AUGUST 23, Volume 76 2006 Issue 1
Mesa State College • The voice of students since 1931 Mesa State moves into the suite life New residence hall finished I under projected budget Holly Cook and Jeremiah Cadman News Editor and Reporter
Mesa State College's campus has a new look this year. The "new resi dence hall," which has yet to be named, is now open to students for the fall 'JQQ6 semester. The building houses 288 residents, seven resident assistants, and one ull-timc resident director. According to Housing Director Chip Thomas, all f the rooms were filled as of last march. The rooms are suite style and house eight students per suite. Each suite 's separated by sex but both men and women can live on the same floor. Instead of individual rooms for Resident Assistants one suite a floor will a,·e the R'\'s room contained within it. The RAs will have a door to the out ide hallway separate from their suite. Residents gain access to the building with their MAVcard, which unlocks he front door as well as their suite. Each individual room in the suite has 'ts own key. Taylor Stonehouse/Criterion A unique feature to the new residence hall is that the first floor of the 8 wing has no suite. Instead, it houses a lobby, conference room, multipurpose room, computer lab, and the Resident Director's apartment. This floor is meant to be used as meeting place for both faculty, staff and students. All of the equipment that would be needed to create a full classroom has already been installed and could he used as such in the future. The building houses 288 residents, seven resident The hall also includes trash chutes. Residents will be able to dispose of their trash without hav assistants, and one full-time resident director. ing to leave the huilding. According -Housing Director Chip Thomas to Housing Spokesman Andy Rodriguez, the new building was offi cially turned over to the college on August I Ith both under budget and on time. The bud- get for this project was SI I. 7 million. Rodriguez said that although there are some minor finishing details to be done in the building, howe\.er, the interior is complete. The exterior of the building however will still have some landscape work done such as the sprinkler system. Rodriguez also said that the light poles in the quad should be installed by the middle of the first week of school. To the south of the hall is a new parking lot. This lot has 178 spaces reserved for cam pus residents. All residents began moving in on Aug. 18th. Some residents moved in the week before due to the F'l:1 program and athletics. Even with it being so early in the semester, Rodriguez said that the hall was liked by the students. "DVD players and Xboxes are already on the TVs," said Rodriguez. "(The hall) is being pretty well received." As for the change in the look of campus that the new hall brought, Rodriguez said that he has heard a lot of positive comments. The Mesa State College Board of Trustees held a ribbon cut "The comment we keep hearing from everyone," Rodriguez said "is that the (campus) is re ting ceremony on Aug. 11 to unveil the new residence hall. ally taking on the look of a (university) campus." The hall which has yet to be named was completed under budget and on schedule . ~e.edl• 2 Criterion • A UGUST 23, 2006
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Liff Auditorium ELM STREET GRILL 4 Criterion Opinions • AUGUST 23, 2006 • • Nate Nichols, editor 0 1n1ons [email protected] Side-effects of summer break Editorial: a new light for the Crite I leapt (halfway blindly) into this se truth, but I expect our readers to keep Getting back into the "swing" of things mester as the new editor of the Mesa us accurate and accountable. I encour As short as summer break seemed, can manage to schedule one day off State College Criterion and landed in a age readers to offer constructive criti three months away from school is during the summer. While you're av pile of mixed emotions. cism by \\-Titing letters to the editor in an awfully long time. Don't get me eraging 60 hours a week at the of With the whirlwind of new class- order to maintain that professionalism wrong; I enjoy time off just as much fice, you'll get the added responsi es, new staff members and new ideas, I on all levels. as the next guy, but a quarter-year bility of fielding calls and emails for have plenty to keep me busy for a while. As an Ambassador to the school, I hiatus strikes me as counterproduc your boss, who's in week eight of his Luckily, I find myself standing in the have been fortunate enough to come in tive to the institu- six-week vacation, sailing the mix of some amazing contact with more insight tion of learning. It Caribhean archipelago \vith his . people. ful people than I could seems that once fourth wife. With such a great have ever imagined. While I get comfortable The kicker is at the end of staff, I am anxious to my plate often overfills in the classroom, the year when, instead of a bo start the year; the en "ith activities, my contact I'm rewarded with nus, you receive' a holiday gift ergy and dedication they with those individuals is 13 weeks to allow basket containing an oversized put into this first issue priceless to me. whatever informa polo shirt emblazoned with the verifies, to me, what the While I hope to stay in tion I've retained company logo and a coupon to rest of the year \\-ill be. good terms with all those to gradually dis the Olive Garden. Their support has kept I work with and know solve into that part Between the ensuing hot me standing (and sane) around the school, I am of my brain where flashes, your mind wanders throughout this first confident they will re I file such things back to your college days when week. spect my decisions at the as my mom's birth life seemed so rough, and you I hope to bring a Criterion. day and where I Nate Nichols can't help but envy how simple new energy into the of The newsroom will have left the keys to my Right On! things were back then com fice; several of the staff a new atmosphere this car. pared to how they arc now. members are my good Taylor Stonehouse year. I'm maintaining a Like muscles in Why, it seems like only yes friends, and I look for Editor In Chief very wide open-door policy, the body, the human mind requires terday you were up in the wee hours ward to strengthening and I hope to see several conditioning to perform at an opti of the morning, typing away at that our relationships. visitors stop by. I will be in mal level. How do you think a foot semester's first column for the stu Coming my office lis ball team would play if they trained dent newspaper. Despite the misery into this po tening to my hard all throughout the spring, and in which you \\ere wallo\\-ing at the sition, I be country mu then were essentially given the sum time, you wish that you could some came aware I will not go out of my way sic or playing mer off? Just ask Coach Ramunno - how go back to that precise moment of several to get salt 1n those sores to "ith my new who thought he was giving his 2003 and insert some hit of wisdom into wounds left give everyone a bad taste of magnet let RMAC champions a well-deserved your prose, hoping that the you, then, open around ters. break - about the 2004 season when could learn something from the you, outside the the student media. I know J\Iesa State went 0-11. Needless to now. office from this semester say, off-season workouts changed dra Yeah right, who am I kidding? That last year, as "ill provide matically, and the Mavericks are still pretentious schlub wouldn't take ad well. I hold my staff and myself respon several challenges, but I am prepared to recovering. vice from Solomon, let alone some sible and accountable for anything we take them on. My off-season workout consist- apparition from the future. It's going print, and I expect them to report the With the help of my staff and com ed of playing more video games than to take a generous slice of real world truth in any situation. panions, I know we're about to step into is healthy or reasonable, followed by living to get him to realize how easy I will not go out of my way to get salt an unforgettable year. I will not easily sleeping in until noon. Consequently, he and every other student have it in in those sores to give everyone a had forget the encouragement I've received here I am just a few hours before college. taste of the student media. This year around Mesa State that has helped me deadline, trying to peck out some will be a good learning experience for all land where I've leapt. thing that resembles a column. Damn If only they knew... of us, and I intend to maintain a positive you, summer break. atmosphere \.\ith all of those we work [email protected]• Of course, the alternative to sum [email protected]• \.\ith. mer break is arguably worse - just That being said, I am confident in ask anyone with a full-time job. my staff and all they write, and I hope In the real world, there is no sum our readers find the same faith in our mer break. Heck, you're lucky if you product. We nill work hard to report the
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Newsroom Letters must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Thursday to be consid- Taking more than five copies of the Cnterion is prohibited. For (970) 248-1212 ALJGLJST 23, 2006 • Criterion Opiniorts 5 Confidence yields a Failure in Lebanon better performance Q: I strnggle il'ith peiformmice anxiety and I reaUy U'llllt to dampens Iran invasion impress this girl I'm seeing. Any suggestions? All rhetoric aside, it was a particular- model to an attack with Iran, a better fi A: Not to worry, many mer tell her your problem. That weight ly bitter month in the i\liddk East. Yet nanced country of 70 million, could be an syffer from the same problem. off your shoulders may be the relief again imperial power politics reared its even greater blunder. Lebanon ultimately Performance you're looking for. u_gly head as Israel, with U5. backing, raises issues abuut the viability of an ex anxiety nor f lnwever, if things don't go ac launched a premeditated month-long in pansion of Western military operations in mally stems cording to plan and your man- vasion of its ne~hbor Lebanon. The inva the Middle East, and its lessons will not from stre~s tra doesn't help, this _girl probably sion was commenced after two Israeli sol be missed by _groups in Iraq, Syria, Iran ing be- isn't worth your time. And if she's diers were captured by lslamist Hezbollah and others. cause of the not impressed, so what? That's guerrillas operating in that country. The The other critical failure in Lebanon thoughts her problem and there are plenty results were disastrous for the West, was the loss of the diplmnatic and me- running of other fish in the sea. with large parts of the Arab world rallied dia war. Not unsm.arth. Secretary of State around in around a relative tactical and moral vic Condoleeza Rice pushnl hard for a co your head A: For young men, perfor tory for those forces opposing the Bush alition of-Sunni~\rab countries - whose ~ight before mance anxiety is typically an in agenda in the J\Jiddle East. Looking for leaders have close ties to Western compa you get a dicator that he's not yet ready to ward, these events may nies and interests - to pro lady friend in become physically involved in an prove tu be a watershed vide moral support for the bed. Will you intimate relationship. It is com in a time when the \Vhite occupation. But civilian ca satisfy her? pletely normal to be nervous, Hous<''s cross-hairs are sualties and Hezbollah's de Will she en Heather Dunphey and to some degree, intimidat- drifting ever closer to fiance of the Israeli war ma joy herself? Love r,teia wr ed when your relationship starts Iraq's eastern neighbor, chine drew support on the Do I seem heading towards home plate. This Iran. streets of many countries inex1>eri- is your In an article in the strong enough to 1n-cssure enced? conscience New Yorker this week, governments. The btggest The key to overcoming your saying, venerated columnist blow to the U.S. d~plumatir shortcomings is simply to boost your "Hey, let's Seymor Hersh confirmed effort came when Long-stand confidence. Reassure yourself that make sure in a number of insider in ing ally Saudi Arabia criti she must see something about you you real- terviews that the Israeli cized Israeli tactics in south that has caused her attraction. ly want to invasion of Lebanon was ern Lebanon and withdrew its Try standing in front of the mir _go through assembled \'.rith \Vhite blessing. As conditions con ror and give yourself the once-over. with this." House backing months Joel Dyar tinue to \\ orsen in Iraq and Try plucking your unibrow or whit The fact is, before. Hersh quoted Columriist Afghanistan, threatening to ening your teeth. Anything that will there are far ;\1iddle East experts close tax coalition forces, we can give you a little lift in your self-as- mure nega- to decision-making who suggested that afford few blunders. The prospect of a s urance will help. And when you're tive repercussions to sex than there the Bush administration "has been agi UN occupation force in Lebanon can only done making yourself into the most are benefits, especially for a college tatin_g for ~'Orne time to find a reason for confirm the suspicion many Arabs have of gorgeous hunk of man-meat she'll student. Not only will it elevate your a preemptive blow against Hezbollah." A \Vestem imperialist tendencies and play ever see, look in the mirror and sav, relationship into unfamiliar territo U.S. government consultant confirmed into the hands of He7hollah-like nmw- "] am a stud." Then repeat this m~n ry, but you also run the risk of con that "Israel viewed the soldiers' kidnap ments. tra three times to your sexy self, and tracting an STD ur even becomin_g a ping as the opportune moment to be- \\'hat will come of all this remains to any other time you feel your confi daddy. ls it really worth wagerinJ!. the gin its planned military campaign against he seen. The same team that brought us dence waning. next 18 years of your life? Hezbollah," and that, most importantly, "it Iraq, the Patriot Act, Guantanamo, Abu Try taking a deep breath each Let's pretend that as a college would be a demo for Iran." The campaign Ghraib, secret torture camps in Eastern time you feel your confidence fad student, you have enough to worry would include a heavy reliance on air Europe. a botched coup in Venezuela, a ing. Reassure yourself that you are, about as it is. Have fun in your rela power and new counterinsurgency tech stolen election that threatens to destabi in fact. a stud. tionship. hut don't pressure yourself. niques the Pentagon and White House lize Mexico, and 2,800 official coalition Perhaps the best thing to do is When the time is right, you'll know. were hoping to extend to an im·asion of casualties and possibly many mor-c amon_g wait. \Vait until you are comfort If it feels like she's _pressuring you, Iran. green card soldiers, surely has a few mnre able enough with her so that in case she's probably a two-bit floozy who lf a small force of elusive, well-trained tricks u_p its sleeve. As citizens, we are your lack of performance leaves her seeks validation through physical en and well-equipped Hezbollah guerFillas in challenged to ask whether the current unsatisfied and grumpy, you can counters \'.rith th-e opposite sex (i.e,, a country of only four million successfully agenda - its limits so starkly displayed in work things out toy;dher. If this does no one you should be dating). withstood four weeks of punishing assault Lebanon - is worth continuing. happen, and you feel comfortable from high-tech, U.S.-equipped Israeli • enou_gh to tell her what is _going on, [email protected]• forces, e.\.panding the apparent Lebanon [email protected]
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Gangsters, Lucky Boys Confusion, Punchline outlandish acting and catchy tunes can be expected. and Army of Freshmen Where: Ogden Theatre, Denver, co When: Aug. 27, 6:30 p.m. How Much: $15 - Ages 16 and ''Invincible'' up (Buena Vista Pictures) Who: Wolf Parade and Frog Eyes The feel-good football flick of the unexpected Where: Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO substitute (Mark Wahlberg) who becomes the next pick of the 1976 Philadelphia Eagles. When: Aug. 28, 8 p.m. How Much: $15 General Admission, All-Ages On CD: Across Tundras Deicide "Dark Songs of the Prairie" (Crucial Blast) "Stench of Redemption" (Earache) This Denver-based psychedelic Unholy and blasphemous ... as usual, infused sledgehammer of rock have Deicide has returned to slaughter our finally released their impressive eardrums and attempt to crush all hope of debut on Crucial Blast Records. faith. Listeners beware! Think Pelican meets ... And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead and the lovechild of Pink Floyd and The Sword. The Sex Pistols "Official Spunk Bootleg" Guttermouth (Castle Music UK) "Shave the Planet" (Vol com) Yet another release of the Why these punk rock die-hards won't just tracks from "Nevermind the die is beyond me. Expect the same songs Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" you've always known Guttermouth to put just slightly altered as most - out, give them a new jewel case and call it live recordings are. This is the "Shave the Planet" officially sanctioned release Also: Alexisonfire, Primal Scream, OutKast and Rose Hill of this bootleg originally from 1977. Sure Drive have released new albums along with re you know all the songs, but honestly, it's Sid releases from Elvis Presley and Thelonius Monk. Vicious, it has to be good. , ~, , , , , r • • I , , • .. •I• I I I I• I , I"; If I I ~------...----.... . - ..,.. M==-===x.:: - I ;, 8 Criterion Features • ALJGLJS'lf 23, 2006 Josh Kleine Deters, editor -Features [email protected] Mesa alumnus on-key with Mosaic Josh KJeine Deters for his musical selections. As the brand's Features Editor website puts it, "You want jazz? Gott it. You want funk? Got it. You want hip-ho1p? Got Orlando-based Mosaic has determined it. You want Opera? ... uh ... got it!"' never to be pigeon-holed as a "boy band.'' The irony of the group's immens,e vo- They are, however, all boys; yes, all six. And, cal successes, Delmore pointed outt, is that in fact, are in a band that is entirely vocal while Huslig \\'as a freshman at Mesa State, oriented. he was reluctant to join the vocal p,erfor The difference? Mosaic touts the self-is mance program due to his convictiron that sued title "vocal band" and for the most part he ''didn't want to be an opera sing Photo special to the Criterion OPEN MIC M thru F 7 AM to 6 PM 1st & 3rd Friday's Saturday 8 AM to 3 PM MUSIC . POETRY. 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(970)270· be so futile, but alas, I realize my days of brings a tear of happiness to my eye. It's 5050 accomplishing absolutely nothing may like watching your children take their Off campus student housing at 12th and Elm. $353 per month. $150 damage deposit. All utilities paid. be a bit on the immature side. first steps - priceless (insert sob here). lntemet,cable,phone Included. 210·1849 640·7876 All maturity levels aside, it doesn't Everything's bigger in the summer. mean I didn't have a hlast. After all, Movies, 1V, and music television's ever that's what summer is all about: trying swelling ego. Have you grown out of to forget how to spell your name. M1V beach party yet? I have. Instead, I The dog days were good to me; they have grown quite attached to the Food tanned my hide, leaving my body pasty Network. Half the time I've got the and adorning me with absolutely gor munchies anyway, so it works out for ev gr:ous bronze arms. It's seems to be the eryone. norm when you wear a t-shirt all sum r ,.._.r, yet nothing says fashion statement ;11-,; a farmer's tan and manure-covered See STRUGGLE, page 10 ... MSC COMMUNI COWlendar 21 22 23 24 25 26 7p 7p Football 1la End of 1st Backpack Wednesday week celebra- Trip- OP game tion Night 12p MOSAIC- Wandering 7p ASG free concert 7p Jazz/ -OP meeting Bp Dance- Blues Night LDSSA 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 Rafting Trip- 4p Flag 4p Coed 7p ASG OP 4p Volley- Climbing Football mtg Softball ball meeting meeting Trip-OP 7:30p meeting 7p Andy Taman Trio- Hendrickson- Recital Hall Comedian .. . Criterion Sports • AuamST 23, 2006 Success after Mesa for R.omo STRUGGLE: Stickin' it to the. man Continued from page 9 Ulysses Simmons Romo left his mark on Mesa Sports Editor State leaving the school I have found that my man crush has Still, just knowing that I ·will he shell with SL'< records; most com extended from Brian Urlacher to in ing a month's pay to obtain text. my To say former Mesa State plete games (11 ), most in clude forced baseball player Sergio Romo nings pitched (124.1), most one smile be was a dominate Maverick strikeouts ( 129), most wins Alton As comfortable as it was, comes a vi pitcher is an understate (14), lowest career ERA Brown, adjusting to college is akin to cious mid ment. (2.46), and fewest walks per who can dle finger, Since leaving Mesa State nine-innings (I.I). accom competing in a horn blowing presently in 2005, Romo has con \Vhen asked to comment plish contest with the late, great aimed at tinued his baseball suc on Romo, Mesa State Head anything Marlon Brando sitting on your the Higher cess throwing a no hitter baseball coach Chris Hanks culinary, Education through seven innings for said: "Sergio is a great com from chest. gods. the San Franscisco Giants petitor. He's a street fight meat I figure -single A- team, the Augusta er on the mound." Hanks jerking to l can get Greenjackets on August continued: "He's the best spice rubbing. back at them though, by sq1uandering all 1 l th against the Rome pitcher I've had that's come It's quite a shame, though. As you this opportunity. Rebellion mever rings Braves. through Mesa.'' get closer and closer to the end, it's al truer, when you're wiping yrourself with Romo pitched seven per most suffocating. I found it hard not to "Chapter 3: The Industrial Revolution.'' fect innings then ,vas re despise almost everything related to at And they say my generatiom n~vcr had a placed in the eighth inning. • Keith Kitchen/Criterion tending college after August 2nd. great war. Ha, I fight the wmr daily. Romo hit a batter in the asimmons·@mesastate.edu Romo has a record As comfortable as it was, adjust- • first which prevented his of 10-2 with a ing to college is akin to competing in a [email protected] perfect no-hitter. 2.35 ERA with the horn blowing contest with the late, great An All-American in 2005, Greenjachets. Marlon Brando sitting on your chest. This word isWa':i overpriced. AUGUST 23, 20Q6 • Criterion Sports 11 Questions &Answers: Jessica Bird A shining ·star among mani ~on the volleyball team Ulysses Simmons 5) Q: Can you name some areas the Sports Editor team tried to improve upon in the off-sea son? 1) Q: What was your reaction when you hear Keith Kitchen/Criterion Maverick football players gear up for their first opponent, Dixie State College. The 35 59 teams will play at 7 p.m. this Thursday at Stocker Stadium. Sacks Ulysses Simmons cated in St. George, Utah. Although last year Sports Editor they were classified as a Junior College, they ran 18 35 over the competition; finishing with an impres It's that time again. The time of year when sive 8-3 regular season record plus a 35-31 Dixie Interceptions summer vacation ends for stdents and the fall se Rotary Bowl win over Garden City Community mester begins. This also marks the start of Mesa College. This 9-3 record showcased a Rebel team 23 24 State football. Last year, the team only loss one that blew out Air Force Prep 61-13 and demor home again and finished with a modest 5-6 re alized Pima Community College 62-6. On paper Fumbles cord. The practices have been intense. The stan the Rebels seem like a force to be reckoned with dards have been set and the team is ready to but for the Mavs the game plan is simple; "Our 20 35 face its first opponent, Dixie State College. Any number one objective is to play well, control the student who considers themselves a football fan football and win the football game," said head Leading rusher should already be up to date on the Mesa buzz, coach Joe Ramunno. This game will set the tone so let's focus on the competition. for the entire season. Game time is at 7 pm. this Bobby Coy J. Diederichs If you're like me, when you first looked at the Thursday at Stocker Stadium. Mesa schedule and saw the name Dixie State, 1, 078 yds 1, 065 yds you may have wondered where is Dixie State? [email protected]• . Well to put an end to your curiosity, DSC is lo- Leading passer Bernadrino San Diego, Ca San Diego, Ca S. McGraw C. Slater WEEKLY 11 am 1, 550 yds 963 yds MAV San Diego , Ca Volleyball 6pm @Cal Poly Pomona -Aug. 27- Leading reciever SPORTS 7 pm soccer -Aul!. 25 - San Diego, Ca D.Bohannan R. Mattice CALENDAR Volleyoall @SW Okla . State @Cal State Los Noon Soccer Weatherford, Ok 1, 236 yds 433 yds -Aug. 24 - Angeles @East Central, Ok Football 6 pm 4 pm -Aug. 31 - Leading tackler Dixie State San Diego, Ca Ada,Ok Footoall lpm @ West Texas A&M B. Charles M. Tupe Stocker Stadium Volleyball -Aul!. 26 - 6pm @Cal Dominguez Volleyoall Canyon, Tx 100 tackles 75.5 tackles Volleyball Hills @UC-San Diego @Cal State San 1 pm 1 pm