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A. Jeter The METROPOUTAN

Former president of Metro student government Stephanie Stevenson admitted to misusing nearly $200 in student fees in the form of personal long distance phone calls made from her office, Student Activities Director Zav Dadabhoy said.

A record of student government long distance telephone calls, dated Aug. 28, revealed a jump from last year's student government bill, totaling about $20, to a five-month spread of almost $198 for this year's government.

Initially, Stevenson told The Metropolitan there was no confirmation that the calls were hers. However, last week, Dadabhoy said he met with her to discuss the bills.

"She told me that the telephone bills were hers, that she would pay them in full ," he said. "I am fully expecting that she will pay back that money."

Stevenson will be setting up a payment plan to reimburse the student body for the calls she made, Dadabhoy said, despite the fact that he and college attorney Scott Silzer said that they were not aware of a formal reimbursement policy.

Dadabhoy did say that there is a policy governing the use of state property.

"The policy is that you're not supposed to use state property or state facilities for personal use." This policy falls under the State Fiscal Rules which include guidelines affecting the business side of the college.

As late as Wednesday, Stevenson denied meeting with Dadabhoy or having done anything with the phone bill. She also declined comment on whether the calls were indeed hers.

However, upon calling two of the most commonly used numbers called from the phone extension of then-Vice President of Academic Affairs John Saiz and Stevenson, The Metropolitan discovered that they belonged to people who said they know Stevenson. One number, which showed up in the bill 36 times and totaled

$20.26 in charges, belongs to a personal mJury lawyer, Leon Gilbert of Canogapark, Calif. Gilbert said he is representing Stevenson in an automobile accident case. The other number, which racked up a bill of $60.49, out of Hawthorne, Calif., belonged to a drycleaning company headed by a man who said Stevenson is a friend of the family.

He declined to give his name.

Dadabhoy said that the first step in

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does not wish to pursue legal action against Stevenson.

Stevenson is currently appealing her dismissal as student government president. She was fired two weeks ago when the Office of Student Activities found her to be ineligible because she had not met the six-credit minimum required to serve on the assembly during her tenure.

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dealing with Stevenson's phone bill is to ensure that she does pay it in full. He said there is an ongoing investigation but he does not know if the Office of Student Activities will press charges against Stevenson for violating the state policy.

However, he said that he was attempting to handle the matter administratively, but that a concerned student may make a formal complaint to the student government Judicial Board if Student Activities

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Bad advice leads to check headache Jesse Stephenson The METROPOLITAN A Metro student says she sent a $200 loan payment check to the wrong place because a financial aid counselor gave her misleading information.

Jesse Bullock, a senior majoring in political science, said Financial Aid Counselor Jeff Parks told her and others attending a mandatory student loan orientation to send payments directly to the banks that had issued the loans.

Student loan payments are not supposed to be sent to banks but to the loan servicers, such as UNIPAC or Colorado Student Loans, said Teena Cooper, assistant vice president for the Wells Fargo Student Loan Program.

Bullock said she attended a loan orientation led by Parks in late August. At the meeting she said she asked Parks where she should send early payments and he gave her a list of lenders and instructed her to send her payment to Wells Fargo.

"He never once mentioned that we would pay back CSL," Bullock said.

Three weeks after sending a $200 payment to Wells Fargo, Bullock said she received a repayment statement from CSL, her loan servicer.

them instead of the bank?'" Bullock said.

Parks, who instructs most of Lhe loanorientation sessions, said he does not recall giving Bullock and others the incorrect information bul thinks a lack of communication could have caused Lhe mix-up.

"We tell them who their lender is and who their servicer is," Parks said. "They might have assumed that since Lhey're borrowing from say, Norwest Bank, they have to pay back Norwest Bank."

After she received the statement from CSL, Bullock said she called Wells Fargo and learned she was not credited for her payment.

"They couldn't find it anywhere in the computer or anything," she said.

Bullock said the Wells Fargo representative told her other Metro students had called about payments they made to the bank.

Alarmed that others had sent their payments to the wrong place, Bullock said she put a stop payment order on her check

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want to be vindictive but I didn't want this to happen to other students,"

-Jesse Bullock Metro Senior

Jenny Sparksflhe METROPOLITAN

IN THE GARAGE: Marketing Director Sandy Torres sits in the Tivoli "garage" that is being renovated and turned into a student lounge.

The space was originally a wagon-loading dock for the Tivoli Brewery.

TiVOIi at capacity New restaurant, office and a lounge top off center Deborah Birr The METROPOLITAN

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The Tivoli Student Union is about to undergo renovations and changes that will make student center nearly I 00 percent occupied, marketing manager Sandy Torres said Monday. A full service restaurant and student lounge will be the newest additions to the center, she said.

The new restaurant, Jr. Phat Boys, is owned by Darby Donohue, who also owns the The Mercantile restaurant on 9th Street Park and the Gourmet Alternative Catering Co. Donohue said his new restaurant is scheduled to open November 15, on the main floor of the Tivoli building, across from the AMC Tivoli 12 Theatres ticket booth. It will feature what he calls one of the newest trends in food, international wraps, a meal wrapped inside tortilla-like bread.

The restaurant will also feature bagels and smoothies.

The new student lounge, The Garage, will be located on Lhe main floor

of the building next to Domino's Pizza.

The space was used as a real garage and beer barrel loading dock when the Tivoli building was a brewery.

Office space will be added to the third floor near the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board (SACAB) offices. The space, currently a quiet study area, will be renovated to add institutional student services offices.

Changes to the Tivoli Student Union are a direct result of focus group research conducted last January by the Tivoli marketing department.

"We are all really excited, because this is the culmination of listening to the input of the students and seeing their needs implemented," Torres said.

"These changes are happening because the Tivoli staff, SACAB and the Student Union Advisory Board (a subcommittee of SACAB) are working together to benefit students," said Barb Weiske, director of the Tivoli Student Union.

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and called ~ financ.ial aid representative to mform her of Parks' error. She got her canceled check back Nov. 2.

"I didn't want to be vindictive but I didn't want this to happen to other students," Bullock said.

Cooper said she is not aware of any wrongly sent payments but will check with Metro's Financial Aid Office to make

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Car thefts soar Henri Brickey The METROPOLITAN Unless the thought of having your vehicle stolen does not bother you, you may not want to park in Lot F, especially if you are driving a jeep.

In a two-day period in October, two vehicl,es were stolen from Lot F on Curtis Street. Both were sport utility vehicles; one a Jeep C::herokee and Lhe other an Oldsmobile Bravado. In September, another Jeep Cherokee was stolen from the same parking lot. All were found within five days after being stolen. The Bravado had graffiti on the sun visors and dashboard.

Matthew Allen, whose jeep was stolen on Oct. 23 from Lot F, said the fact that other vehicles are being stolen from the same lot should alert Auraria Public Safety to beef up their presence in that area. ."Right off the bat that kind of ticked me off," Allen said. "Something needs to

be done about it... campus police need to make their presence known," he said.

APS Sgt. Kelly Casias said he was personally unaware of the current string of thefts, but insisted if Lhey continue some action will be taken. "We've not necessarily stepped up security. We normally try to have somebody in the lots all the time," he said.

"We do pretty well in the stolen vehicle area, we don't lose a lot of cars," Casias added."

If it continues to happen or if we see a pattern start to develop then we'll kind of step up."

Jeeps are one of Lhe most frequently stolen vehicles on the road today, according to Casias. He added one possible reason for the thefts could be that Jeep puts nice stereos in their vehicles. He also said that since Lot F is located on the outskirts of campus and close to a major road, it makes it easier for thieves to target vehicles in Lhat area.

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NOVEMBER 8, 1996

Number of older U.S. students triples Mitsuru Shimuzu

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The number of American college students over age 35 has more than tripled since 1972, while the number of students of all ages has increased by 1.7 times.

Nearly 783,000 students over. age 35 studied at American colleges in 1972, and by 1994 the number reached 2,725,000.

In 1972, the ratio of students over 35 to all students constituted 8.6 percent, and it had gone up to 18.l percent by 1994.

Contrary to the national trend, Metro's ratio had already reached 15.5 percent by 1981. However, in 1996 it remained 17.3 percent, 0.8 percent below the 1994 national level, according to Metro's Fact Book, published by the Office of Institutional Research.

Since 1990, when Metro's ratio reached the highest level, 19.6 percent, in its history, the ratio has been dropping and it has been falling below the national levels since 1993. Metro had maintained higher ratios by 1993 than national levels.

Paul Wilken, director of Metro's Institutional Research, said, "Last year the enrollment task force reported that they recommended concentrating on transfer students and high school graduates, so I think there is HARD DAY'S WORK: Metro student Kim Stone a switch on Metro's emphasis there, relatively less emphasis on the older students." boosted the over-35 student population, the bureau's docToday, there are institutions like the University of uments show.

Phoenix that concentrate on older students, so students The number of female students over 35 made up 4.6 who used to attend Metro now have more options to percent of the total student population in 1972; however, attend other institutions, he said. in 1994 it made up 11.8 percent.

Wilken, however, suspected that the trend of older In contrast, the number of male students in the overstudents coming back to school will continue, he said.

35 age group made up 4 percent of all students in 1972, An increase in female student population had largely and it remained at 6.4 percent in 1994.

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By 1994 the number of female students over age 35 in the nation, nearly 1.77 million, had exceeded the number of males by 808,000, the documents show.

Between 1970 and· August 1996 the total resident population of the over-35 age group increased by 54 percent to 131.2 million although the population of college students over age 35 increased by nearly 3.5 times between 1972 and 1994, the bureau estimated.

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Computer parts theft exposes new market computers.

"You have got to know and understand The METROPOLITAN computers to do this," Wicker said.

A thief who has been targeting Metro The thief also must have direct knowlcomputer labs and offices in the last few edge of the offices being burglarized. Reed weeks is using a different method to steal a said that all locks are red-locked, which means only senior employees have access to computer - piece by piece.

From the middle of October to the the offices, and not even maintenance workbeginning of November ers have keys. almost $600 worth of comThe first lead as to how the thief was operating was puter components have been stolen from Academic discovered several days ago User Services Department

by Reed, who noticed one offices and computer labs. of the office doors had its One of the theories of lock taped open. What is Network Analyst Randy disturbing to Reed is that Wicker is that the thief is the door can only be -John Reed opened from the inside. trying to assemble an entire computer system with Director of Wicker said he does stolen parts. Another theory not think any of the office Academic Computer shared by John Reed, direcor lab employees have any User Services part in the theft and mentor of Academic Computer User Services, is that the tioned that numbers of stustolen components are dents walk in and out of the being sold. office daily for help with e-mail accounts "Things like RAM chips are a recog- and any other computer questions they may nized commodity," Reed said, adding that have. theft is not just occurring at Metro labs but Nevertheless, Wicker and Reed are conall over the country. fident the thefts will stop soon due to securiRegardless of which theory is correct, ty cameras being placed throughout the one fact that is known is the person or per- rooms and additional means of assistance sons involve<! are very knowledgeable about from Auraria Public Safety.

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Election underwhelms students Travis Henry The METROPOLITAN

Students' reactions to last Tuesday's election, which allowed President Clinton to hold onto the nation's highest elected office and Republicans to retain control of Congress, were mixed.

"I was disappointed that the Republicans still control Congress," said Megan Livingston, Metro freshman and Democrat, "but in actuality it will be good for the balance of power."

Chad Hamilton, state chairman of the College Republicans, said that while Dole was not elected, the overall result was a victory for conservatives across the nation.

Hamilton said that Clinton was only elected because he "spouted a conservative message. He fooled the American voter and did not run as the liberal democrat he is."

Locally, voters chose to save St. Elizabeth's Church and other nonprofit organizations from paying property tax and decided that parents should not have the right to choose how to discipline and control the upbringing and education of their children.

"The parents' rights initiative vote

was disappointing," said Metro sophomore Darin Turner. "I think parents need more rights over their children."

The defeat of the minimum wage increase in Denver pleased some students.

"I don' t see why the minimum wage should be increased. Most of the people making minimum wage are only flipping burgers or something," said Metro sophomore Becky Troncale. "People who are really making a difference, like doctors, ~ey should be making more money."

Lois Court of Balance Colorado said the defeat of Amendment 13, which would have made it easier to get an initiative on the ballot, said something about Colorado voters.

"The people of Colorado don 't want to pay to make it easier for every crackpot to put their pet peeve on the ballot," she said.

One main theme that students seemed to be concerned about in this election was the lack of choice.

"I didn' t want either of them to be president," said Metro freshman Kathy Hromada about the two main parties nominees. "I don' t like that there are only a few choices."

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NOVEMBERS, 1996

Metro draws minority fund $1.9 million goes to desegregation

Denver's 21-year court-ordered desegregated busing. Brown said the DAC will help Denver Public Schools develop programs to provide equal opportunity education for students in the absence of busing.

Hildegard Chambers With the return to neighborhood The METROPOLITAN schools DPS administrators do not appear The U.S. Department of Education to share the fears expressed by some eduawarded a three-year extension and a $1.9 cators and parents in Oklahoma City, million grant in July to Metro's where busing has been phased out over the Desegregation Assistance Center (DAC), past decade. They feel one of IO DACs across the United States that old problems of created under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. socioeconomic segresuch as The DACs operate under a mandate to pro- gation, vide educational opportunity for all stu- resource inequalities of materials, equip-· dents, DAC head Gerald Brown said.

"The money will primarily deal with ment, facilities and issues of race, gender and national origin teachers, have resur(i.e., bilingual education)," said Metro's faced, according to an Director of Equal Opportunity Percy -.. . Aug. 26 Denver Post Morehouse, who wrote the grant proposal. article by Alan The $1.9 million grant will be divided Gottlieb. into salaries for DAC personnel, supplies, Oklahoma City's equipment, rent and addressing problem- return to neighborhood atical issues in a six-state region: elementary schools has Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South brought back racial Dakota, Wyoming and Utah, Morehouse segregation and, in said. About 35 percent of the funding will particular, segregation that isolates the go to Colorado, Brown said, of which poor, writes Gottlieb.

Community groups across the United about 85 percent will go to the Metro Denver area. Twenty-five percent will go States are working to prevent this from to Utah and 10 percent each to the other happening, said Morehouse, adding, "If states, Brown said. segregation occurs, then the courts will An issue which Metro's DAC may step back in." address indirectly is last year's lifting of . "Will separate but equal work m

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Other educators and parents in Oklahoma City said that neighborhood schools encourage participation and a sense of community ownership, Gottlieb writes.

Administrators in Denver Public Schools share this viewpoint. Thi;: return to neighborhood schools is "exciting because it brings parents into the school, (which) makes a difference right away," said Richard Frye, DPS assistant director, adding that DPS school board president Aaron Gray felt that busing was not working or contributing to the achievement of minorities.

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Regarding DAC's role, Frye said he has never heard of the group, adding, "Where are they?"

He seemed genuinely interested in knowing, as did Karen Millspaugh, principal of Rishel Middle School, whose large Hispanic population will inc.rease next year with the end of busing. Issues they face include bilingual staff training, obtaining more bilingual texts, and hiring more Spanish-language teachers.

Decreased diversity was the only concern Millspaugh expressed with regards to the end of busing.

When asked why Frye, Millspaugh and other school administrators had not heard of them, Brown said that the DAC, while known at the state educational agency level, is not intended to be a highprofile center and operates on a requestby-request basis, adding, "The law is very clear. We can only provide services when we're requested by the school board."

DAC's low profile may ch'lmge since, according to Brown, "In the last funding cycle all of the states' federal funds for equity have been cut out and the states are repositioning themselves to ensure that they have equity at their state level." North Dakota, for instance, has asked the D.AC to provide training for their whole state's Department of Education staff on how to address equity issues.

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Metro signs on for brain bowl Trisha McCarty The METROPOUTAN

Wanted: Some of the fastest minds on campus. So, haul out the "Trivial Pursuit" game and tune into "Jeopardy"; Metro is hosting its first College Bowl Varsity Tournament on Nov. 20 in the Tivoli Atrium.

Yes, all that time invested in playing games and watching television will not go wasted. Knowledge about history, science, culture, geography, current events, arts, social sciences and sports could win one a I Metro College Bowl Trophy and a chance to compete in the Regional and National Championship Tournaments.

About 400 institutions nationwide will play the fast-paced question and answer game known as ''The Varsity Sport of the Mind," run by the Los Angelesbased College Bowl Inc. All that is required to apply is a team of four, representing a department or an organization, but there are a limited number of team spots. The application deadline is extended to Tuesday, Nov. 12.

Informational packets are available in Tivoli Room 305, where applications should be turned in also.

Competition will begin with the Metro tournament to select the Metro State champions and determine a varsity team with a balance of knowledge, said

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He suggested participants read a wide-range of materials and have a thorough understanding of the game rules.

The following are sample questions: "Of the Hawaiian Islands - for l 0 points - on which one is the city of Honolulu located?"

"The author is Kipling.

The hero is Mowgli.· For a quick JO points, what's the title?"

The Metro varsity team will compete in the Regional, Executive Vice President for Administration Dean .Wolf swears in four Championship Tournament new Auraria police officers at a ceremony on Ninth Street Park Monday. also hosted by Metro, on 11\e new officers, hom left to right, are Andrew Liska, Randy Hinrkhe.r, Feb. 14-16, 1997. The regional teams will represent Richard Vigil and Mark Bradley. colleges and universities in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Colorado.

"It is an opportunity for students to Activities event programmer.

The winners travel to Montclair State participate in team competition that uses Dadabhoy said he is hoping for an University in Montclair, New Jersey, to try intellect and quickness of mind," said Auraria campus tournament just for fun to outwit 15 teams in the National Dadabhoy. between Metro and the University of Championship. A 16th wild card team Metro 's College Bowl Committee Colorado at Denver and the Community with a high point total, but who did not will discuss ways to help pay travel College of Denver, sometime in January.· win at the local level, will be chosen to expenses for the Metro State Varsity Team, "We really want to make this a tradiparticipate also. said Larah Newman, Metro Student tion," said Dadabhoy.

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OPINION

NOVEMBER 8, 1996

Constitutional chaos: fire ·'em Metro student government acting president John Saiz called for the impeachment of the entire assembly last Thursday, calling it a bold move toward student government's compliance with its own constitution and policies.

In the following letter he addresses what he says are numerous violations of federal, state and Metro laws.

This letter is to notify the entire student body of MSCD and the Student Court that student government members for Metropolitan State College are in violation of federal, state and MSCD laws and shall be grounds for impeachment of all members.

According to Article VIII Section C Line 1. As it is stated in the MSCD Student Government Constitution Section I, article D, "A policy manual will exist that includes: a, b, c. d, e, f, g, and h." The question is, how has the SGA functioned thus far if the policy manual doesn't even exist? The policy manual essentially should exist to clarify the constitution with more details. Also, what is the mission & goals for the year? What are the election codes and where is the policy manual?

My second complaint is, how come the agenda is never given 48 hours prior to the upcoming meetings? The secretary has been in violation of the constitution for almost every meeting and, to be more precise, the entire SGA as well, for they do not submit their agenda items to the secretary before 3 p.m. on the Friday prior to the next SGA meeting. How come the constitution has been violated by the entire SGA and the Student Court has not yet taken action?

My third and major complaint is about the MSCD Student Government Constitution. After reading it several times, I must say that it was really vague and there could be some improvement in its clarity. I will use Article 7, Section F, Lines 1.a and bas an example for lack of clarity and vagueness. Line 1 reads: "In the event of a vacancy of the office of the President of the assembly other than the end of her/his term, the entire remainder of the assembly shall at their next regularly scheduled meeting, elect from among themselves a new President by majority decision."

I call for clarification. Does the phrase "entire remainder of the assembly'' mean SACAB and BOT or does it mean, only the entire remainder of the assembly that has voting rights? This should be clarified in-the policy manual. Does the phrase "majority decision" mean that the entire remainder of the assembly agrees unanimously, just like a jury. Or does it mean SACAB and BOT have the right to vote now, and if yes, where is it stated in the constitution or policy manual, that SACAB and BOT representatives now have the right to vote? I must say, there is room for improvement in the SGA Constitution! If line 1 states that vacancies will be filled at the next regularly scheduled meeting, then what is the use of having lines 1.a and 1.b under Article 7, Section F, Line 1? Furthermore, what is the use of having Article 7, Section A, Line

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In addition, line 1.a states that the senior vicepresident shall serve as acting president until such time a new president has been elected and sworn in. From my understanding, officers can only be sworn in by the Chief Justice, who at this time is Pete Rutt IV. But it is common knowledge that Pete Rutt IV has never been officially sworn in for the term in which he is serving right now. So you tell me how a swearing-in of a new president is going to take place if the Chief Justice has not been officially sworn into his office? Why hasn't this taken place yet and who on the Student Court has let this happen?

I am mak_ing an official motion to the Student Court to have the entire remainder of the SGA impeached. That includes the Administrative Assistant (secretary), along with the Chief Justice.

I recommend the following members be impeached immediately on the grounds that they have violated the MSCD Constitution, state and federal laws several times over and over again. As I have already stated the sections in which are being violated. The following names are recommended for impeachment: William Coker Pete Rutt IV, Tracy Montero, Karmin Trujillo, Jaime Alverez, Rodney Lebsock, Troy Grice, John Saiz, Brett Berringer, John Olivett, Stephanie Stevenson, Maria Rodriguez and Sandra Howard.

The violations of the constitution are as follows: The policy manual lacks clarity and not one member of the SGA has one or knows its -contents or were about. Violation of constitution Article II, Section C, Line 1.b and Section C, Line 4, along with policy manual paragraph number 7. Violation of federal and state laws according to Blacks Law Dictionary - The Chief Justice has not yet been sworn in and has already acted and dispersed the duties of a Chief Justice. This is not the correct procedure for any Chief Justice of a judicial board.

Violation of compiled code and unwritten state and federal laws concerning litigation disputes over credibility, reputation or job performance. The new situation with the president has made the SGA act irrational and inappropriately, in regards to the dis-

position of the president and two vice presidents.

All of the constitutional, federal and state laws that have been mentioned are what makes any form of authority or government and established group function properly and operate in an orderly manner. The current SGA at MSCD for the 199697 year has been violating the constitution ever since the day they were sworn in and recited the oath to uphold all laws, by the Chief Justice who was never sworn in for his 1996-97 term. Maybe this is the reason for all of the continual problems and in-fighting amongst the student government members. I hope they can learn how to get their business straight and gain knowledge of the laws, if they want to continue representing the 17,000 students at Metropolitan State College of Denver.

For I have already made a motion to impeach the entire Assembly which includes the Chief Justice and the Administrative Assistant (Secretary). · A special reminder - the agenda for the MSCD SGA meeting on Oct. 31 was set forth by John Saiz, on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The administrative assistant was absent on 10-29-96. The agenda from John Saiz, mentioned under the action items and discussion, the constitution, the revision and approval of the policy manual and judicial manual and constitution. along with the fiscal budget for the 1996-97 SGA. Now we have a problem because on Oct. 30, 1996, the secretary. Karmin Trujillo, wrote a memo stating: Everyone knows the agenda for the meeting is always handed out on the day of the meeting. So the agenda made by the acting President John Saiz was incorrect, declaring it invalid.

This proves that the entire SGA has been violating their constitution all along. The agenda that was set forth by the secretary had action items of electing a new president along with keys and possession. How important are keys compared to revising policies and binding laws and how can they elect a new president when there has been no final official ruling from the proper authorities regarding litigation matters with the three SGA members. What kind of authority does the secretary have over the president or vice presidents or acting president, and where does it state this authority? How can Carmin Trujillo justify her actions if she is obviously violating the constitution and policy manual. Miss Trujillo claims the agenda set forth by John Saiz, the acting president of SGA, which was set forth 48 hours prior to the SGA meeting (as required by law) was invalid and replaced with her own. If you read the constitution and policy manual you will read how she is incorrect and does not have a clue about what she is saying. The notified authorities have 48 hours upon receiving this official complaint to respond. You will respond in writing, stating the beginning and final outcome. of all proceedings.

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Rolling contracts lead to slaughter Rolling, rolling, rolling - keep those contracts rolling ...

Howdy, partners! Let's rustle us up some contracts and wrangle them darned varmit teachers out there.

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Can't you just picture the determined Sheila Kaplan on an Arabian stud, lasso in hand, wrangling the teaching staff. At night, after a hardy helping of pork and beans, she gathers her students about the campfire and tells scary stories about those fanatical teachers who wanted such unspeakable things as job security and good pay. "Them teachers weren't prepared for what I had up my sleeve, I tell ya," she says as she wipes a mess of beans from her curled lip.

Who came up with the idea of "rolling contracts?" I am sure it was not a teacher.

Metro is made possible by two parties: the teachers and the students. The administration exists because of our desires to learn and educate. We are not here because of the administration, and we should not let it be run as such - "it" being the proper word, for the administration is a machine that needs to be maintained and well tuned in order to function properly for us. Rolling contracts are intentionally designed to perform the action of rolling teachers in and out of positions as they are deemed necessary. These handy legal documents turn humans into numbers.

Metro, through its policies of hiring, attempts to treat its staff as if they were numbers. Rolling contracts will merely complete the process.

Numbers fit well into equations and allow us the ability to perform a

R A N T Gary Noms few functions - add, subtract, multiply, divide. As numbers, we will be able to fit into clean subsets or groups. How many men; how many women; how many caucasians; how many African Americans; how many Native Americans; etc. The quantities of each subset are not fixed and, therefore, should be able to vary with whatever current political and economical climate exists. Teachers can now exist as a sort of "live" stock for subsidies and other monies that the market will bear. Kaplan can use the teachers as trade when she is at market.

There is another gruesome side to these contracts. As with all livestock, most eventually are led to slaughter. The reasons for slaughter will inevitably vary: personal and religious beliefs, favor, race, gender, etc.

The rolling contract will also路 be useful as a tool for thinning out unwanted departments. As far as education on this campus is concerned, Kaplan and her posse should be viewed as toxic and deadly. Her methods are self-serving and center around a sort of anti-thought. If she was concerned with Metro, there would be a more

intent search for ways to improve student and teacher life without cutting us off at the source of our power. Our machine is out of control and destroying that which it was built to support.

The future of a Metro with rolling contracts is part-time faculty with no job stability. And if you think the student will be unaffected, attempt to envision a five-year stay at a school where your teachers and mentors might not be around for the next school year. How will there be any consistency to our education? It is time that we stand up to an administration that is all but invisible to the people on campus that actually matter.

Kaplan, you are here to serve us, not yourself. We refuse to be the subjects of a budget that cannot possibly take into account the concerns of education. I hope that you will consider actually speaking to the student body through this paper in the form of an informative article (note: students should not be confronted with meaningless and ineffective political speech) in which you can suggest how it is that you "care" for the student body and the teachers of this school. I hope that I am wrong in feeling that you don't have any concern for us. Maybe a little communication, a step outside of your spacious office, a walk about the campus, a conversation with an unknown student ... maybe these are things that you should be concerned with rather than the inhuman business of figures and finance.

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How about these guys in your next meal?

Insects for cooking can be purchased at pet stores, bait shops and distributors. Some gourmet shops may also carried them along with prepared insect foods.

Insects purchased live should be thoroughly cleaned.

Mealworms should be placed in bran meal or com meal or starved for 24 hours so their systems will be clean. Wash them in cold water and pat dry with paper towel. Il washing crickets, place in refrigerator to slow them downâ&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ To dry roast crickets, place them on a paper-towel covered cookie sheet and bake at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 1-2 hours or until the insects can be crushed easily with a spoon.

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o, the cupboard's a Httle bare? Can 't make it to the grocery store? _ Visit the backyard or garden and see what can be found. There's no telling what one might dig up. It could be dinner.

Fried grasshopper or chocolate chirpie chip cookie anyone?

Some of the world's most popular foods are made out of the pests found outside.

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bugs as a part of their diet for centuries.

Dr. Richard Peigler, curator of entomology at the Denver Museum of Natural History, says that eating insects will become a trend in the future as the exploding human population stresses our planet's ecosystem.

Certain types of worms and termite queens are considered a delicacy in Japan. Native Americans in northern California and southern Oregon eat caterpillars on their reservations just as their ancestors did. Insects are a very common food in Africa.

But average Americans just won't stomach it.

Peigler says that Americans (including himself) refuse to accept insects as part of their diet because of "social conditioning."

But he says that Americans are already eating foods very similar to insects.

"Insects are very closely related to crustaceans, which include lobster, crab and shrimp," he said.

Insects are highly nutritious, containing

a high amount of usable protein.

Peigler says that 10 witchery grub larvae, which Aborigines eat in Australia, provide an adult's full daily nutritional requirement including fat, calories and protein.

Prepared insect foods are very rare in Colorado with the small exception of a few Korean markets.

Peigler says that people interested in using insects as food should dig for their own or purchase mealworms or crickets at a pet store.

"You can fry mealworms with butter and garlic or bake them in cookies," he says.

Grasshoppers and caterpillars are the most common insects cooked up around the world, primarily because of their abundance.

Peigler said that each insect has an individual taste and it is difficult to group them all into one category.

"That would be like trying to say how meat tastes, there are so many different kinds," he says. 'They mostly take on the flavor of the seasoning added."

Insects are a safe food too, not bothered by diseases and germs related to cattle.

"Insects don't have those kind of germs and they are fairly clean," he says. "I wouldn't recommend eating them raw, although many people do."

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MINING FOR A WIN: John Bogdanoff lunges to pass the ball off ti ing a tournament that Metro hosted. Metro ended the tournament schools.

Hyoung Chang/The METROPOLITAN BROKEN WING: Metro rugby player Bill Strong, left, and trainer Dave Lee help teammate Cosmo I.arrison, wing, off the field after he sustained a knee injwy Saturday in the W~ State match.

he long faces stretched out after the match along the sidelines of the field and amongst the · cold metal bleachers.· It was a disappointing cap to an otherwise unblemished season for the Metro rugby club. It was a fourth place finish in a tournament that they had hosted.

The players sat together, a comfortable togetherness that comes from working with a group of people week after week, trying to get all the movements right. The players had achieved a. kind of fluidity with one another, Like that of a well-oiled engine. They knew what they had to do to win and where to move the ball to achieve that win. The Metro team had gotten all of its movements right, but they had not gelled at just the right times last weekend.

The Metro tournament began with the ferocious, aggressive play of the Metro club, but it ended with a disappointing loss for the fourth place spot among the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference-affiliated schools the club had invited for a weekend of fun-loving gritty rugby.

Truly, the tournament ended for the boys in blue even before their last match. It was over when they lost by three points Saturday to Western State College in a bout that Metro led until the team's players began dropping like flies. Coach Howard Kent "substituted" players into the back row until no one was left to augment the depleted squad. Then came the crippling knee injury to winger Cosmo Larrison that left him in a leg brace the next day.

Larrison sustained a second-degree sprain, Kent said, and should be all right in two to three months.

However, Western State took advan-

tage of Metro's fallen supply of players and closed the gap to even the score at 1515 in the last 10 minutes of the match.

Then came the conversion and Metro could not battle back, taking the 15-18 loss.

That loss trampled the team's weekend, as it bumped them out of contention for the first/second place match. That chance would be earned by New Mexico Highlands and Western State. Instead, Metro was handed a rematch with the Colorado School of Mines who they had shut out 30-0 earlier that day.

The boys in blue knew they would be competing for the third place spot against a team they already had proved they could beat. The heart just was not there.

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"That's the problem with an emotional team. Sometimes emotions can help you crush teams, but it also makes it real hard to come back after a close loss," he said.

They ambled out onto the pitch the next day, a broken, depleted army with few bright eyes twinkling at the prospect of punishing Mines once again. However, Mines looked the part of a proud

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Hyoung Chang/The METROPOLITAN ~back line Sunday in Metro's loss to the Colorado School of Mines durin fourth place among six Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference-affiliated

r, shining and hungry to take the la~e prize from the stronger, harder team. And they did just that, leaving 1tto club to wa1low in mining dust. >b Herrell, who played most of the ~d out of reserves, called the loss a m.ening end to the season." mt told his team that they ended a 'ufseason on a bad note, attributing listakes to being tired and not into ne. >oker Joey Beaton said he did not ris team played well in any of last ~d:s matches. "We're very disap1 oecause this is a tournament that

teams play for spots they had wanted. They supported the other players until the finale, when the top teams were determined. The Metro team gave awards to teams who had played at the top of their abilities and looked forward to another successful season and another chance to show what they can do. , . Larrison attributed their successes to team unity. "Our team was falling apart last year. We were always fighting, but this season, it's just the opposite. Everyone comes together and loves each other."

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Western State match, said that despite the

We just didn't come through."

1e injured Larrison said that Metro have been in the finals because it is : skilled, stronger and faster team, ha{they were just worn down.

"We played really scrappy. We didplay half as good as we should iave," he said.

Colorado State University had been the only team to beat Metro during its season, and did a good jQb with a 36-3 romp. But that was back in September, when. the team was playing like 15 individuals rather than a real brotherhood.

Still, at the end of it all, the Metro boys played the role of a gracious host and finished the weekend watching the other

discouraging tournament play, his team surprised him this season. Gibson came to Metro from Australia as a freshman this year.

"Coming into the season, I expected nothing more than a motley bunch of students having furi with a new sport. After the first two months, I realized that this was a motley bunch ~f boys playing a tough sport competitively. I was very impressed, and I'm looking forward to next season."

The core 15 who led Metro to a Division II championship will return in the spring, pushing their tournament days behind them and hoping to dominate their conference again as only they know how.

Still, to do that, they need about 15-20 more players, Kent said, so they will be busy recruiting for the spring season. They will be back at practice in the last week in January and will play their first match at the beginning of February.

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Hyoung Chang/The METROPOLITAN RUGGER BLUES: Tom Landauer, right, and Jake Stagner reflect on their team's loss Sunday to the Colorado School of Mines whom they had shut out only a day earlier.

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Movie tries to melt conflicts on slopes word 'skiers' and the twenty-year-old word 'snowboarders,"' Miller narrates, "and instead call all of us snowriders." ki season is fast approaching and The movie features not only familiar nothing can get a person more in alpine skiing, but also cross-country skithe mood to hit the slopes than a ing, monoskiing, snowboarding and even new Warren Miller flick. traveling down a mountain in a garbage Snowriders is the latest addition to bag.

Miller's annual feature length celebration While footage was shot in various of going down a mountain and includes all places such as France, Scotland and the humor, different locations and incredi- Alaska, this reviewer was partial to the ble camera footage expected by the Miller downhill displays shot right here in our faithful. back yard.

The main theme of the new film is the Tree bashing scenes from Steamboat title itself.

Springs and the Nissan Mogul Exhibition "People are finally beginning to real- in Breckenridge provide the most spectacize that we all play on the same mountain, ular shots of the film. so why not abandon the centuries-old Close behind was Miller's entourage's visit to Valdez, Alaska, where "ski resort accommodations are just like they were in the lower forty-eight back in 1946."

Alaska's untouched powder makes a Colorado skier envious and a shot of a skier having a close call with an avalanche sends shivers down the spine.

Local resorts Copper Mountain and Breckenridge are also included in the film.

While China is not the first place that comes to mind when you think of snowboarding, or skiing for that matter, Miller's crew did an excellent job in introducing a new sport to an ancient country.

"The sport is so new in China that whole TEST DRIVE: John Tremann tries out his new ski gear families still rent only on a mountain in Chamonix, France, in Snowriders, the one pair of skis," Miller jibes. latest snowfest from Warren Miller.

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Local skiers include Noel Lyons (the Women's World Extreme Champion), Billy Kidd (Olympian and World Champion Legend skier) and Chuck Martin (World Freestyle Champion).

Sponsored by Nissan, this film also includes numerous scenes of Pathfinders

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'Bulletproof Diva' takes aim Author, columnist challenges audience to 'take on America' Tanya Richardson

Once again Jones calmly confronted the nemesis she undoubtedly encounters at every such function . With a knowing smile and a steady aim she explained her vision of a table where every American can eat, a table he first thing one notices about Lisa Jones is where blacks have served as waiters since America's her height, or lack of it. inception. · After perusing a bio which reads like As if clairvoyant, Jones anticipated her opponent's every writer's Christmas list, not to mention apparent disagreement and verbally sends him and other hearing her introduced as "one of the most politically white males a gold embossed invitation to dinner. active people in America," one expects a IO-foot-tall ,.

Shockingly, the young man fails to comprehend the warrior to thunder into the room. rebuttal, leaving the hall muttering that Jones does not Instead a five-foot-two-inch strikingly beautiful understand the concept of pluralism. woman creeps past from the comer of one's eye, stepIn an informed crowd, he was the exception, far ping shyly up to the podium. It is only at the end of from the only white male in the room. her sermon that the audience turns to witness a giant Equally noteworthy to the campus are Jones' views making her triumphant exit. on multiculturalism, advising us to "not debate the Deserved kudos go to Jones on her weekly colsemantics of the word, just accept it, multiculturalism is umn for The Village Voice as well as the co-authorship here and has done been here." of several books with Spike Lee. Now paramount on Jones slips in and out of Black English, which she that list is her new book Bulletproof Diva - a politi"is not a dialect, but a language just like English." . asserts cal, pop-cultural, feminist and decidedly African While preaching her advocacy of affirmative action, American look at the United States.

Jones challenged companies like MTV who advertise During her talk at the Auraria campus Monday, themselves as non-discriminatory.

Jones described her style of journalism as first-person "Does that mean they hire a few Julie Browns and story telling, dubbing herself a "personal journalist show a few Mariah Carey videos?" she asked. with a capital P." Her iconoclastic efforts in the jourNever raising a question without proposing an nalism field are only one more way she seems hellanswer, she demanded that such corporations get bent on undermining the traditional model. involved in the community. Jones suggested schools and Showing dismay at one critic's description of her other grass roots commitments that will reap wide-scale, as "a spokesperson for the race," Jones explained the Jong-term benefits. While urging the audience not to be loaded complement "means I am black and have anyfooled by token concessions to blacks by society, she thing to say in public." expounded, "People think that because black athletes get Jones was raised by an African American father paid lots of money and because you see blacks in and a Jewish mother during the 60s and 70s in New Church's [Fried Chicken] commercials, that black folks York City. Cha11enged by an audience member for her got it made." right to define herself as black, Jones diplomatically Jones' proves an obvious catalyst for change, as her explains the decision is "an aesthetic choice and a physical presence alone demands a discussion on the political choice to support black people."

Jenny Sparksffhe MElROPOUTAN rights of women and blacks along with such seemingly After living in England for several years, Jones returned to the United States to realize her American TALKING TALL: Author Lisa Jones signs autographs taboo subjects as interracial couples and children. dream, even though the decision meant returning to a after her lecture on race and sex at the Tivoli on Monday. However one cannot forget this woman's voice, one that will continue in its intelligent and poetic tone to "paint a country where "blacks are second-class citizens."

Jones stressed her wish that all Americans fight for their Even after explaining her advocacy of pluralism, one picture of the America I inherited from the ladies that own unique, personally forged American dream, prodding young white male in the audience asked, "How can you raised me, in contrast to the one that gets a lot of airplay." the audience to "take on America, challenge this country support pluralism if you talk about African American literature and African American culture?" · to live up to its lofty mandates of freedom and equality."

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'Swingers' explores familiar territory Low-budget movie manages to make the trip funnier, more exciting than others Kevin Juhasz The METROPOLITAN wingers is being pushed as a movie about the "cocktail nation," twentysomethings roaming the swing clubs, dressed in 50s clothes and always putting down martinis.

Scratch beneath the surface and one will find one of the latest Hollywood trends - low-budget romantic comedies full of 90s angst. Swingers, fortunately, has more excitement and is funnier than its cousins The Brothers McMullen and Ed's Next Move.

The movie is about native New Yorker Mike (John Favreau) and his struggle to let a lost love go and find his niche in sunny California.

Mike left New York for L.A. in the hopes of forgetting his girlfriend, who dumped him for a horse-carriage driver and achieving his dream of becoming a stand-up comic.

He is failing miserably at both. In one of the movie's opening scenes, Mike travels to Vegas with his friend Trent (Vince Vaughn). They meet a cocktail waitress and a showgirl. Trent and his date decide to have a little fun, while Mike unloads his woes on his.

There is also a moment when Mike seems to be moving on. He talks to a girl, gets her number and then blows any chance he has by leaving six very neurotic messages on her answering machine less than an hour after meeting her.

Writer and co-producer Favreau, who had a very minor part in Rudy and a very bad part in P.C.U., does a wonderful job as the hapless Mike. He makes it easy to

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Vaughn and Patrick Van Hom, who plays Mike's other close friend, Sue, are hilarious as two "antiMikes." They have no problems as far as jobs and women. Their ability to flow through life so easy is a constant source of frustration for Mike.

Swingers does touch on the "cocktail nation," although it serves only as a background to the movie, and it seems to make fun of the culture more than it embraces it. Trent and Sue are good examples of the scene getting out of hand. They've subscribed to a weird set of rules, such as when it is OK to call a girl after you get her number.

They spend a considerate amount of time trying to convince Mike that he should not call this girl until two days later. This then grows into a debate about phone rules in California in general, such as when to return a call about a job in Hollywood depending on who you are, etc.

When all is said and done, Mike friends reveal that they never call the girls they meet until six days later, plunging Mike further into confusion.

Moments like these are amusing additions, but not the focus.

This is director Doug Liman's first big-screen film. His only other movie was a straight-to-video movie called Getting In. The direction and the editing are sometimes sketchy, but this may have to do with the fact that the movie had only a $250,000 budget. It is not enough to take away from the performances of the actors, though.

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Fitness for the family Fair offers virtual exercise, nutritional advice Victoria Pearson The METROPOLITAN

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The fit and healthy, and those trying to get that way, sampled products and services from 140 different vendors, including pure water, natural herbs and massage therapy. There were also health screenings for skin, spines and eyes, as well as climbing walls, inline skating and the latest exercise equipment.

The event was the brain child of Creative Marketing Services representative and Metro alumna Charmaine Weis, who graduated with a degree in Technical Communications in 1993.

Thrillseekers, an indoor rock climbing gym, brought out a 24-foot wall for people to climb. Graham Duncan of Boulder compared the wall to outdoor climbs.

"It takes a lot more thinking since the holds are only in certain places. can't scramble You around for whatever is there. You have to follow a certain route."

Sacha Jensen, a firsttime climber, said she loved it.

"I definitely want to go try it out again."

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"It was rougher than a regular slope and levels off quickly at the end," he said.

The Bladium Sports Club, which has two indoor inline hockey rinks, gave everyone a chance to test their goal-scoring abilities, measuring the speed of each shot. Sean Warren, 14, of Wheatridge tried his hand at a hockey shot for the first time.

"I just wanted to see how good my aim is," he said.

Inline International Skating Association instructors helped people learn the sport at an indoor skating area.

Mary Russell completed the second-ever certification class for instruc-

tors and has been teaching inline skating for four years.

"Balance and stance are the keys to getting going in skating," she said, adding that inline skating is great way for skiers to keep in condition in the off-season.

A nutrition section presented by Centura Health displayed jars of fat that showed how much fat is in the foods people eat everyday. The amount of fat in a double cheeseburger filled two baby food jars. "It's enough to make you sick," said Linda McGowan of Denver, after seeing the fat content of her favorite foods.

The expo also featured everything from aerobics demonstrations to a harp player on the main stage. The Denver Nuggets' dance team and team mascot Rocky even got in on the act.

The expo coordinators wanted a few more spectators to join in. About 10,000 was the goal, Weis said, but about 3,500 actually took part. Weis attributed the lower attendance to the nice weekend weather and the fact that it was a firstyear show. Still, she said, those who did come out seemed to enjoy themselves. ''The overall energy of the show was great. We had people coming up to us and thanking us for bringing a show like this to Denver," she said.

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Colorado photojournalists spent 24 The artists looked to the past for hours photographing University techniques and inspiration. The works Hospital on Sept. 8, 1995. The exhibit is include ceremonial and religious art 49 of the 5,000 pictures they took. along with domestic ware.

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Matthew J. Lilley The METROPOLITAN

The men's soccer squad will play a part in the conference tournament this weekend at Regis University, though not the way it was scripted.

The men were supposed to beat Mines in the season finale Tuesday, cli,nch second place in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and a high seed in the conference tourney.

Instead, Mines settled a year-old vendetta, beating Metro 3-5 and advancing into the tourney. Last year, doormat Metro surprised Mines in the last game of the season 3-2 , spoiling a Mines attempt for post-season play.

The loss pushed the 'Runners to fourth place, their only hope of tourney play rested with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs winning Wednesday over Colorado Christian, they did and opened a backdoor to the tournament for Metro.

Metro actually ends the season in fifth place, but UCCS is not eligible for post-season play, thus paving Metro's path to the conference tourney.

Metro will face top-seeded Regis on Friday at l :30 p.m. If Metro beats Regis they will play for the RMAC Championship Saturday, against the winner of the Fort Lewis-Mines match. Regis has beat Metro twice this season.

"I don't think it's reaching too far to say we will compete very well against them," head coach Brian Crookham said, soon after learning that Metro would advance.

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The focus when playing against Regis will be "playing with intensity, but not playing out of control," Crookham said.

The Colorado School of Mines stole the season finale from the Metro men's soccer team Tuesday after Metro rallied from a 0-3 deficit to tie the match, only to lose it in the last 15 minutes of the game.

Metro fell behind early against Mines, managing only two shots into the wind on Mines. But the bombarded Metro defense allowed no more goals in the first half, despite 13 Mines shots.

However, an attacking Mines defender, surprising the Metro forwards, quickly scored two goals on Metro - not even two minutes into the half.

Metro, nevertheless, battled back with a score from forward Adam Young off a Mazen Kayali pass. Defender Chris Johnson assisted forward Cory Brown to cut the lead to one. Young tied the game and scored his second goal of the contest minutes later on a breakaway.

Teammates buried Young under their bodies in celebration of the tying goal, but their celebration was short-lived.

With 15 minutes of play remaining, a Mines attack barely missed hitting the back of the net and bounced of the goalpost instead.

"We kind of froze," head coach Brian Crookham said, "instead of us clearing the rebound, (Mines was) able to put the ball away."

A minute later the ref blew his whistle against Mines, resulting in a Metro John McDonough/The METROPOLITAN free kick on Metro's side of the midfield.

Free kicks are kicked from the site of the TAKE lHAT: Forward David Brallier feeds a Regis player a mouthful of his hand See KICKERS page 21

as he jostles for the ball during Metro's loss Tuesday to the first-place Regis.

Women end No. 2 in RMAC Matthew J. Lilley The METROPOLITAN

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''We played to win in the second half," To advance to NCAA post-season compe- Montojo said. The three goals were the result tition, the Metro women's soccer team needed of being aggressive, winning balls and pressurto win both of their remaining games over the ing Mesa into making mistakes, he added. weekend, and conference/regional rivals Regis The 'Runners' offense outshot Mesa 24University and the University of Northern 14, and Metro goalkeeper Chellie McCourt Colorado needed to lose. stopped 10 Mesa attacks on the way to her sevNeither of these happened. enth shutout of the season - her third in a row.

Metro beat Mesa State Friday 3-0 and tied McCourt and teammates Jami Morgan Fort Lewis Sunday 1-1, while both Regis and and Kathy Moen, both rnidfielders, are seniors and ended their collegiate soccer careers UNCwon.

So, Metro stays home. The 11-7-1 (8-3-1) Sunday for Metro in the 1-1 tie against Fort second-place Rocky Mountain Athletic Lewis.

Before that match, Montojo expressed Conference finish was nonetheless a sweet finish in light of numerous injuries and in contrast concern over the condition of the field the Fort Lewis soccer teams share with the Fort Lewis to last year's 2-13-2 disaster.

"I'm real proud of the girls for hanging in football team because it had been chewed up and fighting through a lot of adversity we had by the football players' cleats. In addition to the to deal with this year," head coach F.d Montojo field conditions the 'Runners also had to deal with the weather. said.

Friday, against Mesa, Metro played tentaDespite UM; freezing wind, rain, sleet and tive early and was shut out in the first half. hail, Metro managed to tie the game early in After the intennission, however, Julie Ray, the second half by means of midfielder Dawn assisted by defender F.mma Thompson, kicked Mitchel's sixth goal of the season.

Metro, unable to take a lead for the in the deciding goal. remainder of regulation time and 30 minutes of Forward Shannon Wise scored the. remaining two goals midway through the half. overtime, fell victim to a tie.

See SECOND page 21 Wise's perfonnance Friday helped her to earn

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Vo.lleyball advances to conference play Chris A. Petersen The METROPOUTAN

John Swift!The ME'IROPOLITAN REGAL ROMPING: Outside hitter Stacey Hoyt hammers the ball over the head of Regis outside hitter Sarah Sharpe during Metro's 3-1 victory over the No. 20 U.S.-ranked Regis.

With a late season surge the Metro women's volleyball team captured a wild card spot in the conference tournament with four straight wins over the last two weeks.

The 'Runners solidified their spot in the tournament and moved to fourth in the conference when they beat Colorado Christian 3-1 Tuesday followed by a 31 win Wednesday over Mines.

Metro added two W's to its record last Thursday and Friday when it decisively stomped Chadron State and pulled out a hard-fought victory over Regis University.

The 'Runners showed confidence facing Chadron, after coming off a disappointing loss last weekend to conference leader Nebraska-Kearney. Metro dominated in game one, establishing an early lead with a strong attack and defense and easily dismantled the Eagles 15-8.

Capitalizing on the Eagles' faltering play, the 'Runners posted a quick 5-point lead in game two.

Chadron watched, dejected, as Metro exploited their many errors to stretch their lead. The Eagles barely touched the ball offensively, earning a measly five kills out of 26 attacks. Metro easily rolled over them 15-4.

The only real challenge for the 'Runners was their struggling serving, which cost them only a few points in this match, but could present a real problem for them against a stronger opponent.

'We are still missing a lot of serves, which is a problem, but I think it's mostly because the team is trying to serve aggressively," head coach Joan McDermott said. Despite their serving errors, Metro

continued to take advantage of Chadron's disorganized play, taking game three 15-4.

The win boosted the team's confidence going into Friday's match against Regis University, a team which swept a then-struggling Metro squad in October.

"We know what to expect this time. We've been preparing hard for them, and I think we should do very good against them this time," a smiling Judy Glassman said after Thursday's win.

Outside hitter Stacey Hoyt showed a similar confidence about the match. "It feels like it's coming together finally, we've got the confidence to play good and we are definitely more prepared."

So, it was a fired-up Metro team who walked onto the court to challenge the Rangers on Friday. The 'Runners started game one aggressively, welcoming the Rangers with a powerful attack and a staunch defense, racking up point after point without let-up. It was not until a late-game Ranger timeout, which stifled Metro's rumbling momentum, that the 'Runners allowed Regis to make a game of it.

The Rangers, coming from a 13-6 deficit, added six straight points to their score, coming to within one point before Metro finally closed the door on them 1512. Regis came out charged in game two determined to put Metro in their place. The Rangers gained a quick three points and looked to add more, but the 'Runners stingy defensive play earned them a sideout, and the team easily matched the Rangers' score to tie the game at 3-3. The teams continued to challenge each other and it seemed like Metro was faltering as they fell behind 5-11.

McDermott called a timeout and an inspired team came off the bench, closing the Rangers' lead and See STREAK page 21

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He said the conditions hindered the 'Runners' style of pass-orientated soccer.

Despite the tie Metro returned to Denver optimistic about their post-season chances, but the ball did not roll their way.

"It wasn't until Monday morning when we saw the results of all the games from Sunday that we realized that number ,one, Regis is going to win the championship outright," Montojo said. "Number two, Northern Colorado had tied their last game, and we

knew that that was going to be the stickler."

Though lacking a NCAA playoff berth, Montojo said he is pleased with the 1996 season and being back on the winning side of the RMAC. There was not one player on the roster who Montojo had not singled out for praise this season.

"In the past we've always had one or two players that have been standouts," he said. But this season's team did not have just one go-to player, Montojo said.

He is already looking forward to the 1997. "Good things are ahead for Metro State soccer," he s~d.

KICKERS from page 20 ·penalty and the ball was yards away after the whistle. Thus, while most of the Metro team trotted upfield the ball was lightly booted by a Metro player near the spot of the penalty.

The ball was then placed at precisely the spot of the penalty by a Metro player using his hands. Another whistle. This was a handball, the ref said, since the ball was already kicked into play. With most of the Metro team still going the opposite direction, Mines used this opportunity to

score goal number five against a dumbfounded Metro defense.

Last Friday the Roadrunners dropped a non-conference game to National College 2-3. The game did not matter.

This fact obviously not absent in the mind of the 'Runners, playing without their two leading scorers, Johnson and Mazen Kayali, both serving one-game suspensions for drawing their fifth yellow card of the season last weekend against Fort Lewis. Scoring for Metro against National was midfielder Maher Kayali and Young.

Hot streak pushes V-ball to No. 4 STREAK from page 20 eventually tying the game at 14. They fought hard, but the 'Runners finally surrendered 14-16. Metro fell behind in game three 1-4 and had to claw their way to within two.

Once again, it was defense that kept them in the game, with fiery performances by setter Kerry Beidleman, who had 26 digs; outside hitter Stacey Hoyt with 24 digs; and setter Holly Rice who also had 24 digs. The defense helped put the 'Runners ahead 7-6, and they dominated the Rangers for the rest of the game to a 15-8 win.

"We played with a lot of fire in the first game, but lost it a bit in game two,"

McDermott said. ''Luckily, we came back with the same fire."

Game four had more exciting, hardnosed play, but the 'Runners, with gritty determination, proved to be more than the Rangers could handle, taking the game and match 15-10. Hoyt led the team's attack, hammering Regis with 26 kills and proved once again she is a qualified team leader.

"We're really psyched about the way we're playing," Shannon Ortell said. ''We're finally gelling as a team and playing strong."

Metro will travel to Nebraska-Kearney along with Colorado Christian, Regis and the School of Mines in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference tournament Nov. 15.

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