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Local artist Stan Schwartz applies the finishing touches to his oil on masonite painting of St. Cajetans during one of the few sunny days last month. The historic church has been the subject for many artists and photographers.

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Auraria chills ()enver mayor objects to rezoning; board drops proposal

SO LONG, SOKER: JoAnn Soker, executive vice president of administration, left, announces her resignation at the June 12 Auraria Board meeting. Soker has held the position as campus director for the past three and a half years. Auraria Board member Betty .. 路. Miller, right, looks on.

Kristy Frei The METROPOLITAN A deal to add twelve theaters on the site of campus's tennis courts was shelved at a June 12 Auraria Board meeting. After months of work and many meetings, it all came to a hal.t. At the Auraria board meeting Soker told the group the deal is "now effectively dead" and that she could not fight the city on zoning issues any more. After Mayor Wellington Webb sent a letter opposing rezoning the land occupied by tennis courts into retail space, Soker felt that there was no need to fight the city anymore. The news came as surprise after Soker said last week, ''There will be no lawsuit and we will go through the deal." A letter from Webb states the city of Denver was not going to bend on the R-5 district requirements. Webb said in a May interview with The Metropolitan that he was hoping for a win-win situation for both parties where students can continue to have tennis courts and new theaters at the same time. Webb declined to say anything about the deal being dropped. Metro President Sheila Kaplan, who led the charge in attacking Auraria's proposed lease with AMC Theaters gave only the following statement. ''The expansion of the AMC Theatres at the Tivoli was a difficult issue. I support the Auraria Board's decision not to proceed with the expansion. And I think the board is to be commended for having invested numerous hours in discussion of the issue with the campus community." Merchants in the Tivoli feel Jet down over the outcome. One merchant said she was lied to. "It's a real shame that the theaters are not going to grow," said Gloria Tepper, owner of the New York Deli. ''The thing that really upsets us is how they lied to us to get us in here." She said she hopes the merchants can all get together and figure out some way to make the movie theaters expansion come back up. Bob Kelly, assistant attorney for the city of Denver, said the city was surprised the Auraria board gave in so fast merely due to Webb's comments in the letter. The board did not officially kill the proposal. Acting Chairwoman Betty Miller said that no further action needs to be taken.

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Soker blasts Metro's politics, resigns from key Auraria post Kevin Juhasz The METROPOLITAN Deciding that the AMC theatre deal was dead due to opposition, JoAnn Soker announced her resignation as executive vice president of the Auraria Higher Education Center. Soker made the announcement after reading a memo to the Auraria Board denouncing Mayor Wellington Webb and Metropolitan State College for their actions concerning the deal. "As some of you know, I had been planning to leave Auraria to pursue a long awaited year off of.travel and fun," she said. "I delayed my plans until the AMC transaction was completed. With this new development, there's no longer any reason to wait. So I must say that it is with a

bit of mixed emotion that I submit to the board my resignation." Soker said she was disappointed that the AMC deal will not be completed, but was happy that she no longer had to put off her personal plans. Soker criticized the Mayor for creating controversy over non-issues. Webb would not comment on the resignation. University of Colorado Denver Chancellor John Buechner said he was surprised at Soker's announcement and concerned about the affects of her actions. "Anytime you lose an executive, you've got major problems," he said. ''There's always somebody that thinks they can step right in and run it better than the other person."

Buechner later added, "Whenever this happens in an organization, a tremendous amount of gliding goes on - coasting, cruise control. And that's not good. Never good." Soker was hired as executive vice president in December of 1990. She oversaw such projects as the renovation of St. Cajetan's and increasing the size of the Auraria Child Care Center. Soker now plans to spend time traveling before moving on to other things. Her resignation will be effective August l. She has not submitted a formal letter of resignation and is not sure that she will. Soker's Executive Assistant Cheryl Corro, said that it wasn't necessary for Soker to do so because the announcement &t tl:e board meeting is official record.

Auraria students opposed the AMC lease; some wanted time to evaluate it, some wanted a student vote, while others rejected the deal outright "Students should take their tuition money and invest in AMC stock."

Brett Haselton Metro Student

"AMC should not be allowed to expand until the students are consulted ... I feel this did not happen." Lauren Sharply, UCO student president

"We will continue fighting this because we feel this will do more harm than good." Lisa Scott, Metro student government VP of student services

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METROPOLITAN June 1¢, 1995

Clinton invited to give speech at Auraria

Printed faculty evaluations are almost a reality

National educator$ expected to attend a 3-day symposium

is not a foolproof indicator of professors' teaching ability. The METROPOLITAN 'There's nothing scientific about this," she said. Results of the student evaluations of In negotiations with Metro professors were sent to print and faculty and student governwill be available for inspection by fall ment concerning the evalubut many faculty are opposed to the publiations, Hostetter said faculcation, saying the information from the ty questioned the validity of 1994-95 questionnaires may be subjective the forms, which have been and damaging. A new evaluation system will be used used since 1987. "There was an enormous amount of for the 1995-96 year. · In an open letter dated April 27, 1994, resistance from the faculty," President Sheila Kaplan states new evalu- Hostetter said. Jerry Boswe11, former ations are necessary to produce more president of the Faculty The METROPOLITAN/Jenny Sparks accurate information for publication. "Because the evaluations will now be Senate and a professor of NEW LEADER: Recently elected Faculty Senate made public, it is important that the evalu- finance, said the student President Eugene Saxe said publication of faculty ation instrument we use be designed so evaluations are bombarded ratings may tum into a popularity contest. they elucidate student's views and assess- with faculty criticism. A memo from the The list of cons for the new evaluaments in the most balanced and effective Faculty Senate Evaluation Committee tion, which is used at The University of fashion possible," the letter states. dated March 13, 1995 Hsts the pros and Washington, is less lengthy but states: Helen Romera, former administrative • Students will be unfamiliar with the assistant to the Student Government cons of the new and old student evaluaAssembly, said the evaluation results for tions. The committee researched evalua- new forms, and they may be difficult to last fall and spring will be printed in book- tion forms used at other co11eges and administer. • Money will need to be spent to use lets·avaifabTe foi:""review ·iri "se:Yei-at Metro brought them to the faculty ana Faculty Senate for a vote. The new evaluations the new evaluations. offices. Vince Orlando, chairman of the The publishing costs were paid for by were approved by both. The list of cons concerning the forms Senate Evaluation Committee, said the student government funds, Romera said. Public disclosure of student evalua- used during Spring 1995 and previous publication of the criticized evaluation tions was pursued by both individual stu- semesters is detailed and lengthy. These results will anger many of his colleagues. are among the complaints about the cur"Faculty as a group has been opposed dents and Metro Student Government. to the evaluation," he said. In 1994 a Metro journalism student, rent evaluation: • It does not directly address the per"I don't think students know how was denied access to an English profesceived value of the course, the course con- powerful these evaluations are," Orlando sor's student evaluations. The student said. 'This publication will make them filed an open records request which presi- tent or relevance of the subject matter. • It provides no flexibility across even more powerful." dent Kaplan sent to the attorney general's school or departmental boundaries. Faculty Senate President Eugene office for review. Meaning, some questions aren't pertinent Saxe said students should be entitled to The office told Kaplan that Colorado law defines such information as open to to classes such as physical education, lab- their legal right to the information but oratory courses and some art and aero- need to question the purpose of obtaining the public. space programs. the information. Saxe said the publication Kersten Hostetter, student representa• It does not take into account variof evaluations could be reduced to a poputive to the Auraria Board, said the release of ables such as the course level, the size larity contest. of the evaluation results is intended to help the class and time of day the class meets. students select classes, but the information

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UCD, Metro merger won't happen soon Legistlative commitee searches for ways to create more space for Auraria campus students Robert Arrieta The METROPOLITAN A suggestion by republican Joint Budget Committee Chairman Tony Grampsas to merge University of Colorado Denver and Metro and move Community College of Denver to Lowry Air Force base remains only a suggestion until a more concrete proposal is presented.

An official proposal has not yet been written but comes as one possibility to condense the campus. Grampsas said the changes to Auraria campus may be necessary to accommodate anticipated student growth. Metro President Sheila Kaplan said she doesn't think such a merger would ever take place. "A suggestion like this comes around every few years but nothing ever comes from it," Kaplan said. The heads of the both schools feel that a merger would not fit into either's goals. "Metro and UCO have two very different missions that could not work together," Kaplan said. 'They (UCO) are mostly a graduate or research institute and

we are an undergraduate facility." A representative from UCD's chancellor's office said that without an actual written proposal the chancellor would not speculate on the possible consequences of a merger with Metro. Grampsas said he wants to keep this issue alive but he will wait for a report to see if Auraria is equipped to deal with the anticipated higher education enro11ment boom before taking further action with his proposal. JoAnn Soker, Auraria executive vice president of administration told Grampsas that there was enough space until the year 2050. Grampsas said he has been hearing the contrary.

Nguyen Pontiere The METROPOLITAN Education and political leaders from across the nation will meet on Auraria Campus July 12-14 to discuss several aspects of education facing America today. President Bill Clinton may be the keynote speaker. The forum, entitled the 30th annual James Bryant Conant Symposium, is sponsored by the Education Commission of the States, which is chaired by Colorado Gov. Roy Romer. "It will consist of a broad range of important educational issues," said Christie McElhinney, public relations manager of ECS. McElhinney said the event will consist"of two events. First, a pre-conference on higher education at the Marriott Hotel to be held July 10 and 11 to discuss such issues as undergraduate education and admission standards. Second, a symposium and forum, which will be held in the AurariaEvents ,Center July 12-14. The event will consist of giving a Conant Award, which will be given to an individual for their outstanding service in education, to be announced on July 12. The late James Bryant Conant was co-founder of ECS, an internationally known scholar, a scientist and author of the 1964 book "Shaping Educational Policy." Previous recipients of this award will be allowed to share their perspectives on the future of education. The list includes Clinton, current and former governors Lamar Alexander, Evan Bayh, John McKernan, John Ashcroft and Tom Kean. Marcia MacDonald, a whitehouse spokeswoman said that the president cannot confirm his appearance on campus until a week before the event, due to security policies. Metro President Sheila Kaplan said she does not know anything about the event. but has received an invitation. Jeanna Wardell, staff assistant to Kaplan, said that the forum is on her calendar. The topics to be discussed at the forum are: •Safeguarding our schools, neighbor hoods and communities •The National Education Goals at the midpoint •New Strategies for involving the public in education reform •Partnerships to improve workforce preparation •The role of choice, charters and vouchers in education reform •The consequences of state tax reform on education.

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State Board of Trustees shortchanges Metro Donna Hickey The METROPOLITAN Metro receives less money per student than any state college in Colorado according to a Metro official. Joe Arcese, vice president of administration and finance, said the present formula that the Board of Trustees for State Colleges is using to allocate money "keeps Metro students at nine percent below the average funding for all four institutions." He said, "Metro students could be receiving 20 percent less than the students in the highest institution . in the system." Metro received $2.4 million more in state tax dollars for the I 995-96 fiscal year than the 1994-95 year. Metro's total revenue, which comes from state allocations and tuition, is $59, 135,529. The allocation, or any possible increase, could be axed next year if the trustees implement the present formula and factor in Metro's special tuition increase.

Arcese said he is optimistic that the trustees will re-evaluate the formula and not include Metro's additional increase because the formula already hurts students. "Metro is getting screwed," said Alfonzo Suazo, the Metro student representative to the Colorado State Colleges. "Metro is the cash cow of the state colleges. We help support the other three colleges. Simply, we are the bread and butter of the state college system. The formula benefits Adams (State College)." "We were expecting more money (because of the formula)," Suazo said. "What we were expecting and what we got were two different things." He stresses that Metro has 64 percent of the population and receives 55 percent of state allocated funds from the Board of Trustees and that the formula is at fault. William Fulkerson, president of the board of trustees chuckled and said, "Every school thinks they should be getting more money."

The heat's on In a rare moment of sun on May 30, a couple, who asked not to be identified turns 9th Street into Love Street. A stormy late May gave way to a cloudy early June but this smooching twosome gives evidence that a young man's fancy still turned to thoughts of love. Jane Raley/

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Metro official charged in killing of elk I~ VP job in New Mexico Nguyen Pontiere The METROPOLITAN University of New Mexico officials dropped the contract of Alonzo Rodriguez, Metro assistant vice president of Student Services, who was to begin a new position as vice president for Student Affairs at the UNM on July I . Rodriguez is one of three people facing felony charges related to the death of nine elk in Park County last fall. A .written statement dated June 2 by UNM Provost Mary Sue Coleman, who chaired the search committee that chose Rodriguez said, "The university considers this to be a very serious concern." The letter further states, "As thorough as the national search process was - it was conducted by a 15-member committee and included open and vigorous interviews with faculty, staff, students and community members - the information in the Lobo (the New Mexico Daily Lobo, UNM's campus newspaper) article never surfaced

nor was it volunteered by Dr. Rodriguez." Coleman's letter states, ''The university administration was pursuing informat i on recently printed in the New Mexico Daily Lobo, concerning pending criminal charges pertaining to a hunting incident involving Rodriguez, who was recently hired as UNM's new vice president for student affairs." Metro President Sheila Kaplan sent an E-mail to faculty June 6, stating that Rodriguez would be leaving Metro to pursue a position at UNM and the position of assistant vice president of student services would be eliminated. According to Vernon Haley, vice president of Student Services, Rodriguez's

position was eliminated and has been given the new title, "Registrar." Haley said Tom Gray, director of Registration and Records, would fill this position and that it would include the same duties as assistant vice president of Student Services. Haley added that options are being considered for a different position for Rodriguez. "We're looking at options at this point in time and should have a better idea at the end .of the week," Haley said. Rodriguez, his son, Rodney and his brother, Rooney currently face seven counts each of willful destruction of cow elk, illegal possession, wasting edible game wildlife and one count each of hunting in a careless manner, pursuit of wounded game and trespassing, said Dave Thorson, deputy district attorney of Park County. According to Bob Leisure, a deputy for the Colorado Division of Wildlife's Operation Game Thief, willful destruction of a cow elk is a class 5 felony. ''The monetary punishment is a mini-

mum of $1,000 and as high as $100,000," Leisure said. ''The prison sentence can carry I year to 4 years." Rodriguez and his son were originally charged with unlawfully entering on private land to hunt wildlife without permission and unlawfully hunting cow elk, said Colorado Division of Wildlife Officer Juan Duran who investigated the incident. Rodriguez elected to pay a fine of $1 ,507.35 for the original charges on Nov. 7, instead of appearing in Park County Court. Duran added that the new charges were filed on Jan. 23 in Park County Court, after a thorough investigation of the Oct. 25 incident. New Mexico--Wildlife Officer Glen Case said, "Wildlife crimes are a very serious matter in New Mexico, people in New Mexico are very serious about poaching." Bobby Darrigo, district court clerk of Fairplay, said a preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 15. Rodriguez declined comment.

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Do·le-ing out attacks on the arts Risky political maneuver draws criticisms from columnists "People in Hollywood sold their souls." Hoo-boy, Bob, did you ever stir up a hornets' nest with that one! The last couple of weeks I have watched Kansas senator and presidential hopeful Bob Dole get called everything from "a representative of all that is moral in America" to "a McCarthy-belief-spoutingfascist" by most, if not all, of Dave Flomberg the nation's syndicated columnist and guardians of the First Amendment. Brilliant Move, Captain Confrontation! Here is a man running for president who says to himself something like: I need something to stir this country up, get people talking about me. I've got it! I'll attack the right held most dear (next to freedom of religion because I want to aggravate people, not commit suicide) by the public and on top of that, I'll sever my ties with one of my corporate supporters to make myself look really selfless! So, he lambastes lime Warner, the company that contributed $21,000 to his campaigns and makes himself look like a martyr. Then, to make matters even better, our nation's #1 yutz, Bill "Whitewatergate" Clinton, takes a stand against Dole's actions, calling him a hypocrite. Now, Dole has supporters via people who just really .dislike Clinton. Talk about a win-win situation! CJinton, in a classic Clinton maneuver, does an about-face (never saw that one coming) and is falling all

over himself claiming he was first to criticize the entertainment industry, reminding all those bored enough to listen about his sharp disapproval of Jesse Jackson because of his consorting with Sister Souljah after she suggested black people stop shooting each other and start shooting white people, and how he condemned rap that advocates violence and rape, and how all of America should watch Mary Poppins and don't ask, don't tell, and ... Too little, too late, Captain Waffle. As an aside, I find it ironic HBO would pick this time to re-broadcast "Gang Banging in Little Rock," treating subscribers to a look at the war-tom, ravaged area surrounding the Governor's mansion in lovely Arkansas. Of course, Bill did such a good job cleaning up that community, that it's obvious his stance against rap music is working wonders with America's oh so highly impressionable, AK-47-toting youth. Actually, ifs hard to tell so soon how all of this will affect the campaign. On one hand, this well-crafted ploy will show Americans that moral champion Bob will put his convictions before campaign contributors, hopefully winning the hearts and votes of Americans who consider themselves to be of high moral fiber. On the other hand, he may have just cost himself the backing of one of the strongest PACs the country has (next to the tobacco lobby and the NRA) -- the entertainment industry However, he may have a saving grace, and that is his push for deregulation in the telecommunications field. This maneuver will hopefully make allies of companies like US West and the cable industry. So what we are left with is just more uncertainty than before. I just hope Dole stops making it so hard to vote for him. Dave Flomberg is a Staff Writer for The Metropolitan. He is also an accomplished musician and regularly reviews the arts.

First theaters then ·... AHEC Bowl-a-Rama? Student concerned that AMC deal could open the door to endless non-academic expansion First came Coors Field, Elitches, and the Pepsi Center. Now we are glorifying over the arrival of the AHEC 24 (excuse me, the AMC 24). What, pray-tell will, be next? The Saker Bowl-a-Rama for the unimportant blue-collar students. How about the Cole Finegan· Firewater Bar and Grill. My favorite is the Berry Barbecue. Where will it all end? When is enough enough? All of these options could become reality now that AHEC, the governing body with profound wisdom, has spoken. Like Moses on Mt. Sinai, J·oAnn Saker has led the board into the land of righteousness and material plenty. Unfortunately, the rest of us must face the demons they leave behind. For you see, JoAnn is guided by a divine prophesy that we, the masses, are not privy to. We are obviously not worthy, nor able to comprehend that something that appears to us as unnecessary is actually beneficial to Auraria. Thirty-four thousand members of the Alumni Association, 17,000 Metro students, 8,000 UCO students, Metro's Faculty Senate or Kaplan and the rest of the concerned co·mmunity obviously do not see the light that the board is showing us. They seem to think that they know the "way." They do. They know the way to take this campus and tum it into a commercial project. They have pontificated that we have no room for classrooms, but they give away our precious land for an entertainment complex. The board says that this deal will create a money stream for the community. Unfortunately, ·the only place we see money from this flowing is into the

Auraria Foundation's coffers. Then they decide if and how much should flow down to the campus. This is a "wonderful" deal, we are told. "Trust us" says the board. Where are these wondrous benefits the board speaks of? They certainly do not appear in the documents presented to us for our perusal. When the students questioned JoAnn at a special meeting set up to try ·and "win the student's over" none of our queries were answered. We were asked over and over what would make us feel more comfortable with the deal. We told them to bench the whole thing until the students had as much time as the administration had to look it over. This was denied because "time is of the essence." Why is that? AMC is committed until 2000 under the current lease. If I were them, patience is in order. If they approve of this "sweetheart deal" now, then what can a group of students find? How about the tax credit · on the $100,000 a year tennis court relocation fee AMC will be paying to the Foundation. Please explain that one Cole. If you can. Gene Amole first brought the fact that your firm specializes in tax breaks. Is this another?

Other facets of the lease (my ~ompli ments to the legal team that put this document together) give us even greater concern. First of all, it sets up the potential for a larger bureaucracy at Auraria. AHEC leases the ground to the Auraria Foundation Inc. (a supposed non-profit entity to which JoAnn Soker belongs to at present), which then leases the ground to

AMC for the expansion. Later, AMC can, at its discretion, sublease areas of the new structure to complementary businesses. Options includes coffee/espresso bars, restaurants, and retail space for the distribution/ sale of movies, CDs, books, etc. Won't the existing tenants of the Tivoli just love the competition AMC will be unconcerned since they do not have to belong to the Tivoli Merchants Association. As for the 12 theaters already in the Tivoli, do not fret. Dollar movies are on the way, as well as the audience they attract. Lest I forget, AMC will also have the option of selling wine and beer on the premises. The foundation already stipulates in the lease that we will help them get the license. (Finegans Firewater Bar and Grill). Take this to heart. It has just been reported that Bill Brack, a member of the same law firm that employs Cole Finegan, will be movihg to Washington to open the firm's new office. Maybe Cole will follow. Also, the Joint Budget Committee of the legislature has expressed many concerns regarding this deal. Combined with the City Zoning Commission's decision last week, maybe the fight's not over. This writer does not believe these theaters are a necessary step for Auraria to take. So do a lot of other influential decision-makers. As President Kaplan said many weeks ago "Don't worry, the fight is not over." How right she is. Brett Haselton Metro student

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singer Mary Lorson's sweet sexy voice. To wrap it up the soundtrack ends with the sexy Kristy MacColl singing "As Long as You Hold Me", the bittersweet track that's the calm after the storm and serves as the theme for the movie's reckless romance between Chris O'Donnell and Drew Barrymore. This soundtrack is one of the best I've come across in a while. It manages to blend enough upbeat alternative music with some romantic melodic tracks. -Joelle Conway

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brings other strong social issues to the album. The band knows how to get the listeners into their funk and would be great to see live. -Robert Arrieta

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Heading progressively downhill after his first perfect outing, Richard D. James_, aka the Aphex Twin, is looking more and more like his bag of tricks is running low. Pegged as an ambient-techno pioneer only two years ago, I Care ... is a haphazard collision of good old ideas and bad new ones. While its 12 pieces possess more structure than the meandering minimalisms of 1993's Ambient Works Volume 2, they're oddly devoid of the elements which made James' early work seem so visionary. Instead of a streamlined monorail ride, I Care wavers between chunky, lo-fi synth noodlings and dizzying strobe-light/amphetamine workouts. Satisfied to display _.the bloodless carcass of his former achievements by replacing threatening or sinister undertones with randomly repetitive melodic phrases going nowhere for far too long, James comes through with a few worthwhile individual passages on I Care, but they're few and far between. Too often, cheesy 70s analog effects take precedence over the gridwork of beats. And it should be noted that the garishness and homemade simplicity of the disc's artwork is often on the same track as the music - idiosyncratic and eccentric. The only redemption arrives in the form of "Alberto Balsam," taking a less gnomic tack with a soft-spoken electronic piano floating somberly over a silky metal beat As a whole, though, the record wavers between soso and unlistenable, and James is starting to resemble an amateur dilettante more the Enossified wunderkind he first appeared to be. Still, this is truly modem music. There's no way this music could have existed in the vinyl format - its sonics could not have been compressed enough. Only a CD could handle the low lows and the high highs embedded here. Unfortunately, his best work, l 990's Ambient Works Volume 1, is still available .only as an expensive import. -Jeff Stratton

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This short, sweet debut neatly showcases what Liquorice are all Pleasantly about. strummed and drummed Dan Littleton, Trey Many and Jenny Toomey, who emerges as the group's vocal star, Listening Cap is the result of Toomey and Littleton abandoning their erstwhile project, Slack, adding Many (from Michigan's His Name is Alive) and entrusting the 30 tunes they produced to HNIA's Warren Defever. Listening Cap's highlights are Toomey's smilingly caustic attitude, her lofty soprano and her clever wordplay. Her songs are little vignettes, typically involving herself and a rival. "Team Player" is a simple dis of the "second most beautiful girl in the world," while "Cheap Cuts" finds Toomey in charge of both a suitor with a bad haircut and his partner. "I could yank the life support on her illusion of allure ... get thee to a hair cuttery, honey, and call me when you're back

from tour." Toomey's sweetish lilt collides with the playful percolation of mandolins and guitars, and it's raucous and sparkling bright. Just as self-conscious and fussy as most 4AD releases, but less cloud-covered, Listening Cap is literate, fun and laid-back. Two covers are telling in terms of the trio' s m.o. Franklin Bruno's "Keeping The Weekend Free" comes off as a delicate submission to unfulfilled desire, while "Jill of All Trades" (from Maggie and Terre Roche's 1975 record Seductive Reasoning ) is all about Boulder, Colo. and borrows heavily from the Roche sisters' harmonic convergence. Liqourice clearly have gotten their feet wet in the acoustic/folk pond, save for a nod to synth-driven dance music "Blew It," and occasional gratuitous outbursts of noise from Defever. But most of the experimentalism is kept in check, Toomey is fun and talented, and Listening Cap lays some sturdy groundwork. Recommended. -Jeff Stratton

While Arizona's Lycia can certainly get a nice wispy sound across, and are capable of setting an engrossing mood, there's no way they can get two hours' worth out of it. But they'll die trying. The Burning Circle and Then Dust is an epic sprawl, 26 songs spread over two discs, all residing somewhere between Slowdive and Cocteau Twins. Derivation aside, there's just enough up temponess to keep it from plodding along. Vapid at times, Buring Circle (Lycia's fifth release) is all soft focus and candlelight, a soundtrack to a lost weekend or forgotten dream. Mike VanPortfleet's guitar is a chiming constant, making a dense thicket of sound on the more accesible numbers like "The Better Things to Come." Buried _u nder blankets is his voice, a forbidding, overwrought whisper. Second vocalist Tara VanFlower adds a nice diversion while furthering the Slowdive comparisons. While they are often painfully slow and indolent, Lycia's songs are textured with undeniably skillful brush strokes. As evoca路 tive guitar ambiance, these dark shadows are truly ethereal. But titles like "The Return of Nothing" don't exactly portend excitement or danger. At some point, The Burning Circle's length becomes less a bonus than a burden. Instead of 26 tunes, the best seven or eight would have made a more manageable package, since there's plenty of dust, but little that's truly burning. While Lycia are immensely successful at creating an atmosphere, it's just how long you want to breathe it in that matters. -Jeff Stratton

Sou of Elvis Glotlean Priority Reconls If the King himself were alive today he'd heave at the sound of his socalled sons. The Sons of Elvis debut album, Glodean, is a pathetic album that blends too many dreadful metal riffs with some not-so-funky funk. The fourman band got started in the Bronx, where bassist Dave Hill and guitarist Tim Parnin went to college (Fordham University). This whiny guitar rock reminds me of all the metal bands that have tried to sound grungy, but have brutally failed. The guitars run on and on and become worn and annoying after the first song. John Borland on vocals has a dull, lack-luster voice that makes the songs even more unbearable. However, the band members pride themselves on being different. "We're totally uncool," says Bassist Dave Hill. "Everywhere we go, we're either too weird or not weird enough." I'd call it too old, uninspired and drab, guys. Somewhere between Blind Melon and Ugly Kid Joe, the Sons of Elvis have a generic sound that takes up precious disc space. -Joelle Conway

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Third time almost a charm Batman is better, but some scenes seem 'to last 'Forever' Kevin Juhasz The METROPOLITAN oly Switcheroos! Who is that Bat? The reigns of the Dark Knight are banded over to Val Kilmer in the third Batman installment, Batman Forever - the title no doubt referring to a clause in Kilmer's contract that requires him to do an unlimited number of sequels. It also sees Tun Burton giving the director's chair to Joel Schumacher, who brought us The Lost Boys and Flatliners. Both of these were solutions to two of Warner Bros.' problems. One, it gets rid of the stubborn Michael Keaton and his whining about his paycheck and ta.king a backseat to the villains. Two, it gives the studio a chance to offer a Batman movie that is less dark, more action-packed and possibly avoid the slow pace of the previous two Caped Crusader flicks. Does it work? Yes and no. Kilmer and Schumacher definitely bring a better Batman to the screen. He is still dark and brooding, but not as much as before. He's more social than the Keaton/Burton Batman. Chatting it up with Commissioner Gordon (Pat Hingle) • and Dr. Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman) right before tackling a hostage situation created by Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones). He's much more superhero-like, too. Schumacher's use of color and shooting angles give the movie a comic book feel. The ~tion scenes are great. Plenty of fighting, things blowing up, and characters

doing many of the impossible stunts that only happen in the comic books. Kilmer seems more natural in the part than Keaton. He looks better in the fights, swoops down a lot more and presents himself more like a superhero. Keaton and Kilmer are on the same level as billionaire Bruce Wayne. Wayne is still very troubled by the loss of his parents, but still finds time to charm the leading lady and make a few wisecracks. Kilmer could have excelled in this part if the writers and directors would let Batman lighten up a bit. Does he have to be so bitter and troubled all the time (Batman comic afficionados please ignore the question)? Warner Bros. would be wise to have all involved sit down and watch the animated Batman series before the next installment shoots. Lightening up Wayne's attitude and letting Kilmer do his own thing would make for a movie that is a lot more fun. Despite the changes, two things have carried over from the previous Batmans. The villains are still stealing the spotlight and there are still too many lulls that could be taken care of by combining scenes or writing them shorter. Is there anyone in the free world who does not know that Wayne's parents were murdered when Bruce was a child and that event was the result of his becoming Batman? Well, there may be a few, but the movie doesn't need to drag us through this event again. The murder of his parents is the first

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ne of the touted blockbusters of this summer is Congo. A movie supposedly about an expedition into the darkest of Africa. However, sitting in the darkest of an air- condition¢ movie theater all the viewer gets to explore is a multitude of Hollywood-inspired African clicbes. OK let's act amused when the black Africans, hired to carry all the high-tech stuff the "explorers" need, know the lyrics to "California Dreaming." Let's be scared when a gigantic hippo attacks the expeditioners in their rafts at night And let's lose a tear or two when Amy the ''talking" gorilla is rejected by her "mute" wild relatives, but let's not get too exited about the lame screen adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 best-seller. No matter how hard they have tried, Congo, by director/producer team Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy, doesn't work. The story starts out far from the wilderness. Karen Ross (Laura Linney), a scientist for a high-tech satellite conglomerate, witnesses how "something" destroys the gadgets that have kept her in touch with an expedition group sent to the Congo River to find rare gems needed to make satellite transmissions crystal clear. Meanwhile, primatologist Peter Elliot (Dylan Walsh), with the help of a dubious Romanian, Hermerker Humolka (Tim

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explodes seconds later -Amy included! Now, it's time for mystery. Mystery is important, especially when a bunch of white guys, a girl and a gorilla aimlessly stumble through a rain forest with no clue of what they're doing and where they're going. Following chatter-box Amy they "discover'' Solomon's long lost gold mines. The set looks like it's been recycled from an Indiana Jones movie, but the extras aren't dressed in tribal regalia, this time they're in monkey suits. A violent showdown is quickly acted out The good guys against the bad guys sorry - gorillas. The closure is laid out before the viewer's eyes so quickly it seems the eruption of the nearby Virunga Volcanoes bas prompted the film crew to handle the scenes in a speedy manner. The plot is flat-not even inflatable. The actors move through the story as if they are aware of the fact that the audience already knows their every move. They seem bored, despite tarantulas, giraffes and snakes casually crossing their ways. If one feels the need to be part of the summer-movie hype, I suggest this: Go on an expedition to the bookstore and get Crichton's novel. Don't forget to stop by Taco Bell for needed food supply and-if you must- the Congo watch for an extra $2, then retreat into the wilderness of your own backyard or patio and spend a mild summer night in darkest Africa and not in the darkness of a movie theater.

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he quilt is one of the few indigenous American forms. . 'The Artist and The "Quilt''; currently showing at the Metro Center for the Visual Arts displays creative and magnificently hand-crafted contemporary quilts. Don' t expect to find the kind of quilt that is made from random pieces of hideous scrap material that your grandmother lays on her bed. Instead you will find some unique creations that are truly modern. The quilts at this show are not traditional patterns that you would snuggle up in. They're meant to be hung for visual enjoyment. The quilt exhibit is being presented in conjunction with the Front Range Contemporary Quilters, a group founded in 1989 to promote and encourage contemporary art quilting in the Rocky Mountain Region. The quilts display vivid images in vibrant hues and pastels, that clearly take hours of tedious work. Strong and alluring, 'The Bridge Between Anguish and Survival" by Dorothy Ives Quinn pictures a distressed woman engulfed by flames, and the same woman on the outer edge of the quilt with a relieved expression on her face. In the description of her quilt Quinn says, 'There is a point in anguish and frustration where things become clear as to what you have to do to survive--often you have to separate somewhat from your humanity to survive. Perhaps that separation is your bridge to survival. 'The Washout at Glen Canyon" by Jan Magee is a very Western quilt, fully equipped with old buttons, a lasso, cowboy hat fabric and pieced material imprinted with a map of the Western United States. The 76- by 90inch quilt, beautifully hung from the ceiling of the spaart

cious gallery, is pieced and quilted by machine and embellished with photo transfers. One of the most powerful quilts at the exhibit is Marta Amundson's, "The New Holocaust (Rwanda)". The most expensive quilt in the show at $3,208, Amundson creates a vibrant yet haunting scene of dead humans with crows flying overhead. Perhaps the most humorous and eye-catching quilt is "What Every Young Man Needs is a Wake Up Call From His Mother" by Betsy Cannon. It is bordered with puffy, red metallic hearts and sewn to the black background fabric are plastic trinkets, photo transfers and the center is a stained-glass looking shrine embroicfered with the words "Good Morning Sweetie Pie". A puffy brown pie sets in the middle of the shrine. The most colorful quilt is the eye-catching "Carmen! You Ate Your Hat!" by Dee Hight. It's a mirage of vibrant reds, yellows and greens, with fruit and vegetable patterned fabrics, with metallic threading. The three-dimensional ruffles on the quilt add to its eccentricity. The quilt show is truly an exciting and original exhibit and is guaranteed to please. The quilt is an original and fabulous art form.

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forcing a seventh game in the Western Conference Semifinals against the Utah Jazz after trailing 3-0. The rest was, well, ho-hum. This year proved to be a 180-degree turnaround. Michael Jordan shocked the world and donned his familiar .. . oh yeah, donned number 45 (later the familiar 23) for the Chicago Bulls with 17 regular season games remaining. He instantly added excitement to the game and made his Bulls bona fide contenders. When he double-nickeled the Knicks in his fifth game back, the Bulls were handed the title by many media types. What followed was both amazing and somewhat sad. We saw the ever competitive Jordan in his awe-inspiring brilliance some nights, and then we'd see a disturbing trend develop. After the Bulls beat the Hornets in the first round, they took on the Orlando Magic. The Bulls nearly _stole game one in Orlando but lost in the last seconds when, gasp, the great Jordan was stripped of the ball, which led to a Magio dunk. His Airness proceeded to miss a shot and effectively lose the game for Chicago. Jordan would

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continue to struggle, again losing a game with two turnovers and an airball in the final minutes of game five. Mirage of a rusty Jordan trying to come back too soon, or preview of things to come next season? Stay tuned. The Magic defeated the Bulls and played in an Eastern Conference Finals series that left fans in cardiac arrest. Game four of the Indiana PacersOrlando Magic series provided perhaps the greatest finish to a playoff game ever. With 13.3 seconds remaining in the Magic made two 3-point shots and Reggie Miller hit one for the Pacers. With 1.3 seconds left, Indiana's Rik Smits took an inbounds pass, faked Orlando center Tree Rollins off his feet and sank the winning basket. In the West, the sixth seeded Houston Rockets came from behind in the opening series against Utah and won. They came back from a 3-l deficit to the Phoenix Suns and won. They beat-up the top seeded San Antonio Spurs in six games and made it back to the show. Houston's Hakeem Olajuwon made regular season MVP David Robinson look like a rookie. The Rockets won just

47 regular season games, less than any team they faced in the playoffs. They have a 3-0 lead in the finals against the Magic at press time and it says here they swept the series on Wednesday. Pretty bold prediction, eh? These playoffs have restored the NBA to the pedestal of the greatest post season event in professional sports. The World Series? Do they still play that? The Super Bowl? The real title game has been decided in the NFC Championship game for the last decade or so. No, the greatest playoffs belong to the NBA and the world's greatest athletes. The NHL has made strides on the ice in recent years, but still cannot generate the interest or intrigue of two basketball teams battling for supremacy. Even if this unlikely matchup of the Magic and the Rockets ends up being a sweep, we saw two very close games and watched a Cinderella-story of sorts with the respectless and thought-to-be-dead Rockets display of resolve and a true champion's heart. I love this game!

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Metro State College Baha'i Club presents a seminar entitled Dreams: How They Solve Problems and Guide Our Personal Growth and Development by Juli Redson-Smith and Dona Crutchfield, starting at 7:30 p.m. at Metro Denver Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. For more info., call Seymour Weinberg 322-8997.

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Toads in the Garden, (a Thursday night poetry series at The Daily Grind) presents a reading and book signing with Kurt Cline & Nancy Vorknik, starting at 7:30 p.m. Kurt Cline is a Boulder performance poet and author of Project X; Nancy Vorknik is a creative writing instructor at CCD and author of "Wanderlust: Poems of a Cross-cultural Journey." For more info 573-JAVA.

The Lesbian Avengers Rally will bring together lesbian/bisexual women of diverse backgrounds to create an empowering, creative and relaxed environment for sisters to address issues of diversity within the lesbian/bisexual community. Meet at the Capitol at 8 p.m. Info: Christine at 320-3512.

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Come join thousands of Gay/Lesbian, Bisexual/Transsexuals (GLBTs) and allies march from Cheesman Park to the Capitol steps for a rally and big eelebration across the street. Auraria Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance (LGBA) will meet in the parade and line up in Cheesman Park before the parade, so look for our big black banner with rainbow colors and the names of the club and the MSCD Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Services office to find us.

I TUESDAY, JUNE 27 I New foundations Nonviolence Center and Crossover Project present "The Shadow of the Solstice" at the University of Denver's Driscoll Hall lawn, starting at 7 p.m., featuring steel-pan and calypso bands, Pan Jumbies, and the Mary-McNeil-Jones Jazz Sextet with vocalist Ed Battles. Tickets are available through Rocky Mountain Teleseat at all area King Soopers, Crossover Project and New Foundations (VISA/Mastercard available at 839-8950) for $1 O in advance and $12 the day of; youth through age 16 are free. Info: David Engelken at 839-8950 (Crossover Project) or Tisa Anders at 861-5303 (New Foundations).

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Toads in the Garden (a delightful Thursday night poetry series at The Daily Grind Coffee House) presents a poetry and fiction reading by Steven Shugart, starting at 7:30 p.m. A $2 donation ($1 with student ID) is requested. More info: The Daily Grind 573-JAVA or Catherine O'Neill 6971317.

I SATURDAY, JULY 15 I "Book Walk," supported by Metro Student Support Services, is on the Auraria Campus. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and walk starts at 9 a.m. Participants meet at the flagpole in front of the Plaza Building. Lunch provided after the walk. Become a teamcaptain, walker, donator! Contact Student Support Services in CN 104 or 556-4722.

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ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS• O , 4-'1• and 6) after school. M-Th., 2:30~6:00; Fri. .. . . · ver 12:00-6:00 (18 hours per week). Begin work on $6 B1lhon in pnvate sector grants & Monday, August 28, 1995. Starting salary of scholarships is now available. All stu-' $7.00 per hour, with raise to $7.50 per hour dents are eligible. Let us help. For more within six months if performance is satisfactory. info. call: 1-800-263-6495 ext. F58791. . 7/21

•FREE CONFIDENTIAL, UNBIASED COUNSEUNG •CARING COUNSELORS WHO WILL COME TO YOU •MEDICAL AND UV/NG EXPENSES •OUR FAMIUES WELCOME OPEN RELATIONSHIPS •BIRTH PARENr AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS

Our family needs a bright, responsive and energetic person (nonsmoker) to care for and · transport (need car) our two daughters (ages

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363 S. Harlan, Denver, CO 80226 LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES

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Mike Kelly at 861-2828

We have tutors in: LOOKING FOR 27 STUDENTS who want to lose weight. All natural, guaranteed. Also a great way to make extra income. Call today: {303) 932-6565. 7/21

FOR SALE CONDOMINIUM FOR SALE Nice 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Story. $48K Cross-section Holly and Florida. Own this for less than rent! 757-1099 771 SOLD Ext. 550. 6/16

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Accounting Biology Chemistry Computer Mgt. Computer Science Economics French Math Psychology Physics Spanish Sociology Statistics

Are you looking for a summer job? Do you have a work-study award? Are you interested in making $7.54 per hour? The Colorado Student Loan Program needs part-time students in the evenings 1D work as Ddault Prevention Representatives.

LOST BRACELET. FOUND AT MSCD graduation ceremony. Possibly a Call 294.-5050, extension 361 for male's. Call Joan to identify. 451-9150. more information 6/16

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Free to MSCD students Come in to schedule an appointment 556-3411

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HOUSING LARGE 2-ROOM APT. WITH 3/4 bath. Private entrance, kitchen & laundry privileges. close to Auraria & downtown in a nice quiet residential neighborhood for mature, nonsmoking male: college student or professor. References required. $425/mo., available 8/1 . Call 232-7266. 6/16

WANTED: STUDENTS WITH test anxiety for a study on an experimental treatment. Come to MSCD/UCD Counseling Center. Ask for Test Anxiety Research Packet. Call 629-3079 for more info. 6/16 '.

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