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Metro confroots graduation rate College struggles with retention; works to help students finish sooner

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Clubs trying to fit On cantpus Environmental group may lose out in battle for scarce space Chad Bardon The METROPOLITAN

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Campus clubs want to give a student group the boot.

Colorado Public Interest Research Group, an on-campus environmental group, may be kicked out of its office space in the Club Hub because it doesn't meet the Student Union Advisory Boards standards.

Over the summer, SUAB came up with additions to the club acceptance policy which states that clubs can be considered for club space depending whether or not the club is holding consistent office hours. If the club equipment is expensive, then it might be considered for locked office-space instead of cubical space for security reasons, the policy states. It also states that clubs must also have on-campus college recognition.

"Right now as far as I know CoPIRG is in question because they are not recognized by any school," University of Colorado-Denver Student Body President Loren Sharpley said.

Ajayi Harris, the chairman of SUAB and a member ofCoPIRG, said SUAB met Oct. 25 to decide which student clubs can retain office space in the Club Hub. The CoPIRG office space issue ended unresolved because three voting members of SUAB were unable to attend the meeting.

Harris said Metro students voted to recognize CoPIRG as a student organization in 1987. Last year, CoPIRG had an

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HUBBUB IN THE CLUB HUB: Metro Senior Elenka Jarolimek, the Hunger and Homeless Project leader for CoPIRG, chats on the phone in the group's office. ¡ office space in the Plaza -auilding. Harris outside clubs are always needed for stusaid although CoPIRG was not recognized dent organizations."

C. J. Seo, president of the Korean as a "student club" it counts as a "student group" as a result of a 1991 SUAB vote to Student Association, and Jim Curran the spokesman for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual move it to the Club Hub. "Now that policy is being questioned Alliance, both agree with Allis. by student clubs," Harris said.

"If the office spaces are filled up, then lyad Allis, president of the Arab outside organizations should not be admitAmerican club said: "I think our number ted," Curran said.

Another student member of CoPIRG one priority should be our student organisaid it's important that the group be situatzations.

"However, I have no problem with ed with the others.

While many hope that CoPIRG can outside clubs as long as student clubs come first. The generated revenues from stay, some are skeptical it will.

"I think next week we will be voted out of our office space," said Kama Suddath, campus coordinator for CoPIRG, adding that CoPIRG would prefer to stay with the other clubs but may have to look for another space on campus.

Suddath said the Metro CoPIRG chapter has 50 members.

"We are definitely the most active club in the club space," Suddath said.

Shortage of office space in the Club Hub raised the question of-CoPIRG occupying valuable club space.

Oliver Tan, president of Asian MultiCultural Network was denied access to office space earlier this semester after SUAB drew names to determine which club would lose space. Minutes from the Oct. 26 SACAB meeting state the method was employed "to be fair."

"We got our eviction notice from SUAB that we had to be out of the office space in two weeks because they picked our clubs name out of a hat, so we got jacked," Tan said.

Tan, disagreed with the use of the office space, "I feel we need some consideration, we're a student organization and we should have first priority on office space," he said.

Tan argued that a collaboration between all three schools should have taken place instead of CoPIRG being approved by the Metro student government to have office space. Tan's club AMCN received an office space last week.

Primo Pizza closes doors

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Jeanette Romero, a Facilities Management employee, gets a flu shot in the arm Wednesday from Farrow White at the Student Health Center. The health center is giving the shots Monday through' Friday, 1O a.m. - 2 p.m. while supplies last. For more information, call 556-2525.

Imagine: class~s are over, it's half past noon, and all that is on your mind is pizza. Thinking of the Tivoli and knowing there is one pizza joint there, you bolt across campus, mouth watering and stomach growling, only to see a sign in the Primo Pizza store window that reads: Temporarily Closed.

This is not your imagination.

The owners of Primo Pizza, brothers Mike and Abdul Kedkad, abandoned the pizzeria Monday leaving behind an unpaid debt of $32,118 to Tivoli Student Union management. The formal notice of the default was documented Oct. 20.

Primo's debt was comprised of two month's rent and late. charges including late-rent penalties and tenant-improvement loans taken from Auraria, said Barb Weiske, director of the Tivoli and campus auxiliaries.

Dave Caldwell, lease manager of the Tivoli, said it was unfortunate that Kedkad left the building, but it was not his only choice.

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"They chose the option to close," he said.

Caldwell said the Kedkads broke a five-year lease. They left the building Saturday without paying September's and October's rent, he said.

The "Temporarily Closed" sign in the window is not correct. Primo Pizza will not reopen, Caldwell said.

Weiske said Kedkad had made a previous payment plan with the managers that was due in September, but they have not made the payments.

One of the options given to Primo's owners was a decrease in the monthly rent which was $5,205. Weiske said that the offer was an extremely good deal.

'The guy took a walk and I may not be able to find him," she said.

Caldwell said the slot Primo's moved out of will definitely be filled with another pizza restaurant.

"We will do anything we can to put some life back into that corner space," he said.

Weiske said that out of concern for Primo's employees, she contacted them Wednesday to make sure they received

paychecks. She left messages for all but reached only one employee who said she did not receive one paycheck and had received another late.

Warren Tepper, owner of the New York Deli in the Tivoli, said that he predicted Primo's demise.

'They tried so hard," Tepper said.

"I'm surprised it lasted as long as it did."

Tepper went on to say he thought Primo closed its doors due to a financially-bad summer. "This summer killed them," he said. 'They were only making $300 per day. I saw it coming."

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Auraria waging war on rats, Housing demolition forces rodents to nest on campus Jesse Stephenson The METROPOLITAN

A rash of recent rat sightings at Auraria has prompted Facilities Management to keep a closer eye on campus trash and hire a pest control agency to set non-poisonous traps to kill the rodents.

Jim Kelley, the director of Facilities Management for Auraria, said 15 rats were trapped and killed in September. He said Matt Pilcher/The METROPOLITAN Facilities Management has received more complaints than usual about rats on campus this year. He added that rats, spiders, YOU DIRTY RAT: Distant cousins of this furry "friend" at Reptile World in Denver are flocking to Auraria campus in search of new food sources. ants and cockroaches are pests common to the campus. Funding for pest control Although the rat traps are proving to employees have been asked to keep an eye comes from Auraria's operating budget. be effective in controlling the rodents on the area around campus trash comKelley said the demolition of the migrating from the creek and the demol- pactors and clean up any edible sandwich Lincoln housing project south of campus ished housing project, Robert Hollenbeck, remnants in the area of St. Elizabeth's may have contributed to the upswing in a metro biology professor, said the best daily sandwich-line for the homeless. the campus rat population because the way to reduce the rat population is to cut The species of rats on campus, called building had a heatingoff their food supply.

Norway Rats, are not native to North tunnel system in which Namely, by reduc- America and were most likely transported rats are notorious for ing the edible human via ship by Vikings and Spanish settlers, inhabiting. They may garbage. the urban Hollenbeck said. He said this particular have come across quadrupeds relish as a species, like most other rats, are especially Colfax seeking new mainstay of their diet. adept at cohabiting with humans since nesting sites and Hollenbeck said man-made structures provide nesting sites 'There are very few homes. the food scraps abun- and human food provides them with a balthings a rat won't eat.'

Kelly also attribdant near the library anced diet. utes the increase in and central classroom "There are very few things a rat won' t campus rodent sightin open garbage cans eat," Hollenbeck said. ings to Mayor and on the ground are While rat sightings have increased Wellington Webb's giving the rats a rea- since last year, Hollenbeck said rats pose - Robert Hollenbeck son to stay. program to get tranlittle danger in the numbers believed to Metro biology professor sients off the banks The castoff food exist on campus, but could become more of Cherry Creek. creates a rat smorgas- dangerous if the population drastically Kelley said the peobord, a situation increases. ple who used to conHollenbeck said can The main threat rats pose to human gregate there probabe remedied if people health is that they harbor fleas which carry ' bly supplied rats with on campus dispose of disease, he said, but the chances of someuneaten food and took leftover food in garbage one developing illness as· a result of comaway the supply when cans. ing in contact with a rodent on campus are they left, thus causing an Auraria-bound " In any animal population, if you cut minuscule since there are relatively few in migration of hungry rodents via the storm down on the food supply, the population the area. sewers which lead from Cherry Creek to will decrease," he said.

Hollenbeck said the Auraria rats are as campus.

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ernment and CCD President Byron McClenney, and a petition signed by students, urging the board to support the student body's The METROPOLITAN decision and approve the fee.

The State Board for Community Colleges decided Oct. 12 In a letter to the board, Student Government President Dan not to approve a $4 waivable Colorado Public Interest Research Mahony said the turnout for the election was twice that of any Group fee for Community College of Denver students, despite past elections. students having approved the fee last April.

Under a policy established at the same meeting, CoPIRG is a non-profit statewide the board would not approve student fees to support group comprised of students and staff organizations external to the campus, Rice said. working on issues such as student Because the board voted to approve the RTD rights, hunger and homelessness and fee last July, it was not affected by the policy. clean air.

However, in the agenda for the meeting, 'The students told the While the board voted 5-1 to turn President Jerry Wartgow said "the CoPIRG fee down the optional $4 fee, a fee identishould be considered in light of the fee policy board what they wanted cal to that which Metro students assess in effect when the student vote occurred." At and the board themselves to support their CoPIRG that time, the board's policy was to approve disregarded it.' chapter, they approved the RTD busfees voted on by the students, according to pass fee, which students also voted for CoPIRG Organizer Kama Suddath. in the April election.

Wartgow said the CoPIRG fee was not "CoPIRG didn't directly benefit - Greg DeFelice bound by the new policy, but he decided not to the students, like RTD did," said Sean CCD student support it because he didn't want to increase Rice, CCD student representative to student fees. Regardless, the board did approve the board. the $15 .41 increase in student fees to support Greg Defelice, head of the CCD the RTD bus-pass. organizing committee, said he feels Wartgow also said that when discussing the board is trying to discourage stuthe adoption of student fees, the board should dents from making their own decisions. give weight to student votes. Board member Robert 'The students told the board what they wanted, and the board Duncan, who voted in favor of the fee, took Wartgow's advice to disregarded it," Defelice said. heart.

Out of the 552 CCD students who participated in the elec"That's what the students wanted to do, and I respect that," t10n. 70 percent voted for the CoPIRG fee. Over 6,000 students Duncan said. 'They're big people, and they can vote for what attend CCD. The board received letters from CCD's student gov- they want."

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According to Kelley, Facilities Management is concerned with the uninvited guests mostly because they detract from the aesthetics of the campus and don't make for appetizing scenery.

"Rats are pretty repulsive, especially around an eating area," he said.

While some students shiver at the thought of spotting rats at Auraria, others have gotten used to the idea of having rodents around, and have gone so far as to name them.

Chris Smith, a Metro Speech and Television Production major, said he and a few other students regularly spotted a rat near the ·central Classroom and named it Brownie. Smith said he hasn't seen Brownie for about a month which troubles him because he ran over a rat while biking along Cherry Creek three weeks ago. He said he hopes it wasn't Brownie.

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Students staying longer Four-year degree a rare occurrence; students take five to eight years to graduate from Metro Becky O'Guin The METROPOLITAN

Metro students take longer to graduate and almost never graduate in four years.

Figures released by the Office of Institutional ResearcQ, indicate that Metro retains approximately 60 percent of its students. However, only 4.4 percent graduate in four years after enrolling full-time their freshman year.

The graduation rate climbs each year after the fourth, but the highest it reaches for full-time students is 26 percent for students who entered in 1985 and graduated by 1994.

Paul Wilken, -director of Institutional Research, said the rate of students graduating in four years has been declining steadily and more students are graduating after five and six years.

In fall 1985, 1,024 students entered Metro as full-time students and by fall of 1994, 266 of those students graduated.

"A lot of colleges have low graduation rates because students stop and come, come and go," said Kelly Espinoza, executive assistant to the vice president of Student Services and co-chairman of the Retention Committee.

"It is not easy to determine graduation rates because it is not like a prep school where you go with a group and graduate; it doesn't happen that way at Metro," Espinoza said.

He said one of the reasons Metro loses students is because they come to Metro to get their general studies out of the way, then transfer to another school.

According to figures released by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Metro graduates 29 percent of its students after six years, compared to the University of Colorado-Denver that graduates 45.4 percent for the same time period. Mesa State College gradu-

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ates students at a rate of 29.5 percent after six years. The positions dealing with retention and recruitment of stuaverage four-year graduation rate for colleges and univer- dents at Metro were initiated.

One of the positions created was an Orientation sities in Colorado is 40 percent.

Tom Gray, registrar for Metro, said graduation com- Coordinator, filled by Elisabeth Brooks.

She helps Nancy Breckel, director of new student oriparisons should be made with other urban colleges. entation, in orientation seminars and imple"We're not a four-year selective resimenting new programs aimed at retaining studential campus, which is what most of the institutions across the country are, and that's dents. what a lot of graduation rates are based on," Breckel's office is sponsoring events Nov. 6 and 9 to advise first-semester freshmen in Gray said. their class options and financial aid.

"Metro is an urban, modified open-door ''What we are trying to do is encourage institution and commuter college. People them and make sure they come back for their work and do all kinds of things during the second semester," Breckel said. course of their education."

Gray said one student started at Metro Student employees in the orientation office are calling freshmen to see how their in 1965 and didn't graduate until 1990 first semester is going. They offer to help stubecause she was raising a family and dealdents get IDs, and show them the campus. "It's ing with illness.

Espinoza sort of a buddy system on campus, you have He said this kind of student affects averages. "But, should we be looking at averages or somebddy close to your own age that you can check in should we be looking at individuals?" Gray said. "I think with," Breckel said.

This will be an ongoing mentoring program to what urban institutions are all about is they are looking at education as it relates to the community, value added, encourage students to re-enroll for the following semester.

Another program created from the tuition increase is those kinds of things," he said.

Portland State University is an urban college with the "Early Warning System," run by Coordinator Melanie about 14,300 students enrolled. Mary Ricks, director of Acosta.

The program targets students who may be having Institutional Research and Planning, called their graduatrouble in their freshman year. Acosta sends out letters to tion rates "dismal."

PSU had 22.9 percent of their entering full-time faculty asking them to give a status report on freshman in their classes. freshman in 1986 graduate in six years.

"The majority of our students attend part-time and If the student is having problems with attendance, is therefore take longer to graduate," Ricks said. not able to handle the course load or has other problems, Retaining and graduating students is something Acosta contacts the student to see if there is anything she Metro administrators take seriously. Last October the can do to help the student.

Retention Committee convened for its first meeting to dis"So many students have been so grateful knowing cuss how to retain students at Metro. The formation of the that someone is caring enough to call and reach out to committee is the result of a consultation report by Gary them and for the information that we're giving them," said Grace and Rusty Barcelo, from the University of Betty Vette, director of Studept Intervention Services.

Vette's office contacts about 7,000 students a year and Wisconsin, Parkside to Metro President Sheila Kaplan.

"Our first priority was expanding orientation," with the Early Warning System, that load will increase by Espinoza said.

1,000 to 1,200 students.

"We felt that orientation was the main clue in regards Other retention and graduation comparisons put out to the first contact with students," he said. by the Office of Institutional Research are by gender, As a result of the tuition increase last year, five new minority and age.

"Generally the retention rates for minority and nonminority students tend to be pretty similar," Wilken said.

Figures in Wilke.11'.§ report revealed that white stu- , dents 1Jrafi~ate ab ut ji~~t more than non-white students with that pet'centage· decreasing the longer the students are in college.

Full-time female stt.idents tend to graduate at a rate of 29 percent and males at a rate of 23 percent. After five years at Metro, traditional-age students tend to graduate at higher rates.

Results from a student opinion survey conducted last fall at the request of Vernon Haley, vice president of 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Student Services, gave students' opinions as to why they Years After Entering MSCD would leave Metro. The most common answer, of over 60 percent of those who responded, was graduation.

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STAFF _ Growing through disagreement!____ I generally find that I gain more from a discussion with someone with whom I disagree than with someone who holds the same views as my own.

Two things come from a discussion like this. First, if the other person's arguments are weak and only stem from emotion and don't convince me of their views, then this only strengthens my own.

The second thing that can come from a discussion like this is I can change my views. So, entering into a discussion with someone who sees the world differently from my own is a win-win situation.

I fear that too often people are afraid to enter into a discussion, a truly open discussion, with someone whose views differ from theirs. And if they do enter into this type of discussion they do so with no intent to listen, no intent to allow themselves to be influenced.

They go into these discussions with a closed mind.

People erect roadblocks to ideas they find offensive when these are the very ideas they should seek and attempt to understand. If after this

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examination you don't agree, at the very least you should have some understanding of why someone might hold these views.

It is easy to label people's views and opinions as biased and racist, because it makes it easier to ignore them. It makes it easier to discount them. After all, very few people desire the label of "racist."

The longer we continue to discount the views, ideas and opinions of others, the longer we will continue to stagnate as a society. There is the old expression that to understand someone else you must walk a mile in their

shoes. These days people don't even want to acknowledge the other person has feet.

I came to college to get a degree ar)d learn the tools with which to succeed in journalism when I graduate. I also hoped that at some point during my education, my view of the world would be challenged and I would be asked to consider possibilities I . had not previously entertained.

Some people are offended by this challenge to their beliefs, so they close their minds. But what is gained if we chose to hear only what makes us feel good and only those opinions with which we agree?

One of the most important things I have learned while attending Metro occurred last spring in Frederick Doepke's introduction to philosophy course. It is the definition of "credulity."

The definition is: "The way of investigating in which one's desire to believe in a certain way causes one to be more influenced by data that supports that belief."

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A CALL FOR REFORM JO OR. KAPLAN; ~r~n$(1 that the only way I can afford ,, ' · to go to ,school is with-a f~. schcilarsllips This society has problems which and a whole lot of loan money. and that I need correcting. Although we can't do too really was not trying to oppress him by much to fix the whole world, we can using the library rest room. make strides towards fixing ourselves I realize that I am not entirely in' the and our college. This campus has same situation as some minorities due to evolved into an inhospitable and racially- the pigmentation {or lack thereof) in my charged environment for people on all skin. I won't have to face as much racism sides of the race issue. Whether it is a as I try to find a career like many minorithreat to negate an Arab-American con- ties, unfortunately, will. Still, I refuse to be ference, a renegade republican who the scapegoat for the sins of my anceswants to tinker with multiculturalism; or a tors, (who by the way were oppressed white-bashing professor who seems to German peasants themselves). teach hate, the issue is an American Metro State College is creating its issue and it's not going to go away by own Frankenstein's monster by hiring a itself. No societal villain is to blame for few volatile and hateful professors, who this mess, it is the school's own fault. teach students that hatred is good so I speak from personal experience. long as you direct it at "evil powerful Growing up a white kid in a non-white whitey." If the college were to reform neighborhood, I've been insulted, slan- itseH, I would suggest first of all to put dared, beat-up and had a gun pulled on someone in a position of real power who me when walking home from high school knows what they are doing. I suggest one one day. I can expect this out there in the of our "truly excellent professors who •real world" but my experiences on this teaches Multicultural classes such as: campus have been little better. Just this the chairman Dr. Thobhanni, Dr. C. semester I've been racially harassed DeBaca, Dr. McCall, Dr. Hagen, or Dr. twice, not for any controversial comments Hazan. These professors accentuate the in a classroom, but from fellow students positives of their respective fields without who feel very angry at me because I am overly degrading the negatives of the "dominant culture." white.

The first incident happened in Racism is a potentially explosive August. I was approached by a man who issue and needs to be handled with deliclaimed, (though I seriously doubt it), that cacy, tact, and intelligence, not with he was a Native American lawyer who anger which will only result in more susasked me, out of the blue, "Is that what picion, cynicism and violence. If you don't you white-yuppie scum are wearing this believe me, visit Sarajevo. season?" It was so stupid I • almost The vicious circle of hatred must be laughed. About a week and a half later I stopped. First we must fix ourselves, then was bothered in the bathroom in the our families, then our school. After that, library by an unknown individual who maybe we can look a little more seriousstarted blaming me for the world's racial ly at changing the world. problems, as if I had any more control -Brian P. Rasmussen over it than he. He said that white people are rich and they oppress minorities. I Metro Student

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Dear Editor,

It is gratifying to learn that you are not, personally, sensitive to racial and ethnic slurs. However, you, and apparently many others, miss the point.

RACISM- the belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability, the idea that one race is superior or inferior to another, or discrimination or prejudice based on race, whether practiced by ''white" people, "black" people, or people of any color at all, has been responsible throughout history, for a horrifying amount of death and human misery. Whether you, personally, are bothered ·by it is not the issue. The issue is that racism is morally, ethically, spiritually, and intellectually repugnant and has no place in any society, civilized or otherwise. It should, therefore, go without saying that the teaching of racism should not be condoned as a legitimate part of any education, much less one supported, with public moneys, and that the purveyors of racism and hatred, masquerading as "educators," should be weeded out before they do any more harm than they already have.

After being a part of and a witness to the struggles of the last 40 years, it is pathetic and discouraging to see the ignorance and naivete of younger people when it comes to simply understanding what racism is and the horrors it can wreak.

- Michael Oberndorf Metro Student

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Student reps present report card Well, we are more than halfway through the semester with only six more weeks to go! I would like to share with you our successes in how the Student Government Assembly has served the students of Metro so far this year.

On Sep. 13 the student government ~osted an open forum on the Multicultural Requirement.

The panelists were comprised of several faculty members whose views on the issue were varied. The forum was a success as the role of the Multicultural requirement here at Metro sparked an intense debate.

Approximately 200 people attended and as Vernon Haley, vice president of student services, said, "in my two years here I have never seen an open forum as successful as this!"

I would also like to highlight the accomplishments and future goals of your student government representatives:

Ky Lee, vice president of Academic Affairs • Student representative on the Board of Academic Standards Exceptions Committee.

• Co-sponsored Metro's initial Grade Appeal Forum.

• Currently working on a planning committee for the next Multicultural Requirement open forum.

Lisa Scott, vice president of Student Services • Served as the Auraria team leader for the Colorado Aids Walk 1995.

• Organized two successful open forums on the Grade Appeal Procedure.

• Served on the committee that organized the reception for new African American students.

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I am in the process of designing a student survey concerning North Central Self Study Task Force on the implementation of General Studies program and the Multicultural and senior-experience requirements.

Rodney Lebsock, vice president of Administration and Finance .

• Facilitate the idea of an easy-access Credit Union near campus that will address Metro student's needs.

• Student Representative on the Parking Advisory Committee. My goal is to ensure the student voice is recognized regarding parking issues.

Melissa Munoz, vice president of Diversity •Participated in freshman orientation workshops and disseminated information regarding diversity and general student government literature.

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Safa Suleiman • Played an active role in the planning stages of the diversity conference in the summer of 1995. Moderated a student panel on institutional racism.

• Arranged AIDS awareness table in conjunction with Student Health Center.

• Active in the National Coming Out Day activities facilitated on campus.

• Member of the "La Xicana" conference planning committee to be held in March 1996.

Almeta Corbin, vice president of Student Fees • Co-Chairwoman of Student Affairs Board. The SAB allocates money to student-fee-driven programs.

• Co-Sponsored a forum dealing with the issue of leasing Club Hub space to outside organizations.

In the future, I would like to initiate a forum regarding the anticipated student fee increase, and to establish a program, which would work to cultivate a qualified pool of students to attend college from non-traditional educational backgrounds.

Amy Haimerl, representative to the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board • Chairwoman of the Food Service Advisory qommittee.

• My goals include the institution of a plan that will allow for a coffee cart to be placed in the South Classroom and to produce a catering brochure to aid student organizations in events planning.

I am devising a plan for health food to be provided i!l the vending machines located in the Auraria Events Center. I will be working with Auraria on the budget to ensure that student fees are being spent responsibly.

Ajayi Harris, representative to the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board • Student Representative to Student Union Advisory Committee which is responsible for the allocation of club space and the reviewing of policies for the student union.

• Engaged in the marketing and promotion of the Tivoli Student Union.

• Currently involved in expanding banner space and current events bulletin boards.

Juan Sanchez, vice president of Student Organizations • Responsible for the building of coalitions between Metro, CCD and UCO to ensure fairness of Auraria policy with regards to clubs.

• Participated on the Auraria team on the Colorado AIDS Walk 1995.

• Co-Sponsored a forum dealing with issues of leasing Club Hub space to outside organizations.

My goal is to create and implement a better structured communication network between campus organizations and the various policy making bodies. ·

Cath Bongiorno, vice president of Campus Communications • Participated and initiated student government involvement in the Metro 30th birthday celebration.

• Drafted guidelines for student government agenda placement and meeting conduct guidelines.

• Student Representative on the Student Publications Board.

My goal is to publish a quarterly newsletter, a student government media packet, and to implement a ladder of communication between students, faculty, and student organizations.

Jim Mueller Board of Trustees representative • I represent Metro to the college Board of Trustees.

• Attended the National Association of Students in Higher '"' I Education conference in Washington, D.C. Pete J. Rutt IV, Chief Justice • Currently reviewing the Metro constitution to be updated and incorporating suggestions for revision.

• Working on election reform for the next student government election process.

The representatives of the Metro SGA have been working diligently to serve the students of Metro. We invite you to attend our meetings, held every Thursday at 3:30 p.m., or to stop by our office to voice your suggestions! It's a pleasure for all of us to serve the students here at Metro and we look forward to he.aring from you!

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Letter to the Editor: This is in response to Michelle Urrutia's letter printed on Oct. 13.

Michelle tried to show how narrow minded Dr. Mascarenas' views were.

Ironically, Michelle's arguments were narrow minded and full of half-truths. Michelle stated that "what this nation needs is good a dose of American culture . . . immigrants industrialized this nation . . . American mind- set is one of determination, success, togetherness and drive . . . the things that made this country strong are tumbling down around us all! ! !"

What Michelle left out was that these immigrants found "success" by the use of slaves. She left out the fact that the men, through their "togetherness" made sure women didn't get any rights. She left out the fact that these same immigrants were "determined" to "drive" Native Americans off the face of the planet. This is how this "strong" nation was built. These are a part of "America's culture." Michelle, are you saying that this is the "good dose" of culture

that needs to be brought back?!

Michelle also stated that Africans "came over" to America. Michelle, read your history books again. Africans were forced to come, they were brought here. I seriously doubt that the Africans said, "Hey, let's go over with those white folks to America. I heard that they will whip us, treat us like property, rape our women and best of all, we will be robbed of our history, culture and dignity. Doesn't that sound wonderful?!"

Michelle tried to show how offensive the "white mind-ser is by saying that if a person were to say that a "black mind-set is one of violence, laziness and the welfare mentality," that there would be some kind of protest. Well, again, Michelle needs to read her history. Malcolm X called it the "slave mentality." It is a paradigm that many people believe in. Do I believe in the "white mind-ser and the "slave mentality?" Yes, I do. Do I believe only Caucasians have the "white mind-set" and that only African Americans have the "slave mentality?" No, I don't. What's the controversy?

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Finally, Michelle said that having a curriculum for only a few minority groups is racist. Well, if you eliminate the current multicultural requirement, then students would only be exposed to Eurocentric political systems and theories. Wouldn't that be ethnocentric?!! Furthermore, the larger variety is not offered because people like Michelle (and College Republicans) believe that these courses are useless and have nothing to do with the real world and refuse to take them. And because there's a shortage of these courses, there's a lack of professors who can teach multicultural courses, making it difficult to get a larger vari~ty of courses ! !

People like Michelle need a good dose of reality: this is a multicultural nation. If you can't realize that, then you will fall behind in no matter what field you go into: business, politics, education, etc. This is the real American culture . . . deal with it! ! !

-Young B. Kim Metro Student

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Metro feels like home New Chicano Studies chair hopes to expand department Yoko Naito The METROPOLITAN

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uis Torres says that teaching at Metro feels like being "back home."

Torres is ihe new chairman of Chicano Studies at Metro and just came back to Denver in August from Pueblo, where he taught English and Chicano Studies at the University of Southern Colorado for four years.

Born and raised in Denver, he earned his bachelor's degree in English from University of Colorado-Boulder. After that, he left Denver to get his masters and doctorate degrees at the University of Washington in Seattle.

"I was away from Denver off and on for closely 15 years," Torres said. 'Tm new here at Metro, but I'm not new around this area."

"I remember that on the Ninth Street Park. one of those building used to be a Mexican restaurant," Torres recalled from his childhood. "We were eating there when I was young."

After receiving his doctorate in English literature Torres started teaching Chicano, African American, Native American and Asian American literature along with Western European literature in 1972.

He said he was interested in both Chicano Studies and Western European literature.

"Those are the two areas that I've concentrated on for the last 20 years," Torres said, "And I've always wanted to teach

Chicano Studies."

That is why he applied for the position of chairman when he heard about the job last year.

"I am fortunate to have this position," Torres said.

"Teaching is my personality, my character and my profession," he said. "And especially at Metro, students are interesting and very responsible. I like it a great deal."

His goal as the new chairman is to develop the Chicano Studies department by offering many additional courses.

"Chicano Studies, along with other ethnic studies are still being developed in higher education," Torres said. "Many books are published now, and we are expanding the kinds of courses."

For example, Torres said, early Chicano literature has been taught for only a year or two because books in the area had not been published. Now professors can teach both Chicano literature from the 1800s as well as contemporary Chicano literature, he said.

In addition to developing the Chicano Studies department his other goal is to develop Chicano Studies for elementary and secondary school students.

"One area that I really hope to work on is to develop Chicano Studies' curricula for kindergarten to twelfth graders," Torres said. "We can help create the materials to teach elementary and secondary students."

Torres said there is not much curriculum designed for teaching Chicano culture or history. "But it's beginning," he said.

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BACK HOME: Luis Torres discusses his goal and plans for the Chicano Studies department, of which he just became the new chairman. He plans to develop more Chicano studies classes at younger age lev~ls.

"There are some materials being used at school today, but a lot has to be developed."

Torres showed a picture-book for first graders in which many Chicano traditional ceremonies, such as Christmas and birthdays, are illustrated and the explanations were written in both English and Spanish.

"I think this kind of book helps Chicano children to affirm Chicano culture," Torres said.

"It's very important for Chicano kids to be able to see Chicano cultures in cultural books and Chicano history in history books," Torres said. "I think that would be very powerful and valuable."

Outside his work at Metro, he has a

wife and two daughters, 22 and 17. And he loves to take picLUres.

"Photography is a part of my life," Torres said.

He likes to go on small trips to take pictures of nature and historical places.

Those pictures hang in his office along with pictures of his family.

However, his favorite activity is spending time with his I I -month-old granddaughter, Alma. When he talks about her, his face changes from that of a professor to a grandpa, and he can't help but smile.

"I read to her, I take her places and I do all kind of things with her." Torres said.

"She is light of my life."

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52-year-old Metro senior was the only student in Colorado to receive a scholarship from the American Association of Retired Persons.

AARP recently awarded $50,000 in scholarships to 47 women over the age of 50 in the United States.

Edith Rebecca Bogard's $ J ,000 scholarship will help her receive her degree in Human Services with an emphasis on drug and alcohol addiction and counseling. As a recovering alcoholic for 19 years, Bogard is also interested in aging and alcoholism.

"I want to be a support in creating a new paradigm for a conscious aging in our community so that elders don't go into hiding through drugs or alcohol," she said.

'This would allow aging adults to have self-esteem, be creative and continue to realize their potential in our society."

Being one of nine children in a Texas farm-family she went on to become an

interior designer. In her early 40s, she switched over to real estate and then back again when the market dropped in the mid-eighties. It was not until Bogard moved to Denver in January of 1990 that she decided to return to college.

"I wanted a career that would be more fulfilling, something that wasn' tjust about making money," Bogard said.

"Everyone in my family has been very supportive of my decision to return to school, even though I'm the first of my brothers and sisters to return to college and obtain my degree," Bogard said. "I've really surrounded myself with supportive people, that's part of the paradigm. Even the campus at Metro is very supportive of older people. I'm also very appreciative of the support I've received from the AARP." "The Women 's Initiative Program awarded these 47 scholarships in celebration of its tenth anniversary," said Betty Moynihan, AARP's State Coordinator of Communications "Applicants were chosen on the basis of need and presentation.

This program is dedicated to enhance the economic, health and social needs of older

women."

TheAARP itself was founded in 1958 by retired teacher Ethel Percy Andrus.

Moynihan said Andrus originally started the association to improve teachers' pensions, but later found that retired persons needed someone to help them defend their rights.

"Don't retire, have a second career," was Andrus' motto.

"The AARP is the nation's leading organization for people over 50, serving their needs and interests through a number of ways including community services and legislative activity," Moynihan said.

For more information on the AARP, write to the state office at 1301 Pennsylvania St., Suite 200, Denver CO 80203, or send for The Back-ToSchool Money Book, D14500, AARP, EE0894, P.O. Box 22796, Long Beach Ca., 99720

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FULFILLING CAREER: In her Capitol Hill apartment, Metro senior Edith Bogard shows off her AARP scholarship award.

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'We are people with feelings just like you' Student forum addresses issues, treatment of people with disabilities Nguyen Pontiere The METROPOLITAN

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hould you help someone in a wheelchair if they look like they are struggling? Do you address people with disabilities differently when speaking to them?

These were some of the questions addressed by a student-forum of six students with disabilities. The forum was held on Disability Awareness Day, Oct. 24 in St. Cajetan's Center.

The forum began with the members of the forum introducing themselves and describing their disabilities.They were: •Tom Pence, a Metro student with dyslexia and nerve damage •Johnny Johnson, a Metro student who is legally blind •Vee Schultz, a CCD student with a birth defect •Pamela Cyr. a CCD student with cerebral palsy •Julien Parker, a CCD student with a handicap of the right leg •Kathy Burrows, a Metro student with cerebral palsy When a student is struggling in a wheelchair, Burrow said they will tell you if they need help. "If the response is abrupt or negative it is because of the struggle we are going through, but please ask next time," Burrows said. ''The top thing I want you to remember is to ask first," Parker said.

"It is important to not be afraid to go to disabled people and ask if they need

help," said Schultz.

Because Pence and Parker have disabilities that are not always visible, they spoke of accommodations that may be needed for the classroom.

"You have to talk to teachers regarding accommodations, such as test taking," Pence said. "You have to be upfront about your needs."

Pence also addressed how to talk to a person who has a disability. " Don't patronize us," Pence said.

"Say it in a normal voice."

Cyr added to this by saying, "Talk to us and not talk down us."

Cyr said her biggest problem is when a person asks a friend who is accompanying her about her disability.

"I do have a voice," Cyr said. "Please ask me."

Wondering if it is OK to pet a seeing eye-dog?

Johnson said if the harness is on, it means the dog is working and it is not OK to pet it. If the harness is off, petting the dog is acceptable.

"When the harness is on and the dog is being petted, it distracts the dog," Johnson said. "This is dangerous, because the person's life lies in the hands of the dog."

Schultz also addressed the issue of staring at a person with a disability.

"If you are going to stare, at least question us about our disability," Schultz said.

To end the forum, the student panel

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RAISING AWARENESS: Pam Daale, a meteorologist for KMGH-7 news, points out that disabled people can live the life they want to using the fact that she is pregnant as an example. stressed that people with disabilities struggle, but are human.

"We are people with feelings just like you," Schultz said.

Darlene Powell, coordinator of the event, said the forum was very successful and meaningful to students.

"We have so many people asking us how to cope with these issues and I think

this really helped out a lot," Powell said.

Parker told students, "Disabilities are disabilities no matter what, and we do struggle more than others."

Burrows added there are roadblocks everywhere in life and school.

"But they can't stop me from doing a whole lot of anything," she said.

Eddie Murphy back with a bite Craven 's 'Vampire in Brooklyn' full of laughs, murder, mayhem Dave Flomberg The METROPOLITAN

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hat do you get when you cross Eddie Murphy with Wes Craven? A riotous, dark jaunt through one of the country's roughest neighborhoods, complete with non-stop laughs, murder and mayhem.

Paramount Pictures' Vampire in Brooklyn is Murphy's latest venture, and is sure to be a box-office hit, thanks to funny writing, a well-rounded cast, and Craven's penchant for the weird and unusual.

Eddie Murphy is Maximillian, one of the last of a tribe of Nosferatu, the undead, the vampire. He embarks on a quest to find the one other living descendant of his tribe, Rita Vedder (Angela Bassett). She is half-human , half-vampire, and is unaware of her darker side. Maximillian ends up in Brooklyn, where Vedder is a cop, and the ghoulish ride begins.

Murphy possesses all of the charm and style he exuded in

Boomerang. His characterization is dark and somewhat macabre, yet balanced by his other roles in the film, reminiscent of Coming To America. Along with the vampire, he also plays Preacher Pauly and a small-time thug named Guido, both of which are hilarious character roles.

Vedder is tormented by her dark side and by strange nightmares and hallucinations. Once she crosses paths with Maximillian, her life is thrown into a tailspin of blood lust and unrequited love, where the only escape is to embrace her dark side and forsake her humanity.

Her partner, Warren Justice (Allen Payne), is skeptical about the whole supernatural world until he finally crosses swords with Maximillian. Justice is in love with Vedder, and his clash with Maximillian is symbolic of Vedder's inner turmoil.

Payne's portrayal isn't as one-dimensional as most Continued page 13

BLOOD LUST: Eddie Murphy is Maximillian in Vampire in Brooklyn

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tudents can broaden their minds, discover new cultures and earn credit while studying abroad.

Scholarships to study abroad are available through the National Security Education Program (NSEP).

Now in its third year, the NSEP awards scholarships to American undergraduates to study regions outside of Western Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The program provides opportunities for students to Jive and study in areas of the world not traditionally chosen as study-abroad destinations.

The NSEP's rationale is that in the post-Cold War world, many of these nations are now vital players in the global environment.

The NSEP scholarships are funded with a portion of the money that was used for national security purposes during the Cold War. Mary Anne Krohn, campus representative for the Study Abroad Program, said, "people should understand this is not a simple fill-in-the-blank scholarship."

"The application process is so labor intensive to the applicant and to me as campus representative," she said, "that I must think of an efficient way to utilize my time."

"My job is to make sure that applicants know everything they need to know about the scholarship before they go through the application process," Krohn said.

Some students find the Study Abroad Program appealing because they approach the program with what Krohn calls, "A real '60s-hippie approach, it's cool, it's groovy, and meeting people in other countries is a great opportunity."

The application process consists of two parts, Krohn said.

Step one is finding a specific program that interests you.

During step two, the entire application for the scholarship is built around your chosen program.

According to Krohn, the applicants must write an essay saying "what's so special about them and what's so special about their particular program." Next, the applicant must explain why they need to go on this particular study abroad - what they can get out of it, and what they can give back, Krohn said.

Applications go to a review committee, but no applicants are disregarded. The committee makes ratings on the students' applications, Krohn said. Then the applications and recommendations are sent to the regional committees in Washington, D.C. According to a NSEP profile, in the 1995-1996 competition cycles for the scholarship, more than 2,900 students from over 500 U.S. universities, colleges and community colleges submitted applications to study in 60 countries.

NSEP profiles show that approximately 600 students out of

the 2,900 were chosen to receive a study-abroad scholarship to study 49 languages in 48 countries.

The Study Abroad Program is designed to give scholarships to juniors and seniors who want to study for the whole year, Krohn said.

Usually by students' junior year they have completed their required core-classes, allowing them to focus on their major and immerse themselves in the culture they are studying, she said.

Language acquisition is essential when accepted for a Study Abroad Scholarship, Krohn said.

When applying for the scholarship, the committee will ask you if you have any financial aid other than Joans. For instance if you have a $2,000 Pell Grant then the Study Abroad Program will make up the difference of the total tuition for your program, Krohn said.

In other words, if you have a $2,000 Pell Grant and your study Abroad Program costs $14,000 a year, then the program will give you $12,000 for the difference, she said.

The Study Abroad Scholarship is awarded yearly, Krohn said.

Metro students have fared well in the program.

At least one student from Metro has qualified for the scholarship all three years. In NSEP's first year, Metro had the highest number of applicants of all Colorado colleges and universities.

Both the regional and national selection committee for the Institute for International Education, which administers the scholarship process, have commented on the high qualifications of Metro applicants, Krohn said.

Elizabeth Novreske, a Metro management major, who went through the Study Abroad Program for five months to the American University in Cairo. Egypt, from September 1994 to January 1995, found the program to be a positive experience.

The living conditions were good for the students, Novreske said, but she got frustrated at times b~use of the differences in cultural backgrounds.

It was hard to adjust to language barriers and social conformities, she added.

"I wanted to experience another culture and find out if I could acclimate myself to another culture to find out if what I was doing is the right thing for me," Novreske said.

There are some students who were ready to come home after five months of study abroad because they found it to difficult to adjust, she said.

"I found I have a much more open mind when it comes to diversity than I would have otherwise if I hadn't participated in the Study Abroad Program," Novreske said.

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horror-flick heroes, which is a refreshing break from tradition. However, the true success of the film Lies in the character roles played by John Witherspoon and Kadeem Hardison.

Hardison plays Julius, a hapless numbers runner Maximillian turns into his ghoul in order to do his personal bidding during the day. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of being a ghoul is "the dropsies" where pieces of the ghoul's body start falling off. Needless to say, this lends itself to some hilarious slapstick banter between Julius and almost every other character he comes in contact with, especially his uncle Silas (Witherspoon).

Witherspoon's character is very similar to the one he played in Boomerang, only a bit rougher around the edges. Point being, it is his character's interaction with Julius that makes this movie one of the funniest I've seen all year.

On the downside, for some strange reason, Danny Elfman, the man who brought you the themes to dark movies such as Batman and Beetlejuice, was not the musical director. That title was held by J. Peter Robinson the man who brought you the themes to such not-so-dark movies as Encino Man and Wayne's World.

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The women's soccer team lost a 4- 1 decision Wednesday to the Air Force Falcons, falling to 2-12-1 overall and 1-8-1 in the Colorado Athletic Conference.

The final score was a poor indicator of the battle that took place on the field, however, as Metro turned in a competitive effort against the third-place Falcons.

Air Force struck first when Dolly Pasini scored on a cross pass from Jen Schweer 28:29 into the first half. Tracy Mayes scored an unas- · sisted goal two minutes and 12 seconds later when she dribbled in and beat Falcon goalkeeper Stephanie Jardine to tie the score.

Laura Harding put Air Force up for good with a deft shot that crossed the entire width of the goal and settled in the back left corner of Metro's net.

The game remained within reach for the Roadrunners until Tracy Healy scored on a penalty kick with 5:29 remaining in the second half.

Metro coach Ed Montojo said he was proud of his team's effort and said the main problem with his team is the lack of consistent scoring attacks. · "It's frustrating," Montojo said. "We' ve tried different combinations and when we think we have something, it falls flat. We are lacking a true goal-scoring mentality."

The Roadrunners have been outscored 3412 in the course of 15 matches this season. In contrast, Metro tallied 14 goals in its first three John McDonough/The METROPOLITAN matches last season. Through the first 1~ matches last year Metro scored 40 goals.

AMBUSH.ED: Metro soccer player Traci Mays tries to get control of the ball against the Air Force Injuries to veterans Shannon Wise and Academy on Wednesday. Mays scored Metro's only goal of the game, giving her two for the season.

Jami Morgan have hurt the team through the latter part of the season .

"We've had key injuries to key players," Montojo it is 3-1 or 4-1 it doesn't matter. You have to try to him gauge his team for next season.

"We have a good core to build on," Montojo said. "I said. "We also make some wrong decisions and that is score."

Replacing last season's top goal scorer, Rosie think sometimes we've been our own worst enemy this just maturity and that will come around."

Air Force added a goal at 40:30, long after Montojo Durbin, has proved to be impossible, at least this sea- . year."

Metro closes out its home schedule with a match had moved a defender up into an attacking position, to son. Durbin scored 17 goals for the Roadrunners last against Fort Lewis on Saturday at l p.m. Sunday, the year. end the scoring.

With two matches remaining Montojo said he will Roadrunners travel to Pueblo for the season finale "We leave ourselves vulnerable when we take chances to try to get a late goal," Montojo said. "When continue to try different combinations of players to help against the University of Southern Colorado.

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The women's volleyball team pulled to within two games of a .500 record Tuesday with a fourgame win over the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, improving to 12-14 overall and 4-3 in the Colorado Athletic Conference.

The 2-15, 15-9, 15-7, 15-11 win came on the heels of a 2-2 performance over the weekend in the Metro Invitational.

The Roadrunners beat AlaskaAnchorage to open the tourney, then dropped matches to NebraskaKeamey University and Fort Lewis before closing out with a thrilling, come-from-behind, five-game win over Mesa State.

The Roadrunners are tied with Colorado Christian for third place in the CAC with four conference matches to play.

In Tuesday's win, four Metro players finished with double-figures in digs led by Kerry Beidleman with 19. Stacey Hoyt set the pace offensively with 16 kills for the Roadrunners and added 15 digs.

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Metro could ·only manage a .069 attack percentage but it was good enough against the CAC's last place team.

In the Invitational, Metro defended its home court in the opener, winning a four-game decision against Alaska-Anchorage 158, 6-15, 15-12, 15-13.

A two-game slide followed the opening round win as the Roadrunners lost 17-15, 12-15, 1015, 6-15 to Nebraska-Kearney and fell 7-15, 11-15, 13-15 to Fort Lewis.

Metro ended the tournament on a positive note, beating Mesa in dramatic fashion by coming back from a two-games-to-none deficit to win in five.

Mesa handled the Roadrunners easily in the first two, winning 14-4, 15-9 before Metro caught fire to pull off a sweep of the final three games 15-10, 15-9, 15-11.

The Roadrunners play at firstplace Regis University on Friday and travel to Colorado Springs to take on the Air Force Academy Falcons on Tuesday.

John Swift/The METROPOLITAN Metro returns to Auraria Events Center Nov. 7 for a 7 p.m. match TWO-ON-ONE: Laurie Anderson, left, and against the University of Denver.

Holly Rice block Chadron State player's spike.

Metro Athletic Director William Helman announced Oct. 16 that women's volleyball team member Stacey Hoyt and ~· · .• ' t " men 's soccer player Mazen Kayali have been selected as • • ..... " ' ~ ·f Student Athletes of the month. t.

A powerful hitStacey Hoyt ter, Hoyt has been one of the team's strongest offensive weapons. She has also done it defensively, tallying 20 blocks. It is the Hoyt's first time winning Student Athlete of the month honors.

Kayali leads Mazen Kayali the soccer team with 19 points. He is seventh in the Colorado Athletic Conference in scoring with eight goals and three assists.

Kayali is a junior and serves as one of the team's captains.

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GENERAL Alcoholics Anonymous meetings on campus. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon to 12:50 p.m. in Auraria library Room 205. Info: Chris at 935-0358.

Menorah Ministries hosts a Truth Bible Study every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Tivoli Room 542. Come for the fellowship and Truth Bible Study. Info: 722-0944.

Metro presents a trip to Mexico and the Yucatan from Jan. 3 to 16, 1996.

Estimated cost only $1,495 plus a $30 application fee. Includes air, room, transfers and one credit of tuition.

Application deadline Nov. 3, 1995.

Financial aid available if eligible. Info: 556-2908.

"The Great American Landscape," monumental landscape paintings are exhibited at Republic Plaza Lobby, at 370 17th St. Suite 3800, though Nov. 24. The exhibition times are Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is sponsored by UCD's Asian Multi-Cultural Network.

Auraria Division of Public Safety, Campus Police Department is completing an annual purge of its lost and

found property room. If you believe your property is there, contact them at 1200 7th St. by Nov. 22. After that date all items will be destroyed or contributed to a deserving charity. Info: 556-3271.

The Colorado Open Contest, run by the Poetry Society of Colorado Inc., is open to all resident poets of Colorado.

Prizes: first $35, second $25, and third $15. Rules: form - free verse, theme - optional, line limit - 40 lines, entry donation of $3. The deadline is postmarked by Dec. 1. Send your copies and your entry donation to The Poetry Society of Colorado, Inc. c/o Juliana Underwood 618 Soda Creek Drive Evergreen, CO 80439 Info: 674-4657.

FRI. OCT. 27 CCD students host "Freaky Friday in the Ninth Street 'Hood," the annual Halloween Scene trick-or-treating party for Denver area children from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Auraria campus, along 9th Street Park and St. Cajetan's. Info: Paul Kosempel at 5562597.

Metro's History Club has a general meeting at 2:30 p.m. in West Classroom 263. Open to all Metro students. Info: 861-7867.

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Scholarship workshop is offered from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Tivoli Room 329. All students are welcome. Info: 556-8441.

Toads in the Garden, a Thursday night poetry series at the Daily Grind, presents a poetry reading and book signing by Jack Collom, starting at 7:30 p.m. Collom, a Boulder poet and Naropa instructor, is the author of 1O books of poetry and has been awarded two National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowships. Admission is $2/$1 with student ID. Info: 573-JAVA or 615-9795.

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English conversation partners needed for Japanese ESL students. Call 388-5002. Ask for Melissa.

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HOUSING

*LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO share? Call Nancy at Housing Helpers at 499-4499.* 11/17

TEACH ENGLISH IN KOREA Positions.available monthly. BA or BS required. $18,000-24,000/yr. Aecom. provided, other benefits. Send resume, copy of diploma and copy of passport to: Bok Ji Corporation, Yang Chun P.O. Box 8, Yang Chun Gu, Seoul, Korea.

TEL: 011-822-242-5627 FAX: 011-822-242-4329

FOR SALE

PERSONALS

Mac Color Classic

: 8 Mg RAM, 80 Mg Hard Drive, Style SEEKING INTERVIEWS WITH : Writer II Printer, Keyboard. Perfect serious female sports fans, espe- . · Condition. System 7. 7:_ Cl~ris Works cially those who patronize hotel and SAM Virus Protection included.

bars to try to meet players.

Interviews are for a women's studies research project and possible publication. Please call Jeanie at 863-8117.

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$1075 or best offer. ·

Call (303) 399-3779 anytime.

Ask for Andy.

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$1000 FUNDRAISER

"ARE ALL RELIGIONS CREATED EQUAL?" This will be lecturer Dave Homer's topic on Nov. 6 from 1:00 - 3:30p.m. in Room 320C at FRATERNITIES. SORORITIES &STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS. All are invited. the Tivoli.

Sponsored by Menorah Ministries. You've seen credit card fundraisers before, 11/1 but you've never seen the

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS! Over $6 Billion in private sector grants & scholarships is now available. All students are eligible. Let Visa fundraiser that pays $5.00 per application. us help. For more info. call 1-800263-6495 ext. F58792.

STUDENTS WANTED: Seeking ~ 1/19 students who are participating in Call Donna at 1-800-932-0528 ext. 65. the Financial Aid Office's Quality Qualified callers receive a FREE camera.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS- Assurance Program. Call Becky at - - - - - - - • Visitors DV-1 Greencard Program, 556-2507. Leave Message.

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by U.S. Immigration. Legal Services. Tel. (818) 772-7168. #20231 Stagg St. Canoga Park, CA 91306.

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EVERYTIIING FOR HALLOWEEN

TUTOR FOR GERMAN AND FRENCH Qualified, experienced, reliable. B.A. in German, minor in French, 4.0 GPA. Students $1 O/hr, non-students $121hr. On Auraria campus Monday through Thursday. Leonore Dvorkin - 9852327.

1211 NEED SOME TYPING "DONE? I do it all!

Including research papers, resumes, flyers, business cards, etc. For reasonable rates call The Word Shoppe at 3666803.

10/27 WANT TO GET IN SHAPE? Award-winning instructor offers coed classes combining weight training, calisthenics and stretches. $4/hr. All equipment provided.

Evening and Saturdays in southwest Denver. Leonore Dvorkin 1211 985-2327.

NEED MONEY FOR COLLEGE Funds go unused every year.

Computer Resources can help you. 1-800-887-0716.

11/10

GET THE MET-.

IT PAYS!

costumes, make-up, ~ & access0ries, Sales & Rentals "Best Costume Store• WW'87

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE 2920 E. Colfax (at Milwaukee) 320-8451

Paris ••••• $265* Los Angeles $69* Seattle · $80* Florida $179* Hawaii $238*

$239* Costa Rica $239* $350* Tokyo $613* Bali London

*fares are each way from Denver based on a roundtnp purchase. Taxes are not include<i and restndions apply. Call for other worldwide destinations

Drop by for a FREE Student Travels magazine!

Council Travel On the Main Floor of the Tivoli Building

571-0630 EURAILPASSES

ISS U ED O N -TH E-SPOT!

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The Metre>pe>litan Student Newspaper JV\ETROPOLITAN 1

is seeking highly motivated and dedicated students to join its 1995-1996 editorial staff.

All journalism students and students with strong writing skills are encouraged to apply.

Macintosh computer ar]d Microsoft Word experience is desirable, but not essential. fV\ETROPOLITAN

offers the opportunity路for valuable experience. Training and production begins in November for the Spring semester.

Copy Editor

Insights Editor

Paid Position. Duties include copy editing all stories,

Paid Position. Oversee the operation of the Insights

headlines and cutlines. Requires excellent.eye for proper use of English language and grammar. Comprehensive knowledge of Associated Press Stylebook is also required. .

section. Duties include assigning stories and photos for the section. Stories in this section will be investigative and in-depth in nature. Editor will also be responsible for writing most of the stories to appear in this section.

News Editor

Staff Writers

Paid Position. Oversee the operations of the news

Paid Position. Duties include writing stories in a timely

section. Duties include assigning stories and photos, editing stories, and layout and design of the section.

manner. This position requires excellent writing skills and the ability to write on a variety of topics.

Features Editor

Beginning Staff Writers

Paid Position. Oversee the operation of the features

Not Paid. Duties include writing stories and assisting

section. Duties include assigning stories and photos, editing stories, and layout and design of section.

staff writers working on Insights section stories. Freshmen and sophomores are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions.

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