Denver debate kicks off election home stretch

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Denver debate kicks off election home stretch
Artist Brian Olsen sprints through a painting of President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney facing off at DU's DebateFest Oct. 3. Obama and Romney discussed domestic policy
focusing on reviving the U.S. economy. Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan square off Oct. 11 at Centre College in Danville, Ky. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • [email protected]
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President Barack Obama and former
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney faced off
in the first presidential debate on Oct. 3 at
the University of Denver.
Directly following the debate, CNBC
released poll numbers that said Romney won
the debate 51 percent to 38 percent with 11
percent undecided. Other polls throughout
the week showed Romney performance had
reinvigorated his campaign.
According to an Oct. 8 poll from the Pew
Research Center, following his victory, Romney jumped ahead of Obama in the polls 49
percent to 45 percent, after he trailed the
president by 9 points in September.
The debate began with Romney immediately on the offensive by saying the Obama
administration hasn't done an adequate job
in aiding economic recovery.
'Tm concerned that we're o n the path
that's just been unsuccessful," Romney said.
"The president has a view very similar to
the one he had when he ran for office four
years ago, that spending more, taxing more,
regulating more, if you will, trickle-down
government would work. That's not the right
answer for America."
Romney a lso said that he would not cut
taxes on the upper class but focus on tax
relief for the middle class, a statement which
Obama said contradicted much of Romney's
campaign to date.
"Well, for 18 months he's been running
on this tax plan, and now five weeks before
the election, he says his big bold idea is
'never mind,"' Obama said. "The approach
that Gov. Romney's talking about is the
same sales pitch that was made in 2001 and
2003, and we ended up with the slowest job
growth in 50 years, we ended up moving
from surplus to deficits, and it all culminated in the worst financial crisis since the
Great Depression."
After bulldozing through the time allotted for economic issues, the candidates
debated topics including health care, energy,
Social Security and education.
"Gov. Romney doesn't think we need
more teachers. I do," Obama said. The
president also went on to describe the work
he has done and plans to continue to make
higher education more affordable.
Romney said that decisions about education should be primarily at the state and
local levels of government. He also criticized
Obama's spending on other areas, such as
green jobs, and said the money could have
been better directed at education.
"1he place you put your money just
makes a pretty dear indication of where
your heart is," Romney said. "You put $90
billion into green jobs. And I'm all in favor
of green energy. Ninety billion dollars that would have hired 2 million teachers."
Six miles of Jnterstate-25 were dosed for
debate security, in addition to several major
Denver streets. Many important Denver
Steve Anderson
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Two men dressed in handmade cartoon masks and business suits mocked the presidential candidates
outside DebateFest on the DU campus. They held a sign bearing the slogan, " Elections, Not Auctions."
Photo by Christopher Morgan • [email protected]
figures were at the debate, as well as national
political pundits and media.
"This is a real honor," said Denver Mayor
Michael Hancock. "Denver has hosted
the pope, the Summit 8, the Democratic
National Convention, and we've done them
flawlessly, so Denver is prepared to handle
these type of events."
Only 200 DU students gained entry to
the debate. To give the host school's students
a way to be involved in the political event,
the DebateFest was held on campus.
An array of tents from organizations
ranging from Personhood USA to Yes on
Amendment 64 made up Issues Alley, where
attendees could find resources about different political causes and measures.
"We have a voice, we get to choose who's
going to be the leader of our country, and
we're getting the first debate right here," Gov.
John Hickenlooper said during DebateFest.
"[After the debate] I want to have a feeling
that I know these candidates better. If I was
sitting across the table from them having cheese and crackers, I want to know if
they're someone I want in my house."
Local bands and artists performed on a
stage in the middle of the campus, and food
trucks lined the street, giving the festival a
much lighter feeling than the debate itself.
"The political atmosphere is kind of fun,"
said Lindsay Middleton, a DU freshman.
"One [of my parents] is really left, and one
is really right, so it's nice to be able to learn
about it here. I'm always really intrigued, but
we didn't talk about it at home."
Several blocks away from the main
debate location, several groups of protestors
held signs and voiced their ideas to passing
pedestrians and vehicles. Among them was
Nathan Switalski, a graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and
a supporter of Libertarian ca ndidate Gary
Johnson.
"The idea of this left-right paradigm is
extremely outdated," Switalski said. "There
are other ideas out there. It's unfortunate
that the majoril y shut down the voice of the
minority, the libertarians, whoever."
The vice presidential debate will be Oct.
11 in Danville, Ky., at Centre College.
On Oct. 3, a group of twelve gathered in North Classroom for the first
presidential debate watch party, hosted
by COPirg's campus chapter.
COPirg, a political activist group,
plans to host more of these watch parties for the upcoming debates. Students
from all three institutions are welcome
to attend the events, which feature the
debate via live stream.
"We want to promote education
and engagement. We obviously want to
register voters, but we want people to be
more engaged on issues and learn about
the candidates," said Lindsay Jakows,
the COPirg campus organizer.
Carl Baker, an MSU Denver junior,
decided to watch the debate on campus
because of the long bus ride home.
"I live in Longmont, so ifl were to
take the bus back home, I would miss
most of it," Baker said. "So, I just figured
I would stay here until 8 p.m. That's
when the last bus leaves."
Like Baker, other st udents attending
wanted to watch the debate on campus
so they wouldn't miss it. Others chose to
watch it in this venue so they could be
in a room, accompanied by other people
who had common interests.
"I really wanted to be able to watch
it with other like-minded students,"
said Quinn Marchman, a CCD student.
"I don't have a chance in the day to sit
with people who are actively involved
in politics, who are able to sit through
an hour economic debate and take
meaning from it. I just wanted to be in
an atmosphere of people who actually
appreciate it."
Marchman said he was impressed
with Mitt Romney's performance, and
he would give the victory to Romney.
''I've been 'geeked' on it since the
beginning of the year, if not even before
then," Marchman said. "I can't help but
be a nerd about politics, and I understand how important it is."
Although it was a small turnout,
Jakows was happy with the outcome.
"I think it went pretty well," Jakows
said.
"I think it was cool to get a lot of
people that hadn't necessarily been
volunteering. Professors, people from
the media, student government. I think
it was a good combination, and I feel
like we all got something valuable out of
the debate."
Additional reporting by Maa/ikah Hartley.
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MSU Denver Food Bank hungry for donations
Amanda Lorenzo
[email protected]
The MSU Denver Food Bank is in need
of donations after a rush of customers at the
beginning of the fall semester depleted its
supply.
Due to the economy and this semester's
financial aid issues, the food bank has been
emptying its shelves more quickly than in
previous semesters, according to junior
Jaclyn O'Hara, one of the two coordinators
at the food bank.
O'Hara said that the highest demand
foods are easy and on-the-go items.
"Examples include granola bars, premade meals and canned goods with pop-lid
tops," she said.
O'Hara said that the food bank has
around 225 students registered to use it right
now but typically reaches 400 registered students by the end of the semester. According
to the Office of Marketing and Communications, the food bank serves an average of 18
students per day.
All MSU Denver students are welcome
to use the food bank's services. The only
requirements are that students have valid
MSU Denver IDs and that they complete a
registration form for the first visit. Registration forms are kept confidential.
O'Hara believes that the food bank is
helpful, despite its size.
"Although we are small, I know that just
from talking to the students who come in
here that it is money that the students don't
have to spend, and that's less stress [on] their
plate," she said.
Freshman Megan Rahal confirms
O'Hara's observation.
"I really appreciate the food bank,
especially on the weeks I'm waiting for my
paycheck to come through and I can't afford
to go to the grocery store or eat out," Rahal
said.
Not all students are aware that the food
bank, located at Tivoli 145A inside Sigi's
Pool Hall, is available to them. Sophomore
John Kwamya was unaware of the food bank
and said he would have supported it ifhe
had known that there was one. He suggested
pushing food drives and recruiting local
businesses to donate.
"Get [the food bankl on the opening
page of the [MSU Denver] website at least,"
Kwamya said.
The food bank does a food drive once
each fall and spring semester. According to
a spring 2012 survey, protein products are in
the highest demand. Donors are encouraged
to bring canned meats such as chicken or
tuna. This semester's food drive will begin
Oct. 15 and will run for about a month.
Donations can be monetary or they can
be non-perishable, non-expired food items
or toiletries.
Acceptable toiletries are shampoo,
deodorant, soap, toilet paper, toothbrushes/
paste, and hand sanitizer. Monetary donations can be checks made out to the MSU
Denver Food Bank or gift cards to food
Jaclyn O'Hara, an MSU Denver junior and food bank coordinator, posed for a photo in the food bank. "I
help students get free food," O'Hara said. "I have the best j ob on campus."
Photo by Melanie J. Rice • [email protected]
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Policy helps to resolve conflicts
Kailyn Lamb
[email protected]
MSU Denver has a new complaint policy
that gives students a safe procedure to resolve conflicts with faculty or staff.
The Student Engagement and Wellness
office has been working on the complaint
policy for four years, according to Emilia
Pau l, associate vice president of student
engagement and wellness.
Before this policy was created and approved, there was no real procedure for
students to make complaints.
"Prior to having a policy, very honestly,
students ended up in the president's office
trying to resolve their issues," Paul said.
"He's not the appropriate person for things
that happen at the front line level, and
students would get frustrated because they
would get sent back."
According to the new policy, first the
students must contact the faculty or staff
member with whom they have an issue (faculty members are the professors and teachers
at the university, and staff are the people who
work in different offices.)
They have 15 days from the time of the
incident to do so. The student needs to set
up a meeting with the person in question
in order to star t a resolution. If a resolution
is met, it needs to be documented via email
and sent to both the student and the next
level supervisor.
If the student is not satisfied with this
meeting, or the faculty or staff member does
not contact the student back within five
days, the student then moves on to contact
the faculty's chair or the staff member's next
level supervisor.
This process continues on up the chain
until it reaches the dean or the highest level
supervisor.
Once the students get to this level, they
must submit a complaint form. The dean
or supervisor has five days to acknowledge
receipt of the form, and then 15 days to
perform a review of the complaint. This is
the last step in the process, and the decision
made is final. There is no appeal process.
"Facts of cases do come to light. That's
part of the process, that's part of the questions, that's why we have so many levels
involved is to get to the bottom of the issue,"
said Jake Kasper, coordinator for student
conflict resolution services and academic
integrity.
The policy also says that any student who
submits a complaint against a faculty or staff
member in good faith will not be penalized
for what they say.
Paul also said that they will be keeping
track of the complaints in order to make sure
that if one area is getting more complaints
than others, they can make sure to fix whatever is not working.
This includes the policy itself. The policy
is up for review in July 2014, and students
can make suggestions on changes at any
time.
"I am an advocate for fair process,"
Kasper said, "Students cannot perform at
their best if they're dealing with conflicts, if
they're dealing with personal issues. This is
a service to help them be better students and
more successful in the university."
Full details of the student complaint
policy can be found at msudenver.edu.
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Colfax corridor.
The meeting held a dual purpose: bring
awareness about the study to residents of
Denver and obtain feedback from those
same individuals living in the impacted area.
"It's more than Colfax. It stretches from
this whole area. So, that's about a 10-squaremile area," said Tim Baldwin, a consultant
with the study.
As shown by maps at the meeting, the
selected area of study ranges from Interstate-25 to Interstate-225 and from 20t h to
12th avenues. This area stretches then from
Anschutz Medical Campus to the Auraria
Campus.
Baldwin's emphasis was on the impacted
area of congestion, which affects drivers, pe-
Colfax has long needed an overhaul, and
someone finally has a plan.
The city and county of Denver, the city
of Aurora, the Regional Transportation
District, and the Federal Transit Administration have formed the Colfax Corridor
Connections study. Its first two meetings
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The study started in June and is in the
first of a four-phase plan, scheduled for
completion in 2013.
As stated on the plan website, the goal
of the first phase is to "identify options for
meeting mobility and transit needs in the
corridor."
Part of this preliminary phase requires
the involvement of all the impacted areas of
the East Colfax corridor, in order to properly
identify the problems with congestion and
mobility.
"We are going into this with no pre-
conceived notion about what the answer
is," Baldwin said. "The federal government
requires us to be totally objective as we go
through this process."
Baldwin said that the goal of the Colfax
Corridor Connections study is not to make
assumptions but to identify the problem and
then effectively resolve it.
The study is estimated to cost $3 million,
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The ultimate goal is to improve movement, not only with current issues along the
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Zombie apocalypse - better than election 2012?
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Nikki Work
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Editor-in-Chief
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Forget zombies - election season will
end us all.
It's a little sooner than the Mayans
projected, but the apocalypse is looming.
Ask either side of the political spectrum,
and they wiU tell you that ifthe opposing
candidate is elected, we might as well just ·
kiss ourselves goodbye.
It's not just the donkeys and elephants in
the political zoo predicting the end, though.
The penguins are squawking just as loudly.
At last Wednesday's debate, supporters
of Libertarian presidential candidate Gary
Johnson were loud in their dissent toward
both of the mainstream candidates.
Amid the crowd that gathered to greet
the presidential motorcade, they showed
up wearing Obama and Romney masks
and tried to rile up the crowd of primarily
Democratic supporters.
They stai;;ted shouting "four more wars,"
and insisted that neither of the two candidates would bring anything positive to
America. They challenged the donkeys (who
for the most part stayed passive toward the
penguins) and asked them why they don't
believe in peace.
Let me break this down: the Libertarian
ralliers were trying to start a fight - over
peace.
When did everyone lose their minds?
Why do people abandon all reason come
election season?
I admit that the two-party system sucks.
I also proudly admit that I am registered
unaffiliated. That said, I still don't quite
understand third party mentality.
Roughly one-third of registered voters
are not officially affiliated with either the
Democratic or Republican parties. Together,
these groups, including members of all the
independent parties and unaffiliated voters,
have about an equal number as either of the
two main parties.
You hear people say all the time how
those who vote for a third party candidate
are wasting their vote because it's not going
to happen.
But independent voters have an equalpull in this country, just like Democrats and
Republicans. If all these offshoot supporters
were united behind one independent candidate, they could have a real chance.
Instead, they all back their own talkinghead or balk and support one of the two
main candidates. Or, as the Libertarians did
at the debate, try to make as much noise as
possible in the hopes that they will be taken
seriously.
Either way, the result is keeping our nation as divided and polarized as it already is.
Our political apocalypse is mounting - just listen to MSNBC or FOX News.
And while 33 percent of the country could
be working to unite us in our divided state,
instead, third parties are trying to drive in
another wedge.
Maybe the zombies could do it better.
I don't know if many of you actually
believe the presidential debates to be actual
debates, but I hope that you don't. The predetermined policies that the candidates talk
about, as well as the topics that are not to
be brought up allow the debate to become
exactly what it is: an act.
On Oct. 3, the "debate" took over the
beautiful city of Denver, littered it with glittering garbage and made a mockery, once
again, of the people of the United States.
While Denver was being invaded with this
debacle, I was at University of Denver, where
the debate was being held. It was an experience that I won't soon forget, one that was
finalized by two figureheads spewing out
memorized responses to a super-select guest
audience. Now, if you are interested in my
anarchistic, in-your-face, but still humanistic view - a view entirely different from
what you might normally read - then keep
going.
Debate Day started out with an unsuspected twist when I learned that I would be
covering the Debate Fest. See, since no one
actually cares about the debates, there has
to be a festival beforehand. Arriving around
l p.m . and getting entrance passes around
I :30, I headed into Debate Fest with a throng
fellow journalists and photographers. The
festival was on par with any other festival
that should serve alcohol but it strangely
doesn't. There were pro-lifers, pro-chokers,
pro-marijuana legalization and anti-marijuana legalization advocates, immigrants
for Romney and immigrants for Obama.
Non-profits and grassroots organizations
were scattered amongst the different political booths. This was as close to the debates
as I would get. It's likely security wanted
only DU's newspaper, the major TV stations, and the major newspapers present. No
other media entities were allowed any sort
of access to the event. If you are wondering
why, well, just ask yourself: "ls this really a
political debate? Or a charade being passed
otf as one"
After some more wandering around,
speaking with differently minded folks,
like the pro-lifers - who scream at other
for not believing in what they do - or the
anti-amendment 64 people, who just hate
medicine, I eventually came across what I
thought was a riot.
There were a few hundred Obama supporters chanting and cheering and the police
were having none of it. What I saw made
me think of the Occupy protests last fall in
Denver, which ended with police "enforcing"
the law with riot sticks, paint balls full of
pepper spray, actual pepper spray, and whatever other resources they could find. After I
got away from the chaos, everything calmed
down fairly quickly. It turns out Obama had
arrived earlier, then left, and was returning,
causing supporters to freak out.
I skateboarded about a mile away from
DU to the park that Occupy Denver was
rallying at, and there was a group of at least
SO protesters. The Green Party's candidate
for vice president, Cheri Honkala, spoke
to the group about what really mattered to
her party. She mentioned that, if Obama or
Romney was elected, the issue of homelessness would be ignored and foreclosure and
unemployment would be only lightly addressed and she said that her party had been
barred from the debates for not being part
of the two-party system that rules America.
Occupy's march started, showing that the
Occupiers wanted to let the system know
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who was in charge of their voice.
Occupy made their way toward DU and
was eventually met by police riding in SUVs
and on motorcycles. Surprisingly the officers
held back and allowed the Occupiers to go
about their protest. At the same time, it was
still a good waste of taxpayers' money.
I bring this up because, while following
.t he march, I came across a woman who was
a Libertarian supporter and witness to the
protest march. She asked what all the police
were for and started getting furious. Mind
you, this was a motherly woman, possibly
with grandchildren.
She started telling me that "this looks
just like my old home. This looks like communist China. All these police for these
peaceful people. There are too many police!"
The woman started yelling at the officers,
scolding the re-creation of the police state in
which she grew up. When the cops started
encroaching the protestors, I decided to
move onward without getting the woman's
name or backstory. But what she said was
very profound.
By 8 p.m., Occupy was marching away
and I made my way back home. Debate
day showed me that there are many people
involved in mainstream politics that actually
do good things for the community.
And, it mostly helped me see how much
control the traditional system has over
people. That day, there were people ready to
either fight for a man that has a) desecrated
and liquidized most of the Bill of Rights or
one that has b) set back women and minorities by a century, if not more. "Belief" is one
of the strongest convictions in the human
race, and because of this, the belief that one
man or another is telling us the truth may
just end us.
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October 11 , 2012 7
MC Lyte reps feminist beat at hip-hop conference
Reeanna Hernandez
[email protected]
Hip-hop has changed, but MC Lyte
hasn't.
MC Lyte (aka Lana Michele Moorer) has
cultivated her persona around the notion
that women can st ill turn heads when fu lly
clothed, a sentiment she argues is seriously
lacking in today's hip-hop industry.
"Hip-hop was about inspiration," MC
Lyte said . "One thing it has never been is
ignorant - until today."
Grammy nominated h ip-hop icon,
ent repreneur and multifaceted entertainer,
MC Lyte was one of the keynote speakers
at t he Sankofa Lecture Series hosted by the
department of African-American studies at
MSU Denver.
The night of Oct. 4, the Tivoli Turnhalle
was alive with devoted fans, women's r ights
supporters and hip-hop enthusiasts. At one
point, the audience sang in unison to the
infamous hip -hop song "Rapper's Delight" by
the Sugarhill Gang.
With her unique approach to audience
interaction, MC Lyte paved the way to addressing a serious underlying issue - she be1ieves that women's roles in hip-hop culture
have changed in a negative way.
MC Lyte drew attention to the way that
this change contributes to gender inequality.
She addressed how hip-hop has always been
an art that brings things that really matter to
light. Today there are many double standa rds
'Tm absolutely inspired by her," said
within hip-hop, MC Lyte said.
Janet Herby, a computer science major at
"You call me a queen, then turn around
CCD. "It is important to know her message.
Women put themselves in a sort of'Barbie'
and call me a bitch. l don't understand that,"
position, portraying ou rselves to have a
she sa id.
She proposed t hat performers need to
perfect 'Barbie' persona. MC Lyte is a 'Barreturn to the true roots of hip-hop and reinbara,' not a 'Barbie'. As long as women a re
being 'Barbie' and not 'Barbara,' we will
state the poetr y and the ar t form that it once
was. Hip-hop is art, it is real life, reporting
always be putting ourselves in a man's
truth, seeing it and speaking it how it is, MC
world."
Lyte said.
She thinks that knowledge is forgotten
in elements of hip-hop today and is replaced
with things that have no meaning and no life.
She proposed that artists need to get back
to what she calls "true school" hip-hop and
real-life issues that matter.
Some students felt having a lecture series
like this on campus was important.
"Students need to know the history of
the art form of hip-hop,"
said Jesse Parris, a MSU
Denver criminal justice
major. "They need to
know where it has been
and where it's going. They need
to know the steps to Lake to
bring it back to where it needs
to be."
Lecture attendees came
away with a renewed clarity of
the seriousness of the issues
MC Lyte, born Lana Michele Moorer, gave a lecture on the current state of hip-hop as part of the Sankofa lecture
discussed.
Series, Oct. 5, in the Tivoli.
Photo by Tim Hurst • [email protected]
Denver schoolchildren digest some food for thought
Kailyn Lamb
[email protected]
Every Friday morning. MSU Denver
students volunteer to fill bag~ for Food For
Thought, a charity that helps feed children in
Denver elementary schools.
"It's been really rewarding," said Rebekah Smith, an MSU Denver sophomore
who was volunteering for the first time with
the group.
Food For Thought fills approximately
630 bags of food every Friday for students
at Fairview and Columbian Elementary
Schools.
The bags a re fi lled with 10 to 13 items,
enough to make two sit down fa m ily meals
with some snacks in between. All of the food
is bought trom Food Bank of the Rockies
with funds donated to the group, said to Bob
Bell, founder of the charity.
The money donated to the gro up goes
straight toward buying food and not to any
other costs.
Employees of Mountain States Packaging, a t rucking company, volunteer their
time to bring the foo d t o the Auraria Hospitality Learning Center. They wait for it to be
bagged and prepa red, a nd then take the bags
to the elementary schools.
The bagging starts at 7:30 a.m . and stu~~flt~ y<?_lu11teer .f~r-~. ~ ~niI]lUil} of two hours.
Fairview Elementary students receive sacks of food through Food For Thought at their school Oct. 5.
Photo by Tim Hurst • [email protected]
There is a long table set up in the docking
area of the H LC with the different food items
in a line.
The students work hand ing bags to each
other down the line, filling the bags with
non-perishable items like tuna, pasta, and
granola bars.
The children they help range from 3 to
12. Both schools are Title 1 schools, which
means 95 percent of their students are below
the poverty level.
Title I is a federally funded education
program. Funding is provided to high poverty schools where students are at risk o r a re
falling behind.
"It's great seeing the kids ca rrying bags
as big as they are" Bell said.
The charity started March 17. Bell had
been working with the Arvada Sunr ise
Rotar y Club pn a sim ilar program in the Jef-
fcrson County area.
·1hrougb that organization, Bell beard
about children in Denver with similar needs.
After some research, programs were created
for the two schools. The only thing left was
to find a space big enough to fill the bags.
1hat is where the university comes in.
In the early stages of the program, Food For
Thought came to the university looking for
space and volunteers.
"I realized there was a problem and a
need, said Dr. Michael Wray, of the hospitality department. "This is also a bridge for
students needing service learn ing hours,"
Hearing about similar programs is what
made Jod i Meisinger, an MSU Denver senior,
want to participate. She wanted to help with
a program that provides food to ch ildren in
Denver.
Meisinger is one of the 250 students
that Food For Thought has in its volunteer
database.
Students who are interested in volunteering can visit volunteerspot.com and click on
Food For Thought.
"It's 6:30 or 7 in the morning and we're
not waiting on people, they're waiting on us.
We've just been blown away by the student
support," Bell said.
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October 11, 2012 MetroSpective TheMetropolitan
Collene Lewis
[email protected]
Born with glaucoma and blind from
birth, Henry Butler still found many ways to
express his creativity.
On Oct. 3, Butler came to the King Center and brought an earful of New Orleans
jazz with him.
Accompanied by student and staff
performers, Butler kept the crowd of about
65 clapping along to the beat during his last
song, before they spilled into applause.
But before his ovation, Butler joined students earlier that day in a jazz performance
master class and gave them feedback.
Parker Murphy, a bassist and MSU
Denver student, said that Butler's advice
was honest and the fast pace of the class set
a standard to follow in that night's performance.
"He really pushes you to keep up and
also to expand the way you play," Murphy
said.
Fellow bassist, Brian Saulig said that
after playing with Butler in class, the live
performance was easy because he knew what
to expect.
During the concert, Murphy played bass
to Butler's rendition of«Black Nile," while
Saulig played to "Bye Bye Blackbird."
Saulig added that with an audience in
attendance enjoying the music, the performance had a more laid back feel than the
classroom critique.
"He had a lot of suggestions," Saulig said.
"He's just that good."
Butler has been composing music since
age 12 and has produced 45 albums. He is a
10-time Pinetop Perkins Best Blues Instrumentalist Award nominee, according to his
website.
Aside from his reputation, the performance itself was what most impressed audi-
ence members Kittye Tilford and Andrea
Grady. Tilford said she particularly
enjoyed being so close to the music and
watching students and staff perform
alongside Butler.
"What an inspiration for other
students," Tilford said. "It was great to
see that jazz and American music style
is still alive."
Grady said she liked seeing and
hearing the influence of New
Orleans jazz and encouraged
students to attend upcoming
performances.
Anyone who loves and
wants to learn about music
could do so through performances like Butler's, Grady
said.
"You need to hear it and be
present with it," she said.
Butler's photography was displayed by the Access Center Oct.
1 during the Art Ability Exhibit in
the Tivoli Multicultural Lounge.
The center will present his
work throughout October.
For more info on
Butler's music
and art check out:
www.henrybutler.com
Above: Henry Butler, a renowned jazz and blues musician from New Orleans, plays
some tunes for a crowd of fans. Joining him on stage are MSU Denver professors
Paul Romaine on drums and Ron Bland on bass.
Below: Henry Butler keeps those fingers moving during a jazz piece featuring MSU Denver music students.
Photos by Nate Hemmert • [email protected]
TheMetropolitan MetroSpective
October 11, 2012
9
Refugees find solace on the soccer field
Cassie Ballard
[email protected]
Everyone in the room sat silently as
'vVarren St. John told the story of a Georgia
refugee salvation town called Clarkston and
the amazing community that seemed to
blossom there right in front of him.
"Outcasts United: A Refugee learn, an
American Town" is a book about people
finding community by overcoming insecurities and taking unexpected chances.
On Oct. 4, St. John, the book's author,
came to the Tivoli to sign and discuss his
book as part of MSU Denver's Sankofa Lecture Series.
"There are three kinds of people in the
world: the ones who make it happen, the
ones who let it happen and the ones who ask,
'What just happened?" St. John said.
Coach Luma Mutleh is the kind of person who makes things happen.
In the book, she is one of the inspirational keys that opens new doors and shows that
reaching out to others and stepping outside
one's comfort zone can lead to the beginning
of new and lasting relationships.
Born in Amman, Jordan, Mufleh
came to the U.S. to attend Smith College
in Northampton, Mass. After graduating
she began teaching soccer at a YMCA in
Clarkston.
"While turning around in a parking
lot one day Mufleh noticed a group of boys
playing her kind of soccer, which she played
growing up," St. John said. "She later came
back and asked the boys if she could join."
Kids in the U.S. play a different kind of
soccer than children in other countries, and
Mufleh saw that these kids in Clarkston were
play ing the game she was familiar with.
From this meeting, Mufleh got to know
the refugee boys who were playing soccer and helped them adjust to their new
home.
She started the non-profit organization
"Fugees" to help child war s urvivors adapt to
U.S. culture and to assist them in paying for
Author Warren St. John, right, speaks with an attendee at the book signing for "Outcasts United," after his lecture Oct. 4, part of the Sankofa Lecture Series.
Photo by Dan Fairbairn • [email protected]
things like health care. The soccer team she
coaches is also called the Fugecs.
In St. Joh n's book, the community of
Clarkston was built from people similar to
Mufleh and situations like hers. St. John explained that refugees are dis:
persed without being given a choice where
they will end up. This trans ition leaves many
of them vulnerable while trying to adapt,
especially if they don't feel welcome. In
Clarkston, many did not.
After moving to Clarkston, one Sudanese boy was puzzled by the townspeople's
behavior.
"Where this boy was from, outsiders
would be asked questions until the town was
satisfied with the information they received,"
St. John said. "Americans, in this boy's
experience, did not ask questions; they just
avoided newcomers."
To avoid insecurities, people turn to
familiarity to feel comfortable.
Soccer was that familiar thing for many
of the younger refugees. They did not need
to share the same language or culture to play
the game, St. John said.
Joe Halter, assistant director of student
activities at UCD, proudly announced how
the school supported soccer games held on
Sept. 6 and Oct. 9 in conjunction with St.
john's visit to t he Auraria campus.
"We were given special permission to
hold a soccer game at the Auraria Field
which lasted three hours," Halter said.
Urban Peak, a local youth leader, and
Denver Street Soccer helped to put together
the soccer scrimmages.
Lynda Aguado, a peer mentor at UCD
and the game referee, saw connections the
refugees made playing soccer together.
"You could tell that even though they did
not know each other, they knew each other
through the game," Aguado said .
Sankofa Lecture Series and Hip-Hop Literacy Conference
Some of the goals of the hip-hop literacy conference were:
To let people know about the social issues and historical events that shaped hip-hop.
To inform participants about the influence of hip-hop on communities around the world.
To show attendees that hip-hop can help people form their own identities.
The conference took place at MSU Denver Oct 3-5 and event s in the series included:
Film screening and discussion of "Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap" Oct. 3 at St. Cajetan's
MC Lyte's lect ure Oct. 4 in the Tivoli Turn halle followed by her concert featuring guest artist , Lady
Wu-Tang
·
A conversation with dancer, Crazy Legs, Oct. 5 in St. Cajetan's
The three-day conference also included workshops like " Your Brain On Hip-Hop: How Lyrics Shape
Our Minds," "Fresh Dipped: Hip-Hop's Influence on the Fashion Industry" and " Mile High Cipher: The
History of Hip-Hop in Colorado," just to name a few.
All information courtesy of the Sankofa Lecture Series website, sankofalectureseries.com, and theirFacebook page.
Dj Cavern performs at the Hip-Hop Literacy Conference.
Photo courtesy of the Sankofa Lecture Series Facebook
page
10 October 11, 2012 MetroSpective TheMetropolitan
Holey Pizza Bagels
A quick and tasty treat that takes
pizza to a whole new level
Kayla Whitney
[email protected]
Ingredients:
4 whole bagels ("everything" and
"onion" add some flavor, but really
Preparation:
anything that's not sweet will work)
Photos by Ryan Borthick • [email protected]
1. Preheat oven to 420 F.
Tomato
Cheese (slices and shredded)
2. Slice tomatoes and chop topping ingredients to the desired size.
Pasta sauce
3. Select a baking sheet. A pizza sheet with holes in it will work best. Separate the bagel
halves and lay them on the sheet with the unflavored sides facing up.
For the remaining ingredients choose
anything that you'd want to top a pizza
3. Begin pizza layering. Start with the tomatoes, and then add
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doesn't soak the bagel, and the tomato stops the cheesy good-
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4. Add some shredded cheese atop the sauce and any arrangement of toppings to your
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just a bit more cheese to the very top. More cheese 1s never a bad thing.
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1. Once the bagel pizzas are assembled, place them in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Oven
times may vary, but when the cheese is mcely melted, they should be ready to eat.
2. Let pizzas cool for a few minutes and then enjoy.
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11
Women's soccer keeps winning
Zee Nwuke
[email protected]
Compiled by Zee Nwuke
[email protected]
Tennis
MSU Denver men's tennis won two on the
road Oct. 6 against Colorado Mesa University
and Colorado Christian University in Grand
Junction.
The Roadrunners beat CMU 5-4 and
CCU 9-0.
No. 2 doubles team junior Jonathan
Evangelista and senior Ryan Joyce pulled out
an 8-5 win against the CMU Mavericks after
trailtng 2-1.
The men won four singles matches, with
senior Gabriel Vlahos, sophomore John Qualls
and Evangelista each winning
tn
three sets.
Adrien Delvaux won in straight sets.
The men finished their fall season with a
5-1 record.
The lady Roadrunners also won their
matches over the Mavericks and the Cougars.
The ladies defeated the Mavericks 5-4
and the Cougars 9-0.
No. 1 doubles freshman Cara Cromwell
and senior Altcia Holm won 8-3, while No.
3 doubles senior Nicole Hermann and junior
N1kk1 Amos won 8-6.
Cromwell, Hermann and Kelly Vu all won
their singles matches.
The ladies beat Mills College 9-0 for the
shutout on Oct. 5 in Grand Junction.
The ladies completed their season with
an overall record of 6-3.
sophomore forward Abby Rolph through the net. The Roadrunners
ended the half fired up.
"I think it was great that we equalized it before the half," head
coach
Adrianne Almaraz said. "So we came back knowing that if we
MSU Denver women's soccer continued its six-game winning
streak on the road with a 2-1 win Oct. 7 over No. 23 Regis University. got that goal we wouldn't give up another one, and I think it gave us
some momentum in the second half."
It was a big win for the Roadrunners, moving them up lo No. 8
The Rangers were more aggressive in the second half, but Runin the top-25 coaches poll for Division II. The Roadrunners are now
ners defenders didn't allow any big plays to develop, and Simkins
10-2-1 overall and 7-1-1 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
made some key saves in the
When these teams met
second half.
Sept. 14, the game was a
"We were very danger2-2 draw and the Rangers
ous the last 15 minutes of
were No. I in the RMAC.
the first half," Almaraz said.
But, the Roadrunners win
"We had Regis chasing us.
moved them into first
We possessed the ball a lot
place. 1he Rangers are now
better to give us more opin fourth.
portunities to score."
"Anybody can be the
Playing off the momenbest team at this point,"
tum from the first half, the
Roadrunners goalkeeper
Roadrunners were able to
Jordan Simkins said. "But
make a game-winning play
we worked hard, and we
with 11 minutes left.
came together as a team
Freshman forward
and took over the No. I
Shursteen Sharpe broke free
spot."
past multiple Rangers deThe lady Runners
fenders. With just the goalie
started the game strong
left to beat, she fired a shot
and kept the pressure on,
th rough the net, giving her
but the Rangers countered
team a 2-1 advantage.
with a solid defense.
"I was really excited
The Roadrunners
MSU Denver sophomore forward Karisa Price controls the ball against a Regis University demaintained possession of fender in Metro's 2-1 win on the road Oct. 7. The win moved the Roadrunners into first place in because it was my first goal
the ball for most of the first the RMAC. Photo by Melanie J. Rice • [email protected]
of the season," Sharpe said.
"So, being my first goal and
half, but with 22 minutes
winning the game made it a double bonus."
left on the clock, the Rangers scored. Senior midfielder Marissa Da
The Roadrunners controlled the ball for the remainder of the
vis set up freshman Danielle Dageenakis with a header right in front
game and held off the Rangers offense for the win.
of the Roadrunners goal, making it a 1-0 game.
"It was very nerve-racking being tied for a while because we were
The Roadrunners didn't let that goal break their spirits. They
kept the pressure on even as the Rangers raised their defensive inten- down," Sharpe said. "But then when we came back, I think we had
the motivation, and I felt like we were going to win."
~ity. 1he Roadrunners' passing game was crisp and accurate, but they
were still falling short of the goal.
Sports Editor Angelita Foster contributed to this story.
With eight minutes left in the half, the Roadrunners made it a
1-1 game. Senior defender Hayley Reinko headed a corner kick from
X-country runs fair to middlin'
Angelita Foster
[email protected]
MSU Denver men's cross-country runner Kirk Harvey finished first among collegiate runners in the
8,000-meter race Oct. 6 at the Metro Invitational in Washington Park. Harvey crossed the finish line in
26:20 to help the men's team to third place. Air Force runner Gavin Owens placed second with a time of
26:30. Photo by Angeltta Foster • [email protected]
MSU Denver cross-country teams placed
in the middle of the pack Oct. 6 in the third
annual Metro Stale Invitational at Washington Park.
The men's team finished third out of
seven teams led by junior Kirk Harvey, who
finished the 8,000-meter race in 26:20.
Harvey finished second overall behind
former Princeton University runner Tommy
Dialynas, who ran the race in 26:04 as an
independent.
Although Harvey finished the race
almost a minute faster than his 2011 time, he
said the cold, rainy weather affected him and
the other runners.
Sophomore Nick Kadlec was the second
Roadrunner to cross the finish line his time
of26:54 placed him seventh overall.
Kellen Fockler was third on the team
and lllh overall in 27:07, the fastest 8K time
Up Next
The Roadrunners will run again at the
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
Championships on Oct. 20 in Colorado
Springs.
of his career. Cameron Jukkala was 35th
overall and Erik Boss was Slst, adding to the
team scoring.
The lady Runners finished second out of
seven teams who ran the 6,000-meter race.
Once again, the ladies were led by freshman Janelle Lincks, who finished seventh in
24:02.
·It was a great race for the freshman class,
as Elysia Erickson contributed to the Roadrunners' final score with a 15th place finish
in 24:36. Mattie Jesmain was 27th, followed
by Jamilah Rashid in 34th. Senior Bri Richards crossed the line to take the 40th spot.
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12 October 11, 2012 MetSports TheMetropolitan
Roadrunners volleyball gets served a loss
Matt Mcvey
[email protected]
Lady volleyballers lost 1-3 to Western
New Mexico University Oct. 6 at the Auraria
Event Center.
The Roadrunners donned pink jerseys
for the annual 'Dig Pink' charity game to
raise awareness for breast cancer research.
"It is a great cause, and we were really
Vanessa Gemi2nani sets the ball for a teammate to
spike against the Western New Mexico Mustangs
Oct. 6 at the Auraria Event Center. Photo by Brian
T. McGinn • [email protected]
happy we were able to support it. We love
that we were able to get a good size crowd
because we know it's more money toward the
charity. And it was fun to get to wear a different color jersey," said senior outside hitter
Amy Wong, who had 11 kills and 16 digs.
The Roadrunners started in impressive
fashion pounding the Mustangs 17-11 to
start the first set. But as was to be the theme
all night long, MSU Denver let WNMU
crawl back into the match 20-18. MSU Denver found a way to squeak out the win 25-20.
The Roadrunners found themselves up
again in the second set 17-11. The team was
rolling until the Mustangs called a crucial timeout to adjust their game - and it
worked. WNMU won the second set 25-20.
"We probably had a pretty good opportunity in the second set. We were in control
at 17-13, and had we gone ahead and won the
second set, we would have taken the life out
of them. But we gave them life," head coach
Debbie Hendricks said.
The Mustangs came out with authority
in the third set and took the Roadrunners
25-20.
"They were everywhere. They were
scrappy and they were passing well against
us," said junior outside hitter Alyssa Heath,
who led the team with 12 kills.
"It just felt like everything we put on
their side they were just gelling back up and
bringing back to our side."
The Roadrunners were not ready to give
up though, and in the fourth set they came
Roadrunn ers huddle up to build their strategy against the Western New Mexico Mustan&s Oct. 6. WNMU
won the match 3-1. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • [email protected]
from behind to tie the match 19-19. But it
was too little too late, as the Mustangs found
a way to stave off a surging MSU Denver
team to win the set and the match 25-22.
"We just have a lot of areas we need to
improve in. We need to get back to work
on Monday," Hendricks said. "This team is
still an inexperienced team. This is a team
that hasn't played that much together, and
I think that when we get tested and when
a team puts pressure on us, we're still not
responding to it real well. But there is plenty
of season left."
The Roadrunners have some preparing
to do, as they are heading into their longest
TOad trip of the season, playing the next
three games away- all against fellow Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference opponents.
It wasn't all bad for MSU Denver this
weekend. They won on Oct. 5 in straight sets
- 25-20, 25- 18 and 25-16 - against New
Mexico Highlands Un iversity.
Sophomore right sider Lauren Quijaon
led the way in kills with 11, followed closely
by Heath, who had nine. Senior setter Vanessa Gemignani had a total of 35 assists and
three digs. Junior defensive specialist Alex
Green led the team in digs with eight.
The Roadrunners play again at 7 p.m.
Oct. 11 at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Mental Health Conflict in the Classroom
Mon Oct 15, 2012
Tivoli 640 1-3 p.m.
Tues Oct 16, 2012
Tivoli640 1-3p.m.
A representative from the MSU Denver Counseling center will
discuss strategies to support students with mental disabilities
while maintaining an effective learning environment.
Conflict, Race & the Classroom Round Table
Tues Oct 23, 2012
Tivoli 640 1-3 p.m.
Wed Oct 24, 2012
Sigi's Cabaret
Tivoli 130 1-2:30 p.m.
A round-table discussing race and conflict in the classroom.
This session is limited to 15 attendees, RSVP to
[email protected].
Conflict & Media
Mon Oct 29, 2012
Tivoli 640 1-3 p.m.
Tue Oct 30, 2012
Tivoli 640 3-4:30 p.m.
Discussion and dialogue about society's perception of
conflict based on You Tube and reality TV and what to do to
reap the benefits of a successful conflict process.
www.msudenver.edu/studentengagementandwellness/studentconflictresolutionservices/
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Yoga for Stress
Management
Svetlana
11 :00-1 2:00
Svet lana
11 :00-12:00
Pilates
Pilates
Beth
12:00-1 :00
Flow Yoga
Derik
Room: PE 215
12:15-1 :15
Beg. Hatha Yoga
Derik
Room: PE 215
12:15- 1:15
Beg. Hatha Yoga
Beg. Flow Yoga
Derik
Room: PE 215
1:15-2:00
Derik
Room: PE 215
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12:00-1:00
Zumba®
Cathy
1:00-2:00
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3:15- 4:15
Belly Dancing
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4:15-5:15
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Flow Yoga
Zumba®
Hatha Yoga
Zumba®
Derik
5:15-6:15
Cathy
5:15-6:15
Der ik
5:15-6:15
Cathy
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YOGA FOR STRESS MANAGEMENT
PILATES
P&lates is a sen es of floor exercises increasing strength,
coordmauon, and flexibility while promoting uniform
muscle deuelopmenc enhancing postural alignment. All
of the exercises are linked co a specific breath parrem
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in a deeper core engagemenc and relieumg stress.
YOGA
FLOW YOGA
yoga I nking poses together with
rhyth c breathing.Generally more phys'c.ally challenging
than Harha Yoga Flow Yoga calms the mtnd and tones
the_bnd
HATHAYOGA
...... ..,,. nd body on euery level Postures
play a pnmary role m Harha Yoga as do specific breaching
techniques and medtt:ation practices.All are intended to
1s a class designed for all ages nd all leuels
of fitness with a systematic and safe
approach co Yoga. Students team
simple, yet powerful, • yogic
rnolS- for srress management
at the physical, mental and
emotional leuels,as well
as build abilities to
cope with stress.
Zumba® is a
combination of
international
dance rhythms
such as: African,
salsa, merengue,
cumbia, reggaecon,
and ochers, all combined
with dance and ficness
exercises into awe-inspiring
mouemencs meant m engage and
captivate for life! Euery class feels like
a parry!
calm rhe mind and uplift the spiriL
For more information, contact
Health Center at Auraria
Plaza 1 SO • 303-556-2525
Sponsored by Health Center ar Auraria &
Campus Recnarion ac AUraria
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Sudoku
Horoscope
5 1
2 6
1
4 8
3
2
6 1
5
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Aquarius
September 23 -October 22
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January 20 February 18
Stuns• black v-Jns •nd men m 'uih with glas..es and
earpiece' may be following you around thi< week Members of the Fill or CIA are likdystalking you. You may
han something to ,.·orry about be•tdes midterms.
m.
7 2
3 9
6
3
8 9
5 7
6
Pisces
Cancer
February 19 -March 20
June 21 -July 22
\ou'll begin prtparing for llallow~en earlr this year
How•vrr, you will need to re•ln<k on candy alter you eat
th~ thrtt bags you already purchased earher this "eek.
Darn that ddtc1ously tempting candy.
5 2
On your "af home from a stu..ful da) of cla"<>.
you may find• pcnnr on the 1:1round that i• face up.1h"
fonunatc find will not m,1ke much ol a d ifference in your
da). Sorry.
You .-an Ii nail) walk Jown the main st red' on
campu• this week \In<< the 'register to vote' r•ople are
finally gon<. You will now be at peace.
Sagittarius
Aries
Leo
November 22 -December 21
March 21 April 19
July 23 -August 22
A leprechaun is likely to cross your path. He will
either nffer you a pol of gold or a really big bowl oi Lucky
Charms. Keep your fingers cro•scd for the gold.
A fiery experience w11l likelv change your life this
week. And <<ar your feet. Rccomidcr plans to walk
••«>"hot coals without shoes on, espe'1ally if it's in
the ba•kyard of a hou<c party
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Capricorn
December 22 -January 19
The temptation ol a cheap all-you-can-cal buffet may
get the be I ot )oU this week. I ry not to eat 'o mu,h that
you have lo be wheeled out ot' the re~taurant.
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It as highly recommend<d that ~-ou <tock up on
hand santllzer this "ed.. It", a d1ttv, dirtv world out
there Be prcpareJ
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Scorpio
During one of your math classe~ you will have an
extreme "ah ha!" moment that will .:<1usc you to leap out
ot your chair in lifo-changmg excttement. Don't forget to
scream. "'matht.>mahcal'"
6 3
5 9 1
1
6
19
2
6
1
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Gemini
May 21 -June 20
October 23 November 21
Difficulty: EASY
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life
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Virgo
Taurus
August 23 -September 22
April 20 -May 20
You mav •ee a whtte rabbit on campus this week. Do
not, I repeat, do not, follow tt 1 Unless, ol course, you're a
htg Pink Flord tan.
Love is in your future. Sw<"ct, warm lo'c with all
the scarv.s, beanies and hoodie• that ha\e been so
lonely in the ba<k of )OUrdo<et since bst winter.
Events around Denver
10.11-21
Memphis
Tues-Fri 7:30 p.m.
Sat-Sun 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
@ The Buell Theater
Tickets start at $25
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Difficulty: HARD
Brain Teasers
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60
10.10
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
8 p.m. @ Larimer Lounge
$12 in adv., $15 day of show
O_ER_T_O_
Metro Events
talk
Last week's answers
(top to bottom) Back to square one,
for instance, sideshow, too funny for
words
10.15
Exploring Economic Freedom:
The Economic Anatomy of a
Drug War
11 a.m. @ Tivoli Multicultural
Lounge
10.17
Love, Sex, Lies
10 a.m. @ Tivoli Multicultural
Lounge
10.11
The Helio Sequence, Slowdance
8:30 p.m.
@ Moe's Original Bar B Que
Englewood
$10-12
10.12
Nate Sanchez
6 p.m.
@ The Walnut Room Broadway
free
10.11
Wolf Gang, The Royal Concept
7 p.m. @ Hi-Dive
$16
10.12
The Hood Internet
8p.m.
@ The Walnut Room Pizzeria
$12.50 in adv., $15 day of show
10.11
Ska Skank Redemption
8 p.m. @ Cervantes
$10
10.16
Night at The Morrison Museum
6 p.m. @ Morrison Natural
History Museum
$7
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