Volume 29, Issue 25, March 15, 2007

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Open campus easy target Theft tops list at 77 percent of all reported crimes; proximity of downtown to blame

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Metro student Carey Couzelis enjoys the warm weather March 13 outside the Science Building. Many students took advantage of the above-average temperatures by spending time outside.

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A man plunges into the icy water of Nederland Reservoir as a friend looks on. Crowds gathered to brave the cold on March 11 to celebrate Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, in honor of Trygve Bauge, a man who remains on ice in a shed in Nederland thanks to the science of cryogenics.

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Theft is the most prevalent crime on Auraria. And according to campus administrators and police, the open nature of the campus and its proximity to downtown – coupled with a lack of awareness among students and faculty – may be to blame.

Since August 2006 a total of 222 crimes – not including arrests for warrants – were reported by the Auraria Police Department. Of these, 171, or 77 percent, were theft-related, which includes shoplifting, robbery and burglary.

“We are what I call ‘an attractive nuisance’ to some of the less desirable elements within society, and we just have to be more prudent,” said Dean Wolf, executive vice president for administration for the Auraria Higher Education Center. Wolf said the number of thefts taking place on campus was a growing concern.

Students and faculty need to be more aware of people or situations that seem suspicious and report them immediately to the Auraria police, Wolf said.

The campus uses card readers on all of its exterior doors, which are automatically locked at 10:30 p.m., said James Fraser, a division director for Auraria’s Facilities Management Department. This is when the majority of the housekeeping staff comes on duty and the third watch of the Auraria police begins, Fraser said. Police officers do a routine patrol of the campus and its buildings checking for unlocked doors and people who don’t belong in buildings.

“I wouldn’t say routinely, but I would say on a fairly regular basis, they find people in buildings at night that don’t belong,” Fraser said.

He recently spent some time following the housekeeping staff around at night, and he said there were several instances in which one of his staff would open up a door to an office and find somebody sleeping on the floor.

“We’re talking about all sorts of folks … there’s a lot of interesting stuff that happens here on campus at night. There are folks who get in and just kind of hang out in spaces where they don’t belong,” he said.

It is impossible to know how many campus crimes are committed by non-students, said Heather Coogan, chief of the Auraria police. According to police crime logs, however, in January and February at least 11 people were arrested by Auraria police and designated as having no campus affiliation or an unknown campus affiliation.

Though the campus is relatively secure at night, the real problem is with crime that happens during the day. Nearly 40 percent of theft-related crimes on campus are designated as burglaries or thefts from buildings.

Of the 47 thefts from buildings reported since August 2006, 41 were committed between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The laptop stolen from a faculty member’s office in February was taken at about 2 p.m.

“At two in the afternoon everything is wide open,” Fraser said. “It becomes an issue for personal diligence. If you’ve got something pilferable and your office is in a public area, I’d lock my door.”

It is easy for non-students to wander around campus during the day unnoticed, Fraser said.

“During the day it really boils down to personal security and personal diligence, because we’re open,” Fraser said. ”We’ve got 38,000 students

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Proponents of sustainability take new tack

By Brandon Daviet bdaviet@mscd.edu After receiving a less-than-enthusiastic response to their initial proposal to renew and raise clean energy fees for students, the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board is planning to take action.

“I wasn’t at the meeting when the proposal was made, but the general concern is the large fee increase that is being proposed,” Metro spokeswoman Cathy Lucas said.

SACAB’s Clean Energy Subcommittee addressed this concern by reworking its proposal to include a staggered increase in the fee, according to Andy Pattison, a subcommittee member.

“We’ve decided we are now asking for a fee of $3 in the first year (of the sustainable campus proposal), escalating to $4 in the second year, and … $5 for the third year and the fourth year of the four-year program,” Pattison said.

The retooled proposal is being made to the Auraria Board, who originally expressed concerns about the fee increase. The board cited a lack of student support when rejecting the original proposal and told SACAB to seek documented support if they wanted it to pass.

SACAB tried to increase student awareness for the proposal – before the Auraria Board holds a second, binding vote – by holding a rally at the campus flagpole on March 13.

“The increase in the fee is necessary to continue and expand the program. The $1 fee program expires after this semester,” said Shaun Lally, chair of the subcommittee. “And due to its success, the logical evolution is to expand.

The new program will allow Auraria to continue to be a leader in energy.”

The clean energy fee was originally instituted by a student vote and took effect at the start of the 2004 fall semester. The fee will expire on May 13 unless it is renewed by another student vote.

That vote is scheduled to take place on April 25 and 26, but only if SACAB and the Auraria Board can come to terms on the ballot proposal.

The Auraria Board voted on the ballot proposal on March 14, but the results were not available as of press time.

Auraria is currently the most environmentally friendly campus in the state with 45 percent of campus energy derived from wind energy. The Auraria Board also recently approved the installation of solar panels on three campus buildings.

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Flat fee could save a few bucks Proposal would trim full-time student bill while others pay more

By Clayton Woullard cwoullar@mscd.edu Most Metro students could find a few extra bucks in their pocket next semester if Metro’s Board of Trustees approves a proposed change in student fees.

The board will decide at its next meeting on a proposal to convert the student affairs fee to a flat fee. If the trustees approve the change, in May they would decide on how much the flat fee would cost. They are considering flat fee costs of $48.50, $51.50 and $55.

The Student Affairs Board is urging the trustees to approve the $55 flat fee level, because it would provide about $300,000 additional revenue to allocate to programs for the 20072008 school year. This would allow the SAB to come close to meeting all the budget requests for next year.

The president’s cabinet voted to support the flat fee change on March 5. If approved, the fee change would go into effect this fall.

The fee is based on the number of credit hours a student is enrolled in, with a cap at $58.29 for students taking eight credit hours or more. According to Andrew Bateman, speaker pro tempore of the Student Government Assembly and vice chair of the SAB, 70 percent of Metro students are enrolled in eight credit hours

or more each semester.

“I think it’s really a win-win situation,” Bateman said. “The majority of students will pay less, and programs will have more money.”

However, part-time students taking fewer than eight credit hours would pay more. Approval of a $55 flat fee would mean nearly a $25 increase for a student taking three credit hours and about a $12 increase for a student taking six credit hours.

“I don’t care,” said Theresa Callahan, a Metro student taking six credit hours this semester. “If it’s only going to be like an extra $15, so what?”

She said she uses hardly any campus services except the library, which is not funded by the student affairs fee.

Bateman said he received three negative email responses from students who argued they shouldn’t have to pay the fee because they never use the services.

The student affairs fee funds 16 Metro programs, including the Auraria Early Learning Center, Peer Education Program, the SGA, Student Activities, Career Services and Campus Recreation at Auraria. Last year the SAB allocated $2,014,000 to programs. If the trustees approve a flat fee of $55, the SAB would have $2,374,000 to allocate this year.

Bateman said if the trustees do not approve the fee change, under the current system the student affairs fee will likely rise to more than $60 for students taking eight credit hours or more to adjust for a rise in the cost of living this year.

“It’s been a long time before any of the programs have seen an increase,” said Arliss Sunderwirth Webster, director of student travel at

CAN WE AGREE ON ONE FEE? PROPOSED $55 FLAT FEE If Metro’s Board of Trustees approves a proposed flat student affairs fee, students will be seeing a change – for better or for worse – in their bills this coming fall.

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Metro and a member of the SAB. “With a lot of the direct benefit programs … (the SAB) have had to turn people away because there’s not enough money.”

The SAB first proposed the fee change in October, citing statistics that said the ratio of part- and full-time students who use services funded by the Student Affairs Fee is similar to the ratio of part- and full-time students enrolled at Metro. Therefore, the board argued, all students should pay the same amount, since the services are used equally.

“Even if they stop in to see a speaker, that’s a service funded by the student affairs fee,” Webster said.

She said the flat fee of $55 is justified because a greater number of students are paying more for services all students use.

“We feel that it’s not fair to the students who are paying the fee to have to subsidize those who are not,” Webster said. “We just feel that it’s not an unreasonable expectation at all.”

On Feb. 26 Bateman and members of the SGA held a student forum about student fees.

Out of 150 responses, 80 percent of students were in favor of the flat fee.

Bateman said the SAB is concerned the trustees could reject the fee change because of a possible 5 percent tuition increase, saying there are too many increases at once.

A flat fee was last proposed during the 2002-2003 school year, but it was vetoed at the president’s cabinet level. The proposed flat fee was revenue neutral, meaning it would not have added additional revenue. The fee was last raised to adjust for the rise in cost of living during the 1999-2000 school year.

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CRIME • Funding a challenge for police; awareness needed Continued from 3 on campus, and we don’t require any badges, we don’t require any particular identification of any nature, so we’re here and we’re open to the public.”

In general there is an awareness among faculty and staff that Auraria is a wide-open public campus, and most people take the appropriate measures to safeguard their property, Fraser said.

“But when you’re this open and you’re around this many people, stuff’s going to happen,” he said.

As the population of the campus grows and more buildings are added, other security measures may be needed, and there will almost certainly be a need to add more police officers. But as of yet no specific plans have been discussed, Wolf said.

“Right now we’re just trying to get com-

pletely hired up, because it is difficult to find quality police officers. It’s not only us, but all municipalities are having trouble finding folks who want to be in this line of work,” Wolf said.

Coogan concurred and said problems with staffing are usually a matter of funding.

“We would always take more officers,” Coogan said. “We have limited numbers. The function of how much we put into it is always about money. That’s always the bottom line. …

There is a lot more we could do with more officers, but I think we do a pretty good job as it is right now.”

While Auraria may have its problems with crime – and theft in particular – it remains one of the safest campuses of its size in the country, and students shouldn’t get the idea that Auraria is somehow an unsafe place to attend school, Coogan said.

“There are people who come to campus to commit crime,” Coogan said. “But I don’t think all criminals go, ‘Let’s go to Auraria.’ Otherwise our crime rate would be a lot higher than it is.”

Despite the relative safety of campus, more needs to be done to educate students and faculty, Wolf said.

“We’re past the days where you can just leave your office empty and assume that everything is going to be fine,” he said.

Coogan agreed that people need to be more aware, particularly with their belongings and when walking around campus with valuables such as iPods.

“The campus is a very safe place, but we’re also sitting in the middle of an urban city,” she said. “We can’t be naive about these things.”

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Science Building plan moves ahead New space needed, construction costs increase $39 million

By Jessie Yale jyale@mscd,edu After a $39 million increase in building costs and years of planning, the Auraria Higher Education Center will soon begin constructing a new science building.

“This building is long overdue. We are getting out of the financial doldrums of the last few years, and I’m glad to be moving forward,” said Dean Wolf, executive vice president of AHEC. “We have great support for funding from both the legislature and the governor’s office,” Wolf said.

The original 2004 program plan for the old science building remodel and new science building construction had an estimated cost of $65 million, while the most recent plan has been approved at $104 million.

The cost increase is mainly due to the rise in construction costs, Wolf said.

“Since the 2004 plan there has been a 0.8 to 1.25 percent increase (per month) in the cost of construction and building materials, and the costs reflect what the campus needs,” he said.

According to Wolf, the old science building

is inadequate for both space and for maintaining a safe environment for students and faculty.

The new science building, along with the remodeled old building, will be large enough to encompass the expected 50 percent faculty growth, 30 percent enrollment growth for biology and chemistry and the 10 percent growth for the other science departments for all three schools, according to the most recent project plan. It will also include enough storage space to meet the declared need.

“Basically the new building will be aimed towards the biology and chemistry (departments), with a small amount of new space for other sciences,” said architect David Harman of Anderson Mason Dale Architects, the firm handling the science building design.

According to Anderson Mason Dale architect David Phifer, the plan includes not only the new science building with 200,000 square feet of new space, but also a light remodel of the 118,000-square-foot old science building.

“There will be dramatic upgrades with up-todate technology, including new chemical storage cabinets, hoods, vents, basically all new guts,” Phifer said. “There will be really high-performance undergraduate student labs and standard research labs.”

According to the project plan, 24 percent of lab space and equipment will be unique to each lab. Decisions on audio-video equipment will be discussed once the final status of the project and funding is considered.

Courtesy Anderson Mason Dale Architects

One of the first model renderings of the new science building site. The structure would face Speer Boulevard and create a corridor between North Classroom and the new building.

The exact location of the new building is still under consideration.

“We are dealing with boundary issues between where the line is between the city’s land and Auraria’s, and also with where the underground utility lines are,” Phifer said.

Construction will begin when issues with funding, location and design are resolved.

“The funding is not given all at once. It’s spread out over time, so we are trying to re-

solve how that will impact the construction,” Phifer said.

According to Auraria facilities manager Dick Feuerborn, there will be a lot of shuffling around once the new building is finished. “The people in the old building will be moved into the new building until the remodel of the old building is done,” he said. “It will be hard, but people are just going to have to remember what the end result is.”

Black feminist defines detriments of hip-hop, danger of chickenheads

By Elena Brown brownele@mscd.edu When the f-word is mentioned, most people don’t think of feminism. But Joan Morgan is changing that.

Morgan’s speech, “At The Intersection of Hip Hop and Feminism,” March 7 at St. Cajetan’s addressed the seemingly contradictory nature of being both a fan of hip-hop culture and a feminist.

“Not that there aren’t black women out there actively seeking agendas of empowerment – be it personal or otherwise – but let’s face it, sistas ain’t exactly checking for the f-word,” she said.

She echoes this sentiment in her latest book, When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down, which she read from during the speech. A “chickenhead” is a derogatory name for a woman who performs fellatio.

Morgan quoted candidly from the book when she rhetorically asked, “How come no one ever admits that the part of the reason women love hip-hop – as sexist as it is – is because all that inyour-face-testosterone makes our nipples hard?”

Metro’s Institute for Women’s Studies and Services hosted the event, which featured Morgan as the “bridge speaker” linking Black History Month and Woman History Month.

She was thrust into the field of writing in 1988 after a rape case in Central Park, when a white woman was raped by a group of young black and latino men. Morgan said she felt that during the case, the race of the victim and her attackers were discussed more than the rape itself. It was her outspoken views that grabbed

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Joan Morgan spoke March 7 in St. Cajetan’s about the social implications of hip-hop for women and the mixture of hip-hop culture and feminism. the attention of the Village Voice, an alternative newspaper in New York City, which asked her to write an article.

At 24 years old, Morgan found herself with no journalism experience and a front-page piece.

The byline read, “Black Feminist.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa! I’m having a hard enough time with the writer thing,” Morgan recalled. “But I never said I was a feminist.”

Morgan claims feminism found her before

she found it.

“I decided it was time not to shirk the responsibility,” she said.

Morgan was later asked to review a tape of a new artist named Queen Latifah. Being from the South Bronx, which is considered the birthplace of hip-hop, she wrote the review.

“So, now I’m a black feminist music critic that writes about hip-hop,” she said. “It was good for a while. It was Queen Latifah, MC Lyte and Run-DMC, and then came NWA.” Morgan said it was the lyrics of NWA and similar groups that were hard to listen to and reconcile as a woman.

“The music is so sexual and gimmicky, it’s confusing and hard not to fall into its trap,” said Metro sophomore Brittney Corry, who attended the event.

Black Entertainment Television, or BET, is largely to blame for negatively encouraging the black community, Morgan said.

“Black Entertainment Tragedy has a lot to do with it,” Morgan said. “Have you seen BET Uncut?

That’s soft porn! Girls need to feel validated and told they are beautiful because they exist. They need to feel encouraged to speak their minds.

And it’s the parent or guardian that must be diligent and counteract what young people see.”

Many students were encouraged to attend the speech, including those in Allison Cotton’s criminal justice and criminality classes.

“I thought it would be important to hear her views on the impact of race and gender in the media and society,” Cotton said.

Morgan is a visiting professor at Duke University, where she teaches the history of hip-hop and participates on the Rap Sessions panel.

Rap Sessions is a group of activists encouraging change in the hip-hop community by hosting national discussions.

“I can no more separate hip-hop from my feminism than I can from being black and a woman,” she said. “Hip-hop made me a better feminist because it made me ask really difficult questions. I never get comfortable.”

Morgan has yet to plan a follow-up to her book, but she is pleased about her contribution to the 500-page hip-hop anthology Homegirls Make Some Noise, due out in April.

“If I had a quarter for every time someone approached me and complained about women in music videos, I would probably not have to write any more books,” she said. “But if I had a dollar for every time someone did something (about it), I would have to write many, many, many more books.”

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Tackling bias in U.S. society, media Renowned journalist explains challenge of growing diversity

By Joe Nguyen nguyejos@mscd.edu Acclaimed Asian-American journalist Helen Zia addressed America’s growing diversity and the challenges of different cultures understanding one another March 8 in the Tivoli Turnhalle.

The former executive editor of Ms. Magazine gave an hourlong lecture titled “From Minority to Majority, Invisible to Envisioning: Margin Notes on Diversity Challenges and Other Evils.”

She said that today, one in three Americans is a person of color and one in nine is an immigrant.

“Who can really imagine the day when everybody in America is a minority?” she asked.

She said there’s a struggle to acknowledge the differences between cultures and that we’re living in a time when we’re asked to look for people who are not like us.

“You’re always being asked to look for the people who don’t belong,” Zia said. “Look for anybody who is different.”

According to her, the majority of the information we learn from other cultures is from television and movies.

“When people who see somebody who looks like me, they automatically think ‘foreigner’ or ‘can’t speak English,’” she said.

“Or they might think ‘gook’ or ‘subservient, passive geisha.’”

Growing up in New Jersey, Zia said she was raised in a time when there weren’t many people of Asian descent living in the United States.

“I had to listen to people who would come up all the time speaking that weird gibberish that goes something like ‘chingchong, ah-so,’” she said.

“It’s not a language, by the way, no matter what Rosie O’Donnell says,” she added, referring to comments made by O’Donnell on The View.

She said that a big problem the Asian-American community faces is the perpetual foreigner stereotype. This is the assumption that individuals who are Asian, or look Asian, are not from the United States.

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Asian-American journalist Helen Zia spoke on March 8 at the Tivoli Turnhalle, where she addressed the issue of cultural understanding.

“Often people, not meaning ill, will come up and say that question that so many immigrants … and every Asian-American has heard thousands and thousands of times, and that is, ‘Where are you from?’” she said. “And that’s only slightly better than what a lot of multiracial and transracial adoptees hear, and that is, ‘What are you?’”

Zia said she has turned that same question around on people and the answer would often be, “Oh, my people? My people are from America.”

She said that as a journalist, she went after stories that were missing in history, or MIH. An MIH is a fact that has not been

passed on through generations and thus, forgotten. When she discovers something new, she said she is both angered and saddened.

“If we knew a little bit more about ourselves and the people we interact with … it would really make a difference in our American democracy,” she said.

Jordan Bair, a Metro junior who was in attendance, said the MIH was her favorite part of Zia’s speech.

“I think that we talk a lot about the oppression of minorities, but we talk so much about the general things that happen in minority groups … it’s important that we embrace that also,” Bair said.

Student Profile: Native Roots

By David Cardenas dcarden5@mscd.edu Growing up on the Nisqually Indian reservation, Larry Quintana learned a different side of U.S. history than is found in most textbooks.

That history has been passed down by tribal leaders from generation to generation, and Quintana is now passing his tribe’s history down to others in hopes of keeping the Nisqually culture alive.

The Nisqually reservation lies on the Nisqually river valley near the river’s delta in the state of Washington. It was on this closed-off land that Quintana learned the ways of the Nisqually.

“There was no outside influence on the reservation,” Quintana said. “The only education I learned was from the side of the tribe, their history, the elders, and what our people have went through to survive in this day and age.”

It was through this type of education that he learned the Nisqually stories, songs, religion and language, in which, Quintana said, he’s 75 percent fluent.

Unfortunately, the old ways of the Nisqually have been slowly dying, with only five remaining elders preserving the existing

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Larry Quintana in front of the Auraria Library. knowledge of their history and of the ancient language of Lushootseed.

In an attempt to keep Nisqually culture alive, Quintana has adopted old traditions, such as the sweat lodge religion, and passed

them on to his family. “(It’s important) for their own history and their own cultural survival to know something that the entire world knows nothing about,” he said.

For the Nisqually, like most Native American tribes, spirituality is key. According to Quintana, sweat lodge religion uses the symbolic meanings of the compass directions, and other sacred traditions, to flush out bad spirits with extreme heat.

It’s the sweat lodges that have brought him back to school after a 20-year hiatus.

Quintana now attends Metro and is majoring in counseling and mental health in order to open – with the help from the Nisqually tribe – a Native American drug and alcohol rehabilitation center.

Many Native Americans who need help with addiction choose not to attend certain rehab centers for fear that they would have to convert to specific religions that would conflict with their own beliefs.

“They would like to see a place where I can establish sweat lodges along with a drug counseling aspect and use those two for them to open up,” Quintana said. “If they know what we’re about, (then) they know that ‘Hey, there’s a sweat lodge over there, I’d like to go sweat and sing my language and play some

drums or do some art.’”

The demand for a center of this kind is large because drug use among Native Americans is high. According to Quintana, the use of drugs and alcohol on reservations is even more prevalent than in large cities.

Quintana works for the Native American Prisoner Support Group, which helps set up sweat lodges throughout correctional facilities in Colorado. There are an estimated 20 sweat lodges in Colorado that cater to prisoners.

“It purifies you. It takes will to withstand the heat,” Quintana said. “You’re giving a little bit to yourself for your people or whatever is happening in your life. You want to give yourself and that’s through the suffering of the heat.”

With the use of sweat lodges, Quintana teaches others prayers, songs and even how to withstand the amount of heat produced in a lodge session. The heat can be so intense that many pass out from exhaustion. But Quintana described the experience as something spiritual that penetrates the soul.

“I feel so in tone with sounds and my heart and my surroundings,” Quintana added. “You build a synergy when you’re in there. So everyone is in tone with everybody when singing the songs, and it displaces the heat.”

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Student Travel: Northern Germany

Slow compromise on 41

By Lou Christopher achris25@mscd.edu

Photo by Andrew Nieb • neib@mscd.edu

Outside the castle Wasserburg Gemen, near Münster, Germany.

By Andrew Nieb neib@mscd.edu In May 2006, I traveled with a group of 24 students from Metro’s German program to northern Germany for a three-week study abroad program.

The program was organized and led by German professor Gudrun Clay. We were enrolled at the internationally renowned Akademie Klausenhof, which specializes in teaching German as a foreign language. After many months of planning, coordinating and price haggling with airlines, Clay created a program that meshed language instruction with historical and cultural excursions as well as cultural exchanges with other students at the academy.

At any given time, between 100 and 180 men and women from all over the world live at the academy and learn German. Metro students all had a private room with bath, at the edge of the botanical gardens-like campus that bordered a forest. Meals were eaten family-style, providing a great opportunity to talk about the many types of food and how the food was served.

Students were encouraged to ask questions and give answers in German by any means necessary, using English only as a last resort. We were encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to practice our German speaking skills in the classroom as well as during leisure time. Many of the other students studying at Akademie Klausenhof did not speak English, which made it necessary to communicate in German. Many animated conversations emerged from mundane topics, with excitement radiating from the satisfaction that students were actually communicating with one another in German.

The daily excursions provided an opportunity for students to learn about Germany from historical, cultural and economic perspectives.

We visited many sites in northern Germany, ranging from a fishing village on the North Sea with a walk in the mud flats of the low tide, to the breathtaking tour of the Gothic Cologne Cathedral.

Other highlights included a tour through Europe’s largest inland harbor in Duisburg; a boat trip on the Rhine river, flanked by medieval castles; a folk festival complete with rides, food and street performances; and a visit to the town of Münster, where the peace proclamation of the 30 Years’ War was signed in 1648.

The opportunity to participate in this study-abroad program was a unique and enriching experience, one I would recommend to anyone with the opportunity.

If you are a student traveling abroad during spring break or the rest of the semester, The Metropolitan encourages you to write a story about it and submit it for publication.

Amendment 41 continues to confuse lawmakers and upset the public, with three lawsuits filed seeking clarification and revision of the amendment.

A motion claiming that the amendment imposes on First Amendment rights was filed along with other suits questioning the amendment’s reach. One of the lawsuits looking for clarification has already been settled.

The Boettcher Foundation, along with three current Boettcher scholars, filed suit to clarify the scope of Amendment 41 and to find out if dependents of government employees could receive the Boettcher Foundation scholarship. The scholarship is merit-based, but recipients must also maintain minimum requirements while receiving the scholarship. The scholarship also stipulates that attendance must be at a Colorado college or university.

Because of these stipulations and the qualifications set forth by the scholarship, Amendment 41 does not affect it.

Even though some of the language has been clarified, much remains unresolved, and a motion for injunction filed against the amendment questions its constitutionality.

“The real infringement on thousands of individuals’ core speech rights is happening every day,” said Jean Dubofsky, counsel for the plaintiffs in the case. “In a country where the foundation of democracy is freedom of speech and freedom of association, overly broad and vague restrictions such as those imposed by Amendment 41 must be challenged.”

The amendment’s challengers feel the only way to find definitive answers to the questions brought up by the amendment is through the courts.

“If core political speech, the type of speech on which our entire system of government depends on, is to be protected, Amendment 41 must be examined closely by a court,” said Doug Friednash, co-counsel in the case.

The so-called ethics in government amendment, which was intended to control lobbying activities and the sway of

money on politicians, prohibits lawmakers and government employees from receiving certain gifts with a value of more than $50. The amendment, passed last fall, has the governor and the attorney general “troubled by the recent reports of government employees leaving or contemplating leaving government service due to concerns over Amendment 41,” according to a joint press release.

The concerns in this case are the educational benefits that might be at stake for the children of government employees, and specifically whether or not the dependents can receive scholarships.

According to Jason Dunn, deputy attorney general, the answer is found in the nature of the entity giving the scholarship, the type of scholarship and whether there is lawful consideration given for the scholarship. Dunn said Colorado courts have generally defined consideration as “a benefit received or something given up as agreed upon between the parties.“ If a scholarship is based on past performance, the scholarship cannot be accepted. If the scholarship is based on some future endeavor however, such as studies towards a specific degree, maintaining a certain grade point average or some other performance obligation, Dunn said it could be argued that lawful consideration is given for the scholarship, and the scholarship could therefore be accepted.

The governor’s office and the office of the attorney general asked for patience in the matter of resolving Amendment 41 issues, and said they are confident the majority of scholarships for the children of government employees will be acceptable under Amendment 41.

Citizens filing lawsuits are not the only ones trying to figure out the ambiguous amendment.

House Bill 1304, a bill sent before the Colorado legislature, seeks to define the terms of Amendment 41, clarify that the activities unrelated to one’s public office is not a violation of the law and establishes the Independent Ethics Commission, according to Colorado Common Cause, a non-profit organization that calls for government accountability.

News In Brief

Information lacks space Student Media gets new director A new study estimates that there is not enough storage space for all the world’s digital information, the Associated Press reported.

The study, which comes from the technology research firm IDC, attempted to account for all electronic information such as photos, videos, e-mails, webpages, instant messages and phone calls.

IDC determined that the world generated 161 billion gigabytes – or 161 exabytes – of digital information last year.

The study said that amount of information is equivalent to 3 million times the information in all the books ever written and would fill up more than 2 billion of the largest capacity iPods on the market.

The last estimate of this sort was conducted in 2003 by the University of California-Berkeley, which found that the total amount of information equaled five exabytes.

That estimate only counted original data, and not copies.

Two researchers not involved in the new study said the figures should be taken with a grain of salt, but that the numbers would not be that far off.

IDC estimated that last year the world had 185 exabytes of storage available and will have 601 exabytes by 2010. The study estimated that 988 exabytes of information will be generated by 2010.

Dianne Harrison Miller has jumped into her new position as director of student media and hit the ground running.

Miller, who has 23 years of media experience and 13 years of teaching experience, has already used her media connections to try to help a journalism class get credentials for baseball spring training in Arizona.

The top goal for Miller coming into the job is to increase the visibility of student media. Specifically, she would like to see The Met Report and Met Radio get more exposure.

“What I want to do is take what is already here and bring it to people’s attention … first on campus, and then in the greater metro Denver community,” Miller said.

Miller believes that with her media background and teaching knowledge, she is the perfect fit for the position.

“You get to the place where you’ve pretty much done everything you want to do, and now it’s like, ‘Oh, let’s do it for someone

else,’” she said.

She is moving into the job with ease, making sure she understands everything before adding her own two cents.

“I still need to meet everybody and listen to everybody, and then I’ll go out and pound the drum,” Miller said.

Courtesy of Dianne Harrison Miller

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Photo by Jason Small • jsmall4@mscd.edu

Clinton T. Sander’s sculpture, titled “Barrels,” stands behind the Emmanuel Art Gallery as part of a UCD student exhibition showing through the end of April. The sculpture, which includes a solar-powered water fountain, is meant to symbolize clean water sustainability, Sander said.

Going

By Josie Klemaier jklemaie@mscd.edu Seventy-five percent of the earth’s surface is covered in water. Of that, only 0.007 percent is fresh and available for drinking, taking showers, flushing toilets, washing cars and dishes and playing in on a hot summer day.

Imagine that 0.007 percent becoming increasingly smaller due to rapid population growth and overuse. Imagine buying water the same way propane or gasoline is bought, storing it in 55-gallon barrels in the backyard.

From now until early April, 16 of those barrels sit stacked outside the windows of the Auraria pool. Artist and UCD senior Clinton T. Sander put them there to represent the average amount of water used in a single-family home in 12 days and signify America’s need for water conservation.

Sander was chosen from nearly 140 artists to create his proposed installation, titled “550 Flushes,” for the 2007 UCD student exhibition at the Emmanuel Gallery.

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Sander is majoring in photography and has some photos in the exhibition as well.

“A lot of the art I do usually relates to current affairs or something going on in the world today,” he said, adding that he has worked for nonprofits geared toward environmental issues in the past.

“It’s to get people visually interested in it and think about how much water that is,” and to think about sustainability, Sander said about the project.

Standing 8 feet tall, 8 feet wide and 4 feet deep, the installation consists of 16 battleship-blue metal drums stacked on their sides. It’s stabilized by water in the bottom four and tied together by bright yellow straps. Attached front and center on the stack of barrels is a white porcelain fountain, through which a solar-powered pump circulates clear, fresh water.

Sander said that the project started simply and unintentionally when he found the old water fountain at a junkyard sale, then started collecting the 55-gallon barrels. The idea of freshwater conservation and sustainability came to him when

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he began realizing what the average American’s water consumption actually looks like.

Sander said he has gotten feedback from his classmates, some yielding unexpected reactions.

“The yellow straps definitely relate to yellow ribbons for some people. I didn’t think of that,” he said.

The location of the installation in front of the campus’s largest body of water, the Auraria pool, was also unintentional but “interesting” he said.

“I did not want to do a piece that’s kind of jabbing anything down people’s throat,” he said. However, he did intend for the location and size of the sculpture to get people’s attention.

Sander said he wants to do something similar to this project someday in a different location, with possibly more barrels.

His next big project is his thesis for his bachelor’s in fine arts, working with another photographer documenting the rebuilding in New Orleans. Three of his New Orleans photos are also on display in the Emmanuel Gallery as part of the exhibition, which ends April 3.

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Author’s Corner

‘Him Her’ relies on tragic comedy Him Her Him Again the End of Him

by Patricia Marx 240 pages Scribner $24.00

By Geof Wollerman gwollerm@mscd.edu There’s nothing worse than getting stuck in an unhealthy relationship. But what is it we see in potential partners that makes us rush into romantic disasters?

According to the anonymous narrator of Him Her Him Again The End of Him, by Patricia Marx, it’s Grecian good looks, pompous intellectualism and a healthy streak of smarmy humor. Never mind that he’s married with a kid, and all your friends hate him.

“You know what I think it really was?” the narrator muses early on. “He was a narcissist.

I love narcissists – even more than they love themselves. You don’t have to buoy them up.

They are their own razzle-dazzle show and you are blessed, favored with a front row seat.”

After falling for the object of her desire – dashing philosophy dork Eugene Obello – the narrator loses sight of her priorities, struggles to finish her vaguely defined thesis at Cambridge and eventually moves back to the United States.

All the while she dodges the well-intentioned influences of her parents and the honest but indifferent advice of her friends.

“You know how everyone is always saying go with your heart, trust your instinct, have the courage of your convictions? My advice to you is not to listen to those people,” one of her friends remarks after the narrator discovers Obello is apparently in love with someone else.

Nonetheless, she forges ahead, convinced she is Obello’s one true love. Though she portrays them otherwise, her romantic infractions can hardly be described as criminal. She just doesn’t know when to give up. Everyone seems to know about her ongoing affair, but no one seems to care. The narrator’s biggest deception comes when she lies to her parents about an out-of-state job interview in Detroit – in reality

a weekend with Obello, who constantly showers her with absurd pet names, such as “my cloudless day” and “my little peach pit.”

One of the clever things about Marx’s novel is how her protagonist dwells on inconsequential facts and barely mentions crucial details – the way somebody might if she were avoiding the truth. Unfortunately, her life is comical, but so mundane as to be unbelievable. If it weren’t for the self-deprecation running thick throughout the novel, its lack of plot might lead the average reader to believe he or she had stumbled upon the diary of a grown woman stuck in adolescence. Fortunately, the reader is every so often reminded that the narrator is not necessarily reliable.

Marx’s attention to – and dependence on – comic detail carries the novel and yet somehow undermines it at the same time. With no real progression of events, other than one awkward romantic interlude after another, the novel is more tragic than funny. There is no doubt that Marx – a former writer for Saturday Night Live – has a knack for crafting comedic scenes. But the question readers are left with after the end of her novel is: Why do we care? Is it because we are human? Anyone who has felt the folly and sting of love unrequited will recognize a bit of himself or herself in Marx’s quixotic narrator – she is a good reminder that we all play the fool at times. Him Her Him Again The End of Him illustrates with comic – and sometimes redundant – clarity that when it comes to the illusion of love, we are all our own best magicians.

‘Scavenger’ hunts for readers’ love of relics Scavenger

by David Morrell 356 pages Perseus Books Group/ Vanguard Press $24.95

By Clarke Reader creader3@mscd.edu The idea of time capsules seems more a relic of the ’50s than something that concerns contemporary society.

At least, that’s until one cracks open the latest effort from David Morrell, Scavenger, a thriller in which time capsules play the backdrop for a deadly mind game that pushes its participants to the edge of reason.

The novel begins with Frank Balenger, the hero from Morrell’s previous novel, Creepers, waking up in the hospital after a hellish ordeal in an old hotel. The protagonist is on his way to starting a new life with Amanda Evert, the woman he rescued.

The plot picks up when the couple receives

an invitation to a lecture on the history of time capsules and upon attending are drugged and taken to different places.

Balenger wakes up alone outside the city and begins a desperate search for Evert in a twisted type of scavenger hunt. When it seems every step he takes is being monitored and every clue he finds is left on purpose, Balenger slowly starts to realize that he is the pawn in a very dangerous game.

Evert’s situation upon waking is much more dire. She and a group of strangers have been stranded in the wilderness, with no idea where they are. They have no food, water or means of communicating with the outside world. All they have to guide them toward escape is a disembodied voice that seems to know all their secrets.

This voice turns out to be that of an anonymous man who refers to himself only as the Game Master. The group has to use their various talents and survive to find one of the most famous time capsules in history: the Sepulcher of Worldly Desires.

The two plots intertwine nicely without venturing too far off before checking in on the other. The action and suspense are maintained

throughout, and it is one of those rare books that cannot be set down until the story is finished.

The novel also contains compelling commentary on video games, since the Game Master is trying to create the ultimate video game. For gamers and others who would like to see video games given a little more respect, this book is worth the read.

For history buffs, the book boasts plenty of facts and relics. With the exception of the Sepulcher of Worldly Desires, all the other time capsules mentioned are real. As for the fictional Sepulcher, Morrell uses the plot device to offer a twisted, yet oddly familiar commentary on modern society and how it can be eschewed.

The biggest problem with the book may be its opening sequences, which pick up right where Creepers left off. The lack of a back story may throw new readers for a loop. What’s more, some of the secondary characters aren’t as fully developed as they could be, but they still display a convincing amount of realism.

For fans of history, video games or just good old-fashioned thrillers, Scavenger is a hunt worth going on.

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The weirdness wouldn’t end. I learned about the town that buried 17 time capsules and forgot all of them ... and the college students who buried a capsule and then suffered a group memory blackout, never able to recall where they put it ... Who would have thought that there was a list of the most famous, lost time capsules or that thousands of capsules have been misplaced, many more have never been found?

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– DAVID MORRELL

on finding inspiration for his new novel, Scavenger, which features time capsules pulled directly from historical records

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There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

Everyday Blues

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– ANDREW JACKSON

Adam Goldstein • goldstea@mscd.edu

This Day in History 3.15.07 Today’s Birthdays

U.S. President Andrew Jackson – 1767 Blues musician Lightnin’ Hopkins – 1912 Beach Boy Mike Love – 1941 Director David Cronenberg – 1943 Funk musician Sly Stone – 1944 Baseball legend Bobby Bonds – 1946 Androgynous rocker Dee Snider – 1955

On this day...

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Joe Nguyen and Conor Drummond • nguyejos@mscd.edu • cdrummon@mscd.edu

44 B.C. – Julius Caesar, dictator of the Roman Republic, meets his bloody end on the steps of the capitol in Rome. Generations of historians, writers and dramatists will describe the assassination, pegging Marcus Brutus as the lead culprit. Thousands of years later, however, Oliver Stone stirs controversy when he suggests Caesar’s real killer was hiding in a grassy knoll with a rifle.

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1973 – In an alternate reality posited in Back to the Future Part II, Biff Tannen brutally slays George McFly. Happily, his son Marty returns to 1955 in order to redeem his father’s future and restore our faith in the universe.

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1956 – The musical My Fair Lady opens on Broadway. Thousands of theater enthusiasts finally learn where the rain in Spain mainly falls.

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Specialty shop brings Celtic culture to Colorado mountain town Story by Adam Goldstein • goldstea@mscd.edu Photos by Johanna Snow • snowj@mscd.edu The ancient face casts a steady stare from its nook in a small shop window. Frozen in stained glass, the visage is more plant than human. Its green eyes, triangular nose and rounded lips stand against a backdrop of curving leaves and verdant vines.

It’s an image that’s adorned structures all over Europe for thousands of years, a symbol that speaks of timeless ties to the earth and its mysteries.

For Mary Ann Dalpes, the owner of The Emporium, this timeless Celtic symbol, known as the Green Man, serves as both a fitting welcome for her customers and a personal reminder of the store’s beginnings.

“The stained glass is by my brother, who lives in Seattle,” she said. “Seven years ago he said, ‘If you open your store, I’ll let you hang my Green Man.’” Tucked amid the souvenir shops and quirky eateries on Idaho Springs’ Miner Street, The Emporium specializes in all things Celtic, such as Irish recipe books, CDs of Scottish airs, and books of verse by William Butler Yeats and Jonathan Swift. Dalpes, a former elementary school teacher, opened The Emporium in 2000, after her youngest child enrolled as an English major at Metro.

“I taught right here at Carlson Elementary, about three blocks from here,” she said. “I’ve always been interested in doing an Irish shop, and I took a leave of absence. So I opened this store, and then I didn’t go back to teaching.”

Built in 1879, the building now brags a variety of items that, according to Dalpes, rivals its competition even in the emerald isle itself.

“We get people from Ireland, Scotland and Wales,” she said. “A lot of them say, ‘I see more here than I do at home.’”

In addition to its Celtic wares, the store’s backroom is filled with antiques and curios from the town’s

status as one of Colorado’s first mining centers.

“It’s called ‘The Emporium’ because I have a lot more than Irish stuff,” Dalpes said. “For me, the name indicates lots of different things.”

Indeed, the small space melds its rustic location and European theme seamlessly – relics from Idaho Springs’ mining past mark the backroom, while a large Irish hearth stands as the centerpiece of the store’s front space.

For Dalpes, whose grandmother emmigrated from Ireland, the store serves as an ideal way to help her uncover her own Celtic heritage as she brings a piece of the Old World to her Colorado community.

“My grandmother came from Ireland in 1912, as a young girl – I mean, she was barely 21,” she said.

“She came by herself into Canada.”

Debbie Arnold, who has two children attending Metro, has worked at the store since November.

Though she was drawn in at first by the store’s selection of local antiques, Arnold has uncovered a personal passion for Celtic culture and history.

“I’ve really gotten into the music,” she said. “The Celts were a lot of places – all through Europe and even into Russia … People don’t usually think about that.”

Much of the store’s diverse merchandise and resources are designed to help its customers uncover their own Irish roots.

Russell Poley and Annmarie Marino, a couple visiting Idaho Springs from Denver, were able to trace the genealogy of Marino’s mothers’ name, Regan, from a poster hanging on the store’s wall.

“The Regans were noble chieftains,” Poley marveled as he traced the name on the faded map of Ireland. “O’Regan – they dropped the ‘O’ when they came to America … One was a king of a castle who was killed in battle in 854.”

“This is great,” Marino said as her boyfriend recited the epic history of her mother’s ancient forebears. “I’m adopted, so I know very little about my mom.”

The historic exploits of the O’Regan clan are just one of the fantastical stories that fill the shelves of this small shop on Miner Street. Though the epic battles, rugged heroes and storied myths spring from the other side of the world, Dalpes maintains that the distance from Dublin to Denver isn’t so great.

“Years ago, there were Irish and Cornish miners in all of these mines up here,” she explained.

Just as the image of the Green Man was supposed to serve as a connection between the secret world of nature and the world of humans, The Emporium helps maintain a link between this mountain community and its Old World antecedents.

The Emporium will host a St. Patrick’s Day event March 17 featuring Irish music by the Pelican Divas, performances by Irish step dancers and children’s activities led by “Leprechaun” Timothy Blarney. For more information call (303) 567-1151.

Celtic symbolism Green Man

Triquetra

A pre-Christian symbol later adopted by Gothic architects, the Green Man symbolizes a connection to the woods, the continuity of life and the constant cycle of death and rebirth.

Before its adoption by the Celtic Christian church as a symbol of the trinity, the triquetra was believed to symbolize the great goddess and, in the north, to stand for the god Odin.

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Left: Mary Ann Dalpes stands in The Emporium, her Celtic store in Idaho Springs. Dalpes has owned the store since 2000, and sells a diverse collection of Celtic-themed goods.

Above: A piece of brass marked with ancient Celtic symbol sits in front of a decorative piece of artwork in The Emporium.

Top right: The Emporium in Idaho Springs serves as a source for both Celtic items and antiques from the city’s early history as a mining town.

Right: The Irish flag hangs outside of The Emporium at 1620 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

Celtic Cross Though its exact origins are not known, this symbol was associated with the sun god Tanis.

Later, it became the main symbol of the Celtic Catholic Church.

Celtic phrases Go mbennaí Dia duit “May God bless you” in Irish

An toir thu dhomh pòg?

Cha toir, ach bheir mi dhut sgailc!

“Will you give me a kiss?

No, but I’ll slap you!” in Scottish

Twll dîn pob Sais!

“Down with the English!” in Welsh

Arabat talmeta!

“Don’t touch me there!” in Breton

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Upcoming shows Mustangs and Madras March 17 The Mercury Cafe 2199 California St. 8 p.m. $5 Mustangs and Madras are the cure-all for a calm, docile existence.

Delay-ridden guitars attack and meticulously dismantle the psyche. Singer Nicholas Krier hops about the stage or wherever he feels appropriate. When the time is right, he procures a baritone saxophone.

Then he screams the details of a tragedy with the enthusiasm of a 10-year-old on Christmas Eve who finally got some quality screamo.

Michael Hargrave • mhargra1@mscd.edu

Badly Drawn Boy March 18 Letters From the Front are single-handedly taking the music world by storm. From left, Dan Aid, Steve Maclean, Tommy Monette, Tony Daigle and Yoshikawa.

Fox Theater 1135 13th St., Boulder 8 p.m. $18 in advance, $20 at the door, all ages

By Shannon Yoshida syoshida@mscd.edu

Having good personal hygiene has never been a requirement for making music. The same is true for straight teeth, English accents and stocking caps. Badly Drawn Boy does not possess all these characteristics, but three out of four isn’t bad. Odor aside, this gentleman from the United Kingdom can sing some quality tunes perfect for contemplating the probability of finding someone who cares more about your melodious soul than your smell.

Photo by Aaron Thackeray, courtesy of Letters From the Front

A Letter to remember

What do one-handed guitar players, mohawks and Pat Benatar covers have in common?

Letters From the Front sports them all.

Touring to promote their second album, War Torn Lullabies, This Side of the Grave, their warthemed titles give way to the story behind their name.

“I have a childhood friend who has been in Iraq for a number of years,” frontman Tommy Monette said. “He e-mails us every week with letters from the front.”

This five-man music machine has taken quite the journey getting to where they are now.

The intricate workings of the music industry always keep them busy, especially for the band’s newest member and guitarist, Dan Aid. “I’m an actor as well, and I play in another group,” Aid said. “Oh, and I play with one hand.

When I was 12 years old I was electrocuted, and I had to have my hand amputated.”

His sense of humor lightens the circumstances a bit, as he has found a way to play around it.

“We came up with the system that I use now, which is a sports band and a paint stick.” Watching Aid is mind-boggling. As a right-hand amputee, he strums with the paint stick attached to his right arm, while his left hand executes the chords.

Aid has more than proven himself, and the band is now an impressive act.

Before leaving for their tour of Texas and Nebraska, Monette said, “The best thing about being on tour, besides lighting Tony’s socks on fire, is playing … every day.”

Drummer Tony Daigle replied more thoughtfully: “Driving eight hours to play a 20-minute set is why we do it.”

The group has had their fair share of hotel parties at the Holiday Inn, which generally upsets Daigle, since that is where he works. For the band, though, it is a necessary relief.

“You’re trapped in a van with four other guys that are pretty much your girlfriends, except you don’t have sex with them,” bass player Yoshikawa said.

If a 20-minute set is worth all that trouble, The Front must deliver to their crowd. Most of the group has a classical-music background.

Monette has played classical piano since he was 3 years old. Steve Maclean played the trumpet from second grade all the way through college.

As an 8-year-old, Aid played folk songs on his first acoustic guitar with his dad. On the other hand, Yoshikawa admitted that an Iron Maiden album changed his life.

Their style has changed immensely since morphing into a meld of punkish cadence and brash vocals. Their elements interact like vinegar and baking soda, erupting with a noise tight

and perfected yet seemingly impulsive. The Front’s performance welcomes the multitude of fans to the front of the stage in hopes of getting a better listen to Monette’s lyrics or to encourage a bigger and better encore.

On a personal level, the devotion it takes to be in a band weighs heavily on relationships.

“It puts us in a very vulnerable position,” Daigle said. “A lot of people who talk to us just see us for being on the stage rather than the people who we are. So that puts us all pretty much in a bad position for relationships.”

As they laughed, Yoshikawa added, “The band makes us realize that we’ve made bad choices.”

Letters From the Front will play at 12:15 a.m. on March 17 for the day-long St. Patricks Day show at the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. Tickets are $5, 21+.

Christopher Gilmore • cgilmo10@mscd.edu

Furious George and the Monster Groove March 20 Bluebird Theater 3317 E. Colfax Ave. 8 p.m. $8, 21+ Furious George makes it seem easy to loosen up even the most uptight crowd. Before there was even a hint of a ska scene in Denver, Furious George was laying the foundations for what has become a mighty wall of up-tempo sound. When the horns blow and the backbeat grooves, remember that this fair city has much audio funkiness to offer.

Billy Schear • wschear@mscd.edu

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Anthems for the young and the resilient

By Megan Carneal mcarneal@mscd.edu

are actually the only British band performing, but don’t blame the promoters, SOS records; they’ve got to get the attention of some of the most notoriously ADD children In a tour with influential headliners that date back to ever. the early ’80s, the only way to really be recognized and The reason Resilience has been able to set themselves apart and not get lost on concert bills featuring huge acts is respected is Resilience.

Resilience began in California in 1999. Once the pure ferocity they present. On the two albums they have they started doing local gigs, their subculproduced, Never Give In and Sound of Strength, every ture fame exploded. They have headlined song, no matter the tempo or message, is worthy a few tours on their own but are still of the “anthem” title. Their tracks almost give Doors open at mainly an opening act for larger off an instinctual feeling to cover one’s heart 4 p.m. on March 19 shows. However, as one of the most with their right hand and pledge a ’til death alat Hubba’s House of Rock, legiance. forceful live bands in modern punk, 13740 E. Quincy Ave. Tickets they command just as much respect They use an excessively fast as the headliners. mix of street punk with the tradiare $18 in advance, $20 at tional catchiness of oi, and create a relentless The British Are Coming is the rethe door, all ages. sult of national interest in the popular style that assaults as much as it unifies.

As sporting events have demonstrated over – and now banned from a good fraction time, anthems have more power when they are perof California’s cities and suburbs – British Invasion tour. Resilience will be one of four opening acts. formed live, and Resilience proves the point. Their studio Headlining the event will be the ironically not British, albums alone are commanding enough to instigate spontaneous fist-shaking, but when delivered to a sweaty pit but Scottish, sensations the Exploited. Taking the second spot on the bill is the American and politically opinionwith a hundred or so other fists, the effect is immediate ated Final Conflict. Psychobilly act Phantom Rockers and uncontrolled.

Photo courtesy of sosrecords.us

Apparently there is a one-word name requirement to join the band. From left, Resilience are Fury, Dave, Johnny, Spyte and Stoney.

spotlight! putting the Queer back into pop punk

The Queers Munki Brain (Asian Man Records, 2007)

By Michael Hargrave mhargra1@mscd.edu

The most heterosexual men in punk rock are Queers.

The Queers have been releasing albums for longer than some college freshmen have been alive. Their new album Munki Brain continues their style of mashing surf, pop punk and rock and roll into sweet bubblegum goodness, proving their veteran status in a style nearing extinction.

Frontman Joe Queer has always sung of punk-rock love. These songs are not for the business-major frat boy. These songs were written for surfers, street kids, bikers and dishwashers who have fallen in and out of love.

The kids are not all right, and the Queers make that very apparent on the track “Houston We Have a Problem.” Sung over Ramones-like chord progressions, the song takes on anthe-

freeplay

Mogwai Live at the Gothic Theater 5-3-2006

By Megan Carneal mcarneal@mscd.edu There are a few rules when dealing with live Scottish Mogwai. Do not feed them after midnight, because it might interact with the hallucinogens they have already taken; do not let them get wet, because it would destroy the endless number of effects pedals they rely on; and do not expose them to sunlight, as they produce such a ghostly noise it surely would disappear in the harsh light of day.

For those who were there and, more importantly, for those who missed it, Mogwai’s live appearance May 3, 2006, at the Gothic Theatre is available for free download.

The set list consists of 15 tracks complete with the rarity of Mogwai vocals. The recording has been remastered, so the between-tracks repartee is gone, but it makes the recording play and sound more like a studio album.

The set is a journey through space, time and sound. So many effects bombard every aspect of the show that any kind of drug enhancement is appreciated, but not needed.

“Glasgow Mega Snake,” sounds like a group of personi-

mic qualities. The lyric sheet even reads, “Chorus (To be sung loudly by drunk idiots in the front row).” Such considerate instruction is likely to be taken into account by their small yet rabid following.

“Duke Kahanamoku” gives homage to the man credited with inventing the sport of surfing. “He can shoot the curl around the world, he’s cooler than you and me” sings Queer before initiating a short traditional surf-guitar lead.

The Queers don’t just sing about love, surfing and life on the skids. They are not fans of war and make it very blatant. “Monkey in a Suit” mocks our current commander in chief, George W. Bush. The track features such presidential quotes as, “If this were a dictatorship, this would be a hell of a lot easier, as long as

fied acid-tripping guitars gathered around a drum set challenging each other to come up with the subsequent sound.

At one point they are simultaneously hypnotic and excruciatingly depressed; in the next instant they become distorted, dark and threatening. Toward the peak of the song, the guitars melt into each other, becoming inescapably dynamic and creating a ruthless melody.

Before the mind has time to deal with the trip it is going through, “My Father, My King” closes the set, furthering the disorientation. The extensive instrumental is almost as much of a journey as the entire recording. The track has an organic quality, constantly morphing into a new sound.

Panning guitars fade in and out and then into each other to create a crescendo of epic length and proportion. The song ends with a whirlwind of intense effects blanketed by thick reverberation. Just as it started with a soul, it ends in a natural state of decay, as the effects are gradually absorbed by the entranced audience. With its last breath it beats out a final drum solo, followed by applause at a life well lived.

This recording may have the luxury of the remastering, which makes it seem as accessible as a studio album, but should still be treated with the caution of a live set, for it is easy to become tangled in it and lost for hours.

I’m the dictator,” and “We will not have an allvolunteer army.” Mock “ooh-ahh” simian impersonations in between chorus lines serve as an amusing reminder to the executive handling of America’s affairs.

The album ends with a tribute song dedicated to acid-fried former Beach Boy Brian Wilson. “It’s a good thing we got you around” sings Queer and guest vocalist Lisa Marr.

Munki Brain induces memories of teenage debauchery and haphazard infatuations. It inhibits the expectations of adulthood without compromising the integrity so often lost when indulging in whatever the kids with the haircuts are listening to. Munki Brain will promptly place development under arrest while bestowing a steel-toe boot to the back side of mall rock.

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The MSCD Board of Media is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 editor of the award winning student literary & arts magazine.

This is a paid position. The editor is responsible for the content and design of the magazine. Duties include soliciting student work, managing the staff and production of the magazine. This position begins fall semester 2007. View the most recent Metrosphere online at http://www.mscd.edu/~metrosphere.

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Applicants must be an English, Journalism, Technical Communications, or Art major or minor and enrolled in at least 10 credit hours at MSCD. Applicants must have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above. Experience with publications, including computer layout and design is a major consideration in the selection process.

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Disorder plagues college students Some professors question rise, cast validity of claims aside

By Jessie Yale jyale@mscd.edu The number of college students with attention deficit disorder is growing, an increase that may be a result of higher demands at universities coupled with easier access to prescription drugs, according to an attention disorder expert.

In a recent audio conference, Thomas E. Brown, Yale University’s associate director of the Yale Clinic for Attention and Related Disorders, said the number of college students with ADD is growing. Brown attributes the disorder to brain function rather than behavior.

“A child or adult with ADD/ADHD can focus very well on a few activities that intensely interest them, yet are unable to focus adequately on most other tasks of daily life,” Brown said on his website.

According to Brown, current research explains how ADD/ ADHD often looks like a weakness in willpower, but in reality is something different.

The increase in college students being diagnosed with ADD is due to several factors, said Carlos Fontanez, an assistant professor of psychology at Metro.

“Children are not diagnosed because they can get by in high school with decent enough grades that they never get tested,” Fontanez said.

Parents will often put off or refuse testing, and sometimes students themselves don’t want to be tested because there can be a stigma attached to the disorder, Fontanez said.

Additionally, the responsibilities are sometimes greater in college than in high school and the level of learning can be more demanding.

“When I was younger, I didn’t want to be one of those kids who had ADD, but once I got to college there was so much more

Photo illustration by Jenn LeBlanc • jkerriga@mscd.edu

College students are prescribed more drugs than ever before to help with disorders such as ADD. responsibility on me to learn the material, and it was a lot more information than I was used to. I felt I had to do something so that I could accomplish my goals,” said Timor Rassekh, 23, a junior at Metro. “After I was put on the medication (a stimulant phar-

maceutical called Dexedrine), I could focus better and actually remember the chapters I had read the night before. And because I could do it I became more driven in what I wanted to do.”

Rassekh explained that he has always been a very smart student and always knew what he needed to do. He said his problem was mustering enough focus to follow through.

“College is a different kind of education. It’s more intense, and because of the Equal Opportunity and Americans with Disabilities Act, students who are diagnosed with ADD can get extended testtaking time, help with studying, and other accommodations to get them the help they need,” Fontanez said.

There is also a dark side to this phenomenon, because students know that if they are diagnosed with ADD they can get access to prescribed medications, opening the door for abuse.

“Along with those who do actually have ADD, there are those who mimic the symptoms of ADD so that they can be prescribed the medication,” Fontanez said.

Prescribed ADD medications such as Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta are popular among those who don’t have the disorder because they are considered to be “uppers.”

“Students go learn the symptoms of ADD on the Internet and then go into the doctor and mimic those symptoms. They are then prescribed the medication,” Fontanez said. “During exam time they can go out and sell the medication to students who feel they need to stay up for long periods of time to study.”

Another issue with the rise in students with ADD is that many can be misdiagnosed. According to Fontanez, 55 percent to 60 percent of people diagnosed with ADD may not actually have the disorder.

“Children who are hyper and disruptive can be diagnosed with ADD as a quick fix,” Fontanez said. “The symptoms of ADD can also be attributed to several other factors including anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and diet.”

The pressures of living in today’s society may also affect the number of people who actually have ADD. “Everything in society is rushed, and it’s hard for anyone to keep their attention on one thing for long. I think this can influence social and cognitive ADD,” Fontanaz said.

Facutly Profile: Arthur Campa Plays In The Dirt

By Mellisa Blackburn mblackb4@mscd.edu Anthropology is just a word, and a lot of anthropology work amounts to just more words.

Real anthropology takes action, and adjunct professor of anthropology and associate professor for Chicano studies Arthur L. Campa Jr., has been encouraging Metro students to take action for positive world change since 1993.

“I work with small communities to help them help themselves,” Campa said. “Rather than sitting around writing articles, I feel like I’m doing something. It’s a professional commitment. I feel we have to help others, especially in the Third World.”

In 2000, Campa started the nonprofit organization Peruvian Eco-sustainable Research and Understanding, and is the cultural broker for regional governments of Peru, Peruvian anthropologists and local villagers.

Campa spends two weeks every summer in the Atacama Desert highlands of Peru, where he takes a group of University of Colorado at Boulder engineering interns, who are part of the local Engineers Without Borders chapter, to participate in sustainable development work with Peruvian peasants.

“Community development takes patience,” Campa said. “You don’t push things down there.

You’ve got to go at their pace – or you’ll alienate yourself in no time. That’s what I tell these engineering students. You have to shift … from

to educate the children on hygiene.

“Several villagers took the impetus to build their own septic tank,” Campa said. “The idea is sustainable – a simplified way of doing it, using local … inexpensive materials.”

Campa was inspired to become an anthropologist at an early age. He traveled with his father, a doctor of anthropology, to gather folk tales from various Southwestern regions of the U.S. Campa’s father, one of the first Hispanics in New Mexico to earn a Ph.D., migrated to the U.S. in 1912 and worked as an agricultural laborer for five years.

“He was a fighter, he didn’t let people bully him around,” Campa said.

His father’s legacy motivated Campa to be more than just a blue-collar worker. His high school counselor told him he would make a good mechanic, despite scoring in the 97 percentile of the Iowa standardized tests.

“Because I was Hispanic the expectations were lower,” Campa said. “After I graduated, I went back to South High to look for that counselor – to flaunt my Ph.D. in his face, but he was retired. So I never got the opportunity.”

Campa is the co-director of the Metro College Assistant Migrant Program, which provides financial and other support for students from migrant farming families. After graduating from CU-Boulder in 1980, he taught anthropology and worked with migrant related programs until 1993.

In 1999 Campa married his wife, Ellen, an anthropologist and textile artist whose baskets have been featured at the Denver Art Museum.

They started dating after she graduated from Metro. Together, they developed a weaving cooperative in Peru.

Campa’s hands-on philosophy spills over into his hobbies – home improvement projects and rebuilding engines.

“I like to work with my hands,” Campa said.

“That’s partly why I am in Peru … a sense of doing things, other than mental.”

His dream is retirement – more time to work on his case-study and to expand his work in Peru.

“Teaching people how to cooperate among themselves is a major effort,” Campa said. “But the satisfaction of getting people to successfully … help themselves is the whole idea.”

“Because I was Hispanic, the expectations were lower. After I graduated, I went back to South High to look for that counselor – to flaunt my Ph.D. in his face – but he was retired.”

Photo by William Blackburn • wblackb2@mscd.edu

Professor Arthur Campa at his home in Bailey. fifth gear down to second.”

Campa and his interns usually take two to three days to talk to the villagers, and then have a community meeting. One of their first projects was repairing a previously installed potable-water supply and teaching the villagers how to maintain it.

With a sink and some soap, they were able

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Insight “

People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.

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--- SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE

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ZOË WILLIAMS williamz@mscd.edu

The blame game

Sticks, stones and the n-bomb All in one week, the New York City Council banned the n-word, a California couple sued a school district after their daughter was disciplined for saying “That’s so gay,” and the incomparably asinine Ann Coulter called a presidential candidate a “faggot.” Perhaps it’s time to re-examine the power of the spoken (or written) word.

Words have always been individually and politically powerful. The arbitrary collection of books that comprise the New Testament, Mao’s “Little Red Book” and Martin Luther’s 95 Theses are just a few examples of words that have inspired change – for better and for worse – and have caused death and destruction well beyond their original intent.

In the Middle Ages, literacy was a tool available only to the clergy and the educated nobility, and their control of words meant control of society. Conversely, all across the globe today, literacy liberates people, allows them to educate themselves, search for their own information and become politically aware.

Yet with the good comes some bad, and over the years some words change meaning or nuance accidentally. However, words, which are abstract ideas, can be hijacked, kidnapped and mutated, willfully misappropriated as tools to dehumanize and encapsulate ideas of hate.

STEPHEN LEWIS slewis42@mscd.edu The n-word derives from the perfectly acceptable Latin niger, meaning black, with some help from the Spanish negro and French negre. Widely used in colonial America and the U.K., it was not initially a derogatory term, but somewhere along the line it became the verbal repository for ignorance, shame and repression. To counter this, a significant portion of the black community uses the word, albeit with a spelling variant, in an attempt to diminish the power of the word.

I believe it was a Jewish comedian, Lenny Bruce, who pioneered this in his comedy routines, believing that repetition meant dilution. While there is clearly some validity to this argument

and this approach to dealing with obscenity, it can invite misunderstanding. The New York decision, while clearly not enforceable, makes its point.

“Mirthful and light-hearted” are two definitions of gay in my Oxford dictionary, and even in my lifetime, that was what gay meant. It did not automatically denote sexuality as it does today, and I still consider it neutral, conferring neither approval nor disapproval. However, the principal of Maria Carillo High School in Santa Clara, Calif., begs to differ, and so our litigious society finds work for two more lawyers. The latest trend in teen epithets is clearly now beyond me, but I am not sure this rises to crime.

Faggot, on the other hand is most definitely the gay equivalent of the n-bomb, a deliberate and calculated hateful slur that one would only expect from a professional rabble-rouser and shrieking Valkyrie like Coulter, whom no one in their right mind would employ unless they were Rupert Murdoch. Its origin is obscure, though a hasty trip to Wikipedia gives three explanations: 1) A bundle of sticks for burning homosexuals, 2) old unpleasant women and 3) the slightly less convincing Yiddish word faygele, meaning little bird.

So what to do: use a word, ignore it, defuse it, discuss it? As my dear old granny used to say, “If you can’t say anything nice …”

There’s nothing like the U.S. State Department’s annual report on global human rights to shine light on the dismal state of human rights worldwide. The 2006 report, released last week, detailed the standard abuses of political freedoms worldwide as well as profiling Internet censorship and the suppression of nongovernmental organizations attempting to perform research on human rights.

The report provides a solemn reminder of the complete lack of understanding of human rights in this world.

Countries with extensive violations – such as Russia and Egypt – claimed that the report is politically motivated, hypocritical and lacks context for the different countries. The U.S. has also come under fire for glossing over its role in abuses throughout the alleged War on Terror.

As idiotic as the critical nations sound trying to rationalize or deny abuses, they have a point. The U.S. did not offer any favors for the global human condition by releasing its report for international use. A survey for domestic purposes is fine, but acting without international recognition will only stir up a fight, especially with this nation’s reputation. Compiling a human rights report is better left to the nongovernmental sectors of the international community, lest every nation charged fear “liberation” via cluster bomb.

Human rights should be ubiquitous and nonnegotiable premises under which all individuals, organizations and governments operate. Freedom of speech, movement, security, access to counsel, standards of living, education, asylum and many other rights were recognized under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and must be acknowledged by all parties in every circumstance.

For example, torture is a human rights abuse and cannot be legitimized. Extreme circumstances, the greater good or U.S.-issued Freedom Torture™ does not make the act acceptable. Every nation attempting to cleanse its reputation by justifying an abuse is digging the Universal Declaration a deep grave.

I cannot think of a single nation that does not claim to be a bastion of decency and freedom. I also cannot think of a nation that has allowed itself to be fully accountable for human rights abuses. As long as that is the paradigm, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights may as well be recycled.

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Don’t cell out: Kill the earpiece DPS looking for diversity, consults Jim Crow Denver Public Schools are undergoing a corporate restructuring. After many years wallowing in the mire of bureaucracy, the city chose a former businessman to be DPS superintendent.

Michael Bennet had no experience in education, child psychology, social work or any such typical prerequisites for the job; he was a debtrestructuring specialist.

After making his millions working for Denver business-mogul Philip Anschutz, he became Mayor John Hickenlooper’s chief of staff in 2003, and in 2005 he was put in charge of the city’s schools.

A fresh way of looking at the problems of the school system was needed; a businessman would make things happen. And Bennet, now two years into the job, has definitely made things happen.

The question, however, is if the changes benefit students.

He and his staff came up with “The Denver Plan,” a document establishing the goal of highly skilled instructors working with highly skilled and empowered administrators in a safe, orderly, enriching environment to pursue student achievement.

Needless to say, several of the city’s schools were not meeting the criteria. Many schools had nasty test scores, and dropout rates were shocking.

ANDREW FLOHR-SPENCE spencand@mscd.edu Manual High School had a dropout rate of more than 60 percent, and in North High School’s 2005-2006 10th grade class, only 69 students out of nearly 300 showed proficiency in reading. Only 14 were proficient in math.

Thinking out of the box, Bennet closed Manual for the 2006-2007 school year to give time to revamp from the bottom up. Perhaps because of the outcry over Manual’s fate, North High School only suffered a “redesign,” meaning a new principal was chosen and teachers had to reapply for their jobs. Last month, half of North’s staff was told they would not be returning in the fall.

Needless to say, Bennet’s moves have been welcomed by the affected neighborhoods like a tsunami.

School administrators tried to console peo-

ple by saying that drastic action is needed, and change is never easy.

The issue not being properly addressed is: Why do the schools in question just happen to be those with the fewest white students?

A 2006 study commissioned by the Denver-based Piton Foundation found that in the 10 years since we stopped busing the rich kids into the poor neighborhoods, lo and behold, schools have resegregated, and the poor schools have seen a collapse in test scores and attendance.

Apparently, there is a direct correlation between the number of low-income free lunches and scholastic achievement.

In response, Bennet explained that Denver does not need any mandatory effort to reintegrate things. He says we need to improve every school – an approach I think used to be called “separate but equal.” The thing that worries me is that we already tried that approach, and busing was ordered by the Supreme Court, because Jim Crow didn’t really work so well.

We may not have signs today telling who to go where, but the fact is some people cannot afford to move and they get stuck with bad schools. This is where the drastic action is needed. While all the fancy plans and radical redesigns may seem like big changes, until we look at the real problems, we will continue our slide back toward yesterday.

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Surely in the late ’90s, some businessman who used his cell phone for work quipped, “If I could attach this thing to my ear, I would.” Well, some entrepreneur took him seriously and in 1999, Bluetooth headsets arrived on the scene.

The alarming thing is that today, people are forgetting that the idea of attaching your cell phone to your ear was a joke.

I have recently noticed a troubling amount of headset chutzpah. For example, there was the husband I saw on a date with his wife who went the whole meal without taking the device off. Did she feel like she was important to him?

Then, I couldn’t help but stare at an oblivious man sitting at a choir concert with a blinking wireless headset stuck to his ear. He had to be joking, right?

Last semester, I watched in disbelief as a fellow student gave his entire oral presentation to the class while wearing one. Was he really going to take a call right then?

I was revolted by the scene of a man at a funeral, not in the audience, but giving the eulogy from the pulpit with a Bluetooth headset in his ear! Was he receiving revelation wirelessly?

I am not opposed to someone using a wireless headset while at work, in the car or doing housework. Compared to wearing an ear bud that is leashed to your cell phone, it is a far superior invention. However, too many people use them not as cellular communication devices, but as social communication devices. The problem is, the message is a getting garbled.

The wearer is saying, “I’m so important I can’t remove this device. I may miss a very important call.”

The viewer is hearing, “You’re not important enough for me to take my phone off my ear and listen to you.”

The wearer is saying, “I’m technologically savvy.”

The viewer is hearing, “Technically, I’m rude.”

The wearer is saying, “I’m sophisticated.”

But the viewer is hearing, “I’m a jerk.”

We may not agree on exactly where and when it is appropriate to use a cell phone, or its wireless attachments. What seems rude to one person seems practical to another. But let’s all agree on one thing: If you are somewhere you would not take a cell phone call, take your headset off as well. The joke is no longer funny.

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The men’s basketball team has hit a 3-point shot in 78 consecutive games dating back to 2004-2005. They hit a trey in all 32 games this season, 31 games in the 2005-2006 season and the final 15 games in 2004-2005.

The women’s basketball team has hit a 3-point shot in 112 consecutive games dating back to the 2003-2004 season.

Metro pitching going foul Ham gives up one run in win; rest of staff allows 35 in 3 losses

Roadrunners’ season ends in D-II tournament

By Eric Lansing lansing@mscd.edu

By Eric Lansing lansing@mscd.edu

The early season struggles continued for Metro’s baseball team as they lost three of four games to New Mexico Highlands March 9 to 11 in conference action at Auraria Field.

Although the Roadrunners took the first game, games two through four featured offensive fireworks for the Cowboys as they scored 14, 11 and 10 runs respectively, to sweep the rest of the series. Metro’s pitching has been dismal all season, giving up an earned run average of 7.18. But also a major concern for the 4-11 baseball team is their hitting, as the ’Runners are second to last in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in batting with a .266 average.

“They know they’re struggling,” Metro head coach Bobby Pierce said. “I need to get them convinced that they’re going to do better. They go out and they know they are expected to do a lot because … they have a four and a five next to their name. But when they try to force it and don’t let the game come to them, they start digging themselves into a deeper hole. It’s one of those great sayings: ‘If you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.’”

In the first game, pitcher Braden Ham pitched the best game of the season for the Roadrunners as he threw a one-run, six-hit complete game to record his first win of the year.

The offense struggled for Metro, only scrounging up two runs, but Ham kept the Cowboys off the scoreboard, giving up one RBI groundout single to James Mayorga in the fifth inning.

The second day brought the same offensive woes and the return of dreadful pitching as Metro lost big in the doubleheader, 14-1 and 11-5.

Pitcher Josh Eckert, who has a 0-2 record with an ERA of 7.13, continued to struggle as he allowed 12 runs in 3.2 innings pitched in the March 10 morning game. However, only two runs were earned as Eckert walked three batters, threw a wild pitch, and the Roadrunners’ defense committed three errors.

Cowboys pitcher Stephen Flores pitched a complete game allowing only one run on five hits against Metro. Flores didn’t walk a batter and struck out six Roadrunners, winning his second game of the season.

Metro’s five hits all came via the single, and only first baseman Josh Marner had more than one hit with an RBI single in the fourth and a single in the seventh.

The nightcap wasn’t much different, as the Roadrunners still came away with only five hits and allowed Highlands to score galore in the 11-5 loss.

Just like the previous game, the Cowboys jumped out to a big lead by scoring three runs in

The Metro men’s basketball team’s spectacular season came to an abrupt end in the second round of the Division II tournament, as the Roadrunners fell in a 70-68 heartbreaker to Minnesota State Mankato on March 11 in Winona, Minn.

“We got down early, but it was the ability of the team to bounce back and get us back in the game,” Metro head coach Brannon Hays said.

“I thought Mankato was an excellent opponent.

They stuck some big shots in key moments of the game. As far as our group playing as a group, and really giving it everything they had, they did a great job.”

After defeating Adams State in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference finals March 4 in Pueblo, the third-seeded ’Runners faced sixthseeded Adam State in the first round of the NCAA D-II tourney. Metro forced 25 turnovers in first-round action March 10, dismantling the Grizzlies 71-48. Metro’s defense also held Adams to 40.5 percent shooting from the field, including an abysmal 20 percent from beyond the 3-point arc.

The Roadrunners had four players score in double figures, led by forward Michael Bahl’s 16 points. Metro forward Jesse Wagstaff, the RMAC tournament’s most valuable player, added 14 points and six rebounds, while guard Marquise Carrington scored 10 points and dished out five assists. Metro shot 46.3 percent from the floor, while going 9-of-22 from downtown.

The next night, the Roadrunners had to take on the second-seeded Mavericks of MSUMankato, who finished the regular season with a 24-3 record. The Mavericks defeated seventhseeded Fort Lewis 85-71 in the first round of the Photo by Amie Cribley • acribley@mscd.edu

See MEN’S BASKETBALL Page 24

Metro pitcher Braden Ham looks to strike out a Cowboys hitter March 9 against New Mexico Highlands at Auraria Field. Ham won his first game of the year as he pitched a complete-game six-hitter in a 2-1 win.

March 10 at McCowan Gymnasium, Winona, MN Adams State

Metro the first inning. Mayorga singled and shortstop Jordan Prado walked, allowing designated hitter Miguel Porchas, who is second in the RMAC with six home runs, to smash Metro pitcher Ted Jamison’s pitch to deep center field.

Jamison started his second game of the season and has one of the four Metro wins on the season. In that win he pitched six innings, giving up one earned run and striking out six Colorado Christian batters March 4 at Auraria Field. However, against the Cowboys Jamison only lasted three innings, allowing seven runs – five earned – on four hits and four walked Cowboy batters.

Metro managed to score five runs, thanks in part to third baseman Brent Bowers, who went 2-for-2 and drove in two RBIs. The ’Runners were walked seven times by Highlands’ pitching, but couldn’t convert them into runs.

Cowboys pitcher Brandon Alves won his first game of the year with steady pitching as he went 5.1 innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits and striking out seven Roadrunners.

Pitchers Mathew Martinez and Ryan Klassen finished the final 1.2 innings for Highlands, allowing only one hit to finish the game.

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Leading Scorers:

M: Bahl 16, Wagstaff 14 AS: Jensen 14, Moniak 11 Leading Rebounders: M: Wagstaff 7, Coulibaly 6 AS: Murrey 6, 5 tied w/ 3

March 11 at McCowan Gymansium, Winona, MN Metro

MSU-Mankato

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33 35

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M: Carrington 26, 2 tied w/ 11 MSU: Morrow 18, Santos 17 Leading Rebounders: M: Coulibaly 9, 2 tied w/4 MSU: Santos 13, Thomason 6

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Metro bows out of big dance Women’s basketball team falls to Regis in NCAA tournament

MEN’S BASKETBALL • Wagstaff’s foul troubles hampered offensive flow Continued from 23 tournament, led by forward Luke Anderson’s 28 points.

Metro began the game shooting a horrendous 20 percent from the field as Mankato pushed their lead to seven points with about eight minutes remaining in the first half. The Roadrunners fought back by scoring nine of the next 11 points to end the first half tied at 35.

Wagstaff committed three fouls in the first eight minutes of the game, forcing him to sit for the rest of the first half. He never found his offensive rhythm, scoring only four points and grabbing one rebound.

“He had a hard time getting going, but it seems like someone is always stepping up,” Hays said. “Marquise stepped up and others stepped up. Foul trouble happens every now and

MEN’S BASEBALL • Bullpen exploded for seven runs in final loss of series Continued from 23

By Eric Lansing lansing@mscd.edu The Metro women’s basketball team made a quick entrance and exit March 9 in the NCAA Division II tournament, losing to Regis 67-66 in the first round at the Engelstad Sioux Center in Grand Forks, N.D. “It was a back-and-forth ballgame,” Metro head coach Dave Murphy said. “We made some mental mistakes and we paid for it. Their bigtime players scored down the stretch, while we turned the ball over too many times.”

The Roadrunners had a second chance at redemption in facing the Rangers for the fourth time this season. After a disappointing loss to Regis in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference title game March 4, it was Metro’s chance to take it to their crosstown rivals in the game that mattered most.

After failing to keep the game interesting in their last matchup with the Rangers, the Roadrunners led for most of the first half in their NCAA tournament match. Senior forward Rianna Harris, who played in her last game as a Roadrunner, scored 12 of her game-high 24 points in the first half.

Regis took over after halftime, going on a 17-8 run that gave the Rangers a nine-point lead with 14:37 left in the game. Forward Diana Lopez scored seven points in the run and finished the game with a team-high 17 points.

With the score at 46-37, Metro went on a run of their own, scoring 14 of the next 21 points to take a one-point lead. Five Metro players contributed to the run, as the ’Runners held a 54-53 lead at the 7:18 mark.

Metro’s lead got as high as four points with 3:15 left on the clock before Regis forward Stevi Seitz hit a 3-pointer and forward Denise Lopez made a layup to take back the lead at 65-64.

Harris headed to the free-throw line after being fouled by Regis guard Breanne Burley, but could only make one of the two attempts, leaving the game tied with 1:10 left to go.

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Metro forward Carolyn Dennee is heavily guarded by a Regis defender March 4 in the RMAC title game.

Metro lost to Regis 67-66 March 9 in the NCAA Division II tournament in Grand Forks, ND. The Roadrunners, who had troubles defending the paint all game and allowed the Rangers to score 34 points in the box, forfeited a layup to Denise Lopez that gave Regis a two-point advantage. Metro gave up 13 layups to Regis.

With 38 seconds remaining in the game, Metro guard Danielle Ellerington got fouled by Diana Lopez and went to the free-throw line. She made one of two attempts, putting the score at 67-66.

Metro had a chance to win the game after Burley turned the ball over with nine seconds left to go, and the ’Runners took a timeout to set up a play. Metro forward Cassondra Bratton took a 3-pointer from the corner but missed, giving Regis the one-point victory and a pass to the second round of the tournament.

Murphy said his team met a lot of their goals over the past season, but it was a good possibility they just ran out of gas during the final weeks of the season. He added that they are “disappointed but not displeased,” as his team qualified for the RMAC tournament for the sixth straight year, and the NCAA tournament for the second time in three years.

The Roadrunners finished the season with a 24-7 record, with three of those losses coming

from Regis. The season was a strong one after putting together six transfers, losing 6-foot-4inch forward Breanna Lien to a season-ending injury and having only one senior, Harris, on the team. Losing Harris’ 10.7 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game will be tough, but the 2007-2008 season looks promising, as the ’Runners return four starters and a deep bench that had opposing defenses reeling this season.

“We should be a heavy-led senior team next year,” Murphy said. “Our whole next season rests on how they do in the summer. We are anxiously waiting to see what they do this summer in training and their determination. There are no guarantees that we will get back to the NCAA tournament, but we look forward to next season to make a strong run.”

March 9 at Engelstad Sioux Center, Grand Forks, ND Metro Regis

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37 38

Total 66 67

Leading Scorers:

M: Harris 24, Ellerington 9 R: Diana Lopez 17, Denise Lopez 15 Leading Rebounders: M: Harris 9, 2 tied w/ 6 R: Denise Lopez 10, 2 tied w/ 3

In the final game of the series, the Cowboys scored in six of the nine innings played to defeat Metro 10-5.

The story of the game wasn’t the starting pitching, as Metro pitcher Mike Bilek pitched five strong innings, striking out six and giving up four runs and matching Cowboys pitcher Gilbert Palacios, who pitched seven innings and struck out five. But the story was the Roadrunners’ bullpen, who allowed Highlands to score seven runs in the final four innings.

The Roadrunners came away with nine hits and scored five runs, all in the eighth inning.

Center fielder Kyle Bowman led Metro with two RBIs, and catcher Reece Gorman went 3-for-3 with one run scored.

The three losses drop Metro’s record to 4-11 overall and 3-5 in the RMAC. They will take on Colorado School of Mines March 14 in Golden before heading west for a four-game series against the top team in the RMAC in Mesa State March 16 to 18 in Grand Junction.

March 9 at Auraria Field

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NM Highlands 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Metro 002 000 000 2 8 3 Highlands: 2B– Mayorga (6); RBI– Mayorga (13) Metro: 2B – Bowman (4), Dominguez (2) Frikken(1); RBI – Gorman (17), Nahm (4)

March 10 at Auraria Field NM Highlands 0 7 0 6 0 1 0 Metro 000 100 0

R H E 14 11 1 1 5 3

Highlands: 2B – Porchas (5), Gerhart (1), Sanchez (1); RBI – Mayorga 3 (16), Gerhart 3 (12), Prado 2 (12), Sanchez 2(10), Sifuentes (8), Larsen (2) Metro: RBI – Marner (14), March 10 at Auraria Field NM Highlands 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 Metro 100 003 1

R H E 11 11 1 5 5 2

Regis: 2B – Martinez (1); HR – Porchas (6), Hernandez (2), RBI – Porchas 5 (25), Hernandez 3 (12), 3 tied w/ one Metro: 2B – Palmer (6); HR – Bowers (2); RBI – Bowers 2 (7), 3 tied w/one March 11 at Auraria Field

again, but our guys kept plugging away.”

Carrington helped the ’Runners keep pace with the Mavericks, scoring 17 of his game-high 26 points in the first half. The sophomore guard shot 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from the free-throw line in the opening stanza.

The ’Runners took their first and only lead at the 16:41 mark after Carrington drained a 3pointer to put the score at 40-39. The lead was short-lived as Mavericks center Atila Santos put in two points off an offensive rebound 16 seconds later to regain the lead. Metro came back and tied the game at 55 after forward Moussa Coulibaly came through with a layup. But a 3pointer by guard Tony Thomason gave the Mavs a seven-point lead with 3:46 left on the clock.

The Roadrunners then cut the lead to one when guard Terrell Burgess nailed a 3-pointer off an assist from Carrington. With the score at 63-62, the Mavericks got a layup from Anderson and two free throws from guard Paris Kyles to give them a five-point cushion with 47 seconds left in the game.

Metro again cut the lead to one with just three seconds left. Burgess hit a shot from the

perimeter, but it was too late as time ran out in the game and in the season for the Roadrunners.

Mankato headed on to the third round of the tournament while Metro headed home.

Bahl played in his last game as a Roadrunner and although he was distraught over the loss, he cherished his time as a Metro basketball player.

“I could have gone to many different schools and I’m just thankful I choose Metro,” Bahl said.

“Yeah we lost, and yeah we want to win a national title every year and yeah it’s a disappointment.

But the road I’ve had as a man and how much I’ve grown up over the years, that’s what Metro State is all about.”

Hays said he couldn’t be more proud of his team and that he thinks he “did all right” in his first year as head coach for the men’s basketball team. He added that it isn’t easy to win an RMAC championship and that the team should be proud of their season.

Metro finished the season with an impressive 28-4 record and now looks to the 2007-2008 season, when they will have three returning starters that include Wagstaff, Carrington and Burgess.

R H E

NM Highlands 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 10 14 1 Metro 000 000 050 5 9 3 Highlands: 2B – Mayorga (6); HR – Porchas (7); RBI – Mayorga 3 (19), 4 tied w/ one Metro: 3B – Bowman (3); RBI – Bowman 2 (7), Molinar (15)

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Disc golf gets everyone involved Growing popularity due to cheap play, low learning curve

Must-play Colorado courses Winter Park Resort Winter Park Tee type: Dirt Key attraction: Course runs along the tops of ski trails. Highest point is 10,925 feet. Lift tickets cost $8, or you can hike up.

By David Pollan and Matthew Quane dpollan@mscd.edu, mquane@mscd.edu Anything can be a disc golf target, be it a light post, mailbox or slow-moving mammal.

Likewise, anyone can play disc golf, be they disabled, elderly or just plain uncoordinated.

Disc golf originated in the late ’60s with George Sappenfield, who decided that golf would be a lot more fun if played with a flying disc. Sappenfield took the idea with him to the University of California at Berkeley, where the game took on a life of its own. In 1970, the first disc golf course was built by “Steady Ed” Headrick, and now there are 73 courses in Colorado alone.

The scope of the game has grown remarkably since its inception. According to the Pro Disc Golf Association website, as of 2006 there were more than 2,000 permanent disc golf courses in the United States. Disc golf courses can be found in all 50 states and around the globe in countries such as Finland, Thailand and Australia.

The game has now risen above its humble beginnings. Gone are the days when players would have to avoid urban obstacles like cars and toddlers. Instead, players must now avoid trees and steer clear of deep shrubberies or risk losing their discs forever as sacrifices to the disc gods.

David Sparks, 55, has been playing disc golf two or three times a week for more than five years after being introduced to the sport by his son-in-law.

“This is a sport anyone can play,” Sparks said.

He lives in Pueblo and plays the game casually, but enjoys entering an occasional tournament.

For Sparks, the most appealing part of the game is the convenient activity that it offers.

“I like it because I don’t like to walk, but it’s a good way to exercise,” Sparks said.

All disc golf holes are par-3s and range from 200 to 500 feet. Courses feature anywhere from nine to 27 holes complete with natural hazards, depending on the local terrain. Modern targets are generally elevated baskets that feature hanging chains to help goad the disc into the basket.

But the real convenience, Sparks said, is the cost of play. Courses across Colorado are open and free to the public. There are no tee times, no greens fees and no waiting around at the tee box, Sparks said. Discs cost anywhere from $10 to $25 on average, and beginners need only one for basic play.

But there is plenty of room for personal improvement within the game. Over his five years, Sparks has accumulated 18 discs and keeps them organized in a bag specifically designed to carry them. Sparks estimates that he has spent

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Shawn Ennis releases a putt on the 16th hole March 13 at Exposition Park in Aurora. Ennis was practicing for the 30th Annual Grateful Disc Spring Frisbee Festival to be held April 28-29 in Fort Collins. Ennis owns Discin, a company that makes baskets for disc golf. a total of $90 on his pastime, which is less than the cost of a single golf club.

In terms of what discs to buy or throw, Sparks said it depends on the player. Each player is able to play to their own capabilities and should buy discs they feel comfortable throwing. Each disc is made differently with different weights. Disc weights can range from 150 to 200 grams. Arm strength is also an important factor when deciding what discs to buy, Sparks said.

Disc golf incorporates a number of differently designed and styled discs that serve various purposes. “I will use the putter if I don’t want to go too far past the basket,” Sparks said.

Most pros will use mid-rangers and putters throughout a recreational course, Sparks said.

Very rarely will they use long-range drivers unless playing on a competitive course.

There are two main throwing styles for playing disc golf. The first, and most common, is the backhand toss. A backhand thrower flings the disc with the backside of the hand facing the direction of the throw. The other type of throw is the forehand, in which the palm of the thrower’s hand faces the direction of the throw. Imagine a forehand in tennis, but with a disc instead of a racket.

A predominately backhand thrower, Sparks said he will occasionally use the forehand depending on the situation.

“I use both, and they both have their uses,” Sparks said. “I usually just use it (forehand) to get around trees and other stuff.”

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Calendar ONGOING Yoga Programs – Mats & props are provided. All sessions will be held at the St. Francis Atrium. Please wear comfortable clothing for the sessions listed below. The program’s spring 2007 schedule will begin Jan. 29. For more information, please e-mail wilkinli@mscd.edu or call (303) 556-6954..

Gentle Yoga – Wednesdays Noon – 1 p.m.

Gentle Yoga is about gently bringing your body and mind back in touch with each other and giving yourself a chance to heal. It encourages your body to let go of built up tension and stress This gentle, slower paced practice makes it accessible to people of all sizes, ages, and fitness levels.

Yoga as Therapy – Wednesdays 1:15 -2:15 p.m. Hansa’s yoga teaching can adapt classical yoga poses to people who have physical challenges.

Learn how you can benefit from hatha yoga at any age and in any condition.

Crypto Science Society – Every third Saturday from 2-5 p.m. at Sigi’s below the pool hall in the Tivoli. Meetings explore aspects of the unknown. Free and open to the public. For more info see studentactivities.mscd.edu/~cryptoscience.

Colorado Mutual UFO Network – For a $5 fee, hear the latest info regarding local field investigations and guest speakers. For more info and interim meeting times, see studentactivities.mscd. edu/~cryptoscience.

Training for Mentors – Volunteers are needed to serve as mentors to at-risk youth. No expertise needed. Call (303) 995-7060 for more information or e-mail accmentoring@mentoring for more info.

Free HIV and Tuberculosis (TB) Testing – Ongoing at the Health Center at Auraria.

Call (303) 556-2525.

AA Meetings on Campus – 4:306 p.m. at Tivoli Sigi’s Cabaret, room 140. Please visit http://sssobriety.com or call (303) 648-5120 if you are interested in chairing 12-step meetings on campus.

Free Blood Pressure Screenings – Fridays at the Health Center, Plaza 150 from 2-4 p.m.

Eating for Health and Energy – Please call Susan Krems at (303) 770-8433 or (303) 556-6818 for information.

Cancer Support Groups – Please contact Linda Wilkins-Pierce for details at (303) 5566954.

Mondays at Metro State — Come hear the music of Metro at 2:00 p.m. every Monday in the King Center Recital Hall. For more information call (303) 556-3180.

Tobacco Cessation Support – The Health Center offers many types of help to stop. Call (303) 556-2525.

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Spring Break– Offices open Monday through Friday, no classes March 19-25.

March 24, 2007 Historical Lo-Do Denver Walking Tours – From 3--6 p.m. Sat. March 24. starting at the Del Mar Crab House, 1453 Larimer.

Join Metro historian Kevin Rucker for a walking tour of various Denver historical sites. Free appetizers provided along the way and must be 21 or over to attend. Cost is $20 per person, $15 with any college student ID. For reservations and information, call (303) 914-6100

March 29, 2007

U.S./Cuba Relations, 1959Present – 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Tivoli 320 ABC. Author Jane Franklin will be talking about the chronological history of dealings between our country and the small, Caribbean country.

Herbal Healing for Women – 9 a.m. Saturday at the St. Francis Atrium. Sponsored by the Health Center at Auraria, a day of ancient earth and women-centered traditions, featuring Denver’s Apothecary Tinctura owner Shelly Torgrove. Free parking in the St. Francis lot. For more information, contact Linda at wilkinli@mscd.edu.

April 6, 2007 Illuminations – 7 p.m. Friday, April 6 at The Other Side Arts, 1644 Platte St., Denver. Come out on the first Friday for a night of visual storytelling: photography, featuring work from Metro journalists.

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The MSCD Ofce of Student Media has graphic artist positions available. You will be designing with PowerMac G4 & G5 workstations and work in our production room. If you are a currently enrolled Metro State student and available 15–25 hours each week, we’d like to meet with you. Must know InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat. Call (303) 556-2507 for more information. We will pay you $8.00 an hour to help us out, we need it. Work study preferred.

Illuminations

Photo by Jenn LeBlanc • jkerriga@mscd.edu

A night of visual storytelling Featuring journalists from The Metropolitan State College of Denver

Opening reception: First Friday • April 04|06|07 • 7 p.m.

The Other Side Arts • 1644 Platte Denver For information contact • Jenn LeBlanc • 303•949•8436 • jkerriga@mscd.edu