tivoli rents out many of its spaces for different events, campus related and more. Photo by Karson Hallaway • cgonza88@msudenver.edu

be registered student organizations as a way to avoid fees.

SACAB Metro State Representative, Brauwyn Mumby revealed her position on the matter.

“We definitely received push back. I wasn’t the biggest fan, but it was something we definitely needed,” said Mumby.

In addition, limited budgets deter clubs from using campus space for promotional gain, resulting in prospective clients turning away from using the Tivoli Student Union.

To solve such issues, SACAB created the Tivoli Spaces Pricing Task Force. Their mission is to re-evaluate event pricing for both interior and exterior spaces. The task

force decides appropriate pricing structures based on historical data and current needs that then filter into three categories relative to on campus functions. The three categories are type A, events from the office of student life, type B, events by administrative offices and commercial events, from outside campus, and commercial type C events.

Price rates are determined by four hour increments and depend on the event’s category. Prices begin at a commercial rate of $50.00 for every 4 hours. An appropriate discount is applied to pay the balance of pay. Type A student organization events receive a 95 percent discount from the full commercial price while type B academic and administration departments events receives a 75 percent discount in addition to a service charge provided by Auraria Higher Education Center.

This new price plan initiative provided by SACAB hopes to honor historical traditions and the needs of students while preserving their right to use public space on campus.

Mumby urges those interested in using spaces for higher education to contact any of the AHEC locations on campus.

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A mannequin’s life

By Kelli Holum kholum@msudenver.edu Ah, I love the retail industry, especially clothing. Putting on that fake-as-hell smile and taking care of a lot of entitled customers, yes, retail is grand. I get to do everything under the sun in my store as well, from ringing up customers to floor sets. Speaking of floor sets, I have to introduce you to my ‘good friend’ Debbie.

She’s a real pistol that one. And most of the time, she seriously annoys me to no end.

Debbie can be quite the bitch to work with. I always have the most difficult time undressing and dressing her, and she can be kind of heavy with her plastic and metal parts. Yes, Debbie is a mannequin.

A headless mannequin, or mannequins, if you will. I’ve lovingly named all of my store’s mannequins Debbie, because it just seemed fitting. Or because I never liked that Debbie woman from Addams Family Values. Actually, I think it’s more that reason than anything else. Anyhow, I gave all of our mannequins a single name because it would’ve been exhausting trying to remember every one of those inanimate objects’ names. Plus, I’ll never forget a name like Debbie.

“I’ve lovingly named all of my store’s mannequins Debbie, because it just seemed fitting?”

Debbie comes in two sizes, misses and women’s, or in laymen’s terms, small and large, to better represent what our company is about: to make all women feel beautiful and good about themselves.

Debbie is there to model the newest and hottest trends in fashion, and to say, hey, wouldn’t this look great on you?

Debbie may look stylish, but man is she a complete pain in the ass to change out, especially if she’s wearing pants or a skirt. Let me tell you, Debbie is anything but easy to maneuver and lift.

Especially, woman-sized Debbie. Most of the time I’ll have to lift her off her pole – shut up – and carefully set her on the ground so I don’t inflict any damage.

I mean sure she’s fallen over a couple of times, or at least her legs have, but not a scratch was made. Thanks Debbie for not getting all banged up. Putting on her pants, however, is the worst. I’ve even put them on backwards before and ended up berating myself and then Debbie, the bitch. It’s all her fault anyways, at least I’d like to think so. I’m so thankful that she doesn’t have arms to add to my misery.

“Nothing more shows your tenacity to get something done like squeezing into a tight spot while dodging box stands with other Debbies on them.”

I also love hefting Debbie around the store with me, especially when she has to go on display up in the window.

Nothing more shows your tenacity to get something done like squeezing into a tight spot while dodging box stands with other Debbies on them. I enjoy that part the most I think, I even still have a bruise on my leg from the last Debbie I put up there in the window. Aw, I love you too Debs. On a positive note, I haven’t had Debbie fall on me yet. I know it will happen one day and I’m praying that it won’t hurt too badly. Can I just burn Debbie? Like, find a large furnace and just throw her and the rest of her clones into?

That would be a dream come true, but then I’d have to face the reality of getting new Debbies. Every apparel store needs a Debbie unfortunately. Damn. Well, we have coexisted peacefully for this long, maybe even one day I’ll learn to like and appreciate her. But until that day comes, screw you Debbie and all of your little psycho clones too.

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Penny pinching tips with me just in case. E.g. I’m shopping for various things in the same store and during that time there is an offer like “spend $60 and get $10 back in cash” or “ free getaway bag with a $50 purchase,” I will not try to boost my buys, but if I will happen to spend a certain amount, why not to take a bonus

By Victoria Edstedt

“Coupons, like matches, can be a very helpful tool or can turn into a disaster, if you don’t know how to use them properly. ”

vedstedt@msudenver.edu I love coupons. Everybody (or almost everybody) loves coupons. But you have to be smart with them whether you shop around for groceries or for Christmas presents on Black Friday. Coupons are another way to grab customers’ attention on the particular brand only, slowly hook as many people as possible on the point/bonus system and make them shop exclusively for these items in particular stores. Examples are countless: Target, Ulta, Safeway, DSW, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret, Lowes, and many, many more. I once realized, that I shop in King Soopers, not to support Colorado’s farmers, but to get fuel points (which would not always give me the best price on gas), I developed a small system of how to use coupons and other promotions to actually benefit my shopping experience and save a buck or two.

I never buy stuff just because I received a coupon for it, even if it sounds like a good deal. Spending money on something you haven’t planned doesn’t save you a dime and makes you an easy target for manufacturers. In that category also follow such “free” offers as “trial for a month with a 99 cent fee for membership”, “buy one get one for free,” “refer to friends and if at least one of them will make a purchase, yours is for free,” etc. All these monthly coupons from your favorite stores and occasional “money mailers” cause you to spend, not to save.

I organize my coupons by throwing away the ones I will not use for sure and keeping the ones that might be handy and apply to my daily needs. Basically, I don’t shop for an item promoted by the coupon, unless I want to try it. Instead, I’m looking for deals on what I like and consume regularly. Sometimes I would take a coupon

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I compare regular prices in different stores and promotional offers. You never know if the deal is really that great as the commercial promises. It’s fascinating how significantly the price may vary. In addition, I dig on websites like Groupon, I’m In or Living Social, because it’s much easier to analyze available options and choose what you really need without hurting your budget. It takes some time and effort, but the results pay off ! Remember, it’s not about how much you are making, but about how much you are saving.

Coupons, like matches, can be a very helpful tool or can turn into a disaster, if you don’t know how to use them properly.

They will make you to overspend, playing on emotion, unless you are aware of your limits. It’s very important to follow these simple rules in order to win the savings game: don’t buy what is not necessary, carefully organize and compare. As I said, I love coupons, and I’m always happy to fi nd deals that meet my plans and expectations, but I don’t want anybody or anything to dictate what and when to purchase. That’s why I prefer to search for deals myself without any favors to the sources. I carry a couple coupons in my wallet for groceries, clothes and shoes. I keep in mind to use them, whenever is possible rather than make impulsive decisions, based on the promotion of the last minute hot sale!

Even though coupons have a certain influence on our purchases, it’s up to us either to let them control the buying process or to take over the commercialized system and start real savings!

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April 26, 2017 August 21, 2014

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Pot enthusiasts flock annual rally

Bussing around the 4/20 bazaar

By Mike Tolbert mtolber3@msudenver.edu Denver is the pioneer city fueling the marijuana industry. The hoopla surrounding the 4/20 stoner holiday seems to grow every year from the annual Civic Center Rally to more unconventional events like a cannabis-friendly church and potthemed wedding expos.

As marijuana becomes more mainstream, the commercial aspect will continue to be excessive, but I would be remiss not to highlight the cannabis tours put on by a plethora of savvy companies in the area.

My 4/20 Tours is a trailblazer providing the ultimate ganja experience throughout the city. Familiar pit stops at a dispensary, grow house and glass blowing seminar are just half the fun.

An extension of the tours is World Cannabis Week and the 4/20 Bazaar. Coorganized with dispensary partner Buddy Boy Brands, the Bazaar is the highlight of World Cannabis Week and is the beginning and end location for all tour buses. The festival-like event featured 38 vendors, food trucks, a live DJ and plenty of swag and giveaways.

Because the tours can be taken yearround, 4/20 weekend is the only time you can also attend the Bazaar while having the chance to ride on numerous marijuana shuttles. This has been what’s made World Cannabis Week unlike any others.

“Our special sauce is the 420 Shuttles that take riders on a weed-centric journey through Denver,” said Cynthia Ord, communications manager at My 420 Tours.

“Other events have smoking lounges, but on ours it’s actually this fun to tour through the Mile High City multiple times. Nobody else is doing anything like it.”

One after one, buses returned to the Bazaar, each with more smoke rising into the air as a long line of weed-lovers waited in anticipation and excitement.

More than 6,000 marijuana fans attended the two-day event, which meant that having the typical number of shuttles wouldn’t nearly be enough for the weekend.

“We rented out all the party buses in town,” Ord said. “In addition to the fleet of 10 that we were using for the 4/20 Shuttle Route, we were also operating our usual tours and experienced this week at about three times the normal volume. This week is definitely ‘high season’ at My 420 Tours.”

The attendees were able to choose

which dispensary they visit by picking which bus to get on. The Green Solution, Buddy Boy, Native Roots, LivWell and LiveGreen were all options.

For those who chose not to jump from bus to bus, of course the Bazaar served as a great hangout spot.

One vendor who particularly stood out was The Stanley Brothers. They are a sister company of CW Hemp, the creators of Charlotte’s Web, a cannabinoid strain that helps child epilepsy patients.

Where the Stanley Brothers differs from CW Hemp is the products that’s sold. Both companies are owned by the five Stanley brothers, but the namesake company also sells THC products, not just CBD and hemp.

“The CW journey has led us with the hemp side away from the marijuana crowd so now for the first time ever, we’ve ventured back into it,” said Brandon Miquelon who is the director of sales at Stanley Brothers. “A lot of our products are the same as CW Hemp with the tinctures and vape pens, just ours has THC.” Everything from art collectors to weed transportation services to edible companies could be found at the Bazaar.

No matter who you were, disabled or able, old or young, all types of people showed up for World Cannabis Week showing the diversity of the marijuana culture.

“Events like World Cannabis Week, to me, are a glimpse at the future of how legalization can look in more and more places,” Ord said. “It’s a celebration of a culture and a plant that has the power to benefit so many. It’s exciting to be shaping that landscape and helping create what the above-ground cannabis scene is becoming.

It’s a historic moment we’re witnessing here in Denver.”

Colorado transplants Andrew Motts and Josh Vest kick back on the lawn of Civic Center park during the 4/20 event on April 20. Photo by Lauren Cordova • scordo22@msudenver.edu

By Karson Hallaway cgonza88@msudenver.edu Fift y thousand people celebrated Denver’s annual 4/20 rally at Civic Center park, proving that this year’s smokeout was another hit for event organizers.

“Colorado currently holds the largest open range cannabis music festival with headlining performances and entertainment,” said Santino Walter, one of the new owners of Civic Center productions, which organizes the event.

Over the past couple years, the 420 Rally at Civic Center Park has grown immensely. Growing acceptance of legal marijuana use is reflected through the increased number of new and old residents using marijuana.

A majority of the growth is attributed toward how friendly and accessible the event is to the public. There is no entrance fee to the event. A total of 250 vendors and sponsors with multiple food trucks was

Cannabis Calendar Institute of Cannabis Research Conference: April 28-30, CSU Pueblo

Moms and Marijuana Seminar: May 6, 1 p.m.-3 p.m., Vali Soul Sanctuary, Boulder

Social Media & Cannabis: May 16, 6 p.m. 9 p.m., Cultivated Synergy, Denver

2nd Annual 420 Games Denver: July 22, 7:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Berkeley Lake Park, Denver

Cannabis Charity Open (golf tournament): July 27, 1 p.m.-7 p.m., Park Hill GC

Colorado native Anthony Edwards smoking from his large pipe while waiting in line to enter the 4/20 event on April 20.

present. In addition, several vendors and sponsors provided information booths for leading products in Colorado’s cannabis market. Musical artist 2 Chainz lead a countdown to 4:20 p.m.

“This year we expect as many as 50,000 to 80,000 people at 4/20,” said Daniel Garza, part owner of Civic Center Productions.

Colorado’s natives have roots in cannabis culture, dating back to early 4/20 rallies in 2008. One prominent figure in Colorado’s cannabis history is Miguel Lopez, who is deemed as one of the major historical figures behind the festival and is now chief organizer for the festival. Under his leadership, maintaining Civic Center Park after 4/20 is also a priority.

Although attendance increases every year, Lopez emphasizes that organizers never stop learning how to manage a safe and successful event. One of the production team’s top priorities is creating and managing a safe atmosphere for people to use and consume marijuana. Civic center productions pays Denver Health to provide health and safety resources at the event.

As chief organizer, Lopez says that large events such as the 4/20 rally are a chance to celebrate together as a community.

“Light up communally as a ceremony, it’s what people do to celebrate,” Lopez said.

In collaboration with Civic Center Productions, Lopez and the City of Denver take safety as a primary concern. While users smoke marijuana recreationally on Civic Center Park, grounds security and police officers made their presence known to ensure users were having fun consuming and not abusing substances.

Next year, Civic Center Productions plans to add more perks and vendors to continue promoting Colorado’s cannabis market and economy.

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Heritage camp helps kids get in touch with their roots

By Maria Muller mmuller4@msudenver.edu Children often hear comments from other family members that they resemble their mother, father or maybe even a grandparent. For kids who were adopted this can be confusing as they look around and realize there is no one who looks quite like them. For adoptees who come from other countries, this can be even more complicated.

Pam Sweetser adopted two children from other countries. One is from Korea and the other from India.

“I realized that we could give our kids everything,” she said. “Love, education and the important things in life. But what we couldn’t give them was their culture, because we didn’t share that culture.”

This made Sweetser seek out ways for her kids to learn more about their own culture.

Heritage Camp for Adopted Families was founded in 1991. Their mission was to help children that are adopted from other countries learn about their culture of origin.

In addition, they put families in touch with others like themselves for a greater sense of community. Sweetzer served on the first board of directors and has been executive director since their incorporation in 1995.

The first two camps were Korean and Indian. The camps gained numbers by word of mouth.

“So many people wanted to come share their culture,” Sweetser said, “and they understood as white parents we can’t do that for them.”

Sweetser said when her children had issues with identity and racism she could listen and try to understand, but had never shared the same kind of discrimination.

Heritage Camp’s executive director, Pam Sweetser, talks to Alex Pong and Brigitte Nguyen at Auraria Campus’s Spring Fling about being counselors on April 19.

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Her children were two and five when they started going to the camp. She said it was better for them to start at a younger age.

Now, ages 27 and 30, they still stay in touch with counselors and friends from camp.

Christine Brockett has been a camp codirector for four years. She adopted her son from Ethiopia when he was two years old.

“From about the time he was five we decided that he needed to connect to his culture more,” Brockett said, “and we heard that this camp was a good way to do that.”

Brockett’s son, who is nine, had the opportunity to learn traditional Ethiopian

dance at a camp workshop. He has also learned to write and speak some words in Amharic, the official language of Ethiopia.

“They have counselors that either come from a similar cultural background or who are adopted like themselves,” Brockett said.

Brockett said her son is really thankful for the friends he knows at camp and they have been able to stay in touch with families that live close to them.

The domestic camp is for children who were adopted in the United States. Many of the children are a different race than the parents who adopted them.

At the Auraria Campus Spring Fling, Christina Brockett and Anne Weatherley try and recruit counselors for the organization Heritage Camp which helps adopted children stay in touch with their home country’s culture.

Jennifer Brooks has two daughters. Her eleven year old is African American and her eight year old is African American, Latina and Caucasian.

Brooks, who is now director of the domestic camp, began taking her older daughter when she was two.

“They provide a family environment where you can go and be around other adopted families that look like yours,” Brooks said. “That’s very validating for the parents and kids to be around people with a similar experience.

The program is for kids three to 17.

Many of the kids that graduate from the program become counselors.

“They want to give back,” said Brooks.

“So many people have given to them over the years.”

Eventually volunteers get jobs, move on and can’t spend as much time volunteering. That’s when the directors go searching for more volunteers.

They hoped to find students to enlist during Spring Fling, which was held April 19 and 20 on Auraria Campus. Sweetser said they needed counselors for their African Caribbean, Russian Eastern European and Domestic camps.

Brooks said one of the most important things is that a volunteer has a desire to work with kids. Many of them go to camps that they share a culture with but that’s not always the case. If counselors were adoptees themselves, they can share that aspect with the kids.

“Our community volunteers, both the people who come in and teach the workshops and the counselors, they are the heart and soul of everything,” said Sweetser, “We can’t do it without them.”

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Pro wrestlers duke it out in the Rackhouse Pub

Photos courtesy of Bryan Lopez, RMP Wrestling.

>> Continued from cover Rather than the incoherent chatter of people enjoying their beers, a collective series of cheers, boos and jeers bookended the sounds of crashes. It was not a concert nor a comedy show.

It was two hundred people crammed into the building, watching a live taping of Rocky Mountain Pro wrestling.

RMP is a subsidiary of the Mercury Pro Wrestling Academy, a wrestling school based in Golden, Colorado.

The WWE-style competition is the only of its type in the state, sporting a continuous narrative and a consistent cast with characters such as the axe-wielding Hunter Grey and quavering wrestler, Unholy Trinity. On April 21, they visited the bar on Blake street to tape an episode of their iTV show, New Revolution Wrestling Ignition.

“It’s just plain fun, man,” said Chris Rippe, owner of the Rackhouse Pub. “We do a lot of events here, but this is my favorite.”

Rippe may very well be the organization’s biggest fan, showing clear enthusiasm every time he speaks of it.

Once a month, he sees the production floor of his brewery turn into a wrestling ring, with

an impromptu locker room built from kegs and a forklift converted into a diving board.

He gets involved in the action more than any of his paying customers, repeatedly slamming on the tarp, smack-talking the competitors and, at one point, sporting a gorilla mask.

“It’s all about engagement,” he said.

MPWA and RMP are the brainchildren of MSU Denver graduate Matt Yaden. He has worked in pro wrestling since 2001, working in talent relations for TNA wrestling and serving as a WWE extra on multiple occasions. He added controversial WWE figure Vince Russo to his training and writing staff, giving the organization a legitimacy and depth it had not seen before. The monthly events at the Rackhouse are a stark contrast to their regular programming; all ages entertainment in a more family oriented environment.

“Pro wrestling, to me, is for the kids and for the kid in all of us,” Yaden said, “You can truly make a difference in a kid’s life and how they’re feeling through professional wrestling. Most of the people who do it, that’s their memories. They looked up to a

Macho Man Randy Savage or Hulk Hogan.”

He added, “This is a nice change of pace.”

In the more mature setting, the crowd engaged in ways that would be impossible in the more PG style. Onlookers screamed profanities, to which the wrestlers responded. Where there would be barricades around the ring for the normal shows, seating was within two feet of it, allowing fans to partake in the festivities.

“We saw Vince Russo, I knew him from WWE back in the day. We saw that he was doing this promotion, so we thought we’d check out the indy show here,” said Greg Haines from his front row seat.

Haines, a visitor from Dayton, Ohio, heard about the event following Denver’s 4/20 festivities. A competitor spittake’s another fan’s beer right in front of him, and Haines was grinning and yelling the whole time.

RMP returns to the Rackhouse Pub again on May 19.

Until then, there’s a sprinkling of several youth oriented shows, all of which involve raucous crowds and the slamming of massive humans onto a mat.

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The reality of climate change explained by an expert

By Rita DeCamilli rdecamil@msudenver.edu Passionate is just one adjective describing Keah Schuenemann, associate professor for the Meteorology program in the Earth and Atmospheric Science Department at MSU Denver. Her vehement stance on global warming is enough to make us all wake up to the realistic fact that our world could be melting.

Growing up on an apple orchard in Wisconsin instilled in her an excitement and appreciation of the natural and physical world around her. She received a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado and continues with scientific research that explores whether a warmer Arctic causes more extreme weather at mid-latitudes.

Schuenemann places an increasing level of importance on being responsible as individuals for our ecological footprints.

“If we live in a country riddled with people incapable of critical thinking, who can’t be bothered to question their sources, just about anything can be taken so out of context that it seems to be an alternative fact,” Schuenemann said.

Climate science is an easy victim of falsehoods due to its complexity. Even real evidence can be presented in ways that duped innocent readers. She teaches her students how to be aware of these tricks so they don’t fall victim to them.

However, while climate scientists are

sure about many things being humancaused, there are still things they’re trying to figure out. How do clouds change in a warming world and how do they feed back on the climate? How fast will we lose Arctic sea ice or the Greenland ice sheet? How quickly will sea level rise? Many of these answers are still unknown.

Schuenemann’s biggest fear isn’t how the climate will react but instead how human actions will change.

“I can’t predict that as a climate scientist, so while I can still add value by giving ranges of predictions, much of what is going to happen depends on the decisions we make today,” she said. “Will we move in the right direction, or will we be duped by politics? These uncertainties left in the details of climate science can be exploited by those who wish to make us climate scientists look like fools.”

Schuenemann’s passion was amplified when she learned the results of the presidential race.

“To be completely honest, I ugly-cried in front of my morning climate change class the day after the election. I think we cried together,” she said.

As a professor, she tries not to let political views make the classroom uncomfortable for anyone who might not agree with her. However, she does think it’s important to point out to students continuing disagreements between the current administration and congressmen on global warming, climate change and a change in human consumption.

“Electing Donald Trump as president was the worst thing that could happen to science and the environment. Watching it all come true and seeing him put Scott Pruitt, a man directly tied to big oil, in charge of the Environmental Protection Agency, has been nothing short of living a nightmare,” she said.

In November 2016, Schuenemann attended the twenty-second Conference of the Parties Convention in Marrakech. As a scientist, she tells us what she learned from the week-long experience. Schuenemann learned about many innovations going on in European countries like switching to alternative energy quickly. These changes are catching hold in states like California and Colorado who are moving toward solar and wind power in lieu of coal and natural gas.

Schuenemann believes there is still hope if change happens now.

“Every day we wait, we are put on a worse path towards the future. We’ve got the technology to fi x the problem, we just need the motivation to switch over.”

Schuenemann also combats skeptics with her online presence.

“The skepticalscience.com team, asked me to join them in the creation of a Massive Open Online Course, MOOC, through EdX called “Denial101x Making Sense of Climate Science Denial.”

The class, which has had more than 15,000 students worldwide, is free to the public and is helping people to spot logical fallacies and cherry-picked facts.

Keah Schueneman in front of the science building on the Auraria Campus on April 20.

Schueneman is a meterology professor at MSU specializing in climate change courses.

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“Scientists, including me, predict continued warming, continued sea level rise, more heat waves, more droughts, more flooding and detrimental effects on ecosystems. The severity of these is up to us, which path we choose and policies we believe in.”

Theatre Corner: ‘Disgraced’ does not disgrace the Denver Center

By Avery Anderson aande133@msudenver.edu The topic of Islam and Muslims has been the center of heated conversations in current events generating discord and conflict. That did not stop the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Theatre Company from facing the topic head on.

“Disgraced” by Ayad Akhtar is a strong, blunt and honest conversation about Islam in modern America. It chronicles the life of Amir Kapoor, an American Muslim who has renounced his religion.

Amir Kapoor is the traditional American businessman who worked hard to get a high-profi le attorney, a high-rise apartment and a wife who thinks highly of him. Along the way to the life he’d always wanted, he left a lot of the old Amir behind, specifically his religion.

Amir said he had undergone ‘apostasy’, the act of renouncing the Islamic faith. This left a large schism in his life, as his friends and family all criticize this decision.

This play, which won the Pulitzer Prize, will certainly leave attendees examining both sides of this captivating, yet fairly uncommon story.

The playwright forces you to see an alternative perspective. Some people feel that giving up their heritage and religion is the right choice because you must

assimilate into the mainstream American culture if you want to be successful. On the other hand, America is supposed to be the land of diversity where a person of any race or religion should be able to achieve the same success as anyone else.

Both sides of the topic are presented and both sides make compelling arguments to the audience. The play does not stake itself in rights and wrongs, nor does it ask the audience to. Each patron is still given the decision of where they stand on the topic.

This political drama would not be able to convince audiences as much as it does, if it did not have the high rate, jaw dropping cast that it does.

Leading the show as Amir is Dorien Makhloghi. His portrayal of the upstanding, New York elitist is captivating as he draws you into viewing him as Amir would want to be viewed; strong, powerful and without doubt. But when the moment called for it he was able to shed the power façade and show the vulnerable, selfconscience boy who always had and always would exist underneath.

Playing Amir’s supporting and artistic wife is Olivia Gilliatt. Gilliatt’s character is one who does not agree with her husband’s decision to renounce his faith because of her love and admiration for Islamic culture. Yet her respect and awe of Amir overshadows those doubts as she pours herself out for him time and again. Gilliatt

Dorien Makhloghi, Olivia Gilliatt, Christina Sajous, and Benjamin Pelteson in “Disgraced” at the Denver Center. Photo Courtesy of Sam Adams

is a strong actress who brings a strong voice to a character who is desperately trying to be heard by her surroundings.

Filling out the supporting characters is Vandit Bhatt as Abe, Benjamin Pelteson as Isaac and Christina Sajous as Jory. The entire cast brings the life and power that script deserves.

“Disgraced” is a conversation starter.

It took a complex and tense issue in American society and started a dialogue that opens up the conversation for everyone to participate in.

If you go: “Disgraced” now playing at The Ricketson Theatre 1400 Curtis Street, Denver, CO 80202 through May 7. For tickets visit Denvercenter.org

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Roadrunner News » Women’s tennis wins RMAC tournament title After going undefeated in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play during the regular season, MSU Denver’s women’s tennis team has won the RMAC tournament championship title. Freshman Tabitha Porter, junior Courtney Wright, junior Linying Xiao, junior Emily Kerr and freshman Ainsley Winterrowd all won singles matches for the Roadrunners in the championship match.

Porter and freshman Valerie Valencia won the only doubles match. The season was the team’s best in 12 years.

» Men’s tennis title belongs to MSU Denver MSU Denver’s men’s tennis team completed their best season in over 12 years on April 23 when they beat Colorado Mesa to win the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament championship title. The Roadrunners had already won the regular season title after finishing with a conference record of 5-1.

Junior Josh Graetz, sophomore Joey Tscherne, freshman Alejandro Martinez-Morilla and junior Calum Hayes all won singles matches en route to the tournament victory.

Tscherne and Graetz also won a doubles match.

» Baseball hitting stride late in season The Roadrunner baseball team won three of four games April 21-23 in Colorado Springs against UCCS. The team needed extra innings to win the first game of the series. Senior shortstop Jake Thurston and senior outfielder Jake Ekman both delivered RBI singles in the top of the 10th inning to give the Runners the 16-14 victory. The Runners would go on to split a doubleheader on April 22, and won the final game of the series 6-3. The Runners must maintain their fourth place position in the RMAC if they want to take part in the RMAC tournament.

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Softball prepares for RMAC tournament run >> Continued from cover Head coach Annie Van Wetzinga’s Roadrunners hadn’t had trouble within the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference until they traveled to Golden to take on Colorado School of Mines April 22-23. Before the four game series with the Orediggers, MSU Denver had a comfortable two game lead over Mines for second place in the conference. After the four straight losses, the Orediggers took control of second place in the conference.

While Mines is peaking at the right time, the opposite can be said of the Runners.

MSU Denver had not lost four straight games all season until their recent stretch. They had a conference record of 26-6 up until April 22, and left Golden with a record of 26-10, the same as the Orediggers, who own the tiebreaker.

The good news for the team is that they are not in danger of missing the RMAC tournament.

They have a four-and-a-half game lead over fourth place Chadron State Eagles with only two games remaining, making it mathematically impossible for them to drop to fourth place in the conference ahead of the tournament.

The Runners do have a chance to regain their second place position in the conference.

Their two remaining games are against Adams State, a team that as of right now wouldn’t be one of the top eight teams in the conference and would therefore not qualify for the RMAC tournament. If the Runners can grab two wins April 2930 on the road in Alamosa, they’ll put a lot of pressure on

the Orediggers.

The Orediggers finish up their regular season slate with four games against Colorado Christian University April 2930. If they win three games out of the four, they’ll secure their position in second place in the conference, leaving the Runners in third place at best.

Regardless of what position they finish the regular season in, the Runners have been one of the best teams in the conference all season and will be a favorite to win the tournament.

Senior Hayley Fields has been positively dominant on the mound this year. She has a record of 12-3 in 18 appearances and leads the Runners with 12 complete games. Fields is sporting a 2.73 ERA, which is good enough for second best on the team.

Freshman pitcher Darby McGhee has shown in her first season that she can take up the mantle for Fields when she departs the team. McGhee has only started four games this season for the Runners, but she’s appeared in 16. She leads the team in two of the most important categories to pitchers: strikeouts and ERA. She had 48 strikeouts on the season to go with her 1.90 ERA and 6-1 record. She’s the only Runner who comes close to averaging a strikeout per inning, as she’s pitched 55 innings to record her 48 strikeouts.

Last and certainly not least we have Cassidy Smith. While Smith’s numbers don’t quite compare to those of her peers, she’s had a great season in her own right. She has an 8-6 record in 14 starts, and she’s recorded 14 strikeouts this season. She’s

MSU Denver third baseman Brook Lovas and her teammates get pumped after Lovas scored on a sacrifice fly during the second game of a double-header.

MSU Denver pitcher Hayley Fields throws a pitch during the second game of a double-header against UCCS at the Regency Athletics Complex on March 5.

Roadrunners won both games.

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accumulated a 2.83 ERA and has pitched six complete games on the season.

Now let’s talk lumber. Junior Annika Anderson has had a season for the ages. She’s started all 51 games for the Runners thus far this season, she leads the team in RBIs and in batting average. Her 46 RBIs so far this year are a result of her consistent hitting. She’s batting at a .429 average, more than 90 percentage points better than the second best hitter on the team. She’s scored a team-high 46 runs this season and has smacked eight home runs to go along with them.

Right behind Anderson in batting average is junior catcher Sarena Espinoza. She’s currently batting .336 and is third on the team in home runs with four. She’s started in all but one game this season and has 78 total bases to show for it. She also draws more walks than any other Runner with 19 on the season.

Junior Carissa Terry has been the home run master this year for the Runners. She’s smacked 11 long balls on the season and is batting .312 to go along with the homers. She’s got 37 RBIs this season and has started every single game at first base.

If the season ended today, the Runners would take on CCU in the first round, a team that MSU Denver went 3-1 against during the regular season. Like the 2016 RMAC softball tournament, Colorado Mesa will host this season due to the fact that they will have finished the regular season with the best record in the conference.

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Rapids fall stagnant as season begins

Nationwide News » Rockies off to hot start The Colorado Rockies have the most wins in baseball. The Rockies historically start out seasons playing extremely well only to falter throughout the gruelling season and finish outside of playoff contention, but this season’s squad has many fans thinking differently because of the quality of the team’s bullpen.

New additions Greg Holland and Mike Dunn have been lights out for the Rockies. Holland leads the MLB in saves with nine, and Dunn has allowed only one run in ten games. The offense has been provided by the usual suspects like Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon, but a surprise offensive output from first baseman Mark Reynolds has the Rockies exceeding early expectations.

» Broncos pick uncertain with draft nearing Colorado Rapids forward Kevin Doyle takes the ball into the attacking zone during the game against Real Salt Lake on April 15 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. Doyle scored the Rapids only goal in their 1-2 defeat. Photo by Kenny Martinez • kmart143@msudenver.edu

By David Schaut dschaut@msudenver.edu The Colorado Rapids’ 2017 season has gotten off to a rough start. A year removed from having the second best record in the league and reaching the Western Conference finals, the Rapids have the second worst record in Major League Soccer eight weeks into the season.

The team has faced a myriad of problems since the start of the season; some unlucky, some selfinflicted. The beginning of the season started as promising as any other after the Rapids beat the New England Revolution 1-0 at home, extending their regular season home unbeaten streak to 18 games. After that, things went downhill quickly.

The Rapids first loss came in their second game of the season. They traveled to New Jersey to take on the New York Red Bulls, a respected team that finished the 2016 season with the best record in the Eastern Conference. They proceeded to lose 1-0, but the Red Bulls never scored. Rapids’ defender Eric Miller put the ball into the back of his own net when he was 3/4

Eric Miller scores own goal to give Red Bulls win

Rapids beat Revs in season opener 1-0 3/11

trying to clear the ball out of bounds. To add insult to injury the Rapids lost Axel Sjöberg, their best defender, during the game.

A doctor then evaluated the injury and the team announced that Sjöberg would miss six-to-eight weeks. He still hasn’t returned.

The team then headed home to take on the expansion franchise Minnesota United FC, a team that hadn’t yet earned their first MLS point. The Rapids took the lead early on Dominique Badji’s second goal of the season, but Minnesota United FC answered back with two goals of their own, which lead to their first ever lead in an MLS game. Marlon Hairston would later tie the game at 2, and that’s how the game ended.

Minnesota United earned their first ever MLS point off of the Rapids.

The Rapids then made a blockbuster trade. Impressed by the new midfield acquisition of Bismarck “Nana” Adjei-Boateng, the front office decided that they no longer needed the services of former team captain and starting midfielder Sam Cronin as well as starting left back Marc 3/11

Axel Sjöberg injures hamstring, out sixto-eight weeks

Minnesota United earns firt-ever MLS points against Rapids in 2-2 tie

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Burch. They traded the two players to Minnesota United FC in exchange for midfielders Mohammed Saeid and Joshua Gatt and gained an international roster spot. The Rapids also saved a bit of money from the salaries they would have had to pay Cronin and Burch.

After the trade, the Rapids took on Sporting Kansas City in Kansas City. They started AdjeiBoateng in place of Cronin and Mekeil Williams in Burch’s recently relinquished position.

They proceeded to lose the game 3-1, and lost their best player after the game.

Starting goalkeeper and U.S. Men’s National Team member Tim Howard was suspended for three games after a post-game altercation with a Sporting KC fan.

The Rapids then came home for the first game of the Rocky Mountain Cup series, a threegame regional battle with archrivals Real Salt Lake. They lost more than just the game that night. About halfway through the first half, Adjei-Boateng elevated to head the ball to a teammate, but he was undercut by a Real Salt Lake player, and landed hard on his back.

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Adjei-Boateng fractured three vertebrae in his back and was ruled out for eight-to-10 weeks.

The results of the next match against Minnesota United were predictable without three of their top players. The Rapids lost 1-0 and gave Minnesota United their second ever win in the MLS. The course of the season has fans audibly worried about whether the 2016 Rapids team was a fluke. They were the worst team in the MLS in 2015, then miraculously jumped to one of the best teams in the league in 2016. Now, in 2017, they’re looking an awful lot like the 2015 squad.

However, with the injuries that the team has had to endure, hope remains. Howard has two games remaining on his suspension and Sjöberg may be back for the team’s next game against Orlando City on April 29. Also, 2016 leading scorer Shkelzen Gashi, who’s been dealing with nagging injuries, has yet to contribute. A player of his caliber will eventually get his goals, so once he starts playing and playing up to his level, the Rapids have a chance to remedy this season.

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Rapids lose 3-1 against Sporting KC Rapids trade starters Marc Burch and Sam Cronin to Minnesota

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Rapids lose 1-0 to Minnesota United Rapids lost first leg of Rocky Mountain Cup 2-1

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Timeline by David Schaut

The 2017 NFL Entry Draft is set to begin at 6 p.m. MT on Thursday on ESPN. Most NFL pundits have the Cleveland Browns selecting defensive end Myles Garrett of Texas A&M first. As far as the Broncos go, they pick 20th and have a glaring need at the offensive tackle position. The Broncos have been linked to a myriad of players, including Garett Boles, Ryan Ramczyk and Christian McCaffrey. With McCaffrey’s stock rising, it’s highly unlikely that the Colorado native is available at 20, so the Broncos may address their need at the tackle position, but with John Elway’s history of selecting the best available player regardless of team need, expect the unexpected on April 27.

» Blake Griffin done for NBA playoffs Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin will miss the remainder of the NBA playoffs after suffering a toe injury on April 21 in the Clippers’ series with the Utah Jazz. Late in the second quarter against the Jazz, Griffin landed awkwardly on his toe and immediately started limping toward the bench. When he got there, he proceeded to slam his hands on a chair in anger.

He had x-rays on the toe that confirmed that he would need a long recovery. The Clippers are currently tied in their series with the Jazz 2-2.

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Tri-Institutional Movie Night Open to everyone.

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Multicultural Lounge Free 4 p.m.

MSU Denver Jazz Ensemble Open to everyone.

King Center $5 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

ELEMENT End of Year BBQ Open to everyone.

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Lawrence St. Park Free 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

MSU Denver Festival Choir and Symphony Orchestra Open to everyone .

King Center Free 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Catch Rewind, MSU Denver's weekly show dedicated to covering what Student Government Assembly is up to on campus. Fridays at 10 a.m. at MyMetMedia.com.

Other News >>Trending • The autopsy of Aaron Hernandez revealed traces of the drug K2 in his blood system. Hernandez, a former NFL player, committed suicide in prison on April 19.

• First daughter Ivanka Trump was booed at a women's summit in Berlin on Tuesday after refering to President Trump as a champion for women.

Concerts 04.26 Location Price Time

Breaking Benjamin Fillmore Auditorium $36.50-$40 6 p.m.

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Stereoshifter Marquis Theater $10 7 p.m.

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Anthrax Fillmore Auditorium $29.50-$35 6 p.m.

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Travis Tritt Pikes Peak Center $51.50-56.50 7 p.m.

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Colorado Symphony Boettcher Concert Hall $29 And Up 7:30 p.m.

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Mavis Staples Paramount Theatre $28-$45 7 p.m.

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Will Clarke Bar Standard $12-$14 7 p.m.

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Mike Love Aggie Theater $12/$15 8:30 p.m.

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Granger Smith Grizzly Rose $15 8 p.m.

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Chelsea Grin Summit Music Hall $16-$18 6 p.m.

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Cycles Fox Theatre $10-$12 8:30 p.m.

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Chain Station Boulder Theater $25 8 p.m.

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Na'an Stop Fox Theatre $12-$14 9 p.m.

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Tomorrow's Bad Seeds Cervantes' Ballroom $13/$15 9 p.m.

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Joe Russo's Almost Dead Ogden Theatre $35 9 p.m.

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• A new study performed by researchers at the University of Edinburgh suggests that a comet strike around 11,000 BC cast the Earth into a mini-ice age.

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• North Korea conducted live fire artillery drills on Tuesday. This comes a week after a failed missile test and amid rising tensions with the U.S. and South Korea.

• A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a Trump administration order withoholding funding from so-called sanctuary cities, claiming that the president's authority did not extend to attaching new conditions to federal spending.

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Softball vs. CCU Home Varies 6 p.m.

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vs. Adams State (DH) Alamosa Varies 12 p.m./2 p.m.

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Rockies vs. DBacks Away Varies 7:40 p.m.

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Outlaws vs. Hounds Away Varies 5:30 p.m.

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Mammoth vs. Rush Pepsi Center Varies 7:30 p.m.

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Rapids vs. Minn. United

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Lucky 7 reasons why:

Capricorn

North Korea bombs us first 1. Seth Rogen

Aquarius

2. Esteban Fernandez lives in

3. The Kardashian Clan

tiny arms couldn't reach the button first.

Too many people may be vying for your attention today, Pisces, both at work and home. Those parasites just want to feed off of your genius. Ayn Rand had it right.

A business deal that you may have been working to finish could require you to tie up a lot of loose ends today, Virgo. Too bad the stars say you lack the mental will or talent to see the project through.

March 21 -April 19

September 23 - October 22

Communications coming your way today may be more plentiful than useful, Aries. You could receive lots of confusing phone calls. Or maybe, it's just the dementia setting in.

A friend may ask to borrow some money today, Taurus. You may feel that he or she is asking for more than is really needed, and certainly more than you're willing to give. Unfortunately, you're a pushover.

6. Because of Hot Dogs

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

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

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

23. Were now?

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

31. Baden-Baden, e.g.

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

42. First-rate 43. Medicinal herb 44. Diet section word 45. D.C. time 46. Cinematic explorer Jones, for short 48. Some game sites 50. Eastern title 51. Had something 52. Stuffing the onion?

61. Strike zone?

62. Nautical prefix?

63. Carpenter who sang

Scorpio

If you've been thinking about investing, Scorpio, this isn't the day to commit to anything. In fact, when your significant other comes with a ring today, remember that love is a lie and death is a certainty.

Sagittarius

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

— Erika Foster “The tears of my writers” — Esteban Fernandez “Keef Cola” — David Schaut “Canapunch with my cat.”

—James Burky “I'm underage so I'm going to say Lemonade.”

– Jamel Jones

November 22 - December 21

May 21 - June 20 Some of your job responsibilities are too much for one person and they might weigh you down today, Gemini. Uh oh, is that the boss walking this way? Looks like he's carrying something pink in his hand.

“IPA.”

October 23 -November 21

Gemini

7. Kim Jong-un is told that Gangnam

— Madison "Mad Dog" Lauterbach

There's a lot of work to be done today, and much of it centers on finances. Whether you're working on budgets or investments, you will easily finish the task.

In bed.

April 20 - May 20

un.

“Fat tire.”

Libra

Taurus

5. Trump's ties triggered Kim Jong-

style is not ok.

Virgo

August 23 - September 22

Aries

— Joella Baumann

A business enterprise with a friend might seem a little shaky today, Leo. However, that Nigerian prince seems trustworthy, so why not?

February 19 - March 20

4. Donald Trump's tiny hands and

“Angry balls.”

Leo

July 23 - August 22

Pisces

America.

What is your favorite beverage?

June 21 - July 22 A sudden fascination with metaphysical or spiritual concepts could have you wanting to read as much as you can on the subject, Cancer. There go the critical thinking skills.

January 20 - February 18 A sudden burst of inspiration for a creative project might keep you busy in the morning and afternoon, Aquarius. Why not try your luck at one more line? Are those sirens?

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Met Picks: Cancer

December 22 - January 19 Today you might feel the urge to get all unfi nished work done, Capricorn. Unfortunately, you are now a ghost and all you have left is sad, unfi nished business.

April 26, 2017

Working at home could be difficult today, especially if you're finalizing a business deal, Sagittarius. Say, is that an ax by the door? They're all just begging to be released. Why won't you help them?

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

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

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

Sudoku

Difficulty: Medium

Difficulty: Hard

Answers:

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