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MetNewsAuraria officer wounded by sword-wielderKelli [email protected]
A man wielding a samurai-style sword was shot and killed on campus by an Auraria police officer in the early morning hours of Nov. 10, according to Denver police spokes-person Raquel Lopez.
A report from the Denver office of the Medical Examiner said that Jeffrey Albert Musick, 38, was pronounced dead at Denver Medical Health Center at 6:14 a.m. The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.
Musick was confronted by the officer in front of the Tivoli near 9th and Walnut Streets after reports were called in to the police that a man on campus was wielding a sword.
Musick swung the sword at the officer, nearly severing the officer’s finger. The offi-cer responded by firing his gun and striking Musick.
A press release from the medical exam-iner’s office said that Musick was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but was pro-nounced dead when he did not respond to treatment.
Lopez said that the officer’s injuries were not life threatening.
“The officer was taken to an area hospital in critical but stable condition,” she said. “He has been released.”
Facts of the case are slow in coming because the case is still under investigation, according to Lynn Kimbrough, spokesper-son for the Denver District Attorney’s office.
At the time of publication, the name of the officer was not being released.
“It’s too early in the investigation to comment now,” Kimbrough said. “The Denver police are investigating through the homicide department and following up on the evidence and on witness statements.
Until then, it wouldn’t be appropriate for the police to be answering questions at this time.”
Kimbrough said that the DA’s office would review the evidence and would issue
a letter with their decision on the case when the investigation is over.
At that time, facts in the case will be published online and will be available to the public.
Denver police officers process evidence after an Auraria Police officer was injured Nov. 10 on the Aura-ria Campus when an assailant wielding a sword attacked him. Photos by Melanie J. Rice • [email protected]
Students find campus safety concernsKelli [email protected]
No one can talk about feeling safe on campus like students themselves.
A group of about 30 students, police officers and faculty from the Auraria Higher Education Center met on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. in the Tivoli’s Multicultural Lounge for pizza and planning at Auraria’s Seventh Annual Safe Night.
After opening remarks by Auraria police chief John Mackey, and an outline of the evening’s plans by AHEC’s emergency preparedness coordinator Detective Leonard Peete, the assembly broke into smaller groups. The campus was divided into five zones, and each group, armed with a flash-light and clipboard, went out into the night to look for problem areas in which crime could be more likely to occur.
According to Peete, Safe Nights are an important strategy on an ever-changing campus.
“Every time we put up a new building, it blocks your view of a certain area,” Peete said.
Peete led a group of student residents from the Campus Village at Auraria as they inspected an area bordered by Fifth Street and Seventh Street on the East and West and Old Colfax Avenue and Walnut Street at the north and south. The group was accompa-
nied by Blaine Nickeson, AHEC’s chief of staff and assistant vice president of campus relations, and Doug McLean, AHEC’s facili-ties director.
Peete said that Safe Nights were sched-uled for only the fall semester so that AHEC already has an idea about what kind of budget they have to work with. He said im-provements mentioned in the spring tended to be the same improvements mentioned in the fall but that either had not yet been completed or were going to have to wait for the next budget.
Nickeson said that renovations could be costly, pointing out that the removal of bushes and the paving along the north side of the Seventh Street parking garage cost $20,000.
“We try to do it in small bits,” Nickeson said.
One of the improvements that came as a result of past Safe Nights is the number of emergency phones on the campus.
“Our goal was to make sure that you could see at least two phones from anywhere on campus,” Nickeson said. “Then you have a choice of which way to run.”
Students and faculty walked the campus
looking for burned-out street lights, pedes-trian dangers and places an assailant might be able to use as concealment. After the groups returned to the Tivoli, Peete asked them to prioritize their lists so that when they were handed over to AHEC, the center would know what areas of safety students found most important.
While all three student housing estab-lishments were encouraged to attend Safe
Night, only residents of the Auraria Stu-dent Lofts and the Campus Village at-tended. The Campus Village donated piz-zas for the meeting.
Ana Huber and fellow Village residents were active
participants. “I’m an RA [resident assistant] at the
Village,” Huber said. “We had a program to encourage other residents to come, and here we are.”
The Auraria Police Department also offered an array of freebies, from pens and Frisbees to safety procedure booklets and safety whistles. Officer Jim Shaw encouraged students to take a safety whistle, even if just to pass on to a friend.
“This isn’t just about our safety here,” he said. “It’s about everybody’s safety.”
Kelli [email protected]
Auraria students no longer have to get out of bed to find out they have a snow day.
The campus emergency notifica-tion system, also known as RAVE, now includes weather closure notifications. The system is usually reserved for more extreme emergencies.
Blaine Nickeson, chief of staff and assistant vice president of campus rela-tions of the Auraria Higher Education Center, said AHEC hoped that includ-ing snow alerts as part of the ENS would encourage more students to enroll to receive notifications.
“We looked into what other schools were doing for notifications and felt that this was a good course of action,” Nickeson said.
News and radio channels will still be notified about closures. The ENS though, will allow students to know about closures before they’re up and out the door.
Nickeson said that AHEC would be sending out an ENS test sometime before the end of the semester to make sure the system is working properly.
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Auraria salutes servicemen past and presentCampus-wide events highlight veterans, celebrate service
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No rain, sleet or snow could stop the Denver Veterans Day Flag Football Tourna-ment Nov. 10.
In honor of Veterans Day, the Auraria Campus hosted multiple events for the pub-lic. The flag football tournament took place at Auraria Field, beginning at 12:30 p.m.
As the football game got underway the rain began to fall, but the athletes pushed through.
The MSU Denver student veterans took on the UCD student veterans in a muddy game.
“It’s cold. My feet are frozen,” said Ja-mall Guillory, an MSU Denver sophomore, who said he played until he couldn’t feel his feet.
Around 2 p.m., the snow began to fall heavily, and the game intensified. With the MSU Denver veterans leading, smiles were plastered across both teams faces.
“[The snow] probably made it better,” said Pablo Gomez, a UCD graduate student.
Players from both teams stood on the sidelines and watched the game, waiting for their turn to play.
There were few spectators watching the veterans as the weather got worse. Some huddled under a small canopy, while a few others stood next to the fence, including Cierra Clinard from the Charlie Company ROTC.
The snow couldn’t ruin Clinard’s after-noon. She said she was excited to watch the players have fun.
“We’re the cheerleaders,” Clinard said. The MSU Denver veterans carried the
lead as they kept the UCD veterans running. At one point in the game, the referee said the score was14-0, but the final score was unclear.
“It’s a lot to a little,” Guillory said.Spectator Alton Clark from Veterans Up-
ward Bound helped set up the flag football game and got to the fields just as the snow began to fall. He rushed to huddle under the canopy.
“I just came out to support the teams,” Clark said.
MSU Denver vets win in flag football
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Red, white and blue balloons surrounded the Tivoli Commons when Auraria came together to celebrate veterans Nov. 8.
The swing sounds of Reveille 3, a tribute band to the Andrews Sisters, kicked off the events with songs like “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree,” and “Rum and Coca Cola.”
Attention was then given to the Scottish American Military Society as they marched toward the Tivoli Commons from the East in a horizontal line formation with bagpipes playing behind them.
After “a-ten-hut” was called, members of the MSU Denver Army ROTC raised and saluted the flag while a trumpeter played the National Anthem.
A “Tribute to the Flag” poem was read by Martha Eaton, master chief petty officer of the Navy and assistant director of the Health Center at Auraria. After the reading, the presidents of each school gave speeches to honor the servicemen and women’s courage, sacri-fice, and honor of coming back home to complete their higher education.
“To live honorably is a tall order,” said MSU Denver president Dr. Stephen Jordan. “We are fortunate enough to work and to study with veterans and service people who have experienced this ideal, reminding us of what it is to make honor a daily practice.”
CCD Interim President Cliff Richardson spoke of the tremendous courage it takes to sign up for the military knowing one will be in harm’s way. He related a personal story of his nephew who could not handle the transi-tion back to school or the bureaucracies that came with it.
“Going to college takes tremendous courage, just like taking on the service you did for your country,” he said. “Take the
right choice. Stick with your educational goals and move on with your life. Thank you for serving your country — serving me — and now I want to help you be successful so that you can be the citizen you deserve to be.”
A brief closing statement was given by Jarod Solano, president of student veterans at MSU Denver, who served in Japan and then Iraq in 2005.
He thanked the three schools for their commitment to creating a supportive and welcoming environment for veterans on campus, and paid tribute to two of his fellow servicemen.
“I would like to take a few moments to remember our fallen brothers and sisters in arms,” Solano said. “This past fall, Metro State University of Denver lost two of our own student veterans. Army Specialist Jesse Pringle was preparing for his second deployment in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Ryan Riley, an Army ranger, was currently serving
as a fire support sergeant. Both were tragically lost in motor vehicle incidents earlier this year.”
The ceremony ended with a mo-
ment of silence to honor them and all the other fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country. “Amazing Grace” played on the bagpipes as red, white and blue balloons were released up into the air.
“I wanted to challenge myself,” So-lano said. “Being able to step up and push yourself not only physically but to be a more honorable more dedicated person. [Soldiers] are in a completely different world right now. Time is not moving in the way it is for us. When they leave, they don’t see every-thing that’s happened in our country, in our society, so when they come back it can be a complete shock. It’s a very profound life-changing event that occurs while you’re active duty. ”
Above: Tyler Van Dam, an MSU Denver student, played the National Anthem on the trumpet at the Vet-eran’s Day Celebration. Below: The Scottish Color Guard marched into the Tivoli Commons while the bagpipes rang out across campus for the celebration on Nov. 8.Photos By Dan Fairbairn • [email protected]
“To live honorably is a tall order.”
—President Stephen Jordan
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The support at the Veteran’s Day 5K race and parade Nov. 10 was strong despite the cold weather.
“We’re celebrating the services that these men and women have given to our nation,” said Congressman Ed Perlmutter, who ran in the 5K. “We’re honoring people who have served us and put their lives on the line for us.”
Starting at 8 a.m., hundreds gathered at the Tivoli to race a 5K circling around campus and back.
The run was open to veterans as well as civilians. To some, the race was more than just a competition.
For Liz Mathis, a former veteran and wife of a veteran, the 5K was proof that nothing is impossible.
“A couple of years ago, after my husband got hurt in Iraq, he was told that he would never run again and he’s running,” Mathis said.
The festivities continued after the race, with a parade that began at 10 a.m.
A variety of spectators and participants, from veterans to Girl Scouts to cheerleaders, gathered for the parade.
“A lot of the girls have people they know or relatives [who are veterans],” said Erica
Fukuhara, leader of Girl Scouts Brownie troop 850, who attended the parade. “The girls just have big hearts, they celebrate Vet-erans Day at school and they were very ex-cited to be able to participate in the parade. It’s a nice way for us to show our support.”
Tom Jatko, who was at the parade, said he enjoys the parade every year.
“There’s not many occasions during the year when we can get out and demonstrate our support and thanks and honor the veter-ans for what they have done for the country,” Jatko said.
Cars and floats decorated the streets of downtown Denver. The streets were lined with men and women of all ages thanking those who were in uniform.
“I want to honor these folks because they’re so important to our nation,” Perlmut-ter said.
Following the parade was an Honor Roll reading of the names of soldiers’ who have died in the line of duty.
“More people, I feel like, should have come out,” said spectator Anthony Holland. “Because of these peoples’ service, all of us get to be who we are. They sacrifice their lives for us.”
Denver runs for vets
Above: Sr. Airman Sean Cooper, U.S. Air Force, played “Taps” at the Colorado Veteran’s Memorial in Denver Nov. 10 at the conclusion of the Honor Roll reading of the names of those who died in war.Below: Several Junior ROTC groups marched in the Veterans Day Parade in Denver Nov. 10. Photos by Melanie J. Rice • [email protected]
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I’m not crazy. No, seriously, I’m not.No crazier than thousands of other
would-be novelist who want to try their hand at the greatest novelists writing chal-lenge since Percy Shelley and Mary Woll-stonecro� were stranded in Switzerland in the 1800’s. � e fact that this challenge is held in November with � anksgiving and the downhill slide toward college � nals should not be taken as a reason to question our sanity.
National Novel Writing Month is an event that was started in a bar room in San Francisco (or co� ee shop, depending on who’s telling the story) in 2001 and has ex-ploded into a global challenge. Participants from all over the world write a 50,000 word novel in thirty days.
Any genre of novel is allowed. Writing must commence no earlier than midnight on Nov. 1 and must end by midnight Dec. 1. Novels must be original. Plot is not essential
to the challenge. � ere is no prize at the end except a downloaded certi� cate and brag-ging rights, but who needs more than that?
� e idea behind National Novel Writing Month — or NaNoWriMo, as participants call it — is not to write the next great novel. It’s to write a novel, period. Editing and � ll-ing plot holes can come later. � e � rst step is to get words down on paper or computer monitor or notebook or whatever medium the writer � nds works best.
As if gracing the world with our words wasn’t enough, NaNoWriMo has spawned a charitable organization called � e O� ce of Light and Letters that has built libraries in � ird World countries and now pro-vides creative writing programs in over 100 countries. High schools all over the nation are adapting the challenge as part of their creative writing curricula, and even some middle schools are incorporating the Young Writers Program, a form of NaNoWriMo geared to kids under 13 years old.
NaNoWriMo o� ers more than just a chance to see how quickly and how badly
you can write in 30 days. � e online forums o� er writers a chance to � nd the answers to plot problems. Participants can safely ask how to crash a small plane or what to feed a pet tiger without spending hours in a library not knowing what book to look for. � e librarian? What’s she going to think when you tell her you’re just researching a novel and need to know how fast a body buried in South Dakota will decay?
Many areas also have write-ins hosted by NaNoWriMo liaisons, and Auraria is no exception. A NaNo group gathers at the Honors House on 9th Street every Monday and � ursday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Writ-ers can compare notes, challenge each other and realize that they’re not the only ones who spend November freebasing sugar while hooked to an I.V. co� ee drip.
Potential novelists can sign up for NaNoWriMo a few days before it’s all over if they think they can get to 50,000 words in seven days. Go to www.nanowrimo.org and register. You’d better hurry, though, because I totally have a 23,000-word head start.
GOP needs a grand old clue about politicking
Kelli [email protected]
A week a� er the 2012 election, shell-shocked Republicans bicker, point � ngers, second guess and stumble around in denial. But the degree of denial isn’t even amusing — least of all for the Party.
� e GOP alternate-universe script hasn’t changed much since election night when FOX “News” blowhard Bill O’Reilly tried to explain why their boy lost. America’s demo-graphics were changing, he said (really?), and the “white power structure”— his words — was now in the minority. � e old order, he said grimly, had been replaced by new blocs of folks who simply wanted, from Big Government, “stu� .”
What kind of stu� ? Maybe being able to vote without being challenged or harassed; equal pay for equal work; gender equality plus health care for women and everyone else not now covered; student loans without exorbitant-rate middlemen; gay rights and decent care for returning veterans. Stu� like that.
Inside their own airtight echo chamber, Republicans and their broadcast battalions had been stroking themselves with the fantasy that Romney was going to win big and one FOX clown predicted a Romney “landslide.” Ignoring any evidence to the contrary, the same seers were convinced that Romney had the “momentum” to easily overtake Obama in the � nal week before the election.
Although that “mo” only appeared in right-leaning polls, it became the only ac-ceptable gospel and Romney himself seemed to buy into it. On election night, Romney was described by an aide as “shell-shocked.”
Within hours, rationales on what went wrong began sounding from the echo cham-ber. Romney would have sailed to an easy win were it not for Hurricane Sandy, that disrupted voting in the American Northeast.
One FOX pundit called Sandy “an act of God.” Follow that logic and you might ask which side God was on.
Along with Tea Party claims that Romney wasn’t conservative enough, others argued he was too conservative. We also got Karl Rove’s take from a man who had to explain to his American Crossroads Super-PAC investors how he managed to spend more than $300 million for nearly nil results.
Democrats, claimed Rove, had sup-pressed the vote. And Act-of-God Hurricane Sandy enabled Obama to win. Moreover, the GOP has somehow triumphed in the 2012 election by keeping control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Lewis Carroll, writing “Alice In Wonderland” on opium – the mid-19th century drug of choice – couldn’t have come up with a wilder script where things get “curiouser and curiouser.”
Little was heard from casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who spent more than $70 million to defeat Obama while backing nearly a dozen U.S. Senate candidates. Not a single one won.
While only the most hard-core delusion-als were buying post-mortem rationales from the Right, conservative columnists Charles Krauthammer, David Brooks and George Will all called for the GOP to face up to the new realities of the American elector-ate. And to at least stop alienating women,
Latinos, gays and young voters. Krautham-mer called for immigration “amnesty” and even FOX � xture Sean Hannity admitted that his thinking was going through the di� cult process of “evolving” in terms of a changing American electorate.
Among GOP stalwarts in high places, those who refused to recognize reality include U.S. Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio), whose job as House majority leader may be in danger. On election night, Boehner said Obama’s win was “no man-date” for higher taxes, a claim echoed by the Wall Street Journal. Boehner later added that higher taxes on America’s wealthiest were simply “unacceptable.” Which doesn’t bode well for any “bipartisan” action on the highly touted “� scal cli� ” that looms next New Years’ Day. Aside from U.S. Senate and statehouse gains for Democrats, returns tal-lied since election night had Obama getting more electoral votes — 332 to Romney’s 206 — and a popularity vote plurality of more than 2.5 million to bury any lingering delu-sions about being able to call Obama’s 2012 win “a � uke” by naysayers who said the same in 2008.
Still, the GOP — or its highest-pro� le spokesmen — don’t seem to get it. We’re not talking about Bible-thumpers who see the “end of days” because Anti-Christ Obama was re-elected, but party leadership.
� e older-white-guy party base, living in the states of the old Confederacy, will die o� and are already being replaced by a younger electorate in a rainbow of colors. And the Republican Party, a� er years of alienating the voter blocs that gave Obama his sec-ond term, can’t easily turn on a dime and instantly re-invent itself to appeal to those voters. � e challenge is formidable. But, � rst, the GOP has to move beyond denial. And get a clue.
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Faithful performer plays tranquil tunes
Reptile rescuer warms up to cold blooded creatures
Phillip Mark Heifferon is an acoustic musician and teaching volunteer who is hoping to pursue musical ministry in South America.
For now, though, he is content to
perform on campus. Heifferon, a UCD sophomore, was the latest entertainer in the GIG Series, a student activities event that showcases local and national talent as well as student musicians.
Heifferon, a 19-year-old music major, performed for students Nov. 9 in the Tivoli Atrium.
He played a few cover songs like Jason Mraz’s “I Wont Give Up,” but many of the tunes he played were his own compositions. His style was similar to popular artists such as Jack Johnson and James Taylor, two musi-cians who Heifferon says inspire him.
His acoustic music and mellow vocals provided a calming background for some students to eat lunch and study while others took the time to just sit and listen to Hei-fferon perform.
Heifferon is not only a dedicated musi-cian — he is also a volunteer who uses his education in music to inspire the lives of others. He recently volunteered for an Urban Leadership Development program where he assisted music teachers at different elemen-tary schools.
He was compelled to volunteer and pass on what he has learned so far as a music major to children who are in schools where music is not made a priority, Heifferon said.
“Music programs at these schools are not well-funded,” he said. “I was able to take all that I am learning here at the university and pass it on to them and hopefully be an encouraging and positive influence to the kids. Seeing all the kids so excited to be expressing themselves through music was an awesome thing to be a part of.”
Heifferon’s music, he said, is rooted in his Christian faith. He has already produced a currently untitled EP with some original songs.
“I’ve gotten the inspiration for many of my songs because of the balance I need to live out my faith and life in a college envi-ronment,” Heifferon said. “Sometimes I find myself wanting to live the typical college life,
like wanting to party or whatever else goes along with that, but because of my faith I feel like my life is meant to be more than that. I say I’m a believer. My life and music should be a reflection of it.”
Students who attended the GIG Series found Heifferon’s style of music refreshing.
“I work in the student offices in the Tivoli and we usually call the concert series ‘noisy Thursdays’ because the music can often be so loud it distracts from our work,” CCD student PJ Patterson said. “This guy, though, is different. His music isn’t loud, it’s calm. We don’t mind it at all.”
Jake Doe, a UCD senior, felt a similar sense of calm while listening to Heifferon play.
“I usually listen to a lot of death metal,” Doe said. “This is a nice change of pace. It’s a lot easier to study when I’m listening to this guy. I like it.”
Some students enjoyed Heifferon as a performer.
“I admire how confident he is,” Hibba Sassi, a UCD sophomore, said. “I could never do that. He seems so comfortable singing and I love how well he plays the guitar. It’s intriguing.”
After he graduates, Heifferon wants to continue pursuing his passion for faith and his love for music.
“When I graduate from UCD I would love to travel,” Heifferon said. “Maybe to South America and use my music to do ministry there. I want to get out and share this with the world. As long I can pursue this dream, follow my faith and do what I love. That to me is truly living life.”
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Brett Neilsen is a Nebraska native, a stu-dent of the fine arts and a reptile rescuer.
“I grew up always interested in dinosaurs and Ninja Turtles — typical stuff like that,” Neilsen said.
His love of ancient and cartoon rep-tiles turned into much more as he grew up. Neilsen now runs Rocky Mountain Reptile Rescue, founded in 2009, which serves Colorado through education, adoption and reptile rescue, according to the organiza-tion’s Facebook page.
Neilsen’s love for reptiles didn’t necessar-ily come naturally.
“I actually grew up with a family that hated reptiles,” he said. “I started with a fear of snakes and lizards. I was terrified.”
That all seemed to change when he got a job at Petco.
“I got a gecko and kind of just worked my way up from there,” Neilsen said.
His affection for reptiles continued to grow and eventually everyone knew him as
the “reptile guy.”“People got to know who I was, and so it
got to the point where they would just drop off or give me different reptiles,” he said. “I was basically forced into the rescue.”
Running a non-profit rescue organiza-tion isn’t just scales and tails — it comes with challenges too.
“We spend about three or four hundred dollars a month in food costs, electrical bills, gas, everything to properly take care of the animals,” Neilsen said.
Dealing with sick animals also causes a strain.
“Our biggest cost, of course, is vet bills,” he said.
It’s not just money that’s an issue — time comes into play as well. And it doesn’t look like it will be getting better for Neilsen any time soon. Between a family, school and operating the rescue, time is tight.
He doesn’t handle all the stresses of life by himself, however.
“My fiancee, she is all about it,” Neilsen said. “She knows it’s one of my passions.”
Meghan Hartmann, Neilsen’s fiancee, is
on board with the reptile rescue too“It’s definitely new for me,” she said.
“I’ve never really dealt with reptiles or knew about them. It’s actually a lot of fun. I was surprised.”
Hartmann didn’t seem to be put off by the reptiles in their home either — even with a one-year-old baby in the house.
“It doesn’t bother me,” she said. “I know that they’re caged properly. They’re in locked cages that were specifically built for reptiles.”
A supportive home is definitely impor-tant when taking on so much responsibility.
Neilsen, who already has a bachelor’s degree in theater, is working on a second de-gree in fine art photography, but it won’t end there. He plans to continue his education and obtain a master’s degree, possibly from Colorado State University, he said.
“I want to eventually be able to teach college-level arts,” Neilsen said.
Neilsen has a lot on his plate. He deals with a unique set of struggles, but Neilsen has always considered himself a “jack-of-all-trades” and he’s definitely living up to his own expectations.
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Phillip Mark Heifferon performs some mellow songs during the GIG Series Nov. 8 in the Tivoli Commons.
Photo by Dan Fairbairn • [email protected]
Brett Neilsen, founder of Rocky Mountain Reptile Rescue, shows off one of his snakes during the reptile expo in Denver Nov. 10.Photo by Nate Hemmert • [email protected]
A Day in Pompeii, Th e Denver Museum of Nature and Science’s latest exhibition shows viewers the daily life of the ancient Roman people before their tragic end.
Th e forgotten city was excavated in 1748, 16 centuries aft er it was buried under 12 feet of ash and rock on August 24, A.D. 79, the day Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
For the most part, it walks viewers through the daily lives of residents who lived in the Roman city of Pompeii, just off the coast of the modern city of Naples.
Th e exhibit has numerous artifacts from the ancient city. It’s housed in the Phipps Special Exhibits gallery and includes ex-amples of art, furniture, tools and entertain-ment with lots of information in between. Th ere are even carbonized food items that were perfectly preserved in the chaos of the disaster.
“Inside the city walls was half the size of City Park with a population of 20,000 people,” said Steve Nash, the museum’s cura-tor. “Take the student body of MSU Denver and stuff them into an area half the size of City Park and you get to know your neigh-bors really well.”
Th roughout the diff erent rooms of the exhibit, viewers learn about the various aspects of life in fi rst century Rome.
Th e museum shows videos that talk about the bathing and laundry habits of the people, something technology has made the modern person take for granted.
Without modern bleach, they used the only form of ammonia that they had — urine. In the streets they kept vases where people could relieve themselves. Th e urine collected from these vases was used to clean their white clothes.
John McCallum, a Denver resident who oft en donates to the museum, enjoyed the
jewelry displays, which he found “tantaliz-ing.”
“I’m really amazed at the craft smanship,” he said.
When it came to medicine, the people of Pompeii considered it half science and half magic. However, they still had a basic knowledge of how to boil used rags to re-move germs. Th ey could also perform minor surgeries to remove moles.
“I learned about Pompeii as a child,” said Lee Erickson, 23, from Loveland, “but I’ve never been this close to the past.”
Th e museum has seven diff erent profes-sional actors playing 14 diff erent character parts from Pompeii, Nash said.
Th e actors talk to attendees about the Greek and Roman gods the people wor-shipped, or show them spices the people ate, making it hard not to become immersed in a world that was lost.
Th en comes the moment where the exhi-bition reminds the viewers of the tragedy.
When rounding the last corner of the exhibit, viewers are greeted by plaster cast fi gures that lay in beds of lava rock. It is be-cause of this great natural disaster that there is such a preserved example of what life was like in the fi rst century.
Th e Denver Museum of Nature and Science is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tickets for adult members are $12, and tick-ets for member juniors/students and seniors are $8.
For non-members tickets are $26 for adults, $17 for juniors/students and $19 for seniors. For the holidays, the museum will be open for extended hours and has diff erent rates for evening tickets.
For more information on the exhibit, holiday hours, and ticket pricing their web-site is www.dmns.org. Th e exhibition runs through Jan. 13, 2013 and will return to Italy aft er that.
Kailyn [email protected]
History haunts the halls of museum
A statuette of a dancing lar and other Greek and Roman goddesses, often found gracing the en-trance of Pompeian homes, at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Resin cast of Pompeian “Young Woman” will be displayed at “A Day in Pompeii” through Jan. 13, 2013 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.Photos by Heather Newman • [email protected]
of Nature and Science’s latest exhibition shows viewers the daily life of the ancient Roman people before their tragic end.
16 centuries aft er it was buried under 12 feet of ash and rock on August 24, A.D. 79, the day Mt. Vesuvius erupted.
through the daily lives of residents who lived in the Roman city of Pompeii, just off the coast of the modern city of Naples.
the ancient city. It’s housed in the Phipps Special Exhibits gallery and includes ex-amples of art, furniture, tools and entertain-ment with lots of information in between. Th ere are even carbonized food items that were perfectly preserved in the chaos of the disaster.
of City Park with a population of 20,000 people,” said Steve Nash, the museum’s cura-tor. “Take the student body of MSU Denver and stuff them into an area half the size of City Park and you get to know your neigh-bors really well.”
exhibit, viewers learn about the various aspects of life in fi rst century Rome.
about the bathing and laundry habits of the people, something technology has made the modern person take for granted.
only form of ammonia that they had — urine. In the streets they kept vases where people could relieve themselves. Th e urine collected from these vases was used to clean their white clothes.
oft en donates to the museum, enjoyed the
Kailyn [email protected]
History haunts the halls of museum
The marble Female bust, a copy of an earlier Greek statue will be displayed through Jan. 13, 2012 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
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Fireworks mixed with snowfall marked the Nov. 10 Denver Veterans Day Celebra-tion at Auraria.
Patriotic decor, Starbucks coffee and music from 98.5 KYGO helped attendees re-member the courage of veterans. In addition to the festivities, veterans were honored with presentations called Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 Forgotten Heroes and Remem-bering the Fallen.
This respect for veterans struck a chord with one guest. Jose Morgan, specialist for the US Army Unit 994, said it was great to see recognition for generations past. Morgan has attended the Denver Veterans Day Celebration for three years now, and said the event was a way for him to consider the his-tory of the military.
“It’s not just about what’s going on right now or overseas,” Morgan said.
Turbulent winds and sleet moved the Forgotten Heroes Presentation to the Turn-halle. Following the presentation, brilliant streaks of light shot across the sky during the fireworks show and reflected color off a new layer of snow.
After eagerly waiting for the fireworks, one guest said that the event was important for people to attend. Fran Robles brought her son, a veteran who has been in Iraq twice, with her to this celebration.
“We tend to forget,” Robles said. “This is
a good reminder.”Attending the Veterans Day celebration
was both a professional and personal matter for another guest. Amber Longoria, assistant secretary at CU’s Office of Veteran Student Services, provided information on support
for student veterans while also identifying as a veteran herself.
After serving four years as a Spanish Linguist for the Navy, Longoria said that all veterans deserve to be respected and treated with love. The Denver Veterans Day
celebration offered a way for the commu-nity to come together and care for veterans, Longoria said.
“Even though we served in different times and in different countries, we’re fam-ily,” she said.
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Former Marine still serves community
Vet celebration lights up cold night
Former Marine Gianni Tanza lost his military benefits, but not his love for service.
Tanza, 28, grew up in an Italian-Amer-ican family in the Los Angeles area. He joined the Marine Corps when he was 18 to keep himself out of mischief.
“It was a combination of things,” Tanza said. “I had nothing else to do and I was a troublemaker.”
During his four years in the Marines he traveled to Kuwait and Iraq and was in-volved in the very beginning of the Iraq war.
While deployed, Tanza worked as a low ranking infantryman.
“We did raids of high value targets,” he said.
In addition to that, his team did counter roadside bomb operations. They kicked in doors during the middle of the night, went on patrols and also made sure people weren’t stealing equipment or money.
He was one of the soldiers in charge of guarding those now infamous giant stacks of cash the U.S. government sent to pay for things like electricity and contractors. Bil-lions of dollars in cash were stored in lockers and out in the open in Iraq during the first two years of the war and were spent with little oversight, according to CBS News.
He could’ve snagged a pocketful and
have been set for life, but he didn’t, Tanza said.
“I had integrity, and probably shouldn’t have,” he said.
Even though he thinks the U.S.’s reasons for being in Iraq were questionable, Tanza still supported their mission.
“We went in under false pretenses, but I had no opinion about it,” Tanza said. “I wanted to be there.”
When he joined the Marines he saw people using steroids and meth for the first time.
“There was a lot of drug use,” he said.Tanza described his time in the Marines
as “lovely” and said he would have liked to continue serving, but he can’t because he got caught smoking marijuana.
“I went to the brig for a month and lost my GI bill,” Tanza said.
Tanza isn’t bitter over losing his benefits, even though he was one of the few who got caught out of many in his unit who used drugs.
“I love the military still. I don’t care,” he said.
Tanza moved to Denver in 2007 after he got out of the Marines because the rent was cheaper here than in the L.A. area. He decided to come to MSU Denver to get out of a bad relationship. He thought if he came to school and was around a lot of other women, his girlfriend at the time would get jealous
and break up with him. It worked. Tanza is now a junior at MSU Denver
working on a double major in political sci-ence and linguistics.
His life is very different now than it was before he joined the military.
“I have a different worldview now that I’ve seen Third World countries,” he said.
He thinks that most Americans want to respect their veterans, but probably don’t.
“Conservatives use it as a badge of pa-triotism because it makes them look good,” Tanza said. “I think a lot of them resent us secretly.”
Tanza’s time in the military inspired him to follow a life of service, so he now volunteers at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1 and is involved with Student Veterans at MSU Denver. He practices Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in his free time and also coaches the sport. Tanza also keeps busy by working in the financial aid office for MSU Denver and said he’s a “general bar person” at Old Curtis Street Bar. With no family nearby, two of his former platoon members that live in the area are like his family now, he said.
Abby Wilson, a psychology major at MSU Denver, has worked with Tanza in the financial aid office for around a year.
“Gianni is definitely full of life,” Wilson said. “He’s really entertaining and always has something funny to say. I don’t know anyone in our office who doesn’t like him.”
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Fireworks show honors former service members despite bad weather
The Veterans Day events that took place on campus Nov. 10 concluded with a fireworks display. The rest of the event was moved inside due to bad weather.
Photo by Heather Newman • [email protected]
Former Marine Gianni Tanza now works in MSU Denver’s financial aid department. He also vol-unteers VFW Post 1 and is involved with Student Veterans at MSU Denver.
Photo by Brian T. McGinn • [email protected]
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Tunes to be thankful forA fun Thanksgiving playlistKayla [email protected]
“Thanksgiving is a special night,Jimmy Walker used to say Dynomite”
1. “The Thanksgiving Song” By Adam Sandler
“Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one”
2. “Thank You” By Led Zeppelin
“Don’t you tell me you’re full,just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it”
3. “Eat It” By ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic
“I like food, food tastes good! I like food, food tastes good!”
4. “I Like Food” By The Descendents
“You say I’m happy, but you know I’m not; thanks a lot, thanks a lot, thanks a lot”
5. “Thanks a Lot” By Johnny Cash
Instrumental Track
6. “Flying Turkey Trot” By REO Speedwagon
“In a pile of dead leaves and a moon that’s the color of bone”
7. “November” By Tom Waits
Instrumental Track
8. “November: Troika” By Tchaikovasky
“Oh take that veil from off of your eyes;look into the future of realize”
9. “Give Thanks & Praise” By Bob Marley
“I see friends shaking hands, sayin’ how do you do; they’re really sayin’ I love you.”
10. “What a Wonderful World” By Louis Armstrong
Pumpkin cookies: a fun, tasty pie alternative1 cup shortening 2 cups sugar2 eggs1 can pumpkin 2 teaspoons vanilla extract4 cups � our2 teaspoons baking powder1 ½ teaspoons baking soda½ teaspoon salt
3 cups of si� ed powdered sugar3 tablespoons milk1 tablespoon melted butter1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit2. Cream shortening and sugar in large mixing bowl. Beat in eggs one at a
time, and then add vanilla extract and the can of pumpkin.3. Add remaining dry ingredients and mix well. 4. Lightly spray baking sheet with non-stick spray. Scoop mix with a table-
spoon and drop on baking sheet. You can make the cookies smaller, if desired. 5. Place baking sheet in oven and bake for 15 minutes. When the bottoms
of the cookies are a golden brown, remove from oven, transfer to a cooling rack and let cool for 5 minutes.
6. To make a glaze to drizzle over cooled cookies; whisk together 3 cups of si� ed powdered sugar, 3 tablespoons milk, 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small bowl. Add an extra splash of milk for a thinner consistency for easier drizzling.
Directions
“The Thanksgiving Song”
a fun, tasty pie alternativea fun, tasty pie alternativePhoto and recipe by Kayla [email protected]
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roadrunner Basket ball season Preview
Metro women’s basketball has a lot to look forward to this season, and a lot to live up to.
Last year the Roadrunners finished 27-4, won their second consecutive Rocky Moun-tain Athletic Conference championship, and made it to the NCAA Sweet 16.
This season, the lady Runners were ranked No. 7 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll and picked in the RMAC preseason coach’s poll to win the conference. These early predic-tions make the Roadrunners the team to beat this season, but it’s a challenge they are ready for.
“We want to win another conference championship,” head coach Tanya Haave said. “We want to be in the hunt for a national championship. But beyond some of those tangible goals, I want for this team to just meet its potential, so we can try and get better every day.”
The team could have a tough season ahead of them, replacing All-American guard Jasmine Cervantes, who led the Road-runners in points and assists last season, and all-RMAC Caley Dow, who averaged 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds a game. Returning seniors Brandi and Kristin Valencia will help to fill the gap.
“They are going to have to do a lot of the load of scoring, their leadership, and rebounding,” Haave said. “Kristin I feel like is the best defender in the conference, if not in the country. She’s going to have to do it all for us, and so is Brandi. She is an unsung
hero in her scoring, defending and rebound-ing.”
There is some expectation for the Valen-cia twins, who were selected to the RMAC preseason all-conference team.
“I think it’s an honor and I think it had a lot to do with the team also,” Kristin said. “It’s also a team award. It’s great to be picked though.”
“We’re down a little bit, but I still feel like we should be able to compete with everybody else,” Brandi said.
Haave is also expecting a lot from junior centers Amy Nelson and junior college transfer Tai Jensen from Walla Walla Com-munity College.
“Amy Nelson, you’re going to see a tre-mendous year from her,” Haave said.
The Roadrunners have added four new freshmen to the roster this year, and Haave is expecting a lot from the new additions; Britney Warren, Autumn Chidester, Elena Velaquez, and Mikayla Bragalone.
Some of the players are recovering from injuries, but they are all working into the college game well.
“It’s a huge transition from high school to college, so they’ve done a good job with that,” Haave said. “I really expect great things out of a lot of them.”
The starting lineup for the lady Runners will be Cassie Lambrecht, Kya DeGarmo, Emily Wood, Kristin Valencia, and Amy Nelson. Brandi Valencia will give the Road-runners a spark off the bench.
“That’s going to be our lineup,” Haave said. “I feel like we have six starters, so you’ll probably see a lot of different lineups.” Metro senior twins Kristin, left, and Brandi Valencia were selected to the preseason Rocky Mountain Ath-
letic Conference all-conference team. The lady Roadrunners were ranked No. 7 in the Women’s Basket-ball Coaches Association preseason poll. Photo by Christopher Morgan • [email protected]
Tanya Haave, Head Coach
Education: University of Tennes-see (BA), 1985
At Metro State: 57-7, 3rd year
Career: 93-93, 7 years
Assistant Coaching:University of Denver2005-2006
University of Colorado2001-2005
Regis University1999-2001
3 Kya DeGarmo
Year: Junior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-3
School: Eldorado High School
Hometown: Albu-querque, N.M.
Major: Undecided
4 Cassie Lambrecht
Year: Junior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-5
School: Golden High School
Hometown: Colo-rado Springs, Colo.
Major: Recreation Therapy
5 Kristin Valencia
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-10
School: Moriarty High School
Hometown: Mori-arty, N.M.
Major: Recreation Therapy
22 Emily Wood
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-9
School: Monarch High School
Hometown: Louis-ville, Colo.
Major: Human Per-formance and Sport
51 Amy Nelson
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 5-11
School: Sky View High School
Hometown: Rich-mond, Utah
Major: Business Administration Management
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Roadrunner men’s basketball is the only Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team ranked nationally.
The Roadrunners were ranked No. 5 in Division II by the National Association of
Basketball Coaches, and were predicted in the 2012-2013 preseason coach’s poll to win the RMAC.
They lived up to their preseason rank-ing by defeating Minot State 75-54 in their 17th consecutive home opener win Nov. 9 at Auraria Event Center. And the win gave fans a preview of what the Roadrunners are capable of this season.
The Roadrunners return four starters, including Jonathan Morse, RMAC preseason player of the year and defensive player of the year. Morse had his first double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and was four for six shooting with three blocked shots. Senior guards Demetrius Miller and Brandon Jefferson, who were named preseason all-conference, had 11 points each against the Beavers.
“It was good for the team to get out and get this win, offensively and defensively,” Morse said. “As far as the personal stuff goes, that’s the way the game unfolded, and that’s what I need to do every single game for my team to be successful.”
The Runners are a defensive team – they pride themselves on it — and applied the full-court press 28 times against the Beavers, and scored 16 points off of turnovers.
“That’s every game. That’s what we do. We press teams to force turnovers and get them out of their offense,” Morse said.
Freshman Mitch McCarron may be one part of the offensive equation to make up for the loss of All-American guard Reggie Evans, who led the Roadrunners scoring for the last three seasons. McCarron led the Runners with 21 points, seven rebounds and one steal against the Beavers. Although the Roadrunners lost 87-67 to Division I Colorado State University in exhibition play Oct. 28, McCarron proved himself worth the starting spot with nine rebounds and seven points.
“It was pretty important to do well tonight because I wasn’t too happy with how I played against CSU,” McCarron said. “The game freed up and my teammates are unself-ish and I just took the right shots tonight.”
Head coach Derrick Clark was happy with McCarron’s performance.
“Mitch is just a good all-around player who can do a lot of things on the basketball floor,” Clark said. “The thing I like, forget the 21 points, is that he had seven rebounds — that’s a perimeter guy doing that.”
Veteran players leading the Runner offense include Miller, who averaged 11.9
points in 2011-2012 regular season and 18 points a game in postseason and Jefferson, who led the team from the perimeter hitting 54 3-pointers.
Forward/center Nicholas Kay joins the seniors in the starting lineup. The 6-foot-8 Kay earned a starting position at the end of last season adding some more size to the lineup. Kay had six points, four rebounds, and a steal against the Beavers, which is consistent with his game averages from last season.
Although the Roadrunners started out with a 13-point lead over the Beavers, and never gave up the lead, they went into half-time up 35-29. The Beavers pulled within two points with 17 minutes left in the second half, but the Runners went on a 30-5 run and ended the game up 21 points.
“That’s when you learn about your team. Do we have poise?” Clark said. “Sometimes you are going to have close games where you are going to have to play from behind, and we always talk about poise.”
There doesn’t seem to be as much of a gap as some people have thought without Evans on the court as the Runners had 10 points from 10 players against the Beavers.
“We’ve got the kind of team that is go-ing to be different guys on different nights because we have depth. The young players went in there and did their job,” Clark said. “Everybody was ready to play and it was nice to have a game where everyone on roster gets quality minutes.”
Derrick Clark, Head Coach
Education: Cal Lutheran (BA), 1995
At Metro State: 47-15, 3rd year
Career: 47-15, 3 years
Assistant Coaching:University of Colorado2007-2010
Air Force Academy2005-2007
Metro State1997-2005
Junior guard Brandon Jefferson, left, and senior Demetrius Miller, right were named preseason all-conference, and senior forward/center Jonathan Morse was named RMAC preseason player of the year and defensive player of the year. The Roadrunners were ranked No. 5 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. Photo by Ryan Borthick • [email protected]
3 Brandon Jefferson
Year: Junior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-9
School: Lewisville High School
Hometown:Flower Mound, Texas
Major: Sports In-dustry Operations
4 Nicholas Kay
Year: Sophomore
Position: Forward/ Center
Height: 6-8
School: Newington College
Hometown:Tamworth, Australia
Major: Biology
10 Mitch McCarron
Year: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height: 6-3
School: Genesis Christian College
Hometown: Bris-bane, Australia
Major: Sports In-dustry Operations
24 Demetrius Miller
Year: Senoir
Position: Guard
Height: 6-1
School: Mott Com-munity College
Hometown: Flint, Mich.
Major: Sports In-dustry Operations
44 Jonathan Morse
Year: Senior
Position: Forward/Center
Height: 6-8
School: Fairview High School
Hometown: Boul-der, Colo.
Major: Biology
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Department of Chicana/o Studies
Chicana/o Studies Department New Cours� for Spring 2013
Elementary Spanish for the Heritage Speaker Instructor: Jose QuintanaSPA 190D/CHS 190D • 5 Credits • CRN 34874Tuesdays & Th ursdays: 11 a.m.–1:15 p.m. • Plaza 310� is course can replace the SPA 1010. � is is an elementary-level course for students who have a cultural connection to the Spanish language and who have acquired some language skills as a result of the “heritage learner experience.” � e course builds upon the language base and cultural connection, provides students the opportunity to develop and enhance communicative competence through the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), and explores important cultural aspects of the Hispanic world and the heritage speaker. � e Spanish you bring because of your background is not seen as “bad” or of Spanish that is incorrect or needs to be “fi xed,” but is a great base to build on and a great oral asset.
Borderlands Studi� : Tacos, Tamal� y TortillasInstructor: Jose QuintanaCHS 250A • 3 Credits • CRN 35683Mondays & Wednesdays: 2–3:15 p.m. • Location TBA� is course will cover and analyze Chicana/o “food ways” along the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It will look at the historical, social and cultural contexts of the people’s food. Many di� erent cultures have added ingredients to the pot that is Mexican food, and Mexican ingredients have also become core elements in other cuisines. Food knows no borders and while it is well documented the extent to which European ingredients have infl uenced the Americas, it is hardly mentioned how much the Americas infl uenced the world cuisine.
Topics in Chicana/o Studi� : Oral Hi� ory Proje� Instructors: Dr. Adriana P. Nieto and Richard GouldCHS 3800 • 3 Credits • CRN 33928Tuesdays: 12:30–3:15 p.m. • Location TBARichard T. Castro Special Collection Oral History Project. � is course will expose students to historical archival research, oral historical, ethnographic and testimonio. It is an upper level research and methods course o� ered as a special topics course working with the recently donated Richard T. Castro papers collection to the Auraria Library. Castro had collected and researched the political infl uence of Latino/a legislators in Colorado since just after statehood in 1850. Prior to Castro’s untimely death, he had been collecting materials on all Latino/a legislators from 1865 to the year 1983. Students will conduct oral histories with key fi gures in order to help build the archival collection. � ere may be a fi eld trip to southern Colorado/northern New Mexico as well. Email [email protected] with any questions.
Chicanas & Politics � Gender Instructor: Dr. Adriana P. NietoCHS 4210 • 3 Credits • CRN 34993Th ursdays: 12:30–3:15 p.m. • Location TBA� e course examines the social construction of gender within Chicana/o and Latina/o communities through cultural texts such as academic production, art, fi lm, popular culture and spirituality. � is course is designed as a follow up to CHS 3460 to further the theoretical understandings of Chicana Feminisms. However, students interested in the construction of Latino masculinities and Latina femininities and its impact on everyday lives, and considering graduate school, are encouraged to enroll.
Regi� er via Conne� U.For more information, contact Dr. Adriana P. Nieto at [email protected].
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Runners Wrap-up
Women’s Basketball
Missouri Western 66, MSU Denver 55No. 7 Metro opened its highly anticipated
season with a 66-55 loss at Missouri Western on Nov. 10.
An opening night loss to unranked MWSU was not in the plans for improving on last seasons Sweet 16 appearance, and was the team’s � rst 0-1 start under head coach Tanya Haave.
The Griffons were the � rst to 10 points and led for the remainder of the game and took a 12-point lead into halftime.
MWSU took their biggest lead of the game at 17 points, a little over � ve minutes into the second half. Metro began to chip away as senior guard Emily Wood scored six of her nine points in the second half.
Going on a 10-1 run, the Runners cut the lead to six points with three minutes left. MWSU’s defense held MSU Denver scoreless for the rest of the game and expanded their lead back to 11 points, winning 66-55.
The Roadrunners were out-rebounded 49-37 and shot just 33.3 percent from the � eld.
MSU Denver will host the Holiday Inn Select Classic this weekend. The Roadrunners will play Lubbock Christian on Nov. 16 and Colorado Christian Nov. 17.
Women’s Soccer
MSU Denver 2, St. Edwards 1Women’s soccer defeated St. Edwards
University 2-1 Nov. 9 in Austin, Texas to advance to the South Central region champ-
ship game. The win improved their record to 15-5-2.
St. Edward’s Mikayla Engel scored the � rst goal of the game. Valencia Mobley gave her a pass to set her up for her 16th goal of the season. Engel headed the ball past the goalie to make the score 1-0. St. Edwards ended the � rst half with the lead.
The Roadrunners came into the second half � red up, and � ve minutes into the half Metro tied the game. Sophomore forward Karissa Price
headed in a corner kick from sophomore forward Abby Rolph to tie the game.
Both teams fought for possession throughout the second half to gain the lead, and with 10 minutes left in the second half, the Roadrunners found an opening and scored. Junior mid� elder Nicole Pollack headed in a pass from Rolph’s corner kick to make the score 2-0.
The No. 3 seed Roadrunners will play No. 4 seed Colorado School of Mines Nov. 16 at Auraria Field.
Volleyball
Metro ended their regular season with two wins on the road, defeating Black Hills State University 3-1 Nov. 9 and Chadron State 3-0 Nov. 10.
The win improved the Roadrunners 18-9 and earned them the No. 4 seed and home court advantage in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament.
See www.metnews.org for the full story.
Compiled by MetSports staff
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Healthy MovesFall 2012 ScheduleEff ective August 20–December 6. (No classes during Fall Break, November 18–24.)Healthy Moves Classes will be held in the PE Building lobby (except 12:15 and 1:15 classes) Class participation is free and available on a fi rst come-fi rst served basis for the Auraria Campus Community (Students have priority)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
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Yoga for Stress Management
Svetlana11:00–12:00
Yoga for Stress Management
Svetlana11:00–12:00
PilatesBeth
12:00–1:00
PilatesBeth
12:00–1:0012:00–1:00Flow Yoga
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12:15–1:15
Beg. Hatha YogaDerik
Room: PE 21512:15–1:15
Zumba®Therese
1:00–2:001:00–2:00
Beg. Hatha YogaDerik
Room: PE 2151:15–2:00
Beg. Flow YogaDerik
Room: PE 2151:15–2:00
3:15–4:15Beg. Pilates
Beth3:15–4:15
4:15–5:15Belly Dancing
Lia4:15–5:15
Belly DancingLia
4:15–5:15
5:15–6:15Flow Yoga
Derik5:15–6:15
Zumba®Cathy
5:15–6:15
Hatha YogaDerik
5:15–6:15
Zumba®Cathy
5:15–6:15
BELLY DANCINGWomen of the Middle East have enjoyed belly dancing for centuries, as an expressive art, celebrating life and the joy of the soul. Belly Dance provides the means for improving posture and self-confi dence. This fun and exciting dance form is a great aerobic and toning workout.
PILATESPilates is a series of fl oor exercises increasing strength, coordination, and fl exibility while promoting uniform muscle development enhancing postural alignment. All of the exercises are linked to a specifi c breath pattern aiding in a deeper core engagement and relieving stress.
YOGA
FLOW YOGA is an active style of yoga linking poses together with rhythmic breathing. Generally more physically challenging than Hatha Yoga, Flow Yoga calms the mind and tones the body.
HATHA YOGA nourishes the mind and body on every level. Postures play a primary role in Hatha Yoga as do specifi c breathing techniques and meditation practices. All are intended to calm the mind and uplift the spirit.
YOGA FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT is a class designed for all ages and all levels of fi tness with a systematic and safe approach to Yoga. Students learn simple, yet powerful, “yogic tools” for stress management at the physical, mental and emotional levels, as well as build abilities to cope with stress.
ZUMBA®Zumba® is a combination of international dance rhythms such as: African, salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, and others, all combined with dance and fi tness exercises into awe-inspiring movements meant to engage and captivate for life! Every class feels like a party!
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COLLEGE NIGHT
No Reggie Evans? No problem. In today’s modern basketball, great
things come in threes. And Metro’s men’s basketball might have a big three.
Last season, the Roadrunners had one of the best players in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in Reggie Evans. � e guard was “Mr. Everything,” leading in scor-ing with an average 18.6 points, a total of 538 points, and was second in rebounds, assists and steals.
When Evans played well, the Runners won and when he struggled, the Runners lost. � e problem; is Evans graduated.
� e big question; who is going to replace Evans? I am looking at three players, Jona-than Morse, Brandon Je� erson and Deme-
trius Miller. � is “Big 3” might not be as popular as the Miami Heat’s “Big 3” but they can get the job done.
Morse will be the anchor of this team with his great defense and rebounding. Plus, he is an e� cient scorer. Last year Morse av-eraged 13 points and 9.3 rebounds. I expect him to do even better this year because he is the focal point of this team.
Brandon Je� erson is a three point shoot-ing machine. He attempted 171 last sea son. His game will make it di� cult for opposing coaches to defend him.
Je� erson can go to the rim or shoot outside the perimeter. I expect him to be a bigger factor this year because he is now a veteran and the days of him making fresh-man or sophomore mistakes should be a thing of the past. Plus Metro was 4-0 when he scored 20 or more points last year.
� e � nal piece of the “Big 3” is point guard Miller. He will be the � oor general this season. If Metro’s o� ense struggles he should get the blame because he is the quarterback of this team. Last season Miller led the team in assists and was an under-rated defender. Whenever he scored 20 or more points, Metro was 4-0, so he is also an e� cient scorer.
All of these players are key for a success-ful season. It might be di� cult at the begin-ning of the season because of chemistry issues, or because none of those players are used to being the “go to guy”. Whatever the case may be the Runners might struggle. Or I could be wrong. I have my doubts because replacing a great player in basketball is tough. � ere is a reason why teams that lose their best player struggle the next season.
Although I am skeptical of Metro replac-ing Evans, apparently some national voters are not. � e National Association of Basket-ball Coaches NCAA Division II Top 25 was released and Metro is No. 5. � ere were also a couple other polls that had Metro ranked in the top eight.
Without Evans, Metro must hope three players can � ll in the void. It worked in the NBA, so maybe it can work here.
Nick [email protected]
Evans who?
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Even though � anksgiving may be your favorite holiday, try not to eat your entire feast in one day. Le� overs are the best part of the holiday, a� er all.
You may want to reconsider your plans to bring your pirate sword into class for show-and-tell. Just bring your puppy instead.
Even though it is the holiday season, lay o� of the pumpkin beer. A six-pack a day will not keep the doc-tor away. So switch to the apple cider beer instead.
Avoid the green bean casserole this year. Even if it is your favorite. Fair warning.
Your love for cranberries will be rekindled next week. A� erwards, you’ll forget they even exist.
You may have the urge to indulge in some binge drinking a� er a week of being with the family. Just try not to puke up your entire � anksgiving dinner.
Try to refrain from putting up your Christmas deco-rations and lights until you’ve recovered from overeating next � ursday.
Avoid going to the bathroom anytime this next month.
� e stars forecast an intense battle between you and a turkey in the week to come. Perhaps you should skip out on � anksgiving dinner.
Make the awesome pumpkin cookies on page 12 and really impress your friends and family during the holidays.
Since next week is fall break, try and catch up on some sleep. � ose baggy eyes really aren’t that � attering.
Don’t expect any thanks this week. � anks for your understanding.
Metro Events11.15Great American Smoke-Out 10 a.m. @ Tivoli Multicultural Lounge
11.16-17The Barber of Seville7:30 p.m. @ King Center Concert Hall$10, $8, $5
11.19-23Fall Break Campus of� ces open 11.19-21, 11.23
11.26Auraria Shares10 a.m. @ Tivoli Atrium
11.28World AIDS Day — Artist Reception4:30 p.m. @ HLC 2nd Floor Student Lounge
Events Around Denver11.16Marty Hecker6 p.m. @ The Walnut Room Broadwayfree
11.17The Octopus Project, Ending People, Get AlongDoors at 8 p.m. @ Hi Dive Denver$12
11.23Portobello Road, Kenny Lee Young, Caleb GroseDoors at 8:30 p.m.. @ South Moe’s Original Bar B Que Englewood$5
11.23-12.16A Christmas Carol@ Aurora Fox Arts Center 9900 East Colfax Avenue Aurora, CO 80010$20-$26
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