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New organization invites believers, skeptics
By Josie Klemaier
jklemaie@mscd.edu

A new Metro student organization will reveal mysteries and uncover secrets this semester as it researches and seeks out strange phenomena that are otherwise hidden from or obscured in mainstream science.

The Crypto Science Society will bring in speakers, go on expeditions, and invite even the hardest-headed skeptics to aid in researching topics like UFOs, extraterrestrials, Bigfoot, ghosts, orbs and ancient technology.

Their goal is to use research and information to educate the public, according to the organization’s website, http://studentactivities.mscd.edu/~cryptoscience.

“The organization is going to attract some interesting people,” said Jason Cordova, founding member and captain of the Crypto Science Society. “I know a lot of people might be more open-minded if they are given more info.”

Cordova said that he would rather see interest from skeptics than gullible individuals who believe blindly.

“The more people who are critical about it, the more thoroughly you can truly assess the phenomena,” Cordova said.

He said the organization will also tag along with local organizations on projects and expeditions, and encourage departments at Metro to aid in research.

Given that Colorado is popular for crypto-science enthusiasts, Cordova hopes that the Crypto Science Society can visit some interesting destinations within the state, such as a Bigfoot search on Pikes Peak, or a trip to Silver Cliff, home of an allegedly haunted cemetery.

The organization also plans to bring in expert researchers to investigate possible paranormal activity in the 140-year-old Tivoli building.

Cordova has been interested in strange phenomena since he was young, when his grandmother and father would share stories about the family’s experiences in the San Luis Valley, known as a highly active area for paranormal activity.

He said these stories were very influential in his “thirst for knowledge.”

“Once you notice something, you can’t stop,” he said. “You go on (with) day-to-day life and start looking around and you notice so much more.”

Activities for the Crypto Science Society so far include an introductory meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at Sigi’s Pool Hall in the basement of the Tivoli, and guest speaker Alejandro Rojas from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16.

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