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Getting to Know You MSCD freshman Amy Millard, left, and MSCD Student Trustee Matthew Bates, center, talk with State Rep. Drew Clark at the State Capitol Feb. 1o.

Students from colleges throughout the state were Invited to the Capitol to meet leglslators and talk about student Issues. See related story on the Colorado Student Association on page3.

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Three MSCD Basketball Players Thrown Off Team Kristin Sauls SPORTS EDITOR

Three basket~all players were dismissed Feb. 11 from the MSCD men's team for unruly behavior in the cafeteria and other incidents.

Coach Joe Strain removed guards Kenyo Bledsoe and Wes Nelson, and forward -Lenin Perkins from the basketball team after the assistant director of Professional Food-Service Management, Bill Altmiller, complained about th6 behavior of the three men.

Nelson Perkins "The whole idea is, it was best for the have been blamed for various incidents on campus, he team and them," Strain said, adding the suspensions had Strain, however, would not elaborate on those said. nothing to do with the players' basketball performance, instances. which was good.

He said the men needed to take a time out and Strain said this cafeteria incident was not the only reason for their dismissal. Bledsoe, Nelson and Perkins think about some things before next season.

According to Altmiller, on Feb. 10 at about 6 p.m., a cafeteria cashier told him she was going to quit. She told Altmiller that a basketball player had verbally abused her.

Altmiller said he calmed her down, and she finished her shift that night: The cashier has since quit without giving notice, Atmiller said. She was unavailable for comment, Altmiller said.

The cashier accused Perkins of the verbal assault, Altmiller said, adding that he did not see the incident or the man the cashier accused of verbally assaulting her.

Perkins had been banned from eating in the cafeteria that week because of an incident in the cafeteria the week before, Strain said. Altmiller, however, said he found a fooq slip signed with Perkins' name in the

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Ex-MSCD Student in Legal Battle With College Patricia Sydney Straub ',

EDITOR IN CHIEF In the fall of 1991, Elizabeth Garcia received an $805.00 grant to pay for the $730.50 in classes she registered for at MSCD. MSCD had canceled her registration $'ee times earlier that semester.

She was hospitalized during finals week that semester, she said, and received F's in all but one of her classes. Now the college ,says she owes it money.

Garcia, a psychology and criminal jus-· tice and criminology junior, has been unable to complete her education at MSCD because of a lawsuit fuought on by MSCD and the State of Colorado for "goods and services rendered,"-that semester.

The case will go to trial soon to determine whether she owes the money.

The expenses in the case have run her in the "thousands and thousands of dollars," Garcia said, and her health is failing. ''I don't owe them money," Garcia said. "It's wrong what they're doing."

Cheryl Judson, associate vice president for financial aid, said Garcia did not tum in

her Eligible Student Aid report prior to the end of the fall term. "She was not eligible on the day we could legally disperse funds," Judson said.

Their reasons keep changing, Garcia said.

Garcia represented herself during a hearing Feb. 1 in Denver. County Court and pleaded for a dismissal of the case because of apparent improprieties committed by the law firm, Machol, Johannes and Michael, P.C., which represented MSCD and the state.

"It seems like an impropriety, but it's not an impropriety," said Judge Alfred C. Harrell Jr., who ordered the law firm off the

case.

The law firm had hired Garcia's key witness, Don Stewart, while he was under her subpoena. Stewart originally investigated Garcia's case when he was employed as a collection supervisor at the Division of Central Services, a state agency which collects unpaid debts for MSCD. Garcia contends this was a conflict of interest because Stewart was previously employed by the law firm, then under the

name of Machol and Machol, P.C., and then he later contracted the case out to the law firm.

"We believe that they (Garcia's witnesses) were redundant," said David Michael, former attorney for MSCD and the state. "Stewart was removed only because at the time, we felt there was a better witness."

Garcia needed Stewart as her key witness because she said he sent her a letter saying "taxpayers deserve better than you," Garcia said.

Stewart may have violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, which forbids false representation or implication that the consumer-in this case Garcia-has engaged in any disgraceful conduct, according to court records.

Stewart could not be reached for comment Stewart left the law firm in December 1993. Garcia said she would subpoena him again if she could find him.

Garcia fired her former laWyer, Robert Gruber, because he had released Stewart's subpoena against her wishes. Gruber is now suing her for nonpayment for his services.

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Takes on the State Legislature

According to Travis Berry, Executive Director of CSA, its philosophy is threeTHE METROPOI.JTAN fold.

They say it's not what you know, it's "We want to educate students on the who you know. If that's true, then the issues that impact them, provide them organization to know in higher education with a system for networking between is the Colorado Student Association. schools and allow them direct advocacy CSA is a coalition of Student to get involved in pro-student legislation," Governments representing students on the Berry said. legislative level with an emphasis on stuMSCD Student Body President Barb dent empowerment.

Ferrill believes membership in CSA has Last year, CSA successfully lobbied allowed MSCD's Student Government to for the largest increase in need based become more effective. financial aid in the state's history.

"The networking keeps us from hav"We are committed to educating, ing to re-invent the wheel," she said. infouning, and motivating the students of "We've been able to see how other stuColorado to take charge of their education dent governments have handled situations on issues from diversity to rising student like published student evaluations and the fees," said CSA president Robb Thomas. school constitution."

MSCD students first voted to become . Students pay 50 cents per full-time one of CSA's 11 member campuses in equivalent student for representation by 1992 and again in 1993 to extend the CSA, which was about $12,000 in fees association's contract for an additional from MSCD students last year. three years.

Currently CSA has three interns and In 1994 CSA has its sights set on six staff members including four students. increasing financial aid and controlling For more information, or to get involved tuition and student fees. in CSA, call 831-8831.

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Drama Du Jour A performance of "Monty" will be offered free to students and staff, Friday, Feb. 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Arts 271. The one-man show is a semiautobiographical exploration of British World War II Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery by his nephew, theater veteran Gary Montgomery. It is an attempt to explain the man's complex personality and what led him to become a World War II hero.

The performance, co-sponsored by CCD Theater Club and the MSCD Theater Program, is free to students, faculty and staff.

Dumpster Diving

101 CoPIRG members hope to raise awareness about the amount of recyclable materials that are wasted by hosting a Dumpster Dive from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Student Union Plaza.

Students will empty the contents of a Dumpster onto a tarp, rummage for recyclable products and deposit those products in recycling bins.

CoPIRG members want to improve campus recycling and generate support for the Colorado Reduce, Reuse and Recycle platform, which would: require plastic product manufacturers to use recycled materials, remove the chasing arrows symbol on products and replace them with the percent of recycled plastics used in the product, and stop hazardous disposal practices such as the incineration of plastics.

State Colleges Name Five Candidates in Search For System President The Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado have chosen five candidates who will apply for the position of system president.

One candidate, Jessica Kozloff, has withdrawn her name for consideration.

She is currently the vice president for academic and student affairs at the State Colleges in Colorado.

Those who will be interviewed by the Board are:

• Stephen Hulbert, senior vice presidept of University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.

• James Sulton, senior academic officer for Colorado Commission on Higher Education.

• Clifford Trump, president of Black Hills State University, Spearfish, S.D. A new president will be named by July 1, 1994, replacing Glenn Burnham, who is retiring.

• William Fulkerson, president of Adams State College, Alamosa, Colo.

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Lucian Lemak, 28, former vice president for Student Government; Michael Wempen, 33; and Victor Gomez, 22; both former student senators, were charged with breaking into the former Club Infinity space in the Tivoli Student Union Feb. 8, according to Denver County court records. The three were attempting to steal a television, police said. The three are scheduled to appear in Denver County Court next week.

No Show An J\uraria Book Center employee accused of petty theft last month, did not appear in Denver County Court Feb. 9, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.

Roy L. Peeples was arrested Jan. 26 for allegedly s.elling $157 worth of books for $48, according to a Auraria Public Safety report. Peeples has three other outstanding warrants for his arrest.

Don't Touch That Dial An argument about a TV channel left an MSCD student with a cut wrist and a broken watch, and landed a CCD student in jail.

Larry Weaver was arrested for assault after he wtenched another man's wrist, cutting him and breaking his watch, because the man changed the channel on the TV in the Student Union, Auraria police said. Weaver was also issued a parole violation. ·

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Written Security Procedures Required Jennifer Schreiner THE METROPOLITAN

Complaints surrounding unwritten security procedures for campus events have prompted one student activities coordinator to bring the issue to light.

Jeanine Cowan, student events programmer for CCD, said increased security for an event featuring a black performer was uncalled for and was racially motivated.

Cowan, who was program chair for MSCD Student Activities last year, said Auraria Public Safety increased the number of officers from two to four during the Queen Latifah concert last spring.

"The underlying association with black students at this concert was 'trouble,'" Cowan said.

An agreement was made with MSCD's ahd CCD's Student Activities and the Events Center prior to the concert as to the number of officers needed, she said. At the last minute, Auraria Public Safety increased the number of officers, creating a budget strain for student activities, she said.

In addition to the extra security, Cowan said she believed the Denver Police Gang Unit was put on notice and the Rev. Leon Kelley was asked to attend because the audience was mostly African American.

"If we'd have had 1,000 white students, that wouldn't have happened," she said.

Dave Rivera, director of Auraria Public Safety, said APS determines the number of officers. needed after reviewing

scheduling, lease and other arrangements for the event. That information, as well as Public Safety Coverage guidelines, is used to determine how many officers to assign to an event, he said.

Rivera said CCD Student Activities may have learned that the agreement with the Events Center was not sufficient. The number of officers assigned to the Queen Latifah concert, however, was not an increase from the original APS assignment, Rivera said.

Rivera said he does not know who

'We're asking Public Safety to put down in writing the criteria for public events.'

-King Trimble Chairman. Auraria Board of Directors notified the Denver Police Gang Unit, but said the day before the concert, [APS] was told there may be some type of gang retaliation at the concert because of earlier gang actions.

"But the staff was already planned," he said.

Neither Cowan nor Rivera said they know who invited Kelley.

In an open letter distributed at an Auxiliary Services Committee meeting, Cowan outlined the security issue and what she called "racially motivated" policies implemented at the Queen Latifah concert.

Cowan said APS insisted attendees at

the concert take off their hats and stay seated during the show. Latifah refused to perform until the issue was resolved. APS relented, and Latifah performed.

At the committee meeting, King Trimble, chairman of the Auraria Board of Directors and chair of the Auxiliary Services Committee, said he wants AHEC to have written Public Safety procedures.

"We're asking Public Safety to put down in writing the criteria for public events," he said.

If a group is considered high risk and may require more than the minimum amount of security, Public Safety should have to justify their discretion, Trimble said.

AHEC is developing written security procedures in cooperation with CUBoulder, Colorado State University, University of Northern Colorado and the University of Denver, Rivera said.

The amount of additional security will be determined by certain factors. If alcohol is served, or if a performer has had previous security problems, more security may be necessary, Rivera said. A guide will be written outlining the number of officers needed in those situations, he said.

UNC ,Police Chief Terry Urista said Boulder's written procedures are being used as a guideline for other schools.

DU is also updating the form it uses to gather information for events to make security more consistent, said Steven Fay, assistant to the director of security.

"We need to anticipate problems and needs and lookout for the school's best inter.ests•." Fay said. ''There are no absolutes."

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Because of a cooperative effort between the Auraria Library and UCD Information and Network Services, that database is now easy to access on the On-line Auraria Shared Information System.

Students, faculty and staff may access OASIS at public access terminals in the Student Union, the Auraria Library and the North Classroom.

Those with a computer account on any UCD computer may log on to their account and at the prompt type OASIS. OASIS may also be accessed from a personal computer with a modem by dialing 436-9534.

The database offers a brief description, table of contents and archives sites for more than 300 electronic journals and newsletters. Most of the files include the full text of publication.

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Auraria Public Safety Installs Emergency Phones Jesse Stephenson THE METROPOLITAN Incidents of threats and harassment by students have prompted the installment of more than 60 emergency telephones throughout the Auraria campus.

During a Faculty Senate meeting last year, MSCD faculty members said they are becoming increasingly concerned about classroom security because they had been threatened and harassed by their students.

David Rivera, director of public safety for the Auraria Higher Education Center, said some teachers expressed a desire for immediate assistance should an emergency situation involving a student arise.

The Department responded by installing an emergency phone system that is designed to quickly_dispatch security personnel to the scene. Jim Ferguson, director of community services for AHEC, said that in the past getting emergency help has been a problem for some because they have had trouble finding a nearby telephone.

Ferguson describes the new phone system as the campus alternative to 911.

The phones will be of great help to any professor or student in an emergency situation whether it be a physical confrontation, police, medical or fire emergency, he said.

Rivera also said he believes the phones will assist anyone in need of immediate help because they are highly visible and easily accessible.

The phones are for emergency use

only and are not intended for non-emergency situations.

Despite such optimism about the benefits of installing the system, some doubt the phones will do mu...:. â&#x20AC;˘" increase confidence in secu-ity at Auraria.

Oneida Mascarenas, member f the Faculty Senate and assist<>nt professor of political science at MSCD, said she bas been threatened and harassed by some of her students bu: does not believe the pi1one Sfstem will increase security on campus.

"I don't like these tactics of emergency phones and more police" Mascarenas said, adding that they are a Band-Aid approach to solving the problem.

The best way to tackle secuThe Metropolitan/Jane Raley rity problems involving students is to address the lack of respect Emergency phones, like this one in the Arts Building, are located in all campus buildings. some students demonstrate to the downtown location, Ferguson said, said he likes the idea of the phones but toward their professoi:s, she said. but noted that it is ranked as one of the doubts that he would use them in an emerLeaming to treat others with common gency. safest campuses in the nation. courtesy would go. a long way in helping "I think it' s a great idea in concept," Rivera said part of the responsibility to solve the problem, Mascarenas said.

Castellano said, but added he believed it of Auraria Public Safety is to extinguish Although Mascarenas said she would be quicker if he offered immediate safesuch fears and misconceptions about believes the phones will not be of great assistance in an emergency instead of help in making Auraria a safer place, Jim ty threats here.

"Much of what we do is in 'tesponse waiting for campus security to show up.

Ferguson said he believes the phones will Auraria Public Safety is well preto calm fears and perceptions," he said. be useful in extinguishing anxiety about UCD junior Melissa Jones said the pared to deal with any emergency situasecurity at Auraria. tion that might arise on campus, Rivera phones make her feel secure in knowing "The feeling of having an on-campus said, but acknowledges the department help will be available if she needs it, but emergency phone system is a good idea," does not have the resources to provide all does not question her safety on the he said. of the additional security measures Auraria campus.

There is a heightened awareness of requested by the campus community.

Jason Castellano, a CCD sophomore, s~ety issues on the Auraria Campus due

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Rejuvenate while experiencing some of Utah's most gorgeous scenery. Spend four days biking, hilcing, rafting and exploring the trails and canyons of the Moab area.

Cost: $165.00 Tne editor is responsible for the editorial content of the weekly student newspaper. Duties include managing the student editorial staff, assigning stories, editing copy and working with the production manager on the physical makeup of the newspaper. This position is paid and will begin in April of 1994.

Applicants must be journalism majors or minors enrolled for at least 10 credit hours at MSCD. Applicants must have achieved a minimum 2.0 GPA. Journalism experience is a major consideration in the selection process.

Applicants must submit a resume with cover letter, their most recent grade report or official transcript, two letters of recommendation and samples of their work to the MSCD Board of Publications, c/o Deb Hurley, Chair, WC 266, or mail to Campus Box 76, P.O. Box 173362, Denver, CO 80217-3362_.

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Altmiller said he lnformed Strain of the incident.

Strain said he met with his coaching staff, and decided to dismiss the players for the rest of the season.

"We weren't helping them by keeping them on the team," he said. "They needed to observe certain standards."

These standards include maintaining good grades and behaving in an appropriate manner when on the campus, he said.

Bledsoe said he and Perkins and Nelson were never given a chance to explain what happened that night. He said ' all three of them were in study hall that

evening.

"I don't even know what that lady is talking about," he said. "I didn't even eat dinner in here that night. I was in study hall, I've got proof."

'They're taking the love out of my favorite sport.'

-Kenyo Bledsoe Former MSCD Basketball Player

Diane Logan, the tutor for the athletes, said the men were in study hall when she arrived at 5 p.m. and all three

stayed until after 7 p.m.

Altmiller said the time on the food receipt was 6 p.m.

Bledsoe said he knew something was wrong when he arrived at practice the next day. The team's trainer, Cindy Nagai, was told by Strain to untape the ankles of Bledsoe, Perkins and Nelson, because they were not going to play, Bledsoe said.

Strain then told them they would not be finishing out the season.

Bledsoe said it was expected after he heard about the incident, although he said he never got to tell his side of the story.

"I don't even care about basketball anymore," Bledsoe said. "They're taking the love out of my favorite sport.

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"Yeah, I'll have a hot fudge sunda~" a customer "But why?" they ask. "Do you love animals, hate factory farming, worry about the rain forests and your says.

"Would you like sundae on your nuts?" I ask. "Uh, I health? Is it your religion?"

I could check all of the above for them, but my mean would you like nuts on your sundae?"

Finally, the rush is over, and then quality control is memories always wander back to the start of it all. What propelled me onto the herbivorous path, I recall, is my enforced as all the food that has been sitting more than 20 minutes is thrown away. Later, out seven months as a cashier at by the dumpster, the bums are shooed McDonald's when I was 16. The day away.

I quit was the day I ate my last bite of meat.

"If you've got time to lean, you've 1 0 got time to clean," the manager tells me On that last day, I sat down, chewed on some chicken McNuggets and hands me a towel (not a rag, the ffi S ffi manager says). I proceed to the lobby to with barbecue sauce, and recalled my 1 Il $3.35 an hour job: I was working as 0 clean up the baby vomit and peel off the pickles smashed onto the windows. a machine through the fast-food circuit of capitalism, witness to the ter"Hey boss! Look what came out of the shake machine," another worker rible waste of food and the solid wastes of its packaging. I thought of says. "What is it?"

They look closely at the peculiar the number of pounds of the rotting flesh of cows, chickens and fish that brown object.

"I don't know," the manager said had passed through my bowels; it horrified me. eyeing it closer.

A grill boy informs me the secret of It is rush hour. I scurry about in a dark-brown polyester suit that has absorbed all the the Big Mac attack. The buns are mostly sugar, he said. excess beef fat in the air. The order has to be to the cus- You're satisfying your metabolism. They're not toasted, tomer in.one minute or less. Get the soda first, grab the they're caramelized. It smells like chocolate cookies burgers that are individually wrapped in paper or when they come out of the toaster, he said.

A friend of mine got a 5-cent raise. I've been workStyrofoam-grab all 10 billion of them. Fries are last. I cry out as the fur and flesh on my arm is seared by an ing here just as long as she has! Why didn't I get a 5-cent emerging hot fry basket. But the clock is ticking. The raise? That's it! I can't take it anymore! There is a dark customer's crying child wants a Happy Meal. The plastic cloud of karma hanging over these burger joints, I refuse Happy Meal container is located above the cherry pie to be a part of it anymore!

I never touched meat again. vat. This week the Happy Meal is the shape of a boat. In So that's the story I tell people who are curious my struggle to pull one down it suddenly pops up and falls into the bubbling fat below. I look around. I look about my vegetarian fare. A.teenager's first job involved back at the plastic melting into the bubbling fat the pies with fast food is what propelled me on to vegetarianism. are cooking in. Too late! Times up! Oet that order com- Here I am, almost 11 years later, and the only time I set plete! Needless to say I didn't suggestively sell any more foot into a McDonald's is to use the bathroom during road trips, I tell them. . pies, but I winced when someone ordered one.

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Three Years After the Persian Gulf War

It's fascinating to reflect on past lives -- by the time people reach middle age, they've usually led a few. In my present incarnation, for instance, I'm a PR flack at a national research lab and a non-custodial parent. In other lives, I've been a married, small-town journalist, a hippie on a commune, and a college student in New York City. The one I've been reflecting on lately is my hippie incarnation.

It began in earnest (a middleclass neighborhood in Queens) · in 1971. I dropped out of college, broke up with my fiancee, and began a decade-long experiment with mind-altering drugs. I had some money saved and a friend living in Colorado, on a commune called Mineral Hot Springs in the San Luis Valley. I hitchhiked out to begin my new life.

By the time I arrived, my friend had vanished and the commune was disbanding. But I found another commune, a group of anarchistic misfits who were building log cabins in the woods. I fit right in, so I stayed.

Within two years, I had built my own cabin. It was only one room, 15 X 12, but it was all I needed. I had a stove, a bed, a sofa for entertaining, and a desk to write at. Like Martin Luther King Jr., I had a dream: being a struggling writer in the woods. As it turned out, my new identity also fit--1 made $500 writing in 1O years.

It was a heady time. We were in our 20s, surfing on the froth of life. We lived on our good looks

and by our wits, and if those failed, food stamps.

When things got truly desperate, we found jobs.

But we hardly needed money. We were savages, living in and off the woods, without running water or electricity, miles from the county road and snowed in half the year.

I was rarely bored. I wrote and expanded my mind. I learned the native wildflowers and mushrooms and the constellations. I had personal relationships with bears, bats, pack rats and women (I make no comparisons here). I s o was snowed in one winter with a full larder and a girlfriend-all we did for six months was eat, read, cross-country ski and have orgasms.

Of course, it couldn't last.

Neverland can't overcome the real world, hence the name. Human nature was at work~rowing up, I think it's called-becoming an adult who wants stability, security and material comforts. You can only eat lentil soup so often , I believe, before you run screaming to an employment counselor.

I don't consider my hippie incarnation a failure. You've got to try that impossible dream, or you'll wonder about it your whole life. Besides, it was an incredible adventure, living for 10 years in a home I built, close to nature, as simply as a debauched monk.

And who knows? It may even become a novel someday, during a future incarnation as the writer I once dreamed I was.

'You can only eat lentil soup often, I believe, before you run screaming to an employment counselor.'

Snow Days Frustrating When Classes are Cancelled Snow days. The thought of them brings visions hard-place" situation on bad weather days, but we of fighting traffic for two hours, slogging through the as students need some incentive to want to make cold and the wet and the wind, and freezing hands the effort to get here. Either hold the class (and and faces. · expect absentees to be responsible for getting So what do you get after risking life and limb notes later) or give some extra credit to those who (not to mention a potential traffic accident)? You are there. Take into account the frustration of sitget to school only to find your class has been can- ting in traffic for a couple of hours only to find you celed or there aren't enough students for the wouldn't have missed a thing by staying home!

This situation has been true for me, both this teacher to hold a "real" class.

This is not only discouraging, but it sets the semester and last. Since I have another year left, I pattern for future snow days When you realize it would like to see the issue addressed as we enter has been a waste of time to show up once, the next .the snowy time of year. Otherwise, I know one snow day isn't going to elicit any heroics to make it more student who will be staying warm and dry. to school! · Marisa Mueller I realize teachers are facing a "rock-and-a-

Media Keeps People Stupid This week marks the third anniversary of the beginning of the Persian Gulf ground war offensive.

While the occasion could be remembered for the largest increase in flag sales the country has ever experienced, ultimately the Gulf War should be recognized as a textbook example of how through blind patriotism, media pro-war hysteria, mindless jingoism and outright lies, the major media and the government working together led America to war.

Comedian Bill Hicks recalls how the media whipped Americans into a frenzy by constantly reporting about "The Elite Republican Guard ."

Every night we were warned, "The Elite Republican Guard, we are Goliath's of the desert, nine feet tall and we shit bullets."

Then the bombing started with absolutely no Iraqi response, the networks kept us in suspense, We're doing all right but we've yet to face "The Elite Republican Guard." The ground war began and they became merely The Republican Guard and then finally, The Republicans made this whole thing up.

The fact that the major media, without government pressure, agreed to censor information is an outrage in a country claiming to be a democracy.

Jeff Cohen from the media watch group FAIR states, "If you looked at the media coverage, you wouldn't know that thousands of Iraqi civilians had been killed by U.S. bombing."

A clear example of this network "self censorship" is the fact that NBC's footage of civilian damage in Basra, taken by journalist John Alpert, was kept off the air. Author Vladimir Pozner adds, "not only was the footage not shown, John Alpert's contract with NBC was terminated precisely because he brought back that material."

The University of Massachusetts conducted a startling report with two major conclusions. First, that the more televised Gulf War coverage the average American watched, the more supportive of the Bush Administration they tended to be.

Secondly, the more they watched the less they knew about specific facts leading up to the conflict and historical events throughout the Middle East.

The networks fulfilled their societal role, they kept people stupid and kept them rabidly pro-war. r

Thomas C. Mestnik Co-Chair Auraria Democratic Socialists of America

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Every week it's the same image on the news. verse.

The Clinton administration promises air strikes on What do these countries and jaded leaders the Serbs-along with NATO, of cours~and the have in common? They all watch CNN. Weakness talking heads "theorize," while the fighter planes in politics is like blood in the water at the Great scream from the apron of an aircraft carrier.

Barrier Reef. Clinton is in a paddleboat full of teethmarks. These dictators are toddlers, testing the parI hate reruns as much as anybody. . Maybe it was Clinton's trip to Russia this year ent to see how much they can get away with without that consolidated his stance on foreign policy. The punishment. Only these kids' hobbies are ethnic president stood in Red Square, with the Kremlin in cleansing and death. the background and a saline tear of joy in his eye.

The president has a list of priorities. His political The locals cheered his name future is at the top and his (although some conservatives agenda is not far behind, but as partly joked that the English 'Clinton's strength lies the bodies pile up in Bosnia, the cheek is turned. One hundred translation was "Karl Marx Jr.") and proudly shook the with the taxpayer's thousand of those cadavers, in a two year span, happened to American icon's hand. It was THE hallmark of his foreign money and his only be under the age of 10. Is genocide politically correct? Or are policies, because he conjured habits from his domestic policy foreign policy achieve- the Serbs not for sale? (the Budget and NAFTA batIf FDR (Clinton's hero, sectles) and took them abroad. He ment is his art of pen- ond to Karl) was alive today and still president, this child's game bought off the competition.

What's the point? Clinton's manship on foreign aid wouldn't continue. With the milistrength lies :with the taxpayer's tary technology and satellite money and his only foreign pol- checks.â&#x20AC;˘ coverage we have today, compared to the 40's, and the low icy achievement is his art of penmanship on foreign aid casualty rates of our soldiers as a result-the only excuse of checks. A visit with the second banana of world dominance and Bosnia was a mere inaGtion is a lack of courage.

Ultimately, peace is the ideal-but reality is footnote. If the world leader (Clinton) wanted a consensus on Bosnia, all he had to do was withhold the more tangible.

In the post Cold War Era, leaders will earn the aid (billions) until he received it.

When North Korea's nuclear ambitions became world's respect with the sword of persuasion, not public knowledge, the White House's petty threats the mightier pen. A sword can be brandished or resurfaced, but, in the end, the Communist country swung w~h equal effect, but ink only smears. If hiskept their toys. When U.S. soldiers were sliced, tory is a guide, Clinton fails the test. I suggest that diced and dragged in Somalia, Gen. Aidid, the Clinton attend a viewing of "Schindler's List," perarchitect of the carnage, validated his frequent flyer haps in the White House screening room-where miles on an American military plane. Saddam he makes his decisions. He'll get a grasp of what Hussein cringed in mock terror after learning that "blinders mentality" really means. Here comes the his Intelligence Headquarters had been ventilated time warp.

Clinton's pen is filled with red ink and his sword

by Tomahawk missiles, then continued praying to Allah on his gaudy little carpet, without missing a is in the closet.

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s·ubtleties Lurk Beneath Heavy Irony in Dark 'Romeo~ Robyn Schwartz COPY EDITOR "Romeo Is Bleeding" is a tragic, artsy film noir about a corrupted cop whose penis gets him into more trouble than he bargains for when he starts "playing both sides against the middle."

We are told a story of Jack Grimaldi in flashbacks, with an intermittent, but effective voice-over narration reminiscent of the classic, "Sunset Boulevard."

Grimaldi'(Gary Oldman) is a once-romantic guy who loves his wife but pursues the ultimate sexual encounter at any cost. But then Jack meets up with the psycho-slut Russian hit woman Mona Demarkov (Lena Olin) while he is moonlighting for the CIA and spying on the feds for the Mafia. She consummates his romance with self-destruction.

Mona is the archetypal bad bitch. She has a demonic laugh, which she reserves for moments of triumph over her foes. Her farcical character is the closest this film gets to comedy. We can't help but smile as she bashes her way through a car windshield, feet first, handcuffed and bleeding from a bullet in the arm. The irony reaches ludicrous proportions when she goes on a sexual joyride the day after she's sawed off her own arm. This is one tough woman, whom Olin portrays with gusto and athletic sex appeal. (Guys, bring your hormones and vicarious gun fantasies to this one).

Mona is a nymphomaniac who is impervious to pain, just as Jack is impervious to his conscience. Mona has no

conscience. We come to view her as indestructible, deflecting death like rain on a slicker.

Jack has a sex addiction problem and commits crimes that put him out of the realm of our sympathy, but Oldman's portrayal is perfection itself. Despite the flaws in Jack's character, we follow him around like cat on a mouse. We are inexplicably fascinated by this idiot who is willing to shed his morals for money, and risk all for some instant sex.

But the most interesting characters are the peripheral ones. The Mafia boss (Roy Scheider) who is after Mona is an intellectual with Natalie (Annabella Sciorra) and Jack (Gary Oldman) share a tenderized antipacifist philosophies. moment in "Romeo is Bleeding," prsented by Gramercy Pictures.

Grimaldi's wife, Natalie, provides the final twist in the movie and proves she would have made a better spy than Jack does.

I think the "black" overwhelms the "comedy" in this movie. Don't go expecting to laugh. Although the irony is heavy, it is not usually laughable. Director Peter Medak ("the Ruling Class") returns to his brand of very dark

satire in "Romeo."

If you see this, be prepared for lots of gun ang t play. Both are extreme, but necessary to drive home point, which I "got" only after the second viewing. Thi: not a lighthearted film, but the subtleties make this < worth consideration. Listen carefully or you 'II miss thei

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Tlle air is thick, -the r:oom is dark, and the blues infest· every comer of the bar. The man stands center stage, holding a red and white Les Paul guitar, and sings into the microphone as though he is a troubadour. A Blues Troubadour.

Derek TerraBull, an MSCD alumnus, has been plaY.ing the blues locally for almost a decade. Before that: he sang with his mother for Motown, had several lead roles for Opera Colorado, and bas played with names such as B.B. King, James Brown, Buddy Miles, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and dozens more. He has been playing as one of two Blues Troubadours since June of 1986, the other being Larry "The Admiral" Henley, blues bassist extraordinaire. Together, they have played from Red Rocks to Winter Park to Colorado Springs, and every dive bar and coffee house in between.

On this particular evening, Larry is touring somewhere in the Middle East, so it's just Derek and the new addition to the Blues Troubadours, drummer Zak Pitlock. They are playing at the Golden Bell, a small lounge at 2910 E. Colfax Ave., for a crowd of about 15, including three MSCD students. It's an open jam session, so anyone who thinks they can play an instrument is allowed on stage. However, as Derek puts it, "it's not about who's better. It's about what you as a group can build. Everyone is a different brick in the house."

A flutist takes the mike, and solos beautifully over Derek's changes. The crowd shouts encouragement and yells for more.

Derek was born in St. Croix, Dominican Republic,

and lived there until he was 5. Then he moved to the Far East, moving back and forth between Hong Kong and Taiwan. His father was an aircraft mechanic, so picking up and moving at a moment's notice was common.

The one consistency in his life was music. He played the violin at 3, viola at 6, cello at 10, and then he played the bass until he was around 20.

"I had to keep playing larger instruments because my hands kept outgrowing the smaller ones," he relates between sets, displaying his cumbersome phalanges. When his guitar is in his hands, however, it becomes obvious that his fingers are as nimble and graceful as the most seasoned of ballet dancers.

He finishes his beer and steps back on stage. A minute later, Derek is playing his version of Jimi Hendrix's "Red House."

Chris Baur, MSCD freshman, is in the audience.

He watches Derek in a dream-like trance for a moment, then grins and says, "I bet Jimi is looking down from heaven at Derek and smiling."

The Blues Troubadours' debut album, Almost a White Boy, is available at Wax Trax II, 620 E. 13th Ave., and at Ziggie's Saloon, 4923 W. 38th Ave. It's a two-CD set, with 13 of Derek' s own songs and a few covers. And if you want to catch the man behind .the guitar, he can be seen Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays at the Golden Bell; Sundays and Wednesdays at Ziggie's Saloon; Tuesdays at Cafe Euphrates, 1618 E. 17th Ave.; and Thursdays at Paris on the Platte, 1553 Platte St. So pick a night, grab your coat, and listen to one of the best blues players ever to grace the land a mile high.

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The proposed constitution creates a Student Government AMembly (SGA) which is composed of: 1.) President

• Chairs the SGA • Liaison with the MSCD President • Votes only to break a tie

2) V.P. for Academic Affairs • Represent students on oollege academic oommittees (Academic Policies Committee, Curriculum Committee, Board of Academic Standards Exceptions, et.c.)

• Chairs the SGA Academic Affairs Committee • Liaison with MSCD V.P. for Academic Affairs 3) V.P. for Student Services • Represent students in student services areas (Admissions & R.ecords, advising, Career Services, Legal Services, et.c.)

• Chair the Student Services Committee • Liaison with MSCD V.P. for Student Services • 4) V.P. for Personnel and Finance • 'lb be the student liaison to the MSCD V.P. for Personnel and Finance • 'lb provide student represent.ation in financial aid, student employment, MSCD fiscal matt.era and t.echnology decision making at MSCD 5)

V.P. for Campus Communications • 'lb provide student represent.ation in oommunication and publication decision making at MSCD to include the Student Board of Publications • Responsible for promoting student government affairs to the student body and oommunity at large

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Transportation, etc.) "' ii. Auraria Board of Directors iii. CCHE St.at.e General Assembly, CO Governor as needed • 'lb fulfill all responsibilities as defined by the SACAB bylaws ll)BOT Representative (non-voting) • Represent the MSCD Student Body on/to all political organizations and bodies ext.ernal to MSCD that are not represent.eel by SACAB to include by not limit.eel to: i The St.at.e Board of Trust.ees Student Advisory Board ii. St.at.e Colleges Board of'frust.ees iii. St.at.e Legislature iv. Colorado Governor v. Colorado Student Association

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among themselves to the following oommitt.ees: • Academic Affairs Committee • Club Funding Committee • Campus Safety Committee • Financial Affairs Committee (these students serve on the Student Affairs Board which allocates the MSCD Student Activities fee) 3) Judicial Branch which includes: • Judicial Board (Chief Justice and 4 Assoc. Justices • Election Commission (3 students, one faculty, one administrator) 4) BOT Representative 5) 2 SACAB Representatives (Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board)

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Metropolitan State College of Denver Student Government A Role & Mission 1. Student voice in decision making 2. Student Advocacy 3. Communication Link Between Administration & Students B. Constituency 1. All students enrolled at MSCD C. Affirmative Action 1. MSCD Student Government does not discriminate based on race, sex, age, color, sexual orientation, country of origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical abilities, political ideology, or any other status other than being a MSCD Student D. Policy Manual 1. A policy manual will exist that includes: a. Job descriptions b. Committee responsibilities c. By-Laws d. Mission & Goals for the year e. Judicial Code 路 f. Election Code g. Current Fiscal Budget h. Other documents as specified by the SGA 2. The policy manual will be superseded only by this Constitution 3. The policy manual will be reviewed each year prior to June 15 E. The following terms are understood to mean: 1. MSCD - Metropolitan State College of Denver 2. SGA - The representative Student Government Assembly of the MSCD Student Government 3. Policy Manual - The Official Policy Manual of the MSCD Student Government as specified in Section I part D. 4. SAB - The MSCD Student Affairs Board that oversees MSCD Student Fees 5. SACAB - The Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board 6. C.R.S. - Colorado Revised Statutes 7. BOT - State College Board of Trustees 8. State Representatives - SACAB and BOT Representatives Student Government Assembly (SGA) A Composition 1. Voting SGA Members a. President b. V.P. Academic Affairs c. V.P. Student Services d. V.P. Personnel and Finance e. V.P. Campus Communications f. V.P. Student Organizations g. V.P. Student Fees h. V.P. Diversity 2. Ex-Officio SGA Members a. chief Justice ' b. 'l\vo SACAB Representatives c. BOT Representative B. SGA Authority - The SGA shall have the following powers: 1. Tu serve as the sole representative voice of the entire MSCD Student Body in regards to MSCD decision making.

2. Tu confirm student appointments to all MSCD boards, committees, etc.

3. 1b call for a special election by a 7/8 majority vot.e.

4. Make all decisions to be made by majority of quorum unless otherwise stated in this Constitution 5. Have the President or acting chair vote on SGA matters only to break a tie 6. Forbid ex-officio members of the SGA the right to vote on the SGA except on issues specifically called for by this Constitution C. SGA Responsibilities 1. Meetings a. Weekly when MSCD classes are in ~on b. All meetings shall be open to the public with at least 48 hours public notice unless specified by State Law 2. Quorum

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7. V.P. for Student Fees a Monitor all student fee funded programs/activities at MSCD i. Including intercollegiate athletics and the student healtjl center b. Chair the Student Affairs Board (SAB) per SAB By-Laws 8. V.P. for Diversity a Work with any MSCD group active1y involved in Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Students, Faculty or Staff b. Provide a student voice to the MSCD Office of Equal Opportunity c. Educate the Campus regarding diversity issues and events B. Judiciary 1. Chief Justice a. Provide student representation to the MSCD [Student] Judicial Advisor b. Run the Judiciary in accordance with the Constitution and Judicial Code c. When serving in the role as the Chair of the Student Court the Chief Justice shall not be bound by SGA votes C. State Representatives 1. Duties a. 'lb serve as ex-officio members of the SGA b. "lb attend all SGA Meetings c. Additional duties as required by state statute d. Will be bound by SGA votes in all cases except when serving in their capacity as defined by State Statute 2. . SACAB Representatives Responsibilities a. 'lb represent the MSCD Student Body on I to: i. SACAB & its subcommittees ii. Auraria Board of Directors iii. CCHE, State General Assembly, CO Governor as needed b. 'lb fu1fill all responsibilities as defined by the SACAB bylaws 3. BOT Representative Responsibilities a. 'lb represent the MSCD Student Body on I to all political organizations and bodies external to MSCD that are not represented by SACAB to include but not limited to: i. The State Board of Trustees Student Advisory Board ii. State Colleges Board of Trustees iii. State Legislature - iv. Colorado Governor v. Colorado Student Association

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Iv. Judiciary A Composition 1. A Student Court of 4 students and the Chief Justice as chair 2. The Election Commission as per Section V. B. Student Court Authority 1. The Student Court shall be the final authority for all student dispute resolution at the MSCD Student Government level 2. The Student Court is responsible for overseeing the election process and has the final authority in approving election results and resolving election disputes 3. Establish and maintain a Judicial Code outlining the rules and procedures of the Student Court 4. 'lb hold closed meetings upon a majority decision of the Justices C. Appointment & Term of Justices 1. Chief Justice a. As per Section VIll, part D 2. Student Justices (4) a Appointed by Chief Justice & approved by 2/3 affirmative SGAVote b. Serve one year calendar term from date of confirmation D. Legal Interpretations - 1. As per applicable state or federal law and /or the current edition of Blacks Law Dictionary V.

Election Commission

A Composition 1. 5 students, 1 faculty member and 1 administrator a. Students appointed by Chief Justice for 1 year terms and confirmed by 2/3 SGA vot.e b. Faculty member chosen by MSCD Faculty Senate

c. Administrator as appointed by the MSCD V.P. for Student Services 2. Only the 5 students shall have the right to vote B. Meetings 1. As requested and directed by Judicial Branch 2. Shall be public 48 hours notice of all meetings C. Responsibilities 1. 'lb plan and execute all MSCD Student Elections 2. 'lb advertise elections, positions on the ballot and student referendum opportunities at least two weeks prior to all elections 3. 'lb verify student signatures on all petitions 4. 'lb review election rules on an annual basis 5. Ensure education and enforcement of all election rules 6. 'lb notify the SGA of their fiscal needs 7. 'lb plan and execute all special elections when requested by theSGA a. The Election Commission may refuse to hold a special election only if it can show cause to the Student Court as to why an election should not be held VI.. Qualifications for Office A 'lb serve as a representative of the Student Government 1. Be an enrolled MSCD Student B. 'lb Serve on the·SGA 1. Hold and maintain at least 2.0 Cumulative GPA 2. Enroll and complete at least 6 credit hours during Spring and Fall Semesters while in office 3. Have completed at least 6 accredited credit-hours at the college level C. 'lb Serve on SACAB 1. As part B above, in addition to C.R.S. 23-70-102; and 2. Current SACAB By-Laws D. 'lb Serve as BOT Representative , 1. As part B above, in addition to C.R.S. 23-50-102 E. 'lb Serve as Student Body President 1. As part B above, in addition to 12 credit hours completed atMSCD F. No student may hold more than one elected or appointed position within the Student Government at one time 1. Bodies external to the MSCD Student Government are not applicable

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A Voting SGA Members · 1. One year terms starting 14 days prior t.o the last regular day of the Spring Semester and ending upon the swearing in of a new officer 2. One student elected for each position each year during regular election 3. Vacancies to be filled by Presidential appointment and 2/3 SGA confirmation B. SACAB 1. Two year terms from July 1 to June 30 2. One elected each year during regular election 3. Vacancies to be filled by Presidential appointment and 2/3 SGA confirmation 4. . State Requirement not withstanding as specified by C.R.S. 23-70 C. BOT Representative 1. One Year Term from July 1 to June 30 Starting on the First of July following the election 2. One elected each year during regular election 3. Vacancies to be filled by Presidential appointment and 2/3 SGA confirmation 4. State Requirement not withstanding as specified by C.R.S. 23-50 D. Chief Justice 1. The Chief Justice will be appointed by the President and confirmed by a 2/3 SGAVote 2. The Chief Justice will serve a one year term from 1)ecember 1 to November 31.

E. Oath of Office 1. Administered by the highest rankingjudicial branch member present

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Branch 3. Oath I, having been elect.ed (or appoint.eel) by the Students of Metropolitan Stat.e College of Denver and having read the MSCD Student Government Constitution, promise to: • Uphold the MSCD Student GovernmeD.t Constitution and all MSCD rules and procedures to serve the Associat.ed Students of Metropolitan Stat.e oollege of Denver to the best of my ability; and to faithfully discharge my duties as described in the SGA Policy Manual F. Vacancies 1. In the event of a vacancy of the office ofthe President of the assembly, other than the end of her/his t.erm, the entire remainder of the Assembly shall, at their next regularly scheduled meeting, elect from among themselves a new President by majority decision. a The senior vice-president shall serve as acting President until such time as a new president has been elected and sworn in. b. Seniority shall be defined as enumerat.ed in Section 11-A-1.

2. In the event of a vacancy in a vice-presidential office, the office of the BOT Representative, or of one or both of the SACAB Representatives, other than the end of her/his term, The President shall appoint, a member of the Student Body to fill the position, subject to a 2/3 majority vote of oonfirmation by the remainder of the voting assembly.

3. In the event of a vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice, other than the end of her/his term, the remaining members of the Student Court shall elect from among themselves, a new Chief Justice, subject to a 2/3 majority vote of oonfirmation by the remainder of the voting assembly.

4. All vancancies filled by appointment are interim until the next regularly scheduled spring election VIII. Removal From Office

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A Failure to meet or hold qualifications for office 1. The President shall notify the Chief Justice who will .a. Verify the information with the student government advisor b. notify the unqualified individual c. the individual then has 7 school days after notification to appeal the decision to the remainder of the Student Court B. Recall Election 1. A recall election will be held no more than 30 school days after the MSCD Student Body submits signatures of at least 10% of the MSCD Student Body to the Election Commission, who verifies them

a. Any recall petition must specifically name the individuals to be recalled C. Impeachment 1. Violation of Federal, State or MSCD Laws or Rules shall be grounds for impeachment 2. The power to impeach is held by the Student Court 3. The Student Court may only proceed with impeachment when a 2/3 vot.e of the SGA forwards the matt.er to them 4. No Justice may participat.e on the Student Court when an impeac ment involves themselves

IX. Student Votes A Members of Student Government shall support all Student Votes B. Will be held each Spring Semester and during the Fall Semester if issues exist to be placed on the ballot · C. Student Votes will only be held during the fall and spring t.erms D. Elections for the SGA will be held during the regular spring semester vote 1. Spring elections must be held no fewer than 30 days prior to the last regular day of classes during the spring semester 2. A student must declare candidacy for no more than one pofiltion per election in accordance with the current election rules E. Six (6) weeks of public notice must be given prior to any student body vote F. Three (3) weeks of public notice must be given to any referendum that has been placed on an election ballot G. Student Referendums 1. May be initiated by a petition of 1% of the student body followed by a affirmative vote of the SGA; OR A petition signed by 10% of the Student Body and submitted to theSGA 2. In no case will the question will be amended by the SGA 3. Where questions of legality arise as determined by the Student Court, the oourt may reword the question without changing the intent 4. Referendum questions determined by the Student Court to be oontrary to Federal, State, or MSCD Laws and Rules will not be run H. Constitutional Questions 1. This Constitution can be amended or replaced by a majority vote of the student body and may be placed on the ballot by either: a. An affirmative vote of at least 3/4's of the voting members of the SGA, including the President; OR b. A student referendum oontaining signatures representing at least 10% of the student body

3. The following students in their current positions will continue to discharge their office as specified below:

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take office immediat.ely following the enactment of the aforementioned Constitution on April 22, 1994: • • • • • • • •

President VP for Academic Affairs VP for Student Services VP for Personel and Finance VP for Campus Communications VP for Student Organizations VP for Student Fees VP for Diversity

2. The following positions shall be elected the week of April 11, 1994 and take office on July 1, 1994: • SACAB Representative, replacing the position currrently held by Kerst.en Keith • Board of Trustees Representative

• Chief Justice Gerald Marsh shall continue in his position until November 30, 1994 and he shall be added to payroll on April 22, 1994.

• SACAB Representative Stephen Main shall continue in his position until June 30, 1995.

• BOT Representative Matthew Bates shall continue in his position until June 30, 1994 and his pay shall be brought into conformity with the SGA at the end of his current contract.

4. The starting compensation figure for SGA members shall be $200 per month:

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:Poetry of Arthur RiIDbaud Set To Music on Sahara Blue

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e A musical tribute to the poet Arthur e Rimbaud? A lofty goal, but Algerian-born • French composer Hector Zazou has assembled an amazing supporting cast in •an attempt to pull off this highly ambi• tious project, which has moments where it e succeeds, and other, less-than-successful e experiments. Rimbaud, the only French • poet to make a name for himself outside his country, has already been a favorite of • rock luminaries like Jim Morrison and ,e Patti Smith. e Sahara Blue (Sony!fristar) is some• what frustrating because the music is gener• ally immaculate, but Rimbaud's poetry does not always lend itself to song. John Cale's • tantalizingly sensual delivery on "First .-•Evening" is one of the exceptions. e Zazou's music is very atmospheric and e romantic, and his electronics are augment• ed by vocal, instrumental and writing collaborations with Cale, David Sylvian, • Gerard Depardieu, Riuichi Sakamoto, Bill e Laswell, Keith LeBlanc (Tackhead), Lisa ty -e Gerrard ·and Brendan Perry (Dead Can ~e •Dance), and Anneli Drecker of the is Norwegian group Bel Canto. ~e • Unfortunately, Sahara Blue never 1 remains in one place long enough to give • • e it the impression of a complete work. It "e drifts from one style to the next, and' the e • poems are sung and spoken in English, French, Japanese, Spanish, Arabic and •Hebrew. Drecker's vocals mix with .

• Depardieu's spoken French text on "I'll •Strangle You," but the dance-rock is in

sharp contrast to the rest of the music on the disc.

There are high points, like Lisa Gerrard's chilling reading of " Black Stream" and the transcendent, sundrenched daydream of "Amdyaz," which is sung in Hebrew by Algerian superstar Khaled. Then there are failed marriages like "Lettre un Directeur de Messageries Maritimes" where some hideous, Yoko Ono-like wailing detracts from the beauti-

ful instrumental backing. It's why they invented programmable CD players. The first single and video from Sahara Blue, "I'll Strangle You," will be released this month.

The British CD/magazine known as Volume has just released a double CD called Trance Europe Express. The title is a take-off on the classic Kraftwerk album, appropriate since Kraftwerk was an antecedent for most of this music.

Trance is a sub-genre of techno, which sprang from house, which was a product of the union of American disco and European synthesizer-based dance music.

And then dreamy ambient soundscapes were draped over the pulsating drum machine rhythms ... Confused? Well, TEX comes with a 192-page booklet to help you figure things out. The CD contains previously unreleased tracks from 24 different artists. Orbital starts things off with the wonderfully clean and linear "SemiDetached." Spooky brings Billie Ray Martin aboard for a version of Throbbing Gristle's " Persuasion," The Orb's "Majestic" appears in remixed form (as does Moby's "Move") and Aphex Twin's first single, "Analogue Bubblebath" is also included. As always, the booklet is very informative, colorful and exhaustive.

And this time, the Volume people have actually put these CD's in a jewel box instead of the lame containers that fell apart or (worse) left sticky glue on the disc. There is over 140 minutes of music contained on TEX. Useful for late-night parties and long road trips.

In a similar vein, but much more repetitive, is the industrial-strength disco of House of Limbo Vol. 1, on the IRS label, as is William "Orbit's Strange Cargo 3 , some of the most human sounding trance, full of soulful vocals and funky basslines and rythyms. Very ambient and a bit odd is Sven Vath's debut, Accident in Paradise (Warner Brothers/Eye), pulsating tribal techno that sets a dreamy mood, with extended trance pieces that draw fro~ a variety of influences.

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· Robyn Schwartz COPY EDITOR John Guare's screen adaptation of his Broadway play, "Six Degrees of Separation," is an intriguing, intelligent satire about modem urban problems thrown in the lap up the unsuspecting elite.

The term "six degrees of separation" refers to the theory that we are all separated from knowing every other human being on the planet by only six individuals, and if we could find the right six people, we could trare our relationships to everyone.

Paul (Will Smith) seems to be one of those six for Flan and Ouisa Kittredge, an art dealer and his wife with two kids at Harvard. Paul is a convincing liar w·ho claims to be a classmate of the Kittredges' children.

Paul practices and performs a wellresearched scam on the Kittredges (Donald Sutherland and Stockard Channing) in their Fifth Avenue apartment and ends up chang-

ing their lives. He taps into Ouisa's buried philosopher-soul and her just-below-the-surface heart; and while he sends several people's lives into chaos with his machinations, Paul is Ouisa's savior from superficiality.

Smith gives a brilliant chameleon performance, as a troubled young genius looking for love, attention and a place to belong.

Channing deserves the Oscar for best actress, despite the worthy competition from other nominees. Anthony Michael Hall impressed me yet again as a talented actor, although his part is minimal.

This film not only challenges your intellect, it miraculously manipulates your emotions. I laughed at the intricate plot and minutes later was sobered by Paul's condition and by the realistic depiction of people that spend their whole lives without knowing what living really is.

Director Fred Schepisi is a pioneer Australian filmmaker who also directed Steve Martin ' s screenplay "Roxanne,"

another adapted satire based on Edmond Rostand' s play "Cyrano de Bergerac."

Producer Amon Milchan also produced Oliver Stone ' s "J .F. K.," and Roman Polanski' s "Amadeus," and most recently worked on StoJ:!e's "Heaven and Earth."

The combination of these master filmmakers and a panoply of acting virtuosi like Sutherland, Channing, Ian McKellan and Mary Beth Hurt, could hardly fail.

In the end, this is a feel-good movie, but it doesn' t offer neat solutions. It allows you to draw your own conclusions and leaves disturbing questions lingering. That's what make this a successful satire, it makes you think while you are laughing.

This many-faceted film is ingeniously constructed and draws you from one scene to the next with no time for boredom. I recommend it to everyone. Metro-GoldwynMayer presents "Six Degrees of Separation" at Landmark's Esquire Theatre. Call 7335757 for show times.

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Billy Taylor's Jazz Gears Up For Black History Month Jean E.R. Straub

Taylor will be awarded the MSCD Distinguished Jazz great Billy Taylor, pianist and educator, graces Denver and the Auraria Professor Award. He is also the recipient of the National ;.

Campus this week for Denver Jazz '94, a Medal of Arts for his contributions to music and educamonth-long celebration of jazz coinciding tion. This year is his 50th as a professional pianist.

Students can buy tickets on campus. The event is $5 with Black History Month.

Taylor will be in concert with MSCD with student ID. Taylor will perform with the Colorado Symphony at 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Boettcher Concert Hall. The ~vent will feature the Colorado Orchestra in Pops Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 amd 8 premiere performance of Billy Taylor's p.m. Feb. 19 at Boettcher Concert Hall. For ticket infor"Peaceful Warrior: Martin," a tribute to mation, call 986-8742.

Denver Jazz '94 will offer a jazz showcase from Martin Luther King Jr. "It's going to be a real honor to work noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Tivoli Student Union.

Feature jazz groups will be the with someone of Dr. University of Denver faculty jazz Taylor's caliber," said group, the Air Force Band of the MSCD senior music Rockies and various MSCD jazz major Nathaniel Johnson, who is princibands. Admisison is $5.

"There is going to be wallpal clarinet for the to-wall music," Barr said. orchestra and associate Also as a part of Denver conductor. "I really think it's a big deal for -Nathaniel Johnson Jazz '94, the Creative Music the school."

MSCD student Works Orchestra, under the direction of Ron Miles, performs "It's going to be free jazz concerts at every middynamite," said Walter Barr, an MSCD professor who conceived dle and high school in Denver. For information on perthe festival in conjuction with the formance schedules, call the Denver Public Schools Arts Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Denver Education Office at 764-3439.

If Denver Jazz '94 is as successful as- anticipated, Public Schools and the Mayor's Office of the organizers would like to make it an annual festival, Art, Culture and Film.

The first portion of the concert will according to Barr.

Denver Jazz '94 is made possible by the following feature the MSCD Jazz Ensemble directed'

by MSCD professor and eminent trum- corporations : Colorado National Bank, Recording peter Ron Miles. The ensemble will per- Industries Music Performance Trust Funds, Denver form "Queen ' s Suite" by jazz legend Musicians Association Local 20-623, Janus Funds, The Duke Ellington. Only two records of the Denver Post, KUSA TV Channel 9, KUVO FM 89.3 photo by Carol Weinberg suite were pressed, Barr said. One went to RADIO, KDKO AM 1510 RADIO, Western States Arts Billy Taylor will perform several times during Denver Jazz'94. the Queen of England and the other Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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MSCD-Artist Making A Fashion Statement Kelly Costello The Metropolitan Graduating MSCD senior Gloria Vialpando, who has taken her love of art to the public, knows about inaking the most of opportunities.

Vialpando says she has always been involved in art some way or another and has always loved it. She will graduate in August with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her emphasis is on printmaking.

Regardless of the emphasis, Vialpando knew even as a teenager she wanted to be involved in fashion. Perhaps that is the reason for her latest creations, painted silk scarves.

Wednesday, Feb. 2, Vialpa1_1do hosted an opening reception at the Ptarmigan Place Lobby. The reception was one of the first chances for the public to view her scarves. The larger ones are suitable for wearing as skirts and shawls. Vialpando says that is what makes her art so different: it's wearable, washable and affordable. She hopes to move on to painting men's ties.

Vialpando was born in Questa, N. M. and moved to Colorado when she was 7.

She graduated from West High School, and while most of her family decided to move back to New Mexico, she stayed in Colorado to work. .

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"Working with silk is more of a challenge than any other media I've worked with, and it's giving me an opportunity to work with 'fashion."

Because of her desire to work with fashion, Vialpando uses a lot of women in her work, including The Metropolitan/Jane Raley herself.

Artist Gloria Vialpando, an MSCD senior, stands before her work at Ptarmigan Place Lobby.

Neal Birchby attended the it any serious consideration. Her daughter in the summer of 1989, Vilapando started reception and said he would definitely classes at MSCD. helped change that. consider buying a tie if she was producing "Here comes my daughter talking Vialpando's influences are as varied them now. about college in 1988 when she graduated as the pieces she doe§.. Artists such as "The reason I would buy one of her from high school," Vialpando said. "I Monet and Alvar, a Spanish artist still livthought, 'this sounds OK."' A year later, ing in Barcelona, have had an influence see ARTIST page 16

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Audition

to Perform at Elitch Gardens.

Elitch Gardens is looking for talented singers and dancers to appear in our summer musical revue show.

Performing at Elitch's is probably the most fun you can have. And get paid for it.

March 12th & 13th ,

Ramada Inn Midtown 1475 S. Colorado Blvd., just north of I-25 Registration from 9 AM to 2 PM both days.

No appointment necessary.

Audition Instructions Prepare two songs. One up-tempo, one ballad. At least one song must be from the 50's/60's era. We will provide a cassette deck and a piano. You must provide your own accompaniment.

No acappella auditions. Call backs are at 5 PM both days.

You will be taught a dance routine, so bring dance clothing.

You must be able to commit to the full season and be 16 years of age by May 18, 1994.

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ties is because it would be one-of-a-kind. I a couple of locations around town includwould also consider commissioning her to ing the J. Howell Gallery at 1420 Larimer make me a tie. I really like her work," Street, and at local restaurant, Tango Birchby said.

International Cuisine, 560 S. Holly Street.

Although Vialpando has been influ- She stresses that while she would like to enced by other artists, she never tries to keep distributing her work around town, imitate their styles, and would rather find she wants to keep it to a minimum. "One one for herself. "I like to come up with to three shops would be enough. I want my own style. I feel more comfortable the scarves to be unique and not in every with that." store, but in the better shops," she said.

Vialpando feels that her name is startVialpando has no definite plans for ing to get out there and people are begin- her future, but is pursuing a few ideas. ning to recognize her work. She empha- She hopes she will have an opportunity to sizes that it was not possible without a lot show her scarves to someone in the fash- . of hard work and selfion industry. She discipline. "You can't also hopes to start depend on professors or 'I marketing her work anyone else to market out of state, mainly your work. You have to in New Mexico. In go out there yourself August, she will and find out what the have a show at the Sangre De Cristo public wants.

"No matter who we Art Center in are, no matter what race, Pueblo.

-Gloria Vialpando no matter what media For all those MSCD Student Artist we. work in," she said, starving art students "we have to go out there out there afraid their and market ourselves. Always produce." art will never feed them or pay the rent, 路 Vialpando says she never has trouble Vialpando says: "Be aware that obstacles producing work but that she has to contin- exist out there and keep moving forue working on a piece, whether it be a ward ... you have to believe in yourself scarf or a monotype, until she's happy first, believe that you're worthy." with the end result. She also says her art Vialpando believes in herself and comes very naturally. "My art just comes says it's because she has always been to me. I don't plan -very little planning. excited about art. Her excitement and I never worry about mistakes because I conviction show. "Things are out there for don't think there are mistakes in art." all of us. Opportunities are out there for For the time being, Vialpando is con- all of us... you have to want it really bad centrating on graduating in August and because that's when it happens...you do it trying to make ends meet. Her work is in because you love it."

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THE METROPOUTAN Do you need to quit smoking? Having problems losing weight? Look no further than MSCD's Student Health Center.

Since 1990, MSCD Human Services graduate Linda Wilkens-Pierce has offered classes on stress management to smoking cessation and eating and emotions.

Wilkens-Pierce got her start with the Health Center during her lastsemester practicum in which she became interested in lifestyle changes.

Upon graduating, she convinced the Health Center into hiring her to continue the award-winning programs.

The overeating classes teach students what to eat and ways to achieve The Metropolitan/Jane Raley their goals.

"Most compulsive Linda Wilkens-Pierce In her office at the MSCD eaters know what to eat, Student Health Center. but how do they achieve that?" Wilkens-Pierce said.

"That's what we do." to aid in the quitting process.

Wilkens-Pierce stressed that people Classes are free to students, faculty should not feel embarrassed to use any of and staff of all three colleges, and the the services, pointing out that most of schedules vary. Students are urged to stop them are in groups ranging from four to by the Health Center and grab a brochure.

12 in size, and there is plenty of support.

"When I first started that first semester, I had a smoking cessation group and The Student Health Center presents nobody came," she said. "But once the "Healthy Moves: Health Activities for Spring Semester 1994." Contact the cenword got out, people started coming."

Massive campus mailings and adver- ter at 556-2525 for more information on tisements in The Metropolitan are the the following activities, or stop by SU main ways that students are informed of 140. the programs.

"We send out fliers to teachers, and hope that they will get out the word for STRESS: us," Wilkens-Pierce said.

Strategies for Spring Student response has been favorable.

Student Union 252 John Smith, (not his real name) a 48- April 7 & 12,4:00-5:30 p.m. year-old MSCD student who attends the No registration neccessary smoking cessation group regularly, raves about the program.

"I think it is really useful, my only CALLING IT QUITS: suggestion would be to meet twice a week Smoking Cessation instead of one time a week," Smith said. 1020 9th Street Park "There's too much time in between meet- Every Tuesday 12-12:50 p.m. ings."

No registration neccessary Smith said the sessions are very beneficial and thorough.

"We cover a wide range of topics, FOCUS ON FATS: from understanding the addiction to Information on fats and cholesterol health and nutrition, which is imperative MSCD Student Health Center in the stop-smoking process, in addition Student Union 140 First Thursday of the Month to the benefits of exercise," Smith said.

Smith said the program is working, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.or noting that he has been through similar Third Thursday of the Month programs in the past, but has never been 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. able to kick the habit.

Registration: at the Student Health Center "I'm 48-years-old, and I've smoked Camel cigarettes, two-packs-a-day for 22 EATING &EMOTIONS years, and I am now down to about three 1020 9th Street Park (cigarettes) per day," Smith said.

Smith said he was ready to "make the Tuesdays 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. big break" from smoking, and noted that Thursdays 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. the programs make nicotine patches as No registration neccessary . well as Nicorette chewing gum available

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SPORTS Roadrunners Rally With Raiders, Pulling Out Win Kristin Sauls SPORTS EDITOR

The MSCD men's basketball team shut down Ft. Lewis College Saturday night 88-75 to keep Ft. Lewis in the basement of the Colorado Athletic Conference.

Not only did MSCD stop Ft. Lewis, it did it without three of their starters. Lenin Perkins, Wes Nelson and Kenyo Bledsoe were dismissed from the team on Friday, Feb. 11 for low grades and behavior problems.

Andy Owens, one of the starters, quit the team on his own for personal reasons.

Even with 路 those BaIman players missing, the Roadrunners took control of the game early with points, rebounds and blocks. MSCD had put 48 points on the scoreboard, while keeping Ft. Lewis down to only 32 in the first half. Greg Balman went on his scoring run early, getting a quick 14 points.

MSCD as a team went on a run early in the first half, outscoring the Raiders 9-0 in a threeminute period. Balman led the run with a threepoin t shot and Chuck Hancock followed it with another.

Balman ended the game with 21 points, a game-high seven assists and seven rebounds.

Balman has been on a high scoring streak this year. He has already outscored his last year's record of 256 points. So McClain far this season he has 278 points.

"I try to keep my confidence up," Balman said about his shooting, "We had players missing and that concerned us."

Allen McClain had finally recovered from pneumonia and is hitting the numbers he had before his illness. McClain had nine rebounds, 11 points and one monster dunk against the flailing Raiders.

"That's my strength," McClain said, referring to his rebounding ability, "We had to attack the

boards to win. We kept the ball inside for the first time all year, and we have to rely on that."

Trent Brotherton, who had not been seeing much time this season, came up with 10 points and seven rebounds in the first half. Brotherton played 21 minutes in the game, the highest all season. He ended the game with 11 rebounds, but no more points.

In the second half, the Roadrunners gave up the 16-point 1ea d they at half'I try to keep my had time. For a confidence up.' short time, MSCD let -Greg Balman the Raiders MSCD Guard come within one point - - - - - - - - - - - - - w i t h only five minutes remaining in the contest.

MSCD did not stay down long. The Roadrunners outscored the Raiders 14-5 in the next three minutes, bringing the score to 79-69. To rile the crowd even more, there was a delay of game to help Dan Kennedy look for a lost contact lens.

Cheerleaders, referees, trainers, coaches and all 10 players on the floor were looking for the elusive lens. The lens was in Kennedy's eye the whole time, it just slid around the side and he could not see.

After the lens was found, 'That is my MSCD strength.' continued to domithe -Allen McClain nate Raiders, MSCD Forward and took ------------~the 88-75 conference win.

MSCD coach Joe Strain was pleased with team's performance even thought they had to work harder to make up the difference with the missing players.

"We played the post like we always do," he said. "We had to keep their outside shooters down."

Strain said Ft. Lewis relies on its outside The Metropolitan/Jane Raley shooters, but MSCD made the team shoot from inside on the second half. He complimented their ALMOST AIR: MSCD guard Bobby Banks, 5-ft-9, goes big men, saying his players need to be stronger.

Inside for the layup while the Fort Lewis Raiders stay back, avoiding the foul.

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The women's basketball team captured a double overtime win Wednesday night from the Air Force Academy, shelling it 70-65.

MSCD coach Darryl Smith brought out the heavy artillery for the game against the Falcons, hoping to shut down their big gun, Jennifer Patrick. It worked.

Smith wanted to run a flex offense that would keep the players in motion and give up open shots to the basket. MSCD had 91 shot attempts, but only made 26.

Air Force had only 60 shot attempts, connecting 23 of them.

MSCD was in the trenches in the first half, down by 11 points. The Roadrunners

geared up and closed the difference with a nine-point rally. With eight minutes to go in the first half, MSCD was down only two points, 1412. Air Force could not defend Sarah Eckhoff, nor Paula Hart.

Both women scored 15 points, flying through the Falcons' defense.

Eckhoff Although five of MSCD's players had points in the double figures, neither team had its baskets in its

sights. MSCD hit only a field goal percentage of 33 for the game, while Air Force hit 40 percent. The free throw was not an easy target for either team. The

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Roadrunners tanked 18 for 28 shots, while the Falcons shelled out only 19 for 32 attempts.

When the teams retired to base at the half, MSCD led the dogfight with the

Falcons, 27-20.

After the half, both teams came out like fresh firing brigades. The scoring that went so slowly in the first half picked up tempo, and both teams racked up the points.

As MCSD took more shots, the referees made more calls. Coach Smith got called on his anticipated technical foul in the middle of the second half. Umpire Lamont Weddle called a foul that Smith did not think was fair. Weddle gave Smith a "T," and Air Force two free shots.

"All I said was 'Lamont,' and he got upset," Smith said. "I shouldn't have any of the technicals that I've gotten called on this year."

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Women Crunch Ft. Lewis, Hold Second Place in CAC first half," said Raiders head coach Cathy Simbeck.

MSCD used its newly implemented 1-3-1 zone defense successfully for the first time in the year.

"The zone worked well tonight. We used it a little against Air Force, but the girls did a great job with it tonight. We have never used one before, and I think teams don ' t expect it from us," Smith said.

"We surprised them with it (the zone defense) because teams are not used to us using it," said junior Qiana Price. Price finished the night with six points.

The Raiders kept things closer in the second half, scoring 30 points to MSCD's 31, but the run in the first half by the Roadrunners was too great to overcome.

Smith was allowed the luxury of clearing his bench in the second half, after the Roadrunners built a 66-42 lead with 3 minutes, 32 seconds remaining.

Quality of play deteriorated in the weaning minutes of the game as the Roadrunners' intensity lessened, allowing Raiders to close the margin to a 67-52 final score.

"We played a lot more consistent,O which helped us a lot. We ran our offense the whole game, which we hadn't been doing. It made things a lot easier for us,'' said senior Paula Hart, who finished with five points and six rebounds.

The Roadrunners outshot the Raiders in the second half, completing 9-28, while Raiders connected only 9-32.

MSCD finished the night shooting 40 percent from the floor. Raiders netted 29 percent of their shots.

The Roadrunners have four games remaining on their schedule before the CAC tournament, which begins March 5.

Andrew Mosier STAFF WRITER MSCD's women's basketball team continued to build its momentum for the Colorado Athletic Conference tournal ment, beating Ft. Lewis College 67-52 Saturday night.

The Roadrunners have a firm grasp on second place in the CAC with an overall record of 14-8 and 8-2 in conference play. Raiders is next to last in the confer- .I ence at 3-17, 1-9 in conference play.

Junior Sarah Eckhoff led MSCD with a-game-high 17 points for the night. " Sarafi is playing better than she has all year, she just seems to keep getting better," Coach Darryl Smith said.

Senior forward Natalie Dittmer collected her seventh double-double in eight games. Dittmer grabbed 10 rebounds along with her 12 points for the night.

The Roadrunners started the game slowly, not gaining a sizable lead until the eight-minute mark. A turn-around jump shot by Eckh6ff, from the right side of the foul line sparked an MSCD run on the Raiders.

MSCD outscored Raiders 27-2 in the last seven minutes Of the half, jumping to a 36-22 halftime lead. ''We didn't shoot well in the first 10 minutes of the game," Smith said. "We kept our composure and started playing better and started making shots. That has been something we haven't been able to do all year."

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MSCD's men's basketball team's four-game skid continued as it lost Tuesday to Colorado Christian University 71-67. The loss dropped the Roadrunners to 12-8, 3-3 in Colorado Athletic Conference play.

MSCD had a hard time controlling CCU's big men under the basket, giving away 39 points.

"We had a difficulty guarding the big men inside, that's what hurt us," said Coach Joe Strain.

Three Roadrunners finished in double figures, including junior Kenyo Bledsoe, who finished with 15 points. Bledsoe shot 1 6-13 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and netted one three-pointer.

Seniors Lenin Perkins and Greg Balman both finished right behind Bledsoe with 14 points each.

CCU's Reggie Cain led all scores with 20 points for the night.

MSCD entered the locker room at halftime on top of the Cougars, with a 3431 lead.

The Roadrunners shot 46 percent for the half, making 14-30 shots, 3-10 from three-point land and a perfect 3-3 from the foul line.

CCU outscored the Roadrunners 4033 in the second half.

"It all came down to the fact that they wanted it more," said sophomore Trent

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Brotherton finished with two points and three rebounds.

The recent four-game losing streak did not discourage the Roadrunners, even J though the CAC tournament is looming less than one month away.

"There isn't a team in the league that can beat us if we play the way we know how;: Brotherton said. "We have the most talent in the league. We just have to come ~ together as a team and use it."

Strain feels that despite his teams' recent losses, they stand a good chance in the tournament.

"There are a lot of teams that are afraid to play us," Strain said. "Regis is undefeated, but they are just getting by teams."

Regis lost their first conference game to University of Southern Colorado Wednesday.

"I think whoever is playing the best in the tournament will win, the season ... doesn't really matter once the tourney starts," Brotherton said.

The CAC tournament is being held March 3-5, at the league winner's school.

Regis is on top of the league currently with four games remaining.

Friday, Feb. 11, Bledsoe, Perkins and Nelson were removed from the team for the remainder of the season.

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Price was the stealth bomber Smith had in the hangar for the second half. He had pulled her in the first half after she got two fouls called on her. When Air Force took the lead, Smith saw his defense tum to rubble, and he knew it was time for MSCD's big gun.

Price took 11 shots in the second half and picked up three more fouls. She also got to go to the line, completing six of seven free throws.

Although Price seems out of her element on the Division II Roadrunner squad, she said everyone else on the team is just as competitive as she is.

"I knew we would win, even though it was a hard to game to win," she said.

To prepare for the Air Force game, Price said, "I just relaxed and listened to music."

MSCD had a definite score to even

after losing to the Falcons in Colorado Springs on Jan. 12.

Eckhoff said the team's main concern was to execute the offense.

"We had to stay under control," she said. "We were mentally prepared and our mental toughness paid off in the end."

The end could have come sooner had Eckhoff made the missed layup at Price the end of regulation time. It was an open shot that rolled out of the basket.

That missed basket sent the game into overtime. The Falcons tied up the

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It was the second double overtime this year for MSCD, and the third double overtime in school history.

MSCD took control of the battle and held it to the end. Natalie Dittmer was fouled : she made one free throw and missed the other. That tied the score at 65.

The next play was a breakaway layup

by Price that set MSCD up by two, 67-65.

Dittmer was fouled again and hit another point for MSCD. Price fouled the Falcons' Patrick, who missed both shots, and MSCD got possession. On the last play, Air Force fouled Tammi Baumgartner. She made both attempts, and MSCD was able to set their flag on the battle site, fighting for the final 70-65 win.

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