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He will be one of the speakers delivering the address at the Capitol today.

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Metro President Sheila Kaplan must meet the demands of the Student Government Assembly if she wants to win support of a four percent tuition increase.

The assembly is nearing the end of its research period involving all aspects of the tuition hike, which is the final increase in a three-year plan to raise Metro tuition 12 percent.

In a meeting scheduled on Thursday, Feb. 13, student government leaders were set to tell Kaplan and three vice presidents what the administration needs to do to win support.

Student government will host a forum Feb. 20 for students in which the benefits and the negative effects of the increase will be discussed.

Student Government Assembly President William Coker said Wednesday he plans to take a position on the issue Feb. 28 after considering the discussions with administrators and students.

According to a draft of a proposal to be given to Kaplan, the major concern of the student government is the quality of the academic advising and mentorship programs.

Coker said these areas were determined to be most in need of funding. He said that he would consider backing the increase if these areas were guaranteed to receive a large portion of the new money.

Brett Berringer, vice president of student organizations, agreed.

"My main concern is that what we want to get done, gets done," he said. "If that doesn't happen, I won't be in favor of the increase."

Essentially, student government is looking to represent the student's best interest, Coker said, and that will come from Kaplan listening to the student government's concerns and following up on what it wants.

"It's not going to work if they try to blow SGA off," Coker said. "I want to have an up-front talk about the direction of this college."

If the student government decides against the tuition hike, the opposition will be brought up in front of the Colorado Legislature's Joint Budget Committee. The JBC is a six-member legislative panel that oversees state funding and has the authority to consider tuition increases. If the JBC approves the hike, the proposal then must be considered by the full legislative body.

The student government will have the

lobbying help of the Colorado Student Association to help fight the increase if that is what is decided, said Mat Martin, CSA director of campus affairs.

"CSA's position is to support what the student government decides and to support it vigorously," he said. "We are officially neutral until told to do otherwise," Martin said.

Coker refused to say whether he supports the increase, calling anything he would say premature. However, he said, the student government is searching for administrative accountability for the school's funding. Martin said that could start with Kaplan herself.

"The increase could be reasonable, and Sheila doesn't have to go that far out of her way to make it reasonable."

Kaplan was unavailable for comment.

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In 1995, Metro approved the first of three annual extra 4°/0 tuition increases. In the coming weeks, your Student Government will be asked to approve the final of these extra increases.

Administration feels that these increases are necessary in order to improve your education. Those opposed feel that the costs exceed the benefits. In an attempt to provide you with the necessary information to make up your own mind and influence the process, your Student Government is holding an open forum on this important issue...

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Metro enrollment increases Ryan Bachman The METROPOLITAN

Enrollment for the 1997 Metro spring semester is up from a year ago, according to a recent census.

Last spring the total number of students enrolled was 16,442. This year there has been an increase of 1.3 percent, reaching a total of 16,660 students said Paul Wilken, director of institutional research.

The freshman and senior classes have had the greatest turnout, up this year to 8,324 enrolled.

The largest age group in the census was the 20- to 24-year-old students, who make up 36.8 percent of the student population, followed by the 25- to 29-year-old group. The 35 to 39 group has been the

smallest group both this spring and last year. The mean age of Metro students is calculated at 27.9.

This semester there are 9,312 female students and 7,348 male, both up from spring 1996.

Of ethnic and minority classifications, the Hispanic student body had the highest gain from the last census, with 94 more enrollments than last year. Also counted were 166 American Indians, 631 Asian and 984 African American students.

The total number of foreign students was at 500, an increase of 13.9 percent.

The biggest gap in the figures was that of the resident and non-resident students. There are l 6, 183 residents and 477 non-residents.

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Class fees questioned Amber Davis The METROPOLITAN

At a Jan. 30 Metro student government meeting, the assembly voted 5-1 against endorsing fee increases for civil engineering, geology and surveying and mapping classes for the 1997 summer semester.

It was the first time the SGA had not endorsed fee increases, and an arbitration system, involving three student and three faculty/administration representatives from Metro, had to be enacted.

"It's not that we were against the fee increase, but we needed more information so that we would be able to justify our actions," said Brett Berringer, vice president of student organizations.

The increases are necessary to keep up with repairs and keep the machines used in those classes in order, Herbert Stoughton, professor of surveying and mapping, told the committee Feb. 5.

"It's difficult to be able to do all we need to out of our budget, which has not changed in the last few years," said George Rowley, chair of the civil engineering department.

Questions of how the departments had been able to cope without the funds also

came up during the discussion.

"We wanted to know what had changed in these programs that made them need these fees now," Student Government president William Coker said. The SGA members went on to say that they really had no problem with the fees but that the information provided to them was not enough to base a decision on.

"We wanted to be able to justify to anyone who had questions the reasons we voted yes or no; we just didn't have the information to make that possible," Berringer said.

The outcome of the arbitration committee, determined by secret vote, had not been released by the time of publication.

Their recommendation will be passed on to Vernon Haley, vice president of student services, who will make a recommendation to the board of trustees.

The student representatives on the committee were Coker, Berringer, and John Saiz, vice president of student affairs.

Faculty/administration representatives were Frieda Holley, interim associate vice president of academic affairs; Shawn Worthy, coordinator of the summer bridge program; and Antonio Esquibel of the modem languages department.

Pb.D. denied tenure Donna Hickey Jackson The

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UNORDERED: A sign hanging from a bookshelf in the Auraria Book Center alerts students that the professor had not ordered the class books. Several such signs appear among the aisles of textbooks.

Does choice matter in buying textbooks? the books used before. If any changes are requested, notice is sent from the departThe METROPOLITAN ment so that the bookstore can place their The Auraria Book Center may be the order and update the selections. primary supplier of textbooks for all three This list is also shared with independent retailers including colleges On Campus but .t b · A textbook comparison Gibson's Bookstore at Id 1 y no means h o s a • I Ib k t monopoly. in oca oo s ores 14th and Larimer Just how available streets. By Jan. l of this are all the needed texts year, 80 percent of all the class textbooks and how competitive are ordered were accounted the prices at ABC? for by ABC. Textbooks used for The faculty memall classes as well as bers are not obligated to what goes on the shelves order specifically from at the bookstore are the Auraria Book Center decided primarily by the and some do business professors themselves. with an independent The department heads or retailer. deans are also influential Ed Schlichenmayer, in the decision. director of ABC, said, In October, March "At the first of the semester, we estimated and April each year, every department is sent a list from the previous semester of

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Metro students and faculty across campus are voicing concern over the Metro administration's denial of tenure to political science professor Robert Hazan.

Norman Provizer, chairman of the political department, said Monday he received a letter from Sharon Sivercs, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, stating that she was not going to recommend Hazan for tenure. Provizer said the Dean of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Joan Foster, said she did not endorse him because he had not written or published enough. Provizer said Foster had not specified criteria for publishing.

Provizer said, Hazan has always had good reviews from the dean.

"It is tragic to think of the loss that (Hazan's departure) would be," Provizer said. "Hazan works tirelessly for his stu-

dents. The only question he eve1 asks 1s 'Is it good for our students?"'

Provizer and Hazan attempted to meet with Foster and Siverts, but both administrators canceled the appointments.

Hazan 's tenure denial has prompted • students to petition in a show of their support for him.

Hazan declined to com ment on whether he was planning to appeal the tenure denial.

Next month Metro is hosting the regional model Arab League competition that Hazan was the first to organize.

Provizer said, "Everyone knows and sees what he does everyday for students and this institution. He gets nothing for it (organizing the Arab league) and he still teaches a full load. I should have told him, 'don't do that for students, go write your articles.' That anyone considers that this is the right thing to do is beyond belief."

Text prices investigated Daniel Stone U-Wire Services

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - In response to recent outcry over discrepancies between general and academic bookstore prices, the National Association of College Stores is conducting an investigation that may lead to a lawsuit against many renowned publishing houses.

Firms such as the Yale University Press, the Oxford University Press and Springer Verlag Incorporated are suspected of practicing a controversial marketing

technique known as "dual discounting" that contributes to the exorbitant prices of textbooks.

Dual discounting - a form of price discrimination - hinges on the distinction publishing companies make between university and non-university bookstores.

Companies market the same books to academic bookstores as textbooks, and to general bookstores as trade books.

Publishing houses will discount trade books 40 percent from retail price.

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Hawaii cranking out grads in 'degree mills' Neal Iwamoto U-Wire Services

HONOLULU- Concerned with the growing number of "degree mills" and their effect on higher education in Hawaii, state Rep. Ed Case introduced a bill last week proposing stricter regulation of unaccredited institutions.

Bill 1047 would allow the state's postsecondary education commission to establish minimum standards for Hawaii's nonaccredited institutions on matters of business practices, fiscal responsibility, educational quality and ethics.

The merit of degrees conferred by unaccredited institutions has recently come under the scrutiny of educators.

Some of these unaccredited institutions, often called "degree mills," operate without a campus, faculty or library and have been accused of misleading students with extravagant catalogs and Web sites.

"Hawaii is one of the dwindling few states which allow unaccredited institutions to grant B.A., M.A., Ph.D. and other degrees with virtually no restrictions," Case said.

Currently, the law requires such schools to merely register with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and to reveal their unaccredited status to students.

According to the DCCA, there are goods do to Rolex or Mercedes," said Case said past failures have been due over 100 unaccredited institutions in Radcliffe. "They are providing grossly to the economic ties that some schools Hawaii, most of which have registered inferior products that are driving down the have established here. only within the past few years. credibility of degrees granted by UH." Radcliffe said he believes "degree Case cited Hawaii 's lax regulations Joann Uchira, executive director of mills" have evaded regulation by employand the new, tougher laws of many conti- consumer protection at DCCA, said she ing first-rate lobbyists who spend a lot of nental states as the reasons for the large believes students who are receiving time at the Capitol and confuse legislators influx of "degree mills" into the state. degrees from these unaccredited schools ·with such terms as "alternative-distance J o h n have the learning."

Radcliffe, most at Both Case and Radcliffe are optiassociate stake. mistic, though, about the future of the curexecutive She said rent bill. director of she has Colleen Sathre, vice president for . t h e received planning and policy, said it is up to the University of complaints state whether to take on the costly endeavHaw a· ii from degree- or of accrediting the institutions.

Professional holders who The post-secondary education comAssembly, now mission, which would be responsible for are said he is unable to authorizing and approving unaccredited troubled with continue lo institutions, does not have the budget and Hawaii's disgraduate staff to mount a full-blown effort, she said. tinction as studies, Sathre said the worst-case scenario the nation's most of would be for the state to pass legislation "degree mill" whom have and to poorly enforce regulations. capital. the wrong She said such an approach would . t h John Savvas RobertsfThe METROPOLITAN impression allow suspect institutions to operate under W I more unacthat their the guise of state approval. credited institutions here than any other degrees are conferred by the state.

Sathre said the dilemma of unaccreditstate, Radcliffe said he fears employers "Many of them don't pick up on the ed institutions is a state responsibility and will have a harder time distinguishing significance that there is no state oversight is not inherently a UH issue. between the quality of degrees. or review of these institutions," she said.

She did say however, "We will support Radcliffe likened "degree mills" to the While the bill introduced by Case seeks to any legislation that will protect the quality black market. establish state review, similar efforts in the of a UH degree."

"They pose the same threat that fake past have been stalled in the Legislature.

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Students pirate campus radio Margaret J. Berry U-Wire Services

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DAVIS, Calif. - People feigning masturbation and burbling sounds from a steaming bong - this fare is slightly more daring than what listeners normally catch on 90.3 FM. Then again, disc jockeys don't customarily b~oadcast from a kitchen.

The frequency is usually dedicated to KDVS, the University of California-Davis campus radio station, which has been off the air since early January due to technical difficulties.

When the campus station had severe problems with its transmitter, most people shrugged and tuned their dials to another station. However, electronics hobbyist and former UCD student Mark Chang snapped to attention.

"I thought, 'Hey, it'd be great to get onto 90.3 - there's probably a lot of people like me checking to see if KDVS is back on the air yet,"' he said. "I figured we could develop a listenership that way, just by people randomly tuning in."

The result was the re-emergence of Davis Live Radio, a pirate station set up by Chang four years ago that transmitted live for six months on 88.1 FM. Reincarnation of the project began as a solo endeavor on Jan. 28, but the "station staff' has since grown.

With names like Mr. Wonderful, Dark Prism and Dr. Luv, the all-male group seems more geared toward becoming comic book heroes than talk-show hosts.

But somehow the crew has managed to gamer a fairly sizable listening audience

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in, "Listen to this, this is what Mark's eating right now," or, "Listen to this, I slapped myself. I'd do anything for you. I'm the slut of the radio."

One of the more popular segments of the program is Teresi 's humorous "Roving Reporter," during which the DJ takes a cel1ular phone to the ~masses, capturing a night / on the town in Davis. na protruding from the roo!. :.. -• ' "This material here is just put The charismatic DJ has convinced transients together from scrap j u / n k , " • to sing, chased down an Chang said.

"It's seriously ASUCD Tipsy Taxi and only a couple hundred struck up conversations with strangers at a Jack in the bucks. You too can have your own radio station." ~--.;;;M Box drive-through.

One listener aptly described the Davis Live Radio currently segment as Teresi "talking to people operates under Part 15 of Federal who don't want to talk to him." The Communications Commission rules and regulations, which sets ,.._ _~.,. DJ has been thrown out of several fraternity parties by hosts who were boundaries on the field strength of radio signals coming from exper- ~---.iiM concerned about police catching wind of the celebration. imental electronic equipment.

Listeners heard just how danOperating at only 10 watts, the station's electronics could gerous these situations can be Saturday night, when Teresi tried barely power a light bulb. to mingle at a local shindig.

However, the antenna is With his cellular phone in hand, designed to make every bit of juice count.

"We have had calls froru as far as Teresi asked on the air, "Who are you?" of Lake and Covell and also a report that a man who was approaching him.

"Your worst nightmare, get the fuck someone could pick us up in South Sacramento on the other side of the out of here," the man replied.

Apparently, such pleasantries are all Causeway," Chang said.

Programming is entirely free-form, part of an evening's work.

"At this kind of party, I'm afraid with DJs relying on call-ins from listeners to fill air time. When the phone refuses to someone will just come up and col.dcock me," Teresi said. "That's just the kind of ring, things can get pretty interesting.

DJ Randy Teresi's favorite phrase dur- people they are." ing these silent spells is "Listen to this," as See PIRATE page 6

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Book prices not ABC's choice CHOICE from page 3

that the book center handles about 95 percent of the books used. There are those teachers who do go through other retailers, but I'm not aware ·of it being a problem."

Schlichenmayer said that it is the right of professors as well as students to buy elsewhere for whatever reasons.

Schlichenmayer said the pricing of text books is dictated by the publisher and not the retailer. The fact of the matter is that there is very little difference between the book prices at Auraria and of independent retailers.

Availability of the books is another concern. Much of the time independent stores will not have the majority of needed texts. Though they are generally able to order them, there may be up to an eight:week waiting period along with shipping expenses. The reason for that delay is most independent stores will order no more than the few copies needed. At the campus book store they tend to order a much greater number and the publisher will ship them faster.

The Auraria Book Center also does not charge shipping costs and the texts usually only take one to two weeks to ship.

Sound Financial Advice for Students

Dear Financial Connections, I am thinking about taking out a Federal Student Loan. What should I look for and how do I apply?

Signed loaner Dear loaner, When looking for a Federal Loan there are several things to consider. First, whether or not you. are dependent or independent will make a difference in the amount that you can borrow. Also, there are two types of loans Subsidized and Unsubsidized.

A subsidized loan does not collect interest during the time that you are in school, where as an unsubsidized loan will.

I would also advise you to choose a local lender (bank) for the processing of your loan.

You can get an application in the Financial Aid Office that will include the Metro school code.

Good Luck and Don't Borrow Too Much!!!! Remember you will have to pay it back!! Stay tuned for future articles concerning payback options on Federal Student Loans and interest payments.

For an appointment please call the Student Finance Resource Center @ 556-4435 or stop in Tivoli Student Union Room 305.

If you have questions about your finances please drop us a letter in the Tivoli Student Union Room 305 .

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Radio novices broadcast from kitchen PIRATE from page 5

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The MSCD Board of Publications will be accepting applications for the 1997-98 editor of:

The M-etropolitan The editor is responsible for the editorial content of the weekly student newspaper. Duties include managing the student editorial staff, assigning stories, editing copy and working with the production manager on the physical makeup of the newspaper. This position will begin in April of 1997. Pay schedule corresponds with fiscal year.

•Applicants must be journalism majors or minors enrolled for at least 10 credit hours at Metro.

•Applicants must have achieved a minimum 2.0 GPA. •Journalism experience is a major consideration in the selection process.

Applicants must submit: • a resume with cover letter • their most recent grade report or official transcript •two letters of recommendation •samples of their work to: The MSCD Board of Student Publications, c/o Walt Copley, Chair, WC 152, or mail to: Campus Box 10, P.O. Box 173362 Denver, CO 80217-3362.

Not all Davis residents are as hesitant to chat with the budding DJ. UCD student Kelli Johnson was one of a few women who responded to Teresi's plea of, "Girls, really, I'm not harmful! I'm on the radio!"

"I like the whole crazy aspect of it," Johnson said. "I like the idea of people doing something different."

Chang said that positive response has encouraged the team to seek a new frequency when KDVS 90.3 FM returns to the airwaves. Until then, frequent recordings remind listeners that they are not tuned in lo campus radio.

KDVS General Manager Todd Urick said the radio novices frequenting his airwaves haven't caused him much worry.

"Personally, I haven't listened to the station, but I heard they were broadcasting

fun stuff, and we like fun stuff," he said.

Apparently, others at the station are of the same opinion.

"I think most people at KDVS are happy he's filling in for us," KDVS chief engineer Travis Swanston said. "It keeps people listening to 90.3."

Though Davis Live Radio staff will not reveal their location to listeners, Chang said the group's intentions are altruistic.

"I just thought it'd be nice to have kind of a community radio station," he said. "A place where people could hear their voices. It gives listeners a feel for what Davis people are really like."

And what happens when those people interpret "on the air" as permission to break wind over the phone?

Well, it is a college town.

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Group investigates publishers' textbook 'price gouging' PRICING from page 3

Textbooks, however, will be discounted only 20 percent from retail price.

In other words, students can probably find course books offered by general bookstores at prices much cheaper than those offered by college bookstores.

"To what extent it's hard to tell, but dual discounting definitely contributes to higher textbook prices," said Margo Block, a private attorney representing NACS. Medium-sized publishing firms and university presses, including Yale University Press, often employ dual discounting, according to a January article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. The larger publishing houses, however, do not for the most part adopt such measures.

Paul Miserendino, the director of the Yale Co-Op's textbook division, denied dual discounting contributed to higher textbook prices for Yale students, but said the policy greatly reduced the CoOp's profit margin.

"It's a policy we certainly do not favor as a bookseller, and it puts us in a bad light," he said.

Miserendino said there have been cases when the same book has had a higher price in the textbook than in the regular section.

Upon discovery of price discrepancies, he said the Co-Op lowers the price of the textbook to match the trade book's price.

Although claims of price discrimination historically have been difficult to prove, the NACS investigation so far has turned up evidence of publishing companies' practices, Block said.

But NACS is not ready to name names, she said.

If a lawsuit does materialize, the case will most likely get underway in April , Block said.

The legislation Margo Block governing all such Attorney cases "has many complex jurisdictional and substantive elements" that require a strong burden of proof, said Chris MacAvoy, who heads the American Bar Association's RobinsonPatman Act Committee, which watches over price discrimination.

The Robinson-Patman Act allows companies to charge different prices for

"To what extent it's hard to tell, but dual discounting definitely contributes to higher textbook prices."

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the same product if publishing costs vary - for example if books cost more to print in one region than in another.

But in the past, companies such as YUP, OUP and Springer-Verlag claimed that college students' excessive return rates demand that they raise prices for university bookstores.

But Block discounted validations for d:ual discounting.

"We don't believe there is any cost justification for it. The facts will not bear

out that they have higher returns," she said.

"Discriminating against college stores is insidious."

Dual discounting is not a new practice in the publishing industry. The practice was common in the early 1980s, although lawyers then dealt with it on a case by case basis.

Recent protests from college booksellers in an NACS online chat room spurred their current investigation.

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FEBRUARY 14, 1997

Tenure denial sparks protest When I heard the terrible news about Dr. Robert Hazan, I was outraged. I could not believe his tenure was denied. I'm not sure who, or what committee decided this, but who ever did might need to do a recount.

For those of you who did deny his tenure, I question if you really know who Dr. Robert Hazan is. I'm sure you know he is a political science professor, but do you really know him? I'm sure you don't, otherwise he would have received his tenure. I can tell you one thing for sure - if this was decided by a group of teachers, I need to know who they are in order to be sure to not take their courses. Their standards must not be up to par if they rejected his tenure.

I am studying Political Science. I chose Metro because of its reputation with political science. I'd really hate to transfer schools because we lost Dr. Robert Hazan. What really scares me is, if we do lose Dr. Hazan, how many will follow. Dr. Hazan, as much as I hate to see you leave, I couldn't blame you if you did.

NaserJoudeh

Treasurer Arab Americans of Auraria

This letter is about an unbelievable decision made by two Metro administrators to deny tenure of Robert Hazan. This is an issue of vital importance to students at Metro, our alumni and our future students.

AboUt two years ago my cousin and I had an idea to form an Arab American student organization. We named the organization the Arab Americans of Auraria. We were very proud of ourselves. It took a lot of hard work and red tape, but we did it.

However, we had no idea what we were doing or how to do it. Luckily, we had a professor on campus who cared very much about all students who was willing to take a lot of time away from his own schedule to help us with our organization and lead us in the right direction. As a result, this professor became the faculty advisor for our organization.

We have been very fortunate to know Dr. Robert Hazan. He helped us with every function and activity our organization was involved in both on and outside of campus. Dr. Hazan is more to us than just a teacher. Dr. Hazan is a student advocate, role model and a leader both on our campus and in our community.

For any student who has never taken a course with Dr. Hazan, I strongly encourage you to do so regardless of your major. I am a student of international business, yet one of the best courses I have taken was

Dr. Hazan's course.

The purpose of this letter is not to recruit students to his classes (although any who do would greatly benefit). The purpose of this letter is to inform you, students, faculty and staff, of a recent action taken by two of our leaders, Sharon Siverts, vice president of academic affairs, and Joan Foster, dean of letters, arts and sciences. Sharon Siverts and Joan Foster denied Dr. Robert HamaQ his tenure. This is an outrage.

If anybody on this campus deserves tenure, that would be Dr. Hazan. By the words of certain faculty members, who shall remain anonymous, there is something more to this.

There is a bigger picture to look at.

Before any faculty member can be approved for a promotion, he/she must receive his/her tenure. The ironic thing here is that Dr. Robert Hazan has been approved unanimously for his promotion, yet denied for his tenure.

As a president of a student organization, and as a student on this campus, I demand satisfaction .

Satisfaction will not be accomplished until Dr. Robert Hazan receives his tenure. I urge all students, faculty and staff to fight for this.

I am confident that Dr. Hazan will eventually receive his tenure, sooner than later. As soon as he does, the questioning will not stop.

The reason I was given for the rejection of his tenure, unofficially, was "professional development lacking publications." Correct me if I am wrong, but this is not a research-oriented college. This reasoning makes me question what exactly the procedure for receiving tenure is. I especially question the procedure taking into account that faculty who have already received their tenure are also baffled

by Sharon Siverts and Joan Foster's decision.

Sharon Siverts and Joan Foster, I ask you to take into account the administrative interests as well as the interest of students. God forbid the possibility, but if we were to lose Dr. Robert Hazan as a result of this decision, I will hold you both directly responsible.

If anybody is interested in more information, you can contact the Political Science Department in the West Classroom. The best source to contact, and I ask everyone to do so, is to contact either Sharon Siverts in Central Classroom office 317 or e-mail at SivertsS@mscd.edu or contact Joan Foster in Science Classroom 101 or email at office FosterJ@mscd.edu. lyad Allis

President Arab Americans of Auraria

I am writing this letter to protest in the strongest possible terms the fact that Dr. Robert Hazan has been denied tenure. He has personally enriched my experiences as a student at this institution by virtue of the many thought provoking discussions he has generated both in and out of the classroom. I must state that I believe he deserves tenure and it should be granted at the earliest possible time.

Mark P. Zanghetti Metro SGA Chief Justice

What is happening in the administration at Metro regarding tenure? Do they intend to slowly do away with the practice through attrition? That is what it looks like in the Political Science Department this week. With only four professors holding tenure status, three of whom are approaching retirement, they have denied tenure to an

outstanding member of the faculty.

Why? No cause given - according to the procedure none is required.

If the administration is planning to do away with this policy, we all have a right to know how they intend to protect academic freedom. You may not personally favor tenure, but it is the policy at this campus. When professors accept their position, it is with understanding regarding their tenure eligibility. There is no guarantee that tenure will be granted. It is contingent on their performance and the recommendations of their department.

However, when a professor of the caliber of Dr. Hazan can be denied tenure, I am left believing this school is operating under false pretense. If his application can be dismissed out of hand, then no professor has grounds for operating in good faith. It bodes poorly for this institution and the quality of professors they will be able to retain and attract in the future.

If the administration does not want to retain the like of Dr. Hazan, whom do they hope to keep?

Mickey Mumby Metro History Major

Get out and vote on RTD pass On March 5 and 6 there will be a vote on the RTD bus pass issue.

Students will decide whether to continue to pay fees for the RTD bus pass. If this referendum does not pass, students can expect: • To pay more for parking fees • More competition for parking spaces • Greater congestion of traffic • More air pollution in the metro Denver area In addition, with the elimination of the RTD bus pass, those without modes of transportation and those who cannot afford a regular RTD bus pass at the price of $35 a month will be deprived of the option of accessing public transportation in a more affordable way.

We encourage all students to vote on the RTD referendum and get involved with the RTD issue.

Sarah Spencer Raymundo Ribota Sean Brailey Dee Bredwell Lela Delaney John Bailey Gary Swing

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A call to Kaplan to leave politics out of the Hazan tenure review An open letter to President Sheila Kaplan from students at Metropolitan State College of Denver: Dear President Kaplan, We are compelled to register our outrage against the denial of tenure for Dr. Robert Hazan. You have. just asked the student body for a 4 percent tuition hike, ostensibly to "improve" education at Metro, yet you have denied one of the finest professors on this campus tenure. We do not believe this is a very good indication of your intentions to "improve" our education, but instead shows blatant disregard. We can not believe that this denial is based on a rational, just evaluation of Dr. Hazan.

If your appraisal had been fair, you would have noted the number of courses taught by Dr. Hazan, as well as his perfect attendance. You would have noted that his courses are based on a high level of expectation, both from him and his students. You obviously do not realize that his texts are first-rate: often primary material that is challenging - not "dumbed down" for Metro. A fair evaluation would have noted that many of his students take his courses repeatedly because they recognize the outstanding caliber of this professor. An equitable assessment would have considered that Dr. Hazan does not teach by rote, but through a mentoring process that stresses development. You would have noted that unlike most other instructors on this campus, Dr. Hazan is passionate about his subject, and is committed to providing the best possible education. Dr. Hazan is among a paltry few who understand that we need to be able to do more than spit back infonnation; we must be able to think critically and analytically - and he guides us in developing the skills to do so. Dr. Hazan does not insult us with lowest-common-denominator teaching: he sets high standards and the students rise to meet them.

We think you will be surprised to learn that there are many high quality students at Metro that want more than

The Metropolitan welcomes letters from our readers Submit letters (typed only) on paper or in Microsoft Word on a disk. Letters should be 250-500 words. Letters may be edited for space and grammar. Our desire is to publish all letters in their entirety. All letters must include name, student identification number or title, school and phone number. Students and faculty are encouraged to respond.

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just to "get through". Many of us are here to learn, to be challenged and to grow. We are tired of spending 16 weeks in classes that t~ach us little that we can not glean from the Internet in an afternoon. We are fed up with having our intellect insulted and assaulted. The administration must have little faith in this institution's ability to produce students capable of the rigors of productive careers if you can without compunction remove the professor most consistently preparing us for those demands. Dr. Hazan is a bulwark against an ocean of mediocrity in higher education.

To deny tenure to this outstanding professor is flagrantly irresponsible. You are asking for an increase in tuition, yet you are ~sking students to accept diminishing quality. We understand that by dismissing instructors of this tremendous merit, the value of a Metro degree wrn depreciate. We make sacrifices to attend college. Do not force us to also sacrifice genuine learning by attending Metro. No degree is worth that high of a price!

Please review your decision regarding Dr. H~zan's tenure proposal. We are only asking for a fair, honest evaluation, not one dominated by politics, paranoia and fear. We are not asking for any special considerations; Dr. Hazan's record and reputation speak for themselves.

Thank you,

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Gayle Johnson Mary Tradii Tony Villani Teresa Garcia Jeffrey M. Smith Tracey A.M. Sutherland Kristoffer Knapp Chris Pilarski Scott W. Merkel John Saiz Megan Cavanagh Kari Tutwiler

Bus pass perseverance This letter is a response to Earlene Smith's letter in the Feb. 7 issue of The Metropolitan.

Discussing the bus pass, Ms. Smith correctly states that, "It's not my fault that most students don't use it.路 And she also points out the obvious benefits that all citizens receive when an individual chooses to use public transportation as an alternative to the automobile.

I would like to remind Ms. Smith, however, that demanding the personal convenience and economy she receives is possible only because others are giving up their own resources in exchange for very marginal benefits. The fact that they may choose not to use public transportation is really no issue. We all pay for public transportation through truces already. On top of that subsidy, we are forced (to the extent that if we choose to attend Metro State, we must pay fees) to pay more for RTD services.

I am one who rides the bus. And I encourage everyone to use this great service. I benefit directly from the student fee subsidy, but when it comes up for a vote, I will vote no. I refuse to force others to pay for benefits I receive. I will simply pony up the ducats for a monthly pass, or perhaps lobby my employer to pay for an EcoPass.

Will Niccolls Metro student

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Black History Month A workshop on African American Gospel Heritage will be presented by Horace Boyer on Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Cajetan's Center.

Catch Community College of Denver's "Black Arts Extravaganza: A Day of History," featuring performers and exhibits, will be in the St. Francis Center on Wednesday, Feb. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Haile Germia's highlyacclaimed film Sanko/a, a story about a woman's journey to discover her African roots, will show in Tivoli Room 640 at 5:30 p.m.

Help the Homeless .~

A Homelessness Sleepout to raise money for Urban Peak, a teen shelter, and Samaritan House, a family shelter will be held near the flagpole on Auraria Campus on Tuesday March 4.

The sleepout, sponsored by Student Organization for Alumni Relations and CoPIRG, begins at 8 p.m. and run until 8 a.m. the next day.

For information and pledge sheets call Joey at 556-8093 or Chuck at 298-0928.

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The play, a comedy about two sisters' attempt to change their mother's Mexican restaurant to a healthier eating establishment, shows every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8:05 p.m. at 4725 High St. For reservations call 296-0219.

Is the Internet a learning place or a dangerous place?

Matthew J. Lilley

Anyone deliberating on whether to buy a product can go to the Internet to get feedback from others who have purchased The METROPOLITAN the product, rather than waiting weeks or months for a conn his State of the Union address, President Clinton tout- sumer magazine to review the product, Freeman says.

"Look, we know that pedophiles traditionally stalk kids in ed the educational benefits of the Internet, saying "Every 12-year-old must be able to log onto the Internet." playgrounds," says Cleavers. "Well, we know that computers Volumes of information are only a keystroke away are the child's playground of the 1990s ... so it really is a toxic for a 12-year-old. Many fear, however, that a 12-year-old could mix to have these playgrounds be in a place where children are fair game to pedophiles." just as easily stumble across inappropriate Cleaver and others support legmaterial. islation protecting children "Our children now are comfrom this sort of thing. pletely vulnerable for any Freeman says the adult who wants to try his only reasonable way to best to offend, to himself @llil~!illil@lf@ @ ~ll'@!P>~@!illil keep minors off the find some sort of sexual Internet is supervision gratification by scaring Wil©llil ~©IW@ ©llil fr®~@wm@m@llil .. ~ or offending innocent at home.

A 1996 Federal children," says Cathleen court decision in Cleaver, director of legal - Chuck Mawhinney Philadelphia stopped legstudies for the Family Metro computer science instructor islation from going into effect Research Council, in a tranthat would have restricted the disscript of an FRC radio show in July tribution of obscene materials to 1996 downloaded from the Internet.

Is the World Wide Web's educational worth minors.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed the suit on the blemished by the easy accessibility of adult material?

Not at all, says Chuck Mawhinney, an Internet advocate grounds that the legislation would trample free speech.

"If we allow people to exploit children in the name of the and Metro computer science instructor.

"I don't think the Internet is any more of a problem than First Amendment, then that is the beginning of the destruction what's on television," he says. "On the Internet you have to of a civilized society," Cleaver says.

"I think it is bad legislation," Mawhinney says. He points look a little harder."

Besides, the Internet is an excellent tool for certain types out that nobody owns the Internet, which is truly worldwide.

Mawhinney compares it to "trying to legislate an internafor research, says James Freeman, a Metro computer science instructor. tional code of morality."

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Journalist and anthropologist Jim Emery will discuss cultural barriers and communication for the Wednesday Nooner at 12:30 p.m.

Nooners are always held in Tivoli Room 329.Feel free to bring a lunch and a friend.

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n a jumbled medicinal world of prescription drugs like Prozac and Lithium, many people are finding alternative solutions that step around the dominating presence of traditional mood-altering

drugs.

Conventional therapy is deemed the only way to deal with mental problems in American society - at least that has been the majority belief in the past. People have always known about alternative medicines, but only recently have they become so widely recognized and deeply researched in the United States.

Holistic medicine, also called cooperative, alternative and integrated medicine, has made its presence known in world societies. It is gaining popularity and more followers daily.

Different holistic ideas and schools of thought have continually sparked interest and brought many new customers to The Elemental Dragon, a metaphysical bookstore and spa in Littleton.

"People come in here looking for different things, and that's wonderful because we offer a lot of different products," says Cindy Stone, co-owner of the Dragon.

"Aromatherapy is big right now, and we are selling a lot

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Stone explains that aromathen where different oils are used to it different moods in people.

"For example, lavender has found to calm people down," she s The Dragon not only has a m sage therapist on staff and holds day-long healing classes but alsc carries herbal products, jewelr candles, incense and literature on 1 tic medicine and healing technique "We like to think of [the store] Stone says.

While the Dragon has no fullpists, many therapists can be fo Denver/Boulder area, such as ( C.H.T., of Aurora.

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"Clearing takes place when the ime, certified thera- body and the subconscious mind BURNING FOR HELP: Incense burners and sculptured rocks are 1ncf throughout the work together as one to seek out and some of the ~any objects that can be used to aid relaxation. llfol Jones, Ed.D., solve the problem," says Jones, who recently became certified in her field .. behind it. Everything has a purpose behind it, and we therapy commonly When asked about the traditional psychological try to repress the pain."

In this process she point of view, which says roughly 15 percent of the popPeople with pain need to connect with the purpose I through hypnosis ulation cannot be hypnotized, Jones says that she has and meaning of whatever they are going through, ..._ rauma and discom- never encountered such a phenomenon.

Donatiu says, and from there they need to work on actutress is stored.

"People just need to realize that hypnosis is just alizing whatever the purpose is, or what it is they are "A lot of the peo- another form of r:elaxation," she says. "The word 'hypmeant to do, he says. who come to see nosis' scares people, and it really shouldn't."

"If someone is hearing voices, thal's OK," he says. are dealing with "What do the· voices want?"

Other therapists are not worried about gaining edu1se issues, relation- cational status letters or credentials after their name, Donatiu says he acts as an "active technician" when p fssues, problems like Dave Donatiu, who believes his research and experdealing with patients. h their self-esteem tise suits h'is patienfs fine.

"When someone is working through a problem, I I emotional levels am there with them. I take on what they are working "I don't have any letters after my name, and, unforeven physical tunately, our society only values letters," the 30-yearwith.' I am not a surgeon, rather an ally. I create the 1ries," Jones says. old· Boulder resident says. space where .they can do the things that they need to Jt most ·of the peodo." · Donatiu, who studied at . Regis University, the 1.-1hat seek help Avalon Institute and Columbia Pacifica University, uses Donatiu says inost people do .not realize that life m me are people in.-depth psychotherapy to deal with issues causing pain could actually be better by taking. an earlier course of h weight or eating or discomfort - whether it emotional or physical. action, instead of waiting until the problem is inflamed.

1es. This often "People act when the pain is too much," he says.

"One common misbelief is that our soul is going to ns from an abusive get us," he says. "There is nothing in our soul that is "People are scared - fear is the nprm in our society. As t dealing with self- going to get us. We are not going to go crazy or lose soon as someone starts delving into ~heir psyche, all the ~eif1 issues once control. So many therapies blame the subconscious for stuff they have been repressing comes up. Stuff from 50 Jn. years ago comes up and it is hurting them. Even the everything, saying it is going to get us in the long run.

"The patients We shouldn't be afraid. thought of going to someone to bring it out means that d to see that they they have to deal with it."

"Really, every reality is valid. If there is a pain or a 'e a choice to either physical disease, · there is a really wonderful purpose ·

AYURVEDIC MEDICINE From India, Ayurveda emphasizes keeping equilibrium and seeing the human being as a "microcosm of the . universe." It i~ not licensed in the United State , and whoever practices it must be credited in medicine, chiropractic and another hearth care field.

BIOFEEDBAC:K iofeedback is a self-generated hypnosis. The patients relax. themselves and arc regulated by a machine that monitorS their hear( rates, body temperatu.res, muscl tensions, skin conductivities and brainwaves.

COLOR THERAPY Color therapists work with colors to re-balance the body on both the physical and psychic levels. They believe that the colors can have positive and negative effects on P._eOple.

Hypnotherapy allows a patient to concentrate on one goal while under an altered state of consciousness of free thinking and free speaking. Used to treat numerous problems, including low selfesteem, migraines, obesity and addictions.

INDIGENOUS MEDICINE Native tribes believe that the spiritual cause of the sickness must be addressed before the physical cause.

Specifics change with each tribe, but one constant is they all believe that illness occurs when the body's harmony with nature is disrupted. Purification is often central, and sweat lodge ceremonies are sometimes used to cure disease.

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Debaters hooked on Ebonics Panel says language should be understood but not taught Kareem Ali

allocated from the federal government for public education, specifically for bilingual eachers should ·learn and under- programs, the money is not going to trickstand Ebonics but should not le down to where it is needed - in the teach it in the classroom. poor schools.

That was the view of two Craven also said that in order for peoblack experts who spoke at a discussion ple to understand the language of Ebonics, held Monday on campus. they need to understand the history and Ebonics, a word diversity of the culture. coined from "ebony" and "phonics", is a linguistic Ebonics is not a genetsystem used by many ic language because African Americans. The not all blacks relate to issue became controverthe hip-hop culture or sial when the Oakland, communicate using Calif., school board recEbonics, he said. ommended a program to "There are cultural differences between advance English-language blacks and whites, but development for students.

In that district, African- Randy Craven black differences are Americans comprise 53 defined as inferior," he Denver Partnership said. percent of the student population.

He said he some"I think the Ebonics movement has to times speaks Ebonics on the job or wherdo with poverty pimping," said Randy ever it is appropriate.

The other speaker, Metro English proCraven, co-chair of the Denver Partnership for Adolescent Successes and Concerns, a fessor Gwen Thomas, said she does not program that coordinates 250 youth ser- speak Ebonics, but understands it. She said it is important in America to know how to vices organizations.

Craven said that although the Oakland speak mainstream English.

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Hyoung Chang/The METROPOLITAN TALKING LANGUAGE: (1) Randy Craven, co-chair of Denver Partnership, and Gwen Thomas, a Metro English professor, debate the controversial issue of Ebonics in the Tivoli on Monday. anybody who walks out of an English class that I teach can read and write and speak in mainstream English because that is the language of major documents, major communication, magazines, newspapers," she

said. "That is what our college graduates must be masters of."

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Whiplash James Fontane Never was a disc so aptly named as James' first studio album in five years.

The first four songs on this disc are well-crafted, layered melodies gently following in the same direction as the preceding discs Seven and Laid.

With the song "Greenpeace" comes a jarring change in the wrong direction.

Tim Booth's vocals become reduced to spoken word and computer distorted fuzz. Who is hitting the skins - drummer David Baynton-Power or a drum machine?

Amidst the techno-ish synthesizers this band seems to have forgotten their poppy acoustic guitar riffs. Riffs that made 1993's "Laid" such a refreshing sound when "grunge" rock dominated the airwaves.

The name behind the change: Brian Eno. Yes, the same Brian Eno credited (blamed?) for the new sound of U2.

On Whiplash Eno is credited with "frequent interference and occasional coproduction." To his credit, Eno did cowrite the opening track, "Tomorrow," which will alienate little of the band's fan base.

Nevertheless one can learn to enjoy the later tracks. "Play Dead" opens with a goofy sample and a couple of false starts but returns to the pleasantly moody sound that made "Laid" a critical success.

The next track, "Avalanche," also gets better with each new listen, even with Eno's distorted voice in the background.

Don' t worry, with time, the soreness of the neck will go away. ' - Matthew J. Lilley

The Art of Noise has released a new best-of album to coincide with the rerelease of all their old best-of albums.

And the best part is - they are all just noise!

I guess I should have seen this one comin' but it still amazed me as I listened to The Drum and Base Collection that a fairly respectable group like Art Of Noise, who disbanded in 1990, could get away with pulling something like this.

It follows that everyone will be rereleasing old stuff now that Star Wars has set the precedent for making old stuff look new. Or maybe it's the other way around - maybe Star Wars saw that music consumers were willing to buy music they already had if someone slapped a "remix"

or "best-of' label onto it.

Either way the new album is almost embarrassing to listen to.

The title is very fitting since the album is simply drums and bass guitars "jamming" off each other.

The tracks listed on the back are misleading to a casual listener. "Peter Gunn" sounds a lot like someone just drumming.

The remake of Prince's "Kiss" also sounds like someone drumming. In fact every track sounds like some guy just going nutson the drums.

At times the noise of jungle drumming can be mesmerizing but how long can that really last? Ten minutes? Fifteen?

Well, the album rounds out to about I 00 and five minutes, which was about an hour and a half too long for me.

If you 're an Art of Noise fan you already have these tracks (from when they were done right the first time). If you are not a fan this will not make you one.

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Possibly because Widespread Panic's blues/rock/folk hybrid doesn't fit into any sort of "alternative" format.

But the last time I checked, these guys do it the old-fashioned way: relentless touring to build up a fan base rather than raking in radio-airplay royalties.

Besides, what is a studio album for a road band but a reference-of-sorts for fans

who come to the shows?

Even though none of the songs stand out, the bluesy solos and extended jams aren't bad to have in the periphery where they don't demand a whole lot of attention.

Which is proof that this band caters to a mature audience whose attention span hasn't been depleted by MTV and pop radio.

These guys sure have their record label fooled, though. Why else would Capricorn donate a CD to be reviewed by a campus rag whose readers' tastes probably aren't mature enough to dig the noncommercial groves of Widespread Panic?

Wishful thinking?

When this disc does venture near brain-dead pop, like "Hope in a Hopeless World" or the Clapton-esque "Greta," Widespread Panic begins to sound like a cheap knock-off of some dead classic rock band.

This does little to aid the quest of Wal-Mart and many others in putting this disc on the correct rack.

Nerf Herder Arista Boy, I like Green Day. You know who else likes Green Day? Nerf Herder.

In fact Nerf Herder likes Green Day so much they made a whole album that sounds just like them. · In all fairness, there are many bands out there blatantly copying Green Day in hopes of someday becoming as popular (and rich) as · Green Day no doubt became.

But I had not heard anyone as blatant until I stumbled into Nerf Herder.

The ten short tracks on the debut album show originality only in the fact that Nerf Herder had to write lyrics that showed how flip and nonconformist they are without stepping into a copyright infringement case by actually using Green Day lyrics. (In a world without copyright Jaws Nerf Herder could have saved the trouble

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The tracks are weak cliches of everything punk and are supposed to show how punk Nerf Herder is.

Herder's MTV pop-punk anthem "Van Halen" is amusing at best but the lyrics are-simply a listing of every Van Halen record ever made. Oh yeah, that is funny.

But aside from all that this album sucked.

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Creative thinker explores chaos Author says it allows individuals to have 'more of a cultural influence' Johnathan Steinberg U-Wire Service

ouglas Rushkoff's downtown New York City apartment is strewn with paper, magazines and video games.

"It's too small for me," he comments, and while the hip media theorist denies being wealthy, he admits that he has put aside some money for a larger apartment.

A recent New York Times profile has made Rushkoff a hot commodity and on this morning, he has only 20 minutes to spare before a Fox News interview.

His most recent book, Playing the Future, discusses how the chaotic nature of new media is shaping the way humans grow up and interact. He coined the term "screenager" to characterize this new generation of humans.

"All social science is bullshit. All you can do is observe culture and come up with analysis," Rushkoff says - precisely the kind of comment that has made him so controversial. His books are full of careful observations and examples, yet he insists that formal research is a waste of time.

"You can get to where I am now by watching TV and thinking about it," he concludes.

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A former friend and writing partner of Timothy Leary, Rushkoff has placed himself at the heart of the Generation X cultural scene and has donned the anti-establishment robes that have come to define GenXers. He even admits to having tried LSD with a university professor (whom he refuses to name) during his undergraduate years.

At Princeton, Rushkoff filled all his pre-med requirements in two years, spending the remainder of his academic career pursuing a degree in English and directing plays.

After the publication of several of Rushkoff's new-media books, the corporate world came a-knockin'. Fortune 500 companies have paid him enormous sums of money - such as $7,500 for an hourlong brainstorming session with Discovery Channel executives.

"I think it's a joke these people are using me as a consultant," he quips.

However, he quickly backtracks by explaining that he is "making a valuable con!fibution to the cultural conversation."

But what exactly is this contribution and what is Rushkoff selling?

What makes it so difficult to characterize Rushkoff is the fact that he is part of a growing field of "futurists." Some futurists' careers have been based only on a few interesting hypotheses, an ability to write well and a bit of charisma.

Rushkoff's buzzword is "chaos."

Society is chaotic, media is chaotic, youth and life are chaotic. This chaos, according to Rushkoff, allows us each, individually, to have "more of a cultural influence."

By chaos, he does not mean formal chaos theory, and according to The New York Times, he has been strongly criticized for having no formal understanding of the subject. While he claims not to have read much social theory, Rushkoff's "chaos" seems very similar to the notion of "postmodemism." Just filling air time.

The phone rings, and Rushkoff screens the call. It's the woman from Fox News calling to confirm that a car will pick him up shortly to take him to the midtown studio.

"They don't give a shit about my ideas. They see an article (in The New York Times) and see they can fill (television air time) with it," he says as he hangs up the phone.

Despite the self-generating publicity that has surrounded Rushkoff recently, the fact remains: Rushkoff is smart, if a bit too frank at times.

He has a likable personality, he's friendly and he refuses to buy into the hype surrounding his name. And he has a talent for clear, concise social commentary.

Riding t~ the studio, he laments that many of his futurist colleagues have been so critical of his work. With his novel Ecstasy Club due out this spring, Rushkoff is considering moving away from non-fiction because he hopes writing fiction will make him less open to attack.

From the interview's start, the show's anchor shows little concern for Rushkoff's work. Rather, he homes in on the highly publicized $7,500 consultation fee. For someone who claims to dislike giving interviews and hates publicity, Rushkoff seems unruffled by the short interview.

While some of his counterparts stress the precision of their measures, Rushkoff delights in simultaneously taking pride is his work and defining his whole field 路 as "bullshit."

In a postmodern, informationally overloaded or to use Rushkoff's favorite word - chaotic world, research is not dead; it is merely different. On the other hand, it seems more fun just to say, as Rushkoff does, "I'd rather be a creative thinker than a fucking research drone."

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come to class speaking Ebonics, teachers need to know what the students are talking about. In the same way that educators take foreign students and teach them English, we can teach speakers of Ebonics mainstream English, she said. It is fun to speak Ebonics, Thomas said, but speak it only in particular places.

"I find black people who express themselves with poetry and with wit and I admire that - I find it pleasant," she said.

African Americans have a hard time making it to the higher echelons of society, and they need to participate in everything in the society; become doctors, lawyers, CEOs and master the language of employers, or it can be used as a barrier against them, Thomas said.

Some disagree on Ebonics' place in the school.

"I don't agree with it," Metro student Nathan Selzer says. "It's a form of slang.

Teachers should teach proper English, and it's up to the students to learn."

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Just as they have all season long, the women's basketball team managed to keep it interesting in two wins during the weekend.

The No. 22 'Runners gave up leads of 8 and 7 points before beating Colorado Christian in overtime Saturday 70-66. The women then knocked off Regis on Friday 73-63 after watching Regis outscore them through the first 32 minutes of play.

Coach Darryl Smith said his team played well in Saturday's overtime victory.

'That is a good team we played," he said.

'They are ·as talented as anybody in our league:' Metro guard Stephanie Allen scored all 10 of Metro's overtime points against conference opponent Christian en route to a 25-point performance in which she played every second.

A Christian jump shot with four seconds remaining in regulation matched Metro's 60 points and forced the Of. The 'Runners found Allen open for two three-point bombs that silenced Christian's prayers for an upset.

Friday against Regis, Allen's layup and ensuing foul-shot with eight minutes remaining gave the 'Runners their first lead of the night. From there, they never looked back, handing Regis a I 0-point loss.

"I thought we played real well for the last I 0 minutes of the game," Smith said. However, he said, his team is capable of a lot more of that kind of play.

"We got the ball inside almost every Lime down the floor," he said. "We attacked the basket - that's what should happen."

By pounding the ball inside against Regis, the Rangers could only foul, sending the 'Runners to the line 23 times - Metro hit 18.

Center Shiloh Justice's inside game was on against Regis. The team's frustrated defenders sent her to the line nine times. She hit seven and totaled 24 points and 13 rebounds for the night.

Justice put together another solid game against Christian, scoring 11 and grabbing 17 off the board. Justice played every minute of both contests.

"My energy is back," Justice said. "With me being out with my back injury and getting sick and stuff, I had no energy."

Post player Farrah Magee also posted consecutive double-doubles, scoring 18 against Regis with 10 boards and 17 against Christian, grabbing 11 rebounds. It was Magee's defense, however, that stood out. She paced the team with four steals both nights.

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John Swiftrrhe METROPOLITAN CENTER OF THE ACTION: Metro center Heidi Lake passes off to Kristi Baxter, guard, in the Metro victory Saturday over Colorado Christian. a good game;' she said. "I've never been a real offensive player."

Shooting guard Kristi Baxter hit 5 for 10 three-point shots over the weekend, scoring 14 and 13 points. Saturday she displayed a different aspect of her game - driving inside and hitting the running jumper.

Smith has her stand outside to shoot the three, Baxter said.

"He really doesn't like me to drive that much, but (Saturday) the opportunity was the~,'' she said. "They were picking us up, guarding us tight so we wouldn't shoot the three - we had to penetrate."

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Close call against Regis draws victory for men Kyle Ringo

The METROPOLITAN Beating your archrival is only second best to winning a championship. The way Metro beat Regis last Friday, 76-74 on a last second shot at the Auraria Events Center, made it that much sweeter.

With the score tied at 74 and nine seconds left in the game, point guard DeMarcos Anzures took Metro's fate into his hands. He rocketed nearly the length

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The ball hung on the rim before falling through and bringing a wave of Metro players onto the court in cele~ration .

The game was not over. Regis called a timeout with two seconds remaining, during which a Ranger fan heckled officials for not calling a technical foul on Metro for its mid-court celebration. His grimacing face and bellowing screams revealed the level of emotion this rivalry

stirs.

Some Roadrunner hearts may have skipped a beat when Regis managed to get off a desperation shot at the buzzer. Metro had lost on a similar play to the Rangers last season.

The shot was off, and the real celebration began.

Anzures' shot capped a frantic final minute in which Metro scored six points to come from behind. Forward Adrian Navarro sank two pressure-packed free

throws with 59 seconds left to tie it at 72.

Metro went ahead on a soft baseline jumper from guard Sidikie Kamara with 16 ticks to go. Regis tied the game again with nine seconds remaining, and then Anzures worked his magic.

"Yeah, I'm going to the rack, there ain't no looking, there ain't looking anywhere," Anzures said, when asked if there was a specific play set for the situation. "If they're open, I still ain't looking 'cause see MEN page 20

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The Roadrunners led for most of the game. The defense keyed a strong first half that gave Metro a 13-point lead at the break, but it could not sustain it. The team lagged at times in the second half, including two three-minute runs when they were outscored 14-0. Metro scored only nine points in the final seven minutes, making the game much closer than it needed to be.

It was the second time this year that Metro has handed defeat to the Rangers.

The second time may have been the sweeter of the two from a Roadrunner perspec.tive. In the first meeting Metro won by 16, but the tight contest Friday became revenge for three losses to Regis last year. All three of those games were decided by four points or less. One ended on a Ranger buzzer-beater and another went to overtime.

"I told those guys, 'If we win it, we're jumping up and down in the middle of the court. ll's payback time,"' senior C.J. Arellano said.

"It's our rival man," he said. "It's been so long without a victory against

those fools. They're biller against us and we're bitter against them. Last year's games were great games to watch and bad for us, but this year is a different story."

There is one part of this rivalry that sets it apart_from others -the coaches.

Metro's Charles Bradley and Regis' Lonnie Porter are very good friends. Win or lose, they ar~ very cordial with one another. When the game is over they will share a smile and warmly congratulate one another. It is quite a contrast from their coaching styles.

During games, both are known for their energy and passion. During Friday's game, Porter kicked a chair then not so calmly placed it back in its proper position in response to a bad play from his team. Chances are, the competition p.21 has brought Bradley's blood to a boil as well.

"It's a rivalry and I love it," Bradley said. "That's what you look for in basketball. That's what you look for, that's what we look for."

Metro put the emotion of the Regis game behind it Saturday, and easily dispatched Colorado Christian 85-72 despite blowing a 22-point halftime lead. The Cougars never got closer than six after the break.

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Actually, returning the favor just once would be good enough for Metro. The goal, as some players have said this week, is a victory. Getting one victory would be quite an accomplishment for the Roadrunners, considering neither Kearney nor Fort Hays has lost a home game all year.

Fort Hays is still ranked No. I in the countp' despite having their 49-game winning streak snapped two weeks ago. The streak ended when Hays visited Kearney.

This is all the evidence needed to show that Metro is in for a tough trip.

Metro has not traveled well this year.

The team has only one road victory outside the Denver area This has given coach Charles Bradley some cause for concern, but he said that he would not be changing any of the team's normal travel habits this week.

Despite this season's road woes, junior Adam Apodaca is very confident. "We've just gotta pick up the 'D' and stick together.

We're gonna do it. We're gonna go down there and we're gonna shock 'em," Apodaca said. .

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in the East Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference last weekend with two victories at home. Staying in third would qualify the team for the conference tournament in two weeks.

Both upcoming opponents have already clinched spots in the RMAC tourney and Metro is hoping to catch them napping.

The tournament, to be held at Metro, accepts the top three teams from the two divisions and two at-large teams. The atlarge teams will be the two with the best remaining records. Metro would be the sixth seed if the tournament started today.

Four other teams are chasing Metro: Adams State, Chadron State, Fort Lewis and Regis. Each is capable of overtaking Metro's current position.

Although making the tournament has been a goal for this team all year, it is concentrating on winning this weekend, and not getting psyched out by the larger venues.

"We just gotta know we can go in there and win. Not go in there big-eyed when we see the big gymnasiums," Apodaca said.

The larger crowds may actually help the Roadrunners according to Apodaca.

"If anything it will probably make us play better," he said. 'That kind of hype gets us ready."

Bradley said he expects his team to be intense, and that Metro cannot afford to make the kind of mistakes on the road that it does at home.

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Colorado Student Association hosts a student legislative breakfast in the Capitol at 7:30 a.m. A state of the student address begins at 10:30 a.m. Info: 572-3193.

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Truth Bible Study meets every Wednesday and Thursday, 3-5 p.m., in Tivoli room 542.

Info: Rick Dredenstedt at 722-0944.

A workshop on African American Gospel Heritage will be presented by Horace Boyer, an expert on African American vocal music from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in St. Cajetan's Center. Info: 556-3103.

Call for entries. The MSCD Juried Art Show is accepting entries at the Emmanuel Gallery Feb. 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday Feb. 15 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Info: Kathleen Hancock 423-2420.

Metro and UCO host National Engineers Week at Auraria Feb 17-21. Info: 556-3290.

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Nooners presents "The Art of Coffee" in Tivoli room 329 at noon. Info: 556-4247.

The CoPIRG Earth Day Coordinating Committee meets in the Club Hub, Tivoli room 346 at 9 a.m. Info: 556-8093.

Metro Career Services hosts a workshop on Job Search Strategies from 5 to 7 p.m. in Central Classroom 104. Info: Ron Lujan 556-3664.

TUE. FEB

· GIG series brings Jhiziminzm, a jazz trio, to the Tivoli atrium at noon. Info: 556-2595.

In honor of Black History Month, Seth will be reading at Toads in the Garden. Seth is a director of numerous poetry theater shows. A $2 donation is requested, for students with a valid ID it is $1. Info: 5563940.

National Engineering Day. Info: 556-3290..

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FRI. FEB

The CoPIRG Environmental Defense Coordinating committee meets in the Club Hub, Tivoli room 346 at 5:30 p.m. Info: 5568093.

The Natural Philosophy Club hosts Dr. Lionel Jenson's discussion of" A Pedagogy of the Impressed: A Context for the Imperial Tombs of China." in North Classroom 1608 at 4 p.m. Info: 556-2454.

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The Calendar is a free service of The Metropolitan for students, faculty and staff of the Auraria Campus. Calendar items for Metro receive priority due to space limitations. Forms for calendar items are available in The Metropolrlan, Tivoli room

CoPIRG holds general meetings in the Club Hub, Tivoli 346 at 5:30 p.m. Info: 5568093.

The Disability Services Office hosts a Women with Disabilities Workshop from

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Management Trainees

irstBonk Holding Company of Colorado is the largest Colorado based bank holding company with majority ownership being held by FirstBonk employees. We hove over 60 locations in Colorado with expansion plans for several new branch openings throughout Colorado in 1997. FirstBonk hos exciting opportunities in bank management and lending for motivated and hard working individuals (overtime requiredl with a four year business degree. Finance and accounting classes ore required. FirstBank promotes only from within and provides excellent benefits including stock ownership in the company and on incentive bonus pion. The training program is 6 - 8 months in length with promotion to a management position upon successful completion of the program.

FirstBank is currently hiring for the following locations: Denver Metro area, Northern Colorado, Evergreen, and Colorado Sprlngs--starting salary $29,000 / yr. and Vail Valley • starting salary $34,800 I yr.

If you ore going to be graduating this spring and ore interested in applying please send a resume and a complete copy of your college transcripts to :

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If you ore a business major interested in port-time opportunities while you ore in college, please contact Natale Tapio at (303) 235-1210.

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Faculty Upsidedown features Dr. Cecelia Box, a secondary education professor, in the Daily Grind at 11 a.m. Info: 556-2595.

Nooners presents "Speeding and Parking Tickets: Your Best Defense" from 12:30 to 1:30 p .m. in Tivoli room 329. Info: 5564247.

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Towering Issues of Today presents "Colorado Militias: Defenders of Freedom or Montana Revisited" in Tivoli room 640 at 1 p.m. Info: 556-2595.

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A Gospel Concert conducted by Horace Boyer, featuring members of a local African American church choir and participants from Saturday's workshop at 3 to 4:30 p .m. in the Tivoli Tumhalle. Info: 556-3103.

1:30 to 3 p.m. in North Classroom 3124.

Info: 556-8387.

The Auraria Progressive Coalition hosts a discussion on "Interconnection: Finding Ways to Work Together" in Tivoli room 640 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Info: 733-5523.

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