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J. Gabriel SwiCtfl'he Metropolitan Lot M went under construction In May. Dean Wolf, Auraria's head administrator, said the new lot wlll be reconfigured to add 150 parking spaces. The lot construction Is expected to be complete by the end of August.

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COMMENTARY Six student fees will go up this fall, and the weight of student wallets will go down. Page14

Parking price to increase, student coinplaints to follow By Steve Sandoval The Metropolitan

Parking prices will increase 50 cents for lots in and around Auraria campus on July 1, according to campus officials. Mark Gallagher, Auraria's Parking director, said the only exemptions from the standardized 50-cent hike will be for the hourly visitor lots (Lot G and the Tivoli parking lot), which will increase to $1 .25 per half hour with a maximum of $10. The current rate is $1.50 per hour in the lot immediately west of the Tivoli, with a $5 maximum. "I think it sucks," said Chi Hang, a fulltime Metro student who works at the Tivoli information desk. "I have complaints from people paying for parking already. And if the prices are going to go up even more, they're going to raise hell," Hang said. "I mean, everybody at the beginning of the semester fights for a parking space, and now it's more expensive, it's going to be worse . ... They're not thinking of the students, they're thinking about money."

Dave Farrow, assistant manager of the Tivoli's BC Surf & Sport, agreed. "I think it's retarded," he said. "I come here everyday - plus, we're the people that pay thousands of dollars on the rent here every month, and we still have to park four blocks away," Farrow said. "We give them tons and tons of money, and they keep screwing us more and more." Dean Wolf, Auraria's executive vice president of Administration, said that in order for Auraria to make payments on the debt from the construction of the Parking and Transportation Centre, it is necessary to raise parking fees for everyone. "I know some of the Tivoli parking will go up, and our special-events parking, which is when we park non-students here, for example for Broncos games on weekends and those kind of things," Wolf said. "We're looking to increase that to whatever the market will bear, because the more we can get from non-Auraria faculty, staff and student parking, the less burden on the faculty, staff and students."

The Student Power Initiative-dominated student government approved a former opponent as vice president of administration and finance on May 28. The new vice president, Aussie Rabih, repl aces Sarah EchoHawk Vermillion. EchoHawk Vermillion resigned the day she was to be sworn in as vice president to take a full-time job with the American Indian College Fund. The administration and finance vice president presents student concerns regarding financial issues to the various groups that decide those issues for the college, including the Auraria Higher Education Center and the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado, according to a document written by Sean Brailey, who formerly held the office. Rabih has established a reputation with the student government members as collegial and diligent. Rabih came to student government members after the election to find out how she could be involved with student government, President Andy Nicholas said. "She's really shown that she's dedicated to the students," he added. Rabih ran against SPI candidate Janet Damon for vice president of Diversity in the April election. All 10 SPI candidates who ran in the election won. see SGA on 16

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MSCD has approved "Appropriate Use of Computing And Network Facilities" policy which has been approved by the College's Information Technology Advisory Committee. Please take time to read this policy. Those of you requesting access to the Internet (Information Superhighway) will be required to sign a document certifying that you assume responsibility for adherence to this policy.

APPROPRIATE USE OF MSCD COMPUTING FACILITIES networking technologies and office automation.

Metropolitan State College of Denver's mission statement espouses a "commitment to academic freedom as the key to intellectual inquiry and development of ideas." For us to successfully realize this mission, it is incumbent upon every user of MSCD's computing resources to use those resources appropriately and responsibly, i.e., to use computing and networking in a way that does not infringe on any other individual's academic freedom, that does not interfere with any other individual's intellectual inquiry and that does not interfere with any other individual's use of computing to develop ideas.

MSCD's computing resources are available to MSCD students, faculty and staff. For any other individual or organization to use MSCD's computing resources requires special written approval from the Associate Vice President of Information Technology.

INAPPROPRIATE USE Any activity involving MSCD's computing facilities which knowingly interferes with someone else's academic freedom, the institution's goals or policies, examples of inappropriate use include, but are not limited to the following:

Equally important is the individual's right-to-privacy. Every member of the MSCD community must protect every other individual's right-to-privacy (see the Family Educational Rights and Privacy of 1974). This responsibility spans every form of information: on-line systems, reports, verbal and electronic communications and electronic data files. The Metropolitan State College of Denver wholeheartedly endorses EDUCOM's published statement of principle concerning software and intellectual rights (see The EDUCOM Code).

- Attempting to gain access to personal information, computer accounts, or computing resources for which you are not authorized. - Not logging off from public terminals, thereby providing others access to computing resources for which they may not be authorized. - Damaging, altering or tampering with other's data contained within or transported by MSCD's computing facilities. - Violating the confidentiality of information associated with an individual or their research, or information associated with the college. - Any form of electronic eavesdropping, e.g., examining the contents of data packets transmitted on the campus network. - Any form of harassing activity; Any activity which wastes either human or computing resources.

APPROPRIATE USE To be appropriate, use of any computing facilities at MSCD must be clearly in support of institutional goals. These facilities are provided as "tools" for the college community to use in accomplishing their respective jobs. This is true of administrative information systems, academic computing resources,

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-Violating copyright protection and authorizations, license agreements and contracts. - Any commercial use for profit; - Use of an intercampus network such as Bitnet, Colorado Supernet or the Internet that violates their usage guidelines (see usage guidelines for these various networks). Many of these examples involve violations of Jaw. For example, unauthorized access into someone's information stored on a computer system is a violation of that person's right to privacy and is a criminal act.

RIGHTS Information Technology reserves the right to assist in . determining inappropriate use. This may include, but is not limited to, examining the contents of data files or reports and system activity logs. RESULTS OF MISUSE Misuse of computing resources at MSCD may include suspension of computing privileges, referral to an appropriate authority on campus and referral to a law enforcement agency. Discipline action by the College may include suspension, expulsion and requirements to make final restitution. NOTES: Portions of this document were taken from similar Appropriate Use Statements from The University of Michigan and Washington State University.

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Auraria buildings, classrooms METRO BRIEFS fate rest on voters' shoulders By Alicia Beard The Metropolitan If approved by Colorado voters in the fall, tt~e state will divide $40 million among Colorado's public colleges and universities. Auraria administrators and lobbyists are already developing a strategy to get their piece of the cake - and eat it, too. Auraria would use its cul to 路 fund classroom improvements and a building Lo house cutting-edge technology for all disciplines, said Dean Wolf, Auraria's executive vice president for Administration. Wolf said funds for academic facilities are allocated by the Capital Development Committee, a joint legislative committee that recommends to the Joint Budget Committee how much state money such projects should receive. Colorado government collected more than $400 million in taxes than allowed by the -state constitution. A bill passed by the Colorado legislature last session asks voters if the state can keep half the money for highway construction, public schools and higher education. The election on the referendum will

happen Nov. 7. If voters agree to allow Colorado to spend the money, Auraria lobbyists will . work closely with Wolf and then meet with members of the committee to identify specific projects that need funding, said Jim Cole, a lobbyist hired by Auraria to obtain state funding for campus construction and repair projects. But before a project is presented to the Capital Development Committee, it

Projects such as the new technology building will have to wait if voters say no. Dean Wolf

has to be approved by the Auraria Executive Council, which includes the heads of each of the three schools and Wolf. Auraria administrators coordinate the development of proposals for the council

to review, Wolf said. The committee then develops a list of prioritized projects from all over the state and hands it over to the Joint Budget Committee. Atthough there is no way of predicting how much money Auraria would receive if the referendum passes, Wolf said that projects such as the new technology building will have to wait if voters say no. Cole said the budget committee has the final say on funding, but it usually accepts the vast majority of the recommendations for higher education projects. "Higher education, by and large, has done very well," Cole said Rep. Gilbert Romero, D-Pueblo, said, "Higher education has received more in the last four years than I've seen in my 14 years in the legislature." Cole said higher education will compete with prisons and highways for the tax money. Therefore, higher education lobbyists pushed harder for higher education capital construction be included in the legislation. If the referendum passes, state-funded institutions, such as Auraria, will all lobby for part of the $40 million.

New Aurarla' group may police campus noise By Reem AI-Omari The Metropolitan

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Saul Errington, 15, with his daughter, Danni_que, 11 months, shows off his "Young Fathers Program" certificate of completion. The program is run with the help of Human Services, Inc., and Denver Public Schools to teach the ins and outs of parenthood while encouraging the continuation of education and providing career opportunities for young fathers. The group met May 29 In the Tivoli Student Union

A proposal requiring outdoor events using amplified sound on campus to be approved by an advisory committee at Auraria next fall is before administrators from Auraria's three schools and the Auraria Higher Education Center. The advisory committee would manage such events "in a manner which respects all constituents of the campus community and the surrounding areas," according to the propbsed plan. Dean Wolf, executive vice president of Administration at Auraria, said he received a flood of complaints about noise from professors. He asked Gretchen Minney, his faculty liaison, to head a committee to address the problem. Minney said she started the group in February. Minney said the group's members researched complaint areas and ran tests that measured decib~I level and other amplified sound problems. "It was a very comprehensive process," Minney said.

"We worked long and hard." The group submitted a proposal with an explanation of the amplified sound advisory committee. The guidelines are awaiting consideration by the Auraria Executives Council, Minney said. The council is made up of Wolf and the heads of the three Auraria schools: Sheila Metro President Kaplan, University of Colorado at Denver, Chancellor Georgia LeshLaurie and Community College of Denver President, Byron McClenney. The committee would then set the conditions of proposed events, including the decibel levels, which would be approved if they meet the Denver City Ordinance 路for noise levels, Minney said. According to the guidelines and agreements, Event Center or Conference Services staff will monitor sound levels at events and take complaints. The executive council will meet during the summer to consider the committee's suggestions. According to Minney, if approved, the committee will begin evaluating events in the fall.

Metro gets new major, minor Two new study programs are listed in Metro's 1998-99 Catalog: a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and a minor in International Relations. The programs were approved unanimously in May by the academic affairs committee of the Board of Trustees of the State Colleges in Colorado, Metro's governing body. Both programs are comprised of previously existing classes, department representatives said. Metro officials said they expect the programs to be approved by the trustees in mid-June. Traffic study delayed A $90,000 parking and transportation study will be delayed until at least July 1, according to Auraria Parking Director Mark Gallagher. Originally, the study was to be completed in March. "It's a bigger report than we anticipated," Gallagher said. The study will give Auraria administrators information on how traffic and parking issues might relate to overall land-use _planning over the next 50 years, Gallagher said. The consulting firm Transystem, which was hired to complete the study, also took longer than anticipated to understand the issues involved, Gallagher said.

- By Steve Sandoval Summer enrollment down Denver's red-hot job market could be drawing people away from summer classes, a Metro spokeswoman said. Some 5,687 students enrolled for summer classes as of June 3, according to figures from to the Office of Institutional Research. That's down from last year, though official numbers won't be available for a few days, spokeswoman Debbie Thomas said. "The job market is so tight, it's easy for people to find ... pretty good paying jobs," Thomas said. 'They're thinking, 'Do I want to take classes or make some money?'"

Administration building construction to begin Auraria will break ground for the Administration building at I 0 a.m . June 8 in Lot E. Staff from the three Auraria schools and the Auraria Higher Education Center will have offices in the building, according to Dean Wolf, Auraria's head administrator. The new building will cost approximately $16.9 million and should be ready for employees to move in by fall 1999, Wolf said.

June 5, 1998

METRO BRIEFS Murder suspect survives suicide attempt, could face charges

Metro gallery curator leaves to open new gallery

Lawrence Edward Fehling, a suspect in th.e April 29 shooting death of Heidi Lynn Reicherseder, is being evaluated by "a cadre of experts," including doctors, to determine if he could understand the charges, according to Arvada police. If he can assist in his own defense, the district attorney wi II press firstdegree murder c~arges, police said. Fehling shot himself in the head after he allegedly shot Reicherseder several times in front of her 5-year-old son, police said. Reicherseder's mother. Mabel Lemmerman, is a 20-year Metro employee who works as a computer programmer and systems analyst.

By Sean Weaver

Journalism chair appointed

Sean Weaver/Tire Metropolitan Usa Stanley poses In the Emmanuel Gallery where she has been named temporary curator. She will host a reception for the gallery's current exhibition, "Vessels," June 5. The show features works by three artists in several media.

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The curator of Auraria's Emmanuel Gallery has retired to open a new gallery at I 5th and Boulder streets in downtown Denver. Carol Keller, who directed the Emmanuel Gallery since 1981, said her gallery will open in September and will lease space to the Colorado Photographic

Art Center. "I've been thinking about (a new gallery) for some time," Keller said. "It was time for a change." Keller said she enjoyed working with Auraria's faculty and art students. "When you leave a job, you leave .a community," she said. Dick Feuerborn, Auraria's division director for facilities, planning and use, said Keller will be missed.

"She was the heart and soul of the gallery," he said. Feuerborn said Lisa Stanley from the University of Colorado 路at Boulder has been named as a six-month, part-time replacement for Keller. Stanley received her master's degree in fine art from CUBoulder and managed the University Memorial Center art gallery the past two years.

Mixed bag for e-grades Hamilton new By Alicia Beard

a rusty clunker than a well-oiled machine. "You couldn't get through for an Metro students had to go high tech to hour," said Mannisto, who tried to phone get their spring 1998 grades for the first in for his grades. "And then when I did, time, and not everyone is crazy about it. you'd press '4' for your grades and then it Metro no longer mails grades to stu- would say they're not available yet." dents, forcing most to merge onto the Mannisto finally had to come to caminformation superhighpus to get his grades. way, pick up the phone "It'd be better if they'd or at least chug along on just mail them to you." an Ask Rowdy electronSome students ic kiosk. looked to the forest Brad Kassenbrock, instead of the trees. a Biology major, joked: "It's a good idea "It's just automation because it saves money Orwell's "1984." and trees ," said Kay They're all taking over. Dwyer, a Biology "I think automation major. is great as long as it Jesse Walker, a works efficiently and Metro student, said - Kay Dwyer, doesn't crash on us like "I'm here three days a Metro student it did last semester." week anyways, so it Leon Daniel, assoreally doesn't make a ciate vice president of difference." Information Technology, said grades A couple of students said the Rowdy weren't available online last semester dur- printouts are poor substitutes for official ing most of the transfer from the old sys- grade reports. tem to Banner. Trey Mangers, an Environmental Also, he said the system went down Science major, said the printouts don't May 30 . because the University of carry the weight of official school reports. Colorado at Denver links Metro to the He said, for example, the internship Internet, and they were upgrading some co-op office requires official documents, computer equipment. They basically pull and Rowdy printouts aren't good enough ed the Internet plug during the upgrade. for them. However, Daniel said, now that most John Morasco agreed, saying it of the new system is in place, Banner should be easy to mail grades to students. should be running smoothly. "If they're already on the computer," For Kevin Mannisto, an English he said, "It's simple to make an automated major, this automation has been more like system to send them out." The Metropolitan

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Engilsh chair By Danielle Shook The Metropoluan

The new English department chair doesn' t have to go far to his new office. Bill Hamilton was interim department chair last year and has been appointed this year to serve a three-year term. 路 Faculty in the English department voted Hamilton in through a very close "preference poll," Joan Foster, the dean of Letters, Arts and Sciences, said. She said that a majority of the faculty supported Hamilton, and no one gets unanimous support. Foster said Hamilton has been a great teacher and colleague, and he will be an effective chair with his experience. As he has knowledge of the academic world and values the tradition of teaching, Hamilton is an asset to the English department, she added. Gene Saxe, an English professor, concurs with Foster. "He is an experienced administrator. He has established a nice tone with the department, 路and the department will benefit from him." Hamilton said he is developing online E11glish courses. Even though technology is moving toward the Internet, he feels that books are still important. Hamilton's other plans include moving the English department into the new Performing Arts building in the summer of2000.

Kenn _Bisio, a photojournalist and journalism professor at Metro, will sign a contract to become the department chair by the end of the week, he said. 路 Bisio said among his goals for the department, included in a 20-page document he submitted when he applied for the job, are getting the deparment accredited, adding a certificate program in journalism, and recruiting students from high schools.

SGA members to retreat I

Metro student government officers and Metro administrators will hold their annual retreat June 6 and 7 at Camp Rollandett in northwest Denver. Student government President Andy Nicholas said participants will use the time to get to know each other. Student government officials will also set their strategy for the coming year, he said. Metro's office for Student Services is paying for the retreat, according to Nicholas.

Crespino new alumni directo~ Curtis J. Crespino will head the college's alumni relations office starting July I, according to Metro spokeswoman Debbie Thomas. Thomas said Crespino's job is to develop programs and events that will Jure some of Metro's 41,000 alumni back to campus, "so they will continue to support the college." Such support often includes financial contributions and networking contacts for students, she said. Crespino comes to Metro from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he was director of alumni relations. Metro had been without an alumni relations director since 1995, Thomas said. Nevertheless, the college managed to raise $149,610 in alumni contributions from July I, 1996 until June 30, 1997, Thomas said.

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Anvthing but Metro's services for hearing-impaired students produce disillusionment for one student, satisfaction for others

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.. Joseph Boden, 24, and Ron Vlesti, 38, converse In sign language at St. Mark's coffeehouse in Denver. Boden said he's leaving Metro because of the college's lack of Interest In his needs as a deaf student. He said he's going to attend a university In California starting this fall.

earing-impaired students have conflicting viewpoints over Metro's compliance to the Americans with Disabilities Act's mandate for equal opportunity. Some hearing impaired students find that Metro provides a satisfactory base for a good education, yet another finds only discouragement from a campus that seems disinterested in his education. Congress, in passing Section 504 in 1973, mandated that universities and other establishments that receive federal financial assistance must provide individuals with disabilities with an equal opportunity to become employed and educated. The Americans with Disabilities act, passed in 1990, extended this mandate of equal opportunity to most establishments in the private sector and organizations that receive state financial

assistance. "A college must provide a student academic adjustments to ensure that the student receives an equal opportunity to participate," said Jeanne Kincaid, a special education professor at the University of New Hampshire. While Metro is meeting the requirements of these mandates, hearing impaired students have their own opinions on the effectiveness and quality of these adjustments regarding their education. Their hands are anything but silent. "I feel that I've haven't had a lot of success with my education* at Metro, because it's not the best learning environment for me," Joseph Boden, 24, a Metro sophomore said. "Many Metro students don't treat handicapped people right. I feel that they are afraid of me ...I feel like a

considered a vital program, so when stranger on campus," he said Having difficulties communicat- the Disabilities Services Office was ing effectively with interpreters and faced .with budget contrainls they discontinued the Metro's inabiliprogram. ty to provide a "Had we signing tutor, he I feel that they are been given will leave $30,000 to run Metro for afraid of me... I feel we tutoring, California State would have Northridge, he like a stranger on continued it," said campus Wessling said. "Metro "I feel that used to offer I don't want to private tutors to come back to students with -Joe Boden Metro. I don't disabilities," understand said Gerri Former Metro student how Metro was Wessling, able to pay so Associate much money Director of the Disabilities Services Office for Metro for a new sports field , while the educational needs of deaf students are 路 and UCD. Under ADA law, tutoring is not see SILENCE on 17

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Once a mining boomtown, now a tourist escape Writing and photography by Perry Swanson

uray is divided between its past as a paradoxically classy mmmg boomtown and its present, where tourism accounts for almost .all daytime activity and the town's young people look for an escape. Europeans displaced Ute, Arapahoe and Cheyenne indians m Ouray m 1876. But unlike other mining towns, men brought their The Beaumont Hotel, on Ouray's Main Street, Is a reminder of the town's history of refinement. Town residents still families to Ouray, creat- brag about how classy the hotel Is, even though It's been closed for 31 years. Local Investors are discussing the hotel's ing a demand for extra rennovatlon. services and helping develop a relatively路up-scale culture. them on the same street. There are two chain-owned centered on what they had done outside Ouray or at Tourists have called Ouray the Switzerland of hotels, while the rest are family-run. And there's plen- other woodsys. America, referring to jagged mountain peaks sur- ty of local flavor at its sandwich shops, and Mexican Woodsy experiences reach the status of local lore. rounding this town on Colorado's western slope or Italian restaurants. Legend has it, for example, that one woodsy fire between Montrose and Durango. When the weather is warm and small-town fever reached the height of adjacent pine trees and threatThe Beaumont Hotel, on the town's main drag, is gets too intense, recent ened to set them ablaze. still a point of pride for OuFay residents. Though it high school grads in Ouray Back in town, fannyclosed '31 years ago, in its heyday the Beaumont held hold a "woodsy." They packed tourists lumber build a bonfire in the forest orchestra concerts and theater productions. from one novelty shop to My, it would make my the next. The 20-something Lottie Burrell, 87, worked at the Beaumont in the and stand around drinking early 1930s. beer and smoking cigatourist crowd searches for eyes splash to see what "I worked in the big dining room and learned to be rettes. bargain rooms, cheap 路it must look like there at a hasher (waitress)," she said. "It was a small town but One rule of the drinks and good weed. a classy one and very busy during the summer season woodsy involves the fire Locals put up with it for the Beaumont Hotel because of tourists." three or four months of the nobody alters it except the year, sitting smugly behind Burrell left the Beaumont after several months to "fireman." Fireman Matt teach al the local one-room school. After a year she circled the blaze May 23, snack shop counters and married and moved out of Colorado. stacks of commemorative strategically adding new - Lottie Burrell, 87 "They had a lovely piano and all kinds of things. wood and repositioning potholders. My, it would make my eyes splash to see what it must other bits. He built a long Ouray sports a hot look like there at the Beaumont Hotel," she said. wooden bench a few springs pool, several bars, a Local investors bought the I I I-year-old months back, and now museum, a library and a Beaumont for $850,000 earlier this year, and town res- party-goers crowd for a place to sit close to the flames. weekly newspaper. There's also a free towrope ski hill Most everyone at the woodsy that night had in the winter, and in the summer, of course, the occaidents are hoping to see the hotel restored. Ouray has only to blocks of paved road - nine of known each other for years. But conversation mostly sional woodsy.

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Frogs spared by cutting edge technology By Tim Fields â&#x20AC;˘Âˇ

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etro does not require its students to kill frogs. Beginning in 1992, Metro's biology department has been using computers, instead of frogs, to gather data on skeletal muscle contraction. In the past, approximately 100 frogs were ordered annually for just one experiment, said Clare Hays, a biology professor. Each frog cost Metro around $16 each. "We would waste a whole frog for just one calf muscle; no longer do we require our students to kill anything," Hays said. Even though dissections of cats and pigs still loom before shaky Metw students, these animals arrive already killed. The frogs however, needed to be freshly killed for the experiment on skeletal muscle contraction lo work. Students cul off the frog's head or perform the pithing method which consists of inserting a needle into the back of the frog's neck, then scrambling its brains. Then, the student would remove the frog's gastrocnemius (calt) muscle and hook it up lo a kymograph. This kymograph sent an electrical stimulus through the frog's muscle, causing it to twitch. These contractions were recorded on a graph which reflected the students' data. The computer program Metro now uses is called Physiogrip and it enables students to monitor their own muscle contractions. "It adds variety to the labs. It also hits home because (the experiment) is performed on the student's own body," said Jeff Simpson, a Metro part-time biology faculty. The Physiogrip program consists of four elements. One computer/monitor, a hand held trigger device, electrical stimulus equipment and a student. The student grasps the. trigger device and electrically stimulates the muscles that make the fingers twitch. The results of their own skeletal muscle contractions are then recorded on the monitor. The experiment is painless and does not involve the killing of frogs. The experiment was very personalized and a positive experience, said Debbie Vacik, an undeclared Metro student. Along with Physiogrip, the biology department uses four other computerized laboratory programs. These assist students in gathering data on involuntary reflexes, cardiovascular activity, respiratory physiology and also include software that simulates dissection of the human body. These were purchased in 1991 by a National Science Foundation Grant of $30,039. The biology department has put forth another grant proposal for software upgrades and more computers, Hays said. If approved, an entire biology computer lab, with 24 computers, will be available to students.

Paper gives VOICE to HomelessA newspaper informing the homeless where to find food also provides a means of expression. By Sharon Gating

his is the home of Denver Voice. A sparse room consisting or a small conference table and a few chairs. Placed on the table are scissors, glue slicks and a pile of copy. The floor littered with paper scraps and a few snacks. Denver Voice is a small newspaper written, produced and published by the homeless. To the homeless it's a survival guide, with information on essentials such as free meals, shelter and employment. To everyone else it's meant to make the public aware of currents in the homeless community. Shirley Whiteside, co-founder and editor of Denver Voice said politicians often ignore problems facing the homeless. "In our world we need all kinds of people with all kinds of gifts and some people are left out. The paper is a way for them to be heard," Whiteside said. Whiteside started working with the homeless community in Denver in 1979, and as a result established many contacts, including Floyd "Tumbleweed" Hamilton. Tumbleweed wrote for a paper in Seattle, and after traveling the country for 10 years settled in Denver. He and Whiteside founded the paper in 1996. The two opened a post office box and a voice mail box, and established a name for the paper. Tumbleweed found a concrete block on Market Street and sat down with his manual typewriter. There, with a placard reading "Denver Voice," he wrote the newspaper's first articles. The most helpful part of the paper to the homeless, said Tumbleweed, is the "feed lists" on the back page. He said when he first arrived in Denver it was hard to find an accurate list of free meals, so he decided to publish one in the paper.

The Voice started to make a name for itself when the manager of the former Blue Chip Bar set up a computer on the bar for homeless people to write their articles on. Once a month, Whiteside would collect the articles,and produce the newspaper. The paper includes about 12 pages each month of poetry, commentary and photographs, in addition lo announcements on food, employment, shelter, showers, and tuberculosis testing. One photographer, Bill, said Auraria Campus is a favorite place to shoot. Bill said he spends time in the Auraria Library reading books about art and nature. He often donates his photos and writes poems published in the paper. Eric started writing for the paper in January. He is a pianist, often asked to play or speak publicly about his experiences at local events. A transcript of one of his speaches was printed in the Voice. "It's a labor of Jove," said Harold, one of the paper's most prolific writers. The Denver Voice moved from the Blue Chip Bar to their current location in office space donated by Denver Urban Ministries. The paper has about I 00 subscribers, and a total circulation of about 3,000. Homeless people distribute most of the papers around downtown, including two old Rocky Mountain News stands. Many of the papers are distributed in shelters, meal sites and clinics. Whiteside said she considers the paper a personal crusade. She said the paper gives the homeless community a voice and informs the government of problems in the community. The writers say they see it as a way to express themselves, tolet people know that they're out there.

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Losing Identity Burdens plot By Jessica Reed The Metropolitan Milan Kundera's Identity may not be a fan's favorite read, because the plot is weighted by his characters' internal loss of identity. This novel is infused from the beginning to end with characters that ..t,hink very deeply and ponder the fragility that exists between human relationships. In Identity , Kundera looks at the moments in a relationship when real life and dreams blur together. This blending of reality and fantasy pulls people closer while threatening lo tear them apart. We are introduced to a French couple, Jean!:farc and Chantal, and their thoughts and conversations display how misunderstandings can lead to a loss of the identities that surround them. Opening to a small town in Modern day Normandy, feelings of separation and loss confront them. Chantal, an aging but attractive woman, is seduced into her

imagination and fantasy when letters from · a secret admirer begin to appear. The characters present the basic needs of being wanted and to be part of an accepting world, or rather part of someone else's. With a blending of sex, philosophy and an orgy here and there, Kundera holds to his style in presenting sexual undertones that flow right below the surface. Identity won't please all Kundera fans, yet it is a good read.

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Fee increases tough on the wallet Sometimes we think Metro administrators ' Editorial never met a fee increase they didn't like. News: Beginning fall semesAttending school at ter, fees will go up by as Metro is getting much as $114 per year for more expensive. some students. Sure, there are good Views: reasons to increase the Individually, the fees. increases seem • The health insurance reasonable. fee is increasing by $79, Together, they are a but that's outside Metro's significant bu,nlen. control because of federal mandates lo increase mental health coverage. Furthermore, Metro's student health insurance is handled by a private carrier, which is increasing the rates to compensate for increased claims. • Parking rates are rising by an average of 50 cents. But parking al Auraria is already cheap compared with the rest of downtown, and Auraria officials say they need the money to pay off a bond. •Student IDs, at $10, will cost $2 more for new students than they did this semester. This is a onetime fee, and the increase represents a miniscule amount in the big picttsre of college expenses. · • The Student Affairs fee will increase by $12 to $41.25 per year for full-time students. This fee ~

hasn't been increased since 1993, and officials in the departments funded by the fee say they're feeling the pinch. The increased funds will be used to give a pay raise to student workers, buy new campus recreation vehicles, hire new professional staff and upgrade the departments' computer equipment. •The Athletics fee will increase by $6 per year. This fee hasn't been increased in four years. The Athletics Department needs more money because it's operating with more athletes than ever on a budget set in 1994. Even after the increase, Metro's athletics fee will still rank among the lowest in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. • The Information Technology fee will double to $17 per year. Students will benefit from this increase when they see updated software in the computer labs. The money will also go to buy new hardware and to maintain Metro's computer infrastructure. Students had every opportunity to tell college officials their opinions on these fee changes. For the most part, though, they were quiet. Still, each increase makes sense. Each is either fiscally necessary or it will result in a tangible benefit to students. But the bill for attending Metro just gels bigger and more daunting. At some point the college must draw a line between providing good student services and pricing students out of an education.

AnQth·e r SGA power play - yawn "Unless a man is honest we have no right to keep him in public life, it matters not how brilliant his capacity." - Theodore Roosevelt

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"mine." I heard that one SGA member protested the signs saying something about student rights. I think the actual quote was, "Blah blah blah." I wasn't there so I'm not sure if it should have an exclamation point or not. Somebody swiped the old Student Publications I'm getting this one out of the way early. I'm committed sign after it had been removed and left in the hallKyle Ringo to this being the first and last way while workers were on break. Guess where it Committing time I have to write, and you turned up. have to read, about Metro's It is nonsensical acts such as these that have Journalism Student Government Assembly. brought previous student governments ridicule and Unless this group acts inanely, egregiously, or scorn. Generally, I'm all for ridicule and scorn, but contemptibly, I'll not write about it for the remain- can't we at least have some interns involved for a little spice, ya know? ing 31 issues of this year's newspaper. It is a philosophical departure from past columI am raising the bar in my quest to quell the covnists here. My reasoning? Few read this newspaper. erage of this group's antics. No longer is a ho-hum Few care about the resignation going to be SGA. Why bore the column fodder. bored? However, firings will be Few read this newspaper. Having said that, novel and newsworthy. Few care about the SGA. I'm a betting man, and, The run-of-the-mill well, my money is on clash with Kaplan and Why bore the bored? inane, egregious and crew won' t cut it either. contemptible. It's a can't I'm requiring unabashed miss trifecta. It's so good my contemporaries are immorality or total disregard for responsibility. demanding longshot odds. Otherwise, I'm not typing Student Government In little more than one month since taking Assembly ever again. office, these politicians-in-training have acquainted Plainly put, these people will earn the right to themselves with my three adjectives. be written about or not. When crews were replacing signs over doorIt's in their hands now. ways in the Tivoli with versions that included The So, the first fight this SGA decided to pick Met moniker the college adopted last year, some of turned out to be the same first fight the previous the 13 SGA members refused to allow the sign over group lost. Bold? No, but I'll give you three more their door to be replaced. guesses. They relented when adults with opinions that matter became involved in the situation. It is remi- Kyle Ringo is a Metro student. He is also a columnist niscent of two children tugging on a toy screaming and sports editor for The Metropolitan.

Meet me in the Tivoli .Student Union for NotQuite-Appetizing Service It's summertime, all right. The campus is practically empty, the women are wearing shorter and shorter skirts and the men are shirtless. But the sole distinct emblematic icon of summer is that radiant sun that gives us the light and heat to kick it on the lush North Classroom lawn and play volleyball Ricardo Baca while ditching those accelerated classes. Doesn't that just make you thirsty? Yo Ylggldy Yo And hungry, too? Well fortunately for you, our very own Tivoli Student Union is a short walk away, and many places for cheap food and drink lay within. Yes, it is the dreaded curse of fast food. And here's your guide to what's hot and what's not. Granted, you've all eaten at Subway before. And everyone can gracefully articulate the gooey texture and porous nature of Taco Bell beans. But how about customer service? A rude person at the register can absolutely ruin my day, and many have in the three years I've been at Auraria. So here's to good service from our local food server-uppers. Thus, we have the run-down of Taco Bell, McDonald's, The Mandarin (half-ass Chinese food), Subway and Cafe Fresco (quickie fresh food). These are the downstairs Tivoli vendors only. We'll leave the Boiler Room, Dominoes and J.R. Phat Boys out of this, as they are hopefully above the whole value-meal mentality. Without further adieu, here's where to go to continue your peachy day: I st place - Taco Bell - You better run for the border, because believe it or not, these workers actually treat you like a fellow human being. There is a very high turnover rate, so faces are aren't always recognizable. But they are who Samuel L. Jackson had in mind when he used Kool and the Gang as an adjective. 4 2nd place - Cafe Fresco - At this independent eatery, you sacrifice genuine taste for the speedy delivery and down-toearth service - but it's worth it. Owner Dale Trujillo is the most ever-present member of the food scene, as he is literally always there. His approachable take on management is welcome, and the fact that he hires mostly students is very proper. 3rd place - The Mandarin - Now this joint is the place to go if you just want to get your food and go. There is no socializing here, no chit-chat. It's a waddaya-want-where's-yourmoney-here's-your-food kind of place. Which is OK. 4th place - McDonald's - The golden arches universally symbolize America and entrepreneurs, but among youth workers, they stand for low pay and a bad reputation. But don't blame the management. Tivoli's McDonald's manager, Lisa, is nearly always personable and pleasant. It is her supporting cast that needs the adjustment. But their attitude problems don't even compare to our last-place contestant. 5th place - Subway - This fifth -place awardee would have been fiftieth place if we had 50 entrants. Thanks to one person, waiting in line at Subway ranks right up there with vivid thoughts of castration. And this isn't a grudge this person holds against just me - she's given a lot of pe,ople the dirtiest looks and the absolute worst customer service for a long time. And this isn't my grudge against her. I can forgive and understand someone having a bad day, but a bad life? If you're not happy with your station in life, change it. Or, if you're not happy with you're service at Subway, call the manager Kris at 297-3100. I did.

Ricardo is a Metro student and a feature writer and copy editor for The Metropolitan

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Source of Metropolitan mediocrity found Editor: Many a time I have leafed through the pages of The Metropolitan and wondered to myself, "What kind of an idiot do they have running this piece of shit?" Thankfully, I now have the answer: Michael BeDan. I would be the first to admit that on a good day The Metropolitan is awe-inspiringly mediocre, but Michael BeDan has led the publication to new lows. When members of your own journalism department (Doug Bell) write letters to the editor complaining about "falling standards," it's pretty safe to say that the editor is doing a piss-poor job. But the last month or so has witnessed BeDan setting a new standard of incompetence. I'm speaking of his weekly " Perspective" column (gee, what an original title). His pathetic collection of retarded ramblings is the journalistic equivalent of creamed com. BeDan - or "OJ' Shitfor Brains" as his friends call him - takes it upon himself to use this space to air his personal vendettas against teachers that did not recognize his God-given talents. More specifically, in columns written on April IO and May I he wastes space complaining about a math

teacher, Joyce Whitn~y. that had the misfortune (others might say the pleasure) of awarding BeDan a well-deserved F. I find this practice of airing your personal conflicts and failures in a public setting unprofessional, sleazy, cowardly and pathetic. Yes, I know I used the adjective "pathetic" twice, but it just seems so fitting. The sad thing is that this is most assuredly the highlight of BeDan's thankfully short-lived journalistic career. Once his delusions of grandeur wear off, I'm sure he will find that the "cool journal ism job" that is out there waiting for him is out of his reach. Unlike real newspapers, you can actually get a job at The Metropolitan without being able to write.

Jeff O'Leary Former Metro student

Editor's note: Jeff O'Leary graduated May 17 with a degree in English. Michael BeDan was editor of The Metropolitan/or the 1997-98 academic year. He also graduated this spring and is continuing as a sports and business reporter at the Rocky Mountain News.

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Haney lands chief justice position; Dalltnan is 1st attorney general for SGA SGA from 1 The student government also approved two other officers May 28: Chief justice: The student government unanimously approved Terri Haney lo replace Krystal Bigley_as chief justice of the student court. Bigley graduated from Metro May 17. Nicholas said Haney is a member of Metro's debate team and a law school aspirant. She started as a summer intern

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being neglected," Boden said 38 years ago, Ron Viesti, a hearingimpaired Metro sophomore, was born with a 93 percent hearing loss. His mother had contracted the German Measles during her pregnancy with him, which caused his deafness, he said. Viesti describes his experience at Metro as positive and enjoyable. The services that Metro provides are satisfactory but progress can be slow, and Metro could better serve hearing impaired students by using more visual

aids in teaching and to accommodate students that may need a more fluent interpreter, he said. "Deaf students have lo rely on visual memory, where most other students use their auditory memory. For example, if the movies in my classes were closed captioned, I would get more out of it because it takes longer to sign a message rather than speak it, so interpreters have to abbreviate their translations," Viesti said "Most of the students are satisfied with their interpreters yet there are students that are unhappy with some inter-

preters because the interpreters may sign, but not fluently enough," he said. Sign language is very difficult to master and the ability to interpret requires great skill and knowledge of the language, he said. Along with the the skill needed for signing, individual signing accents can be a barrier for students. "Everyone has lheir own individual style in signing and sometimes some interpreters are hard to understand or they sometimes don't understand what I'm saying," said Amada Wright, a hearingimpaired Metro senior.

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Clubs and organizations get free space in The Met The calendar page in The Metropolitan is provided to the Metro and Auraria community free of charge. The Metropolitan invites clubs, organizations, groups or departmems to submit calendar items to be listed on this page. Calendar items are selected on a space available basis. Items pertaining to Metro events/meetings have priority, other events/meetings taking place at Auraria are next in line and if space allows, we will include off-campus events/meetings. To submit an item to the calendar,

please list the event/meeting name, date, time, place, the organization sponsoring the event, as well as a contact name. It is helpful to also add a sentence or two describing the event/meeting and what makes it attractive to the campus community. (For example: Student Government Meeting: Get involved with student government every Thursday 3:30 -5:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers, Tivoli 329. Contact Gabriel Hermelin, vice president for Communications for more information. 556-2797. or Faculty Upside Down:

See your favorite professors out of their natural setting. 11 :00 a.m., The Daily Grind, Tivoli, 556-2595). We have calendar forms available in our office for your use or you can submit items in typed form following the aforementioned structure. Please make sure to include a contact name and phone number so we may call you if we have questions Qr need clarification. Events/meetings that are on-going may also be listed in each week's calendar. However, if space is limited these

items may not appear every week or every day. (For example: AA Meetings Wednesdays from I :30 - 2:30 p.m. and Thursdays from noon - 12:50 p.m. Auraria Library Room 205.) The deadline to submit calendar items is Friday at 5 p.m. Each week the calendar begins with the date of the issue and ends the day before the next issue or when the space is filled. The dates of publication for The Metropolitan for summer and fall 1998 and spring 1999 are listed below.

Dates of Publication All Dates are Fridays

Summer 1998 July 3 July 31

Fall 1998

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August 21 August 28 September 4 September 11 September 18 September 25 October 2

Spring 1999

October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 November 6 November 13 November 20 December 4

January 22 January 29 February 5 February 12 February 19 February 26 March 5

March 12

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Tri-Institutional Legal Services can assist students with: •Landlordffenant Problems •Traffic/D.U.1 •Criminal Prosecutions• Divorce• (also Referrals to Private Attorneys)

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information.

HELP WANTED RODIZIO GRILL • NOW HIRING Front House Positions. Fun Environment - Good Income. Close to Campus - Adaptable Schedules. Apply in Person Daily 2-5pm. 1801 Wynkoop - Lodo. 7/31 SUMMER JOBS IN ARVADA, Westminster, Broomfield. Paint outdoors and earn $6.50-$9.00 per hour. Full time only. Experience is not required. A vehicle is required. Call 494-8944 for application. 7/3

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$1 OOO's POSSIBLE TYPING PART time. At home. Toll Free: (800)218-9000 Ext. T-7061 for listings 7/3 $1500 WEEKLY POTENTIAL mailing our circulars. Free information. Call (410)347-1475. 6/5 URGENT! WE NEED 10 PART·TIME people to start earning money right now. call (888)523-7997 for free info or log onto <hbnonline@hbn.tom> access code 1165. 7/31

SERVICES FOREIGN LANGUAGE TUTOR • Tutoring elementary I intermediate Spanish & French, all levels of German. 1O years of experience, 2 B.A.'s. On Auraria campus Mon-Thurs by appointment. Reasonable rates. Leonore Dvorkin: 985-2327. 1214

WANT TO GET IN SHAPE? Award winning instructor offers classes combining weight training, calisthenics and stretches. $5/class. All equipment provided. Evenings and Saturdays in SW Denver. Leonore Dvorkin: 985-2327. 1214 LEARN MULTIPLICATION FACTS BY visual association rather than memorization. Excellent for learning disabled. Send SASE to: VC, PO Box 17889, Nashville, TN 37217. 7/31

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• In celebration of the grand opening of The Center for the Visual Arts at its new location in LoDo, we are pleased to present

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The exhibition includes work being toured by Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, and works on loan from the Denver A rt Museum and private collectors.

Many thanks to our sponsors JFM Foundation, Bank of Cherry Creek, II Fornaio and A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Inc., for their generous support. A private opening reception will be held for members of the Center. Please contact the Center for membership information.

THE METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE of DENVER Center for the Visual Arts • 1734 Wazee St. • 303-294-5207 Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; First Fridays until 9 p.m

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