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March vote will decide future of students' RTD services and fees A. Jeter The MtrrROPOUTAN Metro students will get the chance Wednesday and Thursday to vote whether to retain the student bus pass.

Administrators, however, say they will move to nullify the vote if it passes with low voter turnout.

All Auraria students pay $11.50 per semester for an RID fee that allows students to use their school identification card as a bus pass. The program was implemented Aug. 21, 1995. Students in April of 1995 voted by a margin of 4-to- l to approve the new fee for a period of two years. The bus-pass issue is now up for review and students may vote O Inside: to extend it for Student another two years in a trigovernment i n st it u ti on a 1 votes down referendum. tuition hike If students choose to keep - Page 7 the fee,pay theya ..__ _ _ _ _ _. . will $5.20 increase for the 1997-98 school year when the fee jumps to $16. 70. The fee jumps again in the 1998-99 school year to $18.80. The Student Advisory Comittee to the Auraria Board will try to lower that price with special funds. The fee hike is due to the expiration of a $900,000 Federal Air Quality Grant and a possible 25 percent fare increase, which the RTD board of directors will vote on next month, said RID spokesman Jerry Eddy.

Eddy said that in an effort to soften the impact of the rising costs, RTD will provide a $250,000 subsidy for the Auraria program. RTD will receive no other federal subsidy.

NEWS Tenure denial gets legislative ear Page 3

Without the program, students wanting a bus pass ·would currently pay $23 per month for a discounted student pass and would pay $32 per month if the fare increase is approved.

If students do approve the bus-pass referendum, the governing bodies for any of the three Auraria schools may vote to eliminate the program if voter turnout is not significant - at least 3,000 voters. Out of nearly 35,000 students attending classes at Auraria Campus during the 1995 vote, only 2,577 voted, 2043 for and 534 against.

Since the program was started two years ago, Eddy said RTD surveys indicate student ridership has increased about 25 percent on buses and 115 percent on the light rail system.

"We believe that has a significant impact on improving the environment, cutting down on gas consumption and dealing with parking," Eddy said.

He said RID has a vested interest in the program because student riders may continue to take the bus in their commutes to work after they graduate.

On-campus support for the pass has been spearheaded mainly by the Colorado Public Interest Research Group. The group circulated petitions in support of retaining the bus-pass fee and gathered an estimated 1,400 signatures in two days, said CoPIRG campus organizer Joey Lyons.

CoPIRG faces opposition by students who have said they will not support a fee funded by the majority for a service used by the few.

Metro students may vote March 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Central Classroom, University of Colorado at Denver students in the North Classroom Atrium, and Community College of Denver students in the South Classroom.

FEATURES The Metropolitan celebrates its 18th birthday Page 12

Hyoung Changtrhe METROPOLITAN

Metro center Heidi Lake assists forward Farrah Magee in keeping the ball during the Roadrunners' last regular season game.

The home bout against the University of Denver saw Metro's victory, 75-65. See story Page 17.

SPORTS Basketball teams knocked out of tourney Pages 17, 20

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Resignation payout rare Kyle Ringo The METROPOLITAN

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A Metro administrator collected more than $17,000 paid from student fees after resigning Feb. 14.

The settlement is uncommon for a resigning administrator said William Fulkerson, president of the Trustees of the State Colleges of Colorado.

Robert Brock, the former assistant vice president of campus communications, received the equivalent of three months' salary and promised not to take any legal action against Metro for any perceived wrongdoing, according to a signed settlement obtained from the office of the president.

Brock said that he and President Sheila Kaplan worked out the terms of the resignation agreement, and that he did not see anything unusual in the college paying a resigning employee three months' pay.

Brock said that he negotiated with Kaplan to arrive at the $17,150.49 figure. He said he did not feel comfortable talking about what amounts both he and Kaplan started with. The agree-

ment also calls for Brock to be paid $448.95 in benefits from his employment.

The agreement states that Brock will not sue the college, the State of Colorado or the Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado for any damages resulting from his employment.

Brock would not say what damages he incurred or even if he incurred damages. He referred all questions about the agreement to the office of the president. "That's what they offered, so that would be the appropriate place, I think," Brock said.

Kaplan did not return repeated phone calls to her office for comments Wednesday. ¡" Brock said he Is interested in starting his own marketing firm and cited that as his reason for resigning. He also said that he holds no grievances or ill will toward the college.

The agreement is subject to approval by the Trustees and is signed by Fulkerson.

Fulkerson said there is nothing wrong with paying a resigning employee three months' salary. Fulkerson said that state laws See BROCK page 7

Kaplan, se_ nator discuss tenure Ryan Bachman

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Lt. Andrew Zakew, U.S. Naval engineer, talks with

Metro student Brian Ingut at the Engineer Festival in the Tivoli Tumhalle on Feb. 20.

Career fair -a success Ryan Bachman The METROPOLITAN As part of National ¡Engineers Week, a career fair was held Thursday . in the .nvoli,fuTut,nhalle"' J'tle event was .sponsored by Robert K. Mock, dean of the School of Professional Studies, and Peter E. Jenkins, dean of the University of Colprado Denver's Engineering and Applied Sciences, .and was free for all students interested.

This career fair represent~d first joint-effort between Metro and UCO for an engineering fair in which various companies and organizations made themselves available to students inquiring about internships and career possi-

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bilities, said Ron Lujan, assistant director for career services. There was a good turnout, according to Lujan, with between five and six hundred students taking part.

Each company involved paid a $175 fee. The money raised Thursday went to help finaf!ce Engineers' Week, which included a breakfast for engineering students with the dean and also a middle school activitY day. Money Jeft over goes to the department for yarious projects including a solar car to compete in Sunrayce '97, Lujan said.

There were 32 company booths ranging from InterTech Plastics to the City and County of Denver to the CIA.

The METROPOLITAN Metro President Sheila Kaplan met with state Senate Education Committee Chairman Ben Alexander, R-Montrose, Tuesday morning, to discuss the facts surrounding the tenure denial of political science professor Robert Hazan.

Alexander said the discussion was meant to inform him of Metro's procedure used in determining an instructor's eligibility for tenure.

"I'm not going to tell them who to appoint tenure to," Alexander said concerning his involvement. It is completely up to the school and cannot be determined by a stale representative, Alexander said.

State law prohibits Kaplan from discussing personnel issues. Alexander said there was nothing out of the ordinary in Metro's tenure policy.

Hazan's appeal process has begun and his case will be reviewed by a fiveperson board, said Norman Provizer, chairman of the political science department. Provizer said he does not know who will make up the committee but feels positive about the case based on its legitimacy.

Two of the five people on the committee will be chosen by Hazan and two by the administration. A fifth member is then picked by the four appointed members, Provizer said.

According to the appeal policy stated in the faculty handbook, the candidate must appeal in writing to the president within 10 working days of notification.

"The appeal committee will base its judgment on the dossier and the agreements presented by the candidate and the administration,"the handbook states.

"I think what we experienced in the department last week will reflect in the review and on the credibility of this instructor," Provizer said.

Except for his appeal, Hazan has maintained silence on his tenure denial.

Congress pushes campus crime bill Maggie Bazan The METROPOLITAN A new bill before Congress would require U.S. higher education institutions to provide accurate and timely disclosure of campus crime reports and statistics.

The bill would require colleges receiving federal funds, both public and private, to maintain and provide public access to their crime logs. The log would have to detail the nature, date, time and general location of crimes that are reported to the school's security department.

The bill, called the Accuracy in Campus Crime Reporting Act of 1997, HR 715, was introduced in Congress earlier this month by congressmen John J. Duncan, R-Tenn., and Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y. The crime log would also include the nature of the crime, if known, whether citations have been issued or arrests have been made, the names and addresses of all persons arrested and the charges against them.

The bill also is designed to make daily crime logs accessible and provide access to campus courts.

Lt. Gary Kasson of Auraria Campus Police and Security said he thinks the bill is beneficial.

"It enhances professional ism and reassures people already on campus as well as parents and prospective students just what the level of crime might be," he said.

According to Kasson, the Auraria police have been generating a report "similar to" what would be required by the provisions of the new bill for several years.

"The only thing the bill did for us is reaffirm that there is value in what we've already been doing," Kasson said.

Proponents say the new legislation will close loopholes in .the campus security reporting provisions in the Higher, Education Act of 1965, which are the' existing reports. They also say it will help prevent schools from "hiding or disguising the truth about campus crime."

"There's nothing to be gained by withholding information," said Joe Ortiz, division director of the Auraria police.

He added that Auraria campus crime information is available in the offices of Auraria Campus Police and Security at 1200 7th St. ' "It's information that can be readily uncovered or reviewed by anybody," he said.

Kasson said the bill will ultimately enable everyone to use the same format and help standardize the information.

"I think the university recognizes that disclosing information like that is the best way to go because then people are working with complete information for whatever decisions they might be making that involve that kind of data," he said.

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have no tie to the Faculty Senate, although he hopes that the group will support the vote.

He said that he hopes to conduct the vote through a mail-ballot that full-time faculty members would receive at their homes. The ballots would then be authenticated by an outside accounting agency, Van Everen said.

Van Everen said that the mail-ballot system would take away the stress and any intimidation involved in voting. Van Everen said that he decided to take the action two weeks ago, and that the

A history professor is organizing a vote of no-confidence in President Sheila Kaplan and Metro's administration.

Brooks Van Everen filed a no-confidence vote in 1981 during his tenure as president of the Faculty Senate. That vote ended with the faculty voting overwhelmingly in noconfidence for former Metro President Donald Macintyre.

Van Everen said Tuesday that he is organizing the vote and that it will take place in the -Brooks Van Everen tenure _denial to politimiddle of April. . ' cal science professor History Professor Robert Hazan was the 'There has been a last straw. cumulative series of Kaplan did not return repeated phone problems that she (Kaplan) and Dr. Siverts have been involved with,'' Van calls to her office Wednesday for comEveren said. "We think that at the very ment on the issue. least, the faculty should have an opportuKaplan is facing an evaluation by the nity to express themselves."

Colorado State ·Board of Trustees this Van Everen said that the vote will spring.

"There has been a cumulative series of problems that she (Kaplan) and Dr. Siverts have been involved with."

The METROPOLITAN An economic summit of seven world leaders to be held in Denver at the Colorado Convention Center this June is expected to make driving to Auraria difficult.

Parking lots in and around downtown will be taken and streets blocked to allow safe passage for the dignitaries of the G-7 conference, Auraria Campus Police said.

The seven nations represented at the conference are the United States, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Even though the three schools housed on the Auraria campus will be on a reduced schedule, those students who drive to campus for summer classes will have to deal with more than just an occasional bad parking spot.

Joe Ortiz, director of Auraria Campus Police, said that many of the streets around downtown will be either blocked or have lane restrictions going into and out of the city. This will cause many driving hazards on streets such as Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue, which are the two main streets around the campus.

'There will be many changes during those few days that will affect all of the

Metro Denver area, but especially the area immediately surrounding downtown Denver," Ortiz said. "Other than that, there should be very minimal impact on the campus itself. Speer Boulevard acts as a natural barrier between the campus and downtown."

Joe McGowan, bureau chief at the Associated Press, said that there will be thousands of reporters in town covering the G-7 as well as the Oklahoma City bombing trial and they are "really going to tie up the roads."

There are three options the students who sign up for summer classes can look at before driving to the campus. During the week of the conference, students can park at the at the Interstate 25 and Broadway park-and-ride and ride the light rail to campus, or simply leave for class earlier.

"I am in constant contact with the Denver police," Ortiz said. "I get.monthly updates as to what to expect while the convention is going on."

The summer semester begins June 2 and typically between 6,500 and 6,700 students sign up at Metro alone. That, combined with nearly the same amount of students at UCD and CCD, will cause some major traffic problems.

Accreditation team to evaluate Metro Student input to be considered; Kaplan carries clout with commission and the college in general.

Students were least satisfied with the The METROPOLITAN lack of student housing, the use of stu•The number of tenured faculty has, in dent fees, availability of courses at limes • Students were least satisfied with: An eight-person accreditation team's the students wanted to take them. upcoming evaluation of Metro does not availability of student housing, the purpose fact, decreased from 80 percent in 1987 to Tl)e evaluation team will meet with for which student activity fees are used, 72 percent in 1995. In 1991 it was at 65 perhave administrators sweating.

Metro's Student Government Assembly Concern is the last thing on their availability of course they wanted to take at cent. The self-study's reason: 'The decline members during the evaluation to ask times they could take them and student gov- in tenured faculty percentage mostly minds. them about the college. reflects recent retirements and deaths of "I don't think any of us are really ernment.

Tracey Monteiro, vice president of • Students are most satisfied with: class senior faculty." worried about being reaccredited," student services, said that she likes Metro • Of classified staff, 64 percent believe size relative to course, general condition of Interim Associate Vice President of the buildings and grounds, attitude of facul- Metro does not explain reasons for manage- and thinks it is a good college.

Academic Affairs Frieda Holley said.

"What could be done to improve it?

The team represents the North ty towards students and the collage in gen- ment decisions to employees.

Of course, advising," she said, adding it •And, 61 percent do not trust people in Central Association of Colleges and eral. one of the bigger concerns she has. is • The total number of Metro students top management.

Schools Commission on Higher John Saiz, vice president of academreceiving some form of aid during the last • Less than 40 percent of the faculty Education and will visit March 10-12. ic affairs, addressed Kaplan's emphasis agree that Metro has students who are prePart of the reason for the administra- full financial year at Metro was 7,401. on Metro's good reputation. He said • pared Men outnumber women in every for college-level course work. tion's confidence is that President Sheila Metro should base its education on qual•Metro is one of the most diverse highKaplan is a seasoned veteran with the teaching rank at"Metro. There are 122 men ity teaching, not perception. association and knows exactly what the ·professors and 41 woman; associate profes- er education institutions in Colorado, the "Standards for teaching quality are association wants to see, Holley said. sor, 63-30; assistant professor, 57-54; self-study said. Students of color account for 23 percent of the student body and 19.3 low because faculty reputation and Kaplan often works as a team leader for instructor, 8-7. research are deemed sufficient to ensure • Professors are mostly in the 51-65 age percent of the faculty. Female students outother North Central Association review adequate teaching," Saiz said, quoting bracket, while assistant professors number number males, while males represent 65.3 teams that check on other institutions. from his own letter to the administration. percent of the faculty.

"We're lucky to have her give us most in the 36-50 bracket.

"My understanding," Holley said, "is guidance on what to do," Holley said. some of the team will wander around Though the different schools within comparable a degree from Metro is with other institutions. campus and ask students what they think of Metro."

Metro are accredited through other organizations, the Members will check to see if the proper courses are She warned complete strangers may approach Metro association's accreditation is considered the most signifi- required. The team will also look al faculty resumes and students seeking their opinion. She pointed out, however, cant one, Holley said. random student transcripts, she said. the association team could inadvertently tap the shoulder Holley coordinated Metro's self-study, required by Accreditation, she said, is necessary for students to of a University of Colorado at Denver or Community . transfer to other schools. The federal government will not the association. The 176-page document is an assessment College of Denver student. dole out financial aid money to unaccredited schools. of how the school has progressed over the last I 0 years.

A copy of the self-study is available at the library or "It's the government's way to make sure you're getA small part is dedicated to data gleaned from stuon the "P" drive of the school computer network under ting a quality education," Holley said. dents. In one survey, Metro students said they were satis"ncarept."

The team, which will be comprised of college per- fied most with: class size, general condition of buildings sonnel from across the nation, will also determine how and grounds, the attitude of the faculty toward students

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Metro student government voted Feb. 20 to fight President Sheila Kaplan on the third phase of a 12 percent tuition increase.

"This decision today is not about Sheila Kaplan," said student government President William Coker. "It's about keeping education affordable."

Brett Berringer, vice president of student organizations, voted against supporting the tuition hike because he said he would like to test Kaplan's commitment to Metro and see how the money from last ye<)T's increase is used before he would back any further increases. .

"I think it'll just make her run her administration more productively and more effectively," Berringer said.

However, the lone dissenter in the assembly, Tracey Monteiro, vice president

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"I saw the need for improvement and more services on campus, especially in advising," she said.

Monteiro said that she was satisfied that Kaplan had met the assembly's request for active student involvement in the tuition allotment and the group's suggestions that advising and mentorship programs receive the funds.

Kaplan plans to move forward with the proposal, despite the rest of the assembly's votes, and to ask the Colorado legislature to approve the final 4 percent of the overall 12 percent increase, which is above the standard yearly tuition increases meant to compensate for inflation.

With this phase, Kaplan said she plans to put more money toward increased space and training for the advising center.

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Where was Kaplan?

Good thing this is my last semester. I know that the value of my degree here will continue to depreciate, and every other graduate as well, if the administration continues to deny worthy professors their tenure.

When I first heard that Dr. Robert Hazan was denied his tenure, I thought it was a joke. How is it possible that a professor like Dr. Robert Hazan was not awarded tenure? Not only is that an insult to Dr. Hazan, it's an insult to all Metro students, and education in Colorado.

I participated in the protest the students held on campus Feb. 17. I found it very interesting that President Kaplan, who I have never seen, did not come down to speak to us. Vice President Haley announced she was out of town until Wednesday, Feb. 20. About 20 minutes after that announcement, President Kaplan was seen driving in the parking lot. I refuse to believe that the V.P. did not know the President was in town. He obviously lied to the students. That only added to all the other insults.

Murad Atieh Arab-Americans of Auraria

'A Sense of Oneness' I have been a senior citizen student on the campus for about five years. Before I met Dr. Hazan, I first became aware of his teaching proficiency through the high esteem expressed for him by another students. Subsequently, I personally met him in my capacity as program coordinator and vice president of the Metro State College Baha'i Club. The suggestions that Dr. Hazan offered for improving the efficacy and increasing the range of the Baha'i Club's services to the students on the campus were very much appreciated.

I read with interest in The Metropolitan the vehement and heart-felt support expressed for Dr. Hazan by the Arab students on the campus. One would have thought they were defending a fellow Moslem rather than a professor of Jewish background. The support of Dr. Hazan by students of diverse ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds is a testimony to his E ~oiversality and the genuine interest which Dr. Hazan manifests to all his students and to "his ever-abiding sense of the oneness of the entire human race.ft It is my hope that reconsideration of Dr. Hazan's qualifications will result in approval of his request for tenure.

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be more or less than anticipated.

The questions Mr. Coker raises are thoughtful and can stimulate deeper thought and wider vision on the meaning of money, and how it translates into human benefits.

Many of us would agree with Mr. Coker's assertion that "money, money, money" are main issues - on campus and beyond. The reality is that student fees and tuition do not begin to cover the cost of education. No one is totally self-supporting and independent - especially the "independently wealthy" who benefit from various subsidies, the cheap labor of others and the legacy of pioneers and ancestors.

We all are not only recipients of assistance, we are contributors - to programs and subsidies of which we may not even be aware. Taxes and fees are only part of the obvious ways. Is that fair?

Is it fair that elderly property owners and others with no children in public schools be required pay school taxes? Is it fair for people who never ride a bus or Light Rail to pay taxes and fees to support the system?

Without efficient public transportation and people using it, our streets, highways, parking lots and the air we breathe would be so choked by motor vehicles that life would be unbearable. Many of us choose to use our fee card to ride RTD bus and Light Rail for an hour instead of driving 30 minutes to Auraria. The RTD bus pass is a best buy, is safer and it contributes to the general well-being of our community. Feecard access to RTD is only one of many benefits the card offers, most of which I don't use. Fair or not, I agree with William Coker who says, "It's good for the environment and it's good for Colorado.â&#x20AC;˘ That's an extra dividend.

Dean L. Ferringer Metro Student

Vice President Metro State College Baha'i Club

Bus Pass Benefits SGA President William Coker, in Jan. 31 issue of The Metropolitan offers several considerations in measuring value with respect to decisions and policies affecting costs of being a student at Metro State College. Experience suggests that when one spends or invests money for anything, the amount of satisfaction it returns might

Part-timers not enough ¡ Just say no.

That is what the Student Government Assembly must say to Metro President Sheila Kaplan regarding the tuition increase that she plans to impose on the students.

If the assembly truly represents the student body, it must say no.

While Kaplan and her cronies continue to deny the very best professors tenure

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Isn't Kaplan saving money by getting rid of all the full-timers anyway?

The college is currently in an uproar over the denial of tenure to popular political science professor Robert Hazan.

Students all over campus are signing petitions and staging protests.

Think Kaplan will listen? Think again.

Two of the most professional, knowledgeable journalism professors in the state are on their way out.

Kaplan doesn't care. Two new parttimers will come in and take their place.

Except the new hires probably won't have been editors at major daily newspapers as their predecessors were.

Chances are the new professors are currently waiting tables at Denny's to make some extra cash. Man cannot live on one part-time job alone.

Granting tenure is essential to keeping quality professors on campus.

Students need real professors who know how it really is, who can educate from experience and practical knowledge.

Until Kaplan realizes that full-time professors are important to student development, the representatives for the students must make a stand.

It doesn't matter that she won't listen.

She won't ever listen.

The point is, the students shouldn't endorse anything that involves Sheila Kaplan until she does listen.

Unless what they are endorsing is her removal.

Travis Henry Metro student

Concerned Alumna In the academy, the issue of tenure strikes a chord for and against the process.

One side feels that the process is crucial in order to ensure a level of academic freedom that professors thirst for. While the other side believes that the process allows faculty to create and preach their own pet ideologies without any fear because of this "security." Hence, abusing the process.

The loss of faculty talent is a national phenomenon in our colleges and universities. This unfortunately has become a reality at Metro State after the administration's recent move to deny tenure to Dr. Robert

Hazan. As an alumna of Metro and a former student of Dr. Hazan, I was outraged to hear of the decision. Dr. Hazan is a dynamic instructor who has taught us about the world, its complexities and how to make things better. He is a community leader who perseveres in bringing diverse communities together. He is truly the epitome of leadership.

To deny Dr. Hazan is to deny current and future students the chance to experience the knowledge and prowess that this professor carries. It is obvious that Metro's mission of diversity and teaching is under attack with this recent decision. To the alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members: We need to keep the struggle going and get Metro back on track. To President Kaplan and the Metro administration: Reverse your decision and grant Dr. Hazan tenure. The truth shall prevail.

Safa Suleiman former student body president

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Change in Direction I am writing this letter because I am concerned about the direction higher education will take at Metro when a professor the caliber of Dr. Robert Hazan can be denied tenure. Dr. Hazan receives excellent student evaluations because he challenges his students to think critically and creatively about the complexity of social and political issues. He is available for his students and has the ability to develop a positive rapport. This allows him to attune to student needs and to give guidance accordingly. With his involvement in organizing the model Arab League, symposiums and advising four student clubs, one can see that he is committed to students.

To fire this dedicated professor is contemptible.

Dr. Hazan was denied tenure due to lack of professional development in the area of publishing. Dr. Hazan did edit and publish an anthology of political works.

One look at the table of contents reveals that a high level of creative thinking went into that compilation; it was inspired by the same complex thinking processes he stimulates in his students. The said lack of professional development in the area of publishing is due to lack of specific criteria.

This is not a research institution which requires professors to spend their time on publishing research. Many students choose Metro because the priority here is teaching. That Dr. Hazan has made substantial contributions in other areas of academic life should balance his purported lack in the area of publishing. The Denver Post calls Or. Hazan a local expert on Islam - doesn't that qualify for excellence in professional development beyond the norm at Metro?

Dr. Hazan is qualified to be a tenured professor at Metro. I demand that you hold the decision-makers at Metro accountable for his denial, an atrocity in higher education. Upon appeal, Dr. Hazan should be granted tenure.

Mary R. Tradil Metro Senior

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Vote 'Yes' for the RTD bus-pass fee Metro President Sheila Kaplan needs to get on the bus.

On April 25, 1995, the students attending college at Auraria Campus voted 2,043 to 534 in favor of a buspass program. A fee of $11 .50 is charged to every student, who may then use their ID to ride local and light rail routes at no charge and at reduced rates for other routes. Since the program was implemented in August 1995, surveys by RTD show that student ridership has increased significantly, as high as 65 percent in September 1996.

Despite overwhelming student support and signs of success, Kaplan may make the mistake of ignoring the support for the program and terminating it. She has the power to do it, too.

If just one of the three leaders of the colleges at Auraria decides they do not want the program - it dies.

The biggest crime Kaplan is committing is deciding she would recommend killing the program even if students vote to continue it.

Kaplan said voter turnout is too low to count as a valid voice of students. Is it fair to institute a program

for 35,000 students that 2,043 students vote in favor of? You bet it is.

Elections last two days on this campus, giving every student a chance to vote. Those tens of thousands who did not vote had more than an ample opportunity to voice their opinion. The students who care about what happens at Auraria took the time to vote.

Kaplan should respect students' decisions.

This campus does not belong to the leaders of the three colleges - it belongs to the students.

Kaplan says she questions the popularity of the program. This should be an irrelevant issue, but let's go ahead and look at it.

Each semester students at Metro pay an $18 fee to help fund Metro's athletic teams. Thousands of students do not play for these teams and do not attend any of the events. How about relieving students of this fee and funding it by making athletes pay their own way and ending free admission for students? Students pay a $17 technology fee to help maintain computer labs, student e-mail accounts and access to the Internet. What

Transparent President I was one of several dozen people gathered for Sheila Kaplan's appearance regarding the 4 percent tuition increase at Metro. Not only did President Kaplan appear, but she put on a considerable performance. She made quite a show of her "concern" for student issues and repeatedly announced she was always available to the students, should they care to voice their concerns.

Unfortunately, she grossly underestimated her audience: Her charade was transparent. As a student, I am appalled at her undisguised scorn and condescension. Several students made wellresearched statements, which she abruptly dismissed as "inaccurate." Yet she failed to provide any facts of her own. She told one student, "I don't know where you got your information, but its wrong." End of discussion. She persistently chastised us by telling us, "the real world doesn't work that way." This student forum was merely a repeat performance of her disdain toward student government the week before.

It became very obvious that while she recently has been physically present, President Kaplan has not been listening, nor does she truly · "appreciate your deep concerns.• This became crystal clear when she addressed the issue of Dr. Hazan's tenure denial. While she again claimed she could not comment on a personnel issue, she used this opportunity to berate the students for their protest on Monday: "This is the real world. Someone has to take responsibility for making decisions. These decision are not based on popularity contests." Popularity contests? I do not recall

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.

All letters submitted become the property of

about students who do not use computer labs? Should they have to pay this fee? $35 goes to the Auraria Bond Fee. This funded renovations of the Auraria Child Care Center and acquisition of the Tivoli. Why make the thousands who do not have children in the Child Care Center pay for its renovation? Reduce this fee and make those using the center pay for it themselves. If Kaplan is truly concerned about making students pay for programs based on usage, she should show that concern for all student fees and not target only the bus pass.

A college campus is a community.

And like all communities, the whole sometimes fund services used by the few. We fund the child care center and athletic programs to help out those students these programs benefit. Many students have no hope of ever making an athletic team and will never need the child care center. The bus-pass program could benefit many more students than these programs.

If some students choose not to use it, it should be their loss - not ttie loss of the entire campus.

anyone saying, "Keep Hazan, he's a real nice guy". The real world? What does the president of this institution, with a salary of $170,000, know about the real world of Metro?

We students, dear Sheila, are of the world! The average age of a Metro student is 27: We are not adolescents. We know maneuvering and manipulation when we see them. We also know what it takes to survive in this world and can recognize those professors who are helping us develop these skills, and those who are not. Dr. Hazan guides his students on an educational adventure. And this is why students love him, not because of a 'sparkling' personality. If Pres.ident Kaplan had been listening to students, instead of practicing sensitivity training, she would have heard this, over and over and over.

President Kaplan claimed that the Board of Trustees has given her the responsibility to "make this institution as efficient and effective as possible." A 4 percent graduation rate last year certainly isn't efficient, and she is completely forgetting the "effective" part. By denying Hazan tenure, this administration is denying students a tremendous opportunity for 'effective' learning. President Kaplan has claimed that she is "under enormous pressure from the state legislature to graduate students in four years". Wl:l are not sheep to be herded through the halls of Metro. As an administrator, Ms. Kaplan should be facilitating this process, not hindering and insulting us. She states that "9 out of 11" professors were granted tenure. Numbers are not important, quality is. Maybe it is time for her to get away from the balance sheet and see what the "real world" of Metro is all about. That would be an education.

Gayle Johnson Metro Student

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BEIJING: BRINGING THE GLOBAL HOME Speaker: Anne Cowardin-Boch Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Place: Tivoli Student Union 320B Anne Cowardin-Bach, of the University Counseling Center at the University of Wyoming, will present a slideshow and discussion of her experience at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1996. Her words and slides bring to life the atmosphere and excitement of this gathering of over 30,000 women from all comers of the world.

Sponsored by: Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Iota Iota Iota For information: 556-8441

PERSONAL DIRECT10NS IN WOMEN'S HISTORY Time: Place:

3:00 p.m.

Tivoli Student Union 444

This panel of women's historians will feature MSCD faculty discussing their own research topics and methodologies.

Sponsored by: Phi Alpha Theta, History Club, Iota Iota Iola For information: 556-8441

TRANSFORMATIVE FIBERS: WOMYN'S WORK What: Time: Place:

Opening Night Reception 5:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Driscoll University Center-DU 2nd noor galery

"Transformative Fibers" is an exhibition which gives honor to womyn's creative talent through her use of fiber and fiberbased technique. Experience poetry, performance art, and ancestral braiding

by Malikia during the opening reception.

The exhibit will be on display through March 30.

For information: 291-1077

MOTOWN DANCE BODY AND SOUL: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES Speaker: Linda ViHarosa Time: 5:30 - 6:45 pm Place: Tivoli Student Union 444 The Health Initiative Diversity Series proudly presents Linda Villarosa. Ms. Villarosa, the Executive Editor of Essence magazine, has written about subjects ranging from toxic waste in African American communities to health care reform. Her articles have appeared in MS., Glamour, and The New York Times Book Review, and she is the editor of a fourbook series titled Black Health Library Guidt . Refreshments will be provided.

Sponsored by: Student Health Center For information: 556-2525

BODY AND SOUL: AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES Speaker: Linda Vlllarosa Time: 12:00 - I :30 p.m.

Place: Tivoli Student Union 320 - Reservations are requested for this event in order to receive a free lunch provided by the Student He11lth Center.

Sponsored by: Student Health Center For information: 556-2525

STUDENTS TO WATCH AWARDS CEREMONY Time: Place:

4:30 - 6:00 p.m.

St. Francis Center

In order to pay tribute to the determination and perseverance of students who are dealing with difficult life circumstances, the college will honor several students who are working towards self-sufficiency with a "Student to Watch" award. Students, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome.

Please RSVP to 556-8441.

Sponsored by: Institute for Women's Studies cm Services, Office ot Acmissions, Adult Leaming Services, Career Services, Office ot Dlsablllty Services, GLB Student Services, Student Development Center, Student Life, Student Publications For information: 556-8441

Time: Place:

8:00-12:00 p.m.

St. Cajetan's Center

Come and dance the night away with friends and family! The dance is a scholarship fund-raiser. Tickets are $5.00 and will be available at the Institute for Women's Studies and Services.

Sponsored by: Iota Iota Iota For information: 556-8441

WEEKLY QUEERIES Speaker: Denise McGuire Time: 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Place: Tivoli Student Union 542 As part of the Weekly Queries series, Denise McQuire, MSCD Counseling Center, will lead a discussion about the effects of internalized homophobia on lesbian relationships.

Sponsored by: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Troosgender Anlance For information: 556-6333

6TH ANNUAL BRIDGE SPEAKER IN CELEBRATION OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Speaker: Gwendolyn Brooks Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Place: St. Cajetoo's Center Gwendolyn Brooks has a voice full of wisdom, warmth, and humor. In 1950, Brooks became the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize. In 1968, she was named Poet Laureate of the state of Illinois and holds that post to this date. She is the recipient of over 70 honorary doctorates. Please join us to celebrate the wonder and magic of Gwendolyn Brooks.

Her talk will be followed by a short reception and book signing.

Sponsored by: Institute for Women's Stucles and Services, MSCD Ahlcoo Amerlcoo Stucles, English Department, African Amerlcoo Affairs Council, Diversity Initiatives Program eommmee, MSCD Student Life, MSCD Student ActtviHes, CCD Student Life, UCO Student Ufe, Iota Iota Iota For information: 556-8441

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WRITER'S WORKSHOP FEATURING EVELYN LAU Time: Place:

9:30a.m.

St. Francis Center

At the age of 14, Evelyn Lau ran away from her traditional Chinese-Canadian home to live on the streets for two years, using drugs and prostitution as a means of survival. At the age of 16, she appeared on the doorstep of a literary agent with a 900 page manuscript. In 1989, Lau's work, Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid, spent 30 weeks on the bestseller list in Canada.

Since that time, she has published three books of poetry and a book of short stories which have received lavish critical acclaim.

READING BY EVELYN LAU Time: Place:

1:00- 3:00 p.m.

St. Froocls Center

Ms. Lau will read from her short stories and poetry. The reading will be followed by time for discussion, a short reception and book signing.

Sponsored by: Institute for Women's Studies and Services, MSCD English Department, MSCD Student Acllvlfles, Korean Student Association, UCO Asian Student Services For information: 556-8441

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PRO-UH FEMINISM: YESTERDAY AND TODAY Speaker: Linda Naran)o-Huebl Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Tivoli Student Union 440 Linda Naranjo-Huebl teaches women's literature at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is a spokesperson for the Colorado chapter of Feminists for Life.

She is a co-editor of the book Prolife Feminism: Yesterday and Today which features writings by feminists from the past hundred years on this controversial topic.

WHY IS CUBA A WOMAN'S ISSUE? Speaker: Kathy Bougher Time: 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Place: Tivoli Student Union 442 Kathy Bougher recently visited Cuba as a member of the uSister to Sister" United States delegation to Cuba sponsored by Global Exchange based out of San Francisco. The delegation is part of a group formulating a "Women's Hemispheric Initiative" focused on U. S. policy towards Cuba. Ms. Bougher will present a slideshow and information about this initiative.

Sponsored by: lns11Me for Women's Studies and Services, Iota Iota Iota For information: 556-8441

LAXICANA CONFERENCIA UDERAZGA Time: Place:

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tivoli Student Union

This conference is designed to provide support, recognition and empowerment to Xicana students. Xicanas are the educators, survivors, leaders, and foundation of La Raza. The day will offer an opportunity for students from high school and college to unite as selfempowered leaders.

Registration is required. Contact Maria to register.

Sponsored by: MEChA, La Xlcooa For information: Maria Rodriguez at 556-8073

BISEXUAlllY: BEYOND THE DICHOTOMY OF GAY AND STRAIGHT Speaker: Beth Fiesteln

Sponsored by: Lesbians In Support ot Ufe, Pollica Science Association For information: Gabriel at 556-6333

Time: Place:

WELFARE REFORM Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

'Bisexual women and men are claiming their voices both inside and outside of the gay and lesbian community. Who are bisexuals and what issues arise as bisexuals become increasingly visible and vocal?

Refreshments will be served.

Place:

TtVoU Student Union 640

Welfare reform will have a direct impact on the lives of thousands of women and children in the United States. A panel including local officials, journalists, and activists will present different perspectives on the changes currently occurring on the national and state level.

Sponsored by: MSCD Student Activities For information: 556-2595

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Tlvol Student Union 320C

Sponsored by: GLB Student Services For information: 556-6333

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VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! The student bus-pass referendum comes up for a vote on Wednesday, March 5, and Thursday, March 6. Metro students may vote in the Central Classroom, UCO students in the North Classroom, and CCD students m the South Classroom. A picture ID or driver's license is required to vote.

If passed, SACAB says students would pay $17. I 0 for the pass in 9798 and $19.00 in 98-99 to use their student IDs to ride RID at no cost on local routes and at reduced rates on regional and express routes.

For information on the program, call the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board at 556-4589.

Way to go!

The 1997 Students to Watch Awards will be Thursday, March 6, at 4:30 p.m. in the St. Francis Center.

Recipients are honored for their perseverance and determination in the face of challenging life circumstances and for their commitment to the community.

Anyone may attend but must RSVP by calling 556-8441 .

Crash for cash A sleep-out to raise money for the teen shelter Urban Peak and the family shelter Samaritan House will be held at the flagpole on the Auraria campus on Tuesday, March 4, from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. the next day.

The sleep-out is sponsored by CoPIRG and S.O.A.R For information and pledge sheets call Joey at 556-8093 or Chuck at 298-0928.

Moment of truth The Metro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists presents Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and the American Press on Tuesday, March I I, at 2 p.m. in West Classroom 151.

The movie profiles war correspondent George Seldes, who became a press critic and was an inspiration to generations of journalists. For information call 556-3485.

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or someone who dwells incognito, web-head Phil Flora seems like he thrives on making his presence known.

Flora is the creator and web designer of www.webmovie.com and is a visionary in his field - making text and animation-based movies and slapping them on the World Wide Web for millions to watch for free.

Flora has chosen the world's largest communication device to distribute his anti-governmental debt message across to the world. He and his Internet site have revolutionized movies and entertainment as we know it.

Flora says consumers would rather watch a free movie on computer than pay $6 at the theater or $3 at a video store.

'The Web is like having your own world-wide television network," he says.

"It is very exciting to writers, artists and film-makers. It is a direct hook up to your fans."

Web movies are a big step for Flora and the industry. Af~er all, starting an entirely new genre in the vast field of entertainment is not bad for a guy who hates talking about himself and admits his only permanent residence is on the Internet.

His site is set up as a marketplace for independent film makers to premiere their movies on. Currently showing is Generation War, a film by Flora. This is the first film on the site and is the first in a three-part series. The second two have yet to be written.

Other independent film-makers have shown incredible interest in the site, wanting to eventually get their own work online.

"One sci-fi writer who is interested (getting his work on the site) has over 100 published books and short stories," Flora said. "I am trying to put him together with a good artist right now. Others are unpublished writers or film students. It doesn't make any difference to me if they have been published or not. All I care about is, do the fans like the story?"

So far, the fans have loved what

Youth Control, or "YouCons" as the writer/producer/director Flora named them, scan the "grids" looking for "Delinks" - or ditchers of the national service program. .

GenWar, which is one of the first movies of its kind, is open for everyone to see for free at the site.

To start to understand this dark, non-Hollywood-esque movie, viewers should first read the list of commonly used terminology included in the text part of the site. Flora has created a new dialect of the English language, and by including this glossary of terms, has opened the door for the public to 1 understand Gen War. Starring Carolyn Humphrey and Richard Kirkwood, it is set in a very dark, mysterious world similar to those portrayed in Terry Gilliam's 12 Monkeys and stories by Edgar Allen Poe. Do not log-on expecting to John Savvas Roberts!The METROPOLITAN see a typical movie. Bring reading glasses and a fast they've seen, Flora says, people say that modem because Flora's webmovies conthe movie changed their whole way of sist of text, still shots and small segments of animation, video and sound. thinking.

"I don't think I could ever get a bigger One wades through this twisted plot compliment than that," Flora says. of youth raging against the government The process to create a Web movie is machine by reading the scenes that have not as hard as you would think, Flora says. still shots. Corresponding animation and Writing a story that is visual and paced plugged-in film and sound work separatelike a movie is the most important part. ly, but combine each 61ement. The frenzy The site has been internationally recog- overwhelms basic computer systems and nized in Wired Magazine, The Los Angeles creates beautiful, controlled chaos on the Times and other newspapers across the screen. To be abl~ to do this, one needs top-notch equipment with talented help world, says Flora.

Flora had both. Gen War Art Director Generation War Robert Tinney created effects normally unheard of on the Internet, with the help of The year is 2025. And no, this is not the latest software and technology.

Video was captured with the Intel another review on the release of the boomVideo Recorder into a ing the Star Wars Trilogy: Special Edition. Smart In fact, this new movie will never be Gateway2000 computer and stills were captured with Play's Snappy. The video released in movie theaters.

Generation War is one man's image editing was done in Adobe Premiere as of what the future holds for America. The composites were done in the sister progovernment has gone bust. The very old gram, Adobe Photoshop. The 30 sets and are warehoused in giant walled-off centers animations were done in 30 Studio on a run by the Federal Medical Service. The Gateway2000 Pentium, and the music was young are forced to serve seven years .of completed with Microsoft's Superjarn., mandatory national service, receiving no Flora said. pay.

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File PhotofThe METROPOLITAN FOUNDING NEWSHOUNDS: (from left) Steve Schwartzkopf, S. Peter DurayBito, Steve Werges, Frank Mullen and Sal Ruibal (not pictured) started pre Metropolitan, Metro's longest running student newspaper, in February 1979.

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Every few years, the subject of merging Metro with other colleges creeps up in the state legislature. 1978 was one of those years, only the talk was more serious-than it had been before.

Five journalism students - Emerson Schwartzkopf, Steve Werges, Frank Mullen, Sal Ruibal and S. Peter Duray-Bito decided to start The Metropolitan so students would have that voice.

Schwartzkopf was chosen to lead the paper's founding fathers because others involved had gotten an undeserved reputation while working at the now-defunct Auraria Times.

Mullen recalls that the editorial pages of The Times were very anti-administration, declaring them incompetent, and very antistudent government, comparing student leaders to "Nazi ducks."

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Schwartzkopf was not part of that and was more respected by those needed to give approval for the paper. The students had about $13,000 to get it up and running that first semester.

The Metropolitan office was set up in the Plaza Building, which was the student union until the remodeling of the Tivoli. All of the office furniture - desks, chairs, typewriters - was purchased from a state warehouse for about $200. Much of the production equipment was acquired from other failed campus publications.

"We were like maniacs because we didn't think there was ever going to be another paper" if a merger happened, Mullen says.

While they did have help from some writers, most of the work from writing to production to delivery was done by those five. Schwartzkopf recalls the staff staying up until 3 or 4 a.m. finishing the paper, heading out for breakfast, catching a little sleep and then delivering the paper the next day.

The feeling that sticks out the most for those members was the excitement and opportunity of starting up a newspaper.

Ruibal says it was a chance to learn to run a paper at a time when papers wouldn't allow someone to have so much involvement in production.

"It was a lot of fun for us because we had total control over what we produced," he says.

Werges remembers that things were not always fun and games, that there were a few problems. There was talk of privatizing the paper, he says, but they always felt it was a student thing and always should be. And they were not always popular.

"People always somehow wanted to get The Metropolitan," he says, later adding that they were fighting for an identity back then.

Part of their survival was due to the support of Greg Pearson, founder of Metro's journalism department, who Ruibal called their guru, mentor and father figure.

"You couldn't do any better than Greg," Mullen says.

Pearson, who died in 1989, would give credit to students for working at the paper.

He, along with other professors, would allow staff members to miss class in lieu of getting out stories, especially if those stories were about the merger talks. The talks received very little, if any, coverage in the two Denver daily newspapers.

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Part of the paper's success ha part, the work of Kate Lutrey, wh director of Student Publications Lutrey's main accomplishment ha make the paper independent ofrth Lutrey made this move in 1984 aft• dent government, unhappy with t age it was receiving, cut the pape1 in half. The Office of Student Publi supported by student fees, Metropolitan, its production q>st staff are all paid for by revenue ger advertising. This helps avoid a rep 1984 budget cut, but more impo makes sure that the paper remains dent and a true voice of the st1 Metro. <.

The paper has had its ups an but Lutrey says she has enjoyed all "I love my job and I love the she says.

The founding fathers are also J the paper has lasted as long as it c with the vast changes it has gon1 over the last 18 years.

"It's here so people can ~ Mullen says, adding that it is the 11 dom they'll have before heading ot papers. "I always tell people, 'T~< now."'

File PhotofThe MET STOP THE PRESSES: Jim Manuel (top center) consults with his stafl Met's old offices in what is now the Plaza Building circa 1987. The papei to the Tivoli in 1994.

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The original founders of The Metropolitan all have gone on to successful careers, though not all of them are still involved in journalism.

Emerson Schwartzkopf, the first editor, graduated from Metro in 1979 and lives in Gunnison. He, along with his wife K. Shipper, works for National Business Media Inc. as technologies editors for five trade publications.

Production man Sal Ruibal, who never got a degree but may consider it after he retires, has worked for the Boulder Daily Camera, Columbia Daily Tribune and went to USA Today in 1987 where he remains. He was first an editor but decided a little over a year ago to concentrate on writing, doing cover stories and outdoor sports. Ruibal says that students can go anywhere after Metro, and they should make the most of their education here.

"It's just a case of setting your sights and not having any feelings of inferiority," he says.

Frank Mullen, reporter, worked for The Denver Post, The Catholic Register and the Rocky Mountain Journal before moving on as an editor at the Reno Gazette-Journal where he has been for the last I 0 years. He also decided to return to reporting. His wife Susan Skorupa, another Metro grad, is a feature writer with the Gazette-Journal. Mullen says that reporting is as close as he's come to regaining the spirit he had at The Met. "If I could go back and write at one paper again, it would be The Metropolitan, and it would be during that era," he says.

Steve Werges, once the business manager, now works for Herschfield Press. He is quite fond of his days at The Met and likes that it has lasted so long.

"That's probably the biggest reward ... that you guys keep it going," he says.

Former production manager S. Peter Duray-Bito now works as a stockbroker in Denver.

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SHAWN CHRISTOPHER COX Editor '92-93 Shawn Christopher Cox had a quiet first semester when he became editor in '92-93. In the spring, he went on an open records tear. The Trustees of the State Colleges of Colorado wanted to keep secret the search for a president to replace the outgoing Thomas Brewer. Cox and The Metropolitan, assisted by Metro's journalism department and the Society of Professional Journalists, went to court to keep the search open to the public.

Five days before the court hearing, The Met published the names of 13 of the 65 applicants for the job.

The next day, the Trustees halted the search, deciding that they would conduct an new search without input from anyone at Metro. They believed that the candidates should initially be protected from public exposure. On the day it was to go to court, they agreed to release the records, which was moot since the search had been canceled.

Cox was unavailable for an interview. He is doing missionary work in Uganda with his wife, Primrose.

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Vecchio graduated in 1994 and went on to manage six weekly papers in San Louis Valley. She now covers crime and education at the Durango Herald daily newspaper. She says her experience at The Met and all she learned from Metro's journalism department have helped along the way.

"Anywhere that I work, I always strive to make sure people are doing things right (in handling open records)," she says.

Vecchio does not remember any low points from working at The Met, just a lot of pressure.

"I think that's what keeps you going, she says.

Antoinette Vecchio provided Auraria with one of its biggest headaches.

In December 1993, Vecchio discovered that more than $ 133,000 in parking funds were missing.

Aurari路a was still dealing with repercussions of the revelation in December 1996 when Vecchio testified during a suit against Auraria by an employee fired during the flap.

Vecchio started at the paper in 1992 as an editorial assistant and moved to news editor the following year.

"We had a great, great staff," she says. ''We all worked really well together."

Along with covering the parking fiasco, The Met covered several big issues in '93- '94, including the hiring of Sheila Kaplan, the college's first female president, misdeeds by the student government and basketball players

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It was an exciting but tough year for Carson Reed when he became editor for the '83-84 The Metropolitan.

A reporter learned that the president of the college, Dick Fontera, was terminally ill. Fontera, however, did not know. His family was told about his brain cancer from his doctor, but chose not to tell Fontera. Reed wrestled over whether to go public with the information, but ultimately decided not to run the story.

"I j ust felt that the family's privacy was an overriding concern over the students ' right-to-know," he says.

Fontera died a week later.

In another event, The Met obtained the results of an audit of Metro State, via a secret source. The staff was so afraid that the stale would raid the press offices to prevent the story's printing that they hid it in the refrigerator.

Reed says the funniest moment was when The Mel parodied Westward, who was suing Auraria to gel their paper distributed in campus buildings. The Wasteword issue fooled quite a few people.

"It looked so much like Westwoni that people were running into our offices telling us Westword had thrown away our papers," he says.

Reed graduated from Metro in 1984 and has worked for Up the Creek, Denver Business Journal, Colorado Business magazine and done freelancing. He and his wife Jeanne now work together as freelancers fo~ Carson Reed Communications.

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The Metro.•politan 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.

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Homeless plight focus of Sleep-Out Danette Pedersen The METROPOLITAN

wo Auraria Campus student groups will sponsor the 10th annual Grate American SleepOut on Monday to raise money for Denver area homeless advocacy organizations.

The Colorado Public Interest Research Group a group working to protect the environment, consumers and promote democracy and the Student Organization for Alumni Relations expect to raise $2,000. That figure is $800 more than last year's Sleep-Out. The money will be divided equally between the Samaritan House and Urban Peak, which are two Denver organizations that assist the homeless.

"It's a great way for the community to get involved, and a real educational opportunity for people to become aware of the homeless problem in their own community," says Kara Stone, the volunteer coordinator for Urban Peak.

Father Ed Judy of the Samaritan House agrees. He says: "It is good as an awareness kind of thing, to raise people 's awareness of the issue. Direct contact with a homeless person is even better because people have stereotypes of the

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homeless that they all sleep outside on the streets, .but they are only a small percentage of the total number."

Volunteers for the Sleep-Out will receive a pledge sheet and meet other participants at the flagpole in the middle of the campus at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

"It's not meant to mock the homeless, but raise awareness," says Joey Lyons, the campus organizer for CoPIRG. "We plan to have speakers from Urban Peak and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless."

Lyons expects 30 volunteers to participate in the Sleep-Out. That number includes student government Presidents William Coker of Metro, Mark Kutowy of the University of Colorado at Denver and Bob Welle of Community College of Denver, Lyons said.

The groups will set up a cardboard box shanty-town with informational facts about the homeless problem in Denver.

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Villarosa, author of the book Body and Soul; The Black Women's Guide to Physical Health and Emotional WellBeing will speak concerning African American women's health. . In her book, Villarosa says that breast cancer is one disease that hits African See BODY page 16

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Villarosa also indicated in her book that a high rate of heart disease plagues the African American community.

African Americans are twice as likely to have high blood pressure, Villarosa says. She attributes some of that to the fact that 50 percent of black women are overweight. "(African Americans) are an important group of people whose health needs don't get met," said Laura Banks, student assistant at the student health center.

Meeks will address African American male health concerns.

The symposium is a part of a series of health clinics that included the "East vs. West" symposium last fall.

The symposium is free for anyone wanting to participate and includes a free "soul food" lunch.

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Women get one chance at tourney Hoopsters achieve 20-7 record before losing in all-conference play Matthew J. Lilley

tonight, we couldn't pick up the slack," he said.

Metro out-rebounded Fort Hays 45For 20 seconds, the Metro women's 40, but the 'Runners didn ' t do it when it basketball season wasn't over yet. The counted, Smith said. game clock showed 18.2 seconds remain"Every time we gave up a second ing. One basket could give them the lead shot they scored."

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The team's leading rebounder, When Stephanie Allen's 15-foot Shiloh Justice, played only 24 minutes jumper fell short of the rim, fate chose and was largely ineffective due to illness, Fort Hays State (22-5) as the victor with Smith said.

20 seconds of perfect faith squelched.

Missing Justice hurt the team, Smith Fort Hays controlled most of the game, said. but for that 20 sec"She's our best onds, Metro (20-7) player, she's our seemed destined to leader," he said. "We take it from them. needed her leadership The Roadrunners and experience." missed, Fort Hays Stepping up was rebounded and Metro forward Farrah Magee: could only foul to stop 15 points, 13 rebounds the clock. Two Fort and she held Fort Hays free-throws Hays' leading scorer to accounted for one field goal.

Tuesday's final, 60-57.

"If I had one other "I can't believe player that gave me it," Allen quietly that effort tonight, we repeated after the would have won ," game. "I really can 't. I Smith said. can't believe we lost."

The ' Runners did - Stephanie Allen, The post-season win their last three Metro guard regular-season games, had ended for Metro.

It had barely even accomplishing one of begun. their team goals of "I thought we could keep going and winning 20 games this season. going and 路going - I never even thought They beat Colorado School of about the season ending now," Allen Mines , 71 -64; Chadron State, 64-61 and whispered. the University of Denver, 75-65.

Allen finished with a team-high 16 The win against Chadron coupled points and played the entire game, save a with Fort Hays' loss to Colorado couple seconds.

Christian placed Metro back into second "20-7 is a great season by any place in the conference and gave them the means," coach Darryl Smith said. "But home court against Fort Hays. when you end it like this, it's got to hurt Metro led big throughout the game for a long time."

Friday night against Chadron but had to Fort Hays led nearly the whole game win with free-throws after allowing - never by more than nine points. For a Chadron to make it close in the last three minute's span, Metro led 40-39 with 12 minutes. minutes remaining in the contest.

"We played real well for 37 minutes, llf .,lfffe 'Runners shot a pale 28 percent but the offense just fell apart," Smith from the field Tuesday, and instead of said. "They made some free throws and a pulling away when in possession of the couple of threes - like what's happened lead, they fell down by eight. to us all year, we just hung on and won."

Smith said that if they shot 35 perJustice led Metro scorers Friday with cent, they probably would have won.

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"I thought we could keep going and going and going - I never even thought about the season ending now."

Hyoung Chang/The METitOPOUTAN GRAVITY KILLS: Metro forward Farrah Magee leaps for a shot Saturday in the last regular-season game. Metro beat the University of Denver 75-65.

Baseball gets first win over ranked opponent Kyle Ringo The METROPOUTAN

Pitching is always a hot commodity in baseball, and Metro got a first-rate performance from one of its fireballers Friday in sunny Southern California.

Junior Geoff Abbey gave up seven hits and four runs en route to a complete-game 8-4 victory over No. 18-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills (5-4).

"It seemed like Maxwell and I were in

sync all day," Abbey said, referring to -catcher Pat Maxwell.

"We let the coach call the pitches and everything seemed to work out. It seemed like everybody was finally in sync."

Left fielder Tim Carlson slammed a two-run triple propelling the Roadrunners to a five-run third inning. Carlson had two hits and scored a run to go along with his RBI. Metro dropped the second game of the series Saturday 8-6. Four pitchers

climbed the hill for Metro in the loss.

Right fielder Josh Castro turned in a sparkling performance. He launched his third homerun of the young season, scored three runs and drove in two.

Abbey's pitching prowess and the perfect baseball weather highlighted the trip.

The games were played in 75-degree weather, without a cloud in the sky, according to several players and coaches.

It is quite a contrast for the team, which finds itself practicing indoors again this

week due to the poor weather.

The change in climate was not lost on Abbey.

"One difference I can say, though, is the difference between the air in California and the air in Colorado," Abbey said.

"I never really believed it until I saw it last weekend. Some pitches I'd leave high and they'd crush, but they wouldn' t even get to the warning track. Here you do that and it's gone, it's sitting in the north classsee BASEBALL page 19

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Rugby has strength in numbers as good a squad as we've had in years. We've got a couple of new guys who are really good athletes." Two of those new players who stand out are John Armijo, a former football player at Arvada West, and Ralph Gaillard, one of the starting wings, who is from Switzerland.

Also adding to the international flavor of the team's winning recipe is Frederic Soulie, who is French, and will move up from the Bside to start at the hooker position, which was vacated this season by Joey Beaton.

There's always room for fresh bodies on the roster and Kent said that any new players are always welcome to come out and practice. "We're always looking for new players," he said. "We're trying to get a C-side together."

Metro fields two teams and the C-side would stand to increase the talent available for Kent to fortify his army and increase the depth, especially at positions where players

Frank Kimitch The METROPOLITAN If there's strength in numbers, the Metro rugby team may be on its way to a season to surpass.even last fall's nearly undefeated run.

With almost twice as many players on the pitch compared with last season, coach Howard Kent likes what he sees. The depth chart this season will be unlike any in recent memory, he said. There are about 22 ruggers returning from last season, and there are I 3 of 15 starters coming back for more glory.

"We have twice as many as we had in the fall," Kent said. 'There's about 39 total that have come out, but we only get about 25 for practice at any one time."

Although the core of last year's squad returned, there are several new players added to the team this season.

"We have two guys who've never played rugby," Kent said. 'This is probably

sometimes tend to run thin. Kent ran into some trouble last semester backing up the fullback, hooker, prop, wing and second line positions.

Bul this time around a fresh batch of recruits and the strength of the returners should provide confidence for the team.

"The leadership of the club has returned, which is important," Kent said.

John Bogdanoff will remain at the helm of the team and preside over the backs as well. Leading the forwards is 8-man Jade Opfer, who was a,major offensive source in the fall season.

Kent has made a number of changes for the starting positions in order to incorporate new talent with veteran strength, but he said that more than half the players on the starting team are now fairly secure in their positions.

1be team opened its season last week with the 50-0 cremation of division-rival Teikyo-Loretta Heights University.

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needs one, Abbey said.

Delivering a huge performance against a ranked team on their turf has raised his confi~ence, Abbey said. He thinks it should also raise that of his teammates.

"It helps a ton, because going into DU and some of these schools that we're going to play in the league, there is no reason why we should lose to some of these teams, . I mean, we beat Dominguez Hills

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Abbey threw I 06 pitches, most of them fastballs, he said. It was the only time Abbey has ever pitched a nine-inning complete-game. He has four pitches in his arsenal including the fastball, curve, changeup and slider.

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Killing time is all that is left for the Metro men's basketball team.

The time between now and the start of practice next fall may seem like an eternity for a team that could never completely get over the humps it created for itself this season. The season ended Tuesday at the University of Nebraska-Kearney with a close 92-83 loss to the Lopers in a firstround game in the conference tournament.

Metro (13-13) accomplished one of its team goals by reaching the tournament, and fell short of another by losing in the first round. It was not due to a lack of effort, according to coaches. It may have just been fate.

In two previous games this year against Kearney (21-6) the Roadrunners could not stop the three-point shot. It hurt them again Tuesday, but their own shooting in the first half killed them.

"Oh yeah, you're frustrated because I think Martin (Glastetter) shot one time, and that sucker came around, and Adrian (Navarro) got it, man, to put it back in, and it bounced this way," coach Charles Bradley said.

"I mean, it was the dangest thing.

You're thinking 'My Turnovers plagued the team in the loss as goodness. Is a lepthey have all season. rechaun up there or something?' We've all Metro's 23 giveaways scarred an otherwise been there. Coaches have all been there, inspired effort.

"I think the turndang it. When you go overs killed us a little cold, boy, I'll tell you, you run plays and if it's bit because they're unforced," Bradley said. not falling, it's just not "The game is played in falling."

Metro shot just - Charles Bradley, hot and cold, hot and .340 in the opening basketball coach cold, and when we hit a cold, they did a good half, including a span of five minutes when job of converting."

The season's leading scorer, Adam the team could not buy a bucket, and trailed by 17 at the break. Meanwhile, the Apodaca, poured in 22 points in the game.

Lopers were shooting .500 including six of He hit five of seven three-point attempts to 12 from three-point range to lead by as keep pace with the Lopers. Three others hit double figures for Metro, including much as 20.

In the second half Metro applied a senior CJ. Arellano who played his final scathing brand of defense and nailed six game in a Roadrunner uniform.

Metro did not improve its record from threes to get to within three points with 6:00 to play. The Roadrunners finished the last year when the team finished' 18-9. game with eight three-pointers, but the Bradley said he would need some time to Lopers had l l, which, ironically, was the collect his thoughts and offer any kind of definitive analysis on the year. difference in the game once again.

Most of Kearney's players can hit the "We all want to be 20 and this, or 20 long shots, even the big men, and that something and this, we all want to be that, makes it tough on Metro's big players but when you're 13-13 and you have one when they have to play outside, Bradley senior, there is some merit to it," Bradley said. said.

"When you go cold, boy, I'll tell you, you run plays and if it's not falling, it's just not falling."

Bradley now turns his attention to recruiting and planning for next year. He said that filling the void at small forward, where Arellano has played out of position for much of the year, is a top priority.

Arellano is a natural guard, and the Roadrunners do not have a player suited to filling the hole at forward, Bradley said.

"He has to be an athlete, somebody that can basically run, jump and shoot.

That is what we're looking for. That is what you got to have, somebody in that mold right there."

No matter who Bradley brings in, he is expecting to get better next year when the team will have a year of playing together under its belt. Next season the team will have at least three seniors, and that will help, Bradley said.

For now, those seniors-to-be will be waiting, killing time really, between a season of turnovers and opportunities missed, and another chance at it all next year.

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Metro turned up the defensive intensity Saturday night against former conference rival DU, holding the Pioneers to 18 points in the first half. Allen ied the way with 18 points while guard Kristi Baxter scored 15 and Justice finished with 14 points and 13 boards.

Smith stands to lose no players to graduation, as no one on his squad is a senior.

"Hopefully they'll get in the gym, make themselves better players next year, and allow me to coach next year rather than just trying to get them to play hard," Smith said. ~ustice, whose ill, scratchy voice was barely audible after that game, said the loss was a disappointing way to end the

season. "(The season) had its good moments, but a lot of ups and downs," she said. "I wish it would have ended differently."

Smith credited the team for hanging in during the season's many bumps. 'Tm not an easy coach to play for," said Smith, explaining his hard-edged coaching style, "but I don't think winning's easy."

He added, "Once you have success you should realize that it takes hard work, and you should want to get better."

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GENERAL Students vote on the future of the RTD bus pass March 5 and 6 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Metro students vote in the Central Classroom, CCD students vote in the lobby of the South Classroom and UCD students vote in the North Classrpom Atrium. Info: 556-4589.

The Metro Student Government Assembly meets at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday in Tivoli room 329. Info: 556-3312.

Club Natural Philosophy presents Dr. Martin Lockley and the "Latest Developments in Dinosaur Tracks" in North Classroom 1608 at 4 p.m. Info: 556-2454.

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The Metro Denver Baha'i Club will discuss the new book "Slouching Toward Gomorrah" by Robert Bork at 7:30 p.m. Info: 798-4319.

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Successful Weight Loss Support Group meets every Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. at 1020 Ninth Street Park. Info: 556-2525.

CoPIRG Earth Day Coordinating Committee meets in the Club Hub Tivoli 346 at 4 p.m. Info: 556-8093.

The Healthy Body-Mind Connection meets every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. at 1020 Ninth Street Park. Info: 556-2525.

The CoPIRG Sleep-Out is at the Flagpole area.

Info: 556-8093.

The Institute for Women's Studies and Services presents a slide show and discussion with Anne Cowardin-Bach and "Beijing: Bringing the Global Home" in the Tivoli room 320B at 11 p.m.

Info: 556-8441.

The MSCD Public Relations Organizations of Students (PROS) meets every second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in The Denver Press Club. Info: Daryl 329-3211.

Personal Directions in Women's History will feature Metro faculty in Tivoli room 444 in at 3 p.m. Info: 556-8441.

Truth Bible Study meets every Wednesday and Thursday at 3 p.m. in Tivoli room 542. Info: Rick Dredenstedt at 722-0944.

Towering Issues of Today presents "Jurassic Park: The Science Behind the Fiction" in Tivoli room 640 at 1 p.m. Info: 556-2595.

FRI. FEB 28 The Accounting Students Organization Meets in Tivoli room 640 at 5:30 p.m. Info: 556-8037.

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The Student Health Center presents Linda Villarosa, executive editor of Essence magazine and "Body and Soul: African American Women's Health Issues." It will be held in Tivoli room 444 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Info: 556-2525.

CoPIRG Environmental Defense Coordinating Meeting meets in the Club Hub, livoli room 346 at 5:30 p.m. Info: 556-8093.

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Nooners presents "Why Am I Here? Discover Your Life Purpose" in Tivoli room 329 at noon.

Info: 556-4247.

The Attention Deficit Disorder Advocacy Group meets every Monday in Arts Building room 177A at 3 p.m. Info: Katie 556-8387.

"Crossing Borders: Contemporary Australian Textiles" is showing through March 19 at the Center for the Visual Arts at 1701 Wazee St. Info: 294-5207.

UCD Student Life presents Khushnur Dadabhoy and 'Women's Issues in the '90s" in Tivoli room 320A at 12:30 p.m. Info: 556-8048.

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Career Services will hold Mock Interviews; bring your resume and arrive 15 minutes early. to Central Classroom 104 at 2 p.m. Info: 5563664.

Nooners presents T-DAY April 15th, advice and answers to your tax questions in Tivoli room 329 at 12:30 p.m. Info: 556-4247.

CoPIRG General Club Meeting in the Club Hub, Tivoli room 346 at 3 p.m. Info: 556-8093.

The Disability Services Office hosts a Women with Disabilities Workshop at 1:30 p.m. in North Classroom 1324. This session is to provide understanding of what it means to be a woman with a disability in our society. Info: 556-8387.

The Student Health Center presents Linda Villarosa,_ the executive editor of Essence magazine and "Body and Soul: African American Women's Health Issues" in Tivoli room 320 at noon. Reservations are requested for this event to receive a free lunch. Info: 5562525. ' Psi Chi is holding a bake sale in the Plaza Building. Info: 556-8098.

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5 p.m. Info: 556-3664.

GIG presents Stewart Lewis, an acoustic guitarist in the Tivoli Atrium at noon. Info: 5562595.

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The Student Health Center presents "In Pursuit of Tranquillity For Women" with Linda WilkinsPierce at 1020 Ninth Street Park at noon. Info: 556-2525.

CCD Women's Services presents "Dream Work" with Elaine Ryan at 12:30 p.m. in South Classroom 136A. lnfo: 556-2343.

Students To Watch Awards Ceremony will be in the St. Francis Center at 4:30 p.m. to honor students who have persevered through trying circumstances. Students, staff, faculty and the community are invited. Please RSVP to 5568441.

PSl CHl is meeting in Plaza building room 220C at 12:30 p.m. Info: 556-3205.

FRI. l\!L\R 7 Club Natural Philosophy presents Dr. Mark Keller and the 'World's Most Accurate Electron Counter" in North Classroom 1608 at 4 p.m.

Info: 556-2454.

Faculty UpsideDown presents Ray Langbehn from the HTMA Department in the Daily Grind at U am. Info: 556-2595.

Iota lota Iota, the Women's Studies Honor Society, is sponsoring a Motown Dance to raise funds for a scholarship. It will be held in St. Cajetan's Center from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Tickets are $5. Info: 556-8441.

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The Calendar is a free service of The Metropolitan. Forms for calendar items are available in The Metropolitan, Tivoli room 313.

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