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THE
ETROPOLITAN
The Metropolitan State College of Denver student newspaper, serving the Auraria Campus since 1979
Denver, Colorado
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NEWS
Volume 13, Issue 26
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FEATURES
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'Hope Center' offers start for develpomentally disabled page 13
Helman achieves 300th victory as MSCD head baseball coach page 16
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College faculties need balance in ideologies page3
April 12, 1991
Club football gets the boot Dale Shrull Sports Editor
As of 4 p.m., April 10, the football club at Metropolitan State College of Denver no longer existed. Anne McKelvey, assistant director of Campus Recreation, said that she informed football club president Lee Atkins, during a private meeting, that MSCD was dropping club football. "(MSCD) cannot provide a proper standard of care for them anymore," McKelvey said. Financial concerns, certified coaches, lack of supervision, equipmentandthefactthatfootball at MSCD has become too dangerous, were all contributing factors , that McKelvey cited.
T.J. Cole, head coach of the football club, didn't agree with the decision. "l think rugby is more dangerous. We've been playing for five years and we've never had a serious injury," he said. The rugby club is in no danger of being cut, McKelvey said. Even though a rugby player suffered a broken neck during a game in September of 1989. She said that football and rugby are different. Rugby clubs are supported by approximately 400 schools and their coaches are certified by a rugby federation. She said that through her research she could find only two four-year schools that recognize club football. Also, the coaches in club football aren't certified and many fall under the player/coach see FOOTBALL page 17
Student fee hikes proposed Deb Brown The Metropolitan
Beth Cline and Eric Fry engage in the ultimate battle of the sexes in CU-D's production of 'Lysistrada,' playing April 12 through 25. Call 556-4652 for information.
Tivoli deal nearing finalization Mark Corrigan The Metropolitan
A new student center in the Tivoli Brewery, along with increased fees, is drawing near for Metropolitan State College of Denver students. The Auraria Higher Education Center Board of Trustees has approved a student referendum to be held April 23 and 24, for students to vote on an increase in student fees for conversion of the Tivoli Brewery into a student center. "The present fee is $19, so that wouldbeatotalof$22," saidJoAnn Soker, AHEC executive vice president for Administration. "And for that money you get all kinds of stuff. About 30 percent more space
for clubs and activities, the bookstore, all those wonderful things. Auraria would really be on the map with this kind offacility being associated with the campus." Soker said that the lease buyout has not been finalized but that the board is optimistic. "There will be a meeting in May," Soker said. "The contract approval would either come at that meeting or at a special meeting if we get done earlier," she said. "Then the closing on the (lease) transaction would probably be sometime in August. The timing on this thing is hard to know." Soker said that AHEC will rely on revenue from the Tivoli's current tenants to help augment the the cost of the new student center. "It's hard to imagine getting the
Tivoli for just $3 if you don't have other sources of revenue. It (the Tivoli) would not be just for student uses only. We would keep the present tenants and then we would hope to add a few more service or retail outlets that would be directed toward students," she said. According to Soker, the Tivoli Brewery would provide a muchneeded increase in classroom and office space at Auraria. A planning committeewhich wil include paid consultants will be formed to determine"exactly what makes sense and how to do the layout properly, Soker said." Soker said that new, studentoriented businesses in the Tivoli may include a bank, a post office, a bicycle store, and fast-food restaurants.
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Students will have to reach deeper into their pockets to attend Metropolitan State College of Denver this fall. An increase of approximately 12 percent for tuition and fees was proposed at a cabinet meeting April 10. Thomas Brewer, president of MSCD, said be hopes to get approval for the increases from the Board of Trustees in May. "Inflation has seriously eroded our funds," Brewer said. Joe Arcese, vice president for Administration and Finance, said that the 12 percent tuition increase is larger than last year's 7 percent increase because of a decrease in state funds. General inflation and salary increases demand the raise in tuition, Brewer said. "We don't like to do these things, but we cannot sacrifice the quality of education to our students," he said, adding that part of the increase has been ear-marked for improving the computer systems. "As you know that technology is very expensive," he said. Unlike the athletic fee increase that was voted on by the student body, the increases this year have
had no student input. "We don' t take every fee increase to the students," Brewer said. Arcese said that the increase is for a three-year plan to improve computer resources that includes more equipment and better access for students. He said there are plans for at least one new computer lab. The mandatory fees are also increasing by approximately 12 percent, Brewer said. The increases in fees are as follows: athletic, $2; telephone registration, $2; student activity, $1-$5; Auraria Higher Education Center bond fee, $3; and a one-time graduation fee of $25. The AHEC bond fee is connected with the proposed take-over of the Tivoli, he said. Brewer said that the student health insurance fee is also going up by $18 a semester. Arcese said that the AHEC Bond fee will have to be voted on by the students, adding that the student insuranee is a student program and not an administration plan. Arcese said that the increase in the telephone registration fee will greatly improve student access to the "peraphonics system" that is used for registration, financial aid information, and student account information. "Now we feel we really need the increase to maintain the levels of service," Arcese said. 0
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