Volume 34, Issue 26 www.metnews.orgMarch 15, 2012 Serving the Auraria Campus for 33 Years

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Metro junior forward Jonathan Morse, right, and the rest of the men’s basketball team hoist the NCAA Division II Central Region Championship trophy March 13 at Lockridge Arena in Golden. The Roadrunners upset No. 1 Colorado School of Mines 73-64 and advanced to the Elite 8 in Highland Heights, Ky. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

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Megan Mitchellmmitchell@mscd.edu

Metro’s Student Success build-ing is just days away from the big move.

More than 230 full-time em-ployees and 25 di� erent depart-ments scattered across all ends of Auraria and Writer’s Square are gearing up for the mass relocation over spring break.

“We’ll play it day-by-day,” Sean Nesbitt, Metro’s Facilities Planning & Space Management director, said. Nesbitt has spearheaded the student-funded, $60 million proj-ect since it’s inception four years ago. He is optimistic the massive transfer will run smoothly.

“We got really lucky because of the back� ll renovations and things like moving the School of Business and other departments over the last year,” he said. “We learned a lot of lessons and � gured out how to make [the move] really e� cient.”

Nesbitt said his team is plan-ning to move most departments in four-hour time blocks. � ey,

in conjunction with professional movers, Metro’s Information Technology departments and the work of hundreds of sta� members and volunteers will begin moving March 19.

� e new building o� cially opens March 26, but all student aid o� ces currently operating in the Central building will remain open over spring break and during the move.

“� ere’s a lot of details in-volved as far as getting boxes and things like that,” Nesbitt said. “� e di� cult thing was [working with] 25 departments and trying to coordinate with 25 contacts.”

Metro’s IT department has played a major part in the move. Mike Hart, director of security, networking, asset management and procurement for Metro’s IT, has worked for months purchas-ing new computers and preparing a small team to move all existing personal computers to the new facility.

“It’s really straightforward, it’s just a very large move for just a handful of people to do,” Hart

said. In addition to new computers,

the building supports the strongest wireless connection for Metro students anywhere on campus.

“� e network improvements are going to be dramatic for a ma-jority of these users,” he said “� ey should have one hundred percent, fully-saturated wireless coverage throughout the building.”

Other improvements and upgrades include an interactive communication kiosk on the � rst � oor.

“� e kiosk will be a touch screen that will have not only information about the campus, but also information about the sur-rounding Denver area,” said Joan Zurkovich, head of Metro’s admin-istrative IT department said. � is includes things like restaurants, emergency auto repair and � nding

transportation options in the city are available.

“It covers the logistics of being in downtown Denver as a student,” she said. We really worked hard

trying to make it easier for com-muter students and new students to navigate the campus and city.”

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Student Success building to open over break

Moving Schedule for Metro Departments

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Metro Facilities Planning and Space Managment Director Sean Nesbitt talks to student media members Brad Roudebush, left, and Peter Aragon during a tour of the new Student Success Building.

The new Student Success Bulding stands empty a week before more than 230 Metro State employees move into their new home.

The Student Success Building is scheduled to open March 26. Over spring break more than 230 emplyees and faculty are plan-ning to move into the new building. Photos by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

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Now Hiring: Student PositionWEB PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

The Communications and Community Affairs office is hiring a web production assistant to work as part of the CCA web team in support of key projects and initiatives. Duties include:

· Create websites using a Web content management system

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Guns allowed on Colorado college campuses

Jessica Wackerjwacker1@mscd.edu

Auraria now allows guns to be brought on campus by concealed weapons permit holders.

The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on March 5 that the Uni-versity of Colorado’s gun ban was unconstitutional. Since the ruling, colleges and universities through-out the state have changed their policy to remain in compliance with the Concealed Carry Act, including Metro, UCD and CCD.

“Because of the breadth of the [Colorado] Supreme Court deci-sion, it’s pretty obvious that all college campuses in Colorado are having to react the same way,” said Blaine Nickeson, associate vice president of campus relations with Auraria Higher Education Center.

“We’re going to continue to enforce our weapons policy with the explicit exception of these con-cealed handguns for people that have a valid and legal concealed carry permit,” he said.

The ruling followed a lawsuit

filed in 2009 by three students in El Paso county. They are part of the group Students for Concealed

Carry on Campus. The students ar-gued the gun ban on CU’s campus violated their constitutional rights.

Auraria also banned concealed

weapons on campus in 2003, after the Concealed Carry Act was passed by the Colorado legislature.

“Until colleges can guarantee our safety, they can’t criminalize self-defense,” said David Bur-nett, the national spokesman for

Students for Concealed Carry on Campus.

In light of the 2011 shootings at Virginia Tech, the ability to carry a concealed weapon on campus for the pur-pose of self-defense is necessary, Burnett said.

The Concealed Carry Act states that a person with a permit may carry a concealed weapon in all areas of the state, with the exception of some federal proper-ties, K-12 schools and buildings with fixed security checkpoints, such as courthouses, according to the Denver Post. It also states that a local government may not

enforce an ordinance or resolution that conflicts with law.

Some students and faculty contacted AHEC with concerns

about the new policy, primarily in regard to how this would affect the classroom environment, according to Nickeson.

“With faculty and with stu-dents, we’re really reinforcing that Auraria has a very low amount of violent crime on the campus,” Nickeson said. “We’ve also encour-aged them to talk to their gover-nance bodies.”

A handful of people contacted AHEC “to double check they really are in the clear to legally carry on campus,” Nickeson said.

Students should contact the Student Government Assembly and faculty should contact the Fac-ulty Senate if they have concerns.

Nickeson declined to comment on whether or not he agreed with the ruling.

“The intent of the legislature as defined by the court was that weapons could be carried on col-lege campuses, and as long as that’s the intent of the legislature, we’re going to do what we can to hold up the law,” he said.

CU’s concealed weapons ban ruled unconstitutional

Two handguns are displayed by The Gun Room gun shop in Denver. Under the new concealed weap-ons policy for Auraria, handguns can be brought on to campus with a legal concealed weapons permit. Photo by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

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Student Affairs bails out SGAChris Swaincswain2@mscd.edu

Balancing the Budget: Metro’s Student Government

Assembly members can breathe a little easier. Metro’s Student Affairs Board has agreed to bail out the SGA following a $95,000 account-ing error.

Senate members previously voted to balance the budget by tak-ing personal pay cuts.

Most members of the senate were eager to regain their original pay. However, there was some debate.

“If the SAB is willing to cover the difference in our available funds, why are we willing to take that difference to pay ourselves,” Sen. Jason Dirgo said.

“I think that it would be un-necessarily immoral to not pay somebody the amount that they were told that they were going to be paid upon receiving a job,” Sen. Alees Seehausen said in response.

Despite the questions raised during debate, the bill passed unanimously.

“Praise God, we are getting paid,” said Sen. Jeffery Washing-ton. “I would have taken a pay cut, but they are giving us the money.”

Metro’s Name Change:A resolution proclaiming SGA’s

support of Colorado’s senate bill concerning changing Metro’s name to Metropolitan State University of Denver was sent back to committee for redrafting.

Though the senate unani-mously supports the change to university status, some senators do not support the process by which the final name was selected.

“I think that we should let the Board of Trustees know of how we feel like we have been mistreated, and I don’t think that is what this specific resolution is going to do,” Seehausen said.

Senate members preferred the name Denver State University over Metropolitan State University of Denver, but felt the Board of Trust-ees allowed representatives from the University of Denver decide Metro’s new name.

“As a student, I feel like DU is choosing our name,” Dirgo said. “The voices of the students I’ve talked to feel that DU is choosing our name, so why would I support going forward with that?”

Student Trustee Report:Student Trustee, senior Jacob

LaBure, met with the Alumni Association to discuss integrating Career Services and The Internship Center in order to facilitate job placement for students.

LaBure also started a petition expressing disapproval of adver-tisements in The Metropolitan simi-lar to the Hooters ad that ran on the front page of last week’s issue.

Though LaBure was not present at the senate meeting, Dirgo spoke on his behalf.

“He is very passionate about that. I kind of agree. Come on guys, I mean really,” Dirgo said.

SACAB Report:SACAB is working hard with

AHEC to keep the food vendors on campus.

As a result, Biker Jim’s contract has been extended for one year. AHEC is considering revising the current vendor policy to help food trucks continue serving the campus.

Kristin Broussard’s name was spelled incorrectly on page 4 of the March 8 article titled “New club focuses on outreach.”

Corrections

Senators avoid midterm pay cut

An employee picks up his bag in the new 3D panoramic projection theater in the new Student Success Building March 13. Photo by Steve Anderson • sande104@mscd.edu

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The Student Success building is unique on many levels. Aside from the technology and the fu-turistic equipment found on every floor, the building is also LEED-gold certified as an energy efficient structure.

The rooftop garden is one example of the building’s green credentials.

The area acts as part of a storm water filtration system. The water drains off the roof and runs into an underground retention system, where it is held for 72 hours and then released into a storm drain.

A private media tour given by Nesbitt March 13 revealed many of the expansive office spaces and student learning and development areas within the building. On the first floor are six numbered sta-

tions where the admissions, aca-demic advising, registrar, bursar, cashiering and financial aid offices will be moved.

The offices have digital signs with windows that display helpful information to Metro students, such as deadlines, community affairs and tidbits like where the Health Center is and when it’s open.

The building also includes a 3D, panoramic projection plan-ning room that Metro President Stephen Jordan requested to enhance that status of the building and give back to the community.

“It’s a phenomenal project and one that doesn’t happen on many campuses,” Zurkovich said. “This building has been designed around the students. I came from the University of California and I’ve never seen anything like this.”

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No Great Expectations for 2012 RockiesWhile baseball spring training literally

warms up in Arizona prior to the real season that starts April 9 at Coors Field, the talk in Denver isn’t about the Middle East, contra-ception, Rush Limbaugh or the Republican primaries clown show, but about whether the Broncos can land premier quarterback Peyton Manning. And what then happens to Tim Tebow.

In Denver, the Broncos are never out of season and Manning speculation — all spec-ulation — ranked with the Second Coming. Breathless sports reporters were on site last Friday to deliver live coverage of Manning’s plane arriving at Centennial airport, when he got to the Broncos’ facility at Dove Valley and who greeted him. Overkill? Not in Denver.

Meanwhile, big league baseball is back and is now playing a slate of interleague spring training games in Florida’s Grapefruit League and — closer to home — in Arizona’s Cactus League.

Th e Arizona spring training locale was launched in the late 1940s when Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck integrated the American League with outfi elder Larry Doby and pitcher “Satchel” Paige. Veeck acted shortly aft er Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey broke the major league base-ball “color line” — an unspoken “gentlemen’s agreement” nearly 70 years old — by bring-ing Jackie Robinson up to the Dodgers in 1947 as a 28 year-old rookie.

Veeck, a baseball maverick who, like Rickey, was hated by most of his co-owners, had no patience with the completely segre-gated facilities in Florida, where Cleveland held spring training. With Doby and Paige on board in 1948, Cleveland won the World Series in the same year that U.S. President Harry Truman fi nally integrated the U.S. Armed Forces. Earlier that year, Veeck moved the Indians’ spring training locale to less-segregated Arizona, where he owned land near Phoenix.

Today, the Colorado Rockies play in the

Cactus League, whose 16 teams match that of the Florida Grapefruit League. Th e Rock-ies’ Arizona home is the Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, a second-year facility near Scottsdale they share with the Arizona Dia-mondbacks, who also moved north for spring training from Tucson in 2011.

Some hometown sports hawks in the Arizona sun paint a somewhat sunny picture of the Rockies’ 2012 prospects. But the reality is a bit cloudier.

A mere year ago, the Rockies entered spring training with the highest — and mostly highly-hyped — hopes in their his-tory. When the team posted the best won-lost record in all of baseball in April, boosters were talking World Series, or at least winning their division. In May, the Rockies collapsed en route to their most disappointing season ever, to fi nish at 73-89 and near the bottom of the NL West.

Th ere was plenty of blame to go around. Pitching broke down and general manager Dan O’Dowd shipped struggling Ubaldo Jimenez, once the club’s most promising pitcher, to Cleveland for four “prospects” who still aren’t exactly household names. Th e everyday lineup failed every day to drive in runners, hitting just .245 with runners in scoring position. Clubhouse drama, angst and bad attitudes added to the witch’s brew.

Dealin’ Dan, who owns a less-than-steller performance in charge of player person-nel since 1999, cleaned house by unloading Chris Ianetta, Ian Stewart, Seth Smith, Casey Weathers, Aaron Cook, Huston Street, Ty Wiggington and Jose Lopez; all of whom had disappointed in 2011.

Exactly what that shakeup, and O’Dowd’s acquisitions, brought in return is another story. Dealin’ Dan and the Rockies’ front offi ce brain trust don’t have deep pockets and were burned by $175 million in contracts to free-agency fl ops Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle, signed in O’Dowd’s fi rst year . Th ey’ve remained wary of spending seri-

ous money since. When they DO spend, the moves can be questionable.

Back in December, Dealin’ Dan gave a three-year $31.5 million contract to veteran outfi elder Michael Cuddyer, now 33, who had a career .272 batting average with 141 home runs over 13 seasons with the Minnesota Twins. Later, the Rockies GM signed would-be starting pitcher Jeremy Guthrie, age 33, from the Baltimore Orioles, for $8.2 million. Guthrie, 9-17 with the lowly Orioles last year, has a lifetime losing record of 47-65.

Th e Rockies keep talking about growing their own talent with a farm system that, alas, has been depleted by inept draft ing decisions. During the last decade, only one Rockies fi rst-round draft pick, Troy Tulow-itszki, has blossomed as a bona-fi de star.

Th e Rockies’ build-from-within mantra is getting old, and so are the Rockies. Todd Helton, at 38, and Jason Giambi, 41, are sen-timental fi rst-base favorites but can’t be relied upon to deliver every day. Th e outfi eld of Carlos Gonzalez, age 26, Dexter Fowler, also 26, and Cuddyer seems solid enough. But even with them, and Tulo at 27, the Rockies’ opening-day lineup could average around 34.

In a season of drastically diminished expectations, nobody is talking World Series or even playoff s. And most baseball seers predict the Rockies to fi nish closer to last than to fi rst in their division. I hope we’re all wrong. Meanwhile, see you on Opening Day at Coors Field.

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InSight

J. SEBASTIAN SINISIsinisi2@msn.com

[I am writing today to address] my concern regarding the Hooters ad that was placed on the front page of volume 34, issue 25 of Th e Metropolitan.

I think this ad shouldn’t be on the cover of our newspaper. Despite the fact that the Offi ce of Student Media requires revenue from multiple sources, this ad, in my opinion, was in bad taste and should have never been placed in our paper.

Th is ad refl ects poorly on the college and more importantly on the students who choose to go here. Oft en times Metro is as-sociated with negative connotations in the community — this ad — plays into those connotations.

We should strive to bring business lead-ers and industry to our campus. Show the community that we are a school where you recruit woman who are National Champi-

ons in athletics, woman who are part of an Aviation Department that is one of the best in the world, and one of the premier calculus programs in the country. A place to recruit actuaries, accountants, pilots, event-planners, and more.

Th is ad does a disservice to the students who attend Metro.

Letter to the Editor: Hooters ad degrades the integrity of Metro

-Jacob LaBure, Metro Student Trustee

llustration by Brian T. McGinn • bmcginn3@mscd.edu

The Metropolitan’s response to the Hooters ad

“What do you think of The Metropolitan running a Hooters ad on the front page?”

Julia Hilton, Freshman, Metro

“It doesn’t bother me at all. Freedom of the press, any-one has a right to advertise.”

STAFF-EDITORIAL

Sofia Rivera, Freshman, Metro

“I don’t have a problem with it. It’s not brainwashing anybody. They can apply if they want to and if they feel that it’s not for them, they can just pass over it.”

Julia Hilton, Freshman, Metro

“I don’t see how people could feel negative about it. I wouldn’t want to be a Hooter’s girl, but if that is a way to get money for the newspaper to run that ad, I don’t see what the problem is.”

Robyn Willson, 2008 Metro alumna

“I really don’t have a problem with it. It’s an ad paying for space, they should have their space.”

Zack Conner, Senior, Metro

“I don’t think any girls [were] offended.”

Josh Abbott, Sophomore, Metro

“It is an ad in the newspaper. If the Post or the Rocky would have put it in, they wouldn’t have got calls about it.”

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Letter to the Editor: Morons with cell phones Recently, in the crush of bodies

between classes on campus, I was nearly run into by a young woman. Her head was down and she was ferociously fingering the keypad of her cell phone in a seeming life or death struggle to get a text message out. If it were not for me saying “BOO!” and side stepping at the last moment, we would have collid-ed. Barely glancing up at me with a somewhat startled and frosty look, she continued unabated — run-ning into other students, some of whom were doing the same thing.

I stood there watching in disbelief as she was swallowed up into the churning sea of humanity. More and more of her appeared.

A young man, talking loudly and gesticulating wildly, weaved his way through the crowd as more talkers and texters passed by in every direction. Not one appeared to be aware of their surroundings because they were too absorbed in their addiction to the electronic device in their hands.

I imagined being in a movie like “Invasion of the Body Snatch-ers.” As the camera moves up and away from the scene, it looks down revealing a lone, conscious figure without a cell phone, surrounded by drones that are unaware of their surroundings and swarming intently under the control of the hive. (AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile,

Sprint, Cricket)Etiquette, or manners, used

to be fundamental lessons that were taught to all children by their parents and teachers in school. Words like “please” were used when you wanted something. “Thank you” when it was received and “Excuse me,” for when you accidentally bumped into someone or wanted to get past them.

Now those manners and the discipline needed to maintain them seem to be disappearing. They are being discarded by our society because no one has respect for anyone else except their close friends and peers that they deem to be equals. Anyone not in that

immediate circle is regarded with disdain and unworthy of respect.

This same lack of respect can be found on our roads and high-ways as morons on cell phones still sit at intersections after the light has turned green for them while they continue to talk on the phone. They also weave dangerously back and forth into other lanes of traffic often at speeds greater than the limit, or drastically under it. And speaking of turning – rarely is the polite and SAFE turn signal used any longer. People on cell phones are using their free hand to hold the device to their ear to talk while driving and it is impossible to use a turn signal without a third hand;

IF they cared enough to let you know their intentions.

According to The National Safety Council, it estimates at least 28% of all traffic crashes – or at least 1.6 million crashes each year – involve drivers using cell phones and texting. NSC estimates that 1.4 million crashes each year involve drivers using cell phones and a minimum of 200,000 additional crashes each year involve drivers who are texting.

It is time to outlaw driving and cell phones. Maybe even walking and talking too. Just hang up!

-John McEvoy, Metro senior

While the choice of advertising in last week’s paper has been con-troversial — not least among The Metropolitan’s staff — we stand by our choice to run this one-time ad.

When deciding whether or not to run an ad, we do our best to be equitable. We ask questions like “is the product or service being advertised illegal?” and “Is the ad itself visually inappropriate?” In a world where pictures of Taylor Lautner’s shirtless abs and bikini shots of Jessica Alba adorn film advertisements (usually without

complaint), the ad we ran seems positively tame.

Working part-time while at-tending school is a fact of life for most Metro students. Colorado cut more than $120 million in higher education funding this year, lead-ing to tuition hikes across the state. Metro raised tuition 23 percent this year. Additionally, many of our students are nontraditional; balancing education with rent, utility bills, car payments and debt.

We agree that our graduates are likely destined for careers more

ambitious than a Hooters waitress. However, we also have faith in our students to decide for themselves where they want to work, and would consider it the height of ar-rogance to censor an opportunity because we happen to think they deserve a better job.

Additionally, a college paper like The Metropolitan has an obli-gation to our student body to hon-estly and independently report the news. Without advertising revenue, we cannot maintain independence — and without independence, we

cannot honestly serve the student body.

Our printing costs, and the salaries of our staff are paid by advertising revenue. Unlike other organizations, even other facets of the Office of Student Media, The Metropolitan does not and cannot run on student funds.

How could we effectively report on controversial decisions com-ing from the Board of Trustees or other Metro offices if we are be-holden to them? How could anyone take us seriously when we call out

student government for failures — or, by contrast, when we praise them for success — if we receive funding from them?

So we sell ads. Poor taste is a matter of opinion, and all our ads have the possibility of offending someone. As for doing a disservice to our students: when a newspa-per starts determining taste and morality for its readers, that is the disservice.

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MetroSpectiveFilms call attention to female veteransNathalia Véleznvelez@mscd.edu

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the Denver Film Society took a six-day trip around the world, to the past and back.

The Women+Film VOICES Film Festival featured movies by and about women, ranging from new documentaries like “Saving Face,” to classic feature films like “Scarlet Letter.” It was held at the Denver Film Center on East Colfax March 6-11.

“Our mission for the festival is to help bring attention to women’s issues locally and globally and to celebrate inspirational stories from around the world,” said Tammy Richards Brislin, producing direc-tor for the festival.

The films covered a wide range of topics, like the life of John F. Kennedy’s widow in the documen-tary “Ethel,” a female soccer team in Tanzania in “Twiga Stars” and acid attacks on Pakistani women in “Saving Face.”

The most controversial issue the festival addressed was the experiences of American female veterans.

The Academy Award nomi-nated documentary “Poster Girl,” directed and financed by Sara Nes-son, follows the struggles of former Army Sgt. Robynn Murray.

Murray joined the army when she was 19. Her recruiter told her she would be helping people, but she ended up working as a machine gunner in Iraq.

“My fingers have been on the trigger of a gun pointed at another human being,” Murray said in the film.

Murray was featured on the cover of Army magazine with two other female sol-diers while she was in Iraq. In the film, Murray said she was indoctrinated to think of the Iraqi population as “less than human.”

When she returned from combat, Murray was a changed person. She began drinking heavily and had frequent emotional break-downs. The things that she saw and did in Iraq haunted her.

“I knew there was something wrong,” Murray said. “I just couldn’t put my finger on it.”

She was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The movie follows her struggle to try to get dis-ability pay from Veterans Affairs, and to dispel some of her emotional pain through art and poetry.

“Of course every one’s experi-ence is unique, and how it affects everyone is unique,” said Kelly Dougherty, administrative assis-tant at Metro’s journalism depart-ment, Iraq veteran and speaker at one of the festival’s Salon Series discussions. “But I do think that there is a lot in Robynn’s experi-ence as a veteran and what she deals with coming home that a lot of veterans can relate to — men and women.”

Nesson met Murray while working on another documen-tary, “Iraq, Paper, Scissors,” which screened after “Poster Girl.”

“Iraq, Paper,Scissors” is about a

group of veterans with PTSD who created the Combat Paper Project. Those in the project shred their old uniforms and convert them into paper for art projects. The veterans said this practice was therapeutic.

“‘Iraq Paper Scis-sors’ is a hopeful film of veterans who are dealing with all this pain and all this trauma and are able to take that and trans-forming it through an act of creation,” Dougherty said.

The Mystery Screen-ing on the last day of the festival was “The Invisible War,” a documentary that tackles the issue of sexual

assault in the military. “The issues are only

controversial because we don’t want to acknowledge that these things happen, i.e. rape in the military, honor killings, etc.,” said Joanna Snawder, associate director of Metro’s Insti-tute for Women’s Studies and Services, which was a sponsor of the festival. “If we acknowledge that they happen, then we have to examine sexism, patriarchy, misogyny, etc.”

Many of the women and men in the film had a similar story. They were sexually assaulted, their cases went unsolved and they had to also deal with physical injuries afterward. Many of the veterans talked about dealing with thoughts of suicide and their spouses

and parents showed their suffering as well.

After the film, a panel dis-cussed the three films that

highlighted military and veteran’s issues. Dougherty was part of the panel and shared her experience as a female veteran.

“People think of the military as this isolated culture onto itself where it’s hyper-masculine, it’s violent, and that’s true, but it’s just a reflection of our society,” Dougherty said. “When we talk about stopping sexual assault in the military, we have to have the conversation of stopping sexual as-sault in our society as a whole.”

Brislin said she hopes she cre-ated an environment for people to connect and be inspired to go out and do something.

“If it weren’t for film festivals, we would never see many of these films,” Brislin said. “It is very im-portant for me to create a sense of community and camaraderie, that our voices can make a difference.”

Additional reporting by Caitlin Sievers.Photo courtesy of Portrayal Films

Photo courtesy of Portrayal Films

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“John Carter” is not destined to be one of the greats of science fic-tion. It lacks the big ideas and so-cial relevance of a film like “Blade Runner,” and its best moments feel like they were cobbled together from a half-dozen different, better sources, from “Avatar” to “Star Wars” to “Dark City.” However, the imagery is so impressive, and the narrative so tightly focused, that “John Carter” ends up being a surprisingly engaging (if ultimately unsubstantial) sci-fi epic.

Based on the pulp novels“John Carter of Mars” by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the film begins with pugnacious Civil War captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) being magically transported to Mars by a mystical medallion. Once there, he discovers that the planet’s lower gravity makes him supernaturally

strong and lets him leap higher than a tall building in a single bound.

He encounters the four-armed, green-skinned Tharks, a violent native race lead by the wise Tars Tarkas (voiced by Willem Dafoe). Meanwhile, a comely human prin-cess named Dejah (Lynn Collins) is about to wed to the despotic Sab (Dominic West), hoping that their union will save her native city from destruction.

That’s a very brief synopsis, since there’s a lot going on in “John Carter,” but it’s impressive how director Andrew Stanton and his screenwriters — includ-ing Pulitzer-winning novelist Michael Chabon — keep things flowing coherently from moment to moment. Unlike so many other wannabe epic franchises, I never felt like I was drowning in mythol-ogy, and it strikes a nice balance between exposition and action. The

action, incidentally, is exciting and creative, thanks largely to Carter’s gravity-defying leaps and freakish strength.

Of course, much of the press surrounding “John Carter” has focused on its massive produc-tion budget, with some analysts speculating that it may be the most expensive movie ever made. Whether it is or not, you can certainly see the money on screen. “John Carter” is gorgeous, with convincing alien creatures and a striking visual style. Combining elements of steampunk, Native American tribal art and Middle Eastern décor, the film doesn’t look like anything else. Mars, however, frequently looks like Arizona, but hey, what’re you gonna do?

The weakest elements on display are, sadly, the human ele-ments. Kitsch certainly looks the part of a pulp hero, and one could argue that he meets the bare mini-

mum requirements of action her-oism with his gruff, monotonous phrases, but the film could have benefitted greatly from a touch of personality. Anyone familiar with his performance in the TV show “Friday Night Lights” could tell you that he’s capable of so much more than what he brings to this role. The same criticism can be applied to Collins, but she does pull off an impressively convinc-ing British accent for a native Texan. Why a martian princess speaks with a British accent is a topic for another day.

Those looking for a richer film-going experience than the capable popcorn thrills that “John Carter” provides will find themselves feeling a little disap-pointed. You can feel greatness bubbling beneath the surface in its most exhilarating moments, but it never truly realizes its potential. As it stands, “John Carter” is hand-

somely made and entertaining. That’s more than most of its peers can claim, so that’ll have to be enough.

Students eat, drink and be merry for HTEAndrea Heapaheap@mscd.edu

Metro’s Hospitality, Tourism and Events department held a food and wine fundraiser March 10 at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts.

About 70 people, mostly stu-dents involved in wine classes on campus, attended the event to raise money for the HTE department.

When guests arrived, they were given a glass of Prosecco wine to sip while they found their assigned seats. The appetizer was Vitello Tonnato, Grissini or a breadstick with veal and tuna sauce.

All of the wine, except for the Prosecco, was donated by Michelle Cleveland, the vintner of Colo-rado’s own Creekside Cellars, in Evergreen.

Cleveland addressed the guests before the dinner began with a warm welcome, along with Colorado wine trivia. She strongly encouraged the guests to pair the

correct wine with each entree.“I am proud to say that I am a

Colorado winemaker,” Cleveland said. “Creekside Cellars works hand-in-hand with Cook Street Culinary School and Metro State and that’s why I thought that this would be a perfect fit. We have spent a lot of time working on the pairings and it enhances [the chef ’s] wonderful food, and it en-hances my wonderful wine.”

This Fall Cleveland will be teaching a class in enology, which is the study of wine and wine-making, along with Metro wine instructor Cynthia Onken-Glimm.

The kitchen was run by Peter Ryan, executive chef instructor, and Dale Eiden, chef instructor, both at Cook Street. The menu brought guests along on a journey through Northern Italy.

“Good cause, good wine, good food, and good company,” Ryan said before he walked the guests through each course.

The guests had a six-course

meal, each course with a wine pair-ing. The dinner was buffet-style and the line meandered around the buffet table, but moved quickly and efficiently as chefs and student volunteers served the guests.

Kurt Mayo, a wine instructor at Metro and the wine manager and buyer for Total Beverage liquor stores, thinks events like this are important for people to practice their wine tasting skills.

“When you are looking to ad-vance your knowledge of wine, any time that you can be in practice, meaning tasting wines, especially tasting wines against each other and tasting with foods — that’s it, that’s the biggie,” Mayo said.

Metro sophomore Kyle Soustek has a lot of wine and food experi-ence, but volunteered at the event to help show students proper dining etiquette. He is passionate about wine and the wine program.

“The wine program is awe-some. The best part about it is every one of the professors is very

dedicated to what they do, and they love what they do,” Soustek said.

Soustek’s duties included pouring wine, bussing tables, and lending a helping hand in any way that he could.

After hours of eating and drinking, the crowd was

laughing loudly and the white linen tablecloths had droplets of wine on them. The last course was Tiramasu paired with Moscato Anancio.

Cleveland said she thinks that exposing students to this type of atmosphere will only strengthen

their skills and knowledge of wine.“I just feel that there is so much

to learn about wine and this is a great way to get into it because wine is all about food,” Cleveland said. “You have to do them to-gether in order to understand not only the food, but also the wine.”

The Reel Deal: ‘John Carter’ aims for Mars, falls short

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Chef Peter Ryan steps in to help pour wine at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts March 10 in Denver. Photos by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

Josh Feimblum pours a glass of chardonnay during an event at Cook Street School of Culinary Arts in Denver. Creekside Cellars, a winery in Evergreen, donated the wine for the evening.

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Skiers feel chills, thrills at Cold RushChistopher Morgancmorga37@mscd.edu

Helicopters blazed overhead minutes after a large avalanche took out substantial parts of the skiable area during Red Bull’s Cold Rush event in Silverton.

Skiers from around the world gathered for big mountain, slope-style, and cliff competitions March 5-8.

Lined along the edges of a tow-ering lip of snow, athletes looked like raisins amongst the rigor mor-tis of the rocks below them.

“I think we were pretty for-tunate given the conditions with all the avalanches that have come down and somewhat ruined the venue in certain parts,” contestant Wiley Miller said. Miller paused to watch as a friend narrowly missed a collision with a rock, lurching down the steep crevices. “There’s definitely enough terrain to have a contest.”

At the base, riders exchanged nervous energy Despite an un-expected avalanche, within two hours contestants were dropping in on the big mountain venue from the 13,000-foot peaks of Silverton Mountain.

Resting in a fold-out chair and cradling crutches beneath an awning full of contestants, Grete Eliassen looked up with a squint. A torn ACL sustained earlier in the season left her a spectator to the event she won last year.

“Having a contest like Cold

Rush, which is so innovative and new, that’s what my skiing is all about. It’s fun,” Eliassen said.

Disappearing amidst the mam-moth cornices, skiers appeared to pop out of thin air, carving their way down to the belly of the bowl.

“It’s a pretty tough process because we don’t know how good everybody is,” said venue designer Pep Fujas, who helped handpick who participated. “The three dis-ciplines were to find the best skier, find the best guy who can go out there and ski a big mountain line and then go into the park and hit some big jumps, do some cool tricks.”

A recent injury al-lowed Fujas to partici-pate behind the scenes, constructing the jumps for four weeks with an 18-person crew.

“Some of these guys are kind of shoe-ins, like they ride for Red Bull,” Fujas said. “Or like Sean Pedit, everyone knows that he’s the best rider, one of the best riders in the world.”

Todd Quinby, who graduated from Metro in 1992, sat coolly bewildered against the mounds of snow guard-ing the entrance to the big mountain venue. One month earlier, Quinby

won a Red Bull contest, complete with helicopter and snow cat rides. His smile gleamed with growing appreciation as he soaked up his surroundings.

“It gets expensive to go up to the hills anymore,” Quinby said

Fujas was pleased with the event.

“You know, it gives me a lot of pride and joy to put together an event that riders can be stoked on,”

he said. “It’s like a sought-after position to come to Red Bull Cold Rush.”

Dane Tudor and Rachael Burks won the men’s and women’s com-petitions, respectively. NBC will air the Cineplex footage captured by three separate helicopters 1 p.m. ET March 24. Voting for best all around backcountry skier is open to the public. You can vote on-line by scanning this code.

Tim Durtschi competes at the annual exclusive Red Bull Cold Rush event Feb. 6 in Silverton.Photo by Christopher Morgan • cmorga37@mscd.edu

Left: Wiley Miller scopes his lines with Collin Collins before dropping into the big mountian portion of Red Bull Cold Rush in Sliverton March 5.Photo by Ryan Borthick • rborthic@mscd.edu

Right: A Silverton Ski Patroller braces against the ro-tor wash as a helicopter shuttles competitors up the mountain during the big mountain portion of Red Bull Cold Rush.

Photo by Ryan Borthick • rborthic@mscd.edu

Below: Michelle Parker hits the custom rail feature built for the annual exclusive Red Bull Cold Rush event on Feb 6 in SIlverton.Photo by Christopher Morgan • cmorga37@mscd.edu

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Beyond corned beef and green beerKate Rigotkrigot@mscd.edu

While I successfully avoided doing the expected sexy-food-for-Valentine’s-Day column, I suppose it’s inevitable that I give you some recipes for Irish food in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

While I am a huge fan of corned beef, and it can be a cheap and relatively easy way to include some meat in your diet (especially with the sales this time of year), it’s important to note that corned beef and cabbage is not in fact the national dish of Ireland, even unofficially, according to Irish cookbook author Malachi McCor-mick. It’s true that it’s beginning to make a comeback with the surge in interest in brined foods, according to food writer Megan Steintrager, but there’s a lot more to Irish — and postmodern Irish diaspora — cooking than just this dish.

I’ve collected a few recipes for Irish-type food that don’t usually take center stage, but are just as special and tasty, and a bit simpler

to make. If you insist on making corned beef though, skip the boil-ing that can tend to rubberize the meat, and instead look up a recipe for stout-roasted corned beef — I promise you won’t regret it.

Raisin Soda BreadAccording to Irish chef Rory

O’Connell, traditional Irish soda bread would have been baked in a skillet and would have consisted of only flour, baking soda, butter-milk, and salt. This version here, with it’s higher-end ingredients like butter, sugar, eggs, and raisins, would have been prepared only for special occasions, and has been adopted by many Irish-Americans and become popular in this coun-try.

Don’t just save it for St. Pat-rick’s Day, though. Soda bread is one of those foods that is surpris-ingly extraordinarily good given its underwhelming ingredients, and deserves to be savored at special and not-so-special occasions all year long.

5 cups white flour½ cup sugar¼ cup brown sugar1 T. baking powder1 ½ tsp. salt1 tsp. baking soda

6 T. (3/4 stick) butter at room temperature

2 cups chopped raisins, or currants

2 ½ cups buttermilk1 egg1. Whisk or sift together dry

ingredients.2. Cut butter into cubes and

rub into mixture with fingers until it resembles large crumbs. Stir in raisins or currants.

3. Beat egg in a separate bowl and whisk in buttermilk. Pour into the dry ingredient mixture and stir with a spoon until thoroughly blended (this will form a very wet, sticky dough).

4. Rub butter all over the inside of a 10- to 12-inch cast-iron skillet or other ovenproof skillet. Put dough in skillet and pat so that it fits snugly and has a rounded top. Using a serrated knife, cut an X across the top of the dough.

5. Bake in a preheated 350º oven for about 1 hour and 20 minutes, until a knife inserted in center (not where the X is) comes out clean).

6. Let cool in the skillet for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack. Serve warm or at room tem-perature, slathered in butter.

*You can bake this in a pie

plate (not the aluminum kind), or even a 9X9-in. square pan if you don’t have an oven-proof skillet.

Old-world Cabbage Soup

This thick, rich, flavorful soup is a far cry from the watery style of the proverbial cabbage-soup-for-diets. This may be more of a general European-style soup than a specifically Irish soup, but it’s a great, hearty use for the cabbage that tends to go on sale this time of year.

2 – 4 slices bacon1 medium onion, chopped¾ lb. cabbage, chopped fine1 large potato, chopped or

grated1 carrot, chopped or grated1 clove garlic, minced (opt.)2 cups chicken or vegetable

broth, or water¼ cup hard apple cider, beer,

white wine, or 1 T. apple cider vinegar

1 bay leaf (opt.)½ tsp. caraway seeds (opt.)1 cup whole milk or half-and-

half1 T. dill weedsalt and pepper1. Cook bacon in a heavy

saucepan. Remove slices when

done and somewhat crisp; set aside, but leave bacon grease in pan.

2. Add onion and potato to pan while grease is still hot, and sauté until softened. Add cabbage and continue sautéing until vegetables are starting to brown.

3. Add carrot, garlic, broth or water, hard cider, bay leaf, and caraway seeds. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer covered until vegetables are tender, about 30 – 40 min.

4. At this point, you can take out half of the soup and puree it in a blender before returning it to the pot, but you can just as easily leave it as is.

5. Stir in milk and dill weed and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve with crusty rye bread or Irish soda bread.

Other St. Patrick’s Day foods

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oranythingcombiningchocolateandstoutbeer

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More UpcoMing ShowSIn 2007, Ritzy Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd decided to

form The Joy Formidable in their Welsh hometown of Mold. Inspired by bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Jesus and Mary Chain, the duo began coming up with plenty of ethe-real, shoegazing hooks. After adding a drummer and playing around Wales, the trio quickly perfected their live show and started playing all over the world, only to get signed to Atlantic Records by 2011. Unlike their last stop through Denver, the trio will not be playing a smaller venues. As their backstory entails, the trio is quick to graduate from the small clubs and start playing bigger stages whether here or abroad.

Ian Gassman • igassman@mscd.edu

The title of Lucero’s brand new album, Women & Work, must define what this Memphis-based quartet loves. Beyond getting women, these country boys work hard to maintain a steady album cycle by releasing a new record every three years. And, they’ve acquired a dedicated, even loving, fanbase by touring consistently throughout the years. In fact, Lucero’s raucous, down-home live shows are what keep fans coming back for more. So, even if Lucero’s new album is somehow sub-par, listeners can still expect a wonderful live display of the band’s signature alt-country sounds.

Lucero7 p.m., March 30-31 @Bluebird Theater, $25

After a short stint at South by Southwest, the Scotland-based indie quartet We Were Promised Jetpacks will bring their infec-tious anthems to Denver’s Hi-Dive. And, although the band might be a little tuckered out after driving so far north, the Hi-Dive will likely have trouble holding in frontman Adam Thomp-son’s swirling, emotive songwriting. Thompson, who cites influences like fellow Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit and other such revel-rockers, is a true showman. During every song, he screams out loud with pride. But his thick Scottish accent still translates alongside a bed of frenetic guitar textures and gritty hooks. Yes, this band’s sound is meant to cross oceans. Moreover, it needs to be heard live.

We Were Promised Jetpacks9 p.m., March 19 @ Hi-Dive, $15

The Joy Formidable9 p.m., March 17 @Bluebird Theater, $22

Boasting a semi-psychedelic, neo-hippie sort of sound, this nearly 11-person band mixes the classic pop sounds of The Beatles with the same gimmicky aesthetic of other multi-member bands. Frankly, the more people you have up on stage, the better your music must be. No matter what, this band puts on an energetic live show filled with fun theatrics and catchy choruses. Of course they can’t compare to The Arcade Fire or, say, The Polyphonic Spree’s zany aes-thetic, but if Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros’ retro recordings can’t hook listeners in, the band’s memorable performances will do the trick.

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros8 p.m., March 21 @Ogden Theatre, $32.50

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The first thing that Abe “The President” Gallegos said to the crowd at Pisco Sour Restaurant and Lounge this past February was, ““Free Patrón shots for everyone who’s drinking tonight.”

Joined by his brother, Ben “Benny Frank,” Xpensive Taste proceeded to bring the energy of Los Angeles and Las Vegas to Denver, the place they once called home.

Although the nightlife of Las Vegas in-spires the duo’s rich beats, the Latino culture of Los Angeles keeps the brothers’ music prideful. In many ways, the brothers’ music marks the future of Latino hip-hop with an infectious hip-hop and hard dub sound.

“For the most part, I write the lyrics and he does the beats, so it’s 50-50,” Ben said, “[It’s] all original music, we don’t sample anything at all, we just try to make the best-sounding music, that uplifts people and gets people going.”

Because the duo has performed in plenty of places, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Diego, the brothers are well-known from the West Coast all the way to the Southwest.

According to Ben, musicians need a wide range of exposure. “We represent America and hip-hop in general, but since we are La-tinos we are also trying to bring the Latino hip-hop to another level,” Ben said.

So far, Xpensive Taste has gained more than 2,000 online followers and, with all of the duo’s fandom, Low Rider Magazine has invited them to be a part of the March 31, 2012 Low Rider Supershow in Mesa,

Arizona. Xpensive Taste has also been gaining a

more lasting profile elsewhere in the Latino scene. For instance, both brothers were lucky enough to attend the November 2011 Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.

After attending the award ceremony, the brothers are considerable trendsetters and both of them want to utilize their growing fame to encourage youths to make positive choices. The brothers are co-founders and key spokesmen for P.A.C.E. and its “Striver Movement,” an anti-bullying campaign started by the brothers in Los Angeles.

P.A.C.E. stands for Promoting Academ-ics through Creative Expression. “This year’s tour was about anti-bullying and we traveled around to schools, to talk to kids,” Abe said. “Bullying is a big problem in the U.S. right now, especially with the Internet and cyber-bullying.”

While the message of anti-bullying will stick with youths, the brothers also want kids to be “strivers.”

“Our motto is ‘strive for the best and never settle for less,’” Ben said. “It doesn’t mean ‘success and nothing less,’ it means try to follow your dreams and conquer your goals in life.”

While Xpensive Taste is definitely mov-ing toward the top of Latino music charts, P.A.C.E., as well as the “Striver Movement,” help the brothers consistently broadcast a positive message to anyone. It’s not some expensive, overly economic proposition, it’s just in good taste.

Latino rap duo, Xpensive Taste, would rather boast positive messages than rep big bling. Photo courtesy of Xpensive Taste

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South by Southwest turns twenty

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During SXSW, the streets of Austin, TX are alive with the sound of music and rowdy fans.Photo courtesy of South by Southwest

In our continuing feature, The Metropolitan will be highlighting dif-ferent music festivals taking place throughout the year. From Snowball to Coachella and Sasquatch, we will be giving you the low-down on the line-ups, as well as any hometown bands that are taking the stage. This week, we present South by Southwest, one of the biggest music festivals in the United States.

Every year since 1992, bands, manag-ers, label executives, bloggers and plenty of die-hard fans descend on Austin, TX for SXSW — the only diff erence is that this year’s festival is even bigger. Yes, 2012 marks South by Southwest’s twentieth birthday, and a huge roster with more than 5,000 offi cial events, along with countless aft er-parties and house shows.

With this in mind, South by Southwest isn’t a typical music festival. It’s more like an annual gathering of some musically minded super-community.

Since South by Southwest started, it has drawn a veritable “who’s who” of up-and-coming bands, as well as some of the greatest independent artists. Basically, it allows famous and established musicians to bask in the spotlight for a whole week, while rubbing elbows with future talent.

Th is year, Denver will be represented well by a strong mix of local artists, includ-ing BLKHRTS, Flashlights, Gauntlet Hair, ManCub, A. Tom Collins, Th e Chain Gang Of 1974 and Wheelchair Sports Camp, among others. And, seeing that both bands

signed to major labels this past year, Gaunt-let Hair and Th e Chain Gang of 1974 will receive some major coverage.

Los Angeles-based horror-core rappers, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Th em All, were the media darlings of South by Southwest last year, but this year’s “newcomer” title still seems up in the air, much like the direction of the festival itself.

Like the CMJ showcase in New York, South by Southwest started as a hyped-up, underground festival for what was new and hot in music. And, while South by South-west is still a hype machine, it has certainly grown into a less-independent event. In-stead, huge names like Jay-Z, Bruce Spring-steen and Kanye West can be found playing

the main stages, thus making it harder for the little guys to get noticed in the sea of buzz.

At the same time, South by Southwest re-mains one of the few events where a talented artist can just show up, do what they do and end up jumpstarting their career.

Th e musical side of the festival, which runs from March 13 to 18, comprises just one of three branches of the festival, which also showcases interactive media and fi lm. Th e latter two start on March 9 and run until March 13 and 17.

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Metro’s men’s basketball beat the top-ranked Colorado School of Mines 73-64 for the Central Region championship title March 13 at Lockridge Arena in Golden. The Roadrunners lost to the Min-ers twice this season, but the third match-up ended different.

“We lost to the Mines twice,” Metro State head coach Derrick Clark said. “They are a great team, but we got to the third game and that didn’t matter.”

After beating Adams State Col-lege and St. Cloud State University in the first and second rounds of the tournament, Metro (25-6) drew RMAC rival and No. 1 in the nation CSM (29-3) for the right to play in the Elite Eight.

The Roadrunners came out aggressively. Metro junior guard Demetrius Miller started a 13-0 run for Metro with a 3-point shot 90 seconds into the game. That got Metro State fans on their feet. There were over three thousand fans in the stands, most of them Orediggers, but that didn’t matter to Miller.

“I like to see big crowds,” Miller said. “It gives me momentum.”

And the points just kept com-ing. Senior guard Reggie Evans had six and junior center Jonathan Morse had four to finish the run.

On defense, the Roadrunners came out playing zone, a tactic which the Miners had trouble penetrating.

“We know that defense creates offense and that’s what we did,” Evans said.

Evans had 14 points, including 4-of-8 from the line, five rebounds, and one assist in the first half.

Miner guard Brian Muller made two from the line to put his team on the board with 14:23 left in the first half. The Miners rallied back and briefly took the lead, 26-25, with 2:14 left after a 3-pointer from Miner guard Brett Green. The Roadrunners would respond though, and led 32-26 at the half.

Metro started the second half with foul-trouble. Morse and freshman center Nicholas Kay had two each and the ’Runners had to rely on their bench. Senior forward Paul Brotherson played 23 minutes to prolong the inevitable, but Morse would foul out with 3:34 left. Kay fouled out with 3:22

left, and Brotherson followed his teammates to the bench at the 2:07 mark.

“That’s why we started off the way we did, to get ahead,” Clark said. “That’s why you have guys on the bench, somebody’s got to step up.”

The Roadrunners’ next oppor-tunity to step up will come March 21 in Highland Heights, Kentucky. There, Metro will face the Univer-sity of Montevallo. The Falcons, ranked No. 22 in the nation, won the Southeast region in order to make it to Kentucky.

The ’Runners are now three games away from claiming their first national title since 2005, and Clark believes he knows how to get there.

“First of all, we are going to keep our motto ‘play to win,’” Clark said. “Then we are going to keep our routine the same. We are going to do what we do, but do it a little smarter.”

Metro redshirt freshman guard Mitch McCarron, freshman forward DeShawn Phenix, junior guard Tyler Cooper, senior forward Paul Brotherson and assistant coach Michael Bahl cheer during the final minutes of the Central Region Championship game against No. 1 Colorado School of Mines March 13 at Lockridge Arena in Golden. The Roadrunners upset the Orediggers 73-64 and advanced to the Elite Eight in Highland Heights, Kentucky. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

Metro junior guard Demetrius Miller, left, finishes a lay up against St. Cloud State University senior guard Brett Putz and freshman forward Connor Niehaus during a second round game of the NCAA D-II men’s basketball tournament March 11. Miller scored a career-high 24 points in Metro’s 76-64 win at Lock-ridge Arena in Golden. Photo by Rachel Fuenzalida • rfuenzal@mscd.edu

Visit www.metnews.org/sports to keep up with all of the latest news as Metro makes its way through the D-II tournament in search of a national title.

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Roadrunners engineer upsetMen’s basketball team advances to the Elite 8

•27-4 record on the season

•Ranked No. 7 in D-II

•Currently holds school record for 18 consecutive home wins, a streak which dates back to Feb. 19, 2010

•Led the nation in rebound-ing margin at 14.8 per game

•This season was the first time in history Metro had two players make the all-region team: Seniors center Caley Dow and guard Jasmine Cer-vantes both made 2nd team all-region

’Runners season

Metro’s women’s basketball team finished their season with a loss to Wayne State March 12 in Wayne, Nebraska. The 50-36 loss in the Central Region final solidified Metro’s record at 27-4 on the season.

Senior center Caley Dow and senior guard Jasmine Cervantes both made the all-tournament team for their efforts in the three games the Roadrunners played in the tournament.

Prior to the match-up with Wayne, the ’Runners defeated Minnesota Duluth 58-47 and RMAC rival Ft. Lewis 60-42.

The ’Runners shot a dismal 25.5 percent from the field in the championship game, including 3-16 from 3-point land.

“We gave a great defensive effort,” head coach Tanya Haave said after the loss to Wayne. “[We] just couldn’t get it done offensively.”

Freshman guard Jenessa Burke led all ’Runners in scoring with 10 points off the bench.

With the loss, four Roadrun-ners ended their NCAA career: Seniors guard Alyssa Benson and guard Candice Kohn, along with Cervantes and Dow, will not return next season.

-Additional reporting by Ben Bruskin

Women’s basketball:

Season over as Metro loses in championship gameKyle Polandkpoland1@mscd.edu

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Metro senior shortstop and pitcher Ty Jacobs hits a foul ball against Colorado School of Mines March 11 at Auraria Field. Metro lost 7-6 in 10 innings, and also lost three of the four games the teams played over the weekend. The Roadrunners are 5-9 this season and will face CSU-Pueblo for a four-game series March 16-18 in Pueblo.Photo by Nathan Federico • nfederic@mscd.edu

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3.158th Annual Paper Fashion Show6 p.m.The Denver Center for the Per-forming ArtsThe Art Directors Club of Denver Paper Fashion Show will host 50+ vivid dresses created entirely out of paper.Starting at $35

3.16Irish Snug’s 6th Annual Hooley 11 a.m. – 2 a.m.1201 East Colfax AvenueAn outdoor tent will be set up on the premises for March 16 and 17. The Snug features Irish food, Irish stepdancing and bar service for the hooley.Free

3.17St. Patrick’s Day Parade10 a.m.Between Speer Boulevard, 20th Street, Wewatta Street and the alley between Market and Larimer StreetsFree

3.18Chance6 p.m. 900 Santa Fe Drive Last day of the photography exhibition by Terri Bell at tbellphotographic.Free

3.19Denver Nuggets vs. Dal-las Mavericks8:30 p.m. Pepsi CenterStarting at $10

3.20Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames7 p.m.Pepsi CenterStarting at $18

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3.21Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros8 p.m.Ogden Theater $32.50

This Week

Today in History 3.151493 - Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after his � rst voyage to the New World.

1820 - Maine is admitted as the 23rd state.

1903 - The British complete the con-quest of Nigeria.

1944 - Cassino, Italy is destroyed by Allied bombing.

1960 - Ten nations meet in Geneva to discuss disarmament.

1968 - The U.S. Mint halts the prac-tice of buying and selling gold.

Source: http://www.historynet.com

My Life Is AverageSo for my job my boss decided that we would prank his boss by planting a urinal in his yard with dallas cowboys stuff all over it. Needless to say it was great because not only did I get paid to do that, but I work at a church. MLIA

Today I was with my grandmother, we parked in front of a Target. When we got back, someone had left us a note on the windshield. It said: Jesus called, He wants you to learn how to park. OurLIA

Today my mom who complains that I never clean, asked me why I can’t be more llike Kreacher or Dobby. I re-sponded by informing her that I was a free elf! Leaving her speechless. MLIA

For the � rst time ever I’ll be using my lunch break to pass out cold on my desk. We’ve gotta stop having these late night drinking things on Sundays

There’s a man in a pumpkin/reaper out� t advertising a new head shop outside the Taco Bell. I love this town.

Note to self: last nights makeup does NOT, under ANY circumstances, look good today.

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