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OCTOBER 18, 2017
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NCIS Director calls students to duty at Turnhalle event By Carly Hollinshead
is not to engage in gunfire,
chollin3@msudenver.edu
but to apprehend criminals and bring them to justice.”
Hundreds of MSU Denver
Traver also critiqued the
students and faculty flocked to
curriculum of criminal justice
hear Andrew Traver, Director of
classes and offered suggestions
the Naval Criminal Investigative
on how they might improve.
service, give a talk at the
Traver said that criminal justice
Tivoli Turnhalle on Oct. 12.
courses offered in colleges
During the two hour event,
across the country do not place
Traver stressed the need
enough of an emphasis on the
for proper training to avoid
importance of interacting with the
police shootings and used the
public and cultivating sources.
opportunity to address the rising importance of cybercrime. Traver also spoke about how he came to lead NCIS and provided attendees with insight into what the organization does and how to pursue a career in law enforcement. “We do everything that a major city police department does, but we also do counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Other than the FBI and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, we are the only federal agency that investigates
“We do everything that a major city police department does, but we also do counterintelligence and counterterrorism. Other than the FBI and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, we are the only federal agency that investigates espionage,” – Andrew Traver
espionage,” Traver said. Traver also highlighted
“Criminal justice courses
critical changes he made at
should include a section on
NCIS, such as implementing
how to interact with people and
more thorough tactical training.
work with sources to develop
According to Traver, a lack of
informants,” Traver said.
confidence in tactical training
According to MSU Denver
plagues law enforcement in
President Janine Davidson,
the United States and plays a
having the opportunity to hear
big part in police shootings.
Traver talk about his career path
“When agents are more
is hugely beneficial to the many
confident in their training,
MSU Denver students considering
they are less likely to use
a career in criminal justice. Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
force,” Traver said. “Our goal
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INSIDE
NEWS
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Denver gathers for unity and peace
OPINION
Andrew Traver, the director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, speaks to students and faculty at the Tivoli Turnhale on Oct. 12. As director of NCIS, Traver oversees the navy’s agency responsible for national security, counterintelligence, counter-terrorism, cyberwarfare, asset protection and criminal investigation.
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FEATURES
| pg. 8
SPORTS
| pg. 11
The etiquette of body modification
Part one of our investigation on
Soccer pushes towards RMAC
and concerts
Rocky Flats
tournaments
OCTOBER 18, 2017
NEWS
3
Annual Security Report divulges campus crime By Steven Sarin
report requires colleges and
ssarin@msudenver.edu
universities to publish crime statistics for the preceding three
Auraria Campus remains one
years. The ASR covers crimes
of the safest higher education
that occur on campus as well as
environments in Colorado according
the surrounding public property.
to Auraria’s Annual Security Report.
Dave Haden, associate dean for
“I feel safe. I have night
student engagement and wellness,
classes and I don’t feel
and whose office is partially
uncomfortable walking from
responsible to the U.S. Department
campus to my car.” said MSU
of Education for compiling the ASR,
Denver senior Hailey Knight.
said, “We take this report very
She said that as a woman
seriously. For each incident not
she can feel threatened but was
included in the report, we could
reassured after learning about the
potentially be fined $54,000.”
campus’ public safety statistics.
The report showed that 12
However, one thing that Knight
vehicle thefts occurred on campus
remains concerned over is an
last year and one at a non-campus
active shooter situation.
site. Thirteen reported domestic
“It’s always in the back of my head,” she said. It’s a threat that also
violence crimes were reported as well as 12 reports of stalking on campus. One additional stalking
concerns Auraria Campus
event happened on public property.
Police Chief Michael Phibbs.
One rape and two incidents of
“I worry about those kinds of attacks a lot,” he said five days
and four robberies took place as
after the Las Vegas shooting.
well. For the second year, drug law
To allay the fear, ACPD
Photo by Phillip Poston | pposton1@msudenver.edu
fondling occurred. Eleven burglaries
Chief of Auraria Campus Police, Michael Phibbs, reassures students about campus safety. Low campus crime rates are reported in the latest Annual Security Report.
violations topped the list of reported
holds safety talks on campus to
crimes. Thirty-three occurred on
Phibbs said those citations
electronic devices and to not leave
prepare students and staff for any
campus and 22 on public property.
were often related to heroin use
bags or valuables in plain view
eventualities. The department
Phibbs said that heroin was the
and that he sees signs of the
inside cars. He also pointed out that
community of 45,000 plus
continuously examines mass
most frequently seen substance.
opioid epidemic everyday.
thieves target bicycles with wire
people on campus and look at
locks. U-locks can be purchased for
the number of serious crimes we
$5 at the campus police station.
have, it is really low,” he said.
casualty events to review and
Although not included in the
The police chief also said
revise response tactics and
ASR, trespassing and warrant
that most crimes on campus are
train officers accordingly.
arrests were the offences most
preventable. He advises individuals
commonly reported to ACPD.
on campus to keep a close eye on
The federally mandated
proud of Auraria’s crime statistics. “I think if you look at a
Phibbs said that Auraria Campus is a very safe place and that he is
MSU Denver raises faculty members’ salaries By Madison Lauterbach
budget takes into account a $6.4
scenarios projecting enrollment
mlauter1@msudenver.edu
million increase over last year. The
and based on those projections
increase in funding is due to a 6.5
we choose one over the other.”
percent tuition hike, a .5 percent
At their meeting in September,
To determine where funds from
the Board of Trustees approved pay
increase in enrollment and $211,602
student fees should be allocated,
raises for faculty and administration
in additional state funding. The
the Student Affairs Board audits
for the current fiscal year.
BOT also approved an increase
each program. The funding goes
in the CUPA minimum salary for
toward organizations like Student
each group across the board.
Government Assembly, the Center
The 2017-18 budget allows for full faculty and administration to
The original budget proposal was
receive a one percent bump in
for Visual Arts, student travel
their salaries. Affiliate faculty will
set in May, well before information
and theater. All of these groups
see a 2 percent raise. At the same
about enrollment for the following
that are funded by student fees
time, Student Engagement and
year was made available. Because
conduct self-study and evaluation
Wellness, Student Government
of this, the budget is proposed
of their accomplishments. They
Assembly, Student Media and
in phases. The first phase is to
then submit a budget request
student events will not receive
work with student and faculty
for the following fiscal year,
representatives to set a tuition raise
which is reviewed by the SAB.
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
any budget increases this year. “What we try and do is make sure that everybody is paid no less than a certain amount based on their
Associate Vice President for Administration, George Middlemist, and Budget Director, Jinous Lari, review the proposed MSU Denver budget on Oct. 17 in Middlemist’s office.
CUPA comparators,” said George
and determine mandatory expenses,
ask for further funding. SEW and
student scholarships and an
Student Media did not reach their
increase in minimum wage. During
goals for the 2016-17 fiscal year, and their budget will remain the same.
Middlemist, associate vice president
Professional Association, or CUPA,
“The task force also allocated
this phase, the Budget Task Force
for administration. “So say for
sets guidelines for minimum
funds for new positions, including
works with students and faculty to
example, an English professor, we
salaries for most paid positions
two full-time faculty, one affiliate
create three scenarios for allocation
want to make sure that if you’re a
at universities. The guidelines are
faculty and six administrators.”
of funds based on expected tuition,
tenured full professor in English that
set based on similar institutions,
you’re not making less than a certain
tenure and programs.
percentage of English professors that are similarly situated.” The College and University
The budget was approved after
SGA and student events did not
including contract increases,
enrollment and state funding.
The funds that come from student fees are strictly allocated. “We are responsible to our students to make sure the fee that
Budget Director Jinous Lari
they’re charged is used exactly
Budget Task Force in conjunction
said, “We work with the students
for the purpose that they have
classified staff also received a
with the Student Affairs Board and
closely, the budget office does, and
approved it to be used,” Lari said.
1.75 percent pay increase and,
the BOT. The $210 million operating
we usually develop three different
According to Early Bird,
months of development by the
NEWS
4
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Work for MSU Denver excels at reaccreditation the real NCIS By James Bofenkamp
jbofenk1@msudenver.edu
MSU Denver was officially reaccredited
by the Higher Learning Commission
Continued from cover
after a multiple month long process. The HLC is responsible for accrediting universities in 19 different states.
“Criminal justice courses
Many current and future students choose
should include a section on
MSU Denver partially because it’s accredited.
how to interact with people and
Accreditation is a form of endorsement that
work with sources to develop
colleges and universities use to let potential
informants,” Traver said.
students know that their program offers a
According to MSU Denver President Janine Davidson,
valid education that is officially recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
having the opportunity to hear
As MSU Denver student Erin Hanlon said,
Traver talk about his career path
“Most accredited universities are the type of
is hugely beneficial to the many
degrees employers look for, non-accredited
MSU Denver students considering
universities are kind of a waste of time.”
a career in criminal justice. Lou Moss, an MSU Denver faculty member, agrees. “A lot of students are interested
The accreditation of universities assures various benefits, including access to federal funding, which helps keep tuition lower for students, and provides more financial flexibility
Photo courtesy of MSU Denver
in criminal justice, but don’t really
to the school. Accreditation also ensures
know what is required of them.
the value of degrees earned at the school
Getting to hear from speakers like
in question. Degrees from non-accredited
Director Traver helps them decide
universities are far less viable, due to the
if law enforcement is really what
fact that there are no guarantees as to how
and improvement of classes, as well as student
they want to do,” Moss said.
the school conducts itself and its classes.
success. The final category covers university
Considering how helpful
The exam tests various components of
MSU Denver students, Kenneth Lacullo and Lucy Broussard, laugh on their way to class on Auraria Campus. The university was reaccredited in early fall after a yearlong effort.
resources, planning and effectiveness.
for students using the GI Bill. MSU Denver student Shawn Black said accreditation is critical for GI
students found Traver’s
each school, which range from standards like
speech, Davidson plans to
the appropriateness of the degree programs
be below the desired standard, which then
bring more speakers with
to higher education and the autonomy of the
puts an institution in a probationary state.
specific career experience to
governing board to make decisions in the
In this probationary state, schools
reaccreditation in 10 years. When looking to the
MSU Denver in the future.
best interest of the institution. Each of the
are expected to be working to rectify the
next examination for MSU Denver, Chad Harris,
components are a part of one of five categories.
issues which have prevented them from
associate vice principal of curriculum and
passing the exam. The HLC may return in
academic effectiveness, said that the work has
”I talked to students who said that this was very helpful
The first category is mission, which covers
The HLC allows for certain components to
recipients. “I was using the GI Bill, so it’s kind of a requirement for us.” The school will next have to go through
because they want to pursue
the goals of the university. Integrity includes
the near future to re-examine the failing
already begun. The theory is that it is easier to
this career path, but aren’t sure
components like ensuring the board of the
components, and can revoke accreditation
maintain success than it is to have to scramble
how to get it done,” Davidson
institution is independent to confirm that
if the issues have not been resolved.
before each assessment to achieve success.
said, “I’d like to bring in more
the school behaves honestly. The category
speakers in that career exploration
of teaching and learning is split into two
allow for a school to be behind in
visit, and the school to a body, Harris said,
category so that students can
subcategories. The first includes quality,
certain areas, MSU Denver exceeded
“Your health, and how healthy you are is
get a greater exposure to that.”
resources and support for both faculty and
each of the goals set to schools.
dependent on day to day, what you do.”
While the HLC accreditation exams
students. The second covers the evaluation
Comparing the assessment to a doctor
Accreditation is also important
Coloradans join in national peace marches By Isaac Banks
Middie School. Elle Sypek, a social worker
cbanks17@msudenver.edu
at Strive, brought the students to the
in the march. Reverend Christopher
march to, “teach the kids they have a
Wilkins wanted to rally the population.
voice and ways to stand up for what they
“It is easy to complain, hard to
Confluence Park as people gathered
believe in.” Students, parents and workers
take action, do not complain about
for a 1.8-mile march to the Colorado
from the school all wore shirts that said
what we allow,” Wilkins said.
State Capitol for the Nationwide
100 percent human, made a statement
Solidarity March for Peace.
that no matter where one is from or
voiced the importance of peace and
who one is all are united as humans.
unity. Among these speakers were Lisa
It was a sunny, breezy day around
Young and old people from all races and cultures took the streets of Denver
With police help, the marchers walked
Everyone had a reason to take part
At the capitol, several speakers
Calderon, a criminal justice activist,
on Oct. 14. Before the protest started,
down the 16th Street Mall chanting, “This
Mohammad Noorzai, a Muslim faith speaker,
marchers gathered for a Native American
is what democracy looks like,” and, “the
Jeanette Vizguerra, immigrant rights
prayer and blessing that took place by the
people united will never be divided.”
activist and Kyle Southerland, a poet.
South Platte River. A member of the Four
Bystanders cheered, car horns blared and
Winds American Indian Council and active
fists in air accompanied the marchers as
we have differences, we can all come
protester Molly Ryan-Kills Enemy said
they made their way to the Capitol building.
together for the common good. They
that there needs to be a better balance
Arian Noorzai, one of the main march
told the crowd that they did not have
They emphasized that even though
between the voices of men and women
organizers, said marches are good for
to be a part of a culture to help fight
in today’s culture. She marched in order
awareness because they show that there
for it. Jeanette Vizguerra, through a
to address this and to bring attention to
are people who believe in peace and
Spanish translator, spoke on behalf
violence against Native American women.
unity. Noorzai is the executive director of
of immigrants and the importance of
The march had around 200 people in
March for Humanity and helped organize
keeping families together. In his speech
attendance. Among the marchers were
the Muslim travel ban protest at Denver
to the crowd Kyle Southerland said,
students from Strive Prep Montbello
International Airport earlier this year.
“Solidarity is to feel the pain of others.”
Photo by Kaileigh Lyons | klyons9@msudenver.edu
Denver local, Stacy Parrish, marches along the 16th Street Mall for the March for Humanity with her son in hand on Oct. 14.
OCTOBER 18, 2017
OPINIONS
5
The future of body modification
A
few weeks ago, Catt
and tattooists must be licensed
cannot tell you how many 8 year
Gallinger, a Canadian
to practice by local authorities,
olds I’ve seen with inch wide
model, made headlines
radical body modification artists
plugs in their ear lobes. We also
for her botched sclera tattoo. Her
are often operating outside the law.
need regulation so research can
then-boyfriend and self-proclaimed
A medical license is required for
be done on the lasting effects
body modification artist had
anaesthetics and medical supplies
of things like stretched ears,
tattooed the white of her eye
that are used in this line of work,
sclera tattoos and branding.
purple, which left her eye swollen
and there is little clarification on
shut and oozing ink the next day.
whether signed consent is enough
modification artists like Howie
The unnamed boyfriend had told
to make these procedures legal.
Luna Cobra, who pioneered the
Gallinger that he was experienced, even though he clearly wasn’t. This
Regulation also leads to more
Madison Lauterbach
is just one of numerous reasons
World renowned body
sclera tattoo, have been calling
research about the long-term effects
for regulations for years. Not
of this work. Just this year American
only would it make their work
why body modification, everything
paralyzation. And these are the
Academy of Pediatrics published
safer, but it would allow them to
from tattooing and piercing to
most common forms of body
their first recommendations and
work without the fear of being
more extreme surgeries, should be
modification. With branding,
guidelines for doctors working with
prosecuted. Because most of the
regulated at a federal and state level.
sub-dermal and transdermal
teenaged patients who receive
radical modifications are conducted
implants and eye tattooing the
tattoos and piercings. This is
illegally, apprenticeships and formal
procedures like scarification, tongue
consequences of a botched
incredibly important because a lot of
training are widely unavailable,
bifurcation and ear pointing become
job become more severe.
times teenagers will get basement
leaving people who are interested
tattoos that become infected, and
in conducting the procedures with
As radical body modification
more popular in mainstream society,
I am a proponent of making
the stakes become higher. Every
your body into what you want to
doctors have no knowledge of how
nowhere to go. Luna Cobra said
person who buys a tattoo gun off
see in the mirror. I have numerous
to deal with the issue. I’ve had this
that he did a lot of research and
Amazon believes they can be a
tattoos and piercings, and plan
experience myself when I got my
spoke with eye surgeons before
tattoo artist, without any formal
on getting some of the more
first tattoo in a shop. The tattoo
attempting the eyeball tattoos, and
training or apprenticeship. Even
extreme procedures done myself.
became slightly infected and my
that he would rather be forced to
in this case, a wobbly line isn’t
I have immense fear of handing
doctor had no idea how to handle it.
stop tattooing eyes than watch less
the worst thing that can happen.
my safety and recovery over to a
Garage or basement tattoos can
body modification artist whose
about the long term effects of
sight. “The question is how many
become infected, and in extreme
qualifications I can’t verify. Artists
tattoos and piercings on young
people have to be hurt before
cases lead to amputation or death.
who perform these more advanced
skin, and new legal guidelines
anyone is willing to do it,” he said
Face piercings in the right spot
modifications are doing so in a
for how teenagers acquire body
about regulating the industry.
can hit a nerve and cause muscle
legal grey area. Although piercers
modifications and jewlery. I
We need to conduct research
proficient modifiers risk people’s
Solution 3: Haha. No.
Etiquette 101” is a
disappointment about it, then you
Explanation: So I let you stand
pass/fail course. Those
should’ve found a way around it.
venue. No refunds. Good luck! Problem 1: The general-
in front of me. And then the next person. And the next. Where would
does Straight Edge Sally have
it end, Sally? Everyone in front of
something good to shout out to
you got here first, and we don’t
admission show for Straight Edge
the band! Should she share her
care about your genetics. Nor do
Sally’s favorite band starts at 8,
insightful little gem with everyone?
we care about your poor planning.
and doors are at 7. Straight Edge
Solution 2: Shut up, Sally.
Get here earlier, and account for
Sally arrives at 6:30. A line has
Explanation: You know who
yourself. We’ve all been victims
been established for some time
cares less about what you have
to the gentle giants of live music
now. Where will Sally be standing
to say to the band than those
crowds. Short or not, there is always
around you? The band. They are
going to be someone taller than you.
there to entertain all of the fans in
Adapt. Plan. Wear Doc Martens.
to see her favorite band?
Montana Martin
Solution 1: In the open space behind or around the people
space for yourself, then obviously
attendance. They are here for the
that got there before she did.
the space is not yours. You could
collective, not for you. Cheer in
Speak up to the nonsense, and
be in a committed relationship
whatever ways you must, as long as
don’t give people the chance to
that’s not in front anyone else that
with every member of the band.
it’s entirely reactive to the moment.
flex their sense of entitlement.
earned their space. Any reason
Shit, you could BE the band. But
And don’t do it for the attention.
Concerts shouldn’t need to come
that you can come up with for
if you think you’re standing in
Even if you get the validation
with disclaimers for being tolerant
inhibiting someone else’s hard-
the space in front of someone
you’re looking for, the moment is
of bullshit. Pay attention to those
earned enjoyment of the show
who put in the time outside in the
more fleeting than the Snapchats
fans that were here before you.
is null and void. I don’t care how
elements on a dirty sidewalk, I’d
you insist on posting during the
And certainly don’t forget those
much you love this band. We all
be more than happy to help you
show. They will not remember you
around you during the mad rush
love the band we’ve come to see.
find a place to stand. I’ll even pay
tomorrow. I, however, will never
to the barricade. If you see that
That’s the reason why the people
for your Uber to get you there.
forget the annoying load of garbage
someone that was here before
you are capable of being. Find a
you just got royally screwed by
Explanation: Stand anywhere
ahead of you were there five hours
Rebuttal: But hold on just a
Summary: Don’t be a pushover.
early. And if someone is willing to
minute! Not all of us can spend
new outlet to receive the attention
a glitching ticket scanner, work
put in the time to make sure they’re
a whole day waiting in line!
you are clearly not getting.
together to make sure they get what
in the space they want to see the
Explanation: Fair! Just
Problem 3: Straight Edge Sally
they spent all day trying to secure.
show from, then don’t try to take
don’t expect to be at the front!
is 5-foot-3. Is Sally allowed to stand
that away from them. If you blew
There’s no other way to put it. If
in front of you because you’re a
Don’t be ignorant to those
over the steps it takes to secure that
it were so important to you that
few inches taller than she is?
around you. Don’t be a Sally.
Don’t make it stressful.
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Ronan O’Shea roshea3@msudenver.edu
you’re willing to vocalize your
Problem 2: Oh boy howdy,
Esteban Fernandez eferna14@msudenver.edu
Assistant Director of Met Media
elcome! “Concert
who fail will be asked to leave the
Editor-in-Chief
Steve Haigh shaigh@msudenver.edu
Concert etiquette 101
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FEATURES
6
OCTOBER 18, 2017
New film spotlights soldiers’ secret enemy
‘Thank You for Your Service’ focuses on veterans with post-truamatic stress disorder
By Maria Muller
symptoms and has to find his
mmuller4@msudenver.edu
own way of coping. Schumann’s close friend, Tausolo Aieti, or
How many people do you know
Solo, played by Beulah Koale,
that would take a bullet for you?
experiences memory loss and
For most of us that would be a
violent episodes. Shumann
short list. For our men and women
accompanies Solo to the
in the armed services, it would be
Department of Veteran Affairs,
every person they served with.
where they are passed around
Soldiers adapt a different
to different lines to stand in
mindset in war. They learn to trust
and given numerous stacks of
and rely on the person next to
paperwork to fill out only to be
them. Traumatic experiences such
told they can’t be seen for months.
as being fired on and watching
When Solo is refused
comrades fall and even die in
assistance, he seeks relief
front of them becomes the norm.
through mind altering drugs.
But the human brain doesn’t
Shumann chooses to bury
always adapt as easily as we’d
unwanted memories by ignoring
like to think. Since 2001 about
them in an attempt to escape
2.5 million soldiers have been
his self-appointed guilt.
deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan
The wives and girlfriends
or both. Roughly 1 in 8 report
reap their own affliction from
post-traumatic stress disorder
PTSD. Men that were once their
symptoms when they return from
soulmates are now strangers.
service. Flashbacks, nightmares,
Schumann’s wife, Saskia, played
feelings of detachment, irritability,
by Haley Bennett, discovers a
trouble concentrating and
half answered questionnaire
sleeplessness are some of the
that reveals her husband has
symptoms reported. Studies also
suicidal thoughts. She is caught
show that suicide risk is higher
between wanting him to be
in people suffering from PTSD.
“He said that was the first time someone had welcomed him home other than his wife and kids, and he got in his truck and cried.” – Jason Hall
Photos courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures
Beulah Koale takes acting pointers on set from Jason Hall, writer and director of DreamWorks Pictures’ “Thank You for Your Service.” The movie will be in theaters on Oct. 27. Veteran Service Organizations.
a gas station, saw a Big Red One
But it’s up to us to find a better
sticker on the back of his truck
not only make more people aware
way to welcome these guys home.
and asked him if he was there.
that strong soldier and getting
of PTSD, but initiate change. He
Not understanding what they’ve
Schumann told him he was.
him to be vulnerable enough
worked hard to get the Veteran
been through, we often approach
“The guy reached out and
to admit he needs her help.
Support Organization involved.
veterans with an awkward “Thank
shook his hand and looked him in
Shumann’s guilt grows, and
a learning process for me.” Hall hopes that the film will
He showed the film to Patrick
you for your service.” They don’t
the eye. He said, ‘Welcome home
he realizes he can’t get better by
Murphy, a former secretary of the
always know how to respond. Hall
son, welcome home.’ He said that
ignoring it. He decides to revisit
army and first Iraq war veteran
said he’s starting to understand
was the first time someone had
the people who have been affected
to become a congressman.
veterans enough to start a
welcomed him home other than
most by the decisions he made in
“He saw the the movie and
conversation that makes them
his wife and kids, and he got in
Iraq so his own healing can begin.
and he said, ‘This is the defining
feel welcome by saying things
his truck and cried. What we don’t
Almost all of the characters
movie of our generation. I want
like, “Where’d you serve?”, “What
realize is these guys are hurting.
portrayed in the film were based
to help you.’ So we showed
rank were you?” or “Do you have
These guys are experiencing
off real people from Finkel’s
over 120 VSOs the film and
friends you were separated from?”
things we can’t even imagine.
soldiers is getting them to admit
book. Many of them were on set
managed to get the top 20 of
they need help, and then getting
during filming and even played
them on the phone,” Hall said.
them the help they need. In a
small roles in the film. Hall
new film set to be released on
spent a lot of time with them
Oct. 27, director and screenwriter
before and during the filming
Jason Hall tells the story of
and said their presence made a
real life soldier, Sergeant Adam
huge difference. Coming off of
Schumann and his struggle with
“American Sniper” he thought
PTSD. The film is adapted from
he understood these soldiers.
The biggest problems for these
the pulitzer winning book by the
these guys and what they
Service” written by journalist
had been through,” Hall said,
David Finkel. Hall, who also
“I really didn’t understand
wrote “American Sniper,” said
the war as they saw it.” misunderstanding with veteran
second part to “American Sniper.”
Michael Emery, played by Scott
a way to welcome them back.”
gentleman had approached him at
Haze. Emery had been struck in the
trauma and the way to cope with
head by a bullet and suffered from
that,” Hall said. “This is not just
hemiparesis, paralysis restricted
isolated to the military. Trauma is
to one side of the body. Hall
universal. We saw it in Las Vegas.
assumed that Emery’s physical
Every person that walked away
injury had to be worse than what
from that incident is going to have
he understood PTSD to be.
that scar of trauma on their brain.”
our arms a little bit and finding
he’d come home. An older
Early on he had a
different subject, it felt like the “This is a movie about
and connecting veterans to their
And it’s just about opening up
that happened three years after
“Not only did I not understand
same name, “Thank You For Your
that although this film tackled a
He said it’s about taking action
Shumann told Hall a story
“He felt that the PTSD was
The film follows Sergeant
worse,” Hall said of Emery.
Adam Shumann, played by Miles
“And I assumed otherwise
Tiller, and his fellow soldiers
and really upset him. I had to
return to civilian life from Iraq.
come back and approach the
Each man suffers different
whole process with him. It was
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OCTOBER 18, 2017
Mystery of the Flats
Study raises questions over legacy of cold war weapons installation
how to handle an epileptic student.
it down for hazardous operations.
in the area started the Rocky
that I grew up with that were
The EPA, Department of Energy,
Flats Downwinders in response
also having health problems.”
uncovered a new connection to
and Colorado Department of
to the health concerns from
her epilepsy. Ball’s friends started
Public Health have been involved
living close to the facility.
her classroom with a blank stare,
talking to her about their own
with cleanup ever since, trying to
unaware anyone had called her.
epilepsy. Like her, they didn’t have
ensure to the public that the area is
Her teachers noticed something
a family history or head trauma,
risk free. Two areas of Rocky Flats
had changed about her. At first,
which are the most common
are now designated into operable
doctors thought it was attention
causes. The one thing they all
units, or OUs. OU1 is in the middle
deficit disorder, however, a Ritalin
shared was their neighborhood,
of the facility, and is still actively
prescription induced grand mal
downwind from Rocky Flats.
monitored for contamination.
seizures. That was a step up from
The facility was used to produce
During Rocky Flats’ operation, OU1
the petit mal seizures which is
plutonium triggers for nuclear
held the majority of the plant’s
what was actually causing her
warheads during the Cold War.
buildings, operations, and nuclear
By Matt Miller mmill237@msudenver.edu Nine-year-old Dani Ball sat in
blank stares. With no family
Twenty-three years later, she
“My neighborhood, which is
The Rocky Flats Downwinders’ mission is to educate their community, and advocate for them.
“I grew up near the plant and I was having health problems, and I was finding a lot of other people that I grew up with that were also having health problems.” – Tiffany Hansen
material. In 2006, the EPA deemed
They’re aware that many in the area might not understand the risks of living outside of Rocky Flats. Many residents in the new developments, and doctors in the area, may have just moved here from out of state. “I was concerned about the fact that there haven’t been health studies done, yet they’ve done all this development
history, epilepsy didn’t make
Westminster - you can see Rocky
OU2’s cleanup, the surrounding
sense to Ball and her family.
Flats from your backdoor,” Ball said.
portion of OU1, complete. It now
I was having health problems,”
remains as a “buffer zone.”
Tiffany Hansen, co-founder of
universities and found support at
As neighborhoods grew
the Downwinders, said. “And I
MSU Denver from Professor Carol
was finding a lot of other people
Jensen, who has since retired.
Life went on for Ball, but not
The plant operated from 1952
easily. Her classmates made fun of
to 1989, until the Environmental
her, and school staff didn’t know
Protection Agency and FBI raid shut
around the old plant, people
“I grew up near the plant and
out there,” Hansen said. Hansen initiated contact with
Jensen conducted the first health survey of residents who lived downwind from Rocky Flats. When Ball contacted Hansen about her epilepsy, it added a new element to the Downwinders. The health survey focused on certain cancers, and hadn’t yet considered epilepsy. Hansen encouraged Ball to start documenting the instances of epilepsy around the neighborhood herself, since Ball had a good reach with the residents. “People need to be able to Photos by by Hannah Morvay | hannahmorvay11@msudenver.edu
Professor Bobbie Kite worked with former MSU Professor Carol Jenson during the first health survey of Rocky Flats. Dani Ball grew up downwind from Rocky Flats. Sarah McCormick is one of the many residents that contacted Dani Ball after hearing of the epilipsy prevalence maps she’s putting together.
empower themselves. We can’t wait for the government to do something,” Hansen said. Ball’s study has been as grassroots and organic as it comes. When news organizations began
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airing her story and the map she created, more people connected with her to share their diagnosis information. When the information is loaded into the map, it lists the
1957 Rocky Flats Fire
1969 Rocky Flats Fire
person’s cross streets, what year and age they were diagnosed,
On Sept. 11 Plutonium shaving combusted
On May 11, 1969, a plutonium fire broke out in
their family history with epilepsy
after being left in a glove box in room 180 of
the processing section of Building 776, creating
or migraines and how long they
building 71 which was the original plutonium
one of the most costly industrial accidents in
lived in the area before diagnosis.
processing building. Later the building number
United States history. Plutonium kept in an
changed to 771. The filters to prevent the
open can within a glovebox began to smolder
Broomfield, just downwind
Plutonium from escaping into the air were
due to spontaneous combustion. Unlike the
from Rocky Flats,” Ball said.
paper, which quickly burnt in the fire.
filters used in Building 71 at the time of the 1957
“There’s a big cluster in
After hearing of the connections
fire, these filters were not highly flammable
that Ball put together, Sarah
and performed well during the 1969 fire.
McCormick, connected with her. “It was just bizarre. Besides my niece, I had never met anybody else with epilepsy in my whole life,” McCormick said. When she was 11 years old she had her first seizure, also a petit mal, but wasn’t diagnosed Contamination and Dispersal of Soil
until she was in her 20s. She grew up around Rocky Flats and
from the Building 903 Drum Storage Area
both of her parents worked at the
July 1958 Drum storage area established.
facility. Her mom and dad told
An estimated 5,000 gallons of plutonium-
her about the working conditions
contaminated oil leached into the soil between
at Rocky Flats and the lapses in
1964 and 1967 causing contamination in the
personal safety by the employees
groundwater on the eastern end of the site.
at times. Her father worked closely with beryllium at Building 771, under the OU1 area, the most radioactive area on Rocky Flats. McCormick and her friends thought nothing of it when they were children. Like any kids they Courtesy of the U.S. Federal Government | Photo aquired from Wikimedia Commons,
took advantage of the surrounding area, playing in the waters close
Photograph depicts Rocky Flats area in 1954
by or the prairie-like grass outside of the compound. Most people
Kite said. She has since moved
couldn’t tell that anything as big
from MSU Denver to a position
as Rocky Flats used to exist in
at University of Denver, but is
the area between Golden and
in the process of getting a more
Boulder along highway 93. It
complex study approved through
doesn’t hold the same innocence
their Institutional Review Board.
that it used to for McCormack.
The first study conducted is known as a convenience study,
“If you look at that map – that’s the most powerful thing for me, that makes me want to know more” – Sarah McCormick
and they weren’t able to control or randomize the survey participants took, which leaves the study open to bias from many angles. “Was it anybody’s fault?” said Kite. “No. They’re literally
Rocky Flats area
just trying to do whatever they “If you look at that map – that’s
can to investigate this. From that
the most powerful thing for me,
standpoint, I think it was very
that makes me want to know more,”
valuable because it brought a lot
she said, regarding Ball’s map.
of attention to something that
She’s hoping that at some point the
needs to be talked about.”
government might start to revisit
Epilepsy will still remain absent
the ideas of health studies and the
from the new survey, but Kite
impact on residents around the area.
believes there is room to look into
The process for the health
it more in the future. In the review
studies are slow moving, but not
process, they will have to determine
without reason. The first health
a number of people to survey, when
study that was backed by MSU
and how long they lived in the area
Denver’s Institutional Review
and where they reside now. Kite
Board and led by Bobbie Kite
has had talks with the Colorado
and Carol Jensen brought back
Department of Public Health and
interesting results, but nothing
said the organization is willing
that couldn’t be validated.
to have a conversation about the
“From a scientific standpoint,
findings when something more
they don’t have much standing,”
statistically sound is complete.
This is the first article of a three part story. Professor Bobbi Kite, now at the University of Denver, is leading a second more comprehensive study of the epilepsy correlation to Rocky Flats. Look for the second part, which will go into more detail of the scientific components of this story.
Map created by Dani Ball Purple are homes with one person affected. Blue hearts are siblings affected. Pink hearts are family members,(other than siblings) affected.
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Golf fall season wrap-up
Ferguson begins campaign at helm of program
MSU DENVER NEWS
By Matthew Stefanski mstefan3@msudenver.edu
What’s coming up WOMEN’S SOCCER • October 20 @ Western State • October 22 @ University of Colorado, Colorado Springs WOMEN’S AND MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY • October 21 RMAC Conference Championship VOLLEYBALL • October 20 @ Colorado School of Mines • Colorado 21 @ Colorado Christian University MEN’S SOCCER • October 20 @ Westminster College (Utah) • October 22 Colorado Mesa University
MSU Denver men’s soccer keeper earns RMAC honors MSU Denver junior goalkeeper James Tanner was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference goalkeeper of the week. Tanner earned the honors after posting shutouts in both of the weekend games against University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Colorado State University - Pueblo. Tanner posted five saves across the two games, while teammates put up five goals. The Roadrunners are 7-7 overall, 7-3 in the RMAC. Tanner and the Runners will continue to make a push for the RMAC playoffs on Oct. 20 when they face off against Westminster College in Salt Lake City.
Volleyball wins it’s 10th in a row MSU Denver’s volleyball team won its 10th match in a row, a 3-2 thriller over Regis University. Th ree sets featured extra points, including a back-and-forth fi fth set that the Roadrunners took 18-16 after falling behind twice. Junior Santisha Sturges posted a double-double with 19 kills and 25 digs, and senior setter Alyssa Svalberg had 55 assists on the night. The Roadrunners battled back from a 2-0 set defecit to reverse sweep the Rangers, who came into the match with a 10-0 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record. MSU Denver and Regis University are now tied for second place in the RMAC at 10-1, a half-game back from fi rst place Colorado School of Mines, who they play on Oct. 20.
Gullikson’s best performance came during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Fall Invite,
The MSU Denver women’s
where she shot a two-day score
golf team finished the fall
of 152, good enough for 10-over-
portion of their season with the
par and fifth place. Gullikson was
Lady Buff Stampede hosted by
the top player for the team twice,
West Texas A&M on Oct. 2-3.
but did not participate in the final
Over the course of the season,
tournament of the fall season.
the Roadrunners partook in five
Instead, she celebrated her
different tournaments. Of the
mother’s 50th birthday during that
five, they placed in the top-10 as a
weekend. She averaged a score of
team three times, with a top three
159.5 across her four tournaments.
finish being their best result.
“I did okay this fall. I
The team had to play its
had three bad rounds over
first two tournaments without
the four tournaments, but
a coach. Former head coach
it’s only motivation for
Ben Portie left the team prior to
the spring,” she said.
the 2017-18 season to take the
Photo from MSU Denver Department of Athletics
Gullikson is one of three
head coaching job at Northern
seniors on the team. She
Colorado University and the team
looks forward to improving
remained coachless until Sept.
over the winter and entering
27 when Stefanie Ferguson was
the spring season strong.
hired. Until Ferguson was hired,
“All I can tell you now is that
Senior Meg McMullen wraps up the fall portion of her second season of golf at MSU Denver. She competed in all five tournaments in the season. the best that I could do.”
MSU Denver has a strong talent
With the addition of Ferguson
pool with a lot of potential moving
as their head coach, Hankins wants
forward. Ferguson wants to keep
practices remained relatively
I am going to work harder than
to continue strength training and
her eyes on upcoming young
unstructured, run either by the
I have before because I want to
building her own confidence. As
players Sarah Hunt, Kika Dzoan,
players themselves or by Assistant
go out with a bang and finish
a team, she is looking forward to
Shelby Bartlett and Hankins.
Director of Athletics Erin Hiltner.
my senior year off the best I
the improvement over the winter.
“Erin did great for us. Now with Stef we have more structure and actual drills and stuff to work on,” said senior Lindsey Gullikson. Ferguson was a member of
ever have at Metro,” Gullikson said in an emailed statement. Hankins was one of the most consistent players for the
“We are going to work hard
“As a team, I hope we can bring
on the mental part of their games
out the best in each other and
and being able to manage their
strive to improve our results from
games a little better round
the fall season,” Hankins said.
to round,” Ferguson said.
Roadrunners. She never shot
Glenn consistently finished as
“Our goal is to spend more
the Colorado State University
more than a 163 across the five
one of the top three players for
time in the weight room and
women’s golf team from 2005-
tournaments, and finished as the
MSU Denver in every tournament.
work hard on performance to
2009. She earned Academic
top player on the team in three
Her best individual finish came
make sure we are as sharp as
All-America and Academic
tournaments, with her highest
during the RMAC Fall Invite, where
possible for the new season.”
All-Conference selections over
individual placing during the
she finished 10th, three shots
that time. She also currently
Farmers Insurance Samuel Proal
behind Gullikson. She averaged
start in mid-January, and the
works as a lead teaching
Invite, where she finished 10th.
160.4 over the five tournaments.
spring season will kick off
professional at ExperienceGolf.
She had an average score of 158.4
Through the fall season, the Roadrunners had three
Practices for the team will
Over the course of the winter,
with the Tim Tierney Pioneer
across the five tournaments.
Ferguson and the team will look to
Shootout in Pleasanton,
“Obviously, I would have
make improvements both mentally
California, on March 5-6.
stand-out players – Gullikson,
liked to play better overall,”
and physically. Ferguson believes
sophomore Jennifer Hankins
Hankins said. “But given
the team will have a great spring
and junior Tori Glenn.
the situation, I believe I did
season, and made sure to note that
Roadrunners athletics review Men’s Soccer Oct. 13
Volleyball
Women’s Soccer
vs University of Colorado,
W
Oct. 13
vs New Mexico
W
Colorado Springs
2-0
Highlands University
3-0
Oct. 15
W
Oct. 14
W
vs Colorado State University-Pueblo
3-0
vs Colorado State University- Pueblo Oct. 17 vs Regis University
3-0
W 3-2
Oct. 15
vs Black Hills State University
W 2-0
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Men’s and women’s soccer both chasing playoff seeding NATIONAL NEWS
By Matt Entrekin mentreki@msudenver.edu
New York Giants deal Denver Broncos humbling loss
As MSU Denver men’s and women’s soccer teams head into the final weeks of the regular season, both teams have their eyes fixed on taking a conference title back to Denver. The MSU Denver men’s team began the season by losing their first five games as they devolved into a what seemed ike a lost season quicky. But the Roadrunners’ confidence never wavered as they went on to win six of their following eight games, which catapulted them up the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings. The Roadrunners knew that if they stuck to the plan and trusted their strengths they would be back on top when the dust settled. “A big thing for us was Photos by Giacomo DiFranco | gdifranc@msudenver.edu
trusting the process,” said MSU Denver defenseman Luan Silva on how his team was able
Freshman forward Teo Jukic chases the ball in MSU Denver’s match against University of Colorado, Colorado Springs on Oct. 13. Jukic recorded an assist in the game, and has four points on the season.
to adjust to a rocky start. The men’s team has recovered, as they currently hold a 7-7 record entering the final four games of the
regular season. But the MSU Denver
if the team we’re playing has a
squad knows that’s no easy task.
losing record or winning record,
Only one point behind Mesa
we gotta show up and play.”
possibly the NCAA tournament.” The MSU Denver women also experienced struggles of their own at the beginning of the season. They
season, which include pivotal series
in the standings, the potential
against struggling Westminster
six on the line have profound
do just that they’ll put themselves
limped to a 1-4 record to start the
College and RMAC two-seed
implications on seeding for the
in great position to make a run
season and scored just two goals in
Colorado Mesa University.
Roadrunners. Currently, first-place
for an RMAC championship.
their first five games. MSU Denver’s
MSU Denver currently ranks
Colorado School of Mines leads
MSU Denver knows that if they
“When we team
streak of bad luck continued to hurt
third in the RMAC and could rise
MSU Denver by six points, with
defend we’re pretty much
them when they nearly took down
even higher in the standings if they
five-seed UCCS four points behind.
unstoppable,” Silva said.
No. 23 St. Edward’s University but
take care of business and rise to the
“Every team in the RMAC is
occasion in the home stretch of the
tough,” Silva said. “It doesn’t matter
However, nobody’s worrying
failed to get any offense going
about the playoffs just yet. Head
as they suffered a devastating
coach Jeremy Tittle knows
1-0 loss in double overtime.
they must keep their focus on winning one game at a time. “We just keep chasing the next
1-4 start, MSU Denver went on
game that we have in front of us.
to win five of their next seven,
That’s all we can do,” Tittle said.
including a four game winning
The Roadrunners have relied
streak that included key wins
heavily on the dominant play
against RMAC foes Fort Lewis
from forward Nils Runnberg.
and New Mexico Highlands.
Runnberg, who’s first in the RMAC
MSU Denver currently ranks
in game-winning-goals, leading
fourth in the RMAC with a mark
his team in scoring with six goals
of 7-6. But the road to the RMAC
in 13 games. Tittle had nothing but
Tournament doesn’t get much
high acclaim for his young star.
easier. They face the red-hot UCCS
“He’s a focal point of the
Mountain Lions and the undefeated
attack,” Tittle said. “I’m not
Regis Rangers, both of whom are
surprised he keeps showing
at the top of the RMAC standings.
up on the scoreboard. I’m
But the Roadrunners do not
surprised when he’s not.”
lack experience in facing adversity.
The Roadrunners’ main goal is
This season they have taken on
to stay consistent and trust each
three nationally ranked opponents
other as they make their last stand
including a nail-biting 1-0 loss
approaching the postseason.
to No. 1 Western Washington,
“When we’re not consistent we wind up just not playing well,” said MSU Denver midfielder Justin
Goalkeeper Breanna Flores and defender Makenna Brassard pump each other up before their game on Sept. 10 against Western Washington University.
But just like the men, the women proved resilient. Following their
in addition to Colorado School of Mines and St. Edwards. The MSU Denver squad has their
Glivar. “Staying consistent, team
eyes on Oct. 31, the beginning of
effort and all around team defending
the RMAC tournament, as they’ll
will be great for us and I think that’ll
attempt to make their run in the
set us apart and really get us going
final two weeks of the season.
for the RMAC tournament and
The Denver Broncos lost for the second time this season on Oct. 15 when they lost to the previously winless New York Giants 23-10. The story of the game once again was the Broncos’ offensive inability to score in the red zone. The Broncos advanced inside of the Giants’ 20 yard line three times in the game, but mustered only seven points out of those trips. Siemian didn’t do anything to silence his detractors during the game either. He passed for 376 yards, but added two interceptions to only one touchdown. In his defense, Siemian wasn’t helped by the rushing attack either. The Broncos mustered only 56 total yards on the ground against the Giants, led by Jamaal Charles with a modest 19 yards. Add the fact that Siemian was sacked four times even though the Giants were without their best pass rusher in Olivier Vernon, and it’s apparent that the offensive line had one of their worst games of the season. The Broncos look to bounce back in Los Angeles next week against the Chargers at 2:25 p.m. MDT.
NBA season begins The NBA regular season tipped off on Oct. 17 as defending champion Golden State Warriors beat the new and improved Houston Rockets and Eastern Conference stalwart Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics. The Rockets added floor-general Chris Paul from the Clippers in the offseason, and many people are curious how two players that need the ball in their hands to be successful will coexist. Another team in the Nuggets’ division, the Oklahoma City Thunder, did some serious reloading only one offseason after losing Kevin Durant. They added all-stars Paul George and Carmelo Anthony to pair with league MVP Russell Westbrook. Kyrie Irving asked for and received a trade to Boston, where he was supposed to team up with Al Horford and Gordon Hayward before the latter’s injury. The Cavaliers supplemented their roster after Irving’s departure with Dwayne Wade, Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder. The Nuggets start their season on Oct. 18 on the road against division rival Utah Jazz.
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Nuggets season preview
New editions look to build upon remaining core
By Giacomo DiFranco gdifranc@msudenver.edu
they stand in the conference. After finishing fourth in the
in the NBA during the second half of last season, especially
Northwest Division and ninth in
on the offensive side of the ball.
the Western Conference a season
They averaged 111.7 points-per-
tip off their 50th season
ago, the Nuggets will look to
game after the all-star break,
on Oct. 18 against the
improve upon those marks. They
good for third best in the league.
division rival Utah Jazz.
were one of the better teams
The Nuggets aim to pair that
The Denver Nuggets will
The Nuggets come off an encouraging season in which they missed the playoffs by just one game in the standings. In a stacked division and star-powered
offensive success with consistent
Nuggets Upcoming Schedule:
Western Conference, they will have their hands full this season. In a free agent frenzy in the
the defensive end. The Nuggets
After he became a mainstay the centerpiece of the offense
vs. Washington Wizards Oct. 23 7:00 p.m.
Photo from Keith Allison (Wikimedia Commons)
of franchise-player Nikola Jokic. in the starting lineup, Jokic was
Nugget forward Carmelo Anthony Russell Westbrook. The Minnesota
the Atlanta Hawks to help out on
candidate to compliment the game
vs. Sacramento Kings Oct. 21 7:00 p.m.
guard Paul George and former to play alongside reigning MVP
offseason when they acquired
believe that Millsap is the perfect
the teams in their division improve Thunder added superstars in
The Nuggets made a free agent splash of their own in the all-star forward Paul Millsap from
@ Utah Jazz Oct. 18 7:00 p.m.
offseason, the Nuggets watched immensely. The Oklahoma City
play on defense this season.
Paul Millsap debates a call in a game on May 9, 2015. Millsap, who the Nuggets signed off free agency this offseason, will be looked to on both sides of the ball to solidify the team.
a year ago, posting one tripledouble after another. The
league, just above the lowly Los
Ultimately, the success of
addition of Millsap should limit
Angeles Lakers. They will need
the team will be determined by
the most valued player on the
the defensive responsibilities
to improve on that number if
their defensive capabilities and
market in forward Jimmy Butler
that fell on Jokic last season and
they hope to take the next step
whether the mix of young and
allow him to focus more on his
and reach the postseason.
veteran players can perform at
Timberwolves added arguably
to play with center Karl-Anthony Towns and guard Andrew Wiggins.
@Charlotte Hornets Oct. 25 5:00 p.m.
offensive game. Throw in second-
They also added forward Trey
a high enough level to compete
Those teams, along with the
year point guard Jamal Murray
Lyles from the Utah Jazz to help
Houston Rockets and the nearly
and the Nuggets are in line to
with outside shooting. Although
follow suit and grow a “Big 3” of
Lyles struggled with shooting
Nuggets will host the Sacramento
their own in the Mile High City.
last year, the Nuggets are hoping
Kings on Oct. 21 at the Pepsi
to get the player that shot near
Center in their home opener.
unbeatable Golden State Warriors, are expected to be among the
@Atlanta Hawks Oct. 27 5:30 p.m.
best in the league this season and
The Nuggets’ defensive
will be a good benchmark for the
rating of 110.5 last season
40 percent from the three-point
Nuggets in determining where
was the second lowest in the
line just two seasons ago.
with the league’s elite teams. After playing the Jazz, the
Sports Sass: The Sadlot The days of backyard baseball
anywhere from $25-$200. I also
club sport, we had to purchase our
early in their lives, odds are they
leading to a discovery of talent
didn’t have a shot to make varsity
uniforms ourselves, another $200.
eventually have to give up.
and a prominent career as a
unless I took side lessons, which
So, if I bought a fresh set of
professional athlete are over.
I did, for about $60 a lesson three
equipment my first year, costs were
kids growing up. It teaches them
times a week. Sadly, I didn’t ever
about $1500, with varying costs
teamwork, social and leadership
make varsity. Money wasted.
the following years depending on
skills and – most importantly –
equipment or uniforms that I needed
how to be a good sport in a win
We’ve all seen movies like “The Sandlot” or “The Mighty Ducks,” where young kids play
So my total cost from the last
Sports are a great thing for
a sport as a hobby or just to be
two weeks of August through
replaced, and if ice-time costs
or a loss. We should encourage
with friends. They discover they
the last week of October to play
increased. This is also considering
our kids to be able to participate
are extremely talented, leading to
and stay competitive in high
I didn’t need ice skating lessons or
in sports and let natural talent
a flash-forward of a professional
school tennis were theoretically
stickhandling clinics, or participate
flourish. By charging exorbitant
$2,580, plus or minus $25-$400
in travel teams, as there were
amounts of money, we are shutting
depending on how long my racquets
players on my team who did one of
kids out that could become the
lasted. That’s also if I didn’t take
– if not all three – of those options.
next Andrew McCutchen, Clint
career, or sequels in which the
Matthew Stefanski
players are representing the United States in international competition. Now, to even have a shot at a
To use my time in high school as a reference, I played tennis in the
lessons in the offseason.
I had no aspirations of going
Dempsey or Patrick Roy.
college scholarship, parents need
fall and club hockey in the winter.
to spend thousands of dollars, tens
Keep in mind, this was also in 2001-
ran more extreme costs due to ice
tangible career in either hockey
like “The Sandlot” and “The Mighty
of thousands in some cases, to put
05, so costs are probably wildly
time and equipment, but overall a
or tennis after high school, and
Ducks” are frankly unrealistic, and
their kids through intense programs,
different from today. I know, I’m old.
cheaper experience. A full set of
both sports still cost me and my
it’s sad. We need to get sports back
hockey pads and equipment can
parents over $5,000 each to play
to an affordability point where those
in all four years of high school.
dreams can be attainable, and we
seven-day-a-week training and
To play tennis, the initial school
Hockey, a club sport in my time,
pro or pursuing any sort of
constant high-level competition.
sport cost was between $150 and
cost upward of $1,000, even higher
Even if you have a casual interest in
$200. A decent tennis racquet was
for a goaltender. To play in the club,
sports, your parents are on the hook
$100-$200, and a backup in case
the costs were $300 per season
actively chasing that dream.
for a few thousand dollars as you
we broke a string – or the whole
to pay for ice time and club dues.
Unless they have rich parents
make your way through high school.
racquet in a fit of rage – could range
Along with that, due to being a
or they are insanely talented
So imagine the kids who are
We live in a day where stories
need to open these dreams back up to kids everywhere, not just the rich.
EVENTS
OCTOBER 18, 2017
EVENTS AT AURARIA 10.18
Title IX Rally and Resource Fair
Location Tivoli Student Union
CONCERTS 10.18
Girlpool
Location Larimer Lounge
ROADRUNNER ATHLETICS 10.19
Deadmau5
Price $15
Price $60 Time 7:30 p.m.
Price Free Time 12 p.m.
Speedy Ortiz
10.20
Location Larimer Lounge Price $15 10.18
Visiting Artist Masterclass: Moon-Sook Park
Time 8 p.m.
Time 2 p.m.
Women’s Soccer
10.20 vs. Westminster
10.20 vs. Western State
College (Utah)
Colorado University
Location Away
Location Away
Time 3 p.m.
Time 3 p.m.
The World Is A Beautiful Place
Location Marquis Theater
Cross Country
Men’s Soccer
Price $18 Time 7 p.m.
10.21 vs. Rocky Mountain
10.22 vs. Colorado Mesa
Athletic Conference Location Away
Location King Center Recital Hall Price Free
Men’s Soccer
Location Red Rocks
Time 7 p.m.
10.20
13
10.21
Corsicana
Location Boulder Theater
10.21
Torres
Time TBA
University Location Away Time 2:30 p.m.
Location Larimer Lounge
Price $30
Price $12
Time 7 p.m.
Time 8 p.m.
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS 10.21 Artist in Residence:
Colorado Wind Ensemble Location King Center Recital Hall
10.22
MUTEMATH
Location Ogden Theater
10.22
Nick Offerman
Avalanche
Rapids
Location Paramount Theater
Price $32
Price Varies
Time 7 p.m.
Time 8 p.m.
Price Free
10.19 vs. Nashville Predators Location Away Time 8:10 p.m.
10.22 vs. Seattle Sounders Location Away Time 2 p.m.
Time 7:30 p.m. 10.22
Wildflowers
Location Globe Hall 10.23
Hot Topic: Transgender People in the Military
10.23
Remo Drive
Location Larimer Lounge
Price $8
Price $10
Time 8 p.m.
Time 6 p.m. 10.22 vs. Chargers Location Away Time 2:25 p.m.
Location Tivoli Student Union Price Free Time 12:30 p.m.
Broncos
10.24
JOHNNYSWIM
Location Ogden Theater
10.24
Price $42 Time 7 p.m.
Avalanche 10.27 vs. Golden Knights Politically Direct, MSU Denver’s only show dedicated to politics, airs Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Catch Devyn Deeter
Location Gothic Theater
Time 7 p.m.
Location Fillmore Auditorium
Time 8 p.m.
Dinosaur Jr.
10.24 vs. Dallas Stars Location Pepsi Center
Kesha
Price $28
10.24
Avalanche
10.24
Ariel Pink
Location Bluebird Theater
Price $25
Price $27
Time 8 p.m.
Time 8 p.m.
Location Away Time 4 p.m.
Broncos 10.30 vs. Kansas City Chiefs Location Away Time 6:30 p.m.
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TRENDING NEWS Going Solo The next “Star Wars” story has gotten its name. “Solo: A
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Human papillomavirus on the rise among men Data from the 2011-2014 U.S.
Tongue in cheek Following the scandal
Night of the living gut ache Starbucks announced
surrounding Hollywood executive
that they will be brewing up
Star Wars Story” is centered
Jack Dorsey, new conduct rules
National Health and Nutrition
Harvey Weinstein, screenwriter
a new Frappuccino in honor
around the rebel smuggler,
will apply to unwanted sexual
Examination Survey concluded
Heather Ross shared her
of Halloween. Following the
Han Solo. Alden Ehrenreich
advances, nonconsensual nudity,
that 1 in 9 men are infected with
own experience with sexual
phenomenon of the Unicorn
will be taking the reins from
hate symbols, violent groups,
oral human papillomavirus. Oral
harassment in Hollywood. She
Frappuccino, Starbucks’ Zombie
Harrison Ford to portray Solo
and tweets that glorify violence.
HPV can lead to other health
also cited the response that
Frappe will be as sweet as it
in his early years, predating
In 2016 Twitter formed a Trust
issues, including cancers of
followed the incident from
is aesthetically pleasing. The
”A New Hope.” After the film’s
and Safety Council made up of
the neck, throat, mouth and
her close friend Carrie Fisher.
flavor will have a base of caramel
previous directors Phil Lord and
safety groups, advocates, and
head. According to the CDC,
According to Ross, Fisher had a
apple, and will be topped with
Christopher Miller stepped down
researchers to help address the
about 57 percent of girls but
run-in with the unnamed exec that
pink whipped cream and pink
citing creative differences with
problems surrounding harassment
only 35 percent of boys had
assaulted Ross, where she handed
mocha drizzle to mimic brains.
Disney’s Lucasfilm, the production
through the platform. However,
been vaccinated in 2014.
him a wrapped box from Tiffany’s.
The treat will be available in
company enlisted Ron Howard
following disappointing results
Ross said, “It was a cow tongue
most Starbucks locations for a
to complete the standalone film.
from the council after they failed
from Jerry’s Famous Deli in
limited time from Oct. 26-31.
Howard posted a video on his
to discipline offenders on multiple
Westwood with a note that said, ‘If
Twitter to announce that the film
cases, Twitter will be cracking
you ever touch my darling Heather
has wrapped production, and will
down with their new guidelines.
or any other woman again, the
be released on May 25, 2018.
next delivery will be something of yours in a much smaller box.’”
BREAK
OCTOBER 18, 2017
Horoscopes
Overheard this week
Capricorn
December 22 - January 19 Be kind, rewind.
Aquarius
January 20 - February
“Who among us hasn’t made a 12
A gentle reminder that tattoos are forever. Double-check your design and sobriety before committing to any new ink this month.
year old cry?”
Pisces
“He’s very much gay.“
February 19 - March 20
This is your week, Pisces. But, I mean, don’t let that get to your head or anything. Next week it will probably be Libra’s. I haven’t decided yet.
“I was being nice, you asshat.“
Aries
“Does anyone have a sign-in for
March 21 -April 19
Pizza Hut?“
Go out of your way to do something nice for a stranger this month, because your loved ones certainly don’t deserve the effort.
“That was on overheard this week?
Taurus
Go fuck yourself.”
April 20 - May 20 You’re too old to be sleeping on a mattress on the floor by choice, buddy. Go buy a bedframe and apologize to your former bedmates.
Gemini
May 21 - June 20 Stop touching that zit. You’re just making it worse.
Hear or see something that makes you laugh? Shake your head? Roll your eyes or say WTF? Tweet it to @themetonline with the hashtag #overheardoncampus
Cancer
14
Met Picks: What would you name the new office cat?
June 21 - July 22
Your workload this month will be more overwhelming than usual. Make sure your caffine-to-water ratio is in check, get some rest and figure out which parent to blame for your inability to delegate.
“Sneaky House Tiger” — Richard Allen
Leo
July 23 - August 22 A close friend is experiencing a period of personal growth. Don’t interfere in their inevitably poor decisions. Allow them to respond to the text messages they feel so inclined to respond to.
Virgo
August 23 - September 22
Your opinons could get you in trouble this week, Virgo. You should definitely submit one of them to The Metropolitan. 500 words. Send it to mmart427@msudenver.edu.
Libra
“Chairman Meow” — Matt Stefanski “Sylvia Plath” — Cassie Ballard “Office Cat” — Jim Bofenkamp
September 23 - October 22
In the eternal words of The Beach Boys, “Be true to your school.” CU Denver is not the answer.
“Met Puss Whiskers” —Mimi Madrid
Scorpio
October 23 -November 21
Put an entire day aside for some long overdue self-care. Stay away from bath bombs, though. Those will end up causing more harm than good.
“The Death of Me” —Montana Martin
Sagittarius
November 22 - December 21 Don’t forget to tip your budtender.
....Stop it.
Sudoku
Difficulty: Medium
Across
67. Trendy
Down
8. Card game authority Edmond
1. “Want to hear a secret?”
68. Undeniable
1. Beer name since 1889
9. Large irregular spot
5. Radar’s unit
69. Seethes
2. Replay mode
10. Ocean
9. Loud lip noise
70. Aaron of Cooperstown
3. Type of pigeon
11. Bread machine?
14. Lady Bird Johnson’s middle name
71. Sounds of disapproval
4. Drunk as a skunk
12. AFL merger partner
15. Comparison words
5. Malefactor
13. Sends down for the count
16. Place for a barbecue
6. Poisonous creatures
21. Cabinet dept.
17. Windfall
7. Watchband
22. Virile (Abbr.)
18. Nimble
25. Exert
19. Wheels of fortune
26. Peer Gynt creator
20. Deli offering
27. Davis in “The Fly”
23. El Greco’s city
29. Late-night host
24. Moss type
31. Gas pump abbr.
25. What Rumpole wears
32. Puccini heroine
28. Affaire d’honneur
33. Softly lit
30. Penman
34. Cross-examine
32. It plays it?
36. Prince Valiant’s son
35. Deli offering
37. Word with nurse or old
38. Despotic boss
39. Prefix with system or sphere
40. Second Amendment lobby
43. Charms
41. Secluded valley
44. Hair salon stock
42. Deli offering
45. Australian expanse
47. It’s stranded
46. Director Ephron
48. Ant habitat
50. Wiser than the rest
49. Batman and Robin and Laurel
53. Snag
and Hardy
54. Brando’s birthplace
51. Cobbler’s tool
56. Center or focus
52. Art ___
57. Bob Cratchit’s occupation
55. Mesmeric state
58. Fussy couple?
59. Deli offering
59. Winter fall
61. Salon tint
60. One of “The Waltons”
64. Fictional plantation
61. Pinafore letters
65. One-time items
62. Put away a hero
66. Big house
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