Volume 36, Issue 5 - Sept. 12, 2013

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INSIDE: Synthetic marijuana • 3 “Own It” • 8 “ASTRONAUT” • 10 Metro golf • 12

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Metro freshman defender Tyler Trujillo leaps over Western Washington forward Andrew Weishaar, head-

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Authorities warn against synthetic pot

Man on the Street:Do you think synthetic pot is as dangerous as stated?

Black Mamba, Spice or Smoke—whatever the name, it’s still not good.

Synthetic pot is not new in Colorado, but authorities have been seeing an unexplained spike in usage in the past four weeks. � e evidence of this rise in usage can usually be found lying on an emergency room gurney.

According to a statement released by the Colorado Depart-ment of Health Sept. 6, about 75 people since late August have been rushed to area hospitals with symptoms that range from halluci-nations to severe lethargy.

In the press release, Tista Ghosh, intereim chief medical o� cer for the State of Colorado re-vealed that three deaths are being investigated for possible associa-tion with synthetic pot.

Dan Weaver, spokesperson for the University of Colorado Hospi-tal, said that symptoms vary from patient to patient. Some people have experienced racing pulses, anger, agitation and seizures.

Other reactions fall to the other end of the spectrum.

“� ey’re lethargic or uncon-scious with repressed breathing,”

Weaver said. “Some of these patients have needed a respirator to help them breathe and have been admitted into our ICUs.”

Weaver said the hospital emergency room usually sees one synthetic pot visit per month, put in the past few weeks has seen about 60 cases, a trend he calls “very alarming.”

In addition to working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Colorado authorities are also working with authorities in Georgia where a resurgence of synthetic pot is also being seen. According to the Glynn County Police in Brunswick, Ga., their cases have been linked to a syn-thetic pot called Crazy Clown that has been traced to Colorado.

� e CDC is routinely called upon in cases of substances caus-ing serious illness. � e Depart-ment of Health said the CDC is sending a team of four, including a toxicologist, to help investigate both the cases that have been showing up in area emergency rooms and the deaths with the sus-pected synthetic pot association.

While cases in Colorado have not been traced to a particular strain, Black Mamba is the name that has been mentioned in most cases showing up in area emer-gency rooms.

Synthetic pot has been illegal in Georgia since July 2011. It has been illegal in Colorado since March 1.

Despite the name synthetic “pot,” the University of Colorado Hospital warns that the drug is not necessarily marijuana. � e mixture of chemicals that make up the drugs are sprayed on anything from marijuana leaves to garden herbs to potpourri. � e drug is then packaged in colored packets that resemble hot cocoa packs or colorful candy bags that can sometimes be purchased in corner stores or convenience stores.

� e University of Colorado Hospital keeps an update of the issue active on their Facebook page to raise awareness. � ough synthetic pot has been getting a lot press in past weeks, nearly 50 per-cent of students polled at Auraria didn’t know what Black Mamba, Spice or Smoke was.

� e Department of Health emphasizes substances that are considered synthetic forms of marijuana should be considered dangerous.

“Don’t wait for the results of this investigation,” Dr. Ghosh said via press release. “If you have synthetic marijuana, stop using it and destroy it.”

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“I’ve never smoked it, but it doesn’t sound safe.”

Madi KeslerUniversity of Colorado-DenverFreshman

“[It’s] not very safe.”

Alexandria HafkeyMSU DenverFreshman

“I don’t have any idea what it is.”

Emmanuel TorresMSU DenverJunior

Synthetic pot has frequently been in the news, and authori-ties are trying to raise awareness of the dangers of smoking it. But a poll of 100 random students taken Sept. 10 at Auraria re-vealed that many students are not only unaware of the dangers but are unaware of the what Black Mamba, Smoke or Spice are.

Who knows, who doesn’tBreaking down the numbers on campus

Those who know52%

Male Students

30%

Female Students

22%

Those who don’t know

48%

Male Students

40%

Female Students

56%

Pot rules in Colorado Colorado became the � rst state to � nalize rules for recreational marijuana Sept. 9 with a 136-page document with rules pot shops will have to follow if they wish to operate in the state. The Department of Justice issued a state-ment Sept. 6 saying that it would not interfere with marijuana legalization in either Colorado or Wash-ington if certain standards are met. The document released Monday is an effort to comply with that standard. Among the rules that recreational marijuana retail outlets will be expected to follow are the use of opaque, child-resistant packaging for product leaving the store, no advertising where children are likely to see it and licensing fees that range be-tween $2,750 and $14,000. Applications to open shops will be available in about three weeks. Marijuana outlets will be expected to grow the bulk of their own product until October 2014. Shops could be open as early as Jan. 1. Lawmakers in the state of Washington is preparing a similar document for the regulation of their pot shops. They expect it to be ready next month.


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Study abroad fair encourages students to go globalMSU Denver’s Office of International

Studies participated in a Study Abroad Fair held Sept. 4 in the Tivoli Commons.

“We work with [programs] on every continent, except Antarctica,” said Jennifer Provizer, an MSU Denver study abroad advi-sor and program assistant.

She said they work with just about every department and more than 70 countries.

Provizer is one of several advisors who helped many inquiring students gather in-formation regarding their travel possibilities during the fair.

Provizer said it’s best if students can give themselves plenty of time to plan for abroad internships.

“The longer you give yourself for plan-ning, the better, especially for finances. The very least amount of time needed is a semes-ter,” Provizer said.

She said students shouldn’t shy away from such a great experience, because there are a lot of school scholarships plus the program organizations can help find other scholarships.

Provizer also said if students are plan-ning to go abroad, it’s important to check the application and scholarship deadlines.

“There are a lot of scholarship deadlines due really early.” Provizer said “Say if you’re looking for Spring 2014, then Oct. 1, 2013 is the deadline.”

She said their department works with a

lot of program providers who are the orga-nizations they partner with to help students with their study-abroad travel plans.

“Students partner with an organization that provides housing, health insurance, ex-cursions - the whole package,” Provizer said.

Students who are about to graduate or already have can still participate in intern-ships abroad.

“You can still do an internship up to a year after your graduation date,” said Natalie Farell, a program coordinator with Globa-links Learning Abroad.

She said all applicants need to do is fill out an application and submit a resume and cover letter.

In the cover letter Farell said, students should “write what they would like to do

and what they would like to get out of the internship. Then, based on their statements, Globalinks will try and customize some-thing that is a perfect fit.”

Farell emphasized that there could still be scholarships available to recent gradu-ates and it would be best to check with the organization.”

The Study Abroad Fair participants included MSU Denver, UCD and program providers.

Luna Bilbo, a freshman at UCD, is hop-ing to plan a study abroad trip but is a little worried about setting a travel date.

“I am looking to go for a semester or a whole year but I’m stuck in a housing contract with a 10 month lease. So, I am not sure how that might effect when I can go,” Bilbo said.

She also said she wasn’t sure exactly where to go, but is planning to talk with an advisor for recommendations that work well for architecture studies.

Provizer stated that all application, scholarship and travel information is on the study abroad website. She said with so many different plans there are a lot of different cost associations.

“Costs vary greatly from location to location and how long you go for and with what organization and our office is here to help students file the proper paperwork,” Provizer said.

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Looking to follow her minor to France, MSU Denver sophomore Erica Wessbecker (left) checked out the Study Abroad Fair Sept. 4 in the Tivoli Commons. Photo by Holly Keating • [email protected]

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The Internet posts that kill all hope

Kayla [email protected]@kayla_themet

The Internet may be a fans cruelest nemesis. The Voldemort to their Harry. The Galactic Empire to their Rebel Alliance. The Ming to their Flash.

Sure it has its perks — connec-tion, information, and entertain-ment. But sometimes the evil of the web conquers. There are lies, photoshoped images and — quite possibly the worst — spoilers.

There have been a few times I haven’t been able to catch a favorite show the night it airs. When this happens, there is one thing I absolutely cannot do — go on the Internet. Chances are the entire episode will be ruined thanks to one poorly made meme or some jerk updating a status.

The feeling you get when a major announcement is spoiled before you have a chance to watch the show is almost unbearable. I met the mother before the last seconds of season 8 of “How I Met Your Mother.” I knew who married

whom in “Game of Thrones” before sitting in front of the TV after a busy workday. I knew who walked out of the barn in “Walking Dead” before turning on the tube.

There is not much crueler than a spoiler — the only thing that comes close is a nasty lie.

Circulating around the web now is a terrible rumor that J.K. Rowling is working on an eighth “Harry Potter” novel. Too bad this rumor was taken from a fake press release that appeared on April 1 — remember, that day where everyone fools each other — and is nothing short of a lie.

The cruelty of some people to make lies to excite a fandom only to have their hopes and dreams crushed is like a Hulk smash to the heart. There are a few tragic words that cannot be avoided and simply must be overcome on the web — worlds like final episode, death, and retirement.

Earlier this month it was an-nounced that the brilliant and inspiring Hayao Miyazaki was retiring from making feature films. Miyazaki, responsibly for

such classics like “My Neighbor Totoro” and “Princess Mononoke,” is 72-years-old, but his announce-ment is still a tragedy for the film and animation world. Hearing the news that an idol is retiring is a soft spot. Sure, it sucks to hear bout such things, but at least the Inter-net is there to tell us the news.

After all that ragging on the Internet, I suppose I should give it more credit. In the midst of all its terror, there is hope. Release dates, special announcements, trailers,

and photos. There’s a lot to look forward to before the year is up. The 50th Anniversary episode of “Doctor Who,” the new season of BBC’s “Sherlock,” “Catching Fire,” “Enders Game” — the list could go on.

Let us just hope that the good-ness and valor that exist on the Internet can triumph over the evil that inhabits the circuit we have learned to trust.

Timesaving tips for busy bibliophilesReading. It’s good for you. Most of us who have made it to college know this already. But that doesn’t make it easy for college students to find time to read. Amidst classes,

homework, a part-time job or three, a social life and a family, it can be hard to find time even to read a required textbook, let alone a novel. It is pos-sible, however, even for a college student to read widely and well. Here are a few simple suggestions on how to improve your reading diet.

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421 No matter how busy we are, we make time for the things most important to us. Ask yourself what you’re doing instead of reading a book. Is it really more important? Or is it Facebook? Maybe you could cut out one or two things to make room for a book.

Don’t worry about whether it’s on anyone’s Most Important Books of the 20th Century list. Just read something that interests you. The more you like what you read, the more time you’ll be willing to spend with it. And there’s no shame in loving science fiction, chil-dren’s books or romance.

Plenty of books out there are gripping, but not very intellectually stimulating. Besides, reading too much of the same genre can get dull after a while. Try branching out. If you tend to read only 21st-century authors, try an older book for a change. If you gravitate toward fic-tion, check out a biography—the best ones usually read like fiction, anyway. There’s also nothing wrong with reading more than one book at once.

Even the busiest people usu-ally have a few chunks of time every day devoted to…abso-lutely nothing. The light rail ride to school. The mid-after-noon break at work. That time around midnight when you just cannot look at another page of homework but are too caffeinated to sleep. Why not use some of these moments to read a book? Even if you only read for half an hour every day, that’s still three and a half hours every week. You can get through a lot of material in three hours, as anyone who has ever crammed for a test knows.

It’s a great idea just to have a book with you wherever you go, in case you find a spare moment lying around. Stick a light paperback in your purse or a heftier hardcover in your backpack, so that whenever you’re early or the train is late, you can open it up and get a few pages in. Books are like portable happy places. Keep one handy for the stressful days.

Make it a priority. Read books you like.

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Bring a book along.

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“Unfolding” brings meaning to middle-ageAmanda [email protected]

A desk, two bookshelves, sever-al small boxes and one woman set the stage for “Unfolding: A Journey Through the Middle of Life.”

Written and performed by Delta Donohue, this one-woman act addresses the struggles that women encounter as they approach becoming middle-aged. Donohue combines poetry and story-telling to describe her journey through the later part of her life.

“I love poetry and I think people think poetry is really bor-ing. So, I wanted to create a differ-ent way of presenting it,” Donohue said. “I came up with the idea of doing a show that married poetry and story and it kind of went from there.”

The story begins with Donohue on the tiny stage slowly packing her life into boxes while describing her unhappiness with her career. Donohue spent 14 years working in corporate America before quitting her job with no real idea what she was doing and then booked a ticket to India for three months to work with orphans.

“I think international travel opens your eyes to many things. It helps you both experience new things and appreciate what you have,” Donohue said about how making a seemingly scary move changed her life.

After spending a great deal of time living as a minority in a poverty stricken area, she returned home with a new perspective about

the world.With the help of an anony-

mous interviewer (Jane Stanfield) and a mover (Kim Tole), Donohue touches on the insecurities of aging: gray hair, wrinkles, difficul-ties with dating and flabby skin. Humor and wit accompany these well-written rants making these common insecurities seem exactly how they should seem — com-mon. While the interviewer asks the tough questions about her life, Donohue retorts with confidence about her decisions regarding life, love and going to the gym.

Donohue signifies important events in her life during the act by packing significant items into box-es. When addressing the passing of her father, Donohue reminisced about attending baseball games as a child with him while packing up a catcher’s mitt and softball. This rendition repeated itself with the bundling of family photos and children’s toys when Donohue recalled realizing her children had finally grown up.

“Unfolding” was shown Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 at the Avenue Theater in Uptown. The small theater sold out the “Unfolding” show and part of the proceeds went to the Vatsalya, a program to help women and children in India.

Vatsalya means unconditional motherly love in Sanskrit, and was founded in 1995 according to their website. Their vision is to “enable our disadvantaged [Indian] people to achieve their true potential.”

Dogs of all breeds and sizes joined in on the pool fun. A French bulldog with her owner played it safe with a life vest. Sept. 7, at the 6th Annual Freedom Festival & Doggie Plunge at Pirates Cove. Photo by Danielle Shriver • [email protected]

Brian Chapman of Rocky Mountain Dock Dogs and his dog Sally both put on a show when Sally leapt into the lap pool at Pirates Cove Sept. 7, at the 6th An-nual Freedom Festival & Doggie Plunge.Photo by Philip Poston • [email protected]

Freedom Service Dogs held an event to raise money for thier organization at Pirates Cove on Sept. 7. Local dogs come to lap up the last bit of summer, at the 6th Annual Freedom Festival & Doggie Plunge at Pirates Cove. Photo by Danielle Shriver • [email protected]

Splish-splashing awayKailyn [email protected]@kailyn_themet

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The Freedom Festival and Doggie Plunge is one of several events the organization holds to raise funds and donations to run their shelter which was founded in 1987. The festival, held on Sept. 7, had free admission, with $15 fee for dogs to take a swim in Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center in Littleton.

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Big noise and even bigger ideas burst from the side of a semi truck at MSU Denver’s � rst “Own It” festival.

Hosted by MSU Denver’s Center for Innovation, the festival featured a hodge-podge of young entrepreneurial talent from some of Denver’s most creative designers and innovative musical perform-ers.

On Sept. 4, just a� er 4 p.m., the “Own It” festival kicked o� with a bang while the skies looked murky and grey. Students, faculty and community members � ocked to the � eld outside of the Student Success Building to watch the af-ternoon’s line-up of events unfold before their eyes.

“We originally started this event, and we were trying to keep it private, small,” said Jody McDonald, head of security for the “Own It” festival and MSU Denver senior. “We were thinking just like 2-300 people, and then we had sponsors start rolling in and o� er-ing their time to us, and o� ering money and it just got bigger and bigger and bigger until it became this.”

According to Leah Parker, who helped coordinate the event with marketing and administrative as-sistant duties, a crowd of about 500 people came in and out throughout the day.

“I felt that it was a good

turnout for a � rst event,” Parker said. “� is event is not only an awareness of the Center for In-novation, which o� ers a minor in entrepreneurship, we are also celebrating creative entrepreneurs, and these are your musicians and your fashion designers and your artists. So many people who, it’s so glamorous, but they don’t realize that these people are small busi-ness owners, and they don’t need to be starving artists, they can be successful business people.”

Brett Finn of Colorado Music Buzz Magazine took over master of ceremony duties and welcomed everyone in attendance by getting the party started with announc-ing the � rst fashion show from local entrepreneur and fashion guru, Deb Henriksen. Henriksen’s Equillibrium clothing line was on display as a series of fashion-ably dressed women strutted their stu� to the tune of Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf.”

Henriksen, a Denver trans-plant, works diligently year-round to provide consumers with a number of ethically designed and uniquely branded street wear lines that focus on a distinct atten-tion to detail, original style and a strong in� uence of textiles that sets Equillibrium apart from its rival competitors.

“I love using students from Metro as models,” Henriksen said. “I’m really excited to be a part of “Own It,” because I’m so busy and really only get to take part in one or two shows a year.”

Henriksen’s Equillibrium clothing company was awarded by the Fashion Group International (FGI) for their professionalism and

excellence in street wear in 2007 and 2010.

“[Henriksen’s] brand repre-sents social consciousness and she has so much fuel behind her lines and that’s how the both of us try to live our lives,” said model and world-renowned recording artist Sarah Atereth.

Atereth has had � ve hits world-wide and considers herself quite the fashion guru.

Local entrepreneur and cur-rent MSU Denver junior, Adrian Barragan, brought his business, the Denver Fashion Truck, to the festi-val to show aspiring entrepreneurs what they are capable of doing.

“� e whole idea behind what we did, is we were taking a risk, but we wanted to try something di� er-ent and seeing how this is involv-ing other entrepreneurs. I think it’s perfect for us and we’re actually proud to be a part of something like this,” Barragan said. “� is truck is full of entrepreneurs with new designs, new everything, so it’s kind of like our center focus of our business. For the longest time, I had kind of been below the radar here at school, and I’d come, get the grades, you know, and that was it. � is is my � rst involvement outside of my classes, so it’s really cool to be here with the truck.”

� e truck, which he owns and operates with his wife, Desiree Gallegos-Barragan, has been in business for just over three months.

� e Center for Innovation in-tertwined fashion shows with live music for the “Own It” festival.

On the musical front was the electronic duo Paer, made up of Hill Baker on drums and Kyle

Zender on guitar.� e improvisational ambi-

ent electro-pop dyad played an ambient set like U.K. intelligent dance music (IDM) sensation Aphex Twin. Baker’s glitchy drum and bass samples mixed well over Zender’s guitar work.

Shortly a� er Paer exited stage right, another fashion show took place as the Dri� in’ Suns took the stage just a� er 5:30 p.m.

� e Dri� in’ Sun’s energetic stage presence and grungy surf rock sound was on display as shirt-less bassist, Garret Curtiss, leapt from the stage with his cordless bass to run amok while getting as many high-� ves in the crowd as possible.

� e Dri� in’ Suns eventu-ally took a brief hiatus so Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock and President Stephen Jordan could talk brie� y about the local arts community and MSU Denver’s Create program.

Mayor Hancock, a well known advocate for local arts programs in schools, strongly encouraged the community to get out and experi-ence the vast amount of arts and entertainment that Hancock says bring $1.5 billion into our local economy each year.

As the night drew dark and long, the Rocky Mountain � ddle rockers James And � e Devil took stage as people mingled around the � eld, played hacky-sack and danced to the music.

� e Colorado native’s brought a unique element to the evening as one of the hardest working bands in show business. � e band plays an average of three shows per week and has only had � ve weekends o�

in the last four years. � e boys continue to climb

the rock ‘n’ roll ladder one day at a time, and are fresh o� their � rst performance at Red Rocks and headlining the Bluebird � eater.

“We’re doing the exact same thing we have been doing, but we’re � nally getting the recogni-tion we need,” said lead guitarist Buz Crutch� eld.

� e boys are a perfect example of young hard working, hard rock-ing entrepreneurs.

Vices I Admire were up next as their post-punk pop music for the masses got what was le� of the crowd moving.

“� is is awesome, I just got out of class and was able to catch this little festival,” said MSU Denver student Jayden Goulet. “� is whole thing is dope, that drummer’s sick.”

Last but not least were � e Bunny Gang, featuring Nathen Maxwell of Flogging Molly.

Flogging Molly made their name in Los Angeles in the late ‘90s in the Celtic punk scene and Maxwell has been leaving his mark on audiences for years. As an ac-complished songwriter, Maxwell has contributed to � e Bunny Gang in ways greater than anyone could have imagined. � e Bunny Gang were a perfect way to � nish o� an incredible � rst year of MSU Denver’s “Own It” festival.

“As our inaugural event, just starting o� , we had a lot of success with the number of bands that came, with Mayor Hancock show-ing up,” Parker said. “We’re trying to make this be an annual event. Again, in September 2014, we’ll have another ‘Own It.’”

Center for Innovation’s � rst “Own It” festival brings together fashion and local music

Want more from “Own It?” Check out The Met Report for concert footage, one-on-one’s with the bands and more @ metreport.org

The Met Report’s Hassan Shah during a one-on-one with Driftin’ Suns at Brooklyn’s during Own It’s after party. Photo by Kayla Whitney • [email protected]

Left: Denver Mayor, Michael B. Hancock boasts support of the arts in Denver at the “Own It” festi-val Sept. 4 at Auraria. Photo by Jake Holgerson • [email protected]

Above: Designer Deb Henriksen, center, takes a photo with models wearing Equillibrium clothing Sept. 4 at the “Own It” festival at Auraria.Bottom left: Owner and entrepreneuer Adrian Barragan poses for a portrait in the Denver Fashion Truck Sept. 4 at the “Own It” festival at Auraria.Photos by Alyson McClaran • [email protected]

Above: Dave Ross plays the � ddle with James And The Devil at the “Own It” festival on Sept. 4 at Auraria. Left: Jayden Goulet watches Driftin’ Suns Sept. 4 at the “Own It” festival held at Auraria. Photos by Alyson McClaran • [email protected]

The Met Report’s Hassan Shah durin g a one-on-one with Driftin’ Suns Sept. 4 at Brooklyn’s during the “Own It” festival after party. Photo by Kayla Whitney • [email protected]

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Arctic Monkeys unveil sexy new album AMNikki [email protected]@nikki_themet

It’s hazy, it’s sexy and it goes by too quickly.

AM, by the Arctic Monkeys, feels like last

calls gone right, morning afters gone wrong and an overdose of Brit-post-punk — and I loved every second of it.

The album starts with the two previously released singles, “Do I Wanna Know?” and “R U Mine?” both about questioning devotion

and desire-laced desperation. From there, the tone of the album stays the same, rife with longing, adoration and indulgence. But let me tell you – wallowing has never sounded so good.

Alex Turner, lead singer/sultry-voiced-angel-from-heaven, keeps the band’s fifth studio album sim-mering from the opening bass line of “Do I Wanna Know?” to the last croon of “I Wanna Be Yours.”

His voice is so entrancing in the latter that I can almost — al-most — ignore really strange lyrics like, “I wanna be your vacuum

cleaner, breathing in your dust” and “If you like your coffee hot, let me be your coffee pot.”

That said, it took me three lis-tens to even catch the lyrical eccen-tricity because the musicianship of the album is just that captivating.

There isn’t much to say about AM except that the entire album exudes a smoky, steamy vibe with each song, from the smoldering, dancy “Arabella” to the downtem-po, bass-driven “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

It’s a record full of indie, beat-scaped magic. Sexy magic.

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Kayla [email protected]@kayla_themet

Forget about any other astronaut movie you’ve seen — this one takes the cake.

Alright, as fantastic as “AS-TRONAUT: The Last Push” is, we have to be fair to classics like “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “Apollo 13.” Fairness aside, that doesn’t mean that “ASTRONAUT” isn’t a delicious space flick that will immediately jump to the top of your favorite astronomical films list.

When first released in Feb. 2012, the film was simply called “The Last Push,” written and directed by Eric Hayden. It made many appearances at film festi-vals and made its Colorado debut during the first Denver Comic Con last year. On Sept. 10, more

than a year and a half later, the film is now available on DVD and Blu-Ray.

Since its release, the film has received around 10 awards from seven festivals including, Best Narrative Feature and Best Actor (Khary Payton) from the Fargo Film Festival and Best Picture from the Independent Filmmakers Showcase (IFS) Film Festival. It’s easy to see why.

“ASTRONAUT” is an emotion-al voyage that focuses on Life One astronaut Michael Forrest (Pay-ton). Forrest, along with astronaut Nathan Miller, volunteered to take part in a 13-year journey to explore the whales recently discovered on Jupiter’s moon Europa.

However, their hibernation is disturbed and Forrest is forced to spend the journey awake and alert and do whatever he can to stay sane during the long journey.

Payton — most known for his

voice acting, especially as Cyborg in “Teen Titans” (Booyah!) — is absolutely phenomenal in the film. Being alone in a small space shuttle is no walk in the park. Forrest is confronted with mechanical failures, loneliness and the choice of whether or not to abort the mission to Europa. The power and emotion that Payton is able to demonstrate is almost unbelievable — be prepared for goose bumps.

There have been a lot of recent space adventures in the film world, and likely many more to come, but “ASTRONAUT: The Last Push” is something else. Its cinematic beauty is enough to make you feel like you’re in a planetarium — the scene with Venus is particularly mesmerizing. And Payton is just captivating in his role.

This is a film you need to add to your science fiction and space collection.

Kailyn [email protected]@kailyn_themet

Private investigator Cal Weaver gets more than he bargained for in Linwood Barclay’s new-

est thriller release “A Tap on the Window.”

Released on Aug. 6, and pub-lished by New American Library, Barclay’s thriller starts by giving you more questions than answers, something that makes the book a little hard to get into. But anyone that Stephen King calls “a suspense master” right on the inside of the book jacket has my full attention.

We meet Weaver as he is driving home late at night. He is chastising himself for picking up a

teenage girl from the local bar. As you read on you find out that he did not “pick her up” in that sense, he was merely in the wrong place at the wrong time. The girl, Claire Sanders, tapped on Weaver’s win-dow as he waited at the red light. Weaver is hesitant to give her the ride, until she mentions that she knew his son.

A little light is shed on Weaver’s character at this point. Little by little as the story goes on, you find out that his son Scott died two months ago after leaping off a furniture store high on ecstasy. Since then, Weaver has been inves-tigating his dead son’s Facebook page and interrogating high school students to find the person who sold Scott the drugs.

But, back to Sanders.

After a failed attempt to see if she knows anything about his son’s death, Weaver gives Sanders a ride home. But, before they get there, she asks to stop at a local fast food restaurant because she thinks she’s going to be sick.

After waiting a while, Weaver looks in the restaurant for her and upon returning to his car he sees Sanders waiting for him — at least someone pretending to be Sanders.

In the chilling tale that follows, you are left wondering what hap-pened to Sanders, and her friend that made the switch in Weaver’s car. As the pieces fall into place more questions arise. Questions arise about just what is going on in the small New York town, and whether Weaver will ever recover from his son’s death.

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In the fi ve years since Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails (NIN) took a self-imposed hiatus from churning out industrial rock bal-

lads, the aging Reznor has gone on to win an Academy Award for his soundtrack in the fi lm “Th e Social Network,” became a father of two and drastically revamped his method for making music.

With the release of the new NIN album, Hesitation Marks, Reznor and company have once again redefi ned the electronic, indus-trial rock sound that is NIN.

In a David Lynch sort of way, Hesitation Marks is loaded with synthesized sounds tangled up in ambient noise and an incred-ibly orchestrated string section prevalent throughout the entire 14 tracks.

Hesitation Marks sounds closer to a modern day Morphine record than an early ‘90s NIN production.

Most of the intense technical guitar work that has surged Reznor’s sound and career for the past few decades has been toned down on Hesitation Marks, but the musi-cal stylings on “Copy of A,” “Running” and “Various Methods of Escape” bear Reznor’s musical genius meshed with a James Mur-phy/LCD Soundsytem resemblance.

Reznor and company even manage to bring out a little Curtis Mayfi eld-esque feeling on the album’s fi ft h track, “All Time Low.”

Reznor’s lyrics fl ow and unfold eff erves-cently on top of the wah-wah distorted pedal guitar work from Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey

Buckingham. “All Time Low” also bears a resembling beat to Th e Downward Spiral —“Closer” era, for die hard NIN fans.

It seems as if Reznor and his newly formed NIN group are having fun making music and all that time off helped infl uence an album of fi nely craft ed tunes.

Trent Reznor returns with new album, lineup

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The Metro men’s soccer team began their season with a 2-1 overtime win versus Western Washington University Sept. 6 at Auraria Field.

It was was 1-1 by the end of regulation. In overtime, a shot from junior midfielder Carlos Mendez gave Metro the victory. Metro improved its record to 1-0.

“We wanted to go into this game and get a result. It’s important to get results against non-conference opponents,”

head coach Ken Parsons said. “Particularly, from a standpoint that these are games that are go-ing to probably play in whether or not we make the NCAA tour-nament, so it’s important to get a result against a team like this.”

Metro outshot the Vikings by six (7-1) in the first half.

The first half was a defensive standout, and neither team was able to find the net, as the half-time score was 0-0.

“We didn’t make too many changes, [in the second half] we just stayed calm, moving the ball quickly and kind of just tiring them out,” Mendez said. “Let-

ting the ball do as much work as it could.”

In the second half the Road-runners began to spread the ball out to find more opportunities to score.

The score remained 0-0 until a corner kick from sophomore midfielder/forward Pierce Galan at the 61-minute mark. Galan assisted senior midfielder Andy Lopez, who headed the ball past the Vikings goalkeeper to give the Roadrunners a 1-0 lead.

This lead didn’t last long, as Western Washington’s senior forward Andrew Weishaar got an open look at a congested goal

and evened the score in the 75th minute with a 25-foot rocket launched from outside the top of the box.

Both teams raised their intensity in the final five minutes of regulation, but neither could get an edge. Despite Metro out-shooting the Vikings 11-3 in the second half, regulation ended with the score tied at one.

The Roadrunners attacked Western Washington aggressive-ly in overtime, as they outshot the Vikings 3-0. With 4:41 on the clock, Mendez saw his third, and best, opportunity to win the game.

He made a sharp move to the left with the ball to get a shot off, and fired the ball to the bottom-right corner of the net, beating diving junior goalkeeper Keegan Rogers to end the game and give the Roadrunners the 2-1 victory.

“We felt we dominated the whole game; the whole ninety minutes,” Lopez said. “Mistakes killed us, but we came into overtime confident that we were going to take this victory.”

Men’s soccer wins opener 2-1 in OT

Golf team makes school historyAngelita [email protected]@angel_themet

The newly formed Metro women’s golf team finished 12th Sept. 8 at the Colorado State University-Pueblo Open, a historical first for the university. The team shot 710 for the two-day tournament, exceeding head coach Ben Portie’s expectations.

“There were 15 teams there, and we competed against some schools that have had programs for a long time, and we at least stayed competitive with those,” Portie said. “I know this being our first year we have some learning to do, so we are just going to keep trying to improve and keep getting better.”

The Roadrunners are a small team, only five players – two juniors and one sophomore transfer, a sophomore who hasn’t played at the college level, and a freshman – but Portie can work with that.

“I’m liking what they are doing in prac-tice and they are only going to get better,” Portie said. “We have five and this is what we are playing with. Getting this team better, that’s my job.”

Junior Jazmine Roland shot a two-day total 167, tying for 29th place. Sophomore Valerie Cruz shot 168 for 32nd, junior Dani Look shot 174 placing 40th, walk-on player Lauren Barrett placed 70th shooting 205, and freshman Sabrina Naccarato shot 217 for 73rd. Freshman recruit Sabrina Naccarato pitches the ball onto

the green during the women’s golf tryouts Aug. 27. Photo by Philip Poston • [email protected]

Women’s SoccerMetro women’s soccer opened the season

with a 2-0 win over the West Texas A&M Buffs Sept. 5 in Canyon, Texas. Junior forward Abby Rolph scored on a penalty kick at the 62 minute mark, and junior midfielder Carly Nelson scored 18 minutes later. Metro outshot the Buffs 17-6 with 11 shots on goal. Freshman goalkeeper Nicole Jablonski made two saves in the shutout for her first collegiate win.

No. 10 Metro battled No. 14 Dallas Baptist University to a scoreless tie Sept. 7. Patriots’ goalkeeper Kerry Edwards stopped all 10 Metro scoring attempts in the double-overtime draw. Metro’s best scoring chance came in the 89th minute, when junior forward Karisa Price rang her shot off the crossbar. Price and fellow junior forward Brandi Farley led the Runners with six shots each, as Metro outshot DBU by seven (20-13). Jablonski gobbled up six saves for her second shutout in as many games. Metro hosts No. 20 St. Edward’s (Texas) Sept. 13 at 1 p.m.

VolleyballMetro women’s volleyball concluded

the Western Oregon Tournament with a 3-1 record Sept. 6-7.

Metro outlasted Cal State East Bay in five sets to win their season opener Sept. 6.

Freshman setter Brandi Torr had a team-high 25 assists to accompany five digs and two aces. Senior outside hitter Alysa Heath and sophomore outside hitter Kylie Haun each posted 13 kills, while freshman outside hitter Tiffany Harris added nine kills in her first collegiate match. Haun’s two kills and two aces contributed to Metro’s 15-8 fifth set win. Haun finished with a career-high six service aces, accounting for half of the team’s 12 in the match.

The Lady Runners improved to 2-0 with another five set win, topping host Western Oregon in the back end of the Sept. 6 double header.

Heath turned in 23 kills, while Haun set a career-high in kills with 17. Torr added 28 assists and eight digs, as senior libero Alex Green contributed 21 digs. After trading set wins through the first four, Metro pulled ahead 12-8, and clinched the deciding fifth set 15-12.

Metro lost in straight sets to No. 17 Western Washington Sept. 7. The Lady Runners fell 25-16 in both the first and second sets, and 25-11 in the third.

Metro rebounded with a win over Holy Names (Calif.) in the second game of the day’s doubleheader. Metro registered nine aces in the match, and Green led the defensive performance with 16 digs.

The Lady Runners return to action Sept. 13 to host the Colorado Premier Challenge, facing No. 15 Angelo State University (Texas) and No. 3 University of Nebraska Kearney.

Roadrunner Wrap-up

Compiled by Mario Sanelli [email protected]@mario_themet

Metro men’s soccer tied with Cal Baptist University, 1-1, in double overtime Sept. 10. The game resumed Tuesday after an 85 minute weather delay even-tually postponed the game from Monday. The game was tied 0-0 at half. Metro senior forward Pierce Galan tied the game 1-1 with just over two minutes to play in regulation to salvage the eventual tie. Metro is 1-0-1 and will host St. Edward’s University Sept. 13 at Auraria.

Freshman forward Jeff Gillis attacks the net after Western Washington goalkeeper Keegan Rogers fumbles the ball in the goal box Sept. 6 at the Auraria Field. Photo by Scott Lentz • [email protected]

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Metro women’s volleyball senior outside hitter Alysa Heath was named RMAC offensive player of the week Sept. 8 for her performance over four games in the Western Oregon Tournament Sept. 6-7. It is her second-career player of the week honor after earning the award Oct. 22, 2012. Heath played 16 sets and registered 61 kills, two service aces, 10 defensive digs, and accounted for 66.5 points. Heath had a season-high 23 kills against Western Oregon Sept. 6, and 15 kills a night later versus Holy Names (Calif.). She hit .280 or better in all four matches.

Metro women’s soccer freshman goalkeeper Nicole Jablonski was named RMAC defensive player of the week for Sept. 1. Jablonski played all 200 minutes of Metro’s fi rst two games (90 minutes versus West Texas A&M University, and 110 minutes versus Dallas Baptist Univer-sity). Jablonski collected two shutouts with a 1.000 save-percentage, and made eight saves on 19 shots faced in the two games. Metro fi nished 1-0-1 for the week.

Compiled by Mario Sanelli [email protected]@mario_themet

Metro senior outside hitter Alysa Heath. Photo by Derek Broussard • [email protected]

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THURS 9/12/13 BLACK & WHITE

5” X 7” RM

ALL.PRS-P.0912.METRO

INVITES

YOU AND A

GUEST TO

A SPECIAL

ADVANCE

SCREENING

OF

STUDENT IDMUST BE

PRESENTED AT TIME OF TICKET

PICK UP.

STOP BY

TIVOLI STUDENT

UNION,

SUITE 313

TODAY AFTER 10AM

TO RECEIVE YOUR

COMPLIMENTARY

ENTER TO WIN

PASSES!

THIS FILM IS RATED R FOR DISTURBING VIOLENT CONTENT INCLUDING TORTURE, AND LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT.

Please note: Passes are limited and will be distributed on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. No phone calls, please. Limit two passes per person. Each

pass admits one. Seating is not guaranteed. Arrive early. Theater is not responsible for overbooking. This screening will be monitored for unauthorized recording. By

attending, you agree not to bring any audio or video recording device into the theater (audio recording devices for credentialed press excepted) and consent to a physical

search of your belongings and person. Any attempted use of recording devices will result in immediate removal from the theater, forfeiture, and may subject you to criminal

and civil liability. Please allow additional time for heightened security. You can assist us by leaving all nonessential bags at home or in your vehicle.

IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 20PRISONERSMOVIE.COM

MONDAY,

SEPTEMBER 16

7:00 PM

Physical Dimension of Wellness10 a.m.–2 p.m. • Roger Braun LoungeFind out all of the aspects of physical wellness. Free refreshments and chair massages will be provided.

You Call the Shots 11 a.m.–2 p.m. • Tivoli CommonsRaise awareness as it relates to alcohol. Try on drunken goggles and participate in other interactive displays. Free food will be provided.

Fall into Fitness11 a.m.–2 p.m. • Tivoli CommonsJoin Be Well Auraria and find out fun ways to engage in physical fitness both on and off campus.

Breaking the SilenceOct. 9 • 10 a.m.–8 p.m. • Tivoli 320sOct. 10 • 10 a.m.–6 p.m. • Tivoli 320s Visit an interactive display where survivors of domestic violence have the opportunity to share their experience, strength and hope.

Love, Sex and Lies 10 a.m.–2 p.m. • Roger Braun LoungeScreening for domestic violence. Free refreshments and resources will be provided.

National Depression Screening11 a.m.–2 p.m. • Tivoli Turnhalle Free screening, information, and literature on mental health. Free refreshments will be provided.

Booze and Boos11 a.m.–2 p.m • Roger Braun Lounge, Watch a Halloween Movie, eat free pizza and visit information tables about alcohol awareness.

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Volume 36, Issue 5 - Sept. 12, 2013