 A son grieves
Photo by Matthew Jonas _ jonasm@mscd.edu
Stephen Hay's son, Stevie, stands in front of St. Cajetan's Center following a memorial service for his father on Oct. 28. Known for his leadership in many student organizations, Hay, who graduated last spring, was a student member of the board of trustees and recently joined Metro's Alumni Association Board of Directors. Hay died on Oct. 22. SEE 5
Breaking free from the fear
Randy Saucedo made his choice after being shot.
At 14, Saucedo was looking into the barrel of a gun pointed at him by his mother's boyfriend. He'd been shot once already.
He said he remembers thinking, "I should close my eyes because when I die, it won't hurt so much." His mother lay next to him, dying. The gun clicked, but it was out of bullets. more >>>
By Matt Quane
Following a six-month delay, Metro's Student Government Assembly has a permanent president. Aaron "Jack" Wylie won the presidency in a special election last week.
With only 502 of the nearly 21,000 students voting, the 262 votes for Wylie barely doubled the 129 cast for his opponent, Inayet Hadi. more >>>
Information provided to the campus community on Metro's lone candidate for vice president for student services was out of date as a result of communication errors within the college. more >>>
Friends reflect fondly
Former Metro student trustee Stephen Hay was remembered for being a great leader, friend and father on Friday, Oct. 28, at St. Cajetan's Center.
More than 300 family members, friends and colleagues gathered to share memories of Hay's life and to hear the impact he made on the Metro community. more >>>
Stephen Hay's love of nature eventually led him to a degree in environmental science.
It was a lifelong passion that began when he was a child.
His mother, Betsy Hay, said it began when Stephen was 3 and the family moved to Oak Creek, 20 miles south of Steamboat on the western slope. By the age of 5, Stephen knew how to ski, hunt and fish. more >>>
Meetings will be held throughout this semester and the next concerning printing fees charged to students in computer labs, according to Interim Assistant Vice President Yvonne Flood.
According to Flood, the fees are necessary due to “a handful” of students printing excessive material like online textbooks. more >>>
Renewable and alternative energy resources were on display Nov. 1 at the Tivoli.
The "Clean Air Fair," sponsored by the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, Colorado Public Interest Research Group student chapter, and the student governments of Metro, CCD and UCD, promoted alternative energy. more >>>
Federal legislation that would make cuts to student loans will be heading to the House floor this week.
Originally passed through the House Education and Workforce Committee on July 22, and sponsored by U.S. Rep. John A. Boehnner, R-Ohio, U.S. House Resolution 609 claims to cut inefficient and wasteful spending from the student aid program. more >>>
Ah, consumerism. Good or bad, consumerism is what distinguishes our United States from the rest of the world. No other society consumes with the gusto we do. And how could they? By the time we are through consuming (and we never really are through), there is little left to go around. more >>>
I'm not going to lie; life has been pretty hard these past few weeks. Some days I, like most people, wish I could just give up. But that, simply, is unacceptable. We must cope and move forward.
When I was just a babe, 17-years-old to be exact, I witnessed what is perhaps the most empirical form of making lemonade out lemons. Here's what happened: more >>>
LET'S SEE WHAT WYLIE CAN DO
Metro Student Government Assembly President-elect Jack Wylie
Jack Wylie made us some promises. He said if he was elected president he'd overhaul Metro's SGA. He'd be pro-active. He'd be involved. He'd move a student agenda forward. more >>>
Sean G. Donovan sdonova3@mscd.edu
Well, Halloween was last week and, yet again, it passed me by with little to no notice. I have been working in a local high school for the past few weeks and I noticed that the students there are still very much into the Halloween spirit. Most students dressed up as their favorite scary person or something else. However, outside of high school the time for dress-up is over. more >>>
ZOË WILLIAMS williamz@mscd.edu
Nearly every day I ride the 15 bus on Colfax Avenue. As Denver's most infamous bus line putters along, I find myself leaning my head against the window, picking apart my thoughts. more >>>
Denver's Folklore Center keeps spirit of music alive
To explore the Denver Folklore Center is to delve into the dense drama of American myth. more >>>
Occupation: Dreamland
Dir. Garrett Scott and Ian Olds
Not Rated
Opens Nov. 4
Kamikaze Girls
Dir. Tetsuya Nakashima
Starring: Kyoko Fukada, Anna Tsuchiya
Not Rated
Runtime - 102 min.
Opens Nov. 25
Auraria Book Club brings leisure literature to campus
Between exams, lectures, labs and the daily routine of college life, students rarely have the opportunity to sit down with a good book.
With the help of faculty, the Auraria Campus Bookstore, Student Auxiliary Services and The Daily Grind Coffee House, students can enjoy and discuss a compelling list of contemporary books in a comfortable setting.
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album reviews
Pirate songs, Platypus albums, and a band of Junkies: our monthly review wrap-up has all that and plenty more
Any attempts to categorize the sound of Deerhoof's new album, The Runners Four, would prove fruitless. While some would consider it a wonderful pop album, the "pop" qualifier is not at all necessary; only the simplistic beauty of the album matters. more >>>
Cross Canadian Ragweed is a band name that suggests a few undesirable things. Take the band at their name's face value and the expectation is something unwanted, near impossible to eradicate and tends to cause an allergic reaction. Thankfully, the reality is not nearly as unpleasant as the name. more >>>
Jamie Cullum
Catching Tales
(Verve, 2005)
It takes someone talented, or a little nuts, to take a hip-hop song and turn out a great jazz performance. But that's what Jamie Cullum did when he covered "Frontin" the 2003 summer hit by Pharell of The Neptunes and N.E.R.D.
What the performance showed most was Cullum's flexibility as an artist, and on his latest album, Catching Tales, he's stretching a little more. more >>>
Mambo sounds, a deep scratchy voice, and lyrics including, "my misery spreads like mayonnaise all over the one I love," has the Sensation Junkies bringing forth a soft, contemporary sound that will appeal to conservative rock listeners who want a little adventure. more >>>
Flobots is a local group of hip-hop artists that owe much to the underground renaissance that is informing much of the out-of-the-way niches of the music scene.
Their newest album, Platypus, is an energetic effort that foregoes the more traditional turntable work in favor of the viola, trumpet and a live band. more >>>
Nearly every time I mention Lester Bangs I'm asked who he was. This is both disturbing and disheartening. I just want to grab them by the shoulders, shake them and yell, "Only one of the greatest rock critics ever!"
Bangs got his start writing freelance for Rolling Stone magazine. His critiques were honest and vulgar, brutal and unmerciful. At times he was insulting, telling the reader they were stupid for buying the album. In one review, Bangs discussed the raw sound of MC5's album Kick out the Jams, which, he said, "... can make for powerful music except when it is used to conceal a paucity of ideas, as it is here." more >>>
Hardcore is a dish best served bloody, and the finest way to taste the true brutality of this genre is to experience a live show. Bury Your Dead might not be the most poetic or profound hardcore band out there, but for those craving a vicious night, this is the band to see. more >>>
Women's soccer completes its perfect season
Metro women's soccer rounded off a perfect regular season this week and is heading into the playoffs with a first-round bye and hopes of defending its 2004 NCAA Division II championship. more >>>
Roadrunners land two division wins
The Metro hockey club's potential has been realized, and the Roadrunners are more than overdue for a breakout. On a recent two-game road trip, they needed to make a statement to the rest of the league and to themselves.
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Difficult losses end season on low note
Metro men's soccer scored the game-winning goal in a double overtime match against Regis University Oct. 26.
The bad news is that Metro scored against its own goalkeeper to give the Rangers the win. Metro then lost its final game 5-1 to the No. 16 ranked Fort Lewis Skyhawks Oct. 29. more >>>
Rebound against Fort Hays Tigers
Taking the hit from University of Nebraska-Kearney on Friday evening was not what the Women's Volleyball team had planned for their weekend.
No. 1-ranked Nebraska-Kearney got off to a quick start in game one as they led 14-9. To follow, the Lopers led 20-11 and scored seven straight points to lead Metro 27-11. The final scores of the match at Auraria Event Center were 30-13, 30-26 and 30-23. more >>>
The Metro Rugby Football Club's perfect season ended in a 27-10 loss to Regis University Saturday, Oct. 30, in the Eastern Rockies Rugby Football Union playoffs. more >>>
The Metro swim team competed in a multiple-team swim and dive meet Saturday, Oct. 29 at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
The men's team faced three teams in the meet, finishing 1-2 and the women faced four teams, finishing 1-3.
"Most of our swims are placing in the top five, but lack of numbers really hurts our overall scores," head coach Winthrop Dyer said. more >>>
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