Volume 19, Issue 27 - March 14, 1997 by Met Media

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Students voted overwhelmingly last week to extend the RTD bus-pass program for another two years. About 90 percent of those casting ballots favored the referendum. Nearly 4,000 students from all three schools voted March 5 and 6. Almost I ,400 more students voted this year than in April I995 when the program started. While the voters represent only Counting about 12 percent of votes the nearly 33,000 students on camYes No pus, the turnout was significantly higher than the goal of 3,000 hoped for by a campus environmental group. The campus coordinator for the 1,031 200 Colorado Public Interest Research Total Group, a major on3,556 390 campus supporter of the bus pass, said he was shocked by the turnout. "I was cautiously pessimistic, and expected low turnout and a close vote," said Joey Lyons on Monday via e-mail. "A 90 percent yes vote is nothing short of a small miracle in my mind ." Lyons said he expected the approval to be slim because the wording of the ballot implied that the bus-pass fee would be

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Pulitzer Prize an additional fee that stuwinner dents currently did not Gwendolyn pay. Brooks The wording of the speaks in St. referendum read: "Shall Cajetan's the students of Auraria Center on Campus authorize the Wednesday. Board of Directors of the She was the Auraria Higher bridge speakEducation Center to er between assess an additional stuBlack History dent fee on all Auraria month and students not to exceed Women's $I 9.00 per semester for History month. the purpose of establishing a two year extension of the Student Bus Pass John Program?" McDonough/ The MElROPOLITAN However, Lyons said, the vote showed how important the program is to students. "Mass transportation is a basic need magnified at Auraria because of our commuter character and clearly supported by those who may not use it regularly," he said. week that the I 997-98 fee will be $16. 70 Lyons said the major issue now is per semester due to the expiration of a fedwhether the governing boards of the three eral grant and a proposed 25 percent RTD schools and the Auraria Board will uphold fare increase. The Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board will the student vote. CoPIRG member John Bailey, who attempt to lower that fee with special led the RTD pass retention effort for the funds. group, said he is glad that the measure The Faculty Advisory Committee to passed, but he will reserve celebration the Auraria Board released a study last until after he sees the Metro board's reac- week showing that of 743 students surveyed, only about 32 percent use their bus tion. RTD spokesman Jerry Eddy said last passes regularly, but that most students

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supported the program. Riders are most likely to be full-time Community College of Denver students, according to the study. Most Metro students speaking against the pass said time and convenience were major reasons they did not use the bus, while those who said they used their passes cited the same reasons for riding. The study also showed that about half of Metro and University of Colorado at Denver students did not know that their student ID cards served as bus passes.

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College gives up on 4o/o hike Christopher Anderson The

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Full-time tuition at Metro would have jumped $65.28 for residents and $257.28 for non-residents if a legislative committee had not killed a special 4 percent tuition hike, a legislative document shows. Those increases prompted budget analysts to recommend that the legislative Joint Budget Committee kill the increase last week. Metro officials said the $900,000 generated from the increase would have been used to improve academic advising and mentorship programs. Legislative budget analysts, however, told the JBC that, "maintaining Metro's affordability is more important then enhanced services." Metro President Sheila Kaplan said she is disappointed in the committee's decision to kill the special increase but will not ask lawmakers to vote on the issue again, which is a possible option in the legislative process. "Even with a third special tuition increase, tuition for the vast majority of our students would have remained lower than that charged by other institutions," Kaplan wrote in an e-mail to the college community. The special 4 percent increase was the final phase of a three-year plan to raise tuition 12 percent beyond regular increases. The regular tuition increase for the 1997-98 school year will be 1.5 percent for residents and 3.5 percent for non-residents, according to preliminary legislation. The JBC staff also questioned Metro's second purpose for the increase, which was to raise tuition to be more in line with other state colleges and the Auraria Campus' other two colleges. JBC staff said Metro's tuition was lower than

its sister state colleges - Adams, Mesa and Western - at the six-credit-hour level, but was higher at the 12- and 15-credit-hour levels . "Metro currently has the ability to raise its tuition at the six-hour level and lower it at the 12and 15-hour," according to a JBC staff document. Enrollment statistics show that a majority of Metro 's 15,967 students take 12 credit hours or more. The document shows the highest rate at 12 credit hours, which is 3,850. If the special 4 percent increase were approved, it would have brought Metro's tuition to within 10.8 percent of the University of Colorado at Denver's at the 12-credit-hour level and to within 3.2 percent at the 15-credit-hour level, the JBC document shows. "Decreasing the differentiation would lead staff to question why the two schools should be separated," according to the JBC document. Committee members last week cited numerous reasons for killing the special increase other than a concern for student costs. Most said student opposition was key to their decision. Rep. Gil Romero, D-Swink, said he was troubled by issues at Metro such as tenure and student access to Metro President Sheila Kaplan. Sen. Jim Rizzuto, D-Swink, who made the motion to kill the deal, said students successfully documented that Metro's administration failed to provide the faculty it said it would. Rizzuto said that was part of the reason Metro received the 8 percent special tuition increase for the first two phases of the plan. Pam Wagner, a lobbyist for the state colleges, said she had not talked to Rizzuto to find out what the documentation was and that the JBC was too busy with other state budgeting issues to bring it up right now. "They have made their decision," she said.

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Auraria to Commission sets new rules to avoid candidate confusion get gassed Maggie Bazan The METROPOLITAN

The new Metro student government Election Commission intends to ensure that some problems that plagued this year's council do not happen twice. Last year, three officers, including the former student government president Stephanie Stephenson, were disqualified from their positions after it was discovered they did not meet eligibility requirements for various reasons. The commission has instituted changes to ensure that that does not happen again, said student government Chief Justice Mark Zanghetti, who advises the commission on constitutional and legal issues. "The Intent to Run form was changed significantly from last year," he said. A provision was added to the form which states, "I further agree to abide by the election policies and procedures as laid down by the election commission and the Metro SGA constitution." The clause should clarify what is

expected from candidates, Zanghetti said. semesters to gel "If they don't read it or if they're not back on schedaware of it, then ignorance of the law is ule. no excuse," Zanghetti said. "We want to Another change the commission make sure that made is that each candidate will undergo the next election an additional check, prior to entering commission will office, to ensure that they are meeting the just be held requirements. The Office of Student responsible for Activities is responsible for verifying the just doing their eligibility of candidates. · job, not some- L----_. The comm ission is running behind body else's," Mark Zanghetti schedule because it convened late. Sorensen said. "We as a commission feel that we In addition should have met a month earlier in order to Zanghetti, the eight-member commisto set deadlines that were fair to all and sion includes five students, a faculty give adequate notice to the campus com- advisor and an administrative advisor. munity," said Kerrie Dallman, chairEach student member serves a onewoman of the commission. year term . Another commission member, Chad The commission has approximately Sorensen, said that despite the pressure to two weeks to prepare for the elections. meet all of the deadlines set forth by the Dallman said that during that time the student government, the commission is committee will advertise the elections by staying focused. distributing posters and flyers and con"Many deadlines would have passed ducting a rally. if we hadn't taken it upon ourselves to get "Our goal is to get as many students things done," Sorensen said. involved as possible," she said. The student government elections He added that the commission plans to meet throughout the spring and fall will be held April 8 and 9.

The Auraria Foundation and Total Petroleum have worked out an agreement to build a gas station across _from the main campus at parking lot B, 7th Street and westbound Auraria Parkway. However, Mary Ferrell, executive director of the Auraria Foundation, said Tuesday that there are still several steps before construction could begin. Ferrell said it is up to Total to secure permits from the city. If the permits are obtained, the n the Auraria Foundation and Total would have to draw up an official contract. Ferrell said that she thinks the Denver City Council is waiting to decide on the permits until the city strikes a deal with Ascent, who is proposing to build the Pepsi Center sports arena near Auraria Parkway. The Auraria Foundation is a nonprofit fundraising organization for the Auraria Higher Education Center.

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Athletic fields set to improve R. Bachman The METROPOLITAN New additions to the playing fields at Auraria will hopefully be as practical as they are inviting. The Auraria Board of Directors voted Monday in favor of a second phase of construction .for the playing fields, which includes additional landscaping, controlled mai·ntenance and more lighting. Kathy McNally, architect for facility management, said Monday that field conditions are substandard. There is poor drainage, and under_ground rubble makes it increasingly difficult to maintain the area, McNally said. There is also a zoning problem with the field, concerning the water and irrigation system, she said. "It's feast or famine. If you want to use the field at all, the water has to be turned off completely." Auraria administrators and the consulting firm Fletemeyer and Lee of Boulder have worked with Metro academic programs, campus recreation and

"It's feast or famine. If you want to use the field at all, the water has to be turned off completely." - Kathy McNally, architect athletics to develop a plan to maximize use of the fields by all users and minimize wear and tear on the fields, according to the proposal. The proposal also stated the solution includes adding 10 to 12 inches of top soil to the field. At a Feb. 26 meeting, the Campus Pla!lning and Design Committee reviewed detailed plans for the playing fields, and the project was awarded $1 ,080,900 in controlled maintenance funds to create a master plan for the fields and to fund the first phase of the construction. McNally said that addi-

Lional funds for the project come from a surplus in the athletic budget. Phase one of the construction included resurfacing the track and tennis courts and moving the baseball diamond to the northwest corner of the fields. The new location of the diamond will require an extended left field fence installed on the campus side of Auraria Parkway to minimize the possibility of balls being hit into traffic. Future meetings will decide the actual height of the fence. The primary soccer field will be extended to 240 feet by 360 feet, and a four-lane partial track will surround a softball outfield and a shot put and discus area. The plans also may allow for large events that would .b e hosted on the fields, McNally said. She said that she hopes that the field wi II be completed by Aug. 1, in time for the fall semester. The board would like to see construction begin at the end of the month after the conclusion of the spring sports season, McNally said.

Tivoli space allocations approved All lease proposals for Tivoli Student Union space were approved Monday at an Auraria Board of Directors meeting. The Metro Student Counseling Center will move from Central Classroom to Tivoli room 651, the Testing Center and Student Orientation Program will relocate to room 347. The student Orientation Pro.gram will pay $199,360 for five years of rent. Office of Student Life programming will move to room 311, paying a total of $122,381.25 for a five-year lease. In

addition, this space will house the TriInstitutional Legal Services Program and Tri-Institutional Gay Lesbian and Bisexual Student Services Program. Denver Fellowship, a campus Christian organization, goes to room 227 in the old New York Deli dry storage area; rent for a two-year term will total $7,593.75. Biscuits and Berries catering service will have an office in room 226 with a rent of $7 ,875 for four years. There will also be a new location for the campus caterer Gourmet Alternative at

125 B, previously' occupied by Morton's, the cost for which will amount to $300,393.75 for five years of rent. All spaces approved meet the American with Disabilities Act requirements, according to the proposals. At the meeting there were still some locations pending such as Fieldwork of Denver, a campus-based research group and the University of Colorado at Denver Career Services office.

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The tenure appeal committees for Metro professors Robert Hazan and Susan Land began reviewing both cases last week. When selecting the committee, two members are picked by the faculty member and two by the president. Hazan and Land have both agreed that the chairs of the committee be selected by the four already-chosen committee members. The committee members serving Hazan's review are: Jerry Boswell, from the finance department; James Loats, mathematics and science; MaryAnn Watson, psychology; and C. J. White, chair of African American studies. Elizabeth Frederick of the professional management department was chosen to chair Hazan 's committee. Watson and White were chosen by Hazan. The review deadline date for Hazan is April I. Land first filed for appeal on Feb. 19, and the appeal review must be submitted no later that 5 p.m. on April 2. Land's review committee includes: Stuart Monroe, chair of the computer information systems and management science department; Joseph Sandoval, criminal justice; Joan Foster, biology; and Waldo Copley, criminal justice department chair. Foster and Copley were chosen by Land. Rebecca Ferrell, biology, will chair Land's committee. "I believe they'll be fair, and that's all I can expect," Land said concerning her review committee. Hazan declined to comment on his appeal. The commillee members, although selected by the person filing the appeal , do not represent that person and are not expected to act as advocates for whoever selected them.

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Accreditation team awards Metro a 10-year extension Matthew J. Lilley The METROPOLITAN

Metro is no longer under the microscope. An accreditation team from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Higher Education awarded Metro a IO-year extension on its accreditation, president Sheila Kaplan announced through e-mail Wednesday. The team wrapped up its three day on-site evaluation Wednesday, but not before poking around the institution and checking the closets for skeletons. Accreditation is necessary for a college's degree to have value. It is needed

for students to transfer to other schools, and the federal government will not dole out money to institutions that are not accredited. John Schmidt, M.e tro industrial technology professor and member of the NCA steering committee, said the eightmember accreditation team looked at randqm faculty resumes and department curricula. The team met with the faculty as well as classified staff, he said. Members of the accreditation team met with Metro's Student Government Assembly on Monday. President William Coker said the team asked about the defunct 4 percent tuition increase and the interaction of stu-

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dents, faculty and administration. "They wanted to know the good, the bad and the ugly about Metro," Coker said. Courtesy became the biggest point of the conversation, he said. Whether dealing with Financial Aid or Academic Advising personnel, students reported that they felt the "customer service" was poor. Coker said that one of the good things that students said about Metro is the diversity. Not just the racial mix, but the overall diversity of age, gender, race and ideas. At Metro it is hardly uncommon for find a 60-year-old in the same class as a working mother and an ex-professional

looking for more education, Coker pointed out. Coker said the recent visit was good because it stirred people up and made them aware of what was happening at the college. Some of the positive aspects of the college that the committee noted included a feeling among students that they were receiving a quality education, a technological approach to teaching, a diverse student population and Metro's commitment to multiculturalism. Still, the group suggested improvement with academic space allocation, studying student progress in ·general studies programs and enrollment, retention and graduation rates.

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

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managing the student staffand working with the production staffon the physical make-up ofthe magazine. •Applicants must be English majors or minors. •Must be currently enrolled for at least 10 credit hours atMSCD. •Must have and maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above. •Experience with publications, including computer layout and design, is a major consideration in the selection process.

This position is paid. Please submit: • A resume with a cover letter. • Recent grade report or official transcript • Two letters of recommendation. • Samples of your work

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The editor is responsiblefor 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, clo Walt Copley, Chair, WC 152, or mail to: Campus Box 10, P.O. Box 173362 Denver, CO 80217-3362.

Ilea dIilu• Inr app Iica ti1111s: Friday, March 28, 1997 at 3:00 pm.

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Retain Dr. Land I was shocked and distressed to hear that Dr. Susan Land had been denied tenure based on criteria that has no effect on her abilities as the sole professor of Criminalistics in the Chemistry Department. Having completed courses under professors who were concentrating on developing new techniques for publication, I am aware of how this can detract from the quality of the education provided to the student, despite the fact that it may further the career of the individual professor. Dr. Land's primary concerno has been to prepare her students for work in the field of Criminalistics. To do this, Dr. Land created a Criminalistics Advisory Board that she consults with in regard to curriculum and new materials. I completed two of Dr. Land's courses as an undergraduate and am therefore familiar with her ability to stimulate critical thought and present interesting and challenging material that is relevant and current in the field of criminalistics. In addition to my personal experience with Dr. Land, I value the professional judgment of the teaching faculty who have all determined Dr. Land to be of a high enough caliber to warrant a tenured position. I find it disturbing that the administration has taken it upon themselves to discount and override the recommendations of her colleagues. It is clear that the administration has an agenda with regard to tenure that has yet to be articulated. The Criminalistics emphasis offered at Metro is the only one of its kind in the West and one of the few undergraduate programs offered in the country. The loss of Dr. Land would mean the end of an emphasis in Chemistry that makes Metro unique and would leave the students who are on this track without a way to complete their degree. Currently, the department is comprised of ten professors, two of which are women and all of which were tenured under a previous administration. If Dr. Land is denied tenure, the chemistry department will be losing the professor most qualified to teach this emphasis and the students will be deprived of an opportunity for a quality education in the growing field of Criminalistics. Lisa Polisher Metro Alumnus

Disregard for" values I have shared my concerns with President Sheila Kaplan and Provost Sharon Siverts concerning the recent denial of tenure to Dr. Robert Hazan of the school of political science. I also sent a letter to both the Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the State Board of Colleges. To date, I have had a most brief, perfunctory and dismissive reply from Provost Siverts and extremely brief response from Ms. Kaplan in which she stated that she cannot comment on "personnel matters." The reply from the president of the State Board of Colleges was both

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more substantive and engaging . Although the board considers tenure matters an area of institutional prerogative, the state board president noted that they are monitoring the situation and will follow Dr. Hazan's case through the review process. As a guest lecturer in Dr. Hazan's class, I was very impressed with his ability and energy and the spirit of inquiry in his class. Both Provost Siverts' and President Kaplan's reply to my letter seem to underscore their apparent disregard for the values and priorities that Metro students and faculty place upon keeping an instructor of Dr. Hazan's caliber at the college. This leaves me concerned for the ability to maintain the continuing trend of improvement in the educational environment that has distinguished the history of Metro during my 30-year residence in Denver into the future. I can only wonder with considerable unease about the ability of Metro to attract and maintain a quality faculty and to sustain a high level of morale and dedication within it. Students ought to wonder how this will affect the quality of their educational opportunity at Metro, and that of the students who will follow. They must realize that if the college declines, the future value of the education they receive today will decline along with it. I would urge Metro students to voice their support for Dr. Hazan and, by extension, for fair and rational tenure policy at Metropolitan State college of Denver. Edward "Tico" Embury

Keep teaching alive Why did you choose Metro? I chose Metro in my third semester over a four-year fellowship to go to DU. The reason I chose to remain at Metro in spite of a bad experience with a professor was because Metro chose to put quality of teaching ahead of quantity of research. Students have access to the teachers and not some graduate

student. The other factor in my decision was that I wanted to major in Women's Studies, which is a Independent Studies Program Major supervised though Adult Learning Services, another unique institution here at Metro. I have been observing that the focus seems to be changing,. Ironically, as CU and CSU are revisiting their teaching philosophy, and moving toward teaching. Metro seems to be moving in the opposite direction. There are four blatant clues (I'm sure there are others I am not aware of) alerting me of this shift. The final straw, the one that prompted me to write this letter and pull the pieces of this trend together is the unbelievable denial of tenure to Dr. Robert Hazan. I have talked to many students who, with me, have benefited from his dedication to students and are appalled by this decision. Some of the ways students have benefited from his generosity and dedication to teaching and mentoring students are through taking his classes, being on committees with him, working with him on one of the many events he helps bring to campus (like the Model Arab League), being able to depend on his open door policy toward students entering into a mentoree relationship, or learning how to work in small groups by working with the Political Science Association; he has been the faculty advisor for many years. When I learned that denial of tenure is actually a one-year notice to find another job, I was really angered and horrified. What are they looking for in a professor? They are getting rid of a professor who is very successful at and dedicated to recruiting and retaining diverse students and activities at Metro. Because of the other signs in the campus policies, I know this is a symptom of a move from teaching and toward ... what, prestige? The second symptom of this trend is the recent move by Metro to eliminate Adult Learning Services as a department. The only reason I am

aware of this is that I am an IDP student. This was a mechanism that allowed students to develop creative· solutions to some of the unique problems that might prevent us from completing our education. They are getting rid of another device that recruits and retains diverse students. The third symptom is the move by Auraria and definitely pushed by Kaplan to eliminate the student's buspass program. I am appalled to read that Kaplan intends to end this program no matter how we as students vote. This program is a long-range program that has the potential to, through effective publicity campaigns, encourage more students to ride the bus, thus helping the environment and addressing parking problems. The reason the cut in the student bus-pass program is relevant to the trend I am outlining is that it is a tool to empower and even possibly recruit students who perhaps are attending school on a shoestring budget and need or at least would greatly benefit from free bus service. This is a mechanism that, if given the chance to mature, would _perhaps recruit and definitely retain diverse students. The fourth and more subtle sign of this pattern is the recent negative evaluations given to some very good instructors, basically saying that their chances for future tenure are not very good. From talking to a number of these professors, I understand that they see the push in these letters to be moving in the direction of requiring massive publishing directly taking away from the ability of professors to have office hours for students and do what I and these professors thought was Metro's main focus; teach. The extra time professors dedicate to students, through mentorship, helping plan and execute extra curricular activities and holding office hours is instrumental in the retention of diverse students. In the case of someone like me, the reputation of Metro professors' willingness to do this is a recruitment tool. I want to emphasize that if this shift is offensive to us as students we must act now. There are different groups working to address each of these tragedies separately. I want to pull them together and ask you, my fellow students, to raise a ruckus! Let Kaplan know that you like Metro's teaching emphasis and diverse character. Let the school know this is important to you! There is a petition asking for the rethinking of tenure for Dr. Hazan. Contact the Political Science Student Association. I have a list of people to call, fax and write, such as President Kaplan and the Provost. The club iota iota iota is tackling the destruction of the Adult Learning Services; contact them for further information and CoPIRG is working on the bus-pass controversy. Please, let's make our disapproval known! Lily Boyce MAISE President

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Kaplan must affirm bus-pass vote Voices. I hear voices. And I can't understand what I hear. The RTD referendum was passed by the students. The state turned down the final tuition increase. Students have been learning that a voice is an important instrument. There exists another obstacle, though, one that is greater than making our voices heard. There is not a ground for the student's voice. Voices, many voices, are wonderful and meaningful and potent, but only in unison. The public forum held a couple of weeks ago with President Kaplan proved our lack of solidarity. There weren't many students focusing on one or two key issues. There were many students voicing many concerns. While there are many student concerns, the only way to be effective is to handle one at a time. If the students can prove their potency on one issue at a time, then and only then can we move on to other important issues. The present important issue is the bus pass. Kaplan may not listen to the student vote. Here are the reasons: she doesn't believe the students are well informed (and while most aren't,

this is a P.C. way of stating that we are ignorant); she feels that she is a powerful and competent manager (and she is); the students want to argue over Gary every issue at Norns once (which makes us weak); she will be able to negatively assess the RTD issue only because she doesn't want $1 million leaving the school's purse (a lot of money). I will make a suggestion. Stop whining amongst yourselves. Stop the incessant quibbling over meaningless politics. Cut the "non-traditional" crap and start being students. If you aren't on this campus to be a student, then leave. The college is suffering because of its non-student students. If you are mothers or fathers, handicapped or able-bodied, not-white or white, or anything else that can offer a chance to excuse behavior, then understand that now you are students too. For our voices to be heard, we

Give students credit Surely I am far from being the only student who was displeased with Dr. Kaplan's performance at the forum recently. Between looking at her watch, flipping her pen between her fingers and rolling her eyes, it's a wonder our fearless leader even found the time to answer any of the questions put to her. Oh, that's right, she drdn't. At least not if the question got close to any issue she would rather have avoided, like the accreditation of Metro's School of Business. The way she sidestepped around the question of what Metro students could do to convince her to approve Dr. Hazan's tenure was, indeed, a slick piece of maneuvering. That's her folks, Dr. Sheila Kaplan, Queen of the Dancing Double-talk. Seriously, though, Dr. Kaplan is a strong individual who, at the very least, is not afraid to be thought wrong. That's a good quality in a leader. Sometimes, it can be valuable to have someone speaking for you who isn't afraid to tell the trustee where to stick it. It would be a lot easier for the rest of us here, though, if Dr. Kaplan wasn't so willing to tell all of us where to stick it, too. It would seem that many of the faculty and students feel that Dr. Kaplan is abrasive and antagonistic. Certainly her patronizing, condescending, mama-knows-best attitude didn't do much to inspire me with any confidence that she wants to represent my interest to the trustees, or to anyone. After all, how impressed can I be with someone who in one breath touts her commitment to long-term goals in quality education and then speaks casually of an Interim Dean in the School of Business for "several years." How can there be any serious long-range planning in a school

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must act as one voice. Anything else is useless. Activist-wanna-beis at Metro better learn about this. Being an individual is neat, but for practical purposes and purposes of struggle, unless you have money, you better have support. Being an individual does not mean being opinionated. I read this somewhere: "The many become one and are increased by that one." We are only as strong as our weakest link. There lies the importance of the individual in these matters. There is a way to ensure that the bus pass stays. We will not take no for an answer. If the school does hot pass the RTD issue, our vote is effectively contradicted. Therefore, if ·Kaplan doesn't voice our vote with an affirmative assessment of the referendum, then we take over the administration building. She must voice our concern to the board. We will sit in her office until she is ready to listen. There will be no insults, no talking, just silent students on her floor. If she wants us silent, we will give her silent. Civil disobedience is the answer. No childish fits and name-calling are necessary. No one is confident with this college president; let's show it.

with an Interim Dean? How can you even justify an Interim Dean for "several years?" What can possibly justify a tuition increase of 4 percent over three years for an institution with more part-time faculty than full-time professors? How much commitment to quality education does the refusal to tenure professors of proven effectiveness in the classroom _show? Perhaps Dr. Kaplan has different definitions of quality or effectiveness than the rest of us here who are paying her salary. The final insult from our oh-so-inspired president came to the forum with snide comments about 'reality checks' to people who are attempting to work and raise families while they attend a four-year college. Such comments offended several people at the forum, including me. So I would like to share a few comments of my own with Dr. Kaplan. You have misjudged your students. We are in far closer touch with 'reality' than anyone who is driving a Mercedes and bringing home a paycheck of $160,000 a year. We are not children, and we understand just what you mean by "procedure." If the only way you will negotiate seriously with us about the issues that we consider important is to prove to you that we do, indeed, understand these things, so be it. But I don't think you're going to like the outcome if it comes to that. Think about it for awhile. Give your student body the credit it deserves simply for being here in the first place. You're not a bad person, and you'd probably make a good president if you only had the honesty and sense to go with your strength of character. Ruth Burns Metro Honors student

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Affir1native action, campus recreation and Metro tennis' domination

Affirmative action not reverse d.iscrimination Bemada Wallace The METROPOLITAN everse discrimination is not the result of affirmative action since there is no proof that the program has selectively excluded anyone, Metro Political Science Professor Oneida Meranto said in a symposium Monday. In actuality, both Meranto and a representative_from a national w.omen's group agreed that affirmative action was instrumental in opening doors for minorities and women. As a result of affirmative action, 6 million women have jobs in this country, said Linda Meric of the organization 9 to 5, also known as the National Association of Working Women. "We have made progress but have a long way to go," Meric said, "and until we

live in a society that is free of discrimination and bias, we don ' t feel we should close the doors that offer access to equal opportunity." Meric is working to help eliminate Colorado House Bill 1299, which would require all state agencies to conduct state business without regard to the race or gender of any person or entity. Meric said affirmative action is not a handout. "We still have to walk through those doors and perform a job," she said. In order to clarify the impact of affirmative action, Meranto compared students who benefit from affirmative action to children of alumni at Ivy League colleges. One-fifth of the students at Harvard University got in because their parents went there, Meranto said, and many Ivy League graduates are given special treat-

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ment while affirmative action recipients are not. Meranto played devil's advocate for her own argument, saying that some who oppose affirmative action argue that it has attributed to the decline in academic standards and contributes to racial tension on college campuses, but she said there is no proof to support such accusations. While most of the debate is kept within a black and white model, Meranto said, affirmative action is an equal opportunity for all minorities as well as women and disabled American~. A member of the audience, English Professor Gwen Thomas, supported Meranto. "Affirmative ao:tion was one of the most nobie gestures this culture has ever made," she said. "It is an effort toward nation-wide fairness."

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Steve Rickard, a technician with the Denver Police Gang Bureau, gives a presentation Wednesday in the Tivoli about Denver street gangs.

NASA web page latest hacker victim Bart Jarman U-Wire Service

ASA was the latest victim of computer hackers when their Web site was invaded and altered last Wednesday. Hackers altered the page and left messages claiming responsibility and condemned officials for jailing wellknown hackers. Government Internet sites have been targeted for abuse several times. Last August, computer hackers broke into the Justice Department's Web server and plastered their homepage with swastikas, obscenities and a picture of Adolf Hitler. The CIA's homepage fell victim when hackers added obscenities and changed the name of the page to the "Central Stupidity Agency." In December, hackers planted a pornographic picture on the Air Force's Web page. "The Internet is basically an unregulated environment," said John C. Higgins, professor of computer science. "The security features of the Internet are essentially non-existent." Hackers can cause all sorts of trouble for Internet users. According to Brigham Young University systems programmer Don Kitchen, most systems can be broken into rather easily. Hackers can access all kinds of different information, Kitchen said. They can even use Windows' own powersave options to shut down your computer, manipulate icons to destroy data or alter information or read online information. Viruses are always a problem, especially in larger programs. "If it is sufficiently complex, it is impossible to know what a program does," Higgins said. It's as easy to get someone's credit card information off the Internet as it would be for a restaurant employee to lift your number when you use your card. "It is as if you allowed someone to type on your computer while you go out to lunch," said Simson Garfinkel, a columnist for Hotwired magazine and the Boston Globe. One popular Internet browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, has been particularly vulnerable. Last week, Microsoft announced a downloadable update to improve its security after numerous break-ins.

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the craving to be outdo, A validated student ID is the ti as well as a range of adventu{.e all courtesy OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM

his employees, tinations or goe In addition rental shop Is a thing needed fo line skates and 1 and canoeing ar from $1 to $10 room is locate< ..> Center.

The Outdoor Adventure program caters to everyone from inexperienced to expert thrill seek-. ers. "We're providing students on campus with a low-cost opportunity to learn outdoor skills - ice climbing, downhill and cross-country skiing, in-line skating, hiking, mountain biking," says program coordinator Bryan Ferguson. He says. that the most popular adventures are . :QI the ice and rock climbing outings. He said he thinks that is because most people who live in Denver have Students n done some hiking and are the most familiar with through the dro1 that activity. This include~ th However, scaling gigantic rocks of ice isn't balls. Students c what gets Ferguson's heart racing; it's the Kokopelli facilities like th, Mountain Bike Ride that's his favorite trip. The tour Students ca runs 140 miles from the mountain-biking mecca of use them at sci Moab, Utah, to Loma in southern Colorado in late '!1oming, no_jt... May. Patty McCo.nne Ferguson says the outings, which fill nearly the times wherf every weekend year-round, are an excellent learning Leisure departt resource for his five work-study employees. The uses them. The adventure disciples all learn to appreciate nature ment runs exclu and to be leaders, Ferguson says. He teaches them the most heavil about each of the sports and eventually, they may offers fitness r lead some of the tours. treadmill. Through th Ferguson converted at least one employee to the outdoor life, says Metro freshman Blake with weights, j< Chavers. Chavers first explored the program last ball or improve summer when his girlfriend invited him to go on a free, since Cam canoe trip with a group. He says he never consid- dent fees paid a ered himself to be very adventurous in the outdoors, and alumni may but that he now wants to be a student guide so he benefits. can be a part of more of the trips. McConnell "I look forward to going out as much as I can," to the facilities, Chavers says. and cannot give He says he assumes more responsibility on are allowed to each trip, and it has helped him to shed some of his and show them shyness and to relate to people better. This is not The aerobic - work for him, Chavers says. dent instructor ~ "This is my job and release all at the same McSonnell say~ time." popular activitie His mentor agrees. Ferguson says he was indiThe coordi1 rectly on the path to what he does now from the instructor and w beginning. He was once a struggling college student participate in a who liked to rock climb more than he liked to attend Fitness. classes, forcing him to leave school. The adventure guru went back to Metro and eventually got a degree in recreational management and later became head outdoorsman. "I fell off the right rock and fell into this job," Fitness is n he explains. ied, however, as While the salary for that job comes from stu- for the physical dent activity fees, the program itself is self-sustain- up an exercis~ n ing, as each outing costs enough to cover expenses Most of th . like transportation and food. The program is not eager to try to profit-driven, Ferguson says, so the prices are rea- says coordinat01 sonable. Any excess money goes to offset the costs "Some of tli of other trips. if I could do if I Ferguson plans all of the outings, along with Rummel sa'

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Adam Dennisffhe METROPOLITAN YOU'RE GOING DOWN: Jeff Fleischman rips up the back bowl at Vail. The Outdoor Adventure Program offers skiing lessons and trips.

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than a Who to call General Information Drop-In Equipment Rental Racquetball Court Reservations

~ek to reveal a glimpse of summer sun, >rs will undoubtedly accompany it. :ket to get in shape for summer activities i.jncluding mountain biking and kayaking, Jf Campus Recreation.

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rid has either been to all of the desto check them out. to the trips the program offers, a ;o ~vailable. The shop stocks anyoutdoor amusement, including inads, camping gear, mountain bikes, I kayaking equipment. Rentals cost depending on the equipment. The on the lower level of the Events ~

OP-IN PROGRAM iy also rent sporting equipment -in program at Campus Recreation. ~g~ike. lockers, towels and basketrn also use any of the Events Center gyms and the dance studio. · 1 stop by any of those facilities and ::d.uled times, usually in the early 11ltevening hours, said coordinator • .a.I•. ~fne program must work around thenHealth Performance Sport and 1e nt and Intercollegiate Athletics only facility McConnell's departively is the fitness center, which is used in the program. The center ac~nes like stairclimbers and a program, students can work out n an aerobics class, play racquettheir swimming strokes - all for us Recreation is supported by stuth-e start of each semester. Faculty 'ay a membership fee for the same :mploys about 50 students to attend but they are not certified trainers fitness program advice. Still, they rallt people through the machines ow the equipment is used. program, however, includes a stuno has 15 years of experience, and that aerobics is one of the most

offered. ttor is herself a certified aerobics s appointed by Gov. Roy Romer to council for Colorado's Physical

;A!..LY CHALLENGED PROGRAM t an option only for the able-bodampus recreation offers a program f challenged that includes setting ~imen and even horseback riding. p"7uticipants in the program are lo whatever is humanly possible, Julie Rummel. : things they do, I don't even know Nere disabled." ; the program has been fully devel-

oped for about three years and that she must continually figure out new avenues for it to go since it has grown quickly. One of the main services she provides is the development of a fitness program for each of the participants. First, Rummel acquires a medical history and register of the client's abilities and exercise goals. Then, she writes a program to fit all of those factors and has it approved by a physician. Once the program is approved, Rummel assigns a physical trainer and that person, a student, helps participants through their exercises. Many of the clients need help sitting up or working the machines, even finding the machines, since many of the current exercisers cannot see at all or very well. One such student, Brenda Mosby, who began as a participant and later became a trainer, says the program has had a significant effect on her life. Mosby started at Metro as an adult fitness major, but after working with.Rummel for about two years, has changed that to therapeutic fitness dealing with the disabled. Since starting the program in the fall of 1995, Mosby has not missed a semester and she says she looks forward to coming back. She especially enjoys the social interaction and support she finds in her clients and that they find in each other. Rummel says that her employees have a lot of courage to do this work. "Not everyone can do this," she says. "It takes a really special person."

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John McD~noughrThe METROPOLITAN HANG ON: (Above) Carrieann McDonough free-solo climbs "Little Flatiron" near Boulder. Ice and rock climbing are two of the more popular programs offered by the Outdoor Adventure Program. (Below) Cosmo Larrison battles for the ball during a rugby match. Rugby is one of the many club sports Campus Recreation offers.

CLUB SPORTS Another source for social athletics is in club and intramural sports. Students can get involved with sports not generally offered by collegiate athletic departments, like akido, badminton, lacrosse, men's and women's rugby or water polo. Most of the clubs are only social, meaning they do not compete, with the exception of lacrosse, rugby and water polo. The competitive clubs are well-organized, and they hold competitions on a weekly basis. To register as a sport club through campus recreation, students must attend at least one orientation meeting before applying for club status. The new club must have at least five members to register, and the club must reapply each semester, says Scott Reetz, director of club sports. There is no cost to register a new club, but many existing organizations charge dues to sustain themselves. In order to qualify for club sport status, members must illustrate the need for campus recreation facilities such as the pool, gymnasium or the weightlifting room. A club is also considered if it is recognized through the National Intramural and Recreational Sports association, with which the department is affiliated. For more information about any program offered through Campus Recreation at Auraria, call 556-3210.

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'Guttman' funny, not outlandish Strong cast, writif!g make 'documentary' consistently amusing Mike Larkin

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iling for Cuffman is a good movie about a bad play. Set in fictitious Blaine, Mo., Cuffman follows the cast of an original musical commemorating the 150 anniversary of the small town. The movie is done as a fake documentary covering the town's "sesquicentennial" events. Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest, co-writer of the screenplay and the movie's director) is the c ho reo gr a p he r/w rite r/c o st um e designer/high school drama teacher who is putting the production together. Movie fans will probably remember Guest as Nigel in the 1980s heavy metal mockumentary This is Spinal Tap. The Guffman from the title is Mort Guffman, New York theater critic, whose name hangs ominously over the cast when they first receive notice that he will be attending their show. Corky views the musical as his ticket back to Broadway, where he played in several "off, off, off, off' Broadway productions. He is convinced that once Guffman sees the musical, Corky's brilliance will be recognized, and he will be swept off to New York.

DANCING FOOL: Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) practices dance steps that he has choreographed for the Blaine, Mo. 150th Anniversary Pageant in Waiting for Guffman. The cast of the musical is a cross-section of the idiots that live in Blaine. Dr. Pearl (Eugene Levy) is the awkward town dentist who fancies himself as quite the funny guy. "People would ask if I was the class clown in high school, and I have to say 'no.' But I sat right next to him and stud-

ied what he did," Pearl says. He is the kind of person that laughs hystericaJly at his own bad jokes. The play's lead actors are Ron and Sheila Albertson (Fred Willard and Catherine O'Hara), the town travel agents who have never ventured outside of Blaine.

One of the movie's best performances comes from Parker Posey, playing Libby Mae Brown. The actual musical is surprisingly good after we have sat and watched these morons practicing for the first half of the movie. The songs (written by guest and some of his Spinal Tap co-stars) are catchy and the story, the musical history of Blaine, is amusing. We find out through the play that Blaine's less-than-heroic beginning came when a wagon train of gullible settlers were told by their guide that they had made it to California, their final destination. When ~hey finally realized they weren't anywhere near California, they decided Missouri was good enough, and they set up camp. Blaine then progressed through a "stool boom" that put the town on the map as the leading manufacturer of stools. The story hits on a few more proud Blaine moments, including the time the UFO from Mars came down and abducted the townspeople for a spaceship potluck. The movie never really gets better than amusing. While it is consistently humorous throughout, there is never anything outlandishly funny about the movie (although Guest's demonstration of how to play with his My Dinner with Andre action figures is pretty funny).

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etired Air Force Col. Fitzroy Newsum was only a boy growing up in the West Indies when he was bitten by the flying bug. He was 10 years old when he first saw a plane flying over the park he and some friends were playing in. "I had never seen a plane before," Newsum said. "I used to just stare at that thing up in the air every day. "That's what I want to do," he told his mother when she asked him why he was always staring at the planes. Newsum, a pioneer who was one of the original black Air Force pilots called the Tuskegee airmen, told of the difficulties he and the other black airman endured. Newsum came to the United States intent on becoming a pilot. He arrived in New York on a steam ship and remembers seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time. "I had never seen the statue before, but as we pulled into the harbor I saw one thing - hope," Newsum said. He had no idea how hard it would be to become a pilot. In school he applied for a position in the ROTC unit and flight school but was denied four times. Looking for a way in, he joined the National Guard and was assigned to, ironically, an anti-aircraft unit. He was pro-

Six of the original 48 in his class washed out. The instructors were mostly black and had a reputation to protect, so they would not tolerate anything that might jeopardize that, Newsum says. Because of his high rank, Newsum was picked to fly one of the multi-engine planes. He completed his training in Tuskegee and eventually went on to serve in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, doing everything from dropping bombs to dropping paratroopers. Although he had much experience, he was often called a "trainee" and always -given the "trashy" assignments, he said. "If something had to be done al 2 a.m., they would call me," Newsum says. He even encountered trouble when he

moted to Second Lieutenant in the guard, which, he says, they used as an excuse to deny him a slot in flight school since black officers were so rare. Newsum waited patiently for a position in the flight school and finally his fifth application was accepted. At the time, black Army Air Corps trainees were segregated from the white trainees. Newsum was one of 48 trainees in the second class to go through training in Tuskegee, Alabama. They soon found out how tough it would be to get through the training because of the pressure on black airmen to fail. "The instructors found out quickly who could fly and who couldn't," he says. "If you couldn't, you were gone."

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Tennis, as a topic, usually brings to mind epic battles between the great players in the most hallowed venues. The sport is seldom thought of in terms of teams. Yet, Metro tennis teams are rarely thinking of anything other than the team concept. The men's team is undefeated this season, which makes them the most successful sports team at Metro this year. The Roadrunners added another victory Monday, bulldozing Colorado College 7-2 at the Auraria Courts. Peter Lantz lost a hard fought match to Chris Gibson in No. I singles 7-6, 4-6, 6-7. Darkness engulfed the final portion of the match. Metro's star, Manuel Ponce, who is ranked No. 15 nationally in Division II singles, dispatched Josiah Whitman 6-0, 6-2. Ponce and Lantz combined for an 8-5 victory in doubles competition. Ponce, an 8-year veteran of the sport, has not let himself become overconfident. He points to a lesser level of competition that he and teammates have faced to explain the team's success. Playing in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference does not always provide the highest level of competition, Ponce said. Ponce said he is ready to head for California where the team will spend its spring break and face higher caliber foes. "I really like the challenge of playing the better guys," Ponce said. "The better they are, the more excited I get." Those feelings are echoed by every member of the team, man or woman. It is one team. Gender does not separate this group. No matter where matches are held or who is scheduled to play, the entire team shows up. The team has actually been complimented for it on road trips, coach Haili McLeod said. Supporting each other is something the team has gotten used to. It may have been born out of a feeling among the group that tennis gets second-class treat-

Every wave eventually crashes to the beach. The winning wave Metro's baseball team was on did just that on Wednesday. The Roadrunners Jost a doubleheader to Regis 14-6 and 11-8, ending r a five-game winning streak. The games produced everything an offensive-minded fan could hope to see. The two teams combined for nearly 50 hits, including a bus-load of doubles and five home runs. Defensively the contests were Jess than sparkling. The teams totaled 15 errors on the day. Most of them were provided by Metro (6-8, 2-2) ,which did not help starting pitcher Brett Karabensh. The Roadrunners committed six of their 11 errors in the second inning of the first game, and Regis (5-14, 2... 2) took advantage of them. The Rangers put up eight runs in the inning and Metro never completely got back in the game. "You can't make that many mistakes and stm be in the ballgame," coach Vince Porreco said. "Your not going to win games when you do that." Getting behind early seemed to be the theme of the day. Metro pitchers fell behind early in the count and the team fell behind early in each game as a result. The team yielded 12 runs through three innings of game one and I 0 runs in the same span of game two. John McDonoughrrhe METROPOLITAN On the day Metro pitchers walked 14 men while striking out TENNIS TITAN: Metro's Manuel Ponce returns a shot Monday during a match TENNIS see page 21 only five. "We didn't hit our spots all at the Auraria Courts. Ponce is ranked No. 15 in Division II singles. week long," Porreco said. "We had one or two guys that came in and did a good job." brought Metro to within two in the fifth inning of the snowball effect," Maxwell said. "Everything just went out of wack. They jumped on Metro is suffering from a lack of quality starts in the night-cap. Maxwell had caught the attention of the young season. Mark Sheley and Geoff Abbey have pro- crowd long before the slam, to the point that onlookers us. We made the mistakes and they capitalized. That's vided most of the innings, but the production in pitching expected nothing Jess. Numerous individuals in the the sign of a team that is winning and today we didn't do falls off after them. stands predicted the eventual resting place of Regis pitc that." "We've just got to find somebody to pick up the her Chad Miller's 3-2 fastball. Tuesday the Roadrunners benefited from 10 Regis three and fourth spots," Porreco said. "Brett has had "Finally today they started challenging me, and I errors and squeezed out two close victories. Sheley and Abbey took to the mound and provided solid starts. some good outings for us, he just didn't have his stuff saw the ball was like a balloon today," Maxwell said. today." Despite his best effort of the year the catcher said he Sheley managed to get his second win, while Abbey's Catcher Pat Maxwell did have his ·stuff. Maxwell knew it would be difficult to overcome all the mistakes, game was eventually won by reliever Travis Smith went five for six with two home runs, a double and eight especially the one bad inning. "We had one inning BASEBALL see page 20 RBI on the day. The second home run, a grandslam, where we made six and from there on it was just like a

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Metro left fielder impressive in 4 game Regis series BASEBALL from page 19

Left fielder Tim Carlson put together an impressive series by any standards. The junior went 12 of 16 at the plate. He also scored five runs and drove in four. After a slow start to the season, when the team lost six of its first seven, the recent wave of wins has the Roadrunners back in the hunt for a winning season.

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Tennis teams searching for respect, success TENNIS from page 19

ment at Metro. Some players cannot understand why the college went to the trouble of recruiting quality players. Problems such as not having access to indoor practice facilities on cold days have led to the team wondering if it is even wanted at the school.. See Page 21 The women's No. 3 singles player, Kelley Meigs, shares many of her teammates' concerns. She is responding to questions about her goals for the year with statements that have less to do with

tennis than the average player. "To prove Metro wrong, that's my goal," Meigs said. "They put tennis last in everything." "I want to show them that it's worth something. If it snows, then all the other sports are in there (Auraria Events Center) but we can't have time." Meigs said she can understand how the problem started. "We understand because they (tennis team) haven't been good in the past,'' Meigs said. "But we don't understand why they bring in all these good people and then take them for granted."

Last year's tennis team paled in comparison to the success of the current squad. The women are 5-3, which may not tell the whole story, according to McLeod. One of the losses came against a Division I school (Air Force), McLeod said. McLeod said she recognizes the men's success, but she thinks the women may win the conference. The men will face improved competition down the road, McLeod said. Despite the feelings of inferiority on campus the team is looking forward to its opportunity to bring sporting success back

to Metro. The Roadrunners . will load themselves into vans this Friday and head west for I0 days in California. They are hoping to return with their impressive records intact and a little more tan. "We are playing eight days out of IO," Meigs said. "So we'll have fun the other two." The team is looking to events off campus to earn the respect it feels is lacking on it.

COMING ATTRACTIONS Baseball Sat., Sun. New Mexico Highlands Auraria Fields 12p.m.

Wed., March 19, Thurs., March 20 Briar Cliff College

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GENERAL Free income tax assistance is available in the Library foyer Wednesday 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Thursday 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Info: 556-3120. The Toads in the Garden poetry reading is in the Tivoli Daily Grind every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Earthweek organizing committee meets every Monday at 9 a.m. in the Tivoli Club Hub room 346. Info: 5568093. The CoPIRG core meeting is every Monday at 5 p.m. in the Tivoli club hub room 346. Info: 556-8093. The Toxics Right to Know project committee meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Tivoli Club Hub room 346. Info: 556-8093. The CoPIRG environmental defense project meets every Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the Tivoli Club Hub room 346. Info: 556-8093. MEChA meets every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Tivoli Club Hub room 346. Info: 556-8073. Rap Sessions are in the Multicultural Lounge in the Tivoli every Thursday at 2 p.m.

The Metro Student Government Assembly meets at 3:30 p.m. every Thursday in Tivoli room 329. Info: 556-3312. The Attention Deficit Disorder Advocacy Group meets every Monday in Arts Building room 177A from 3 to 4 :30 p.m. Info: Katie 5568387. The Metro Public Relations Organizations of Students (PROS) meets every second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at The Denver Press Club. Info: Daryl 329-3211. Truth Bible Study meets every Wednesday and Thursday, 3-5 p.m., in Tivoli room 542. Info: Rick Dredenstedt at 722-0944.

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

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The African American Male Conference presents "Expanding the Vision," an African American male mentoring and career development seminar for grades 5-12, from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Auraria Events Center and Tivoli Turnhalle. Admission is $5. Info: 556-4651.

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"From Oppression to Freedom," Dr. Maria Mahmoodi, a Metro alumna, will speak at the Metro-Denver Baha'i Center, 225 E. Bayaud Ave. at 7:30 p.m. Info: 438-8006.

Spike Adams will discuss the dynamics of divorce at noon in Tivoli room 329. Info: 556-4247.

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Towering Issues of Today series presents "Is Welfare Reform Saving the Nation" with journalist Jim Emery, Sen. Mike Feeley and economics professor John Coxhran at 1 p.m. in Tivoli 640. Info: 556-2595.

A panel will discuss motherhood at noon in -the South Classroom lobby. Info: 556-2597.

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GLB Student Services presents Safe Zone Training at 12:30 p.m. in Tivoli room 440. Info: 556-6333.

Alex Komodore directors a guitar ensemble at 2 p.m. in Arts Building 295. Info: 556-3180.

William Julius will discuss Urban Poverty: A Prescription for the Ghetto at 7:30 p.m. in Tivoli room 303. Info: 5563399.

TUE. MAR

Feminist bake sale and information table is in the Tivoli at 11 a.m. Info: 556-8441.

Disability Services hosts a Women with Disabilities Workshop at 1:30 p.m. in North Classroom 1324. Info: 556-8387.

Kathy Bougher will discuss "Why is Cuba a Woman's Issue" at 11 a.m. in Tivoli room 442. Info: 556-8441.

Robert Hazan will discuss "Democr'!CY and Multicultural Politics" at noon in Tivoli room 442. Info: 556-3132.

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"Resumes that Work;" 11 a.m. in Central Classroom 104. Info: Ron Lujan 556-3664. A concert featuring Priya Gopalakrishnan Hariharan, a south Indian vocalist and violist, will be held in the Tivoli Multicultural Low1ge at 7 p.m. Info: 556-3180.

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Egg Donors Needed ... For infertile women. If you are under 34 and healthy, you could have the satisfaction of helping someone in a very special way.

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