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ETROPOLITAN _Kleg retains post Dave Plank Editor -.: Now that the dust bas cleared from an •lproar in Student Government that lasted nearly two weeks, Joel Kleg will be able to keep his post in the MSC Senate.

At a special meeting of a Rules Subcommittee Sept. 7, Kleg answered the charges of making racist statements that were brought &.. against him by Lisa Calderon of the Black Student Alliance.

The subcommittee decided to dismiss the charges, saying the incident took place before Kleg was elected and therefore was out of their jurisdiction.

Calderon bad said that in a criminal :-- justice class last February, Kleg made the remark that white police officers were being used in black neighborhoods because "you can't see the black cops at night" Kleg said he was only trying to illustrate the Denver Police Department's incompe• tence when it comes to racial matters.

"It is true that a lot of times I make remarks at the worst time posstble," Kleg said. "I was being facetious, and what I said may have seemed insensitive.

"I authored an affirmative-action bill • designed to get more minorities into Student Government," be said. "I don't feel that minorities have enough of a voice in their own destinies."

Calderon said, however, that Kleg was guilty of something more than a bad choice of words.

"I was two rows away, and we were both in the back of the room," she said. "I know what he said because I beard it" Kleg also alluded to his childhood in florida, where be was often the target of harassment due to bis Orthodox Judaism.

"Some people find it bard to believe that if you're not a minority you can still feel racism," Kleg said. "And it is true that until you feel racism and bigotry, you don't know what it's like. Well, I do know what it's like, and I wouldn't do that to anyone."

Kleg also said that after the incident with Calderon, he apologized to both her and the professor,. ut Calderon denied that he bad ever approached her.

"If be would have, it would have all ended right there. And if be would have been just a regular student, I would have let it go. But when I found out that he was a representative of the school, I thought something should be done,'' she said Kleg bad said prior to the meeting that the uproar over his remark was due as much to personal vendettas against him in the Senate as what he said.

"It's happening because [student senator] Gerri Madrid bas a personal vendetta," be said, "and the rest of the Senate has a bunch

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Some prof~rs in the School of Letters, Arts, and Sciences are confused about the expectations of James Perdue, interim vice president of academic affairs. Some are upset that be seemed to stres,, the need for more research from them in his speech on Sept 7.

"We teach 12 semester hours, which ~ .A considered by a number of campuses to be more than a full load," speech Professor Gary H. Holbrook said, "Our colleagues at the University of Colorado at Denver, who do get release time for research as part of their role and mission, may be teaching no <more than six semester hours each semester."

Metropolitan State College is defined by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education as having a limited research mission. This means scholarly activity is ~

encouraged, but not required.

Acoording to the CCHE, "Where research does occur, it should not be a consideration in promotion, tenure and salary decisions."

Metro is limited to what it can offer to professors who do pursue research. Grants areavailableandteachingloadsarereduced, according to Perdue, but be said research is done most often on a teacher's own time.

Perdue said be knows that if teachers spend ample time preparing for each class, grading papers and keeping office hours (they are supposed to keep five office hours per week) that they spend more than 40 hours a week on teaching.

In giving teachers examples on where to find the time for research, Perdue mentioned using evenings and weekends.

"There are times when you go to sit around and watch a football game instead of doing professional reading, instead ofgrading papers," Perdue said, "and there's nothing wrong with that, but you've got to recognize the fact that you're making a professional

choice."

Perdue's speech str~ the importance of scholarship, which be said is another term for research.

Journalism Professor James Brodell said be argues that research is important to academic development, as most professors do. When it comes to publishing research material, however, Brodell said the quality should be considered as well as the quantity.

"You can't just count the titles," Brodell said.

Perdue continued to use the word scholarship to mean more than research.

"Scholarship means following your field, being on the cutting edge of what's going on in your field professionally," be said. He also included prof~onal reading and discuWng ideas With peers as part of scholarship.

Due to nmunderstanding, confusing terms or· poor acoustics in Room 330 in the StudentUnion,someprofessorsarenotsure what Perdue really meant.

Holbrook asked for a <:apy of Perdue's

speech because be could not bear him, but was told that Perdue speaks from notes and does not give out copies. The Metropolitan did not get a copy of the speech.

"I think it's most unfortunate that Dr. Perdue bas chosen not to share bis speech," Holbrook said, "And one of the reasons they're (members of the faculty) perhaps upset is because of the way the speech was delivered." Holbrook said that Perdue did not reach out to the audience and made no eye contact, making the speech difficult to understand.

Professor Kenneth M. Keller, chair of the anthropology department. was upset by the speech because be felt like Perdue was telling the faculty bow to develop prof~onally.

"What rm really concerned about is that we're going to have to sit down and talk about this," Keller said.

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Abortion fllms The~ted Women Student ""' of Metro and the MSC Institute fo1 Women's Studies and Services will show "Silent Scream" and"Abot· tion for Survival" at noon and 2:3(] p.m. on Sept. 19 and at 2:30 p.m. on Sept 21 in Room 330C of the Student Union.

Since both films are highly controversial the films' sponsors will limit the number of speakers for each side of the ~ue and are asking people to refrain from harasmient, name-calling and disrui>~ tive behavior.

According to Lois Kan~ a member.o f AWSMSC, a coin-~ will determine which film runs first to avoid llCCl&tions of favoritism by either side.

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coupons and educational materials. , t They'll also have recipes for eating ~ healthier. f;· According to Billi Mavromatis, ' co-director of the Student Health Clinic, the screening is being held in observance of National Cholesterol Education Month. ..

Low-cholesterol muffins and juice will be served.

ABoard cancelled The Sept. 11 meeting of the Auraria Board was cancelled after a memorandum from the Interim Executive Vice President for Administration Jim Schoemer explained that they were not far - enough along on the variom agenda items to warrant a board mtt:ting.

The next meeting of the Auraria Board will be Oct. 9 at 4 p.m. in Room 330 of the Student Union.

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~ournallat speech Dale Van Atta, an investigative reporter of wide reputatioa for bis aggrtsivc and in-depth reporting

on drug coonections in Columbia and also the volatile situation in Iran will speak Monday, Sept. 18 in Room 330 of the Student Union from 11a.m.to12:30 p.m.

But Schoemer also said that the Tivoli was not originally geared toward students. It was supposed to be an upscale mall for downtown business people.

Since then, he said they have shifted their emphasis to appeal to students with places like Oinks, the Boiler Room and EFEX. Dave McDonald, manager of the Tivoli, agrees with this. They would still like to bring in downtown busin~ people, but have realized the need to appeal to students.

Though the Tivoli's content has

With only 57 percent of it occupied, the Tivoli is a long way from fulfilling the promise it showed when it opened three years ago. In fact, there are some members of the Auraria Board who think it never will.

"They lost a whole lot of dough last year," said Jim Schoemer, interim executive vice president for administration.

The Auraria-owned Tivoli is managed by E.W. Hahn Co., a sulSdiary ofTriuc Inc., the original l~ of the Tivoli. Hahn pays Auraria $66,000 per year to use the building and two adjacent parking lots.

That money is now used to put $48,000 into the parking budget to make up for the l~ incurred by allowing the Tivoli two lots formerly used by Auraria, $12,000 is used for administrative costs, Schoemer said However, according to the 62year lease, if the Tivoli gr~ more than $2 million per year, it ' 'pays Auraria 4 percent of that gross. This figure reflects money that leaseholders in the Tivoli pay to Hahn for space, not the money they bring in.

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In the three years it has been open, the Tivoli has never reached the $2 million mark. In fact, according to Schoemer, it has never come close.

Schoemer said one reason for the shortfall is Denver's economy.

When arrangements were originally made with Trizec in 1979, Denver was booming. Schoemer also cited the construction on Larimer that has restricted access to the Tivoli.

shifted heavily toward restaurants and bars, McDonald said they still want to bring in retailers.

"That's the way the cards have fallen," he said McDonald refused to elaborate on any new retailers they are looking at because the leases are not official, but said they would be local and would appeal to both students and busin~ people.

Contrary to Schoemer, McDonald said he was optimistic about the Tivoli's chances of survival. The demand to have a shop in the Tivoli is growing, he said, it's becoming the place to be.

He cited the mall's population on the weekends as an example of its growing popularity.

If the mall continues to slump, Schoemer, said there were several alternatives open. For one, if the Tivoli goes bankrupt, the property reverts back to Auraria. In that case, the space could be used for classrooms and office space.

That may happen anyway, said Schoemer. Auraria may make a deal to lease space in the Tivoli for classrooms. Auraria would pay the Tivoli for the space and the Tivoli would still pay Auraria their yearly fee.

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Metro insurance half UCD's Brian Gallagher The Metropolitan

If you're a Metro student and you feel you pay too much for health insurance, just be grateful you don't attend CU-Denver.

Metro bas a mandatory insurance coverage requirement for its students. Insurance fees are added to all billings for Metro students, but the insurance may be waived in the event of prior coverage. The last day to tum in waiver forms to the busin~ office is Sept. 21. Students who turn in the waiver forms will have their accounts credited for the $105 fee.

The University of Colorado at Denver also has a student health insurance plan. The policy is very similar to Metro's, except that the fee is $228 per semester.

Latricia Lucero, senior secretary at UCO who handles student insurance, said "our claims were too high," explaining the cost of their student insurance.

UCO was facing the posmbility of a $450 per student insurance cost prior to the start of the fall semester.Working with their agent from the Prudential Insurance Company, UCO brought the costs down to $228by1Sng a mandatory insurance policy similar to Metro's.

This year UCO adopted a stra-

tegy similar to Metro's to combat the high cost of student insurance. stays with the student throughout The insurance was added onto their Metro college career. The student bills, and waiver forms option of claiming to have were mailed to UCO students. "adequate financial resources" is Students have the option of de- not open to Metro students. dining coverage because ofprevious "If you have some kind of insurinsurance or by claiming "adequate ance it opens most of the doors," financial resources" to cover any Veatch said. You can get people to unexpected medical needs. where they need to go. It is especial"I've got a lot of complaints ly difficult to get psychiatric care already from students about the for students if they don't have waiver," Lucero said ''They didn't insurance." like the idea of insurance being Students attending Metro are added on to their tuition." required to have a minimum of 10 Students from Metro are ac- credit hours in the fall semester and customed to seeing an insurance eight hours in the spring semester charge on their statement. to qualify for the student insurance Ron Veatcb, director of Student policy.

Health Services said that some "If you don't have a minimumstudents, especially underclasmleo, hour requirement, you will have sometimes end up with double people who come to school just to coverage resulting from the man- get the insurance, and they know datory system. they are going to use it," Vcatch "You don't want people to pay said for double coverage, it just doesn't Veatch guessed a similar policy make sense," Veatch said "ff they to the one for Metro students do [have double coverage] either would cost up to twice as much on they haven't understood it, or the open market haven't gone through the trouble To help combat the painful cost of doing the waiver." of student" health coverage, UCO Metro students must obtain a has also added a three-credit-hour waiver form through the Busin~ requirement for student imurance, Office and have it filled out by the where none existed before. Veatch student's insurance company said, "I think they're taking some or employer. Once a waiver bas step toward making their imurance been filled out, the waived status more affordable."

Metro currently insures about 5,000 students through the Southland Corp., a company that refused UCO because oftheir claim history.

During the spring semester of 1989, UCO enrolled about 600 students in its voluntary insurance program, Lucero said. No data is available on bow many students will be enrolled in UCD's new insurance program for the fall semester.

"The larger the pool, the better offyou are. You want to spread the risk," Veatch said In addition, the Metro policy also covers 80 percent of the cost from "provider" institutiom, while covering 70 percent of costs at other institutions.

Veatch said he would like to sit down and talk with UCO and see ifit would be feasible to get the two schools under one insurance pr<r gram for the campus.

"It's definitely worth looking into," Lucero said If a student relied solely on either of the institution's insurance policies they would be in a serious bind in the event of a catastrophic ~ Metro's maximum lifetime benefit is $20,000, and UCD's is $15,000. Most major-medical policies have a maximum lifetime benefit of $1 million or more. o

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Graduates find fuel at Career Center Judy Floyd

The ~etropolitan Planning to graduate in May? But you don't have a job, or at least not the kind you went to college for?

Don't despair. Instead, visit the Career Services Office, tucked away in the Arts Building, Room 177 to be exact. It could hold the key to your future. You might find that job after all.

"But don't wait until May," cautioned Julie Hughes, director ofCareer Services. She said there's a lot involved in planning for and finding a job.

Ron Lujan, assistant director, concurred saying that looking for a job is like taking an extra class.

The key to finding those illusive jobs requires two strategies.

"The pre-planning process is a necessity," Lujan said. "If you're not prepared, you

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Madrid did not deny the charge.

"It is personal, because of who I am and where I come from," Madrid said. "I am a minority on a predominantly white campus, and this kind of thing offends me."

After going into executive session to discuss the matter, the subcommittee d(}termined that Kleg had made the statements, but because the incident had taken place prior to the election they had no power to impeach him. A public apology by Kleg will be the subcommittee's recommendation to the full Senate, which meets again on Sept 13.

Cl!Jl't compete." And students must be aware of not only their interests and abilities, but a1so the available jobs that fit their personalities.

During the second phase, the actual job search, students concentrate on writing a resume and preparing for interviews with prospective employers.

Career Services offers an array of services to help students with both planning and execution.

For those who haven't decided on a career, tests used as assessment tools help determine interests, values and abilities.

The center also conducts workshops almost daily. Whether a student is looking at several different careers or looking for a specific job, he'll have little trouble finding the appropriate workshop: How to write an effective resume; how to go about looking for a job; and bow to prepare for that all-

Senator Jim Capp5 said this incident pointed out the need for an MSC Senate code of ethics, and work would begin on such a code immediately in the hope of preventing another such problem.

"I don't like to see that kind of comment associated with the Senate," Capps said.

"And the next time this happens, you may not get off, Mr. Kleg. You may not get off."

If Calderon is dissatisfied with the ruling, she still has several options open to her,

important interview. The office even stages videotaped mock interviews that are later discussed and evaluated by participating students.

The campus career library bas more than 1,800 books about employers, careers and salaries. "Discover," a computerized career-guidance system, is a.recent addition.

It can reveal things from what colleges are best for a particular occupation to bow much money you can make as an accountant in Hawaii.

Each September, the center conducts its annual Career Exploration Day. Last year more than 3,000 students and alumni met with employers and attended workshops.

Fifty-three employers participated.

This year, 59 employers are already scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 27, at the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Like most other services, the career day is offered

to students free of charge. Other than a $10 . fee for tests and on-campus recruiting inter- • views, students pay nothing.

Hughes said students should begin their job search six months before graduation.

"It's a lot of work, but [if you want a job] you have to know how to market yoursel~" Hughes said. "What we teach is the whole marketing plan ... the things to get ready for the job."

While admitting the advice may sound harsh, Lujan said, ''The product is you; you must sell yourself. If you have confidence, you can get the job."

But even in Denver's notoriously slow job ~ market, Lujan said people are getting jobs.

Hughes offered one last bit of advice: "Plan your career early; or if not that, plan the career-search process early. The market is very competitive, but there are jobs. And remember, you only want one job." o

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"He was assaulted at 23rd and Lawrence streets, then wandered onto campus," Daugherty said, "We called Denver General Hospital, and the Denver police took it from there."

This is the latest of several incidents involving transients on campus. Last year two transients were charged with arson for a fire that destroyed a warehouse near campus.

And Metro physics instructor, Laura Obert, was flashed in a North Classroom women's restroom when she came in to work early on June 21. She said the man may have been a transient Daugherty said students should view transients with caution, since they may take opportunities to steal, harass or beg, but they should also keep in mind that transients are people.

"Just because a person is a transient doesn't mean that they have fewer rights than anyone else," said Daugherty.

He said that when transients are found loitering around campus, they are first asked if they have business on campus.

"Even transients could be pursuing a higher education," Daugherty said.

If they have no business on campus, then they are asked to move on in~ way that does

not diminish their dignity.

"For the most part, incidents involving transients are pretty infrequent," Daugherty said, "We're lucky that we don't have dorms, or students out socializing after about I0 p.m. That helps keep problems down to a minimum, plus I think Auraria students tend to be pretty streetwise. They ride the buses or work downtown and understand how to deal with transients."

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Daugherty said if transients are harassing students or causing problems in some way, Auraria Public Safety will run a check with other agencies to see if they are wanted for another offense.

"Frequently. that's the case. There was a transient assaulting people along Cherry Creek who was wanted for murder."

That was an uncommon case, said Daugherty. Most transients, if they do have a record, it is for not showing up in court.

Daugherty emphasized the need for help by area shelters, especially when the weather is bad.

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One thing the new tenants of the Mere failed to provide in their remodeling plans 'Was indoor seating for the handicapped.

"We are working on trying to make it more handicapped accessible," manager Marty F~ank said. "But I don't know bow we will solve the problem."

This was one of many complaints voiced by patrons of the Mere. "fm tired ofthe food-service atmosphere," MSC student Nancy Fakes said. -Although she bad never been to the old Mere, she understood it bad more of a small-towr atmosphere.

"I feel packaged," she said "I don't like it," MSC student Kimberly Shepard said, "It is more cafeteria-style, and doesn't give students and teachers a choice. I think they blew it. rm devastated with the remodeling upstairs." She found the old Mere was more rustic.

In response to complaints of cafeteriastyle food, Frank said they are going to try to offer daily and weekly specials.

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"I think the steak sandwich is a rip off," he said "At $2.50, they should give more meat or lower the price." But Graves said he liked the atmosphere.

Some people like the new Mere.

Debra Good, a UCO student, bad eaten at the Mere before the changeover.

"It looks prettier now, the carpet is nice," she said. "Although the food is good, I liked the variety and quality of the soup and sandwiches before."

"The yogurt is great," MSC student Larry Cardenas said. ''The service seems faster."

Cardenas also liked not having to order bis drink. Overall be gave the new Mere an okay mark.

Barb Cartwright, CCD student, was on her first visit to the newly remodeled Mere.

"I'd been to the old Mere more times than I can count," she said, "and I liked the old . one better."

She said there used to be more variety in the choice of soups and sandwiches, but she does like the new carpet.

Julie Hollingsworth and Greg Coffey, both MSC students and first-time visitors to the Mere, said th<!_ place was pretty efficient and the service was good "It is a nice place to come to relax before class," Hollingsworth said.

"It is a definite improvement," MSC student Tony Albanese said. "It is nice to see that some money was spent to renovate the place."

Albanese said the new owners were able to keep the flavor of the place, yet provide a more efficient atmosphere.

Just two houses down from the Mere members of the UCO English department had several complaints about the new Mere.

"I don't like the new compared to the old," said Colleen Donnelly, UCD professor.

"The quality of the food is down. The new Mere is just not the same." She misses how the old Mere could accommodate people with special diets.

The old Mere was a family-type place with freshly prepared food, said John Lofty, UCO professor.

"They could handle the traffic amazingly well," he said. ''When you entered the old Mere you could just imagine the history behind it. Now, it is plastic and chrome. The charm is gone, and the place is fake." ''The food is designed to be sold - not to be eaten," Jacqueline Gray, UCO English instructor said.

Brad Mudge, a UCO English instructor and a representative of Auraria Green, an environmentalist group, is horrified by the use of styrofoam and plastic.

"In 1989 this is totally unacceptable," he • said "Being the only place to get food on this side of campus, we use it a lot," .Kristin Lucas UCO English department secretary said.

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According to Len Meyer, of the Office of Institutional Advancement, there are presently about 350 items up for auction, and they are still coming in.

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Say a couple were to waltz by the bandstand, he in his tails and shorts, she in -路 her gown and tennis shoes. His pink bow tie is wrapped securely around his left ankle.

She wears her bow tie demurely on her head.

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Hey, don't laugh. These folks won't be just out on the town, dressed funny and having a good time. They will he friends and supporters of MSC attending the second annual Plain and Fancy Ball. And their goal will be to raise money for scholarships to help college students with financial need.

The Ball, set for Oct. 21 at the Radisson Hotel downtown, is sponsored by the Metropolitan State College Foundation. Inc. and MSC Alumni Association.

Traditionally, a black tie is required to attend a fund-raiser of this magnitude. But in keeping with the frivolity of the occasion, .._ Plain and Fanciers will be required to wear a pink bow tie to gain admittance to the ball.

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To add to the fun, they can wear the tie anywhere on their person. The dress doesn't have to be too fancy. Just as long as it's fun.

The evening will begin with a silent auction at 6:15 p.m., to be followed by dinner and dancing at 7:30 p.m. Music will be provided by Peach Fuzz, an ensemble of the band Moment's Notice.

"That's 200 more than we had last year. I mean we're really going to town," Meyer said Some of the items up for auction at the ball include time-share condos, airline tickets, hotel packages, weekend get aways at dude ranches, a piano, a fur coat, diamond earrings, and even a quilt, made especially for the ball. For the more practical shopper, there will be a chainsaw, a television, a queen-size box spring and mattress, 1,500 bricks and an electric clothes dryer.

Meyer said they hope the ball will draw students as well as members of the community. He also realizes that the $40 admission is a bit steep for most students.

"We're really not trying to make a lot of money on this. I mean, what we're trying to do - we're trying to get involvement. We're trying to get people to attend ... the bottom line is it's really for scholarships. So if they're very much interested in supporting the college, then they would feel good about it."

Meyer, who is executive director of development said he expects the ball will raise anywhere from $80,000-$100,000.

"The Ford Motor Company has given us a 1989 Probe LX two-door hatchback that will be auctioned at the Plain and Fancy Ball, and the proceeds from the sale of the car w~ go for minority scholarships."

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This year's Plain and Fancy Person of The Year, who acts as a sponsor for the . event, is Congresswoman Pat Schroeder.

She was chosen partly for her support of education, particularly at MSC. Last year's Plain and Fancy Ball was quite a success. Meyer said it netted about $38,000.

Additional contributors to the Ambassadors fund include Adolph Coors Company, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin D. Johnson, ARCO Foundation, Martin Marietta Data Systems and Burlington Northern Foundation.

Meyer said that the Foundation provides the criteria for scholarship recipients.

Through the efforts of the sponsors and participants, 58-$500 scholarships were given to nontraditional students attending Metro this year.

Additionally, there were six $500 Alumni Scholarships and about $6,000 given to both the aerospace and athletic programs.

"We have over 80 percent of our students - 85 percent - are on some type of financial aid, and I just wish we had more funds so that we could really support those students that really have a need," Meyer said.

A portion of the receipts from this year's ball will go to the MSC Am~dors in the High Schools program. The program, Meyer said, was begun in 1987 to provide incentives to qualified high school students to finish high school and attend college at Metro State.

The program provides selected ambassadors - juniors and seniors from the teacher education program - as counselors to selected high school students who show the potential to attend college, but run the risk of dropping out of high school. 路 These ambassadors work with 10 local high schools ~ and see the students through to graduation, then help them adjus,t to college life. The money from the ball provides four-year scholarships for the graduates.

According to Meyer, about 260 students were nominated for the Plain and Fancy Scholarship this year.

In addition to all the auction items that were donated, the Adolph Coors Company will underwrite the dinner.

The ball promisies to be one of the most exciting and most profitable occasions that the college will see this year. It could be an evening not soon forgotten.

Imagine driving away . in a new Ford Probe, or rushing to the airport for a flight to Aspen, or enjoying the remainder of the evening in a suite provided by one of Denver's finest hotels.

Or maybe just going home, putting on a new Denver Bronco jersey personally autographed by John Elway, and reading over a personal program copy of the Presidential Inauguration donated by first lady Barbara Bush. o

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missed boat David 0. Wiiiiams The Metropolitan

President Bush, the so-called education president, missed his chance to live up to that designation on Sept. 5 during his national drug address, said MSC psychology Professor Harvey Milkman.

Milkman, ccrauthor of two books and several articles on addiction, said the emphasis of Bush's comprehensive program to combat drugs in the United States is misguided because it is putting the focus on an enlarged criminal justice system.

Last week Bush requested a nearly $1.5 billion increase in drug-related federal spending for law enforcement.

"Seventy percent of the funds seem to be allocated to law enforcement," Milkman said. "That represents a legacy of funds division that has been with us since the Nixon administration. The problem I have with that is that we have a sense of social coercion toward a goal of reduced drug use.

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law·enforcement approach," Milkman said "I say that if I were appropriating funds, I would devote maybe a 50-50 split between law enforcement and prevention education."

The danger that people who embrace the total law enforcement, legislative approach need to recognize, he said, is that they are living in a fantasy world where the police and law enforcement officials are going to do the right thing all the time with this added power given them.

Rather than the kind of intense interdiction effort and emphasis on stepped-up law enforcement locally that Bush has proposed, Milkman said he'd like to see a program that would bring into our school system a complete package based on natural highs as the alternative to drugs in modem society.

"I've been talking about natural highs as a social idea - that we should be promoting ways of feeling good without taking drugs," he said The program he has outlined is one of educating people about the biology, sociology and psychology of behavior and mood change. But he insists that education is not enough. From there, a program of skill development that would offer people certain competency skills in living is necessary.

These skills would include personal, social and body awareness elements that would ultimately be enhanced by the talents of the individual.

"We don't really have any direction provided by the Bush talk or the government in terms of what we should move toward as an alternative to drugs," Milkman said The exhaustive anti-drug indoctrination of school-age children that was witnessed during the Reagan administration has not been accompanied by anything that might logically fill the void

"We need to have, along with a kind of negative message, a positive alternative.

There's a vacuum at the end of the 'Just Say No' campaign."

Milkman cites the example of several nontraditional schools, such as a school in the Bronx that is attempting to socially immunize children against substance abuse, and points out that their success proves that a different approach to education can work.

In his speech, Bush demanded that every school, college and workplace must adopt tough, but fair, policies about drug use by students and employees. Those that do not adopt such policies will not get federal funds.

Calling this remark 'pretty abstract,' Milkman expressed a certain anxiety about placing schools, particularly universities, under this kind of pressure.

"There's a danger to giving the police and government officials and school authorities too much invasive power over the individual," Milkman said.

Wondering whether the invasion of privacy would be worth the benefits, Milkman admitted that giving police broad powers ofsearch and seizure would probably reduce drug use, but those gains would be minimized by the cost in personal freedoms.

Bush said, "Some used to call drugs

harmless recreation. They're not." And Milkman tends to agree.

But the problem with defining every drug user as a criminal, he said, is that it will perpetuate a self-fulfilling prophecy, whereby that person begins to act out his given role. ~· Also, he said, this added pressure is coming at a time when we are making some solid gains in reducing drug use. In 1979, 11 percent of high-school seniors were smoking marijuana regularly. Ten years later, that number is down to 3 percent.

"We are in the midst of some success," he said, "and then we have this sort of coercive effort."

Despite encouraging numbers, Milkman stresses that there has been a shift in the drugs of choice - a shift from depressants ., and hallucinogens to highly addictive, emotionally volatile stimulants such as cocaine.

"These drugs are chemical prostitutes," Milkman said. ''They trick the body into thinking something real is happening, but it's counterfeit - pleasure with a lot oflong-term pain involved" There's a certain amount of pain involved if a craving or urge is not satisfied, Milkman said. But in his book "Craving For Ecstasy," Milkman states that, "growing up consists of finding the right substitute for your thumb." • And that process can often turn into addictive behavior.

A focus on the positive is a big part of Milkman's entire approach to curbing su~ stance abuse in this country. He feels that even the media has to ~ume some of the blame for the current situation.

"People are interested more in things that cause horror or hardship in people's lives. So the media plays on that. Play up the positive alternatives," he said o

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By John C. Roper

These are the voyages of the S.S. Brewer. His tenure mis&on: to boldly turn Metro into a college where a working man or woman can no longer go.

I swear this is true. Last week, while giving his state of the college address, MSC President Thomas Brewer said that classes at MSC were too easy since students who work full time are still passing them.

"If he [the student] is, then we are not meeting the challenge," he said I think the president has things backwards. The challenge isn't so much for the school, but for the working student.

It's midnight right now and my deadline for this column is noon tomorrow. I went to school this morning and then worked an eight hour shift until 10 this evening. Before sitting down at the computer, I put in two hours of study for a law exam I have this week. After rm done writing, I'll review some more law. Tomorrow, I'll wake up at 7 a.m., read over some notes, rush to my class at 8, and so on and so on ...

This is a typical scenario for working students - but, we get by.

True, our grades can suffer some from working full time, but I have yet to fail a course or even come close to a D because of it.

Yet, President Brewer thinks that if I do this and pass, MSC is doing something wrong. The only thing this school is doing wrong is having a president who has such an unrealistic outlook toward higher education.

If the president were more in touch with tradition he would realize that MSC ii inundated with students, like myself, who need to work 40 hours a week in order to pay the lofty tuition rates to earn their degrees. Instead, he chastizes those who have the diligence and stick·to-it-iveness to work through school to continue their education.

I adamantly agree with his philosophy of improving the academic standards of MSC. Any college or university has room for improvement. But why does that mean that all of the working students [probably more than half of the MSC student population] should be flunking out of school?

Does that mean we can't possibly budget our time? Or maybe it just means he thinks we were all too stupid to be born into families that have incomes of more than $90,000 per year and a generous housing allowance to boot. Gee, I wonder whose salary that reflects?

Maybe we pass our classes because we're smart? A lot smarter anyway than someone who thinks that if you work you should be failing.

Strike that He's got a great idea! If we flunk half of the students, we can unleash thousands of uneducated workers on society and be like a dog returning to its vomit. We don't need to advance. We should just go back to being an industrialized state and let some other countries have fun for a while. Yeah, that's it! We could all wear polyester uniforms, scratch our privates and claim "we've got the best burger in the business."

I don't know about you, but I'd rather shave my head with a cheese grater while chewing on tin foil than see the education system decline any further than it has in this country.

MSC is a fine academic institution - far better than most It's also rooted into the community's consciousness as a nontraditional campus that supports the "nontraditional working student and doesn't throw ice water on them.

But the winds of change are drifting toward us, more and more instructors are placing a heavier burden on class attendance than on the quality of school work accomplished and the sweat that goes with it. The demands on the working student can sometimes be nearly unbearable, and it's high time that the president takes note of this.

In his speech, the president spoke of the importance of having a sense of humor. He added that he's "leery and suspicious of those people who do not have a sense of humor."

Me too. I'm just waiting for the punchline.

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Black student defends Kleg Editor, As a black student at Metropolitan State College I had reason to question the legitimacy of the complaints against Mr. Kleg by Lisa. During the last two weeks I overheard a conversation between Gerri Madrid and Lisa in which Ms. Madrid hoped that the allegations would help her to meet her goal of getting Joel off the Senate. I find it disgusting and totally immoral to attempt to label someone as racist to achieve apolitical means. This is what I believe has happened in this case.

I find Ms. Madrid to have acted out of personal spite and political retribution. This is not enough of a reason to call someone a· racist. I would like to call on the students of Metropolitan State College to demand the resignation of Gerri Madrid, because of her most disgusting abuse of the term racism as a cover for illegitimate political ambitions.

The issue concerning Lisa is quite the same. Lisa is the type of person who is not satisfied with the racism that already exists in our society. For some reason she always is looking to pick a fight with either white

students or teachers. Her overzealous type of activity is not supported by either myself and many other black students on this campus. In fact, it is our belief that the type of activities that Lisa engages in not only fails to prevent racism, but that it is also a contributing factor to racism on this campus.

Now I would like to make a few comments on what Mr. Kleg said. After talking to him about his remark of over seven months ago, I have some question about the taste of his comments. However, ;n no way whatsoever • do I believe that Mr. Kleg had any racist intent nor does he harbor any ill feelings or other prejudice feelings about the black community or any other minority. In fact, I found Joel to be very respectful and interested in certain aspects of black culture. I am sure that Joel Kleg will make a very good student representative. If Lisa ever decides to wise up to the fact that not every white man is a racist she might find a very valuable resource in Mr. Kleg in her attempts to fight racism.

Flunk out or starve

- Paul Scotten MSC Student

Editor, Shame on all you students working 40 hours a week and passing your classes. You're making Metro look bad, according to President Brewer.

If students are able to work full time, carry a full class load and still pull D's in their classes, then "something is wrong," according to Brewer's quote in the Sept. 8 Metropolitan. Metro just isn't challenging itself academically.

So come on, let's back our Prez. Heed the rallying cry. Lend our second-rate school a little academic credibility. Quit Metro or flunk your classes. It's the very least you can do.

Blow off those rent payments. Forget food, gas and insurance. Soon the kids should be too weak from hunger to cry. But keep those tuition checks coming .

You'll just be trading one kind of hardship for another, after all. You can kiss those sleepless nights goodbye. No more eating sandwiches on the way to work instead of sitting down to dinner. And all for MSC's greater glory.

Why, someday we might see our beloved Metro elevated to the lofty, elite status now held by real universities. You know the ones.

OK, maybe you'll have to graduate with a heavy student loan debt hanging from your neck. Or gee, maybe you can hit up Mater and Pater for the tuition bucks.

Whatever, it takes to legitimize MSC academics, do it.

What? You thought that on the whole your classes were challenging , well-taught and demanding. You were satisfied with your education?

Who cares. What's important is boosting MSC's image in academic circles. Don't wait for elitism to creep in, give it a push. The drop fee's a start, punishing those indecisive students who haven't yet plugged into a four-year program.

If we can find a way to discourage those other pesky working students, we might yet salvage Metro. Pretty soon we can start to get rid of some of those other annoying nontraditional students. Then we can plant some ivy, get a big-time football program and build an ivory tower to hang Brewer's oak office doors on.

- Eric Hobart Reforming student

Working students deserve A's too Editor, I personally resent Brewer's statement of the courses not being academically up to par. I hold down a 40-hour job and go to school full time. I agree Metro must keep challenging itself academically, but I don't think something is wrong if a student can do all the things mentioned.

I've wanted to go back to school for years, but could never afford it. Life interfered as it always does and it has taken nine years to get back. I can't go to school if I don't work. And if I don't perform up to par at work, I have no job. According to Brewer, if I perform up to par at school, the classes are too easy. Does anyone ever think that maybe, just maybe I'd be willing to do whatever it takes to get the education I want? I go to work exhausted because I have to. I go to school exhausted because I want to. There is a difference.

The other half of this problem is work. They mustn't know that school is my top priority. If they think I'm going to leave in a couple of years, my chances of bei.ng promoted aren't so good. But if I don't get that extra income, school falls by the wayside. I have to have a job to go to school. That's a fact of life.

If Brewer thinks it's easy to be at school five to seven hours each day and go directly to work afterwards and , then come home and study, and then start the routine all over after five hours of sleep, he's missing something . I'm challenged. I'm challenged to find time for the demands of going to school, because it isn't easy. My classes require time to research, interview and read 3,000 chapters. I don't have time for all of it. And if I pass, it's because I've proven that I know the material, not • because the material is too easy. It isn't.

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CORRECTION The Metropolitan incorrectly stated in an Aug. 25 article that the St. Francis Center is owned by the May Bonfils Foundation. The center is in fact owned by the Auraria Foundation.

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In that same article Christine Brunner's name was misspelled.

The Metropolitan regrets the errors.

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Bush's plan: same old Band-Aid President Bush uncorked his much-anticipated drug policy last week. It was quite a show - he even got to hold upa bag of crack cocaine and tell us, voice low and menacing, that "this stuff is poison."

He's right. Crack is unclean and terribly addictive.

The ironic thing , though , is that it only exists because the high price of illegal cocaine creates a demand for a cheaper, dirtier form. Just as marijuana was the alternative drug during the prohibition of the 1920s, crack is the alternative drug of our modern prohibition. If cocaine were legal, crack wouldn't exist.

But our leaders don't see it that way.

Those in power seem reluctant to deal with anything but symptoms. Drug crimes are symptoms of prohibition, drug abuse a symptom of social ills. The government looks only !it the superficial realities of the situation.

There is something wrong with our real ity; otherwise, people wouldn't be trying to escape it. Could it be that our great machine of a country places the individual behind economic and technological development?

Could it be that we change so fast year by year that people can find consistency only in drugs?

Russia and Japan are also great machines in which human beings are secondary to production, and there are many drug addicts in those countries as well.

Meanwhile, in the Netherlands, drugs are legal. They have no drug problem there.

But what is a drug "problem"? Many people are addicts, but many more use drugs responsibly.

Shouldn't drug use be a personal choice? Drug use is essentially a victimless crime. (A person can 't commit a crime against himself; only when drug use causes one man to injure another can it be considered a crime.)

Legalizing drugs would not do away with this, but it would bring it down to the level of other crimes, and crime, drug-related or not, must be accepted as a part of life.

But crime is the only valid argument against drugs.

Other arguments involve violating civil rights and saving people from themselves, leftover rubbish from the 17th-century Puritan blood that boils in our veins.

They are intertwined with the notion that personal pleasure is a sin worthy of eternal damnation, or "stiffer sentencing" in our modern terminology.

No, crime is the only real argument, and drug-related crimes and their victims are a direct result of prohibition.

Drug laws reduce supplies and cause prices to skyrocket, and the personal risk factor of the seller ups those prices even more, resulting in buyers committing crimes to get drugs that would otherwise be easily affordable. Further, dealers unable to resolve their differences wind up shooting each other, and narcotics officers (many of them crooked) earn their paychecks by shooting at both sides while innocent people get caught in the crossfire. If drugs were legal, this would not happen. Alcohol is legal, and the only crimes related to drink are liquor store hold-ups.

The crusade against drugs, fashioned by politicians, is futile, and it's time for a new kind of."great experiment." We can start with marijuana: Legallze it, then conduct social, psychological and medical research on the results. It can be labeled for its detrimental effects and kept off limits to children, if that is the compromise.

People would be free to choose, certainly a pleasant alternative to an increased infringement on civil liberties, the punishment of pleasure seekers, and the pursuit of dealers who are criminals simply because drugs are illegal and decent people can 't sell them.

Of course, one big assumption is that drugs affect the nation's productivity. But isn't this the same incredibly rich and productive country the Bush group praised so easily during the last election, the same great land run in large part by people who grew up dunng the drug binge of the '60s and '70s? Where is the proof that our productivity is on the decline because of drugs?

Shouldn't more attention be given to the reasons people need drugs? The fact that we practically support the Colombian economy with drug use says that there is something wrong with our national psyche. It says that there is something lacking in our method of educating the young, something lacking in what our society has to offer its people.

More than anything, it points out economic inequality.

It points out the desperation of the inner-city poor, the lack of opportunities for youth in the ghetto. All men are not created equal; some are born into hopeless situations, and they turn to drugs. The emphasis on throwing them into prison should be changed to an emphasis on alleviating their financial and educational pov~rty, on forcing the affluent to trade in a few of their expensive cars so a smidgeon- of hope can be provided for the victims of capitalism gone haywire.

And what are drugs, anyway? Alcohol and tobacco are legal; why not marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens? What about television, cars, food and sex? Those can be as addictive or destructive as any drug.

That's the social aspect.

The criminal aspect is much less ambiguous: Legalize drugs, because they are here to stay. We must get things out in the open and live with certain people's decisions to use drugs excessively. The wrong thing to do is to step up punishment and increase military tactics and continue the insane cycle which cause prohibition and result in a rash of drug-related crimes ranging from petty theft to organized terrorism. The next step in this mindless routine is being faithfully carried out by Bush with his knee-jerk policy, and the futile and unnecessary "war" continues. o

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Womens' studies head looks forward Sharon Harms The Metropolitan

Passionate best descnbes her attitude toward her new job.

As coordinator of women's services for MSC, she'll establish a women's center and

serve as an advocate~ women students to get their degrees.

But Mackie Faye Hill's enthusiam extends to all minorities. She's joined with a group of administrators to come up with a "culturally diverse curriculum." And Hill would like to

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see black history, Hispanic history, Indian history and women's history integrated into American history.

"Students should know who has made contributions to this country and what they are," Hill said.

Library shelves, Hill said, including those at Auraria Library, have volumes of books about ethnic minorities and women. These books are just waiting to be utiliud.

And utilized they'll be ifHill has anything to say about it She's no stranger to MSC. Her previous tour of duty was spent as coordinator for Outward Bound and director of College for Living from 1979 to 1982.

After stops at University of Northern Colorado and a "too small" private college, Linfield, in Oregon, Ht11 was director of minority student affairs at Portland State University.

Hill took over as head of Women's

Services at MSC on July 1. The position bad been vacant for a year, prompting Hill to wade right in and help students needing assistance. Most problems concerned the rigors of financial aid.

Hill wants to find influential people in the community willing to advise and find corporate funding for the women's center and for minorities.

As for racial equality, Hill doesn't have a "magic wand," but she uses an analogy from the movie, ''The Defiant Ones": Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis played two escapees from a prison camp, and they were chained togtber. At first they hated each other because of the difference in their skin color, but after realizing that to survive they would have to pull together in common effort, they forgot about their differences and bonded together for the common good.

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Council offers help to club officers Gayle Neyman Copy Editor

H you are struggling to start a new club, or have just been elected to a club office, InterOub Council can help.

Representatives from Metro clubs and organizations learned the ins-and-outs of services available to them when they met with ICC at orientations and luncheons held Sept. 6 and 7 in the Student Union.

ICC was formed four years ago to help

MSC clubs and organi1.ations develop cohesiveness and a group identity. ICC falls under the umbrella of the Student Activities office, according to Student Activities Director Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen.

During the orientation held Sept. 6, club officers were greeted by Ortega-Ericksen.

Ortega-Ericksen asked them to introduce themselves and share fund-raising techniques with the group.

Janet Duran-Gordon, director of clubs

and organizations, explained diflerent services available to Metro clubs, such as how to get copying, office space and mailboxes.

She urged groups to contact her at the Student Activities office if they bad questions.

Reservationist Jeanine Cowan explained her hours and bow groups could reserve rooms for meetings and other club functions.

Michael Green, Student Senate chair of club funding, gave the club representatives methods of easing the pain of applying for

funding. ''The Business Office can be downright moody," said Green, urging groups to submit their budget requests early.

Ortega-Ericksen said that up to $1,600 was available to each club. The money is raised by student fees.

Students who join a MSC club are automatically members of ICC. OrtegaEricksen is planning a newsletter to get information to clubs. o

Clubs easier than ever to start Lyn Wazny The Metropolifan There's certainly no shortage of people on Metro's campus; enrollment's at an all-time high. But getting to know one another outside the ~oom proves to be quite a challenge for many students.

An easy solution lies in MSC's clubs and organizations which is a branch of Student Activities. There are more than 60 groups that run the gamut from loosely formed organizations for recreational or social purposes to elite honor societies.

By joining or starting a club, students can broaden their college experience beyond the classroom. It's a great opportunity to make

new friends and to develop a special interest.

In addition, many students feel that it gives them a sense of belonging. y olanda Ortrp-Erickseo, director ofSttxlent Activities, said, "Our clubs do a good job of reflecting our diversified student population.

We have some real creative ones."

Gamma Rho Delta began as a group dedicated to ~isting freshman learn more about college life. The Vietnamese Student Organization offers academic guidance, moral support and opportunities to share in cultural events with the Vietnamese community. Identity, a club consisting of artists, writers and musicians explore their crafts outside the ~oom.

Ericksen explained that only five people are needed to start a club and the procedure

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Once it's determined that there's enough interest, all a student has to do is approach Student Activities in Room 153 in the Student Union and fill out a recognition form which specifies what to do to get set up and be officially recogniud. Each club must have a constitution and have a faculty or staff advisor from Metro.

Ericksen said, "Some clubs fold after a semester and some have been with us since the beginning of time!" She added that although some have ceased to exist, they contnbuted in some great ways to the campus.

Students Activities serves as the "glue" for clubs. .It offers support services: supplies, pbOtocopies, reserved rooms and equipment

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Major funding for events such as conferences, lecturers, banquets and special meetings comes from the club funding committee, a special branch of Student Government.

Janet Duran-Gordon, a Metro student, serves as clubs and organization coordinator through MSC Student Activities. It's a job she enjoys.

"I love working with people and helping them out. It's never dull, I'm always learning something."

Friendship, camaraderie and a different educational experience can be found through MSC's clubs and organizations. Just think - yourself and only four other people.

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Dale Van.A~ !ltl investigative reporter of wide reputation for his aggre$Sive and in-depth reporting on drug connections in Coloptbia and also the vqlatile situation_in Iran, will speak Monday, Sept. 18 in Room 330 of the Student t:Jnion from 11 a.ro. to 12:30 P.m. ...

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Les Miserables may have been a smash on Broadway, a hit in Los Angeles, and a triumph elsewhere, but it was just three confusing hours in Denver.

The production, which opened at the Denver Auditorium Theatre to a sell-out crowd on Sept. 6, is the Oscar-winning musical based on the novel by Victor Hugo.

However, after sitting through the musical, one might realize that it's more like an opera and just decide to read the novel instead.

Act I opens in 1815, Digne, France, with a chain gang scene - the slashing sounds of

whips and an ensemble of men singing the story of shame and sorrow. Jean Valjean (Gary Barker), the main character, is a member of the chain gang about to be paroled. But freedom is a questionable term since his yellow ticket-of-leave condemns him to be an outcast. Only the Bishop of Digne will take him in. In return Valjean steals the bishop's silver.

Although Barker does a skillful job of playing the underdog, his voice is too soft to be heard clearly and quivers intermittently throughout tlie production. De8pite ail admirable attempt, Barker's characteriz.ation creates a confusion that troubles the rest of the production.

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When artist Sally Chapman came to the Auraria Library to preview the space where her art exhtbit would be installed, she was pleasantly surprised to see the renovation going on around campus.

"When I saw the construction, I thought, 'Great. My work will fit in wonderfully,' " Chapman said She was pleased because she realized her exhibit would be about as relevant as an artist can get around this campus these days.

Chapman's show "On the Road," now on

display at the Library Gallery, is a collage approach to road signs.

The Boulder artist used earthenware to create the various signs set on weathered metal-look backgrounds. Champman got ideas for the backgrounds from weathered metal she respects in the landscape around us, such as on train tracks, corrugated metal roofs or old trucks.

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We are looking for: -Black/white artwork, photographs and graphics -Poetry, any length and style -Short fiction -Non,fiction articles, essays and interviews For more information call 556-3940 or drop off submissions at MetTosphere Student Union Rm. 156, the English Department, Central Classroom 211 or mail it to: Metropolitan State College Office of Student Publications-Metrosphere P.O. Box 4615-57 Denver, CO. 80204

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Miserables- from pu.1a One good thing about the second scene is that it introduces the talented Christy Baron as Fantine, a beautiful factory worker.

Fantine has an illegitimate child whose existence the other workers discover. This leads them to press for Fantine's dismissal.

Having been dis~ Fantine finds money scarce and in desperation sells her locket, hair and eventually herself. Your standard adult fairy tale.

It's also during this scene that the playlong confrontation between Valjean and Inspector Javert (Peter Samuel) is revealed Let it be said that no matter how confusing all of this is, Baron and Samuel both do excellent character portrayals. Especially noteworthy is Baron's solo, "I Dreamed a Dream" and Samuel's demise.

By the end of the first act, it was obvious that not everyone in the audience was impressed Even though the last scene was compelling with the revolution about to begin and the red rebel flag waving, people were still scurrying to the bar.

Outside in the hallway, one couple had already decided to skip the second act.

That's real affluence when you oonsider the price of the nearly $40 tickets..

The second act was shorter and less confusing than the first, but that didn't stop one theatre-goer's head from dropping to her left shoulder as she nodded off to sleep.

Overall, not all of Les Miserables was as overwhelming as the storyline. The characters of Monsieur and ¥adame Tbenadier (Paul Ainsley and Linda Kerns) kept a productinn that was otherwise depr~ing and confusing, humorous and refreshing. Both Ainsley and Kerns were worth the price.

However, Kerm, whether on p~ or not, oftentimes sounded like a bad imitation of the late Ethel Merman - that is, if there exists a good imitation of Ethel Merman.

The special effects created by the rotating stage and the special lighting did give the production one last hurrah.

For example, the stage gave the effect of movement in time. And the lighting, especially during the battle and sewer scenes, allowed the audience to feel the dark dampn~ of the underground and the harsh reality of war and death.

All in all, ifyou missed "Les~ due to the sold-out sign at ticket outlets, have no fear · you may get a second chance on Sept 18.

That's when tickets go on sale for a one-week showing in May. Just remember to get a copy of the program to review before going to see the _ show. Even though the lighting was great, the musical numbers well arranged and the talent fresh and convincing, Les Miserables has trouble getting the point across. o

.. ..i:i THE •It METROPOLITAN to satisfy and we've been making some pitiful mistakes." Daly said he can recall at least 20 point-blank shots that his team has failed to capitalize on. "And that won't cut it against the really good teams," he added.

Tuesday night's game, played in a blisteringlycold snow storm in Colorado Sp~. was even more disheartening for MSC. Joe "' Okoh put the Roadrunners up 1-0 with his fourth goal of the year. Some quick p~ing caught the defense in a mix-up and Okoh slipped in behind the defense to put a quick shot past the goalie. Randy Tallent then scored from about 18 yards out and Metro led 2-0 at the half.

"Then I started substituting, to get some of our younger guys some experience," Daly said. "They[CU-ColoradoSp~]scoreda quick one on our backup goalie to cut it to 2-1. It was a great goal from about 35 yards out."

Freshman Wade R~ put MSC back up by two, driving a 20-yard shot past the goalie from the right side. But a complete breakdown allowed CU-Colorado Springs to knot the score at 3-3 and send it into overtime.

Nearly 25 minutes of the overtime was played in the opponent's penalty box, before . • Tim Josserand scored from the end line with a minute and a half left in the game to give MSC the 4-3 win. ''We have to cinch up the belt and start taking advantage of missed opportunities," Daly said. "They played a real spirited game, but we were about 10 goals better than they were. We're about 14-15 deep and the kids have a lot of ability. I think we're as good as anyone we'll play this year."

Metro will now be on the road for two tough games in California before returning home Sept. 26 to play Denver Univer- -Msc·1 Chris Lopt11n rlpa a shit on a•I during 17-0 win om Colondo Chrlat11n College. sity. o

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In two victories last week, MSC Men's Soccer Coach Dennis Daly discovered an even more imposing opponent than what was on the schedule. Frustration.

The Roadrunners evened its record at 2-2 with wins against Colorado Christian Col, lege and University of Colorado-Colorado Sp~, but it left more questions than answers. And ·Daly, for one, is downright embarimecl about it.

"It's a total embarrassment because we were so much better than both of those .. teams. I wish you could have seen it; we were picking the snot out of the other team, but kept coming up empty-handed," he said.

"Frustration is a real evil opponent ... especially for the players."

On paper, Saturday's match looked pretty good for Metro. The score was 7-0 over Colorado Christian and junior midfielder Chris Loptien exploded for four goals. But Daly wasn't pl~.

"The score should have been 20-0, that's how much better I feel we were," Daly said.

"In one sense I'm pleased, but I'm very hard

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Student Union All Auraria students and alumni are welcome to attend. Over 50 employer representatives will be present to discuss career paths and future employent opportunities. A variety of career oriented workshops will also be held throughout the day.

Sponsored by Office of Career Services Auraria Student Assistance Center Division, Community College of Denver, Metropolitan State College, University of Colorado at Denver

Workshops 11 :00-11 :5 "The Interviewing Process: An Employer's Perspective" .......................•................•................... . .......•.... St. Cajetan's Center "Careers in Non-p:-ofit Organizations" ..... ... ............... . ...........•.•................•.................................. Student Union 254 "Opportunities for Starting Your Own Small Business" .. ......................................................................... Student Union 256 "Career Planning: Don't Leave Your Future to Fate" ..........................•.....................................•..........•• Student Union 257 "The Hows and Whys of Information Interviewing" ............ . .......... ...... .................•..• . ........•..•..•.••......... Student Union 258 "Accessing Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities" ........ .. .. .. .......................•...•... : ............ Student Union 230 A&B "Opportunities in Public Accounting" ... ...... ............. . . . . .. ............. . .................•......•..............••... Student Union 230 C&D

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"Careers in Art: Commercial Art, Photography and Interior Design" ...... .... ....... . ... ... ...............•.•...............•....• Student Union 254 "Landing a Job in a Small Company" .. .. .... ..... ...... ..... ....... .. .. ...... ............ .••...•........•................•.... Student Union 258 "Evaluating Values and Their Impact on Career Change" ......................................•..........•..•.••........••••••••. Student Union 257 "Computerized Career Planning" .................... .. .........................................•......•..•..•.•.....••••••••.• Student Union 258 "Resumes That Work" . ............. . .. .. ............ .. ..................... ..... ... ............ .....•.•••.....•...••..•• Student Union 230 A&B "Careers in the Peace Corps" .............................. .. .. ........................... .. .........••••••.•........••••• Student Union 230 C&D

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"Corporate Expectations" .......................................... .. . . ........... ... ...............•••••••..•.••.•••.•.••.• St. Cajetan's Center "The Temporary Industry - Freedom and Flexibility" .. .. ............. . ...... .. ..... ..... . _..........••.•.•.••..•.••..••.•••..•• Student Union 254 "Job Search Strategies" ..... ........................ .... . ........ ......... . ...... .... ........•..•••••.•.••..••••••••••••••.• Student Union 256 "Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Personality and Career Change" ................................••••••.••.....••.•••.•••.••• Student Union 257 "Games Mother Never Taught You - Political Strategies for Career Women" .............................••••.••.•....•.....••..•.• Student Union 258 "The Employment Outlook: Projections for Colorado and Metropolitan Denver" .. .. ...... ... ..•.........•.•.•.••.••..••••••.•.•. Student Union 230 A&B "Auditing and Accounting Opportunities in the Federal 'Government" ..... ...............•..............••.•.....•.....••••••.. Student Union 230 C&D

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"The Interviewing Process from the Employer's Perspective" .... .. . .. ....... : ...•..••.......•.•.••..•..•.•.••..•.••..••••••••••. St. Cajetan's Center "Sales and Management Careers in Insurance and Financial Services" ...........•................•••..••.•.••.••....••••.•••••••• Student Union 254 "Technical Education: Careers of the Future" ... .............. . .... .. ....••...•.•....•...•...••.•.•.....•.•.••••••...••.••.••••• Student Union 256 "Cooperative Education and Internships-- Testing the Waters" .....••..•.•..•.•••.•.•....•••.••••••.•.•..•••••••••••••...••••••• Student Union 257 "Using the Library to Research Prospective Employers" .........•••.......•..•..••....•......•••••.••••...••••.....•••.•.••••••• Student Union 258 "Job Possibilities Overseas" ...............................•••.•••••.......••••••.......•..•••..••••••.•••••••••.••..••••• Student Union 230 A&B "Working for the Federal Government" .......... , .......•..•••••••••••..•..•..............•..••.••..•..••.•••.•.•.•.•.•••• Student Union 230 C&D

Employers Aetna Life & Casualty Ins. Commercial Ins. Div. Allstate Insurance American Family Insurance American Society of Women Accountants Army Materiel Command R.W. Beck and Associates Becker CPA Review Blinder Robinson &Co., Inc. Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Reclamation Cleo Wallace Center Colorado Air Natl. Guard Colorado Society of CPA's Coors Covia • United Airtlnes Craig Hospital

Defense Contract Audit Agency Denver Adult Probation Dept Federal Aviation Admin.

Fed. Correctional Institution Federal Reserve Banlc Denver Branch Arst lnvtltorl Foxmoor Geneva Generics Hugl'les Aircraft Internal Revenue Service Jefferson Cnty. Community Ctr. Lowry Air Force Base Manville Corp. • Information Services Division Marriott Denver City Center Martin Marietta Astronautics Group

Martin Marietta Data Systems Metropolitan Ufe Mutual of Omaha Ins. Co. Ntnl. Society of Pub. Accts. & Pub. Accts. Society of Colo.

Navy Medical Programs New York Life Original Hamburger Stand/ Glardl Group Pizza Hut, Inc. The Product Line Public Service Co. of Colo.

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Webster's Dictionary descnbes it as an overwhelming defeat. And that's exactly what happened at Auraria Field last wl!Ck,end as the 1lth ranked MSC Women's Soccer team overpowered Alma College (MI) 9-0.

The trouncing was so lopsided in Metro's favor that the visitors didn't attempt one shot on goal the whole game. For Coach Ed Montojo it was a chance to give his reserves some game day experience.

"I felt we were stronger going in," Montojo said. "We were in total control and they were definitely outmanned. Our defense wasn't tested at all. We controlled the game from the midfield area with constant pressure."

With a blowout in the making it allowed Montojo to test some of his younger players.

Freshman Lisa Baskall not only played half the game in goal, she was moved out onto the field in the second half where she could get more of a workout. Also, Lora Powers and Yvette Stines, both reserves, received playing time.

Tonja Ridgeway got things rolling for Metro when she took a pass from Monica

W enston on the right side of the goal and placed it on the left side to beat the goalie for a l -0 lead. Then, after Michelle Carroll distributed the ball from goal, some nice combination passes netted Mischi Jackson the ball on a dead run. Jackson, who was behind the defense, scored easily.

Not to be outdone, Lynette Graul stole a pass in the defensive end on the right wing and crossed it over to Cindi Weishapl for a tap in and a quick 3-0 lead.

"The thing that impressed me the most was we didn't get lazy or lackadaisical, which often happens in a blowout. We maintained our focus and what we were trying to accomplish, mainly experimenting with players at different positions," Montojo said.

In all, seven players scored for the Roadrunners. Jami Cobb, the team's leading scorer, tallied two more goals while Jackson scored her first two. Wenston, Ridgeway, Powers, Weishapl and Bridgette Leisure also got into the act scoring one goal each.

On the year, MSC has outscored opponents l l-1 and outshot them 61-5. The real test will come Saturc4Ly, Sept. 16, when Metro will face the University of Northern Colorado. UNC is ranked 16th in preseason polls.

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"For years I've been enjoying the look of weathered metal, but I've never liked the feel of metal to work with," Chapman said. "I was quite excited last year when the way I started to handle the surface treatment of the clay had the look of the metal that I'd been appreciating."

However, as an artist she's not unaware of the contextualist's search for meaning in a work of art.

She said the series is not meant to be particularly symbolic, but people do tend to read things into it.

For example, one of the pieces entitled "Life's Roads" displays a variety of road signs going in all directions. The piece could be viewed as a reminder of all the choices most people make throughout life.

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some interesting stories about signs. During the project's installation, one construction worker came into the library and told about his experience setting cones while he worked on a road crew.

Another person she met explained the actual proces.5 of making road signs and the various codes that must be followed.

Some of the pieces in the series were created last year, but Chapman said she keeps adding to the exhibit. Each time she drives down the road the hard-line graphics of signs in the haphazard landscape catch her eye and giver her inspiration for new pieces.

A full-time artist of ceramic artwork, Chapman has been active in the Boulder and Denver art communities for IO years.

"On the Road" will be exhibited at·the Auraria Library Gallery through Sept.

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CALENDAR FRIDAY, September 15

TUESDAY, September 19

FREEDOM BANNER INC. POW!MIA RECOGNITION DAY: Freedom Banner Inc. presents at the State Capitol a Tribute to Colorado POW/MIA World War Il, Korea, and Vietnam. The presentation begins at 11:30 a.m. and will feature guest speakers, Lowry Drum and Bugle Corps, and ·~ing Man" flybys. Lt. Col. James "Bo" Gritz, one of the most decorated Vietnam Green Berets and leader of Operation Grand Eagle, an effort to rescue POWs, will speak at 7 p.m. at Eagle Crest High School Theatre at 5100 South Picadilly in Aurora. For more information, call 699-0408. .

MSC WOMEN'S SOCCER: 5 p.m. at Air Force.

SATURDAY, September 16

ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS: "Silent Scream" and "Abortion for Survival," 3 p.m.; Student Union Room 330C. WEDNESDAY, September 20 MSC WOMEN'S SOCCER: 1 p.m. at Northern Colorado.

BLACK STUDENT ALLIANCE: 2:30 p.m.; Student Union Room 330B.

MSC WOMEN'S SOCCER: 1 p.m. at THURSDAY, September 21 Northern Colorado.

MSC WOMEN'S SOCCER: 4 p.m. at Denver.

MONDAY, September 18

ASSOCIATED WOMEN STUDENTS: AA MEETING: 1 p.m.; Auraria Library, "SilentScream"and"AbortionforSurvival," Room 206.

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Pay starts at $8 an hour for steady part time PACKAGE HANDLERS and you can choose from a variety of shifts: 4 am-8 am, 5:30 pm-9:30 pm, 10:30 pm-2:30 am Shifts vary from 3-5 hrs.

Along with great pay, we otter these great benefits: medical coverage, dental coverage, vision care, paid prescriptio ns, paid holidays, vacations For further information contact your Student Employment Office on campus Arts Bldg. Rm 177

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SOS TYPING SERVICE. I would like to help you with your typing needs. Sincerely, Sandi 234-1095.

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PROOF READER: Part-time, experienced, high standards, court testimony. Send resume to 1719 Emerson Street, Denver, CO 80218.

RESUMES/TYPING. editing, proofing, writing.

Mistake-free. Diane 789-3535.

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TYPING' $2.00 double-spaced page. Mary's Secretarial Service, 333-~16.

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POSITION AVAILABLE AS ASSISTANT IN THE TRI-INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEGAL SERVICES OFFICE. Minimum requirements include: Typing 45 wpm; computer experience; working knowledge of Macintosh SE/30 and Microsoft Word preferred. For an application call 55fN332 or come by Room 255B, south wing Student Union.

9/29 FEMALE CHRISTIAN ROOMMATE WANTED to share clean, cozy, 2-bdrm house. 15 minutes from campus. $175/mo. + 1/2 utilities, or best offer. Please call Laurie at 922-5112.

9/15 3 BEDROOM HOUSE FOR RENT. 12 minutes from campus. Garage, 2bathrooms, $500.00 rent. Damage deposit and yard upkeep required. References required. 722-1837

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LEGAL SERVICES - DUI, traffic, divorce and other services available. Student rate.

Joseph Block, attorney 355-0928. 10/27 SECRETARIAL EXPRESS - word processing, typing, laser printing, editing, correction of· spelling, tutoring, transcription, $1.50 per page, rough plus original. SAME DAY SERVICE - 753-6989 -central south, 4266338 - north.

10/27 LETTER QUALITY FOR LESS THAN A BUCK A PAGEi Word processing/typing by professional writer. Labels, letters, term papers, manuscripts, theses and more. 733-3053.

7113 TYPING SERVICES/LETTER QUALITY WORD PROCESSING for business, student or personal needs. Reasonable rates, central location. Call Kathy at 751-1788.

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9/15 THE EltVIRONMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP. Campaign to stop environmental destruction. CoPIRG is looking for concerned people to join the pollution prevention campaign.

Paid staff positions with the state office, call 355-1863. Internship and volunteer opportunities on campus call 556-4537.

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SKI • AMERICAN SKI ASSOC. is accepting applications for membership service reps. *Excellent Pay, *Flexible Work, *Ski Industry Benefits. Call American Ski at 8617-669, ask for Ed. 10/6

GOVERNMENT HOMES FROM Sl .00. U-Repair.

Also tax delinquent properties. Call 805644-9533 Ext. 150 for current repo list.

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Ail systems include: IBM Mouse, Display, DOS 4.0, Microsoft Windows, Word and hDC Windows Express. Software is loaded and ready to go!

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