Metro Post-Telegraph

DENVER – Almost indescribable, the image requires a double take. Black aviator sunglasses and a trucker hat atop his short black curls, he zooms along on his gloss black beach cruiser. The elegant curves of the bike and the sparks of light glistening off the chrome wheels are confused by two small, furry things in [...]

DENVER – By day, she is a Metro State nursing student. By night, Lilia Chavez, works for tips as a server and a To-Go Specialist at Chili’s Grill and Bar. Chavez, a sophomore, has worked at Chili’s for three years, and like many other Metro students, her job is a necessary component for her education. [...]

DENVER — Students milled around the Tivoli Turnhale on Wednesday, learning from various local sources how to stay healthy through good nutrition and exercise. Jennifer Miller, the president of Future Doctors of Denver organized the event titled “Fight the Fat War” in conjunction with student activities. The goal of the event was to raise awareness [...]

• About two million head injuries of all types (including skull and facial fractures) occur each year in the U. S.
• Over 1.5 million Americans suffer nonfatal traumatic brain injuries each year which do not require hospitalization. About the same number are reported to sustain a brain injury resulting in a loss of consciousness but not severe enough to result in long-term institutionalization.
• 300,000 individuals suffer brain injuries severe enough to require hospitalization, with 99,000 resulting in a lasting disability.
• 56,000 people die each year as a result of traumatic brain injury.
• Traumatic brain injuries account for an estimated 34% of all injury deaths in the United States.

-As Thanksgiving draws near, the number of donations rises higher DENVER – MSCD began hosting their annual Food & Clothing Drive on Nov. 7, and will be running up until the 19th.  They are collecting non-perishable foods and clothing items such as jackets to donate to the Food Bank of the Rockies in Denver. Students [...]

DENVER – Obama was scheduled to speak to students Wednesday morning on his new plan for the future; helping higher education students with their financial aid and to make it easier on them once they graduate. Students stood in line on an average of five hours between the two days and were ecstatic to hear [...]

DENVER — For some, it was an inspiration; for others, an opportunity. For the future of Metro State students, last week’s presidential visit was groundbreaking. “I thought Obama was a remarkable speaker,” said Metro State graduate, Devan Krey. “He seemed very relaxed, very confident, and above all very personable. It was evident that he really [...]

MORRISON, Colo. – Every month volunteers help maintain the beauty that is Red Rocks Park in Morrison. On Saturday Oct. 29, the non-profit organization Friends of Red Rocks gathered at the park for their monthly clean up.  The event was free and open to the public, and runs every last Saturday of every month. “Today [...]

DENVER – Sonia Nazario spoke with a crowd of rapt students and faculty on Wednesday Oct. 19, about the struggles she went through to get the information for her award winning story “Enrique’s Journey.” Nazario wrote the article for the LA Times and later expanded the story into a book. Onlookers sat in a semicircle [...]

  DENVER — MSCD Faculty Rhythm Section opened their jam session at the Auraria campus King Center Concert Hall Thursday night to the delight of the hip and swingin’ crowd. The jumpin’ gig, featuring classics and original jams, was a collaboration between students and faculty spotlighting a number of notable soloists who wove an irresistible [...]