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October 12, 2005 T h e v o i c e o f s tu d e n t s s i n c e 1 9 3 1 Volume 75 • Issue 7
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Photos Matt Windsor/Criterion Design Ramana Konantz/Crlterion Calendar Bechtel's lecture in the College Thursday, Library Room 133 Houston Hall 129 on lung cancer, Center Referenda C and Q Saturday, KMSA Oct. 22, Skilfest, 6- / Today, and A 2 p.m. Weldon Thursday, Fall D Rally with Gov. MetalFest, 7 p.m. 11 .m. Saunders with Mesa State Lecture Hall Choral Festival, Bill Owens, 5 p.m. Mesa Theater Fie kdhouse President Tim Today, Gonzaga 7:30 p.m. LiffAuditorium Foster, 1 0 - 11:30 University School Robinson Theater, Friday, Sunday, World Oct. 26, Loca I a.m. Academic of Law visit, Admission: $8 Teleconference Hunger Day hunger relief, quad 6-7:30 p.m., Krey- adults, $5 seniors, on World Hunger, Oct. 20, World 5 p.m. Liff Today, Dr. Joel Ziegel Room $3 students 1 O a.m. - 1:30 p.m . Dinner, 5 p.m. Auditorium
-----...... - .--_ - '. News Taylor Stonehouse, editor• [email protected] Pakistan Hunger Day earthquake Students addressing global issue kills thousands Max Ryan realize about this issue is that it is absolutely relevant and Report:er will play an important role in our lifetimes." . By Elizabeth rlew is Oct. 16 marks the celebration ofWorld Hunger Day. ASG is helping with the global teleconference on The Student I.life Mesa State College Associated Student Government, Cul World Hunger that will be hosted from 10 a.m. lo 1:30 (Washington Uroversrty) tural Diversity Board, International Relations Olub [IRC) p.m. on Friday in Tomlinson Library. The teleconfer (U -WIRE) ST.101JJtS-A nia...._~~-e iWI'tlr,i1.J1<" l1e and other organizations are hosting a number of events ence will feature guest speakers Nobel Laureate Wangari with a rating of7.7 on the Richter scale hit6U> miles throughout the month of October to raise awareness of Matthai, Kenya Assistant Minister for Environment and north-northeast of Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on the hunger problem of the world. Natural Resources, and "Diet for a Small Planet'' author Oct. 8 at 8:50 a.m. (9:50 p.m. Mountain Tirme on Fri 'This is about Franc:isLappe. day). The earthquake also affected major c:ities in In awareness," ASG Presi "The best part is dia such as Labore and New Delhi. dent Joel Dyar said. to be involved in the As of Oct. 9, 20,000 dead, mostly in the IPakistani "There's a difference Global Teleconference controlled Kashmir, and over 43,000 injuri4es have between reading in a on World Hunger," been reported, according to Prime Minister of Paki textbook and walking Dyar said. "To be a part stan ShaukatAziz. in someone's shoes, of this is really cool. Balakot, Pakistan, a village of about 30,000, was We're trying to really The fact that we're in hit the hardest. ln Kashmir, rhe death toll climbed capture what the expe teracting with schools even higher, with 30,000 casualties as of yesterday. rience of going hungry around the world is Thousands is Like." . impressive. Big schools more are in The week of Oct. like Harvard and Yale jured through- 10 through the 14 will are the kind of schools out Pakistan. be one of support for that are involved, and Major Gen those in hunger. Par now Mesa State is." eral Shau- "This disa S:ler ticipants may wear an The joint efforts of kat Sultan, a armband to show sup the groups have in spokesperson is by far die port or even give up !lr<'it h Kitchen/Criteria n creased student orga for the Paki meals. ASG Pres.dent Joel Dyar, left, and ASG D"irector of Ex nization interaction. stani President biggestinllfls "It's amazing what temaJ Affairs Shannon Robinson are helping sponsor Soc:ial Sciences and Pervez Mush you can talk yourself events forWorld l-ilunger Momtlil at Mesa State. Each are Humanities Senator arraf, told magnitude into,'' Dyar said. "I, my wearing t!he bJue armbands that are being seen around Leslie Moniot said, CNN, "The self, am trying to fast campus ora t'nosewh(i) are fa:smng. "We can give students army has been and scah for the whole week. It's a chance to contribute fully mobilized important to give Mesa in the best way, to feel to bandle this so far tbait State an introduction to issues that have a tangible im involved. We can do creative and fun things like this. IRC situation. This pact on lives and careers." got this started. The ASG can use its resources, connect disaster is by we have The events began with the showing of"Super Size Me" ing everyone from the Black Student Alliance to the Cul Jar the biggest on Oct. 6. A hunger relief rally in Liff Auditorium on Oct. tural Diversity to all contribute to this. It is a tool to in· in its magni witnessed 26 will wrap up the month. crea,;e communication between ASG and the student." tude and scale "So many people in the world are scraping by and ex so far that we periencing hunger," Dyar said, "What I want students to [email protected]• have witnessed in Pakista.us in Pakistan's history." history:." A school to the UN Tony HaJI. The teleconference will -Major Gemerail Shau crumbled 40 kat Sultan, Pakistani World Hunger be held from 1O a.m. - 1:30 p.m. in Tomlinson miles from Is spokes1person library 133. lamabad, and 250 students Events Oct. 16: National World Hunger Day were killed. Oct. 10:.. 14: ASG will be handing out blue Three other Oct. 20: A World Dinner wm be hosted in school buildings have also been demolished in the armbands and encouraging students to skip Houston Hall 129 at 5 p.m. to help increase Pakistani Kashmir area, resulting in more than 20D snacks, a meal or fast for longer periods of time. child deaths. the awareness of world hunger. The event is The death toll is expected lo continue tID climb Oct. 14: An interdenominational Prayer for free, but reservation or invitation is required. because rescue workers and the military have been World Hunger will take place at 9 a.m. in the For more information, contact ASG Director of unable to access certain areas due to mass;ive land slides. Academic Quad. External Affairs Shannon Robinson at 248-1010. The army is trying to help the injured by setting Oct. 14: Global Teleconference on World Oct. 26: A local hunger relief rally will be held up medical camps and aid cent~rs. Military forc- es are also airlifting supplies and taking thie injured Hunger featuring guest speakers "Diet for a at 5 p.m. in Liff Auditorium and will feature live lo hospitals but report that the roads are tmo full of Small Planet" author Francis Lappe, Kenya bands and Speak Poets. Canned food sculpture rubble to transport any supplies for the victims of the Assistant Minister of Environment Nobel contests will be among the activities at the earthquake. Laureate Wangari Matthai, and UK Ambassador event.
2 Criterion Octobell' 12, 2005 Fostering discussion on campus ASG to hoidl Q a.nc/ A with president in the a-cademic qu,adl rMax[Byan ''I'm excited about it," Foster said. "It's fun to get "I feel that this is a representation on ·Jifferenl topics," Reporter around, hear the questions folks ask. It's great to get all Soper said. "Part of effective leadership is listening, then Mesa State College's Associated Student Government is the different perspectives from the students." The student speaking. Students have questions that involve underly hosting an open forum withl?resident Iirn Foster tomor body has many different faces. "Everyone contributes to ing issues to address. It's a chance to connect with con row in the academic quad. It will provide an opportunity the diversity of college," Foster said. "Everyone has a dif- stituents. It's part of civic participation." for students to get in touch with the decision mak- ''Students make Mesa State the place it is," Nor ers at their college. man said. "The main concern here is the student. It is roster, S:tudent Trustees Matt Soper and Reggie good to have things like this, more things to have stu Norman, andASG President Joel Dyar will be in at dents be involved." tendance. "llt's fun to get With students taking active roles in the college and "For student voices to be heard, the student gov its atmosphere, focus can be directed to the future. ernment has to be in tune with the student body," "It's our purpose Lo educate people," Foster said. Foster said. "The ASG has done a good job in orga around7 hear the "In five years, it should be afocns on how to get peo nizing this little Q and A with students. It will al ple educated and get them to college. With the region low information to be brought in, and then pushed 1 growing, it becomes our responsibility to provide an out." question·s folks a.s'1t!'' opportunity for a college education." The student voice will be represented by Nor -Mesa~State College President Tim Foster "As students themselves, the ASG officers do a man, Soper, and Dyar. great job. They interact with the trustees, telling them "It's a chance to address the students. It's about what's going on and reacting to what's happening," us getting out there," Dyar said. "WeJI be able to in Foster said. "Itis a heavy burden to speak for six thou- form people about what we're doing." ferent perspective, which contributes to create an atmo sand people." It will be an open forum so any student is able to par sphere conducive to learning." ticipate. Issues ranging from parking to housing will be asked. [email protected]•
October 12 2005 Criterion 3 , . La Raza spices up fall semester
Taylor Stonehouse "(La Raza's) goals are to reach out to others,'' Jaime La Raza secretary Gerad.o de los Santos assisted with News Editor said. "We want to eliminate all the perceptions that Span the organization of events, including those at the book Mesa State College's Hispanic organization, La Raza, ish speakers are all from Mexico." store. -adorned the campus Students enjoyed a According to de los Santos, the window of the book with sombreros, crafts feast of Latin Ameri store contained several crafts from Colombia, Costa Rica, and colorful decora can foods in the din Argentina, Peru, and other LatinAmerican cultures. A dis tions to celebrate Sep 'We ali rspeak same ing hall on Sept. 27, play shelf in the bookstore also exhibited some renowned tember as the month to the complete with burri Latin American authors, including Rodolfo Anaya and Os share its culture's vari tos and tamales. Sweet car Hoyuelos. eties. La Raza President language, but we are rice was also served as La Raza is sponsoring the upcoming event of .Skilfest Juana L. Jaime and Vice a "Spanish informal on Oct. 22, which is organized by La Raza member Tim President Marla Cano a 11 \very La organizaci6n hispana de Mesa State, La Raza ador de Mexico." gentina, Peru, y varios otros pafses latino americanos. La no el campus con sombreros, artesanfas, y decoraciones Los estudiantes disfrutaron comida Latino Americana tienda de libros tambien tenia una exhihicion de libros coloridas durante el mes de septiembre celebrando el el 27 de septiembre en la cafeteria de la escuela sirviendo de reconocidos autores latino americanos como Rodolfo mes de orgullo hispano compartiendo culturas diversas. tamales y burritos. Arroz con leche formo parte del postre Anaya. La Presitlenta de La Raza, Juana L. Jaime y la Vise Presi como un "postre informal espaiiol", dijo Jaime. La Raza patrocinara el evento de SkilFest el 22 de octu denta, Marla Cano guiaron a los 28 actuales miembros de Jaime dice que una percepcion comun es que toda la bre. Tim Herrera, miembro de La Raza organizara el even La Raza en varias festividades alrededor del campu. comida Latino Americana es picante pero esto es prin to. El grupo planean vender comida en el evento y des~ean Pero en vez de enfocarse en las tradiciones populares cipalmente en la rnmida mexicana. ''De hecho, la comi tener muchos participantes. de Mexico, el grupo expandio >~u enfoco en los pafses de da Costarricense es duke," dijo Jaime. El secretario de La Jaime, Cano, y de los Santo.s esperan tener mrrs miem Latino America. Raza, Gerardo de los Santos asisti6 en organizaci6n de bros durante el -ano restante. Jaime dice que la principal meta de La Raza es alcan eventos como la exhibici6n en la tienda de libros. "Todos bablamos el mismo lenguaje, pero soma.~ muy zar otras culturas similares. "Quietemos eliminar la per De acuerdo a de los Santos, la ventana -0n la tienda diferentes," dijo Jaime. cepci6n que todo.s los de habla hispana son originarios de libros incluia artesanias de Colombia, Costa Rica, Ar- Ar,e yo·u Mesa Stat,e's HOTTESf SCHOOL G~RL? Thein you could wi.n $500 worth of free books for next semester! Girls In Costumes Drink For $3l 10 p.m.-Midn~ht Join us EVERY WEDNESDAY at 11 p.m. for Cruisers· SEXIEST SCHOOL GIRL CONTEST! Wear your sexiest school uniform and / come play our version of ''Distraction". Test your knowledge and win drinks, prizes and a chance at $500 dollars worth of books for next semester. Must be 21 and over. Rules, eligibility and restric ,/ tions apply. ( Happy Hour: Monday-Friday fron1 3-7 I '~ With [)rink Specials every night! Qctober 12, 2005 Opinions ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rachel Alexander, editor· [email protected] Staff Editorial Editor Erik Lincoln Board N~w~ Editor Poverty's silver bullet Erik Lincoln, Taylor Stonehouse editor Opinions Editor R<1chA.i Alex;,r,df!r This week, members of the Mesa State In a 2001 report, TheWorld 13ank stated: Taylor Feature~ Edit or College and Mesa County communities will "Education is one of the most power Stonehouse, Josh Kleine Deters have the opportunity to break through our ful instruments societies have for reduc news editor Sports Editor Rec'nel David Goe protective bubbles and participate in an is ing deprivation and vulnerability; it helps su_e affecting millionsworldwide: poverty. lift earnings potential, expands labor mo Alecxander, Copy Editor opinions editor F.. li1abed1 Martin Imagine making $9,570 peryear and try bility, promotes the health of parents and Photo Ed itor ing to provide sufficient housing and food children, reduces fertility and child mortal David Goe, Keith Kitchen for yourself, or making $1Q,350 and sup ity, and affords the disadvantaged a voice in sports editor Design Editor Kaylan Krizm;in porting a family of four. While these in society and the political system." "Part of journal Page Designers comes are strikingly similar to many coun Education is the silver bullet when it ism's purpose Taysha Byrd tries in sub-Saharan Africa, they come from comes to fighting poverty and the many is to encourage Graphic Designers the U.S. Department oiBealth and.Human causes it instigates such as hunger, crime civic participa ftimana Koni.lntz Services 2005 _poverty guidelines. and terrorism. tion, improve Reporters According to a 2001 re_port, the City of We urge our readers to ;pa11tictpate in the public debate, Kristin Carpenter and enhance Jaclyn C1 ccotelli Grand Junction estimated 23 percent of its many World Food Day events happening Cody Cochran workforce was considered "low income" or throughout the campus this week to in public life, with Abtv Landrneier out, of course, Kan;;i Myers "in poverty." Grand Junction's poor is above crease their awareness about poverty and Max Ryan sacrificing the Ashley Thorsen the nationalpercentage of 12.7 percent or the issues it causes. I independence Columnists 37 million 2eople in 2004 according to the However, awaTeness will not feed the ttrcJt a free pre.s.s Susan Konamz U.S. Census Bureau. hungry or find work for the unemployed, demands and CoHeen Roach In the 200D Census, H5 percent of Mesa and it is imperative that students rise to the deserves:' -Jay Photographers l'v1,1rktPe S!~ter County's population had secondary-educa challenge and participate in the govern llosen Dani'::"lie Stomberg tion degrees and 22 percent thad post-sec ment process to fix the causes of hunger Business Manager ondary education degrees. The poverty and and poverty both abroad and in the streets Content for editorials Cully Howard is determined by the education statistics 5_how ll correlation. of our communities. Ad Designer editorial board and is Nathan C.1r:rnn written by the Editor. Produ,tion Manager Noelle Gertenecker OistriboHon Manager Erin Gutting Stereotypes-- helpful and not so helpf~ul Advise r ElizabethWlartin one: teenagers are Jeckless and J'm wearing youthful clothing (in information you assume is true but BiH Haggerty Up fTont disrespectful, college students par fluenced by my younger friends], have not verified. ty every weekend, movie stars art' men who -see me might think I'm Stereotypes actually help us Contact beautiful people, store clerks don't ready to party, based on a stereo move along rrmre quickly - not Information have a rn!Jege education, good type. Usually, I'm wary, cautious, that that's a goud thing- but they Web :.i~ restaurant servers are always in a hospitable and interested, but I'm can also sabotage us when W£ have http://criterion.mesastate. good mood, guys with long hair are primarily there to sightsee while I an interest in being accepted. 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I am just as paranoid wheu in class; wary and The problem with stereotyping students, professors, administra Grand Junction, CO guilty as anyone else; without ste cautious when Tm having a drink is that your brain gets dependent tion and support services of which SF,01 reotypes, we don't have an image in a bar. on it, and you may lose the abil Mesa State College consists? of any kind for groups who want If people didn't change, we ity to see individuals as they truly instant recognition. Mayhe it's a would know exactly what to expect are. Even if you can listen to what [email protected]• hy-:pmducLcif mass marketing. at all times; the stereotype would ·sum October 12 2005 Criterion 5 Letters to the Editor Joining the fast The English Language The ed1tonaf staff of the Criterion encourages Rachel Alexander ter. So, I'm trying letters to the editor The Soapbox While not eating for one day may seem as an essential part of like it doesn't do much good in fighting campt1s dialogue. We world hunger, it provides you with the '"'" """'...~ ask that all letters be ability to empathize with the people who submitted by emaii'to are suffering around the world. [email protected]. World Food Day is recognized on the The writer's name, address day the Food and Agriculture Organiza and telephone number tion was founded as part of the United Na must accompany all letters tions. The organization leads the interna for venfication purposes tional effort to defeat hunger. only. Anonymous letters According to the Food and Agriculture and pseudonyms will not Organization, at the World Food Summit be published. The editorial in Rome in 1996 and at the second summit staff reserves the nght to in 2002, world leaders vowed to reduce the reject submissions based number of those who are hungry by half. on libel, obscenity, and The United Nations Millennium Develop ~ ethical criteria. Letters may ment Goals also commits leaders to reduc OOr-. be edited for grammar, Around the world, 850 million people ing the number of people who suffer from ~ It helps starving space and content, will go to bed hungry tonight, according hunger by half, while maintaining envi children in Africa? including removal of to Oxfam data, because dinner is a luxu ronmental sustainability. ~ any libelous or obscene ry they cannot afford. Though the planet It's not too late to join the fight against material. Letters must be produces enough food to feed every man, world hunger for this year. submitted by 5 p.m. on woman and child, people go hungry in ev Pick up an armband from ASG. Skip Nooooo... Thursday to be considered ery nation on earth. a meal or a snack, or fast throughout the for publication in the next Organizations around campus have day. Donate the money you would have issue. Preferably, no letter stepped up this week to take lead roles in spent on food to Oxfam or go buy canned should exceed 350 words. promoting recognition ofWorld Food Day, food to donate at the rally for local hunger celebrated worldwide on Oct. 16. relief on Oct. 26. Criterion Across campus this week, people are Oxfam is an international nongovern showing their solidarity with the world mental organization that works to find Fine. 1 policies community by fasting and wearing blue lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and c1 .... The Criterion is a student armbands provided by the Associated Stu injustice. To donate directly go to www.ox dent Government. famamerica.org. Or you can attend the ral \OOr-. run publication. The \ ~ One more convert Criterion is funded by For those of us, even us poor college ly for local hunger relief on Oct. 26. students, who can afford to eat every day, Tonight, 850 million people of the world to true English! advertising revenue Mwah! and Mesa State College missing a few meals is a small sacrifice to will go to bed hungry. Join the fast. student fees. The opinions begin to understand people around the world who are lucky if they have one small ralexand@mesastate• .edu expressed in the public Ramana Konantz/Criterion fonim are those of the meal a day and some clean drinking wa- writers and not necessarily those of the Criterion andior Mesa State College andior the college's The collective memory of place administration. The Criterion is published every that a street named College Place ing of the floors. Originally, the floors were open even ran in front of the library. They I was confused by the rabbit with shelving for the book collec Wednesday during 1 he Susan Konantz regular school year, except Here on Campus will never know that Elm Avenue warren maze of hallways. tion. One room was the smoking during some college was once a through-way. And what about those ramps? A lounge. After the library was moved, vacations. The Criterion Have you ever wondered what set going up and a set going down. is a member of the Mesa you didn't know about the Mesa A bit strange, don't you think? however, the college needed of State Coilege Media Board State campus? When I learned that Mesa State fice space, thus the configuration and abides by that board's Did you know that Houston had built Lowell-Heiny as a library, of mazes to create as many offices policies, procedures and Hall was the first building built on those architectural oddities finally as possible. code of ethics. Taking more campus? made sense to me. As for the ramps we use at Low than five copies of the Did you know that the cafeteria Originally, two sets of stairs ell-Heiny Hall, they showed up Criterion is prohibited. For and bookstore were once in white graced the front of Lowell-Heiny, during the 1987 renovation. more than four copies of army barracks surplused from Special Collections Librarian Kath Knowing that the library was the Criterion, please come World War II? leen Tower, said. She has worked at once in Lowell-Heiny helps me to to the Criterion office, Did you know that Mesa State Mesa State since 1972. appreciate the current library even which is located in Suite built Lowell-Heiny Hall to house The lower set of stairs led to the more. 113 in the College Center. the library collection? registrar, business, and other ad I think there is something to be Lowell-Heiny Hall was once ministrative offices. The college said for the collective memory of a All rights and copyrights I got to thinking the other day the campus library. In fact, Low president also had his office on this place. Knowing what has come be reserved. Not to be about the expansion on our Mesa ell-Heiny housed the library from bottom level. The upper set of stairs fore us enriches what we have now reproduced in whole or in State College campus. 1966 to 1986, a full 20 years. led to the library, with the card cat and what we will have as Mesa part without the written Future students will never know When I first saw the building, alog sitting where the college presi State expands. consent of the editorial the Honors House once stood at the both inside and out, many aspects dent's office is now. The check-out .staff. corner of Bunting Avenue and Col of it didn't make sense. counter sat across from the catalog, skonantz@m•esas tate.edu lege Place. They will never know I wondered about the number- where a conference room is now. :0 Copyright 2005 - 2006 Member Corrections: In the Oct. 5 edition: Gig Leadhetter's phone number was misprinted, tbe correct number is 248-1194. 6 Cttt&rian October 12, 200!7 Classifieds quired. Contact Wentty at 155-8871 for Sale love products from the body shop? ParHime, full Long ·Board for salell Brand: layback Longboards Ap· time., Big-time! Contact Jina to Ie?irn about business proximate Length; 4 feetWheels: 9!baJJ wheels 1/2 inch opportunities and girls' nite out parties! 970.260JB9"d.1 11isers Virtually new '$150 0.8.0. Conta~t Matt at {970)- [email protected] 778-5483 ~ 994 Arura 5-s~ett,w'rite 2-door batch back, sunroof. Kt-v tiires, dutch, tjming-b1elt, waterpump. Mjnor body t.'iffllilg~ foot1d gas mileage. Drives great. $2650080 http://criterian.mesas (243-17~7) Other Have for sale a gift certificate for one tandem skydive Looking for community service ho-urs? 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Race experience a plus bat none- MESA STATE SNOWBOARD CLUB The Mesa State snowboard club will be having its first meeting this Thursday in Zeigel located in the student center. The meeting will start at 6:00 p.m. Come see if you want to join. Newman Club/Catholic Campus Ministry You Matter to Us! On-Campus Mass, Sundays at ~-00 p.m. Wednesday Meals, 6-.·00, p.m. at 875 Bunting Octobert12 2005 Crit~tiOJ'. 7. ~ ~ .. .. ~ ...... :.- . .. .' . . . .. Features Josh Kleine Deters, editor• [email protected] Ambassadors: serving the college and the community Kami Myers Reporter Remember the movie "Road Trip?" And re member the guy, played by Tom Green, who gave campus tours and advice to incoming freshmen at the fictional Ithica University in New York? The Mesa State College student am bassadors are a select group of students who act, much like Green's character, as liaisons be tween the college and prospective students, stu dents' parents, and the community. The job is two-fold, interim Director of Ad missions Janice Danforth said. First, student ambassadors recruit high school seniors from around the country to come spend their next four years at Mesa State. Their other job is lead ership, on campus and off. Mesa State has 29 students currently receiv ing the Ambassador scholarship. The scholar ship is a four-year renewable scholarship that covers full tuition and fees. For a class schedule of 15 credit hours, which all ambassadors are required to carry, Mesa State ponies up about $12,320 for all four years for an in-state student. "This is the most prestigious scholarship, with the most money awarded, given at Mesa," student ambassador Makenzie Crow said. The scholarship is only open to new fresh men, so anyone hoping to offset the costs of your senior year is out of luck. Each sophomore and junior who was awarded the scholarship must reapply each year. Getting the scholarship anie e om erg I enon year after year is not a guarantee, Crow said. The Mesa State Ambassadors serve the community through their highway trash pick-up done once every semester. ambassadors must keep a GPA of 3.0 and must carry 15 credit hours per semester. The maximum number of 10 incoming freshman least two hours every week doing telecounseling. The am Pals" around campus. Pizza Pals are coupons for a large scholarships are awarded each year. This year, seven were bassadors call prospective seniors across the country in Old Chicago pizza for $11. The money raised from this awarded. hopes of recruiting them to register at Mesa State. and other fund-raisers go toward sending the ambassa Danforth said the scholarships were awarded based on The ambassadors also do community service around dors to a leadership conference in St. Louis in January, the diversity in leadership skills, strengths and where they are the Grand Valley. Oct. l, the group did a highway clean Adopt-a-Family program and hiring a professional speak from. up, which is done every semester. Around the holidays, er for their annual leadership conference. More projects "We have a very cohesive group this year," Danforth the students participate in the Adopt-a-Family program, will come up in the spring. said. "They are working very well together, and we're ex which helps underprivileged and poor families in the val More information on U1e program, the scholarship, cited to have that." ley. The ambassadors gather canned food, clothing, toys, aud this year's ambassadors can be found at Mesa State's Danforth added that parents of prospective students and everyday supplies like toilet paper and soap, to give Web site, www.mesastate.edu, under the Admissions sec have noticed how well these ambassadors know their jobs the family. The student ambassadors adopt one family tion. and work together. and then encourage other groups on campus and profes Student ambassadors give campus tours and organize sors to adopt more families, Crow said. [email protected]• the Mesa Madness programs. They visit area high schools Projects coming up for the ambassadors include a to inform students of what Mesa State offers and spend at Mesa Madness session in November and selling "Pizza Ambassadors by the numbers 2 are out of continental U.S. (both 29 total ambassadors; 19 girls and 10 Hawaii) guys One is out of country (England) 9 seniors, seven juniors, seven Eight are business majors, the sophomores, and seven freshmen most picked major of this "ar's ambassadors 8 Criterion October 12, 2005 Impaled, Blessing the Hogs and Exussum prove too much Josh Kleine Deters have to say is thank God, and thank the audience for get Features Editor ting them here. After my latest experience at Fairmont Hall, I have come Local gents Exussum began the onslaught at about to the conclusion that it is utterly too small for shows - 7:20 p.m. with a sound check that was mistaken for the especially shows of the caliber that it held on Oct. 8. Im start of their set. The crowds wandered in and practically paled, Blessing the Hogs and Exussum brutalized the very demanded Exussum's continuation. Having had the small structure of the tiny building as well as the eardrums of privilege of only one other encounter with Exussum (they played with Cephalic Carnage last spring), I thought I had an idea of what to expect With two of their former band mates gone, and the addition of Aaron Frick (ex-Rezin8), on guitar, this experience was quite different and far im proved from my last. The revamped Exussum definitely kicked their feroc ity up several notches with the new lineup. Drew Col lins was still on bass as was Andy Holstein on guitar, but an interesting thing happened with Taylor Riley. The last time I had seen him, he was ripping on a guitar - not behind a drum set. Apparently I had missed something, because there he was. pummelling the skins. Fortunately for Exussum, Riley made the transition from guitarist to drummer as easily as a cat does from annoying to foot ball. Exussum's brand of death/black metal, comparable to that of Suffocation or Dying Fetus, sufficiently dam aged the eardrums (in the best way possible) of every one and prepared them for what was to come: Blessing the Hogs. I had never heard Blessing the Hogs before that night, but I did know that they had been on CMJ's top metal play list for awhile. And for good reason. The San Francis co-based quartet brought noise the likes of Isis' heaviest, and threw it in a sonic blender with shots of both Scis sorfight and Jesu to produce a dark and almost unjustifi ably heavy tone that could rival the sound of the bombs Matt Windsor/Criterion on Dresden. To compound the weighty impression of the Jason Kocol of Impaled thrashes hard. music itself, the entire band rocked with the utmost se riousness. They left the stage with intentional feedback and me wanting more. Thankfully, I got more in the form of Impaled. were perfectly accompanied by sheer technical vicious This is the reason I was there. Impaled. Who would ness in all aspects of their music. have thought? 1b put tl1e surprise element in perspec Despite the lack of professional sound, the overall Blessing the Hogs ripping it up. tive, several kids came by the building an hour early just showmanship (i.e. thrashing with half-corpses and im to make sure that it was for real. Impaled kicked off their paled skulls on mic stands) and talent these men possess lightning-fast set with the sampled cutscene from their was enough to keep me satisfied. every person within audio captivation. latest release "Death After Life" and flowed right into the Need I even stress the fact that it was well worth the When I heard Impaled was playing in Grand Junction actual track. Rlastbeat, tremolo picking and a triple-vocal asked $6? I didn't think so. (along with Disgorge, who dropped off of the tour), I im attack punished the last bit of hearing I had left. But to tell mediately had to verify that it wasn't just some sick joke. I you the truth, I didn't care. You can bet your ass that the [email protected]• mean seriously, why would Century Media's medical mal next three days of reduced hearing was wholly compen practice giants show up in good ole Grand Junction? For sated by the grotesque and gore-ridden lyrics (the very whatever reason, it wasn't falsified information, and all I same that have Impaled banned from 168 countries) that Teen angst film gets thllmbs up Jocelyn Ehnstrom adequate actor. cides to stop cold turkey. This is nicely par scenes is undeniable, much like they did Daily Texan (U. Texas) Vmce Vaughn escapes being typecast alleled with the fact that his mother, Tilda in "The Royal TE!nenbaums" and "Good 10/10/2005 as his typical wingman role by playing a Swinton ("Broken Flowers"), is a rehabil Will Hunting." (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas - By having a peculiar debate teacher. Vaughn spreads itation nurse for movie stars and also al The film closes without a resolution script that veers away from cliched simpli his acting range past the smart-mouthed lows for a disturbing subplot involving a but with an understanding that each char fications and an all-star cast each perfectly buddy to a character who has powerful cameo from Benjamin Bratt. acter, no matter where he is, will try to ex suited for their character, "Thumbsucker" self-doubt and a harsh sense of vulnera Justin's love interest in the film, Rebec ist as best he can. leaves little to complain about. bility. ca, was supposed to be played by Scarlett Justin, played by new comer Lou Taylor Justin's overbearing father also makes Johansson. Christina Ricci clone Kelli Gar Pucci, is a 17-year-old boy who still uses a notable entrance into the story line, as ner ended up with the role after schedul thumb-sucking as a way to turn off from his son's debating accomplishments final ing conflicts forced Johansson out. his everyday life. ly catches his attention. Played by the al Garner is the only character who is two Justin is cured of his habit by a New Age ways exceptional Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full dimensional. orthodontist, played by Keanu Reeves. Metal Jacket"), the complicated relation The late Elliott Smith provides the Reeves will never be able to rid himself ship between father and son serves as the majority of the soundtrack, and his early of the surfer-dude eloquence he gained catalyst for one of the hardest-hitting lines death permitted The Polyphonic Spree to from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure," of the film. fill in the rest. but as the philosophy-spouting orthodon Realizing his accomplishments are be The important role his songs play in tist, he is tolerable and even (dare I say) an cause of his drug dependency, Justin de- setting the mood for the film's heavier October 12 2005 I '.., ,, • J G:riterion 9 I only did it for the money Colleen Roach (Scoff.) I don't even have the assets to bribe my way to first Columnist with a sizable deposit into the judges' spank-bank. I was spending a typical Wednesday afternoon plant It is fortunate for the contestants who are eligible that a ing copies of the Criterion around school, opened up to prize is offered: $500 in books! Although condoms or dia my page, when a Japanamation-style cartoon just south pers may be more useful, because we all actually buy our of my very own mug caught my eye. The heading, "Are books ... not. But at least when someone questions "how YOU Mesa State's Hottest School Girl?" caught me else pretentious is that; you think you're so hot you can justify where: in my scoff reflex. This is like your gag reflex, but entering a contest to prove it?" then the winner can retort instead, causes you to scoff involuntarily, at the most that, "Well, like, yeah. I mean, why not? Right? It's just for iuappropriate times. the money!" followed with a nervous giggle. Because seri I'll admit that chances are particularly high of me ously, I only do things for money and nothing more. being the hottest girl around here (honestly, just look The award offered is a nice gesture. Unfortunate at me!), but I don't want to gloat about it because no ly, when the winner graduates (or marries into money, body likes a gloater. Nor should whoever is voted 'Hot whichever comes first), and the $500 in books is spent test Girl' gloat for this reason: any competition that os and sold back to the school for a total of $12.50, they're tentatious is pretty much lame-o. still the egotist who had the audacity to enter a contest of Furthermore, if you know the meaning of the word such self indulgence in the first place. These contests beg ostentatious, chances are you're not Mesa State's Hot the question: is setting back women's rights by nearly 100 test Girl. (Luckily, I'm still eligible because I used a the years worth the five hund-o? saurus, ha-ha.) So, again, whoever has just left us to In the end, I suppose it's good to see the community look that word up should not gloat about it. giving something back to this particular age/ sex demo My main problem with this competition is that not graphic besides the Clap. With contest finals looming, I'll only does it glorify the objectification of women and have to dig out my shortest, pleated, plaid skirt aPd knee the submission of the contestants themselves to the highs, because for something of such importance, I'm judgments of the ogling crowd, but it simultaneous gonna have to lower my standards. Anyway, I could defi ly completely abhors and scorns the multitude of girls nitely use the money. not selected as the hottest girl, causing her to lose ev ery ounce of positive self-image that took years, and I do [email protected]• mean years, to accumulate. Plus, I don't think I meet the weight limit to be eligible, so mainly I'm just a little bitter. Nada Surf falls just short 'Waiting' serves a gross with new release out plate of lame comedy tains a chorus reminding the narrator to The cooks (including Chi McBride, Justin de la Cruz "Always love/ Hate will get you every time." Aaron Allen Dane Cook and the inimitable Luis Guz FSView & Florida Flambeau (Flori But despite the lyrical follies in this first Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah) man) drop food on the floor like slip da State U.) section of the album, Nada Surf manages 10/10/2005 pery soap. "Five-second rule! Five-second 10/10/2005 to redeem itself through powerful hooks (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY - "Waiting rule!" they shout. If time runs out, they (U-WIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Pack and crisp sounds. ••• » is an episodic, day-in-the-life comedy spring for the ten-second rule. aged with Nada Surf's latest batch of emo "The Weight is a Gift" continues in a that desperately wants to be the culinary Dean (played by Justin Long) is the tive songs is a visually effective CD booklet consistently strong fashion with lyrics ex equivalent of Kevin Smith's "Clerks" --but Dante character ("I shouldn't even be -- a blue-gray cartoony cityscape that folds panding from lovesick optimism to more without the madcap wit and lovably elitist here today!"), saddled with the movie's out around a hazy night sky full of stars. philosophical ventures. Standout track geek-show attitude. It walks the walk, but weak reach for meaning. While artwork doesn't make or break an al "Blankest Year" mixes a hint of insight it does not talk the talk. He's a full-time wage slave who will bum (to use a prime example from Spinal ("Time don't .move/ We're the oi:ily ones If Smith were dead, he'd be rolling in never get a college degree because the job Tap, consider The Beatles' White Album), who do") with an exasperated declara his grave. he took to pay for that degree monopo this simple, somewhat elegant packaging tion ("Oh (expletive) it/ I'm going to have a "Waiting's" overworked, oversexed and lizes his time. Iu other words, he's wait sets the mood for ''The Weight is a Gift," party") to achieve both a reflective and hu underpaid employees at Shenanigans -- a ing for life to happen, but it won't until he evoking feelings of discontent: Loneliness morous effect. Led by a convincing vocal garish, Applebee's-style restaurant, com budges from his pit. with its bare streets, lack of activity and squeal and backed by a rollicking drum plete with yesterday's garage sale nailed Alas, Dean's plight is but a blip on this plain building fronts. beat and fuzzed-out guitars, this two-min up on the wall -- don't like their jobs, and movie's radar. "Waiting ... " is more inter This visual artistic simplicity extends ute song is a modern pop gem. they don't like you. ested in wallowing in the sort of sex and into Nada Surf's song constructions, which Chris Walla from Death Cab for Cutie, Alpha-waiter Monty (Ryan Reynolds) gross-out jokes that require truly inspired take the best of staple pop-rock elements, who acted as sound engineer on "Let Go," confirms our fears when a royal beast of a comedy writing to rise above the vulgar and rest them on a bed of soft, atmospher has done a tremendous job producing customer complains about the food, and and mundane. ic sounds. The three opening tracks of "The Weight is a Gift" by building a land he promptly has the cooks garnish her Like an over-ambitious film student, the album sound like an extension of the scape of cascading guitars and vocal har meal with a smorgasbord of bodily fluids. writer/director Rob McKittrick is only in group's previous release, 2002's "Let Go" - monies into the songs and knitting a soft "Don't mess with the people who pre terested in shock for shack's sake and his - acoustic guitars are set against a steady cache of ambient sounds throughout the pare your food," Monty tells Mitch (John "Ooo! Look what I can do!" Steadicam b!at and supportive bassline on "Concrete album. Francis Daley), a wide-eyed trainee, shots. Bed"; strummed guitars create a sparse At the end of this above average pop aghast at the sort of shenanigans going It's a shame. He's assembled a fine cast, mood on mid-tempo rocker "Do It Again"; rock record comes a questionable employ on backstage. including Reynolds and Guzman, who get "Always Love" delivers a straightforward ment of three minutes of silence after the Monty and Serena (Ana Faris, sport laughs just for showing up. pop feel in the vein of "Green Album" -era final song, followed by an instrumental iug an entire cosmetics aisle's worth of And the stupefying, pride-swallowing Weezer and "Bleed American" -esque Jim section, which, while admittedly sonnding mascara) used to go out, but Monty got details of the waiting life sometimes recall my Eat World. pretty nice, isn't doing much sitting off all bored -- or Serena got bored -- neither the so-surreal-it-must-be-real comedy of Sadly, some of the weakest lyrical en by itself. While many artists have done this one knows for sure who was responsible "Office Space." deavors are also presented early in the al before to good effect (Radiohead, Beck,) for the breakup. But unlike the loveable, quick-witted bum. "Concrete Bed" finds frontrnan Mat it just doesn't feel justified on this album, Calvin (Patrick Benedict) pinches his jackasses in that movie and in "Clerks," thew Caws repeatedly singing "To find especially when those three minutes of si bladder all day-- he has a staggering fear the employees at Shenanigans are just s6meone you love/ You've gotta be some lence could have been filled with another of public restrooms after a guy checked jerks. one you love," while "Always Love" con- beautifully constructed rock song. out his jnnk at the urinal. 10 Crite,rton Oc:te>per,U. 2005 -- Album-s ou may have missed ... and shouldn"'t have Josh Kleine Deters idea what to expect. Features Editor The second track, an obvious highlight entitled "C:ut Horse the Band isn't exactly a typical name for a band. sman," crashes in with a sampled quote from the l,ate Fortunately, Horse the Band isn't exactly a typical band. 80s gaming flick "The Wizard'' (complete with Fred S:av If the word "Nintendocore" is a foreign concept, please age) and rocks hard with chaotic vocals and a mode de allow Horse the Band to articulate it for you. danse keyhoard presence throughout all six of the dr:as Their brave debut in 2003, "R. Borlax,'' brings .some tic change-ups. In fact, tllle keyboard remains quite tthe serious rock action with a whole lot of not-so serfouslyr driving force for the duration of the whole CD. It's am,az ics. Horse has the raw talent to be able to push togeth ing how much a few melodic lines can keep the hard er bard core sensibility with retro game-like keyboard core tones in the background without completely dil!ut lines -what's more, they aotually make the culmination ing their ferocity. sound good, a rare talent indeed, High points include "In the Wake of the Bunt" and "R. Borlax" contains seriously ludicrous amounts "Purple" and the final track "Big Rlue Violence" keceps of red herrings. Their songs c:ould begin with rage un tensions and energy up to the end, with a slap in tthe founded by anything hut pure hatred and, without warn face.· ing. suddenly switch the mood to an 80s-esque dance Nintendo, hard core, incoherent ramblings, and a ju off that may still have you thrashing your head, but in a venile Fred Savage all strung together with 80s syrnth. much different way than you were, .not 30 seconds pre What could go wrong? viously. Starting off with a more post-hard core feeling traok [email protected]• "Seven Tentacles and Eight Flames," Horse quickly changes gears to make sure that you continue to.have.no -,..,:;;.t ;....i(,,. 'Horse the 8an.d'slate:st'1"he:N\etllran'i:ral [Hao:i:f"is availabJe rn store:s Josh Kleine Deters their sound, which Iall.~ somewhere {which fades out ever so nicely). Features Edjto.r between Pink Floyd and Porcupine Despite the new approach and Somehow buried in obscurity on Tree, and clearly etched out the path new record eom,pany. Anathema this side of tht.' Atlantic. Liverpool's their music would take in the future managed to pull off extraordinary Anathema brnke major ground with with "Exit." strides with "A Fine day to Exit" and their October 2001 relea~e. "A Fine The word "atmosphere" is the has continued to develop ever since. Day to Exit." only seemingly accurate word to cap Highlights are found in every drea Having had the traditional Goth/ ture the esst•nce of what Anathema ry song and every forlorn word that doom metal label slapped on them creates with their music. The first drips out of guitarist Vincent Cavana early on, Anathema had the chance to track of ''Ex.it," "Pressure,'' is a sim gh's mouth, but especially in harrow completely rebuild from the ground ple and plodding song: easy chords, ing gems like "Barrier,'' and "Under up with "Exit," starting with lineup. a straightforward beat and dynam world," or the tempo lifting "Panic." Since the departure of both their pre ic huilds, synthesize a darker, more If you haven't even heard of vious vocalist !Darren White) and rnmfo11tably depressing feel hut in a Anathema, get to know them. And if bassist (Dave Pyhus) as well as the re much suhtler way than would have you have, get to know who they have turn of their original drummer {John heen expected from their previous become. What better a place to start Dougla~'J. Anathema.bas been able to albums. than "A Fine Day to Exit." shed all preconceptions and reinvent The best part: the rest of the album themselves; stepping away from the follows suit without repeating itself. [email protected]• metal scene and entering both the "Release," the next track on roster, progressive and atmospheric realms begins with a perfectly timed acous that now consume them. tic picking. establishing a theme that Anathema's "A Fine Day to .Exit" was released in 2001 The hand has absolutely mastered is built-on by the end of the track Mesa Count Family Planning Office Hours 8AM to4PM Monday • Friday Extended Evening Hours 8~M to 7:30PM Counseling Wednesday Birth Control Pregnancy Tests 248-6906 Emer.oency Controce_ption COFFEE 510 29 1/2 'Rood Male ond Female STD Cliecks MUG! October 12 2005 eriteriom 11 Eriik Lincoln, editor:'Nlass.ve Attack 11Danny1the Dog" JDaa,icl Goe, sports ,editor: Flaming l.!ips ''Yoshi mi fBatt h5 the Pimk I.Robots' I Ambient, downbeat, and focusing. It's a mind trip without the drug use. Taylo_r Stonehouse,news editor: !Jo£lee 116sftm, uoelidous Surprise" iKaylan ,Krizman, desjgn editor. ~HtdtR-11-d '•OK Compute-,." Girl power stress reliever. fKei'l}!h Kitchen, photo ec!litor::7f'wisted Sister "We'refNdt 'l 11 1 Fiona Apples ''Machin e' a sweet, sweet piece of fruit _Eryn Green experiences with fame and the music industry). Daily Utah Chronicle (U. Utah) "Machine's" title track -- untouched from the Brion -sessions -- explains much about 10/10/2005 the album's prior troubles. Though superb, it's a bouncy, almost chilrush song that is in (U-WIRE) SALT LAKE CITY - Fiona Apple had some trying times leading up 10 the re deed enticing but not commercially accessible. lease of her long-awaited third album, "Extraordinary Machine." Machine's key tracks include the dark "O, Sailor," on which Apple opens brilliantly, The album wac; actually finished in May of 2003-four years after Apple's sophomore ''I'm undecided about you again I ... Everything good, I deem too good to be true/ Ev When the Pawn ... -- with production credits going to the .inimitable Jon .Brion. But the erything e.Lc;e is just a bore I Everything I have to look forward to has a pretty painful and record wa., subsequently rejected and shelved by Sony Music execs ·(reportedly) because very npposing before.'' the quirky, idiosyncratic "Machine" lacked potential hit singles and commercial appeal "Tymps [The Sick in the Head Song)" is excellent and catchy in its bizarre, hollow -- a dilemma similar to that faced by Wilco with "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot." beats. Ucshed out by Apple's~<;teadfast introspection and questioning, "So why did I kiss The artist's fans championed the release of Apple's Brion-produced "Machine,'' while him so hard late last Friday night I And keep on letting him change all my plans I I'm ei she herself receded into something of a__reclusive, introspective, out-of-the-spotlight ex ther so sick in the head I need to be bled dry to quit I Or I just really used to love him/ I '"istence. Earlier this year, 11 of the album's tracks were leaked onto the Internet -- gener sure hope that's it." ating a frenzy of speculation and interest. As with ''Tidal" and "Pawn" before it, "Machine" has at its center Apple's gifted lyri At the same time the tracks were leaked, Apple was reworking nine of the Brion tracks cism and. at its finest moments, her smoky, ageless voice and piano prowess. The only for a new version of "Machine" with new producers (Brian Kehew and Mike Elizondo}, times this machine breaks down -- and it scarcely does -- is when Apple's tendenci-es and which Sony Music officially released a week ago. sonic sensibilities fall too far from her respective tree, feeling contrived at sume points, With all the dust and speculation settled and "Machine" fmally, and officially, out in -as on the titile track. the world, it's evident that the fervor surrounding Apple's album (and the oft-hyped sing All in all. Apple proves herself to be the purveyor of sweet fruit and, indeed, a truly erI songwriter herself) is justified. extraordinaryJnachine. This machine really is extraordinary. It's a loose, almost Brian Wilson-esque exercise in creative symphonic musicality and expression. It picks up on the angst and self-consciousness of its predecessors but adds to the mix a degree of maturity and worldliness not previously seen (likely a collateral result of Apple's split with director PauIThomas Anderson and the artist's practical, though tragic, I ------I 18uy2DVD THE WILD IVY or VHS I I Get 1 I 1 I F1REE!* SALON '1r"t ~fual O.'l la.= ,·;;:1·~.:f' I 2820 1/2 NORTH AYE. 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A mountain lion is the one loose gravel and sand. The rock itude; so is a hiker's. The only animal I fear to meet in the wild. walls grow taller and more dra noise up here is the howling It's unlikely that we'll see one, Devil's . matic with each step. Soon we wind. Walking through the can but I heighten my awareness. . are in a water-carved canyon. It yon becomes almost meditative. My brother crawls into one snakes its way toward the Fruita It's easy to slip off into a dream cave and finds nothing but over Canyon: side of the Colorado National like state, walking up here. turned barrels. A ways down Monument. The visual images are what from there he goes into another; Take Interstate 70 A western gunslinger would drives us on. Everything is ver nothing. He says he's looking for west out of Grand find everything he needs here: tical here. The huge red canyon the splendor ofan old-time train water, shade, and seclusion. The walls beg for attention. A few robbery. The only thing he finds Junction U.S. Marshals would have a hard rock spires stand taJl, tickling are bats. time sneaking up on anyone the sky. This is a hike of the Mon A harmless rain falls as we Take Exit 19 and turn here. We can hear the echoes ument without the entrance fee. make our way back into the left onto Highway of families up ahead before we At the farthest reach of the dried gully. The echoes of past 340 ever see them. trail we find an emergency shel gunfights haunt my imagina The trail leads us out of the ter. This little cowboy hut comes tion. Finally, we are back at the Follow the signs to small canyon and up a steep in right out of old west. Wood car. A couple of hours of peace the trailhead cline. This is the only technical planked bunk beds sit on the ful hiking were well worth the The newly christened Mcln part of the hike. Most of the trail back half of the one-room shack. sore feet and blisters. I can't 03 loop is about 6 nis Canyon National Conserva is relatively flat. At the top of the A small table, bench and an old imagine the pain a pair of cow miles and takes 2 - 3 tion Area was the scene of my hill the scenery opens up. This is fashioned wood stove make boy boots would cause. latest adventure. Devil's Canyon. It could easily be up the rest of the arrangement. • hours to complete My dad and brother accom found on a movie screen. It's not 1\vo small shelves hold matches, [email protected] panied me on a hike through a stretch to imagine a Wild West empty bottles and playing cards; Dogs are allowed on Devil's Canyon. The 03 trail was gunfight or horse chase. The an old axe sits in the corner. Past the trail one of five, and straight out of possibilities seem to be endless hikers signed and dated the in 1l western movie; all the cliches up here. side walls. The earliest I saw was are there. It is dead quiet in this part of from 1990. the trail. Many families choose Back on the trail, we start ~ike Grand Junction, CO (970)243-0807 I\·1ES;\ • PRIZES • DRINK SPECIALS •SHOTS FOR TOUCH DOWNS! And join us every Monday for the v a lley's best MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL with $1.50 dotnestic 255-0276 drafts fron1 7:00-midnight October 12 2005 Criterion 13 Soccer regroups for final push The Mesa State College soccer vision II National Ranking Poll, Metro tition among schools. team is struggling again this season. State is No. 1 and Regis University is The team is in the middle of a 12- In 14 games they have three wins and No. 10 in the nation. day break between games. Buchan their record has fans soratching their "We're trying to get them to play is using this time to work on specif heads wondering what's going on. as nne unit instead of three separate ic things that he has noticed, as well "I don't think that !the _results re units," Buchan said. In ordeI to do as using the time to get healthy. The flect the team that we have," Read this the coaches have changed the · team is preparing for a strong finish Coach James Buchan said. lineup from the three defender set in their last six games that they can According to Buchan tbe_re are that they started the .season with to carry into nexU,eason. many factors in the team's struggles four defenders. 'There is nu magic warn!l.," Bu but the main one is offense. The Another factor faoing the team is chan said. Ile urges fans to rnme out team is having a problem scoring. the inabili.ty to iet a lot of players to and watch the team. "We're missing that dead finisher," come and p.layJn.r the school. The team will face CSU-Pueblo on Buchan said about the struggle to put '1t's getting harder and hard Oct. 14. Their last two hDme games the ball in the back of the net. m to get good players to come," l3u will be on Oct. 21 and Oct. 23 against They lost to Regis University 5-1 chan said. He said that because new Regis University and Metro State, re and Metro State College 8-0, but their 1mccer programs, such as ColmadD spectively. other nine losses have been by one or School of Mines, give new players two goals. According to the NCAA Di- mme choices, creating mon· compe- Keith Kitchen/Criterion Mavs :gaif takes firrs.'t in tournament The Mesa State College with a 162 total. golf team won the Regis The Mavs held off Fort Pall Invite on Oct. 3 - 4 for Hayes State University to the second year in a row. win the team title by two The Mavs lead the tourna shots. Port Hayes' Shelby ment, wire to wire, accord White shot a 147 and Kel ing to the Mesa State Web sie Paul a 156 to take first site. and second, respectively, Kayla Abeyta finished in the individual category. fourth place individually Fort Hayes' White has won with rounds of 81 and 79, both of the individual titles for a 160 total. Kylee Mor this year. ton and Amanda Preston finished in a tie for fiJth Voll eyiball Football win rflins V\teekend streak snapped Chadron State shut State manag<'ti 45 yards on home games down the Mavs running the ~ground in the _game The Mesa State Col on the road. They travel game and with it their --Starting runoin_gback Bnb lege volleyball t-cam to play Regis University chance to win in the Oct. 8 by Coy had a tough game. won, beating Colora n_n Friday, Metro State game. He ran for 14 yards on 18 do School of Mines 3 - O University on Saturday, Mesa State College carries. on Oct. 7 and Chadron and Colorado Christian came into the game riding Mesa State had an ex State 3 - 0 on Oct. 8. on Sunday. a three game win streak. plosive second quarter, The win over Mines Mesa State will come Part of their winning for scoring two _touchdowns gave Mesa State and back to play their last mula was the balance be and a field goal. They were Mines identical records regular-season home tween the passing and run shut out in the first and at 13 - 4. Nikki Kneucr games on Oct. 19 against ning games. third quarters, though. had 15 kills in the win Western State College. The Mavs didn't have The Mavs will be on the according to the Mesa They wrap up the sea that balance in the 36 - "'.U road again, this time to Ad State Web site. son on th-e road against road loss. According to the ams State College, for Sat Mesa State improved New Mexico Highlands game wrap-up the Mavs urday's game. The Mavs their record to 14 - 4 on Nov. 5. The Rocky had a strong game through are sitting right in the mid with the Chadron win. Mountain Athletic Con the air, pas.sing for 328 dle of the "Rocky Mountain Stacey Vogel had 22 kills ference tournament will yards. Drew Bohannan had Athletic standings, side by in the game. start the week after that 190 yards on eight catches. side with Adams State. The Mavs will play Dll Nov. 11 - 13. lwo of those catches went their next three games for touohdowns, includ Danielle Stomberg/Criterion ing an 80 yard bomb. Mesa 14 Criterion October 12, 2005 The 'mother' of all runners Ashley Thorsen "I think the school is just beginning to give us credit Reporter as a sport," Backes said. "It's not the school's fault, but After a year at the University of Denver, Catherine usually where there's a cross country team, there's a track Backes could have either played soccer on a scholarship team. Now that we're getting a track team, I think we will in South Dakota or run cross country at Mesa State Col receive a lot more publicity. We are a varsity sport, not a lege. She chose to lace up her Asics, her preferred running team club. We are NCAA." shoes, at Mesa State. Between psychology classes (her major) and carbohy The senior captain of the Mesa State Cross Country drate-loaded meals, Backes tries to enjoy a normal col Team has run since middle school, and has been running lege student's life; as normal as it can be for a twin. Backes competitively since her sophomore year at Fruita Monu twin sister also attends Mesa State and "is one of my best ment High School. friends," Backes said. - "It's a great stress reliever," Backes said. "It's my time to Backes enjoys reading, playing soccer (but not on the think outdoors and I love being outside." collegiate level), going to school, Many people cannot understand why working at Boston's The Gourmet cross country runners run, but Backes Pizza, and hiking when she can. The said it's because she simply loves it. limitations of being a cross country "I do it for the passion of running," runner are everywhere, though. Her Backes said. "It's an amazing sport. At diet, for example, is 65 percent car one point it's an individual sport, but also bohydrates. a team sport. I feel strong when I run. "I love to eat spaghetti the night When I don't run, I don't feel well, sleep before a race, and I eat a bowl of well, or eat as well." oatmeal three hours before a race," That mentality has helped her lead the Backes said. "It's easy to stay away Keith Kitchen/Criterion team. from the bad food because it just Chris Busch, left, and Bridget Pertuit, right, run "Catherine Backes has been the back doesn't go good when you're a run- at Tabeguache Trail off Monument Road during bone of the Mesa State cross country ner." · a cross country practice. team for the last two years," Head Coach Although dedicated to her sport Gig Leadbetter said. "She not only gives and the healthy lifestyle that comes 100 percent effort during competition with it, she admits that mint choco and practice but provides leadership to late chip is her favorite ice cream. everyone on the team." Team captain Catherine Backes "But even then I don't crave ice Consistent Being team captain holds a lot of re- cream that much," Backes said. "I sponsibility, something that Backes has embraced. guess you could say it's my weak- "I kind of feel like a mother to the girls (on the team),'' ness." cross country 8-ckes said. "When they need advice, I am there." Despite the self-control runners possess, Backes never So far this season the Mesa State College cross coun Leadbetter says the same thing about Backes. dreads running. try team has fared pretty well. "I look at her as the caretaker mother and behind-the "I sometimes dread speed workouts," Backes said. As a team they took fourth place in the Sept. 3 Ad scenes motivator," Leadbetter said. "There is no coach "Those are when we have to go to the track and do hard ams State Invitational, second place at the Sept. 17 Fort in the country that would not want her qualities in all sprints. They are really hard, but I know they give me the Lewis Invitational, fourth place at the Sept. 24 Colora their runners, and it just so happens I hit the lottery jack best workout possible." do College Invitational, and sixth place at the CU-Shoot pot when she agreed to run for Mesa. She will be sorely For now, Backes will continue to train hard as the cross Out in the Division 11 section. missed next year." country season winds down. Oct. 22 is the Rocky Moun Team member Bridget Pertuit has been consistent Traditionally, cross country has not been embraced tain Athletic Conference Championships in Denver and for the Mavs. Pertuit, along with teammate Chris Busch like money-making sports, such as football and basket on Nov. 5 Fort Hayes State will host the last race of the have been strong, putting up consistent times for the ball. Just recently, with the announcement of a women's year, the Regional Tournament in Hayes, Kansas. team total. track team at Mesa State, the sport is gaining attention. [email protected]• Baseball in the fall Head Coach Chris Hanks hits balls to the baseball team during warm-ups at the Oct. 6 Fall Ball game at Suplizio Field. The cardinal and black scrimage was one of the early season warm-ups for the Spring season. The black team won the game 8 - 6. October 12 2005 Criterion 15 Mesa State College Criterion s-~)Orts David Goe, editor· [email protected] - Volleyball's monster killers Cody Cochran Junction native who went to Central High RepoTter School, where her name is still emgraved In the last 18 contests, the Mesa State on the walls. Vogel still holds the kiills, as College spiking Mavericks. have won 14 sists and digs record at Central High where times. Though that success is all team ef she played in the All-State game ats a se- fort, a lot of help bas been corning in the nior. · form of this season's top three players: se As a sophomore, Vogel led the Mavs nior Nikki Kneuer, junior Stacy Vogel and in digs and was named first-teaffil Rocky sophomore Drew Choules, who are the Mountain Athletic Conference All-Confer three captains on this season's squad. ence. She has been able to do all tlhis and "Right now they're the leaders on our maintain a spot on the Dean's List. This team, on the court, so I expect great things season, Vogel is leading the team in ;attacks from them," Head Coach Duve Berning and kills with 4. 79 per game. said. ''I told them yesterday that I think "{Stacy) did a great job in the off-season that we are one of the best teams in the so she was very prepared when sh1e came conference when we are playing well, and in day one, and what I want her to do is obviously, when those thrl?e are playing I want her to carry that over to everybody well, we are playing really well." else on the team," Fleming said. "Frnr her to Kneuer, the 5 feet 10 inches outside hit do that again (next season) and gett every ter from Littleton, Colo., is this year's eldest one else to buy in ... so when we c Mavs earn Regional Ranking The volleyball team's tough play has earned them a spiot in the NCAA Southwest Region Top 10. According to an NCAA press release; the Mavs are ranked fourth in the Danielle Stomberg/Criterion division. Two teams ahead of them are Rocky Mountain Mesa State CoJJege's Drew Choules spikes the ball during the Mavs route Athletic Conference rivals, No. 1 Nebraska-Kearney and over the Colorado School of Mines. The Mavs won 30- 24, 30 - 16, and No. 2 Metro State. 30 - 16 over Mines. Choules had 11 ki11s in the match. 16 Criterion October 12, 2005