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Racist flier circulates again Anti-Mexican leaflet takes on political overtones; campus police investigating
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Metro panel tackles issues Roundtable discussion allows students to voice opinions Nguyen Pontiere The METROPOLITAN
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Students had a chance to voice their concerns about Metro to administrators on Wednesday at a roundtable discussion. Administrators who attended were Metro President Sheila Kaplan, Vice President of Student Services Vernon Haley, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Sharon Siverts and Vice President of Administration and Finance Joe Arcese. Although only 25 students attended the meeting, several topics arose such as the Auraria Child Care Center, academic advising, student retention and the multicultural requirement. Rodney Lebsock, vice president of Finance for the Metro Student Government Assembly, told the panel he would like to see a method where the Child Care Center can utilize an intern from Metro's Early Childhood and Education department. Currently, interns at the center are selected from outside schools. Members of the roundtable addressed the issue of academic advising at great length. "This is an issue we've been grappling with for the past IO years," Haley said. Haley said Metro is trying to determine what is best for the school by looking at peer advising and budgeting. Haley said the implementation of the Information System Initiative this summer will help alleviate some of the problems with advising since it is user friendly. By accessing a kiosk, a student will be able to get information, such as transcripts and current events information.
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I HEAR YOU: Metro President Sheila Kaplan, far left, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Sharon Siverts and Vice President of Student Services Vernon Haley listen to a student at the roundtable discussion held on Wednesday to address student concerns, which was sponsored by the Metro Student Government Assembly.
Kaplan agreed that something needed to be done with the academic advising system, because there is a direct connection between advising and retention. "We've got to find a better way to do this," Kaplan said. Haley added that orientation will be longer to help freshman and transfer student understand the processes at Metro better.
Kaa Kiatoukaysi, who is running for vice president of Diversity for Metro Student Government, suggested that the multicultural requirement be eliminated since it does not involve Asian studies. The student said that all options should be available. "It's just not fair," Kiatoukaysi said. Kaplan said the Diversity Task Force is working on the issue of the multicultur-
al requirement and she is waiting to see what the group recommends. John Morris, a candidate for the student government president, said all cultures should be covered in the curriculum and if not, the requirement should end. "Curriculum does not appear over night," Kaplan said. "Until we change it, we're going to stay with what we've got."
Origin of racist flier remains unknown Students blamed for circulation of. reprinted letter Mike Larkin The METROPOLITAN
A 15-month-old anonymous racist flier that derogatorily announces a "Mexican invasion" has resurfaced with some familiar names tacked onto it. The flier, which was originally distributed in December of 1994, has been photocopied with the Freedom Fighter Press banner across the top and the names and e-mail addresses of the FFP contributors at the bottom. The flier calls for the sterilization of
"Mexican ille- 1"1,', !!""'":ii:--------:----:--~"'r"-:---, however, that gals" and states a Auraria has no set of "reasons" defined policy Mexicans are not against distributfit to live in the ing materials on United States. campus which The new disleaves it with no tribution promptrecourse. ed Joe Ortiz, V i c e director of President of Auraria Public Student Services Hal~y Safety to meet Vernon Haley told 路'!: with representaThe Metropolitan tives from the that "as with any 路(B'掳 ,,.,,, campus' schools type of racist flier, Services~ . , , to "get the facts we are conducting out early." an internal invesAt the meettigation." He said ing Dean Wolf, that if the party or interim executive vice president of admin- parties responsible are caught, the college istration for Auraria, said he finds the flier will look to the "Student Code of and its message "abhorable." He added, Conduct" and the college's judicial
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process for disciplinary action. He added that disciplinary action may be difficult if the perpetrators claim the flier is an exercise of their freedom of speech. Ortiz said that since the hate literature is not directed at any one particular person it is not illegal. "Actions can only be taken by the institutions," he said. However, since the note has been tampered with and names have been added to it, criminal prosecution may be sought if the individuals responsible for the flier are caught. Although there is not a criminal investigation APS is still looking into the matter and have no suspects. Metro student John Morris, a candidate for Student Government Assembly president, is one of the names listed at the bottom of the flier. Morris said he is offering a $200 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the people responsible for the flier.
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Student paper returns to publication 'The Community News' proceeds with production after claims of censorship Anna Maria Basquez The METROPOLITAN
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WE'RE BACK: Ruth Randolph, editor of The Community News, said the student newspaper has returned to publication after being shut down for five months because of claims of censorship. sorship," she said. "I like to speak and say "If there was someone else interested CCD. what I want to say." in writing and they had a sight problem, I Randolph said she has an agreement Another staff member who worked would say they should try, because they to be the editor until June of 1997. By that for the paper in 1991 wasn't involved in might know one thing that the rest of the time, she said she wants to take a tri-instithe controversy, but said he is enthusiastic staff doesn't and be able to contribute," tutional approach for the newspaper, she about being back. Strouse said. said. Ray Strouse, human services major, is Pat Jensen, from the office of "I also want to make sure it (the newsa blind student. It didn't stop him from Institutional Advancement, will be the new paper) will survive even better without me joining the staff as a reporter, he said. adviser, Randolph said. as it does with me, and I'll settle for just a Strouse uses a speech system that The previous advisers did not return few awards along the way," she said. hooks into a computer and reads every let- because their time was up after the fall Randolph also manages Snack Attack ter and punctuation point back to him. He semester, said Michael Poindexter, dean of in the Tivoli. She is vice-president of comsaid it sounds like a robot off of the show student services. He said they fulfilled munications for Phi Theta Kappa honor Dr. Who. their duties and continue to teach classes at society and a humanities major.
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4 struggle to become president Candidates will work for students, but in different ways Alisha Jeter The METROPOLITAN
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With the intent of improving student life at Metro, four candidates are jockeying for the position of student government president According to current Student Government Assembly President Safa Suleiman, this is the first time in a few years that there have been so many candi-
dates competing for student government's top seat. She said that because of the heavy competition, important issues will be raised. "It's a positive sign. It's healthy," Suleiman said. The "candidates are Jennifer Congrove, daughter of State Legislator Jim Congrove; John Morris, editor of the Freedom Fighter's Press; Juan Sanchez, former student government vice president of Student Organizations and Stephanie Stevenson, student government vice president of Academic Affairs. For all of the candidates, the big political word in the air is "change." All of the candidates are running platforms geared toward working for students, yet
doing so in many different ways. Congrove !laid that she wants to be a "voice of common sense" for students by recognizing what Metro students want and finding ways to help the students to achieve those needs. She said that she has seen a lot of waste on campus and plans to end that. "I'm not happy with administration and faculty performance," Congrove said. "The big motivation [for running] is I thought I could do a better job." Morris also lamented some of the same frustrations about waste on campus. He said he wants to become president because he was tired of seeing fees raised with student government sitting idly by. Continued next page
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He said that, if he is elected, one of the first items on his agenda is to review how Metro student fees are spent. "It's our money," he said, "We should know where it's going." He said that he would like to see where every dollar is spent and how. He also plans to seek a reduction in student fees as well. Morris also plans to address the multicultural requirement with his platform, particularly questioning why Metro needs it at all. Morris said that now is a perfect time to try to implement these changes because the current Metro administration is very student friendly. Sanchez said that he is running for president because he believes this is the right . avenue for him to take to make changes with Metro students. Sanchez has formed a platform based largely on his experience in leadership positions, noting that he has served in over 40 elected positions. He said that it is important for the next student government president to have this sort of experience because there are too many issues coming up that need immediate action. A candidate wiUi little or no experience could be rather ineffective, he said. "I'm running as a leader, not as a dictator," Sanchez said. Sanchez said he wants to listen to students, including those he would lead among student government. He said that his leadership style would include ensuring that issues facing Metro are addressed. He said the student government needs a good decision maker and that they would need to be quick on their feet. He said he would be that person and that he would be respectful of the people he was leading. "You have to know when you' re wrong," Sanchez said. Stevenson said that she wishes to put power back into the hands of those most
responsible, the students. The three themes of her campaign, dubbed "Ticket to Empowerment," are opportunity, accountability and responsibility. She is interested in making serious positive changes and taking on the administration, according to her press release. The campaign plans to publish faculty evaluations and improve academic advising as well as launch a Big Brother/Sister program on campus. The ticket also wants to hold a campus book swap and initiate a campus radio station. Other issues on Stevenson's platform include decreasing tuition, using fees effectively, promoting diversity and encouraging students to take multi-cultural classes. The "Ticket to Empowerment" will get things done and be an effective voice for the students," Stevenson said. The ballots will also be heavy with candidates for seven vice-president posi, tions, two Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB) positions and one Board of Trustees position. Campaigning will be in full swing next week with an all-day debate on April 2 to be held in the Tivoli Turnhalle from 11 a.Jl!. to 2 p.m. Student voting will take place April 1 through 5. Students may vote April I through 4 at the flagpole or in the secondfloor hallway where Central and West Classrooms meet, and on Friday, April 5 at the flagpole or at the softball fields where the 1996 Metro Spring Bash sponsored by student government is being held. Students may aJso vote at night on Tuesday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 3 from 7-9 p.m. in Tivoli Room 307. The ballots will be counted by two temporary employees hired for that purpose, not by any current student government members. A complete list of all candidates for this year's elections can be found on page 12.
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I Your college -your money Two weeks ago I made the suggestion that the voting members of Metro's Student Government Assembly resign. You can imagine my surprise when they all stayed on the job. Well, there is more than one way to skin a cat fight. Student government elections are this week, April 1 through April 5. It is out with the old and in with the new. But the elections are meaningless unless the students get involved. Two years ago a total of 93 students voted in the student government elections. Last year we had approximately 350. I don't know for sure because the news editor of The Metropolitan last year (me) did such a bad job covering the story. Reading our story did bring up an interesting issue. Three of the four students quoted in the story are no longer members of student government. Metro students need to become involved in these elections. Contact the candidates. Ask them what they feel are the important issues. Ask them what they will do to fight the tuition increase, an increase that college administration continues to push as one approved by Metro students.
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If you approve of the increase would like to hear from you, but most importantly if you oppose the increase I have a suggestion. I would like you to call' a few people. Call Gov. Roy Romer, Sen. Al Meiklejohn, the chairman of the Colorado Senate Education committee and Norma Anderson, chairwoman of the Colorado House Education committee. Tell them how you feel about the tuition increase. Remind them about the increase last year. If you feel the quality of your education hasn't kept up with the rise in tuition tell them. Metro needs to view a hike in tuition as a last resort instead of easy pockets to pick. Unless the students speak up and tell their representatives
and the college administration that you are not in favor of this increase, they will continue to push things down your throat. It is up to the students. There is one more person I would like you to contact: Metro President Shelia Kaplan. If you have the time, visit her at her office. Metro students are busy. Many have off-campus jobs and others have families. There are numerous things to distract our attention from campusrelated issues. We can allow the college administration take advantage of us or we can let them know how we feel.
An open letter to a friehd, who will be missed Dear Greg, The morning of your burial I stared at two dresses in my closet to make a choice. One of them, I wore the last time I saw you in the newsroom, just three weeks ago. The skirt had tropical white flowers on it. The other made me remember the first time I met you, one of my stars and how you welcomed me. It was on a rainy summer evening that, as an intern, I attended my first Rocky Mountain News press party alone. It was a going away party. I was afraid of the evening I had envisioned as a high school writer. It would be an evening among my stars . . . I had worn that long pink dress to that gathering. I call it my "weeping" dress. It had been complimentary with the rainy day. The mauve, shiny skirt seems to weep as it brushes stair steps, its creases slowly lagging behind. Yet, the material shimmers in celebration. Today you would have planned to be at the newsroom, covering stories and searching until you found the heart in others to write about them. There was an accident. And no matter how much it is shown on television as the story continues, today wasn't supposed to be like this. But today I will attend another going-away. This one will be different. You, in your blue Hawaiian-print shirt, faded jeans and baseball cap, had bought 1he new intern reporter a
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drink for welcoming and congratulations at that first party. You toasted my first internship at the Rocky Mountain News. It was gone, my feeling of inadequacy and of being alone. But today I can't toast you or tell you the hero you are to me and so many others. The chance was stolen. A BMW was fast enough to be the thief. "I remember when I was an intern," you had said. You identified with my scary first moments as a writer for a large paper. You valued me as a rookie, a new person to the real world. You identified with me, a college intern with more coffee punch cards than plastic money and almost more flannels, hidden safely away at home, than professional attire. You found a way to do that. But valuing each person, free of judgment, was what you did. Today the tropical-flower outfit reminded me of the last time I talked to you. Like that day, you never just asked people how they were, but listened to the answer and asked more.
Your eyes could be described by the favorite word of Barbara Butler in your last column, "joyous." But I chose the pink dress today, the weeping dress to symbolize eternal beginnings, not endings. The shimmer of its color in any kind of rain still could celebrate your life. And that's what I'm doing, celebrating that I knew you for a short time and your lesson was clear to me. I wanted to thank you personally, Greg, for the toast. And all the other times you made me feel welcome. You would always try to make anyone feel welcome at any gathering, at any press party. You made me laugh. I wanted to thank you, Before you go. It was appropriate for you to be buried on a hillside. You were at a higher level in life and will be long after. It is the very fact that you never saw yourself that way. It's a point too many of us aren't close to - living clear of all selflessness. Today I attended your funeral alone, afraid to watch one of my stars be buried. And I left not feeling alone. Your encouragement and inspiration will live eternally in my memory. You don't know the world of difference you have made. You touched many lives. Never good-bye, only farewell for now. This is my toast to you.
Anna Basquez is a Metro student majoring in journalism.
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There is more to leadership than power In my world view, how you get to where you are going is as important, if not more important, then your final destination. When we developed our platform and ran for student government, my colleagues and I had specific agenda items-our goals for the year. One was support of the bus pass-which was approved. Another was pursuing an open door policy between students, student government members, faculty and administration. Also, we were committed to continuing the fight for the publication of faculty evaluations - this was approved under the previous administration and will continue under this administration. Beyond concrete agenda items, my personal commitment was to bring a different leadership style to the Student Government Assembly (SGA).
I advocate a style of leadership which depends upon personal integrity, honesty, and respect. Let's call this "power sharing leadership." The more often ascribed to leadership style, let's call it "powerhoarding leadership" is top-down, hierarchical, and somewhat demeaning. This may sound harsh, however I believe that top-down leadership treats colleagues as subordinates who should be told what to do and when to do it. It is demeaning and does not promote personal responsibility. In t h e March 15, 1996 issue
of The Metropolitan, editor-in-chief Louis A. Landa states that this administration has failed, and that I, as SGA president, shoulder most of the blame. I will not pick bones about the success or failure rate of this administration- Landa has valid points. However, I do take issue with Landa stating that it is my "relaxed leadership style" which is the genesis of SGA problems. According to Landa, I should "take firm control and show some guts"read, tell people what to do and how to do it and thus remove them from the
repercussions of their own decisions and choices. Yes, I bare responsibility for my decisions and for guiding this administration. However, I refuse to take responsibility for any decisions made by my colleagues. The advantage of "power-sharing leadership" is that power is dispersed and those involved truly feel entrusted. The drawback of this style is that when things are going badly, the person in my position is considered a wimpunable to take control and show some guts. To this I simply respond-viva wimphood!
Safa Suleiman is President of the Metro Student Government Assembly
Yikes! More tuition hikes for Metro
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It is nothing short of amazing how the school administration can slip another huge tuition increase under our noses. Their smoke and mirror tactics were on full display March 7 during the student government meeting which was attended by President Sheila Kaplan. Without a little prying, one could very easily come away from that meeting with the cozy feeling that tuition was only going to increase 4 percent. Wrong. One would also come away infected with the notion that the current administration has reduced staff. This is also wrong. What was discussed was the already approved "Phase II" 4 percent tuition increase whose accompanying revenues would be utilized to add extra layers of administration. The key question wasn't posed until Dr. Kaplan was leaving the meeting. Is this increase in ADDITION to another increase associated with inflation? The answer is yes. Ha ha, now the truth is exposed! When the Colorado State Legislature determines what that increase should be then we'll know the true increase in tuition. President Kaplan thinks it will be 2 percent, therefore 2 percent percent + 4 percent = 6 percent. But the State Legislature is not beholden to
President Kaplan and no one can accurately predict, at this time, what it will be. It could, conceivably, go as high as 5 percent. You do the math. The goals of the "special" increase sound nice. Add 12 new faculty positions and five administrators, but in reality are these additions fiscally responsible in a time of declining, or static enrollment? Interestingly, we expect to add far more than 17 people to the Metro staff over the course of the most recent three school years. Using the "Budget Data Document" published by state college trustees (and available to you in the library archives), the College expects to have 981.2 full time employees in 1995-96. An increase of 72 from 1994-95. They also expect to spend $6 million more on total expenditures this year than last (an 11 percent increase). Sounds frighteningly familiar to the Fed's fiscal irresponsibility. Six percent doesn't sound astronomical, but that's how they lull you to sleep. 4 percent here, 2 percent there, an increased fee here, ·a new fee there, where does it all stop? It stops when we begin to demand clarity from our administrators. Troy J . Grice
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tion such as a letter or certificate. I also think this level of academic success deserves a spot in the school's newspaper along with sports and student life achievements. It is disheartening that my academic achievement does not merit praise. I truly believe that recognition of outstanding higher learning would increase and promote Metro's image as a college that is committed to providing excellent undergraduate education. Debbie Ward Metro student
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LET ME EXPLAIN: Tara Tull, coordinator of Women's services at Metro, discusses the benefits she has reaped with her Women's Studies degree at a discussion at the Tivoli. She is flanked by Eve Hanan (left) and Xeturah Woodley, professor of Women's and African American studies at Metro.
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he benefits of a Women's Studies Degree can be bittersweet. Take Denise Rodriguez, an alcohol and substance abuse counselor .at Servicios de la Raza, a Denver social agency. She graduated from Metro in 1994, with a Human Services degree with a minor in women's studies. Tuesday, she found herself on the steps of the Aurora municipal building, her blouse covered with the vomit of an upset child. She was there to defend a woman who had been accused of substance dependency and neglect. After rehbilitation, the woman was fighting to get her daughter back. Rodriguez helped her. The vomit was an unplanned and unwanted bonus from the woman's child. The smell faintly lingered when she showed up at the Auraria seminar on the value of a Women's. Studies degree. Also there was Tara Tull, coordinator of Women's Services at Metro. "You can
do as much or as little with a degree in women's studies as you could with any other bachelor's degree," Tull said. The non-traditional career may provide inroads to various careers in both public and private business sectors Rodriguez said and the three other panelists agreed. 'The key is to enhance your degree with additional, specialized training," Tull said. "Combine your theoretical classes with practical experience provided in i1_1temships." Businesses look for sound writtenand verbal-communication skills, effective problem-solvers, and a good self-presentation in potential employees, Tull said. The panelists told the audience of about 25 that among the benefits of such a degree is that the students are taught to analyze situations and develop viable solutions. "Additionally," said Xeturah Woodley, an instructor of Women's Studies and African American studies courses at Metro, "you will gain enlightenment about yourself, and about the conditions of the world. It will allow you to experience the
tudies diversity you will ultimately work among." Panel members discussed some natural career choices for women's studies graduates. Among those were service oriented careers in shelters for the homeless or battered women, social service and senior citizen centers, work as a consultant, therapist, or counselor. "In government you could work as a lobbyist, with policy development, or as a political organizer," Tull said. The degree or course work of Women's Studies isn't limited to women. There has been one male grad-
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Fear and loathing in love Louis A. Landa The METROPOLITAN
ometimes relationships are motivated more from fear of someone rather than love. This is the problem that plagues the reluctant lovers in Ad Hoc Theater Company's production of Sam Shepard's Fool For Love . Fool explores the darker side of a love, albeit a twisted love that exists between the two main characters. The play opens with Eddie (Kevin Bartlett) and May (Ellen Orloff) locked in a silent conversation. Eddie is working saddle oil into his rodeo leather, while May is perched at the edge of the bed in a fetal position rocking her taut body. Looming in the shadows is the Old Man (Hal Terrance) who acts as a drunken ringmaster, always trying to get his lions to perform with quick biting comments to Eddie and May. But Eddie and May need little encouragement to perform for the Old Man because they are constantly performing for each other. May is trying to prove she doesn't love Eddie and he is grabbing for the straw that will convince her they belong together. The weight of the past these two bring to their relationship hangs on them like millstone. Each word of the carefully crafted Shepard dialogue is an attempt to chip away at the past, but for Eddie and May they only succeed at dulling their chisels. Set in the room of a cheap motel, the action is tight and efficient. At times the actors seem to be connected by elastic bands. Each attempt to move away snaps them quickly together. The reunions are often violent with a hint of pleasure. An encounter can begin as a kiss and end with a knee to the crotch. Violence, insults, anger and pain are the only ways in which Eddie and May communicate. And in a perverted sense it is the only way they can express their love. Here rests Shepard's message: Love can often be the most painful
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thing to endure. If it is clouded with fear, doubt and suspicion it easily rips into the tattered remnants of love. The play speaks to us all, but it speaks mostly to the people who have been too afraid to see the truth about the person they love. The cast is perfectly suited for this demanding work. Orloff molds herself into a May, easily shaping a crying child and moments later reshaping herself into a sexy blonde in a red dress. She paints the stage with emotion and energy. Hal Terrance is the Old Man. He plays the changing emotion and tension with little and distorted facial expressions. Terrance works his difficult role extremely well. He is on stage during the entire production, but never intrudes or becomes distracting. Bartlett delivers another outstanding performance and is clearly an actor to watch in local theater. He performed in Ten Percent in Maple Grove and Mercha11t ofVe11ice and gave standout performances in each. Bartlell 's portrayal of Eddie is another masterful work. He swaggers and jerks across the stage with pseudo machismo. He uses his hands the way a sculptor uses clay. He opens them in a desperate plea for love and forgiveness, and clenches them into a fist around the shining neck of a tequila bottle. Bartlett's is a performance well worth your attention. The Shop theater is almost too intimate for this play. The actors are close enough to touch, smell and almost taste. This all adds to the power and impact of the play. The modest set helps to keep the attention on the a ors, exactly where it should be. The lighting for the Fool is active and HOLD TIGHT: May, (Ellen Orloff) clutches to Eddie (Kevin Bartlett) as effective. The play easily has 50 lighting queues, the Old Man (Hal Terrance) menaces in Foo/ for Love. which can keep any lighting crew busy, especially since it's a 72-minute one-act play. There is no intermission, so prepare yourself for the long haul. Resist the urge to get up and leave. Not because it is a bad production, which it is not, but because it is a play about the sadness connected with love. It's a bit like watching puppies euthanized.
Spike Lee short of success with 'Girl 6' Flick rambles; movie's saving grace is lack of nudity for Madonna Mike Larkin The METROPOLITAN
here arc only three redeeming things about this movie: I) The soundtrack is done by Prince (or whatever his name is). 2) Madonna is in the movie and keeps her clothes on. 3) There is a very funny, but way too short, blacksploitation take-off of Shaft-genre afro-wearing Kung-fu fighting mammas. Other than that, Girl 6, the latest Spike Lee joint to hit the screens, is easily the most boring and hard to follow Spike Lee movie yet. I don't know if he was over-extending himself by trying to do too many different things or if the story was just weak to begin with but this was definitely not Spike at his best. His editing style is jagged and reminiscent of Oliver Stone's editing in Natural Born Killers. Lee also employs the use of different film stock to shift to grainier pictures at times and even employs the sitcom 路 setup of the Jefferson's. The trouble is these switch- .
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es are never fully explained. The "plot synopsis" that we receive as part of the media promotional packet that the movie's distributors send out reads like an entirely different movie than what I saw. But anyway, I'll try to sum up this rambling movie. Girl 6 (Theresa Randle), which presumably is not the name her mother gave her at birth but we never find out what her real name is, is an out-of-work actress living in New York City. The movie begins with her auditioning for no less than Quentin Tarantino, or QT as everyone calls him in the movie (I just call him the luckiest video-store clerk in Los Angeles). Tarantino is extraordinarily un-
funny as he coaxes the young aspiring actress to take her shirt off. She takes her shirt off but can't bear to do it for very long so she bolts out of the audition, takes up three part-time jobs pounding the pavement of the mean streets of New York, wittily banters with her neighbor Spike Lee and avoids her thieving exhusband. That is pretty close to how quickly all of those events actually happen in the movie. She finally decides to try her hand at phone sex. She checks out a couple of places and decides on the nice one in a high-rise office that looks nothing like a boiler room and all of the phone sex girls,
which include Naomi Campbell, are beautiful ... well attractive at least. According to her co-workers she is pretty good at the game. Trouble comes when she gets too attached to one of her regular clients. This was the part of the movie I had a little trouble with. She decides to meet this guy at Coney Island. This is a man who calls her and pays, a lot, to pret nd to have sex over the phone with her. I suppose he could be a nice and safe <!UY who is not looking for sex from her. Ummm ... yeah , I g uess that might happen. After this episode sh 路 gets addicted to phone sex which is .hown by her going to Madonna to get seedy phonesex job. According to the pr路 ss packet, the movie tries to show that fantasy can be addictive. Well, I know don't know if it can be addictive but Spike Lee has set a new standard for making fantasy boririg.
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A charge to journalists everywhere ou know, I've always considered the press to really and honestly be the last bastion against fascism. No kidding. As idealistic as that sounds, I never for a moment questioned my unwavering conviction that the press is the truest people's champion. Until spring break. It started on my trip down to Colorado Springs to participate in the Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media Association conference. I was listening to KOA (the only station I receive), and the Disc Jockey was discussing KBPI's now-infamous Dean and Rog stunt when they went into Nuggets point guard Mahmoud Abdul Rauf's mosque blaring the national anthem on a bugle. I was as appalled as anyone upon hearing about the depths to which they sank to crack a joke, and was intrigued to hear your student government assembly president's (Safa Suleiman's) opinion about the prank on air. She felt pretty much the same way I did, albeit a bit more incensed. This left a bad taste in my mouth. As I drove to the conference, I contemplated the importance of what it is we journalists do. I thought about our responsibility to the public as well as the individual, no matter if we are newspaper reporters, television. news-anchors, or radio broadcasters. Dean and Rog crossed the line with a belly flop. Wh{;!n I got to the conference, I figured that a few days of being surrounded by the future of the journalistic world would bury my anger at KBPI. Not so. The unbelievable amount of vapid lucidity present from schools all across the West was staggering. There really were people there who spent more time on their hair than they did taking notes in the break-away discussions.
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Through it all, the worst culprits were the broadcasting majors. They projected such an aura of uneducated impertinence, it blew my mind. Nothing but talking heads with glassy eyes and acrylic Dave Flomberg smiles. They were not alone. Our first night there I met a guy from North Dakota. He said that at his school, the paper he worked for had to be read and OK'd by a school official before it ever went to print. When we asked him why he did not shout "prior restraint," from tpe tops of all of his campus buildings and go rushing into court, he shrugged and muttered something about not wanting to deal with a legal mess. Lackadaisical? Undeniably so. Even the photographers weren't immune. The first place award for the live competition went to a guy that contrived his shots and asked his subjects to, "act natural" which is frowned upon in the photojournalisJ.ic field. And the organizers of the conference weren't without a fair share of guilt. One of the break-away discussions (which, I might add, was standing-room only) was on the use of "sex-to-sell" in advertisements. It's as if the concept of ethics was thrown out the window and replaced by, "Look good, get the shot, get the story, do whatever you have to do," in that order of importance. In my limited experience, I have noticed that as reporters, we have come to take statements from officials and famous types with a grain of salt. We question and follow up on everything that Senator Joe Blow tells us, with as many sources as
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We are the lie detectors for the people. But what happens when we start questioning the credibility of each other, or even the field? From that point on we are in a downward spi(al on a collision course with
the devil himself. And then there was Greg Lopez, a Rocky Mountain News columnist tragically killed in a recent hit-and-run accident. If I were a more superstitious type of man, my spring break would have ended with me throwing up my hands and saying, "everything in this field is tainted, and those who aren't are dropping off like flies. Where's the whiskey?" However, I'm not a superstitious man. I may make mistakes, and I may even write a story that offends people, but the reason I am a journalist has nothing to do with being able to trash others and write scathing reviews of idiotic movies. I do it because the people have a right to know. I do it because I want the ability to positively influence the minds of others, Lo educate and entertain. Yes, you would be a fool to think this field is completely devoid of egoism and a degree of self-righteousness, yet a non-ide-
alist does not a writer make. There is no room for cynicism in the annals of journalism. We must save our cynicism for people in power, not for those who would be their watch dogs. We just can't afford ourselves the luxury of having no faith in our journalistic peers. So I lay down a charge to any and all looking at this field, whether it be broadcast or print.: Examine yourself and your reasons for becoming a journalist; do you have the vested interest of the people in your heart? Ratings and awards don't matter, they are secondary to doing the right thing. The ends never justify the means. Your duty is always to the people, never to your favorite candidate. Controversy for the sake of controversy is always self-defeating. Accuracy and fairness are your two most trusted allies. There is an absolute right and an absolute wrong in this field. "It's a gray issue,'' should never be your defense for writing a libelous or deliberately misleading story. Leave corruption to those in power; righteousness to the people governed. If we can follow this charge, all is well. It's that simple. If this is not what you can support as a journalist, then take up politics. So, for the time being, I'll screw the lid back on the my bottle of whiskey and pick my pen back up, and hope fervently that my plea has not fallen on deaf ears.
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defense on talk radio. "I worked my way through school in an ammunition plant," Schlafly said. "My job was firing guns and rifles to check the ammunition. It's where I got my interest in national defense. "While I was in school, I had to work my schedule around my job, which led me into political science." Schlafly was appointed to the bicentennial commission by President Reagan, and is a volunteer for the Committee to Elect Pat Buchanan. You don't have to talk to Schlafly and Weddington to see it's obvious that they are as different as night and day; all you need to figure that 9ut is a little history. Weddington served as general counsel for the Department of Agriculture under the Carter administration from 1978 until Reagan's inauguration in Jan. 1981. However, she came from more auspicious beginnings. "Roe versus Wade was my first contested case," Weddington said, noting that her few previous cases were of a more familial nature, such as divorces. "Abortion at that time in Texas was illegal unless the life of the mother was in danger. There were no provisions for cases of rape or incest or child deformity. Women were trying to educate each other on how to avoid pregnancy, but then people were trying to figure out what to do after the fact. "Women started coming up to me
and asking if they could face charges for telling other women where to get an illegal abortion. I said 'I don't know, but I'll look it up,"' which led her into the landmark case. "No one ever thought we would win." And until recently, the case looked safe. "I thought we had established once and forever that the right to abortions would not be left up to the government, yet it is constantly under attack," Weddington said. She pointed out that the case was won 7-2 in the Supreme Court, with Justice Harry Blackman writing the majority opinion. Currently the court is divided, with three in favor of upholding the ruling, three in favor of overturning it, and three in favor of weakening it. "Nothing defines a women's life more than the number and spacing of her children." She said this presidential election could mean the defeat or salvation of the Roe v. Wade decision. Weddington and Schlatly have done a number of these debates on campuses around the nation. "We get picked up from the airport in different cars, we eat with different people when we're there, we aren't friends." Weddington said. "What makes these debates different is that I'm an expert on my side and she is on hers, and we're both courteous in letting the other speak."
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few minutes longer and the band Love and Rockets would not be on its way to Denver. Love and Rockets recently released its sixth album, Sweet F.A. The band credits the definition of the album's sound to a house fire that destroyed all of their equipment. ''The police said another ten minutes, and we'd have been history," said Daniel Ash, who plays guitar and does vocals for the band, in a press release. After the fire, the band moved its recording efforts to a studio at a house owned by Rick Rubin, head of American Recordings. Love and Rockets' albums are a blend between hypnotic ballads and alternative, with the two sometimes clashing in the same song. A large portion of them focus on relationship themes. Ash met fellow members David J, bass, and Kevin Haskins, drums, when Ash formed the band Bauhaus in 1979 with Peter Murphy. The three separated briefly after Bauhaus' demise, then
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Swimmers win at Nation.als Three Metro swimmers break 5 school records Alisha Jeter The METROPOLITAN
For the second-straight year, Metro swimmer Darwin Strickland is the best NCAA Division II 100-yard freestyle swimmer. Five new school records were garnered by three Metro swimmers at the NCAA Division II National Championships March 13-16 at the University of North Dakota. Strickland won the nationaJ title in the I 00yard freestyle with a time of :44.93, shaving, nearly three seconds off of his season &st in the event. He was in top form at the event as he also swam to second place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of :20.51. Strickland is no stranger to the national pool, however, as last year he became the first ever dual national champion at Metro in the 100- and 50-yard freestyle events. This was the perfect way to cap his college swimming career. He has now expended his eligibility after five years of league participation. Another of the Roadrunners, Tori Ainlay, also fared well at Nationals with a 10th place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of :24.33 (slightly faster than her season best). She added a 15th place spot in the I 00-yard freestyle in :53.47 seconds and she swam to 17th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of I :58.15, breaking the team's season best of
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Ainlay was a last minute qualifier for the national competition when she qualified in the lead leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay at the Last Chance Meet before spring break. The Last Chance Meet is a competition designed to qualify those who were close to qualifying in the original rounds but missed the mark. Ainlay was the only member of the remaining swimmers who qualified in that meet.The meet was at the Air Force Academy, a speed friendly pool according to Metro coach Rob Nassar. "Air Force has a far better pool," Nassar said. "Our big goal was to 路get Tori into Nationals." Ainley's appearance was also her last event for Metro, finishing a stellar career for the Roadrunners. Strickland and Scott Watson qualified in the original meet. The last of the national competitors, Watson, couldn't break out of the twenties in the field of 40-plus swimmers in his 200- and 400-yard individual medleys, scoring I :58.61 in the 200-yard event. This time is a bit slower than his season best and enough to score a 29th in the field. In the 400-yard event, he came out with a 20th place with a time of 1:02.79, which is also just a sliver above his best Metro coach Rob Nasser was pleased with all of the swimmers' performances at the national meet saying that despite some of the placings, the swimmers did "really well." He lamented that feeling for the entire season, citing low numbers for reasoning to the team's weak league scoring. He said that, despite the team ranking, the swimmers were very strong individually. The women's team finished the season with a record of 3-6 while the men compiled a 4-4 mark.
STRIKE A POSE: Metro swimmers from back to front, Scott Watson, Darwin Strickland and Tori Ainlay return from NCAA Division II Nationals after breaking 5 records.
Tennis teams net lopsided victories for the 6-3 and 6-4 wins in the last two sets. The METROPOLITAN The women went into the competition The Metro men's and women's tennis with one point lost to default because the teams crusaded triumphantly against . team only has a steady five players of the Colorado Christian University on six required. Despite this, the women Wednesday. went undefeated in near-perfect sets. The Roadrunners sent CCU home None of the CCU players could get more with a team score of 7-0 for the men and 6- than two points from the Roadrunners in 1 for the women. The wins boost Metro 's singles play. The men also played strongly, howevseason records to a fair 5-8 for the men and er both teams experienced numerous frusa struggling 2-10 for the women. CCU proved to be small challenge for trating unforced errors. However, the playthe Roadrunners as both the men and ers seem to have a lot of strength but are women won many of the sets without CCU having trouble controlling. it to work for even getting a point on them in singles and them. Still, Head Coach David Sileo condoubles action. The Roadrunners were able to get the tributes many of the teams' errors to lack job done in two sets on all but one occa- of experience, especially for the men who are largely freshman as well as being sion. In that event, Nate Green played a har- mostly walk-on players. A major setback rowing match against CCU's Jeff Thomas for the women is that they are missing a that dragged on for almost an hour. player which is creating a confidence Thomas won the first set with a 4-6 score, problem. Kirsten Stennes said that confibut Green was all heart and barreled back dence falters for the women because they Alisha Jeter
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go into the matches knowing they will observation to see that concentration ran have to forfeit the point due to the limited low in some of Wednesday's matches. team. She said, "It would be nice to have Sileo said that the players needed to develanother woman player. It would help us op consistency in their games as well and out a lot." Other than this, though, she said be "less generous with mistakes." the team is doing pretty well. Green said that the team needed to Sileo shared this opinion and said that come together more. The men are great he is "recruiting real well for next year" in individual players, but they need to work order to strengthen the teams. He said, on team work-that and conditioning, he "We'll be a team to look for next year." said. He contributed much of team's sucThough the team is around fifth of eight cess to its diversity and character that is teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic beginning to bring it together. Conference (RMAC), he expects the team Still, despite the teams' weaknesses, to power up to at least second or third. He Sileo said that the players are beating the said he sees the women having national- teams they should be and are holding their ranking qualities next year. own. Therefore, he said, they are pretty For the this year's teams to develop . competitive in the RMAC. into that status, he said the women need to The men have easily bagged wins work on approaching to net for short shots against such teams as those from Colorado .. and becoming more aggressive. He said Christian, Northeastern Junior College, that both teams' strokes are pretty good, Western New Mexico and University of now, though. The men need to play a few Colorado-Colorado Springs while having more matches to gain much needed experi- meager returns with Colorado School of ence, he said. They also should work on Mines, Northern Colorado, Colorado State their mental games, he said. It was an easy Continued page 20
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University, University of Denver and Colorado College. In the March 19 match against UCCS, the Roadrunners were on fire and clipped their opponents with numerous seven-point wins. However, the Roadrunners endured a proper romping by the Mesa State College team in scoring zero points to Mesa State's seven. The general trend for the men seems to be that when they lose, they lose big as most of their losses have been by four points or more. The same is true for the women who have defeated only Colorado Christian University in two season matches. They seemt<d to have a particularly hard time with the Northern Colorado, University of Denver, Air Force, Colorado College and Whitworth College Teams. However, some of those competitions were played by a severely crippled team of only a few members, as was evident in the Whitworth match for which only three players showed up. Still, this took place on March 20, during spring break when a lot of college students are out of town, so pulling a team together could be a challenge. The team was two players short for the March 23 .match-up against Fort Hayes. Though, the women played four strong singles matches and a victorious doubles match, they had to forfeit three points for the missing spots. This also took place on the last leg of spring break and the women seem to have broken the spell with Wednesday's stomping of the CCU team. Next, the teams travel March 29 to take on Colorado College. Previous bids against the team have been unsuccessful for the Roadrunners.
SMACK: Metro women's tennis player Danielle Nelson drills a backhand in the Roadrunners 6-1 win over Colorado Christian University on Wednesday at the Auraria Courts. The women are 2-10 for the season.
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Spring break was not a good vacation for the Metro baseball team as they lost seven straight games to drop their record to 7-16. The Roadrunners' first stop was in Las Vegas, N7w Mexico where they played four games (two doubleheaders) against New Mexico Highlands. Metro 's best chance for a victory on the trip came in the first game. They put up four runs in the top of the 11th, but could not keep the lead allowing five runs in the bottom of the inning and lost 12-11. Shortstop Tracy Archuleta collected two hits and scored three rwis in the losing effort. First baseman Craig Leisge and third baseman Ca'sey Hostetler each hit home runs in the losing effort. The defense committed five errors, and the second game was not much better.
The team collected only four hits in a 4-1 loss. Metro starting pitcher Geoff Abbey threw the ball well, giving up four runs on seven hits. He struck out five in the losing effort. In game three, centerfielder Brian Micciulli had two hits, scored a run and drove in another as the Roadrunners lost 8-3. Starter Mark Sheley took the loss, his record dropped to 1-3. In the final game the offense was smothered by a good pitching l?erformance form New Mexico's Raymundo Noriega who gave up one run on one hit. The Roadrunners managed only 28 hits in the four-game series. Leaving Las Vegas, the team headed to Texas. They had a three game series against Abilene Christian University. The defense fell apart in game one committing six errors. Center fielder Brian Micciulli and right fielder Don Ortiz each collected three hits and drove in two runs in the 14-5 loss. Metro starter Zenon Gonzalez took
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the loss and his record fell to 2-2. In game two, starting pitcher -Justin Liuzzi pitched a solid game. He gave up three earned runs on eight hits and struck out five but still took the loss as the Roadrunners fell to ACU 5-2. Right fielder Don Ortiz had another good day at the plate. He had two hits, I RBI and scored,a run. The final ·game of the trip ended like the rest as they lost again, 5-2. Pitcher Shawn Harpin pitched better than his 0-4 record would indicate. He threw five innings, giving up only two earned runs on six hits. Brian Micciulli collected two of the teams five hits. Catcher Pat Maxwell drove in two runs. The Roadrunners were glad to return home ·for a doubleheader against the University of Nebraska-Kearney. The familiar diamond wasn't much help, however. Metro lost the first game I 0-4. Right fielder Don Ortiz continued his hot hitting as he collected three hits
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GENERAL The Metro Student Government Assembly meets every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Tivoli Room 329. Narcotics Anonymous meets every Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. in Tivoli Room 322. Info: 832-DRUG. An Al-Anon support group meets every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and Monday at noon in 1020 9th St. Park. Al-Anon is a support organization for people who live with, or have lived with, a problem drinker. Info: Kathy 424-9613. THe Emmanuel Gallery hosts the Metropoolitan State college Student Exhibition through April 18. Metro is holding clinics and tryouts of hard working male and female students. The clinics will be April 15, 16 and 17 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and the tryouts are April 18 at 7:00 p.m. Info: Kozy 687-8195. Menorah Ministries hosts a Truth Bible Study every Wednesday and Thursday at 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. in Tivoli Room 542. Come for the fellowship and the Bible study. Info: Rick Drebenstedt 722-0944. "Impressions of the American Southwesf' art exhibit is open until April 7 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. This event is free. Info: 431-3939. "En Divina Luz" a traveling photographic art exhibit is open until April 21 at the Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive. Info: 571-4401. The Student Health Center is holding meetings for anyone who wants to quit drinking and abusing drugs. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon - 12:50 p.m. in Auraria Library Room 205. Info: Chris 727-9714, Tom 744-8446, or Billi 556-2525. Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday noon - 12:50 p.m. in Auraria Library Room 205. Info: Chris 727-9714. "The Caucasian Chalk circle" will be presented by the University of Colodrado at Boulder's department of theatre and dance through April 21 . Info: 492-8181
CALENDAR A Renaissance Universal Student Organization offers free Meditation classes Thursdays 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at 1020 Ninth St. Park. The Denver Art Museum will exhibit "Partial Recall: Photographs of Native North Americans" through April 28 at 100 W. 14th Ave. The museum is open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon - 5 p.m. Sunday. Info: 640-2793. Ad Hoc Theater at the Shop present "Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard. The show runs through April 27. Info: 8202544. The Denver Free Spanish Network is offering its free Spanish-language meeting for people interested in the language Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 p.m. - 1O p.m. People of all levels of Spanish-speaking ability are welcome. The group meets in members' homes or in restaurants. Info: Ruth 691-2429, Isobel 458-1193 or Bruce 733-7390. The Metro/UCO Counseling Center is offering a program for students who have a disease or illness such as diabetes, epilepsy, cancer or asthma to discuss their frustrations and difficulties. Info: 556-3132. The Denver Center Attractions will present the musical, "Mjss Saigon" March 19 through April 21 at The Buell Theatre, 14th and Curtis. Info: 8934100. The Art Students' League will have an exhibition of artist Dale Chisman's and students' works at the Art Students' League of Denver, 200 Grant St. through April. Galley hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. 9:30 p.m. and Saturday 8:30. a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Info: 778-6990.
lege students. Admission for on-site registration is $1 o for Metro, UCO and high school students and $20 for other college students. Info: Maria Corral 556-8361 or Gina Jimenez 556-4737. Metro's Baha'i Club will present "The Russian People's Search for Spiritual Values During & After Communism" at 7:30 p.m. in the Metro Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. in Denver. Info: 322-8997. Metro's 1996 Plain and Fancy Ball at the Hyatt Regency Denver will feature a silent auction, dinner and dancing. Tickets can be purchased at the Metro student government office, room 307 in the Tivoli. Info: 556-3312. The Columbine Library, a branch of the Jefferson County Public Library, will present a program, "Family Discovery" at 1 - 4 p.m. in the library. This program is open to the public. Info: 932-2690.
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Bogman, an alternative rock band, will play in the Tivoli Atrium at noon • 2 p.m.
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Metro's The Office of Gay, Lesbian Bisexual Student Services will offer a racquetball clinic on the courts of the Auraria Physical Education Building 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. The clinic accommodations all levels of play. Because of the limited space registration is required. Info: 556-6333.
Temple Micah, a Je~ish congregation at 2600 Leyden St., will hold its annual Passover Seder at 6 p.m. Reservations are required. Info: 3884239.
MAISE, PSCA, CHS and the Rocky Mountain peace center will show a video on 'The Art of Struggle' in the muliticultural louhge in the Tivoli at 2:00 p.m.
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PAPA'S PIZZA AND MEXICAN VOTE! MICHAEL OBERNDORF, CAFE Now hiring for cooks, waitstaff Honor Student for VP of Student & counter help. Apply in person at . Services! We've been silent too 4/12 540 E. Alameda Ave Call 722-4723 long!!! for more info 4/19 ADOPTION: Loving, Christian cou$35,000NR. INCOME 'potential ple, Civil Engineer and full time mom Reading books. Toll free 1-(800)- in Northern Colorado desire to adopt a newborn. Call Geo_rge Esposito; 898-9778 Ext. R-7061 for details. 4/12 Adoption Center; 799-6852; ask about Jerry and Lisa. 4/1
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