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"Growing with a growing Cf!mmunity."

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Despite continuing doubts over the ultimlte legal future of the financial aid-selective service compliance regulations, all three schools on campus are currently requiring the signature of all financial aid applicants on a form certifying the student's draft status. In effect, every student applying for aid must swear that they have registered with Selective Service or that they are ineligibile because of age, sex, physical disability, or some other mitigating factor.

"Everybody has to sign," said UCO Financial Aid Director Ellie Miller.

Originally, the regulation would only have required statements of proof from draft age males, but the current regulation is much simpler for financial aid officers to administer.

"We haven't had any problems at all," said CCD Financial Aid Director Anna Dominguez, "and the reason is because we haven't had to collect those verification letters."

Many of the signatures have already been collected over the summer, making the extra paperwork easier to . handle, and helping to keep the regulation from causing aid delays.

"We just have to catch those who haven't signed," said Miller. "It's one more thing we have to do, one more thing to check.

So far, no one at any of the three schools has refused to sign the form. "Some students want to know why they have to sign it," said .AMpciate Director of MSC Financial Aid Tony Ledesman, "but by and large most students are aware of the new regulations."

Ledesman said the form is printed on the back of the Student Aid Reports, and that aid applicants who sigQed the form there would be assured of not having any problems because of the regulation.

At UCO, however, some students are having to sign the form twice in order to assure that the information will be filed and won't cause delays in disbursement.

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Surprise!

Surprise!

Tm.ti.on Rises'.

Tuition is up an average 10.5 percent over last year at all three colleges on Auraria's campus.

MSC's Tre~ury Office reported a 12 percent increase in tuition for the acade'mic year 1983-84. Full-time resident students enrolling in 10-18 credit hours now pay $380 per semester. Nonresident students ·attending MSC full-time pay $1,590.

UCO full-time resident students enrolled in 15 or more credit hours pay $410 per semester, a 9 percent increase over 1982-83. Nonresident full-time students at UCO pay $1,871 per semester.

Full-time resident students enrolled in 12-18 hours at Denver Auraria Community College (formerly known as CCD-A), now pay $336 per semester, an 8. 7 percent increase over last year. Nonresident students have not been affected by the tuition increase.

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National college costs up again

Dr. Richard Fontera goes to the hea~ of the class.

How about a little bit of risky business? page 11

Colfax Viaduct makes progress ...slowly. page8

'off course' is back again and . on the mark. pagelS

In its annual survey of college costs the College Board found planned increases down slightly from last year, f9r an average overall increase of 10 percent.

Four-year public college students will spend an average of $4, 721 this year, including tuition, housing, supplies, transportation, and . personal expenses. The same costs for students in private four-year schools averages $8,440.

The historic Mercantile Restaurant has once again reopened under new management. The Mercantile went under last March, after the owners sold their interest fo AHEC. The sellout followed a series of problems that began when the owners allowed their beer license to expire.

The new Mercantile, cleaned and rennovated, features a deli/cafeteria style format with an emphasis on sandwich«_'.S, soups, and salads.

-see story on page 10

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Financial Aid:

Te3ching for the future

by T.J. Williams

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~ne of t~e major events of the summer was the appearance of Shirley Chisholm, former U.S. representative and one of the country's major thinkers in the field of education.

Chisholm, who currently teaches at CU, spoke to a crowd of approximately 200 people gathered in the Student Center for her speech on August 9th. Chisholm was the first in a series of speakers to be presented by the MSC Women's Center in the colloquium: Challenges for the Women of Colorado.

Chisholm offered a scathing criticism of the public school system: "Education is the hot political issue these days, since we w?ke. up to 0e fact that our children are learning yesterday's skills m todays schools for tommorrow's jobs." she said.

"In the urban ghettos, it is even worse: children there are learning last year's skills in last century's schools for no jobs at all."

Chisholm cited as proof of the ineffectiveness of public education the number of job openings that go vacant for weeks because people do not have the skills to fill them.

Chisholm did not place the entire blame on her fellow educators, but rather on the society as a whole, for encouraging students to limit their realm of knowledge.

"Today's school children need a fuller education, one which prepares them not only for jobs in the computer age, but also life m the computer age."

She stressed the need for reinforcement of math skills because it is what the high technology of today and years from today will be primarily based on.

Chisholm warned that unless families and schools unite to teach children moral values, violence and frustration will continue because alienation and self-gratification have started to eat a}Vay. at, the core o~ !oving and sharing which was once part of America s commumhes.

A final verdict may come this winter

"To develop positive attitudes, our children should not be sitting passive for hours in front of the television pushed ruthlessly to overachieve and compete; see at home that a'dults deal with the world through divorce, drugs, diversions and delusions " she said. ' "Our children should be reading more, thinking more, learning more of what they need to know in the 21st century." ~d, said Chisholm, it is America's duty to take on the job of helpmg to prepare them for that future. "It is an age-old expression that today's students are the leaders of tommorrow " she said. "What perhaps alarms me the most is that, in 1983, in the ~resent state of the Union, tommorrow's leaders may not have a furn idea of what 'America' means."

Chisholm's speech, and the panel which followed were spon sored by the MSC Women's Center, Anheuser-Busch Inc.~ Women of Colorado Inc., and the students of Metropolitan State College. . The panel, which provided an overview of progress in the rights of women and other minorities, included Dr. Alicia Cuaron, Dotty Lamm, Dean of the MSC School of Human Services Dr. Gwendolyn Thomas, Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, and MSC Business and Finance Assistant to the Vice President Geneva Johnson.

-An earlier version of this story appeared in the Denver Weekly News.

Rocky Flats protest planned for October The American Friends Service Committee has announced that a coalition of groups supporting nuclear freeze will be sponsoring a peaceful encirclement of Rocky Flats on October 15.

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volve thousands of individuals in a human chain around the 17-mile parameter of the plant.

Those who would like more information on the encfrclement should contact Pam Solo or Tom Rauch at 832-4508.

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The regulation forcing students to certify their draft status as a condition for financial aid has been on a legal carousel since the idea was first proposed.

A number of student groups and civil rights organizations had already begun to celebrate the death of the regulations last June, when a federal judge in Minnesota declared the regulation a violation of students' rights, but the victory was premature.

Although the Department of Education did temporarily stop enforcement, the regulation was back in action only two weeks later, when Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun ruled that enforcement could proceed until the full court could rule on the case, probably some time this fall or winter.

Actual compliance with the regulations was pushed back from September 1 to October 1, after financial aid offices complained they couldn't track down students who hadn't signed through the summer.

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Avoid Delays, Please Read the Following l.

Students, Faculty·and Staff at Auraria are entitled to priority parking at low rates with the display of an Auraria Parking Decal. To obtain this decal you will need a valid Institutional l.D. and your vehicle registration.

If .the last name on the registration does not match the last name on your l.D., you must obtain a letter of autho~ity and responsibility (available from the Parking Office) to be completed by owner.

The Auraria Parking Decal

The Monthly Permit

$1.00. This decal Is required for use of all Auraria Campus lots except G.P, and Q.(P and $4.00/Day without decal, $1.00 with decal; G - SOe/Hour). Purchase of a decal is not payment for parking. Its proper display in the bottom left-hand corner of the vehicle wind- shield gives you on-campus parking privileges.

The Daily Fee

For Lots S & B - $20.00/Month ·($15.00/Month if purchased for the semester). For Lots l,M,N, and L · $25.00/Month ($20.00/Month if purchased for the semester). The permit pays your parking In advance - you are not responsible to pay again until your permit expires. You are, however, re- quired to park in your assigned lot only. Should your assigned lot be fully occupied, you must either wait for a vacancy or proceed to the overflow lot. (See schedule below).

Parking receipts are avallabte from attendants or machines in certain lots for 7~, or $1.00. Check the map and schedule tor your best park- Ing alternatives. Change Is available at attended lots.

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August 24, 1983

A lesson in politics - from an expert

by Lisa Dell'Amore

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Dr. Richard Fontera goes to the head of the class this fall.

As an instructor.

No more guest appearances. The President of MSC will host his own show this fall.

Twice a week even. After more than a year as President of MSC, Dr. Fontera is a seasoned veteran of administrative politics, so the class, '"Introduction to Politics," i~1l real natural.

Fontera came to MSC in July 1982 from Massachusettes where he served as Dean of Faculty and Graduate School at Southeastern Massachusettes University.

Today, he sits in his office in 9th Street Park. He leans back and lights Benson and Hedges cigarettes one after another. He swing.5 his right leg over the side of his chair and snaps his lighter shut. He looks comfortable with himself - and he is.

"You know, I sit in this office in a situation where there are roughly 17,000 human being.5, who parttime, full-time, whatever, come to Metropolitan State College to learn something," Fontera said.

"Now, I try to spend some time with students through a number of devices, including, with some frequency, eating lunch in the cafeteria without an appointment and getting into conversation." But, he admits, it hasn't been enough.

Fontera said when he came to MSC he hoped to work with students again. As an instructor. It's something he enjoys.

"In many ways, my teaching is a selfish act," he

"In many ways, my teaching is a selfish act. " -Dr. Richard Fontera, MSC President. said. "I need to do that. I don't need to go over to the business area and help them figure out a new form of cost accounting. And I don't need to spend time, although I have in my life, helping out in the admissions office. But I need to teach."

Last spring, when Fontera met with the chairman and several members of MSC's political science department, the plans were made. Unfortunately, Fontera said he has had some difficulty in preparing the course, because of the material, and because he's not sure what the students will be like. In fact, he admitted that the bookstore was upset with him because he hadn't even decided on the books for the class: Fontera said he purposely designs his introductory courses under the assumption that some of the students will never take a political science course again.

Fontera contrasted teaching in his discipline with the experience of teaching in the hard sciences.

"People don't experience the third law of thermodynamics," Fontera said. "They do, but they really don't in the same sense that they experience authority; interest group behavior; political parties; and the structure and functions of a political system."

"The purpo_se of such a course," Fontera explained, "is to find the way to put those experiences together. Analytically."

Fontera said he h0pes his class will be a real learning experience - especially for himself.

"I think that what will happen this fall is a mutual experiment with students and myself where I'm going to be the learner," he said. "That my be unfair - after all, the students pay tuition to learn something - I hope they will. But, for the moment, I'm trying to learn something about how best to teach them what I think about how to think about politics."

And if this class goes well?

"I would like to teach a course every year for the rest of my working life."

Naturally at MSC. "Where else?" Fontera asked. "One of my personal rules is don't take a position in an institution where, had they offered you the position of instructor, you would have said, no, that place is not the right place for me to instruct."

Fontera plans to stay right where he is at MSC. The time for him to be at MSC is now with the time of change. The years he spent at the top of large eastern universities and colleges has not stifled Fontera's feeling for what Metropolitan State College is and where it's going.

"I really think that MSC is a better place to be," he said. "For me."

Than?

"Than Yale, Columbia, Stanford, etcetera because I think it's exciting," Fontera said. "It matters. The closest thing I can come to putting it in a word is it matters. It matters desperately."

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Auguat 24, 1983

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The perpetual motion machine

by Keith Levise

"Government planners figure they have found the magic formula for almost endless good times. They are now beginning to wonder if there may not be something to perpetual motion after all. Cold war is the catalyst. Cold war is an automatic pump primer. Turn a spigot, and the public clamors for more arms spending. Tum another, the clamor ceases. Truman confidence, cockiness, is based on this "Truman formula." Truman era of good times, President is told, can run much beyond 1952. Cold war demands, if fully exploited, are almost limitless.

--U.S. Newa & World Report May 14, 1950 A few months back, President Reagan stood on the White House lawn and spoke to a group of high school students. "I want to make one thing very plain," he said.

"I pray for the day when nuclear weapons will no longer exist anywhere on earth." The President then proceeded to explain that peace will come only through a U.S. military buildup.

Afterward, a young woman, a presidential scholar, turned to a newsman and said, "I was terrified even more to hear in person than to hear over national t. v. that he so strongly believes that the way to reduce is to builtI up."

Meanwhile, a recent Gallup survey has indicated that a majority of citizens in France, Great Britain, Japan, Brazil and Mexico believe that America's strong military presence around the world tends to increase the chance of war.

Though many Americans today buy the myth that a military buildup leads to peace, it is important to note that prior to World War II Americans held a different perspective. Like the Japanese or Brazilian citizens of today, our ancestors believed that military buildups - not ideological differences - were the primary cause of war.

President Coolidge, standing before Congress in 1927, denounced the conceot of a military buildup. "The American government and people," he said, "are convinced that competitive armaments constitute one of the most dangerous contributing causes of international suspicion and discord and are calculated to lead to war."

The President, the American people and the government believed that minimal forces were adequate for national security needs. Though it may seem radical, this conviction is in perfect accordance with our Constitution.

In their wisdom, our ancestors provided a navy to protect our shores. They did not provide a navy to harass the shores of Nicaragua or El Salvador. They okayed the raising and support of armies for a duration of two years, not forty ...

They instructed us to call forth the military to execute the laws of the Union, as President Eisenhower did to enforce court-ordered school integration. They instructed us to suppress insurrections like the great Civil War. Most importantly, they instructed us to repel invasions... not launch them.

Those who think our military buildup is fulfilling a legitimate need, that it is somehow leading to peace, had better think again. The world cannot survive their delusions.

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Leaming to survive on fast-food information with no time left for contemplation

by Carson Reed

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A question that I have had to ask myself over and over again these last two years is: Why should a poet, a student of literature want to be involved in a newspaper?

It isn't a very good place to be writing for immortality, after all. Today the Student Center, tomorrow, Lowry Landfill. Precious words inked from the soul do not belong here. It takes a sturdy, utilitarian heart to write disposable literature. Newspaper is a cheap, practical medium designed for busy, practical people, and should be full of concise, practical information.

Admit it: You are already having second thoughts about dredging through this column in order to find out what the point is. The limits of your attention span, and mine, are small, severely foreshortened by an automatic reflex we have to information: "What's the point?"

I don't have the time or the patience, generally, to mulch through 500 pages to find out whether Ahab gets the whale or if Dante ever makes it into heaven - not even if there's a great moral in there somewhere.

I've deserted the path that leads to the ivory tower because I don't think that philosophy and morality and insight can any longer come to us as whole cloth. Reality is in the odds and ends of what's happening right now. From the renaissance point of view. it appears to be a cultural and spiritual vacuum, but we are adapting, learning to suck sustenance from the scattered, ephemeral dust-devil of information that constantly whirls around us.

Contemplation, meditation; reflection. All wonderful, necessary things. But they are inadequate tools as we march headlong into 1984. In case you haven't noticed, we are right smack in the middle of one heckuva big (r)evolution. The old saying was: "Those who do not study history are destined to repeat it." The new saying should be: '"Those who do not study the present have no destiny." The future hinges on our ability to crack the opaque shell of. the present and digest the enclosed information as quickly and as casually as eating peanuts.

Over the last few thousand years we have accumulated mountains of deathless wisdom, but all of it, to a greater or lesser degree, is now obsolete. Everything has changed. The nature of society, money, politics,

war, property, power, knowledge, and even morality has changed. I wouldn't go so far to say that God has changed, but our relationship with God has most certainly changed. For better or worse, we can now do some very God-like things.

Knowledge is power - fantastic, awesome, frightening power. And for the first time in the history of mankind, that power is getting spread around a little bit. Knowledge is no longer the quiet treasure of men in ivory towers. Vast amounts of it can be gained by simply turning on the television. You used to have to know how to read Latin in order to learn about the arts and sciences. Now, you don't even have to know how to read.

But, of course, it helps. Armed with knowledge of words, the rurrently available power to change your own circumstances and the circumstances of your fellow human beings is literally limitless. And the power of knowledge is often cheap (as in these institutions) or even free (as in the case of this newspaper).

The inevitable result of this cheap, disposable knowledge is not only the demise ci the academic ivory tower, but the end of political and social ivory towers of all kinds. Armed with education, we are coming to a juncture that Karl Marx only dreamed about - we are the proletariate that can selfdetermine, children ready, really ready for democracy.

When George Orwell wrote his vision for 1984, he forsaw the power of information. His nightmare future was controlled by the forces of Big Brother, who could manipulate society at will, armed with the perpetual eyes of a million television monitors. To control a society, it is now imperative to know what's going on. No government can now do that, and no "country club" government of an elite few ever can.

But we can. And, in fact, we collectively do. Detractors aside, the current crop of grown-ups is the most well-informed and broad-minded generation to ever come down the turnpike. That means power. And it means we have to sit down and think about how we'll use that power.

This column will be about the future. Not just about what it will be like, but whether there will be one or not. And not just about later on and someone else.

My disposable words won't be around for later on or someone else. The future is us. 1984 is already here.

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Editor, I want everyone to know that the challenge has been met, and I'd like to say, we've handled the job well. I .want to address the Student Body Presidential Report published in this paper on Oct. 27, 1982 (last Fall). It was authored.by Loring Crepeau, then A.S.M.S.C. Student Body President. Loring addressed issues that at the time were not getting handled by the elected representatives.

Fortunately, Loring has the ability to fire-up people and we students probably should thank him. Anyway, let's go paragraph by paragraph, quickly.

Been to the library lately on SundayP It's open,.it's been open, i~ became open later at night only a few months after the current student' government took office.

Want to start a club? The students have set all policies and revised handbooks while working totally with the clubs in determining their needs for funding and organization. Student Activities is part of Student Government now and doing well. We have six new students doing programming of all kinds and will be reported about soon. Look for our lecture series this fall. Be ready for Special Events. Join POETS! The Student Affairs Board? The Board is chaired by Dr. Srnilnak, Associate Vice-President of Student Affairs, and her insight and input into issues concerning students is unparallelled on this campus. The entire S.A.B. should be commended on their participation and progress. We have six students setting policies and voting on how your Student Fee money is spent and what it buys. We also have four faculty on the S.A.B. and they are ab'Solutely an asset to the Board.

Used the Campus Recreation Program lately? And Loring said we couldn't affect administration policy? Campus Recreation is a real rose. Look for future articles on the changes in the Campus Recreation Program in The Metropolitan. For now, know that your Student Representatives spent their summer hammering out this program from the top down. I, for one, think that you, the students, will be pleased.

I guess I really want to say it's working. Through all of us it works. Students, faculty, and staff. We are all people with a common cause called education. I'd like to ask you for some help. Elections are coming up this fall. We're now in the process of writing a new constitution to provide more student focus of our power as a group. I don't really know how my fellow representatives feel, but l get a little nervous deciding on a policy that directly or indirectly affects 18,000 fellow students. I'd like your help. We're all volunteers first. Come and make this semester really count for more than a few laughs and a few tough tests. Make something happen!

Steven Shepherd Chair, Student Affairs Committee P.S. Thanks Loring!

EDITOR Carson Reed BUSINESS MANAGER Katie Lutrey PRODUCTION MANAGER Jack Affl~k ASSISTANT EDITORS Lisa Dell'Amore Keith Levise

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August 24, 1983

Carpool solves parking woes Once again, it's time to deal with Auraria's congested parking situation.

With many more students attending school in the Fall and wit~ Denver's streets being repaired, commuting to Auraria may likely become a headache! So, what can YOU do about this? The solution is simple - RIDESHAREI Not only can this save you time and money, it can also greatly help redu~e Denver's "brown cloud. "The Auraria Higher Education Center has developed a number of programs to help you find a ridesharing system suitable to your special.needs. Applications are available for Auraria's computerized carpool matchmg system.

This program requires NO obligation on your part and you don't need a c.'.lr to participate. Just complete the application form below and you will receive a matchlist in the mail by September 12. This will have the names, addresses and phone numbers of people at Auraria with whom you could possibly ca,rpool. A voluntary meeting will be held shortly after you receive your mat~hhst t~ acquaint you with people interested in ridesharing. Door PRIZES will be given away and refreshments will be served. Details about the meeting will be mailed with your -matchlist and posted in The Metropolitan. A Ride Share. Boa~d, located in the lower corridor of the Student Center, may also be used to identify Rideshare companions. The Parking Office offers discounts to carpoolers in monthly and certain daily fee lots. Representatives from RTD will be at the Student Center on August 29-31 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to answer any questions you may have concerning bus transit. Pick up FREE bus tokens and register to WIN a FREE September bus pass, good for unlimited use, at the RID display. Representatives from Van Pool Services, Inc. will also be available at the Student Center on August 29-30 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. to answer questions about vanpooling. For information on these and other transportation alternatives, contact the AHEC Vanpool/Carpool Coordinator at 629-8493. Call today to fi°'d out how YOU can share a ride, improve the en• vironn,ient and save money!

-Paula Lippin Sakofs Vanpool/Carpool Coordinator

RIDES HARE APPLICATION Faculty/Staff/Students: Please print clearly and fill in all information. Return this application to the Vanpool/Carpool coordinator at Administrative Services, 1250 7th St.., Room 117, Denver, CO 80204, by Aug. 31, 1983.

REPORTERS Tammy Williams, Tony Patino, Angela Young, Robin Heid, Terrie Wolf PRODUCTION Jon Foley STAFF Marvin Ratzloff TYPESETTER N. Restivo A publication for the students of the Auraria Campus supported by advertising and student fees from the students of Metropolitan State College.

Editorial and business offices are located in Room 156 of the Auraria Student Center, 9th & Lawrence.

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Advertising: 629-8361 Editorial: 629-2507 MAILING ADDRESS: The Metropolitan P.O. Box 4615-57 Denver, CO 80204 The MetropolJtan is published every Wednesday during the school year, except holidays. The opinions expressed within are those of the writers, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Metropolitan !'r its advertisers.

Advertising deadline is Friday at 3:00 l'.m. Deadline for calender Items, P""' releases, and lette.. to the editor is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Submissions should be typed and double spaced. The Metropolitan reserves the right to edit copy to conform to limitations of space.

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by Lisa Dell'Amore Despite the expected problems of traffic congestion,

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Students questioned about the closu_re said they have experienced little, if any change, although most agreed problems could get worse in the fall.

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ed to take the Colfax viaduct from 14th and Federal, said he's pleased with the alternate routes.

"I think it's been pretty good," he said. "It's a lot better than I thought it would be."

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Photos by JACK M.,AFFLECK From left to right: 1.The precipice of the Lawren<?e St. Viaduct, 2.a mannequin-fa~ flag person, 3.hauling away the ru!ns, 4..concrete for the new .bridge.

project, expected to be completed in 18 months, will cost $26 million.

I Dave Cipullo, an MSC Since the closure, several of business students says the RTD's heavily-traveled bus closure of the viaduct has lines have needed · to. be forced him to run an obstacle rerouted including the course around the city.• 15-Colfax, RTD's most "It affects me like Five heavily-used route. The line Points," be said. "If I want to has been split into two dif,: get to the other side of town, I ferent routes: the 15-East have to go around the world Colfax and the 16-West Colto do it." fax. RTD expects the split The 66-year-old Colfax route will be more efficient viaduct provided the during reconstruction and transport of almost one riders ~raveling on ~lte 4f' million vehicles a month until 15-East Colfax line will avoid any delays due to the closure. it was closed for reconstruction. A structural bridge Other routes affected by survey by the Colorado the closure include 1-lst Department of Highways in Avenue, 10-lOth Avenue, 1978 determined that the 11-Mississippi, 13-Florida, '> viaduct was unsafe and in 20-20th Avenue, 21-Evans, need of extensive repair 30-South Federal, 31-North which began June 17th.

Federal, Central Circulator The date was chosen West, and Mile High Shutbecause the highway departtle. ment thought the alterations Students who had previouswould have the least impact ly boarded the 30-South 'L at that time.

Federal and the 31-North "We wouldn't close the Federal on Colfax near the viaduct on Sunday· afternoon · northwest comer of the camand then have people in Monpus, must now board at 9th day morning rush hour and Larimer. greeted with a whole new · Schedules and service system of getting downtown," changes are available on the buses and at RTD bus sta.r. sai~ Jennifer Finch, transportation specialist with the Col- tions. For additional informaorado Highway Department. tion on schedules and change, Finch estimated that the call RTD at 778-6000.

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'A Doll's House:' Life in .miniature

by Terrie Wolf

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Over a century has past since "A Doll's House" was written by Norwegian-born Henrik Ibsen. The play, which questioned the Victorian ethics of its time was hotly debated by many people who had never before stopped to think about selfrealization, self-satisfaction,

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Ibsen, who has been regarded as the founder of modern drama due to his contributions toward the development of realism in theatrical presentations, combined some of the basic qualities of the human spirit into the characters in "A Doll's House".

The story centers around the wife a prominent banker and a terrible secret Jlbout her past. Nora is, as her husband puts it, "the essence of what a woman should be." She is dependent, loving, faithful, and childish. She hides her intelligence and is very good at getting. what she wants through a pout or compliment.

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Torvald is the picture of the unlikeable characteristics within us all. He is arrogant, uncaring, and wimpish. Once again, custom calls the shots and Torvald, as expected, plays them accordingly. He seems trapped by his boring existence, and gets the most joy from reminding people of his power and position, and that he won't hesitate to ruin them.

Perhaps the only person who . is half-way concerned with wh1lt he wants and not quite so willing to do as he "should" is the likeable Dr. Rank; a friend of the family.

He represents strength, courage, and determination, and seems to actually have feelings. Although he is dying, he doesn't feel sorry for himself as expected. Instead, he tells his friends good-bye, letting only Nora, whom he regards as "my one true love" knowing. that this is the last time they will meet.

The presumed villain in "A Doll's House" is Nils Krogstad, a · once-upon-atime embezzler who knows of Nora's secret. Because he is haunted by the mistake of his past, Krogstad is afraid to take steps toward a better future. Sadly enough, he tries to correct his image but is held back by the rules of society.

When Ibsen wrote ... A Doll's House" in 1879, many mistook it as a champion of women's liberation. Nora, lucky•girl, realizes that she is in a rut, and she has the nerve to get up and get out in search of bigger and better things.

The women's lib aspect, however, stops there. The play criticizes our tendency to allow others to step on us; whether the "others" mentioned are friends, family, custom, society, or our own fears of being different.

Ibsen believed that no one is complete until he or she is given the chance to live life as theychoose.

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"A Doll's House" will run through this weekend at the ..._ Stanley Hotel. For ticket information, call 586-3371.

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Teen sex 'risky business' -but fine acting, strong story make it a "sure bet"

Spyro Gyra Teenagers and sex just naturally seem to go together.

Sometimes, they go together as sweetly as cookies and milk other times, as awkwardly as Laural and Hardy. And sometim~, the combination is as volatile as gasoline and matches.

Spyro Gyra's latest release, All too often, movies have exploited one of those aspects of City Kids, which features urteenage lust, reducing it to cuteness, or awkwardness, or ex- ban contemporary to dance . plosiveness. The writers and producers of such-films seem to be music is the group's best saying that teens are simple-minded beasts as scrubbed and album yet. . straightforward as an Idaho potato. ' Those of you who can The truth, of course, is that teenagers are about as simple and remember the songs that the straightforward as a San Francisco street map. Add to that the group produced in its early peculiar pressures and confusions of growing up in suburban affluence, and you've got a mixture of emotions more exotic and un- days, will love City Kids predictable than a toxic waste dump.

With that in mind, I warily took my seat for Risky Business. As a ge?eral rule, I don't like to enrich the pockets of teenage-sex movie moguls, but I had seen the G-rated preview for Risky Business and it was really slick - it reminded me of some of the better rock videos making the rounds these days.

The outtake in question is one in which young hero Joel Goodsen (yes, read good son) gets back at his over-protective father by turning the bass all the way up on the old man's graphic equalizer and doing an inspired routine to Bob Segers Old Time Rock n' Roll. I had expected it to be the high point of the movie, ?redged out, as it was, for public scrutiny. It was, in fact a beautifully done bit of acting and directing, but by no means the high point. It was picked, I imagine, simply because of all the many fine moments in the film, it was the most likely to get a G rating.

Risky Business is an electric, sexy movie, with an attention to details in cinematography and soundtrack that are almost nonexistant in comedies. There is a sense of affection and humanity that keeps the film from ever sinking into nostalgia sweetness or slapstick. ' ' Joel is a normal son, with average grades and average interests.

Alas, Joel's parents have superimposed their own ambitions on Joel's reality, and he is beginning to crack a little at the edges under the pressure to be a super-son. The goal to be won: Princeton or some other equally exclusive institution. The pr0blem to overcome: a decidedly median set of SAT's.

Afraid that every next move might be his downfall, Joel can't even come up with a little creative hell-raising when his parents leave town for a week. The wildest thing he can think to do is take his father's platinum Porsche out for a little bit of mainstreet cruising.

But Joel's friend Miles has bigger and better ideas, and orders a call girl on Joel's behalf. Ultimately, that phone call leads Joel into a? odyssey of money, sex, danger, and just about everything left m the adult world that had been inaccessible to him. . Fro~ this point on, the action never stops, and the acting, directmg, and most especially the editing of this film are all two or three cuts above anything I've seen in a year. Risky Business is ?uman comedy, a real relief from the Mel Brooks mentality of pilmg laugh on top of gag on top of pun until nothing about the movie seems real or personal. The careful balance of sweetness, humor, and really magnetic sexuality make this film a totally unselfconscious escape that will leave you feeling, well, like about $8,000.

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This album is destined to join the group's hit Incognito, which still remains on the charts, over a year after its release.

Kim Stone, the newest member and bass guitarist, makes his splashing debut on

the title cut. This Boulderite worked professionally for 18 years before he was discovered by Spyro Gyra, and in his three-and-a-half month-stay with this na.tionally known band, he has learned the trick of improvising with five of the most unpredictable artists in the field.

Jay Beckenstein, saxophonist, is still with the band, giving it the sweetness that it needs to captivate the audience. This musician hit his plateau years ago and is still riding it like a champ.

Beckenstdn credits the material that they use for the success of the group.

"A band's sound is defined by writing more than anything else," he said, "which is why Spyro Gyra always sounds like Spyro Gyra, even though the players may sometimes chanSl;e."

City Kids, which was recorded under the MCA label, was produced by Beckenstein and by Richard Calandra. Schuman assisted them on two cuts.

-T.J. Williamt ;. an MSC 1tudent and a lJenoer freelance writer. Thi1 review was originally printed in the Denver Weekly Newa.

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by Tony Patino That time of year is upon us again. It's football season in all its splendor, sweat and glory. Time to inhale the scent of freshly mangled turf as two behemoths attempt to dismember each other during an "Oklahoma" drill.

Time to listen to the anguished cry of a walk-on freshman quarterback as he gets buried by a senior defensive tackle nicknamed "Jawbone" . The excitement and emotion are at an all time

high as the student body eagerly anticipates this year's opening kickoff.

But alas, those of us who attend Auraria are being denied the college tradition of supporting our very own gridiron stars. Have you ever thought of how much fun it would be to go to the game on Saturday afternoon? I have, therefore, after careful thought, come up with a five-step plan that will enable us to get our very own team.

STEP ONE: Make the team available to all three institutions. The only drawback is that athletes from CCD will be ineligible to play until they transfer to MSC or UCD. Sorry, CCD, because you're junior college, the NCAA, said it has to be this way.

STEP TWO: Hire a wellknown coach. Just a couple of names that come to mind:

Chuck Fairbanks or Sark Arslanian. Think of all the free media publicity we'll get if we hire one of these well known losers.

SfEP THREE: Build our very own stadium. Just think of it, "Auraria Stadium" sitting there under the shadow of Mile High Stadium. Doing this will also score points with AHEC since we'll have to float another bond issue and they will get to keep their jobs even longer.

STEP FOUR: Find a team name. I believe that there should be a contest among the student body to pick a mascot for our football team. The winner should be given two season tickets to the team's home games. Second prize could be even better than first prize to some of you fans. A semester's worth of free beer at the Larimer Street Mission

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STEP FIVE: Set up a schedule that includes both tough and not so tough teams.

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by Angela Young For those of us who take interest in individual, competitive, or group sports, 1983 will be an exciting year. And if so, you'll be excited to hear of the upcoming events scheduled for MSC's new aerobic class, new weightlifting hours, women's new club sports, new hockey and football leagues, and women's basketball and volleyball teams.

MSC's intramural office staff is planning to add Saturdays and Sundays for all campus recreation activities, except drop-in fitness. New drop-in fitness hours include the evenings on Tuesday's and Thursday's in the multipurpose room.

Beginning Aug. 29, at least one hour will be added for desk check-out, handball/racquetball courts, swimming pool hours, weightroom hours, tennis courts, and multipurpose room hours, and at least three hours will be added to their closing hours, with the exception of the tennis courts.

As an aerobics instructor, I was able to compare the new aquatic aerobics with traditional dance aerobics, and found a new program is also compatible with training for other sports.

Aquatic aerobics is a conditioning activity developed to improve strength, blood circulation, and flexibility. Individuals of varying exercise tolerance levels can utilize this activity to develop their own organic energy.

In aquatic aerobics, a person immersed to the neck in water experiences a loss of 90 percent of her weight. This means that the feet and legs of a woman weighing 130 lbs. immersed in water only have to support a weight of 13 lbs!

It used to be believed that American women lack the necessary s~ength in their arms, shoulder, and trunk to perform the ordinary tasks required in daily living. But, the quality of female muscle is the same as male muscle, according to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. And, it's true. I have been able to leg press 290 lbs: fifteen times in three sets. But when I looked for a female companion to tell this to, disappointment prevailed.

The weightroom is now open at 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday and at 12:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. There's no excuse for you this time.

This fall, the intramural office staff will be introducing new club sports. These clubs offer sports activity for any interested students who have the desire to participate. They provide an opportunity for an intramural club and extramural competition, and allow students to develop skills in special sports and activi ties.

Some of the clubs that have been started include karate, rugby, track, soccer, racquetball, softball, and ice hockey. It sounds like a lot of fun and everyone is encouraged to join in, regardless of skill level.

Also, three new leagues will be added to fill in any gaps that have been overlooked. They include another volleyball league, a floor hockey league, and a flag football league. These new leagues are available to all Auraria students and anyone interested should sign up before school starts. Entry deadlines are posted on the east wall of the PER building.

For more information concerning specific dates, times, places, and special events, you can call 629-3210 or pick -up campus recreation brochures located across from the intramural office D room 108 in the PER building. See you this fall!

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by Robin Heid

Well, here it is the first week of school again. Time to get back into the rhythm of classes, homework and finding parking spaces.,. Time to t- buy books, fill out forms and hear blithers by a bevy of bored teachers ...

And time also for that traditional autumn ritual ·of college students everywhere: getting wild and crazy.

--\ There are many ways of getting wild and crazy, of course, from old standbys like drunken driving or picking fights to more esoteric insanity like climbing or parachuting from 1'>- skyscrapers. In between, of course, is a rich variety of adventure activities which can satisfy even the most discriminating adrenalin junkie and, in most cases, still fall within the general bound.;. aries of "good clean fun."

Which is where The Wild Life Guidebook comes in.

Because most wild and crazy sports are participated in by small numbers of devotees, to it's sometimes hard to learn the particulars if you're interested in trying one yourself. So, each week we'll tell you the details about adventure recreation like hang gliding, river rafting, • rock climbing, ski racing and skydiving, to name a few.

We'll give you the straight word on the risks, rewards and costs of these different sports, as well as where to go :t for information, instruction and/or participation.

This week's look at adventure sport doesn't even leave the Auraria campus. One of the more popular jaywalkin_g sites in the city, Auraria offers -. a wide variety of traffic threats to challenge the hurried or jaded student. The most exciting crossings include intersections at the bottom of Speer and Lawrence Street viaducts, though most ~ any spot around campus can be counted upon for a good jolt of adrenalin almost any time of day.

The risks of jaywalking include the possibility of death ~ or critical injury; after all, ~ even the wimpiest mini-car outweighs the average person about 20 to 1 - and it's a lot more damage-resistant. Fatal injuries are not common, however; most mishaps result .r: in jaywalkers being tumbled to the pavement after bouncing off a fender. Sprained or

broken wrists and moderate cases of road rash are the likely result. You also may get a ticket.

The advantages of jaywalking generally include the -possibility of making it where you're going as much as 30-40 seconds earlier, giving yourself something to think about while the light's red and encouraging others to risk their life when they see you getting away with it. And, of course, a good illicit swoop can give you a taste of adrenalin between classes.

Except for the occasional ticket, jaywalking costs very little. You can do it in your regular clothes, during business hours, and whenever you have spare time. No special equipment is needed; the only requirements are red lights and fast-moving traffic.

The best place to learn jaywalking is at the Lawrence Street crossing between the Student Center and main campus. Here you'll be able to participate in mass walks, thereby enabling you to gain experience without having to make decisions.

Done properly, jaywalking can be an interesting, stimulating, completely unnecessary and, therefore, eminently satisfying thing to do. If you get hit, though, you look like a real turkey, so try to be current on Newton's laws of motion before you get real serious about jaywalking.

Until next week: drive fast, take chances. 0

Robin Heid is an MSC graduate with a twisted sense of "good clean fun." The Metropolitan cautions that following his advice could be hazardous to your health.

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Women's volleyball tryouts Pat Johnson, the Women's Volleyball Coach at MSC, is looking for more volleyball players. "Even though we had a strong year last year, we are in trouble this year if we don't attract some additional experienced players. At present, we do not have enough people to support both the varsity and junior varsity programs we have set up."

Prospective players should oontact Coach Johnson in Room 217 of the PER Building, or call 629-3145. Tryouts will be open 3 to 5:30 p.m. every day until September 2.

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The MSC Rugby Club, under the name 'Bernie and the Metrons' won the 9th Annual Cowpie Classic in Steamboat Springs.

The tournament, held August 13th&: 14th, is a good omen for the coming year.

Those interested in tryouts for the rugby team should come join us on Tuesday or Thursday for practice from 4-6 p.m.

Men's soccer tryouts MSC is beginning its fall soccer season with three teams.

-All players interested in playing on either the Varsity, Junior Varsity, or Club Team contact Coach Temmer on the soccer field, at the P.E. Building, or by phone at 629-3082.

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MSC's men's tennis team serves opponent its best shot going to some new I by Tony Patino I "We're combinations this year." try

We try harder. That wellknown car rental company's slogan has become the MSC men's tennis team's motto and like that car rental company, MSC's netters have been making steady progress towards that elusive number one spot.

"We have a good shot at second (place)", said Head Coach John Arntz. Don't take Arntz wrong. It's not that he doesn't want to see his team win the golden ring, he's just being realistic. "It will be tough to beat Grand Canyon.

They've won two years in a row."

Still, Arntz pushes on. He is anticipating strong performances from team captain Dave Capra, Peter Raffa and Chris Harmon, his number one through three singles.

Where the team does suffer from deficiencies however, is in the play of its doubles teams." Doubles teams are our weakness", said Arntz .

Arntz and the team are eagerly awaiting the start of this year's season. They'll play every team m tne state twice, with the exception of CU and Air Force which they·n only face once. The team faces its stiffest competition from UNC, Colorado College and Colorado School of Mines.

Arntz, however, feels his team will provide a good showing against these three schools citing experience as the reason why.

"We've done real well (in the past). Some of these guys have been here for three years," said Arntz.

Arntz has been coaching all. the members of the tennis team since he enrolled at MSC. "This will be my fourth year", he said, modestly adding, "And we've gotten better every year." With this being the case, watch out number one, they really do try harder.

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Do I Need a Place That is Furnished?

What King of Neighborhood Do I Want to Live In? Do I Want to Live Near the Auraria Campus?

The Office of Information and Referral Services, Auraria Student Assistance Center in Central Classroom Building, Suite 108 can assist students with rental listings to meet individual needs and interests. Ask us also about living in a residence hall at a local residential campusI 11 Call 629-3474 for further information.

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Just like Downtown The Mercantile has reopened its doors once again this time with a bustling sli,ghtly antiseptic interior 'that is strictly downtown.

If you are wandering back to the Mere for the first time since the new owners moved in, you may find yourself a little taken aback by the frantic horde of bright-eyed workers who pelt you with of-

fers of soup, salad, drink, and "incredibly delicious" pecan pie. Even at noon, the help seem to outnumber the customers 2-1.

Inspite, or perhaps because of them all, don't expect to have your sandwich by the time you've hustled thorugh the conveyor belt serving line.

At least so far, customers waiting for sandwiches stack

up in the far corner of The Mercantile like planes over Kennedy Airport. In all. fairness, the staff is new, and they are making a valiant eff~rt t~ be ~fficient. Extraordmarily valiant.

If you have to swim upstream against a wave of humanity to get your entree, there is some comfort in the knowledge that the item in

question stands a good chance of being not only edible, but downright palatable by campus standards. Random samplings of those who have ~unched t.h~re are overwhelm: ~ngly ~s1hve - the pastrami is particularly good. .

The loss, forever gone, is the rather laid-back atI?osphere of the ol? Mercantile. But then, thats 0 progress.

WELCOME BACK!

BACK TO SCHOOL STOCK-UP SPECIALS SPECIALS GOOD THROUGH SEPT. 10 UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE

Major Accent Pocket Accent

EASY READER

Read-Through High lighter

combination clipboard/ reading stand

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FILLER PAPER Wide and College ruled

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Try the Staedtler brushmarker with flexible tip for new freedom In Illustration.

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.99¢'39¢ 4·SUBJECT Spiral . .,2;89' 1.69

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David's Home, Inc., is a Residential Child Care Facility consisting of a large home, nine apartments, and 26 very special Developmentally Disabled young people, ages 5 ...;. to 20.

This non-profit organization specializes in providing a holistic treatment approach in a normalized home environment.

David's Home is offering ~ undergraduate and graduate field experiences, practicuums and internships in a wide variety of areas, including: Art, Audiology, Business Administration, ~ Computer Science, Dental Hygiene, Energy Management, Gran t Writing, Marketing, Mass Communication, Music, Nursing, Psychology, Recreation, Speech Pathology, Special "" Education, Sociology/Social Work, and Vocational Rehabilitation.

Students interested in learning more about these opportunities may contact Cooperative Education or workstudy departments in your college or university.

80· COUNT SPIRAL .80¢ 65¢

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East Pak Back Packs FASHION PACK 10.00 INSIGNIA PACK 11.75

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SPORTSMEN PACK BOOK BAG 11.95 BIKE PACK 10.95 CARRY·ON 18.95 AURARIA PACK 15.95

STAEDTLER·MARS MARSMATIC 700 TECHNICAL PENS 4-Pen Set 27.29 7-Pen Set 42.55 Special through Sept. 17

CALVIN DRAWING TABLE Great for craft use and studlng, too! · Adjustable height and drawing angle · Hardwood construction ·

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AURARIA BOOK CENTER

The Tickler Eraseable Memo Board Is now in stock at

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HELP WANTED SKIERS, IF YOU WANT FREE SKIING, adventure in your career, and the ski season of your life, Sid Card International is now hiring full and part time sales representatives to market and sell our n~ product for ~ skiers. This position offers unlimited · growth, opportunity, and income for those who are enthusiastic, aggressive and desiring an exciting new career in the ski industry. Call now at 440-4131.

SECRETARY: ON CAMPUS, Legal f- Services at Auraria. Immediate opening with good pay for experienced secretary, 20 houn per week. Applications aooepted at Student Center, Room 153: See Susan.

LABOR-TYPE WORK with local, busy hauling company. Hard work, but good tan. Please, only serious !t: worken apply! Call 458-5781 and leave message.

WORKSTUDY • P.R. POSITION available for fall semester in the Office of Public Information · UCO. Assist in proofreading/layout; and learn various aspects of printing. .,._ Organize mailing of news releases.

Assist in cataloging and editing of public affain radio program. Typing required. Only MSC and UCD students with financial aid -workstudy funds may apply. Please call 629-2523 for an Interview.

f COMPUTER AND/OR MARKETING SPECIALISTS... The Company: Compumaster. Innovative and growing in Colorado. The Concept: Multllevel, direct sales, rental/leasing, hardware/software bundling, consulting/training, tax-leveraging, unlimited Income, full or part-time.

The Product: Micros w/software targeted for certain vertical markets, priced at half their retail value. Use center opening soon. Call 322-4409 after 6 p.m. and ask for Robert Clark.

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SERVICES RESEARCH PAPERS! 306-page catalog -;-- 15,278 topics! Rush $2 to RESEARCH, 11322 I~o, f206M, Los Angeles, 90025. (213) - 477-8226.

TYPING:. all kinds, reasonable rates, convenient location. Call Marvin at 629-2507.

SIC'YDIVE? YOU BET! Best equipment. Certified USPA Instruction.

Safe, experienced facility. Everything you need to make your fint skydive.

Group rates available. COLORADO PARACENTER, 691-0166.

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Gary Burton and Ralph Towner

8:00 p.m. Rainbow Music Hall. $9.50. Feyllne. 69H>000.

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FOR SALE

OrlentaHon 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Aurarla Student Center Room 330.

Walk-In Reglstratton 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Mld-Oay Break · one hour of short films. Free. Denver Center Cinema, 892-0983.

T.I. CALCULATORSll Near net:1 model SS, $20. Model 5511 $25 or best offer. 795-4323 or 534-2504.

• NEED TO SELL: Two 35mm bodies, motordrive, 3 lens; 28mm zeiss, 35mm 135mm, and hand held meter all for only $300. Call Jack at 629-8353 or 388-7108 evenio~.

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GUITARS: Eplphone box, 6 string

w/case in excellent condition, $150.

Classic nylon 6-string w/ case $75 .

(Prices negotiable.) Call John at 781-1571.

PERSONALS

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THE JACK OF HEARTS, a U.C.D.

The Talklng Heads 7:30 p .m. Red Rocks Amphitheatre. S10.50, $11.50. Feyllne. 691-6000.

Woman of the Year Tracy and Hepburn 7:00 p.m. Denver Center Cinema. 892-0983.

business major, was recently discarded by The Queen of Diamonds in a Royal Flush. He would like The Queen of Hearts to join him in a new deal, your deck or mine. P.S. This is no fast shuffle. Please play your cards In The Metropolitan.

Emll and the Detecttv.. 3:45 p .m.

German Heritage Fiim Festlval at the Denver Center Cinema.

892-0983.

We of the Never Never 1 :55, 4:20.

6 :45. 9: 10 Ogden Theatre .

832-4500.

El Chicano featured at Fiesta Day Colorado State Fair 9:00 p.m. $4.00. $5.00. $6.00. Feyllne.

691-6000.

Simon • Qarfunkel 7:00 p .m.

Folsom Field Boulder. $15.00.

Feyllne. 691-6000.

The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser 8:00 p .m . German Heritage Film Festival at the Denver Center Cinema. 892-0983.

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HOUSING ROOMMATE WANTED to share 4 bedroom Victorian house In Broadway Terrace. $200 includes utll. Nonsmoker please. Call 733-4311 eve:S, weekends.

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Aug. 31·Sept. 1 All Th•t Juz ·The exhllaratlon of body movement comes allve In a fllm of which almost every Broadway dance movie since has been a cheap Imitation. A great way to relax during the hassles of registration. Directed by Bob Fosse. Starring Roy Scheider and Jessica Lange. Rated (A).

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Nov. 2·3 The Gre•t Sentlnl • A superlative performance by Robert Duvall as Bull Meachum and a great supporting cast of the famlly who must llve with him. If you miss this one your professors wlll fall you. Directed by Lewis John Carlino (PG).

e• m re e o a• a can you say ese two are Just plaln good. The Graduate Is a college classlc and A Small Clrcle of Friends should be a college classlc. Undergraduates are welcome also. Deflnltely see these two before the routine of the semester sets lnll Starring respectively Dustin Hoffman and Karen Allen; Directors Mike Nichols (The Graduate) and Rob Cohen, 1967 and 1980 both(A

Nov. 9-10 Prine. of th• City • The critics say this Is the one that got away. Don't let It get away again, It may be your last chance to see this Intense pollce action-drama In the mode of " Hiii Street Blues" . A consumante fllm directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Treat Wllllams, 1981 . (A).

Sept. 14-15 The YNr of Living D911geroualy • A·great film and even a better movie,. If you have or If you haven't seen It. I know t hree In a row Is asking aiot but.this Is the best.

Starring Mel (too cute) Gibson and Sigourney Weaver (Steve Schraders friend). Directed

by Peter Weir, (A). ·

Nov. 16-17 An Officer •nd A Gentlem•n ·Leave the kids at home for this one, It sizzles . with intense drama, love and sex the way you always thought It should be. Also a good performance by Lou Gossett Jr. Directed by Taylor Hackford starring Richard (gorgeous) Gere and Debra (wow) winger, 1982. (A).

Sept. 21·22 Blue Coll•r •nd The Big Br•wl • Blue Collar Js an excellent movie for the times, a good hard·drlvlng action fllm. The Big Brawl Is an actlon·comedy extrodlnalre with a lot of good unfaked martial arts. Blue Collar Is dlre,cted by Paul Scharader and stars Richard Pryor. The Big Brawl stars Jackie Chan; both (A).

Nov. 23-24 Marathon M•n • The movie that set dentistry back several hundred years.

This fllm has It all, good action-drama combined with great acting. Gives you the feeling of bei ng In Hoffman's nightmare. Also starring Lawrence Oliver and directed by John Schlesinger, 1976. (A).

Sept • .2•29 Dr. Str•ngelove or How I LNmed to Stop Worrying •nd Love the Bomb.

This Is. a marvelous movie with a message for man. Black comedy at Its best. If you . haven't seen this one then you haven't seen much. Directed by Stanley Kubrick; Starring · Peter·Sellers and George C. Scott, 1964, (A). lober W Div• • A French high-tech thrlller, but don't let the subtitles scare you off.

It's worth seeing several times: Directed by Jean Jacques Beinlex, 1982.

Diner · Another fresh look at growing up In the 1950's. Young Adults In pursuit of hap· plness and sexual fulfillment. Directed by Berry Levinson and star'rlng Dan Stern and several other good young actors, 1983. (A). (Diner wlll be shown only on.October 6.)

·Nov. 11 D. . Boot· This Is the best German fllm since Gone With the Wind and one of the best films In America In 1983. See It. (A).

Nov. 30-Dec. 1 Emm•nuelle the Joya of• WorHn · A sensual movie for the whole faml· ly except only adults can attend. Starring Sylvia Kristel dl_rected by Francis Glacobettl.

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Oct. 19-20 An Amerl.c.n Werewolf In London· "Don't go out tonight It's bound to take your fif e," come and see this movie Instead, especially If you're planning to travel the moors of England In the near future. An Interesting combination of comedy and terror. · Directed.by John Landis starring David N~ughten, 1981 (A).

Oct. 26-29 Allen Hd The F. .rl••• V.mplre Kiiiers • Sigourney Weaver Is back but this time she's In her underwear and there's an allen chasing .her. fThlngs that go bump In the night and other funny gore In Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Kiiiers. This Is the perfect way to start out your Halloween festivities, 1979 and 1967 respectively, (A).

Wednesday: 12:00 p.m. • 3:00 p.m.

Thursday: 12:00, 2:30, 5:00 & 7:30 (Double featu.res at alternating times each day.)

Times: (subject to change) every Wednesday and Thursday of each semester.

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M.nhatt•n. A great woody Allen comedy examines modern urban llvlng and the search for Ideal love In ttie young, neurotic, and Intellectual backdrop oNhe Big Ap· pie. Directed by woody Allen with Diane Keaton and Muriel Hemmingway. 1979, (A).

Dec. 14-15 Barb•reli. ·Contrary to popular belief Jane did not buy up all the prints and we have one. Jane Is a sexy 41 st century astronaut romping her way around the cosmos.

Starring Jane Fonda, directed by Rodger· Vadlm, (A).

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