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NEWSSGA.Advisor and Stu-dent Life Director, Amy Rosdil, shares a retrospect of SGA’s team and progress.

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LIFE

Get ready for fi nals!Learn more about some resources that can help you prepare for fi nal ex-ams and projects.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Concerts galore.Check out these concert reviews. You may just want to attend the art-ists’ next shows. >>6

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Italy.Italy.Italy.Caricatures.

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Caricatures.Caricatures.Caricatures.Gondolas.

Pasta. Duels.Pasta.Pasta. Duels.Duels.Pisa.

O n Wed., April 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Spring Fling hosted inside of the

Rotunda held not only interactive events, but also delicious catering for students. The theme of this Stu-dent Life event was “Tour of Italy,” refl ected in the tricolor decorations that adorned not only the Rotunda and Rocky Mountain room, but also hinting to the event around campus. The Rocky Mountain room made space for additional seating and a dance fl oor. The largest feature to the event was the infl atable arena designed for student duels and bun-gee runs.

Wandering amidst the crowd, a Frank Sinatra impersonator was the most intriguing of the enter-tainment. Rather than standing up on stage, this entertainer sang Sinatra classics through a wire-less microphone while interacting closely with the crowd. Dressed convincingly as a member of the “rat pack,” he provided the vocals

to tunes encouraging students onto the dance fl oor.

The other activities included an artist drawing caricatures, a “Lean-ing Tower of Pisa” box-stacking game, and backdrops that provided pleasant photo opportunities. The infl atable duel arena seemed to be a popular activity. “I enjoyed the physical things,” Bruce Lui, Engi-neering major, said about the arena.

The event was catered by Fazo-

li’s Italian Restaurant. Several types of pasta and of course breadsticks were served alongside Italian soda. Jeremy Eicher, Criminal Justice major, related that while he did not know of the event in advance, he was glad for the “good food” and the entertainment. Though business slowed down slightly for the Bistro Café, employee and student Tony Spann, Hospitality major, was fi ne with a little bit of a break and even

battled in the infl atable arena during his break.

Towards the end of the event, the school mascot—Apollo the Wolf—entered the arena to battle against a gladiator before the majority of the crowd left. After a few rounds were encouraged by spectators’ cheers and photography, the catering line fi nished and the Spring Fling ended.

Spring Fling.

Most students who walk the halls of FRCC’s Westminster campus have an edu-cational goal. For many, they plan to trans-fer to a four-year institution or enter a voca-tional career. For those students interested in working in the medical fi eld, FRCC held a Health Fair in the main hallways of Level C. The fair provided students hoping to transfer into medical programs a chance to look at their options.

Tables of professionals lined the halls all with pamphlets and promotional swag. Each represented different institutions that have health programs, such as Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture (ITEA), Webster University, University of Colo-rado Denver (UCD), Colorado State Uni-versity (CSU), and University of Northern Colorado (UNC).

Employers seeking potential employees met with students working to fi nish prereq-uisites and aiming their goal at a vocational career. Those programs include in-class content as well as hands-on practice. Den-ver Health and Hospital were represented as well as EMT programs.

Each table employed a knowledgeable team of representatives answering stu-dents’ question, such as what are the pre-requisites for this program and how long will this program take to complete? A lot

of the information was provided in pam-phlets, but representatives were available to offer more personalized answers.

The FRCC Health Fair provided stu-dents with the opportunity to see where their coursework can take them.

Spring Fling 2012 takes FRCC on a “Tour of Italy”

Benjamin AllenStaff Writer

Vina SitthisayStaff Writer

Health Fair.Mark these important dates onto your calendars! Health Fair brings new opportunities

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Students receive help from University represen-tatives on transfering into medical programs.Photo by Vina Sitthisay

TOP: A caricature artist draws funny cartoons fo students involved in the event. TOP RIGHT: Frank Sinatra impersonator, Derek Evilsizor, jokes around in the prop gondola. Photos by Kathleen Timbol

RIGHT: Volunteers serve pasta and salads to students and other attendees. Photo by Kathleen Timbol

April 24th:Registration for Fall Semester opens

Fall semester registration is quick-ly approaching, so make sure to be signed up early to get the best selec-tion of classes. There are new classes being offered, which will be in high demand, so register fi rst.

May 1st-3rd:Stress Relief Week

Join students in relieving stress. On May 1, there is a fi nals breakfast from 10-11 a.m. in the cafeteria; on May 2, Student Life is offering banana splits at 1 p.m.; and, on May 3, fi ve-minute massages will be offered from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

May 4th, 7th, & 8th:Textbook Buyback

Sell old or unneeded textbooks back to the bookstore as an alterna-tive to selling them online or fi nding

someone to buy the book. Textbook buyback exchanges books for rea-sonable prices—close to the original price—assuming they are in good condition.

May 7th:Last Day of Spring Semester

Finals are over, the semester offi -cially ends, and two and a half weeks of glorious summer vacation begins.

May 7th:Student Video Expo

Graphic Arts students show off some of their best work in the Rocky Moun-tain room from 5-7:30 p.m. During this night of fi lm and animation, sup-port fellow student as they exhibit their fi nal projects.

May 29th:Summer Classes Begin

Summer classes are a great way to earn extra credits or take an interest-ing elective. Classes start on May 29 and last ten weeks.

Lizz MullisStaff Photojournalist

T his year has been an out-standing year for the Stu-dent Government Associa-

tion at the Westminster Campus. This team of amazing students and developing leaders has worked hard to serve you, the student body, through a variety of tasks and goals established last semester.

Seven members strong, with Laura Rutz and Amber Hilmas leading the helm, SGA has done the following this academic year (not a complete list):

• Hosted a health fair for students in the Student Life Hallway.

• Built a partnership with 9 News to host a sponsored Health Fair next fall

• Donated over 2000 books to a local metro-area elemen-tary school, collected through an on campus book drive. The FRCC WC SGA collect-ed the most books, earning a $300 prize from the Colorado Community College System – which they donated to the Rose Hill Elementary school they volunteered at during a leadership conference in Oc-tober.

• Worked with the Auxil-iary Business Services and

Student Life departments to bring an espresso machine to the cafeteria, providing well-priced coffee drinks for the FRCC Community.

• Planned and executed the annual Spring Fling event with an Italian theme!

• Supported the active clubs on campus, specifi cally assist-ing the new Hockey Club on campus achieve their goal of paying going to the national championship in Utah.

• Developed better commu-nication and partnerships with administrators on the FRCC WC Campus.

When asked about her year in SGA, Laura Rutz, our current SGA President and candidate for 2012-2013 SGA President says, “SGA has focused on listening to the interests of the students. We have worked hard to fi nd ways to provide more opportunities for

students to be successful during their time at FRCC. Whether it be supporting clubs and organi-zations, providing opportunities for health services, or increas-ing amenities requested by stu-dents, SGA plans to continue its representation of the student voice.” In addition, Daniel Bunt, Representative and candidate for 2012-2013 SGA Secretary says, “I have worked with student gov-ernments at other schools and I am impressed at the teamwork and motivation of our FRCC team.”

As the advisor for the WC SGA, it has been a pleasure to work with this group of leaders. Their goal to truly represent the student voice has helped them be successful working together as a team, and I am excited to see how the groundwork they have laid this year will continue in to the next academic year. The vot-ing ballot for next year was full, and we anticipate more great things to come from this group of students.

SGA.Advisor and Student Life Director, Amy Rosdil, shares a restrospect of SGA’s team and progress.

On April 17 and 18 between 2-3 p.m., FRCC’s strongest gath-ered in the Fitness Center to put their strength to the test through arm curls, dead lifts, and bench presses.

“The competitors were very good. I was surprised to see some of the strengths coming in,” praises Mark Eller, the di-rector of the Physical Education Program and coordinator of the event. Fourteen lifters partici-pated in the competition, all of whom were supportive of each other and would applaud after each lift. One of these com-petitors was Matthew Wilson, a FRCC Economics faculty mem-ber.

“I liked the way it was judged. They required a really strict form to keep the lifts safe,” expresses Wilson. Throughout the com-petition, Eller barked out com-mands such as “Lift” or “Lock”

as he judged to make sure each lift was completed successfully and qualifi ed. Some of the lifts were disqualifi ed for either low-ering the weights too quickly, or for completing the lift with in-correct form. One of these lifts was a 460-pound dead lift by David Carr, an Associate of Sci-ence major, which would have been the largest lift of the day,

but was disqualifi ed for lowering too quickly.

“The competition was a little more strenuous than I had fi g-ured. We had some light weight guys come in and do some decent lifts for their weights,” says Carr. The competition was based on how much the competitors could lift divided by his body weight. Even though Wilson lifted the

largest dead-lift weight, a lighter competitor could beat him with a smaller lift.

“I would like to continue run-ning this event, and hopefully we could get more interest and participation, so that we could have a bigger event,” states Eller. Eller hopes to schedule an-other competition with offi cials and more free-weight categories.

A look back at Student Government

Philip PohlmanStaff Writer

FRCC Faculty.

Students and faculty compete for a new STRONG title

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Students compete at FRCC’s “strongest” competition.

Amy RosdilNewspaper Advisor Director of Student Life

Chris Lowe tests his strength at the competition. Curling a lot of weight takes hard work and a lot of muscle. Photo by Lizz Mullis

On Wed., April 18, Active Minds held a round-table discus-sion about piercings and tattoos. Although society is more accept-ing of body modifi cation, there are still those who ask if this modifi cation is is actually mutila-tion. Have some people taken it too far?

In modern day society, body art is not as taboo as it once was. In fact, it was discussed that maybe these body markings defi ne the generation, and people are in-clined to feel more accepted if they are tattooed or pierced.

Many people at the conference were open minded about body art, most had tattoos or piercings themselves. During the course of the discussion, people shared stories about their body modifi ca-tions, explaining the signifi cance it has to them.

Active Minds held the talk in the hopes of connecting people, and inspiring compassions to-wards those who are different.

“Active Minds was created by a woman whose brother had men-tal illness, and killed himself. She started Active Minds was started for students to feel comfortable talking about and being who they are” Explained Jessica Mahoney, Psychology Professor and Facul-ty Advisor for Active Minds.

By trying to connect those that may look a little different, Ac-tive Minds tries to incorporate all students feelings into an overall atmosphere of compassion and comfort.

To join Active Minds, sim-ply visit Student Life for further details about when meetings are held. If there is someone that may need mental health information or a place to seek support then Ac-tive Minds is the perfect place to do so.

For more information on Ac-tive Minds or information about seeking help for a possible men-tal disability, visit their website at www.activeminds.org.

Modifi cation or mutilation?

Vina SitthisayStaff Writer

Active Minds discusses the human body and the choices made that affect it.

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Free academic services offered

FRCC is dedicated to student’s success throughout each semester, especially during finals. To ensure the most possible success during final exams and academic papers, keep these helpful resources in mind.

Writing and Academic Skills Center:Located in B1051, instructors are available to answer any questions regarding academic writing and help stu-dents become better writers. The Writing Center is open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For the shortest wait and most instructors available, students are encouraged to visit between the hours of 9.a.m. and 2p.m, Monday through Thursday.

The Math Lab:Located next to the Writing Center in B0854, students taking any level of math can drop in the Math Lab, no appointment necessary, to seek help from instructors. Computers and printers are also available for use. Hours are Monday through Thursday from 9a.m. to 7p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Stress Relief Week:Student Life hosts three days dedicated to reducing stress for students during finals week. May 1-3 includes a free breakfast, banana splits, and five-minute massag-es. Relieving stress can be very beneficial in achieving success.

Other services, such as the Testing Center and tutor-ing, are also available to students. For more informa-tion, visit www.frontrange.edu or call 303-404-5000.

Rachel BaileyStaff Writer

The Front Page Newspaper is now hiring editors for the 2012 Fall Semester!

If you know how to use Adobe InDesign or have past leadership experience in a news team, pick up an application in Student Life or room S0104 ASAP.

Three nightly performances were once again a hit as the Bal-let Nouveau Company (BNC) featured the return of Garret Am-mon’s Rock Ballet. The show, which was held at the Perform-ing Arts Complex at Pinnacle Charter School in Denver, fea-

tured music by Queen, David Bowie, and INXS. The Rock Ballet closed BNC’s tenth sea-son, ushering in the beginning of both their 11th season and their 20-year company anniversary.

The show was both breathtak-ing and exciting, and it defied the audience’s expectations of a typical ballet. The upbeat music and unique choreography made the show come to life in ways not often seen. All the dancers were without the usual hard-toed ballet shoes and a tutu was never seen on stage. The dancers instead wore outfits more com-monly seen outside the theatre, which must have been harder to perform in; however, they per-formed marvelously and showed

no sign of any hindrance. The dancers expressed genu-

ine love and passion through their dancing, leaving the audi-ence wondering if they had need-ed to rehearse at all. Meredith Strathmeyer and Brandon Free-man danced together beautifully, with much grace and elegance, to five songs by Queen, includ-ing Bohemian Rhapsody and We Are The Champions.

The show’s style of dancing and genre of music brought in an audience of all ages, proving that ballets are not simply for the older generations. As the BNC moves into their 11th season and into warmer months, many new performances are expected, all of which will be held outdoors.

For more information about per-formances, or to learn about the ballet school at BNC, visit their website at www.bncdance.com, email info@bncdance.com, or call (303)466-5685.

Hordes of sweaty bodies worked up by the opening act rhythmically chanted “Teeth!” as stage techs unveiled Feed Me’s setup. Curtains came down to reveal Feed Me’s signature sinister smile in gigantic LED light-infused form. The house lights dimmed and a hushed tone fell over the crowd. Slowly, in-dustrial sounds and synthetic beats began to build melodies, and then BOOM. The bass hit the audience like a train, rum-bling through the room, over-loading everyone’s senses. An enormous strobe-lit grin glared at the patrons as the intensifying flashes and building beats beck-oned screams from the vibrating audience.

Along with the hard bass lines that dubstep music is known for, Feed Me incorporates a sooth-ing quality in his music. Al-though it would seem counter-intuitive to connect “soothing” and “dubstep,” Feed Me does this by combining airy synthe-sizing and haunting vocals in songs like CloudBurn, Embers, and Blood Red. This combina-tion gives a feeling of weight-less suspension, as the smooth

vocals caress the venue like a cool breeze. This is not to say that Feed Me’s music is mushy or soft, but that the occasional lighter moment comes more like a hint of some exotic flavor in a common dish.

Feed Me’s style is mischie-vous. His light-fingered beat mechanics are playful, teasing the senses. The mischievous na-ture of his music is also heard in the texture of his songs. They are thick and emphasis is al-ways on a different layer, mak-ing some of the songs lively. These layers consist of many different synthetic sounds, sample sections, and industrial sounds. However, unlike other DJs, Feed Me does not overuse industrial sounds, because with the use of these sounds there is a fine line between noise and music. Good examples of this balance are Grand Theft Ecstasy and Muscle Rollers.

Panting could be heard as the melodic synthesizing deep-ened, syncopated rhythms built, and anticipation swelled for the electronic climax: the drop. The bass pounded as the venue erupt-ed, as everyone danced harder and screamed louder. Feed Me’s overall performance was phe-nomenal, and left the audience satisfied, yet still wanting more. The music stopped and Feed Me took the microphone, and sent some of the love he had been receiving back to the audience, thanking the fans.

“I love you Denver!” ex-claimed the DJ. The lights turned off and the crowd chant-ed “Feed Me!” enthusiastically. The sinister neon grin reap-peared and everyone screamed even louder as he played through two encores, breaking Denver’s curfew policy to deliver one last beat drop.

Macklemore is the kind of artist that schedules a few ran-dom concerts when he’s not on tour, and his shows still sell out. Macklemore and his producer, Ryan Lewis, are an unsigned, Seattle-based, rap/hip-hop duo that knows how to give a wor-thy concert. The duo was in

Colorado for three consecu-tive nights, April 10-12, on a spontaneous side trip. As usual, all three of these shows sold out. Colorado loves Mackl-emore, and during one of the shows that I attended, he too made it clear that Macklemore loves Colorado. Every move-ment Macklemore made, the crowd moved with him; every word of the songs he sang, the crowd screamed with him in unison.

This rapper’s career started out small and unnoticed, but he

was never without commendable skill. He went through a period of heavy drug use and overcame it. His songs now reflect that struggle with keen intellect, pro-ducing an encouraging anthem for the world we live in.

Macklemore is gaining more and more notoriety every day, as more fans fall in love and more critics start to notice his work. He was just published in XXL Magazine’s annual “Freshman Class of 2012” issue, and has been accredited as a rising star elsewhere. His dedication and humble awe for his rising star-dom is evident in his deliverance of his work.

The concert at the Fox Theater gave me newfound respect for Macklemore and his producer; his performance was stunning, and producer Ryan Lewis cre-ates a unique sound that mixes perfectly with Macklemore’s unique lyrics.

S ka band, Mustard Plug, made their latest stop to Denver on Fri., April 13.

This six-piece group from Grand Rapids, MI, includes a standard rock-and-roll lineup of guitar, vo-cal, bass and drums, but also em-ploys a trumpet and a trombone player to play out the melodies of their songs. The band headlined the Gothic Theatre with Gree-ley’s Skaskank Redemption, The A-Oks, The Potato Pirates, and Wilmington’s Left Alone as the opening acts.

Mustard Plug was formed in 1991 by a group of friends who all enjoyed ska music and beer. The band has undergone quite a few lineup changes in the early years, having originally included eight musicians, but has settled on this reliable combination since 1996. The band’s rhythm-heavy music is one of the easiest types of music to dance along with.

Having seen the band before on a previous tour, I can say that Mustard Plug gives their best per-formance and has the most ener-gy when they are headlining. As for the band’s somewhat strange name, a previous band member has said the name comes from the crust that forms on a bottle of mustard after repeated use. Most likely, they thought the name would be just enough off-kilter to grab the attention of those who don’t know about them.

Rock ballet: a show for all agesMustard Plug performs live at the Gothic

Dub Step music hypes crowd Sold out show wins Colorado audiences

Rachel BaileyStaff Writer

Benjamin AllenStaff Writer

Vina SitthisayStaff Writer

Lizz MullisStaff Photojournalist

Performing Arts.

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Ballet Nouveau Company closes out the 10th Season.

A popular ska band puts on a show and entertains Denver crowd.

Photo courtesy of www.mustardplug.com

Colby Foss in his performance in the Rock Ballet.Photo courtesy of BNC Rock Ballet.

Passionate Macklemore belts out his lyrics. Photo by Lizz Mullis

The crowd erupts at Feed Me’s performance. Photo by Vina Sitthisay

The Front Page OPINION April 24, 2012 7

Editor-in-ChiefKathleen Timbol

Associate EditorCurtis Halley

Copy EditorHelen Satchwell

Noah Karp

Philip Pohlman, WriterVina Sitthisay, WriterRachel Bailey, Writer

Benjamin Allen, WriterLizz Mullis,

Photojournalist

Staff

Newspaper AdvisorsAmy Rosdil

Jason Wright

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Three years ago, I made a choice that baffl ed just about everybody who had ever known me. That is, I converted to Christianity and was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. I am still Christian today; in fact, I am currently more of a Christian than I have ever been. This choice has brought me a great deal of oppo-sition and ridicule, especially from people who knew me before I made that change.

In my experience, people who have not read the Bible are the ones who argue the most against it. This sad fact demonstrates two things: that many unbelievers are judging something they don’t actually know about, and also that many “believers” are misrepresenting the message.

First of all, the message of Jesus Christ is that we can have and ex-press perfect love. Not just good enough, or great, or really cool, but

perfect. So perfect that those who believe in it will not only be fi lled with peace and joy, but they will also radiate it. Love will overfl ow from them, in word and in action. Christ gave his life to pronounce that love is all that matters in this world, and he asks everyone to give up the bur-dens of guilt, shame, fear, pride and anger—because all these things can-not exist within true love.

Many people want to believe in something this beautiful. However, not many of them believe that it ex-ists in Christianity, because they see Christians as being self-righteous, hypocritical, fake, judgmental, or narrow-minded people! While this is not true of all Christians, it is true of many. In the Bible, the apostle Paul chastises “false” Christians, saying that anyone who doesn’t do as they preach is the very reason that people are allowed to despise God and Christ (Galatians 2:21-24).

My reason for bringing this up is that if you want the truth, the Bible is always there, always ready to be looked at. You are free to judge for yourself. If you’re mad at Christian-ity because of what you’ve heard or seen from Christians, you may be to-tally right. Just as many businesses, or politicians, or institutions are not as “good” as they claim to be, not all

Christians are actually living out of Christ, as they claim. Sadly, many just follow their own desires and paste the name of Christ over them.

Some of us are sick of our lives. We see the same things happening over and over again, and we have no idea how to stop the cycle. We do and say hurtful things to ourselves, things that we would never do or say to another person. We live each day “just trying to get by,” as if all that matters in life is surviving one day and getting on to the next.

But there is a promise of abso-lute happiness, for anyone who truly wants it. A promise that we can be freed from our past and our pains, that we can walk forward from this very moment as new people; a prom-ise that we will fi nd a fountain of love in this life, and will not need or want anything else.

This promise has saved everyone who has ever truly bet their life on it, who has ever been willing to give everything for love. I don’t expect everyone to believe this, because I’m not the answer. However, if you’re curious, you can always check it out with groups on campus like Cross Impact Campus Ministries or the Bible Club. And the “Word” itself is always around, to be found by any-one who needs it.

OPINION: For Christ’s sake!

Noah KarpCopy Editor

A look at real Christianity from my personal perspective.