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Recounts Terror During California ~arthquake Antoinette Vecchio NEWS EDITOR Davidson Porter turned 31 Monday. He said it was a birthday he will never forget.

Porter, assistant director of Student Activities and coordinator for the Student Leadership Program at MSCD, was one of thousands of people who were literally jolted awake in Los Angeles early Monday morning by one of the strongest earthquakes to hit southern California in recent history.

"I immediately thought, 'This is the big earthquake that every one is always talking about hitting Los Angeles,"' Porter said.

The earthquake registered 6.6 on the Richter scale and sent a wave of destruction through the San Fernando Valley. More than 40 people have died in the quake, and many highways collapsed.

Porter Porter arrived in Los Angeles Friday afternoon with his friend Tim Ring. The trip was part of a birthday celebration, and the two planned a full weekend of activities, Porter said.

By Sunday night, they had done all they set out to do: go to a concert, a play and visit friends.

The pair planned to do some running at Hollywood High and take it easy before the trip home Monday afternoon.

Those plans were soon interrupted.

At about 4:30 a.m., Porter and his companion were awakened by the rocking and swaying of their hotel room on the sixth floor of the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

"I sat up and bed and Tim was screaming and we just sort of held on.. .lt was really like being in a roller coaster," Porter said.

Porter said he first thought a bomb had gone off in the building. Within seconds he realized an earthquake had hit.

With six floors above them in the 12-story building, Porter said he was waiting to either fall down to the floors below or be crushed by the floors above.

After grabbing pants and T-shirts, Porter and Ring

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L ove Champions of Peace Receive Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards Patricia Sydney Straub EDITOR IN CHIEF

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In an emotionally charged remembrance of one of America's prominent leaders, six members of the Auraria and Denver community were honored at the third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Breakfast Jan. 14 in the Student Union.

Nominated for their dedication to the reflection of Dr. King's philosophy, the group received recognition of their passion for human rights, integration, diversity and social progress.

"We felt that it is so fitting to honor those in our own community ... who have done much personal sacrifice to continue his spirit," said Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen, assistant dean of Student Life and co-chairwoman of the breakfast committee.

The committee's mission is "to come together one morning out of the year to acknowledge the fact that our campus community all do want peace," she said to the 250 attendees.

A musical celebration with the Sisters of Praise and Hayward Hobbs followed the Invocation by the Rev. Teresa Frye of the Shorter African Methodist Episcopal Church. After the awards presentation, the lights went out and the song "We shall overcome," charged the candlelight vigil.

MSCD English major Joe Navarro accepted the Student Peace Award presented by 1993 student award winner Jody Andrade.

Navarro, who is active with The Chicano Task Force, . the National Rainbow Coalition and the Revolutionary Alliance, is also a member of El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA), and is an accomplished poet.

Andrade said there was never a time when Navarro did not have a flyer in his hand promoting a demonstration or a protest. Earlier in the morning he handed her yet

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Peace participants honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a candlelight vigil.

American Studies, presented Akbarali Thobhani, professor of Political Science and African American Studies at MSCD, with this year's award.

Thobhani is also the director of the Institute of Intercultural Studies and Services.

White recognized Thobhani for his ability to increase understanding and appreciation of the human experience through his teaching and community program. " ... You have underscored a part of Dr. King's philosophy," White told Thobhani.

His voice breaking and fighting back tears, Thobhani said he was greatly honored to receive the award.

Thobhani said he has worked hard to show others that there are other histories and cultures not of European origin, and said he was pleased that MSCD adopted a multicultural requirement The Metropolitan/Andy Cross for graduation.

"Dr. King MSCD student Joe Navarro accepts the Student Peace Award Jan. 14. became the shining star, always there to shed light on issues of humanity, another flyer, she said.

Navarro also served as senator for MSCD Student issues of equality and issues of justice, and throughout Government and battled to end English Only and my academic career it was always that influence that served as a guiding light to me," Thobhani said.

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Arthur and Bea Sutton Branscombe received the "I don't create change. I don't make history. I'm involved in history with other people who are struggling Community Award presented by Director of Adult to make conditions better on this campus and in this Leaming Services, Eleanor Green.

Living in the Park HiJI area of Denver for more than world and raising social consciousness," Navarro said. "I feel humble here, I feel like I'm in the shadows of Dr. 30 years, the Branscombes are writers and editors.

In 1941, while living in New York City, Bea was the King..." leader of the first multiracial girl scout troupe in the city.

Last years' Faculty Peace Award recipient C.J. They are co-founders of the Park Hill Action White, MSCD professor of Sociolo~y and African

Committee, an interdenominational church sponsored civic organization committed to quelling racial panic and making housing integration work in the Park Hill section of Denver.

Currently, they are co-authoring a book on the history of neighborhood, school and housing desegregation struggles in Park Hill from 1955 to the present.

"Dr. King, who said in Park Hill in 1964, 'For a nation to live, segregation must die,"' Bea said.

Gwendolyn Thomas, MSCD English professor, presented Glenn Morris, UCD assistant professor of Political Science, with the second Community Award.

Accepting the award on behalf of the Denver/Boulder chapter of the American Indian Movement, Morris recognized the women of the movement.

"Women are the backbone of our nation, and of the movement," he said, " ...I especially want to accept this award on the behalf of our mothers, our sisters, and our daughters."

Morris is director of the Fourth World Center for the Study of Indigenous Law and Politics at UCD, and he has been active for six years in the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

Awarded for her tireless efforts and the inspiration behind the Peace Breakfast, Karen Thorpe, assistant vice president for Student Affairs and co-chairwoman of the breakfast committee, received the Special Appreciation Award.

Her vision to honor King's life is now a tradition at MSCD for those who reflect his philosophy, White said, who presented Thorpe with the award.

"You have put forth a special effort to remain in the background. In our planning sessions you have always insisted that the man Dr. King, his contributions, his aspirations for human kind, must be the centerpiece," White said.

In lieu of a speech, Thorpe immediately guided the group to the "most important part" of the breakfast- the candlelight vigil.

Reflecting on Dr. King's death and on the death of Sylvia Crowell, a 19-year-old MSCD student murdered at the Chuck E Cheese pizza parlor, Thorpe said, "We grieve her death. We grieve Dr. King. It's time to stop the killing."

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Dobbs is History Charles Dobbs, assistant to the president of MSCD, leaves his post this month to become assistant to the president of Iowa State University. "He's excited about the opportunity," said MSCD President Sheila Kaplan.

Phone Safety Emergency telephones connecting callers directly to Auraria Public Safety from more than 60 locations on campus are being installed this month.

In emergency situations, all callers need to do is push a button that rings directly into APS dispatch. Digital phones at dispatch will show exactly where the call is coming from, but callers need to inform the dis atch office of the

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The scholarship honors Diana Robinson, past president of Information Systems Trainers, an organization of computer trainers. situation. Officers will be sent out.

At this point there are no emergency telephones on the outside of the buildings, but the possibility is being discussed.

Working Man MSCD night student Michael Lazar was recently awarded the Diana Robinson Memorial Scholarship. He is a student of computer information systems and management science. Lazar works full-time at the Bureau of Reclamation, assisting computer users in eight states.

Professor in Hospital Assistant Professor of English Wayne Rollins suffered a stoke last week while in Phoenix;Ariz.

Elsie Haley, Chairwoman of the English department, said Rollins may be in Phoenix for one or two weeks before returning home to Denver.

Rollins is scheduled to teach two American Literature and two English composition courses this semester. Parttime instructors will be taking over the courses until doctors tell Rollins he can go back to work, Haley said.

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Porter, Ring and other hotel guests ran down the stairwell hurdling over pieces of debris from the walls.

Within three minutes, they were out of the building. People, many still in their pajamas, were walking around in a daze in the chilly California morning, Porter said.

"No one quite knew what to do or where to go," he said, As the guests gathered behind the hotel, Porter and Ring found refuge in their rental car, listening to radio coverage of the earthquake for a couple of hours.

Hotel personnel soon gave out sheets, blankets and towels to the guests to keep them warm, Porter said.

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"If you'd just walked in, you would have thought it was a party."

At that point, Porter said, relief was beginning to set in.

By late afternoon, Porter and Ring boarded a plane back to Denver.

"As we took off, the pilot came on for a few minutes and said that he had just received word that approximately 30 seconds to one minute after we took off there had been another aftershock,' Porter said.

The pilot reported the aftershock to be 5.5 on the Richter scale.

After arriving in Denver that evening, Porter said he had dinner with 10 of his close friends.

"If felt really nice to be drinking red wine with friends last night at 6:30, after being woken up at 4:30 and thinking for about 30 seconds that my life was going to be ending," he said.

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"It made for a strange view because you had all these people in the dark with towels and blankets, sitting and looking at the hotel," he said. "A lot of people were looking at each other and hugging each other and crying..."

After the sun came up, Porter and Ring walked around to see some of the damage. There were many cracks in buildings, windows were shattered and there was some looting, he said.

"You could see store owners trying to get to their stores and standing in front of them...guarding their storefronts," he said.

No one was allowed back into the hotel, Porter said. By 11 a.m., hotel employees began retrieving the guests' luggage from the rooms and bringing them downstairs.

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Revamping the MSCD student government constitution is the hot topic among representatives this week. ''.The old constitution was entirely too vague. There weren't provisions made that there should have been," said Gerald Baynes-Marsh, Student Government chief justice.

Talk about revamping the constitution started early in the fall semester, but the first meeting took place in early January, Baynes-Marsh said.

"Essentially what we're creating is more like a single body that we're calling an assembly," said Barb Ferrill, student government president.

"We're going from a three-branch government to a supervising body," Baynes-Marsh said.

In the new constitution, each representative's position would have specific responsibilities instead of members "acting at large," although the positions would be filled from "at large" position, Ferrill said. The president would lead the assembly and vote to break a tie, she said.

Voting members would include a vice president of academic affairs, vice president of student services and vice president of personnel and finance. The three positions correspond with the three vice presidents of MSCD, Ferrill said.

There would also be a vice president for college relations, who would handle public relations and advertising to keep the student body posted on student gov-

Each of the 12 representatives on stuernment workings, Ferrill said.

The vice president for student organi- dent assembly would receive $200 a zations would lead the club affairs com- month, Baynes-Marsh said.

"It's just something to help them mittee, Ferrill added, and there would be a vice president for student fees, although out," he said.

In the old government, only the execStudent Government is unsure of the . utive's positions were paid, and none of exact title for that position. the senators or judiciaries received a salary, Baynes-Marsh said.

'We're going from The president and vice president were paid, $500 and $400, respectively under a three-branch constitution. government to a ¡ the old In order for students to run for office, supervising body.' they may be required by the constitution to secure student signatures, Ferrill said.

The proposed assembly would meet -Gerald Baynes-Marsh every week instead of every other week, Student Gov. Chief Justice and Student Government would report to the Office of Student Services instead of In addition, there would be a vice Student Affairs, she said.

At a Jan. 19 meeting, the plan for the president for diversity and affirmative action, and four non-voting members: a new constitution was presented to the chief justice, two representatives for the Senate.

In order for a new constitution to be Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board representatives and a stu- ratified, it must be voted on by students in a general election. dent trustee, Ferrill said.

Student Government must have stuThe student trustee and the SACAB representative positions are both created dent signatures to approve the election, by the state, Baynes-Marsh said.

Ferrill said. Either one percent of the stuAll the vice presidents would be dent body signatures and approval by the responsible for recruiting and leading a Senate or 10 percent of student body sigcommittee and being responsible for that natures is needed to necessitate a ballot, Ferrill said. committee, Ferrill said.

"Every person has a great deal of Committee members will be collecting signatures from students during the responsibility," she said.

The new system will save money, week of Jan. 31. Student Government is anticipating a student vote on the referenBaynes-Marsh said.

"For personnel costs alone we're dum during the week of Feb. 21, Ferrill looking at a reduction of $4,430," he said. said.

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MSCD Professor Co-Authors Book on Supreme Court Justices Catherine Mejia

The Top 10 Justices

THE METROPOLITAN Chairman of MSCD 's Political Science department and professor of constitutional law, Norman Provizer is a jazz critic for the Rocky Mountain News and has recently co-authored a book on Supreme Court justices.

The book, "Great Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court," contains a top 10 list of the greatest Supreme Court justices as determined by a 1990 survey of selected scholars, judges and lawyers.

The book features an essay on each of the justices chosen and the criteria, such as intellectual ability, writing ability and leadership used in choosing them.

Chief Justice John Marshall is at the top of the list.

"He's (Marshall) just a very forceful figure in the development of Jaw in the United States," Provizer said.

Marshall had the ability to combine the ideas of principles and pragmatism, he said.

"He really did have an enormous impact in the shaping ... of the entire American political system though he was not officially one of the founding fathers," Provizer said.

Marshall created the law as we know it, Provizer said, with decisions on judicial review (Maubury v. Madison) and the idea of national supremacy and broad grant of power to Congress. " It seems wherever you look, you kind of start off with Marshall."

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On the other side of the coin, Provizer said there are many justices who were not altogether good. James McReynolds (served 1914-1941) was one such justice.

"He was one of the nastier personalities of the courts," Provizer said. "There was a period when the court didn ' t have an official court portrait. .. because McReynolds, who was very anti-semitic, would not take a picture with Justice (Louis) Brandeis."

Looking to the future, Provizer said his next book will be about jazz.

He is not abandoning his interest in the Supreme Court, though, saying he is planning another book on justices soon.

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Taking classes in African thousands of years remembers , humanity's desire to enslave I remember growing American or Native American hisd 1 k· t tory or any other multicultural one another. Romans enslaved Christians, Aztecs enslaved the UP an OO ing a viewpoint challenges who we are. surrounding populations, the back of a box of It forces one to ask questions Spanish conquistadors enslaved Hershey' S cocoa and about our relation to our planet, indigenous peoples. Shortly families and ourselves from thereafter Europeans enslaved seeing the story of which personal growth emerges.

Africans for plantation societies Ch OCO late fr Om a It teaches humility and that ideas in the Caribbean and the United of cultural superiority is what States. As we approach the European view.' leads us to slavery and away year 2000, we want to think from peace. To take pride ia our slavery is a thing of the past. own culture and have respect Surely humanity has progressed and tolerance for that of others makes a civilized, peaceful society. somehow in the basics of a civilized society.

But the slavery continues. Men enslave women We have the choice. The escalating violence in in the oppression of the sexes, governments society reflects personal alienation from each other, enslave its people with taxation, and capitalism leaving our society to retreat in fear behind locked enslaves its workers with low wages. Racism con- doors, victims of an unwillingness to understand tinues in the United States and ethnic wars rage in and help our neighbors.

Peace begins with personal sacrifice, the ability Eastern Europe, Africa and much of the world.

Looking for hope in humanity, it sometimes appears to leave behind old fears and prejudices and strive pretty dismal. What are we to do about this innate to understand that which is outside of ourselves. human desire to enslave and have power over one The biggest key to peace is love. Dr. King's examanother? pie of nonviolence exhibits the nature that one does not have to react with the same tactics as the More important, when will peace come?

As the struggle goes on and the world is oppressor. Reacting to hate with hate only destroys embodied in violence, a lack of understanding and the goal of peace. The real way to transform our tolerance toward human diversity still leaves a gap enemies is with love and hope that they decide to to be filled. Multiculturalism, as peace award winner one day return that love with love. and MSCD Professor Akbarali Thobhani stressed, Like Schindler, I have hope that people will realis the key. ize that all people are people, and a voice from I remember growing up and looking at the back inside will guide them in the a basic law of what is of a box of Hershey's cocoa and seeing the story of right and what is wrong. This brings about a peacechocolate from a European view. The Spaniards ful society and peace in one's own heart.

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. brought it from the "New World" to Queen Isabella in a big wooden ship, the box said. Before you knew and those who give their lives for others in the it, there was Hershey, Pennsylvania. It taught me a name of love. story of chocolate that was white.

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st week, I started preparing for spring emester by working myself into a panic about anticipated schoolwork. I don't bother waiting till midterms to get stressed out anymore. I don't try to eliminate stress anymore. That's impossible. If I set my expectations as high as that, they are always disappointed, and I end up more stressed out than ever. I've developed a new system of pre-semester panic, designed to acclimate myself to school-year mania.

I've taken the time this year to write it down because I'm into that "list" thing now-you know, writing everything down to save wear and tear on the old memory banks. Consequently, I'm able to share this wondrous new system with all of you, ABSOLUTELY FREE! 1. Admit you have a problem. There is no way you will ever get everything done. Face it. You will collapse sometime this semester. Save time. Get started now. If you get in shape for that breakdown now, you'll be better able to survive it later.

2. Clean the house. Clean out your desk.

Clean out your closet, the garage, the cat box, wash the walls, -the works. Do it all in one weekend. It's like writing a term paper in two days, but less research. After all, working up for the semester is a gradual thing, it's like conditioning. It sounds like a lot of work, but just think-you'll feel better knowing it's done when you realize you won't have time to do it again until spring break.

3. Make amends. Tell your kids you're sorry for the holiday stress. Tell them how much you appreciate them. Tell them not to forget how much you love them, even though you won't see them for a while. Same goes for the cat, dog or significant other. Graduation's just around the corner.

4. Be hard on yourself. There will be no time for rest in the months to come, so get used to it. Try to do everything at once and don't rest any more than is necessary to prevent exhaustion. Tell that inner child to grow up. College is no place for babies.

5. Seek help from friends. Do your friends a few favors while you still have the time. You won't

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have time later and you'll need all the help you can get come Easter or Passover. If you do a good deed today, they'll owe you tomorrow. If you ignore this pointer, you may not have friends by mid-semester.

When will you have time to cultivate friendships?

6. Build up on caffeine. The sooner you get started the better supply you'll have in your bloodstream. Shoot for steady levels in the bloodstream at all times. Remember, they don't make time-released coffee yet. If you build up a tolerance you'll learn to steep with it in your system, if necessary.

7. Find a release. But be careful not to release too much stress, anger, psychosis {what have you).

If you let it all out you will collapse and lose all that stress-related energy that needs to last you until May. Try primal whimper therapy.

8. Meditate. This is one of my hard and fast rules of positive thinking. Use mantras like "1-will-gettan-A" and "I-think-therefore-I-am."

9. Maintain a spiritual essence. Prayer is the answer. If that doesn't work, try voodoo.

10. Be aware of your limitations. Every morning look in the mirror and say, "God grant me the courage to kiss up to teachers that are gullible, the acceptance to avoid the teacher's that aren't, and the wisdom to know the difference." It may help to read Dale Carnegie's "How to Win Friends and Influence People." but I'm not sure because I haven't had time to read it yet myself.

Managing Editor Tiffany N. Trott, who usually fills this space with her thoughts, was on leave after knee surgery and could not contribute coherently this week due to ingestion of prescribed pain killers (Doctor's orders).

Student Remembers MSCD Spring of .' 68 Candlelight Vigil

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I first attended MSCD from the summer of 1967 through the spring of 1968. There was a larger percentage of black students in those days than there is now. Our class president was black, and I had just as many black friends as white friends.

By the spring of 1968, half of the males in our class wound up in Vietnam, less a few who took off to Canada to avoid the draft. In those days, we were trying to "Find" ourselves - to be our own person.

I had never done anything but go to school, so I got my first part-time job, represented MSCD and Denver in "Miss Colorado USA," and helped start a program for underpriviledged children. I wanted to do something meaningful, but it's strange that the one thing I remember doing that was meaningful took place in the Student Union, in the spring of 1968, and I will never forget it.

The student organized a candlelight vigil in the Student Union for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. We were like brothers and sisters; together we wept over the unnecessary, senseless deaths of these historic figures. We were unified group of students who believed in equality for mankind. In the midst of disruption we pulled together.

Those who are old enough to remember this are grateful and luckier than those who are too young to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and what he

stood for. I really feel sorry for some of the 20-yearold blacks who don't seem to realize that this great man stood for accomplishing equality in a peaceful manner, for letting your voice be heard without violence, and for believing that we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord - regardless of our color.

Unfortunately, there is still a great need for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others like him. Whatever happened to peaceful demonstrations and sit-ins anyway? Now we have gang members who shoot people for no reason other than to prove that they are tough.

I think they like the negative publicity. It makes them feel like a somebody when they are a nobody.

It also gives them the attention they never received at home.

I wish that people could realize that we can all make a difference as individuals in this world by striving to be the best person that we can be, by admitting when we're wrong, and by working together to try to make this a better world to live in. Maybe we can't stamp out prejudice, but we can rise above it, and we can adopt better attitudes when dealing with it, and we can set examples for others. {If this sounds a bit idealistic, it's better than what we do have, and you can't have ideals without having dreams}.

Kathleen Alex Nagel MSCD Student

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I don't know about you, but at the end of a typical work day, I'm a bit stressed out. After dealing with the real world all day, I just want to shut it out and relax at home. I want to forget about the job, the traffic and the fact that there are homicidal13-year-olds on our streets shooting people at random. I need a few hours to be quiet and thoughtful or just plain mindless. Listen to music, maybe read a book.

But the telemarketers won't let me.

Every evening, it seems, they are storming into the sanctuary of my home via the phone lines. They call to ask if I subscribe to one of Denver's daily newspapers. They want to know if my home needs siding (I live in an apartment) or if I'll donate to their charity. Occasionally, they'll ask if they can ask more questions and then they really get personal. Sometimes, they'll start by asking to speak to Mrs. Farndu, not realizing that Mrs. Farndu and I divorced four years ago, and that they've just reopened the most painful episode of my long and dismal personal life.

Of course, they can justify their intrusions. We don't get enough advertisements in our everyday lives, you see. Radio and TV aren't already saturated with commercials. There aren't enough ads in the newspapers and magazines we read, or on the billboards lining our highways or plastered to our

clothing. The 5-pound volume of the Yellow Pages just won't do. The junk mail that's bloating our landfills it's simply not enough. They have a Constitutional right to call us at home every evening, too.

I've tried everything to get rid of them. I've asked them politely not to call me at home. I've been hostile and hung up on them. I've told them I'm dying of cancer. Nothing has worked. They're still calling.

So I'm trying another tactic. I've recorded a new message on my answering machine. It has no greeting or salutation. If it did, the telemarketers would know at once they had a recording and hang up. I want the telemarketers to hear the message I have for them.

So, without salutation, my message says: "If you're a telemarketer, remember the old Jewish proverb: May you own a mansion with a hundred rooms ...and drop dead in every one." I then ask other callers to leave a message at the beep.

If you're as disturbed as I am by unwanted telephone intrusions, you can try this proverb yourself. I wouldn't mind starting a trend here. Maybe we can make Denver the birthplace of a popular rebellion against the telemarketing tyranny that has ruled our lives for far too long.

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- - < IFE.;\Tl!RES Dance·Group Welcomes Students Back Denver Contemporary Dance Theatre Celebrates Dr. King's Birthday Patricia Sydney Straub EDITOR IN CHIEF The energetic motion of The Denver Contemporary Dance Theatre kicked off the first day back to school Tuesday in the Student Union mezzanine, while at the same time celebrating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The troupe of 12 professional dancers combines jazz, modem, ballet and hiphop dancing influenced by modem dance great Martha Graham. Her philosophy uses the effect of emotions to enliven a piece.

"There are more elements than just dance. A dancer must have strength stamina, finesse and energy," said Aveechayil, the theatre's "mistress of ceremonies" and in-house poet, explaining the art of dance to the children of the Auraria J?ay Care Center and others who attended the event. Aveechayil also teaches English at CCD and trains with the

'A dancer must have strength, stamina, finesse and energy.'

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The group performed four pieces: "Nocturne," choreographed by Pat Conley, a smooth combination of music by jazz greats such as George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday; "Ritual," choreographed by Thomas Dixon, director of the Theatre, and music

Members of the Denver Contemporary Dance Theatre perform "Ritual," choreographed by Director Thomas Dixon. The group was performing In the Student Union mezzanine Tuesday, Jan18, to welcome students back to school. ·

by Jack Walrath, emphasized the powerful art of performance in combination with the grace of the human body.

"Ritual" combined the ritual aspects of many cultures, while "Snakes and Spiders," also choreographed by Dixon, magnified subtle dance forms to the pulsating sounds of Enigma. The final piece

"Tribal Dance," picked up the pace with music by Unlimited and introduced props of ropes and poles in the high-energy moves. Dixon also choreographed the piece.

After "Tribal Dance," the tape was rewound and the troupe invited the children to join in and dance to the music.

Some shied away, but others eagerly enjoyed the chance to move their bodies to the beat.

The Theatre also has a training center teaching modem, jazz, ballet, hip hop and aerobics. MSCD Student Activities brings a dance group at the start of each semester due to its popularity with students.

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Bull riding is the highlight of every rodeo. An eight-second ride can make or break the reputations of both the cowboy and the bull. Riders draw the name oft bull they will ride before the rodeo starts.

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ig cows, pretty horses, bucking broncs and huge piles of you-knowwhat are plentiful at the National Western Stock Show.

As a first year visitor at the Stock Show, I was impressed by everything there was to see. I never knew that John Deere actually brought real tractors to the trade show. I didn't know that cattle gates were such a huge commodity.

I've lived in Denver almost eight years and never bothered to attend the show. I didn't see any reason to pay good money to look at cows.

If I wanted to see a cow or horse I could just drive to Parker and see them for free.

I now stand corrected. The Stock Show cows are not your run-of-the-mill cows who stand around in desolate fields and chew grass for hours. These are prize-winning cattle. These are Angus steer you don't slaughter for T-bones, but raise to stud out new breeds of hamburger meat. These cattle weigh more than a compact import and probably ride a lot smoother.

The rodeo was another new experience for me. Everybody has seen bull riding on television, but until that bull kicks dirt in your contacts, you don't get the full effect. I attended the rodeo on a media pass and got ring-side standing (as opposed to seating). Being at the end of the chutes where the bulls and broncs come out was exhilarating and scary at the same time. The thud of the riders being thrown from these massive bovine was more like slow-motion animation than reality.

The bucking bronco riders were also incredible to watch. I kept asking myself why anyone would want to do this to themselves.

A die-hard cowboy named Bill from Silverthorne, Colo., said, "It's eight seconds of pure adrenaline."

Yeah, eight seconds of pure adrenaline and two days of Tylenol.

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First, the cowboy must "mark" his ride, meaning his spurs on his boots must be above the horses shoulders before the first buck out of the gate.

Second, the cowboy's free hand cannot touch any part of the horse or bull, or his other hand.

Third, if the rider gets thrown, no score.

If the horse doesn't buck, the rider will get a low score and the option to re-ride. (Why anyone would want to re-ride is beyond me.)

Although the rodeo is the most exciting part of the Stock Show, it is also fun to walk around the Hall of Education and see all the displays.

There were booths that sold everything from the "Mr. Sticky" lint remover to wooden carved railroad whistles. If you wanted a polished cow horn or a hat band, those were for sale.

Anything the amateur cowboy wants or needs is available.

For the serious rancher, there were fencing displays, featwing cattle gates, feeders, ear taggers and watering systems.

This year the National Western Stock Show has something for everyone, including the kiddies. On the third floor of the Hall of Education there were ducklings, chicks, piglets, geese and a mule. There were even rides for the children.

The giant rocking horses were fun. There was a train and even a Little Tikes display for the kids to play on.

One booth let the children make their own ropes for catching cows. .

All in all, the Stock Show is well worth the $5 admission (Rodeos not included). Park out in lot K, north of the stock show grounds, and ride the shuttle into the grounds. It's a day for the whole family, or just a group of friends who want to go out and try something different.

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'Philadelphia' Emphasizes Discrimination, Not ------Hontosexual Lifestyles Robyn Schwartz CoPYEDJTOR ''Does the Declaration of Independence say 'that all Men are created equal'? or does

it say 'that all straight men are created . equal'?"

-JoeMiller, "Philadelphia" "We hold these truths to be self-evi. dent." -The Declaration of Independence.

Or do we? Apparently we don't. That is Jonathan Demme's message in this film which puts social conscience above enter. tainment value. Not that it isn't entertaining. . . . . . . - - - - - - - • Demme ("Silence of the Lambs," "Melvin and Howard," "Stop Making Sense'~ knows films, and he knows what makes money. This film won't shock even homophobic eyes. It portrays the average citizen as subconsciousStort with five charter members, including yourself. ly more afraid of homosexuality than of nuclear war, and that may well be true.

Rnd a MSCD faculty or staff person to be your advisor.

Tom Hanks plays brilliant, upwardly mobile lawyer Andrew Beckett who is fired Attend the MANDATORY Club Registration Seminar on Jon. 27, from a well-respected, socially-insulated law 1994 in Student Union Room 254 of either 11 om or 4 pm. firm. Beckett contends he was fired because . his employers suspected he has AIDS. He Develop o constitution and turn it in, with on onnual registration does in fact have AIDS, but he has tried to hide it from his employers because he knows form, to the Clubs Resource Center in Student Union Room 255 the news would not mesh with their prejudices. before 5 pm, February 7, 1994.

Joe Miller (Denzel Washington) is a - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - h o m o p h o b i c personal injury attorney turned civil rights lawyer who decides to represent For more information, contact Jody at 556-2595 - Stu. Union 255 Beckett out of a sense of justice that runs deeper than his homophobia.

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We see what a real human being Beckett is when he opens up to Miller after a party Beckett and his life partner Miguel (Antonio Banderas} have thrown in their loft.

Hanlcs gives his best performance in the film as he pours out his tears with the the Maria Callas aria "La Mamma Morta" playing on his stereo. We see him from above, crying and smiling as he walks around attached to his N. Hanlcs is always at his best when he cries.

Washington is, however, the highlight of all the film's performances.

His character is the most dynamic as well as the most human. Miller changes because of his experience with Beckett's case, but not drastically.

Mary Steenburgen always amazes me with her chameleon versatility. Her character is supremely irritating in this film, as Belinda Conine, the bitchy lawyer defending the uppity law firm who fired Beckett Conine is an excellent lawyer. She fights as though her life depends on the outcome of the trial, even though she comes to hate this particular case.

Conine's intent is to prove the law firm fired Beckett because of his faltering performance as a lawyer, and not because he has AIDS, as Beckett accuses.

Some of the court scenes are a little slow- probably done in an attempt to wear down some of the Perry Mason perceptions of court battles. Of course, these scenes are not as boring as a real court-we'd all be

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Still, I applaud Demme for having the guts to make a realistic movie about AIDS. What Demme does best is show, in and out of court, how unfair it is to treat gays and lesbians as pariahs, whether they have AIDS or not

From what I've read, Demme is a true humanitarian with real compassion, and he certainly went out on a limb in making this movie. What I want to see next, though, is a film about gay people who can't afford the best hospitals. I want to see a film about different kinds of heroes who aren't in the upper tax brackets. What is nice is that we see Beckett as a person firs~ and he is is a pretty nonnal guy all around. The emphasis of his character is on his humanity far more than his homosexuality. Demme shows us that homosexuals are wrongly defined by their sexuality and that this dedicated lawyer's life is not at all controlled by his libido. But the law furn sees him first as a homosexual. Joe Miller Tom Hanks plays a lawyer with AIDS who has been fired by an elite law sees him first as a homosexual. We see how firm In 'Philadelphia,' a new film directed by Jonathan Demme. his life is unjustly limited by society's percepDemme and Nyswaner have had first-hand more about discrimination and about justice. tion of this particular human being. experience with friends with AIDS. AIDS This film won't shock you into reality, I like the way Demme and writer Ron Nyswaner weave AIDS into the daily lives of patients had roles and were extras in this film. the way "Schindler's List'' does. But it will the characters, as a real, if tragic, part of life. Demme called it his way of dealing with his make you think.

I don't know how much one movie can Babies are born, parents have anniversaries, fear of AIDS. But although this is the first mainstream change attitudes in the long run, but it's a families continue. Andrew Beckett tries to make the best of what's left of his life. Both movie that bluntly addresses AIDS, it's not good start. just a film about a guy with a disease. It's

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MSCD Speech Competition Persuasive and Rewarding Dave Flomberg STAFF WRITER

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The MSCD speech department hosted the semifinals of the 1993 College Speech Competition on the Auraria Campus Dec. 11.

All competitors are students in MSCD's speech 101 program.

Fifty-one out of the 1,552 students in the program made it to the semifinals.

MSCD Speech Communications senior Kathy Pounders, organized the competition, advised by Speech 101 program coordinator and associate Professor Karen Krupar. Pounders is also president of the International Association of Business Communications.

"The reason this works so well is that it presents the students with a more realistic speaking environment...since 200 non-competitors were in attendance, which is a great turn out for a college where the students don't live on campus," K.rupar said.

Finals were judged by KOA news anchor Chris Fitzrandolph; John Metzger, president of the Colorado chapter of IABC; and Cathy Reynolds, a Denver City Councilwoman.

Six of the 51 students in the semifinals made it to the finals, but only five competed. First prize-a $120 parking permit-went to Richard Carter for his speech, "Bridges of Violence: From the Holocaust to Gangs." Richmond Smith won second place for his speech, "Heart of an Angel." The other competitors in the finals were Jennifer Alder, James Mooney, and John Geddes.

The speeches had to be original and

MSCD Professor Jeanne Faatz with second place Winner Richmond Smith. persuasive. They also had to be between seven and 10 minutes long.

Winners' professors received matching prizes. Professor Susan Florentine, an MSCD alumna, won first place, and Professor Jeanne Faatz, who is also a state representative from Denver, won second place.

Also announced at the-competition were the IABC scholarship winners from MSCD. Kristen Rahm won the first place award of $500, and Linda Allen won the second place prize of $250. The scholarships were awarded based on each student's essay and GPA. Next semester's competition semifinals will be April 30, and the finals will be May4.

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Men's Basketball Ranked Second in CAC Colorado Christian A Good Warm-Up, But No Competition for Roadrunners MSCD scorers with 17.

The Cougars got into late foul trouMANAGING EDITOR ble after a five-foot jump shot by Bledsoe The Roadrunners played tough put MSCD up 75-61 with 2:44 left in the offense and defense against the defending game.

Colorado Athletic Conference champs Talbert hit a three-point shot with Colorado Christian University Jan. 11. two and a half minutes to go, but the Fans in the stands were left wondering Roadrunners began to play a game of which team was supposed to be the con- "Beat the Clock" and forced the Cougars ference champs after MSCD took a huge to foul whoever had the ball for MSCD. 82-69 win from the Cougars.

Chad Ousley, Talbert and Ayers MSCD's bench made the difference fouled out while trying to get possession with Kenyo Bledsoe posting 15 points off of the ball, and CCU sent the the bench and Allen McClain contribut- Roadrunners to the line six times in the last two minutes of the game. ing 13 to help give MSCD the victory.

The Roadrunners took an early lead The Roadrunners shot 57 percent and simply extended it, taking a nine- from the line and 44 percent from the point lead into the half. CCU came back field, but only 28 percent from threein the second half and gave MSCD a little point range, connecting on only four of scare, hitting f i v e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 4 attempts. CCU hit three-point shots and eight of 25 three-point scoring 40 second-half us , n t even DU attempts, six in the sec0 points. ond half.

Cougar guard or Regis.'

McClain pulled Marcus Talbert came down nine rebounds for MSCD. out after intermission -Kenyo Bledsoe and hit three treys and This game meant a center Gerald Ayers MSCD Guard lot to the Roadrunners posted 10 points in the because it was a conferhalf. Talbert and Ayers lead CCU in scor- ence win, but Bledsoe said this victory ing with 16 points each, but it wasn't was important for another reason. enough to knock off the Roadrunners.

"This is redemption for the seniors "It is a big win for us," Coach Joe because CCU beat us last year," Bledsoe Strain said. "It's a good game to get us said. "I did what I'm here to do: give (the started (in conference play)." starters) rest and come in when it is a Strain said he needed his bench to clutch situation." come together and they did in a big way Bledsoe said the Roadrunners have a matching the starters in scoring with a solid bench and their outlook going into combined 41-point effort, and Bledsoe conference play is optimistic. showed that he is becoming the "go to "No one can beat us, not even DU or guy" for the Roadrunners.

Regis," Bledsoe said.

"Kenyo is averaging 15 to 16 points Strain said MSCD, University of a game and Andy (Owens) is playing Southern Colorado and CCU were probaexcellent off the bench for us," Strain bly the top teams in the CAC. said. "This is best I've seen in a long " USC probably has the toughest The Metropolitan/Andy Cross time." schedule and DU has been playing up and Scoring was plentiful with Owens down all season," Strain said. "It's going ALL AIR: Dan Kennedy slams one home during the Colorado Christian posting 11 points, James Shettleworth to be a tough league this season."

University game Saturday night. adding 13 and Lenin Perkins leading all

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Ft. Lewis Stumbles Against MSCD's Offense Players Happy with Teams Performance, Cooperation on the Court Kristin Sauls SPORTS EDITOR The Roadrunners put a crunch on the Ft. Lewis Raiders Saturday night, winning the basketball game 99-83.

Ft. Lewis proved it was not much of threat to keep MSCD from ranking high in the Colorado Athletic Conference. Like their women 's team, Ft. Lewis hangs near the bottom, hiding a record of2-12.

MSCD on the other hand flies to the second spot in the conference, boasting a record of 11-4, only one game behind the conference leaders, Regis.

The Roadrunners had five men in the double-digit points category . Ken yo

Although the Raiders out-rebounded Bledsoe led the team with 21, and James Shettleworth followed closely with 20. the Roadrunners 52-37, MSCD made up Wes Nelson, Andy Owens and Chuck the difference shooting.

MSCD hit 49 percent in the first half, Hancock also made their scoring contributions. while Ft. Lewis hit only Allen McClain l e d - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29 percent. Same story the team with eight 'They're dee en t, in the second half: rebounds, while but we shut their MSCD hit 55 percent, Shettleworth helped guards down.' holding Ft. Lewis to 47 with six. percent.

McClain also had Bledsoe and four assists, aiding the -Allen McClain Hancock were hot from MSCD Center outside, each hitting Roadrunners to the win.

"They ' re decent, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ three three-point shots. but we shut their guards As a team, 9 of 20 down ," McClain said. "They have good attempts connected. guards, but their big men (centers and forFrom the field , MSCD completed 35 out of 68 shot attempts, while Ft. Lewis wards) weren' t that good."

hit only 25 out of 65 attempts.

MSCD had only 17 turnovers, while Ft. Lewis provided 22 gifts. MSCD is 6-0 when they have less turnovers than the opposition. They are 4-0 when they keep the opponent to less than 70 points.

From the line, the Roadrunners hit 20 of 32. Ft. Lewis had more attempts from the line and connected 30 of 44. Owens is leading the team with free throws, hitting 16 of his last 19 tries.

"We played as a team. We played well together on Saturday," McClain said.

Hancock has been shooting better from three-point land than he is from the field. He is shooting 58 percent from behind the arc and only 52 percent in it.

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Limited numbers on the scoresheets didn't deter MSCD's swim teams from doing well in the University of Denver's Intermountain Swimming League Relays Saturday at the DU field house.

Coach Cindy Kemp's women finished first on their side of the meet compiling 124 points, beating second place DU, followed by the School of Mines and the University of Colorado.

MSCD kicked off their new-found winning ways taking the 300-meter butterfly, finishing with a time if 3:49.14. The 300 breaststroke was next, with Roadrunner swimmers finishing 15 seconds ahead of the closest competition, posting a winning time of 4:15.66.

Wins in the 800 and 500 freestyle placed MSCD eight points in front of their

'Abeu t 90 percent of them (the men) swam OK.' -Cindy Kemp Swim Teams' Coach

The meet was capped off with MSCD compiling first place finishes in the last three events, the 200 freestyle, posting a time of 2:02.99, the 400 individual medley, winning with a time of 5:50.30 and a first place finish in the 400 freestyle, swimming the event in 4:22.20.

Kemp attributed the strong performance to her swimmers' work ethic.

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"Everyone has been training extremely hard. Their conditioning really showed today, because they had to get out of the pool after one event and get right back in for another," Kemp said.

Kemp was less optimistic about her men 's performance on their side of the meet.

The men were able to win only two of the 11 events, but still managed to compile enough points to place second behind DU. Kemp's men scored first place finishes in the 500 freestyle and the 300 backstroke, posting times of 4 :50.13 and 3:10.37, respectively.

"The men swam relatively well," Kemp said. "About 90 percent of them swam OK," Kemp said about her men, who's performance has dropped off slightly from the beginning of the season.

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After a disappointing two-point loss to the Air Force Academy, MSCD's Women's basketball team found themselves in the mountains, where they were to face cellar dwellers Ft. Lewis, in the crisp mountain air of Durango.

MSCD, now 2-1 in the Colorado Athletic Conference, came to Durango knowing they needed to win in order to maintain their third place spot in the conference behind Air Force and the University of Denver, both with three wins in the conference.

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half-time before letting up in the second half, allowing Ft. Lewis somewhat back into the game, giving up 33 second-half points, while only scoring 26.

"We had a real good fiist half," said center Natalie Dittmer, who compiled 13 points and 13 rebounds in her second double-double of the season.

Four Roadrunner players finished in double figures in the easy victory over Ft. Lewis. Mary Henry, center, finished with 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds while forward Paula Hart and guard Sarah Eckhoff finished with 16 points each. Hart grabbed seven rebounds in the effort, while Eckhoff tallied four times in the rebound column.

"We weren't very happy with the way we played," Hart said. "It was like

we were two different teams in the first and second half," she said.

Shooting percentages dropped considerably after intermission for the Roadrunners, who shot 19-33 from the field in the first half, over 57 percent. The second-half effort dropped considerably, along with the level of play, with MSCD shooting only 44 percent, making 11-25 shots. The only bright spot in the second period was that the Roadrunners' foulshooting improved, going from 45 percent in the first half to 75 percent in the second.

"Games like that are hard to play," Dittmer said. "We tend to play down to their level and the game just gets sloppy.

The key point is that we won."

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A controversial, outside foul with four seconds remaining gave the MSCD women's basketball team its first conference loss to Air Force Academy, 84-82.

MSCD's record coming into the game was 7-6, holding a 1-0 record in the Colorado Athletic Conference, while Air Force maintained an 7-5 standing, 1-0 in theCAC. The stunned Roadrunners were unable to convert with the time remaining after Air Force made both of their 1-1 foul shots.

"We didn't play very well at times, and I think that cost us,"forward Paula Hart said.

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MSCD only managed to shoot 40.6 percent from the floor, to AFA's 52.9 percent. Both teams finished 50 percent from behind the three point line, with Air Force shooting 73 percent from the line, compared to MSCD's 72 percent.

"We lost by two free throws because of the ref called that stupid foul," a disappointed Natalie Dittmer said. Dittmer had four points and four rebounds.

Two Roadrunners, Sarah Eckhoff and Hart were able to earn the ever elusive double-double. Eckhoff finished with a team and game high 21 points, including two three-pointers. Eckhoff also pulled down 11 rebounds in her double-double effort. Hart ended the evening with 18 points and a game high 14 boards.

Along with Hart and Eckhoff, Qiana Price and Mary Henry had points in double figures. Price spent much of her 28 minutes of action at the foul line, converting 8-11 foul shots, with three baskets from the floor. Henry finished with 20 points, shooting 7-13 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5-9 from behind the three point mark.

The Falcons, enjoying their home court advantage, entered the locker room at half-time, leading the Roadrunners 4238, with MSCD only shooting 40 percent for the half to Air Force's 55 percent from the field.

"It's hard to win in their gym, I think we would have won if the call wasn't made," said Dittmer.

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They are considered the superheroes for today. Michael Jordan was the honest-togoodness Superman: the only real man who could fly. John Elway has the ability to throw footballs over skyscrapers. Bo Jackson was one of the ultimate superheroes, excelling in two sports. Deion Sanders is now the only athlete who can claim that stature. These athletes are respected in their communities and need to uphold that same respect when they make decisions.

'If athletes want to keep low profiles, let them.'

Take Charles Barkley as an example.

He is a great basketball player for Phoenix. As a local celebrity, he is often targeted by people who want to pick fights with him. He -has a "bad boy" reputation, which he has rightfully earned. On the other hand, "Sir Charles" has done national public service commercials, trying to set a standard for children to follow in their lives.

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I think athletes have the right to privacy. They, too, are people who need to have free time to spend with their families. If they are acting in an official context their actions should be of role model quaiity. When they are away from the arenas and stadiums, their time is their own.

Athletes should not gave to open their lives to their fans; they are just people with gifts or special talents. As fans, we can appreciate their skill, admire them from afar and think they are overpaid. But also as fans, we need to realize they are not perfect. They are human. They will make mistakes, and we need to forgive them and let them pass. As long as they are doing the best for the favorite home team, what more can we ask?

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Beyond Photography in the Emmanuel Gallery on the Auraria Campus runs through February 10. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Info: 5568337.

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Metropolitan for students, faculty and Interested persons can call Carolyn Gard staff of the Auraria Campus. Calendar at 866-5523. items for MSCD receive priority due to space limitations. Forms for calendar A photography exhibit by Mark items can be picked up at The Mccombs and Annie Morrissey in the Metropolitan office, room 156 of the Auraria Library Gallery runs through Student Union. The Metropolitan February 10. Free. Call 556-2741 for reserves the right to edit calendar for library hours. space considerations or to refuse any item we deem unsuitable for publication.

The Auraria Gamers Club will host an open gaming session on Saturday, Jan. 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Student Union rooms 251, 252, 254 and 256. They will have a Magic™ game room and two general gaming rooms. Free admission.

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1701 Wazee St., presents "The West As Subject" through Feb. 25. The exhibit includes the work of 16 artists from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington, and explores the West as a source of inspiration expressed through painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, and boot and saddle making. Call 294-5207 for hours and information.

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MSCD's Bahai Club presents "First Lady of the World" at 7:30 p.m. at the MetroDenver Bahai Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. Free. Info: 798-4319 or 322-8997.

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STOCK BROKER TRAINEE! AGGRESSIVE, self starters needed, big producers will train & licence you.

Downtown prestigious firm. Average industry income is 90K! Confident & ;-.. ambitious attitude a must! Call Ms. Wolf, 291-7000. 1/28 LIQUOR STORE CLERK, PART TIME days. Part time nights. 623-2556. 2/18

ASSISTANT APARTMENT MANAGER wanted to clean halls of 2 classic Capitol Hill apartment buildings.

10-12 hrs/week. $50 per week or apt. for reduced rent. Call Kathy 832-1092.

1/21 RETAIL AUDITOR POSITION. PART TIME, 17 hr/wk, $7-$1 O/hr. Audit in Denver Area. No exp. req., automobile req. Call collect at (805) 563-2512. 1/28 PHYSICIALLY HANDICAPPED MALE student needs assistance with feeding and restroom. Sense of humor required. Call Mitch McKinney 7410479 or Gerri Wessling, Disability Services 556-8387. 2/11 CRUISE SHIPS HIRING -- Earn up to $2,00+/mo. on Cruise Ships or LandTour companies. Summer & Full-Time employment available. No exp necessary. For info. call 1-206-6340468 ext. C5879. 2/4

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The nation's leader In college marketing Is seeking an energetic, entrepreneurial student for the position of campus rep.

No sales Involved. Place adVertlslng on bulleUn boards for companies such as American Express and Microsoft.

Great part-time job earnings. Choose your own hours; -4-8 hours per week required. call: Campus Rep Program American Passage Media Corp.

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COLORLOGIC (SM) GLAMOUR SYSTEM. It's the personalized way to discover which makeup shades will bring out your beautiful best. Call today for a free consultation . MARY KAY Independent Beauty Consultant. Corina Landeros 936-2398 1/21 SILVER PLATED JEWELRY W/ UNIQUE BEADS. EARRINGS, bracelets, anklets and necklaces .

Handcrafted. Beautiful designs. Low prices. $5-$1 O. Toni 556-2507; Terri 458-1559. 4/29

Unplanned Pregnancy?

Thinking about adoption?

Unplanned pregnancy can be a lonely and frightening experience.

LENS EXPRESS TO YOU. AMERICA'S NO. 1 mail order contact lens company. Call 800-543-LENS. 2/18 2 $25 DISCOUNT COUPONS FOR UNITED AIRLINES. 2 FOR $15. CALL 863-8117. 4/29

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ARCADE GAME SIZE, SUPER Zaxxon for sale. $300 or best offer. Call evenings, 433-2839. 1/28 QUALITY, AFFORDABLE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY. YOU KEEP THE NEGATIVES. CALL TODAY: 8638117. 4/29

ALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY CENTER

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