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gave the amounts stated in her contracts to the fund. "That is private record," Schaefer said. "Donors give for private reasons." A Metro faculty member, who requested anonymity because he fears reprisal from Kaplan, said he believes Price is paid a high salary to ensure hefty donations for the foundation. Two other Metro professors said rumors and speculation about Price's employment at Metro and her dealings with the foundation have been rampant among the faculty in recent weeks. Robert Breitenbach, chairman of the management department, said Kaplan asked him to keep mum about Price's employment at the college but did say that Price's entrepreneurship program is a big asset to his department. Kaplan said Price is given ample release time from her teaching duties to develop the entrepreneurship program and credits her for bringing several prominent business leaders to speak at Metro. "I don't think anyone will say she's not worth it," Kaplan said "She is certainly a very valuable member of that department." Despite her title as director of the entrepreneurship program, Price's 199596 contract states she is only responsible for responding to requests for assistance in matters concerning the entrepreneurship curriculum from her department chairman and the full-time entrepreneurship instructor. Price's 1996-97 contract states that she is expected to teach two classes this year and must plan a luncheon/dinner event next semester for Metro graduates who have taken entrepreneurship courses at the college. Price is currently teaching one independent study student - not a course according to the management department's teaching schedule, and will teach MNG 402, a three-credit course called Entrepreneurial Creativity, this spring.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Breakfast Celebrating the life and philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wednesday, January 15, 1997 • 8:30-10:00 a.m. • St Cajetan's Center
Tickets On Sale Tuesday, Nov. 26th, 1996 • $3 Students
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Tickets are available at these locations: • MSCD Institute for Women's Studies and Services • MSCD Office of Student Publications • MSCD Dept. of African American Studies • MSCD Student Development Center
1033 9th Street Park Tivoli Student Union Suite 313 Rectory 109 Central Classroom 103
Call for Nominations Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Awards Nominations must be received by Monday, December.9th, 1996
The Peace Award will be given·in the following categories: • MSCD Student • MSCD Employee (Faculty/Staff(Administrator) • Member of the Community Nomination forms are available through the MSCD Institute for Women's Studies and Services and the MSCD Office of Student Life.
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TWIST AND SHUT: Students returned from Thanksgiving break to find the space that Twist and Shout occupied cleaned out. Even the sign that once hung over the door had been removed.
Tivoli CD store closes over break Anne Hall The METROPOl..ITAN Students returning from Thanksgiving break this week were treated to a disheartening sight - an empty storefront where Twist and Shout records used to be. Without so much as a going-out-of-business sale, the Tivoli's only purveyor of CD's and tapes quietly packed up and left last Friday. "Their lease was up and they decided to leave," said
Sandy Torres, Tivoli marketing manager. A Denver institution of hipness, Twist and Shout recently moved their main store to a larger location at Alameda and Pearl. Torres speculated that the owner closed the small but elegant Tivoli store, which opened Jan.1, 1995, in order to concentrate on the new, larger location. Paul Epstein, owner of Twist and Shout, would not comment on the Tivoli store's shutdown.
Aid data found in trash Private information about students disposed of improperly Matthew J. Lilley The METROPOLITAN A three-inch thick financial aid report with over 5,000 names of Metro students and their social security numbers was left on top of a trash can outside the Art Building the Thursday before Thanksgiving. Mary Anne Romero, the director of financial aid, said she did not know how the sensitive information found its way into the trash. "We do not throw confidential material in the trash or outside," she said. She said that the papers should have been recycled. Romero speculated that the papers may have been placed in the trash instead of a recycling bin by somebody outside the office. The report listed hundreds of students who did not enroll in the number of credit-hours they wrote they would be taking in the fall semester in their financial aid
application. Social security numbers were originally intended to be used by the social security program. However, over the past 60 years the numbers have evolved into a means for identification or authentication, or even both. Social security numbers have become targets of abuse. Paired with a name, a thief could apply for credit with the number. Schools that receive federal funds are prohibited from releasing students' personal information, such as social security numbers, under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Romero said that she ensures employees in the fin~cial aid office are aware and understand FERPA. "Breech of confidential information is high on our !isl of reasons for dismissal," she said. Romero added that "every effort possible" is_ taken to ensure security in the
office. During office hours, no one can enter without being "buzzed" in. Romero said that green-barred paper, like the paper found in the trash, is placed in recycle boxes then picked up by an outside company where it can sit in a warehouse for months before being destroyed in the recycling process. Now, all documents with confidential information will be shredded, white or not, Romero said. At Metro social security numbers double as student identification numbers. Students do not have to use their social security number as their student ID number. They can change it by going to the office of the registrar, central classroom 105. But there is a catch. Students receiving financial aid, like the thousands whose names were printed on the trashed list, must get the change approved by the financial aid office.
Metro students' names, addresses and other personal information are for sale, and the college is making money off it. For 3 cents per name and address, and a minimum charge per request of $200, any organization outside of the college can request to purchase a list for its own use. If they would like the list in label-form, an additional fee of a dollar each will be assessed, according to Metro's administrative policy. Under the 1974 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, Metro is allowed to release the following information without prior consent from the student: • name, address, telephone number • date and place of birth • student classification • major and minor fields of study • participation in officially recognized activities and sports • dates of attendance at the college • degrees and awards received • last educational institution attended On page 29 under Special Notices in the spring Class Schedule, this list appears as directory information labeled personally identifiable information under section 438(a)(5)(B) of the privacy act. Unless students exercise their legal right to forbid the college from releasing such information, Metro may accommodate such requests. "Not that many people request it (nondisclosure)," said Tracey J. Carlson, Metro statistical analyst, institutional research. Although Metro's nondisclosure policy is spelled out in each Class Schedule under Special Notices, only 30 students from fall semester requested nondisclosure of personal information. According to Metro's policy, an individual may request nondisclosure of any or all of the information above by notifying the registrar in writing within 10 calendar days after the first scheduled day of classes of each term. A request for nondisclosure will remain in effect until the student is no longer enrolled or cancels the request. Although a business purchasing a list of information must agree not to sell it, some may violate the agreement. "They can still do it. It's illegal, but how can we stop them?" said Carlson. There are ways, according to Paul Wilken, director of institutional research, who is in charge of approving and providing the lists. One trick he said that can be used if they are suspicious of a company breaking the no-sell provision is to put a
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Students create Website SGA names first for trading used books· presidential appointees Henri Brickey The METROPOLITAN
Two computer jockeys are urging Metro students to skip the bookstore next term and hit the Internet instead, where better bargains can be found for books. These two wizards can be found right here on campus. Metro computer information systems major Brennan Brandorff and his friend Manard Smeltzer make their livings designing Websites. Among their favorite sites are their own, which have two services that are aimed at making life a little easier for their fellow Metro students. For all those students who dread another trip to the bookstore, the Book Trader page may be the answer. The Book Trader is a sight on the Internel for students to advertise, sell and trade their books, which was thought of and designed by Brandorff and Smeltzer. "Ever since I've been going down to Metro the cost of books has been just escalating, and it really ticks me off," Brandorff said.
"It's just ridiculous for us students to have to pay this much money for books," he said. Brandorff said the book trader is "very, very, very simple" to use and that any financially conscious student should check it out. The Book Trader is a free service to all Metro students and can be accessed from any Metro computer lab. The other service that students can reach from the same Website is the Employment Resume page, which features resumes Qf students seeking employment. Companies seeking employees scan the site for the type of employee they desire. Brandorff pointed out that the resume service is especially attractive to the large amount of older, working Metro students. "Obviously if they're working and going to school they have a hard time putting out their resume." "You no longer have to send out a resume with a 32-cent stamp to 100 or 200 different See TRADER page7
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Once selected president of the student government assembly, William Coker wasted no time filling other positions left vacant last month in an assembly shake-up that saw the dismissal of their president and two vice presidents. Sophomore Karmin Trujillo, an education major, was appointed to the office of vice president of administration and finance. Trujillo previously worked in the SGA office as an administrative assistant. Junior
T r a c e y Tracer. Monterio was Monterio appointed to vice president of student services, again. Monterio was first appointed to that position Aug. 1. Monterio was one of the two vice presidents removed due to academic ineligibility Oct. 24. She filed an appeal and remained on the assembly until her appeal could be heard. However, Monterio formally withdrew her appeal last Thursday, leaving her position vacant. She was then reappointed moments later. "The problem with Tracey solved itself with the ending of the summer semester," explained chief justice Mark
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"Had I been appointed after they were posted," Monterio said, "I would have had the GPA requirements and the credit requirements to hold the position." Zanghetti said he had a student government advisor verify her eligibility before last Thursday's meeting. In the past the SGA had advertised vacated vice Kannin president posi- · Trujillo tions, however, Zanghetti said this was an "infonnal policy." "Nowhere (in the SGA constitution) or in the policy manual does it say that (the open positions) need to be advertised," Zanghetti said. Zanghetti has been in the office since the end of October when he stepped in to finish the term of Peter Rutt, who resigned. This term expires at the end of November. Zanghetti, however, was appointed in his own right to this position by President Coker. See APPOINTEES page 7
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Student bus pass facing the axe Federal subsidy路backing the program likely to get cut in 1998 fiscal year Mitsuru Shimuzu The METROPOLITAN
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Scott Reed, chief public affairs officer at RTD, said Nov. 25 the federal funding, $900,000 over two years, appeared to be discontinued for the fiscal 1998. If the subsidy were not available, Reed said, he was not sure how much students' fees would increase. RTD needs to find the availability of the subsidy and the level of students' fees to be assessed on the new contract. According to Wolf, the program now costs $1.2 million a year, and student fees had paid about $800,000. In April 1995 Auraria students voted 2,043-534 in favor of paying $15.41 to have the program. However, at the beginning of fall semester 1996 it was reduced to $11.50. "So, part of the real question is: is it fair that students pay this level of fee services in order to have the program? H o w m a n y
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the buses?" Gallagher said. "How fair is that?" Auraria estimates there are 4,000 student riders, Gallagher said. In October, Jerry Eddy, acting director of customer services al RTD, submitted to Gallagher a summary of Auraria students' ridership of buses the RTD counted from September 1995 to August 1996. According to the data, 2,705 students rode the . buses on a one-way basis per month. If it is supposed that students came to the campus 24 days a month and did not transfer on their way. This number includes Denver local, regional/intercity and express buses. As for the light rail, Gallagher said, particularly at the Auraria stop, RTD does not count the student ridership all the time. Responding to the likeliness of the subsidy discontinuation, the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board would work on developing an ad hoc committee for the February referendum, said Maria Rodriguez, vice chair of SACAB. The SACAB members will look at what negotiations would be with the RTD, meet RTD representatives sometime in December and hold a forum in January to let students know about the conditions of the renewal, she said. If students approve the program renewal in the referendum, the Auraria Board of Directors will make the final decision, she said.
Now is the time to apply for financial aid for the 1997-98 academic year. The priority application deadline is March 3, 1997. MSCD's Office of Financial Aid is offering workshops to help you complete your application. Counselors will be available to answer any specific questions you may have regarding financial aid. FRIDAY December 20, 1996 11 :00-12:30 PM
SATURDAY January 18, 1997 10:00-12:00 PM Tivoli 320A
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THURSDAY January 9, 1997 3:00-4:00 PM
MONDAY FRIDAY January 20, 1997 January 24, 1997 5:30-6:30 PM 10:00-11 :00 AM
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Bring the following documents so that we can accurately assist you in completing your application. 1. 2. 3. 4.
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Note** If your questions are of a personal nature, please stop by the Office of Financial Aid in CN-116 to speak with a counselor in private.
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Student government fills presidential void New president discusses going between Lhe ~ssem.bly members .behi~d him and forge a stronger relat1onsh1p not only with his fellow members, forward from governmenrs problems .but between college administration, faculty and students as well. ''I'd just like the faculty to know that students appreciate their time and their effort," he said. A greater involvemept from Metro students is also a top goal for the student body leader. who said that one of the most frustrating issues at Metro 1s that students do not voice their concerns. "People· don't realize how much power they have as a group,'' said the 28-year-old Coker. He said he may not agree with what people have to say, but he will listen and support them. After all, he said, he is a student first, then a student leader. "I consider myself an everyday Joe. pretty casual, pretty laid back," he said. Still, as relaxed as he may seem, Coker still shines with excitement when he discusses change. "You can change your li fe. You can change the world." That sort of optimism is a product of family support, Coker said. One of his main influences was his mother who, as a widow caring for two children, attended school as much as she could and graduated from Metro in 1982. Coker said his mother showed him that anything is possible with determination. Coker was also moved by the death of his stepfather in 1978, who was shot and killed during a robbery. "That had a profound effect on me, the person I am today, simply because it showed that life is very precious, very short." This also motivated Coker's mother to go back to school, something he had to do himself. The Metro senior described himself in high school as an above-average student with below-average grades. He said he had no desire
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Out of the burning rubble of Metro student government infighting and the expulsion of three of its members due to academic ineligibility comes a new president William Coker. The assembly unanimously selected Vice President of Student Fees Coker to replace one of the dismissed members - former president Stephanie Stevenson. Stevenson officially stepped down last week after losing an appeal to her firing . Coker said he has a very close frie ndship with Stevenson and that the new position is bittersweet in that he had to witness his friend's pain as she went through her removal. "I felt extremely tom when she was going the proceedings," he said. "If it wasn't for Stephanie Stevenson, I wouldn' t be on student government." Coker credited Stevenson with drawing him into student politics when she asked him to run on her "Ticket to Empowerment" last spring. He took her up on the offer and was elected vice president of student fees, a position that will now stand vacant until next semester when more students have a chance to apply, he said. The new president now must assume responsibility for all of the issues that were a source of controversy in Stevenson's tenure, including formulating a budget which is now six months overdue. "Now that I've stepped into her position, I thought I knew the nature of politics, but it's totally different when you're the man and the buck finally stops here." Coker said he would like to put the past friction
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Students' business 'excellent' TRADER from page 4 places." The two Metro students' business, InSite 2000, specia1izes in developing inexpensive Websites. Some of their clients include Metro's Criminal Justice Department, the Colorado Reading and Learning Association and the Denver chapter of the American Heart Association. "Their work has been excellent, we've been very impressed. I think he's very pro-
fessional and has a good bit of creativity," said Kirk Collins, infonnation technology director of the heart association. For more infonnation on the Metro students' page see InSite 2000's Website at http://insite2000.com. Wayne State University student James Golovich has a1so started a similar site for buying and selling used text books. Currently over 250 students are registered with the service. For infonnation go to http://www.universitybooks.com.
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Coker's first action was appointing Trujillo to the position vacated by John Olivett, Vice President of administration and finance. At 19, Trujillo is the youngest official on the assembly. Trujillo worked last year as an accountant for Metro Student Activities. With this experience, Trujillo is expected to play a large part in getting the much overdue budget finished up. This is what she expected to do when she made the move to the assembly last summer, she said. But she was instead treated like a secretary, she said. Trujillo said that she is not at all attracted to the politica1 aspects of her new job. "I'm here to be a student voice," she
Before the attempt to remove her, Monterio had worked on the tri-institutional blood drive and the North Central Accreditation report. She was also a volunteer at the debate between Oliver North and Jesse Jackson. Monterio said she wants the assembly to move in a more cooperative direction and said she is looking forward to "seeing if we really can get things done." Zanghetti said that he hopes to be a positive influence on the student government. He said he plans to dea1 with problems beforehand rather than deal with them afterwards. "I honesty hope to be rea11y bored," he said.
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them," he said. According to Wilken, Metro is just as careful with releasing information on students, and he said there is not a lot of money generated from the service. Examples of businesses that were granted lists are CB Graduation Announcements, the former Collegiate Book Basement, CPA Review, and Air Force recruiters. Metro also has a contract with a photographer to whom it provides lists of potential graduates, said Wilken. Internal requests from departments or organizations for lists of information are handled with the same discretion, said Wilken. For these requests there is no charge, he said. However, anyone can request information on a specific individual, and there is no charge for this service, according to Sadie Vigil, Metro office manager on records and registration. Whether or not it will be granted depends on the circumstances, said Vigil. . A written request to the registrar is also required. "It usually stops the request right there," said Vigil. "We screen the letters," said Vigil. "We really don't give out much information. We try not to,'' she said. At any time students can go to the registrar to view their file to see who has requested information on them, said Vigil.
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Don't fence me in; labels mislead voters Two weeks have passed since America went to the polls to define our future, or at least the next four years, and little is being said about the true nature of our actions. Pundits here and there marvel at the message that the American people sent to our politicians: "Work together. Compromise." And yet, as hopeful as this sounds, it is just another way of saying "We give up." When you really think about it, it doesn't matter who we send or what the people say they want. The politicians have wrapped themselves in a cocoon in Washington that very little can get through without the advantages of money and power. The people individually do not have these things, and thus as individuals we continue to play into the losing role of the game that is Washington politics. Depressing as hell, and no change is seen in the near future. At least not from this writer's perspective. Looking at this year's election, we have to realize that the rules and positions have changed, and in so doing, maybe gain a better perspective as to what we find ourselves up against. Every election seems to take an angry, hateful tone as the words that once defined who our politicians were are tossed around without so much as a second thought. Liberals are hated by the right, conservatives by the left and yet we can't even acknowledge the fact that neither label is true. Liberals by definition are those who favor refonn, whilst conservatives are defined by their tendency to preserve established institutions. Looking at both of these definitions should cause one to realize that Democrats and their federal policies are better defined by the conservative label and Republicans by the liberal label, and yet we continue to throw out these terms to describe our hatred of the other group without understanding what it truly means. So, we find ourselves playing a game of hatred in which we don't even understand the rules. For
many, even the mention of the words ''flaming liberal" or "right-wing conservative" causes us to automatically form an opinion that may or may not be true about the candidate, thus fogging our judgment and deciding a race based purely on emotion rather than logic. Look, in trying to write this column, I have fallen into the same old trap that I find myself frustrated with by other editorial writers. The previous two paragraphs, although probably true, were comparable to the same unadulterated crap and boring dribble that can be found on any editorial page. Who cares about how we define ourselves? Let's instead just jump straight into the matter rather than quibble about semantics and meaningless tangents. We just elected a president that goes against everything we were taught by our parents as to how we should be. Our parents taught us that lying, cheating and stealing were wrong, and although we probably all have done one or the other during our lives, we are supposed to look badly on those that do it flagrantly. If your parents didn't do this, then I suggest you sue. I could care less what the man did 1O or even 20 years ago. Smoke pot, have affairs, spy on people, I don't care, but don't do it now, not during your term. We have seen an administration that illegally collected FBI files on just about everyone dating back to Moses. We have seen an administration that ruined the lives of several of the travel office employees for no apparent reason. And yet, we voted for this man, a man called "Slick Willy" because he was younger, prettier and more articulate than Bob Dole. Give that man an Emmy. We have allowed the Republican party to be overtaken by the Christian right. I have no problems with religion, as long as it doesn't become the defining point of one's ideological outlook. Leave it in your house, and don't bring it into mine. The Republican party, other than its ungodly affiliation with the right-wing bedroom watchers, represents
fiscally what must be the majority of the population's visions for America. Who doesn't want the voters to have more control over their tax dollars by transferring power to within our reach (the states)? Who doesn't want to bring Medicare and Social Security under control? And yet, because everyone in the party is so afraid of angering the little pip-squeak Ralph Reed, they lose their focus every time we need to batten down and attack the true issues that our government should be concentrating on. Is this the point we have reached? A point where we will elect a man whose own administration, whether because of or despite him, has shown itself to be one of the most imbecile in history? A point where we will continue to send people to Congress with the hope that they will pass one or two good laws despite their constant bickering about whether gays destroy the institution of marriage? The students of this school are part of the 20- to 40-year-old range that finds itself caring less about the true monstrosity we have allowed to be created, and hold responsibility for, than what we are going to have for dinner. The senior citizens (who do most of the voting) will be dead before they even see the true effects of what they are voting for. We are the ones who will have to live with the anti-utopia we allowed to be created. We must stop playing the games that our politicians set up for us. Who cares what you call yourself? Liberal or conservative, the label means nothing. The roles we play are determined merely by the positions we find ourselves in at the current moment. So instead, let's focus on what they do, not what they are, and maybe we can get ourselves out of this mess. Unfortunately, because of our own apathy, we have to wait another two to four years to do it.
Robert Hay Metro Student
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your blessings lucky students Brace yourself for a new concept in college newspaper editorial writing. Too many times editorials in college newspapers turn into a series of complaints, insults and self-satisfying diatribes written by failed journalists who justify their inability to write a news story as being just too darn creative. Being the outstanding human being and hard-hitting journalist I am, this columnist has decided to stray from that path. Resisting the urge to foam at the mouth and (yes, I will use this word) RANT, it is time for a kinder, gentler column. Instead of examining the tired old subject of what is wrong with the world and in light of the upcoming holidays, it is time to reflect on what is good. , Because of limited space and endless possibilities it is necessary to concentrate our observations on all that is right to one subject - Metro. Metro, you say? What is good about this college that we only hear terrible things about, mostly from this paper? The list: • Part-time professors. Come on, you know it is true. Being a part-time student yourself, isn't it comforting to know that while you are at a job when you should be studying, your professor is waiting tables when he or she should be grading? You didn't really think that last term paper that bordered on plagiarism deserved a B+, do you? • Free-flowing alcehol. What other campus produces its own beer, has multiple bars and a history of catering to the intoxicating beverage needs of its underage students? Only at Auraria. • Metro's student government. Okay, okay, for the average student maybe the current representation isn't the greatest thing in the world. But your student newspaper would be very dull without them and it should be very reassuring to anyone with student government aspirations that there will always be an open spot in the assembly to fill. • College Republicans and the Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian Alliance. I don't really have anything good to say about either of these organizations. I just wanted to put the two groups together and, you know, see what happens. • Sheila Kaplan. Why else did Cost Cutters come to Auraria? • CoPIRG. The single, most exciting group on campus. What is it they do again? And whose funds are they using? • Credit card companies. All over campus you can find these people urging you to apply for a credit card that you will never get. But signing up does supplement your wardrobe with free T-shirts and other unique items that you might be able to buy if you did have credit. Now, wasn't that refreshing? I am sure if you look around you can find even more good things at Metro. And remember, if your professors aren't the best, your grades are getting you down and you can't figure your graduation agreement out, there is one thing that will always bring a smile to even the most downtrodden the reassuring and heartwarming fact that at least you don't attend CCD. Happy Holidays!
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Good samaritan Dear editor, I have always felt that the good is not as readily printed as is the bad. Tuesday Nov. 12, I left my purse in a West Classroom restroom. By 3:45 p.m., I had my purse back, intact, due to the efforts and integrity of one Leslie Koran, who cared enough to take my purse with her and leave me a note taped to the mirror in the restroom as to it's location. I haven't made personal contact with Leslie yet, two attempts have failed but I do have a plan B. Thank you Leslie!
Barbara Fox
Share the wealth Dear editor, The Student Government Assembly would like to extend special thanks to all those who helped organize, operate, and donate to the Student Activities/Student Government Food Drive. With your help we were able to collect almost seven boxes of non-perishable food items which will be donated to the needy people of the Green Grass Community on the Cheyenne River Reservation. If you've missed the opportunity to help, you still have time. Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the Office of the Student Government Assembly, Tivoli 307, up until Friday, December 13, 4 PM. If you have any questions please contact Brett Berringer, VP of Student Organizations at 556-3312. Again, thanks to everyone for your support. Sincerely,
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s an American citizen you have rights. You have the right to practice any religion you would like, the right to write anything you want and the right to decide how you live your
life. But as an American citizen you do not have the right to die if you choose. The Hemlock Society is trying to change that. Based in Denver since January, the National Hemlock Society is an organization that advocates a person's right to die. The organization believes that people have the right to choose to commit physician-assisted suicide if they want. The organization tries to educate the public and serve as a resource for people interested in assisted suicide.
The Hemlock Society's main goal is to try to get the laws changed. Currently, Oregon is the only state in the union that has passed a law making assisted suicide legal. That law is being challenged in court. Colorado currently has several representatives at the state house interested in sponsoring an assisted suicide bill, says Lois Schafer, legislative liaison for the Hemlock Society. "I can't say who until a commitment is made," she says. Schafer said that it is hard to tell how many people in Colorado have chosen assisted suicide. "It is illegal, so we don't really know," she says. "People try to keep it a secret. Physicians don't advertise when it is done." Faye Girsh, executive director for the Hemlock Society, states in the position paper of the Hemlock
Society that assisted suicide is "a massive underground activity completely uncontrolled since we do not deal with it legally." The Hemlock Society says that between 15 and 20 percent of physicians surveyed have admitted to having helped patients die. Schafer says that most people who choose to commit assisted suicide do it because they have nothing more to live for. "It is not about pain," she says. "It is about the kind of suffering when there is nothing left of a patient's life." Schafer quoted a graphic description from a hospice nurse that described toes falling off, rotting sores that smell and complete loss of bodily functions. One ninety-year-old wrote to the Hemlock Society, "I do not fear death. I fear the way death will come."
Key;to success Michelle Ewing The METROPOLITAN
Metro cheerleaders Paul Trujillo and Amy Blissard tey o,ut their milk-stashes while m<Xleling for a milk spot. Tile milk campaign .is touring college campuses across the country.
The Golden Key Club awarded two members of the faculty awards for outstanding teaching. Dr. Laura McCall and Dr. Richard Scott were recognized by the club for their achievements. The club is a chapter of the National Honors Society.- They award students and faculty of from major universities in the United States and foreign countries, such as Australia, Canada and France. Golden Key rewards academic excellence and promotes scholarship and service. At least five awards are given each year by Golden Key, the two biggest being the ones they give to the teachers. Excellence in Teaching and Outstanding Research/Scholar awards are the most prestigious awards given the whole year. Winners are decided in the spring and awarded in the fall. Any student can join the club and help with recommending teachers for awards or sit on the selection committees. Students that are members of the club are the only ones that can nominate the teachers. These letters are submitted and reviewed by the committee. Two classroom evaluations are also part of the selection process along with a group interview with the teachers and the student selection committee. Teachers must also have ratings of excellent. Each teacher can only be awarded once. The Golden Key Club gives a lot to the school as well. Randall Peterson, Metro chapter president, says it shows the world that Metro is not a mediocre school, but that it abides by the same kinds of academ-
ic standards all over the nation. "It means a lot to the school and the campus because people who perform and strive to be the best and the brightest can be recognized in a positive way and it ---'i~... contributes to everyDr. Laura McCall one on campus," says Peterson. "These awards contribute to the betterment of the academic community." Dr. Laura McCall from the History Department received the Excellence in Teaching award. She was chosen for a number of reasons, Peterson says. He says she is a very knowledgeable, caring teacher with the interests of the student in mind. He pointed out that she is very open and approachable, plus her work with students in the classroom is incredible. She does an excellent job of encouraging discussion in her classes, and she always wants her students to succeed, Peterson says. If these are direct quotes then make it so. "Dr. McCall is an outstanding teacher who encompasses every aspect of positive teaching," claims Peterson. Dr. Richard Scott received the Outstanding Research/Scholar award. Scott has been published in many areas and is highly regarded in the field. Peterson says Scott was very deserving of the award. He studied in South Africa for a time. "The extent of his research was deep, prestigious, and very thorough. He is very qualified for this award," says Peterson.
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Hanukkah is one of the minor holidays in the Jewish faith, says Rabbi Sandra Cohen of Temple Emmanuel, but it is one the most popular with over 85 percent of American Jews celebrating. The holiday commemorates an event that occurred in 165 B.C. in which Judas Maccabeus retook the Jewish temple occupied by the Syrians. Upon taking over the temple, the Jews discovered that there was only enough oil to provide light for one day. The oil, miraculously, lasted for eight days. During the eight day festival, Jews light a candle on the menorah in recognition of the miracle. "It happens at a time of the year when everything is dark," Cohen says. "It's a celebration of light. It's also about renewing the light both spiritually and physically." They also use oil in all the foods prepared for feasts during Hanukkah. Some even exchange gifts at this time. Hanukkah begins at sundown on Dec. 5.
Christianity
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CHRIST IN nm CITY: The manger scene in front of the Denver City and County Building.
The story is a well known one. Joseph and Mary travel into Bethlehem and are turned away at every inn where they try to get a room. They decide to settle inside a stable and the Christ child is born. This didn't happen in December, though. Historians have set the date of Christ's birth at late summer. So why the December celebration? There are several theories as to wh and when the date was moved The mos popular is that Christians moved it to coincide with the festival of the sun conducted by their biggest religion they were competing against - Mithraism. The festival was always held on the day o the Winter Solstice. The Christians hoped that
moving Christmas would draw more attention to the religion. It worked. Mithraism eventually
faded. . The ~iestrq ebration \tas dislI Calendar, a Romai A.D. Some schql early as 336 A.D. Father Ch I irrelevant. "It needs to b everyone celebrate they were born. Thi of life." It is a time for the return of Christ "For most, Ch new way everyday,'
Kwanzaa
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{creativity) and imani (faith): Those ebrating light seven candles,., one eaeli day, held If\ a ,kinara. Gifts are also ex.cban usually ones that celebJ~ the com~ 路trnent betw~~parenfs and-Children. The gi s are n symbo c of the struggle black people Prost of St. Elizabeth's endured to'-aehieve liberation an~fiand-craft颅 ys wh.y it was moved is ed in a manner to celebfate black heritage. l>uriug the Kwanzaa holiday those CelebratritualizeCl," he says. "Nqt ing greet eac _ other with term "Habari ~r birthday on the day Gani," which is a Swahili term used in greetjngs. point is celebrate the gift Fasti from sunrise to s e 1s also encouraged during wanzaa in order to cleanse eing watchful and ready 'for the mind, discipline the body and rejuvenate the Prost says. spirit. On Dec: ~ a feast is-hetd tfiat fs accomist is here and coming in panied with dancing and music to give thanks to orded 4afe of aJ)ec. 2.S ,cel>vered in the Philoca11-i ext, which ~ in 354 'nk it~ have ~un as
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latively new holiday, debutof Maulana Karenga. It African American heritage 26 to Jan. I. ognizes the seven principles m life - umoja (unity), termination), ujima (collecll(WJility), ujamaa (cooperative economics), nia (purpose), kuumba
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Although not an established religion, Santa, to many young America , is what makes the holidays worth celebrating. What few children know is that their jolly hero Santa is a yearly reenactment of a ealthy Turkish saint who lived 1,7000 years ago. St. Nicholas was born in-. Turkey and entered a monastery after the death of his parencs. After becoming a pnest, St. Nicholas gained notoriety for giving away his wealth to those who were in need. It is said he dropped sacks of gold down chimneys and slung gifts into people's stockings, which hung to dry by fireplaces. When the Catholics began to celebrate Christmas, long after St. Nicholas' death, they included him in the songs and celebrations of the holiday. This lasted until the Reformation, whereafter the Protestants developed their own, less - Catholic Santas, including Pere Noel for the French and Sinterklaas for the Dutch. Regardless of whether he is Weihnachcsmann, Grandfather Frost, or Santa, this man with the white beard and generous heart still resides in the minds of many children as the meaning of Christmas.
Hyoung Chang/The METROPOLITAN ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS: Keleigh, 5, from Denver asks,"Are you the real Santa Claus?'1 to the Santa at the Tabor Center.
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hat do art instructors do when they're not in class? Hopefully, if life is kind, they'll get time in the studio to create their art. The Emmanuel Gallery is featuring the annual University of Colorado at Denver Faculty show, showcasing 36 works by 20 members of the UCO Art Department. The show is an opportunity to see the more personal side of an instructor as an artist. There are some fluctuations in the artistic strength and success of individual works in this exhibition, but overall, the show is well presented and consistent. "It's a very good show," says Carol Keller, curator of the Emmanuel Gallery, "It has a nice sensitivity about it - I recognize that each artist is focused on themselves." The strongest pieces in the show have a definitive presence, a true sense of the artist's personality. Lorre Hoffman, UCD sculpture instructor, contributes her recognizable, well-crafted work to the show. Her sculpture, "Observatory," is neatly constructed of glass panes, brushed with just enough pale green paint to render them opaque. The panes were then skillfully soldered with copper earning, stained-glass style. · This elongated "greenhouse" is physically supported and visually uplifted by a slender, welded steel base. It is a mysterious, elegant sculpture that commands its small piece of floor. Kathleen Frye contributes two simple works that are among the strongest visually. "There is just no
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accounting for happiness" and "What is Possible" are raw, minimalist paintings of gouache on paper. Featuring a mostly monochromatic palette, the primitive, slashing lines have great visual energy and convey restless emotion. Jerry Johnson submitted a sensitively rendered d~wing, "Landscape Series no. 10." A large abstract work, Johnson displays great skill with the difficult medium of oil pastel. This painterly piece successfully balances very active lines with bright, pure colors due to his precise handling of the medium. The upstairs of the gallery is dominated by Christopher Nitsche's sculpture, "Risen." Constructed of scrap wood, this hulking piece seems to emerge ghost-like from the floor. There is surprising order to the sculpture, with the random pieces of wood forced together to create the shape of a ship's prow. Opposite to the rawness of Nitsche's "Risen," are the photographs of Gary Lynch. His cool, detached silver prints focus on the symbolism of death. From the clinical approach of "Where do I go from here," to the haunting imagery in "Windows of Soul," Lynch forces the viewer to consider the inevitable. "Nothing is lost but it Changes" shows a human form created out of sawdust. In consecutive photos, Lynch blows away a little more dust, creating an unusually peaceful image of decay. "We run faculty shows every year," Keller says, "and they continue to be interesting. I never know what's going to show up. It's great to see the development from year to year." The UCD Faculty show will be shown through Dec. 19.
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Today computers diagnose automotive problems, and computer-driven robots manufacture parts. Businesses are built around information systems--computer hardware, software, and networks, including the Internet. And employers want new hires who are already skilled. If you're thinking about starting a technical career or upgrading your job skills, you don't want to waste time or money. At Front Range Community College you·11 get just the training you need at a very affordable price. And FRCC's technical programs match the needs of area employers, so if you earn a technical degree or certificate from FRCC, employers know you can do the job!
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Have a very merry consumer Christmas Travis Henry The METROPOLITAN With the holiday shopping season getting shorter and shorter it seems the hardest task is finding original yet affordable gifts for the people on your list. Fret not. All you need to do is trek do~n to the Tabor Center and follow this simple holiday gift guide. Come Christmas morning, all eyes will be on )'.OU and your marvelous knack for picking the perfect gift. Year after year the hardest person to buy for is Dad, right? All you have ever given him is ties. Well, don't give that up. Just put a spin on it. Tie 1 On has unique and original ties sure to raise an eyebrow at the next board meeting. There are Grateful Dead ties, Blues Brothers ties and ties from Harley Davidson. One tie even includes a picture of all the cast members of that critically-acclaimed TV show Baywatch. For the not-so-daring, there are Star Trek ties, Looney Toon Ties and even Beavis and Butthead neckwear. Ties range from $17.50 to $32.50. Dad will sure be happy with his tie and might not even cause a scene yelling at your good-fornothing, go-get-a-job, pothead brother during Christmas dinner. Which brings us to that brother (you know you all have one). If your brother is destined to a life of smoking
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as the lead changed hands 11 times. Guard Adam Apodaca played hard and paced the team with 14 second-half points. Apodaca was nailing everything. He splashed in all five of his foul shots and killed the Nanooks with his defense. Metro finally took the lead for good when junior forward Shakoor Ahmad drained a 15-footer with four minutes left to play. From that point on, Metro's defense and foul line success were the difference. Ahmad swiped two of six steals (he led the team in steals) and nailed a pair of free throws in the final minutes to help preserve the victory. Ahmad tallied 16
points and Apodaca and point guard Sidikie K~mara also hit clutch foul shots at the end of the contest. "The toughest team we've played is ourselves, and that's the truth, in practice, and tonight we killed ourselves," Ahmad said. "Had we come out and played alright defense, we were our own worst enemy. I guarantee you we would have won by 15 or 20." This was the first time this year that the Roadrunners have enjoyed success in the post. "I could take them all day. We needed some shots because they were clamping down on the guards and leaving us big men open," Ahmad said. "I was a
If the conference schedule is regarded as the main course of the Metro men's basketball season, then they have just finished their appetizer. At 3-0, the Roadrunners are off to their best start since 1992-93 and are ready to face a 22-game menu of conference competition. Metro won a tight battle Nov. 29 at the Auraria Events Center, 104-99 over Alaska-Fairbanks in the¡ final non-conference game. Six Metro players scored in double figures in a contest that was ultimalely decided at the foul line. coach Head Charles Bradley felt the free throws were the key to the game. "We hit big free throws when it came down to it," Bradley said. Junior forward Adrian Navarro hit five of seven freethrow attempts and scored a team-high 21 points in the come-from-behind victory. Navarro, who had surgery to correct a nerve problem in his back and sat out last season, was all smiles afterward despite having a tooth knocked out in the final minutes. "I just came to play, I didn't care if I scored or not. I just came to get some rebounds and everything just came through to me," Navarro said. "I just hit the offensive glass and that's how I got my points." Metro fought back from an early deficit to trail by one at half-time, something the team had experienced not through three previous games (they won an exhibition game Monterey versus Tech Nov. 22). Alaska-Fairbanks hit three-point five attempts in the first half that led them to the 44-43 half-time Adam Dennisffhe METROPOLITAN score. The second half 100-POINT STAMPEDE: Metro guard Sidikie Kamara attempts a lay-up Nov. 29 in the final moments went back and forth of the Alaska-Fairbanks game in which Metro topped 100 for the second time in the season.
little lucky and got my shot going, so there you go." Center Martin Glastetter combined with Ahmad and Navarro to dominate the boards 22-13 in the second half, including seven offensive rebounds that led to points. The ' Runners also rocketed past Montana Tech last weekend to gain their second win of the year, 83-75. The Orediggers hung with Metro through most of the first half, but DeMarcos Anzures was too much for Tech. Anzures led all scorers in the game with 24 points, with 17 coming in the first half. The freshman point guard was the catalyst of a 10-2 run, near the end of the half. It seemed effortless for him. One minute Anzures was gliding into the rim for an easy lay-up, and the next he was picking the opponents' pocket and burying a three-pointer. Still, he was more concerned with his team's lackadaisical defensive effort in the second half than he was with any personal success. "I just had a good night tonight," Anzures said. "We came out lazy in the second half; we didn't play any defense at all. After they caught up to us, it kind of triggered in our heads that we needed to come back and start playing defense. That's where we won the game." Metro slipped in the second half and let Tech get back in the game. The Orediggers tied it after a 15-4 run and managed to get up on Metro by as many as four with 10 minutes left in the game. That was when the defense kicked in and Metro regained their composure. "We were shocked," Apodaca said of his team's collapse. "We just came out, went to work and found the big men." One of those big men was Apodoca himself, who scored 18 points in his first start of the season, filling in for an injured Kelly Haynes, who was out with a deep thigh bruise. Kamara and Apodaca tag-teamed Tech's three-point threats and limited them to two successful long-distance scores.
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Women hoopsters squeak tight 73-72 overtime win over Northwest Missouri Matthew J. Lilley The METROPOLITAN A three-point shot al the buzzer spurred the women's basketball team to a tight overtime victory Friday over Northwest Missouri State. "We really didn't play very well," coach Darryl Smith said. "We didn't shoot the ball very well. But we played hard enough." The 'Runners were down by eight points against Missouri with I :59 remaining. However, steals and free-throws set up guard Kristi Baxter's three-pointer that sent the game into overtime. The 'Runners hit two additional three-pointers and squeaked away with the 73-72 overtime victory. Center Shiloh Justice led the 'Runners with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Baxter finished with 16 points ~nd four assists. Point guard Stephanie Allen racked up I 0 points to go with five assists. Guard Raquel Ruff came off the bench to drain four three-pointers on her way to a 14-point total. The University of Nebraska-Omaha never allowed Metro to get ahead Saturday while Nebraska built up double-digit leads all night, winning 76-62. Justice finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with eight min-
utes of play remaining. Allen was the only other player to score in double fi~ures with 16. The 'Runners crune out with the fullcourt pressure that was successful for them at the beginning of the season. Saturday, however, it was not. "In the first ten minutes it was real ineffective," Smith said. "We weren't getting there quick enough, and we were allowing them to pass out of our press." He said many of Nebraska's 76 points resulted from the press and his squad not getting back on defense in time. "In comparison, our half-court defense was great," he said. Over the weekend Metro turned the ball
over more than 25 times in each match-up. "Our shooting percentage for all four games has been about 33-34 percent," Smith said. "For crying out loud, we're lucky to be 3-1 shooting the ball like that. Good thing we play good defense." The anchor of Metro's defense, Justice, was named the tournament's most valuable player for her play last weekend. Smith said she got the job done on both ends. "I was real impressed with Shiloh's defense Saturday night. I thought that was something she's been struggling on," he said. "Heidi Lake came in when Shiloh fouled out and did a nice job for us. It looked
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like she might have earned a chance to start this weekend," Smith added. Post player Farrah Magee complimented Justice with 15 points and 14 rebounds in the first game of the season. However, Magee suffered an ankle injury early the next game and the 'Runners have been thin in that position ever since. "Until we get Farrah back, we're going to struggle (at that position)," Smith said. "We're tired a bit from the trip, we weren't as aggressive as we were the first weekend," he said. "I don't want to make excuses for it, but, we'll learn. Hopefully we'll play a little heller on the road this week."
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Men Matt Calhoun, 100 butterfly, 56.79 Matt Calhoun, 200 butterfly, 2:10.79 Matt Calhoun, 100 freestyle, 52.41 Paul Hanis, 100 backstroke, 57.69 Adam Treanor, 200 freestyle, 1:54.36 Nate Treanor, 50 freestyle, 24.04 Scott Watson, 100 breaststroke, 1:04.30
Women Kristin Schweissing, 200 backstroke, 2:14.46 Kristin Schweissing, 500 freestyle, 5:23.06
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GENERAL The Metro Student Government Assembly meets at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday in Tivoli room 329. Info: 556-3312. Truth Bible Study meets every Wed. and Thur., 3-5 p.m., Tivoli room 542. Info: Rick Dredenstedt at 722-0944.
SAT. DEC
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"A Drama-Dance Presentation," on racism, drugs, and human prosperity at 7:30 p.m., Metro Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. Info: 798-4319.
Tivoli Brewery Co. Restaurant from 6-10 p.m. Faculty, students and professionals welcome. Info: Shanneen Reed at 421-7255 or Jay Brodell at 556-3485.
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Hatcher's The Purpose of Physical Reality. Metro Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. Info: Seymour Weinberg at 337-8997.
SUN. DEC
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Metro Fall Commencement at the Great Themes of Life in Books that Colorado Convention Center at 2 Challenge seminar at 7:30 p.m., on p.m. Info: 556-6226. "Suffering as the Fabric of Life," in The Poetry Society of Colorado, Interviewing Skills Workshop, Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Inc., presents The Colorado Open 11:30-1:30 p.m. in Central classMeaning. Metro Baha'i Center, 225 Contest. Deadline is Jan. 15, and room 104. Info: Ron Lujan at 556TUE. DEC E. Bayaud Ave. Info: Seymour the club meets the first Tuesday of 3664. Weinberg at 337-8997. the Month at the Denver Press Fall grades available on touch-tone Club Info: Julian Underwood at telephone system. 674-4657.
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University of Colorado Faculty Art Exhibit at Emmanuel Gallery Mock Interview Workshop, from through December 18. Info: 556- 10-12 p.m., in Central classroom 104. Info: Ron Lujan at 556-3664. 8337,
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SAT. DEC 28
Great Themes of Life in Books that Challenge seminar at 7:30 p.m., on "Unmerited Suffering: Random FRI. DEC Chance or Divine Design," in THUR. DEC Rabbi Harold Kushner's When Bad SAT. DEC Things Happen to Good People. Assertive Communication Metro Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Training, 1-2:30 p.m. in Central The MSCD Public Relations Ave. Info: Seymour Weinberg at Classroom 203. Info: Karen Organization of Students (PROS) is Great Themes of Life in Books that 377-8997. having a Holiday Party at the Challenge seminar at 7:30 p.m., on Nakayama at 556-3132. "Near-Death Experiences," in John
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THE FDLLOWING CHANGFS SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE OFFERINGS FDR SPRING 1997:
ex 101, Call# 34708, INTRODUCTION TO CRil\1INAL JUSTICE, meets on MWF at 0900-0950, not 0900-1000
ex 312, Call# 34730; CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,
is mt a distaree learning (D/L) clas.g. It meets 1300-1414 TR in WC155
ex 405, Call# 34752; PROF. SEM./AFRICAN-AMERICAN IN GJ, meets 1600-2000, 14 Feb & 0830-1700, 15 Feb 97 in WC 154
ex; 405, Call# 34753; PROF. SEM./WOl\IBN IN GJ, meets 1600-2000, 7 Mar & 0830-1700 & 08301700, 8 Mar 97 in WC 154.
Ge 405, Call# 34755; PROF. SEM./ELDERLY IN GJ, meets 0830-1630, 1, 8, 15 & 22 Feb am 1 & 8 Mar 97 in a room to be anmureed
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Metro Student Activities apologizes for an inadvertent error in the poster for the Thomas Sutherland lecture on "Terrorism in Today's World." Mr. Sutherland was held hostage in Lebanon, not Iran, as printed in the posters. The Office of Student Activities can be reached at 556-2595.
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