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Volume 7 Issue 16
January 23, 1985
Despite Beer Ban . ..
MSC Taps ,. Coors' Support
New MSC Pres. Takes Over
Magelli Reveals Plans,
by Kevin Vaughan
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by Robert Davis
Editor, The Metrlipolftan
News Editor, 'rhe Metropolitan
One of the hottest debates on the Auraria campus over the last five years has been whether Coors should be served in the Student Center. Coors was originally banned from sale in the Student Center, which is student fee funded, in 1980 by the Student Facilities Policy Council. That ban stood until April of 1983 when the SFPC rescinded it and commissioned a student beer preference survey. In May of last year, using the beer survey results as data, the Food Committee of the SFPC recommended that George Killian's Red-a Coors product- be served in the Student Center. But a week later, the SFPC voted down the recommendation and asked that the Mercantile, which is not student fee funded, pick up Killian's. However, the motion which defeated the sale of Killian's was made by an exofficio member, and SFPC Chairman Ken Cole issued a memo in November of last year, after which a new motion, which included the language ·~that Coors in the can be sold," was ratified by the SFPC. But that motion was also made illegally, and a week later the SFPC voted to "maintain the statlis quo." But the Coors issue may not be dead . The Golden based brewery announced last fall that it was donating $4,000 to MSC for the creation of the Coors Minority Basketball Scholarship. Ambrose Slaughter and Kevin Trujillo were presented with the two $2,000 scholarships. And although the sale of Coors in the Student Center was not a prerequisite for the brewery to donate the money, there is fear that the continuation of the
Although only here a few weeks, new MSC President Paul .Magelli has some very clear pictures of the school and its environment. Magelli was selected as the school's executive on Dec. 7, of last year as one of two finalists, for the position vacated when MSC's former president, Richard M. Fontera, died. During an interview on his first Friday in office-last week-he shared some plans and concerns, but, explained he wasn't ready to reveal all of his ideas until he met with more of the faculty and staff. One of Magelli's main concerns is the perception of MSC by those on, and off, campus. "A lot of people are worried that Metropolitan State College isn't a household word," Magelli said. "They
"Somebody must think we're -pretty good because everybody wants us to be a fHlrl of them. I doubt the Univenity of Colorado would,, want us if we were so lo my. - Paul Magelli
New MSC President Paul Magelli braves the cold to admire his new workplace. Magelli took office January 14 to become the fifth college president in eight years. Photo by Jim Bailey
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feel it's the K-Mart of higher education." The University of Houston, he said, is a better comparison. As Houston rapidly flourished a decade ago, so did the U of H. Magelli said he forsees a similar "qualitative growth at MSC as Denver continues to grow." He warned, though, that low student morale can deter growth and added that-the college community should be proud of its extraordinary assets. "A lot of people think we're the consolation prize," Magelli said. "They come in and think they'll be here for a while and then transfer. For whatever reasons or circumstances they come to MSC apologetically saying, 'Well, I'm· just going to Metro but I'll be transferring later.' We have to teach ourselves to develop pride." MSC has all of the ingredients of a superb urban institution, according to Magelli, and he said it must be evident to others. "Somebody must think we're pretty good because everybody wants us to be part of them. I doubt the University of Colorado would want us if we were so lousy," Magelli said. He said the campus' inferiority complex has been, somewhat, selfgenerated. cont. cm page 3
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