Volume 13, Issue 17 - Jan. 25, 1991 by Met Media

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The Metropolitan State College of Denver student newspaper serving the Auraria Campus since 1979

Denver, Colorado

Student rights safe, HB 1117 'postponed indefinitely' page4

Volume 13, Issue 17

January 25,1991

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Regis Rangers romp rattled 'Runners page 14

Student Affairs v.p. accepts new post, position scrapped Following a reorganization of the administration at Metropolitan State College of Denver, Antonio Esquibel, vice president of Student Affairs, is in an outdated job. Esquibel resigned his position, which will be eliminated effective Feb. 1. Student Affairs departments will now report to the vice president of Academic Affairs. qqaibsl will takeanadiniois1ratiVXlleave of absence to complete-a study titled, ..F"rfteen Yee

Administrators in Colleges and Universities of the Southwest." The study is designed to yield information on the impact of federal policies and higher education practices on the career paths of Chicano administrators. On Feb. 1, Esquibel will move to the offices at 1380 Lawrence St., where be will complete bis S1Udy. Beginning in the fall, he will assume tile positimls of ar. sociate vice president for Community 6utreach, Ml a professor

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·_Student fees sponsor partisan program Sh'a wn Christopher Cox The Metropolitan

• A rally in support of Operation Desert Stonn-011..Auraria;Cam.pus:

Rally rains support for 'Storm' shouted to the crowd, shaking his right fist in the air. Sports Editor Supporters held posters and signs that read "Saddam Prepare to Meet As Desert Storm was prepar- Allah,""NakedAggression Will Not ing to enter its second day of op- Stand," "Stop the Liberal Lynch eration in the Persian Gulf, a rally Mob," and the predominant slogan on the Auraria Campus rained its of the rally, "Kick His Ass and Take support upon the government and His Gas" during the 90-minute rally. A blood donor sign-up sheet was President George Bush. More than 200 people gath- circulated throughout the crowd for ered in front of the Student Union people to give their names, phone Jan. 17 and voiced their support numbers and blood-types. Holden of the war in the Middle East by said that the list will be submitted to holding posters, chanting slogans Belle Bonfils blood center where and singing the National Anthem . . they will be able to call the names on The rally was organized by the the list if blood is needed for the College Republicans of Colorado troops. Holden said that more than and Metropolitan State College 100 names were collected during the of Denver Student President Dan rally. John M. Butler II, state chairman Holden. "This war's about America," of the College Republic¥Js of ColoHolden, a member of the CRC, rado, clad in army bobts, desert-

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style camouflage fatigue pants, a red T-shirt which read "FREE KU-

WAIT," and a desert-fatigue hat with an American flag protruding from it helped lead the rally with chants of"5-6-7-8 Saddam Hussein get out of Kuwait." "We are not here to be pro-war, we're here to be pro-justice," Butler, who isn't an MSCD student, said. "Saddam Hussein is a criminal. We're going to arrest him and not let him out on furlough." A small, anti-war protest was held about 50-feet away. But other than a couple of minor debates between members of the two factions, the gatherings remained separate. A resolution to support the troops in the Persian Gulf was passed by the MSCD Student Government prior to the rally. Holden said that the resolution passed unanimously.

Student fees are again being used by Metropolitan State College of Denver's student body president to support an unrelated venture. Dan Holden apparently used student fees to support the activities of College Republicans. Mary Uhl, facilities coordinator with Student Activities, said that the College Republicans are not a recognized club on campus. Not being a recognized club, the College Republicans cannot use student fees or institutional material to support the club. Holden is the chair of this unofficial club, therefore Holden and his fellow Republicans are violating MSCD policies. First, the College Republicans posted flyers paid for with studentfee money to advertise their meeting, leading to another violation unofficial clubs cannot reserve rooms or meet on campus. "All 80 (official) clubs have taken the time to do the paperwork before reserving a room," said Uhl. But College Republicans is not one of them. When asked about the use of

Dan Holden student fees for his unofficial group, Holden said, "Why shouldn't I?" Holden also said that there was no need for the College Republicans to become official. "What does the institution have to offer?" Holden asked. College stationery, the student government address and Holden' s office phone number were also used for such things as a letter to the editor that was beaded with the MSCD emblem, an emblem only official organizations are allowed to use. "Personally, I feel he is representing himself as College Republicans and using the MSCD student government position to exploit his opinions," Uhl said. 0

January 25, 1991

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Cost Is $65.00 Radiology Imaging will bill your Insurance for you.

ON -CAMPUS MAMMOGRAPHY SCREENING: FEB. 18-22 in the Student Health Center, Student Union suite 140 For more information, call Billie at 556-2525.

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El/ENTS MSCD STUJDENli AG171Vlif'IES BOARD AND THE UCO BOARD PRESENTS: Thursdays from 12:30 - 1 :30 in the Mission starting Jan.31st

Professional Comr:nedians January 31 February 14 February 28 March 14 April 4 April 18

New Talent Showcase February 7 February 21 March 7 March 28 April 11

Opening date - Broad Humor - Darryl Collier . AURARIA BOOK CENTER

For more information call 556- 2595 556- 3335

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January 25, 1991

THE METROPOLITAN

NEWS -~~RIEFS Draft concerns addressed ''1be War, The Draft and Your Decision" is the title of a free, informational meeting which will be held Thursday, Jan. 31 from 7-9p.m. Topics include registering for selective service, how to become a cooscieotious objector and enlistment and volunteer options. Panel representatives from Selective Service, American Friends Service Committee and the Armed Forces will be available to answer questions. The meeting will be held at Gove Community School, 4050 E. 14th Ave. Call 399-6510 to register.

Summer exchange program

The Japan-America Student Conference is now accepting applications for its 1991 summer exchange program in Tokyo. Niigata and Sapporo. Forty university students will be chosen in an open competition with the selection to be completed in March. The conference is open to any full-time student who is a U.S. citizen or who has permanent resident status. For information on the program and an application form, write or call the Japan-America StudentConference, 60618thSt. N.W., Washington D.C., 20006. 202-289-4231.

Associateships available The Rocky Mountain Women's Institute is now accepting applications for Associateships. The six to 10 students selected will receive support and promotional services, office or studio space and stipends for one year. Associates are selected on the basis of previous accomplishment, need and a well-defined project. Interested students can obtain an application by sending $5 to Rocky Mountain Women's Institute, 7150 Montview Blvd, Foote Hall #317, Denver, CO 80220. Application deadline is March 15.Formoreinfonnation, call 871-6923.

Polystyrene recycling gets mixed reviews Gail Spencer The Metropolitan Student bond fees will pay for a new polystyrene recycling program on the Auraria Campus effective Feb. 1. According to Food Service Director Tom Roarick, the $460-permonth program will cover the cost of pick up and recycling of polystyrene now used in three food service centers on campus: the Student Union cafeteria, The Mercantile and the deli in North Classroom Building. "We'llbeaskingpeopletoplace their polystyrene containers in collection bins ffi each room," Roarick said. Signs will alert their 8,500 daily customers about the program while collection barrels, provided by the Auraria Physical Plant, will be marked for recyclable polystyrene plates, salad bowls, soup bowls and hot beverage cups. Glass plates are used when requested by a customer, and paper plates are also available at the food service centers. "We proposed the idea to the food committee that we establish a )"eeydin!;Jm?grapt," said Roarick, acontractor for Professional Food Service Management which specializes in college food services.

"Nothing really decomposes in (used) for food because of the wax landfi.lls. The best solution right (coating)." But the Colorado Public Internow is to recycle." est Research Group thinks the proâ&#x20AC;˘ The program, approved last year by the Food Service Advisory gram is misleading because of poCommittee, is in effect on a one- tential toxicity of polystyrene. "Polystyrene is cheaper, (but) year trial basis. The FSAC, a subcommittee to the Student Advisory there are associated health risks," Committee to the Auraria Board, said John Goldin, CoPIRG campus is made up of one member from director for Metropolitan State College of Denver. "Just because each school on campus. "We worked with the food ser- paperboard is not recyclable now vice committee and did a lot of doesn't mean that it won't be in the research over the summer," future. (Paper) is biodegradable, it's a renewable resource and it can Roarick said. Their research led them to be made from recycled materials." CoPIRG State Board Chair Arapahoe Resource Recovery, a company that provides polystyrene Barbara Ferrill said FASC had told pick ups twice weekly collected CoPIRG last semester than polystyrene would be eliminated from from three outdoor bins. "We have a guarantee that the food service. "It's not recycled at any rate polystyrene coming out of our facility will be processed (and reused) that lends credence to recycling," and a guarantee that the materials Goldin added. "The way you are recycled," said John Beatty, measure a recycling program is by vice president of marketing for the how much the program is used. McDonald's is the best example." company. Last fall, the McDonald's CorIn addition to plastics, the Englewood-based company, a di- poration, under pressure from the vision of Waste Disposal Special- Environmental Defense Fund, ists, Inc., also handles residential ended it's polystyrene recycling waste such as paper, cardboard, program and switched back to coated paperboard. Yet, according glass and aluminium. "We looked at studies that to the Society of Professional showed the environmental impact Âˇfournat'st'sJanuary/Februaryissue of paper," said Roarick. ''There is of The Quill magazine, the folno recycling available anywhere lowing report to McDonald's from in the country for paper products the Stanford Research Institute still

stands: "There appears to be no supportable basis for any claim that paper-related products are superior from an environmental standpoint to plastic related ones." Additionally, the magazine reports, compared with polystyrene, 40 to 50 percent more energy is used to produce comparable paperboard packaging, and the atmospheric emissions involved in producing paperboard are at least two to three times those for producing polystyrene, with waterborne wastes and effluents at least 70 percent higher. Beatty said that the production of polystyrene no longer uses dangerous chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Toxic CFCs have been known to pollute the ozone. "Polystyrene, in its applications, is an excellent use of the product," Beatty said. " We take it at this facility, densify it and send it to a processor to make wastebaskets, yoyos, rulers, plastic trays - a variety of different types of products." The polystyrene recycling program is relatively new, he said, and the company will look to expand to the metro area over the course of this year. "I happen to think polystyrene is a pretty good product to recycle," Beatty said. 0

0FFTHEWIRE New Student Power Uprisings Occur in Finland HELSINKI, Finland (NSNS) Thousands of students at the University of Helsinki in Finland are calling for increased spending on universities, better student loans and greater control over campus decisions. In the first major unrest among Finnish students since the late 1960s, 4,000 Helsinki University students joined supporters from other colleges in a demonstration last fall in Senate Square, to protest a rise in student loan interest rates. The Finnish parliament has since considered a bill addressing some of the students' demands.

Princeton Students Uphold Nude Olympics Tradition PRINCETON, NJ (NSNS) In a tradition celebrating the first local

snow fall of the year, almost 300 Princeton University sophomores stripped down to tlieir boots and performed basic exercises in Princeton's Holder Courtyard Jan.

8. The event, known as the Nude Olympics, attracted 1,500 cheering spectators. Fifty women took part in this year' s event, which is traditionally not known for its female participation. Women who took part in last year's Nude Olympics were met with physical and verbal harassment.

Eating Disorders Affect Many Women Students NEW ORLEANS (NSNS) Thirty percent of America's college women suffer from some sort of eating disorder, according to Susan Ward, a social worker who works with women who suffer from such disorders. Anorexia and

bulimia are the two most common forms. Ward also notes that only five percent of those with eating disorders are men, and that these are normally college athletes who take diuretics or laxatives to regulate their weight.

Greek Students Demonstrate After Teacher's Murder ATHENS, Greece (NSNS) Chanting anti-government slogans, an estimated 30,000 students marched through the streets of AthensJan. lOtoprotestthemurder ofGreek high school teacher Nikos Temboneros. Temboneros was killed two days earlier during a student sit-in calling for better school facilities. At the demonstration, Temboneros defended students from an unidentified group of armed men who disrupted the protest. The sit-in and march mark an

ongoing protest by the students of Greece's universities and high schools, sparked off in early December by a government bill advocating lower grades for sloppy dressing and absenteeism.

South African High Schoolers Show Record Low Pass Rates PRETORIA, South Africa (NSNS) Almost two thirds ofSouth Africa's graduating black high school students failed their final exams in 1990, thehighestrecorded failure rate in the history of segregated black education. Only 81,746 students out of a total of233,41 l passed the exam, which is equivalent to receiving a high school diploma. The low figure is attributed to overcrowded classrooms, bad teaching conditions and a lengthy teachers' strike, as well as ongoing political disruption in the region.

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January 25, 1991

Come celebrate the 25th Anniversary of MSCD at Copper Mountain

Students, CoPIRG first·round winners in student fee legislation

Monday, Feb.4 thru Sunday, Feb. 10, 1991

Gail Spencer The Metropolitan

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College students won a victory in the House Education Committee Jan. 23 when a bill to limit bow Colorado student organizations can use student fees was killed in a 75 vote. Barbara Ferrill, state board chair for the Colorado Public Interest Research Group and a student at Metropolitan State College of Denver, called the measure a victory for student rights. "I'm real happy that the legislature held up the students' democratic rights;" Ferrill said. 'That's what it was all about." As introduced, HB 1117 proposed to outlaw the use of student fees for political purposes, drawing criticism from student leaders statewide who feared it would limit many student activities including student governments and student newspapers. But the bill, according to sponsor Rep. Tom Blickensderfer, R-Arapaboe County, was not introduced to limit student newspapers. The purpose of the measure was to target the collection fee system used by the CoPIRG, a consumer advocacy and envi-

*Specials available to all MSCD, UCO or CCD students, faculty and ronmental lobbying organization. "We have a mechanism which has found staff; required. ..._ _ _college _ _ _photo _ _ _l.D. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___, apotofeasymoneyandhastakenadvantage of students," Blickensderfer said. Most of the 20 students who spoke at the hearing said they believed otherwise. "If you pass this bill, you'll be teaching us that the democratic process is not effective at our level," said Michael Leverington, University of Northern Colorado student body president. A CoPIRG chapter is established when a student body votes in a campus-wide referendum, set by the student government, to assess a $3 per person, per semester fee. The governing board at each institution approves the student vote. CoPIRG is subsidized by about $185,000 per year (fiscal year ending August '89) from student fees collected from four Colorado campuses: MSCD, Colorado State University, University of Southern Colorado and the UNC. The CoPIRG fee is automatically assessed during registration but is waivable by a controversial "negative check-off' where students subtract the fee if they do not want to contribute to CoPIRG. The fee is refundable by request at any time during the semester. ASMSCD President Dan Holden testified in favor of the bill. "My position as student body president demands accountability," Holden said. "(CoPIRG) can't show me what projects they've done - how much money they 've collected and how much money was used to affect Metro programs. From what they tell me, the majority goes to support efforts on the Hill." According to CoPIRG, their fees for the fiscal year ending August 1989 weredistrib-

uted as follows: 35 percent went to research and advocacy which includes a full-time lobbyist, 40 percent was for campus programs for staffing and materials,15 percent was education and 10 percent for administration. Holden said that, without a negative check off, CoPIRG would make substantially less money. 'Tue negative check-off doesn't make sense," he said. "I don't believe in taking someone's money and then saying, 'I'll give it back to you."' Several people brought up the University of Colorado at Boulder fee system where you check off the organizations to which you want to contribute - a "positive check off." To this, Rep. Philip Hernandez, D-Denver, asked if Holden would support a positive check off for student government. "Yes," Holden said. Ferrill said that the college experience should include how to be a responsible citizen. 'That includes working in the democratic process and using that process to effect public policy on how issues affect students," she said In preparation for the hearing, Ferrill and Kurt Colburn, president of the Colorado Student Association and a student at CUBoulder, held a press conference held on behalf of 12 statewide campus organizations Jan. 22 at the capitol. "In the Gulf, they're fighting for these rights and here they're taking them away," Colburn said. Among the students at the hearing was Steven Nichols, a self-avowed conservative Republiam and member of the Colorado National Guard. He is being deployed Jan. 30 to the Persian Gulf. "House Bill 11 l 7 is a blatant attack on student rights," he said. "It's an insult to term this bill as a 'student's rights bill."' Nichols said tbat students have the right to make their own decisions. "CoPIRG's an organization I don't always agree with wholeheartedly, but I support the process that keeps CoPIRG at our school," he said. Some legislators agreed that the issue doesn't belong in the capitol. "1bis is a student issue," Rep. Dorothy Rupert, D-Boulder, said. "This is a very patronizing approach to think we have to take care of them." 'This is a First Amendment issue," Teresa Lenway, editor of The Metropolitan and witness at the hearing, said. Rep. Wayne Knox, D-Denver, later agreed. Knox called for a second vote, which p-i<;sed 7-5, so that the measure would be postponed indefinitely. But Blickensderfer plans on pursuing the matter in the future. "I don' t intend to leave it alone," he said. "We lost the battle and I think the war continues on." 0

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Remembering the Dream: A boy sits beside a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Denver's City Park, Jan. 21, at a King Day celebration.

King march tainted by opposition Jeff Jones The Metropolitan More than 3,000 people marched two miles through Denver Monday to celebrate MartinLutherKing,Jr.Daydespiteskinbead opposition. This year's holiday commemorated the sixth official King holiday in Colorado. Marchers started at the King statue in City Park at 9:30 a.m. where they listened to speakers for an hour and a half in 20 degree weather. From there, they marched I 0 blocks down

an icy East Colfax. Some carried pictures of King and others carried signs protesting the war in the Middle East. About 30 skinheads stood atop the Civic Center RTD Bus Termina'I, hoping to deter marchers by taunting them with racial slurs and waving Nazi flags. Some chanted "White power!" and gave the Nazi "Heil Hitler!" salute as the King supporters restrained themselves. Last year, only four skinheads met the marchers and weren't a nuisance. This year, however, SWAT police protection was necessary to prevent violence from erupting. 0

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THE METROPOLITAN

SCHOLARSHIP MONEY NOW! The Metropolitan State College of Denver Alumni Association has scholarship money available to students for the 1991-92 school year. Under a new program, the Alumni Association will award a variety of non-departmental scholarships, including both achievement-based and need-based awards. Students may pick up application forms in the MSCD Financial Aid Office, CN 111. Completed applications must be submitted in person or by mail no later than February 28, 1991, to the MSCD Office of Alumni Relations, Division of Institutional Advancement, Campus Box 14, 1380 Lawrence St., Suite 940, Denver, CO 80204.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL MSCD ALUMNI RELATIONS, 556-8320.

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Call-up reduces chance of draft Jim Langland The Metropolitan president Bush approved a call up of more military reservists to active duty, Saturday Jan. 19, deflating the chance of a military draft. The call up authorizes the President to reinstate up to one million reservists for two years. This authorization came at a point when the military was reaching the limit of the previous call up allotment of 200,000 soldiers. With the activation of up to one million reservists, the chance of a draft, which last ended in 1973, is decreased. Since 1980, when a man turns 18 he must register with the Selective Service in case there is a need for a draft. Women are exempt from the draft. "There are no plans to reimpose a draft," said chief Pentagon spokesman Pete Wilson in an article from "The Denver Post," Jan. 20. For a draft to be reinstated, Congress must pass.an ad reactivating the draft and the President would have to OK it. Following the activation of the draft, men who turn 20 would be selected first, followed by 21-year-old men and continuing each year until the age of 25. Men who are 18 and 19 years old would be the last selected, according to Chris Bitzer of the Selective Services. The draft would be run by a lottery that

would first take the birth dates of all the 20 year-old men. Next, a number would be given to each day of the year. For example, the date March 9 may be matched with the number one. This would mean that a specific number of men born March 9 would be drafted. "If a man is in college and he is a freshman, sophomore or junior he is allowed to finish the semester (he is presently in). Ifhe is a senior he is allowed to finish the year," said Bitzer. According to an article in the Jan. 16 "Rocky Mountain News," the United States has drafted approximately 8.7 million men over the years - 2.5 million in World War I, 2.5 million in World War II, 2 million in the Korean War, and 1.7 million during the heaviest involvement in Vietnam (19651973). If someone does not register for the draft they may be subjected to a $250,000 fine and/or up to two years in prison, according to the Selective Services. There is varying opinion on Auraria Campus about the possibility of being drafted. "I don't know, I'd have to think about it," said Eric Way, a sophomore at the University of Colorado at Denver. "It's a tough decision to really make until you really have to make it." "I would go," said David Reeve a junior at Metropolitan State College of Denver. "I Q support the troops."

Open mike leads to open discussion of Gulf war Jim Langland The Metropolitan

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Many different opinions about the war could be heard during a public forum session Jan. 22, designed to let students speak their views toward the war in the Persian Gulf. A crowd of about 30 showed to voice their opinions at the open mike session in Student Union Room 330. Concerns ranged from being angered at the thought of a brotheror sister being killed in the war to not understanding why the U.S. government is in the war. Some students said they understood the reasons for the United States' involvement. However, many disagreed with the idea that American service men and women should be losing there lives for what they feel is a needless war. One student described his anger at the thought that his brothers, who are in the military and stationed in the Persian Gulf, could all be killed. He also worried that he may be called to active duty. The forum was presented by Student Services and the two people who helped directed the event were Mitchell Handelsman, a associate professor in the University of Colorado at Denver's psychology department, and Mary Lou Fenili who works in the Ombuds office at CU-D. During the hour-and-a-half forum, one

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student who identified himself as Mark said "last night we were treated to all these wonderful stories about the huge efforts that went in to saving one pilot that was shot down over Iraq. Thousands of dollars and hours went into that." Then he asked, "do we ever put that kind of effort ill to saving one child in this country from poverty, malnutrition and poor education? No, we can't afford that."

'The truth for me is that a lot of people are going to die'

One student's feelings wer.e summed up in one question. "What is right and what is wrong?" This pertaining to if we should even be involved in the Persian Gulf. A student who identified himself as Chip said, "I don't know what the answers are, there are too many issues .. . The truth for me is that a lot of people are going to die." Another student, who identified himself as Leif, asked why we are really in this war. "Why did we stay out of the Afghanistan war, the 1956 Hungary invasion or the 1930 Spanish revolution?" Leif ended his statement by saying that he thinks the war is a trade off of blood for oil. Q

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THEMETROPOLITAN

January 25, l99l

Ombuds officer ready for earfull from MSCD Shawn Christopher Cox The Metropolitan

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There will be a new ear on campus to listen to problems of students, staff, faculty and administrators at Metropolitan State College of Denver. The new position, titled Ombuds Officer, will be filled by Cheryl Norton, associate professor in the human performance and leisure studies department. _ MSCD President Thomas Brewer said the college has been considering this position since he has been here. He classified the

Ombuds Officer as "a problem solver." Norton said that she sees herself as a resource center for people. "My concern is that people will just see me as an administrator," Norton said. "I'm not an administrator. I'mhereasaresourceforthecollegefaculty, staff and students." Brewer said, " Difficulties are.best taken care of in an informal way." He said that Norton will be able to help people through discussion and mediation where there are conflicts. By having an Ombuds Officer, Brewer said he hopes to help people feel good about the environment at the college. Norton was selected through a search committee, along with nominations and an .

interview process. Candidates also had to fill out an application. "We are delighted Professor Norton accepted the position," Brewer said, and referred to her people skills as "impressive." Good communication skills are required and Norton stressed that she will be available. Norton said confidentiality will be honored and that she is a facilitator who will try and help people solve problems, but she has no special power. Norton has been the chair of the Grade Appeal Committee for the past five years, a job she described as an, "Impetus to make this an attractive position." She also said that she enjoys dealing with people and

counseling students. For the time being, Norton said she will continue to teach one to two classes a semester in adult physiology, or education about exercise. As for the future of this job, Brewer said he hopes to see It tum into a full-time job if there is a demand for it. Norton said she is not sure if she would be interested in working full-time as the Ombuds Officer and would have to make a decision whether she wants to be completely taken out of the classroom. Norton's office and phone number have not been confirmed yet, but will be set up in the near future. Her office will most likely be located on Ninth Street Park .0

Student Resource strapped by financial woes Mark Corrigan The Metropolitan

The Student Resource, a company that sells new textbooks at a discount, may not survive a rec~nt financial crunch that has caused a halt in orders. According to company president Jerry Dirkx, The Student Resource probably won't be available to students for this year's summer and fall semesters. Dirkx said that the company's problems started when it moved its operations from Denver to Las Vegas last October. "We've had difficulty going from regional to national distribution," Dirkx said.

"We're filling orders we'vealready received but we're not taking any new orders." Dirkx said that The Student Resource moved to Las Vegas to attract business from colleges in the western United States. "We moved to Las Vegas to target a larger market," Dirkx said. "But when you 're far away from customers there are difficulties coordinating advertising and shipments. You have to fit your sales presentation into a narrow time period and there's no margin for error. Ifyou send the wrong book to a student, then you end up alienating that student." The company's financiers, who Dirkx refused to identify, are experiencing what he called "financial difficulties," due to the economy. He said that The Student

Resource's financial straits are due, in part, to these difficulties . According to Auraria Book Center Director Gretchen Minney, the problems at The Student Resource probably won't effect the Book Center. "We have no plans to change our pricing policy," Minney said. "We never addressed them (The Student Resource) as competition. We didn't get into any kind of battle with them. We are an institutional college store, we 're going to be here." Minney said The Auraria Book Center "didn't see any real difference" in sales because of competition with The Student Resource. "It was never important enough for us to take the time, the funds and the

effort to do a scientific study of their impact. There wouldn't have been anything we could do about it anyway. From the very onset, we decided that we were not going to make a counter-advertising campaign. "They (The Student Resource) originally . advertised that their prices were 20 to 30 percent lower than ours," Minney said. "The greatest savings of any of the students we talked with about it was seven percent. I think they lost credibility when they said their prices were 20 to 30 percent lower than ours. To say nothing of the fact that they, many times, didn't have the book on the first day of class and even the first week ofclass." The Student Resource would not make sales figures available. 0

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Road to Auraria leads to cover The added spaces will save students time, but they did not come cheaply. Mark Gallagher, interim parking director, said that the garage cost $12.5 million to Parking around the Auraria Campus re- build. ceived a big boost Tuesday when a new Gallagher said that the 1988-89 budget three-story parking garage opened its doors for parking was $2.59 million. They saved to students. about $1 million to begin the process of The original contract called for a Jan. 17 construction, he said. And the rest of the opening date, but Parking and Transporta- money paid for an existing bond issue, tion Services is satisfied with the new date, maintenance costs and salaries, he said. The garage will be paid for by a bond said Connie Besser, Transportation Service manager. issue approved last spring. The20-yearbond Besser said that, considering the delays - will be paid from parking fees collected that often accompany major construction since the bond was approved. jobs, they are delighted with the progress. The $2 fee will be payable when students On its first day of use, the garage re- exit the garage, not when they enter. ceived some rave reviews from students, but Besser said that this could help alleviate some students disliked the fee. the traffic problems that often result from Metropolitan. State College of Denver students paying fees at lot entrances. Students can pay the fee in cash or they student Craig Wellbrock said that the garage had some good and bad points. can useanewdebitcardsystemdesignedfor "It costtoo much and its hard to get in and the garage.. out of, but otherwise I like it because it gives A debit card can be purchased fo~ $1 at a machine nearthe postal center in the Student more area for parking," he said. Ron Gonzales, another MSCD Unionoratamachinethatwillbelocatedon student,said that he liked the garage because the first floor of the new Parking and Transof its convenience and security. portation center in the parking garage. Stu"lt' s easier than parking in other lots dents can place money into the machine and because you don't have to pay until you that amount will be credited to their card. leave,"hesaid. "Twodollarsisnottoomuch The cards are reusable and as long as because I l*-e the camera security system students have credit they can use the card to they have and its closer to walk on cold exit the garage. days," he added. Students with a debit card also will have There are 64 cameras equipped with two- the luxury of using an exit lane for card way communication capabilities. This en- holders only. abled security personnel monitoring the However,ifstudentsforgettosavemoney cameras to listen and speak to people in the to pay their fees it will not be a problem, garage. Besser said. Students who can't pay the Thegarage addsalmost2,000newspaces parking fee will be given an envelope and to the crowded Auraria parking area. asked to send the parking office a check. 0

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PERSPECTIVES Topic: In light of the escalating developments in Desert Storm, Auraria students were asked to make predictions on how long the conflict would last and about a potential draft situation.

Gene Hebert, CU-D, graduate student "I would say it will last about six months. If the war continues then the draft will be reinstated."

Shane Hotle MSCD, senior The war ''will last longer than it should, probably about six months." Hotle said he wouldn't suppo the draf!~ , because he doesn't "support what they're fighting for."

Howard Hodges, MSCD, sophomore Hodges believes the war will continue for one to two years. "I'm for the draft. People should be willing to fight for their country."

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Kurt Ohlen, MSCD, senior "Another month af the very least" is how long Ohlen believes the Gulf crisis will continue. "A draft is not necessary at this point and it will not get to the point where it's necessary," Ohlen said.

Michelle Todd, MSCD, senior "A biblical prophecy is being fulfilled. If you look in the book of Revelations there is a similarity." As for supporting the draft if it's reinstated: "I don't want my husband to go so I don't support it."

Kelly Doane, CU-D, graduate student "The war will last a while, about 1O months." Doane said a possible reinstatement of the draft "is pretty upsetting. It's hard to say what's wrong and right. I wouldn't want to see it happen, but we have to beat this guy somehow."

Sean Sparrow, MSCD, junior "The war will last at least a year. I'd be opposed to a draft."

January 25, 1991

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OPINION , House Bill 1117

Dan not Holden up in big-boy political game Dave Plank Two of the more gratifying things about working on a student newspaper, aside from the huge paychecks and fabulous babes, are getting to: 1. Know what's going on all the time, and 路 2. Assign nicknames to inept would-be power brokers (e.g. MSCD Student President Dan "Stinky" Holden.) It is indeed a rare occasion when these two pleasures can be enjoyed at once. You can, therefore, imagine the thrill I've gotten over the last few days while anticipating the Colorado House of Representatives Education Committee hearings on House Bill 1117. What? You say you haven't heard of H.B. 1117? It's a measure designed to protect us students from having to fund groups that act, on our behalf, in our best political interests. Whew! What a relief .to know that the good people in the Colorado Legislature are ready, willing and able to take on the awesome responsibility of making sure that we students lose what little voice we have left in this great democracy of ours. And I was really starting to worry about their level of commitment. Basically, this little jewel of a bill would make it illegal to "require a student ... to donate a portion of such student's tuition or mandatory student fees to a political organization without a written designation by the student of the amount, if any, of such donation."

Anyone reading between the lines of 1117 will see that it is a thinly veiled attempt to keep CoPIRG, the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, from being funded through th~ use of the $3 waivable fee~ CoPIRG does citizen advocacy work on causes ranging from the environment to the homeless and voter registration. And in case you came into the movie late, it's sort of a tradition at Metro for our Annual Sham of a Student Government to try and get rid of CoPIRG. Time and time again, however, right-thinking students realize that all they have to do to keep from paying the fee is push two buttons on the telephone at registration. Pretty simple, although it is easyfo imagine why student government simpletons might not be able to figure this out. And where, you ask, does Dan "Stinky" Holden stand on this critical issue? Well, let'sjustsaythat, amidthe uncertainty, Holden's voice of indecision rings loud and clear. See, he's in favor of the bill, as long as it's amended so as notto affect the funding for student governments which, at other schools, incredibly, have been known to act on the students' behalf. At Metro, of course, student government is nothing more than an ego exercise for a few twisted individuals with an itch to spend money that isn't theirs. If, however, the bill can't be amended to exclude student governments, Holden will do a beautiful midair flip-f)op and come out strongly against it. It's easy to admire that kind of stick-to-your-guns conviction, all right. Butthe real reason MSCD Student

Government does not join the student governments of CU-Boulder, CU-Denver, Colorado State University, the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Southern Colorado, Arapahoe Community College, Red Rocks Community College, Adams State College and Colorado Mountain College (phew!) is because they don't want their dinner/party/award/letterhead/ thoughtful gift money taken away. Which is money, of course, that comes from us, and also goes to pay the salary of Dan Holden as he marches up to the State Capitol and lobbies to have our right to participate in the democratic process taken away from us. It's obviously worth noting that Metro is the only major state institution of higher learning without a student government that wants to help the students instead of wine and dine administrators and throw itself parties allegedly attended by student-fee funded strippers. It's also worth noting that the people who are pulling to have our democratic rights taken away from us are the ones who would benefitthe mostfrom that outcome. And it's obvious that the people who will be hurt by the passage of this bill aren't really of any concern to them. It is, after all, only you and me. P.S. At the House Education Committee meeting Wednesday, Jan. 23, H.B. 1117 was killed. Final score: CoPIRG 1, Holden 0.. Tough break, Stinky.

LETTERS Student loves country, hates killing

United States liberates oppressed client countries randomly

Editor, Christianity does not condone killing, not if your life As everyone knows, weAmericansareatwar. War, is threatened, not if your economy is threatened, not if killing more precisely, is wrong. The question I would the world is threatened. Islamics, on the other hand, like to answer is how a peace advocate can be against think thatto die in a "Holy War"will getthem to Heaven, war and still support the troops. Americans have no such motivation. If Christianity As a peace advocate my disgust is not towards the were to hold true, anyone who kills would go to Hell. troops. I support the troops in their understanding of We are so confident of this, that we call Islamics crazy Editor, our collective American vaules. I agree with ourfighting for their belief. I ask you this; How can we as a men and women where we talk of peace. I enjoy the "Christian Nation" ask our people to kill and at the Many reasons are given for the war in Iraq. One of freedom we share in this country as much as our same time think that they will go to Hell? Essentially, the most popular is that the U.S. must oppose naked Armed Forces do. I love my country, but this done not we are asking for our young soldier's souls. (Hell being aggression. If this were true then the U.S. would have mean I think America is perfect. If perfection were a an eternal state) It is more sane to ask a person to kill opposed the invasion and annexation of Western prerequisite of love there would be very little affection to get into Heaven than it is to ask a person to kill to go Sahara by Morocco. on the planet. to Hell, and be rewarded with their name engraved on The U.S. gave military aid to Indonesia before, Even with all the problems facing our country {AIDS, a monument. during and after they invaded. East Timar where two homelessness, environment, poverty, etc ...), .most We cannot ask anyone for this sacrifice. I will hundred thousand civilians were slaughtered. citizens are glad to live in the U.S. It is the love for our support a person who loves peace, freedom, and even The U.S. did not oppose Turkey, our ally, when they country which motivates people to change it. I think of the American way, but I cannot support them if they are invaded Cyprus, killed two thousand people and drove my political activity in the same sense that I consider going to kill someone - for any reason. Yes, if a tank out two hundred thousand more. a husband-wife relationship. Both partners will benefit rolled over my house and someone wanted to take all Israel has killed twenty thousand people during from a healthy relationship. Just as a country and my belongings, I would take death before I would kill their continued occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza citizen will benefit equally from working together. If one them to preserve my material possessions. Strip and Southern Lebanon. The U.S. supports Israel partner starts to break away from the other, the couple President Bush suggested that we would win the with $billions of military aid a year. works together to solve the problems. It is the same war with God on our side. I think that we will win the The U.S. opposes or supports aggression as foreign with our country. We must work to change what we w.ar, butthis by no means, would indicate the presence policy needs dictate. Justice, peace and freedom are think is wrong. We cannot give up on our democratic of God, only a strong military which we certainly have. of very little concern. system which has tremendous potential to govern President Bush also said in his announcement of war To believe that the war is over liberating Kuwait is to people justly. This is why the "Love It or Leave It" that "These are the times that try men's souls". I agree, be either blindly patriotic or ignorant of the bloodbaths attitude I am confronted with when protesting our but if soldiers kill, we fail the test. I do not blame the committed for the sake of U.S. interests abroad. policy makers is disheartening. troops for performing thier missions as ordered by the I admire the troops for the great love they have for president and their country. However, I ask every America. To be willing to kill and die for our country American to question their faith and contemplate the Thomas C. Mestnik MSCD student proves their devotion. However, in our country, the values within it and see if they can justify killing -for any majority of people call themselves Christians. I do not reason. call myself a Christian, but I do agree with one basic James Q. Morse rule of Christianity - Thou shalt not kill. ... Community CoJlege of Denver student

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LETTERS Editor's note: Due to the volume and variety of letters regarding issues surrounding the United States' current involvement in the Middle East, and in the interest of providing a forum for the expression of student concern in this area, The Metropolitan is extending the 'letters' page to page 12.

Reactions to campus vigil disturb Denverite

Editor, Along with the confusing war in the Middle East that this nation is involved in, there seem to be waves of fear and/or paranoia that are causing some American - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . individuals to react and behave in unusual modes. At noontime, on Friday, January 18, 1991, afthe Auraria campus, a group of about twenty students, calling themselves 'Students for Peace', were displaying their displeasure and opposition to the war by holding a vigil around the flagpole near the Student Union building. Their action was non-violent. The vigil was abruptly disturbed by a campus security guard and Editor, three ROTC students who claimed they had received If the " peace marchers" should check the history a telephone call to the effect that the persons holding books, they would discover that U.S. involvement in the vigil were going to lower and burn the flag. They WW II began mainly over oil. When the Japanese then lowered the flag and took it away. This maneuver destroyed forces at Pearl Harbor in 1941 it was oil, tin, left the participating students numb, bewildered and a & rubber in their world region that they wanted to take. sense of helplessness. ( and the power that went with them) It has been 4 This type of incident is not commensurate with what decades since oil put us in a war. the First Amendment to the Constitution is all about; The point · is that power goes along with gold, freedom of speech and expression. I'm a Vietnam uranium, or oil. The issue is what kind of value system veteran and I didn't serve in the military to permit others gets the power. As for marchers for peace, there never to harrass or ridicule those who wish to practice their are any cowards, are there? They always call it some- rights as citizens of this country -- especially when the thing else, a direct result of not having a value system issues involved are those of national interest. I cannot in the first place. They call it something else and the comprehend why wanting peace generates emotional real word for it is not body bag, but coward. -instabilities in some people.

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Holden implores support for war, not opposition Editor, I find it to be extremely offensive to find Americans staging little rallies and making slogans such as "No War for Oil," while so many of our friends, family members, and loved ones are in the Middle East ready to sacrifice their very lives for the ideals we all hold true. · Since the conception of America over two hundred years ago, America - to be more correct the Republican party of America - has lead the way in promoting peace throughout the world. . It is importantto note that in my I~ time no Republican President has ever taken Ameriea to war. In fact, it was a Republican that settled disputes in both Vietnam and Korea. Unfortunately the situation that has developed in the Middle East requires drastic measures be implemented. We can ill afford to allow Beelzebub Hussein to obtain nuclear capabilities, or tolerate his naked aggression against a sovereign state such as Kuwait. The "dead in" at the flag pole last tuesday was yet another example of disrespect directed toward our men and women that are preparing for battle against Saddam. As a Veteran I find little humor in seeing individuals parading around with fake blood on their faces, while so many Americans are preparing to shed real blood for our country. I was at this rally recruiting

members for College Republicans to ensure that the disrespect that was bestowed upon our Vietnam Vets does not repeat itself ever again. College Republicans wishes to support our troops, their families and the values that make America the greatest nation on Earth. We would ask that all of the students at Metropolitan State College of Denver actively support our troops. By submitting your name, phone number, and blood type to the Belle Bonfils Memorial Blood Center, 393-0211, you could help our troops abroad. The American Red Cross, 399-0550, and Project L.O.V.E., 935-9351, are also looking for volunteers. If you can spare anytime at all please call one of these organizations, or contact College Republicans, 556-2797, for more information. The next few days, weeks, and months will be filed with uncertainty and hardship for the many American families that have been separated by this conflict. We Americans need to band together and work toward bringing our troops back to the heartland. Each and every member of the Armed Services is a hero, and they deserve our respect, honor, and admiration. Keep the candles burning.

Dan Holden Chairman, MSCD College Republicans

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Student government extends 'welcome back' to MSCD students Editor, We the Associated Students of Metropolitan State College of Denver would like to take this opportunity to open the coming semester with a warm welcome to our students, faculty and staff. We hope that this semester brings happiness and peace to all our students here and serving in the military abroad. Among our many concerns are our students opinions and questions about our school, it's policies and it's numerous opportunities. We hope to be able to provide the appropriate answers or be able to give direction on where to the get the answer. We are here for you. We are working hard to provide MSCD students with best school and the best opportunities for involvement in this school. In the next weeks and months we hope to get to meet you and meet with you. Feel free to come upstairs to the office (which is located on the third floor, room 341, across from the fireplace lounge), call us (our number is 556-3312) or stop by our table that will be in the Student Union lobby . Our job is to represent you.

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LETTERS I AM AGAINST THE AGRESSION IN IRAQ I am against agression in Iraq Because I oppose stupid unnecessary death People's lives should be preserved To their last breath

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I am against the agression Because I don't believe That human blood is a fair trade For oil That's really why our troops are On Iraqi soil I am against the agression Because it's not just against an evil villain The Iraqi and Kuwaiti civilians Will be the primary victims of the killin' Children and .elderly will die at a high pace Death has a human face I am against the agression Because the dejected and rejected And the unaccepted Of this nation Chicanos and African Americans Are being asked to lay down their lives and die For American agression And for the American dream lie I am against the agression Because I remember the Vietnam war When Chicanos were 6% of the population And 26% of the casualties Disproportionately represented More discrimination I am ·against the agression Because I am a Chicano And I know what it's like, so sadly To be invaded by the U.S. military And have my land taken Because they wanted it badly

Because I understand the history

Of brutality and genocide That has been imposed Against the native people Of this hemisphere, many have died Blood shed and lives lost For land, what a cost! I am against the agression Because I have seen The brutal character Of this nation Its disrespect of Another country's right to self determination From Nicaragua to Panama I am against the agression Because I don't want to see Mothers' children die From an unjust cause And an immoral lie I am against the agression Because the nation's poor Will fight for corporate oil The rich man's war I am against the agression Because it allows S&L thieves to go unnoticed It allows homelessness to go on without a care It detracts our attention From our own nations woes To make us forget that our nation is unfair I am against the agression Because our war is here Our war is against homelessness and poverty Our war is against injustice and inequality Our war is against drug abuse and illiteracy Our war is against racism and sexism on this soil Our war is not for Iraqi oil I am against the agression

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Because I am tired of paying For a national deficit Caused by an exhorbitant Military budget I am against the agression Because it is morally wrong For this nation To push its military might On other people And impose its domination I am against the agression Because I am opposed to an Imperialistic history Of conquest after conquest Adding to the world's misery Plunder, rape and domination Of other people and their nation It's all wrong!, I am against the agression Because I have felt the Lashes of colonialism on my back I have felt the noose of oppression Around my neck, tightening the slack I have felt the chains of domination Binding me to a history of degradation I am against the agression Because I am heir to a people's history Fighting for a just existence Offering hope and resistance Because I am a Chicano, a Mestizo Who believes in democracy and self determination That is my indoctrination I am against the agression Because I am for Peace, justice and equality Alt people should be free

Joe Navarro MSCD student

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Ex-marine saves the day for damsel in _distre_s s Cheryl Helmuth The Metropolitan "I've heard of queen for a day, but hero for 15 minutes!" Glenn A. Morris said laughing as he described his speedy capture oftwowould-bemuggersJan.14, which led to the arrest of one adult and one juvenile. Morris, the director of the Veterans Upward Bound at Metropolitan State College of Denver, was standing in front of the window in his office at 1024 Ninth St. Park that Monday around 3:30 p.m. when he saw a woman walking down the street. "I don't know why, but something told me that something was going to happen," Morris said. Just a moment later he saw the first suspect, a juvenile, whose name is not being released by the police, run up to her from behind and grab the shoulder strap of her purse. He attempted to run with it and knocked the victim, identified by police as Essica Williams, 49, to the ground when she did not let go of her purse. When Morris ran out the door he saw the second suspect who has been identified by Denver police as Elgin Casto, 21, of Denver. Both men began running north on Ninth Street, and Morris chased them. Although theyhadabouta50-yardleadonhim,Morris, a47-year-oldfonner Marine, quickly caught up with them. In addition to being a full-time administrator, Morris teaches a strength and

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physical conditioning course at MSCD and is currently seeking a doctorate in Sports Science. He is a self-confessed exercise "junkie" who loves racquetball, tennis and weight lifting. "Being in shape really paid off," he said. When the two men gotto the end of Ninth Street, they turned the corner and dived into some bushes outside the Community College of Denver president's office, at 1068 Ninth St. Morris dived in after them and landed on top of them. Once he had them both secured, he knocked on the window for help. The second suspect took that opportunity to hit Morris in the nose. The suspect took off, running across the front porch of the building. Morris followed him, diving offthe porch and landing on him. They fell to the ground and struggled for awhile and finally Morris flipped the second suspect over and got a hold on him. He looked up and saw the first suspect walk over and.just as the young man pulled his foot back to kick Morris, Charles Maldonado grabbed the youth and picked him up off the ground by his collar. Maldonado is the director of High School Upward Bound for MSCD. Morris said the police arrived just a few minutes later, the whole incident lasting only about 15 minutes. He said that a crowd of about 10 or 15 people was standing around and watching the whole time he was struggling with the two men, and that no one stepped forward to help. "It's a sad commentary on our society

Glenn Morris, director of Veterans Upward Bound at MSCD. that people are afraid to get involved," Morris said. "But I'm really glad I did it It's just a tremendous high. You don't even think in a situation like that, you just react. I haven't felt that way since my first mission in Vietnam when I jumped out of a helicopter into a rice paddy.

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January 25, 1991

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Regis bombs MSCD in CAC opener The fate of MSCD was sealed by a horrid 40 percent shooting clip and Regis' Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside duo of Darron Greer Following the 83-67 beating they suf- and Danny Newton. fered at the hands of Regis College, the Greer a 6-foot-5-inch, 245-pound senior Metropolitan State College of Denver men's scored 21 points and hit 10 of 11 shots in the basketball team may be a little defensive. game. Newton shredded the Roadrunners' The problem is that the Roadrunners defense for 26 points, mostly of the longweren'tdefensiveduringthegame. Actually distance variety. The senior guard was five MSCDwasdownrightoffensiveindropping . of eight from three-point range. their Colorado Athletic Conference opener To avoid another slow start Hull decided at Denver West High School Jan. 21. to change the starting lineup for the Regis "I'm very disappointed, we played very game. He said that in the last five games they poorly," head coach Bob Hull said. "We have come out sluggish. deserved to get our butts kicked." Missing from the starting lineup was leading scorer Ralph Rivers and forward T.J. Milan, who played only four minutes in the game. The new lineup played well early and when senior forward Tim Moser hit a fivefoot jumper, the 'Runners grabbed their only lead of the game at 9-8 with 16:26 to go in the first half. After taking the brief lead, MSCD got a dose of the rotund Greer's - undoubtedly theCAC's version of the Philadelphia 76er's Charles Barkley- dominating inside play. Four quick points by Greer put the Rangers up 17-13, but the Roadrunners tied the game at 17 when junior Darin Dahl threaded the needle to Moser with a cross-court pass for an open lay up. Then the Rangers went to the outside Darron Greer's dominating inside play game. A three-point s~ot by Marcus P~ples helped down MSCD.

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and two baseline jumpers from Newton and MSCD was down 28-1 7 at the 8: 15 mark. Rivers hit a 16-foot jump shot, his first bucket of the game, with 7:13 to go in the half and pulled the 'Runners to with in five at 28-23. The rest of the first half was a story of missed opportunities for MSCD. Four Regis tumoversr all amounted to zero points and the 'Runners went into the intermission trailing 40-29. In the second half, the Rangers went on a bombing mission. Newton ripped apart the 'Runners defense and drilled four threepointer in the second half. Senior center Fred Brown hit a turnaround jumper in the lane to cut the lead to 51-45, but the 'Runners would get no closer. Two of Greer's patented jump-hooks in the lane and another three-pointer by Newton put Regis up 63-50. "I don't think we played any defense," Hull said. "We'd get close but then our defense would totally shutdown." Hutt led the 'Runners with 21 points, while Rivers, coming off the bench for the first time this season, added 16. The 'Runners' record now stands at 12-5 while Regis upped its record to 12-6. Regis' victory over MSCD was its first in the last nine meetings. Their last victory over the ' Runners came in the 1985-86 season. The three-game losing streak that MSCD •ANY AMOUNT •FROM ANYWHERE

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SPORTS

MSCD soccer teams hand out individual awards Homeless season

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There's no place like home. Or rather there's no home. Not for the Metropolitan State College of Denver men's and women's basketball teams this season. For the remaining games on the schedule, other than a couple of exceptions, all will be played at Denver West High School, 951 Elati. Tip off is slated for 8 p.m. The two exceptions right now will be the Feb. 2·women's game against the University of Southern Colorado. It will be played at Regis College, tip off scheduled for 7 p.m. 1be MSCD women's game against Regis Feb. 23 will be played at West High School, however the tip off is slated for 6 p.m.duetoadoubleheaderwiththemen's team. 1be men's game against the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs is scheduled for an 8 p.m. tip off at West on the same nighL

Sports Editor Men's awards The Metropolitan State College of Denver 1990 men's soccer team announced their most valuable players for the season. One of the players puts the ball in the net, while the other tries to keep the ball out of the net. Head coach Dennis Daly named recordsetting senior forward Tim Yunger and sophomore goalie Mike Najar as the team's

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The Metropolitan State College of Denver men's and women's swim teams will host the Colorado School ofMines at the Auraria Gymnasium Jan. 25. On Jan 19, the men's team won the lntermountain Swim League Relays at the University of Denver. The women managed a second place finish in their Intennountain Swim League relays. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

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Michael Najar, MSCD men's soccer goalle, was named co-MVP of the 1990 season. He chalked up three shutouts and only allowed 11 goals on the year.

MVPs. Yunger set school records with 18 goals, 13 assists and 49 points this season. Yunger, a Thornton high school graduate, finished his collegiate career as MSCD 's all-time leading scorer with 24 goals, 19 assists and 67 points. Najar also found some room in the Roadrunners' record book by setting the school mark of 0 .90 goals-against average. He posted a 9-3-0 record while defending the net for MSCD this season. The Dallas native recorded three shutouts and only allowed 11 goals in 13 games, while helping lead the ' Runners to the Colorado Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships. Daly also announced that forward Matt Okoh and defender Tim Evans were both named the outstanding freshmen of the year. Okoh found the net nine times and tallied seven assists for 25 points. Evans scored four goals and had three assists for 11 points. Junior defender Mike Lockwood took home the final team honor. the MSCD "3D" award. This award is given in recognition of outstanding desire, dedication and determination. Women's awards The 1990 women' s soccer team of Metropolitan State College ofDenver also named their most valuable player and she has a lot to be defensive about. Sophomore goalie Lisa Baskall used her defensive skills to help lead the Roadrunners to an 11-8-1 record. Baskall, a Ranum high school graduate, recorded a 1.74 goals against average and had five shutouts on the year.

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MSCD's women's soccer goalie, Lisa Baskall, was voted the MVP of the 1990 season. She notched five shutouts for the Roadrunners. Other awards included junior forward Bridgette Leisure as most valuable offensive player, freshmen defenders Cindy Roush and Renee Ritchie were voted co-most valuable defensive players; freshman defender Julie Trickel was named the most improved player; and junior Yvette Stines and freshman redshirt Rosie Durbin were co-winners of the Coaches Award for dedication. Leisure, a Pomona high school graduate, set school records with 23 goals and 49 points this season. Q

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SPORTS A view from the press box Dale Shrull Sports Editor

OK, OK, wbat do you get when you have supposed!y the best teams from each conference and they play in a game called the Super Bowl: a boring football game. The Super Bowl is one the greatest sporting spectacles in the world but it's usually boring. This year there won't be any Denver Broncos to add comic relief, and no49ers to put up 50-some points. This year it's all new. All New York. With everyone' s mind on the crisis of the Middle East, the Super Bowl takes on very little importance. When bombs and bullets that kill are flying and young people are being killed and captured, which team wins a football game is so meaningless. 路 However, the game will go on. The Buffalo Bills, dominating, powerful, flawless and in one word -awesome. The New York Giants, methodical, devastating defense, experienced and in one word - ugly. Bill Parcels seems to have redefined the "3 yards and a cloud of dust" theory: With Otis Andersonresembling an old plowhorse, it takes him at least l 0 yards before he can kick up any dust. After the Bills shredded the vaunted (use the term lightly) L.A. Raider defense for more than 500 yards and 51 points, everyone had to be impressed. The Bills find themselves on that most important requirement for an NFL championship- a roll. The Buffalo Bills are on an incredible roll. Only San Francisco's scalpel-like slice

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Duck's face and Giants, it won't be super through the playoffs last year has been more impressive. After the 49ers' performance in the playoffs, they put away the scalpel and replace it with a battering-ram and pummeled the defenseless Broncos into submission with unmerciful ease. Will the awesome Buffalo Bills do the same to the Neanderthal New York Giants? Does anyone really think these Giants have a chance to win a second Super Bowl? These Giants, who have a backup quarterback leading them, an aging running back, an aging Lawrence Taylor, wide receivers who look like they would be better suited playing with Alvin and the Chipmunks? But these Giants did beat maybe the greatest team of all time: the San Francisco 49ers. There win over the defending champions was legitimate. No, they didn't score a touchdown. But they did hold Joe Montana and the explosive 49er offense to only one touchdown and 13 points. There's no doubt the Bills are the impressive team in this game. Offense impresses. Yards and points, moving the ball up and down the field at will. That's what the Bills have done in their two playoff games. And that's impressive. H offense impresses, then the Giants haven 't impressed anyone in the playoffs. Jeff Hostetler's scrambling and throwing won 't leave anyone thinking of Montana, Kelly, Marino or even Charles Johnson. The Giants are old-fashioned. That oldfashioned way of playing is what has been the winning formula for more Super Bowls than any other.

24 previous I - Green Bay 35-1 O over Kansas City II - Green Bay 33-14 over Oakland Ill - NY Jets 16-7 over Baltimore IV - Kansas City 23-7 over Minnesota V - Baltimore 16-13 over Dallas VI - Dallas 24-3 over Miami VII - Miami 14-7 over Washington VIII- Miami 24-7 over Minnesota

The formula: run, defense and basically overpower the opponent. Offense is the glamour ingredient. Pittsburgh had it, Dallas had it, San Francisco, of course, had it. But the defense is the glue. Defense wins championships. Yes, it's a cliche. But it's a fact. Ask the Broncos. The Buffalo Bills have been collecting all the ooo' s and ah' s for their powerful offense, but they also have a defense. Bruce Smith, Cornelius Bennet, Shane Conlan, Darryl Talley, these guys and the others can play. So the Bills have a defense to complement their offense. Throw in their great special teams and they have the complete package. The Giants, on the other hand, have a stone-age offense to go with their good special teams and great defense. There's only one real question that will be answered in the game. Can the Giants shut down the Bills offense? Most people already know the Bills defense can plug the molasses-quick offense of the Giants. So it should be easy pickin' and easy money. The team named after a part of duck's face will have a cake walk in Tampa on Jan. 27, right? No psychic or expert needed this year, the Bills offense will wreck havoc upon the Giants defense like they' ve done to the Dolphins and Raiders. The Giants offense will be stuffed like a Thanksgiving turkey. A six-point favorite! The Bills will pum-

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mel the Giants, right? Six points, that's an investment! Well, before you pawn a family heirloom and put your life savings on the Bills, don't sell those ugly Giants of the Big Apple short. Most of this Giants team has been here before, in 1987. They're experienced and tough. They've had to claw their way to this point. They know what it's like to be in a close pressure-packed game. The Giants aren't going to blink. The Bills are on a roll, they dominated, they're talented but they do hail from the Awful Football Conference, the AFC. No, the Bills aren'tasure bet. As amatter of fact, the Giants will win. Yes that's right. It will be ugly, boring and unflamboyant. It will be methodical and it will be close. Defense wins championships, in all sports. And the best defense on the field Sunday will be the bigs guys - the Giants. Kelly and his gang, with the no huddle offense, won't know what hit them. With all the success they've had in the playoffs, when the Giants shut them down a few times, the Bills will start talking to themselves. When things get tough, the Bills will pack it in. They've never had the chemistry to be a Super Bowl Champion. This year won't be any different. In the 25th Super Bowl, with people thinking of war instead offootball, the choice is easy. Giants against a part of a duck' s face? Easy. It will be the Giants. 19-17. 0

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IX - Pittsburgh 16-6 over Minnesota X - Pittsburgh 21-17 over Dallas XI -Oakland 32-14 over Minnesota XI I - Dallas 27-10 over Denver XIII - Pittsburgh 35-31 over Dallas XIV- Pittsburgh 31-19 over LA Rams XV-Oakland 27-10 over Philadelphia XVI - San Francisco 26-21 over Cincinnati

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Gymnasium completion pushed back to July J.C. Long The Metropolitan Because of various construction delays, Metropolitan State College of Denver's men's and women's basketball teams won't have the luxury of playing any home games in the new gym this season. When the renovations of the Auraria Gymnasium began, developers had optimistic thoughts of completing construction in February. This would have allowed both basketball teams to play a few home games. Dick Feuerborn, director of Campus Recreation, said that there were early hopes that the teams would be able to play sometime in February. But, because the Campus Recreation department wanted the contractors to "not rush things, and do the best job possible," the completion date was moved

back to March and then eventually to July 1, Feuerborn said. "We are disappointed we were not able to get more activities in the gym this semester, but the construction schedules wouldn't allow it," he said. According to Feuerborn, the contractors had to follow certain life codes for the gym. Life codes enforce the safety measures that new buildings must meet. These include things such as how many exits are needed and how they are marked as well as other public safety measures. Feuerborn said that the gym will definitely open in July. The new gym will seat between 2200 and 3300 people depending on the type of activity, Feuerborn said. Movable bleachers will seat approximately 2200 and the mezzanine area can

accommodate another 300, he said. He also said about 600-800 chairs could be placed on the floor for such things as commencement exercises. "We were striving to reach a seating capacity of 3000 people," Feuerborn said. The $4.5 million renovation project began in September of 1990. a

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After splitting a pair of games Jan. 19 and Jan. 22, the Metropolitan State College of Denver women's basketball team continues to hover around the .500 mark. The Roadrunners dropped agame against Rocky Mountain College from Billings, Mont Saturday 78-58 and bounced back

against Colorado School of Mines, pounding the Orediggers 70-51. Sophomore center Holly Roberts continued her dominating play by pouring in 21 points and and pulling down 15 rebounds to lead the 'Runners to the win. As of the game with Mines, the 6-foot Roberts was ranked as the nations second leading rebounder in NCAA Division Il. She averaging 14.5 rebounds a game. Following the win over Mines the 'Run-

ners' record now stands at 8-9 and 1-2 in Colorado Athletic Conference. With their eight wins, MSCD now has a chance to break the school record for wins. Lastseason, the 'Runnerschalkeduparecord of 11-16 to establish the school record for wins at 11. Conference foe, Regis College, will be the next test for MSCD Jan. 26. The 'Runners will travel to the Rangers' home court a and tip off is scheduled for 5 p.m.

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'The Office of Continuing Professional Education at Metropolitan State College of Denver presents, "Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Leaming Disabilities," The 25th Annual Forum on Vision and Leaming, Friday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., call 72 I-6539 for more information.

Comedy Series- Professional Auditions, MSCD Student Activities, I I a.m.-5 p.m., The Mission, call 556-2595 for more information.

MSCD's Counseling Center presents, "Feelings and Fears About the Gulf War," 3:30 -4:30 p.m., Central Classroom Building Room 203, call 5563 I32 for more information.

The film, "Planning for Study Abroad," 2 p.m., Auraria Student Assistance Center, Arts Building Room 177, sponsored by the Office of International Programs, call 556-3660 for more information.

Metropolitan State College of Denver and the Urban League of Metropolitan Denver are sponsoring African American Leadership Institute, a series of leadership training classes, continues through August, call 556-3040 for more information. Closed AA Meeting, noon- I p.m., Auraria Library Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information.

The Office ofContinuing Professional Education at Metropolitan State College ofDenver presents, "MUiti-Discipiinary Approach to Leaming Disabilities,"The 25th Annual Forum on Vision and Learning, Friday, 5 :30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., call 721-6539 for more information. Men's and Women's Intramural 3-on-3 basketball tournaments will be offered to students, deadline to sign-up is Feb. I 5, due to construction, location will be determined after Feb. 15, free to those interested.

Closed AA Meeting, noon-I p.m., AurariaLibrary Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information. AurariaLesbianandGay Allianceandthelnstitute for Women' s Studies and Services, Lesbian Support Group, 3-4 p.m., I 033 Ninth Street Park, Auraria Campus, call 556-2417 or 556-8441 for more information. MSCD Counseling Center Support Group, "Students of Color," I-2 p.m., on-going, Mondays, beginning Jan. 28, Central Classroom Building Room 203, call 556-3132 for more information.

MSCD's Counseling Center presents, ''Feelings and Fears About the Gulf War," 3:30-4:30 p.m., Central Classroom Building Room 203, call 5563132 for more information. MSCD Men's Swimming vs. Colorado Mines, 7 p.m., Auraria Pool.

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MSCD Student Activities Club Recruitment Day, Wednesday, Jan. 30, IO a.m-2 p.m., Student Union Mezzanine, call Ed at 556-2595 for more information.

Comedy Series Kickoff - Darryl CoUier and Broad Humor, MSCD Student Activities, I 2:30I :30 p.m., The Mission, call 556-2595 for more inform!ltion.,

The OfficeofCon'tinuing Professional Education at Metropolitan State CollegeofDenverpresents, "Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Leaming Disabilities," The 25th Annual Forum on Vision and Leaming, Friday, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., call 72I-6539 for more information.

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FEBRUARY IS BLACK HISTORY MONTH Comedy Sports of Denver, 8 p.m., Governor's Park Restaurant & Tavern, 672 Logan, students - $5 with school ID, call 860-9782 for reservations and more information.

ClosedAAMeeting,noon- 1 p.m.,AurariaLibrary Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information. Finance Club general meeting, speaker from Career Services, 4-6 p.m., meeting will take place at Office of Career Services, Arts Building Room I 77, call 466-0168 for more information.

Closed AA Meeting, noon- I p.m., Auraria Library Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information.

Intramural Water Polo matches, drop in 3-5 p.m., AurariaGym,signupsheetinRoom 108,activities will begin upon availability of the pool and is free to those interested. MSCD Marketing Club, selling Gold C books, all day, North Classroom Building Galleria, call 556-3323.

Closed A.A. Meetings will begin this spring semester on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Auraria Library, Room 206. For more information, call the MSCD Health Clinic at 556-2525.

4/Monday MSCD Counseling Center Support Group, "Students of Color," 1-2 p.m., on-going, Mondays, Central Classroom Building Room203,call 5563132 for more information. MSCDCounselingCenterseminar, "BetterThan I Used To Be," 2-3 p.m., Central Classroom Building Room 203, on-going, Mondays, beginning Feb.4, call 556-3 I32 for more information. Closed AA Meeting, noon-I p.m., Auraria Library Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information. . MSCD Student Art Exhibit, show runs Feb. 4-21 at Emmanuel Gallery, reception will be Feb. 6 from 5-9 p.m., call 556-274I for gallery hours and for more information.

MSCD Counseling Center, "Relationships; Do You Ever Feel Like You Can't Live With Them, Or Without Them?" 3-4:30 p.m., Central Classroom Building Room 203, on-going, Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 3 I, call 556-3132 for more information.

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5/Tuesday Eighth Black World Conference MSCD Institute for Intercultural Studies and Services will pr~senl on Tuesday, Feb. 5, The Eighth Black World Conference. The conference will examine trends and issues of importance to the black community. Topics of discussion will include, "Poetry and the African American Experience," and "The African American Experience: Varied Dimensions and Interpretations." The conference is open to educators, students and members of the community. There is no charge to attend. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the door. Conference activities will begin at 9 a.m. at St. Cajetan's Center, Ninth and Lawrence streets, call the MSCD Institute for Intercultural Studies and Services at 556-4004, for more information.

MSCD Counseling Center, "Conquering Shyness," 10:30 a.m.-noon, C~ntral Classroom Building Room 203, call 556-3132 for more information. MSCD Student Art Exhibit, show runs Feb. 4-21 at Emmanuel Gallery, reception will be Feb. 6 from 5-9 p.m., call 556-2741 for gallery hours and for more information. MSCD Marketing Club presents "Marketing Week," Feb. 4-8, guest speaker, Donna Giordano, Marketing Director of King Soopers on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 11 :30 a.m., call 556-3323 for more information.

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The Institute for Women's Studies and Services presents the Spring Brown Bag Lunch Series, topic of discussion will be "Ending the Cycle of Abusive Relationships," noon- I p.m., Student Union Room 330 B, call 556-2417 or 556-8441 for more information.

Comedy Sports of Denver, 8 p.m., Governor's Park Restaµrant & Tavern, 672 Logan, students - $5 with school ID, .call 860-9782 for reservations and more information.

MSCD Counseling Center, "Couples Communication," 6-8 p.m., Central Classroom Building Room 203, call 556-3132 for more information. Closed AA Meeting, noon- I p.m., AurariaLibrary Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information. MSCD Student Art Exhibit, show runs Feb. 4-21 at Emmanuel Gallery, reception will be Feb. 6 from 5-9 p.m., call 556-274I for gallery hours and for more information.

Closed AA Meeting, noon- I p.m., Auraria Library Room 206, call 556-2525 for more information.

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