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TheMetropolitan MetroSpective Trapped in a modern glass box By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu Behind the silence, the black and white face paint and cardboard boxes, the mimes of the 16th Street Mall in Downtown Denver are just like everyone else — people trying to make a living. Joseph Temple, 28 and Mikki Weber, 19, spend their days and nights strolling up and down the mall entertaining passers-by by miming. The couple sees miming as their careers, and they don’t want to stop doing it any time soon. “Being a mime is more of a lifestyle and I get paid for it,” Temple said. “I am the mime of Denver.” The two aren’t typical mimes — they’re modern-day mimes. Sometimes they talk; they love drinking, smoking marijuana and eating at local and chain restaurants — especially Taco Bell and the Corner Bakery downtown. They also maintain a somewhat normal relationship — aside from the miming of course. Continued on page 10>>
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Faculty member awarded off-campus By Keifer Johnson kjohn247@msudenver.edu Yet another MSU Denver faculty member has been recognized for his outstanding achievements outside of Auraria. Dr. Luis Torres, the deputy provost for the university and vice president of academic affairs was awarded the Las Raices Award April 5 by the non-profit organization Servicios de La Raza for his extensive services to the community. Torres has been with MSU Denver since 1995, when he became the chair of Chicana and Chicano Studies. After decades of working with the community, it still shocked him to receive such an award. “I was surprised and rather humbled,” Torres said about receiving the award. Torres has been helping out his community for more than forty years. He has been involved in numerous organizations, including the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies, Denver’s Latino Education Coalition, Denver Public School’s Hispanic Education Advisory Council and the Board of the Colorado Latino Forum. “Ever since I started as an educator in 1972, when I had my first official position as an instructor, I’ve been involved with different things in the community,” Torres said. According to Torres, his title as an educator came long before he was an instructor in a classroom. “Almost as soon as I learned English (as a child), I started to help other kids in the neighborhood learn English,” Torres said. “I remember helping kids learn to spell so they could take part in the spelling bees. Those were a big deal back then.” Servicios de La Raza is a human services organization created in 1972 and based out of Denver. They have several programs including ones for quality healthcare, HIV testing and support, mental health support and more.
According to the organization’s website, the mission of Servicios de La Raza is to provide and advocate for culturally responsive, essential human services and opportunities. “For (Servicios) to recognize me was quite surprising. They do great work in the community,” Torres said. “I have such esteem for them, so for the award to come from them is truly heartwarming.” Servicios had its second annual Raices Latinas: The Roots of Our Community Gala April 5 where they presented Torres with the award. While he has never officially been a member of Servicios de La Raza, Torres has special connections with the organization. “They have several graduates from Metro State who work in the agency. I remembered some of them as my own students from when I taught,” Torres said. In his acceptance speech, Torres shared the recognition of receiving his award with his colleagues and friends at MSU Denver. “I accepted the award as an individual, but also on behalf of the university,” Torres said. “It’s really an excellent example, I think, of the university’s effort in the latino community.” After 42 years in community aid, Torres says he only wants to continue what he is doing. “I plan to do more work, especially with the undocumented immigrant population, and the larger immigrant community,” Torres said. One of his proudest accomplishments within MSU Denver has been the expansion of opportunity for immigrant and nontraditional students to attend MSU Denver. “We have seen here at MSU Denver with the increased access that the university has provided to a variety of students that when you do that, the benefits really come back to the entire community,” Torres said. “I want to continue providing more and better access to that education.”
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News to know “Ukraine leader says anti-terror operation under way in Donetsk region” (CNN) “Alleged white supremacist faces capital charge cver Kansas murders” (Al Jazeera) Dr. Luis Torres was awarded a lifetime service award from Servicios de La Raza, a non-profi t organization. Photo by Michael Ortiz • mortiz26@msudenver.edu
Zansberg explains free speech By Luke Faulkner lfaulkner4@msudenver.edu A First Amendment lawyer spoke on Auraria Campus about the importance of American rights. Steven Zansberg spoke April 15 to a group of students and faculty about the First Amendment to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law” concerning religion, free speech, the press, peaceable assembly or the right of citizens to petition the government for a redress of grievances. Zansberg was an undergraduate at Stanford, a law student at Yale and holds other recognitions, such as the 2014 Denver First Amendment Litigation Lawyer of the Year and the chair of the American Bar Association’s Forum on Communication Law. “Today I’ll be discussing the transformation of the Tibetan Dynasty,” Zansberg said.
Zansberg told his listeners that there would be no exam questions from the talk, before talking briefly about four cases that exemplify the principles of the First Amendment. “I was struck by their eloquence in how (these cases) articulated some really foundational principles of the meaning and the principles that emanate from those sparse words of the First Amendment,” Zansberg said. Zansberg’s talk focused on four Supreme Court cases he said espoused a “unifying principle.” He reviewed Cox Broadcasting Company v. Cohn, Florida Star v. B.J.F., Garrison v. Louisiana and Whitney v. California. Zansberg said it is the right of American citizens to use information from the press to self-govern and decide their own fate. “All embrace this notion of the right to receive information that is at the heart of the First Amendment,” Zansberg said.
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Auraria leads to help kick bad habits By Luke Faulkner lfaulker4@msudenver.edu The Health Center at Auraria introduced a smoking cessation program for students, faculty and staff . The free program, “Light Up Your Life in a New Way,” kicked off at Auraria April 7. Banners could be seen throughout campus, press releases had been dispersed and informational brochures will be mailed to faculty and staff in the near future. “Smoking is well known, welldocumented; there’s no controversy that it causes health issues,” said Steve Monaco, director at the Health Center. “It has a huge drain on society and the resources.” The program provides several options for those aiming to quit smoking tobacco. Participants can use the American Lung Association’s workbook provided by the Health Center, partake in an online program for free or receive medical treatments. “We offer not just coaching, but we also are more active with prescribing a medication for those who are in the right stage of the quitting process,” said Luis
Lorenzo, a physician at the Health Center. “It’s a very active outreach program.” The current staff involved with the cessation program includes six providers and two coaches. The six providers are made up of physicians and physician assistants who are fully trained to coach participants, if a coach is unavailable. The coaches provide the resources and beginning process for all seeking to quit smoking. “If you can combine the preparation phase with the medication rather than them individually, they’re going to be successful in their quit attempt,” said health education and outreach coordinator Beth Sandlin. She also is a Mind Body Fitness Coordinator and Tobacco Cessation Coach. The program is free for students, faculty and staff. Student fees from MSU Denver, UCD, and CCD go toward approximately 65 percent of the personnel costs for the program. The remaining 35 percent comes from the Health Center’s income. “For this program, to offer it at no cost, I believe is a huge selling point to get people into the program,” Lorenzo said.
MSU Denver senior Jimmy Bacon enjoys a cigarette on Auraria. A new campus program, “Light Up Your Life in a New Way” helps students quit smoking. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
The Health Center covers 100 percent of the cost of medication for up to three months, and the medications value anywhere from $150-$700. The visits to see a medical provider are valued at $200. The four available medications the cessation program provides include Varenicline, Nicotine gum, Nicotine patches and Bupropion. “The free thing is taking the road block down, because it’s expensive,” Monaco said. “We felt that it was an area that we wanted to remove barriers to individuals
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who have thought about quitting or considering quitting from the standpoint of finances.” According to a study done by the American College Health Association, the National College Health Survey Results Related to “Smoking Cigarettes,” about 25 percent of MSU Denver students smoke. The “Light Up Your Life in a New Way” cessation program sets goals for its participants. Those seeking to quit smoking are looking at about three months of perse-
verance to reach their goals. “Not only is the staff excited about it, but after outreaching the event this week, it seems like there’s a lot of excitement about the program from people who are wanting to quit using tobacco,” Sandlin said. Participants can call 303-5565216, visit the Health Center at Auraria or go online to msudenver. edu/aurariaquits for more information or to schedule a visit with a cessation coach.
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Remembering Boston: A year after a tragedy By Kelli Heitstuman-Tomko ktomko@msudenver.edu Few things bring the American people together the way tragedy does. When that tragedy is an attack against everyone and no one at the same time, making the possible victims anyone in the area, Americans congeal into a united front. We become one people regardless of race, gender or religion, even if only for a brief time. Boston suffered such a tragedy April 15, 2013. In the chaotic aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, differences didn’t exist. Spectators stayed to help injured strangers despite not knowing if there might be another bomb nearby. Runners just finishing 26.2 miles continued on to hospitals to give blood. Others in the middle of the race skipped the finish line altogether to join them. People ran toward the explosion because there were others there who could not run away. Three people would die, (followed by one more during the manhunt), more than 260 would be injured and, in a typically American fashion, heroes who never intended to carry that title would emerge from the dust and smoke. This year marks Boston’s first year of recovery. The past 365 days have been a march toward starting the year over. The city survived a tragedy and dealt with firsts — the first Fourth of July since the bombing, the first start of school since the bombing, the first Halloween, the first Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year. Days and weeks became oddly surreal, as if the event of the bombing reset time for the city. Americans, as a people, have the temerity to be angered by terrorism. Rather than run, cower or give in, we have the tendency to stand strong and fight back. We refuse to live in fear or surrender the activities in which we have been threatened, sym-
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bolically thumbing our noses at the forces that would chain our souls, whether foreign or domestic. We saw it at the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1997, at Oklahoma City, on 9/11. Boston is no different. We will not be defeated. Next week, Boston will see its first marathon since the bombing. There have been nightmares, PTSD, painful recoveries, unspoken goodbyes. A child died, a sister, a Chinese student far from home. A security guard died in the line of duty. But there have also been stories of resolve, fortitude and positive outlooks for a new future lived beyond the tragedy rather than inside of it. The people of Boston have been praised for their patience during the investigation and their strength in recovery. The staff of the Boston Globe was honored with a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of the chaos. This is not to say that there will not be fear during the marathon next week. There are those who will be fearful. Security will be tighter. The emotion will threaten to break many. But participants will run and their loved ones will stand on the sides to support them. The athletic commission has opened more spots in the marathon this year as survivors, rescuers and families of survivors vow to make it to the finish line this year. They will run because not to run is to let fear and terrorism win, and Boston will stand strong. That’s the American way.
Morals in a decaying culture By Nikki Work nwork@msudenver.edu It’s times like these, when pop culture is inundated with icons like Miley Cyrus’ tongue and Kim Kardashian’s butt, that I am incredibly grateful for the lasting popularity of superheroes. Sure, they wear outlandish and unrealistic costumes. Yeah, the world always has to come into extreme peril before they can save it. But for the most part, the masked crusaders have more than marvelous abilities: they have morals. Between Captain America’s old-fashioned chivalry, Spiderman’s modern and intrinsic care for humanity and Batman’s deep commitment to protecting innocence, today’s blockbuster superheroes are more fit to be idols than the MTV and ex-Disney brats. This weekend, I went and saw “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.” Despite taking darker turns than its predecessor and delving into the difficulties the star-spangled Avenger faces, the movie still showed the power of friendship, justice and mercy above fear, hatred and cynicism. Don’t get me wrong. The pop culture idols I saw as a kid were really no better than the Justin Biebers and Paris Hiltons of the world.
When I was 8 years old, though, the first “X-Men” movie came out. Then, at 10, Tobey Maguire donned a spider bite and a dedication to heroism. By 13, Batman had begun and showed me that no matter how crappy your circumstances may be, belief in humanity and in the inherent value of people should never be abandoned. Call me overly naïve or too trusting, but I wish with all my heart that the world could operate on some of these superhero-ey values. Even more so, I believe that everyone deserves a chance to prove their courage, their kindness and their possibility. Every time a new hero movie comes out, I rush to the theater to see morality in action, to see the impossible be overcome and most of all, to see someone that the world can look up to who actually deserves it. To me, life is about making the best of one’s own situations and giving everyone else a fighting chance to do the same. I may not have a super shield or mega muscles like Steve Rogers. I may not have the rad gadgets and unlimited money to fuel my antics like Bruce Wayne. But I do have one thing in common with all of my heroes — a belief in the people around me and in myself. I certainly didn’t learn that from Lindsay Lohan.
Enjoy what you eat By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu I love fast food. In fact, I love every type of food that is bad for me, and I don’t care who knows it. I’ve tried to eat healthy, and for me, it’s just completely impossible. There’s nothing more satisfying to me than eating a slice of pizza, a greasy burger and a huge basket of fries. I’m not against anyone who is into health food — actually, I wish I could enjoy green vegetables, or at least any kind of vegetables, with my meal. For me, it’s painful to try to make myself mow down on some healthy foods. I remember the last time I tried spinach — I gagged and spit it out on my plate. Many people probably assume that my weekly (okay, more than once, maybe three times a week) McDonald’s intake is disgusting, but it makes me happy — and to me, that’s all that matters. After a night of drinking and
being out late there’s nothing better than going to Benny Blanco’s for a slice of pizza larger than my face, or heading to a 24/7 diner for a late night breakfast, with a side of bacon. I feel like people eat healthy because they feel that they have to. Yes, there are many risks to eating crunchy tacos from Taco Bell or Subway’s new and amazing breakfast, but as of now, I feel pretty healthy and at this point in my life that’s all I really care about. Maybe in five years when I start seeing the McDouble’s around my hips and the slices of pizza on my ass I will start to feel bad about all of the late night food runs I’ve made, but for now though, I love the sweet, salty and greasy foods that I put into my mouth. I think people need to start enjoying what they eat when they’re young, because our metabolisms won’t always be fast and we won’t always want to be awake at 3 a.m. for a late night Pete’s Kitchen run.
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Zombie Olympics could happen on Auraria By Jody Mier jmier2@msudenver.edu Greetings Earthlings, Last week I confessed my passive-aggressiveness — and I have discovered there are many out there just like me. I am here to say to you that we no longer have to sigh and resort to studying in our cars or in that bathroom that no one ever uses by the Marines’ office in the Tivoli. We can take back the glorious silence of the “Quiet Zone” in the library. We can take back our computer labs and hear our silent thoughts. Together we can make that change. In conjunction with The Zombie Drag proposal I made last week, I would like to add an annual triathlon sponsored by the fictional Tinny Sound Pollution Committee. According to a report done by TSPC, millions suffer from ear bud pollution. As poor audio is emitted into our precious atmosphere, nervous twitches, mutterings and the like can be heard from people about to burst into a passive aggressive attack.
Not only will the triathlon raise funds for the future flood of pre-mid-life hearing loss s, it will be a step toward breaking the link between the annoying ear bud users and passive-aggressive attacks. Competitors will begin the triathlon in either a computer lab or on the 2nd floor of the Auraria Library. Here, athletes will swim through the Sea of Homework until they cross the Threshold of Exasperation. After yanking out ear buds from students listening to excessively loud music, the next portion of the triathlon will be the sprint. In addition to being chased by the ear bud owners, participants will make their way through an ever-changing course of students/ zombies all texting and not looking where they’re going. The final round of the competition is the cycling event — or rather, the recycling event. Athletes will find a hiding place and recycle the ear bud cord into a friendship bracelet (instructions to the right). After completing the bracelet, competitors will cross the finish line and present the friendship bracelets to their original owners during the awards ceremony. We can end passive-aggressiveness, either by making bracelets or by attacking — indirectly.
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figure and his authoritative pose wielding a crutch as if it were a weapon. Viewing this set of amazing posters, I thought about the current state of poster advertising in America and the similarities from poster to poster. The modern (or postmodern?) fi lm industry repeats stylistic choices on fi lm posters favoring well-known celebrities first and story second — which neglects the artistic content. Polish artists in the 1900s were free from the dominating government and the controlling movie studio’s influence and put beauty first and promotion second.
The American Western has always represented ideas of grandiose exploration of nature, wild animal life and gun-toting cowboys. The Denver Art Museum is currently exhibiting a show titled “Rebranded: Polish Film Posters for the American Western,” which made me question the way poster art developed for function over aesthetic quality. An uncommon interpretation of our beloved westerns can be seen in Poland during Communist rule in 1945. In a different approach to For the full article visit metrosphere.org advertising, Poland commissioned artists rather than fi lm studios, who produced experimental works. The artists used hand-drawn typography, bright color and shape, creating an asthetically different view of the American West. I saw a tendency toward abstract imagery, similar to colorful cubist works. The poster created for 1966’s “El Dorado” avoids realistic depiction of both stars, and instead gives us an illustrative cowboy figure using curving form and bright colors. For a fi lm about a wounded alcoholic sheriff, we still get a literal interpretation from the whisky bottle hat of the Photo from www.ebay.com
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“100 on 100” provides outlet for artists By Bryan Luchene bluchene@msudenver.edu Like the butt of any joke, fine arts students are often chastised for the impracticality of their future degree. The fourth annual “100 on 100” art show was an opportunity for vindication. Eye fatigue set in as sprawling works of art jumped out from every corner inside the Carbon Gallery April 10. Evocative sculpture, rich emotive oil paintings and punkrock art anthems lined the walls, showcasing all of the work of cosponsors Birdseed Collective and 1/1 Magazine. Anthony Garcia Sr., co-founder of Birdseed Collective, said this was the first of these events to occur in the Santa Fe Arts District. “A lot of artists that try to be in the Santa Fe Arts District, they don’t know how to go about it, or they have to pay a lot of money to be here,” Garcia said. “They just want to be a part of something — and everybody that wants to be a
part of this can be a part of this. New people that want to get their name out there, we just allow them that space.” Garcia describes Birdseed Collective as a network of artists and galleries working to benefit the community. This network supports artists and harnesses their talent for work with art education programs like ArtLab at Globeville’s Street Kidz recreation center — programs that benefit underprivileged youth, Garcia said. This communityminded theme creates an environment of inclusion instead of exclusion, Garcia said. “100 on 100” allows everyone the opportunity to show their art without worrying about the fees and name recognition required by most Santa Fe gallery owners.
1/1 Magazine cosponsored the event to promote local visual artists and Tim Arndt, a recent MSU Denver graduate, is grateful. “They provide a valuable commodity for new artists, a chance to show their work,” he said. “100 on 100” is a chance for Arndt to hustle his paintings and make money as an artist. “It is a very beautiful and beneficial thing,” Arndt said. “It makes it worthwhile. It makes me think ‘hey this being an artist thing isn’t like chasing some sort of pipe dream. This could actually fucking work.’” Meghan Throckmorton, a Birdseed Collective board member, said the show was a chance for struggling artists to network and develop invaluable recognition
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throughout the art scene. “We have at least 100 artists showing up to three pieces each,” Throckmorton said. “There are some established artists as well as emerging artists, but they don’t really jury. Anyone can, get in so it’s pretty cool.” All art sales went directly to the artist, and proceeds from donation and door fees were funneled back into community art programs and future events. “We do shows all year ’round. We do monthly curating stuff and more intimate art shows in art galleries,” Garcia said. “We went from helping artists out right now to helping the whole community — all the people, everything around it. We’re helping art galleries do their thing but I think for us we just want to make sure our kids’ future is cared for.” For more information about any of Garcia’s work with Birdseed, or his community outreach programs at Street Kidz, check out birdseedcollective.com. You can check out 1/1 Magazine at 1of1magazine.com.
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Entertainment news “Colorado Symphony Ball has a rock ‘n’ roll vibe” (The Denver Post) “‘Good Morning America’ Introduces Michael Strahan as Part-Time Contributor” (The Hollywood Reporter) Stories streaming at time of print (4/15 - 7 p.m.)
Culture quotes “It’s the sad thing about entertainment, it’s not always about who is the best.” -Jake Roberts
10 April 17, 2014 MetroSpective TheMetropolitan <<continued from front page Temple and Weber’s goal is to entertain. They don’t let anyone know exactly how much they make, but while chasing people down the street and pretending to be stuck in a glass box, tourists and locals hand them dollar bills almost every five minutes. One of Weber’s other specialties is letting people imagine that she’s pulling a fake rope. While both Weber and Temple paint their faces white and lips black, Temple also bears a black teardrop-like shape under his right eye. There’s no odd reason as to why the both of them chose this as their lifestyle. Temple has been a mime for four years. “I decided the year before I
fi led my divorce I wouldn’t pay taxes anymore and have a nontraceable income,” Temple said. “I didn’t want to become a bum or a beggar.” Temple saw Weber on the mall about a month ago with friends, took her aside and asked if she wanted to join him in miming. As simple as that, she was next to him, picking up his tricks and learning the trade. “I had a job, but I quit to be a full-time mime,” Weber said. “It wasn’t a possibility in my head until he came up and I was like ‘Oh yeah, I can do that downtown.’” The mimes also have a good relationship with the other street performers on the 16th Street Mall. They get along with almost everyone. Most of the interactions with
passers-by are positive as well, but there have been instances where that hasn’t been the case. “People with weak personalities see a mime or whatever, they either fear them or want to destroy them to make themselves feel better, so they attack me verbally or physically to try to prove themselves to keep their pride,” Temple explained. Temple emphasized the history of miming, which plays a factor in why he likes doing it so much. Miming is one of the earliest forms of self-expression and entertainment. “You get to be around people all day and you get to interact with people on a totally different level,” Weber said. “It’s fun being a mime.”
Mikki Weber and Joseph Temple spend seven days a week entertaining those who pass by them on 16th St. Mall. Photo by Alyson McClaran • amcclara@msudenver.edu
Record Store Day celebrates independent music By Steve Musal smusal@msudenver.edu One of the best things about creative works — music, books, print art — is that when they’re used, they’re not used up. Few things are as satisfying as paging through a used book or searching through a record bin for that one perfect album on vinyl. In the world of digital music, the venerable record store may soon be a thing of the past — but not if the folks running Record Store Day have anything to say about it. Every third Saturday in April since 2007, independent record stores, artists, music lovers and others
associated with putting music out on vinyl and CD celebrate Record Store Day: a day to celebrate the timeless institution of the independent record store. “It’s not just the ability to touch, see and smell an album and the artwork, it’s the fact that you are in a Real Place with Real People,” wrote musician Amanda Palmer on the Record Store Day website. “And not just any people: other music-obsessed freaks like you. I discovered so many bands by just hanging out, talking to shopkeepers, getting recommendations from some random dude who was flipping through the Nick Cave bootleg box as fervently as I was.” Here’s a look at three of the Denverarea stores with events for Record Store Day:
Some featured music to keep an eye out for: • Devo - Live At Max’s Kansas City - November 15, 1977 (12”) • David Bowie - 1984 Picture Disc (7”) • Joy Division - An Ideal For Living (1978) (12”) • Motörhead - What’s Wordsworth (180g LP) • Songs: Ohia - Journey On: Collected Singles Box Set (7”) • Tame Impala - Live Versions (12”) • White Denim - Place To Start (with Jamie Liddell)(7”)
Twist and Shout Records Location: 2508 E. Colfax
Hours: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Founded in 1988, Twist & Shout Records, is an independently owned record store with a “think global, act local” approach to music. The store advertises friendly staff and the ability to listen before you buy, “to ensure you take home exactly the music you want.” For Record Store Day, Twist & Shout will host altcountry / Southern rock band Drive By Truckers in a free show starting at 3:00 p.m.. For more information, visit them online at twistandshout.com.
Wax Trax Records Location: 13th & Washington
Hours: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
One of Denver’s most enduring record stores, Wax Trax Records has been around for 35 years. The staff prides themselves on “keeping it real,” claiming they are, “and always will be, the center of Denver’s underground music and arts scene.” For Record Store Day, Wax Trax will host New Mexico rock band Howling Hex, Denver locals CP 208 and Colorado air guitarist Magic Cyclops in a show beginning at 2 p.m.
Mutiny Information Cafe Location: 2 S. Broadway
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 a.m.
Mutiny Information Cafe is a combination record store, bookstore and coffee bar located in Denver. Located in a building built in 1904, the store serves locally roasted coffee, Boulder chai, and 30 years’ worth of new and used books and records. Mutiny’s staff plans to celebrate Record Store Day with a sale on much of their well-stocked music section, including many local artists. For more information, visit their website at mutinyonline.com. Other stores with scheduled Record Store Day events around Denver include Albums On The Hill in Boulder, Black & Read in Arvada and at the three Angelo’s CDs locations in and around Denver Graphic from RecordStoreDay.com
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Legalization celebration in Denver By Melanie Moccia mmoccia@msudenver.edu This Sunday, April 20, is going to be the first 420 since recreational marijuana has been legal. Denver has countless events revolving around the holiday, and people from all over not just the country but the world, will come to the city to celebrate the freedom of smoking weed. As of now, Denver has more than 60 recreational shops, and there
soon will be more, since the city issued about 130 licenses for retail sale in January. Last year at the infamous 4/20 rally, there was a shooting that, while not fatal, resulted in three injuries. This year, the city is trying to keep it more controlled, especially with the public versus private consumption laws. The Mile High City will be packed with things to do this weekend, even for someone who is not a regular pot smoker. Many of the events and festivals are pricey, but below is a list of the most cost-efficient ways to celebrate 4/20 this year.
Events around the Mile High City: The Annual 420 Rally: The rally — now festival — taking place downtown at Civic Center Park this year is amped up from previous years. In the past, there’s always been music, food and vendors, but this year the city of Denver is bringing in headliners to entertain for two days of a smoke-filled event. Artists include Wyclef Jean, Zion I, The Expendables and Sunsquabi to perform on the stage in the park. Price: Free Dates/Time: 4.19-4.20 all day Location: Civic Center Park
#YesWeCannabis: Even on 4/20, it wouldn’t be a holiday in Denver without a bar crawl. #YesWeCannabis’ Pub Crawl is a threeday, pot-themed bar crawl downtown, starting at 1515 Bar Lounge. Tickets are available for purchase at tix.pubcrawls. com. Price: $10 Dates/Time: 4.18-4.20, 5 p.m. Location: Starts at 1515 Market St.
Puff, Pass & Paint: Local artist Heidi Keyes is hosting her Puff, Pass & Paint class at her Capitol Hill home on 4/20 for stoners who are looking for a relaxed holiday. Keyes’ painting classes are a spin-off of the well-known painting and wine classes, where a small group of people gather to paint a Colorado-themed painting. Sign up for the classes are at www.puffpasspaint.ticketleap.com Price: $40 Dates/Time: 4.20, 2-4 p.m. Location: 1324 Williams St.
Festival 64: Denver Kush Club is hosting a three-day cannabisthemed event at The 1-Up Colfax, called Festival 64: A Celebration of Legalization revolving around music on their new stage inside the arcade. Performers at the event include Signal Path, Allen Aucoin (The Disco Biscuits) and Ultraviolet Hippopotamus. To purchase tickets for all three nights or single nights, go www.the-1up.com. Price: $10-$15/Time: 4.19-4.20, 7 p.m. Location: 717 E. Colfax Ave.
Rubedo v. WSC: One of the perks of to going to this 4/20 event is the first 50 attendees receive a “special brownie” at the door. Rubedo, along with Wheelchair Sports Camp, will be performing stoner-favorite covers at The Meadowlark in the RiNo district. Tickets available at the door. Price: $5 Dates/Time: 4.20, 7 p.m. Location: 2701 Larimer St.
Julian Marley: The weekend wouldn’t be complete without a hit of some Marley. One of Bob Marley’s sons, Julian Marley, will be performing at Casselman’s Bar & Venue to kick off the holiday weekend on April 18. Casselman’s is known for hosting pot-themed events, even though their new rules prohibit smoking inside the venue. Tickets are available at www.casselmans.com. Price: $20 Dates/Time: 4.18, 8 p.m. Location: 2620 Walnut St.
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Colorado Marijuana Facts When Colorado became a state in 1876, both marijuana and industrial hemp were legal. In 1917, Colorado made the use of marijuana a misdemeanor. In 1929, the state made the consumption of pot a felony. In 2000, Colorado became medical marijuana friendly. In Aug. 2007, Sensible Colorado sued the state and won, allowing caregivers to provide medicine to any number of patients that needed their help. CU Boulder was the place for the 4/20 celebration. In 2012, fish fertilizer was spread throughout the Norlin Quad on campus by school officials in attempt to prevent it. In 2013, two people were shot at the 4/20 rally in Civic Center Park. No one was seriously injured. On Jan. 1, 2014, Colorado along with Washington became the first states in the U.S. to legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older.
Spring Training Media Workshops Applying to Media Jobs Plaza127 • Wednesday • April 16 • 12:30 p.m. Speaker: Journalism Professor Doug Bell
Pitching to Magazines Plaza 127 • Friday • April 18 • 2 p.m. Speaker: Assistant Professor of Journalism Kip Wotkyns (formerly with Time, Inc. and Fortune Magazine)
Building a Professional Network Online and Offline King 208 • Wednesday • April 23 • 2 p.m. Speaker: Emily Frank, Career Service Offices
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4.21: Franz Ferdinand Gothic Theatre @ 8 p.m. $30-$35 4.22: Gavin DeGraw Paramount Theatre @ 7:30 p.m. $25-$175 4.23: Arcade Fire Pepsi Center @ 7:30 p.m. $31+
Coming soon Movies opening 4/18 “Transcendence” “A Haunted House 2” “Heaven Is for Real”
Music releasing 4/22 Eels — The Cautionary Tales of Mark Oliver Everett Neon Trees — Pop Psychology
Chart toppers
“Draft Day” Poster by Summit Entertainment
“Draft Day” By J.R. Johnson
Open Air’s Top 5 1. Kyle James Hauser You A Thousand Times 2. St. Vincent St. Vincent 3. Real Estate Atlas 4. Esme Patterson Woman to Woman 5. Jeremy Messersmith Heart Murmurs Source: www.cpr.org/openair
iTunes charts Top song: “Happy” — Pharrell Williams Top free app: 2048 Top paid app: A Dark Room Source: www.itunes.com
Box office chart 1: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” 2: “Rio 2” 3: “Oculus” Source: www.rottentomatoes.com
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gjohns93@msudenver.edu The NFL draft is one of the most exciting times of the year for football fans. The smallest decision can change an entire season for any team, for better or worse. On the other side of the fence, it’s one of the most stressful times for professional teams all around the country. “Draft Day” attempts to give us an inside view on what its like
EMA —The Future’s Void By Cherise Scrivner cscrivn2@msudenver.edu The inventive musical production EMA creates on The Future’s Void is like indie-rock doing the tango with a diva pop edge. EMA (Erika M. Anderson) is a solo artist who released her second full length album April 8. The 10 track disk is produced by Matador Records. The Future’s Void will peel the thresholds of your musical curiosity by using EMA’s experimental diva-pop style to reform the
EMA — The Future’s Void Album art by Matador Records
N.D. Wilson’s Boys of Blur Book cover by Random House
inside the war room of an NFL team on one of the most significant days of their season. Kevin Costner plays Sonny Weaver Jr., the latest edition to the Cleveland Browns front office, in the midst of making one of the biggest decisions of his career in the upcoming the NFL draft with only 24 hours to do it. With the owner and half the coaching staff barking for answers and quick judgments, Sonny is under an immense amount of strain. He has to attempt the craziest choices the franchise has ever seen in hopes of giving it a future, but it’s not a vision everyone can see. The idea of all the choices and high-pressure situations that NFL
executives and coaches are forced to process presents an immeasurable amount of tension and chaos that seems quite exciting on the outside of closed doors and it is. Unfortunately, “Draft Day” just can’t find a spark to light any kind of fire. It becomes predictable and dreary and it takes the fun out of the entire development. The supplementary scenarios and behind the scenes footage seem almost pointless. It’s nothing that any football fan with a decent imagination couldn’t envision. “Draft Day” doesn’t lay down too much of a story that you can’t find on ESPN and it doesn’t make it any more exhilarating. D
normality of indie-pop, restyling her music with unique uses of not only vocals but also guitar. EMA’s journey into music took off when she joined the Gowns in 2004. The group split in 2010. Anderson went on her way as a solo indie-rock artist. The Future’s Void focuses on EMA’s experimental music techniques. The compositions in The Future’s Void are similar to the folk style and pop music of Cass McCombs and Destroyer. Their experimental ventures into music and creativity with vocals are similar as well as the mood their music creates — a relaxed ambiance. EMA deserves immense credit for her musical creativity.
“3Jane” was the best song on the album with an instrumental background that is complex yet tranquil. The vocals are light in pitch and matched well with the story told behind the lyrics. The album was enjoyable, but I just didn’t find myself yearning to re-listen to it immediately. It would have been stronger with more sentimental reactions and insight. It’s amazing when a person can find an album that has songs that not only sound exceptional but also connect to the heart and the soul. Songs that inspire touch and re-erect memories — those are the paramount songs. B-
If young adult fantasy is your cup of firewhiskey, you really need to make N.D. Wilson’s acquaintances. He’s the author of the bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy, the Ashtown Burials series — whose third installment came out last fall — and the adventure novel Leepike Ridge, plus a couple of nonfiction romps for adults. All Wilson’s stories include fanciful wordplay, monsters of mythical proportions, a preoccupation with American sports and lots of gross-out detail involving injuries and vomit. His latest stand-alone novel, Boys of Blur, is no exception. In this short adventure, Charlie Reynolds moves to the small Florida town of Taper when his stepfather becomes the high school football coach there. The people of Taper grow sugarcane, which means the town is built on a plain of muck and surrounded by stalks. Charlie is a little nervous about moving there, since his abusive biological dad grew up in the same area. But he quickly finds a friend — his step-cousin, Cotton — and a new favorite pastime — running through the muck. Soon, though, he learns that rabbits aren’t the only creatures hiding in the cane. Strange warriors and terrible muck-birthed monsters are out there too, and they’re closing in on Taper. Wilson has packed a pretty multilayered story into 194 pages. Charlie’s history of broken family relationships is all too familiar, but the supernatural — and very Beowulf-like — elements fit in just fine. It helps that Boys of Blur’s setting feels almost magical right from the get-go, even though it’s a fairly accurate description of real sugarcane fields. A forest of sharp stalks infested by snakes and alligators, set on fire every year by harvesters, growing right over centuries of history buried in the muck and home to mysterious ancient mounds? Obviously, this is a place where anything can happen. And a lot does happen to Charlie in these pages. The monsters in the swamp and the monsters of his past threaten to destroy both the town and his family, and he has to be very brave — and very quick — to fight them. This book is hard to put down... FOR THE FULL REVIEW AND GRADE, VISIT METNEWS.ORG
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Metro sports Softball 4.18: vs. Colorado Mines (DH) Auraria Field @ 12 & 2 p.m 4.19: vs. Colorado Mines (DH) Auraria Field @ 11 a.m. & 1 p.m
Baseball 4.17: @ Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo @ 6 p.m. 4.18: @ Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo @ 1 & 3:30 p.m. 4.19: @ Colorado State-Pueblo Pueblo @ 12 p.m.
Tennis 4.18: RMAC Tournament (first round) Grand Junction
Golf 4.21-4.22: RMAC Championship Litchfield Park, Ariz.
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Softball, weather each take two By Mario Sanelli msanelli@msudenver.edu The Roadrunners did their work before Mother Nature did hers this past weekend. Metro won both games of the April 12 doubleheader against Fort Lewis College — in very different fashions— while the two April 13 games were canceled because of snow.
Game one — W 2-1
Senior pitcher Aubree Maul gave up one big hit, a solo home run to right center field — during her seven innings of work but held the Skyhawks to six shutout innings in a 2-1 victory at the Auraria Field. “Having Aubree on the mound, pitching so great, she did a nice job,” said Metro head coach Annie Van Wetzinga. “That makes a big difference when you know you have a pitcher keeping you in the game.” Maul (9-5) scattered six hits over seven innings and threw 109 pitches for her ninth win of the season. Trailing 1-0 after the second inning, the Roadrunners’ offense mounted two runs in the bottom of the fift h when senior outfielder Dani Sandel reached base after being hit by a pitch. “We just kept plugging away each inning,” Van Wetzinga said. “We were putting some people on (base), just waiting for that hit and we finally got a couple in the fift h.” Sandel came in to score on an RBI double by junior second baseman Kaylynn Harmon. Two batters later, junior third baseman Mary Towner gave Metro the lead with a single down the left field line. Maul shut the door over the final two innings, keeping all Fort Lewis runners from reaching base. “What was great was we never really panicked,” Van Wetzinga said. “Early in the season, when things weren’t coming easily for us, we immediately went into that panic mode.” The Roadrunners won despite being without their starting shortstop and leadoff hitter, junior Susie Oury, who’s out with an injury. “When you take your shortstop out, and the kid at the top of your lineup, it shifts things around for us,” Van Wetzinga said. “Especially when we have a small lineup.”
Metro sophomore shortstop Katie Deaguero prepares to swing against the Fort Lewis Skyhawks April 12 at the Auraria Field. The Roadrunners beat Fort Lewis in both games with scores of 2-1 and 9-1, and are now 22-10 with a fi ve-game winning streak.
Game two — W 9-1
The Roadrunners jumped all over the Skyhawks in the second game, scoring five runs in the bottom of the first, followed by another three the next inning. An RBI single from junior outfielder Britney Thomas in the bottom of the fift h inning invoked the mercy rule for a 9-1 victory, Metro’s 22nd win of the year. Freshman starting pitcher Cassidy Smith earned her 11th win of the season by going all five innings with one earned run and five hits. “The big change was just getting game one out of the way,” Van Wetzinga said. “We went into that (first game) a little bit tight, a little uncertain. But then when you win a close game, especially in late innings, that’s a big step for a team.” Van Wetzinga said winning game one took the weight off the team’s shoulders and the squad played much more loosely in game two. The lineup attacked the plate, applied what they learned in game one into game two and got key hits. Metro had 13 base runners in the second game, which translated to more scoring opportunities, as opposed to eight base runners in game one. Harmon collected three hits and went 3-for-3 with two runs scored in game two against the
Metro junior outfielder Britney Thomas prepares to drag bunt from the lefthanded batters’ box against Fort Lewis April 12 at the Auraria Field. Photos by Courtland Wilson • cwils104@msudenver.edu
Skyhawks, her former team. Harmon transferred to Metro from Fort Lewis prior to the beginning of this season. “I’m sure for Kaylynn there was added motivation and she responded nicely,” Van Wetzinga said. “She came up with a big hit for us to get the first run across the plate in game one. Kaylynn’s been very consistent throughout the year.”
The Roadrunners host Colorado School of Mines for a four-game series that begins April 18. Van Wetzinga coached the Orediggers from 2008 to 2010. “For me, I’ve been away long enough and haven’t coached any of the players that are there,” she said. “I’m comfortable treating it as another game and another big series for us.”
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Tennis can’t ace Western New Mexico By Scott Corbridge kcorbrid@msudenver.edu In a day that felt like the Australian Open with the scorching heat, Metro’s men’s and women’s tennis teams fell to Western New Mexico University April 11 at the Regency Athletic Complex. Metro came into the match having won three straight matches against No. 47 Lindenwood, CSU-Pueblo and Montana State-Billings, respectively. Women’s tennis couldn’t solidify a win and went down in as the Mustangs went a perfect 9-0. Men’s tennis battled hard with the visiting Mustangs, but fell short 4-5. The Roadrunners ended doubles competition 1-2 as only junior Nick Baker and freshman Trevor Jones could win their match, 9-8. Baker was the only member of the team to win both his doubles match and singles match, his singles match was a tensionfilled, Federer vs. Nadal-esque
Junior Nick Baker connects on a forehand in his No. 3 singles match against Western New Mexico University April 11 at the Regency Athletic Complex. Photo by Lorenzo Dawkins • ldawkin1@msudenver.edu
battle and was the final match of the night. Baker won the No. 3 spot, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. Sophomore Chris Anderson and senior Jonathan Evangelista lost their doubles match, while Evangelista didn’t compete in singles competition. “Doubles was kind of an up and down match,” Evange-
lista said. “We didn’t get off to the start we wanted to. Out of the gate, we got down 3-0. We really need to focus on moving forward.” Anderson later went on to win the No. 6 singles match, 6-0, 6-1 over Omar Lopez. “(I was) just trying to be aggressive,” Anderson said. “Try-
ing to work through what we do everyday in practice.” Anderson, who was a walkon this year, welcomed the support from his teammates who gave him the edge for the win. “It helps to have fans,” Anderson said. “The team cheering us on, that’s a big deal.” Anderson and Evangelista took on WNMU’s Sascha Brechtel and Omar Lopez and fell 5-8. Senior Adrien Delvaux won the No. 2 singles match, 6-2, 6-1. On the women’s side, freshman Wanda Holopainen lost her No. 1 singles match 1-6, 6-7 (1) 8-10 in a close battle with the Lady Mustangs, while sophomore Kaitlyn Miller went down 3-6, 3-9 (2) 5-10 in the No. 4 singles match. The tennis team will be preparing on the court for the upcoming Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament, April 18 in Grand Junction. “We’ve been working and building since fall,” Evangelista said. “In the end, we’ve just got to trust our game, trust the work that we put in.”
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Metro had four school records fall and added one provisional national qualifier at the CU Invitational in Boulder, April 12. Senior Belle Kiper broke a pair of records, while senior Jon Clarke and junior Nick Kadlec each broke a record. Senior Kirk Harvey ran a provisional time in the men’s 1,500 meters.Harvey ran a time of 3:55.66. Kiper’s long jump record of 5.53 meters beat her old mark of 5.51 meters. Her triple jump score of 11.63 meters easily beat her old record of 11.34 meters and placed her second on the day and fourth in the long jump. Also setting a personal best in the triple jump was freshman Ramon Robinson, who finished with a distance of 13.73 meters. Clarke’s record came in the men’s 100 meters, in which he ran a time of 10.67 seconds finishing third. The previous school record of 10.82 was held for 30 years when it was set in 1984. Clarke also participated in the 200 meters and finished with a time of 21.97 seconds. Kadlec beat his own record in the 3k, finishing in 8:41.63 to finish second. His previous record had been 8:45.55. Freshman Jordan Seitz ran the 800 in 2:24.67. The Runners will be in action again at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. April 17.
Metro baseball was swept in its four-game series against the No. 13 Colorado Mesa University Mavericks April 11-13 in Grand Junction. Metro lost 13-4 in the first game April 11. Metro scored one run in the top of the first inning but gave up nine runs in that same inning. Junior starting pitcher Nick Hammett was unable to escape the first inning, giving up nine runs on six hits. Junior catcher Daryl Baca led the offense with two RBIs, including a solo home run. During the first game of the double header April 12, Metro once again failed to slow down the CMU offense, losing 10-3. All three Metro runs came in the third inning when they scored on two consecutive bases-loaded walks. In the second game of the double header, Metro got a strong outing from senior pitcher Kevin Hand. Metro couldn’t get going offensively and lost 2-1. Hand gave up two runs over 5.2 innings. In the final game of the series April 13, Metro had 13 hits but only two runs, losing 5-2. The Roadrunners loaded the bases three times but only scored one run with the sacks full and stranded 11 runners. Metro heads south to face Colorado StatePueblo in a four game series April 17.
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