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April 3, 1985
MSC, UCD Students Recognized by Rose Jackson
Assistant Editor, The Metropolitan
Colorado Senator Dennis Gallagher was the Keynote speaker at the inaugural meeting of the MSC-UCD chapter of the Golden Key National Honor Society last Friday night. an unexpectedly large crowd for a snowy Friday night. "I wish they could be here tonight," Magelli said. Sen. Gallagher, who was honored because of his "enthusiastic support of
higher education, according to Dr. Kurt Kraiger, UCD faculty advisor, gave the key-note address. Gallagher sang in Latin and Greek and spoke to the audience of the few cont. on page 3
MSC Not Scrapping Open Enrollment by Robert Davis News Editor, The Metropolitan
An article that appeared in the Rocky News last Sunday predicting that MSC Trustees and President Paul Magelli would soon sign an agreement to restrict enrollment admissions standards was inacc.u rate, Magelli announced yesterday. In a memo addressed to the college faculty and staff, Magelli said that ::while "ongoing negotiations are now taking place which may cause some change in Metropolitan State College's present open admissions policy," the Memorandum of Understanding-part of the Governance Bill, H.B. 1187 -was still in committee and no ·decision has been reached. The proposed changes would call for 90 percent of MSC freshmen to meet Mounta~n
Listening Post Invades Country by Michael Ocrant
Reporter, The Metropolitan
Official recognition of academic excellence was given Friday night to about 280 MSC students and 20 UCD tudents during the chartering reception of the Golden Key National Honoi: Society's MSC and UCO chapters. Two students from each school won scholarships, and four honorary members were inducted, two chosen by each chapter. Randi Jeanne Lasnick, a junior majoring in psychology, and Stephanie S. Platt, a senior majoring in English, won the MSC chapter's scholarships. The two UCD scholarship winners were Ha T. N. Tran, a junior majoring in electrical engineering, and Brian R. ' Propp, a senior majoring in business administration. Dr. Paul Magelli, MSC president, and Colorado Senator Dennis J. Gallagher were made honorary members of the MSC chapter. And Dana H. Crawford, who led the Larimer Street restoration project, and Dr. Phyllis Schultz, UCD professor of biology, were made honorary members of the UCO chapter. "Many members of the general p_ublic and legislature have failed to gnize MSC as a college of academic excellence," said President Magelli to
Auraria Idea Spreads
two of three requirements. Students would need a high school grade point average of 2.5, an overall score on the ACT of 19 and 810 on the SAT, or rank in the top 33 percent of their high school graduating class. The memorandum offers increased
"Ongoing negotiations' are now taking place which may cause some change in Metropolitan State College's present open admissions policy.,, General Fund money to schools that adopt the tougher admissions standards, saying it demonstrates the school is upgrading the quality of education being offered. Schools that don't comply, according to the Bill, will be pe~alized bv
budgetary cutbacks. Magelli said he would discuss the details of the memo today when he addresses the college community at 3:30 p.m. in St. Cajetan's The Memorandum of Understanding first surfaced three weeks ago, and proposed radical changes in the admissions standards of other Colorado colleges and universities in addition to MSC. "General Fund monies will be appropriated by the CCHE and made available to institutions who have demonstrated that they are improving and upgrading the quality of education they are offering," the Memorandum of Understanding states. The legislature's memo also calls for an elimination of the emphasis on the line item budget method to give ~hools more flexibility in how they spend money.
Needing a place to" ... put into practice the theories I learned," whitishgrey-haired, "mature-" aged Mabel Barth opened, on April 3, 1979, the first Listening Post on the Auraria c~mShe had just graduated with a degree in Interpersonal Communication from Denver University. Now, six years later, Barth's idea, along with The Listening Post's 80-page handbook she published, has spread· to 23 campuses throughout the country. From as far east as John Hopkins University in New York, to as far west as Los Angeles City College, and from Austin, Texas to Michigan State University, The Listening Post(s) have become an established and needed part of campus for many students. The popularity of The Listening Post grew, Barth said, following episodes at the University of Southern Colorado and Wyoming Western College, in which individuals were talked out of committing suicide by Post "listener I communicators." The appeal of the idea has grown so much that the book has been distributed in 42 states and thiee foreign countries. "We don't want people with a mis$ion," Barth said. "We never give advice, but we ask questions to open doors and let a person find their own solutions." Barth and the other "listenerI communicators" who man the station each Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until 4 p. m., are also there to hear good news. "If you have something good to share and there's nobody to tell, it doesn't mean as much;" Barth said. Many times, however, according to Barth and listener/communicator Jack Mackey, a retired Alcoa executive, those who come to Ttie Listening Post are there venting deep anger or dealing with an event of "tremendous emotional impact." A large number of those with difficulties continue coming each week to share their problems and, Mackey said, "It's a great source of satisfaction. I know I've helped a number of people." . Mackey said those people have helped him, too.