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Mardi 5, 1999
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Shane Ah Matt gets a big hug from Lee Barlow after the Metro men's basketball team defeated Mesa State for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championship Feb. 27. The Runners will travel to Wayne, Neb., March 5 to compete in the NCAA Division II regional tournament.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Report criticizes University of Colorado international campuses
LESSONS IN LITERACY: Students heed the need to read
ASK BALDY: Metro should follow its own rules on sexual harassment
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AURARIA CAMPUS
MARCH 1999
Women's History Month MARCH 4TH Shirley Chisholm Of Course Women Dare When: 11:00am-12:00pm Where: Tivoli Tumhalle Reception: A reception will follow the lecture. In 1968, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the Congress of the United States. In 1972, Congresswoman Chisholm made history by seriously campaigning for the Democratic Party nomination for president She is author of two books and founder of the National Political Congress of Black Women. Questions: (303)556-8441 Sponsors: Alumni Relations, Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Department of African American Stuaies, Department of Political Science, African American Affairs Council, MSCD Student Activities, UCO Student life, CCD Student Life and Activities, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Colorado Black Women for Political Action, United Council of Negro Women, Colorado NOW
MARCH 8TH
Invisible Legacies of Resistance: Women of Color Regaining Her-Story Presenters:
Rebecca Salinas, and Yolanda Ortega-Ericksen When: 2:00-3:30pm Where: livoli 444 Experience a mosaic of poetry, music, and slides that depict the political and social struggles and accomplishments of women of color in leadership. Questions: 1303)556-2595 Sponsor: MSCO Student Activities leadership Odyssey
MARCH 11TH Susan B. Anthony Slept Here When: 2:00pm Where: Tivoli 320AB This film documents landmarks that celebrate seven famous American women and profiles the lives of each of these women. Questions: 1303)556-2595 Sponsors: MSCD Student Activities, UCO Student life
Desert Cliche: Israel Now - Local Images Presenter: When: Where:
Tami Katz-Freiman 10:00-11:15am Golda Meir Center for Political Leadership A lecture and slide presentation on the works of young Israeli artists that challenge the stereotypes and cliches relating to the media's notion of Israel. The lecture will examine the Israeli myths of female and male heroism, the desert metaphor, and the militarist climate in Israel. Katz-Freiman is curator for the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach and the Israeli Forum of Museums. Questions: (303)556-3220 Sponsors: Golda Meir Center for Political leadership
When Love Hurts The Margo Green Lecture Series Presenter: Donna Ferrato When: 1:00-2:00pm Where: Tivoli 640 Donna Ferrato is founder of the Domestic Abuse Awareness Project as well as a photojournalist and author. This slide show will begin with images of loving, healthy relationships and then go to the dark heart of domestic violence to show the impact on all our lives. Questions: (303)556-2595 Sponsors: MSCD Student Activities, UCO Student l ife
MARCH 9TH Meta Sex: Identity, Body, and Sexuality in Contemporary Israeli Art Tami Katz-Freiman 9:30-10:45am Golda Meir Center for Political Leadership A lecture and slide presentation on feminist awareness in Israeli contemporary culture. The critical images of 10 major women artists in Israel on the connection between body, sexuality, and the qualities associated with femininity (seduction, beauty, fragility) will be explored. Katz-Freiman is curator of the Israeli Forum of Museums.
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Questions: (303)556-3220 Sponsors: Golda Meir Center for Political l eadership
MARCH lOTH Female/Male Communications Presenter: Kathy York 12:00-l:OOpm When: Where: South Classroom 136A Research shows that men and women use language differently. These differences can lead to misunderstandings in the classroom, workplace, and life. This workshop will help you to identify these differences and increase understanding of how to communicate with each other. Questions: (303)556-2343 Sponsors: CCD Student Assistance ·center and Women's Services
MARCH 11-12 Coming Together in Struggle and in Celebration: 6th Annual Women of Color in Higher Education Conference Featuring Rebecca Walker When: Where:
All day University of Colorado at Boulder For registration: Call Melissa Bassett at (303)492-5713
MARCH 12 - APRIL 5 A Woman Was Lynched the Other Day... A Multi-Media Installation by Kim Mayhorn When: Reception: Where:
March 12th-April 5th March 12th: 6:00-10:00 p.m. Z-Wick.Place(3601 Wazee)
The installation is a journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the continent of Africa to the North American Coast The goal of the installation is not only to break the cultural, academic, and historic silence about Black women who were raped and lynched during the nineteenth century, but also to recall, remember, and honor their sacrifice. The artist invites you to "walk on the leaves, branches, soil, and sand in remembrance of these black women and girls who died before their time and let their spirits be felt." Questions and Directions: 1303) 394-1973 x15 Sponsors: Colorado NARRAL., Colorado NOW, Office of Assessment and Testing, Institute for Women's Studies and Services, Urban Spectrum
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MARCH 24TH Her Place in History: The Women of the West Museum Presenter:
Marsha Semmel, CEO of the Women of the West Museum When: 1:00-2:00pm Where: South Classroom 107 Marsha Semmel will discuss the mission, goals, and progress of the Women of the West Museum which will be located in Boulder County. Questions: (303)556-4664 Sponsors: Phi Alpha Theta Historians' Honorary
Mothers of Knowledge: Stories of Women and the Sacred Presenter: Skywalker, Storyteller When: 1:00-2:00pm Where: South Classroom 136A Skywalker, Storyteller takes a poetic approach to convey a repertoire of traditional, historical, and contemporary stories of all continents and cultures. "Through story the unique qualities, Of being human manifest, Story is more than a vehicle, Of artistic expression, Cultural tradition, Ancient and ageless wisdom. Story is the revealer of self-identity, An endlessly evolving bridge, To cultural understanding. And a healer of wounds.
Pride, Passion, Performance: A Lesbian Literary and Creative Arts Symposium Where:
St. Cajetan's and St. Francis Center When: 9:30am-5:00pm Barbara Smith will keynote this all day symposium. Smith was co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press in 1983. Her most recent work. The Truth That Never Hurts: Writings on Race, Gender. and Freedom, came out in the fall of 1998. The symposium will also feature Lisa lusero, a performance artist, Graciela Sanchez, director of Esperanza Peace &Justice Center, and Shoshana Rosenfeld, director of the documentary film Scent uVa Butch. Participants are welcome to attend one speaker or the entire day. Questions: (303)556-8441 or (303)556-6333 Sponsors: Diversity Initiatives Program Committee, Counseling Center, Chicano Studies, Institute for Women's Studies and Services, GlBT Student Services, Student Publications, AQuA, CU President's Fund for the Humanities, UCO Student Activities. Equality Colorado, OutFront, Quest, Weird Sisters, Colorado NOW, Black Gay/lesbian leadership Forum
Questions: (3031556-2343 Sponsors: CCD Student Assistance Center and Women's Services
MARCH 3151 Nutrition and Health for Women
MARCH 25TH Diversity as Art: Art as Diversity Presenter: Nikki Giovanni When: 2:00pm Where: Tivoli 320ABC Nikki Giovanni, author of nearly 20 books of poetry, is a devoted and passionate writer, teacher, and speaker. Her book, Racism 101, includes bold, controversial essays about the situation of Americans on all sides of the race issue. Questions: (303)556-2595 Sponsors: MSCO Student Activities, UCO Student Life, Office of Assessment and Testing, United Women of Color
MARCH 26TH
When: Where: Questions: Sponsors:
12:00-l:OOpm Tivoli 329 (303)556-2595 MSCD Student Activities, UCO Student Life
Dream Work Presenter: Elaine Ryan When: l:00-2:00pm Where: South Classroom 136A Dreams are wonderful companions that bring us information, guidance, self-knowledge, and healing. learn how to listen to your dreams and apply the lessons in your daily life. Questions: (303)556-2343 Sponsors: CCD Student Assistance Center and Women's Services
3rd Annual Women's Leadership Conference Featuring Nikki Giovanni Where: Tivoli Tumhalle When: Allday Registration for the conference is $5. To register, contact the UCO Office of Student Life at (303)556-8048. Sponsors: UCO Student life, MSCD Student Activities, CCO Student life and Activities
A special thanks to the Student Affairs Board and the Diversity Initiatives Program Committee at Metropolitan State College of Denver for their financial support for Women's History Month.
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Single Parents Day When: 4:00pm Where: 1033 Ninth Street Park March 21st was officially recognized by the U.S. Congress as Single Parents' Day in 1984. To recognize and honor the hard work and dedication of single parents, the Institute for Women's Studies and Services is sponsoring a "giveaway." Several local stores and vendors have donated gift certificates that will be given away through a drawing process on March 22nd. Single parents are welcome to stop by the Institute for Women·s Studies and Services (1033 Ninth Street Park. near the Mercantile) to fill out an entry form any time prior to the drawing. Individuals need not be present at the drawing to be eligible. Questions: (303)556-8441 Sponsors: Institute for Women's Studies and Services
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EWS The Metropolitan A report detailing problems with the University of Colorado at Denver's international campuses recommends closing two of its campuses and restructuring the other three. Marshall Collins, CU-Denver spokesman, said this report was the first step in reviewing the program and is not complete or wholly ac~urate. Collins said not all of the recommendations m
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the report are feasible and further review of them would be necessary. A committee found significant problems at each of the campuses in Nepal, Russia, China, Taiwan and Mongolia. The problems included cheating, plagiarism, inadequate textbooks and inadequate housing. "This report was the first step in the review process," Collins said. "The second step would have been to have the dean look at this report and decide what recommendations were feasible. Then it
would have gone to the chancellor. Then it would have been up to the administration to decide what to do. We were not given the opportunity to do that, because someone, somewhere, and we don't know who, tried to handout copies of this report and shouldn't have." The committee that put the report together was made up of professors and people who had been involved in the international program. The committee members were Elihu Pearlman, English professor; Kitty Corbett, associate pro-
fessor of anthropology, Linda Dixon, biology professor; Sonja Foss, chairwoman of the communications department; Lionel Jensen, associate professor of history; Steven Medema, chairman of economics and Arthur Robinson, Jab coordinator. Collins said some of the recommendations in the committee's report have been implemented or are being studied for implementation. The report recommends creating an
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By Lisa Opsahl-Lang The president of Rocky Mountain Internet, an internet service provider, donated $1 million to Metro Feb. 25 for need-based four-year tuition scholarships. Doug Hanson and his wife, Elena, made the first contribution to the scholarship, which may receive more donations through the years, Hanson said .. "I think Metro is the best school in Colorado to provide an education to students who may not otherwise have had the opportunity," he said. Carrie Schafer, director of College Communications, said the scholarship could be available for students as early as August. "Some of the details about how we can use the money still need to be worked out," Schafer said. Students will be chosen for the scholarship based on their financial need, she said. Hanson said his family was very poor and he grew up in rural West Virginia. He was the first person in his family to go to college. He attended Glendale College in California at age 25, and paid for his education with the GI Bill after he retired from the Navy. Schafer said the scholarship money would be for incoming freshmen, but not necessarily those coming straight out of high school. "We have such a diverse campus," she said. "Scholarship recipients may not be 19-year-olds right out of high school."
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Vanessa Lovatto practices a self-defense move on Siobhan Hastings March 3 at the rape awareness workshop sponsored by the University of Colorado at Denver and Metro student activities.
Metro computer labs might soon add new software that will verify if users are Metro students before they use the computers. The school is considering adding Windows 2000 to all computer Jabs within a year, said John Reed, director of technology at Metro. "Nothing will change in the other programs we have, this will only help us manage the software," Reed said. Reed said ihe computer labs will require better security because of past problems. "Within the past six months there was a severe breach of security when an individual sent a bomb threat to The Denver Post from one of our computers," Reed said. Reed also said students have brought in viruses to the labs and installed software that allowed the individual to get secured information around campus . Reed said the software will be installed in all computers on campus. Reed said he doesn't know exactly what the cost will be, but estimated a half a million dollars. With this new software, Reed said IDs will no longer have to be shown. 'The student will walk in a lab and log in on a computer, and it will get information see COMPUTER on 5
Professor testifies in First Amendment case By Lisa Opsahl-Lang The Metropolitan Metro journalism professor James Brodell is slated to be an expert witness for a First Amendment case going to district court June 7.
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Plan to Attend the Majors Fair March 10, 1999 from lOam - 3pm in the Tivoli Turnhalle! Faculty from Academic deparbnents will be present and available to discuss options with you. Other Deparbnents Represented Are • • • •
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March 5, 1999
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Dion Trujillo thought his life was over after he was paralyzed in a car accident three years ago. He was wrong. Since then, he has excelled in school and donates his time to helping students at risk. Trujillo and eight other Metro students received "Students to Watch" awards March 2 for their determination, courage and academic achievement in the face of life's challenges. "I'm just glad to have the opportunity to go to school," Trujillo said. "I never thought I'd be able to do anything again. It's an honor." Metro recognized students who were gang members, rape victims, abused children, drug addicts, young mothers, chronically depressed, blind at birth and schizophrenic. These students turned their lives around and now hold GPAs ranging from 3.0 to 4.0. Most are active in helping people in the community. The selection committee received many nominations, and chose "nine pretty amazing fascinating students," said Karen Besen, director of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Student Services. The recipients were Kerrie Dallman, Daniel Gallegos, Karen see AWARDS on 7
Jaime Jarrett/The Metropolitan Idaho State and University of Northern Colorado Rugby players fight for control of the ball during a line-out at the 12th Annual Mile Hi Collegiate XV's Rugby Tournament Feb. 28. The tournament was at the Auraria Fields Feb. 27 and 28. The University of Utah took first place.
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to see if this student is currently registered with Metro," Reed said. "If the student is, they will be able to continue, if not, the student will not be able to use the lab." Metro student Tamika Davis said she likes the idea. "I think it is more efficient than having
to search for your student ID every time you go to the computer labs," she said. Dave Hawkins, a student at Metro, said he uses the labs quite often, and feels anything is good if it benefits the students. "Anything that helps the students is always good, but the focus should be on updating the current programs and getting
better computers," Hawkins said. "Whenever that is done, the school can begin with putting in the new program." Scott Dulaney, a junior at Metro, said he thinks it's a good idea. "Since tuition and fees fays for equipment, students should have exclusive rights to usage," he said.
College students hoping to find deals for spring break to places like Cancun, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta and South Padre Island might be out of luck. "All package deals are sold out," said Karen Scheuerer, a travel consultant at Council Travel in the Tivoli. She said deals the company was offering have been sold out for about a month. All packages included round-trip airfare and a seven-night stay in a hotel of the person's choice. The packages also included "The Best Party Pak," which includes free beach bashes, free food , free parties and free happy hours. "The biggest draw is the beach," Scheuerer said. She said the bars are another big draw to these destinations. The package deals started at $369 and went as high as $889. The prices varied depending on what hotel is chosen and choice of occupancy. Scheuerer gave some prices for these destinations that include airfare only and are not part of any package deal. The prices ranged from $265 to $380 depending on the destination. However these prices are also no longer available. "There is absolutely no way to get these fares at this time for spring break," Scheuerer said. Scheuerer said college students should start planning spring break in December. Some students are going to a variety of places for spring break. Metro student Archie Bernstein said he and some friends are going to Lake Powell for spring break. "There's nothing else to do," he said. Metro student Lindsay Spencer said she was going to Cozumel, Mexico. 'Tm going just to see it," she said.
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academic board for international education. CU-Denver is looking to create that board, Collins said. Also, the report recommended hiring new managers, and Collins said CU-Denver has done that. "There's no guarantee that every recommendation will get done, " Collins said. "It's a question of what is feasible." Collins said, "Feasibility depends on two things. First it will depend on whether we can make changes with our
financial resources and second if we have enough labor to do it." He said one recommendation in the report was to increase American professors on the foreign campuses. "Can we afford to do that? How long will it take to increase the American professors? A week? A month? A year? We just don't know without further study," he said. CU-Denver graduate and former Metro student Richard Roberts, sent a
letter June 19 to CU-Denver Chancellor Georgia Lesh-Laurie about the problems he encountered during his stay at the Nepal campus. Four months later, a female Metro student said she was raped by a security guard there. Roberts' June letter played a role in the CU-Denver investigation of its international campuses. "The notion that international programs will become lucrative 'revenue centers' seems to us neither wise nor
practical," the report states. "This program was never designed to be a money maker," Collins said. "It's a relatively young program, some of the oldest ones being six years old." Collins said the committee did the best job it could, basing its findings for the report from interviews and research. But Collins said the report covered the findings of the committee, and those findings needed to be proven through more review.
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Geology of Colorado 13 sem hrs)
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Conflict Resolution & Decision Making 12 sem hrs)
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Interpersonal Communication 13 sem hrs)
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Four-year-old Samantha Drake shares a quiet moment with her mother Jennifer Henslee during a parent breakfast at the Auraria Child Care Center Feb. 26. The event was a chance for parents to eat breakfast with their children and interact with the teachers and other parents.
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Hellman, Charles Holmes, Maureen Lewis, Julie Mah'd, Mary Riotte, Trujillo and Robert Willoughby. Each of these students has a story that needs to be told, Kate Lutrey, executive assistant to vice president of Student Services, told the audience at the evening ceremony at St. Francis Center. "I'm always inspired by the courage of students with disabilities and who have suffered tragedy in life get up and try to help other people," Lutrey said. "They have compassion that goes beyond the average person." Families and friends played a big part in the students' success, Bensen
said. Muh'd, a blind student from Colorado Springs, said the dedication of Metro professors helped her succeed. In Trujillo's family, "Failure was not an option," he said. His family encouraged him to return to school. Gallegos cleaned up his life when he was left to raise his son on his own. These students are now helping youth involved in gangs and drugs. The award recipients said they want to help others facing similar situation. Lewis survived an abusive childhood. With her desired degree in Human Services, she wants to counsel abused and neglected children. Hellman wants to become a clinical
psychologist to help people with problems she once had: depression, drug addiction and anorexia. Willoughby has cerebral palsy and speech problems. He worked for 15 years at the Cerebral Palsy Center, the school he attended from ages 10 lo 18. He also has been volunteering at the Denver Museum of Natural History for the past seven years. Holmes assists needy African American families. He held 10 workshops on African American history at St. Martin's Plaza. Some of the students said they were surprised to receive the award. "I guess I'm just overly modest, but I just do what I do," Muh'd said.
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Happy Birthday William Shatner. To celebrate, take 20% off all Science Fiction books.
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17t11 St. Patrick's Day - Make sure you're wearin' the green. Stop by for a complimentary shamrock sticker. Save some green too! Take $1 off any book about the land of the leprechauns or by an Irish author.
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Honhart said the town would advertise events like barbecues or Fourth of July fireworks shows in the paper and in the two annual supplements Ski the Summit and Summer in the Summit "Since the ban, we don 't know what kind of financial impact that had on the paper or on other merchants in the town," Honhart said. "Other merchants must work with the government to get their business licenses and building permits. We can't say if merchants felt like they would face retaliation if they didn't pull their advertising, too." Ten Mile nmes editor Miles F. Porter would have settled out of court years ago for a few thousand dollars, Honhart saic. But the town refused. "It's taken a long time to get to court for a lot of reasons," Honhart said. 'There was a case in the Supreme Court that would have affected our case. So judge Richard Matsch put our case on hold, waiting to see the outcome of the Supreme Court case. Then Matsch got busy with that whole OKC trial. That slowed us down for a while." Brodell said he is not allowed to speak about the case, but he has written several affidavits supporting Ten Mile nmes. Brodell's affidavit states, 'The amount and intensity of the material about town government does not seem excessive or inappropriate." According to Brodell's statement, "Weekly newspapers such as Ten Mile nmes frequently are produced by too few people in too little time." "In a small community, multiple hats are a necessity," he wrote. Jean Otto, from the Denver Rocky Mountain News, is an expert witness for the town of Frisco. She supports the town's decision to ban advertising in Ten Mile nmes. Otto's affidavit states that the Ten Mile nmes ignored journalism standards and that, 'The town government would not wish to endorse that product by purchasing advertising space."
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Cold, but not calculating The controversy over an alleged rape at CU-Denver's EDITORIAL Nepal campus seems a little overblown. from the information that is available now, The University of it looks like university offiColorado at Denver cials could not have preventhas been the subject ed what happened. After of harsh criticism learning of mismanagement since a Metro stuat the Nepal campus, they dent said she was investigated and ultimately raped at the school's discontinued the program Nepal campus in last fall. November. Obviously, there are inherent logistical difficulties with running a campus thouVIE\\'S: sands of miles away. CU-Denver has Academic quality and stubeen insensitive, but dent safety are the two not irresponsible. biggest problems, as evidenced in a recent report from CU-Denver professors to Chancellor Georgia Lesh-Laurie. The report recommended closing two of CU-Denver's far-flung campuses and revamping the other three. But the rape situation isn't about large-scale mismanagement. It was a series of smaller errors that probably reflect bigger problems. First mistake: Officials at SANN Research Institute, which runs the program in Nepal for CU-Denver, allowed students to drink alcohol in campus buildings. Some of the students became drunk. Second mistake: Those officials encouraged students to sleep at the school that night rather than walk home. Tragedy: A Metro student in the program said a security guard at the school raped her in the early morning hours of Nov. I. After hearing of the incident, the university said it
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immediately sent an official to Nepal to investigate. The investigator could not confirm the student's allegations, said Marshall Collins, CU-Denver spokesman. The victim would not speak to CU-Denver investigators, and her family is planning to sue, according to published reports. Larry Bell, director of the Office of International Education at CU-Denver, said students are put through a three-day orientation session upon arriving in Nepal. On the fourth day, female students sit through a separate seminar covering topics such as how to dress, health and safety issues, and proper behavior around men in the Nepalese culture. Collins said CU-Denver specifically prohibits alcohol consumption on its campuses, and that's one factor that led the school to sever its relationship with the SANN Research Institute. Given: CU-Denver warned students about cultural differences. The university can't control the actions of its employees. Rape is still wrong, and CU-Denver should have been more sensitive to the woman's situation. Instead, sample this gem from Collins: "We never had a position on this (rape) claim to begin with." And what about Narayan Shrestha, the Boulder businessman who started the Semester in Nepal program? He told the Denver Rocky Mountain News that the rape victim was irresponsible, scatter-brained and immature. Metro spokeswoman Debbie Thomas didn't exactly foster healing either when she matter-of-factly said the college can't control what its studen~s do at other institutions. Several groups bear responsibility. It's not enough for CU-Denver to close down a campus where students were victimized. The university should also seek to repair that damage, as much as possible, with individuals. And Metro should be more careful about what programs it tacitly endorses by offering class credit to students who attend them.
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these campaigns, work with the media and make a difference on the issues that are important to a healthy future. I see a lot of great organizations that any student can get involved with located in the Club Hub. I see students, such as myself and other CoPIRG volunteers, working hard to organize petitions, press conferences and urging students to take an active stance on issues. I would like to sec even more involvement at Metro. If legislation to take politics off publicly funded campuses passes, there won't be a chance in the future to get into leadership-based organizations. Your choice will be between gaming and basket weaving. CoPIRG has challenged me and brought me to a higher level of involvement both politically and school-based. I challenge anyone to come and help us with our hunger clean-up by donating a few hours of your time, or help save our wilderness by signing a card to stop logging in our national forests. Or you can even help with the planning of Earth Day by finding vendors and entertainment for the event. Even if community activism isn't your "cup of Joe," get the most out of your college experience by joining one of the clubs on this campus that does things that interest you. There is an organization for you. Use opportunities such as CoPIRG and get involved!
Metro wants suggestions on how it can improve its proposed new sexual harassment policy. Here are a few places to start First, let's get this straight. These Kyle Ringo records are open. The school says UNCLE BALDY records on sexual harassment complaints are closed to the public. Hogwash. The law, which was what we were all using as a standard last time I checked, says if it doesn't specifically say its closed, it's open. End of story. Nowhere does the policy state that some sort of pattern of unwanted behavior must form before certain acts become sexual harassment. It simply says if you do this or that, it could be harassment. Obviously, there are certain acts that, if done once, can be defined as sexual harassment. Sexual assault is one example. But how about asking a fellow student or a co-worker out on a date? Under this policy, that could be sexual harassment even if it happens just once. That's got to change. I asked Percy Morehouse, Metro's director of Equal Opportunity, about this omission. He said the point is a valid one and the policy should be made more clear to eliminate silly scenarios from becoming fiascoes. The policy states: "Hostile environment sexual harassment is unwelcome conduct, generally although not necessarily of a sexual nature ... " Huh? So, it seems to me what this says is sexual harassment can include other kinds of harassment. How does regular old harassment become punishable under sexual harassment policy? Don't our current harassment laws provide enough protection here? The policy states any college administrator, supervisor or professor who "observes what he or she reasonably believes to be sexual harassment ..." must report it to the director of Equal Opportunity who must investigate it. 'This office will determine whether it is factual before it acts upon it," Morehouse said. Maybe you have noticed, not everyone can agree on what is reasonable. I think my definition of reasonable and Patricia Ireland's are going to be quite different here. Ireland, of course, is the president of the National Organization for Women. There is also a clause that says Metro has a responsibility to its students who are participating in courses or other college-sponsored activities off campus to ensure protection against sexual harassment. So I wondered if Metro has followed its own proposed rule. It knows one of its students has said she was raped while participating in a study abroad program in Nepal. Has Morehouse begun an investigation into whether this woman's claims are true? ''No, because the student hasn't come to us," Morehouse said. "No one has come to us." Morehouse said he had read about the story in the paper, which means he observed or was made aware of what he must have reasonably considered to be sexual harassment. So under this new policy, shouldn't Metro be aggressively pursuing the facts in this woman's case? "Yeah, I guess under this policy you're probably right," Morehouse said. I get that all the time.
Lydia Brase is a Metro student. Reach her at CoPIRG by calling (303) 556-8093 or e-mail brase@mscd.edu.
Kyle Ringo is a Metro student and a columnist for The Metropolitan. His e-mail address is ringok@mscd.edu.
Student involvement rewarding While writing this column I am aware of Denver's brown doud pollution, the endless sprawl into prestigious rural Colorado, and a mass transit system that is inadequate for the size of metro Denver. Do you care about having a voice on these Lydia Brase issues? I do, and I think you do too. Laws are being considered as you read this that could stop students in organizations from taking a stand on political issues (if they are funded by public money). In the 1980s, students at Metro voted to establish a chapter of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group to have a voice on political and environmental issues. A $4 waiveable fee that is voted on every three years funds CoPIRG. I've been involved in CoPIRG for a year. Now I'm the chapter chair and one of the board members for Metro's CoPIRG. Board members decide on the campaigns the different chapters will work on for the semester. CoPIRG also has chapters around the state including the University of Southern Colorado, Western State College, Colorado State University and the University of Northern Colorado. I work in the Club Hub all day Mondays on campaigns such as fighting homelessness, saving wildlife refuges, heightening the recycling rate on campus and, this semester, Earth Day 1999. I've learned how to run
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STAFF EDITOR Perry Swanson
NEWS EDITOR Sean Weaver
FEATURES EDITOR Tim Fields
SPORTS EDITOR Tom Viskocil
PHOTO EDITOR John Swift
ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR Jaime Jarrett
COPY EDITORS Rico Baca Matthew J. Lilley
COLUMNIST Kyle Ringo
WEBMASTERS Alyssa King Simon Joshi
GRAPHIC ARTISTS Tim Dohrman Christian Keller Anila John
CARTOONS Eddie Egloff David Menard
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REPORTERS Lisa Opsahl-Lang Rebecca Rivas Jennifer Youngman Nick Gamer lmthiaz Hopkins
PHOTOGRAPHERS Kelli McWhirter Laurine Moore
ADVERTISING Bernadette Baca Kim Fronapfel
BUSINESS MANAGER Donnita Wong
OFFICE STAFF Kevin Kossow Michelle L. Golden
ADVISER Jane Hoback
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS Editorial: (303) 556-2507 Advertising: (303) 556-836 I Fax: (303) 556-3421 E-mail: swansonp@mscd.edu
Thr Mrtropolitao is produced by and for the students of Metropolitan Stare College of DenL>er serving the Auraria Campw. Thr. Mr.tropolitan i.s supported by advertising revenues and student f eei, and i.s pulr fished every Friday during tlie academic year and monthly during the summer seme!ler. Tbr. Mrtropolitan is distributed to all campus buildings. Na pmon may take more tlian one copy ofeach edition of Tbr. MrtroJM>litan witliout prior writren perminion. Direct any questions, complaints, compliments or comments to tlie Metro Board of Publications clo Tbr Mr.trupolitan. Opinions expressed within do not necessarily reflect those of Thr Mrtropolitan, Metropolitan State College of Denver or its advertisers. Deadline for caleadar items i.s 5 p.m. Friday. Deadline for press releOJes is 10 a.m. Monday. Display advertising deadline i.s 3 p.m. Friday. Classified advertising deadline is 5 p.m. Monday. The Mr.tropolitao offices are lacared in the Tivali Student Union, room 313. The mailing address is P.O.Boi 173362, Campus Box 57, Denver, CO 80217-3362. 0 AU rightJ reserved. The Mr.tropolitao i.s prinred on recycled paper.
Metropolitan missed mark on CSA Editor: I am writing in response to The Metropolitan 's Feb. 19 editorial. Not only does the editorial display complete ignorance on behalf of the editorial staff about the implications of House Bill 1189, but it also makes false accusations against the Colorado Student Association. Despite your inaccurate opinions, HB 1189 would largely affect student governments and student groups. The bill's sponsors may not have intended for it to affect student fee funding in institutions of higher education, but when asked about these specific implications, lawmakers agree it does pose a clear threat. The bill does specify political activity as being a political committee, candidate for office, ballot initiative or referendum. However, it does not specify the definition of "political purpose." Was it not with a political purpose that you wrote the editorial? What about other countless other letters to the editor? Are they not printed with student fees processed through Metro's accounting department? The bill, which would make it illegal for state agencies (colleges and universities) to collect funds for political purposes, applies to a broad spectrum of student organizations who organize countless events that could be considered as having some political purpose. The editorial blatantly criticized CSA for lobbying against HB 1189 to save its own hide, but it also addressed our main points, which center around protecting student government organizations. In fact, CSA is most concerned about the viability of student governments and accessibility to higher education. In 1993, CSA successfully lobbied for a $4.5 million increase in need-based financial aid, the largest increase in the State of Colorado. In 1995, CSA supported and received a $6.2 million increase in aid. CSA
is one of the most organized, efficiently operated student coal itions in the country, and you should be ashamed to have criticized CSA when your staff and all students at Metro benefit from CSA's impeccable efforts to ensure student involvement in the legislative process. Contrary to your claim, which makes false allegations concerning the University of Colorado at Boulder's reasoning for dropping out last year, Boulder wanted CSA to lobby on issues that weren't in line with CSA's mission: social issues such as abortion rights. CSA said no because we are strictly a lobbying group for issues concerning issues of higher education. One last point is that CSA cannot be held accountable for a lack of student involvement. We are the students actively involved in CSA's decision making and we work on a representative system. Abigail Driscoll Student body president Fort Lewis College Editor: Regarding the editorial, "Good riddance to lobbyists" (Feb. 19). When student governments originated, they served specific purposes: to develop and implement student activities to educate, inform and enhance the educational experience; to oversee student fees; and to protect and advocate for the better interests of the student body. Student governments were created by the students for the students. Now, with our campus population growing, the system has evolved to create more efficiency. With the understanding that the fundamental principle still exists with the inclusion of clubs, organizations and activity boards. Some student activities could be speak-
ing events, rallies, candidate debates, legislative forums and .voter registration drives. If students are to have the ability to gather, who would organize such an event? Political science clubs? Philosophy clubs? Debate clubs? If HB 11 89 passes, these activities would be non-existent on our campuses. The Higher Education Act of 1998 requires that colleges and universities play an active role in getting students registered to vote? If HB1189 passes, it would be harder to hold institutions of higher education accountable. Next, student governments have always taken the role to protect and advocate for the majority of the students. This occurs at the administrative level of your campus and at the state level. It is the responsibility of the student government to seek input from the students or other pertinent areas in order to make effective decisions . This is the democratic process our country has functioned on for more than 200 years. Democracy is a process of debating and educating. The Colorado Student Association is the only voice for students at the capitol. Some of the items that CSA has contributed to have been keeping tuition low, increasing student aid, allowing more students an opportunity to earn a degree, and it is in the midst of gaining money to improve modem pools, replacing computers that can barely run Windows 3.11 within our institutions. Not too bad of an investment for 50 cents (each student per semester). Without CSA, if tuition went up $1,000 each semester, there would be nothing we could do as a whole except find a cheaper university. Jeff Willener Student body co-executive University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
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RTD
Student Bus Pass Referendum (SACABJ
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Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board has gained Board
approval for a student referendum on the following question. "Shall the students of the Auraria Campus authorize the Board of Directors of the Auraria Higher Education Center to assess an additional student fee on all Auraria students not to exceed $20.00 per semester for the purpose of establishing a two year extension of the Student Bus Pass Program."
How much will this program cost? Each student at the three institutions which makeup Auraria Campus, MSCD, UCD, and CCD, will pay a student fee estimated at $17 .50 per semester for the academic year 1999-2000. This estimate is based on an annual cost of $1,167,000 for the 1999-2000 academic year. The fee is to be renegotiated but not to exceed $20.00 per student, per semester, for the academic year 2000-2001.
THE NEW STUDENT RTD FEE is to take Effect in the Fall Semester of 1999 and is based on projected 1999-2000 academic year enrollment. CURRENTLY THE NEW FEE is estimated for the academic year of 1999-2000 at $17 .50 and will be renegotiated for the academic year 2000-2001. THE RENEGOTIATED NEW FEE for the second academic year 2000-2001 is not to exceed $20.00 What will the RTD program include?
Cost To Students with a Valid Student ID FREE
Unlimited local bus service in the Denver metro area.
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Unlimited Light Rail service.
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Service on all Denver Metro Express.
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$2.00 discount on all Denver Metro Regional Express service.
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Students using Access-a-Ride will be reimbursed the bus pass fee.
The RTD Pass (current student id) is valid from the beginning of one semester to the beginning of the following semester.
Polling Places and Times are:
Sam to Spm/March 30, and 31. MSCD students CCD students UCD students
Central Classroom South Classroom North Classroom
STUDENTS OF AURARIA WITH A PHOTO ID WHICH CONTAINS THEIR STUDENT ID NUMBER MAY VOTE. This information is provided by the Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board. All information in this announcement is believed to be accurate at its time of printing, yet details may change. Any questions or concerns may be directed to SACAB at 303 .556.4589, Tivoli suite 349 .
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____ Victorious Metro professor celebrates life through •• wr1t1ng By Elena Brown
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thought I might die, so I wanted to leave something behind," said Metro English professor Sandra Maresh Doe. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1975 and she refused to be defeated. A book of Doe's poems, Lies and Promises, has been published by Holly House, Inc., of Flagstaff, Ariz. The Auraria Faculty Club celebrated the event with a book signing Feb. 26. Laurine Moo~The Metropolitan "I began writing to get even Metro professor Sandra Maresh Doe responds March 2 to a student in her writing class. Students said Doe inspires with death, and with this book I'd classes through an active and animated style of teaching. say I'm winning," Doe said. The excitement of being published was felt throughout the little cottage house at 1041 Ninth Street and winner of the 1998 Writes of studies . She was chair for Metro's ~ bf, eJuvu:J,, Park. Doe was surrounded by old Spring contest, said, "(Doe) has no Institute of Women Studies in friends, acquaintances, faculty and idea of the 'proper' teaching of an 1996. By Sandra Maresh Doe new !ldmirers. Doe began reading English class, and thank God! She Doe lives an active lifestyle. from her book and her voice is so spontaneous and gracefully "Life is great, and I'm glad to Hair like flax weaves in the summer sun boomed, catching everyone's atten- active." Doe sometimes jumps on have it," Doe said. "I'm 58 going With the sandy undercolor, protected. tion. Wine, finger foods, home- chairs and desks, and she gets on 35, I'm well-preserved." made salsa and a congratulatory excited about what she teaches, Pitt Doe traveled to England with I sit behind myself, cake was offered. There were said. Metro's British Drama Tour, from About ten when I first arrived at church, smiles at every table like wellA professor of Doe's Dec.31 , 1998toJan.12, 1999. She Wearing a ftowered jumper placed utensils. impressed her when she was a stu- plans to visit Costa Rica with the "I write with a conversational dent with his active and animated earth science and biology departA pink-edged blouse with sleeves puffed rhythm, and I love to explore style of teaching. ments. Like clamshells. She is my future, metaphors," Doe said. 'Tm not "He would jump on the desk "My biggest test to surviving is Here am I. afraid to write about the hard stuff." when we read the Storming of to survive as a role model," she Her poems confront issues of Bastille. I wanted a teaching style said. 'Tm still here and kicking!" divorce, single parenthood and the that was a character's character," The kingdom comes, we reclaim · "I have enjoyed Sandra's poettriumph of becoming a self-suffi- she said. ry for 30 years," said Vance -. " Who we are. Blue plastic knobs cient woman. Doe divorced in the Doe autographed her books Aandahl, former Metro professor. T.ae her braids, fall down her back. early 1970s, before developing and gave the new owners hugs. "I am deeply impressed by the honThe Baptism ceremony: we welcome breast cancer. There hasn't been Doe began teaching at Metro esty of her voice." any reoccurrence of the cancer. Diane Eldabeth, Kayla Amanda, Kista Pella. full-time in 1966. She has no intenDoe said if there is something Lies and Promises has been tions of leaving Metro. she would want her readers to come w My blood-haired girJ and I, we swing our lep called her "domestic" edition. It "Metro is a great place with away with are thoughts of enjoying In our tights, our shiny shoes, living has reflections of being a divorced excellent students," she said. life. Into the promise God. woman in the 1970s with two little Doe's achievements include "A line from my poem 'Girls girls. Her children are now 30 and the 1998-99 Distinguished Service with Braids in Church' is we all live 31 , both have received degrees in Award for the past 33 years of 'Into the promise of God.' I have - excerpt from Lies and Promises theater and political science, teaching. She also received a spe- lived a long time and I've respectively. cial recognition award for her dedi- rejoiced." Kenneth Pitt, a Metro senior cation and commitment to women 's
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Literacv: Givin time (o teach A second-grade class reads the Dr. Seuss classic, Cat in the Hat aloud March 2 to Metro women's soccer player Kelly Johannes. The Metro play路 ers were reading to children at BC1mum elementary as part of the national Read Acrott America pro路 gram in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday.
Students heed the plead for kids to read By Perry Swanson Photography by John Swift
hen Joie Monk, a member of Metro's women's soccer team, visited Barnum Elementary School for Read Across America Day, she read from Dr. Seuss's The Cat In The Hat. "Oh, I - I know this book," said one hoy. "Oh - I have this book," a girl replied. Some students mouthed the words along with Monk, while others sat crosslegged and mumbled to themselves. Two boys receded under a desk to chat. One boy sat quietly at the back of the room playing with strips of paper and pretended he wasn't paying attention. Five women's soccer team members-
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dropped by Barnum on March 2, including Monk, Jennifer Kitano, Amber Cardamore, Kelly Johannes and Samantha McLeod. The team's coach, Ed Montojo, also came along to celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss' birthday. Barnum, like many urban schools, is struggling to adapt to a growing national distaste for bilingual education. Of 575 students, 65 percent are Hispanic, said April Crumley, a school employee. About one-third of the classes are conducted in Spanish. Signs and fliers posted around the halls are in both English and Spanish. Many students come from one-parent homes or live with grandparents. Nearly 95 percent are on the school's free lunch program. Monk read quickly and emphatically, trying to keep the children's attention. When things got too restless, at least one well-trained student would raise two fingers high and put a serious look on their face: Quiet. The teacher, Ms. Laurie, breathed "Shhhh!" with ever-greater intensity. The boy at the back of the room continued fidgeting with paper and books while gazing out the window, but he piped up as Monk ended the book. "What would you do, if your mother asked you?" Monk read. "Tell the truth," the boy said. And he was quiet again. All day, Crumley had been shuttling volunteer readers to classrooms. Two
police officers stopped by. One Denver of it being such a drudgery. City Council member blew in with her "I try to get senior citizens to come in campaign manager toting a camera. here, but they get scared about the The next book in Ms. Laurie's class Spanish, and I go 'Hungry brown eyes are brown eyes. It doesn't matter what skin was Green Eggs and Ham. "I would eat them in the dark, but I color is wrapped around them,' you know? would not see them," one girl said. "I These kids are hungry for any kind of would eat them anywhere." attention." Again, near the end, the children This event is the beginning of more leaned forward, eyes locked on the illus- volunteer activities for Metro athletes and trations. coaches, said Larry McGill, coordinator of "He's gonna eat 'em!" one boy said. marketing and promotions for "Right here. Watch." Intercollegiate Athletics. McGill said the It's that hunger for learning and fanta- athletes and coaches are enthusiastic. sy that keeps Crumley going. She's the "I have yet to have any athlete turn family advocate at Barnum, a job created me down on any issue that has anything to recently to connect families in trouble do with elementary or middle school with community resources. But Crumley kids," he said. said a large part of her job is also to bring a little happiness to students' lives. "So many of these kids are in a personal slump because of what's going on at home, and 'Where's dad?' and things like that," she said. "I feel like that's my crusade, to have them enjoy Metro soccer player Kelly Johannes reads Horton Hears a things, instead Who to students March 2.
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No grunts, no heaves this caveman is hip - kinda
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Rob Becker, creator and stor of Defending the Caveman, performs his one·man show at the Auditorium Theatre in the Denver Performing Arts Complex from March 2 to 21. Caveman is the longest running solo play in Broadway history.
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or a caveman, Rob Becker has a hip disposition. There are no grunts or heaves as he defends the caveman. The information comes out of his mouth in a very mechanized fashion . It seemed mechanized because Becker has performed his one-man show Defending the Caveman more than 2,000 times across the country. Since the show gelled in 1991, the material hasn't changed one snippet. But he swears it's still interesting to him. It first came upon him at a party when he was severely male bashed by a group of women. He had to protect himself (and his gender), and the results were hilarious. "The more they came at me, the more they kept putting me on the spot, the funnier it got," he said. "Then my wife started at me, and I start explaining stuff to her, and she starts laughing. I think to myself, as a comedian this is good material." He first thought the material would sneak its way into the middle of his routines. "Originally I just had a couple bits I wanted to do," Becker said March 2 before his show opened in Denver that
night. "I tried them out, and the reaction "It seemed that she liked me more was overwhelming. I told people 'men while we were talking about this. She and women are like two different cul- (previously) had this anger toward me, tures with different customs and every- and this helped a lot." thing.' After the show all these people Becker was studying screen writing wanted to talk, but just about the five- at the time and started to structure it as a minute piece I did movie. But fate took the caveman in a difin the middle. There were several ferent direction. 1 women there, and He started in 1 illustrate how they all said they small 300-seat comthe differences were tired of being edy clubs and moved angry at men." into 2,000-seat thebetween men Becker suddenaters in San and women cause Francisco, Dallas, ly saw an untapped us to fight Philadelphia and market: Marriage Chicago. counselor/comediOnce he and misunder· felt comfortable in an. Make them stand each other.1 laugh their way legitimate theater, he through the trauma, took on the big one. he thought. "I was on Broadway - Rob Becker, (Granted this is for two and a half star of Defending the 1987; Tim Allen's years." Caveman hammers and It was enough Robert Dubac's to become the Oxymoron weren't longest running nonon the scene.) musical solo play in This was more than a comedy rou- the Great White Way's history. It surtine - rather a life lesson. As his wife passed Lily Tomlin's show, and placed Erin lent him insight into the female Becker into the record books. psyche, he noticed something was hapIn his post-Broadway life, he is on pening between the two of them. tour again, enjoying the perils of fame.
He was in Denver in March of 1997, and he's already back. On average he interviews with a dozen media outlets in each city. In Denver his two-week run was recently extended due to popular demand. "It's a phenomenon," said Becker of the show's success. "I can't even pretend to be bashful about it." Becker said the show has lasted because of the humorous presentation of the subject matter. "You can read Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, but you won't laugh." Becker does a lot of stereotyping within the play, but tackling relational subject matter without generalities would simply be unfunny, he said. "(The show) thrives on generalities. I use the generalizations - or I'll call them archetypes because that makes me sound smarter - but they help people relate it to their own lives. "I illustrate how the differences between men and women cause us to fight and misunderstand each other. People can hear the examples and say, 'we argue about the same things.' That's what makes the material so interesting." Caveman runs through March 26. Call: (303) 893-4100.
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The Metro men's basketball team finally got to enjoy a victory Feb. 27. Though the Roadrunners now have 25 wins on the season, this victory was the one Metro had been shooting for since the very first day of practice. The 83-73 win over Mesa State in the finals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament gave Metro the title it wanted: Conference Champs. "A lot of pressure is off us now," said junior forward Lee Barlow, who was selected to the all-tournament team. ''The expectations were high, and now it's time to prove ourselves in the NCAA tournament. We knew if we worked hard, it would pay off." With the victory, Metro earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA North Centraf Regional Tournament, held March 4-6 in Wayne, Neb. The Roadrunners were given a first-round bye and will play March 5 against the winner of the South DakotaMesa State game. This is the second straight year the Roadrunners have made it to the NCAA Tournament. The hard work started the first day of practice when the Roadrunners began their 5 a.m. practice schedule, according to Barlow. Metro spent half the season having early morning practices, and the discipline gained from those practices paid off. Mesa State had control of the game at the beginning, slowing the pace down and forcing Metro to follow. The Roadrunners were able to take a three-point lead into halftime. Once the Roadrunners were able to get out on the fast break and run its uptempo style, the Mavericks were caught a step behind. "We played their game the whole first half," DeMarcos Anzures said. "That's not
our game. Second half we picked it up and things started to happen. Everybody was a threat on the floor." As has been the case all season long, Anzures led the charge. He scored a game-high 22 points, 14 in the second half, as he was voted the tournament MVP. The Roadrunners followed their usual game plan as they went inside early. It's been a trademark of the team, going inside first and then bombing away from the outside as its opponant sags off to stop the inside game. Metro scored 20 of its 35 first half points within five feet of the basket. "We're getting better at doing that, and that's a tribute to this team," head coach Mike Dunlap said. "We're playing team ball and that's what it takes to win at this level." The Roadrunners also have a weapon that most teams it's faced this year don't have. It has a bench that can score when needed. The Roadrunners' bench outscored Mesa State's bench 286 in the game. The last time the two teams met, Metro's bench outscored Mesa's 41-3. "This time of the year you have to be hitting on four and five cylinders, not just two," Dunlap said. "We have a Jot of guys contributing, especially off the bench." Dunlap knew how hard his team had worked to get to this point and wanted his team to enjoy the moment. "One of the themes we had going into the game is enjoy this because we worked incredibly hard to get here," he said. "Whether we win or Jose, it would be a travesty not to appreciate the moment, and I thought we did a good job of that. I thought we played relaxed even though it was an intense game."
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Metro forward Lee Barlow swats away a shot by a Mesa State player in the Roadrunners 83-73 win to capture the RMAC Tournament title Feb. 27.
Relishing a Roadrunner rebound Last year's tournament loss motivates players to lop-sided victory By Jennifer Youngman The Metropolitan The Metro men's basketball team finally got the monkey off its back Feb. 26 in the second round of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament at the Auraria Events Center. Last year the Roadrunners lost in the second round of the RMAC tournament to the University of Southern Colorado. This year one of its goals was to extend its season beyond that point. Metro accomplished its goal with a convincing win over the Nebraska-Kearney Lopers, 102-79.
"This year's team wanted to set the bar a little higher than last year 's team," head coach Mike Dunlap said. ''They're tired of hearing about last year's team, and last year's team didn't win this game. They were very motivated in that way." The only two returning starters from last year's team are juniors DeMarcos Anzures and Lee Barlow. Each remembers the pain of last season's tournament defeat. They agreed that their past experiences made this year's victory a little sweeter. It didn't take long for the Roadrunners to erase last year's memory. By halftime,
the Roadrunners were well on its way to victory. They took a 20-point lead into the locker room, Jed by Anzures and Barlow, who scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, in the first half. Metro led by as many as 29 points during the second half. The Lopers got as close as 16 points but the Roadrunners were never in jeopardy. With three minutes to go Metro led by 29 points, and Dunlap knew his team had secured the victory, a rare occurrence for a head coach. "I never feel that way," Dunlap said of his team's apparent victory before time had run out ''The major reason was this
year's team. They were determined to be better than they were last year." Anzures was one of the players who had a better performance in this year's tournament than last year's. In the loss to th~ University of Southern Colorado last ~on, Anzures made only one shot out of 14 attempts. This time around Anzures finished with a game high 22 points. Twelve of those points came in the first half when he made four of six from three-point range. Anzures said retaining his poise was the key to his success from the outside. see MEN on 21
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Center Timmie-Jo Miller of Metro goes up for a layup in a season-ending loss to Nebraska -Kearney Feb. 26. The Roadrunners finished 19路9. When you look at how the Roadrunners started the season, playing with only seven players because of injuries and illnesses, which was the same way they ended the season, a fi nal record of 199 looks pretty good Power said.
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Infielder Josh Vickers slides safely back to first during Metro's game with Hastings College. The Roadrunners took two of three games from Hastings the weekend of Feb. 27路28. Metro will face Panhandle State March 10. Hastings lead wouldn't last long. In the bottom of the sixth, senior outfielder Geno Ballardo came to the plate with a runner on first and one out. He crushed Hastings' pitcher Jay Jones' pitch for a two-run homer to right field to regain the lead for the Roadrunners. In the top of the seventh, two Roadrunner errors allowed Hastings to tie
the game at seven. In the bottom half of the inning, 'Hastings narrowly escaped a Roadrunner threat to send the game into extra innings. After shutting Hastings down in the eighth and ninth innings on the mound, Reichers led off the ninth with a big double, putting himself in scoring position for Brian Aguiar. The junior first baseman
singled to left field to drive in Reichers for the winning run. In the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday, Kevin Watson overwhelmed the opposition, pitching a complete-game while allowing only four hits. Metro won the game 5-1 . Watson only gave up one run and struck out four to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Watson, Garibay lead Metro By Troy Olsen The Metropolitan
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The addage, "Two is better than one" is a short commentary on the Metro baseball team's pitching staff. Kevin Watson and Ariel Garibay are starting pitchers this year for Metro and both are All-Americans. Watson and Garibay were honored last year by being selected to the RMAC first team and the second team All-Western region. The two Metro pitchers, both seniors, will be looked at for leadership this season. Kevin Watson has been playing baseball since he was three. During High school Watson earned 16 letters (four each in baseball, football, track and cross country.) He then attended Trinidad Junior College and was named to the Academic Team of the year and graduated with honors. Last season was his first year with Metro. Last year he posted a 7-2 record and
an RMAC-low 3.38 earned run average. It is an ERA that is difficult to attain for a pitcher in the thin air of Colorado, but the air here is not a problem for Watson, "Being down south where there is a little more elevation and especially playing in a shorter park has had its ups and downs," Watson said. "But as a pitcher you learn to adjust to that. There are going to be times you make mistakes and usually what happens is home run balls. If you go by our philosophy of hitting your spots and picking up your target, the ball getting out of the park should not be a problem." Ariel Garibay is working on his 18th year of baseball. He was team captain for his high school baseball team and selected all-conference his senior year. Garibay led the Roadrunners with 62 strikeouts in 82 innings last season. Before attending Metro, Garibay played at Ohlone Junior College in Fremont, Calif. He earned two letters in baseball at Ohlone and met Kenny Leonesio, Metro' s pitching coach. Leonesio had coached a
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couple of years at Ohlone, leading them to a championship. Leonesio is the main reason Garibay came to Metro. "The only reason I came here is basically because of Kenny," Garibay said. "I didn't want to play anywhere else." Last year Garibay led the team with an 8-1 record and had a 4.39 ERA. Both Garibay and Watson are very modest when they talk about their success They are the leaders of this pitching staff according to everyone but themselves. "I don't really look at it that way, we are a staff," Garibay said. "When one guy doesn't get it done, the staff doesn't get it done." Watson agrees with Garibay. "I thinR there are eleven leaders on this staff," Watson said. "We all love to compete." At first look, it may concern some people that the Roadrunners are only returning two starters to the mound. But this does not concern Watson or Garibay. "It's all a chemical equation," Watson
said. "I think Ariel and I can set the grounds for this staff though." Garibay was not concerned because of the new players are from Ohlone. "I played with those guys a couple of years ago," Garibay said. "This should help the chemistry of the team that much quicker." How important are these players to the roadrunners? "I think they will have a big part." head coach Vince Porreco said. ''They had success last year, and coming into this year it is good to know you have two guys who can do the job and have done the job." 路 So far this year Watson is 2-0 with a 5-1 win over Hastings on Feb. 27th and a 7-1 win over York State. He worked seven innings in each game. Garibay has posted a 1-1 record, losing at Regis and winning a 14-2 game over Doane Feb. 26. Metro returns to action March 6-7 wlien they travel to face West Texas A&M for four games.
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Metro players from left, John Bynum, Richard lugowski and David Adler celebrate the Roadrunners conference championship Feb. 27.
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"I felt really good shooting my threepointers," Anzures said. "I didn't rush it, and I was really patient." Barlow contributed a double-double to the Metro victory with 17 points and 12 rebounds. He led the team in rebounds and credited that success to being in the right position at the right time. Two other Roadrunners scored in double-figures. Junior Richard Lugowski and senior David Adler scored 11 points and 12 points, respectively. While the Roadrunners were outrebounded by Nebraska-Kearney, 41-37, Metro made up for it in other ways. Metro had 15 steals to the Lopers' four. The Roadrunners also followed their defensive game plan of keeping Nebraska-Kearney guards Eric Strand and Anthony Hanns in
check. "We knew who their key scorers were," Dunlap said. "We just wanted to shut them down and the guys did a great job of that." Strand scored 18 points and Hanns scored 11 points for Nebraska-Kearney in the game. Metro junior Jody Hollins had eight points in the game, two that rocked the Auraria Events Center. As the Roadrunners sat at 98 points, the crowd chanted "triple digits." Hollins was the man who granted the fans ' wish. His dunk with under two minutes to go pushed the Roadrunners to I00 points and brought the fans to their feel. "I didn't even know what the score was when it happened," Hollins said of the dunk, "but it felt good."
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GENERAL 12 Step Meetings on Campus - Open AA meetings will be held on Tuesdays, l 2:30l :30pm at 10208 9th Street Park. All 12 step group members are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact Kenny at (303)861-7209. MSCD Student Government Meeting Get involved with student government every Thursday, 3:30-5:30pm in the Senate Chambers, Tivoli #329. For information, call (303)556-3312. Metro State Rugby Club is Looking for Players - All shapes and sizes welcome. For information, call (303)294-9923. Truth Bible Study - Join the Truth Bible Study every Wednesday and Thursday from 3-5pm in Tivoli #542. Corne and go as needed. For information, call the Menorah Ministries at (303)355-2009.
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DISTRICT COURT OF COLORADO SUMMONS Case Numbers See Below BYRON SCREAMING-EAGLE, Plaintiff, vs. Jane Kober, Bruce Morgenegg, Jane Broida, (98CV8683 #14)
Percy Morehouse, Sheila Kaplan, Lee Combs,and Metropolitan State College of Denver (ALL THREE) Defendants .
Montessori Classroom Assistants The Montessori Institute Children's House has positions open for Full-Time and Part-Time Assistants.
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Researchers needed for behavioral genetics study to interview adolescents and adults in their homes on measures of cognition, personality, environment, psychopathology, and substance use. One position requires native-level fluency in both Spanish and English. Responsibilities include administering tests, coding, and data entry. Min. 18-month committment. Must be available evenings and weekends. BA in psych, ed. or related field pref; experience working with people and/or data entry helpful. Fulltime salary is $22,500. Send resume to DRC-PRA,
Institute for Behavioral Genetics, C.B. 447, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED
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The University of Colorado at Boulder is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
Anne McKelvey, Scott Reetz, Eric Parlier, Julie Rurmnel, Bryan Ferguson, Laura HillLernpe, (98CV8681 #8) Mirjana Churchil l, Kenneth Keller, Tony Montoya, (98CV8682 #9)
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DEFENDANTS You are hereby summoned and required to file with the clerk of this Court an Answer or other response to the complaint you received. Since service of the Summons was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your Answer of other response within twenty (20) days. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within the applicable time period, judgement by default may be entered against you by the Court for relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.
Women Helping Women Egg Donors Needed ... For infertile women.
If you are age 21 to 34, .healthy, and a non-smoker you could have the satisfaction of helping someone in a very special way.
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