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Louis A. Landa News Editor The new vice president of Student Services said he sees his role with MSCD as one of educator, mediator and leader. Vernon Haley was appointed May 18 to the newly created position of vice president for Student Services by President Sheila Kaplan. Haley is currently executive director of the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center for Brockport College in Rochester, N.Y. He said his background of working at colleges with diverse student bodies should serve him well at MSCD. In his role as an educator he can play a key role in stressing diversity on campus, he said. "On so many campus' you see only one side of the issue," he said. Haley said he plans to generate a

forum and opportunity for exchange of views and ideas on campus. Student Affairs can play an important role in the issues, be they racial, religious, genderbased, student-faculty conflicts or other areas of disagreement. Many of these opportunities will not be part of the normal academic program, he said. Haley will report directly to Kaplan. He will supervise a staff of approximately 120 and be responsible for a budget of $5 million. One of Haley's duties will be to assume responsibility for programs and services designed to improve the recruitment, retention and graduation rates of students - primarily students of color. " His effectiveness in working with ethnically diverse communities is especially important for Metro State," Kaplan said. Haley said he realizes MSCD's

importance to the community. Part of his job will extend beyond the campus. "Student services will work with the community to deal with Haley issues. We are just a microcosm of the community itself," he said. Haley spent 16 years working at the Bronx Community College, where the student body has grown in diversity since 1969 when the college adopted an open enrollment policy, said Joseph Rempson, the dean of students at the college.

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Door pen to Faculty Evaluations IKgl Rucker MSCD president Sheila Kaplan reluctantly opened faculty evaluations last week. "I have no choice but to conclude that summaries of student evaluations must be made available for public inspection upon written request," Kaplan said April 27 in an open letter to the MSCD community. Kaplan's letter outlined the college's response to a request by an MSCD freshman to review the student evaluations of one of his teachers last fall. Christopher Anderson, a journalism major, wrote a letter to the English department March 9, requesting the summary of student evaluations of instructor Dale Johnson. Johnson taught three English classes last semester, including a freshman composition class in which Anderson was enrolled but later dropped. Anderson requested access to the summary of the evaluations based on the Colorado Open Records Act, which states that the records of state institutions are open to the public. The law specifically includes performance ratings. Anderson's request reached Kaplan, who ultimately decided to reverse the college's practice of hiding faculty -evaluations from the public. Last month, MSCD Faculty Senate President Jerry Boswell stated his opposition to releasing the evaluations. "While I know my decision to release the student evaluations may be troublesome to some of you/' Kaplan wrote, "many colleges and universities routinely make public summaries of student evaluations." Johnson received an average score of 3.4 on a 7-point scale for the composition course English 102. He received averages of 5.1 and 5.9 for his other classes. Kaplan may change the evaluation procedure, she said in her letter. "Because the evaluations now will be made public, it is important that the evaluation instrument we use be designed so that it elucidates students' views and assessments in the most balanced and effective fashion possible," Kaplan said. "Working with the faculty, I will implement a review process to ensure that our student evaluation process is the best we can make it." Currently, the Student Eval,uation of Faculty form includes 12 questions, all o which may be answered with "yes" or "no." For example: "The instructor was one of the best I have had at this college." On a standardized form, students are asked to answer the questions with one of the following: Not applicable Falls far short Definitely below average Slightly below average Average Slightly above average Definitely above average Excels

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Sen. Donald Mares, D-Denver, argues the merits of the singlepayer health care plan. Sen. Mares introduced a singlepayer bill in the Colorado General Assembly. That bill was ultimately defeated. He said health care reform should be handled at the state level. The Metropolitan/Andy Cross

Medicine for the masses focus of debate Health care debate explores issues from high-tech care to public fends for abortions under government run plan. Christopher L. Anderson The Metropolitan The issue of replacing America's numerous health insurance companies with a single, government-run insurance company was debated by College Republicans and the Democratic Socialists of America May 4 in front of North Classroom. The government-run insurance company is known as the single-payer health care plan. Each citizen would be issued a health card which could be used for any type of health care by any doctor chosen under the single-payer plan, according to Barb Ferrill, a DSA member who did not participate in the debate. DSA put forth the proposition that the single-payer health care plan provides universal coverage and consumer choice, has a low cost, and is the most efficient plan. CR argued the proposal would drive up costs because people would seek care for any little problem. They also argued that the proposal would create socialized medicine, which reduces the element of competition, and that the federal government couldn't handle the responsibility because it is inherently corrupt and wasteful. Paul Viola, debating for CR and an advocate of tort reforms to change America's health care system, said he was concerned that competition would be removed if the United States used the single-payer plan. "How come you don't like the element or aspect of competition?" Viola asked Colorado State Sen. Donald Mares, D-Denver. "I love competition, my friend," replied Mares. "I don 't want to see competition among insurance companies. I want to see competition among doctors." Mares

was debating on the pro-single side. Maxine Lankford, an advocate of the single-payer system, said that the problem with private insurance companies is that they operate for profit. "Insurance companies are not serviceprovider organizations. They are not here to take care of us. They are here to get premiums and deny as many claims as possible," said Lankford, speaking for DSA.

"(Insurance companies) are not here to take care of us." -Maxine Larugord speaking for DSA

Viola said Canada uses the singlepayer plan, yet Canadians pay 70 percent of their income in taxes. Nearly 20 percent goes to health care. Lankford said, "When you add in the cost of health insurance premiums to our taxes, that combined amount equals Canadian taxes." DSA member Tom Mestnik said Americans are being denied treatment in hospital emergency rooms because they can't pass the "wallet test." "One third of Americans are uninsured or inadequately insured," Mestnik said. "Three hundred thousand Americans are refused care each year at hospital emergency rooms because they are uninsured or inadequately insured. Half a million more are denied care in non-emergency situations." One student in the audience said he didn't want his taxes paying for abortions. Lankford said she wouldn't want to argue that issue. In Canada, all reproductive care is provided, she said.

Colorado State Rep. Penn Pfiffner, RJefferson County, an opponent of the single-payer plan, said that the people of Colorado have voted strongly to keep personal issues such as religion and abortion in the private sector, and that it is part of the state constitution. DSA often used Canada as an example of how well the system works. "In Canada 95 percent of the people who need treatment receive it within 24 hours and the 5 percent is non-emergency care, and that's covered within a month," Mestnik said. Another area of concern was that the quality of health care might decline under the single-payer plan. "In areas of high-tech we do see the Canadians coming down to the U.S. because that's where the improvements are coming, that's where the advancements are coming, and I don't want to have no place to go by taking away those opportunities in the future," Pfiffner said. "The high-tech operations are available and performed at about the same level in Canada and in the United States," Mestnik said. "So as far as high-tech being only developed in the U.S. - that's a myth. Canada, with its single-payer system, is equal in most areas and ahead of us in some areas," Mestnik said. After more than an hour of debate, moderator Norman Provizer, chairman of the Political Science department, ended the discussion by thanking the participants and speaking briefly on the importance of politics. "Politics is all about choice, and politics is about disagreement. And discussion and debate is the way to go, and I hope this helps stimulate all of you to think about these issues and to be involved in the questions that affect your life," Provizer said.

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May 27, 1994

Student rethinks college choice after racial slur Claudia Hibbert Associate News Editor MSCD's affirmative action grievance procedure will be revised after a recent racial incident aimed at the vice president of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, an MSCD club that promotes cultural awareness about Chicanos. Angelita Rodriguez was profiled in the April 29 issue of The Metropolitan because of her involvement in campus affairs and her athletic ability. A picture showing Rodriguez in action was featured on the front page. "Go back to Mexico, Miss Spic" was later scrawled across the picture on a copy of the paper. The incident was reported by MEChA member Joe Narravo, who found the paper under MEChA's office door in the Student Union. Rodriguez cannot file a grievance because no one was seen putting the paper under the door. If administrators do find the people involved, they could be expelled, said Yolanda Ericksen, assistant dean for Student Life. "I was surprised, and then I wasn't," Rodriguez said. "I've encountered other things on campus." One incident occurred in the classroom. An instructor said she should know Spanish because of her Spanish surname, Rodriguez said. " He said that in front of the whole class," she said. "And l didn't think it was right."

Because of these incidents, Rodriguez may leave MSCD to attend the University of New Mexico-Highland, which she said is 80 percent Hispanic. "It's starting to look a lot nicer out there," she said. "If they wrote a story about me out there, I wouldn't have this kind of problem." When the incident was reported to administrators, MSCD President Sheila Kaplan was quick to respond, sending letters to Rodriguez and members of MEChA to apologize. "I condemn this cowardly and despicable act of mindless racism," Kaplan wrote in the letters. But Rodriguez said she isn't sure the letter was sincere. "It seemed like they wrote the letter to cover their butt," she said. "I don't think they even know who I am. But it is good they're going to do something." Vernon Haley, the new vice president of Student Services, and Ericksen will meet with student leaders in the fall to get input on what action should be taken to handle future harassment incidents. Workshops on racial and sexual harassment will also be mandatory for student agencies like Student Activities and student government. But Rodriguez said she doesn't believe the workshops will be effective because the workshops won't be mandatory for students. "We should be having this sort of

thing ... taught in the classroom," Rodriguez said. "We educate each other about our culture in the (Black Student Alliance) and MEChA. The classrooms need to stop being so Eurocentric." In response to other racial incidents on campus, Kaplan took out a full-page advertisement in the March 11 issue of The Metropolitan when St. Francis Center was vandalized and anti-Semitic signs were posted in the West Classroom. Rodriguez said that shouldn't happen on a college campus. "This is the '90s, and people still don't know what's up," she said.

Haley from page 1 "Student affairs can be a very demanding area, both in working with faculty and students. It takes someone who can listen and respond. I think Vernon does an exceptional job," Rempson said. Rempson said Haley's ability to work well in a variety of situations with a variety of people is just part of his personality. "Vernon is a natural for that kind of setting," Rempson said. Haley is no stranger to the Denver area. He was stationed at Lowry Air Force Base from 1967 to 1969.

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a queer perspective by Thomas A. Kitchen

OUTING YOURSELF Many gay people live closeted lives because we in your hands. The April 24 Rocky Mountain News live in a hostile environment and .have learned, often carries a story of a gay high school student so trauthe hard way, that those around us cannot be trust- matized by taunts and death threats that he was ed with the truth. As a means of survival in a homo- forced to withdraw from classes. Gay teens are by phobic society it often seems the only option and it far our most isolated and vulnerable community carries an untrue message: "Straight socir 's members. As a result, the suicide rate among gay acceptance is irrelevant." The degree of isolation teens is two to six times higher than straight teens. can be crippling, especially for the young. Gay teens need outside help and though limitThe term "gay community" becomes an oxy- ed, it is available. Much more should be done, but moron when we are in hiding. How can I feel you the sct-.ool boards are the latest targets of the reliare of my community if I don't even know who you gious right, we have little or no influence. Some are? Community is an attitude that includes sharing members of the PTA, after months of study, wanted our feelings, our foals, our hardships, our successes to improve the situation for gay teens in order to and our tragedies. We have no community from prevent suicides. The Traditional Values Coalition inside a closet, we only have our facade, our fears stopped them. The message to high school gays is and our isolation. clear: "Not only are you alone, but everyone is I need openly gay people around me daily for against you." Just think about this. the emotional support. It's important to know that Regardless of how oppressive the closet is, we make a difference in each other's lives merely coming out at work can be a dangerous proposition. by openly being ourselves. Being out carries the Coming out expresses respect and trust in those message: "All of me is acceptable and I know you around you, don't be ashamed if it is inadvertently will find me worthy even if you don't happen to like misplaced. Co-workers may try to undermine you, · my sexuality." This is a message with courage, self- or management may brush you aside. This should love and respect built in. It's encouraging to other · be seen as degrading to them rather than to you. members of our community and the only way we The last time I came out at work I started lookcan help the homophobes overcome their fear. ing for work before coming out, fearful it would go Coming out at college was easy for me. I've badly. I first came out to management, feeling them heard mild horror stories about CU-Boulder, but it's out for support, then I came out to my co-woi-kers. our high schools, with their focus on athletics and Happily it went very well, this time. This isn't always conformity, that are snake pits of homophobia. the case. At another job I came out to management Teachers and counselors are prevented from help- and upon arrival the next day found my replacement ing students with gay issues by the fear of being at my work station. My boss's explanation: "You accused of pedophilia or of encouraging homosexu- don't work here no more." At yet another, things ality. went well with management but harassment from To come out in high school (something I hadn't co-workers forced me to quit. I've come out to peothe courage for) you may literally be taking your life pie who seemed OK only to find I'd tapped into the

rumor mill. It's OK to lose control of this process 1 because other's reactions are their own responsibili-, ty. It's impossible to know who your friends are until you're out, once out there's no going back. Before coming out to your parents, there are some important questions you must ask yourself: Are you sure about your orientation? • Are you comfortable with your sexuality? • Can you survive if support is withdrawn? Are you emotionally and informationally prepared for the inevitable arguments? Is this a good time to burden your family with this emotional issue? Can you patiently wait for their acceptance?4 Are your motives for coming out loving and caring ones? Is your family equipped to handle this? Are you prepared to educate them? If you can answer yes to all these questions this may indeed be the time, however a single "nO.: should give you serious pause and may indicate what can be done to prepare for coming out at a later time. This is not something you should rush. Unless they are somehow already aware, be prepared for your parents first reaction to be grief. They'll grieve the loss of the person they assumed you were. This may seem tedious to you but as in~ any grieving process, it must progress through shock, denial, guilt, bargaining, and decision making. If things go badly, one or both parents may get caught in one of these steps and progress no further. They may "check our of the process entirely, but with a lot of love and a little luck, they may ream true acceptance. Hopefully they will eventually realize that they've been given the gift of the real you.

Sorry we're Terracentre property management here, Ms. Soker responds to April 29 air quality story I was interested in Ms. Claudia Hibbert's article on the struggle with AHEC over the name of the new Tivoli Student Union. The primary reason that the first version of the Tivoli failed so miserably was that AHEC insisted on having .it marketed to the Denver metropolitan area, to compete with the Tabor Center, rather than marketing it to serve the 30,000 students who walk daily within a block or two of the building. For example; there were initially two or three shops selling gold jewelry, but there was no place selling CD's/tapes/records, no travel agent, no place to get an inexpensive haircut or perm, etc. Many Tivoli businesses never did advertise in the campus newspapers and never made any appeal to this obvious potential customer base. But, in the end, the businesses which lasted the longest were those with lots of student customers. Except for Morton's of Chicago, which is in a category by itself. Now that the students have actually paid to purchase (rescue) the first Tivoli operation, AHEC seems intent on pursuing the same failed strategy once again. Ms. Soker is clearly more interested in the "downtown population" than she is in the students whose very existence generates both her salary and the need for someone to do the job that she does. Ms. Soker's apparent embarrassment at having to admit that, yes, indeed there are students at Auraria is yet another demonstration that no one in the AHEC administrative hierarchy has ever been able to accept the basic concept that Auraria is students, not buildings. Rodger Lang MSCD Department of Art

The article in The Metropolitan came as quite a surprise, according to Connie Dorzok, CPM, the Property Manager of the Terracentre. Ms. Dorzok, who has managed the building since April 1992 said, "I have found no record nor have I received any complaints from tenants involving headaches, dizziness, or sickness related to insufficient air circulation." Generally speaking, buildings suffering from "Sick Building Syndrome", ("SBS"), do not utilize a fresh air make-up system. This is not the case with the Terracentre. The Terracentre has a double bank of bag and pleated filters through which the outside air is brought into the building. The pleated filters are changed quarterly and the bag filters are changed every two years. Fresh air is continually circulating through the ventilation shafts and ductwork throughout all the floors. Denver City Code requires a minimum of 15% fresh air to mix with inside air. The Terracentre far exceeds this requirement bringing in ~ minimum of 30 percent fresh air to a maximum of 100 percent, depending on the weather. Seventy -five percent of the time the

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Terracentre utilizes an average of 80 percent fresh air mix. Historically, the Terracentre's ownership has~ spared no expense in maintaining the HVAC system and mechanical components of the property and continues to be sensitive to all issues regarding the care and maintenance of the Terracentre. For example, the primary air has been balanced through each diffuser to assure that proper fresh air. circulation is realized, each VAV and Fan Powered Box has been checked and repaired, the chiller has been overhauled and the Flax Fan rebuilt. Building management is quite confident that all mechanical systems are in good, operational order. Tenants are always encouraged to call Connie at 573-6446 with any problems or questions they may have. Editor's Note: Due to the demanding schedule of The Metropolitan's final issue, changes were made in editing Kelly Costello's Terracentre article, which did not reflect the original story. >

New editor invites feedback Welcome to the new Metropolitan - your weekly source for campus news and information, your forum to air your views and opinions, your veritable fountain of up-to the-minute college-oriented arts and music data ... in fact, the new, improved Met plans on re-defining the term cutting edge. As the new editor, I'd like to invite students and faculty to contribute editorials, letters and comments that can start debate and discussion. After last semester's tired, trite, back-and forth mud-flinging dealing with

abortion and morality, don't expect us to focus on with complex religious dogmatic issues that aren't' going to be resolved in our lifetimes, let alone this year. But that shouldn't discourage anyone from writing in about controversial or radical viewpoints. In fact, I'm going to count on them. The Met is going to be fun this year. So pick it up on Fridays, and enjoy the· news, features, editorials, sports and ~ entertainment. It's the best tabloid around. Jeff Stratton, editor.

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I'm sorry to hear SB 225 by Sen. Jim Rizzuto was killed by the Senate Appropriations Committee simply because of the lobbying efforts. of mental health groups. Designed to prevent additional lawsuits against the state by the mental health industry, this bill would have the support of all but those few in their field whose paychecks are dependent on our tax dollars. In the Goebel vs. Colorado Department of Institutions case, the Legal Aid Society accused the state of providing inadequate mental health care. It's ludicrous that a special interest group can sue our state for additional funds, and that the court awarded the mental health industry an additional $17 million last summer is insane. As two similar lawsuits are pending against the state, many fear a rash of such litigation with the ultimate goal of mental illness being declared an entitlement.

Mental illness is largely invented by the psychiatric profession. Proof of this is in the new "illnesses" we see promoted constantly. While some may suffer grave problems, it is certainly not a right to be mentally ill and the rest of us should not be required to pick up the tab. This would be different if psychiatrists could show any results for the better, but to date, despite staggering increases in funding, they cannot. Funding to this industry has been increased from $1 .7 billion in 1960 to $18 bill ion in 1986. Yet many unfortunates who find their way into an institution never recover and simply spend their lives in a chemical straight jacket of Thorazine and other psychiatric drugs. These make the individual quiet and easy to control, but never well. Those who are released are often worse from the drugs and other "treatments" (electric shock, brain operations, etc.) and are then unable to

function as productive members of society. Fail ing to do anything but worsen conditions with the money we give them, psychiatrists have used the conditions they worsened as reason to demand ever increasing government appropriations. Now it appears that in failing to gain still more funds through lobbying, they have turned to litigation. As this bill does not cut the generous existing funds and only makes it difficult to sue the state for additional funding , the only reason mental health advocates could have for opposing it is that they intend even more litigation against us. As we have already increased their funding over 6,700 percent since 1960, I would think that should be enough. Mamie Feldhamer

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Metre Special to The Metropolitan{K.L. Transfer

Speech Communications major Chas Gordon achieves new height as a graduating senior.

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ra ua ion The 1,020 members of the '94 graduating class at spring commencement were a diverse and happy group.Some strode across the graduation stage with quiet confidence; other flounced by with eager happiness. They walked across in wingtips, sandals, Nikes and cowboy boots. Some had been working toward this day for four years, others had been working as long as 35 years. "This day is for us," said Billie Maas, the recipient of the President's Award. She acted as the students'representative on stage at the commencement ceremony.

Parting Words the class of '94. "Hang in there and persevere. It's worth it in the end. It was a great experience. I wouldn't have missed it for the world." - Pat Doherty, History major "Stick with it! It is something important." --Susan Stone, Biology major "Everybody should strive for the truth. Metro is an institution of higher learning, some professors are real good about that some aren't. So for future students, I would say always strive for the truth. If

you don't get it from the classroom, look for yourself." - Joe Navarro, English major "Don't give up. There were times when I wanted to, but I stayed with it." - Dorothy Schwartz, Chicano Studies major "It's not as hard as it seems." Odiorne, Professional Pilot major

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'Cowgirls' magic is lost in translation to film Robyn Schwartz Features Editor

yearly at the ranch. Sissy in a crane costume, dancing a fertility rite is one of the few good scenes. Even Uma Thurman can't save Sissy falls in love with the head these cowgirls. cowgirl, Bonanza Jelly Bean (Rain Tom Robbins' counterculture Phoenix), and her loyalties to the novel "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Countess are compromised. Sissy in movie form seemed an impossible agrees with the cowgirls' fight against dream from the outset, considering the conformity and joins them in a holding original plot worked only because of the cranes hostage, protesting the Robbins' magical talent for the surreal. exploitation of the cranes (and the No one else could have written that symbolic parallel exploitation of book and made it fly, so it's no surprise women in general, cowgirls in specifthe film flopped like a crane on peyote. ic). Delores Del Ruby (Lorraine The plot is close to the book's, but Bracco), who heads the rebellion , even with Robbins' help, this film is keeps the cranes from flying away by bad. putting peyote in their food. It starts out OK, with pre-teen Where the plot should most Sissy Hankshaw, a medical oddity with ensnare, it unravels. The feminist mesoversized thumbs, discovering her talsage is buried in rotten direction and is ent for hitchhiking in the '50s. The worsened by an ineffectual voice-over. scenes are painted like early color phoThe film would have been better withtographs, and we are pulled into Sissy's out the overlay. It drones out rambling Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) and Delores Del Ruby (Lorraine Bracco) In "Even philosophies as if to say, "This movie plight right away. Shortly thereafter, though, Cowgirls Get the Blues," a Flnellne Features film. fails to illuminate the message, so .. Roseanne Arnold gratuitously appears have gone without her, until she arrives at owns the Rubber Rose Ranch, a once-sue- we'll add footnotes." as a palmist who predicts Sissy's love life the Rubber Rose Ranch, where a slew of cessful beauty oasis for bored, overweight k.d. tang's sensual vocals on the as filled with "many wor:n~n." This is the badly acted cowgirls drown her out. socialites. The rebellious cowhands who soundtrack are diluted by the films' first of the badly acted m1mscenes that dot In New York, Sissy visits her bene- work the ranch, however, have driven the accompaniment to them. Take a nap, pretend it was all a bad the film, trying to allure audiences with factor, the Countess (John Hurt), who elite away with bad manners and nontra...,. big na_mes.. . . once employed Sissy as a supermodel for ditional theories on hygiene, sexuality and dream, and come back to the Mayan Sissy hves traveling cross-country m his feminine hygiene products. Hurt car- roles of women. Theatre Friday for a surefire hit with the Sissy initially goes to the ranch to rerelease of "Midnight Cowboy," the vehicles of strangers, hitchhiking li~e ries the part of the androgynous Countess no one else can - her huge thumbs fad- with ease, one of the few characters who shoot a commercial for the Countess' lat- revamped with Dolby Sound, but otherproof in snagg~ng r~des ..Thurman's per- succeeds in an attempt at comic relief. His est product, which the Countess promotes wise left untouched in its real '60s decaformance as Sissy is quiet and graceful role is substantial and serious because he with the help of the wild cranes that mate dence. and moves the film farther than it might

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Good old-fashioned violence enlivens 'No Escape' Isaac Mlon Reporter Ray Liotta has been in only one fight in his life. But after seeing his latest performance, one can't help but admire the way he portrays the cold, steely killer in "No Escape." This futuristic thriller centers around a rebellious young Green Beret who has been sent to prison, where a typically evil warden ~an read inmates' minds and makes them electrocute each other for improper thoughts. 4. "Shhh! Don't think," says one slightly insane inmate. The fun really begins when our hero John Robbins, played by Liotta, finds himself dropped off on the warden's experimental island of Absolom where he â&#x20AC;˘ finds our antagonist, Marek. Stuart Wilson does a fine job portraying the maniacal Marek, who runs a motley crew of illiterates hell-bent on destroying the "good guys"' camp on the other side of the island. The ensuing manhunt is reminiscent ... of "The Most Dangerous Game" and "Lord of the Flies." Liotta who says he's been in one fight in his life (in seventh grade) gets chased through the jungle

while managing to kill at least 10 of the bad guys chasing him, using his ultra-stud Marine survival skills. The action in "No Escape" is wellpaced, with a healthy dose of violence but a minimum of stomach-turning gore. Liotta is well-supported by a performance from Kevin Dillon, who plays Casey, the wanna-be sidekick of Robbins. Casey is among the first to befriend Robbins at the good guys' camp, where he has been rescued and nursed to health, but is greeted with a clenched throat when he gives Robbins a congratulatory pat on the back. "Don't touch him," Casey says later, when introducing Robbins to the others. Though Casey and Robbins' relationship never turns into anything realistic, dialogue like this is one of the strong points of the movie, giving a break from the impending violence and eternal doom of prison life instead of relying on crusty lines like "Hasta la vista, baby." In one Monty Pythonesque scene, Marek decapitates five rebellious hoodlums in his gang, then dumps them out for everyone to see. "As you can see, I have now dropped the five heads of state," he says w.ith a chuck.le.

The cinematography is effective throughout the movie except for the flashback scenes, during which Robbins sees fire and has flashbacks that look like bad videos by The Doors. The flames and shadows wouldn't have worked had they not been silhouetted against Robbins' agonized, teary-eyed face. Ricki Lee Jones , Paramount Theatre May 17 Ricki Lee Jones appeared on stage with guitar in hand at exactly 8 p.m. for her May 17 performance at the Paramount Theatre. She started the show with vintage Ricki Lee songs such as "Easy Money," "Chuck E." and "Lonely Girl." I was struck by the difference in her acoustic performance compared to a Red Rocks show I attended a couple of years ago when she was flanked by a full band. The acoustic renditions of her standards highlight the lyrics in a way I had never heard before. Her songs are full of social commentary presented in an abstract format. Ricki and her guitar can achieve almost as much sound as when she is accompanied by a full band.

If you like strong acting, lots of action, crisp dialogue and good cinematography, then this flick is for you. If you are turned off by violence, tired of the old good vs. evil tales and don' t like movies that contain all-male casts, then skip this and go see "Sirens." Ricki played several songs before addressing the audience. She told us a story that was as abstract as her songs and joked that afterward we would be glad that she waited so long to speak. Halfway through the show she switched frpm guitar to the piano for "Coolsville" and "We Belong Together." Ricki looked small and pale behind the large black piano on a barren stage; her blonde head and white arms were all that could be seen of her as she played. The audience was animated. People cheered and whistled at the very sight of Ricki and then even more loudly after each song. At the end of the show Ricki applauded the audience as the audience applauded her. After she returned for a one-song encore, everyone left the theatre satisfied.

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May 27, 1994

Frente!'s burst of Aussie refreshment on tap June 4 Think you know Frente!? Think again. Stateside audiences have been introduced to this Australian quartet via their acoustic reworking of New Order's 1986 techno-dance hit "Bizarre Love Triangle." But Frente! isn't a cover band, and the 13 other tunes on their debut, Marvin the Album (Atlantic), are very much their own, projecting an optimism, freshness and a broad range of influences. '"Bizarre Love Triangle' was our foot in the door, I suppose," says Simon Austin, the group's affable guitarist/songwriter. "It's been getting a great reaction over here. â&#x20AC;˘ Everybody just started playing it, singing it, wanting to know about it. I'm a really big New Order fan, and 'BLT' is my favorite song of all time. Ct's such a complex mixture of happiness and sadness. It's one of the world's perfect songs, I think." But the rest of Marvin the Album is a near-perfect blend of happy and sad as well. Even less-than-optimistic lyrics are offset by Frente! 's naive confidence and worldly wisdom. Twenty-seven-year-old Austin shares singing and song writing duties with 21-year-old Angie Hart, who comes across as charming, coy and almost childlike. Hart grew up in Tasmania and met Austin in Melbourne, forming Frente! in 1988, adding bassist Tim O'Connor, 30, and drummer Al Barden, 29. "The rhythm section is supposed to be older, though," says Austin. "More stable." That maturity translates into a debut album with surprising lyrical and musical depth. Songs range from bouncy, cheerful love songs to more thoughtful, emotional insights. Overall, the mood is summery and bright. Even social concerns are framed by the irresistibly buoyant acoustic jazz-pop of Frente! Think Aztec Camera with a female vocalist and you won't be far off the mark. Austin 's song "Cuscatlan" is one of Marvin's stand-out tracks, neatly showcasing Frente!'s ability to be loose and reserved one minute, tighter than a rubber band the next. "It's a Salvadoran Indian' word that means 'land of precious things,'" says Austin. "It's about oppression and the relationship between a society and its people. It's our only really political song. I think all politics can be reduced to how you feel about the person next to you." Hart sings the thoughtful verses with restraint, Austin angrily breaking in with the chorus: "And I don't want to die I'm as innocent as anybody I don't even know how to spell revolutionary" "Cuscatlan" and a few others have an almost flamenco-flavored guitar that adds

a decidedly non-Australian touch. "I've always loved South American guitar, that Andean lilt. Not so much Spanish stuff, 'cause that's more macho or machismo," Austin says. Frente is anything but macho. "Accidentally Kelly Street" is innocent and exuberant, almost McCartney-sweet. It's "three minutes of pure joy," Austin says. "And it's funny, 'cause the guy who wrote that song (bassist O'Connor) is the most morose bastard. He just wrote it in a rare fit of joy." "Explode" seems to walk the line between despair and utter bliss. "It's really sad, that song," explains Austin. "It's about being a manic depressive. I love songs that make you cry as well. Burt Bacharach is a big influence, actually." Friendly, personable Frente! chose the moniker Marvin the Album "to give it a distinct personality," informs Austin. "The idea was to give it a name, like a child. It's not a title, it's a name," he asserts. Currently, Frente! are beginning their first U.S. tour, opening shows for groups like the Violent Femmes and They Might Be Giants. "And they're, like, my favorite bands!" says Austin. " I love being in America," he continues. "Audiences here have been very , very receptive. Incredibly good. Fantastic. These are our first few gigs, so it's really exciting and eye-opening. Everything seems to have collided well at the right time." Jeff Stratton

Frente! will appear at KTCL 's Big Adventure, starring the Pretenders, The Violent Femmes, Cand/ebox, Paw, Dig, Eve's Plum, Marty Wilson-Piper and Steve Ki/bey from the Church and Michael Bien from the Call; Saturday, June 4 at Fiddler's Green. Tickets start at $9.33. Cal/ 290-TJXS for infonnation.

Lush Split 4AD/Reprise Lush haven't been heard from since their appearance on the Lollapalooza 2 tour of 1992. Split is either their second or third album, depending on how you slice it. Their 1990 debut, Gala, was actually a collection of singles. Musically, Lush have matured and developed at an admirable rate. Two songs, "Desire Lines" and "Never-Never," need more than seven minutes to wring out all the melodic sweetness properly. "Lit-Up" and "Lovelife" are catchy and sly with all the Lush-ious trademarks - nimble vocal harmonies, clever chord changes, shimmering guitar and seductive hooks. "Hypocrite" and "Blackout" are a bit more immediate and brash, and "Desire Lines," despite its length, is perfect dream-pop. Mike Hedges co-produces, as he did on several albums with Siouxsie and the Banshees. Johnny Cash American Recordings American I can't say enough about this record. It is a marvelously stark portrait of a man who is truly a legend in his own time. He offers enough wisdom on American Recordings to last a lifetime. This album was recorded with just Cash and his guitar, and with these bare tunes, blemishes and all, Cash lays his soul on the line and

devoid of any soul whatsoever. It's the strobe light, dance floor, high NRG equivalent of a plastic plant. Most annoying are the songs that are at least 150 beats per minute, and that's every one. It's pedestrian, cliche, much too fast and self-aggrandizing to the point of absurdity. Even Donna Summer's"[ Feel Love" is ruined by the jackhammer treatment. The other unlistenable songs are punctuated repeatedly with sampled phrases and epithets that immediately date this and render it useless for anything but a laugh. A quick one. Various Artists The Crow Soundtrack Atlantic A dark accompaniment to a dark film. Exceptions are towards the end, where Medicine's "Time Baby III" (with Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser and Robin Guthrie) and Jane Sibbery's "It Can't Rain All The Time" offer a ray of hope. Nine Inch Nails tear into Joy Division's "Dead Souls," Trent Reznor sounding more than a little deranged, but quite comfortable with lines like "someone take these dreams away." The Cure's offering, "Bum," bears a resemblance to their scarier work circa Pornography. The Jesus and Mary Chain, Violent Femmes and Stone Temple Pilots also throw in some top-notch stuff. Other tracks have a rather metallic bent, as the Rollins Band, Pantera, Machines of Loving Grace and Helmet present a more aggressive angle and make the disc read like MTV's Alternative Nation Buzz Clip roster.

The Glee Club Mine Setanta/4AD The Glee Club are the newest act in the 4AD stable, and their debut album, Mine, is similar to their labelmates Swallow and His Name is Alive, but con~------, siderably more rock-oriented. The brainchild of Ireland's Joanne Loughman (vocals) and Hugh O'Carroll (guitar and violin), The Glee Club possess the right ethereal nuances to attract 4AD's attention, coupling it with an intensity and vigor that makes listening to Mine a heady experience. Loughman angelically pure, quavering, multitracked voice rubs up against O'Carroll's spooky guitar and Magnus Box's sinewy bass like a cat against a leg. O'Carroll coaxes from his violin everything from a sigh to a caterwaul. Several tracks warrant further study, such as harrowing "Need," "No Reason," and ' especially "Free To Believe," with its slow, stalking killer bassline and the results are an insight into the artistry Loughman's gripping, Siouxie Sioux-like of the Man In Black. His voice alone is an vocals. echo from the past, still breathing in the present. Cash covers some well-chosen Frank Black songs by Tom Waits, Glenn Danzig, Teenager of the Year Louden Wainwright III and Nick Lowe, 4AD/Elektra Broader in scope, vision, style and but his own compositions have a still majesty all their own. Powerful, enter- sound than his solo debut last year, exPixie frontman Frank Black (nee Black taining and essential. Francis) outdoes himself, and then some, Messiah on his sophomore effort. Teenager deliv21st Century Jesus ers 22 songs short and sweet, RamonesAmerican style, only a handful making it over the Given the name of this two-man three-minute mark. The songs' brevity disco outfit and the title of their debut compels Black to pack the most into album, it seems ironic that their music is them, making them sonically and lyrically

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dense. But the song writing is uniformly great, and Frank's status as a merry prankster lets him rhyme "citizen's band" with "chateaubriand" and get away with it. The grab bag of songs switches gears between nightclub jazz, Anglicized reggae, Beach-Boy surf anthems, folksy ballads, three-chord punk and quirky, Pixieish pop, sometimes within the same song. It never really stays in one place long enough to allow close analysis, like the wings of a hummingbird. Teenager is a lot to take in at once, but Frank makes up for the disappointing last couple of Pixie albums and his own lackluster eponymous solo debut. There's something on here to please everyone.

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Jeff Stratton Madder Rose Panic On Atlantic The follow-up album to their critically acclaimed debut album Bring It Down, Madder Rose's new release, Panic On, is beautifully colored with singer Mary Lorson's sweet, girlish voice and layered with Billy Cote's dynamic guitar and plaintive melodies. This Manhattan quartet has an indie rock style much like the Breeders or The Sundays, yet Madder Rose accomplishes the precise sound which similar bands have failed to reach. Somber tunes such as "What Holly Sees" and "Happy New Year" reflect the melancholic tone of the album. Yet, songs such as the title track and "Car Song" vibrate a frenzied sound. Panic On gets under your skin, it makes you uncomfortable and then it sedates you, and it keeps )'OU CQming back for more. Joelle Conway

Miies Davis Miies Smiles Columbia Jazz Pioneers. In the jazz world, pioneers abound: Satchmo, Bird, Diz, Coltrane, and Miles. Miles Davis has been credited with taking jazz to a new level. Miles Smiles is one of two transitional albums that he cut, marking his segue from cool to fusion. It was the last all-acoustic album he ever cut; and its success can be largely attributed to the selection of talent on the album, which included Wayne Shorter on tenor sax, Herbie Hancock on keys, Ron Carter on bass, and Tony Williams on drums, all of whom were relatively unheard of at the time the album was released in 1966. Miles Smiles is a collection of six charts, all of which have been arranged and rearranged by dozens of artists since their publication. The tightness of harmony between Miles and Shorter is amazing as they weave in and out of the lines as only Bird and Diz had done before. One of the greatest bassists to ever grace the jazz medium leads the rhythm section. Carter is definitely an ace in the hole, as he echoes the horn lines while still somehow keeping the structure together and the tempo right on. Hancock's voicings perfectly accent what Miles and Shorter are doing, and he lays down the chords as sturdy as a sidewalk for them to flow over. Finally, Williams' communication with Carter is evident as he switches back and forth from double to half time, in perfect opposition to what Carter is doing on his side of the stage. Dave Romberg

same musicians accompanying the They Might Be Giants Giants on their tour. Ogden Theatre Non-stop touring can take its toll, May5 Here's a band that writes songs Linnell said, even though "it pays a lot about interstellar gases, Turkish capital of bills." "One of the worst things about tourcities, sub-atomic particles, acquaining is waking up at home when we haptances known for unpopular racial views, aviary homes inside spiritual ves- pen to be home in the middle of a tour, sels ... and they still had a full house and looking around my room, and going, 'this is the most miserable dump singing every word to every song. Quirkiness and self-conscious we've stayed in yet,' and then realizing wordplay aside, the two Johns it's my house. It's kind of a sinking feel(Flansburgh and Linnell), abetted by a ing." bassist, drummer and horn section, put Jeff Stratton on a greatest-bits show that was as danceable as it was silly. They also debuted a couple of tunes from the upcoming John Henry album, scheduled for a fall release. "We didn't want to torture people too much with songs they haven't heard," said Linnell, the group's accordionist/singer. "So we're .sticking mostly to old favorites." From his Portland, Maine, hotel room, Linnell says the Giants have "been doing sort of a Star of David around New England. "We're going to start the expensive and enormous world tour when the album comes out." John Henry will be the Giants' first album to employ other musicians. "We've never put out an album with a full band before," said Linnell. "We used to play all the instruments ourselves and do The Metropolitan/Andy Cross overdubs in the studio." The album will feature the My accordian can beat up your accordlan: John Linnell of They Might Be Giants.

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May 27. 1994

Trash + psychology + religious imagery -- art

images of crucifixes and halos because of his Christian background. Now Marr is getting ready for his first solo gallery show by choosing and At the end of a walkway created preparing the art he wants to incorporate. with bits of broken, multicolored tiles you can find Rich Marr hard at work in The show will run from June 3 through his warehouse studio. If you look closeJuly 6 at the Auraria Library Gallery . ly, you see that Marr's artwork is trash. Watching Marr show and explain . Actually, the materials that Marr the artwork in his studio, it is hard to uses are trash. The art itse.l f.is worth spot any trash. The work looks weathseeing. ered, but it doesn't look like it has spent any serious time in a dumpster. For the last two years Marr, a Colorado State University fine arts He keeps the materials he finds and graduate and now an MSCD psycholowants to use at some point behind his studio. Stacks of masonite and plywood gy major, has been digging through downtown dumpsters looking for scraps lean against the alley walls. of wood, tile, metal, motor oil, and just When a neighbor of Marr's stopped about anything else he can incorporate by and started sorting through them, he in his art. exposed the art on the other side. This "I feel like the materials I find (in was Marr's garbage - the paintings that dumpsters) and use in the art bring the Marr no longer liked or had room for. Marr's neighbor spent 10 minutes finished work closer to nature," Marr ' " looking through the "garbage" paintings said. He also said that found materials {{' and finally selected two, which he made tend to be a lot cheaper than constantly ' Marr explain the significance of in great buying and painting on canvas. Marr's paintings incorporate a lot detail. After he had left, cheerfully carryof Christian and Hindu iconography: The Metropolitan/Sheri Barber ing an original Marr under each arm, He says that these symbols stem from MSCD psychology student Rich Marr sits amidst his artwork in his studio. His Marr continued talking. childhood memories of religious work will be on display In the Auraria Library Gallery June 3 - July 6.. "I feel good when I recycle," he said. With Marr's garbage hanging in images. "My brother lived in San Francisco in Marr said he uses painting as a form his neighbors house he had finished a cirPainting is meditation for Marr. "I got into conceptual art a few years of "spiritual activity". Through his art he cle - from the origin of the material to the '60s, and he would send me these ago," Marr said, "and I really liked the gets more connected with himself and his the dumpster to Marr's studio to Marr's Hindu pictures all the time," Marr said. He specifically attributes his use of concept of 'idea' art." He says that environment. His paintings are not reli- garbage to his neighbor's wall. halos in bis paintings to the pictures his through his paintings he is attempting to gious even though they borrow some reliOne man's trash is Rich Marr's trea· experience the world without words. gious images, he said. He was drawn to sure. brother sent l:tim.

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Nuggets dared to dream-now they· must get the·.point Michael BeDan Sports Edffor Denver Nuggets head coach Dan lssel likes to refer to his young squad as "The Kids." It is Safe to say after the spectacular playoff run, the Nuggets have graduated to adulthood. When the 1993-94 campaign opened, lssel was quick to avoid a guarantee when it carrie to the playoffs. The Kids were still young and nothing was a sure bet. Only Reggie Williams and Robert Pack had any playoff experience at all. They bad.been backups for their previous clubs and had fewer than three full games of playing time in the playoffs between them. Now the Nuggets have the offseason to reflect on their romp through the .National Basketball Association playoffs and through the heart of the nation as the underdogs that never gave up. They made history once and came oh-so painfully close to doing it twice. After shocking the sports world with a five game upset of the top seeded Seattle Supersonics, a feat that an eighth seeded playoff team had never accomplished, the Nuggets took the Utah Jazz to seven games. They also took an enormous step in growing up into a championship contender. They came from three games to none to force a seventh game when a typical young team would fold under those circumstances. Everyone wrote the

Nuggets off when they lost game three at home. The Kids insisted that they wouldn't give up. They didn't. In game four, The Kids prevailed and the NBA's best defender, Dikembe Mutumbo, guaranteed a game six back in the Mile High City. Mutumbo was a prophet for the third time in the playoffs. He had dreamed of game four and five victories in the Seattle series and poof, they happened. When asked by a reporter if he had any predictions for game seven against Utah, lssel interrupted Mutumbo. "He has nothing to say," dead-panned lssel.. Perhaps Issel should have let "the big fella" speak. . Karl Malone loomed large in game seven, but the Nuggets' inabilty to shoot, (they couldn't have thrown a beachball into the ocean in game seven) and their woes from the free throw line did them in. The Nuggets as an organization deserve to bask in the afterglow of their fairy tale run, but one man has little time to waste before taking the Nuggets to the next level. Bernie Bickerstaff, the Nuggets general manager, must soon get the point. The point guard. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf had a great regular season and led the team in scoring and the league in free throw percentage. He disappeared in the playoffs. He's never been accused of being a tough defender, and he tends to shy away from the rock in crunch time.

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Abdul-Rauf is the best foul shooter in the NBA, yet he rarely drives to the basket and draws fouls to exploit his 95 percent accuracy from the line. When he does drive, he often turns the ball over or forces a bad pass. Robert Pack was outstanding throughout most of the playoffs and had a good regular season after a long hold out, but he is just too erratic to start now. Pack has never met a turnover he didn't like, or commit. Pack has the determination to work hard in the offseason and could someday start, though he'll always have his share of turnovers. Pack lives on the edge and when the gods smile, Pack is a joy to watch. When the gods frown, 17,000 fans at Big Mac moan. Bickerstaff needs to seriously consider a deal with Dallas, the proud owner of the second pick in the NBA draft. Option B would be to trade AbdulRauf to Cleveland for Terrell Brandon. The deal with Dallas could include Abdul-Rauf, Reggie Williams and the Nuggets 13th pick in the upcoming draft for the right to select the point guard of the future, Jason Kidd from California. The Mavericks are at the same seedling stage the Nuggets were at three years ago, and could use Abdul-Rauf's deadly shooting and free throw discipline and the veteran leadership that Williams has provided for Denver. The Nuggets could contend for a championship with Kidd.

Brandon is a true point guard who hasn't really shown his full potential in Cleveland's offense. He fits the mold of the Nuggets. He is tough, he plays defense and he's a better passer than anyone on the current roster. With a true point guard like Brandon or Kidd, the Nuggets would be playing Houston right now and possibly playing the New .York Bricks in the NBA Finals. If no bargains are found, the logical option would be to draft Derrick Phelps from North Carolina. He didn't score many points at UNC, but bead coach Dean Smith usually turns out team-oriented, smart basketball players. Remember, only Dean Smith held Michael Jordan to under 20 points a game while he was a Tar Heel. Phelps understands the game and has good vision. He passes well and his scoring is untapped in the Tar Heel offense. The Kids have gotten all they can out of Abdul-Rauf's game and "The Men" need someone to run the show for this limitless collection of athletes. Denver is blessed. We are about to witness something special up here in the thin air. The organization is stable. The seats are filled and thundering like they did in the glory days during the battles against the Lakers in the playoffs. After the shock wears off and the Nuggets pinch themselves, they will realize that ''The Dream" can be a reality. They just need to get the point.

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ALecture and Mini-Concert • Why diets don't work • How diets can make yo.u fatter • Natural weight control: how it works, why it is effortless

DIET Again

Whether you are a frustrated dieter or the friend of one, this performance will interest, entertain and surprise you. So come laugh, karn and sing about why Susan Kano (and maybe you, too) will "Never Diet Again"

written & performed by: Susan Kano Author of. Maldn1& Peace With Food