Volume 20, Issue 32 - July 31, 1998 by Met Media

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Campus police gain ticketing power By Tara Trujillo The Metropoltta11

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The days of a ticket-less Auraria are nearing extinction. After almost a year of negotiations with the Denver Police; Department and the Denver Manager of Safely, campus police have received permission to give traffic tickets on campus, according to Auraria Police Chief Joe Ortiz. "For a long lime, the Denver police was unwilling to let anyone else enforce

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traffic regulations," Ortiz said. "If we stopped violators, we weren't allowed to ticket them." Starting in September, Auraria officers will issue traffic tickets to careless drivers on campus. Polis;e authority on Aur¥ia is bounded by 7th Street, Auraria Parkway, Speer Boulevard and Colfax Avenue. One agreement with Denver police is that Auraria officers won't give speeding tickets. Auraria police officers would need more sophisticated equipment, such as radar guns, to issue speeding lick-

els, Ortiz said. Drivers who receive tickets will have to go to Denver County Court for resolution. Bicyclists, in-line skaters and skateboarders can also receive tickets and fines for carelessness. "We're not all of a sudden opening the flood gates so that the guys (officers) will start writing a lot of tickets," Lt. Gary Kasson of the Auraria police said. "The objective is to better regulate the traffic so it continues to be a safe place for people to come and go to work and school.

Before now, Auraria police only warned careless drivers or called Denver police. "When we did pull someone over and we had to give them a ticket we would call Denver and it was like, 'Hey guys, can't you handle this?'," Kasson said. The Denver Police Department wasn't sure about giving civilians the responsibility of issuing summons, because the city may be held liable for their actions,

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J. Gabriel SwiCtfI'he Metropolitan Sora McGuire, director of the New Creatures Theater Company, ties pigtails in Joaquin liebert's hair before a dress rehearsal July 23. McGuire's new show, Happy Hour with Phobia, opens July 31 and runs until Aug. 8. See story, page 9.

Summer enrollment drops by 517 By Crawford Clark The Metropolllan

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Enrollment at Metro is down 7.7 percent this summer, said Metro spokeswoman Debbie Thomas. A task force has been established by the school to investigate reasons behind the decline in enrollment. Headed by Mike Barnett, assistant vice-president of Business Affairs, the group is looking at ways the school can increase and maintain enrollment, Thomas said.

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There are 6, 169 students at Metro this summer, down 517 from 6,686 a year ago. Barnett said the group has not identified a single reason for the decline, but he said Denver's robust economy and low unemployment rate resulted in students working more and taking fewer classes. That· made it tougher to retain current students, Barnett said. To combat the decline, Barnett's staff targeted junior and senior students with phone calls and mail , reminding them to

register for classes. "I would be in school right now if the right classes were offered," said Catherine Edstrom, a non-degree-seeking student at Metro. Although enrollment numbers for the fall are down, Barnett said he expects a steady increase in registration as the new term approaches. Metro typically enrolls more than 17 ,000 students each spring and fall semester.

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~. Arts building construction approaches By Gary Brady-Herndon \. The Metropolitan

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Final construction preparations for Auraria's $38-million Performing Arts Center are drawing to a close. Ground breaking for the Performing Arts Center will be in mid-December. The expected completion date is July 2000. The 156f000-square-foot center will stand on the spot now occupied by parking Lot G next to St. Cajetan's Center. Earlier this year, Auraria officials said there had been a. $3.8 million increase in the proposed budget originally approved by the Colorado legislature in 1996. Dean Wolf, Auraria's executive vice president for administration, has been in

charge of attaining additional funding. The first step in the process was to go before the legislature's Capital Development Committee for initial approval. Wolf said the committee assured him that the request and documentation for the needed $3.8 million was appropriate. Final approval for the additional funds will come when the proposed funding goes before the legislature early next year. · Along with the original $34.6 million funding for the arts building, the state legislature stipulated the three schools on campus would need to raise $2 million from public and private sources. Wolf said the donation drive began July 24, and will be conducted by Mirenda & Associates of Denver. Auraria's director of Facilities and

Use, Dick Feuerborn, has helped guide the project to this point. He said he has worked with the faculty to create the best arts facility under the budget guidelines. · Feuerborn said the finished project will "bring heightened credibility to the campus around the state and the nation." Dean Wolf Hal Tamblyn, chairman of the Music Department of Music, agrees. Tamblyn; who recently became coordinator for the arts, has worked with the administration and faculty on the project. He said he and his colleagues have advised the administration on

what will be needed to create a center to best serve campus needs. At the top of the list for the complex is a large auditorium to stage school productions, Tamblyn said. In the past, he noted, productions were staged off campus. Tamblyn said the new center will act as an added attraction for both students and faculty when judging the merits of the arts department at Auraria. The new complex will have ample space for artistic instruction with an additional 36 classrooms to be shared with other campus departments. The current arts building will continue to house most of the classrooms dealing with general course instruction.

9th Street Park gets funding Metro grad's plane crash still \under

By Akira Hibino The Metropolitan The Colorado Historical Society State Historical Fund will grant $386, l l 3 to Auraria campus to help finish the preservation work started last summer on the Ninth Street Histonc Park. The park, on the east side of campus, reflects the architectural styles of early Denver neighborhoods. The park needs more than $750,000 to complete the preservation. The remaining money will come from state funds specially marked for the project and allocated by the legislature. State Historical Fund Project Manager Mark Wolfe said the fund is a highly competitive program, which received 150 applications. ''The Auraria Campus had a very good application," Wolfe said. Auraria spokeswoman Rosemary Fetter said the grant will be used for drainage and foundation work as well as exterior repairs to roofs, walls and porches. The state historical fund was established in 1992, and granted more than $166,000for renovations to St. Cajetan's Center, the Golda Meir house and the Tivoli Student Union. "The work is complicated and time consuming," Fetter said. "Paint remover must be applied by hand and every brick joint and face must .be hand-brushed." Fetter said the houses at 1015 9th St. and 1027 9th St. also have metal shingle roofs with a stamp design that costs $12 per square foot to replace. A curved dome at l 027 9th St. requires diamond-shaped metal shingles that must be custom made. Fetter said the fund finances historic preservation projects throughout Colorado with revenue received from gaming in Cripple Creek, Central City and Black Hawk. Dean Wolf, Auraria's vice president for administration said, "This is great news. There's a lot of work ahead ... we are very grate. · If d" ful tothestate h1st~11c:i ••u.n. ~ . •• , •• • •

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A lack of recovery equipment has delayed an investigation into a plane crash that killed a Metro graduate. Metro graduate John Dale Rosselott, 33, was killed when the twin-engine Cessna he was piloting crashed in a remote location seven miles southeast of Walker, Calif. Rosselott received his bachelor's degree in aviation from Metro in 1991. Thomas H. Wilcox of the National.Transportation Safety Board field office in Los Angeles, said heavy-lift helicopters needed to remove the wreckage from the mountainous location are being used to fight fires in Florida and Mexico. Wilcox said the remote- John Dale Rosselott ness of the crash site, which delayed recovery of Rqsselott's body, is also preventing NTSB investigators from reaching the site. He said the board does not want to put investigators at risk without adequate back-up support. Snowstorms and avalanche conditions initially hindered the investigation and prevented investigators from reaching the site. Wilcox would not comment on a possible cause of the crash. After the wreckage is recovered and investigators can reach the sile, it could take the board six months to issue a report, he said. Kevin King, Rosselott's fri~nd and a fellow pilot, described Rosselott as an excellent pilot with more than 3,000 hours of flying time. King said Rosselott was familiar with both the aircraft and the !erra.i~. ~!,u:,r~Jl:ie,P,l~e-~~h~.,.; ___ .,__._a_,,_-.•.:

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Metro receives grant to help students By Alicia Beard The Metropolilan

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Metro a $1.7 million grant to assist with student retention and increasing graduation rates, and to increase computer access and develop the skills of part-time professors. The money, given under the Title 3 Grant of the Higher Education Act of 1965, will be doled out over the next five years. The_grant is set up to serve low-cost institutions that are having problems in key areas of service, said David Conde, interim associate vice president of Academic Affairs. "I see down the road a better informed student about the way in which they can be successful," said Conde, who wrote the proposal and application for the grant. Metro spokeswoman Carrie Schafer said student retention and graduation are challenges at Metro because the student body is older and often juggles a several responsibilities. Twenty-eight percent of students drop out after their first year at Metro, and 15 percent transfer to another college or university. Only 3 percent graduate after four years, Schafer said. However, Schafer said 20 percent graduate after six years. By 2000, Metro will set up one-on-one mentor programs to give students guidance, help and support they need to be successful, Schafer said. The individual guidance will link students with professionals in the communities, faculty and other students, Schafer said. She also said providing tutors in the classroom will

allow students immediate assistance both during clas.s and after. Starting in spring 1999, Metro will begin formulating plans for the construction of four specialized computer labs, as well as a program that will loan laptop computers · to students.

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Each new lab will contain technology specifically designed to accommodate a particular department. A computer science and mathematics lab, for example, will allow students in that field to analyze two-and three-dimensional problems through graphic mathematical representations.

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An earth and atmospheric science lab will contain computers to handle satellite and weather information and analysis. The third lab will provide computers for art, journalism and speech communication majors, equipping them with technologies for animation, digital photography, Web design and video editing. The fourth lab will be built to accommodate students with disabilities. For example, a student with Cerebral Palsy might be unable to pronounce words and would need a computerized device to assist in typing out his or her words. Also, because computer labs fill up quickly, Metro will set up the campus so students can borrow and use laptops outside the lab, Schafer said. Conde said this flexibility should allow everyone to have access to acomputer. Metro will also begin setting up programs aimed at developing the skills and knowledge of part-time faculty. Of 1,003 professors at Metro, 620 are part-time. "Because students are more unique, faculty need to be more prepared," Conde said. Schafer said workshops and seminars will be held for new teaching techniques, better understanding of college policy and how to advise students more efficiently. Metro will begin organizing work groups of staff and faculty to focus on developing and organizing solutions for retention in October when the school starts receiving funding from the grant, Conde said. He said the solutions will be improvements based on programs Metro already uses. Conde said this is the second time Metro has received a Title 3 grant, the last being from 1982-87.

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Auraria police to give tickets

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Denver Department Manager of Safety Tracy Howard said. Melvia Maloy, a Metro student, said she thinks that the Auraria police should have the authority to give traffic tickets. "People are driving like they are crazy, people jus·t don't pay attention," said Maloy. "I almost got ran over once at the light by the movie theater." Campus police will focus primarily on bicyclists and pedestrian safety when enforcing traffic violators. Auraria officers had two training sessions in July on applicable Denver traffic regulations and Colorado traffic law, Ortiz said. The distribution of traffic tickets won't cost Auraria anything, according to Ortiz. Auraria officers are using the Denver traffic ticketing system and DPD sent training officers from the Denver Police Academy to teach Denver traffic regulations. Money generated from the tickets will go to the city.

Gubernatorial candidates on education

State Treasurer Bill Owens Republican

Bill Owens' campaign is centered on family. He is married to a Metro graduate and has three children, all enrolled in the Denver public school system. He said he would like to put more dollars in the classroom, and considers education to be the most important issue in the election. Owens said Colorado has one of the best education systems in the country and need to work hard to maintain that status. He said as the father of three children planning to attend state colleges and universities, he would attempt to reduce the growth rate of tuition inflation. Owens said he is unsure of the effectiveness of the three-tier on the Auraria campus and said he would be interested in sitting down with experts in order to solve any duplication problems between the schools. He said he supports a budget increase for higher education if it were based on "rational factors" such as enrollment and graduation rates.

State Senator Mike Feely Democrat

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Mike Feely said there is too much fragmentation and duplicity within the state educational system and these problems need to be addressed. Feely sees -tuition costs rising in the future, due to the nature of the economic climate in Colorado. Feely said the increases would be in line past tuition hikes. He said h~ would work with budgetary guidelines to increase allocatiom for higher education funding. He said.all students beginninf with grades K through 12 and higher education would be a tor priority in his administration. Feel,Y said the education system is not working as effec tively as it could be, and there should be some consolidation He said changes should be weighed under the long-tern interests and needs of the students. Feely said the system is geared more to the convenienc< of the institutions, not to the students. He said the philoso phy of the institutions needs to be changed so it is gearec toward the student's needs, not the institution's.

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Lt. Governor Gail Schoettler Democrat

Gail Schoettler said she favors an approach to higher education emphasizing both training and research. She said strong education begins with qualified teachers filling positions that ""'best serve the needs of all students. She said she predicts increases in coming years, but not a severe increase. She said tuition hikes are aligned with normal economic trends that impact all state institutions. Shoettler said past funding has generally been adequate in meeting the needs of schools. She said new problems in education will arise as reliance on technology increases. She said her goal is to ensure quality education in fields created by these changes, and Colorado needs to present every student an opportunity to pursue a higher education and be successful in a career. She said Telecommunications and distance learning will impact students. As colleges and universities offer more courses via the Internet, she said educators and the state legislature need to look at ways to extend access to all students.

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State Senate President Tom Norton Republican

Tom Norton said Colorado ranks relatively high for postsecondary education. Norton has five children, three of whom have already attended college. He said he would like to change the tax structure in regard to education He said keeping tuition costs down would be somewhat dependent upon allocation of tax funds. In terms of money that is allocated for higher education, Norton said infrastructure funding is a high priority to him. As president of the Senate since 1993, Norton said he ha> already helped to improve the state's education budget. He said he believes the three-tier system that Auraria campus currently has seems to be working relatively well ir that it offers three distinct levels of education; communit) college, four-year degree programs, and graduate programs. Norton added that he did not see any reason at this timi to implem·ent a graduate program at Metro simply becausl students seeking graduate degrees do have other options in terms of graduate schools. Norton said it is important for students to be given all opportunities to attend a higher-education institution.

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Grade inflation? Not at Metro Kampus hops get Grade inflation? than others, but does that make tnem any less honest OK, I know tires can be inflat- and accurate with their evaluation of a student's capaed. Balloons can be inflated. Let's bilities? I honestly don't think so. see, I suppose prices can be inflatI'm a criminal justice major, and I've had some ed. But grades? instructors that are real taskmasters (complete with I guess, when I think about it, whip and all). But I never held that against them · grades can be inflated, or as I care because they truly educated me in ways that I will never to think about it, "academically forget. Jim Hayen enhanced." Alternately, I've had instructors that give easier Recently a great amount of work loads, show a lot of films and even give class a The word concern has surrounded Metro's day or two off. I enjoyed those classes just as much • impressive level of academic achievement. It's been because the teacher had a different teaching style but suggested that students are being given, well, lets say was helpful, informative and made me think. I never liberties when it comes to grade time from our beloved doubted that instructors were anything less than profifaculty. It has also been suggested that teachers simply cient and that I richly deserved everything I got. don' t have time to be preEverything. cise with their grading, are I not only doubt that poor instructors or even Metro has a grade inflation that they cater to their problem, I also truly believe lsn 't it possible that this favorites and give superior that the students here are grades to students who some of the finest students school has a damn good don't deserve them. on the face of the planet. faculty base? One particular Metro This is because of their dedadministrator told me, ication to their school work "Grade inflation is a very and their dedication to themserious problem here at The selves. Met and we are really going to 1ook at it." Furthermore, the instructors at this school not only . One proposed solution is to modify the grading represent an impressive collection of educators, but I scale to include pluses and minuses, but that's still believe they are also some of the damned finest educators in the world. under consideration. But is there really a problem here? Is it possible that professors inflate grades to avoid I ~ave been at Metro for four years now, and I've more work because they are less than competent or met many students, faculty and administrators. I've got- because they play favorites? Sure. Is that what's really ten to know many of them personally, but even the ones happening? No. Metro students get a higher number of A's than I'm not as close to I judge to be not only competent but professional, helpful, precise and overall very capable. other schools because, forgive my arrogance, the stuIsn't it possible that this school has a damn good facul- dents at Metro receive a superior education from some ty base? · very superior educators. No, really, hear me out. Consider the possibility, Academic nay-sayers should quit chasing monsters remote as it may be, that the students at this school earn and give credit where credit is truly deserved. a proportionally higher number of A's than the rest of the nation because the instructors who teach us are Jim Hayen is a Metro student and student govindeed the best. ernment vice president o( student organizations. His Sure, some professors get across to students better is e-mail address is hayen@mscd.edu.

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more power drivers beware "You 'fl never take me alive, you dirty coppers! You hear me? Never!" - Marv Albert, while barricad.e d in his suite at the Ritz Carlton. Just what we needed. Dave Romberg The ever gracious Denver Jive Police Department says Auraria Campus cops need more authority. Now, they get to issue traffic tickets. Why wasn't I consulted? If I had been, I would have pointed out how poorly most of these people drive. I would have pointed out how ludicrous it is to give an already over-inflated ego more power. I would have pointed out how cost ineffective this idea is. I would have pointed out how many other crimes will be committed once this new plan is enacted. It doesn't take a brain scientist to figure out that this is merely a revenue-boosting procedure for the city. They don't have to waste any extra manpower, and a few extra bucks are coming in every week. For the campus, it's a lose-lose situation. First, we're going to have more cops in cruisers rather than walking the beat, further isolating them from an already jaded campus. While they're busy ticketing dangerous California stoppers, purse snatchings, theft and robbery are going to escalate. And let's not forget how many hours are going to be wasted by cops sitting in courtrooms, where they're on the payroll and off the campus altogether. Cases that will doubtlessly be lost by the city since these are underqualified people to be handing out tickets. I'm sure the wisdom on the Denver benches will prevail and toss most resulting disputes right out the proverbial window. The point is, what's in it for us? We lose however many hundreds of dollars in fines and manpower, the campus police are spread thinner than need be, and in return what does Auraria get? Not a damn thing. At least come up with a plan for returning the revenue back into the campus. Here's a compromise: take every dollar that comes in from traffic fines and put them into an anti-parking fund. Then, every student with a clean campus motor vehicle record could get free parking. I'll drive like I'm driving Miss Daisy back and forth to every class if it means I'm not paying for parking. I'd be the most cautious driver since that old couple you saw in the '76 Lincoln on the way to school this morning if I'm not shelling out $10 a week to park. Or, the money raised could go into a real arts build-. ing for actual arts students on campus. Or we could install a campus railway system. Or we could have a Metro day at Coors Field. Point being, if the money isn't flowing back to the - students, all this is doing is causing a great disservice to each and every person on this campus who isn't wearing a badge. So, I ask again: Why wasn't I consulted?

Dave Flomberg is a Metro student and a copy editor/columnist for The Metropolitan. His e-mail address is flomberg@mscd.edu.

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By Michael Byrd The Metropolitan n June 4, 1989, the Chinese government ordered troops to clear Tiananmen Square of student protesters who were asking for democracy. Many protesters died during the Chinese crackdown. In early July of 1998, President Clinton visited the site of the massacre, and millions watched as he strode a red carpet the Chinese government placed for him, a foreign dignitary. For Xiansheng Tian, a history professor at Metro teaching class on modem China this fall, the events of president Clinton's recent China trip held special meaning. Tian, a graduate student at the State University of New York in June 1989, knew a few people killed at Tiananmen. Tian said, the Tiananmen protests was the result of government corruption and the waking of Chinese students to democracy. When some Chinese people compared their lives before and after

Communism, they found themselves lacking the prosperity Communism promised. Some Chinese students who studied abroad learned about democracy, Tian said. A minority of these Chinese students decided that China needed to become democratic. "They did not say that openly," said Tian. 'They just said they needed reform. They never said that they wanted to replace the government." During China's economic boom in the 1980s, a small group of government officials and their families became extremely rich, making some Chinese workers upset, according to Tian. This helped gain popular support for the students' democratic movement. As a result, millions of Chinese, students and tradesmen filled the streets of Beijing demanding freedom. Chinese troops were called in to clear the streets. On June 4, 1989, the confrontation ended in bloodshed when the government ordered its troops to clear out Tiananmen, no matter what the cost. Although Tian said he believes the order came from the highest source in the Chinese government, he adds, "It's still a secret. Nobody knows who issued the final

order." Tian said most people killed at Tiananmen Square were not students, but ordinary people from Beijing. Although no one knows the exact number of people killed during the sweep, Tian said he believes the actual number is much higher than what was reported. "It doesn't matter how many... got killed," Tian said. "It's clear that if you use force against your own people who are asking for reform, that is really something wrong." Tian said the Chinese government, observing changes like the fall of the Berlin Wall, might have felt the Tiananmen Square crackdown was the only way to prevent civil unrest, and possibly war. "That is why many people today around the Chinese community, say 'Well, probably, they had to do it,"' Tian said . Clinton, according to Tian, earned a B-plus for his visit to Tiananmen Square last month. Tian said he feels that Clinton's trip to China was beneficial to the United States. "The most powerful country in the world and the most populous country in the world should keep open conversation,

not confrontation," Tian said. "We have no way to isolate about one quarter of the whole human population." "There's an old saying in Washington, D.C., "Whenever you have problems, go to China." said Tian, commenting on the possibility that Clinton's trip might have been a diversion from domestic troubles. Tian, born in Kaifeng, attended Henan University, the local college. He taught briefly before attending Yellow River University, focusing on American studies. In 1988, Tian came to the U.S., where he earned masters and doctorate degrees in history at the State University of New York and Oklahoma State University, respectively. After teaching at Oklahoma State University, Tian came to Metro. Tian, the father of two children, said Americans need to learn more about China, part of the rationale behind an upcoming history course, Modern China. 'The next century, definitely, America will experience a lot of challenges from different places: from Europe, from East Asia, from the Middle East, all over the world," said Tian. "We (Americans) really need to learn everythi ng about the whole world."

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anything before," he said. He considers himself a first-time advocate for community involvement. Bortolotto trains most mornings. At night he works as a chef at the Barolo Grill. " "It's tough to ride for 60 miles and go to work and stand on your feet for nine hours," he said.

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AIDS Proiect By Michael Byrd The Metropolitan

wo Metro students will join a group of cyclists traveling across Colorado during the six-day, 350mile CAP the Rockies Ride benifiting the Colorado AIDS Project. The event will take the two from Denver . to Colorado Springs, Pine, Nederland, Fort Collins, B.oulder and back, more than 60 miles a day:The tour runs Sept. 7- 10. The price to ride: $2,000 in pledges donated to Colorado AIDS Project, two good cycling legs, months of training and a commitment to endure. The reward: Six days of Colorado's best scenic views, a generous welcome home from an predicted crowd of 13,000, which will participate in the AIDS Walk Colorado Sepember 13, and the knowledge that they helped fight AIDS with their blood and sweat. Student Government President Andy Nicholas and Leonard Bortolotto, a hotel meeting travel administration senior, decided separately to participate in the event.

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Metro professor Monys Hagen gives bike to student government President Andy Nicholas to use in the CAP the Rockies Ride, benifiting the Colorado AIDS Project. Although they have different reasons for becoming involved, their final purpose is the same: To make a difference. Nicholas, in his first term as president, is the team leader for the Auraria campus, AIDS walk team, coordinating everything the team docs from its donation target amount to how many promotional buttons will be distributed on campus. It's through AIDS Walk that Nicholas learned about CAP the Rockies. "I'm doing this in the name of Auraria and Metro students," said Nicholas. He said he will also ride in remembrance of his

cousin, Ryan, who died over eight years ago from AIDS-related complications. "I want this ride to be about people," Nicholas said. "I want to bring money, awareness and participation to the lives of those living with AIDS." Bortolotto said he heard about the event from his friend Simone Swinson, who was involved with AIDS walk and thought the event would be worthwhile for him. Intrigued by the challenge, Bartolotto signed on to join the tour, he said. "I've never stepped up to the plate for

"I want to be the first guy done every day," said Bortolotto, fresh from the 100-m~le Elephant Rock in Castle Rock. He wants to approach the trip like a race. "Let's train, and let's do it. Let's ride the ride, and let's not do it leisurely, either," he said. Nicholas, who admits he has never rjdden more than I 0 miles at any one time, suggested a different strategy. He said that since the event will start no later than 9:30 a.m. each day, CAP The Rockies will provide a vehicle called the Sag Wagon, which will pick up cyclists who are still out on the path af.Ler dusk. "I have a feeling I may have to use the sag wagon near the end," Nicholas confessed. Both students said they find the task of raising $2,000 daunting, because if they come up short they don' t get to race. "The bottom line is if you don't raise the money, you don 't ride," said Bortolotto, who has raised more than $400 so far. "That's the toughest part of the whole thing, 350 miles is nothing." Nicholas said the CAP the Rockies preject suggests that riders find two corporate sponsors to donate $1,000 apiece. "I felt there was more of an opportunity to make this about people," he said. Instead, Nicholas, who has raised $860 so far, said he asked 160 individuals to dontn $20. Also, he said he would write the names of every pledge patron in silver paint on his bicycle. "Vicariously, you ride with me," said Nicholas. Both Bortolotto and Nicholas said they hope their ride will raise awareness and activism on campus and in the community about AIDS. "I think HIV and AIDS is something everybody needs to keep their eyes open about," said Bortolotto. ''Too many people think it's a strictly gay disease. It's not." Nicholas, who has many friends suffering from AIDS-related illnesses, said he believes his participation will make a difference. I'm doing this for all students at Me~o 1 State," he said. "By participating in this event, it i:nay bring more students in all of Auraria to recognize there is a lot more stuff out there they can get involved in to help others."

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he call to the theater was loud for 21-year-old Sara McGuire, the producer, director, writer and actor for the New Creatures Theater Company. The company McGuire runs was created in the fall of 1993 by a group of dissatisfied Columbine High Scho<?l drama students to provide a better opportunity to learn and to create. McGuire wrote plays early on, and took over most major functions of the production process in 1995. She didn't take the stage herself until 1996. Now a senior at Metro, she is entering her last year in charge of the New Creatures. When she graduates in May, McGuire will be forced to leave her directing and producing responsibilites t>y the same rules she helped create. Members must be students to direct or ,produce, but may act until they're 25. "We usually have one totally green (actor) on every show," McGuire said. The company's new show, Happy Hour with Phobia, is the brain-child of McGuire, with an original script and the compulsory greenie. "It's just incredible seeing something I created come to life," McGuire said. "It's like giving birth." While she is sad about having to leave, she is glad to pass on the reigns to her chosen successor and fellow Metro student, Lou Metzger. "It's nice knowing it's one of the last (shows), and 18-hour days- days that never end,.. McGuire said. Happy Hour with Phobia isthe first show in her tenure that is not made up of

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short scenes. It is somewhat autobiographical as well. All the characters are named for family members and friends. At the close of her time with the company, McGuire plans to continue in local theater, but dreams of receiving a Tony Award for writing. Happy Hour with Phobia is playing at the South Suburban Theater Company's Annex Theater, 1900 W. Littleton Blvd., on July 31, August l, 2, 7 and 8 at 8:30 p.m. For information call at 347-1900.

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hicano history is o·verlooked by most history b o o ks , ac c o rd in g to Mich e 11 e Mondragon , president of Denver's chapter of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies. Many Metro students don't know the multiple facets of America's history, Mondragon said. She is _a Metro majoring in behavioral science. History is taught mainly through the Caucasian perspective, she said.

"Americans should know all of our history," she said. NACCS focuses on researching the part of Chicano history that history books leave out and bringing that infonnation to the community. Metro's chapter is part of the Denver chapter. This group is part of a national organization extending throughout much of the United States. NACCS was fonned in 1972 in San Antonio and beoame a student organization at Metro in 1997. There are 18-20 members from campus and the community, she said. · . NACCS reaches out to the community through celebrations of Chicano holidays and events. The group held a party on campus in October 1997 to celebrate El Dia de Los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. This is a day set aside to remember loved ones who have died, and celebrate and honor them with parties and joyful festivities, Mondragon said. She said there was an abundance of food and music, and 300 school children joined in the celebration. The event won the group a "Quilt Award" presented by Metro's Student Activities department.

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June 21, Mondragon IDustration by Izzy Lo1.aJ10 group · discussed social problems at the conference and tried to identify solutions. The group also spent three days sightseeing in the city, she said. Mondragon said she would like to see students from the University of Colorado at Denver and Community College of Denver involved in the Denver chapter of NACCS Denver foco as well .

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I got off the plane after 11.5 hours of flying. Because of low fares, I had taken the convenient DenverNewark-Washington D.C.-Paris route. I Brian Crookham expected tight security at the airport but was surprised when they didn't even stamp my passport, much less look twice at my luggage, as I went through customs. I felt much safer when I rounded the corner and bumped Into the barrel of the assault rifle that was attached to the shoulder of a French National Policeman. I thought that I would put my things in a locker and_head downtown while I killed the eight hours until I was to meet my travel partner, J.B. Belzer, the women's soccer coach at Regis University and a longtime friend. I was disappointed when I found out there were no lockers in the airport because of sec1,1rity concerns. No worries, I thought I would just catch up on some needed rest instead of dragging my bags around Paris. Wrong again. The chairs were made of metal and had large armrests. They were obviously designed to torment people who had not slept in over 24 hours. None of this really mattered because I was to attend the World Cup semifinal in a few short hours. Over the next few hours, I saw more freaks in the Charles De Gaulle Airport than you would see in a backwoods carnival in Arkansas. J.B. arrived, and we had relatively little trouble hooking up, considering neither of us spoke French and neither of us knew where ·we were or where the hell we were going. From there we put my things in the rental car (from now on referred to as the Hotel de Fiat) and caught the train to the Stade de France.

Photos courtesy ofBrian Crookham (Above) Thousands of fans from myriad countries celebrate before the World Cup final July 12 outside the Stade de France in Paris. {Below) Metro men's soccer coach Brian Crookhom gets a jump on the competition recruiting wise by giving a Germon boy a Metro soccer shirt ofter the pair kicked a boll around.

problem, they stole my camera in the process. As I chased them down the street, they dumped the camera and were never caught, although the · camera was later found. That was the only trouble that we had all week. After recovering from the 100-yard run I had taken, we decided to go into the stadium. It's an impressive stadiUm that was built specifically for the World Cup Final, holds 80,000 people and doesn't have a bad seat in the house. Note to the Denver Broncos: I have been in the two newest stadiums in Europe in the last six months. Go take a look before you build. France and Croatia were to meet, in that day's semifinal for the right to play The semifinals Brazil, which had Just outside the stadium grounds, a beaten Holland on makeshift village was setup with food and penalty kicks a night merchandise vendors, a large stage with earlier in the World live music and a big-screen television, so Cup Final. those who did not have tickets could watch Both teams had outside. supporters in the staFans from many countries were out- dium chanting, side, dressed in their countries' colors, singing and waving flags hours before the dancing and singing for hours prior to game. Throughout the tournament, the kickoff. We were especially fond of a French fans had been very reserved comgroup of kids dressed in French colors and pared with other countries' supporters. It walking around the stadium. was as if they had to be convinced the J.B. asked them to take a picture with team was worth cheering for. Now they me, and they were happy to do it. The only were starting to support their team.

The fans who caught my attention were the Croatians. They were supporting a country that had only existed for seven years. They were smaller in number but more passionate than any. It was very apparent that many of the· people in the stands had fought for the right to play under the new Croatian flag. You could see it on their faces and hear it in their voices. National pride. I wish every American who bitches and complains about the little things that bother them could see what I saw that day. The Croatians made a tremendous effort and took the lead, but the more experienced and organized France team and took control pounded its way into the final. The table was set for a dream matchup, host country the against the world champions. The atmosphere in Europe for the next three days was incredible. , After an hour or so of partying with the fans after the game, we headed back to the airport. Hotel de Fiat was parked on floor three, space 021 . Time for some sleep, even if it involved reclining seats and airplane pillows.

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water, deodorant and a tooth brush. After cleaning up we hit the road to go visit friends, Kevin and Mikala, in Germany. They live in a small town in southwest Germany. (The morning of the second day at Kevin's) I had planned to take a jog, but my plans were interrupted. As I left the house I spotted a boy who looked to be about I 0 years old in the yard next door kicking a ball against the barn. I asked him in my best and only German if he spoke English. No chance. But his eyes lit up whi:n I gestured as if I wanted to kick the ball with him. Although we didn't speak the same language, he watched and learned from me. I ran inside and and came back with a Metro soccer shirt. The look on his face was priceless when I gave it to him. This was the ultimate - and one of many this week - example of sports bridging the language barrier. This was also the most rewarding part of the trip. I

The Final Now that we had seen the required sights it was time to get down to business - the World Cup Final. Thousands more French supporters had come out to the village outside the stadium, and it was rocking four hours before the game. They were still a bit stuffy, but they were trying to get this having-funthing down. The Brazilians had no trouble figuring out how to party at a World Cup Final. After all, they have won the tournament four times. All of their faces were painted green and yellow, and their distinctive flag flew proudly all over the park. We entered the stadium about an hour and a half before game time. Everyone was on their feet, and most of the seats were already full. As kickoff approached, the atmosphere was electric. One-third of the world's population watched the game, and I was one of 80,000 that was there. The underdog French made the game exciting early, with a stifling defense and a team organization that was flawless. The Brazilians were not prepared for what they faced. They played uninspired and disjointed soccer for 90 minutes and lost to the better, but not more talented, French side. The French fans did not know how to react. As the final whistle blew, they became crazy with joy. They now were believers. The stunned Brazilian team watched as the French captain DeChamps hoisted the Jules Rimet Trophy, signifying that they were the best in the world. I wish that every coach and player could experience what I saw in those five days. I will never forget a minute of it.

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ONGOING Picasso: His Print Wor k - This exhibition includes 29 works o n loan from the Denver Art Museum, 30 works being toured by Exhibits USA , and several works loaned from private collections. Located at the Center for the Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee Street (new location), this show runs through August 11, 1990. Hours are Tues. - Fri. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sal. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Draw - Bill Amundson, Mark Brasuell, Elizabeth Buhr. Reception runs from 6-8 p.m. at the Emmanuel Gallery, I 0th and Lawrence Street Mall on the Auraria Campus. Show will be open from July 10, 1998 - August 7, 1998. The Gallery is open Monday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information, call 556-8337.

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