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METROPOLITAN 5.24.07 • Vol. 29 No. 32 • http://www.mscd.edu/~themet • Serving the Auraria Campus since 1979
Future plan finds focus
Board looks to new and old for reinvention of Auraria PAGE 4 1,380 Roadrunners cross finish line
Photo by Jason Small • jsmall4@mscd.edu
Students celebrate at the Spring 2007 graduation ceremony on May 13 at the Denver Convention Center. Gov. Bill Ritter was the keynote speaker at the largest, and most diverse, commencement in Metro’s history. He said he was proud of the students’ “grit” and perseverance through their years at the downtown campus. PAGE 3
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Metro teams named Outdoor concerts best in conference a staple of summer
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Trans fat transportation PAGE 10